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In 1933, a zeppelin leaves Nazi Germany, chartered to cross the Atlantic and land in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It’s a modern luxury holiday for travellers performing loyalty to a radicalizing Germany – until a murder in the airship’s washroom exposes the rot beneath the Reich. Police Detective Bruno Brückner happens to be on board and is drafted to investigate, only to discover that the ‘Good Nazi’ victim was a total fabrication. Hidden among his belongings is a stash of banned ‘degenerate’ material. It seems everyone on board has something to hide, and even beyond Germany’s border, no one is safe to voice what they may know.
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A turkey stuffed with a mysterious surprise. A blackmailer’s note posted in the dead of a winter’s night. A Bonfire celebration that turns to a crime scene as soon as the first match is struck. As the snow falls and the frost thickens on the windowpanes, these ten classic tales of murder and intrigue will bring an irresistible sense of mystery to your Yuletide festivities. From the greatest crime writers of the last century, including Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Ellis Peters and Julian Symonds, each story will leave you puzzled and delighted in equal measure. Pull up an armchair, throw another log on the fire, and prepare for a Christmas of criminally good entertainment.
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Mana Suzukura spends her days working at a clothing manufacturer in Tokyo in quiet solitude. But one day, on her way home, she is ambushed by Hodaka, a client who has taken a persistent liking to Mana. She is saved from his advances by her husband, Kazuki Suzukura, but Mana is not relieved. She is terrified. Because five years ago, Mana pushed her husband off a cliff. Kazuki claims to have no memories of their past life together and there seems to be no trace of the violent man Mana once knew him as. So, reluctantly, she allows him to move back into their former home. Just as Mana is adjusting to this new life, an anonymous letter arrives at her doorstep. Then a detective informs Mana that Kazuki’s remains have been found in the mountains of Miyagi Prefecture. Who is this man that Mana has allowed into her house? What kind of woman can’t recognise her own husband?
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Alec Leamas is tired. It’s the 1960s, he’s been out in the cold for years, spying in the shadow of the Berlin Wall for his British masters. He has seen too many good agents murdered for their troubles. Now Control wants to bring him in at last – but only after one final assignment. He must travel deep into the heart of Communist Germany and betray his country, a job that he will do with his usual cynical professionalism. But when George Smiley tries to help a young woman Leamas has befriended, Leamas’s mission may prove to be the worst thing he could ever have done. In le Carré’s breakthrough work of 1963, the spy story is reborn as a gritty and terrible tale of men who are caught up in politics beyond their imagining.
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Espionage. Blackmail. Revenge. Cunning. Secrets. From the troubled recruitment of a new MI5 informant to the buried secrets of the Cold War, Herron’s novellas capture the drama, humour, and high stakes of everyday life in the world of spycraft. A world rife with both legends and secrets, where thrill-seeking and loneliness are ubiquitous and deadly, and where the lines between friends, enemies, and lovers are perpetually blurred by circumstance and subterfuge.
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Maria once experienced things no child should have to. Now an LAPD homicide detective, she’s learned to survive on her own wits – and never to trust anyone. Then, on leave after a tragic shooting, she receives a call. Her estranged ex-con father has been killed, and she must travel to coastal Alabama to settle his affairs. But when she gets to the lush southern beach town he has made home, the local police evade her questions. She knows something doesn’t add up, and that she must get to the truth alone. To do so means following the dark trajectory of her own painful, long-buried past – even if it leads her to places that may be the death of her.
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The sixth instalment in the #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING MURDLE series ‘UTTERLY ADDICTIVE!’ JANICE HALLETT, bestselling author of THE TWYFORD CODE and THE APPEAL ‘AN ABSOLUTE PHENOMENON’ RICHARD OSMAN, bestselling author of THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES You’ve solved the murders, you’ve uncovered the mysteries, you’ve caught the culprits… but can you pull off the perfect crime? In this brand-new adventure, join criminal mastermind Miss Ruby as she gathers a madcap crew and puts together a series of elaborate heists on her quest to become the world’s greatest thief. Use your trusty deduction grids to figure out how to commit over fifty crimes and test your puzzling skills like never before! Will Miss Ruby outsmart the Red Mask and get away with the greatest heist the world has ever seen? Find out, if you dare to MURDLE!
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The Heights is a gleaming, high-end high-rise looming over Hyde Park. Newly built from steel and smoked glass, it is a billionaire’s playground offering sumptuous suites for the global elite. But when a night concierge is found murdered in the lobby, the building’s rarefied atmosphere is shattered, and the gilded lives within come under intense police scrutiny. In a world designed to keep prying eyes out, where the residents are not used to being held to account, born-and-bred Londoner Detective Gillian Gish must find a way past their power, wealth and unimaginable influence. The rules may be different at the top – but is anyone truly above the law? Or could it be that the higher you rise, the further you fall?
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A deliciously twisty Christmas story of two unlikely hotel guests, from Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Moss
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After Paul and Chelsea Tanner’s fairy-tale wedding, their future is full of promise. But their honeymoon to Paris takes a dark, shocking turn when they are kidnapped while on a day trip to the French countryside. Who would target them – and why? It appears this is not the first crime of its kind. The search for answers soon stretches across borders, with the FBI, CIA and French intelligence trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Struggling to find answers, a young lawyer is recruited to be the bait in an elaborate CIA operation.
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Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity’s recollection of the night their family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father.
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Le Chiffre. Dr No. Goldfinger. James Bond has faced them all. But now the world is changing, and even 007 has no idea what’s coming for him. It starts with a murdered agent in the Saudi desert. Only a traitor could have known enough to bring him down. But even James Bond can’t guess at the secret that was worth killing him to keep. As Bond follows the trail across the globe, he doesn’t realise the countdown has already begun. And hiding in the shadows is a man with more power than he could ever have imagined. Prepare for a villain unlike any before. Prepare for King Zero.
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1804, Isle of Ray, Essex. Lysander Rose has spent his life searching for the truth about his mother, abducted when he was just a baby. When the men who took her return for him, Lysander is forced to flee – leaving behind everything he knows. But in his escape, he uncovers a clue that draws him into the orbit of a secretive organisation known only as the Circle. As Lysander follows the trail from the Essex coast to the shadowed streets of Edinburgh, he finds himself entangled in a world of murder, blackmail and political intrigue. At its centre: an exiled king, and a conspiracy that could shape the fate of nations. And stranger still, every step of his journey seems to have already been written – played out in the pages of a lurid penny-blood chapbook. But if the story has already been told, can Lysander change how it ends?
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Detective Yoshitaro Katayama is afraid of many things: heights, dark spaces, blood and – women. When a young female student is found murdered, he’s given two choices – review the harrowing crime-scene photographs or head to Hagoromo Women’s College to investigate – and reluctantly opts for the latter. But the murders don’t stop, and soon Katayama has a different surprise on his hands: a calico cat named Holmes. Surely that’s the last thing Katayama needs. Until Holmes begins to display some uncanny investigative instincts of her own.
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A series of drawings made by a young woman before her death. A child’s disturbing picture of his home. A desperate sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments. Each contains a chilling warning. Each reveals a terrible secret, hidden in plain sight. Uketsu’s eerie mysteries have captivated millions of readers. Can you find the clues in these strange pictures and uncover the sinister truth that connects them all?
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Perfect for fans of cosy crime, interactive fiction, and twisty village mysteries, this immersive reading experience combines gripping storytelling with hands-on sleuthing. When elderly local man Reggie Bloom is found dead in the quiet English town of Elderwick Green, 17-year-old Jessie Daniels is determined to uncover the truth. Armed with sharp wit, a diary full of theories, and a knack for noticing what others miss, Jessie dives into a tangled web of gossip, grudges, and hidden motives. But this isn’t just a mystery you read – it’s one you solve. Inside the hardback book, you’ll find a sealed evidence pouch containing real clues from the story: letters, receipts, photographs, and more. Examine the clues alongside Jessie, make your own deductions, and see if you can crack the case before she does. With a puzzle-driven plot that keeps you guessing until the very end, this is more than just a cosy crime novel – it’s a hands-on whod
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