Barbara Vine's new novel is about blood
- blood in its metaphysical sense as the conductor of an inherited title & blood in its
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Two women are killed in the same horrific ritualistic manner. The murderer taunts the police with e-mails. It seems clear that a serial killer is at work selecting victims at random & living out some twisted fantasy. But as Jan Fabel & his murder team investigate further nothing is as it first seems. They are drawn into a dark half-world of Viking myth & legend of obscure religious cults of political intrigue & of a violent struggle to seize control of the city. & as Fabel desperately races to track down the killer before more killings take place he & his team come face to face with a cold brutal menace they could never have predicted. A greater evil than they could ever have imagined. ...

Joe Clayton thought the dangers of his undercover career were behind him. He was wrong. One grey October morning while working in a quiet Bristol street he hears the voice of the man who has sworn to destroy him. Minutes later Joe is running for his life again. Desperate for sanctuary he heads for the small Cornish town of Trelennan & the home of Diana Bamber widow of a former police colleague. But Diana reacts strangely to his arrival & gradually Joe discovers that Trelennan is far from the idyllic law-abiding resort it claims to be. The town is in the grip of one man. Leon Race doesnt welcome strangers especially ex-cops who start asking questions about missing women. Soon Joe is caught up in another undercover role but as he penetrates the web of secrets that ensnares the towns elite his own secret is at risk of discovery. & all the time his old enemy is circling... ...

It has been centuries since Isabeau St. Croix survived the French Revolution. Now she's made her way back to the living & must face the ultimate test by confronting the evil British lord who turned her into a vampire & left her buried for two hundred years. That's if she can control her affection for Logan Drake a vampire whose bite is as sweet as the revenge she seeks... ...

It was a night of exquisite rapture that changed Lady Octavia Grenvilles life forever. Not only did she long for sexual pleasure
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The latest novel in the gripping Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus series
- published in the USA as GUN GAMES
- from New York Times

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When a devastating earthquake in Masada Israel reveals a tomb buried in the heart of the mountain a trio of investigators
- Sergeant
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Now You See Her... Gillian is haunted by the disappearance of her little girl two years ago. A devastating fire burned down their home but she remains convinced her daughter survived. Now You Dont... Ten-year-old Tom lives by the towns neglected churchyard. Is he the only one who sees the strange solitary child playing there? & what is she trying to tell him? Now You Run... Theres a new vicar in town
- Harry
- & hes meeting the locals. But menacing events suggest he isnt welcome. What terrible secret is this town hiding?

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This title is ninth in the brilliantly addictive series of murder mysteries by an acclaimed & popular writer. The wife of anchorman Dermot O' Flannery dies during a bungled burglary & the killer is never caught. Six months later Poppy & Graham are faced with a long hot summer dog-walking for Poppy's next-door neighbour. This strange parallel universe of Planet Dog seems a million miles away from the dreadful events that tore the news-reporter apart but after a malicious prank is played on their fellow dog-walkers Poppy & Graham find themselves crossing paths with Dermot O' Flannery. With lethal consequences... In 2010 Tanya Landman won the Red House Children's Book Award & the Leeds Children's Book Award for Mondays Are Murder" the first title in the series." ...

Thea Osborne & her faithful spaniel Hepzie have taken on a house-sitting assignment in the charming Cotswold village of Temple Guiting. But as always an idyllic village can harbour a disquieting number of secrets & when a skeleton is discovered at the roots of an old beech tree Thea is grateful for the presence of her partner DS Phil Hollis. There is no concrete evidence as to who the bones belonged to although it isnt long before theories & rumours abound. Thea soon finds herself drawn into a murder investigation
- perhaps the countryside isnt that quiet after all.
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