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Showing 161–200 of 637 books
Politics On the EdgeeBook · Nonfiction |
Rory Stewart | Standalone | — | Social/Political History | 436 | 26 Aug 2024 | 2024 |
The Never GameeBook · Fiction |
Jeffery Deaver | Colter Shaw | 1 | Thriller/Psychological | 413 | 22 Aug 2024 | 2019 |
Whole Life SentenceeBook · Fiction |
Lynda La Plante | Tennison | 10 | Police Procedural | 400 | 18 Aug 2024 | 2024 |
Call TimeeBook · Fiction |
Steve Jones | Standalone | — | Comedy | 304 | 14 Aug 2024 | 2023 |
Butch Wilkins and the Sundance KideBook · Nonfiction |
Nige Tassell | Standalone | — | Sport | 304 | 9 Aug 2024 | 2018 |
Killers In MascaraeBook · Fiction |
Huw Collingbourne | Standalone | — | Crime | 216 | 5 Aug 2024 | 2011 |
Under the BridgePaperback · Nonfiction |
Rebecca Godfrey | Standalone | — | True Crime | 480 | 1 Aug 2024 | 2005 |
CaptivatedeBook · Fiction |
Jeffery Deaver | Colter Shaw | 0.5 | Thriller/Psychological | 48 | 28 Jul 2024 | 2019 |
Ten's a Crowd 6eBook · Fiction |
Cliff McCabe | Ten's a Crowd | 6 | Contemporary Fiction | 185 | 24 Jul 2024 | 2015 |
Ten's a Crowd 5eBook · Fiction |
Cliff McCabe | Ten's a Crowd | 5 | Contemporary Fiction | 181 | 20 Jul 2024 | 2015 |
Ten's a Crowd 4eBook · Fiction |
Cliff McCabe | Ten's a Crowd | 4 | Contemporary Fiction | 157 | 16 Jul 2024 | 2014 |
Ten's a Crowd 3eBook · Fiction |
Cliff McCabe | Ten's a Crowd | 3 | Contemporary Fiction | 167 | 11 Jul 2024 | 2014 |
Ten's a Crowd 2eBook · Fiction |
Cliff McCabe | Ten's a Crowd | 2 | Contemporary Fiction | 178 | 7 Jul 2024 | 2014 |
HATE: My Life in the British Far RighteBook · Nonfiction |
Matthew Collins | Standalone | — | Biography | 336 | 3 Jul 2024 | 2011 |
1981 - Nick TayloreBook · Fiction |
Jason Ayres | A Year in the Life | 2 | Time Travel | 279 | 29 Jun 2024 | 2024 |
One Way StreeteBook · Fiction |
Trevor Wood | Jimmy Mullen | 2 | Police Procedural | 400 | 25 Jun 2024 | 2020 |
1989Hardback · Fiction |
Val McDermid | Allie Burns | 2 | Crime | 416 | 21 Jun 2024 | 2022 |
Inside 10 Rillington PlaceeBook · Nonfiction |
Peter Thorley | Standalone | — | True Crime | 320 | 16 Jun 2024 | 2020 |
Beyond his TimeeBook · Fiction |
Adrian Cousins | Jason Apsley | — | Time Travel | 466 | 12 Jun 2024 | 2023 |
Ten's a Crowd 1eBook · Fiction |
Cliff McCabe | Ten's a Crowd | 1 | Contemporary Fiction | 195 | 8 Jun 2024 | 2014 |
Death's TasteeBook · Fiction |
Jack Probyn | DS Tomek Bowen | 5 | Police Procedural | 318 | 5 Jun 2024 | 2024 |
The Perfect VillageeBook · Fiction |
J.M. Hewitt | Standalone | — | Thriller/Psychological | 323 | 2 Jun 2024 | 2024 |
What Happens in FranceeBook · Fiction |
Carol Wyer | Standalone | — | Romance | 344 | 30 May 2024 | 2019 |
Blink of her EyeeBook · Fiction |
Adrian Cousins | Frank Stone | 2 | Time Travel | 498 | 27 May 2024 | 2024 |
Going GentlyHardback · Fiction |
David Nobbs | Standalone | — | Comedy | 432 | 24 May 2024 | 2010 |
Reviewing The Bill 1990-1992Paperback · Nonfiction |
Edward Kellett | Reaching a Verdict | 2 | Television | 248 | 21 May 2024 | 2024 |
No Such Thing as SocietyeBook · Nonfiction |
Andy McSmith | Standalone | — | Social/Political History | 252 | 19 May 2024 | 2011 |
TerriereBook · Fiction |
Keith A. Pearson | Angel of Camden | 2 | Crime/Comedy | 404 | 16 May 2024 | 2024 |
Death Comes to MarloweBook · Fiction |
Robert Thorogood | Marlow Murder Club | 2 | Crime | 366 | 2 May 2024 | 2023 |
The New SoneBook · Fiction |
Iain Maitland | Standalone | — | Thriller/Psychological | 268 | 28 Apr 2024 | 2024 |
They All LiedPaperback · Fiction |
Louise Phillips | Standalone | — | Thriller/Psychological | 337 | 24 Apr 2024 | 2022 |
True CrimeeBook · Fiction |
Georgina Lees | Standalone | — | Thriller/Psychological | 293 | 19 Apr 2024 | 2024 |
Deadly InfernoeBook · Fiction |
O.M.J. Ryan | Jane Phillips | 11 | Police Procedural | 294 | 15 Apr 2024 | 2024 |
The Serial Killer's DaughtereBook · Fiction |
Alice Hunter | Serial Killer | 2 | Thriller/Psychological | 392 | 11 Apr 2024 | 2022 |
EastgateeBook · Fiction |
J.D. Kirk | Robert Hoon | 4 | Police Procedural | 332 | 7 Apr 2024 | 2022 |
Here Lie the DeadeBook · Fiction |
J.D. Kirk | DCI Logan | 15 | Police Procedural | 445 | 3 Apr 2024 | 2022 |
City of ScarseBook · Fiction |
J.D. Kirk | DCI Logan | 14 | Police Procedural | 384 | 30 Mar 2024 | 2022 |
Dan And Nat Got MarriedeBook · Fiction |
Jon Rance | Standalone | — | Romance | 310 | 26 Mar 2024 | 2016 |
Clough GoldeBook · Nonfiction |
Dave Armitage | Standalone | — | Football | 121 | 17 Mar 2024 | 2014 |
Gone to the RapturePaperback · Fiction |
Jason Ayres | Time Bubble | 14 | Time Travel | 253 | 13 Mar 2024 | 2023 |
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