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The Copper Peacock (Bestseller Collection)
by Ruth RendellThe Copper Peacock: a hideous bookmark given to Bernard, a writer, by his attractive cleaning lady, Judy. She had brought order to a hitherto chaotic life, but now the bookmark destroys all this, shattering his razor sharp sensibilities. If only she had given herself, then she might have lived...In this, and eight other landmark short stories, including the Wexford tale An Unwanted Woman, Ruth Rendell once again proves she is the mistress of crime and mystery genres.
Copperhead (The Starbuck Chronicles #2)
by Bernard CornwellThe second book in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series on the American Civil War.
Cops And...Lovers? (Mills And Boon Vintage Intrigue Ser. #No. 1085)
by Linda CastilloAfter nine years as one of Chicago' s finest, Erin McNeal had come to sleepy Logan Falls for a second chance, not to be watched over by a man as infuriatingly overprotective– and disarmingly attractive– as Nick Ryan.
A Cop's Honor: Married... Again! A Cop's Honor The Soldier's Legacy Island Of Second Chances (Mills And Boon Superromance Ser.)
by Emilie RoseShe’d vowed to never trust him again…now he was her only hope
The Cop's Missing Child (Mills And Boon Intrigue Ser.)
by Karen WhiddonSmall-town cop Mac lost his wife in a car crash, but his precious baby son survived, only to be taken. Now, five years later, Mac’s found him living with mysterious Emily who’s certainly no cold-hearted kidnapper. So when she comes under threat Mac will risk it all to protect his son…and the woman who’s brought him back his life.
Copy That (Mills And Boon Intrigue Ser.)
by HelenKay DimonWhen Jeremy Hill seeks sanctuary in his twin brother’s home, he finds an armed man already inside and Meredith, a gorgeous tenant caught in the crossfire.
Copycat
by Alex LakeThe gripping new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of After Anna and Killing Kate. Imitation is the most terrifying form of flattery…
Copycat
by Alex LakeThe gripping new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of After Anna and Killing Kate. Imitation is the most terrifying form of flattery…
Copycat (Mira Ser.)
by Erica SpindlerFive years ago, three young victims were found murdered, posed like little angels. No witnesses, no evidence left behind.
The Copycat: The gripping crime thriller you won’t be able to put down (Amsterdam Quartet with Inspector Jaap Rykel)
by Jake WoodhouseHE THOUGHT HE CAUGHT THE KILLER, BUT THEN THE KILLING DIDN'T STOP. Jaap Rykel is on the brink, his dark past driving him to breaking point and ending his police career. Visiting the station one last time, he stumbles across an investigation into a violent murder.A murder where the details exactly match a case he solved years earlier.But that killer was caught - and is still in prison.Is there a copycat killer on the loose, playing games with Rykel's fragile mind? Or did he get it wrong, and send an innocent man to prison?This might be his last chance to make things right, or it could be the blow that finally takes him over the edge . . ._________'Twisting, stylish and breathlessly paced. I struggled to put it down for a second' Chris Whitaker, author of the award-winning Tall Oaks'A gripping page-turner . . . Highly recommended' Craig Robertson, author of The Photographer 'Terrifying and twisty' Sam Blake, author of Little Bones
Coq au Vin (The Nanette Hayes Mysteries)
by Charlotte Carter**A New York Times Best Mystery Novel of the Year**'This year's most original fictional detective' Good Housekeeping'The love affair between jazz, black musicians and Paris is an eternal story; Carter illuminates it with rare intelligence and a gripping vortex of thrills, feeling and wit' Time Out on Coq Au VinStraight-talking jazz musician Nanette Hayes is swapping New York for Paris as she tries to solve the mystery of her missing aunt. . . but will she lose more than just her heart in the city of love?When Nanette's mother calls with the news that her Aunt Vivian has gone missing, it's not exactly out of the ordinary. Vivacious and bohemian Aunt Vivian has never been one to play by the rules. This time, however, the circumstances surrounding Vivian's disappearance are troubling. Would Nanette be up to polishing her French and flying to Paris, where she was last seen, to track her down? It's not a tough decision for Nanette.Now, swanning about her favourite city, Nanette has a hard time keeping her attention on the task at hand. . . especially after she meets handsome violinist Andre, a fellow street musician from Detroit. But trouble has a way of finding Nanette, and her search for Vivian lands her in the underbelly of historic Paris and in the crosshairs of some very unsavoury characters.Coq au Vin takes us on an exciting journey through the history of Black jazz music in Paris, with charismatic series lead Nanette as our guide. Originally published in the 1990s, this stylish piece of noir is an original and page-turning read.PRAISE FOR THE NANETTE HAYES MYSTERIES:'Nanette Hayes may be the most charismatic crime-fiction heroine to appear in the last decade' Booklist'Style's the thing in this breezy, sexy mystery narrated by Nanette, a French-speaking, sax-playing street musician' Publisher's Weekly
The Coral Bride (Detective Moralès #2)
by Roxanne BouchardIn this beautiful, lyrical sequel to the critically acclaimed We Were the Salt of the Sea, Detective Moralès finds that a seemingly straightforward search for a missing fisherwoman off Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula is anything but …‘Wonderfully atmospheric … I genuinely couldn’t put this book down’ Gill Paul'You might want to grab this release if you've read everything by Louise Penny and need more Quebecois noir to feed your crime-loving tendencies’ Crime Fiction Lover_________________When an abandoned lobster trawler is found adrift off the coast of Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula, DS Joaquin Moralès begins a straightforward search for the boat’s missing captain, Angel Roberts – a rare female in a male-dominated world. But Moralès finds himself blocked at every turn – by his police colleagues, by fisheries bureaucrats, and by his grown-up son, who has turned up at his door with a host of his own personal problems.When Angel’s body is finally discovered, it’s clear something very sinister is afoot, and Moralès and son are pulled into murky, dangerous waters, where old resentments run deep.Exquisitely written, with Bouchard’s trademark lyrical prose, The Coral Bride evokes the power of the sea on the communities who depend on it, the never-ending struggle between the generations, and an extraordinary mystery at the heart of both._________________Praise for Roxanne Bouchard:‘Colourful, authentic characters with the kind of flavour that can only be inspired by real locals. So good it’ll make you want to pack your bags and drive straight to the seaside’ Journal de Montréal‘Lyrical and elegiac, full of quirks and twists’ William Ryan‘Asks questions right from page one’ Quentin Bates‘An isolated Canadian fishing community, a missing mother, and some lovely prose. Very impressed by this debut so far’ Eva Dolan'A tour de force of both writing and translation’ Su Bristow'The translation from French has retained a dreamily poetic cast to the language, but it's det-fic for all that, as DS Joaquin Morales, transplanted from balmy Mexican shores to a remote Quebecois fishing community, investigates a woman's death at sea. This is the first book by Bouchard, renowned Canadian playwright and author, to be translated into English' Sunday Times'Characters are well-drawn, from Moralès, the cop, and his sturdy inspector, Marlène, to the husky fishermen who were Marie's devoted suitors three decades ago. There's a comic element: the chef at the bistro, a mine of misleading information; the alcoholic priest who was never ordained - and the appalling undertaker who was once a used-car salesman and never forgot the spiel … An exotic curiosity, raw nugget’ Shots Mag
Cordina's Crown Jewel: The Royals Of Cordina (Cordina's Royal Family #No. 4)
by Nora RobertsAVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME'Her face was composed, her posture perfect. A headache raged like a firestorm behind her eyes. She was a princess, but she was also a woman on the edge.'Princess Camilla de Cordina is on the run - and loving it. Desperate for a break from the media circus that has threatened to destroy her life, she sets off alone on a quest across America. She's looking for escape, for freedom and for the chance to work out what she really wants from her life. But what she finds is handsome, cantankerous archaeologist Delaney Caine. Self-sufficient and suspicious, Del slowly begins to wonder if Camilla might just fill the emptiness he'd never known was there. But who is this beautiful stranger, really - and what is she hiding from? Cordina's Crown Jewel can be read as a hugely entertaining standalone novel. It is also the final book in the Cordina's Royal Family quartet. The series begins with Affaire Royale and continues with Command Performance and The Playboy Prince - all now available as Ebooks for the first time. Includes a preview of Whiskey Beach, published in April 2013
The Core (The Demon Cycle #5)
by Peter V. BrettSunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett brings one of the most imaginative fantasy sagas of the twenty-first century to an epic close.
Core of Evil: A gripping thriller that will have you hooked (DCI Mark Lapslie)
by Nigel McCreryA visceral thriller from the creator of the hit BBC drama Silent Witness, introducing synaesthetic detective DCI Mark Lapslie. I've looked into the eyes of women who have banged nine-inch nails into the skulls of their victims with hammers ... we evaluate them, trying to determine whether they have actually changed, or whether there's still a core of evil within them...Before his diagnosis, DCI Mark Lapslie thought everyone was like him. Now he knows he suffers from synaethesthesia - a rare neurological condition that has cross-wired his senses. The sickening clamour of sounds he can taste has smothered his marriage and stifled his career. At the scene of a fatal traffic accident, Lapslie's interest isn't in the recently deceased driver, rather the desiccated corpse found lying next to him. Something about the body stirs a fleeting recollection at the back of Lapslie's mind... he can't quite put his finger on it, but he can almost taste it... Memories haunt Violet Chambers. Taking tea with her friend Daisy, she knows it's time to move on. As Daisy falls to the floor, eyes streaming, face burning, Violet calmly waits. Black hellebore is remarkably potent. It won't be long now. Discover the other books in the DCI Mark Lapslie series: Tooth and Claw, Scream, Thirteenth Coffin and Flesh and Blood.
The Core of the Sun
by Johanna SinisaloThe Eusistocratic Republic of Finland has bred a new human sub-species of receptive, submissive women, called eloi, for sex and procreation, while intelligent, independent women are relegated to menial labour and sterilized. Vanna, raised as an eloi but secretly intelligent, needs money to help her doll-like sister, Manna.Vanna forms a friendship with a man named Jare, and they become involved in buying and selling a stimulant known to the Health Authority to be extremely dangerous: chilli peppers. Then Manna disappears, and Jare comes across a strange religious cult in possession of the Core of the Sun, a chilli so hot that it is rumoured to cause hallucinations. Does this chilli have effects that justify its prohibition? How did Finland turn into the North Korea of Europe? And will Vanna succeed in her quest to find her sister, or will her growing need to satisfy her chilli addiction destroy her? Johanna Sinisalo's tautly told story of fight and flight is also a feisty, between-the-lines social polemic - a witty, inventive, and fiendishly engaging read from the queen of 'Finnish Weird'.
Corn Dolls
by Patrick LennonIt begins for Tom Fletcher with what looks like a very bloody accident in a farm machinery showroom, and reaches back into the past - his own and that of the local police force - before slamming into the present with all the force of the most up-to-date criminal power in the world. Crackling with secrets and surprises, packed with haunting landscapes and haunted characters, freighted with the hot, thundery atmosphere of a Cambridge summer and the inevitable paying-out of past betrayals, CORN DOLLS marks the arrival of a major new crime talent.
Cornered: To Honor And To Protect Cornered Untraceable (Corcoran Team: Bulletproof Bachelors #1)
by HelenKay DimonIt was an assignment he was more than prepared for–until an innocent beauty got caught in the crossfire.
Cornered At Christmas: Driving Force / Cornered At Christmas (rushing Creek Crime Spree) (Rushing Creek Crime Spree #1)
by Barb HanHe'll do whatever it takes to keep his family safe.
Cornered In Conard County: Cornered In Conard County Manhunt On Mystic Mesa Stone Cold Undercover Agent (Conard County: The Next Generation #35)
by Rachel LeeThere’s no place to hide!
The Corners of the Globe: (The Wide World - James Maxted 2) (The Wide World Trilogy #2)
by Robert GoddardSpring, 1919. James ‘Max’ Maxted, former Great War flying ace, returns to the trail of murder, treachery and half-buried secrets he set out on in The Ways of the World. He left Paris after avenging the murder of his father, Sir Henry Maxted, a senior member of the British delegation to the post-war peace conference. But he was convinced there was more – much more – to be discovered about what Sir Henry had been trying to accomplish. And he suspected elusive German spymaster Fritz Lemmer knew the truth of it.Now, enlisted under false colours in Lemmer’s service but with his loyalty pledged to the British Secret Service, Max sets out on his first – and possibly last – mission for Lemmer. It takes him to the far north of Scotland – to the Orkney Isles, where the German High Seas Fleet has been impounded in Scapa Flow, its fate to be decided at the conference-table in Paris. Max has been sent to recover a document held aboard one of the German ships. What that document contains forces him to break cover sooner than he would have wished and to embark on a desperate race south, towards London, with information that could destroy Lemmer – if Max, as seems unlikely, lives to deliver it...
The Cornish Campsite Murder (A Nosey Parker Cozy Mystery #7)
by null Fiona LeitchJodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is back in 2024 with a brand new Cornish mystery to unravel… 'Leitch crafts a Cornwall that I want to live in – vibrant, funny and dripping with mystery and mayhem. Brilliant’ Jonathan Whitelaw, author of The Bingo Hall Detectives ‘A terrific summer read… a thumping good whodunnit; this is a murder mystery that wears a flower in its hair and invites us to kick off our shoes’ J.M. Hall ‘The book equivalent of catching up with your favourite old friends over a glass of wine or three… the observational humour is spot on’ Jo Middleton ‘[A] fun, feel-good factor and an intriguing mystery to be solved. And pies. I loved it’ Stephanie Austin, author of the Devon Mysteries series *** Just along the coast from Penstowan, the local festival has filled the area. Former Met police officer Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker has agreed to step in and help run the Pie Hard food truck, along with her rather reluctant fiancé, DCI Nathan Withers. As they prepare for a weekend of camping and being elbow deep in shortcrust pastry, Jodie hadn’t bargained on witnessing a fight between members of the lead band. But when the body of one of the band members is found not far from the campsite, Jodie finds it hard to believe it was an accident. Especially when the other members had so much to gain… Readers love Fiona Leitch: ‘This was a great cosy crime that kept me turning the pages. I can’t wait to see what Jodie and friends get up to next!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Love the characters and the plots. Such an easy cosy read.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fiona is a great writer. No cheese, realistic dialogue, and great character development.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Another brilliant Cornwall visit.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Law-enforcement, verbal-humor, situational-humor, Cornwall, cozy-mystery, series, foodie, punny, relationships, relatives, murder, murder-investigation, small-business, small-town, caterer, family…’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cornish Castle Mystery Collection: Tales of murder and mystery from Cornwall
by null Vivian Conroy‘Is yet another fantastic tale.’ Karen Quick ‘Guinevere is a little like a modern day Miss Marple’ Adele B The perfect cosy crime bundle, featuring both Cornish Castle mysteries. Welcome to Cornisea island and the mysteries surrounding the Cornish Castle… Death Plays a Part When her beloved London theatre closes for renovations, costume maker Guinevere is excited to start a job at Cornisea castle, a centuries-old keep on a small tidal island off the coast of Cornwall. Imagine a whole summer full of stories of hidden treasures, fab food and long walks with her perky dachshund Dolly. But when a reenactment of a medieval trial in the castle dungeons ends in real-life murder, and accusations threaten the castle's future, Guinevere and Dolly dig deep into the island community's best-kept secrets to unmask the killer and save their Cornish summer. Rubies in the Roses Guinevere Evans has a dream summer job: cataloguing books at a castle on a tidal island off the coast of Cornwall. With her perky dachshund Dolly by her side she explores the island’s colourful history, tries fabulous local food and sees the gorgeous sunsets. But when an old friend of her employer drops in, claiming a rare bejewelled wedding goblet is hidden in the castle gardens, strange events start to take place: several people turn up claiming they have a right to the elusive goblet, and a dead body is found on the beach. An unfortunate accident, or does this death relate to the struggle for ownership of the goblet? Is there even a goblet? Guinevere and Dolly dig in and discover plenty of motives to lie, steal and yes, maybe even kill. Can they prove what really happened to the victim and what became of the precious rubies that are at the heart of the mystery? Readers love Vivian Conroy: ‘Excellent and compelling’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I will be diving head first in to Vivian's other stories! Love, love, love!’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Thank you Viv, for such a delightful story and I can't wait to delve in to the next chapter of Guinevere and Dolly's adventures’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A really well written book. If you like a really good mystery on a par with Christie then this is for you.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Full of Mystery, suspense, Drama & the best super sleuth Pup star of the book…. Dolly!!!’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Cornish Christmas Murder (A Nosey Parker Cozy Mystery #4)
by Fiona Leitch‘A sparklingly delicious confection to satisfy the mystery reader’s appetite’ Helena Dixon, bestselling author of the Miss Underhay Mysteries A PINCH OF PARANOIA
The Cornish Mystery: An Agatha Christie Short Story (Hercule Poirot Mysteries Ser.)
by Agatha ChristieA classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.