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The Devil You Know
£9.00THE DEVIL YOU KNOW Disenchanted and timid forty-something Lizzie Holland, living in the same town where she was born married with no children, quits her mundane job and trains in a new career as a self-employed nail beautician. This sets in motion a chain of terror and tragedy that will leave Lizzie Holland changed forever. THE DEPTHS OF MURDER When the bound and gagged body of a young woman washes up on the surface of a reservoir, Lizzie Holland, now a Detective Inspector in the force’s Major Investigation Team, must confront her demons and prove she has got what it takes to solve a brutal murder right on her doorstep. SAMANTHA TURNER lives in the North West of England. She is an author, poet, and emotional explorer. The Devil You Know is her first novel. She is currently working on the next DI Lizzie Holland Crime Thriller.
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The Drysdale Confession
£10.99Lawyer Robert Vere learns the truth about an old crime and finds himself fighting not only for justice, but for his own life. London in the Sixties. A violent bank robbery. The getaway driver sentenced to death by hanging. His accomplices escape with the money, vanishing entirely. A sealed letter from the condemned man handed to a young solicitor with instructions not to open until after his execution. Did he name his accomplices? Years later Robert Vere, a vigilant lawyer, together with his fashion journalist partner Yvonne Clarkson, find themselves privy to the contents of the letter, unwittingly triggering a chain of events that bring them to the attention of a ruthless master criminal who will stop at nothing to protect his identity and empire. Even Vere is not prepared for the twists and turns in store – as unexpected as they are bloody. As the bodies pile up, Vere finds the killer’s reach getting closer to everything – and everyone – he loves. Soon he is fighting not only for justice, but for his own life. PETER WARRILOW was raised in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and began his working career in engineering, before moving into banking and then sales management in the motor trade. He represented his local amateur boxing club at welterweight and was a keen competitive rower, completing the annual Lincoln to Boston rowing marathon eight times. He is currently working on his third Robert Vere novel.
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The Gates of Aurelia
£8.99In the occupied Aurelian colony of Lepans, Philip Creda has managed to escape his village after the murder of his father and mother and capture of his two sisters and finds himself up against an invading empire called Rana, an army that plans to to destroy all Aurelian life in whatever form it takes. In the occupied Aurelian colony of Lepans, Philip Creda has managed to escape his village after the murder of his father and mother and capture of his two sisters, and is now in hiding with a small band of allies. It is a time of persecution. The conquering forces of Rana want nothing more than to destroy all Aurelian life in whatever form it takes. Hope appears to be as far away as the distant space stations – the gates of Aurelia – that shine like beacons above the planet. And then, after finding out where his sisters are, Philip, with the help of two missionaries, embarks on a rescue mission; a song in the night of a long lost language guiding them to others seeking to take flight. So begins a race against time to the port where a transport ship posing as a trading ship awaits to take them back to the home world Aurelia. But the rescuers cannot wait for long, and not all will be able to escape. H J TAYLOR SALMON Lives in Stratford-upon-Avon, England with his wife and two daughters. His love of creating worlds in his imagination has led to this debut novel. He is currently working on a second Aurelia story. Henry is also a music teacher, musician, and piano technician.
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The Guard Cat
£9.50A wonderful gothic adventure about imagination, courage and friendship and the struggle of good and evil. In a small English village, cut off from the outside world during a snowstorm and blackout a few days before Christmas, something wicked is threatening life as they know it.. A trio of unlikely heroes ~ members of an elite organisation known as The Order of the Silver Shield ~ come to the rescue of the endangered inhabitants. Standing in their way is a dreadful life draining entity called The Unbeing and the cunning Dr Von Hawkfire. Will The Order of the Silver Shield be a match for the diabolic duo, or will darkness prevail? DUNCAN SAUNDERS is a former teacher and professional wrestler whose first novel, Dinosaurs, Aliens and The Shop That Sells Everything (Ghostly Publishing) featured on the Amazon best sellers list for Children’s Sci-Fi. He lives in the shadow of the Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire. His literary influences include Roald Dahl, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and G.P Taylor.
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The Heidorf Legacy
£12.00Destiny is no matter of chance. It’s 1945 and a young German physician pioneering genetic experiments to breed the new Nazi race is killed during the fall of Berlin to the Soviet Red Army. Straightforward: secrets to the grave. But a shocking legacy is discovered. A unique set of new born identical twin boys – the world’s first with matching fingerprints – are found by a Russian army officer. The babies are taken to Moscow for further examination. There plans are made to exploit the twin boys uniqueness. Years later with the Cold War rapidly becoming a distant memory the fate of the twin boys could not be more different. One is working for the Soviet Union’s secret intelligence agency. The other has a privileged life in the upper echelons of American society. Both powerful men in their own right. The plan is simple. make the switch. reignite the cold war. from the inside. DENNIS HIGGINS is an English writer and award winning lyricist. He served in the Royal Air Force and tried his hand a various other jobs before becoming a writer late in life. His lyrics Angels in Disguise won the 2021 UK Songwriting Contest and he was invited to write lyrics for the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee song. The Heidorf Legacy is his debut novel. He is ninety years-old and currently writing his memoirs as well as adapting Heidorf for film. He lives in Yorkshire.
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The Liberation Of Juno Jones
£9.50When you move to the city, strange things can happen. At least, they happen to Juno Jones. After leaving a small town to take a job as a trainee reporter, she hears of a curious incident involving a young man in a frilly pink shirt, a razorblade and a heap of dead mice. Compelled by reasons of her own she sets out to investigate, assisted by her housemate Glynis. They think they’re going to have fun. But as the young man’s story unfolds, the darkness edges closer. After brief spells in the travel trade and printing industry, and as a mental health worker and care assistant, MARK WOODWARD has spent most of his working life as an adult learning tutor and manager. Originally from London, he is now re-tired and living in Cheshire. The Liberation of Juno Jones is his debut novel, and the first of a planned trilogy.
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The Rivers That Run Through Us
£12.50The Rivers That Run Through Us is a sometimes funny, often surreal and mostly shockingly crude and violent story of what could have been, and what may yet be, if only we are brave or foolish enough to stray from familiar paths. After a desperate escape from an evil monster leaves a woman drowned in a river, her two young sons search for redemption and their estranged older brothers in and around the disappearing world of East London’s Isle of Dogs in a twisting adventure beyond dreams and reality. Henry, Jack, Paul, Ray and John Killerman lead messed up lives, each one dealing with the struggle of his own; all lost in a labyrinth of troubling preoccupations. The madness progresses to another level when their paths cross with the wildly enigmatic Sunny, unleashing a chain of events that defy belief. PHILLIP MICHAEL SHIRLEY is the author of The Soul of Boxing (longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year), Blood & Thunder: The Unofficial Biography of Jonah Lomu, and the universally praised Where is the Winning Post?: The biography of Mikie Heaton-Ellis, which was published in 1998. He lives in London.
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The Secret Garden – Generations
£12.00Colin Craven and Mary Lennox are no longer children. Immerse yourself in their love story, set against the beautiful backdrop of the Secret Garden, and meet their descendants from the first to third generation. Travel backwards and forwards through time, and come face to face with their extensive family, as the story’s themes of anger, violence, jealousy, love, reconciliation and hope become intertwined in their lives. What will the twists of fate result in? Who is the mysterious girl in the North West Wing? And what deep-seated tragedy spread its influence throughout the entire family? Go through the doors of Misselthwaite Manor and the Secret Garden for yourself, and see it come alive though the eyes of those that live there. Meet a family damaged by secrets, flawed by weaknesses, broken by the past, yet held together by the redemptive power of love. Come back into the Secret Garden on a fast-paced journey that will warm your soul! SARAH ROOKES was born and brought up in Cornwall, but is now living in Hampshire with her husband and family. Her great loves are music and reading – she plays the piano and enjoys composing, and listening to a wide range of music. She loves reading crime fiction and Royal Family non-fiction books. She has worked in a variety of administrative roles for well over twenty years, and stepped into the world of writing during the first Covid lockdown of 2020. The Secret Garden – Generations is her debut novel, which was written during that time, and she is now busy planning the next steps in her career, and putting final editorial touches to her second novel.
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Turf
£8.99On a fabled country estate grass cutter-turned-sleuth Tom Trelawney matches wits with a turf tycoon who happens to have devious plans for the local area. Council grass cutter-turned-sleuth Tom Trelawney is moonlighting as a groundsman at the imposing clifftop estate of Treludannan, home to the enigmatic turf tycoon Sir Terrance Chudleigh. However, nothing is what it seems at the country manor, and the further Tom investigates, the murkier the truths of Treludannan become. Unwittingly finding signs of disturbing activity, Tom and his colourful mates discover a prickly plot of intrigue, spelling dire implications beyond their beloved county. Set in coastal west Cornwall, Turf is a literary novel that reads like a detective story, irreverently informed by Tom’s musings on history, economics, religion, friendship, old wisdom, and the popular culture. RICHEMONT LEWIS is an American writer who lives in Cornwall, England. He was born in Queens, New York, in 1964, and is a professional architect, designer and artist. Turf is his debut novel.