Beth Chalmers
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"A decade ago, 18-year-old Hannah Docherty was arrested for the shocking murder of her family. It was an open-and-shut case, and Hannah has been incarcerated in a secure psychiatric hospital ever since. When psychotherapist Frieda Klein is asked to meet Hannah and give her assessment, she reluctantly agrees. But what she finds horrifies her. Hannah has become a tragic figure, old before her time. And Frieda is haunted by the idea that Hannah might...
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Lover of London, gifted psychologist, frequent police consultant--Frieda Klein is many things. And now she's a person of interest in a murder case. A body has been discovered in the most unlikely and horrifying of places: beneath the floorboards of Frieda's house. The corpse is only months old, but the chief suspect appears to have died more than seven years ago. Except as Frieda knows all too well, he's alive and well and living in secret. And it...
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"After a major life upheaval on the eve of her 40th birthday, Kate Parker finds herself volunteering at Lauderdale House for Exceptional Ladies. There she meets 97-year-old Cecily Finn. Cecily's tongue is as sharp as her mind but she has lost her spark, simply resigning herself to the Imminent End. Having no patience with Kate's plight, Cecily prescribes her a self-help book with a difference - it's a 1957 cookbook, featuring menus for anything life...
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"A decade ago, psychologist Frieda Klein was sucked into the orbit of Dean Reeve--a killer able to impersonate almost anyone, a man who can disappear without a trace, a psychopath obsessed with Frieda herself. In the years since, Frieda has worked with--and sometimes against--the London police in solving their most baffling cases. But now she's in hiding, driven to isolation by Reeve. When a series of murders announces his return, Frieda must emerge...
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A delightfully feel-good festive story! All they want for Christmas... Rachel is in shock. She was sure that her boyfriend was about to propose - not break up with her! Even worse, it turns out he's been cheating on her... Grace can't bear the thought of spending another Christmas with her lazy, unappreciative husband. Surely it's time to shake things up a bit? Amber knows she should be happy that her best friend Jack is getting married, but there's...
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Lana Green has a talent for pushing people away. As a writer, she's perfectly happy to be left alone with her books. But when she meets Jack Buchanan and Nancy Ellis Hall, Lana's solitary life will change for ever. Nancy has dementia, and social services believe this makes her vulnerable. But Lana can see the funny, brilliant woman underneath the illness. As Lana and Jack struggle to keep Nancy out of a care home, Lana starts to question everything...
7) Snow White
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A beautifully illustrated, magical retelling of one of the most beloved children's fairy tales. Jealous of her beauty, Snow White's stepmother sends her to the forest, never to return. Alone and afraid, Snow White makes seven kind friends who promise to keep her safe. But can they protect Snow White from her stepmother's magic? Based on the original story by the Brothers Grimm, this exquisite retelling of the classic fairy tale, will delight a new...
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Having lost her job and humiliated herself in front of a whole restaurant full of diners, this is absolutely, one hundred percent, the worst day of her life. That is until she receives an email announcing that she is the lucky winner of the Once Upon a Page Bookshop! Owning a bookshop has always been Hallie's dream, and when she starts to find secret love letters on the first page of every book, she knows she's stumbled across something special. But...
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Spice rating: Sally is a classic romantic and Harry is a classic cynic, but when a drunken bet leads the new flatmates to (badly) recreate 'the lift' from “Dirty Dancing,” and the video goes viral (#EpicRomcomReenactmentFailure), they both realize there's potential financial benefit in blundering their way through the romcom lexicon for their suddenly vast social media following. Now, as Harry and Sally bring major romcom moments to new life—including...
12) The Party Guest
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A birthday to remember. But would they rather forget...?
Ralph is turning 45, and the only gift he wants this year is his ex-wife.
Gemma, his trophy girlfriend, is trying to ignore this.
Sarah, the ex-wife, has agreed to attend Ralph's birthday party, but with her new man in tow.
And Jack, Sarah's partner, is keen to accompany Sarah to keep an eye on the proceedings.
It's a birthday trip like no other. The whole extended family in a villa on the...
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Have you heard about the couple on Maple Drive? Isla barely leaves the house after her brutal mugging. Her boyfriend Zach moved in with her after the attack. To look after her. But, something else has happened now. Right on their doorstep. I don't want to say that someone's out to get her... I just hope they find out the truth before it's too late. Or at least, before the secrets they're hiding from each other surface. Because those could be even...
