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Even perfect mothers have secrets...Meet Leah, the perfect wife and mum with a closet full of skeletons - and if the secret gets out, her carefully crafted world could crumble.Then there's Annie, the gangster's moll with a sharp mind. She's not afraid to get her hands dirty, but no one knows the devastating secret haunting her.And lastly, Terry, the king of Glasgow gangland. He's ruthless when it comes to growing his empire, but his weakness is women.As their three stories collide, the lives of each will change forever. Because even perfect women hide dark secrets... Don't they?A gripping ride through the seedy underbelly of Glasgow's criminal world, "The Housewife" is perfect for fans of Kimberly Chambers.Alex Kane is a psychological thriller writer who lives in Glasgow. She is a huge fan of the genre, and she is the bestselling author of "Angels" and "No Looking Back".

Revenge. Betrayal. Murder.In the gritty underbelly of 1980s Glasgow, Scotland, one cop stands tall - even with a fear of heights.Faced with a daunting task, DI Luc Kidston must focus on finding a samurai sword-wielding vigilante while untangling the case of one of his protégés, who's accused of a chilling crime.To solve both problems Kidston will have to take some unorthodox steps, including enlisting the help of a forensic hypnotist and challenging his own colleagues.As the stakes rise, will he be able to push beyond his limits?"The Fear of Falling" is perfect for fans of Neil Lancaster and Ian Rankin.Born and raised in Glasgow, John Harkin's novels draw on his experience as a former police commander and hostage negotiator. His debut novel, "The Fear of Falling", was featured in Bloody Scotland - an annual crime fiction festival.

Amber. As the top performer at Angel Silk gentleman’s club, she’s seen it all, been forced to do things she never wanted to do. She’s tired of this life... but can she escape it?Lizzy. To the women at Angel Silk, she’s the strong queen bee, mother to the girls. But she’s hiding her own dark secrets - and if they come to light, her life could be destroyed.Jade. The newest dancer at Angel Silk, she’s innocent, beautiful... and trapped. She’s in over her head – but does she have the strength to break free?Three women, all under the control of feared gangster, Marcus. To take back their lives, they need to come together. But will he let them go – or will finding freedom mean paying the ultimate price?A completely addictive, gripping and gritty gangland thriller that will have you hooked. If you like Martina Cole, Kimberly Chambers or Jacqui Rose, you will love this nail-biting read.Alex Kane is a writer from Glasgow, specialising in twisty thrillers set in the Scottish criminal underworld.

Being head of a family is what she knows bestA decade ago, Cara Fraser, wife to one of Glasgow’s most notorious gangsters, was left a widow after Kyle Fraser was slain on the city streets.The intervening years haven’t been easy – not least as Kyle’s murder left her to bring up little Ryan and Sean alone.Now, Ryan and Sean are adults, and honouring their father’s memory by rising up to become the top gangsters on the dark streets of Glasgow.Cara’s kept her head down, but has spent the last few years vowing to take vengeance on the crime family who killed her beloved husband and left her children without a father.Glasgow gangland is about to discover that a mother will do anything for her family... even murder.A gritty crime thriller that fans of Kimberley Chambers and Mandasue Heller won’t be able to put down.Alex Kane is a writer from Glasgow, specialising in twisty thrillers set in the Scottish criminal underworld.

One December wedding. One runaway bride. One winter's day to bring everyone together again...Today is the day Caro and Cammy are due to walk up the aisle. But Caro's too caught up in the trauma of her past to contemplate their happy ever after.Stacey's decision to return from L.A. is fuelled by one thing – telling Cammy how she feels before it's too late.Wedding planner, Josie, needs to sort the whole mess out, but she's just been dealt some devastating news. Can she get through the day without spilling her secret?On a chilly winter's day, they have twenty-four hours to prove that love can lead the way to a brighter future...The third in the series, ´The Last Day of Winter´ is perfect for fans of Isabelle Broom, Sarah Morgan and Amanda Prowse.Shari lives in Glasgow and writes a weekly opinion column and Book Club page for a well-known newspaper. She is married to a very laid-back guy and has two athletic teenage sons, who think she's fairly embarrassing, except when they need a lift.

Oonagh O'Neil is back with another gloomy and heart-wrenching investigation.If only someone had listened...When the supposed suicide of famous Scottish football coach Harry Nugent hits the headlines, the tabloids are filled with tributes to a charitable pillar of the community that gave so much back to sport and to those less fortunate.But something isn't right.Normally celebrities are queuing up to claim to have had a very special relationship with the deceased, but investigative journalist Oonagh O'Neil is getting the distinct impression that people are trying to distance themselves from Harry.Oonagh's investigation leads her to uncover a heartbreakingly haunting cover-up that chills her to the core... and places her in mortal danger from those willing to protect their sadistic and dark secrets at any cost...A gritty and gripping thriller, ´The Quiet Ones´ is perfect for fans of Patricia Gibney, Angela Marsons, and Cara Hunter.What people are saying about ´The Quiet Ones´:"Another gripping book by Teresa Talbot. I couldn't put it down. Can't wait for the next one. Brilliant Page Turner." - Patriciasines"If you ever wondered what a page-turner is, get this book. Oonagh is back and on a mission to expose the horrific deeds of the great and good. A gripping tale that will keep you entertained until the last page." - ThomjackTheresa Talbot is a BBC broadcaster and freelance producer. A former radio news editor, she also hosted The Beechgrove Potting Shed on BBC Radio Scotland, but for many, she will be most familiar as the voice of the station's Traffic & Travel.Late 2014 saw the publication of her first book, ´This Is What I Look Like´, a humorous memoir covering everything from working with Andy Williams to rescuing chickens and discovering nuns hidden in gardens. She's much in demand at book festivals, both as an author and as a chairperson.´The Lost Children´ was Theresa's debut crime novel.

Have you ever made a life-changing decision before wondering if you made the right one...?When Liv and Nate walked up the aisle, Liv knew she was marrying the one, her soul mate and her best friend. Six years later, it feels like routine and friendship are all they have left in common. What happened to the fun, the excitement, the lust, the love?In the closing moments of 1999, Liv and Nate decide to go their separate ways, but at the last minute, Liv wavers. Should she stay or should she go? Over the next twenty years, we follow the parallel stories to discover if Liv's life, heart, and future have been better with Nate... Or without him?Perfect for the fans of Jojo Moyes, Lucy Diamond and Marian Keyes.Praise for ´With or Without You´:"´Cold Feet´ meets ´Sliding Doors´. This is one of the best books I've EVER read" - Mandy Baggot, author of ´One Last Greek Summer´."This is the first Shari Low book I have read, but definitely won't be the last. A keeper - to reread again!' - Zara Stonely, bestselling author of ´The Wedding Date´."This was a very entertaining book throughout and one I really enjoyed reading, even the parts that had me in floods of tears" - That Thing She Reads.'I will certainly be recommending this book to everyone who will listen to me! Stunning!' - Stardust Book Reviews.Shari lives in Glasgow and writes a weekly opinion column and Book Club page for a well known newspaper. She is married to a very laid-back guy and has two athletic teenage sons, who think she's fairly embarrassing, except when they need a lift.

This is... Denise.Married to Ray, her first and only love, Denise has never, for one moment, regretted putting the husband she idolised on a pedestal above everyone and everything else. But, after forty years of marriage, he is gone, leaving Denise to discover that their perfect marriage was fatally flawed. Now she faces a future alone. But first, she must face the betrayals of the past.This is... Claire.The estranged daughter of Denise, the woman who put her husband before her children, Claire took the opposite path and devoted her life to raising her family, sacrificing her marriage along the way. With her teenage sons about to flee the nest, she realises she may have left it too late to find her own happily ever after.This is the story of two women, both alone, both cautionary tales of one of motherhood's biggest decisions. Who is more important, your partner or your children? And what happens if you make the wrong choice?Perfect for the fans of Jojo Moyes, Lucy Diamond, and Marian Keyes.Praise for ´This is Me´:"Amazing story that sucks you in slowly and then has you hoping that you won't get to the end any time soon!" - reviewer"Such an emotional book and a look into how you are raised and the love you received or didn't receive affects your adult life." - reviewer

The era of the yummy mummy has finally gone and to celebrate, Shari Low has taken a baby wipe to the glossy veneer of the school of perfect parenting with 'Because Mummy Said So'.This collection of hilarious memories tells the truth about motherhood in all of its sleep-deprived, frazzled glory. No judgement, no impossibly high standards, no perfect day – just real life and a whole lot of chaos that every experienced, new or soon-to-be parent will relate to.Embarrassing mistakes, disastrous summer holidays, childhood milestones, tear-jerking nativity plays, eight bouts of chickenpox and that time when a three-year-old superhero locked himself in a toilet... this is one imperfect mum's tales of the ups, downs and unforgettable moments of parenthood.Shari lives in Glasgow and writes a weekly opinion column and Book Club page for a well known newspaper. She is married to a very laid-back guy and has two athletic teenage sons, who think she's fairly embarrassing, except when they need a lift.

Co zrobić, gdy za drzwiami ekskluzywnego oddziału transplantologii kryją się lekarze prowadzący nieetyczne operacje na małych pacjentach?Siedmioletnia Amanda czekająca na przeszczep nerki trafia do prywatnego szpitala w Glasgow z najnowocześniejszym oddziałem dializ, niestety jej rodzice wnet pożałują, że oddali tam swoją córkę. Czy z pomocą medycznego detektywa, ustalą tajemnicze okoliczności śmierci dzieci i zapobiegną kolejnym zabójstwom? ,,Dawca" to pierwszy z thrillerów o śledztwach dra Dunbara, można go uznać za oddzielną historię lub czytać bez zachowania kolejności serii. Jeśli jesteś miłośnikiem mrocznych historii, których akcja rozgrywa się w szpitalnych murach i chętnie sięgasz po twórczość Robina Cooka, oto lektura w sam raz dla ciebie.Steven Dunbar - seria nagradzanych thrillerów z udziałem Stevena Dunbara, byłego lekarza i członka jednostek specjalnych Inspektoratu Sci-Med. Bohater powieści Kena McClure’a wykorzystuje swoją wiedzę medyczną do wykrywania wykroczeń i przestępstw z dziedziny szeroko pojętej medycyny (przedmiotem jego śledztw są m.in. błędy w sztuce lekarskiej, handel narządami ludzkimi, szczepionki skażone genetycznie). Cykl powieści o doktorze Dunbarze to trzymające w napięciu thrillery, z przewidywaniami medycznymi przerażająco wiarygodnymi dla naukowców.Ken McClure, właśc. Kenneth J. Begg (ur. 1942 r. w Edynburgu) szkocki mikrobiolog, wybitny lekarz i naukowiec, uznawany obecnie za najlepszego brytyjskiego autora tłumaczonych na 25 języków thrillerów medycznych. Pisarz zadebiutował w 1985 r. powieścią Kryptonim ,,Kowadło", kolejne utwory przyniosły mu międzynarodową sławę - krytycy literatury nazywają go szkockim Michaelem Crichtonem i przyrównują do Robina Cooka, mistrza thrillerów medycznych.

Jak wyjaśnić dziwne incydenty ze szczurami, które mają miejsce w pewnym szkockim miasteczku? Steven Dunbar, pracownik Inspektoratu Sci-Med próbuje ustalić, czy sąsiadujące ze sobą farmy w Blackbridge nie mają związku z tajemniczymi zgonami osób kąpiących się w kanale lub pogryzionych przez szczury. Pracy nie ułatwi mu fakt, że miasteczko jest podzielone na zwolenników i przeciwników kontrowersyjnych upraw GMO. Jeden fałszywy ruch i Dunbar sam może stać się ofiarą agresywnych szczurów wywołujących śmiertelne zakażenie. ,,Spisek" to drugi z thrillerów o śledztwach dra Dunbara, można go uznać za oddzielną historię lub czytać bez zachowania kolejności serii. Jeśli lubisz powieści z wątkami przestępstw medycznych i cenisz bohaterów, którzy poszukują prawdy bez względu na konsekwencje, oto lektura idealna dla ciebie.Dr Dunbar – seria nagradzanych thrillerów z udziałem Stevena Dunbara, byłego lekarza i członka jednostek specjalnych Inspektoratu Sci-Med. Bohater powieści Kena McClure’a wykorzystuje swoją wiedzę medyczną do wykrywania wykroczeń i przestępstw z dziedziny szeroko pojętej medycyny (przedmiotem jego śledztw są m.in. błędy w sztuce lekarskiej, handel narządami ludzkimi, szczepionki skażone genetycznie). Cykl powieści o doktorze Dunbarze to trzymające w napięciu thrillery, z przerażająco wiarygodnymi dla naukowców przewidywaniami medycznymi.Ken McClure, właśc. Kenneth J. Begg (ur. 1942 r. w Edynburgu) szkocki mikrobiolog, wybitny lekarz i naukowiec, uznawany obecnie za najlepszego brytyjskiego autora tłumaczonych na 25 języków thrillerów medycznych. Pisarz zadebiutował w 1985 r. powieścią Kryptonim ,,Kowadło", kolejne utwory przyniosły mu międzynarodową sławę - krytycy literatury chętnie nazywają go szkockim Michaelem Crichtonem i przyrównują do Robina Cooka, mistrza thrillerów medycznych.

The Queen of Scottish Gangland Thrillers is back!Donnie Black. Charming, successful... and utterly terrifying, he rules the Glasgow underworld with an iron fist. Nothing - or no one - will stop him and he's not afraid to get his hands dirty to grow his fortune.Layla Black. She's been married to Donnie for twenty years, enjoying the lavish world he has worked hard to create. But behind the perfect image, Layla is crumbling, numbing her pain with alcohol. But Layla doesn't know the secrets Donnie keeps - and the truth will send her spiralling.Louise Bellshaw. She's young, beautiful and innocent. She's charmed by Donnie's sweet words and believes she's found true love. But Louise doesn't know her dream man has plans that will turn her life into a nightmare.As the three collide, no one can predict how family ties will turn to bloodshed. Because you'll do anything for the ones you love, won't you?A dark, twisty and totally gripping thriller set in the heart of Glasgow gangland - fans of Mandasue Heller and Kimberley Chambers won't be able to put this down.Alex Kane is a psychological thriller writer who lives in Glasgow. She is a huge fan of the genre, with her favourite authors in the genre being Lisa Hall, BA Paris and Sarah Stovell. If she is not writing, she can be found playing with her cat, reading, or drinking tea and/or gin (sometimes all of the above).She is the bestselling author of "Angels" and "No Looking Back".

„Herzlich willkommen, meine Damen und Herren, Sie nehmen teil an einem Banküberfall!" Eine Gruppe Gangster in Clownskostümen dringt bewaffnet in eine Glasgower Bankfiliale ein. Doch die schwarzhumorigen Ganoven sind nicht nur auf fette Beute aus, sondern bieten ihren Geiseln auch eine waschechte Show – Theatervorführung inklusive. Polizistin Angelique de Xavia soll dem skurrilen Spektakel ein Ende bereiten – und trifft dabei auf Zal, den Anführer der Verbrecherbande. Obwohl beide auf verschiedenen Seiten kämpfen, entspinnt sich eine Romanze zwischen ihnen. Diese ist jedoch ein Spiel mit dem Feuer, denn der Bankraub ist noch nicht Zals letzter Streich...Christopher Brookmyre wurde 1968 in Glasgow, Schottland geboren. An der dortigen Universität studierte er die Fächer Englische Literatur und Theaterwissenschaften und arbeitete anschließend als Journalist. 1996 begann mit der Veröffentlichung seines ersten Romans „Quite Ugly One Morning" Brookmyres Karriere als Bestsellerautor. Sein Markenzeichen sind Thriller und Krimis mit bissigem und schwarzem Humor. Gemeinsam mit seiner Familie lebt Christopher Brookmyre in der Nähe von Glasgow.

Calum McLean ist ein junger Einzelgänger, der seinen Beruf perfekt beherrscht. Das weiß jeder in Glasgow. Wer ihn engagiert, hat den Tod eines Menschen im Sinn. Der Auftrag, den kleinkriminellen Drogendealer Lewis Winter zu beseitigen, bedeutet für Calum zunächst nur einen weiteren Job. Kein Grund, besonders nervös zu sein, aber auch kein Anlass, unvorsichtig zu werden. Alles sieht nach einer Routinearbeit aus. Doch ganz so glatt läuft es dieses Mal nicht ...Malcolm Mackay stammt aus Stornoway in Schottland. Er kennt Glasgow gut. Sein erster Roman wurde für den »New Blood Dagger« nominiert. Auch die beiden weiteren Thriller seiner ›Glasgow-Trilogie‹ sind bereits Bestseller in Großbritannien. Mackay wurde mit dem »Scottish Crime Book of the Year Award« ausgezeichnet und wird von der Presse als die wichtigste neue Krimistimme Schottlands gefeiert.

Nuori merimies seisoo Glasgown satamassa ja katselee sumua, joka poistuu harvoin kaupungin ylta. Han pohtii syita, miksi alun perin lahti merille. Missa ovat ne rikkaudet, joita han lahti hakemaan? Taskut ovat tyhjat, silla rahat ovat kuluneet tupakkaan, viinaan ja naisiin. Yllattaen han huomaa merihataan joutuneen purren ja paattaa lahtea apuun.Elavasti kerrotuissa "e;Merimiehen matkamuistelmissa"e; kay selvaksi, ettei merimies valttamatta rikastu rahallisesti - vaan ikimuistoisten kokemusten kautta."e;Me kiirehdimme kannelle. Huh, miten oli kauhea ilma! Niin pimea, ett'ei nahnyt katta silmainsa edessa; meri vaahtosi ja kohisi kuin koski. Myrsky vinkui mastoissa, raakapuissa ja koysissa, niin etta luulin laivan viimeisen hetken jo tulleeksi. Kapteeni seisoi komentosillalla, antaen uuden maarayksen toisensa jalkeen."e;-