Arthur Johnson doesn't look like a murderous psychopath; he is a mild-mannered man who has never known how to talk to women. Years of loneliness has warped his mind turning his desire for a woman's love & respect into a pathological need for carefully controlled violence. Locked in the cellar of his building is the perfect willing victim a woman who can be murdered over & over again a woman who waits for Arthur every night... When a young scholar of psychopathic personalities moves in downstairs & Arthur's mannequin disappears where will he turn to satisfy his urgent craving for violence? The crime novel that won Rendell the first of her six Gold Dagger awards this is a haunting insight into the mind of a pathological criminal. ...

In this third book of The Malloreon Garion Belgarath & their friends follow the quest begun in Guardians of the West & continued in King of the Murgos. It will lead them further into the dark designs of Zandramas & the strange ways of demons... The company now knows that Garions baby son has been kidnapped by Zandramas & is to be used in a terrible ritual which will make the Dark Destiny supreme. The group however has been detained by Zakath Emperor of all Mallorea & taken to Mal Zeth the largest city in the world. When a dire plague strikes they manage to escape & as prophesied by the Seeress of Kell travel on to Ashaba
- but although they find Urvon mad disciple of the evil god Torak & the Demon Lord Nahaz Zandramas is gone. In a desperate race against time the company turn east once more to follow her spoor...THUS CONTINUES BOOK THREE OF THE MALLOREON.
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Book 3 of The Malloreon" the worldwide bestselling fantasy series by one of the godfathers of the tradition. Discover the epic stories that inspired generations of fantasy writers
- from Raymond Feist's " The Riftwar Cycle" to George R. R. Martin's "A Game of Thrones". Some forces cannot be fought by human means... Garion's journey becomes ever more fraught with danger. He & his company must use every skill they possess to evade capture. Any delay will be fatal for his beloved son. They have no choice but to pursue the kidnappers wherever they go
- even through a land reputed to be ruled by demons. A myth that turns out to be horrifically true..."

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WINNER OF THE SWEDISH CRIME ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL Uppsala Sweden. A naked man is unearthed from a river with a lacerated neck & the only clue to his identity is the remains of a tattoo that has been sliced off his arm. When a local drugs deal goes awry & another man is hospitalised with a similar wound Inspector Ann Lindell & her team are called in to investigate. All clues lead back to the local Dakar restaurant run by the gluttonous Slobodan Andersson. As Lindell delves deeper & is drawn into a dangerous maze of kidnap blackmail drug smuggling & betrayal she must face a race against time to catch the killer. Already one of Scandinavias crime-writing stars Kjell Erikssons third Ann Lindell mystery is a thrilling display of brooding backdrops unsettling suspense & intriguing characters. Translated by Let the Right One Ins Ebba Segerberg. ...

A hellish nightmare for only the bravest of readers... Darren Shan's horrifying series The Demonata continues with Demon Thief. When Kernel Fleck's brother is stolen by demons he must enter their universe in search of him. It is a place of magic chaos & incredible danger. Kernel has three aims: * learn to use magic * find his brother * stay alive. But a heartless demon awaits him & death has been foretold... ...

Stand by as Riley prepares to kick some serious demon butt for the last time in this thrilling dramatic & sexy conclusion to THE DEMON TRAPPERS series. Riley's always known that Beck had a chequered history but she's not prepared for what it actually means to be in love with a guy with this many dark secrets. Now that he's finally admitted to himself that he's in love with her too there's no more hiding the truth about his past. & as it turns out fending off a demon apocalypse is nothing compared to what's to come... ...

Riley has made a bargain with Heaven & now they've come to collect. Lucifer's finest are ruling the streets & it seems that Armageddon might be even closer than Riley imagined. But with her soul & her heart in play it's all she can do to keep herself alive let alone save the world. Riley's not afraid of kicking some major demon butt but when it comes to a battle between Heaven & Hell she might need a little help.. . ...

Riley has always wanted to be a Demon Trapper like her father & shes already following in his footsteps as one of the best. But its tough being the only girl in an all-guy world especially when three of those guys start making her life more complicated: Simon the angelic apprentice who has heaven on his side; Beck the tough trapper who thinks hes Gods gift & Ori the strikingly sexy stranger who keeps turning up to save her ass. One things for sure -- if she doesnt keep her wits about her therell be hell to pay.. . ...

As a research grunt at a local television station Abby Baker tends to blend into the background which is where shes most comfortable. But when she ends up being the last resort to cover a hot story Abby discovers a whole new side to her personality when she is possessed by a fiend
- a type of rogue demon. Suddenly everyone wants a piece of her. & now the demon Rule
- also a hunter of his own kind who have gone astray
- is Abbys only hope... Meanwhile the Others
- vampires werewolves & witches oh my!
- have come out of the supernatural closet & the rest of the humans are all aflutter. Mischief is afoot in the demon realm & Rule knows that Abby is key to figuring it all out before the fiends tip the fragile balance between the newly-discovered Others & the humans over into an epic battle. Now its up to two lost souls to make love not war...




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The Goblin Market has always been the centre of Sins world. Shes a dancer & a performer secure in her place. But now the Market is at war with the magicians & Sins place is in danger. Keeping secrets from the market she loves struggling with a friend who has become a rival Sin is thrown together with the Ryves brothers Nick & Alan
- whom shes always despised. But Alan has been marked by a magician to be tortured as the magician pleases & as Sin watches Alan struggle to protect the demon brother he loves she begins to see both brothers in a new light. But how far will brother go to save brother
- & what will it cost them all?

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