Guilty one

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days A little boy was found dead in a children's playground...Daniel Hunter has spent years defending lost causes as a solicitor in London. But his life changes when he is introduced to Sebastian, an eleven-year-old accused of murdering an innocent young boy. As he plunges into the muddy depths of Sebastian's troubled home life, Daniel thinks back to his own childhood in foster care - and to Minnie, the woman whose love saved him, until she, too, betrayed him so badly that he cut her out of his life. But what crime did Minnie commit that made Daniel disregard her for fifteen years? And will Daniel's identification with a child on trial for murder make him question everything he ever believed in? Features Summary Deeply psychological and suspenseful, The Guilty One is both a legal thriller and a human story of love and redemption - and is already an international phenomenon Author Lisa Ballantyne Publisher Piatkus Books Release date 20120830 Pages 463 ISBN 0-7499-5728-X ISBN 13 978-0-7499-5728-5

532 pages Genre: Mystery Tasmina Perry Guilty Pleasures Saul Hemingway, owner of one of England's oldest and most prestigious companies is dead, but who will inherit his estate? When the estate is bequeathed to long-lost niece Emily, the knives are quietly drawn. The Hemingway's want what is rightfully theirs and one of them will go to any lengths to achieve their goal. Book condition: Very good – minimal signs of wear, corners are a bit bumped. No dog eared pages and no creases on the cover. No missing pages, no writing in the book. Pages on the inside of the book are still in a very good condition. It appears to be unread. Please note: I have 1000's of books available. If you are looking for something specific, please feel free to ask and I will let you know if I have it. I am still busy sorting through them and it might take a while, but they will all be listed in time.     PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME REGARDING ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT MY ITEMS FOR SALE. I WILL COMBINE ORDERS FOR POSTAGE/COURIER.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days 'Life for De Quincey was either angels ascending on vaults of cloud or vagrants shivering on the city streets.' Thomas De Quincey - opium-eater, celebrity journalist, and professional doppelganger - is embedded in our culture. Modelling his character on Coleridge and his sensibility on Wordsworth, De Quincey took over the poet's former cottage in Grasmere and turned it into an opium den. Here, increasingly detached from the world, he nurtured his growing hatred of his former idols and his obsession with murder as one of the fine arts. De Quincey may never have felt the equal of the giants of the Romantic Literature he so worshipped but the writing style he pioneered - scripted and sculptured emotional memoir - was to inspire generations of writers: Dickens, Dostoevsky, Virginia Woolf. James Joyce knew whole pages of his work off by heart and he was arguably the father of what we now call psychogeography. This spectacular biography, the produce of meticulous scholarship and beautifully supple prose, tells the riches-to-rags story of a figure of dazzling complexity and dazzling originality, whose rackety life was lived on the run, and both brings De Quincey and his martyred but wild soul triumphantly to life and firmly establishes Frances Wilson in the front rank of contemporary biographers. Features Summary 'Life for De Quincey was either angels ascending on vaults of cloud or vagrants shivering on the city streets.' Thomas De Quincey - opium-eater, celebrity journalist... Author Frances Wilson Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Release date 20170114 Pages 416 ISBN 1-4088-4013-8 ISBN 13 978-1-4088-4013-9

 The Guilty Wife by Elle Croft (Paperback)   WIFE. MISTRESS. MURDERER. If you were being framed for murder, how far would you go to clear your name? The debut psychological thriller that reads as  Apple Tree Yard meets  Behind Closed Doors, by way of  Double Jeopardy. I'm not guilty of murder. Bethany Reston is happily married. But she's also having an affair with a famous client. And no one can ever know. But that doesn't make me innocent. When Bethany's lover is brutally murdered, she has to hide her grief from everyone. But someone knows her secret. And then one day the threats begin. With an ever-growing pile of evidence pointing to her as the murderer, the only way she can protect her secrets is to prove her innocence. And that means tracking down a killer. An incredibly taut, tense game of cat and mouse - with a twist you'll never see coming  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days One of them is dead. One of them is lying. Alex, Karen and Misty were an inseparable trio at university. But when Alex died suddenly, the remaining two friends could no longer look each other in the eye, knowing they both had a part to play in her death. It's now been thirty years since Alex died, and both Misty and Karen have long since moved on with their lives. But when Karen thinks she sees her former friend alive, she soon becomes obsessed with a past she thought she'd left behind. Before long, the perfect life she's built for herself starts to unravel, and it seems as though history might just be repeating itself... Can Karen keep her secrets hidden whilst her guilt threatens to tear her innocent family apart? A twisty and emotionally-charged suspense novel for fans of Lesley Kara's The Rumour, Linda Green's The Last Thing She Told Me and Teresa Driscoll's The Promise. Features Summary One of them is dead. One of them is lying. Author Joanne Sefton Publisher AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Release date 20190905 Pages 400 ISBN 0-00-829447-X ISBN 13 978-0-00-829447-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Read the original stories which became the celebrated films STAND BY ME, APT PUPIL and THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, voted the world's most popular movie. In this classic collection of four novellas, the grand master takes you on irresistible journeys into the far reaches of horror, heartache and hope. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is the story of two men convicted of murder - one guilty, one innocent - who form the perfect partnership as they dream up a scheme to escape from prison. In Apt Pupil a golden schoolboy entices an old man with a past to join in a dreadful union. The Body sees four young boys venture into the woods and find life, death... and the end of innocence. The Breathing Method is the tale of a doctor who goes to his club and discovers a woman determined to give birth - no matter what. Features Summary In this classic collection of four novellas, the grand master takes you on irresistible journeys into the far reaches of horror, heartache and hope. Author Stephen King Publisher Hodder Paperback Release date 20120607 Pages 679 ISBN 1-4447-2360-X ISBN 13 978-1-4447-2360-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days THE SERIAL KILLER ISN'T ON TRIAL. HE'S ON THE JURY... **************** 'Books this ingenious don't come along very often.' Michael Connelly 'THIRTEEN is my favourite read of the year.' Sarah Pinborough 'Outstanding.' Lee Child 'Smart and original. This is a belter of a book.' Clare Mackintosh 'One of the most mercilessly compelling thrillers you will read this decade' Chris Brookmyre **************** 'To your knowledge, is there anything that would preclude you from serving on this jury?' Murder wasn't the hard part. It was just the start of the game. Joshua Kane has been preparing for this moment his whole life. He's done it before. But this is the big one. This is the murder trial of the century. And Kane has killed to get the best seat in the house. But there's someone on his tail. Someone who suspects that the killer isn't the man on trial. Kane knows time is running out - he just needs to get to the conviction without being discovered. **************** THIRTEEN REASONS WHY... YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK: 'An oh so clever hook for an oh so clever, gripping book. THIRTEEN is courtroom drama at its finest, blended with page-turning twists and characters you can't get enough of. Steve Cavanagh is the John Grisham for a new generation. Slick, thrilling and unique, THIRTEEN is my favourite read of the year.' Sarah Pinborough 'Outstanding - an intriguing premise, a tense, gripping build-up, and a spectacular climax. This guy is the real deal. Trust me.' Lee Child 'Smart and original. This is a belter of a book.' Clare Mackintosh 'Great hook. Great plot. Great book. Thirteen is a real page turner and one you won't want to put down.' Simon Kernick 'A brilliant, twisty, ingeniously constructed puzzle of a book. Steve Cavanagh pulls off an enviable premise with panache.' Ruth Ware 'I've been tracking Steve Cavanagh for a few years now and Thirteen is his best, a dead bang beast of a book that expertly combining his authority on the law with an absolutely great thrill ride. Books this ingenious don't come along very often.' Michael Connelly 'Quite simply deserves to be HUGE. If you read a thriller as good this year, it's only because you've read this one twice.' Mark Billingham 'Tore through this between dusk and dawn. Absolute 5-star cracker from Steve Cavanagh, who's gotta be among top legal thriller writers out there nowadays. A powerhouse of a book that's much more than its high-concept hook.' Craig Sisterson 'Wow! This book is friggin' awesome! Utterly immersive.' Emma Kavanagh 'Fantastically gripping? Guilty as charged!' Angela Clarke 'An absolute cracker.' Susi Holliday 'Guilty of thrills, twists, and expertly manipulating the reader.' Mason Cross 'An absolute rollercoaster of a read. Thrilling.' Cass Green Features Summary 'An oh so clever hook for an oh so clever,gripping book, my favourite read of the year.' Sarah Pinborough 'Books this ingenious don't come along very often' Michael Connelly Author Steve Cavanagh Publisher Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd) Release date 20180612 Pages 368 ISBN 1-4091-7067-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4091-7067-9

David Philip, 1999, 1st edition. As new, unmarked. 24x15cm, 219 pp "It is the twenty-second year of Nelson Mandela's imprisonment and a country is gripped with civil unrest. A black policeman is beaten to death and his body burned during a riot. Twenty-five people are convicted of his murder; fourteen are sentenced to death. A small town is besieged by their legal trial, and one of the lawyers is brutally assassinated. This is the story of Upington Twenty-five men and women, from teenage boys to an elderly couple are all accused of the same crime: acting with a common purpose. Durbach and the other members of the legal team took the case after the death sentences had been handed down and had only a matter of weeks to sort through thousands of court papers, to get to know each of the defendants, referred to only by numbers in all court documents, and mount a proper appeal. Durbach recounts the specifics of the case, recreating trial testimony and judicial opinions, and giving the book the air of a charged courtroom drama. We meet each of the accused, hear their stories and follow the Herculean effort by this group of lawyers to save the lives of the accused-both innocent and guilty. The details surrounding the case lead us to question our own prejudices and assumptions: the fact that al twenty-five were involved in the riot that led to the death of the policeman, does that make all twenty-five guilty? Those some of the accused confessed, are the others guilty by association and proximity?.,." - Publisher's description. 

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days And Then There Were None The World's Bestselling Mystery "Ten..."Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island mansion off the Devon coast by a mysterious "U. N. Owen." "Nine..."At dinner a recorded message accuses each of them in turn of having a guilty secret, and by the end of the night one of the guests is dead. "Eight..."Stranded by a violent storm, and haunted by a nursery rhyme counting down one by one... as one by one... they begin to die. "Seven..."Which among them is the killer and will any of them survive? Features Summary "Previously published as Ten little Indians." Author Agatha Christie Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20110118 Pages 247 ISBN 0-06-207347-8 ISBN 13 978-0-06-207347-1

Please note that this illustration shows a modern reprint - my book is the Longmans 1897 version - book still in good condition for its age with maroon boards and silver lettering *** This book was an interesting take on the so-called divorce between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon and its subsequent impact on history. What made it interesting is that Froude expresses a number of views that run contrary to the conventional views held by most historians. Never have I read an author who placed so much blame on Catherine and to an extent, their daughter Mary. He's also the first I've read that viewed the execution of Thomas More as justifiable and is one of the few to suggest that Anne Bolyn, and those implicated along with her, were likely guilty (again, to an extent) of the crimes of which they were accused. I didn't feel that Froude made the most compelling case in Henry's favor, but that may have been due to the fact that based on other readings, I tend to agree with more conventional interpretations of that episode in history. It was also hard to ignore the author's obvious hatred of Catholics, which likely colored his interpretation of the facts, and, perhaps owing to the time period in which the book was written, there are strong currents of nationalism that likely also affected his interpretation of the facts.  It was still a great read, and it was intriguing to approach one of the most famous events in history from a different angle. *N.B.*   If you buy more than one book from me you only pay R 6 postage on each additional book – see what else I have to offer, it might be worth your while.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'One of the most stunning debuts I've ever read...Read it!' David Baldacci WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD 2017 Amazon.com's #1 Pick for Best Mystery & Thriller 2017 The Gold Australian Book Industry Award for Book of the Year Australian Book Industry Award for Fiction Book of the Year WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH THE SIMON MAYO RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB CHOICE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME THRILLER OF THE MONTH 'Packed with sneaky moves and teasing possibilities that keep the reader guessing...The Dry is a breathless page-turner' Janet Maslin, New York Times WHO REALLY KILLED THE HADLER FAMILY? I just can't understand how someone like him could do something like that. Amid the worst drought to ravage Australia in a century, it hasn't rained in small country town Kiewarra for two years. Tensions in the community become unbearable when three members of the Hadler family are brutally murdered. Everyone thinks Luke Hadler, who committed suicide after slaughtering his wife and six-year-old son, is guilty. Policeman Aaron Falk returns to the town of his youth for the funeral of his childhood best friend, and is unwillingly drawn into the investigation. As questions mount and suspicion spreads through the town, Falk is forced to confront the community that rejected him twenty years earlier. Because Falk and Luke Hadler shared a secret, one which Luke's death threatens to unearth. And as Falk probes deeper into the killings, secrets from his past and why he left home bubble to the surface as he questions the truth of his friend's crime. And if you loved The Dry and Force of Nature, pre-order The Lost Man by Jane Harper now Features Summary In a town without rain, some secrets are never washed away... Author Jane Harper Publisher Abacus Release date 20170601 Pages 401 ISBN 0-349-14211-4 ISBN 13 978-0-349-14211-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days `Beware! Sleep does not do what it says on the tin: I was awake until the small hours under its dark and twisty spell.' FIONA BARTON `Extremely creepy, atmospheric and twisty.' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Another cracking psychological thriller from C.L. Taylor. Sleep will keep you up all night.' MARK EDWARDS All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn't feel so guilty... To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of Rum, but when seven guests join her, what started as a retreat from the world turns into a deadly nightmare. Each of the guests have a secret, but one of them is lying - about who they are and why they're on the island. There's a murderer staying in the Bay View hotel. And they've set their sights on Anna. Seven strangers. Seven secrets. One deadly lie. Someone's going to sleep and never wake up... The million-copy bestseller is back in her darkest, twistiest book to date. Read it if you dare! Features Summary `Beware! Sleep does not do what it says on the tin: I was awake until the small hours under its dark and twisty spell.' FIONA BARTON `Extremely creepy... Author C.L. Taylor Publisher AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Release date 20190318 Pages 368 ISBN 0-00-830131-X ISBN 13 978-0-00-830131-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours In this thrilling standalone from the internationally bestselling author of the Frieda Klein series, a married woman's affair with her boss spirals into a dangerous game of chess with the police when she discovers he's been murdered and she clears the crime scene of all evidence. It should have been just a mid-life fling. A guilty indiscretion that Neve Connolly could have weathered. An escape from twenty years of routine marriage to her overworked husband, and from her increasingly distant children. But when Neve pays a morning-after visit to her lover, Saul, and finds him brutally murdered, their pied--terre still heady with her perfume, all the lies she has so painstakingly stitched together threaten to unravel. After scrubbing clean every trace of her existence from Saul's life-and death-Neve believes she can return to normal, shaken but intact. But she can't get out of her head the one tormenting question: what was she forgetting? An investigation into the slaying could provide the answer. It's brought Detective Chief Inspector Alastair Hitching, and Neve's worst fears, to her door. But with every new lie, every new misdirection to save herself, Neve descends further into the darkness of her betrayal-and into more danger than she ever imagined. Because Hitching isn't the only one watching Neve. So is a determined killer who's about to make the next terrifying move in a deadly affair.... Features Summary The first standalone psychological suspense novel from Nicci French in 10 years - a major publishing event Author Nicci French Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20191014 Pages 400 ISBN 1-4711-7924-9 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-7924-2

Mark Gimenez is back as The Colour of Law star A. Scott Fenney takes the stand for an impossible case. An ISIS attack on America is narrowly averted when the FBI uncovers a plot to detonate a weapon of mass destruction in Dallas, Texas during the Super Bowl. A federal grand jury indicts twenty-four co-conspirators, including Omar al Mustafa, a notorious and charismatic Muslim cleric known for his incendiary anti-American diatribes on YouTube and Fox News. His arrest is greeted with cheers around the world and relief at home. The President goes on national television and proclaims: 'We won!' There is only one problem: there is no evidence against Mustafa. That problem falls to the presiding judge, newly appointed U.S. District Judge A. Scott Fenney. If Mustafa is innocent, Scott must set the most dangerous man in Dallas free, with no idea who is really guilty. And with just three weeks before the attack is due... Format:Paperback Pages:480

Paperback. English. Publisher: Jonathan Ball. 2011. In fair condition. It was the most sensational murder trial of the past two decades. For ten months during 2007, Fred van der Vyver stood trial, accused of using an ornamental hammer to bludgeon his girlfriend Inge Lotz to death. When the trial began in February 2007, a guilty verdict seemed certain: the police had found his fingerprints at the scene, the alleged murder weapon had been found in his car, and a blood stain on the bathroom floor had been matched to one of his shoes. Yet, after a high-profile trial, in which some of the world's leading forensic investigators testified, and which cost his family more that R10 million, Van der Vyver was acquitted. But the story is far from over. Dubbed by an American expert as 'perhaps the worst case of forensic evidence fabrication in history', it has already attracted the attention of the world's largest association of professional forensic investigators. The outcome of the trial, however, was rejected by the family of Inge Lotz, who have only recently withdrawn a law suit against him. His career in tatters, Van der Vyver, in turn, is suing the Minister of Police for nearly R50 million, alleging that all the evidence against him was fabricated by detectives. Acclaimed author Antony Albeker sat through the entire trial and, in Fruit of a Poisoned Tree, he explores the extraordinary circumstances in which the justice system failed both Fred van der Vyver and Inge Lotz. Part courtroom drama, part investigative journalism, Altbeker enters the heart of the challenges confronting the judicial system in South Africa today.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Roald Dahl's irreverent and hilarious collection, Revolting Rhymes.This book is filled with revolting rhymes. (Be warned: It's no ordinary Once upon a time).There's poor Cindy whose heart was torn to shreds, because her Prince, he chops off heads!Snow White's dwarfs although awfully nice, are guilty of one shocking vice... And what becomes of Goldilocks, that nasty thieving little louse, when she goes sneaking around the three bear's house... Listen to REVOLTING RHYMES and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! Look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! inspired by the revolting Twits. Features Summary Filled with revolting rhymes, this title features poor Cindy whose heart was torn to shreds, because her Prince, he chops off heads; Snow White's dwarfs although awfully nice... Author Roald Dahl (Author), Quentin Blake (Illustrator) Publisher Puffin Release date 20160801 Pages 52 ISBN 0-14-136932-9 ISBN 13 978-0-14-136932-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days An elderly stroke victim dies without having arranged a will...Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison.Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the gallows... Features Summary An elderly stroke victim dies without having arranged a will... Author Agatha Christie Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20150521 Pages 288 ISBN 0-00-812957-6 ISBN 13 978-0-00-812957-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Danger is never far behind... A fast-paced and riveting crime novel and the first in a new Brighton-set police procedural series featuring PC Gareth Bell. Perfect for fans of Peter James. `Fast paced and full of tension, The Follow packs an explosive punch! Great read!' Casey Kelleher He knows the man is guilty. And he will do anything to prove it... PC Gareth Bell watches the psychopath who stabbed Bell's partner stroll out of court a free man. Somebody on the inside tampered with the evidence, and now one of Brighton's most dangerous criminals is back on the streets again. Bell's personal mission for revenge takes him onto the other side of the law and into the dark, violent underworld of the glamourous seaside city. Soon he faces a horrifying choice: risk everything he holds dear, or let the man who tried to kill his partner walk free... Features Summary Danger is never far behind... A fast-paced and riveting crime novel and the first in a new Brighton-set police procedural series featuring PC Gareth Bell... Author Paul Grzegorzek Publisher Killer Reads Release date 20190218 Pages 304 ISBN 0-00-832998-2 ISBN 13 978-0-00-832998-3