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Turkey, 1999. A devastating earthquake brings Istanbul crumbling to the ground, ripping apart the fragile stability of Sinan's world. His family home becomes a makeshift tent in a camp run by Western missionaries whom he stubbornly distrusts, and he soon finds himself struggling to protect his family's honour and values. As he becomes a helpless witness to his daughter's dangerous infatuation with a young American, Sinan takes a series of drastic decisions with unforeseeable consequences. ...

'Superbly realised. You'll go a long way before you find a better-written thriller this year' THE TIMESBreathtaking . . . filled with twists and turns' JEFFERY DEAVER*Featured on The Times' Best Summer Reading of 2022**Featured on Crimereads' Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2022!*______________A small town. A deadly secret.A race against an invisible killer . . .

**An idyllic California town. A deadly secret. A race against killers hidden in plain sight. . . .“Extraordinary! I can think of no other thriller that portrays its vital themes—all relevant to our times—in such a riveting and up close and personal way.”—Jeffery Deaver, author of The Bone Collector**Rancho Santa Elena in 1987 seems like the ideal Southern California paradise—that is, until a series of strange crimes threatens to unravel the town’s social fabric: wo...

An explosive serial killer thriller perfect for readers of Lee Child, Karin Slaughter and Michael Connolly.Southern California, 1986. Detective Ben Wade has returned to his hometown in search of a quieter life and to try to save his marriage. Suddenly the community, with its peaceful streets and neighbourly concerns, finds itself at the mercy of a serial killer who slips through windows and screen doors at night, shattering illusions of safety.As Ben and fo...

**A novel of psychological suspense about an idyllic community rocked by a serial killer—and a dark secret.“A stellar achievement, a book that unspools like a dark-toned movie in the reader’s mind.”—The Wall Street Journal(One of the Best Mysteries of the Year)**Detective Ben Wade has returned to his hometown of Rancho Santa Elena in search of a quieter life and to try to save his marriage. Suddenly the community, with its peaceful streets and excellent public scho...

Powerful, emotional, and beautifully written, Alan Drew’s stunning first novel brings to life two unforgettable families–one Kurdish, one American–and the sacrifice and love that bind them together.In a small town outside Istanbul,Sinan Basioglu, a devout Muslim, and his wife, Nilüfer, are preparing for their nine-year-old son’s coming-of-age ceremony. Their headstrong fifteen-year-old daughter, İrem, resents the attention her brother, Ismail, receives from their parents. For her, ...

Captivated-Cultivated-Commissioned is a twenty-eight-day journey for the reader. The goal is for the reader to become captivated with who Jesus is, cultivated by what he taught, and commissioned with the mission he gave his followers. This process will take place in three ways. The first is by a weekly study that can be completed with a small group or as an individual, which introduces the theme for that week's devotionals. The second is through daily devotionals that encourage bible study...

Has regret over past denial of God kept you from the purpose he has for your life? The good news is God does not want you to stay sidelined by past mistakes. By comparing the story of Peter's denial to my own, this book shows how one tough conversation with Jesus could be the thing that moves you forward to radically living for him.In this book, readers will be introduced to three things.Possible reasons for denial of God through our words and actionsWhat a ...

**An idyllic California town. A deadly secret. A race against killers hidden in plain sight. . . .“Extraordinary! I can think of no other thriller that portrays its vital themes—all relevant to our times—in such a riveting and up close and personal way.”—Jeffery Deaver, author of The Bone Collector**Rancho Santa Elena in 1987 seems like the ideal Southern California paradise—that is, until a series of strange crimes threatens to unravel the town’s social fabric: wo...

Powerful, emotional, and beautifully written, Alan Drew’s stunning first novel brings to life two unforgettable families–one Kurdish, one American–and the sacrifice and love that bind them together.In a small town outside Istanbul,Sinan Basioglu, a devout Muslim, and his wife, Nilüfer, are preparing for their nine-year-old son’s coming-of-age ceremony. Their headstrong fifteen-year-old daughter, İrem, resents the attention her brother, Ismail, receives from their parents. For her, ...

**A novel of psychological suspense about an idyllic community rocked by a serial killer—and a dark secret.“A stellar achievement, a book that unspools like a dark-toned movie in the reader’s mind.”—The Wall Street Journal(One of the Best Mysteries of the Year)**Detective Ben Wade has returned to his hometown of Rancho Santa Elena in search of a quieter life and to try to save his marriage. Suddenly the community, with its peaceful streets and excellent public scho...

David Drew was a shy English boy living in post-World War II London. Through sport, art, drama, and as a Scouter and assistant youth club leader, he matured into a young man eager for adventure. Due to a Groundhog Day moment, David found himself thrust into a world of dust, heat, snakes and mosquitos as big as helicopter gunships. He found love in Zambia, was washed downstream towards a drop over Victoria Falls, survived two bouts of malaria, charging elephants and baboons, a burning boat ...