Winner, Earphones Award 2020Five long-missing children are about to be returned.It was summer in the mountains when five small children vanished from their nursery school picnic. The heat was stifling that day, the tinkle of an ice-cream van in the air....Three-and-a-half years later, in the dead of winter, the children are returned to their families...one by one.All except for Ivy - the granddaughter of Homicide Detective Kate Wake...

Two broke young backpackers are grateful to find fruitpicking work at a farm - but something begins seeming strange about the owner and his workers.Gemma and Hayley hitchhike for days to reach the remote Llewellyn Farm. Owner Tate Llewellyn welcomes them with open arms.The weeks go by - a blur of hot days of picking fruit with the other young backpacker workers, parties, campfires and wading beneath waterfalls in the nearby springs....

Senior Detective Kate Wakeland senses dark undercurrents in her beloved small town, Tallman's Valley.She's glimpsed a silent town lying beneath the valley " a place where the streets and landscapes are the same, but where daylight never reaches. But as Kate begins to investigate the silent town, a shocking multiple shooting occurs on the mountain that bookends the valley, Witness Mountain.Kate is forced to suspend all else and focus on the case at hand. How...

A serial arsonist with a burning desire...In a country town, an arsonist is burning homes down. Their signature move is placing an identical model of the house on the front porch before setting the fire. But no one is there to witness this in the silence of each dark winter night.A happy couple is out celebrating their anniversary when they receive a chilling phone call—a recorded children's verse warning them their house is on fire and their children are g...

The PatientBehind the tall gates of her Notting Hill townhouse, Effie Locke seems to have it all, a career to die for and a devoted husband who can't get enough of her. So when a reckless mistake lands her in court-mandated therapy, everyone is shocked to discover her perfect life has cracks, including Effie.Week after week, inside Mark's office, Effie tries to piece together how she got there. There are gaps in her memory and trusting doesn't come easy to h...

Brought to you by Penguin.Fifteen years ago, Chelsea was convicted for the murder of her university roommate, Isabella.Now, she’s being released early, and she just has one thing on her mind – clearing her name.Chelsea has always maintained that she was wrongfully accused. Now’s her chance to prove her innocence, once and for all.But as Chelsea starts digging into the past, new details – and suspects – start coming to light. And the closer C...

Brought to you by Penguin.When Callie rents a beach cottage in Whitstable, she doesn't expect for its owner to be glamorous influencer Vanessa Lowe.Vanessa has it all. A beautiful home, a loyal husband, three perfect children, and a growing number of adoring online fans.Callie has long admired her world from afar. But when Vanessa invites her in, the closer Callie looks, the more she suspects that there's more to Vanessa than meets the eye.S...

Evie is in the grip of a gambling addiction.She's terrified she'll destroy the lives of her husband and two small daughters, especially with her rising debt. She grabs onto a lifeline - the offer of a program that promises to heal addictions and give her a fresh start.Evie and 27 others from around the world travel to a monastery on a tiny Greek island to begin the program. There are six days and six challenges on the path to healing. Ten thousand dollars p...

A decade ago, The Lullaby Man preyed upon young girls in Tallman's Valley. He stole into their lives, whispered in their ears, spoke of love.Abby Wakeland was fourteen then. Now twenty-four, she's found the courage to tell her mother--Senior Detective Kate Wakeland--about what happened.The Lullaby Man was her teacher.What Abby reveals next will lead Kate down dark, twisting tunnels of discoveries that will blow this small town apart.

She was wrongfully convicted. Now she’s free – to clear her name and catch a killer. But will the murderer find her first?Perfect for fans of Heidi Perks and Andrea Mara'Excellent' Literary Review'An exciting and emotional thriller that keeps you guessing...lots of twists, turns and shocks!' 5***** reader review----Fifteen years ago, Chelsea was convicted of...

Annie Edson Taylor's astonishing claim to fame begins with a challenge no one believed could be survived: going over Niagara Falls and living to tell the tale. Set against the history of earlier daredevils and the growing conviction that the Falls were unconquerable, her story blends plainspoken memoir with high-stakes drama, introducing a woman whose announcement was first met with ridicule and disbelief. Taylor's life unfolds as a portrait of hardship and self-reliance. Raised near Aubur...

In Global Trade and Social Issues leading academics and NGO workers offer a much-needed counterweight to the liberal consensus. A critical reflection on the whole project of restructuring world trade, this is essential reading for those working in international political economy, development studies, international relations and environmental studies.