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1) Viral
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Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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When Leah Doyle and her adopted sister Su go on holiday together to Magaluf to celebrate their A-levels, only Leah returns home. Her successful, swotty sister remains abroad, humiliated and afraid: there is an online video of her, drunkenly performing a sex act in a nightclub. And everyone has seen it. Jennifer Doyle, mother of the girls, successful court judge, is furious. How could this have happened? How can she bring justice to these men who took...
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English
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When a newborn baby dies after a routine hospital procedure, there is no doubt about who will be held responsible: the nurse who had been banned from looking after him by his father. What the nurse, her lawyer and the father of the child cannot know is how this death will irrevocably change all of their lives, in ways both expected and not.
Author
Series
Paul Stewart volume 1
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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Description
A story of unexpected circumstance and lesson in making the best of what you have, 'My Italian Bulldozer' is a warm holiday read guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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A story of love, betrayal and obsession, Grebe's 'The Ice Beneath Her' revolves around an investigator and psychological profiler who work to solve the case after a young woman is found beheaded in the home of a prominent businessman. The investigation quickly evolves into a race against time.
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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A beautifully moving tale of loss and reaching out to the ones we love, of one man?s journey to discover what really matters in modern life. Our narrator?s days are numbered. Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat Cabbage for company, he was unprepared for the doctor?s diagnosis that he has only months to live. But before he can set about tackling his bucket list, the Devil appears with a special offer: in exchange for making one...
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Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Robin and Sarah weren't the closest of twins. They weren't even that similar. But they loved each other dearly. Until, in the cruellest of domestic twists, they were taken from one another. Now, in her early 30s, Robin lives alone. Agoraphobic and suffering from panic attacks, she spends her days pacing the rooms of her house. The rest of the time she watches - watches the street, the houses, the neighbours. Until one day, she sees something she shouldn't...
7) Fool me once
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
If your husband was murdered, And you were a witness, How do you explain seeing him on your nanny cam? You thought you trusted him. Now you can't even trust yourself. Dark secrets and a terrifying hunt for the truth lie at the heart of this gripping new thriller. To find the answer, Maya must finally come to terms with deep secrets and deceit in her own past before she can face the unbelievable truth about her husband - and herself.
9) Maestra
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Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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By day, Judith Rashleigh is a put-upon assistant at a London auction house. By night she's a hostess in one of the capital's unsavoury bars. Desperate to make something of herself, Judith knows she has to play the game. She's learned to dress, speak and act in the interests of men. She's learned to be a good girl. But after uncovering a dark secret at the heart of the art world, Judith is fired and her dreams of a better life are torn apart. So she...
10) The memory
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Description
She?ll never forget ? I?ll never forgive. People always notice my daughter, Isobel. How could they not? Incredibly beautiful ... until she speaks. An unsettling, little-girl voice, exactly like a child?s, but from the mouth of a full-grown woman. Izzie might look grown-up, but inside she?s trapped. Caught in the day it happened ? the day that broke her from within. Our family fell apart that day, and we never could pick up the pieces ?.
12) Good samaritans
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Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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One crossed wire, three dead bodies and six bottles of bleach. Seth Beauman can?t sleep. He stays up late, calling strangers from his phonebook, hoping to make a connection, while his wife, Maeve, sleeps upstairs. A crossed wire finds a suicidal Hadley Serf on the phone to Seth, thinking she is talking to The Samaritans. But a seemingly harmless, late-night hobby turns into something more for Seth and for Hadley, and soon their late-night talks are...
13) Gingerbread
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Perdita Lee may appear your average British schoolgirl; Harriet Lee may seem just a working mother trying to penetrate the school social hierarchy; but there are signs that they might not be as normal as they think they are. For one thing, they share a gold-painted, seventh-floor flat with some surprisingly verbal vegetation. And then there?s the gingerbread they make. Londoners may find themselves able to take or leave it, but it?s very popular in...
14) The suspect
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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When two 18-year-old girls go missing on their gap year in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft and frantic with worry. Journalist Kate Waters always does everything she can to be first to the story, first with the exclusive, first to discover the truth - and this time is no exception. But she can't help but think of her own son, who she hasn't seen in two years, since he left home to go travelling....
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English
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When Dorothy and her pet dog, Toto, are swept away from their Kansas home, they find themselves in the magical land of Oz where munchkins live, monkeys fly and Wicked Witches rule. In their quest to return home they meet a cast of characters that have become much loved by families since the story was first published in 1900. Dorothy, played by Lydia West (Years and Years) joins the Tin Woodsman, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion as they follow the yellow...
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Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Set in and around the fictional Scottish town of Levenford and village of Tannochbrae during the inter-war years, the stories found here are heartwarming, funny and touching, full of fascinating characters and unforgettable encounters. Made famous by the much-loved adaptations for radio and television, the classic tales of Dr Finlay, his senior colleague Dr Cameron and their unruffled housekeeper Janet, remain as fresh and entertaining now as they...
17) River of ink
Author
Publisher
Bolinda/Audible audio
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Language
English
Description
All Asanka knows is poetry. From his humble village beginnings in the great island kingdom of Lanka, he has risen to the prestigious position of court poet and now delights in his life of ease: composing romantic verses for love-struck courtiers, enjoying the confidence of his king, and covertly teaching Sarasi, a beautiful and beguiling palace maid, the secrets of his art. But when Kalinga Magha, a ruthless prince with a formidable army, arrives...
Author
Publisher
BBC Digital Audio
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Language
English
Description
John Finnemore?s Souvenir Programme has won a host of awards, including the 2015 BBC Audio Drama Award for ?Best Scripted Comedy with Live Audience?. Written by and starring John Finnemore, this fifth series of the hit show returns with more witty wordplay and laugh-out-loud sketches. These six episodes include an unlikely wager, a troubled bluesman, a rip-roaring adventure on the high seas, a new approach to the News and, well, since you asked him...
19) Red earth
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Language
English
Description
Durban, South Africa, a car is hijacked. Suzanne Fessey fights back and kills one thief but the other, wounded, escapes with her baby onboard. In pursuit of the missing vehicle and baby are helicopter tracker pilot Nia Carras from the air, and Mike Dunn, a nearby wildlife researcher, from the ground. But South Africa's police have bigger problems: a bomb has gone off in Durban, killing the visiting American Ambassador, and chaos has descended on Kwa-Zulu...
Author
Publisher
Bolinda/Macmillan audio
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Growing up the middle child of transatlantic parents, Bella Pollen never quite learnt how to belong. Restlessly criss-crossing the boundaries of family and freedom, safety and danger, home and away, she has sought, but generally failed, to contain an adventurous spirit within the narrow lines of convention - until, finding herself stymied in the in-between, she reluctantly concludes that to move forwards, she must take a good look at her past. Cue...
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