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The End of the Wasp Season The End of the Wasp Season Denise Mina Winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2012. Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 2011. In this stunning new novel DS Alex Morrow discovers that nothing is sacred, even human life...The End of the Wasp Season is ... Download free opening extract
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The Long Weekend The Long Weekend Veronica Henry The lives, loves and illicit liaisons of the owners and guests in a boutique hotel in Brighton are all revealed in the hilarious 10th novel from Veronica Henry. The author says reading The Long Weekend will be just like having ... Download free opening extract
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Life, Death and Vanilla Slices Life, Death and Vanilla Slices Jenny Eclair July 2012 eBook of the Month. With rave reviews from authors and comedians alike Life, Death and Vanilla Slices from Jenny Eclair, the ultimate Grumpy Old Woman, is a brilliant black comedy. A compelling family drama littered with sharp observations and unflinching ... Download free opening extract
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The Two Week Wait The Two Week Wait Sarah Rayner Powerful and absorbing writing, handling a sensitive subject well. The drive to have a baby can be all-consuming, sometimes destructive but can two strangers brought together by the same wish help each other? It’s a great read but have the ... Download free opening extract
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The Real Katie Lavender The Real Katie Lavender Erica James July 2012 Book of the Month. A lovely warm and witty tale of unexpected inheritance, family, background and life. Katie Lavender gets a request to visit a solicitor where she receives a letter from her deceased mother that literally changes everything ... Download free opening extract
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The Chalk Girl The Chalk Girl Carol O'connell July 2012 Book of the Month. Chilling and unsettling with an intriguing opening chapter we wager will have you hooked. A beautiful but strange red-headed child becomes the centre of a series of nasty crimes stretching back 15 years. It’s a ... Download free opening extract
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The Child Who The Child Who Simon Lelic July 2012 Book of the Month. Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 2012. Longlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2012. An author who is unafraid to tackle contentious subjects has a 12 year old killer as the dramatic centre of The ... Download free opening extract
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Wife 22 Wife 22 Melanie Gideon July 2012 eBook of the Month. A witty and wise story about a woman amidst a midlife crisis who agrees to anonymously participate in a survey about marital happiness, only to experience a reawakening through the power of confession. Satirising our ... Download free opening extract
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The Silent Touch of Shadows The Silent Touch of Shadows Christina Courtenay An intriguingly romantic and supernatural time slip mystery from Award winning historical novelist Christina Courtenay. Could the vivid life like dreams that Melissa Grantham and fellow villager Jake Precy are having be a message from the sprit world - and ... Download free opening extract
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A Half-forgotten Song A Half-forgotten Song Katherine Webb From the author of TV Book Club favourite The Legacy, comes an emotionally powerful story exploring the dark heart of love. Just before WW2 Mitzy Hatcher’s lonely Dorset life is transformed by the arrival of a renowned artist who she ... Download free opening extract