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What goes around comes around on the carousel of time. Every summer four friends gather at Barnes Fair to ride the carousel in memory of Esther, the school friend they lost in a car crash they were all involved in as teenagers.This year, the morning after the fair, one of those friends, Shelley Gregory, is found murdered on that very carousel. DI Garibaldi has questions to ask. Who killed Shelley, and why there? Is her death linked to the tragedy the friends commemorate each year, or do the answers lie closer to home in the quiet Thameside village of Barnes, where Shelley was well known but not always well liked? As Garibaldi pieces together the events of that summer night, he uncovers dark undercurrents beneath Barness genteel surface and begins to see the truth: what goes around comes around when you ride the carousel of time.

"Burn hotter, dangerous girl. Let me taste your fury."A thrilling and incredibly sexy new dark romantasy series from #1 Sunday Times-bestselling author Elizabeth May, perfect for fans of Phantasma, Gild, and Quicksilver.A princess and a war-weary god met in the ashes of a broken city, forging a pact in blood and sacrifice.Now, centuries of fragile peace are on the brink of collapseBryony Devaliant was born to dieagain and again. In Vartena, royal blood is the currency of peace, with every monarch sacrificed and resurrected to appease the gods. But when rebellion stirs, the god-king sends his deadliest weapon to restore order: an immortal assassin known only as the Wolf.Evander has perfected the art of killing over centuriesuntil his latest target becomes the one person he cannot destroy. When forbidden desire burns between the assassin and the sacrificial princess, their connection threatens the fragile boundary between gods and mortals. And when that boundary shatters, empires crumble. Because when gods fall in love with mortals, mortals are always the ones to break.Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and Eros and Psyche, this dark, seductive tale is perfect for fans of Raven Kennedys Plated Prisoner series, with the wit and spice of Callie Harts Quicksilver. Packed with dark fairytale vibes, gothic romance, and tropes like enemies to lovers, forced proximity, death pacts, and villain-gets-the-girl, this is a story where love is as deadly as it is irresistible.Featuring: A dark fairytale atmosphere Enemies-to-lovers Villain gets the girl Beauty and the Beast vibes

When reporter Martha Strangeways is called into investigate the discovery of body parts on a remote railway track, shes drawn into a strange case, as her own past comes back to haunt her The atmospheric, critically acclaimed series continuesMartha Strangeways has settled into a quiet life in Strathbran, after the horrific events that traumatised the village a year earlier: her son, Dougie is at university, her friend Orla will give birth at any minute, and shes becoming ever closer to her ex, Jamie.But all this is turned upside down when her friend at Glasgow CID, DI Derek Summers, calls on her to help with a truly disturbing case: a human ear, with an unusual Celtic earring, has been found next to a railway line in the Highlands.An when the body of a young woman wearing matching jewellery turns up at a landmark church shortly after, the mystery only deepens. Why has she been laid out in such a ritualistic fashion? Does her trek along the little-known Cailleach Way have anything to do with her demise? And who is running the Facebook Group where she posted details of her journey to the shrine of the Bone Mother goddess?As Martha tries to unpick the threads, she soon finds herself entwined with a ghost from her own past, and in conflict with the owner of a company committed to a huge hydro-electric scheme that threatens to destroy the goddesss sacred land.With Halloween approaching, and someone determined to protect the goddess at all costs, can Martha and Summers catch the killer before they strike again and this time much closer to home?

A thrilling and cataclysmic collection of city-smashing titans and the desperate coalitions of humanity clinging to survival in the wreckage, from the New York Times-bestselling and multiple award-winning editors.Featuring bestselling and award-winning authors such as Tananarive Due, Christopher Golden, Seanan McGuire, Scott Sigler and Steve Alten, author of The Meg.An explosive collection of monster terror, featuring 25 original tales of creatures the size of skyscrapers. See cities shattered and worlds ended, as great beasts rise from the deep.Featuring work from: Steve Alten Linda D. Addison Kevin J. Anderson Maurice Broaddus Tananarive Due Luke Dumas Kane Gilmour Maxwell Gold Christopher Golden Henry Herz Jamal Hodge Ai Jiang Alma Katsu Tim Lebbon Jonathan Maberry Seanan McGuire Lee Murray Tobi Ogundiran Cynthia Pelayo Jeremy Robinson Michelle Sagara Scott Sigler Ben Spada Anne Walsh

In 50,000 acres of remote Scottish mountains and moor sits Dorcha Hall: a former hunting lodge nestling amongst ancient forests, on the shores of the enigmatic Black Loch. At night, lights glow from within, smoke curls from its chimneys, and in the forgiving murk of the gloaming, it looks magical. In daylight, its mouldering plasterwork and failing plumbing present a less romantic reality.Dr Ava Dickens has come to Dorcha to visit her godson, Andrew a young man whose parents sudden death has taken him from a quiet life in academia to owning Loch Dorcha. He and his very new wife are convinced the only way to make the estate work is to run the Hall as a hotel. But Ava is a rigorous scientist, her specialty animal behaviour, and she is by no means certain that the evidence is indicative of a successful outcome.When one of the hotel guests is found dead in his bed, having gulped down poisonous insect repellant rather than the whisky sitting next to it, Avas knowledge of the female Culicoides impunctatus aka the Highland midge leads her to doubt that it was an accident. And worse is to come

This house is full of secrets.Soon after inheriting her familys stately home, eccentric artist Fenella Harford discovers a stash of hidden diaries and enlists a young academic, Marva, to confirm their authenticity.Joined by Marvas brilliant but overlooked mentor, Abi, the three women come together to seek the truth, soon realising that secrets at the heart of Harford Hall were darker than they could have imagined.A gripping gothic psychological thriller, Winsome Pinnocks new play The Authenticator is premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2026.

One week to escape High in the mountains, a sudden rockslide traps ten hikers in an abandoned bunker, nicknamed The Ark. Then it starts to flood. One person will be sacrificed There is only one chance of survival - in order for the rest of them to escape, someone must be left behind. But one of them has other plans As they struggle to decide who to abandon, the group is torn apart by a brutal murder. And it wont be the last. Can they unmask the murderer and reach safety before the water rises? Or will The Ark become their tomb?

A richly atmospheric fantasy set across one day, as a ballet troupe of lost souls perform an ancient dance for the faerie realms, knowing they could be snatched away by their audience of faerie princes, imps and sprites at any moment.For fans of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Caraval by Stephanie Garber, Pantomime by Laura Lam and The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee.As dawn breaks on All Souls Day, the lingering mists part to unveil an unending vista of serried gravestones. Between them looms a theatre like a haunted house from a horror film and the sleek iron carapace of a steam train - the Pearl. On board are the cast, orchestra and crew of a travelling ballet company, performing a show called The Apple and the Pearl.Nine o clock in the morning and as he stumbles toward the restaurant car the lighting director, Zach, is introduced to a new recruit, Lara. "Have you ever worked in ballet before?" he asks her and quickly follows up with, "Have you had any contact with the supernatural?"Everyone from the principal ballerina to the first violinist, from the wardrobe mistress to the newest members of the corps de ballet does everything they can to get the show on stage and looking fantastic. But in the world of The Apple and The Pearl these artists also have to contend with the malevolent glamour of an audience of Fae creatures only too eager to snatch them away into the Otherworld.

"NOT ALL OF THIS IS TRUE. But some surely is. Most of it, I hope." When five wealthy trophy hunters descend upon a remote African forest, they overlook the passionate young researcher, Angel Restorick, who has learned to communicate with the chimpanzees she studies. As the hunters close in, Angel must use her unique bond with the chimps to outwit the human predators. From the Cornish village of St Piran to the jungles of Tanzania and back, this gripping tale weaves themes of conservation, connection, and courage against exploitation.

When a self-styled Angel of Death begins granting the dying a final act of mercy on the streets of Newcastle, DCI Jack Parker is forced to confront both a ruthless killer and his own advancing dementia. The gripping third instalment in Trevor Woods addictive, gritty DCI Jack Parker series.__________Killer or saint?Death is stalking the streets of Newcastle. An anonymous killer is offering the terminally ill a dignified escape. Mercy to some. Murder to others.DCI Jack Parker doesnt want the case. He has a secret of his own an early-onset dementia diagnosis hes desperate to conceal. But the signs are becoming impossible to ignore. As his mind begins to betray him, the city faces its own moral reckoning.While politicians debate a contentious new law and the self-styled Angel of Death selects another victim, Jacks world is shaken when the killings are traced to a carers support group one his wife, Helen, has been attending in secret.Yet his deepest fear is also his darkest temptation. Because when his disease becomes unbearable, Jack cant escape one haunting question: could the Angel of Death be the saviour hes been waiting for?_______________Praise for the DCI Jack Parker series:Weaves together an incredibly clever plot with a beautiful, soulful story. An absolutely magnificent bookVictoria DowdSuch a great story, so cleverly written. Taut, tender and full of very human twists. This is the start of something big William ShawOne of the best hooks for a novel Ive seen this year, and artfully executed by a writer at the top of his game. An absolute masterpiece of teasing tension thatll drag you by the scruff of the neck to the very last pageRobert RutherfordA juicy theme for a series of police procedurals . . . exquisiteThe TimesCrime fiction at its very best - the keep-you-guessing story is peopled with characters you cant help caring about. A superb start to this intriguing series Frances QuinnA super-smart and highly original police thriller, written with huge heart Doug JohnstoneTold with Woods signature directness, its serpentine twists keep the reader guessing. It heralds an exciting new series Daily MailWood crafts characters that drip with humour and heart and you will not want to stop reading when you startSun

May 1942. Thousands of American GIs are stationed across eastern England building airfields to bomb Germany. Cambridge is a liberty town - a hot spot for Yanks on leave. DI Eden Brooke is called to the aerodrome five miles east of the city when the remains of an airman, identified by his dog tag, are uncovered as workmen extend the runway. Its clear the victim has been buried for decades. Brooke discovers the base was used to train US pilots in the Great War - a quarter of a century earlier. When another soldiers body turns up just days later, its clear there is a connection . the clues all lead back to a long-lost parish register, and a story of love and revenge which spans two world wars.

Step into the past. Rush headlong at the future. The Age of Calamities is here.Henry VIII wants Anne Boleyn dead, but theres just one small problem - shes alive again by morning, sipping tea at the breakfast table. In the gilded hush of the Winter Palace, the Romanov sisters slip through time and waltz aboard a star-bound spaceship. A woman on the run strikes a sinister bargain with the ghost of Joan of Arc, but can she reclaim her body in time for sunrise?Fiercely inventive and darkly playful, these stories unfold on historys fault lines, where women take their revenge against ill-fated times. With sly wit and piercing poignancy, The Age of Calamities exhumes the past to haunt the present, charting the tragicomic yet hopeful act of living.

Thank you for trusting us with your pleasure!The Dancing Bears strip club is failing. Ten covers on a Saturday night. One booking next week. The new club down the street are packing fifty women a night with their twelve-inch synchronised dicks.When the bosss daughter shows up, she realises theyre gonna need a bigger show.Dave Harriss play Tender tells a steamy, boisterous and tender story about breaking free from masculinitys seductive cage. It is premiered at Soho Theatre in 2026.

A macabre and chilling supernatural gothic horror about a group of teenagers cursed to die on their 18th birthday from the Stoker Award shortlisted author of The Book of the Baku. Perfect for fans of Clay McLeod Chapman, The September House by Carissa Orlando and The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes.Flynn and her friends plan to spend the night in Temple Fall, a mysterious house up on the moors with a strange history, but their planned night of drinking and teenage debauchery twists into a surreal nightmare. Suddenly forced into strange choices and places, the tight-knit group starts to fall apart. And then Jackson falls to his death.In the days that come after, Flynn finds herself trapped, as if she never left the house. Consumed by the lost secrets of her family past, and haunted by the spectre of a Victorian woman, she finds herself losing time and seeing things that arent there.Reeling from the tragedy, Flynn must rebuild her group of friends, and bring them all together to grieve and try to survive on their own. Because while they escaped Temple Fall, the house didnt let them go

El presente volumen es el resultado de varios años de trabajo de la traductora, Cristina Gómez-Baggethun, y reúne cuatro dramas de Henrik Ibsen que complementan los ocho publicados en el primer volumen.En su epoca, sus obras fueron consideradas escandalosas por una sociedad dominada por los valores victorianos, al cuestionar el modelo preponderante de familia y de sociedad. No han perdido vigencia y es uno de los autores no contemporaneos mas representados en la actualidad. Ibsen influyo en otros autores de su tiempo como en los entonces jovenes Strindberg y Chejov.

The new novel by the international bestselling author of Fresh Water for Flowers When Agnes hears from the local police her Aunt Colette has died, she cant believe her ears. Her fathers sister Colette, her Tata, died three years ago and has been resting in peace in the cemetery of Gueugnon. Agnes is called to identify the body: there is no doubt, its Aunt Colette. But then, who rests under the stone engraved with Colettes name? And why did she fake her own death? So begins an investigation back in time, as Agnes pieces together the multitude of stories that lie behind her aunts second death. An intricate, compelling web of stories told with irony, delicacy and depth, Tata will keep readers glued to every page.

The key to her future is trapped in the past...In 1715, the Earl of Nithsdale is sentence to be beheaded for his part in the doomed Jacobite rebellion for Scottish independence.In 1978, Jane Maxwell is plagued with doubts about her engagement. When tragedy leaves her fiance Will near death, Janes guilt makes her determined to save him... somehow.On a desperate and dangerous quest for answers, Jane finds herself trapped in the past. Convinced that saving Nithsdale will also save Will, Jane embarks on a daring plot to rescue the Earl from the Tower of London.Past and present become entwined in a gripping race against time, and both will be changed by one womans determination.

La edición definitiva de la opera prima de Santiago Díaz, por la que obtuvo los premios Morella Negra y Benjamín de Tudela. Ahora, con más de 300.000 ejemplares vendidos en su haber, el autor ha revisado y afilado la novela con la que empezo a sorprender a libreros y lectores.Marta Aguilera es una periodista admirada y odiada a partes iguales, una profesional acostumbrada a nadar entre criminales y que sabe como se consigue una primicia. Nunca se doblega ante nadie, y mucho menos si es un hombre. Pero cuando recibe una noticia inesperada, queda en shock: un tumor de extraña naturaleza quiza termine con su vida antes de que pasen dos meses. Sin embargo, lo que decide es romper con todo y, sin encomendarse a nadie, invertira las semanas que le quedan en impartir justicia. La justicia a la que a veces no llegan las fuerzas del orden.La inspectora Daniela Gutierrez es una policia atribulada. Siente que su carrera esta tocando fondo, tiene serios problemas con el alcohol y la relacion con su hijo esta mas deteriorada que nunca. En el pasado, un atentado terrorista cubrio de sombra su vida. Pero nadie esta mas cerca que ella de atrapar al asesino del Talion. Debera seguir un reguero de sangre que va de Madrid a Malaga y de la Cañada Real al Pais Vasco. El cerco se estrecha sobre el caso mas apasionante que ha tenido, pero mientras la investigacion avanza hay alguien en su vida que corre el riesgo de alejarse para no regresar jamas.La critica ha dicho: Santiago Diaz es, por meritos propios, uno de los reyes de la novela negra en España. Jacobo Buceta, Hoy por Hoy (Cadena SER)Thrillers de los de taquicardia. Juan Carlos Galindo, El PaisUn experto en la alquimia del thriller. Marina Sanmartin, ABC CulturalUn autor que no baja la guardia y ofrece en cada nueva novela un impecable texto en todos los sentidos. Lluis Llort, El Punt AvuiQuedara en la memoria de los amantes del genero negro. Alberto Lardies, Cronica VascaPostula el entretenimiento como objetivo principal, con honestidad y sin complejos. Julio Fuentes, The ObjectiveUno de los escritores mas interesantes de la novela negra española. Nicole Feldmann, Diario de CadizNo pierde dinamismo ni fuelle en ninguna de sus paginas. Ana Rivera, Diari de TarragonaDeja sin aliento. Sergio Garcia, Diario VascoUno de los autores referentes de la novela negra española. Mavi Aldana, Otros acentos (RTVE)

Walking boots? Check. Raincoat? Check. Emotional baggage? Check, check, check.Lydia Williams is used to putting on a smile and saying yes. So, when her friends beg her to join them on a cross-country hiking trip she agrees, even if shed rather be crying into a pint of ice cream post-breakup. And post-job loss. Yeah, its been a week.Shes barely got her boots laced when Ren Hunter rocks up, her ex-best friend shes been desperately avoiding since he broke her heart.Ren knows he made the biggest mistake of his life. Hes ready to grovel, but Lydias walls are higher than any peak theyre about to climb. So after his brother-slash-business partner shoots down his dream, he jumps at the chance for a break and a chance to maybe, finally, win her back.Lydia is determined to keep her heart zipped up tight. But with days spent walking side by side and nights spent just inches apart, old feelings come creeping back, and in the middle of nowhere, they might just find their way back to each other.

A summer of pleasure. A storm on the horizon.Its a hot, beautiful summer in 1905, and Russias elite retreat to the countryside to swim, sip champagne and start affairs.When theyre having this much fun, why care about anything else? But Varvara just cant shake the feeling that their holiday idyll is built on borrowed time.As the party continues, how long can they ignore the storm on the horizon?Nina Raine and Moses Raines new adaptation of Maxim Gorkys razor-sharp portrait of class, privilege and denial is premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2026.