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English teacher Richard Boyle is one<br />

of the good guys. Always ready to<br />

help out. But he got more than he<br />

bargained for when he talks down a<br />

former student who arrives at school<br />

with a bomb strapped to his chest<br />

and scores to settle. Richard’s hailed<br />

a hero - but things turn nasty with<br />

blackmailers and drug dealers and<br />

accusations and dirty secrets. One<br />

good deed … followed by twist<br />

after twist. I Will Ruin You is a terrific<br />

suspense thriller by Linwood Barclay.<br />

All books available at Exclusive Books<br />

Carla’s father walked out of his family<br />

more than two decades ago ... but<br />

sent letters to keep in touch. When<br />

his body is found, she discovers he’s<br />

been dead all along. Who, then, has<br />

been sending the letters? Add in a<br />

detective who’s just returned to work<br />

after treatment for a post-traumatic<br />

stress disorder, an armed break-in and<br />

someone determined to keep longburied<br />

secrets from being discovered<br />

and you’ve a rip-roaring thriller in Karen<br />

Rose’s Buried Too Deep. Headline<br />

When local pub-owner David jumps<br />

into the river to save a drowning<br />

stranger, he’s celebrated as a hero. His<br />

actions, and face, are broadcast on<br />

news stations throughout the country.<br />

For most people, new-found fame<br />

is celebrated. For David, it’s a death<br />

sentence. He and his wife, attorney<br />

Marcie, are suddenly experiencing<br />

all sorts of strange and unsettling<br />

experiences. Their dog goes missing<br />

from their secure yards. Everyday<br />

household items turns up in strange<br />

locations. Someone’s messing with<br />

them. Why? It appears David isn’t who<br />

everyone - including his wife - thinks<br />

he is. But then this mother-of-two<br />

discovers his secret life. And it might<br />

just cost them theirs! Lies He Told Me<br />

by James Patterson and David Ellis is a<br />

ripping good read. Century<br />

In the luxury city of Riyadh, a billion<br />

dollar deal is about to go badly<br />

wrong. A lavish night out is about<br />

to end in murder. And the British<br />

government is about to be plunged<br />

into crisis. In Britain, the latest in a<br />

long line of peers lies dying ... and<br />

his will triggers an inheritance with<br />

explosive consequences. Two deaths,<br />

continents apart. Both at the centre of<br />

a criminal’s plot for revenge. Revenge<br />

just got personal in Jeffrey Archer’s<br />

An Eye for An Eye. Harper Collins<br />

Short but terrific<br />

We love collections of short stories.<br />

Perfect for when you want a great<br />

read, but don’t have time to settle<br />

down with a book. Flights. Pool<br />

side. Waiting up for the teens to<br />

get home. 40 or so pages of clever,<br />

gripping stories. And let’s face it ...<br />

what’s better than a Jeffery Deaver?<br />

A devious collection of 13 Jeffery<br />

Deaver short stories. With, said with<br />

some excitement, appearances from<br />

Lincoln Rhyme and Colter Shaw.<br />

Try not to read all 13 in Dead Ends<br />

at once! Harper Collins Publishers<br />

• And from Lee Child, creator of<br />

Jack Reacher, a collection of 20<br />

cunningly plotted stories, with<br />

unexpected twists every which<br />

way. Safe Enough also has a bonus<br />

short story from Lee Child and<br />

Tess Gerritsen ... Over Easy, where<br />

Reacher meets his match! Penguin<br />

<strong>Nov</strong>ember 20<strong>24</strong> Get It Magazine 07<br />

Compiled by: KYM ARGO

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