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The Green Mile: The Screenplay by Frank Darabont
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTells the story of John Coffey, a death row inmate who exhibits supernatural powers that make the guards and prisoners around him reexamine their... -
![The Game by Linda Calvey]()
The Game by Linda Calvey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPerfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers and Jessie Keane, this gangland thriller shows how far one woman will go to protect her family's empire.___________She built an empire. Now she needs to protect it.From the dark underbelly of London to the scorching Spanish riviera, Ruby Murphy has built a crime syndicate to be feared.When her husband is murdered in cold blood, she is devastated... -
![The Million Dollar Divorce by R.M. Johnson, Kevin R. Free]()
The Million Dollar Divorce by R.M. Johnson, Kevin R. Free
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRM Johnson, the Essence bestselling author of Dating Games and The Harris Family, delivers an absorbing and provocative new novel about the lowdown schemes and broken dreams that follow a fractured marriage... -
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Fire by John Boyne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn the face of it, Freya lives a gilded existence, dancing solely to her own tune. She has all the trappings of wealth and privilege, a responsible job as a surgeon specialising in skin grafts, a beautiful flat in a sought-after development, and a flash car. But it wasn’t always like this. Hers is a life founded on darkness... -
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![Most Cunning Workmen by Roy Lewis]()
Most Cunning Workmen by Roy Lewis
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYOUR NEW CRIME FICTION OBSESSION STARTS HERE.Are you seeking an enticing new mystery series, filled with first-rate characters, and breathtaking twists and turns?Then meet Arnold Landon, mild-mannered history buff turned amateur sleuth.“The skilful Mr Lewis has made Arnold Landon an unforgettable character.” New York Times____________________Originally published as Most Cunning Workmen... -
![قضية ست الحسن by ميرنا المهدي]()
قضية ست الحسن by ميرنا المهدي
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsتذُبح طالبة بطريقة بشعة وتُترك في سيارتها بميدان التحرير، صحفي شهير يتحول إلى رماد، والعجيب أن النيران لم تمس شيئًا آخر في شقته، ورسالة من مجهول مكتوبة على الحائط ورائه: «الله أكبر»، زوجة منتج شهير تُلقى من شرفتها ليلة رأس السنة، وأخيرًا تسمم 15 من أطفال الشوارع في ظروف غامضة... -
![Noah's Rainy Day by Sandra Brannan]()
Noah's Rainy Day by Sandra Brannan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom birth, Noah Hogarty has lived with severe cerebral palsy. He is nearly blind, unable to speak, and cannot run, walk, or crawl. Yet his mind works just as well as any other twelve-year-old’s—maybe even better. And Noah holds a secret dream: to become a great spy, following in the footsteps of his aunt, Liv “Boots” Bergen... -
![Dust To Dust by Ken McClure]()
Dust To Dust by Ken McClure
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJohn Motram, a cell biologist at Newcastle University firmly believes that Black Death was not caused by bubonic plague but by an unknown virus. He is excited when Oxford University tell him that they have come into possession of information suggesting there might be preserved bodies of victims from the time of Black Death hidden under Dryburgh Abbey... -
![Texas Vigilante: An Ellie Taine Thriller by Bill Crider]()
Texas Vigilante: An Ellie Taine Thriller by Bill Crider
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe powerful sequel to Outrage at Blanco, Edgar & Shamus Award nominee Bill Crider’s startlingly original western crime novel Six months ago, Ellie was a newlywed, working the dry land in 1880s Texas. Then the desperados came. They raped her and killed her husband, leaving her for dead... -
![When Darkness Calls: A dark and twisty serial killer thriller by Mark Griffin]()
When Darkness Calls: A dark and twisty serial killer thriller by Mark Griffin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings'A thrilling new talent' Peter James'Mightily impressive . . . Deviously plotted'Daily Mail 'Utterly compelling' Lesley Kara'As many twists and turns as a rollercoaster!' Amy LloydTHE KILLING STARTS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT . . . Holly Wakefield works as a criminal psychologist specialising in serial killers. She has particular reason to be good at her job - but she keeps that to herself... -
![Close by Martina Cole]()
Close by Martina Cole
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe #1 bestselling novelist in the UK makes her U.S. debut with a hard-hitting story that combines the brutality and deep family ties of The Sopranos with an unparalleled look at the underbelly of London's gang land. Patrick Brodie is on the way up. He is a risk-taker like his alcoholic father, and knows exactly how far he is prepared to go to get what he wants... -
![Atomka by Franck Thilliez]()
Atomka by Franck Thilliez
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA pocos días de Navidad, un suceso de gran envergadura irrumpe en las vidas de Lucie Hennebelle y Franck Sharko, policías de la famosa sección criminal del número 36 del Quai des Orfèvres... -
![The Eighth Day by Mitsuyo Kakuta, Mitsuyo Kakuta]()
The Eighth Day by Mitsuyo Kakuta, Mitsuyo Kakuta
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe year is 1985. Kiwako is an ordinary office worker, in love with a married man, until an unwanted abortion causes her to snap. She kidnaps her lover's six-month-old baby and runs away with her, eventually taking refuge in an all-female religious commune. Here, she attempts to raise the girl... -
![Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence]()
Hearts and Bones by Margaret Lawrence
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe physical and emotional scars of the Revolutionary War are an important part of this tremendous new first mystery -- the most exciting debut since Laurie R. King and The Beekeeper's Apprentice. Like King's Mary Russell, the heroine of Lawrence's book is an unconventional woman, unwilling to be forced into an historical mold... -
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![Djinn by Alain Robbe-Grillet]()
Djinn by Alain Robbe-Grillet
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDjinn is the story of a young man who joins a clandestine organization under the command of an alluring, androgynous American girl named Djinn (or Jean). His search for the meaning of his mission and for possible clues to the identity of the mysterious Djinn, becomes a quest for his own identity in an ever-shifting time-space continuum... -
![The Fictional Man by Al Ewing]()
The Fictional Man by Al Ewing
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHollywood: Niles Golan is writing a remake of a camp-classic spy movie. The studio has plans for a franchise, so rather than hiring an actor, the protagonist will be 'translated' into a cloned human body.It's common practice - Niles' therapist is a Fictional. So is his best friend. So, maybe, is the woman in the bar he can't stop staring at... -
![Seules les bêtes by Colin Niel]()
Seules les bêtes by Colin Niel
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUne femme a disparu. Sa voiture est retrouvée au départ d’un sentier de randonnée qui fait l’ascension vers le plateau où survivent quelques fermes habitées par des hommes seuls. Alors que les gendarmes n’ont aucune piste et que l’hiver impose sa loi, plusieurs personnes se savent pourtant liées à cette disparition... -
![Cook the by Suter Martin]()
Cook the by Suter Martin
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAs the financial crisis tightens its grip on Europe, the gilded world of Zurich's leading restaurant, Chez Huwyler, seems immune to plunging stock markets and collapsing banks. But behind the scenes, Maravan - a Tamil dishwasher, and Andrea - a stunningly beautiful waitress - find themselves out of a job and needing to find another way to survive... -
![The Keepers of Truth by Michael Collins]()
The Keepers of Truth by Michael Collins
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe last of a manufacturing dynasty in a dying industrial town, Bill lives alone in the family mansion and works for the "Truth," the moribund local paper. He yearns to write long philosophical pieces about the American dream gone sour, not the flaccid write-ups of bake-off contests demanded by the "Truth." Then, old man Lawton goes missing, and suspicion fixes on his son, Ronny... -
![Miss Marte by Manuel Jabois]()
Miss Marte by Manuel Jabois
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratings1993. Mai, una chica muy joven con una niña de dos años, llega a un pueblo de costa poniéndolo todo patas arriba. Enseguida hace amigos, conoce a Santi, se enamoran al instante y al cabo de un año celebran una boda que acaba en tragedia, cuando la noche de la fiesta la hija de Mai desaparece misteriosamente.2019... -
![The Place That Didn't Exist by Mark Watson]()
The Place That Didn't Exist by Mark Watson
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJunior creative Tim Callaghan can hardly believe his luck when he's flown out to Dubai to supervise the filming of an advert for an international charity. He is immediately entranced by the city - a futuristic environment unlike anywhere he's ever been before, with an almost uncanny level of customer service. Shimmering and seductive, it seems as though nothing bad could ever happen in Dubai... -
![Mysteriet i Genbrugsen by Anna Grue]()
Mysteriet i Genbrugsen by Anna Grue
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDet har været en række dødsfald blandt de frivillige i en genbrugsbutik i Nykøbing Sjælland. Politiet melder blankt ud, at der er tale om naturlige dødsfald, men dette tror den lokale efterlønner Anne-Maj Mortensen ikke på... -
![A World I Never Made by James LePore]()
A World I Never Made by James LePore
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPat Nolan, an American man, is summoned to Paris to claim the body of his estranged daughter Megan, who has committed suicide. The body, however, is not Megan's and it becomes instantly clear to Pat that Megan staged this, that she is in serious trouble, and that she is calling to him for help... -
![The Complete Frank Miller Batman by Frank Miller, Dennis O'Neil]()
The Complete Frank Miller Batman by Frank Miller, Dennis O'Neil
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Complete Frank Miller Batman contains: Batman Year One, Wanted: Santa Claus Dead Or Alive and The Dark Knight Returns. With a new introduction by Richard Bruning, then DC design director. Batman Year One and The Dark Knight Returns are reprints of their trade paperbacks and not individual issues so they include the introductions to those volumes by Frank Miller and Alan Moore... -
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![Criminal: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips]()
Criminal: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA fantastically-designed and printed book showcasing the Eisner and Harvey Award-Winning crime comics from the creators of Sleeper and Incognito, this oversized, deluxe hardback edition features Criminal books 1 thru 3 - Cowards, Lawless, and The Dead and the Dying... -
![Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev: Ultimate Collection, Book 2 by Brian Michael Bendis]()
Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev: Ultimate Collection, Book 2 by Brian Michael Bendis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev's Eisner award-winning run is collected across three titanic trade paperbacks! In this volume, Matt Murdock is forced to reckon with the problems and legal ramifications that have emerged as a result of his public outing... -
![Daredevil by Frank Miller Klaus Janson by Frank Miller, Marv Wolfman]()
Daredevil by Frank Miller Klaus Janson by Frank Miller, Marv Wolfman
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrank Miller's spellbinding scripts and pulse-pounding pencils herald one of Daredevil's greatest eras, just in time for the Kingpin and Bullseye's efforts to rob the Man Without Fear of everything he holds dear Featuring the first appearances of Elektra, Stick and the Hand The daring discovery that drew Ben Urich into Daredevil's domain of darkness Such forgotten-yet-formidable foes as... -
![The Punisher MAX, Vol. 5: The Slavers by Garth Ennis]()
The Punisher MAX, Vol. 5: The Slavers by Garth Ennis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn a pitch-black Brooklyn night, in a dead-end alley, Frank Castle brutally dispatches a crew of Albanian thugs menacing a young woman. Her name is Viorica, she's from Moldavia, and when she tells Frank her story, that's when the real killing starts!Collects Punisher #25-30... -
![Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?: The Mystery Behind the Agatha Christie Mystery by Pierre Bayard]()
Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?: The Mystery Behind the Agatha Christie Mystery by Pierre Bayard
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA "charming piece of literary detective work" (Booklist) that reexamines Agatha Christie's classic whodunit. Her classic novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd has sparked great debate in the years since its publication in 1926, inspiring cultural critics from Roland Barthes to Umberto Eco to explore its unique construction: a murder mystery in which the murderer appears to be the narrator... -
![Batman (2011-2016) #1 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo]()
Batman (2011-2016) #1 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBe here for the start of a new era for The Dark Knight from writer Scott Snyder (AMERICAN VAMPIRE, BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM) and artist Greg Capullo (Spawn)! A series of brutal killings hints at an ancient conspiracy, and Batman learns that Gotham City is deadlier than he knew...
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