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The Sunday Times Bestseller. The President of the United States is preparing for re-election when her husband, former football star Cole Wright, is accused of murder. As the First Gentleman goes on trial, the case threatens both the presidency and the couple's public life. Two investigative journalists begin examining the evidence, determined to discover whether Wright is guilty or whether something more complicated lies behind the accusation. Their investigation draws them into a dangerous world of political intrigue, hidden motives and competing interests as they try to uncover the truth.

Hays Baker is a highly successful operative for the Agency of Change and belongs to a privileged group known as the Elites, whose extraordinary abilities place them above ordinary humans. After becoming a national hero, Hays makes a discovery that overturns everything he believes about himself and the society he serves. Suddenly hunted by the people he once worked alongside, he is forced to become a fugitive. As he searches for the truth, Hays finds himself fighting not only for his own survival but for the future of humanity itself.

Kristin Burns is a young photographer trying to build a career in New York while working as a nanny for a wealthy family. Her photographs are attracting interest from a Manhattan gallery, but her life becomes increasingly unsettling as disturbing dreams and strange events begin to intrude on her everyday world. Kristin struggles to understand what is real and what may exist only in her mind. As the warnings around her become harder to ignore, she searches for the truth and discovers that the people she cares about may also be in danger.

The Number One Bestseller. Eight years ago, Secret Service agent Sean King lost his career when presidential candidate Clyde Ritter was assassinated while under his protection. Now another agent, Michelle Maxwell, faces disaster when the presidential candidate she is guarding is abducted. As Michelle searches for answers, the similarities between the two cases bring her together with King. Their investigation begins to uncover connections between events separated by years, drawing them into a dangerous mystery in which understanding what happened in the past may be the only way to prevent further violence.

Defence lawyer Mickey Haller works from the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car, travelling between courthouses across Los Angeles and representing a wide range of clients. When he is hired to defend Louis Roulet, a wealthy young man accused of attacking a woman, the case initially appears to offer Haller an unusually straightforward opportunity. As he investigates, however, he begins to suspect that the evidence may connect Roulet to an earlier case with serious consequences. What seemed like an easy defence develops into a dangerous struggle in which Haller must uncover the truth while protecting both himself and the people around him.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Stilwell has been reassigned to Catalina Island after trouble with the department leaves him working far from the mainland. When a woman's body is discovered in the harbour, Stilwell becomes determined to investigate, despite questions of protocol and jurisdiction. His search for answers draws him into the secrets and tensions beneath the island's peaceful appearance. As the investigation develops, Stilwell must follow the evidence while dealing with colleagues who would rather he stayed within the boundaries of his new assignment.

The Sunday Times Bestseller. Marisa believes she has found everything she wants with Jake: a secure relationship, a new home and the possibility of starting a family. Taking in a lodger seems like a sensible way to help with their finances, but Kate's arrival quickly unsettles Marisa. Kate appears increasingly interested in Jake and asks persistent questions about the baby Marisa hopes to have. As months of fertility treatment place pressure on the relationship, Marisa becomes convinced that Kate's behaviour is more than simple curiosity. Her determination to discover what their lodger really wants begins to expose secrets within the household and threatens the future Marisa has worked so hard to create.

The Number 1 Bestseller. On a freezing December night in New York, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are called to investigate a disturbing series of murders linked by an unusual calling card: moon-faced clocks left at the scenes. The evidence points towards a meticulous killer known as the Watchmaker, whose fascination with time appears central to his crimes. As Rhyme and his team race to identify his next target, Sachs is also leading a separate homicide investigation of her own. The two cases place growing pressure on the investigators as new evidence, unexpected connections and misleading clues make the Watchmaker an increasingly difficult adversary to understand.

The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller. Yorkshire, 1979. Twelve-year-old Miv is frightened by the disappearances and murders of young women in the area and by the possibility that her father may move the family away. Determined not to leave her home or her best friend Sharon, Miv decides that perhaps she can help solve what is happening. Together, the two girls begin compiling a list of suspicious people and unusual things in their neighbourhood and start investigating them for themselves. Their search gradually reveals secrets involving neighbours, friends and their own families, while Miv begins to realise that some of the mysteries closest to her may have little to do with the case she originally set out to solve.

Investigative journalist Rhoda Gradwyn travels to Cheverell Manor, a private clinic in Dorset, to have a facial scar removed. Soon after the operation, she is found murdered in her room. Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team are called in to investigate, turning their attention to the people living and working at the isolated manor. As they examine Rhoda's past and the relationships surrounding the clinic, secrets and old connections begin to emerge. Dalgliesh must determine who had a reason to kill her and whether the answer lies within the manor or reaches further into the past.

Detective Izzy Jaynes receives a disturbing warning from someone threatening to kill thirteen innocent people and one guilty person as an act of revenge. Realising the threat is serious, she turns to her friend Holly Gibney for help. Meanwhile, outspoken activist Kate McKay is beginning a lecture tour when someone starts targeting her appearances and Holly is hired as her bodyguard. As both threats become increasingly dangerous, Holly is drawn into two investigations that gradually move towards each other, forcing her to confront determined adversaries before more people are placed in danger.

The Sunday Times Bestseller. Millie is desperate for a fresh start when she accepts a live-in job with the wealthy Winchester family. Her work includes cleaning their large home, collecting their daughter from school and preparing meals, while she sleeps alone in a small attic bedroom. At first the position appears to offer the stability she needs, but Nina Winchester's increasingly strange behaviour and the tensions within the family soon make Millie uneasy. Nina creates messes for her to clean and tells unsettling stories, while her husband Andrew appears trapped in an unhappy home. Millie gradually becomes drawn deeper into the family's private life, but the Winchesters are not the only people in the house keeping secrets.

The Number One Bestseller. The Thursday Murder Club turns its attention to a cold case involving a local television journalist who disappeared a decade earlier, leaving behind no body and few answers. Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim begin following the clues, but Elizabeth soon faces a much more immediate danger when a new enemy gives her a deadly ultimatum. As the old mystery becomes increasingly complicated, the four friends must uncover what really happened to the missing journalist while trying to protect Elizabeth before another murder can take place.

The Million-Copy Bestseller. Elizabeth receives an unexpected letter from an old colleague who has made a dangerous mistake involving stolen diamonds and some very dangerous people. Soon Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron are drawn into another investigation, with a ruthless killer on the loose and millions of pounds' worth of diamonds at stake. As the danger moves closer to home, the Thursday Murder Club must use its members' different skills, experience and contacts to uncover the truth, find the missing diamonds and stay one step ahead of those prepared to kill for them.

The Record-Breaking Number One Bestseller. In a peaceful retirement village, four friends meet every Thursday to examine old unsolved murder cases. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron each bring different experience and skills to their unofficial investigations, treating the club as both a challenge and a way of keeping their minds active. Their hobby suddenly becomes much more serious when a real killing occurs close to home. For the first time, the group finds itself investigating a live case rather than studying evidence from the past. Despite being close to eighty, the four friends prove determined, resourceful and far more capable than many of the people around them expect.

The Iconic Number One Bestseller. When a missing private investigator's body is discovered in an abandoned car, John Rebus finds himself drawn back into a case with connections to an old police investigation. The discovery raises uncomfortable questions about how the original inquiry was handled and whether important evidence was overlooked or deliberately concealed. Meanwhile, Siobhan Clarke is dealing with a separate case involving an allegation against a senior police officer. As the investigations develop, past and present begin to collide, forcing Rebus and Clarke to confront secrets, loyalties and the possibility that people within the police have something to hide.