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When novelist Owen Quine disappears, private detective Cormoran Strike is hired to find him, only to uncover a deadly plot tied to Quine’s controversial manuscript that could destroy many lives.

Jack Reacher, a former military policeman, finds himself in the middle of a brutal turf war after stepping off a Greyhound bus to help an elderly couple with a debt problem.

Joan Didion reflects on motherhood, aging, and grief through memories of her daughter’s wedding and her own sense of failure, offering a candid, intimate memoir of parenthood and personal history.

When Holly joins Pullman High with her charismatic brother, her 16th birthday reveals the trials and triumphs of teenage life, set against a backdrop of Christian, Mormon values and sibling dynamics.

Chelsea Clark’s sudden disappearance on a girls’ night out pulls her husband—prime suspect—into a desperate search when he hires private investigator Morgan Dane to clear his name and find his missing wife.

In the Inland Empire of California, Phoebe enlists an enigmatic loner to locate a missing daughter, uncovering a tangled web of private investigation and rival outcasts.

A new student at a high school must protect her life against soul-eaters with the help of an introverted friend and a school-haunting ghost, guided by ominous dreams.

Meet Tommy Akhtar, Ugandan Asian cricket fan, devoted son, and not very successful private investigator with offices over his brother Gundappa's mini-cab firm in deepest West London.He's just woken up from his hangover (combing the parting on his toungue) when his next case comes through the door. It looks like just another investigation when hooker Melody comes into his office asking him to find her co-worker, Natasha, last seen meeting new client at a bar in Shepherd's Market.But as the search for Natasha intensifies, Tommy's world becomes increasingly sinister. He is drawn into a murder investigation, the criminal underworld, the world of fundamentalist religion and maybe even terrorist activities. Neate brilliantly explores the oddball underbelly and wierd cultural mix of London - The City of Tiny Lights - today and questions just what it really means to be British now.....

Sunny Randall, a sharp‑witted private investigator, tackles the murder of Misty Flint while navigating a glamorous Hollywood world and the Machiavellian machinations of film mogul Buddy Bollen, all under the watchful eye of Police Chief Jesse Stone in Massachusetts.