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One of the good guys / Araminta Hall.

Cole is the perfect husband; a romantic, supportive of his wife, Mel's career, keen to be a hands-on dad, not a big drinker. A good guy. So when Mel leaves him, he's floored. She was lucky to be with a man like him. Craving solitude, he accepts a job on the coast and quickly settles into his new life where he meets reclusive artist Lennie. Lennie has made the same move for similar reasons. She is living in a crumbling cottage on the edge of a nearby cliff. It's an undeniably scary location, but sometimes you have to face your fears to get past them. As their relationship develops, two young women go missing while on a walk protesting gendered violence, right by where Cole and Lennie live. Finding themselves at the heart of a police investigation and media frenzy, it soon becomes clear that they don't know each other very well at all. This is what happens when women have had enough.
Author: Hall, Araminta
Published: London : Macmillan, 2024.
323 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (2 reviews)

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Weyward / Emilia Hart.

Kate, 2019. Kate flees London - and her abusive partner - for Cumbria and Weyward Cottage, inherited from her great-aunt. There, a secret lurks in the bones of the house, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century. Violet, 1942. Violet is more interested in collecting insects and climbing trees than in becoming a proper young lady. Until a chain of shocking events changes her life forever. Altha, 1619. Altha is on trial for witchcraft, accused of killing a local man. Known for her uncanny connection with nature and animals, she is a threat that must be eliminated.
Author: Hart, Emilia
Published: London : The Borough Press, 2024.
374 pages ; 20 cm
Average rating: (1 review)
4 reserves

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The queen of poisons / Robert Thorogood.

Geoffrey Lushington, Mayor of Marlow, dies suddenly during a Town Council meeting. When traces of aconite - also known as the queen of poisons - are found in his coffee cup, the police realise he was murdered. But who did it? And why? The police bring Judith, Suzie and Becks in to investigate as Civilian Advisors right from the start, so they have free rein to interview suspects and follow the evidence to their heart's content, which is perfect because Judith has no time for rules and standard procedure. But this case has the Marlow Murder Club stumped. Who would want to kill the affable Mayor of Marlow? How did they even get the poison into his coffee? And is anyone else in danger? The Marlow Murder Club are about to face their most difficult case yet.
Author: Thorogood, Robert
Published: London : HQ, 2024.
345 pages ; 24 cm.
Marlow Murder Club mysteries
Average rating: (2 reviews)
1 reserve

14 copies

The excitements / CJ Wray.

Meet the Williamson sisters, Britain's most treasured World War II veterans. Now in their 90s, Josephine and Penny are in demand at commemorative events. Despite their age, they're in great form - sprightly and sparky, and always in search of their next 'excitement'. This time it's a trip to Paris to receive the Légion d'honneur, accompanied by their devoted great-nephew, Archie. Keen historian Archie believes his great aunts had minor roles in the Women's Royal Navy and the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, but that's only half the story. There's a reason sweet Auntie Penny can dispatch a would-be mugger with a brolly. This trip to Paris is not what it seems either. Scandal and crime have quietly trailed the sisters since the war. Now armed with new information about an old adversary, these much decorated veterans intend to settle scores, avenge lost friends, and pull off one last heist.
Author: Wray, C. J.
Published: London : Orion Books, 2024.
352 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

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The wedding of the year / Jill Mansell.

It's set to be a perfect day - until the chauffeur is asked to keep driving the bride around the church. This wedding definitely isn't going as planned. Lottie is a guest at the wedding when she sees Max. No kiss has ever matched the last one they shared 15 years ago. They were on the brink of a beautiful love story, until a shocking event tore them apart. Now here he is, still ridiculously good-looking, teasing Lottie in the old way - and that overwhelming electric attraction is back. But Max is way out of bounds. Isla owes Cameron everything. But she doesn't love him. Which is a shame, because they're about to be married. Ruby has been the perfect wife. When she discovers the truth about her husband, her response is reckless and delicious. But after that, nothing will ever be the same again.
Author: Mansell, Jill
Published: London : Headline Review, 2024.
372 pages : map (black and white) ; 24 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

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Living with headaches / Dr Mark Weatherall.

Headaches are a common part of many people's lives - for the most part causing the occasional inconvenience. However, for some, headaches can be a major burden. Around 10 million adults in the UK experience migraines, and more than 500,000 people are living with daily, or near-daily, headaches. Dr Mark Weatherall explains the current scientific understanding of what headaches are, what causes them and why certain people get them. This book covers the headache basics (the common types and how they are diagnosed), how to manage headaches, the treatment options available and answers commonly asked questions. This easy-to-understand guide will give you all the information you need to better understand headaches and take the next steps in managing or seeking treatment for this condition.
Author: Weatherall, Mark
Published: London : Headline, 2024.
vii, 182 pages ; 20 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

Maidenhead Library - (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library) - Adult non fiction - 616.849 WEAT - Available - 95800000241462

The Book of Doors / Gareth Brown.

Bookseller Cassie Andrews is living an unassuming life when she is given a gift by a favourite customer - an unusual book, full of strange writing and mysterious drawings. And at the very front there's a handwritten message to Cassie, telling her that this is the Book of Doors. What Cassie is about to discover is that the Book of Doors is a special book that bestows extraordinary powers on whoever possesses it, and soon she and her best friend Izzy are exploring all that the Book of Doors can do, swept away from their quiet lives by the possibilities of travelling to anywhere they want. But the Book of Doors is not the only magical book in the world. There are other books that can do wondrous and dreadful things when wielded by dangerous and ruthless individuals - individuals who crave what Cassie now possesses. Can Drummond Fox, a man fleeing his own demons, help them?
Author: Brown, Gareth
Published: London : Bantam Press, 2024.
416 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

Cox Green Library - (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library) - Adult fiction:General - Onloan - Due: 07 Jun 2024 - 95800000243448
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A death in diamonds / S.J. Bennett.

1957 - A young woman is found dead in a mews house a mile from Buckingham Palace, wearing only silk underwear and a a diamond tiara. An older man is discovered nearby, garrotted and pierced through the eye with a long, sharp implement. According to the police, a high society card game was going on downstairs that night. One of the players surely committed the murders, but each of them can give the others an alibi. When someone very close to her is implicated, the young Queen is drawn in to the investigation.
Author: Bennett, Sophia, 1966-
Published: London : Zaffre, 2024.
384 pages ; 23 cm.
Her Majesty the Queen investigates
Average rating: (1 review)
1 reserve

Cookham Library - (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library) - Adult fiction:Crime - In-transit from Cookham Library to Dedworth Community Library (Set: 15 May 2024) - 95800000242568
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The happiest ever after / Milly Johnson.

Polly Potter is surviving, not thriving. She used to love her job - until her mentor died and her new boss decided to make her life hell. She used to love her partner Chris - until he cheated on her, and now she can't forget. The only place where her life is working is on the pages of the novel she is writing - there she can create a feistier, bolder, more successful version of herself, as the fictional Sabrina Anderson. But what if it was possible to start over again? After a set of unforeseen circumstances, Polly ends up believing she really IS Sabrina, living at the heart of a noisy Italian family restaurant by the sea.
Author: Johnson, Milly
Published: London : Simon & Schuster, 2024.
437 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

Cookham Library - (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library) - Adult fiction:General - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 95800000243340
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The island swimmer / Lorraine Kelly.

When Evie's father falls desperately ill, she finally returns to the family home on Orkney and the wild landscape she left as a teenager, swearing never to return. Not everyone is happy at her arrival, particularly her estranged sister Liv, their relationship broken after a childhood trauma. As Evie clears out her father's neglected house to prepare it for sale, lonely Evie finds herself drawn to a group of cold-water swimmers led by her old friend Freya, who find calmness beneath the waves. Together they help Evie face up to the mistakes in her past, unlocking a treasure of truths that will reverberate through the community, and shake her family to its core.
Author: Kelly, Lorraine
Published: London : Orion, 2024.
353 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (2 reviews)

Datchet Library - (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library) - Adult fiction:General - Onloan - Due: 11 Jun 2024 - 95800000243728
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Windsor Library - (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library) - Adult fiction:General - Onloan - Due: 30 Jun 2024 - 95800000243670

The trial / Rob Rinder.

When hero policeman Grant Cliveden dies from a poisoning in the Old Bailey, it threatens to shake the country to its core. The evidence points to one man. Jimmy Knight has been convicted of multiple offences before and defending him will be no easy task. Not least because this is trainee barrister Adam Green's first case. But it will quickly become clear that Jimmy Knight is not the only person in Cliveden's past with an axe to grind. The only thing that's certain is that this is a trial which will push Adam - and the justice system itself - to the limit.
Author: Rinder, Robert, 1978-
Published: UK : Penguin Books, 2024.
359 pages ; 20 cm
Average rating: (1 review)
1 reserve

Maidenhead Library - (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library) - Adult fiction:General - Onloan - Due: 23 May 2024 - 95800000243653
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Frank and Red / Matt Coyne.

Sometimes, the friend you need is the one you never saw coming. Frank and Red are a mess. Frank is a grumpy old curmudgeon. A recluse whose only company is the 'ghost' of his dead wife, Marcie. He is estranged from his friends, his son, and the ever-changing world beyond his front gate. And then Red moves in next door. Red is six. A boy struggling to adjust to the separation of his mum and dad, a new school, and the demonic school bully. Red is curious, smart, he never stops talking, and he's got a trampoline. From the moment Red's blonde mop appears over the top of the fence that divides their two gardens, the unlikeliest of friendships is born. And it is a friendship that will change both of their lives forever.
Author: Coyne, Matt
Published: London : Wildfire, 2024.
432 pages ; 20 cm
Average rating: (1 review)
4 reserves

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Clytemnestra / Costanza Casati.

Huntress. Warrior. Mother. Murderess. Queen. You are born to a king, but marry a tyrant. You stand helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore and comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. You play the part, fooling enemies who deny you justice. Slowly, you plot. You are Clytemnestra. But when the husband who owns you returns in triumph, what then? Acceptance or vengeance - infamy follows both. So you bide your time and wait, until you might force the gods' hands and take revenge. Until you rise. For you understood something that the others don't. A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece and told through the eyes of its greatest female protagonist, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her.
Author: Casati, Costanza, 1995-
Published: UK : Penguin Books, 2024.
ix, 405 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

Ascot Library - (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library) - Adult fiction:General - Onloan - Due: 06 Jun 2024 - 95800000242048

The Kellerby code / Jonny Sweet.

Edward is living in a world he can't afford and to which he doesn't belong. To camouflage himself, he has catered to his friends' needs: fetching drycleaning, sorting flowers for premieres. It's a noble effort, really - anything to keep his best pals Robert and Stanza happy. In return, his proximity to them might sponge the shame of his birth and violent past cleanly away. But the chink in his armour is his painfully unrequited love for Stanza. When he realises Stanza and Robert are an item, Edward is pushed too far. His little acts of kindness take a sinister turn, giving way to the unspeakable brutality Edward fears is at his core. Are there limits to what he will do for his friends? Are there limits to what he will do to them?
Author: Sweet, Jonny
Published: London : Faber & Faber, 2024.
384 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (1 review)
2 reserves

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The gathering / C.J. Tudor.

In a small Alaskan town, a boy is found with his throat ripped out and the blood drained from his body. The brutality of the murder chillingly echoes a killing from twenty-five years ago. Out-of-state Barbara Atkins is brought in to assist the sheriff, Jensen Tucker, who investigated the original case. However, the inhabitants of Deadhart believe they know who is responsible: one of the nearby vampyr colony who live in an old mining settlement deep in the mountains. Barbara is under pressure to authorize a cull of the entire colony. But the evidence doesn't stack up, people are lying, and the more Barbara and Tucker delve into Deadhart's history, the darker the secrets they uncover.
Author: Tudor, C. J.
Published: UK : Michael Joseph, 2024.
407 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

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The lifeline / Libby Page.

For Kate, having a newborn baby means she is almost never alone. But that doesn't mean she isn't lonely. The move from London to Somerset with her husband Jay was supposed be the start of an exciting new chapter. But sometimes she can't help but wonder if she turned the pages too soon. Phoebe Harrison needs a break. As a mental health nurse serving her community, the wellbeing of her patients has always come before her own. But there's only so long she can pour from an empty cup. Looking for a lifeline, Kate and Phoebe find one in their local river swimming group. But what they didn't expect was the buoying friendship they would find in each other.
Author: Page, Libby
Published: London : Orion, 2024.
400 pages ; 23 cm
Average rating: (2 reviews)
1 reserve

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The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers / Samuel Burr.

Clayton Stumper is an enigma. He might be twenty-five years old, but he dresses like your grandad and drinks sherry like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by the sharpest minds in the British Isles and finds himself amongst the last survivors of a fading institution. When the esteemed crossword compiler, Pippa Allsbrook, passes away, she bestows her final puzzle to him: a promise to reveal the mystery of his parentage and prepare him for his future. Yet as Clay begins to unpick the clues, he uncovers something even the Fellowship have never been able to solve - and it's a secret that will change everything.
Author: Burr, Samuel, 1990-
Published: London : Orion Books, 2024.
368 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (1 review)
1 reserve

Maidenhead Library - (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library) - Adult fiction:General - Onloan - Due: 06 Jun 2024 - 95800000246768

Mr Einstein's secretary / Matthew Reilly.

All Hanna Fischer ever wanted to do was to study physics under the great Albert Einstein. But when, as a teenager in 1919, her life is suddenly turned upside-down, she is catapulted into a new and extraordinary life - as a student, a secretary, a sister and a spy. From racist gangs in Berlin to gangsters in New York City, Nazis in the 1930s and Hitler's inner circle during the Second World War, Hanna will encounter some of history's greatest minds and most terrible moments, all while desperately trying to stay alive. She is a most unique secretary and she will work for many bosses - from shrewd businessmen to vile Nazis, to the greatest boss of them all, Mr Albert Einstein. Spanning forty years, this is the thrilling tale of a young woman propelled through history's most dangerous times.
Author: Reilly, Matthew
Published: London : Orion, 2024.
450 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

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Funny story / Emily Henry.

Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it - right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra. Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children's librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra's ex, Miles Nowak. Scruffy and chaotic, Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she's either FBI or in witness protection.
Author: Henry, Emily
Published: UK : Viking, 2024.
387 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (1 review)
10 reserves

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Dedworth Community Library - (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library) - Adult fiction:General - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 95800000245467
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Just for the summer / Abby Jimenez.

Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They'll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other's out, and they'll both go on to find the love of their lives. It's a bonkers idea - but it just might work.
Author: Jimenez, Abby
Published: London : Piatkus, 2024.
418 pages ; 20 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

Maidenhead Library - (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library) - Adult fiction:General - Onloan - Due: 05 Jun 2024 - 95800000244967

The age of magical overthinking : notes on modern irrationality / Amanda Montell.

Utilising the linguistic insights of 'Wordslut' and the sociological explorations of her breakout hit Cultish, Amanda Montell now turns her erudite eye to the inner workings of the human mind and its biases in her most personal and electrifying work yet. 'Magical thinking' can be broadly defined as the belief that one's internal thoughts can affect unrelated events in the external world: Think of the conviction that one can manifest their way out of poverty, stave off cancer with positive vibes, thwart the apocalypse by learning to can their own peaches, or transform an unhealthy relationship to a glorious one with loyalty alone. In all its forms, magical thinking works in service of restoring agency amid chaos, but in this book, Montell argues that in the modern information age, our brain's coping mechanisms have been overloaded, and our irrationality turned up to an eleven.
Author: Montell, Amanda
Published: London : Harper Thorsons, 2024.
272 pages ; 23 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

Maidenhead Library - (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library) - Adult non fiction - 153.42 MONT - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 95800000245300

The bell tower / R.J. Ellory.

After a drugs bust goes wrong, Deputy Sheriff Garrett Nelson is left wounded, with a permanent limp and a career in tatters. On his long road to recovery he finds one consolation - Hannah, his tough-as-nails physiotherapist, and soon they're planning a future together. Unfit for active police service, Nelson is left with few options, so he gratefully accepts his father-in-law's offer of a job at a Florida penitentiary on the grounds of an old Spanish mission in the Everglades. The prison's chapel, a working bell tower, is now an execution chamber. And Nelson must attend the executions. Working on Death Row comes with a few simple rules: do not let the inmates get under your skin; do not allow any prisoners to escape; do not take justice into your own hands. Garrett Nelson will break every one of them.
Author: Ellory, Roger Jon
Published: London : Orion, 2024.
442 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (2 reviews)

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Windsor Library - (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library) - Adult fiction:Crime - Onloan - Due: 07 Jun 2024 - 95800000244900

The ministry of time / Kaliane Bradley.

In the near future, a disaffected civil servant is offered a job in a new government ministry gathering 'expats' from across history to test the limits of time-travel. Her role is to work as a 'bridge': living with, assisting and monitoring the expat known as '1847' - Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin's doomed expedition to the Arctic, so he's a little disoriented to find himself alive and surrounded by outlandish concepts such as 'washing machine', 'Spotify' and 'the collapse of the British Empire'. With an appetite for discovery and a seven-a-day cigarette habit, he soon adjusts; and during a long, sultry summer he and his bridge move from awkwardness to genuine friendship, to something more. But as the true shape of the project that brought them together begins to emerge, they are forced to confront their past choices and imagined futures.
Author: Bradley, Kaliane
Published: London : Sceptre, 2024.
368 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (1 review)
12 reserves

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Earth / John Boyne.

It's the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt. As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to this moment. Since leaving his island home, his life has been a lie on many levels. He's a talented footballer who wanted to be an artist. A gay man in a sport that rejects diversity. A defendant whose knowledge of what took place on that fateful night threatens more than just his freedom or career. The jury will deliver a verdict but, before they do, Evan must judge for himself whether the man he has become is the man he wanted to be.
Author: Boyne, John, 1971-
Published: London : Doubleday, 2024.
165 pages ; 23 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

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The blackbird / Tim Weaver.

Ten seconds before the crash, Cate and Aiden Gascoigne are recorded on CCTV. The couple are laughing - happy, untroubled. Then their car plunges into a ninety-foot ravine. The impact should kill them. And if that doesn't, the fire will. Within seconds, the vehicle is an inferno - with the Gascoignes trapped inside. But when fire crews arrive at the scene, they find something impossible. The vehicle is empty. Cate and Aiden have vanished. Now only missing persons investigator David Raker can solve the mystery.
Author: Weaver, Tim, 1977-
Published: UK : Penguin Books, 2023.
439 pages ; 20 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

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The whispering muse / Laura Purcell.

At The Mercury Theatre in London's West End, rumours are circulating of a curse. It is said that the lead actress Lilith has made a pact with Melpomene, the tragic muse of Greek mythology, to become the greatest actress to ever grace the stage. Suspicious of Lilith, the jealous wife of the theatre owner sends dresser Jenny to spy on her, and desperate for the money to help her family, Jenny agrees. What Jenny finds is a woman as astonishing in her performance as she is provocative in nature. On stage, it's as though Lilith is possessed by the characters she plays, yet off stage she is as tragic as the Muse who inspires her, and Jenny, sorry for her, befriends the troubled actress. But when strange events begin to take place around the theatre, Jenny wonders if the rumours are true, and fears that when the Muse comes calling for payment, the cost will be too high.
Author: Purcell, Laura
Published: London : Raven Books, 2023.
293 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

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Vagabonds! / Eloghosa Osunde.

Lagos is a city for all - you share this place with flesh and not-flesh, and it's just as much their city as it is yours. Eko, the spirit of Lagos, and his loyal minion named Tatafo weave trouble through the streets of Lagos and through the lives of the 'vagabonds' powering modern Nigeria: the unseen, the displaced, queer people, unloved women and children. In this world, women slip in and out of their bodies and their skins, men lose their heads and their souls; they all draw in the city's chaotic, dark energy and breathe it back out again, creating new ways of living in the process.
Author: Osunde, Eloghosa
Published: London : 4th Estate, 2023.
303 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

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Love & other scams / P.J. Ellis.

There's no thrill like breaking the rules. Cat has a dangerously dwindling bank balance. She also has: a month before her landlord kicks her out, a surprise wedding invitation from rich mean girl, Louisa, and a secret talent for con artistry. A priceless jewel the size of a cocktail olive is glinting on Louisa's finger. And when Cat meets her ideal plus one, Jake - who's gifted at hustling and posing as the perfect boyfriend - this wedding becomes a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. After all, how hard can a diamond heist be?
Author: Ellis, P. J.
Published: Manchester : HarperNorth, 2023.
320 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

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LeBron / Jeff Benedict.

LeBron is unquestionably the greatest basketball player of the 21st century. Off the court, LeBron's political activism, outspoken stance on racism and social injustice have helped build a social media presence that includes 117 million followers on Instagram and 51 million followers on Twitter. He is an international brand worth billions of dollars. He doesn't just have huge endorsement deals with some of the biggest corporations in the world; LeBron sits on boards of directors and has an equity stake in the companies he sponsors. To tell this epic story, Benedict has done exhaustive research, digging through thousands of pages of primary source documents, articles, books and hundreds of hours of video footage. He's also conducted hundreds of interviews with the people who were intimately involved with LeBron from the beginning of his life to the present.
Author: Benedict, Jeff
Published: London : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
x, 557 pages ; 25 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

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Some desperate glory / Emily Tesh.

All her life, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the destruction of planet Earth. Raised on Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she is one of the best warriors of her generation, the sword of a dead planet. Then Command assigns her brother to certain death and relegates her to the nursery to bear sons, and she knows she must take humanity's revenge into her own hands. Alongside her brother's brilliant but seditious friend and a lonely, captive alien, Kyr must escape from everything she's ever known.
Author: Tesh, Emily
Published: London : Orbit, 2023.
448 pages ; 24 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

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