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Conspiracy thrillers don’t come any bigger or better than THE KEY – from the author of the bestselling thriller debut of 2011, SANCTUS: ‘Plenty of action, plenty of intrigue and wonderfully imaginative. The sort of novel to devour in one sitting' Kate Mosse. Hounded. Haunted. Hunted. She...

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...

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 On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… Twelve days, twelve stories. Meet Fat Billy Partridge, possibly the worst...

Eleventh story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season What could be more festive than a trip to see Santa at the local shopping centre? Depends on who’s gunning for...

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...

Ninth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season Kayleigh’s a professional. But lap-dancing has rules. And when someone breaks the...

Eighth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season Brian’s about to discover that life as a drug dealer can have hidden benefits. But he might come to wish he’d never taken advantage of...

Seventh story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season James Kirkhill thinks he has the best job in the world: coaching the girls’ swimming team. But he’s about to get into some very deep...

Sixth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season The maternity ward: the last place you’d associate with criminal activity. Which makes it as good a place as any to carry it...

Fifth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season There is never a good time to look upon the face of a dead loved one. But Mr Unwin has dedicated his life to helping the bereaved. While helping himself at the same...

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...

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...

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...

Encounters is a curated collection of six contemporary short stories set across three continents. The stories reflect disparate adventures in a globalized, rapidly changing world: A young couple discovers the luxurious allure of Monte Carlo’s Grand Casino, a woman from San Francisco reveals an inspirational uncle’s secrets, a Bangkok expatriate lives out a night of excess, and a Russian immigrant navigates her unique New World voyage. Each story shines a different, up-close perspective on a lived moment in a certain place and time.

Muž sedící ve vězení je přesvědčen, že člověk, kterého údajně zavraždil, si plnými doušky užívá života. • Řidičku neúnavně pronásleduje vůz s děsivou osobou za volantem. Mladé umělkyni se podaří největší průlom v kariéře. Neposedná kráska najde dokonalý narozeninový dárek. Uprchlý Iráčan, který figuruje na Husajnově seznamu odsouzenců k smrti, nedobrovolně navštíví svou rodnou zemi. Jak se protagonisté s nastalou situací vypořádají? A co byste na jejich místě dělali vy?

A father no one in his house can hear anymore. A gang member who walks into a church where something is very wrong. A cameraman who exposes a trafficking ring and can't outrun what he saw. Then the collection turns on its author. In the final piece, Tullius counts the cost of a life spent absorbing punishment (football, boxing, MMA) and what it did to the man throwing the punches.

En "Campo de muerte", Poe y Tilly están desayunando, preguntándose cómo pasarán el resto de sus vacaciones, cuando su presencia es solicitada en un aeródromo de Cumbria. Un aeródromo que durante la crisis de la fiebre aftosa de 2001 se conocía como el campo de la muerte... En "¿Por qué no encogen las ovejas?" una pandemia global obliga a Poe y a Tilly a aislarse juntos. Las cosas no salen bien. Discuten y están a punto de pelear cuando Poe encuentra un viejo expediente: un misterio en el que ha estado reflexionando durante años.

An ancient tradition… and a descent into something far older than memory. In The Festival, H. P. Lovecraft delivers a chilling tale of inherited ritual, hidden passageways, and the terrifying pull of the unknown. Returning to his ancestral town during the winter solstice, a lone traveler is...

Vous n'en ferez qu'une bouchée ! Nicolas Beuglet, Christian Blanchard, Pierre Bordage, Patricia Delahaie, R. J. Ellory, Jacques Expert, Jérémy Fel, Nicolas Jaillet, Anouk Langaney, Ian Manook et Cédric Sire : onze auteurs prestigieux, maîtres incontestés du frisson, nous entraînent dans une cinquième exploration sensorielle inédite autour du goût. Autant de nouvelles originales, singulières et terrifiantes à la rencontre de personnages succulemment cruels ; autant d'histoires délicates qui satisferont papilles et méninges les plus affûtés.