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WHO NEEDS MR DARCY? by Jean Burnett
General Fiction | 432pp | Sphere | September 2012 | Korea: ---| Japan: TMA
The further adventures of Mrs Lydia Wickham - nee Bennet - as she seeks fortune and excitement in Regency
London following her early widowhood. After all, she's never been afraid of scandal.
Mr Wickham turned out to be a disappointing husband in many ways, the most notable being
his early demise on the battlefields of Waterloo. And so Lydia Wickham, nee Bennet, still not
twenty and ever-full of an enterprising spirit must make her fortune independently. A lesser
woman, without Lydia‟s natural ability to flirt uproariously on the dance floor and cheat
seamlessly at the card table, would swoon in the wake of a dashing highwayman, a corrupt
banker and even an amorous Royal or two. But on the hunt for a marriage that will make her
rich, there‟s nothing that Lydia won‟t turn her hand to. Taking in London, Paris and Brighton,
WHO NEEDS MR DARCY details the charming, lively and somewhat dastardly further exploits of
the youngest Bennet sister. Mr Darcy certainly won‟t rescue her this time. Jean Burnett lives in
Bristol. Over a long and interesting career, she has worked in advertising, won prizes for her
writing and has travelled the world. She is an expert on all things Austen.
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*THE DOLL’S HOUSE by Tania Carver
Thriller | 384pp | Sphere | September 2013
From the outside, the house was unremarkable. Just one of many on an ordinary, suburban estate. But inside
was a different matter. With pink ribbons and pink walls, stuffed toy animals everywhere and a dining table
laid out for a tea party, it was a doll‟s house. The doll was sitting at the table. Life size, with blonde, pigtailed
hair and rosy red cheeks, dressed in her best pink party dress. Her finger and thumb curled round the handle
of a fine china teacup. An adult woman. Covered in blood. Eviscerated. Dead. In all his years on the force,
DI Phil Brennan of the Major Incident Squad has never encountered a scene like it. As he investigates he
uncovers more bizarre revelations and realises that he must act fast; the next murder has already been
planned and the victim is close to home. Shocking and nightmarish but ultimately redemptive, THE DOLL‟S
HOUSE is the fifth psychological thriller in the Tania Carver‟s award-nominated, internationally bestselling Phil
Brennan and Marina Esposito series.
CHOKED by Tania Carver
Thriller | 352pp | Sphere | September 2012 | Korea: EYA | Japan: TMA
To save the life of her daughter, she must first find out whose life she destroyed.
The honeymoon is over for newlywed criminologist Marina Esposito and DI Phil Brennan. Her
house is in flames. Her cop husband is in a coma. Her baby daughter is missing. And then
her phone rings... Her daughter Josephina is safe - for now. But if Marina ever wants to see
her alive again there are things she has to do, and quickly. Because Josephina won‟t be
safe for long. Marina is given several tasks to undertake and they must be completed by
Easter Monday. If she doesn‟t do what she‟s told, her daughter dies. If she involves the
police, her daughter dies. Marina has no choice. Dark, disturbing, moving like a freight train
and yet ultimately redemptive, CHOKED is the fourth in the internationally bestselling
contemporary British thriller series featuring Phil Brennan and Marina Esposito.
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