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<p>John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh&apos;s most deadly criminals behind bars. Now, he&apos;s joined them... As new allies and old enemies circle, and the days and nights bleed into each other, even the legendary detective struggles to keep his head. That is, until a murder at midnight in a locked cell presents a new mystery. They say old habits die hard... However, this is a case where the prisoners and the guards are all suspects, and everyone has something to hide. With no badge, no authority and no safety net, Rebus walks a tightrope - with his life on the line. But how do you find a killer in a place full of them?</p>

<p><b>Are you sitting comfortably? Then he'll begin . . .</b><br/><br/>Washington Poe has a story to tell.<br/>He needs you to listen.<br/>He needs you to pay attention.<br/><br/>It starts with the robber birds. Crows. Dozens of them. Enough for a murder . . . Poe will tell you about that.<br/><br/>He'll tell you about a man who was tied to a tree and stoned to death, a man who had tattooed himself with a code so obscure, not even the gifted analyst Tilly Bradshaw could break it. He'll tell you how the man's murder was connected to tragedy that happened fifteen years earlier when a young girl massacred her entire family.<br/><br/>And finally, he'll tell you about the Mercy Chair. And why people would rather kill themselves than talk about it.<br/><br/>Poe hopes you've been listening closely. Because in this story, nothing is as it seems . . .<br/><br/><b>Praise for M W Craven</b><br/><br/><b><i>The Curator</i> shortlisted for the VN Thriller of the Year 2022 & longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger 2021<br/><br/><i>Dead Ground </i>longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2022 & longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2022<br/><br/>'The Poe and Tilly books are a joy' Steve Cavanagh<br/><br/>'Unputdownable, gripping, clever and with a rich seam of trademark Craven humour running through it' Imran Mahmood<br/><br/>'A sinful treat' Vaseem Khan<br/><br/>'Fast, furious, and utterly enjoyable.' Keith Nixon<br/><br/>'An unforgettably compulsive read' <i>Bishop's Stortford Independent</i><br/><br/>'Heart-pounding, hilarious, sharp and shocking, <i>Dead Ground</i> is further proof that M.W. Craven never disappoints. Miss this series at your peril.' Chris Whitaker<br/><br/>'Dark and entertaining, this is top rank crime fiction.' Vaseem Khan, Author of the Malabar House series and the Baby Ganesh Agency series<br/><br/>'M. W. Craven is one of the best crime writers working today. <i>Dead Ground</i> is a cracking puzzle, beautifully written, with characters you'll be behind every step of the way. It's his best yet.' Stuart Turton<br/><br/>'Fantastic' Martina Cole<br/><br/>'Dark, sharp and compelling' Peter James<br/><br/>'I've been following M.W. Craven's Poe/Tilly series from the very beginning, and it just gets better and better. <i>Dead Ground</i> is a fast-paced crime novel with as many twists and turns as a country lane. I can't wait for the next one.' Peter Robinson<br/><br/>'<i>Dead Ground </i>is both entertaining and engaging with great characters and storyline. I loved this first dip into the world of Tilly and Poe!' BA Paris<br/><br/>'A brutal and thrilling page turner' Natasha Harding, <i>The Sun</i><br/><br/>'A thrilling curtain raiser for what looks set to be a great new series' Mick Herron<br/><br/>'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent. Tightly plotted, and not for the faint hearted!'<br/>David Mark<br/><br/>'Satisfyingly twisty and clever and the flashes of humour work well to offer the reader respite from the thrill of the read.' Michael J. Malone<br/><br/>'Nothing you've ever read will prepare you for the utterly unique Washington Poe' Keith Nixon</b></p>

<p><b>Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King's most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a Midwestern town.</b><br/><br/>Stephen King's HOLLY marks the triumphant return of beloved King character Holly Gibney. Readers have witnessed Holly's gradual transformation from a shy (but also brave and ethical) recluse in <i>Mr Mercedes</i> to Bill Hodges's partner in <i>Finders Keepers</i> to a full-fledged, smart, and occasionally tough private detective in <i>The Outsider</i>. In King's new novel, Holly is on her own, and up against a pair of unimaginably depraved and brilliantly disguised adversaries.<br/><br/>When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just died. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny Dahl's desperate voice makes it impossible for Holly to turn her down.<br/><br/>Mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. They are the picture of bourgeois respectability: married octogenarians, devoted to each other, and semi-retired lifelong academics. But they are harbouring an unholy secret in the basement of their well-kept, book-lined home, one that may be related to Bonnie's disappearance. And it will prove nearly impossible to discover what they are up to: they are savvy, they are patient, and they are ruthless.<br/><br/>Holly must summon all her formidable talents to outthink and outmanoeuvre the shockingly twisted professors in this chilling new masterwork from Stephen King.<br/><br/><b>'I could never let Holly Gibney go. She was supposed to be a walk-on character in <i>Mr Mercedes </i>and she just kind of stole the book and stole my heart. <i>Holly </i>is all her.' STEPHEN KING </b></p>

<p><b>Praise for the Strike series:</b><br/><br/>'The work of a <b>master storyteller</b>'<br/><i>Daily Telegraph</i><br/><br/>'A <b>blistering</b> piece of crime writing'<br/><i>Sunday Times</i><br/><br/>'<b>Unputdownable</b>'<br/><i>Daily Express</i><br/><br/>'One of crime's <b>most engaging</b> duos'<br/><i>Guardian</i><br/><br/>'A page-turner that will <b>keep you up all night</b>'<br/><i>Observer</i><br/><br/>'Superb . . . an<b> ingenious </b>whodunnit'<br/><i>Sunday Mirror</i><br/><br/>'Strike and Robin are just as <b>magnetic</b> as ever'<br/><i>New York Times</i><br/><br/>'<b>Outrageously entertaining</b>'<br/><i>Financial Times</i></p>

<p><b>Chicago. 1992. A hospital patient wakes to find two strangers by his bed. </b><br/><br/>They show him a list of names and ask a simple but impossible question. Minutes later he falls to his death from his twelfth-floor window - a fall which generates some unexpected attention.<br/><br/>That attention comes from the Secretary of Defense, who calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher, recently demoted from Major, is assigned as the Army's representative. If he gets a result, great. If not, he's a convenient fall guy.<br/><br/>Reacher may be an exceptional military investigator, but office politics aren't what gets him up in the morning. As he races to identify a cold-blooded killer and uncover a secret that stretches back 23 years, he must navigate around his new partners.<br/><br/><b>Will Reacher bring the bad guys to justice the official way . . . </b><b>or his way?</b><br/><br/><b>PRAISE FOR THE JACK REACHER SERIES<br/><br/>'</b>There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.' <b>MICK HERRON<br/>'</b>Jack Reacher is today's James Bond, a thriller hero we can't get enough of.' <b>KEN FOLLETT<br/>'</b>Everyone needs to kick some butt sometimes, even if it's just imaginary.' <b>JOJO MOYES</b><br/><br/><i>Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Secret is the 28th book in the internationally bestselling series.</i><br/><br/><b>PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW</b><br/><br/>And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.27, <i>No Plan B</i>! <b>***OUT NOW***</b></p>

<p><b>You'd think you would be allowed to relax over Christmas, but not in the world of the Thursday Murder Club.</b><br/><br/>On Boxing Day, a dangerous package is smuggled across the English coast. When it goes missing, chaos is unleashed. The body count starts to rise - including someone close to the Thursday Murder Club - as our gang face an impossible search and their most deadly opponents yet.<br/><br/>With the clock ticking down and a killer heading to Cooper's Chase, has their luck finally run out? And who will be 'The Last Devil To Die'?<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/><b>Readers can't get enough of the <i>Thursday Murder Club</i> series!</b><br/><br/>'Opening the new Osman is like sitting down to dinner with treasured friends you know are going to kill you - deliciously!' <b>PETER JAMES</b><br/><br/>'Full of humour and heart, Osman delivers another must-read. I loved it' <b>HARLAN COBEN</b><br/><br/>'A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly' <b>VAL MCDERMID</b><br/><br/>'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' <b>IAN RANKIN</b><br/><br/>'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny' <b>MARIAN KEYES</b><br/><br/>'Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny' <b>MARK BILLINGHAM</b></p>

<p><b>'Smart characters, shocking twists'</b> Lisa Gardner<br/><b>'A compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters'</b> <i>Sun</i><br/><b>'I couldn't turn the pages quick enough'</b> Heidi Perks<br/><b>'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy' </b>Jo Spain<br/><b>_________________________________</b><br/><b><br/>Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan Burke behind bars. Now a new killer has recreated Burke's most infamous crimes-and disappeared without a trace.</b><br/><br/>Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan Burke in jail.<br/><br/>Reporter Cindy Thomas put Burke on the bestseller list, in her true-crime book about the case.<br/><br/>An obsessed fan is studying every detail-and committing fresh horrors that carry Burke's signature.<br/><br/>Now Lindsay's tracking an elusive suspect, one who's penning a deadly playbook featuring Cindy's name in blood-red ink.<br/><b>_________________________________ </b><br/><br/><b>Praise for James Patterson<br/><br/>'The master storyteller of our times'</b> Hillary Rodham Clinton<br/><b>'Nobody does it better' </b>Jeffrey Deaver<br/><b>'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' </b>Patricia Cornwell<br/><b>'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.'</b> Ian Rankin</p>