Bad Debts - format ePub

'When men in police uniforms came to execute me on the roadside, beside dark fields, it was a definite sign that my new life was over.' A regular at the local pub, a mainstay of the footy team, Mac Faraday...

Anne Carson: fifteen, beautiful, wayward. Abducted. Her rich family has closed ranks and summoned Frank Calder, ex-soldier and sacked police hostage negotiator. They want him to deliver the ransom money...

JACK IRISH BOOK THREE: FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BROKEN SHORE.'Another world-class crime novel from Peter Temple' Canberra Times'Peter Temple is an addiction. Read one book and you...

Mickey Franklin was shot dead in his shower on a Saturday evening. Before long, his girlfriend - Sarah Longmore - was in custody. She had a gun and a key, and a witness placed her at the scene. Plus,...

THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE JACK IRISH SERIES, NOW A TV SERIES STARRING GUY PEARCE - FROM THE WORLDWIDE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BROKEN SHORE.'One of the best thriller writers in the world' Sunday ExpressI...

Er komen akelige herinneringen boven bij Jack Irish als hij gebeld wordt door McKillop, een oude klant van hem uit zijn tijd als advocaat. Nu verdient hij de kost als parttime detective en door te gokken....

Jack Irish staat voor een nieuwe, mysterieuze opdracht als detective wanneer hij Robbie Colburne moet opsporen. Maar Jacks eigen problemen zitten hem in de weg: zijn relatie staat op losse schroeven en...

John Anselm heeft het zwaar voor de kiezen. Na vele bewogen jaren als oorlogsjournalist in Beirut, woont hij weer thuis in Duitsland: getraumatiseerd en overspannen. Ook laat zijn geheugen hem steeds...

In ‘Zwart tij’ volg je advocaat en detective Jack Irish in zijn onderzoek om de zoon van Des Connors te traceren. Nadat zoon Gary 60.000 dollar van zijn vader had geleend, was hij plotseling van de aardbodem...

THE SEQUEL TO THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE BROKEN SHORE, AND WINNER OF THE 2010 MILES FRANKLIN AWARD.'This year's best thriller' Sunday Times'A thriller of dazzling richness' Guardian'Temple's award-winning...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING, CWA GOLD DAGGER-WINNING AND NED KELLY AWARD-RECEIVING CRIME POWERHOUSE: read The Broken Shore and become hooked on Peter Temple.'A masterpiece' John Lanchester'Read page...

 Le meilleur ami de Mac Faraday est retrouvé pendu au bout d'une corde. Mais Mac, tranquille forgeron de campagne et figure de la communauté locale, ne croit pas au suicide. Mac n'est peut-être pas non...

Depuis le fiasco de sa dernière affaire, Joe Cashin n'est plus le même homme. Avant, il se déplaçait avec aisance, ses gestes étaient plus sûrs, moins réfléchis. Mais on ne frôle pas la mort sans séquelles,...

The Cold War is long dead but the trade in deceit and lies is still running hot. In Hamburg, John Anselm is hiding from the ghosts he has left behind in foreign war zones. He spends his days working for...

Inspecteur Stephan Villani vindt het lichaam van een dode jonge vrouw met gebroken nek in een glazen badkuip. Ieder spoor van de dader ontbreekt en de huisbaas weigert mee te werken met het onderzoek....

Er komen akelige herinneringen boven bij Jack Irish als hij gebeld wordt door McKillop, een oude klant van hem uit zijn tijd als advocaat. Nu verdient hij de kost als parttime detective en door te gokken....

In ‘Zwart tij’ volg je advocaat en detective Jack Irish in zijn onderzoek om de zoon van Des Connors te traceren. Nadat zoon Gary 60.000 dollar van zijn vader had geleend, was hij plotseling van de aardbodem...

Jack Irish staat voor een nieuwe, mysterieuze opdracht als detective wanneer hij Robbie Colburne moet opsporen. Maar Jacks eigen problemen zitten hem in de weg: zijn relatie staat op losse schroeven en...

Joe Cashin heeft te veel gezien en te veel meegemaakt in zijn drukke baan als rechercheur moordzaken. Nadat hij de dood in de ogen heeft gekeken, is hij verhuisd naar een klein dorp waar hij het rustige...

John Anselm heeft het zwaar voor de kiezen. Na vele bewogen jaren als oorlogsjournalist in Beirut, woont hij weer thuis in Duitsland: getraumatiseerd en overspannen. Ook laat zijn geheugen hem steeds...

Peter Temple held crime writing up to the light and, with his poet's ear and eye, made it his own incomparable thing.Peter Temple started publishing novels late, when he was fifty, but then he got cracking....

THE AWARD-WINNING DEBUT NOVEL, AND FIRST JACK IRISH THRILLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BROKEN SHORE ANDTRUTH.'Put simply, Temple is a master' John Harvey'Great locations, hard-nosed dialogue and a twisting...

Hazel Whitmore has spent a decade building her career, stitch by stitch. Now, her dream is finally coming true: she has a bestseller book, a coveted teaching spot at a prestigious fiber retreat, and recognition...

Professional fixer Katerina Mills is back in the explosive fourth book as the award-winning, crime fiction series continues. It began with a call for help in The Naked Man. Then came The Killing Kind,...

Wish list: pick up my pills from the pharmacy, plan my party, be there when I die…Despite a few harrowing incidents with nervy Bridezillas, Addy Winters' small town party planning business has been murder...

For readers of Elmore Leonard and George Pelecanos, a tense crime novel set in mob-filled Chicago during the 1920s Prohibition It’s 1920 and the start of Prohibition. Circumstances beyond his control...

In a world of lies and danger, the only thing harder than solving the case... is resisting the chemistry between them.Leticia "Leti" Ramirez has always found comfort in numbers. They're safe and reliable--unlike...

A deadly book. A killer on the loose. Two brothers with a knack for trouble.Edward and Nicholas Harlow thought the charity cricket match would be a casual affair—until a bold professional player announces...

From his early days in the 1970s playing piano for Bette Midler in the bathhouses of New York City to his 2025 lifetime residency in Las Vegas, Barry Manilow has put his stamp on the music industry. With...

NIAGARA FALLS POLICE DETECTIVE JACKSON DAVIS IS LIVING A LIE.He has the perfect life: married, two children, a home, a promising career.Underneath, however, he battles self-doubt and guilt over the explosion...

A riveting crime thriller from a New York Times bestselling author.Mathew Sedley returns home to his isolated cottage to find a dollhouse in his hallway. It's a perfect replica of his home – inside and...

“Enormously fun, witty, and warm, Pomona Afton is the heiress-turned-underdog that you’ll definitely be rooting for.”—Kristin Perrin, nationally bestselling author of How to Solve Your own Murder A spoiled...

Revenge, deception, and murder. Can this skilled investigator's sixth sense for crime stop a killer before another body drops? Sean Landers fights to keep grief at bay. Still haunted by the loss of his...

Dax Look, my life isn't simple. But I know what to expect. As head of the Romano family, I've taken us out of the Underworld and into the light.We still kill. We still blackmail. And I'll destroy any...

"A master of the mystery and suspense genre." -Midwest Book ReviewAfter Ardin Wesley's cousin, Suziette, is murdered, her widower, Brett, asks Ardin to help him adopt Suziette's little girl. Trouble is,...

Through the story of the brilliant but conflicted young Raskolnikov and the murder he commits, Fyodor Dostoyevsky explores the theme of redemption through suffering. “Crime and Punishment” put Dostoyevsky...

Written between the years 1917 and 1935, this collection features Lovecraft's trademark fantastical creatures and supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific and cautionary science-fiction themes,...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan...

The most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, Animal Farm is the account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny...

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy. Leblanc's creation, Gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, is everything you would expect from a French aristocrat—witty, charming, brilliant,...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

The first thriller in the Mickey Bolitar series, now airing as an original series on Amazon Prime. Bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix show Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben brings us a shocking...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Let there be spaces in your togetherness,And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.’...

Imagine a life where bullying, belittlement and beatings at home are part of your daily existence, while witnessing your mother's daily abuse as well… One day, at the age of 13, you decide that this ends...

Some letters are never meant to be found… but once read, nothing is ever the same.When Zoya Kostas discovers a cryptic letter hidden inside a book at her quiet seaside bookstore, her world shatters. The...

A Battle for Justice, a Fight for Survival: Four Extraordinary Women Stand Against Corruption in 1968 Miami BeachIn the heart of Miami Beach, 1968—a city teeming with corruption, greed, and political...

Can one man be the answer?In the spring of 490 AD, a relentless tide of invaders crashes over the lands once held by Rome. Those who resist are mercilessly slaughtered, while the unwilling flee to the...