Books Crime Books She was taken against her will. She escaped once. She won’t outrun them again. On her fifteenth birthday, trafficking victim Affi Smith goes for a run & never returns. With a new identity & secure home in the Scottish Highlands, she was supposed to be safe… With personal ties to Affi’s case, DS Max Craigie joins the investigation. When he discovers other trafficking victims have disappeared in exactly the same circumstances, he knows one thing for certain – there’s a leak somewhere within law enforcement. The clock is ticking… Max must catch Affi’s kidnappers & expose the mole before anyone else goes missing. Even if it means turning suspicions onto his own team… Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780008551292 •†Author:   Neil Lancaster •†Publisher:  HQ Digital •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 416 •†Dimensions:†12.9 x 2.5 x 19.8 cm ...

Lemmer is a freelance bodyguard for Body Armor, a personal security company in South Africa. Lean, angry, violent, he is way down on the price list where the bargains are to be found. Emma le Roux wants to find her missing brother, who supposedly died twenty years ago, but whom she is convinced she's seen on the news as a suspect in the recent killing of a witch doctor & four poachers. She hires Lemmer to watch her back when she goes looking for answers. As le Roux & Lemmer look for clues in the Lowveld, it becomes clear someone wants to keep them in the dark. Someone who will go to any lengths to stop them asking questions. When they are attacked & almost killed, Lemmer decides to go after whoever is hunting them -- against all odds. ...

Lemmer is a professional bodyguard. Silent, invisible, he never gets involved. Emma le Roux is convinced she's seen her brother on the news as a suspect in the recent killing of four poachers. But her brother is supposed to have died twenty years ago. When le Roux hires Lemmer to watch her back while she goes looking for answers, it becomes clear someone wants to keep them in the dark. & when that someone tries to murder them both, for once in his life Lemmer steps out of the shadows... ...

It’s 1983 & best friends Vicky & Lucy swear that they will always be there for each other, that they’ll never let anyone come between them.

But fast forward 4 years & life on the Canterbury Estate has gotten very messy.

Lucy has fallen for local policeman’s son, Jimmy. & Vicky is madly in love with Paddy, the charming but ruthless local bad boy. The boys are bitter enemies & determined to keep the two girls apart.

But then Vicky is accused of murder, & even her drug-dealer boyfriend wants her mouth shut, permanently. Maybe Lucy is the only one who can save her...

Love, murder, revenge. Who can you really trust when there’s blood on your hands?

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• ISBN: 9780008142797
• Author: Julie Shaw
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 341
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm



















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The true story of the White Queen & more, this is a thrilling history of the extraordinary noblewomen who lived through the Wars of the Roses. The events of the Wars of the Roses are usually described in terms of the men involved: Richard Duke of York, Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard III & Henry VII. But these years were also packed with women's drama &
- in the tales of conflicted maternity & monstrous births
- alive with female energy. In this completely original book, Sarah Gristwood sheds light on a neglected dimension of English history: the impact of Tudor women on the Wars of the Roses. She examines, among others, Cecily Neville, who was deprived of being queen when her husband died at the Battle of Wakefield; Elizabeth Woodville, the commoner who married Edward IV in secret; Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, whose love & ambition for her son knew no bounds. Until now, the lives of these women have remained little known to the general public. Sarah Gristwood tells their stories in detail for the first time. Captivating & original, this is historical writing of the most important kind.

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Suddenly, a series of images raced into her head: a robed figure, face obscured by a hood; flickering candles, smoke curling upwards; naked bodies, writhing together. Alex Owens knows very little about her childhood or who she really is. When an infant's remains are unearthed, Alex shockingly realises she has a connection to the case. Then long-lost memories start flooding in, leading Alex back to a small town in California ...

Vivienne knows the secrets of London's desires. She fulfils them, twisting men's lust for her into the power & status of a courtesan. But she understand little about her own pleasure & the mysteries it commands. Until, that is, she meets Heath, a vamp ...

Murder. Blackmail. Welcome to Belfast.

DI Owen Sheen vowed never to return to Belfast, but he needs answers about

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The dreadful Diva sends her chevaliers to kidnap Riku, Saya's adoptive brother, from the Red Shield's ocean-liner headquarters. Finding a way to make Saya go berserk & turn into a nearly unstoppable killing machine, Diva intends to pit her against her own friends & those she seeks shelter with. ...

Provides an examination of Britain's relationship to America. Is it a 'special' relationship? & if so, what manifests that unique connection? Through an analysis of its various manifestations
- from James Bond to Winston Churchill
- this book asks what this relationship consists of.

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