When we meet somebody for the first time, we assume they are the person they say they are. Do we ever - and should we ever look more closely?The Man With Green Fingers is set on the colourful island of Cyprus and tells the story of two British expatriates who hide secrets they would murder you over. Interwoven with a surprising love story, this novel is one of four by the same author and is a page-turner you will not want to put down.

How would you cope if you were kidnapped? If, for no reason whatsoever, you were snatched in the middle of the night ? You are not rich, you are not famous, you are not powerful. Furthermore, you know nobody who is. While on holiday in Spain a young English woman is kidnapped. 'Saying Nothing' is an interesting story of how people cope in times of stress as Janie tries to gain freedom and her husband launches a traumatic search for her. Crisply told, this is a tale that will keep your atte...

When you have a child you truly believe that he or she will grow up to be somebody really special, somebody to be proud of.... So how do you cope when it starts to all go horribly wrong ?"A Call From France" is the true story of an English family who re-located to France, and of their daughter, Debbie, who ran away with a French Algerian when she was 17, got pregnant by him and was not seen by her family for four years.Told with enormous wit, this is nonetheless a heart-wre...

When we meet somebody for the first time, we assume they are the person they say they are. Do we ever - and should we ever — look more closely?The Man With Green Fingers is set on the colourful island of Cyprus and tells the story of two British expatriates who hide secrets they would murder you over. Interwoven with a surprising love story, this novel is one of four by the same author and is a page-turner you will not want to put down.

Stella crossed over on to the shaded side of the street. There was nobody about. The early July sun blasted down the Skipos avenue and beat against the whitewashed walls of the houses, their shutters closed against the heat, and that heat ricocheted off back in to the air which was heavy with post-luncheon sleep and thick with the feel and scents of Cypriot summer. Her hand-bag, laden with emergency-repair make-up, felt moderately heavy slung as it was over one shoulder. The elaborate scar...

What would you do if your husband suddenly - and totally inexplicably - abandoned you and your young child at the other end of the earth? Set in the 1960s on the South Pacific Island of New Caledonia, 'French Sand' is one of four novels by Catherine Broughton and is based on an event that occurred while she lived there.Persuaded to find out why her husband left, a young English woman confronts secrets that almost get her killed. A love story with a surprising twist to it, 'French S...

Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many.In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on wealth and birthright but for the overwhelming majority your lot was to fall in with the...

'One of the best dramas - on television or radio - currently on offer' Radio Times'The most brilliant drama' and 'really, really well produced' Dolly AldertonTracks: ChimeraA tower block collapses in London. Hundreds are killed.Except a man standing alone on the roof, who walks out of the rubble unscathed.And things are about to get stranger, because Dr Helen...

A fantastic Maeve Binchy - written specially for the World Book Day Quick Reads promotion.'Her storytelling ability is second to none' SUNDAY EXPRESS'It's little wonder that Maeve Binchy's bewitching stories have become world-beaters' OK MAGAZINE'Maeve Binchy is a master storyteller' NEW YORK TIMESDee loves her children very much, but now they are all grown up, shouldn't they leave home?Rosie moved o...

LAPD Detective Harry Bosch tackles three tough cases that span a legendary career in this never-before-collected trio of stories.In "Christmas Even," the case of a burglar killed in mid-heist leads Bosch to retrace a link to his past. In "Father's Day," Bosch investigates a young boy's seemingly accidental death and confronts his own fears as a father. In "Angle of Investigation," Bosch delves into one of the first homicides he ever worked back as a uniformed rooki...

What if the best morning of your life suddenly turned into your worst nightmare? Sam Case is about to find out. Saving Rachel is the story of what happens when killers force a man to choose between his wife and his mistress...and the one he rejects must die. "If Dean Koontz collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock at the circus, this would be their brain child." –Vintage DM Book Reviews

"And in this quiet moment as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I'm in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he's said, and what he hasn't said, I don't think I have ever been so happy."When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, find...