Danielle Steel is one of the world’s most popular and highly acclaimed authors, with over ninety international bestselling novels in print and more than 600 million copies of her novels sold. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; and Pure Joy, about the dogs she and her family have loved. 
 
To discover more about Danielle Steel and her books visit her website at www.daniellesteel.com 
 
You can also connect with Danielle on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DanielleSteelOfficial or on Twitter: @daniellesteel

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Marshall is an ex-undercover agent who has just survived the toughest assignment of his career. He settles into a temporary job in the Secret Service, guarding the President. Then a routine day goes wrong, and Marshall flees to Paris. 
 
Ariana knows that as the daughter of an American Ambassador, her safety is always at risk. When one close call puts her in more danger than ever before, Ariana relocates to Paris – but trouble is never far behind. Her safety in Paris will depend on one man: Marshall. 
 
Both plagued by secrets and fear, Marshall and Ariana must trust each other if they are to ever find freedom from their past . . . 
 
Danielle Steel is famous for her inspirational stories about family, love and life. Her novels will be enjoyed by readers of Penny Vincenzi, Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain.

Undercover

A. A. Dhand

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA STEEL DAGGER 2020 
 
If Luther was set in Bradford... 
 
The government is firm, it does not negotiate with terrorists. But Detective Harry Virdee's wife has been taken hostage. He can see only one way out. 
 
'One of the most multi-layered policemen to have appeared in recent years' Mail on Sunday 
 
 
IMMINENT SECURITY ALERT, LEAVE CITY PARK IMMEDIATELY. 
 
DCI Harry Virdee has just enough time to get his son and his mother to safety before the bomb blows. But this is merely a stunt; there is worse to come. 
 
A new and aggressive nationalist group, the Patriots, have hidden a second device under one of the city's mosques. In exchange for the safe release of those at Friday prayers, the Patriots want custody of the leaders of radical Islamist group Almukhtareen - the chosen ones. 
 
The government does not negotiate with terrorists. Even when thousands of lives are at risk. 
 
But Harry's wife is in one of those mosques. Left with no choice, Harry must find the Almukhtareen, to offer the Patriots his own deal. Because sometimes the only way to save lives, is to take them. 
 
'Delves deep into the dark side of Bradford, exploring a city riven by racial tensions.' Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express 
 
'An author to keep an eye on . . . Dhand is a fearless writer' Sunday Times

One Way Out

A dark and addictive thriller

Robert Goddard

‘Is this his best yet?...Full of sinister menace and propulsive pace with twisty plotting’ Lee Child 
 
WHAT REALLY LIES WITHIN? 
 
High on a Cornish cliff sits a vast uninhabited mansion. Uninhabited except for Blake, a young woman of mysterious background, currently acting as housesitter. 
 
The house has a panic room. Cunningly concealed, steel lined, impregnable – and apparently closed from within. Even Blake doesn’t know it’s there. She’s too busy being on the run from life, from a story she thinks she’s escaped. 
 
But her remote existence is going to be threatened when people come looking for the house’s owner, rogue pharma entrepreneur, Jack Harkness. Soon people with questionable motives will be asking Blake the sort of questions she can’t – or won’t - want to answer. 
 
WILL THE PANIC ROOM EVER GIVE UP ITS SECRETS?

Panic Room

Cath Staincliffe

DC Rachel Bailey has dragged herself up from a deprived childhood and joined the Manchester Police. Rachel's boss thinks her new recruit has bags of raw talent but straight-laced DC Janet Scott, her reluctant partner, has her doubts. 
The two go on to become an unstoppable duo, as seen in the hit TV series.

A daughter’s death 
A teenage girl is found brutally murdered in her squalid flat. 
 
A mother’s love 
Her mother is devastated. She gave her child up to the care system, only to lose her again, and is convinced that the low-life boyfriend is to blame. 
 
Two ordinary women, one extraordinary job 
DC Rachel Bailey has dragged herself up from a deprived childhood and joined the Manchester Police. Rachel’s boss thinks her new recruit has bags of raw talent but straight-laced DC Janet Scott, her reluctant partner, has her doubts. 
 
Together Scott and Bailey must hunt a killer, but a life fighting crime can be no life at all...

Dead To Me

Scott & Bailey series 1

Paula Daly

'Fiendishly addictive' GUARDIAN 
 
Your best friend isn’t who you think she is. 
 
You’ve been friends since university, when you became the people you are today. 
 
You don’t see each other enough but when you do it’s as if you’ve never been apart. 
 
She’s one of the family. You would trust her with your life, your children, your husband. 
 
And when your daughter is rushed to hospital, you’re grateful that she’s stepping in at home, looking after things. 
 
But your best friend isn’t who you think she is. You’re about to find out just how wrong you were. 
 
'Deliciously dark and addictive. I defy anyone who starts it not to race through the pages until they reach the final, brilliant twist' Colette McBeth 
 
'Utterly gripping, fast paced, and scarily believable' Lesley Pearse 
 
'Daly writes convincingly of a warped mind, the cracks in family life and the small triggers that send events spiralling out of control' Daily Mail 
 
'Gripping, intriguing and unputdownable. I loved it!' Katie Fforde 
 
'Confident and well-written' Literary Review

Keep Your Friends Close

‘The UK’s answer to Liane Moriarty’ Claire McGowan

The totally addictive, fast-paced psychological thriller

Andy McNab

Tough, resourceful, ruthless - as an SAS trooper Nick Stone was one of the best. Now he's back on the streets, working for British Intelligence as a deniable operator. It's the dirtiest job in a very, very dirty world. 
 
Andy McNab's blistering Nick Stone thrillers are bestsellers whose landscape is so compellingly close to the truth that they had to be vetted by the Ministry of Defence, and could only be published as fiction. . .

Ex-SAS trooper Nick Stone is extremely highly trained. Clever, ruthless and very effective, it is no surprise that he is hired by British Intelligence. On deniable operations - one of the most dangerous lines of work. 
 
Sarah Greenwood is beautiful, intelligent and cunning - and the only woman Stone has ever truly opened up to. But now he has been ordered to hunt her down. 
 
Hotly pursued through the American wilderness, Stone finds himself at the centre of a deadly game of cat and mouse. He must get to the heart of a terrifying conspiracy theory to which only Sarah holds the key. But will he manage to before the tension reaches boiling point?

Crisis Four

(Nick Stone Thriller 2)

Susan Sallis

If you like Maeve Binchy, Fiona Valpy and Rosamunde Pilcher, you'll absolutely love this beautifully emotive and compelling novel of love and loss from The Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING FIVE FARTHINGS! 
"Susan Sallis as always never disappoints." 
"Excellent read" 
 
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WHEN A CHANCE DISCOVERY TEARS YOUR WORLD APART, CAN YOU MAKE A NEW START? 
 
Jess Tavener would have said that her life in a Somerset market town, with her husband Matt and their small daughter Lucy, was happy and settled. The recent death of her beloved father had cast the only shadow on their tranquil domesticity. 
 
But when she returns to work after her bereavement, she finds a sketch, drawn by Matt, of her father, which turns her world upside down and she begins to realize that her family and friends have secrets which, as they are gradually revealed, affect the foundations of all their lives. 
 
Can she work through the heartbreak and loss to reach out to a new, and different, kind of happiness?

Five Farthings

A wonderful, heart-warming and utterly involving novel set in the West Country from bestselling author Susan Sallis

R D Wingfield

Crumpled, slapdash and foul-mouthed as ever, Detective Inspector Jack Frost struggles to cope with inadequate back-up and never enough time; the unsolved crimes pile up and the vicious killings go on. Frost must cut corners and take risks as he staggers from crisis to crisis, rapists to murderers, missing bodies to discovered body parts; will he be able to keep Denton safe?

‘A funny, frantic, utterly refreshing brew’ – Sunday Telegraph 
 
Detective Inspector Jack Frost, officially on duty, is nevertheless determined to sneak off to a colleague's leaving party. But first the corpse of a well-known local junkie is found blocking the drain of a Denton public lavatory - and then the daughter of a wealthy businessman is reported missing. 
 
And now a wave of crime threatens to submerge sleepy Denton. 
 
A robbery occurs at the town's notorious strip joint, the pampered son of a local MP is suspected of a hit-and-run offence and, to top it all, a multiple rapist is on the loose. But the manic Frost manages to assure his superior that all is under control. 
 
Now he has only to convince himself...

A Touch Of Frost

(DI Jack Frost Book 2)

Rebecca Reid

‘Well written, with a plot and characters that haunt you long after you’ve finished.’ Jane Corry, author of My Husband’s Wife 
 
Which is more dangerous, a secret or a lie? 
 
Poppy has a secret. 
 
It was a whirlwind romance. And when Drew, caught up in the moment, suggests that he and Poppy don’t tell each other anything about their past lives, that they live only for the here and now, for the future they are building together, Poppy jumps at the chance for a fresh start. 
 
But it doesn’t take long for Poppy to see that this is a two-way deal. Drew is hiding something from her. And Poppy suddenly has no idea who the man she has married really is, what he is hiding from her or what he might be capable of. 
 
Drew says he has nothing to hide. Drew is lying. 
 
'Rebecca Reid is a master of building tension' Phoebe Morgan, author of The Girl Next Door 
 
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What readers are saying... 
‘Gripped me from the start and I couldn’t put it down’ 
‘Truly original’ 
‘Compulsive reading’ 
‘Captivating’ 
‘Amazing. Five stars’ 
‘I loved every single word’

Truth Hurts

A captivating, breathless read

Liza Marklund

AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH? 
Reporter Annika Bengtzon is working on the story of a devastating crime when she hears that a journalist investigating the same incident has been killed. It appears to be a hit-and-run accident. 
 
A SERIES OF MURDERS 
Several brutal killings follow - all linked by handwritten letters sent to the victims' relatives. When Annika unravels a connection with the story she's writing, she is thrown on to the trail of a deadly psychopath. 
 
THE HUNT IS ON 
Caught in a frenzied spiral of secrets and violence, Annika finds herself and her marriage at breaking point. Will her refusal to stop pursuing the truth eventually destroy her?

Red Wolf

A family man 
The bodies of a man, woman and child are found, lying in pools of blood. The owner of the inn where the bodies are discovered has fled. But he’s not alone – he’s taken his two young sons with him. No one knows what he’s going to do next... 
 
A professional front 
DC Janet Scott has survived a terrifying attack, and is now having second thoughts about her life and steady marriage – but if she acts on her feelings she risks tearing her family apart. Her best friend DC Rachel Bailey is reeling from a love affair that could have killed her – literally. It’s hard to stay focussed. 
 
A united force 
Gill Murray has enough of her own problems without the team falling apart. She knows they must work together if they are to find the desperate man before he makes his final move. But one question haunts her: what will they have to do to stop him?

Bleed Like Me

Scott & Bailey series 2

Innocent? 
 
When Carrie was accused of brutally murdering her husband's lover, she denied it. She denied it when they arrested her, when they put her in front of a jury, and when they sent her to prison. 
 
Now she's three years into a fifteen-year sentence, away from the daughter she loves and the life she had built. And she is still denying that she is to blame. 
 
Guilty? 
 
Tess Gilroy has devoted her life to righting wrongs. Through her job for Innocence UK, a charity which takes on alleged miscarriages of justice, she works tirelessly to uncover the truth. 
 
But when she is asked to take Carrie's case, Tess realises that if she is to help this woman, she must risk uncovering the secrets she has struggled a lifetime to hide . . . 
 
We've all done things we're not proud of.

Clear My Name

a compelling, twisty thriller that you won’t be able to put down

Mari Jungstedt

A violent robbery. A hit-and-run. A brutal murder. 
 
In the stifling heat of an August morning on the beautiful Swedish island of Gotland, terror shatters the calm. 
 
An armed robbery is over in minutes, leaving a little girl on the road, hit by the getaway car. 
 
Desperate to find those responsible, the police track down one of the culprits. But he is dead, brutally murdered at a remote farm. Tattooed on his arm are three initials: his own and two others. The only clues to the identity of his friends. 
 
As the hunt to find the remaining two robbers intensifies, there’s every chance the murderer is on their trail too. Can Detective Superintendent Knutas beat them to it?

The Fourth Victim

Anders Knutas series 9

If you like Maeve Binchy, Fiona Valpy and Rosamunde Pilcher, you'll absolutely love this beautifully emotive and compelling novel of love and loss from the Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING LEARNING TO DANCE! 
"The book to lose yourself in!!" - 5 STARS 
"Excellent" - 5 STARS 
"I've read every one of Susan Sallis books this one didn't disappoint" - 5 STARS 
"The author makes the characters spring to life in your mind. An excellent read..." - 5 STARS 
 
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IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO TAKE WING AND FLY... 
 
When her husband, Jack, unexpectedly leaves her, Judith suddenly realises she is all alone in the world: her two sons are in Australia, and both her mother and her best friend Naomi have recently died. 
 
Deciding to embark on a journey to Exmoor to meet the famous artist Robert Haussman, with an oddly assorted group of fellow-enthusiasts, she finds herself prey to all sorts of irrational fears. Chief amongst them is the increasing conviction that Jack is dead. Why did he leave her? Where has he gone? And why does Robert Haussman exert such a strange influence on her? 
 
Will she find the answers she craves and the strength she needs to move forward?

Learning to Dance

A perfectly heart-warming and uplifting novel of life and love from bestselling author Susan Sallis

Annika Bengtzon has spent her career telling stories that need to be heard. 
 
As a journalist, she’s always been at the front line of criminal reporting, alongside the investigating officers. And now a court case that she’s been reporting on – the savage murder of a homeless man – has begun to attract a lot of attention. With the stakes rising by the day, Annika is once again flung to the heart of a complex case. 
 
But nagging at the back of her mind is her sister’s mysterious absence. After a series of anxious text messages, she’s not heard another word. In the midst of a tense public situation, Annika’s own complicated past looks set to rear its head. 
 
Some voices refuse to be silenced.

The Final Word

Lauren North

What if you left your child alone, and something terrible happened? 
 
Anna James is an anxious mother. So when she has to leave eleven-year-old Harrie home alone one evening, she can't stop worrying about her daughter. But nothing bad ever happens in the sleepy village of Barton St Martin. 
 
Except something goes wrong that night, and Anna returns to find Harrie with bruises she won't explain. The next morning a local businessman is reported missing and the village is sparking with gossip. 
 
Anna is convinced there's a connection and that Harrie is in trouble. 
 
But how can she protect her daughter if she doesn't know where the danger is coming from?

Safe at Home

The gripping, twisty domestic thriller you won’t be able to put down

Natalie Daniels

*NOW A MAJOR THREE-PART ITV1 DRAMA, STARRING EMILY WATSON AND DENISE GOUGH* 
 
'Too Close is a fantastically compelling, brilliantly scripted whydunnit' Guardian 
 
'A gripping psychological thriller with a Killing Eve twist' Radio Times 
 
'Seriously brilliant - quality writing, three dimensional characters and a sharp wit.' Emma Curtis, author of the bestselling One Little Mistake 
 
***** 
 
Connie has woken up in a psychiatric hospital. She's been accused of a terrible crime, but she says she can't remember a thing. 
 
Forensic psychiatrist Dr Emma Robinson is assigned to the case. Her assessment will determine Connie's fate: prison, life in hospital - or freedom. 
 
Emma hopes the high-profile case will make her career but their sessions quickly become a cat-and-mouse game of manipulation and exploitation. 
 
Emma must get close enough to her patient to uncover the truth. But when dealing with someone as potentially dangerous as Connie, how close is too close? 
 
***** 
 
AUTHORS LOVE TOO CLOSE: 
 
'Wonderfully suffocating . . . Natalie Daniels is one to watch!' Phoebe Morgan 
'Subtle, deep and chilling . . . I couldn't put it down.' Rosanna Ley 
'A tremendous, powerful, audacious novel - full of scathing insight ; full of raw, compelling feeling.' William Boyd 
 
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: 
 
'I truly am astounded with this novel' 
'Utterly absorbing, a real page turner' 
'Full of twists and turns, enjoyed from beginning'

Too Close

Now a major three-part ITV drama

Lesley Kara

This time it's different. She's gone too far now. 
She really has. 
Even though she was with her best friend when she died, Lizzie has no memory of the accident itself. And it was an accident. Wasn't it? 
Alice's friends and relatives seem to suspect Lizzie had a part to play in Alice's death, but Lizzie knows that can't be true. She would never have hurt Alice. 
Twelve years later, unpacking boxes in the new home she shares with her fiancé, Lizzie is finally beginning to feel like she can move on with her life. 
But someone has other ideas. 
Twelve years is a long time to wait, when you're planning the perfect revenge . . .

The Dare

The twisty and unputdownable thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rumour

From the bestselling author of The Rumour

Fiona Barton

WHAT IF IT WAS SOMEONE YOU KNEW? 
 
'Utterly engrossing . . . I lived inside this book for two days - and I'm still thinking about it. Superb!' Shari Lapena, bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR 
 
'Intelligent, insightful and compelling. A clever, twisting whodunnit that delivers an emotional punch. I loved it.' C L Taylor 
____________________ 
 
'The police belonged to another world - the world they saw on the television or in the papers. Not theirs.' 
 
When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing on their gap year in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft and frantic with worry. 
 
Journalist Kate Waters always does everything she can to be first to the story, first with the exclusive, first to discover the truth - and this time is no exception. But she can't help but think of her own son, who she hasn't seen in two years, since he left home to go travelling. This time it's personal. 
 
And as the case of the missing girls unfolds, they will all find that even this far away, danger can lie closer to home than you might think . . . 
____________________ 
 
WHAT AUTHORS ARE SAYING: 
 
'Perfectly pitched . . . will have you racing to the denouement.' Cara Hunter, bestselling author of CLOSE TO HOME and IN THE DARK 
 
'A fast-paced whodunnit with heart, characters I feel I know and a deliciously dark twist. Superb writing, often blackly funny, and a scene that made me cry into my pillow.' Gillian McAllister, Sunday Times bestselling author of EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH 
 
'Fiona Barton is perceptive, empathetic and a talented writer' Daily Express 
____________________ 
 
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: 
 
'Really is unputdownable' ***** 
 
'I was gripped from the first page' ***** 
 
'Drew me in right from the start' ***** 
 
'The Suspect blew me away' ***** 
 
'I will be recommending this book to all my friends' ***** 
 
'The best book I have read in ages' ***** 
 
'Enthralling and full of suspense and twists' ***** 
____________________ 
 
Read Fiona Barton's other tantalising thrillers: THE WIDOW and THE CHILD - out now. New for 2022: tense, compelling standout thriller LOCAL GONE MISSING ***Available to pre-order***

The Suspect

The additive and clever must-read crime thriller

ONE MAN 
 
When the beautiful twenty-year-old daughter of a Moldovan businessman goes missing from her university, British Intelligence are unusually interested in her safe return. They will do anything in their power to track her down. 
 
ONE MISSION 
 
Only one man is skilled and ruthless enough for the job - but for the first time in his life, Nick Stone doesn't want to play ball... 
 
ONE HELL OF A READ

Zero Hour

(Nick Stone Thriller 13)

Detective Harry Virdee should be at home with his wife, but he's been suspended from work just as the biggest case of the year lands on what would have been his desk. He can't keep himself away . . . 
 
Luther meets The Wire in this gritty crime series set in Bradford.

'A story as fresh as today’s newspaper headlines — and all the more potent for being so' Mail on Sunday 
 
Answering a routine call on the outskirts of the city, Detective Inspector Harry Virdee finds something he never thought he’d have to face – the cold body of his beloved niece. 
 
He’s immediately banned from working the case, but there’s no way Harry can walk away while the monster who killed his flesh and blood is still walking the streets. But before he can find the killer, he must tell his brother, Ron, the terrible news. 
 
Impulsive, dangerous and frighteningly well connected, Ron will act first and think later. Harry may have a murderer to find but if he isn't careful, he may also have a murder to prevent.

Girl Zero

Sean Black

Adult movie actress, Raven Lane, is one of the most lusted after women in America, with millions of fans to prove it. But when a headless corpse turns up in the trunk of her car, she realises that fame carries a terrible price. 
 
Fearing for her life, and with the LAPD seemingly unable to protect her, Raven turns to elite bodyguard, Ryan Lock for help. Lock stops bad things happening to good people, but can he stop the tidal wave of violence now threatening the city of Los Angeles as Raven's predator targets - and kills - those closest to her? 
 
As events spiral out of control, Lock is drawn into a dangerous world where money rules, where sex is a commodity to be bought and sold, and where no one can be trusted, least of all his beautiful new client. But what he cannot know is the terrifying price he's about to pay - just for getting involved...

Gridlock

The price of fame . . . is DEATH 
 
When Jenny is spotted by a high-profile modelling agency, she goes from ordinary schoolgirl to celebrity overnight. Suddenly her life is a whirlwind of parties and glamour. 
 
Agnes used to be a model too – but now she lies in a hospital bed, slowly being destroyed by an eating disorder. Her father sits by her day after day, praying that his only remaining daughter survives. 
 
An attempted murder during a lavish photoshoot means that Jenny’s and Agnes’s lives will soon intersect in the most terrifying of ways . . . Because someone is watching them. Someone with a plan. 
 
Can Detective Anders Knutas figure out who it is in time to stop a terrible justice being served?

The Dangerous Game

Anders Knutas series 8

A community on the brink. 
 
An abandoned chapel burns. In this part of Manchester, destruction is not unusual. But this time, the body of a man lies inside. 
 
And it’s down to Scott and Bailey to save them all... 
 
Detective Constable Rachel Bailey is struggling to come to terms with huge change, just as her partner, DC Janet Scott grapples with a horrifying tragedy. But they must put aside their own troubles if they are to solve this murder investigation. Especially when a second building goes up in flames…

Ruthless

The basis for DEEP WATER, now a major ITV TV series, starring Anna Friel. 
 
If you slept with a stranger for money, who'd really end up paying? 
 
'A page-turning thriller with heart' Renée Knight, author of Disclaimer 
 
We all think we know who we are. 
 
What we’re capable of. 
 
Roz is a single mother, a physiotherapist, a sister, a friend. She’s also desperate. 
 
Her business has gone under, she’s crippled by debt and she’s just had to explain to her son why someone’s taken all their furniture away. 
 
But now a stranger has made her an offer. For one night with her, he’ll pay enough to bring her back from the edge. 
 
Roz has a choice to make. 
 
'A big-hearted, empathetic novel about ordinary lives and the tremors that can rock them' Guardian

The Mistake I Made

the basis for the TV series DEEP WATER

a totally addictive psychological thriller with characters you’ll believe in

A violent robbery has killed an entire family on the Costa Del Sol. 
 
 Annika Bengtzon is assigned to cover the story for the Evening Post. But when she arrives in Spain she discovers there was a third child – a teenage daughter – who is unaccounted for. 
 
 Annika makes it her mission to find the missing girl. But as she delves into the mystery she becomes embroiled in a far darker side of Spanish life than she’d envisioned, as she begins to piece together a terrifying story of violence, abuse and murder.

The Long Shadow

The basis for DEEP WATER, now a major ITV TV series, starring Anna Friel. 
 
'One of the most hypnotically gripping books I've read in a long, long time.' TESS GERRITSEN 
 
Your friend's child is missing. It's your fault. 
 
No family is perfect. 
 
A husband, three children and a full-time job, so many plates to keep spinning. 
 
No wonder you forgot you were supposed to be looking after your friend's daughter. 
 
But no one has seen her since yesterday. 
 
And she's not the first to go missing from your small town. 
 
So who's hiding something? 
 
'She writes with a singular voice and a passion that roars off the page . . . With a sharp, double-twist ending it announces Daly as a potential star' Daily Mail 
 
'Fiendishly addictive' Guardian 
 
'Riveting! Daly plunges straight into the heart of every parent's worst nightmare with page-turning results' Lisa Gardner 
 
'The sort of book that causes you to lose half a day without even noticing' Elizabeth Haynes, author of Into the Darkest Corner

Just What Kind of Mother Are You?

The gripping and addictive thriller

What value can be put on a human mind? 
 
How Joe Roberts does what he does is a mystery. He has a brain that seems able to outperform a computer. To a games company like Venstrom that promises big profits if his abilities can be properly exploited. So they send Nicole Nevinson to track him down and make him an offer too good to refuse. 
 
But Venstrom aren’t the only people interested in Joe. His current boss, a shady businessman, is already making serious money out of Joe’s talents and isn’t going to let him go without a fight. And then there are other forces, with still darker intentions, who have their own plans for him. 
 
Almost before she knows it, Nicole’s crossed an invisible line into a world where the game being played has rules she doesn’t understand and where no-one can help her win. 
 
But win she must. Because the battle now isn’t just for Joe’s mind, it’s for Nicole’s life.

One False Move

'A gripping psychological thriller that pulls the reader through the story at a terrific pace, not giving them a moment to draw breath' Nikki Smith, author of All in Her Head 
 
Jenna is a wife, a mother, a doctor. She's also the victim of a stalker. 
 
Every time she leaves her house, she sees him. Disturbing gifts are left at her door. Cruel emails are sent to her colleagues. She has no idea who this man is but she feels powerless against him. 
 
Until the day he is brought into her hospital after a serious accident, and Jenna is given the chance to find out once and for all why this man is tormenting her. Now, the power is all hers. 
 
But how many lines is she willing to cross to take back control of her life? 
 
***** 
 
'I absolutely adored this disturbingly twisty tale of stalking, obsession and control' Emma Curtis, author of The Night You Left' 
 
A really gripping rollercoaster of a read - I absolutely loved it, and read it in one sitting' Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me 
 
'Lauren North really knows how to reel you in. Absolutely brilliant' Lesley Kara, author of The Rumour 
 
***** 
 
READERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF ONE STEP BEHIND: 
 
'Wow oh wow! There is nothing negative I can say about this book' 
'Twisty and compelling . . . One Step Behind is actually one step forward in psychological thrillers' 
'So many twists and turns and OMG moments!' 
'A thrilling read that will leave you breathless' 
'Lauren North is really developing into a must-read author for me' 
'This book is deserving of more than five stars'

One Step Behind

The twisty and compelling thriller that will leave you breathless

Six months after the sudden death of her husband, Leonora Galloway sets out on a trip to France with her daughter Penelope. At last the time has come when secrets can be shared and explanations begin... Leonora takes her daughter to the battlefields of WW1, where her father is commemorated on the Thiepval Monument. But the date of his death is surprising, and reveals that Captain John Hallows cannot possibly have been Leonora's real father. 
 
This is only the start of a series of revelations that span three generations of a distinguished aristocratic family who are not what they seem. Penelope must piece together a tale of war, of loss, of greed, deception and vice - and the perpetrator of a murder left unsolved for more than half a century...

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