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Alchemist ( p ) by Peter James . What doesn ’ t kill you makes you stronger ... Monty Bannerman ’ s father is a leading genetic scientist , and Nobel Prize winner , whose company has just been taken over by what will soon be the world ’ s biggest pharmaceutical giant . He had some misgivings about their company ethics - but ultimately , he needs their money , and they need his mind . Then a journalist comes to Monty ’ s door , with a far-fetched story about the pharmaceutical company . She doesn ’ t believe what she ’ s being told for a moment - but within a few short weeks , events are making the apparently fantastic claims look horrifyingly like the truth .
Alchemist leads off this month ’ s Soltalk Hotlist of titles , some entirely new , others moving into small paperback format for the first time or being reissued , sometimes after years out of print . All are due for publication on dates in March , with availability in print this month or in early April . The Hotlist helps readers to budget for and plan book ordering .
Darkness in Granada by Paul S . Bradley . In the fourth book of the Andalusian Mystery Series , four friends continue hunting for the man who had made their school years pure hell . They are running out of time . If they don ’ t find him soon , he will be too old and may die before they can bring him to justice . Their justice . One last concerted effort is all his victims need , whatever it takes . Previously , they had tried to draw him out into the open using his hobbies as bait . In Malaga , Ronda and Velez- Malaga , their schemes were exposed by veteran Detective Inspector Leon Prado and his translators , Phillip and Amanda . But just because three of the four are behind bars , doesn ’ t mean they will stop trying .
By now , the wily detective knows what the victims are up to and is not prepared to wait and see what they do next . He sets out to entrap the evil man using his favourite pursuit and prevent his fourth victim from exacting revenge . For this he needs some help from a famous artist , Pablo Picasso . From the private collection of a reclusive American mistress exiled in Granada City , seven of his muse paintings are to be exhibited in
the magnificent Alhambra Palace . They haven ’ t been seen in public for over thirty years . In this climax of the Andalusian Mystery Series , will these abstract illusions be the powerful magnet Prado hopes for ? The Andalusian Mystery Series , for lovers of Spain by local author , Paul S . Bradley . Inspired by an actual murder , fuelled by vino tinto . www . paulbradley . eu
Dark Horses ( p ) by Susan Mihalic . Fifteen year-old equestrian prodigy Roan Montgomery has only ever known two worlds : inside the riding arena , and out . Both are ruled over by her father , who demands strict obedience in all aspects of her life . However , the warped power dynamic of coach and rider extends far beyond the stables , and Roan ’ s relationship with her father has long been incestuous . A ruthless ambition for the Olympics allows her to compartmentalise this dark aspect of her life , until she meets Will Howard , a boy her age , who brings everything into focus .
If I Can ’ t Have You ( p ) by Charlotte Levin is an allconsuming novel about loneliness , obsession and how far we go for the ones we love . ‘ My name is Constance Little . This is my love story . But this isn ’ t the way it was supposed to end .’ After fleeing Manchester for London , Constance attempts to put past tragedies behind her and make a fresh start . When she embarks on a relationship with the new doctor at the medical ractice where she works , she ’ s convinced she ’ s finally found the love and security she craves . Then he ends it . But if life has taught her anything , it ’ s that if you love someone , you should never let them go . That ’ s why for Constance Little , her obsession is only just beginning ...
Resident ( p ) by David Jackson . Thomas Brogan is a serial killer . With a trail of bodies in his wake and the police hot on his heels , it seems like Thomas has nowhere left to hide . That is until he breaks into an abandoned house at the end of
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