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When 650 of the world’s most violent human beings pour out of the Pronghorn Correctional Facility into the Nevada Desert, the biggest manhunt in US history begins. For John Kradle, this is his chance to prove his innocence, 26 years after the murder of his wife and child. He just needs to stay one step ahead of the law enforcement officers he knows will be chasing down the escapees.

When former police detective Ted Conkaffey was wrongly accused of abducting Claire Bingley, he hoped the Queensland rain forest town of Crimson Lake would be a good place to disappear. But nowhere is safe from Claire's devastated father. Dale Bingley has a brutal revenge plan all worked out - and if Ted doesn't help find the real abductor, he'll be its first casualty.

Four legacies down, one to go. Angry with Franc for pressing his claim on me, I grab Emrys and rush headlong into the next challenge, leaving the others minutes behind us. Turns out, when you’re stuck in a magical faery time loop, moments matter. I used to fear angering the fae Taneisha, but after battling my way through so many of her mind games, illusions, and tricks, I’m over her so-called amusements. Over her. All we have to do is find Emrys’s golden scorpion, and then everything can finally get back to normal for all six of us. Right? Who am I kidding? After our time together at ...

From the Sunday Times number one best-selling author comes the thrilling second instalment in the Crimson Lake series. In a dark roadside hovel called the Barking Fog Inn, the bodies of two young bartenders lie on a beer-sodden floor. Only the nighttime animals in the surrounding forest were close enough to hear their screams. Crimson Lake's resident private detectives are hired to take on the case.

The posse may be reunited, but the fae’s game of challenges is nowhere near over with three of their legacies yet to be won. Our hunt for Caden’s seeds might not have gone to plan, but at least the Supernova of Hotness has Emrys back with the pack. Well, mostly. As much as I want to rejoice over the demi-god’s return, we’re not in a position to let down our guard. Trapped in this hedge maze together, every twist and turn brings risks with no clear method to solve the puzzle in sight. After turning down Taneisha’s offer to go home and threatening to rally my mage family against her...

This tight-knit four-person unit has worked together to save countless lives and stop out of control fires before they cause major destruction. They've also stolen millions from banks, jewelry stores, and art galleries. Under the cover of saving the city, they've used their knowledge and specialist equipment to become the most successful heist crew on the East Coast. Andy Nearland is the newest member of the unit, and she's helping them prepare for their largest heist yet. She's also an undercover operative.

The last installment of the Stolen Legacy series! I solved the fae Taneisha's five quests, one for each of my new mates' legacies, so why am I not home yet? After the excitement of finishing the quests and choosing my mates, I needed some time to process my feelings and think about our future together and check on my shop, Charmed Brews. Not to mention I needed to visit my granny and head of our mage family, Ms. Lowe, before she tore apart the city looking for me. When I stepped through Taneisha's portal, thought, all was not as it should be. When is it with that awful fae? Taneisha was ...

My magic is back, I have my posse by my side, and we’re ready to kick Taneisha’s fourth quest in the proverbial ass to get back Franc’s divine mask. Ironic that my first visit to the demi-god Franc’s nightclub would be on a mercurial fae’s quest. But once we step inside, a divine madness sweeps us up onto the dancefloor. Magic runs wild in Franc’s club, transforming it from a bacchanal to a frenzied rave. Anyone can come in, but the visitors are trapped inside, unable to reach the outer world. Finding Franc’s legacy, a mask imbued with divine madness, turns out to be the easy ...

Nach einer falschen Verdächtigung liegt das Leben von Ted Conkaffey in Trümmern: Das ganze Land hält ihn für den Vergewaltiger des Mädchens, dem er vor zwei Jahren zufällig am Rande eines Highways begegnet war. Von seiner Familie verlassen und vom Polizeidienst suspendiert, lebt er seit dem Vorfall zurückgezogen in der düsteren Kleinstadt Crimson Lake. Doch auch dort wird er von seiner Vergangenheit immer wieder eingeholt: Ausgerechnet an dem Tag, an dem seine kleine Tochter Lillian ihn zum ersten Mal in Crimson Lake besuchen soll, verschwindet im White Caps Hotel ein 8-jähriger Junge spurlos.

A prequel for a steamy reverse harem paranormal romance serial with shifters, demi-gods, an incubus and a mage. Behind every great quest lies a villain with a plan. Taneisha the fae has been gravely wronged by a cadre of supes and she intends to get even as only a fae can. When her kitsune friend Jax shows up with an invitation to the guys party, Taneisha jumps at the opportunity to put her plans into motion. All she needs is a cursed bowling pin, some magic marbles, and the most fantastical dress. Read Looted Legacies now and find out how Taneisha ensnares the heroes of Stolen Legacy into ...

Amanda Pharrell knows what it’s like to be public enemy number one. Maybe it’s her murderous past that makes her so good as a private investigator, tracking lost souls in the wilderness. Her latest target, missing author Jake Scully, has a life more shrouded in secrets than her own - so she enlists help from the one person in town more hated than she is: Ted Conkaffey. But the residents of Crimson Lake are watching the pair’s every move. And for Ted, a man already at breaking point, this town is offering no place to hide....

Ex-Boston homicide detective Billy Robinson has retreated to a quiet life on the New England coast. Struggling to cope following the death of his beloved wife, he must now run the inn that Siobhan took care of so well. The inn's quirky residents help keep Billy on solid ground as he grieves, and the group soon become an unconventional family. But this small town is in the grips of a growing opioid epidemic, and when a young resident gets hooked into the crisis, Billy knows he must act to save the people in the inn that he has grown to care so much about.

Sechs Minuten, für die er kein Alibi hat - mehr braucht es nicht, um das Leben von Detective Ted Conkaffey vollständig zu ruinieren. Die Anklage gegen ihn wegen Vergewaltigung der dreizehnjährigen Claire wird zwar fallengelassen, doch alle Welt glaubt zu wissen, dass er schuldig ist. Um der gesellschaftlichen Ächtung zu entgehen, zieht sich der Ex-Cop nach Crimson Lake im Norden Australiens zurück und trifft dort auf Amanda Pharrell. Auch diese saß wegen eines angeblichen Verbrechens im Gefängnis.

Als der achtjährige Richie scheinbar spurlos aus einem Hotelzimmer verschwindet, übernehmen die Ermittler Ted Conkaffey und Amanda Pharrell die Suche nach dem vermissten Jungen. Und begeben sich dabei selbst in große Gefahr.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Redemption Point by Candice Fox, read by Lani Tupu. From the Sunday Times number one best-selling author comes the thrilling second instalment in the Crimson Lake series. In a dark roadside hovel called the Barking Fog Inn, the bodies of two young bartenders lie on a beer-sodden floor. Only the nighttime animals in the surrounding forest were close enough to hear their screams. Crimson Lake’s resident private detectives are hired to take on the case.

Harriet Blue used to be a detective. Now she's inmate 3329. Prison is a dangerous place for a former cop - as Harriet Blue is learning on a daily basis. So, following a fight for her life and a prison-wide lockdown, the last person she wants to see is Deputy Police Commissioner Joe Woods. The man who put her inside. But Woods is not there to gloat. His daughter Tonya and her two-year-old child have gone missing. He's ready to offer Harriet a deal: find his family to buy her freedom....

Detective Harriet Blue needs to get out of town fast. With her brother under arrest for a series of brutal murders in Sydney, Harry's chief wants the hotheaded detective kept far from the press. So he assigns her a deadly new case - in the middle of the Outback. Deep in the Western Australian desert, three young people have disappeared from the Bandya Mine. And it's Harry's job to track them down. But still reeling from events back home, and with a secretive new partner at her side, Harry's not sure who she can trust anymore.

If Detective Frank Bennett tries hard enough, he can sometimes forget that his partner, Eden Archer, is also moonlighting as a serial killer. Thankfully their latest case is proving a good distraction. Someone is angry at Sydney's beautiful people, and the results are anything but pretty. On the rain-soaked running tracks of Sydney's parks, a predator is lurking, and it's not long before nighttime jogging become a race to stay alive.

Attorney Rhonda Bird returns home to LA to bury her estranged father and discovers that he left her two final surprises. The first is a private detective agency that he set up after leaving his job as an accountant; the second is a teenage half sister named Baby. When Rhonda goes into her father's old office to close down the business, she gets drawn into a case involving a young man who claims he was abducted. The investigation takes Rhonda and Baby to dark and dangerous places, and they become the target of a criminal cartel seeking revenge.

Hades, Candice Fox's first novel, won the Ned Kelly Award for best debut in 2014 from the Australian Crime Writers Association. The sequel, Eden, won the Ned Kelly Award for best crime novel in 2015, making Candice only the second author to win these accolades back to back. Her third novel, Fall, was short-listed for the 2016 Ned Kelly and Davitt awards. She is also the author of the best-selling thrillers Crimson Lake and Redemption Point, featuring ex-cop Ted Conkaffey.