Extracts
Extract: Triple Cross by James Patterson
14 November 2022
Detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are chasing a brilliant murderer called 'The Family Man' in the 30th instalment of the bestselling Alex Cross series.
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SUZANNE LIU LIVED FOR days like this, days when her world seemed
like a great game and the sweet smell of opportunity and cash
hung in the air like...
Extract: JR27: No Plan B by Lee & Andrew Child
14 November 2022
Gerrardsville, Colorado. One tragic event. Two witnesses. Two conflicting accounts. One witness sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus – clearly suicide. The other witness is Jack Reacher. And he sees what really happened – a man in grey hoodie and jeans, swift and silent as a shadow, pushed the victim to her death, before...
Extract: Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North by Rachel Joyce
14 November 2022
Ten years ago, Harold Fry set off on his epic journey on foot to save a friend. But the story doesn't end there. Now his wife, Maureen, has her own pilgrimage to make.
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Winter Journey
It was too early for birdsong. Harold lay beside her, his hands neat
on his chest, looking so peaceful she wondered where he...
Extract: Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
11 November 2022
Rich with empathy and emotion, Lucy by the Sea vividly captures the fear and struggles that come with isolation, as well as the hope, peace, and possibilities that those long, quiet days can inspire. At the heart of this story are the deep human connections that unite us even when we’re apart—the pain of a beloved daughter’s...
Extract: The Profiler Diaries by Gérard Labuschagne
03 August 2022
In this gripping account, the former South African Police Service head profiler recalls one of some 110 murders and countless other bizarre crimes he analysed during his fourteen-and-a-half-year career. An expert on serial murder and rape cases, here, Labuschagne walks the reader through the senseless murder of Thembinkosi Cebekhulu by an...
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