Temporary Protected Status, and works at many jobs to
survive. Beautiful, marked by war, Cari catches the eye of
Hans-Peter as he closes in on the treasure. But she has
surprising skills, and her will to survive has been tested before.
their love begin to consume their marriage. When Paul catches
the attention of the police after two women go missing in quick
succession, Rebecca discovers Paul’s elaborate plan to build a
new life without her. She hatches a devastating plan of her own
to get revenge. With the
TV rights snapped up,
this is a bold thriller with
a Shakespearean twist.
In the thriller The Never
Game (l), by Jeffery
Deaver, a killer is
changing the rules, one
murder at a time. You
wake up alone, in the
middle of a forest, miles
from anywhere. Beside
you are five objects — a
lighter, some grease,
picture-frame wire, a
piece of silk, and a bottle
of water. You will need
to use them if you want
to survive. You have
been taken by the
Whispering Man, and
there is no escape. He
makes the rules: nobody
ever gets out alive.
Investigator Colter Shaw
is fighting to stop him.
In the crime novel The
Neighborhood (p), by
Mario Vargas Llosa, a
high-profile
businessman is
blackmailed by a
notorious magazine
editor. While attempting
to deal with the scandal,
the businessman’s wife
seeks comfort secretly in
the arms of the wife of
his best friend. Then the
editor is found
murdered, and the two
couples have no choice
but to descend into the
murkiest depths of
Peruvian society, while the magazine’s staff embark on the
publication’s greatest revelation yet. From the Nobel Laureate
Mario Vargas Llosa comes a thrilling detective story exploring
the seedy underbelly of privileged Peru.
The Woman Inside (p), a much-praised thriller by E G Scott,
moves into paperback. Rebecca had no idea love was possible
before meeting Paul, a man with a past as dark as her own.
Their demons drew them together irresistibly. Twenty years
later, they are drowning as the damage and secrets that ignited
Key: (l) hardback or large paperback (p) small paperback
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