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The DCI Nash Boxset follows Detective Chief Inspector Silas Nash as he tackles chilling cases in a quiet town rocked by a serial killer, a deadly resort in Greece, and a lethal online conman. Each gripping thriller intertwines complex mysteries, dark human psyches, and high-stakes investigations that push Nash to his limits. DCI Nash Book 1: Hush Hush Honeysuckle DCI Nash is brought into the Serious Crimes Task Force on a case that has the local police baffled. Their quiet town has been shattered by its first-ever serial killer. The beautiful countryside is tarnished forever. Four murders ...

May Morrigan was hoping for mulled wine and minimal drama this festive season. But when your eccentric mother asks you to hide a bloody knife, your estranged twin sister moves in, and your housemate is staging a chaotic pantomime starring a washed-up TV actor with a stalker . . . a quiet Christmas is off the cards.

Retired librarian and bookshop owner May Morrigan lives in the affluent village of Blackheath with Fletcher, her best friend since they met decades ago, and May's two dogs. After an unpleasant church volunteer and an annoying local butcher meet their untimely ends, Fletcher and May team up to do some sleuthing. Soon, the elderly pair start working with a young journalist to investigate the case of a missing girl and its possible link to previous unsolved crimes.

Every family has a limit. Every secret has a price. 15-year-old Samuel May is a neurodivergent young man with a unique mind. When his best friend vanishes, it triggers more than just a search. It plunges Sammy and his parents into an emotional labyrinth with unimaginable consequences. From the beginning, tensions rise and secrets emerge as the family is pushed to the limit. Sammy has to come to terms with a world that doesn't understand him. With each revelation, they're forced closer to breaking point. Can they endure the strain? Sammy's in danger. And everything hinges on finding his ...

"If you could take a pill that showed you the truth about the world, would you take it?" Get ready to dive into the most thought-provoking and intellectually stimulating discussions of the series with "After Dinner Conversation - Season One." This must-have collection features the most compelling philosophy, ethics and social issues as short story fiction from one of the year's top-rated monthly literary magazines. With a diverse range of genres, from science-fiction to historical fiction, and with contributions from both established and up-and-coming authors, this book is guaranteed to ...

Alice shouldn’t have opened this book, but she did. Some novels want to be read. THE BOOK demands it. Hidden in a dusty box for years, a plain, green book is mailed to the library of a psychiatric hospital. It is sentient. It watches. It listens and manipulates. Dr Alice Grant is understaffed. One patient away from burnout, THE BOOK wants her. She’s special, but she’s not the only one. Her patients—especially a fragmented Dissociative Identity Disorder collective—fixate on the book, each headmate experiencing devastating horrors. In this fusion of horror and psychological intrigue...

Stephen Bell is compelled to dredge up every secret as his daughter’s world falls apart. Fourteen-year-old Sarah’s perfect existence is shattered when everything trusted and comfortable is stolen from her. She loves life . . . until her mother announces that she’s pregnant. But this is no ordinary pregnancy. In this domestic thriller, the family has to define where normal stops and madness begins. While the family is distracted, someone is watching. But what does this mean for Sarah? This is no Disneyland. This is Nowhere Boulevard. In Katherine Black’s genre-defying style, she ...

DCI Nash is brought into the Serious Crimes Task Force on a case that has the local police baffled. Their quiet town has been shattered by its first-ever serial killer. The beautiful countryside is tarnished forever. Four murders in and the psychopath nicknamed The Florist isn’t done. The staged and bizarre murder scenes are like nothing the team has seen before - but one thing is clear: the killer is playing cat and mouse. There are no apparent links between these elaborate murders, except for the sprig of honeysuckle left at the crime scene. As the evidence stacks up against the dying ...

Deck the halls with boughs of murder. He was never supposed to exist. Now he wants everyone to remember. When the coastal town of Barrow-in-Furness is rocked by a wave of unexplained deaths, DCI Nash must decipher the truth of this world-ending case. How is a tiny island off the coast of America linked to the dead? The victims come from different backgrounds, but they must be connected. How? As the body count rises, nationwide panic increases. News of a deadly virus grips the public, but this isn’t an outbreak—it’s a culling. One man walks among them, with a brilliant mind and a ...

An impossible mystery with a reluctant sleuth... The first in a gripping new standalone mystery series featuring Anna Stone. Country Estate PA, Anna Stone, 29, loves her job. But when a valuable necklace goes missing at a party, it’s clear that one of the people in that dining room is the thief. It doesn’t help that the pendant was around Anna’s neck at the time. She sees the way the villagers are looking at her: they’re closing ranks. Dame Lilian Charleston is upset about a cousin who disappeared fifty years ago... And now Angela Bennett, the estate’s former housekeeper, has ...

Violet Woods buries her firstborn child. Not lacking in fortitude, she soon produces five replacement boys. Violet, a matriarch with barely concealed neurotic psychosis, stifles the Woods brothers under her protective wing, and keeps them safe from wanton girls. As her hotel empire grows and the decades pass, the boys coerce their way into adulthood, each with his secrets and flaws. And Julie Spencer is pulled into the depraved family dynamic—trapped in their world. Through Katherine Black’s signature style of probing the darkest depths of twisting suspense, The Last Matriarch is a ...

In a circus of shadows, death takes centre stage. In the shadowy heart of Prague, beneath the looming towers of Vysehrad Castle, DCI Nash finds himself ensnared in a web of malevolence. As a once-celebrated circus unravels into a maelstrom of death, the macabre discovery of a fifteen-year-old trapeze artist signals the start of a nightmare murder spree that disrupts the colourful façade of the big top. With the spectral hum of an uninvited carousel heralding a curse, Nash is thrown into a case where the performers live by superstition and folklore. With time running out, Nash battles the ...

When you find your partner online, make sure you get a receipt DCI Silas Nash has a cold case dumped on his desk. He’s not pleased, and even less so when he hits brick walls. Every lead drags him down a rabbit hole where the hunter lies in wait for his victims. Lurking in the seediest corners of the internet, a charming conman attracts women on a dating site, ensnaring his victims with smooth words. He's a shark in a digital ocean, preying on lonely women. Clara Watts plays a dangerous game when he slithers back into her life eight years after taking her for a fool the first time. She’s...

Author Ellie Erikson is dying from a rare degenerative disease that even the experts don’t know much about. But that’s just the start of her problems. When her boyfriend is beaten and left for dead, Ellie is the prime suspect. He names her as his attacker—but she has no recollection of hurting him. She’s told to expect changes to her personality—but the doctors never mentioned insanity. As she looks to her childhood for answers, everything about her past and upbringing is brought into question. When psychosis comes for her from a damaged mind, a wasting illness is the least of ...

‘Count to ten, now go and hide. You’re not safe, your daddy lied.’ Valerie and Robert Archer leave their comfortable farmhouse for a fresh start after an affair threatens to tear them apart. Valerie has reservations about the burnt-out house but must do what’s best for her daughter. They begin a daunting renovation project that allows them to knock down walls and rebuild their lives. As the smoke damage from the old house is repaired, Robert is plunged into the clutches of madness. Valerie struggles to hold the family together, but there’s more to battle than a controlling husband...

Will you be my friend? Leverage is testament to how one innocuous ad in thelocal newspaper can turn your world upside down. Two people come into Beth’s life: One gives her a reason to die. The other takes away her choice. She appears out of nowhere and wants to be Beth’s friend.It would be sweet if it wasn’t such a sinister obsession. Beth is ensnared, her tranquil life spiralling into a vortex of chaos that she can't escape. Black's signature talent for probing the human psyche and unearthing the hidden pockets of humanity that we dare not acknowledge is at its peak in Leverage. In ...

Every dead child deserves a voice. Noah Ross was fifteen. And now he’s dead. He was found floating in a lake within a month of his adoption. DCI Nash must confront the evil that stalks the locals to uncover the truth. But with so many secrets buried in the town, will he catch the killer before they claim their next victim? Meanwhile, Nash’s boyfriend, Kelvin, is devastated by the racial attacks on his family. There’s a blight on the town and a straight-talking outsider knows more than she’s letting on. But DI Molly Brown is hell-bent on taking her down. In his biggest case yet, ...

The past plays on . . . and its melody is deadly. When eerie piano music echoes through the halls of Charleston Manor, personal assistant Anna Stone is drawn into a mystery that haunts the village. As strange occurrences unsettle the peaceful estate, whispers of a restless spirit—and long-buried family secrets—surface. With Dame Lilian determined to protect a grieving mother and tensions rising in the village of Rosewater, Anna must confront the ghostly presence that threatens the peace. But some mysteries refuse to stay buried, and the piano’s haunting melody may hold the key.

Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023" by Chill Subs Synopsis: Carefully curated stories from our monthly magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics of bioethics. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions. Sacrificing Mercy: A devout Christian refuses a heart transplant based on her religious convictions. The Human Experience: A married couple negotiates the genetic future of their unborn child. Euthanasia: In a dystopian future, Hank works on a farm for the euthanizing of sick, ...

Four cousins. One mysterious picture frame. Infinite danger. When Kerry stumbles upon an intricately carved frame at a local fair, she has no idea it will catapult her and her cousins into worlds beyond their wildest imaginations. What starts as a simple curiosity turns into a life-or-death adventure, as the cousins are swept into magical realms where ancient secrets, treacherous foes, and dark forces await. Each leap takes them deeper into unknown dangers—legendary landmarks, perilous landscapes, and sinister enemies lurking in every shadow. With no way of knowing when they’ll get home...