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The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby: the intoxicating and darkly glamourous mystery from the bestse

"'Intoxicating, enthralling, compelling' Harriet Tyce 'Bold and ambitious and consuming from start to finish' Louise Candlish A stunning, intricately plotted and clever mystery' Claire Douglas 'Think The Secret History meets Saltburn' Holly Watt ******** Some women can't be erased from history . . . A story of love and madness, of obsession and revenge. Paris, 1938: Runaway heiress Juliette Willoughby perishes, with her married lover, in an accidental studio fire alongside her Surrealist masterpiece, Self-Portrait as Sphinx. Cambridge, 1991: Two art history students stumble across proof something sinister was at play in Juliette's death, threatening to expose the long-buried secrets of the artist's aristocratic family. Dubai, now: An art dealer is accused of the brutal murder of his oldest friend - the last surviving member of the Willoughby dynasty. Three suspicious deaths over the course of a century. Is the key to unlocking them all hidden in Juliette Willoughby's lost painting? Narrated by a full cast including Nneka Okoye, Joshua Akehurst, Eleanor Jackson, Matt Addis and Polly Edsell ******** 'A clever, richly imagined, first-class mystery. A story both thrilling and deeply layered, touching and fun. I loved it.' Chris Whitaker 'A whip smart page turner with twists and turns that'll keep a hold on you right up until the final, gripping denouement. A terrific, hands down, five star read.' John Marrs 'A big complex thriller about art, family secrets and dark academia and is hugely entertaining and fun. Fans of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair will love it.' Mark Edwards"

Ellery Lloyd (Author), Eleanor Jackson, Joshua Akehurst, Nneka Okoye (Narrator)

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I Did it For You: A gripping and thought-provoking new crime mystery suspense thriller

"Brought to you by Penguin. If you could test your son for a gene that predicts violence, would you do it? Antonia and Bea are sisters, and doting mothers to their sons. But that is where their similarities end. Antonia had her son tested to make sure he didn't possess the 'violent' M gene. Bea refuses to let her son take the test. His life should not be determined by a positive or negative result. These women will go to any length to protect their sons. But one of them is hiding a monster. And there will be fatal consequences for everybody.... PRAISE FOR JAYNE COWIE: 'Original and unsettling' The Sun 'So timely, so relevant and so remarkably written, it's going to live with me for some time to come' John Marrs, #1 bestselling author of The One ©2023 Jayne Cowie (P)2023 Penguin Audio"

Jayne Cowie (Author), Clare Corbett, Joshua Akehurst (Narrator)

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The Hiding Place

"Brought to you by Penguin FOUR FRIENDS. ONE MURDER. A GAME THEY CAN'T ESCAPE 'It was only a game.' Until a boy went missing. 'No one was meant to get hurt.' But a body has been found. 'Just some innocent fun.' Except one of them is a killer. Ready or not, here I come. It's time to play hide and seek again. THE WHISPER MAN meets THE GUEST LIST in this gripping story; DI Fleet is up against some of the most powerful people in the country as he attempts to discover the truth about what happened on the day of the game... 'Compelling and infused with a simmering tension' Sarah Pearse, The Sanatorium 'A taut pacy murder mystery' Imran Mahmood, You Don't Know Me 'A terrifyingly tense thriller that takes you to the darkest places of the human heart' Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room 'This book delivers on its premise and then some! This novel about a creepy school and a deadly game gone wrong is both compelling and beautifully written and infused with a simmering tension - I couldn't stop turning the pages!' SARAH PEARSE, The Sanatorium 'The Hiding Place by Simon Lelic totally ruined by evenings! A taut pacy murder mystery that just won't stop turning pages. Lelic manages to combine Golden age whodunnit charm with a hypnotic mystery. The thinking reader's writer Lelic never disappoints and this one is the best yet' IMRAN MAHMOOD, You Don't Know Me 'A great police procedural . . . a gripping, breathless denouement' HARRIET TYCE, Blood Orange 'Another totally thrilling page-turner. Masterful writing about teenage insecurity again, with a plot that twists and turns in to such a dramatic conclusion. Also so filmic, I could see every scene - surely has to be adapted!' ARAMINTA HALL, Hidden Depths 'Dual timelines unravel the truth behind a deadly game in a sinister boarding school & the present day hunt for a killer. Tense, full of misdirection & beautifully written' GILLY MACMILLAN, The Nanny 'Opens with a chilling first page and the tone is set for a dark and disturbing thriller right up to the heart-stopping finale. A must read' MICHAEL WOOD author of Survivor's Guilt 'Lelic's best yet. As beautifully crafted as ever, and builds layer upon layer of tension' CARA HUNTER, The Whole Truth 'A gripping crime thriller with a countdown to murder' STEVE CAVANAGH, Fifty Fifty Praise for the other page-turning thrillers from Simon Lelic 'What a read! Not the mystery I thought I was getting. Then, not even the book, I thought I was getting. It's proper clever. Loved it' STUART TURTON, The Devil and the Dark Water 'A bloody good read and the very definition of unpredictable. Twisty, creepy, brilliantly paced and with a denouement I never saw coming' JOHN MARRS, What Lies Between Us 'Clever and atmospheric' MARK EDWARDS, The Hollows © Simon Lelic 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Simon Lelic (Author), Gus Brown, Joshua Akehurst (Narrator)

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Look Again: The Autobiography

"Eye-opening and candid, David Bailey's Look Again is a fantastically entertaining memoir by a true icon. 'Rollicking . . . with roguish tales as vivid as his era-defining photos' – Daily Mail 'Brilliant' – Telegraph David Bailey burst onto the scene in 1960 with his revolutionary photographs for Vogue. Discarding the rigid rules of a previous generation of portrait and fashion photographers, he channelled the energy of London's newly informal street culture into his work. Funny, brutally honest and ferociously talented, he became as famous as his subjects. Now in his eighties, he looks back on an outrageously eventful life. Born into an East End family, his dyslexia saw him written off as stupid at school. He hit a low point working as a debt collector until he discovered a passion for photography that would change everything. The working-class boy became an influential artist. Along the way he became friends with Mick Jagger, hung out with the Krays, got into bed with Andy Warhol and made the Queen laugh. His love-life was never dull. He propelled girlfriend Jean Shrimpton to stardom, while her angry father threatened to shoot him. He married Catherine Deneuve a month after meeting her. Penelope Tree’s mother was unimpressed when he turned up on her doorstep. ‘It could be worse, I could be a Rolling Stone,’ Bailey told her. He went on to marry Marie Helvin and then Catherine Dyer, with whom he has three children. He is also a film and documentary director, has shot numerous commercials and has never stopped working. A born storyteller, his autobiography is a memorable romp through an extraordinary career."

David Bailey (Author), Jeremy Clyde, Joshua Akehurst, Simon Darwen, Willow Nash (Narrator)

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How To Save A Life

"In Eva Carter's How to Save a Life, saving a life is only the start of the story . . . 'A sweeping, brave, epic love story. I was hooked from the very first page' – Josie Silver, author of One Day in December 'I couldn't put it down until I reached the final page' – Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare It’s nearly midnight on the eve of the millennium when eighteen-year-old Joel’s heart stops. A school friend, Kerry, performs CPR for almost twenty exhausting minutes, ultimately saving Joel’s life, while her best friend Tim freezes, unable to help. That moment of life and death changes the course of all three lives over the next two decades: each time Kerry, Joel and Tim believe they’ve found love, discovered their vocation, or simply moved on, their lives collide again. . . . Because bravery isn’t just about life or death decisions; it’s also about how to keep on living afterwards."

Eva Carter (Author), Joshua Akehurst, Thomas Judd, Yolanda Kettle (Narrator)

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The Bunker Diary

"Brought to you by Penguin. WINNER OF THE 2014 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL. I can't believe I fell for it. It was still dark when I woke up this morning. As soon as my eyes opened I knew where I was. A low-ceilinged rectangular building made entirely of whitewashed concrete. There are six little rooms along the main corridor. There are no windows. No doors. The lift is the only way in or out. What's he going to do to me? What am I going to do? If I'm right, the lift will come down in five minutes. It did. Only this time it wasn't empty . . ."

Kevin Brooks (Author), Joshua Akehurst (Narrator)

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A Window Breaks

"‘Fantastic’ – Lee Child ‘Totally addictive’ – Ann Cleeves ‘A thrill-a-minute page-turner’ – Simon Kernick A Window Breaks is the nerve-shredding thriller from C. M. Ewan, the author of the acclaimed The Interview and the half-a-million copy selling Safe House, perfect for fans of T. M. Logan and Mark Edwards. They were supposed to be getting away from their troubles . . . It's 2 a.m. in a remote Scottish lodge. You are asleep when a noise wakes you. You stir, unsure why, and turn to your partner. Then you hear it. Glass. Crunching underfoot. Your worst fears are about to be realized. Someone is downstairs, intent on causing your family harm. You will do whatever it takes to protect them. But with only each other to rely on, can you escape? What authors are saying . . . ‘If you only read one thriller this year read this’ – C. L. Taylor ‘Smashed my way through this . . . Nerve-shredding’ – Tim Weaver ‘Brilliantly crafted, excruciatingly tense’ – Sharon Bolton ‘Starts at full throttle and never lets up’ – T. M. Logan ‘Heart-stopping . . . a sure-fire bestseller’ – Jo Spain ‘Breakneck ride of a thriller’ – Fiona Cummins ‘Almost unbearably tense and exciting’ – Mark Edwards ‘Fierce read, with heart, muscle and an out-of-sight twist’ – Mick Herron ‘Tense, fast-paced thriller’ – Jenny Quintana ‘Brilliant and almost impossible to put down’ – Andrew Taylor What readers are saying . . . ‘This was so intense as the twists and turns came one after another at breakneck speed.’ ‘Brilliantly written thriller which keeps you gripped from the first few pages.’ ‘Full of action and excitement’ ‘Absolutely amazing; I was totally gripped from start to finish’"

C.M. Ewan (Author), Joshua Akehurst, Jot Davies (Narrator)

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Deeplight

"'One of our finest storytellers' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent 'Pure magic' M.R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts From Frances Hardinge, the Costa Award-winning author of The Lie Tree comes Deeplight - an underwater adventure as dangerous as the gods themselves . . . The gods of the Myriad were as real as the coastlines and currents, and as merciless as the winds and whirlpools. Then one day they rose up and tore each other apart, killing many hundreds of islanders and changing the Myriad forever. On the jumbled streets of the Island of Lady's Crave live Hark and his best friend Jelt. They are scavengers: living off their wits, diving for relics of the gods, desperate for anything they can sell. But now there is something stirring beneath the waves, calling to someone brave enough to retrieve it. Something valuable. Something dangerous. Nothing is quite as it seems, and when the waves try to claim Jelt, Hark will do anything to save him. Even if it means compromising not just who Jelt is, but what he is . . ."

Frances Hardinge (Author), Joshua Akehurst (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Joshua Akehurst