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Hard, fast and real - a solid gold A-grade thriller Lee Child

"When a little boy is found with his neck broken, Lhasa detective Shan Lia leaves her broken past behind and throws herself into the investigation. He is the fifth child to die the same way in as many weeks. But Lia's superiors don't want her looking for a serial killer. They don't want panic and hysteria rolling across the country. They threaten Lia, giving her no choice but to turn her back on bringing the killer to justice. Until another boy is murdered. Then another. Risking her life, Lia pursues the killer. With spies in the monasteries of Tibet and shadowy figures trying to thwart her hunt for justice, Lia faces the edge of the abyss to reveal the Snow Thief - but at what terrifying price?"--Publisher description

"Page-turning action with female sleuth Captain Jay McCaulay - "When Jay McCaulay wakes up, drugged, in a strange hotel room, she knows things can only get worse. She s in Moscow, and she has no idea how she got there.Memory shot to pieces, Jay returns to the UK to find her beloved uncle Duncan missing.Soon Jay is entangled in a web of lies and betrayals that stretches from Newbury Racecourse to Siberia . . ."

The CWA Debut Dagger-winning author "racks up the tension and provides an excellent mystery with many twists and surprises along the way" (Promoting Crime Fiction). Should you trust your best friend with your life? Harry, Lucas and Guy were best friends when they were kids. But then they made a terrible mistake and their friendship shattered, forcing them to cut all ties. Years later, a man's head is discovered in the woods, skinned and with the tongue cut out. The police call on Harry, a psychologist, to help with the case, and when it turns out the victim is his childhood friend Guy, old skeletons begin to surface. Then one of Harry's clients goes missing. Forced into a desperate hunt to save the boy, Harry finds himself closing in on a shocking secret, a secret someone will do anything to keep safe . . . Phenomenal Praise for CJ Carver "A terrific page-turner." --Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Solid gold." --Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author "A gripping thriller, perfect for fans of Lee Child and Mason Cross." --The Guardian "A top-notch thriller writer. Carver is one of the best." --Simon Kernick, #1 international bestselling author "A page-turning thriller." --Mick Herron, CWA Gold Dagger-winning author "Don't expect to sleep, because this is unputdownable." --Frost Magazine

When everything you know turns out to be a lie, who can you trust? Plunged into a conspiracy that will test each of them to their limits, three strangers are brought together in their hunt for the truth, whatever it costs. And as their respective investigations become further and further entwined, it becomes clear that at the centre of this tangled web is a threat more explosive than any of them could have imagined. Spare Me The Truth is the gripping, explosive new thriller from the much-loved crime veteran.

How do you protect your family when you can't remember who's hunting them? A family in England is massacred, the father left holding the shotgun. PC Lucy Davies is convinced he's innocent. A sleeper agent in Moscow requests an urgent meeting with Dan Forrester, referencing their shared past. His amnesia means he has no idea who he can trust. An aging oligarch in Siberia gathers his henchmen to discuss an English accountant. It's Dan's wife. From acclaimed and award-winning author CJ Carver, this is the next gripping international thriller in her brilliant Dan Forrester series.