Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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James Sheehan

Jack Tobin is a trial lawyer with a searing-hot reputation in Miami, far removed from his scrappy youth on the streets of New York.But when a young Florida man is railroaded into a murder conviction in the tiny Florida backwater of Bass Creek, Tobin is driven to pay back a debt to his best friend, the boy who once dubbed him 'the Mayor of Lexington Avenue'. 
 
In his efforts to get the death penalty overturned, Tobin moves back to South Florida, where he finds himself up against the small-town legal establishment, where favours are routinely traded at the expense of truth, and where police corruption has become an art form. 
 
'If you like crime novels, legal thrillers and courtroom dramas, you'll love The Mayor of Lexington Avenue, which has all three, plus some nostalgic New York City flashbacks as an added bonus. James Sheehan, a Florida trial attorney, has created Jack Tobin, a Florida trial attorney, and one of the most interesting and complex characters I've come across in a long time. This is a debut novel, but it reads like it was written by a master of the genre.' Nelson DeMille

The Mayor of Lexington Avenue

Monica Ali

What if Princess Diana hadn't died? 
 
Diana's life and marriage were fairy tale and nightmare. Adored by millions, in her personal life she suffered heartbreak and betrayal. Within a life of privilege, she frequently felt trapped and alone. Constrained by protocol and precedent, she refused to follow the rules. 
 
Untold Story takes the life of the world's most famous woman as a point of departure, examining the past and imagining a future. The fictional princess who is the novel's heroine is at breaking point and, believing that the Establishment is plotting her assassination, she makes an irrevocable decision: to stage her own death and begin a new life under an assumed identity. 
 
After a period of intense upheaval, Lydia (as she is known) settles in small town America and establishes a fragile peace. It is threatened by thoughts of what she has lost: not the glamour and glitz of royalty but that which is most precious - her children. She is, at least, safe in the knowledge - having altered her appearance and ten years after her 'death' - that her secret will never be uncovered. 
 
But then a chance encounter with a member of the paparazzi robs her of that certainty. Will he recognize her? Should she flee or remain calm? Is there anyone she can trust and turn to, or will she inevitably be betrayed? 
 
Untold Story is a novel about family and friendship, intrigue and obsession, the meaning of identity, and the peculiar calamity of fame.

Untold Story

James Patterson

‘Has all the characteristics of his work ... pace, action, mystery and cool’ SUNDAY TIMES 
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IN THE BEGINNING, 
THERE WAS MAXIMUM RIDE . . . 
A GIRL. A FIGHTER. A LEADER. 
A SUPERHUMAN WITH A MISSION TO SAVE THE WORLD. 
 
SHE’S GONE TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH 
SEEKING HER DESTINY. 
AND NOW, THE END ISN’T NEAR . . . 
IT’S HERE.

Nevermore: A Maximum Ride Novel

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Gilda O'Neill

This gripping East End saga, set in the 1960s, is perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Donna Douglas. Bestselling author Gilda O'Neill expertly combines page-turning drama with vivid characterisation - the perfect dose of escapism... 
 
Praise for Gilda O'Neill 
'A sharp eye, a warm heart and a gift for storytelling' -- Elizabeth Buchan 
'This novel has everything...a cracking read' -- Martina Cole 
'I just couldn't stop turning the pages' - 5 STARS 
'Great book with great characters - defiantly recommended' - 5 STARS 
'A cracking read' - 5 STARS 
'I couldn't put it down' - 5 STARS 
'A real page turner' - 5 STARS 
 
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NOT ALL RELATIONSHIPS LEAD TO GOOD THINGS - WILL SHE BE ABLE TO FIND HER WAY THROUGH? 
 
What's a nice girl like Lorna Wright doing with an East End bad boy like Richie Clayton? 
 
The world is changing and London is swinging: it's the 1960s. But in the East End the docks are closing and life will never be the same. 
 
Lorna Wright is a nice girl, but Richie Clayton is bad news: a violent thug who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the top of the East End underworld. The more Lorna gets mixed up in his ugly, brutal world, the more she finds herself in trouble too. 
 
There are plenty of people who'd like to see Richie stopped. So when, after a terrible row with Lorna, Richie is found murdered, the finger of accusation points in all sorts of directions...

Getting There

a dramatic saga of how an innocent young girl finds herself entangled in the 1960s East End underworld from bestselling author Gilda O’Neill

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