London, 2004. Frankie didn't always have it easy. Growing up motherless, she was raised by her grandmother, who loved her - and betrayed her. For years, the rift between them seemed irreparable. But when their paths suddenly cross again, Frankie is shocked to realise that her grandmother is slowly losing control of her memory. There is a darkness in her past that won't stay buried - secrets going back to wartime that may have a devastating effect on Frankie's own life....

IS IT TIME TO TAKE A CHANCE ON THE GAME OF TRUE LOVE?From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Just My Luck and Both Of You, this is a brilliantly perceptive novel of the game of love and not looking for Mr Right…Steely-hearted TV producer Cas ruthlessly plays people on a daily basis.She messes with contestants' love lives on the hot new reality show Sex with an Ex, making for explosive viewing. And she shameles...

The first a speculative detective series set in Lisbon.The MurderIn the Gare do Oriente, a body sits, slumped, in a stationary train. A high-profile man appears to have died by throwing himself repeatedly against the glass. But according to witnesses, he may not have done this of his own accord.The CityLisbon 2021. A small percentage of the population are diagnosed as Gifted. Along with the power comes stigma ...

**THE EXPLOSIVE THRILLER FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF DEAD HEAT**The perfect holiday. The perfect crime...When Ali has the chance to stay at a beautiful house in the south of France, she jumps at it.But not everything is as it seems.Surrounded by a group of wealthy friends, Ali blends expertly into the background.She's watching them all.And she isn't the only one interested.

THE SECOND NOVEL FROM PATRICIA MARQUES, FOLLOWING ON FROM THE COLOURS OF DEATHA woman's body is found in a river just outside of Lisbon. Inspectors Isabel Reis and Aleksandr Voronov identify the murder victim as Marta Nunes - a youth centre worker who, like Isabel, classifies as Gifted. Born with special abilities, the Gifted are often looked at with a certain level of suspicion.In the search for her killer, Reis digs into Marta's past. She soon di...

A powerful and affecting look at life in prisonThe men I have worked with and the staff I've worked alongside over the last ten years in prison have taught me strength, compassion, courage, and fundamentally, the need to talk, the need to share and the need to tell these stories. These are the stories of lives lived, lost and taken, behind walls so high we can pretend they hide another world entirely. But at what cost?__________...

What do you do when the wedding of your dreams turns into a nightmare?What do you do when the wedding of your dreams turns into a nightmare?When Lizzie calls off her wedding in the south of France only a week before the big day, not even her closest friends know why. But since the chateau is already paid for, they figure it's the perfect place to take Lizzie's her mind off her suddenly single state.But when the group arrives, the we...

A local woman is found in a children's playground, tied up and burned to death. Her clothes are neatly folded and laid at the base of a nearby tree. Her body, charred and still smoking, is on display for all to see.One town over, another victim is discovered in the scorched remains of a brutal fire, her clothes having been laid out just beyond the reach of the vicious flames.Isabel Reis is called back to her post in the PolÍcia Judiciária hunt the serial killer and extingui...

As I hand my newborn baby to my mother, I see the softness in her face as she gazes down at the tiny, helpless girl in her arms. And I feel my heart shatter as I say the words that will change all our lives… ‘Please, take my baby.’I know she will be better off without me. But as I leave her behind that dark night, I wonder, will I ever see my baby again?Will I have the chance to explain to little Erin why I had to go? Even if I do find the strength to retur...

After a shocking death at a luxurious Italian resort, two very different women must question everything - and everyone - they love in order to untangle truth from liesOne year ago, Leah's feisty twenty-one-year-old niece, Amy, mysteriously drowned near her family-owned luxury resort on the shores of Lake Garda. Now, Leah is returning to Italy for the first time since Amy's death. But what she finds upon her arrival shocks her: her sister, brother-in-law, and surviv...

The brilliant third novel from the acclaimed author of THE COLOURS OF DEATH.During a remote meeting, an official watches from Lisbon as his colleague, Inácio Machado, a Portuguese diplomat based in London's Portuguese embassy, dies of what looks to be a heart attack. When no one comes into the room to Inácio's aid, he tries frantically to contact the embassy to get immediate help. He tries and tries again, but no one picks up the phone and he's forced to call the B...

Don’t miss the captivating new page-turner from Sunday Times bestselling author Susan LewisYou think you’re safe.You think you know your neighbours.But can you ever really know who’s telling the truth?Jeannie Symonds is a force to be reckoned with – an eccentric, award-winning publisher, spending lockdown with her husband in a house near Kesterly-on-Sea. She seems to have it all: a high-flying career, a happy ...