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“Almost unbearable suspense. Leonard has produced another winner.” —People A wild ride with “the coolest, hottest writer in America” (Chicago Tribune), Bandits has everything Elmore Leonard fans love: non-stop thrills, unexpected twists and turns, unforgettable characters, and the most...

The final story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season. It’s Christmas Eve, but the criminals never stop working, so neither do the police. The raid is on... but things don’t go entirely to plan.

A collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season – from the No. 1 bestseller Stuart MacBride

Tenth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season. Lord Peter Forsyth-Leven, MSP, is about to discover that having it all just means you’ve got more to lose….

Third story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season. Being a top-flight chef can be stressful. Thankfully, a professional kitchen throws up some unique opportunities for body disposal….

Fourth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season. Working in a call centre normally offers few career opportunities. But it looks as if Tracy’s about to get her big break.

Second story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season. When a double suicide arrives at the city morgue, Sandra thinks it’s a Christmas like any other. But she’s about to get a very nasty shock – make that two very nasty shocks….

First story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season. Billy Partridge wasn’t really cut out to be a cat burglar, but it was ‘do the job, or come up with thirteen grand by Thursday, or have both legs shattered’.‘Do the job’ seemed the least worst option. But he’s about to find out just how bad the least worst option can be….

Francis Marion Crawford, an only child, was born on 2nd August 1854 at Bagni di Lucca, Italy. He was a nephew to Julia Ward Howe, the American poet and writer of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". Crawford was educated at St Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, and then on to Cambridge University, the University of Heidelberg and the University of Rome. In 1879, he went to India, to study Sanskrit and then to edit The Indian Herald. In 1881, he returned to America to continue his Sanskrit studies at Harvard University.

The protected escapees of the blood-farm experiments are free, secure, and set for life. Kind of. Because there’s something new to fear in this short thriller, the twisting finale of the Young Blood Trilogy.

Their captivity was traumatizing. And draining. But revenge is in the blood for a group of brave survivors in this chilling short story of conspiracies and youthful pleasures gone awry.

“Exceptional… This is the best kind of anthology, consistently excellent and inventive.” -Publishers Weekly, starred review The latest Mystery Writers of America story collection, featuring terrifying tales of encounters with strangers from some of the top bestsellers and award winners in...

She was just trying to confront a liar. Now she’s trying to stay alive. When Faydra Hawkins sets out to catch her boyfriend in a lie, she never expects to become entangled in a jewelry store robbery — or to come face to face with armed criminals and flashing sirens. In a single heartbeat, everything spirals. With the city on lockdown and the cops closing in, Faydra finds herself trapped in something far more dangerous than betrayal.

»You Will Be the Death of Me« Ivy, Mateo und Cal waren einmal befreundet, jetzt haben sie nichts mehr miteinander zu tun. Aber als Cal zu spät zur Schule kommt und dort auf Ivy und Mateo trifft, ist das die Gelegenheit, eine alte Tradition wiederaufleben zu lassen: einen Tag blau machen. Bei ihrem spontanen Ausflug in die Stadt sichten sie zufällig einen vierten Schüler auf Abwegen und folgen ihm – mitten hinein in einen Tatort. Ivy, Cal und Mateo kennen den Toten, der vor ihnen liegt – und eigentlich sollten sie jetzt die Polizei rufen. Doch sie alle haben eine Verbindung zum Opfer.

Written by Scottish-Canadian author John Buchan (The Thirty-Nine Steps), The Runagates Club is a collection of twelve short stories focusing on members of the eponymous London dining society.

كائن فضائى مُمثل فى فيروس يتنقل بين أجهزة الكمبيوتر عبر العالم، ليكشف أسرارًا وأمورًا مرعبة تنقلنا بتشويق الى قلب عالم الجاسوسية. خمس قصص تنبأ بهم الكاتب الكبير...

Author Bret Nelson mashes up dime novels and drive-in double features to bring you two killer books in one!

خمسة قصص متنوعة ومثيرة. شاهد "غرفة أبليس" عن قرب، وتعرف إلى "زائر الليل الأخير" وغيرها من القصص التي تقدمها الكاتبة الشيماء السيوفي في مجموعتها القصصية "الأكفان...

وإذا كنت مكانهم يومًا ما وعرفت بأنَّني التّالي وبانَّ أيامي أصبحت في الحياة معدودة فماذا سافعل وكيف سأرتّب أولوياتي؟! لماذا إذن لا أرتبها منذ الآن... دماء سبعةٍ من...

"وعندما بدأنا نكبر بدأت أمهاتنا في الرحيل إلى أسفل شواهد القبور..كان آباؤنا يحملون المحفّات المحملةِ بجثثهنَّ وكنّا نسعى بينهم وعيوننا تنهمر منها الدموع...وكان...