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One day in 2004, Gardiner Harris, a pharmaceutical reporter for The New York Times, was early for a flight and sat down at an airport bar. He struck up a conversation with the woman on the barstool next to him, who happened to be a drug sales rep for Johnson & Johnson. Her horrific story about unethical sales practices and the devastating impact they’d had on her family fundamentally changed the nature of how Harris would cover the company—and the entire pharmaceutical industry—for the Times.

Caitlin Hendrix has been a narcotics detective for six months when the killer at the heart of all her childhood nightmares reemerges: the Prophet. An UNSUB - what the FBI calls an unknown subject - the Prophet terrorized the Bay Area in the 1990s and nearly destroyed her father, the lead investigator on the case. The Prophet's cryptic messages and mind games drove Detective Mack Hendrix to the brink of madness.

In a Tennessee prison, Efrem Judah Goode draws haunting portraits of women he claims he has killed. Around the country, desperate families of the missing seek answers in his eerie drawings. And on darkened back roads and New York City streets, a new killer poses duct-taped bodies at the sites of Goode’s murders. Two serial killers are locked in a twisted rivalry. To stop the brutal slayings, FBI profiler Caitlin Hendrix must unravel the connection between Goode and the Broken Heart Killer.

The first three books featuring Sam & Daisy, hotel proprietors and private detectives. In this box set, you get: The Murder Hotel, The Cairncroft Detective Agency, and Murder & Mayhem at the Cairncroft Hotel. ‘But what’s the point in buying three books at once?’ I was in two minds whether to raise it – but if I don’t, then it’ll be “why didn’t you say something?” Daisy gives me that look – the one my maths teacher used to. ‘What’s the point in… are you crazy?’ She smacks an index finger in her palm. ONE – it’s cheaper. Only a wee bit, but hey – every little...

The complete Con Woman trilogy

Mrs. Bennet and her sister are bound for Bath to take the waters. The mistress of Longbourn could not part from her duties if it were not for Mrs. Gardiner of Gracechurch Street. At Elizabeth’s request, her favorite aunt has offered to take up residence for the few months Mrs. Bennet is absent.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "... keeps you laughing as well as turning pages... " (Goodreads' reviewer) All the fun of the fair... Except—when the fair owner’s murdered, it stops being fun. Add in a kidnap for ransom and the Cairncroft Detective Agency has plenty to keep them busy. Sam and Daisy are back in another twisty, nail-biting adventure—as ever, the ending will sweep you off your feet. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Loved this book. Sam and Daisy are sassy, fun, witty, and intelligent." (BookSirens' reviewer)

As the new governess to the duke's family, Alice Sharpe must learn to control her impulsive ways. Employment in the duke’s household is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and could mean living in comfort the rest of her days. While Alice struggles to adapt to her new role, constantly battling who she is and the person she believes she must become, she cannot help but admire Rupert’s intelligence and focus. The more often they fall in together, the more her admiration deepens. But could a gentleman such as he ever fall in love with the governess?

Based on years of research into the real and ancient serpent cult that once dominated the globe, this exciting adventure is a journey into sacred mysteries and secret organisations discovered by Gardiner in real life. Dan Brown may have used other people's factual work to create the Da Vinci Code, but here Gardiner uses his own real life experiences and knowledge to forge a unique and engrossing work of fiction. This book reveals the real arcane secrets about mankind in an enjoyable and action packed adventure. Uniting fact and fiction, Gardiner takes us through the world of the adept and ...

He appears in the darkness like a ghost, made of shadows and fear - the Midnight Man. He comes for the parents but leaves the children alive, tiny witnesses to unspeakable horror. The bedroom communities of Los Angeles are gripped with dread, and the attacks are escalating. Still reeling from her best friend's close call in a bombing six months ago, FBI behavioral analyst Caitlin Hendrix has come to Los Angeles to assist in the Midnight Man investigation and do what she does best - hunt a serial killer.

When five Texas women disappear without trace, each on Saturday nights, the local authorities call in the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit. The newest member of this elite group of criminal profilers, Caitlin Hendrix, is all too familiar with hunting society's most depraved and twisted criminals. She suspects that the women were taken by a highly confident killer who convinces victims to lower their guard so he can gain power over them. But there's no evidence that any of the victims are dead - until a dog drags home a bloody strip of fabric torn from a white baby doll nightgown.

Michael Mann, four-time-Oscar-nominated writer-director of The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider, Ali, Miami Vice, Collateral, and Heat teams up with Edgar Award–winning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann’s first novel, an explosive return to the universe and characters of his classic crime film—with an all-new story unfolding in the years before and after the iconic movie.

Comedy meets drama in this cosy, heart-warming tale of a man, his dogs, and his dreams. Join Mark as he struggles with zany patients, gets fleeced by his ex-wife, and makes a friend called “Shovelhead”. Sometimes Mark’s ahead, mostly the world tramples him into the dirt, but so long as he has his dogs to go home to, his caravan (which IS home), and now Diane - Mark’s optimism never falters. Well, hardly ever... “Eyes Up” is the story of a home-visiting optician, written by—a home-visiting optician! WHAT READERS HAVE SAID: ‘The Optometrist equivalent of James Herriot?’ ‘...

John Eliot Gardiner grew up passing one of the only two authentic portraits of Bach every morning and evening on the stairs of his parents’ house, where it hung for safety during World War II. He has been studying and performing Bach ever since, and is now regarded as one of the composer's greatest living interpreters. The fruits of this lifetime's immersion are distilled in this remarkable book, grounded in the most recent Bach scholarship but moving far beyond it.

I couldn't put this book down. Loved the characters and what a thrill to have it in Scotland! Bookbub reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WAS Aunt Claire murdered? When Daisy (a 5' 2" judo black belt) suggests Aunt Claire's death may have been more than an accident - her best friend, a recently bequeathed hotel owner, is sceptical. But as they dig through local gossip and investigate further, Sam and Daisy become aware that something more sinister is afoot. Can they uncover the truth before the murderer strikes again? If you enjoy gentle "who-dun-it"s, you'll love The Murder Hotel. Follow Daisy and ...

STAND DOWN, THELMA & LOUISE... Sam and Daisy have made a success of The Cairncroft Hotel. Where do they go from here? If it was up to Daisy, well—she’s always wanted to be a private investigator ... and Daisy usually gets her way In The Cairncroft Detective Agency, Sam and Daisy set off down a new path - but this time, have the girls bitten off more than they can chew? The Cairncroft Detective Agency is a cozy murder mystery, the next in series after "The Murder Hotel", and with a (now trademark) twisty, high-tension ending WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: "This book is so much fun. I was ...

In Edgar Award-winning author Meg Gardiner's new stand-alone thriller, an injured cop and an ex-thief hunt down a killer nobody else believes exists. When shots ring out in a crowded Los Angeles club, bartender Harper Flynn watches helplessly as her boyfriend, Drew, is gunned down in the crossfire. Then somebody throws a Molotov cocktail, and the club is quickly engulfed in flames. LA Sheriff Deputy Aiden Garrison sees a gunman in a hoodie and gas mask taking aim at Harper, but before he can help her a wall collapses, bringing the building down and badly injuring him.

Clever and original, these books are totally unputdownable. Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MOVE ASIDE “LINE OF DUTY” – DCI JONES IS BACK When an undercover officer’s cover is blown, with lethal result, Jones’ team is assigned to track down the “leak”. Trudging through a sea of red herrings, Jones learns the hard way that things are not always as they seem. Outflanked and outmanoeuvred, Jones finds herself forced to decide between playing by the book – or going rogue. The wrong decision will cost the lives of two people she holds dear. And Jones has to decide NOW… Wow! ...

Edward Gardiner has just been refused by the lovely young woman he had intended to make his wife. Heartbroken and eager for a diversion, he accepts an invitation from his brother-in-law, Thomas Bennet, to accompany him along with his two eldest daughters to the north on family business. Gardiner's pleasure tour is interrupted, however, when his eldest niece falls ill and is unable to travel farther.

The DCI Jones series is one of the best series around. A.J.A Gardiner is a first-class storyteller... I can hardly wait for book 4! Goodreads reviewer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Daddy’s Boy” – A DCI Tara Jones Crime Thriller Three women have fallen victim to a psychopathic killer nicknamed "Daddy's Boy" by the press. He forces the women to change into men’s clothing before beating, stabbing, and finally strangling them. The city of Aberdeen is on edge as pressure mounts for DCI Tara Jones and her MIT team to stop the carnage—before the killer strikes again. Tara Jones is no stranger to ...