Extracts
Extract: The Last Orphan by Gregg Hurwitz
15 March 2023
A heavily-armed counter-assault team, sedatives strong enough for large animals, a hood, mouthguard and Secret Service Agents asking for selfies. Not your average meeting with the President. But Orphan X is not your average guest. The last survivor of the off-the-books Orphan programme, Evan was trained to do his government's dirty work. Until...
Extract: 23rd Midnight by James Patterson
15 March 2023
Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan Burke behind bars. Now a new killer has recreated Burke's most infamous crimes-and disappeared without a trace. Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan Burke in jail. Reporter Cindy Thomas put Burke on the bestseller list, in her true-crime book about the case. An obsessed fan is studying...
Extract: Unnatural History by Jonathan Kellerman
20 February 2023
When Lieutenant Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware are called to the scene of a brutal murder, it sets off their most complex case yet. The victim had received rave media attention for his latest photography project: images of homeless people living their ‘dreams’. But, some saw this elaborately costumed project as nothing...
Extract: The Other Guest by Heidi Perks
20 February 2023
Laila and her husband arrive for a desperately needed week’s holiday in Greece. As Laila sits by the pool, she finds herself drawn to the other family staying in their resort. Em has no idea who Laila is, or that she has been watching her and her teenage sons and husband so intently. Five days later their worlds will be blown apart by a...
Extract: American Cops by James Patterson
20 February 2023
In this hard-hitting work of non-fiction, real heroes from across the spectrum of US policing tell their unforgettable stories.
JAKE
Jake works in a sheriff’s office in the South.
It’s day one of SWAT training, which is, without a doubt, the single hardest challenge I’ve ever faced.
The sheriff...
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