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Allbeury, Ted The secret whispers. 1981. Read by George Hagan, 6 hours 54 minutes. TB 5433.When Erich Richter trained as a spy during the war he knew the job held danger. Even more so were the odds against him when he was "turned" and became a double agent. He survives, however, and returns in 1945 to start a new life. But he reckons without the cruellest threat of all - coincidence. TB 5433.

Alvarez, Alfred Hunt. 1978. Read by Robert Gladwell, 10 hours 30 minutes. TB 3419.Conrad Hunt takes his dog for a walk on the Heath and gets involved in strange, unaccountable and unwanted experiences. Unsuitable for family reading. TB 3419.

Ambler, EricSend no more roses. 1977. Read by Andrew Timothy, 11 hours 3 minutes. TB 3293.Neither Firman, the able criminal working in the shadowy areas of international law, nor Professor Krom, determined to expose him, bargained for the horrendous outcome of their encounter in the booby-trapped grounds of a Mediterranean Villa. TB 3293.

Anthony, EvelynThe company of saints. 1983. Read by Gretel Davis, 10 hours 24 minutes. TB 5380. Davina Graham series; book 4. Sequel to: Albatross, TB 4541. An American diplomat and his daughter are blown to pieces by a bomb while on the Grand Canal in Venice. The assassin escapes undetected and there is no obvious motive. Davina Graham investigates. TB 5380.

Archer, JeffreyShall we tell the President? 1977. Read by Marvin Kane, 8 hours 9 minutes. TB 4625. Kane and Abel series; book 1. It is 1983. Edward Kennedy is President. At 7:30 on March 3 the FBI receives information of an assassination threat. By 8:30 five men have the details. At 9:30, four are dead. TB 4625.

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Archer, JeffreyKane and Abel. 1979. Read by Christopher Slade, 18 hours 48 minutes. TB 4136. Kane and Abel series; book 2. They had only one thing in common. William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless Polish immigrant - two men born on the same day on opposite sides of the world, their paths destined to cross in the ruthless struggle to build a fortune. TB 4136.

Archer, Jeffrey The prodigal daughter. 1982. Read by Elizabeth Proud, 16 hours 12 minutes. TB 4709. Kane and Abel series; book 3. The story tells of the refusal of Floratyna to allow her dynamic ambitions to be thwarted as she strives for the highest office in the United States. TB 4709.

Baldacci, David Deliver us from evil. 2011. Read by John Chancer, 14 hours 9 minutes. TB 19051.Evan Waller has built a fortune from his willingness to buy and sellanything - or anyone. In search of new opportunities, Waller has just begun a new business venture: one that could lead to millions of deaths all over the globe. TB 19051.

Bagley, Desmond The snow tiger. 1975. Read by Stephen Jack, 10 hours 5 minutes. TB 2781.An avalanche rips apart an entire township in New Zealand. In the ensuing enquiry, all the antagonisms and fears of the community are laid bare. TB 2781.

Barclay, Linwood Too close to home. 2009. Read by Jay Benedict, 12 hours. TB 18883.When the Cutter family's next-door-neighbours, the Langleys, are gunned down in their house one hot August night, the Cutters' world is turned upside down. That violent death should have come so close to them is shocking enough in suburban Promise Falls, but at least the Cutters can console themselves with the thought that lightning is unlikely to strike twice in the same place. Unless,

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of course, the killers went to the wrong house. Contains strong language. TB 18883.

Black, Gavin The bitter tea. 1973. Read by Andrew Timothy, 7 hours. TB 2182. Paul Harris series; book 7. Sequel to: A time for pirates. In Kuala Lumpur Paul Harris witnesses an attempt to assassinate an important visitor. His attempts to follow up what he has seen reveal some startling facts and put his own life at risk. TB 2182.

Bowen, Elizabeth The heat of the day. 1949. Read by Duncan Carse, 12 hours 15 minutes. TB 1360.A widow in wartime England is faced with an agonising decision when told that her lover is betraying his country. But is the accusation true? TB 1360.

Boyd, William Waiting for sunrise. 2012. Read by Leighton Pugh, 12 hours 10 minutes. TB 19484.Moving from Vienna to London's West End, the battlefields of France and hotel rooms in Geneva, 'Waiting for Sunrise' is a feverish and mesmerising journey into the human psyche, a beautifully observed portrait of wartime Europe, a plot-twisting thriller and a literary tour de force. Contains passages of a sexual nature. TB 19484.

Brookmyre, ChristopherBoiling a frog. 2000. Read by Jonathan Hackett, 13 hours 33 minutes. TB 12528.Jack Parlabane series; book 3. Sequel to: Country of the blind, TB 13547. Jack Parlabane, the investigative journalist not averse to breaking the law for a good story, has been caught on the petard of his own self-confidence and is enjoying accommodation courtesy of Her Majesty. He finds that contacts and a way with words are no defence against those he helped put away. Contains strong language. TB 12528.

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Brown, Dan The lost symbol. 2009. Read by Stuart Milligan, 18 hours 53 minutes. TB 16854. Robert Langdon series; book 3. Sequel to: The Da Vinci code, TB 13795. Set over a breathtaking 12 hour time span, the book's narrative takes the reader on an exhilarating journey through an unexpected landscape as Professor of Symbology, Robert Langdon, is once again called into action. TB 16854.

Buchan, John The thirty-nine steps. 1915. Read by Andrew Timothy, 3 hours 56 minutes. TB 897. Richard Hannay series; book 1. The first of the famous Richard Hannay spy stories; a web of international intrigue spun in London and Scotland. TB 897.

Burgess, Anthony Tremor of intent. 1966. Read by Michael de Morgan, 9 hours 47 minutes. TB 637.A British agent is detailed to bring a former schoolfriend, now a British agent, back to England. Unsuitable for family reading. TB 637.

Cain, James M The postman always rings twice. 2005. Read by Peter Brooke, 3 hours 29 minutes. TB 19701.The torrid story of Frank Chambers, the amoral drifter, Cora, the sullen and brooding wife, and Nick Papadakis, the amiable but inconvenient husband has become a classic of its kind, and established Cain as a major novelist with a spare and vital prose style and a bleak vision of America. TB 19701.

Cain, TomDictator. 2011. Read by Jonathan Oliver, 11 hours 31 minutes. TB 20083.Samuel Carver series; book 4. Sequel to: The assassin, TB 19488. Africa has had more than its share of dictators, but Henderson Gushungo may be the worst. Millions starve and opponents are flung in jail, while Gushungo and his cronies get rich on the country's rich natural resources. A powerful consortium of political and business interests offer Samuel Carver the job of enforcing regime change. Contains strong language. TB 20083.

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Canning, Victor The Satan sampler. 1979. Read by Bruce Montague, 8 hours 46 minutes. TB 3645. Birdcage series; book 2. Sequel to: Birdcage. Determined to break the lease of Seyton Hall, which he has just inherited with the family estates, Richard becomes slowly enmeshed in a dangerous web of intrigue and underground politics. TB 3645.

Chambers, Kimberley The feud. 2012. Read by Annie Aldington, 12 hours 56 minutes. TB 19811.Mitchell and O'Hara series; book 1. For more than a decade two families have been locked in a bitter war. The Mitchells are an underworld mob from East London's Canning Town. The O'Haras are a travelling family who live in nearby Stratford. Contains strong language and violence. TB 19811.

Chase, James HadleyNo orchids for Miss Blandish. 2009. Read by Christopher Ragland, 6 hours 19 minutes. TB 19955.Although this story was first published in 1939 it is still considered to be one of the most brutal thrillers ever to have been written. It concerns the kidnap, torture and rape of an attractive and wealthy girl by a sadistic criminal. TB 19955.

Child, LeeThe visitor. 2001. Read by Garrick Hagon, 14 hours 57 minutes. TB 16363.Jack Reacher series; book 4. Sequel to: Tripwire, TB 16798. Highflying army career woman Sergeant Amy Callan and Lieutenant Caroline Cook are both victims of sexual harassment by their superiors, and now they are both dead. Jack Reacher, former US military cop, knew both the victims. For FBI Agent-in-charge Nelson Blake he's the perfect match. He's sure only Reacher has the answers to their burning questions: how did these women die and why? Contains strong language. Unsuitable for family reading. TB 16363.

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Child, LeeEcho burning. 2002. Read by Jeff Harding, 14 hours. TB 18910.Jack Reacher series; book 5. Hitching rides is an unreliable mode of transport. That's Jack Reacher's conclusion. He's adrift in the fearsome heat of a Texas summer, and he needs to keep moving. The last thing he's worried about is exactly who picks him up. TB 18910.

Child, Lee Without fail. 2002. Read by Jeff Harding, 14 hours 3 minutes. TB 20010.Jack Reacher series; book 6. Jack Reacher walks alone, no job, no ID, no last known address, but he never turns down a plea for help. A woman tracks him down, because she needs a hand with her new job. Her task? Protecting the Vice-President of the United States, from someone threatening to kill him. So Reacher enters the heart of Washington power: the offices of the United States Secret Service. Here he must literally put himself in the line of fire, pitting his native cunning, surly charm and instinctive but controlled violence against the wiliness of bureaucrats and the ghosts from his own past – as well as the brutal ruthlessness of the mystery assassin. TB 20010.

Childers, ErskineThe riddle of the sands: a record of secret service recently achieved. 1903. Read by George Hagan, 12 hours 45 minutes. TB 1879.An Englishman sailing a small yacht among the Friesian Islands stumbles on secret German plans. An exciting story and a forewarning of the war which followed. TB 1879.

Clancy, TomThe bear and the dragon. Read by Garrick Hagon, 43 hours 25 minutes. TB 12745.Ryanverse series; book 11. Sequel to: Rainbow six, TB 13536. President Jack Ryan faces a world crises unlike any he has ever known. Domestic pitfalls await him in America, while in Moscow, assassination and China's infiltration have the potential to cause havoc. Who is behind this mayhem? The new Russian elite and Chinese dissidents are likely candidates. Contains strong language. TB 12745.

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Clark, Mary Higgins Remember me. 1995. Read by Laurel Lefkow, 8 hours 21 minutes. TB 10697.Menley Nichol's marriage to Adam starts to fall apart after the death of her son, until the birth of their daughter. Adam rents a house on Cape Cod, confident that it will be ideal for his young family. However, at Remember House, a 19th century landmark with a sinister past, strange incidents make Menley relive the horror of the accident in which she lost her son; incidents which make her fear for her daughter, and which draw them into a dark web of events. TB 10697.

Coben, Harlan. Caught. 2011. Read by Stuart Milligan, 10 hours 29 minutes. TB 19092.'Caught' tells the story of a missing girl, the community stunned by her loss, the predator who may have taken her, and the reporter who suddenly realizes she can't trust her own instincts about this case or the motives of the people around her. TB 19092.

Coben, HarlanStay close. 2012. Read by Michael FitzPatrick, 11 hours 15 minutes. TB 19675.Harlan Coben is back with his trademark combination of page-turning thrills and unrivaled insight into the dark shadows that creep into even the happiest communities. TB 19675.

Cole, Martina The family. 2010. Read by Annie Aldington, 13 hours 4 minutes. TB 18377.Phillip Murphy is a family man. He worships his old mum; he takes care of his siblings who help run his business empire; he dotes on his two young sons who will one day take over. And then there's his wife and saviour Christine, whom he loves with a vengeance. To Phillip Murphy, family is everything. Christine has always understood this about her husband. But there is another side to Phillip, and it's a side he never wanted his wife to see. Though even if she did, could she do anything but stand by him? Because Phillip has rules, and he expects loyalty from his nearest anddearest. Once you're in the family, you're in it for life. Contains strong language and violence.TB 18377.

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Connelly, Michael The brass verdict. 2009. Read by Michael FitzPatrick, 12 hours 49 minutes. TB 19492.Mickey Haller series; book 2. Sequel to: The Lincoln lawyer, TB 17784. Down-at-heels lawyer Mickey Haller has inherited his old colleague's clients. That means some serious cash. The only problem is that the other lawyer was murdered, and the tough-minded detective handling the case - one Harry Bosch - thinks the killer is one of his clients, and that Mickey could also be in danger. Contains strong language. TB 19492.

Coonts, Stephen Stephen Coonts' Deep black: jihad. 2007. Read by Garrick Hagan, 12 hours 13 minutes. TB 16177. Deep black series; book 5. Sequel to: Payback. The world's most effective anti-terrorist force has the tools to monitor every move the enemy makes. They've planted a listening device inside a terrorist's skull, and activated a video spy drone disguised as a bird. But knowing is only half the battle. TB 16177.

Cottam, FrancisBrodmaw Bay. 2012. Read by David Rintoul, 10 hours 10 minutes. TB 19832.When things start to go badly wrong for James Greer in London, Brodmaw Bay seems to be calling him and his family. But perhaps the village isn't so much welcoming them as luring them. TB 19832.

Creed, John Black cat black dog. 2006. Read by Seán Barrett, 7 hours 56 minutes. TB 14859.Jack Valentine series; book 3. Sequel to: The day of the dead. When a set of dog tags - supposedly belonging to a seaman missing since the early 1950's - is washed up on a beach in modern day County Antrim, Jack Valentine "deadbeat ex-spook" find himself being pulled back towards his previous life once more. Contains strong language and violence. TB 14859.

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Cumming, CharlesThe Trinity Six. 2011. Read by Steve Hodson, 15 hours 11 minutes. TB 18648.Europe is still littered with the darkest secrets of the Cold War. And the most deadly revelation of them all is about to be made! Hard-up Russia expert Dr Sam Gaddis finally has a lead for a book that could set his career back on track. He has staggering new information about an unknown sixth member of the infamous Cambridge spy ring - a man who has evaded detection for his entire life. But when his source suddenly dies, Gaddis is left with just shreds of his investigation, and no idea that he is already in too deep. He is threatened, betrayed, hunted - and alone. To get his life back, he must scour a continent still laced with lies to find the truth behind the Trinity Six. Both Moscow and MI6 will use everything in their power to keep their fragile peace intact. But why murder people to hide secrets that should by now be history? Gaddis starts to understand - far too late - that he is closing in on a discovery that will shake Europe to its foundations! Contains strong language. TB 18648.

Cussler, Clive Blue gold: a novel from the NUMA files. 2002. Read byJeff Harding, 12 hours 25 minutes. TB 13094.NUMA files series; book 2. Sequel to: Serpent, TB 13105. Kurt Austin and his crew slake their thirst for action as they attempt to drown an eco-extortionist's plan to control the world's water supply. An investigation into the sudden deaths of rare whales leads Kurt Austin, National Underwater and Marine Agency crew leader, to the Mexican coast where someone tries to put him and his mini-sub permanently out of commission. Meanwhile, in South America's lush hills, a murderous cadre of bio-pirates is intent on stealing medicinal secrets worth millions. Soon Austin realises they're working the opposite ends of the same grand scheme. TB 13094.

Cussler, Clive Dark watch. 2006. Read by Jeff Harding, 12 hours 7 minutes. TB 14839.Oregon files series; book 3. Sequel to: Sacred stone, TB 14465. A consortium of Japanese shipping magnates requires Cabrillo’s special brand of assistance to combat brutal pirates trawling the waters of South-East Asia. Attacks on the high seas are usually

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limited to smaller ships and yachts, but recently giant commercial freighters have disappeared. Cabrillo suspects that the pirates have joined forces to take down the bigger ships, but when they confront the enemy, they discover an international conspiracy. TB 14839.

Deaver, JefferyThe burning wire. 2011. Read by Jeff Harding, 14 hours 12 minutes. TB 19864.Lincoln Rhyme series; book 9. Sequel to: The broken window, TB 18847. When an attack is made on Manhattan's electricity grid, it seems that terrorists must be responsible. While the FBI and CIA try to determine whether religious or environmental fundamentalists are behind the attacks, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs race to decode the forensics in order to prevent the next assault on the grid. Contains strong language. TB 19864.

Deaver, Jeffery Edge. 2010. Read by Jeff Harding and Bill Roberts, 13 hours 53 minutes. TB 18619.When Washington D.C. police detective Ryan Kessler is targeted by Henry Loving, he and his family are immediately put under government protection. Loving is a ruthless 'lifter', hired to extract information from his victims, and he will use whatever means necessary including kidnapping, torturing or killing their family. Assigned to the Kesslers is protection officer Corte: uncompromising, relentlessly devoted to protecting those inhis care and a brilliant game strategist. He also knows just how brutal the lifter can be -- six years earlier, Loving killed someone close to him. As tension increases between the family, the situation escalates into a deadly contest between protector and lifter as each tries to outwit the other. And as the lifter closes in on his prey, Corte must decide whether to protect his charges, or expose them to a killer in the name of personal revenge. Contains strong language and violence.TB 18619.

Deaver, Jeffery Hard news. 2002. Read by Jeff Harding, 8 hours 45 minutes. TB 13093.Rune series; book 3. Sequel to: Death of a blue movie star, TB 12857. Rune has now graduated to the first rung on the ladder of film documentary success - a major New York network news

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department. Once there, she finds herself inexorably drawn to the brutal murder of the network head, and to the young drifter accused of the crime, who, she swiftly becomes convinced, could not have been the killer. Despite the weight of evidence against the young man, Rune decides to try and prove his innocence, andfinds an unlikely - and untrustworthy - ally in bitchy-but-powerfulanchorwoman, Piper Sutton. TB 13093.

Deighton, Len Charity. 1997. Read by Ian Redford, 9 hours 21 minutes. TB 11646. Bernard Samson series; book 9. Sequel to: Hope, TB 11411. This is the concluding volume of the author's "Faith", "Hope" and "Charity" trilogy. With the Cold War drawing to a close, Bernard Samson finds that office life, whether in London or Berlin, can be just as perilous as operating in the field. Surrounded by schemers and secrets, he must look out for his own interests. Gloria Kent, Bernard's one-time lover, now wants to make a new future for herself, which forces Bernard to think all the more about his own. TB 11646.

Deighton, LenThe Ipcress file. 1962. Read by Peter Reynolds, 10 hours 15 minutes. TB 755.Harry Palmer series; book 1. Britain's top scientists begin to vanish, and one man can find out what's going on, but his identity must remain a secret if he intends to safeguard the secrets of the West, sniff out treason, and live to tell the tale. TB 755.

DeMille, NelsonNight fall: a novel. 2005. Read by Garrick Hagon, 16 hours 3 minutes. TB 15495.John Corey series; book 3. Sequel to: The lion's game, TB 12464. Five years after the horrific crash of TWA Flight 800 over Long Island, which killed 230 people, John Corey is inadvertently caught up in the now-closed case by his FBI lawyer wife, Kate, who believes the government's findings of mechanical failure is wrong. The FBI don't take kindly to the case being looked into again and, as John Corey's instincts and investigations clearly show anomalies, he and Kate are sent off to the Yemen and Tanzania for a month or so each, as punishment. On his return, John is not put off - he has ten days' leave. Ten days in which to avoid the FBI

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and to find that elusive video tape taken by two adulterous lovers on the beach which may - or may not - show a sea-to-air missile racing up to hit the TWA Flight 800. Contains strong language and some passages of a sexual nature. TB 15495.

DeMille, NelsonWild fire. 2007. Read by Garrick Hagon, 18 hours 43 minutes. TB 19707.John Corey series; book 4. There is a group of Vietnam vets who still keep in touch - the Custer Hill Club. They are prepared to attack foreign countries if America is attacked and their current rule is that if an Islamic country attacks, then all Islamic countries will be nuked, thus deterring Korea, China or others with similar ideas against the US. Contains strong language. TB 19707.

Dobbs, Michael Old enemies. 2010. Read by John Cormack, 11 hours 47 minutes. TB 19047.Harry Jones series; book 4. Sequel to: The reluctant hero. In the Swiss Alps a teenage girl is thrown from a helicopter and her boyfriend is brutally abducted to Trieste, a city filled with undercurrents of past hatreds. Ruari, son of Irish media owner J.J. Breslin, is in desperate danger, at the mercy of ruthless kidnappers making impossible demands. Contains strong language. TB 19047.

Dunnett, DorothyDolly and the bird of paradise. 1983. Read by Maxine Howe, 10 hours 29 minutes. TB 5209. Johnson Johnson series; book 1. Rita, a dwarf-sized Scottish make-up artist, is determined to get her own back on the man who threatened her life and that of Kim-Jim Curtis, the American make-up supremo who had made her heir to his work. When Kim-Jim dies, Rita becomes still more resolute, even when she is told that an international drug-smuggling ring is involved. TB 5209.

Eco, UmbertoThe Prague cemetery. 2011. Read by Steve Hodson, 18 hours 57 minutes. TB 19271.19th-century Europe, from Turin to Prague to Paris, abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Conspiracies rule history. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian republicans strangle priests with

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their own intestines. French criminals plan bombings by day and celebrate black masses at night. Unsuitable for family reading. TB 19271.

Eisler, BarryOne last kill. 2007. Read by Jeff Harding, 9 hours 39 minutes. TB 14950.John Rain series; book 4. Sequel to: Choke point, TB 14927. John Rain has a new employer: the Mossad needs an operator who can remove "problems" in Asia. He also has a new partner: Dox, the ex-US army marine and party animal. And he has a new hope that by using his fearsome talents in the service of something good, he might atone for all the lives he has already taken. Contains strong language and violence. TB 14950.

Ewan, Chris Safe house. 2012. Read by Simon Vance, 10 minutes 54 hours. TB 20165.When Rob Hale wakes up in hospital after a motorcycle crash he is told that Lena, the woman he claims was travelling with him, doesn't exist. The woman he describes bears a striking resemblance to his recently deceased sister, Laura. Contains strong language and passages of a sexual nature. TB 20165.

Fleming, Ian From Russia with love. 1988. Read by Steve Hodson, 9 hours 10 minutes. TB 13227. James Bond series; book 5. Sequel to: Diamonds are forever, TB 515. Bond tangles with SMERSH, the Soviet organization, and a beautiful woman is used to lure him into a death trap. TB 13227.

Forbes, ColinThe Janus man. 1988. Read by Steven Pacey, 14 hours 44 minutes. TB 9428. Tweed and Co series; book 4. Sequel to: Cover story, TB 9445.A British agent is found floating in the river at Hamburg. The murder, clumsily disguised as an accident, lures Tweed of the SIS into a killing ground on the borderland of the Cold War. TB 9428.

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Francis, Clare Unforgotten. 2008. Read by Nigel Anthony, 12 hours. TB 18407. After five years, lawyer Hugh Gwynne's most difficult case has finally come to court. His client Tom Deacon is claiming damages for post-traumatic stress after a car accident in which he witnessed the death of his young daughter by fire. The case is going well, it seems certain Tom will win the compensation that will enable him to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. Then Hugh receives an anonymous letter that throws him into an impossible dilemma. To stay on the case is unethical, to withdraw will threaten its success, and Tom Deacon, revealing himself in an entirely new light, makes it clear that such treachery will not be forgiven. Contains strong language. TB 18407.

Francis, Dick Under orders. 2006. Read by John Cormack, 10 hours 2 minutes. TB 15559.Sid Halley series; book 4. Sequel to: Come to grief, TB 10477. It's the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day that really troubles super-slueth Sid Halley. Former champion jockey Halley knows the perils of racing all too well - but in his day, jockeys didn't usually reach the finishing line with three.38 rounds in the chest. But this is how he finds Huw Walker - who only a few hours earlier, had won the coveted Triumph Hurdle. Just moments before the gruesome discovery, Halley had been called upon by Lord Enstone to make discreet enquiries into why his horses appeared to be on a permanent losing streak. Contains violence. TB 15559.

Francis, FelixGamble. 2012. Read by Michael Maloney, 9 hours. TB 19502.Nick 'Foxy' Foxton's career as a world class jockey is on a perfect track until a near fatal accident cuts his dream brutally short. But when he returns to Aintree years later, nothing can prepare him for what unfolds. TB 19502.

Freemantle, BrianThe run around. 1988. Read by David Sinclair, 12 hours 18 minutes. TB 7252.Charlie Muffin series; book 8. Sequel to: Charlie Muffin San. The information comes with limitations; no clue to the identity of the killer or his victim how the murder is to be committed, when, or

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where; just the fact that the KGB are despatching a killer to carry out a political assassination. Charlie Muffin, staunch supporter of all Scottish distillers, sets out upon his most difficult assignment ever. Contains strong language. TB 7252.

Furst, Alan The world at night. 1998. Read by Nigel Carrington, 9 hours 21 minutes. TB 12060.Paris, 1940. The civilised, upper-class life of film producer Jean Casson ends with the German occupation of Paris. Out of money, almost out of luck, he attempts to work with a German film company, but is drawn into the dark world of espionage and double agents. More used to evading jealous husbands than the secret police, Casson becomes a most reluctant spy - torn between honour, patriotism, love and survival. TB 12060.

Gardner, John The garden of weapons. 1980. Read by Andrew Timothy, 14 hours 30 minutes. TB 3898.Kruger mounts an operation to discover if there is a double agent among his operators working in Berlin. At great personal danger he goes back to where memories of the past merge with perilous events of the present. TB 3898.

Gardner, John For special services. 1982. Read by Jonathan Oliver, 9 hours 29 minutes. TB 4666. James Bond is on loan to the United States Government and Cedar, the beautiful (but tough) daughter of his old friend Felix Leiter, is his partner. The enemy is the legendary Spectre and well supplied with the usual horrors including an army of killer ants and pythons that sensibly remove their victims' shoes before making a meal of their bodies. TB 4666.

Gardner, Lisa Gone. 2006. Read by Regina Reagan, 11 hours 22 minutes. TB 14820.Pierce Quincy series; book 5. Sequel to: The killing hour, TB 14601. For ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, it's the beginning of his worst nightmare: the car abandoned on a desolate stretch of Oregon highway, engine running and his estranged wife, Rainie, gone without a trace. Is her disappearance the result of one of the

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cases they'd been working – a particularly vicious double homicide, or the possible abuse case of a deeply disturbed child that Rainie took to heart? TB 14820.

Gardner, LisaThe other daughter. 2000. Read by Liza Ross, 12 hours 23 minutes. TB 19761.In Huntsville, a man goes to the electric chair for the kidnap, torture and murder of six small children. In Boston, a nine year old girl has been admitted to ER, unconscious and full of morphine. She remembers nothing about herself or her past. Contains strong language. TB 19761.

Gimenez, Mark The governor's wife. 2012. Read by Jeff Harding, 15 hours 44 minutes. TB 19939.Bode Bonner is the Republican governor of Texas. He has everything he ever wanted: money, power, influence. But something isn't right in his life - everything feels too settled and easy. He longs for one more moment of excitement, one more challenge. Lindsay Bonner is Bode's wife, and she's bored too. TB 19939.

Gimenez, Mark. The perk. 2009. Read by Michael FitzPatrick, 14 hours 34 minutes. TB 19714.City lawyer Beck Hardin returns to his Texas hometown - and his estranged father - after the death of his wife leaves him with two children to raise. As he tries to readjust to small-town life, Beck learns of an unsolved case that has haunted the town for years, and he can't resist the chance to seek justice. TB 19714.

Goddard, Robert Blood count. 2011. Read by David Rintoul, 10 hours 26 minutes. TB 18840.There's no such thing as easy money - as surgeon Edward Hammond is about to find out. 13 years ago he performed a life saving operation on a Serbian gangster, Dragan Gazi. Gazi is now standing trial for war crimes in the international court in The Hague. Now Gazi's family want more from Edward - in exchange for keeping his secret. Contains strong language and violence. TB 18840.

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Goddard, Robert Closed circle. 1999. Read by Bill Wallis, 12 hours 34 minutes. TB 19506.It is 1931 and the luxurious liner Empress of Britain is on her transatlantic passage, bearing among its passengers two English confidence tricksters. A chance meeting on deck brings them a tempting new target in the shape of Diana Charnwood. TB 19506.

Goddard, Robert Fault line. 2012. Read by Philip Franks, 12 hours 6 minutes. TB 20057.A dead friend, a lost lover and a clutch of mysteries from JonathanKellaway's youth come back to haunt him - and to tempt him with the hope that he may at least learn the truth about the tragedies and misfortunes that blighted those years. TB 20057.

Greene, GrahamThe human factor. 1978. Read by Robert Gladwell, 10 hours 29 minutes. TB 3444.Castle works for a small subsection of the Secret Service which has come under suspicion after an information leak. His private life, and the security he values so greatly there, all become unhappily involved. TB 3444.

Greene, GrahamStamboul train. 2001. Read by Michael Maloney, 7 hours 22 minutes. TB 18173.Aboard the Orient Express as it heads across Europe towards Constantinople, a relationship develops between Carleton Myatt and Coral Musker, a naive English chorus girl. Around them a web of espionage, murder and lies twists in a spy thriller that established Graham Greene's reputation. TB 18173.

Greig, AndrewRomanno Bridge. 2008. Read by Allan Tall, 9 hours 32 minutes. TB 19949.The hunt for the crowning stone of the Dalriadic kings, Jacob's Pillow, the Stone of Scone - whatever it is, it is worth enough to make life cheap for some and dear for others - has begun. Contains strong language. TB 19949.

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Grisham, John The confession. 2011. Read by Vincent Marzello, 17 hours 37 minutes. TB 18585.An innocent man is days from execution. Only a guilty man can save him. Travis Boyette is a murderer. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high-school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched and waited as police and prosecutors arrested Donte Drumm, a local football star with no connection to the crime. Tried, convicted and sentenced, Drumm was sent to death row: his fate had been decided. Nine years later, Donte Drumm is four days from execution. Over 400 miles awayin Kansas, Travis faces a fate of his own: an inoperable brain tumour will soon deliver the end. Reflecting on his miserable life, he decides to do what's right. After years of silence he is ready to confess. But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges and politicians that they're about to execute an innocent man? Contains strong language and passages of a sexual nature. TB 18585.

Hall, Adam Quiller's run. 1988. Read by Raymond Sawyer, 11 hours 30 minutes. TB 7320.A Quiller novel series; book 12. Sequel to: Northlight. The bomb planted by his own people had been defused by Quiller. Now he is back at the bureau, an acute embarrassment to everyone and he must go. But he cannot give up the only life he knows, and in the depths of the Thai jungle he finds the first hope of his new mission. Unsuitable for family reading. TB 7320.

Harris, Robert The fear index. 2011. Read by Jonathan Oliver, 11 hours. TB 19085.Dr Max Hoffman is a physicist who uses a revolutionary & highly secret system of computer algorithms to trade on the world's financial markets. Hoffman's hedge fund - built around the standard measure of market volatility - generates astonishing returns for his investors. Late one night, an intruder disturbs Hoffman & his wife. TB 19085.

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Harris, Thomas Hannibal rising. 2006. Read by Thomas Harris, 7 hours 6 minutes. TB 17840.Hannibal Lecter series; book 4. Sequel to: Hannibal, TB 12602. Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck. He seems utterly alone, but he has brought his demons with him. Hannibal's uncle, a noted painter, finds him in a Soviet orphanage and brings him to France, where Hannibal will live with his uncle and his uncle's beautiful and exotic wife, Lady Murasaki. With her help he flourishes, becoming the youngest person ever admitted to medical school in France. But Hannibal's demons visit him andtorment him. When he is old enough, he visits them in turn. He discovers he has gifts beyond the academic, and in that epiphany, Hannibal Lecter becomes death's prodigy. Contains strong language. TB 17840.

Hart, John Iron House. 2012. Read by Christopher Ragland, 16 hours 16 minutes. TB 19875.Michael is a fighter and killer but now he wants out, he wants a new life with Elena, the mother of his unborn child. But the man who could set him free is dying and when he is dead they will come for Michael and they will kill Elena. They are ruthless in protecting what they have - but so is he. TB 19875.

Harvester, Simon Battle road. 1967. Read by Trevor Lucas, 7 hours 4 minutes. TB 421.The British Agent Dorian Silk sets out to investigate the disappearance of a former colleague in North Vietnam. TB 421.

Haynes, Elizabeth Into the darkest corner. 2011. Read by Karen Cass, 14 hours 3 minutes. TB 19416.Catherine has been enjoying single life for long enough to know a good catch when she sees one. Gorgeous, charismatic and spontaneous, Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. But there is a dark side to him and his erratic, controlling and sometimes frightening behaviour means that Catherine is increasingly isolated. Driven into the darkest corner of her world, she plans a meticulous escape. Four years later, struggling to overcome her

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demons, Catherine dares to believe she might be safe from harm. Until one phone call changes everything. TB 19416. Haynes, Elizabeth Revenge of the tide. 2012. Read by Imogen Church, 10 hours 57 minutes. TB 19611.In this story, Genevieve - office worker by day and pole dancer by night - finds herself implicated in a mob underworld of murder, corruption and betrayal. Contains strong language. TB 19611.

Higgins, JackCold harbour. 1990. Read by Arthur Blake, 8 hours 12 minutes. TB 8370. Dougal Munro and Jack Carter series; book 2. Sequel to: Night of the fox. A mission ends in terror for agent Osbourne, as he floats in the sea off the coast of Brittany. A German warship hauls Osbourne to safety. The Allies are ready to play their dirtiest trick - a trained operative in a disguised E-boat with the name Lili Marlene emblazoned on its brow. TB 8370.

Higgins, JackThe eagle has landed. 1975. Read by David Sinclair, 14 hours 6 minutes. TB 5231. Liam Devlin series; book 1. Searching an old Norfolk churchyard for evidence of a 17th century sea captain, for an article he is writing, the author chances on the grave of 13 German parachuters "killed in action on 6th November 1943". The locals, including the parish priest, seem very determined to prevent him finding out any more about these deaths. TB 5231.

Higgins, JackThe wolf at the door. 2010. Read by Jonathan Oliver, 8 hours 43 minutes. TB 17527. Sean Dillon series; book 17. Sequel to: A darker place, TB 16871. Someone is targeting the members of the elite intelligence unit 'the Prime Minister's private army'. A trusted operative of the President nudges his boat up to a pier, when a man shoots him. General Charles Ferguson, adviser to the Prime Minister, approaches his car and it explodes. A man comes up behind a former British soldier, pistol in hand. For Sean Dillon the hunt is on - for a very well-connected old nemesis who has clearly become tired of their interference in his schemes. TB 17527.

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Hill, Reginald The woodcutter. 2011. Read by David Thorpe, 17 hours 38 minutes. TB 18811.From humble origins as a Cumbrian woodcutter's son, Wolf Hadda has risen to become a hugely successful entrepreneur, happily married to the girl of his dreams. A knock on the door one morning ends it all. Universally reviled, thrown into prison while protesting his innocence, abandoned by friends and family, Wolf retreats into silence. Seven years later prison psychiatrist Alva Ozigbo makes the breakthrough. Wolf begins to talk and under her guidance gets parole, returning to his rundown family home in rural Cumbria. He's back, looking for the truth - and with the truth, revenge. Contains strong language. TB 18811.

Hurwitz, Gregg Andrew Or she dies. 2010. Read by Jeff Harding, 12 hours 59 minutes. TB 18724.First Patrick receives DVDs in the post. They show footage of him and his wife washing, dressing, going to work - all taken by cameras hidden in his house. Someone is out to get him. And then the emails start arriving: Tell No One Go Alone OR SHE DIES. Patrick's life is turned upside down. Suddenly, this is a matter of life and death. He must follow the instructions on the email if he is to survive. Contains strong language. TB 18724.

Hurwitz, Gregg AndrewYou're next. 2011. Read by Jeff Harding, 14 hours 7 minutes. TB 19215.'I know you, don't I?' Five words - that's all it takes to plunge MikeWingate and his family into mortal danger. Mike doesn't recognise the crippled stranger who approaches him at a party, but the stranger seems to know all about him. What has Mike done? Do they have the wrong man? Overnight, the threats become attacks, and Mike, his wife, and their young daughter learn they aren't safe anywhere - especially not their own home. He doesn't know who they are. He doesn't know what they want. But there's no time to figure it out - because his enemies have killed before, and he's next. TB 19215.

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James, Peter Perfect people. 2011. Read by Peter Vollebregt, 14 hours 35 minutes. TB 19356.When a young couple join a fertility programme run by a clinic in America they little suspect that the happy day that follows is the last day of mankind's evolutionary supremacy. Mankind is facing its greatest challenge: obsolescence. Contains strong language and violence.TB 19356.

Johnstone, Douglas Smokeheads. 2011. Read by Ewan Donald, 6 hours 15 minutes. TB 19067.Four friends, one weekend, gallons of whisky. What could go wrong? Driven by amateur whisky-nut Adam, four late-30s ex-university mates are heading to Islay with a wallet full of cash, a stash of coke and a serious thirst. As events spiral out of control, they are all thrown into a nightmare that gets worse at every turn. Contains strong language and violence. TB 19067.

Joss, Morag Funeral music. Read by Charlotte Strevens, 10 hours 26 minutes. TB 13863.Sara Selkirk series; book 1. The charity concert in Bath's famous Pump Room was vitally important to international cellist Sara Selkirk. It was her chance to regain her lost confidence, the first time she would perform in public since the death of her lover. But if she'd known what was to happen that day, she would have lost her nerve completely. TB 13863.

Kemp, RossDevil to pay. 2011. Read by Mark Meadows, 9 hours 43 minutes. TB 19881.Nick Kane is a man with nothing to lose, and everything to prove. A model soldier fighting for queen and country in Afghanistan, it seemed nothing could stop him becoming one of the very top officers. But that was then and this is now. TB 19881.

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Kray, Roberta Broken home. 2011. Read by Annie Aldington, 13 hours 9 minutes. TB 19325.If you don't care about her, who will? Hope Randall leads a quiet life, but that peace is about to be shattered. When a stranger turns up on her doorstep, bringing news of a half-sister she never knew she had, he's going to change her world for ever. TB 19325.

Landay, WilliamDefending Jacob. 2012. Read by John Chancer, 15 hours 15 minutes. TB 19618.When a boy is discovered dead in the woods, a wave of shock ripples through the community of Newton, outside of Boston. Assistant DA Andy Barber is used to dealing with murder, but when evidence merges that ties his son Jacob to the crime, Andy faces a very different challenge: preventing his son from being convicted of murder. Contains strong language. TB 19618.

Leather, Stephen Hard landing. 2004. Read by Martyn Read, 15 hours 10 minutes. TB 14521.Spider Shepherd series; book 1. As a detective working for an elite undercover squad, Dan "Spider" Shepherd has lied, cheated and conned in order to bring Britain's most wanted criminals to justice. When a powerful drugs baron starts to kill off witnesses to his crimes, Shepherd is given his most dangerous assignment yet. He has to go undercover in a top security prison - a world where one wrong move will mean certain death. Corrupt prison officers, lifers with nothing to lose, and hard men with something to prove are all gunning for Shepherd. The only way to survive is to play his role to perfection, twenty-four-seven, among criminals for whom violence is a way of life. As he gambles to move in on his quarry, he soon realises that the man he is set to trap is even more dangerous than the police anticipated. And that he is capable of striking outside the prison walls and hitting Shepherd where it hurts most. Contains violence. TB 14521.

Leather, Stephen Soft target. 2005. Read by Martyn Read, 14 hours 55 minutes. TB 18752.Spider Shepherd series; book 2. There's only one thing more dangerous than a corrupt cop and that's a corrupt cop with a gun.

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When a group of armed police in an elite unit turn maverick and start to rip off drug dealers at gunpoint, undercover cop Dan 'Spider' Shepherd is given his most dangerous mission so far. Shepherd is ordered to infiltrate the tight-knit team, to gain their confidence and to ultimately betray them. Facing men with guns is nothing new for the former SAS trooper, but it's the first time he's had to investigate his own. And the job couldn't have come at a worse time for him. As Shepherd finds himself in the firing line, he has to decide exactly where his loyalties lie. Contains strong language. TB 18752.

Le Carre, John Our kind of traitor. 2010. Read by Michael Jayston, 11 hours 27 minutes. TB 18582.Britain is in the depths of recession. A left-leaning young Oxfordacademic and his barrister girlfriend take an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua. By seeming chance they bump into a Russian millionaire called Dima who owns a peninsula and a diamond-encrusted gold watch. He also has a tattoo on his right thumb, and wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the young lovers on a tortuous journey through Paris to a safe house in the Swiss Alps, to the murkiest cloisters of the City of London and its unholy alliance with Britain's Intelligence Establishment. TB 18582.

Le Carre, John A most wanted man. 2009. Read by Michael Jayston, 11 hours 30 minutes. TB 18171.A half-starved young Russian man is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night. He has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse round his neck. He is a devout Muslim. Or is he? He says his name is Issa. Annabel, an idealistic German civil rights lawyer, determines to save Issa from deportation. Soon her client's survival becomes more important to her than her own career - or safety. In pursuit of Issa's mysterious past, she confronts the incongruous Tommy Brue, the sixty-year-old scion of Brue Freres, a failing British bank in Hamburg. Annabel, Issa and Brue form an unlikely alliance, and a triangle of impossible loves is born. Meanwhile, scenting a sure kill in the "War on terror", the rival spies of Germany, England and America converge upon the innocents. Contains strong language. TB 18171.

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Lewis, SusanIntimate strangers. 2004. Read by Anna Bentinck, 16 hours 44 minutes. TB 14389. Laurie Forbes series; book 3. Sequel to: Wicked beauty, TB 14361. Investigative journalist, Laurie Forbes, is planning her wedding to Elliot Russell when she receives a tip-off that a group of illegally smuggled women is being held somewhere in the East End of London. During her search, unexpected and devastating events begin throwing her own life into chaos, so fellow journalist, Sherry MacElvoy steps in to help. Taking on undercover roles to get to the heart of the ruthless gang of human-traffickers, neither reporter can even begin to imagine what dangers they are about to face. TB 14389.

Llewellyn, Sam Blood orange. 2010. Read by Michael Jayston, 7 hours 50 minutes. TB 18936.James Dixon, one of the most experienced skippers on the ocean racing circuit, is the owner of a giant catamaran. Badly in need of a sponsor, he is approached by Orange Cars, but two boats sponsored by them sank in mysterious circumstances, and, as preparations for the big races of the season get under way, Dixon uncovers a sinister web of blackmail and corruption. TB 18936.

Lupton, Rosamund Afterwards. 2011. Read by Finty Williams, 12 hours 41 minutes. TB 19115.Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, knows there is a girl still inside. It's her daughter, Jenny. Grace does what any mother would do - runs to find her. Afterwards, Grace must fight to save her family and find the person who is intent on destroying them. TB 19115.

Lyall, Gavin The crocus list. 1985. Read by Antony Higginson, 9 hours 57 minutes. TB 5938. Harry Maxim series; book 3. Sequel to: The conduct of Major Maxim, TB 4691. When three shots from a Russian rifle narrowly miss the American President at a Westminster Abbey memorial service, it is the assassin's bad luck that Major Harry Maxim is on duty just outside. TB 5938.

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MacInnes, Helen Agent in place. 1976. Read by Marvin Kane, 12 hours 31 minutes. TB 3010.Chuck Kelso was an idealist. When he stole a top secret NATO memorandum, he only wanted to leak it to the press, but it was soon in a traitor's hands and on its way to the KGB. With the cover of the top CIA's man in Moscow blown, it is up to Tony Lawton and Brad Gillon to find the Russian agent. TB 3010.

MacLean, Alistair The last frontier. 1963. Read by George Hagan, 12 hours 20 minutes. TB 10130.Michael Reynolds was going insane, slowly but inevitably and the most terrible thing was that he knew it. Since the last forced injection there had been nothing he could do about the relentless onset of this madness. The more he struggled to ignore the symptoms, the more acutely he was aware of them; the deeper into his brain dug the fiendish chemical claws that tore his mind apart. TB 10130.

Maitland, KarenThe gallows curse. 2011. Read by David Thorpe, 19 hours 51 minutes. TB 19330.A vengeful King John has seized control of the Church, leaving corpses to lie in unconsecrated ground, babies unbaptized in their cradles and the people terrified of dying in sin. And in Gastmere, the consequences grow darker still when Elena, a servant girl, is dragged into a conspiracy to absolve the sins of the lord of the manor. TB 19330.

Margolin, Phillip Wild justice. 2010. Read by Jeff Harding, 9 hours 54 minutes. TB 19759.It looks as though Vincent Cardoni is being framed for murder by his soon-to-be ex-wife, then she finds she's been set up as a killer herself. If they are both innocent, who is guilty? Contains strong language and passages of a sexual nature. TB 19759.

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Marshall, Michael Blood of angels. 2006. Read by John Chancer, 14 hours 34 minutes. TB 14833.Straw men series; book 3. Sequel to: The lonely dead, TB 14685. Notorious serial killer the Upright Man has escaped from prison, and the FBI has no idea where to look for him. His brother, Ward Hopkins, suggests he may have been aided by the Straw Men, the shadowy organisation that killed Ward's parents. Contains violence. TB 14833.

Mawer, Simon The girl who fell from the sky. 2012. Read by Joan Walker,10 hours 17 minutes. TB 19849.Marian Sutro is an outsider: the daughter of a diplomat, brought up on the shores of Lake Geneva and in England. But when she is recruited from her desk job by SOE to go undercover in wartime France, it seems her hybrid status will be of service to a greater, more dangerous cause. TB 19849.

May, Peter The killing room. 2010. Read by Laurence Bouvard, 12 hours 44 minutes. TB 19850. Li Yan series; book 3. Sequel to: The fourth sacrifice, TB 14912. When the mutilated and dismembered bodies of 18 women are discovered in Shanghai, Detective Li Yan is sent to establish if the corpses relate to an unsolved murder in Beijing and finds the most horrifying catalogue of killings ever uncovered. TB 19850.

McDermid, Val Beneath the bleeding. 2008. Read by Andrew Wincott, 14 hours 57 minutes. TB 18754.Tony Hill series; book 5. Sequel to: The torment of others, TB 14276. The race is on to uncover the identity of a murderer with nothing to lose - and everything to kill for. When Robbie Bishop, star midfielder for the Bradfield Vics, is poisoned by a rare and deadly toxin, profiler Dr Tony Hill and trusted colleague DCI Carol Jordan have their work cut out for them. Robbie was adored, so the public want answers - but the answers aren't coming, and trails are running cold. Then a bomb explodes in the football stadium, causing massive casualties - and another man dies from poisoning. Is there a link between the cases? And what are the motives for these crimes? The clock is ticking for Tony and Carol -

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and the death toll keeps rising! Contains strong language and violence. TB 18754.

McDermid, Val Hostage to murder. 2001. Read by Vari Sylvester, 9 hours 39 minutes. TB 14277.Lindsay Gordon series; book 6. Sequel to: Booked for murder, TB 14041. Spraining an ankle is rarely a stroke of luck, but for Lindsay Gordon, jobless in Glasgow, the injury is her introduction to freelance journalist Rory McLaren and the opening of a new chapter in her life. Rory's invitation to work alongside her in her booth at the Cafe Virginia is irresistible. Then a local car dealer's stepson is kidnapped and Lindsay and Rory are invited to trade journalism for detection. Contains violence. TB 14277.

McKenzie, Sophie Sister, missing. 2012. Read by Simon Shepherd, 6 hours 26 minutes. TB 20027.It's two years after the events of 'Girl, Missing' and life is not getting any easier for 16-year-old Lauren. Her youngest sister is kidnapped under circumstances very similar to those in which Lauren was taken years before. TB 20027.

McNab, AndyCrossfire. 2007. Read by James Parsons, 10 hours 45 minutes. TB 18039.Bodyguarding a TV crew on the streets of war-torn Basra, Nick Stone seems certain to die when insurgent gunmen attack. Only the reporter's swift action saves his life. When the reporter vanishes within hours, presumed kidnapped, Stone is asked by the Intelligence Service to find him. The trail leads from Iraq to London, Dublin, and ultimately Kabul - the dark and brutal city where governments, terrorism and big business inexorablycollide. Caught in the crossfire, Stone's nightmare is only just beginning - for the hunter has suddenly become the hunted, in a heart-stopping race against time. Contains strong language and violence.TB 18039.

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McNab, AndyRed notice. 2012. Read by Ben Addis, 10 hours 46 minutes. TB 20116.Deep beneath the English Channel, a small army of vicious terrorists has seized control of the Eurostar to Paris, taken 400 hostages at gunpoint and declared war on a government that has more than its own fair share of secrets to keep. One man stands in their way. An off-duty SAS soldier is hiding somewhere inside the train. Alone and injured, he's the only chance the passengers and crew have of getting out alive. Contains violence.TB 20116.

Nichol, James W Midnight cab: a novel. 2002. Read by Steve Armstrong, 9 hours 54 minutes. TB 18552.Walker Devereaux was found abandoned on a country road, with no identification, terrified and clinging to a wire fence at age three. Now at nineteen, he finds a job driving a cab in Toronto and is determined to find out the truth about his parents. He becomes romantically involved with the rebellious and resourceful night dispatcher, and together they track down the horrific secret behind both of his parents' identities. Contains strong language. TB 18552.

Mills, Mark House of the hanged. 2011. Read by John Sackville, 9 hours 10 minutes. TB 18973.France, 1935: At the poor man's end of the Riviera sits Le Rayol, a haven for artists, expatriates and refugees. Here, a world away from the rumblings of a continent heading towards war, Tom Nash has rebuilt his life after a turbulent career in the Secret Intelligence Service. His past, though, is less willing to leave him behind. When a midnight intruder tries to kill him, Tom knows it is just a matter of time before another assassination attempt is made. TB 18973.

Mosby, Steve Black flowers. 2012. Read by Tom Stanley, 10 hours 35 minutes. TB 19854.Neil Dawson has grown up wanting to be like his father - a writer. When his father commits suicide, he is devastated. But through his grief, Neil knows something isn't right. Looking through his father's papers, he finds a copy of an old novel. Opening it will take Neil

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into an investigation full of danger, pain and subterfuge. Contains strong language. TB 19854.

Patterson, JamesPrivate. 2010. Read by Peter Brooke, 7 hours 38 minutes. TB 17775.Jack Morgan series; book 1. Jack Morgan is a war hero. Returning home from Afghanistan after being wounded, Jack restarted his father's private investigation firm called 'Private'. Private's services are much sought-after and Jack has clients ranging from movie stars to politicians. On a rare night off accompanying a client to the Golden Globe awards, Jack receives a phone call from school friend Abbie Cushman. Abbie's wife has been murdered and he desperately needs Jack's help. The murder is brutal and with no apparent motive; fingers begin pointing towards Abbie. Jack is certain that Abbie didn't kill his wife, but he will have to work night and day to prove it. Contains strong language.TB 17775.

Patterson, Richard North The devil's light. 2011. Read by Garrick Hagon, 13 hours 57 minutes. TB 19127.August 2011. Terrorist operative Amer Al Zaroor masterminds and executes the theft of a Pakistani military weapon: a 200-pound nuclear warhead, capable of causing destruction on a mass scale. A chilling transmission is then broadcast to the world, in which Osama Bin Laden pledges to attack a major US city on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Unsuitable for family reading. TB 19127.

Pelecanos, George PThe cut. 2012. Read by Jeff Harding, 7 hours 27 minutes. TB 19371.Since he got home from Iraq, Spero Lucas has carved out a good life for himself and has made name for himself as the kind of person who gets jobs done quietly and effectively, usually just on the right side of the law. A quick case for a criminal defense attorney leads him into the world of a high-profile marijuana dealer. TB 19371.

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Penney, StefThe invisible ones. 2011. Read by David Thorpe, 13 hours 4 minutes. TB 19128.Set in the 1980s in rural southern England, Stef Penney's eagerly awaited second novel is a darkly compelling mystery about a gypsy family dogged by misfortune. Contains strong language. TB 19128.

Perrault, Ernest G The twelfth mile. 1973. Read by Robert Gladwell, 10 hours 21 minutes. TB 2203.A Russian spy ship founders in a hurricane but dare not return to safety with the tug that is attempting to rescue it. TB 2203.

Powers, Tim Declare. 2010. Read by Jonathan Oliver, 24 hours 35 minutes. TB 17816.A cryptic phone call forces ex-MI6 agent Andrew Hale to confront the nightmare that has haunted his adult life: an ultra-secret wartime operation, codenamed Declare. Operation Declare took Hale from Nazi-occupied Paris to the ruins of post-war Berlin and the trackless wastes of the Arabian desert, culminating in a night of betrayal and mind-shattering terror on the glacial slopes of Mount Ararat. Now, with the Cold War at its height, his superiors want him to return to the mountain and face the dark secret entombed within its icy summit. Hale has no choice but to comply, for Declare is the key to a conflict far deeper, far colder, than the Cold War itself. Contains strong language. TB 17816.

Price, Anthony Our man in Camelot. 1982. Read by Raymond Adamson, 7 hours 19 minutes. TB 7229. Dr David Audley series; book 7. Sequel to: Other paths to glory, TB 8827. When a US Air Force plane mysteriously disappears on a flight from a British base, taking its ace pilot with it, the CIA investigates. They make some very odd discoveries. Dr Audley's researchers take him back to the days of the sixth century as he is drawn into a battle of wits with the Soviet secret police - a typical Price weave of conversation, history and murder. TB 7229.

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Price, Anthony A prospect of vengeance. 1988. Read by Michael Tudor Barnes, 10 hours 15 minutes. TB 7810. Dr David Audley series; book 17. Sequel to: The labyrinth makers, TB 7791. The discovery of Philip Masson's body in old Mrs. Griffin's pond launched the investigative team of Ian Robinson and Jenny Fielding on a trail of discovery that led back to the end of the Wilson/Callaghan era. TB 7810.

Reilly, Matthew Ice station. 2010. Read by Christopher Ragland, 14 hours 28 minutes. TB 19639.At a remote US ice station in Antarctica, a team of scientists have made a discovery. They have found something buried deep below the surface, trapped inside a layer of ice 400 million years old. Something made of metal, which shouldn't be there. Contains strong language. TB 19639.

Rendell, RuthTalking to strange men. 1987. Read by Arthur Blake, 12 hours 15 minutes. TB 6701.Mungo Cameron and his friends, using their own secret codes, work as London Central. They have safe houses and investigate planning applications, things borrowed and not returned, and invitations to functions - harmless in itself. 16 years ago John Creevey's sister was murdered and her strangler never found. Now his wife has left him for another man and stumbling on one of the "spy's" messages, he begins to see a possible use for the network. TB 6701.

Riley, Felix The set-up. 2011. Read by Vincent Marzello, 13 hours 21 minutes. TB 18979.New York City - present day. Mike Byrne wants to know who framed him for murder. The N.Y.P.D want Byrne locked up. The U.S. Secret Service want Byrne dead. Detective Jenni Martinez just wants her gun and her badge back. Thing is, you don't always get what you want. Mike Byrne has three days to stop a deadly game that will bring America to its knees - and he's just been set up. Contains strong language. TB 18979.

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Rimington, Stella At risk. 2005. Read by Annie Aldington, 10 hours 32 minutes. TB 19738.Liz Carlyle, book 1. Liz Carlyle, an MI5 Intelligence officer, receives a report from MI6 which will test her to the limit and put her life in jeopardy. As she sifts the evidence and gets reports from her agents she realises that there is an imminent terrorist threat. TB 19738.

Rimington, StellaSecret asset. 2007. Read by Annie Aldington, 9 hours 30 minutes. TB 19888. Liz Carlyle, book 2. MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle learns from one of her agents that suspicious meetings have been taking place at an Islamic bookshop. She feels instinctively that a terrorist cell is at work and when she reports this to the Director of Counter Terrorism, a surveillance operation is immediately put into place. TB 19888.

Roberts, NoraBirthright. 2009. Read by Stephen Ellyne, 16 hours 26 minutes. TB 19741.When 5000 year-old human remains are found at a construction site in the small American town of Woodsboro the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger and romance. TB 19741.

Rose, KarenNo one left to tell. 2012. Read by Regina Reagan, 17 hours 36 minutes. TB 19445.A woman is dead and her fiance is serving a life sentence for a murder he didn't commit. PI Paige Holden holds the only piece of evidence that could see him freed, and she cannot take it to the police. With the help of disarming state attorney, Grayson Smith, Paige is determined to avenge the murdered woman and set an innocent man free. TB 19445.

Ryan, ChrisKilling for the company. 2011. Read by Damian Lynch, 13 hours 9 minutes. TB 19373.Chet Freeman makes his living in security, on a contract for the Grosvenor Group. He catches a woman eavesdropping on a

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meeting the group is holding with the P.M. The group's interests include arms manufacture and what Chet and the woman overhear seems to imply that it is bribing the Prime Minister to take his country to war. Contains strong language and violence.TB 19373.

Ryan, Chris Osama. 2012. Read by Craig Pinder, 12 hours 54 minutes. TB 20122.Osama Bin Laden is dead. SAS hero Joe Mansfield was on the ground in Pakistan when it happened. But now somebody wants Joe dead, and they're willing to do anything to make it happen. His family is targeted, his reputation destroyed. His only chance is to find out what happened in Bin Laden's compound the night the Americans went in. TB 20122.

Ryan, RobertThe blue noon. 2006. Read by Steven Pacey, 10 hours 9 minutes. TB 17135.Morning, noon and night series; book 2. Sequel to: Early one morning, TB 16471. East End chancer Harry Cole is determined to transcend his social class and when World War II breaks out he is sent to France and reinvents himself as the suave Captain Mason. He becomes involved with a French nurse who persuades him to set up an escape line but the risks are great. Contains strong language. TB 17135.

Ryan, RobertNight crossing. 2006. Read by Steven Pacey, 9 hours 49 minutes. TB 16286.Morning, noon and night series; book 3. Berlin 1938. The body of an English businessman lies dead in the street. Was it simply a mugging gone wrong, or was he also a spy carrying vital information and assassinated by the German secret police? Inspector Cameron Ross is sent over from London to investigate. He soon becomes caught up in a web of intrigue and deceit and finds himself in mortal danger as Berlin becomes a nightmare of suspicion, reprisal and violence and Germany prepares for war with Britain. Contains passages of a sexual nature. TB 16286.

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Sansom, C J Dominion. 2012. Read by Jonathan Oliver, 26 hours 36 minutes. TB 20124.1952. Twelve years have passed since Churchill lost to the appeasers and Britain surrendered to Nazi Germany after Dunkirk. As the long German war against Russia rages on in the east, the British people find themselves under dark authoritarian rule: the press, radio and television are controlled; the streets patrolled by violent auxiliary police and British Jews face ever greater constraints. There are terrible rumours too about what is happening in the basement of the German Embassy at Senate House. Defiance, though, is growing. In Britain, Winston Churchill's Resistance organization is increasingly a thorn in the government's side. And in a Birmingham mental hospital an incarcerated scientist, Frank Muncaster, may hold a secret that could change the balance of the world struggle for ever. Contains strong language. TB 20124.

Scottoline, Lisa Daddy's girl. 2008. Read by Stephanie Ellyne, 10 hours 21 minutes. TB 19743.Law professor Natalie Greco is caught up in the middle of a prison riot when a guard is fatally injured in front of her. His last words to Nat are 'Tell my wife. It's under the floor.' Feeling obligated, Nat must find the dead guard's widow. But this is no simple quest. TB 19743.

Seymour, GeraldThe outsiders. 2012. Read by Martin Reeve, 14 hours. TB 19929.Winnie Monks has never forgotten, or forgiven, the death of a young agent on her team at the hands of a former Russian army major turned gangster. Now, years later, she hears the Major is travelling to a villa on the Costa del Sol. For the young British couple housesitting it is supposed to be a carefree break in the sun. But when the secret service team arrives in paradise, everything changes. Contains strong language. TB 19929.

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Sheehan, James The mayor of Lexington Avenue. 2007. Read by VincentMarzello, 15 hours 23 minutes. TB 19789.Jack Tobin is a trial lawyer with a hot reputation in Miami, far removed from his scrappy youth on the streets of New York. When a young man, Rudy, is railroaded into a murder conviction, Jack resolves to pay back a debt to his best friend. Contains strong language and violence.TB 19789.

Slaughter, Karin Blindsighted. 2005. Read by Denica Fairman, 11 hours 7 minutes. TB 20001.The sleepy town of Heartsdale is jolted into panic when Sara Linton, pediatrician and medical examiner, finds Sibyl Adams, a young college professor, dead in the local diner. TB 20001.

Smith, Tom Rob The secret speech. 2011. Read by Richard Burnip, 15 hours 3 minutes. TB 20125. Leo Demidov series; book 2. Sequel to: Child 44, TB15979. Soviet Union, 1956. The two young girls that Leo Demidov and his wife Raisa adopted have yet to forgive him for his involvement in the murder of their parents. They are not alone. Now that the truth is out, Leo, Raisa and their family are in grave danger from someone with a grudge against Leo. TB 20125.

Smith, Wilbur Those in peril. 2011. Read by Peter Noble, 14 hours 20 minutes. TB 18681.Hazel Bannock is the heir to the Bannock Oil Corp, one of the major oil producers with global reach. While cruising in the Indian Ocean, Hazel's private yacht is hijacked by African pirates. Hazel is not on board at the time, but her nineteen year old daughter, Cayla, is kidnapped and held to ransom. The pirates demand a crippling twenty billion dollar ransom for her release. Complicated political and diplomatic considerations render the civilized major powers incapable of intervening. When Hazel is given evidence of the horrific torture which Cayla is being subjected to, she calls on Hector Cross to help her rescue her daughter. Hector is the ownerand operator of Cross Bow Security, the company which is contracted to Bannock Oil to provide all their security. He is a formidable fighting man. Between them Hazel and Hector are

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determined to take the law into their own hands. Contains strong language, violence and passages of a sexual nature. TB 18681.

Steel, JamesWarlord. 2011. Read by Damian Lynch, 12 hours 21 minutes. TB 19140.One man, one country, one chance. Beware the dark heart of Africa. Hard-bitten mercenary, Alex Devereux faces a new challenge when a shadowy Chinese businessman presents him with an audacious plan. Contains strong language and violence.TB 19140.

Stephen, MartinThe conscience of the king: Henry Gresham and theShakespeare conspiracy. 2008. Read by Michael Tudor Barnes, 11 hours 27 minutes. TB 16319.Henry Gresham series; book 2. Sequel to: The desperate remedy: Henry Gresham and the Gunpowder Plot, TB 14727. Robert Cecil, Chief Secretary to King James I, summons the gentleman spy Henry Gresham to his deathbed to give his arch enemy one final deadly case. An unknown Cambridge bookseller has obtained devastating correspondence between James I and Robert Carr, and Gresham is the man who can return the letters, saving the monarch from a potentially scandalous downfall. Also in the bookseller's possession are two stolen manuscripts by Shakespeare. And just as these plays contain a deadly secret, so too does Gresham's mission. For Gresham is being used as live bait to draw out a murderous madman who is determined to destroy James I. Contains violence. TB 16319. Stock, JonDead spy running. 2010. Read by David Thorpe, 9 hours 42 minutes. TB 17739.Daniel Marchant, a suspended MI6 officer, is running the London Marathon. He is also running out of time. A competitor is strapped with explosives. If he drops his pace, everyone around him will be killed, including the US ambassador to London. Marchant tries to thwart the attack, but is he secretly working for the terrorists? There are those in America who already suspect Marchant of treachery. Contains strong language. TB 17739.

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Szell, RedBlind trust. 2011. Read by David Thorpe, 11 hours 3 minutes. TB 19304.On the face of it, househusband Joe Wynde has it all - apart from his sight. Robbed of 90% of his vision by a degenerative eye disorder, Joe's goals, are simple: to raise his two sassy daughters properly while avoiding close physical contact with street furniture and bored banker's wives. Compared to the lifestyles of his wealthy neighbours this may seem unglamorous, but with financial crisis rocking the city, some of them are going to discover just how exposed they are. When Joe is falsely accused of driving a fellow stay-at-home dad to suicide, he turns to unrequited old flame Miranda Letherbridge for support. A journalist with a keen nosefor local gossip, she smells a conspiracy, which draws them into a web of illicit affairs blackmail amidst London's wealthy elite. A racket others will protect at all costs. Contains strong language. TB 19304.

Tallis, Frank The forbidden. 2012. Read by Leighton Pugh, 10 hours 41 minutes. TB 19767.When Dr Paul Clement takes a job at the mission hospital on SaintSebastien, he dreams of discovering cures for tropical diseases. What he finds is a place where the black arts are just a way of life. After witnessing the ritualistic murder of a young man, said to be one of the living dead, he is forbidden to speak of what he has seen. TB 19767.

Taylor, Andrew The office of the dead. 2007. Read by June Barrie, 11 hours 43 minutes. TB 15843.Roth series; book 3. Sequel to: The judgement of strangers, TB 15539. Janet Byfield has everything Wendy Appleyard lacks: she's beautiful; she has a handsome husband, a clergyman on the verge of promotion; and most of all she has an adorable little daughter Rosie. So when Wendy's life falls apart, it's to her oldest friend, Janet, that she turns. At first it seems to Wendy as though nothing can touch the Byfields' perfect existence in 1950s Cathedral Close, Rossington, but old sins gradually come back to haunt the present. Contains strong language. TB 15843.

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Taylor, Elizabeth The wedding group. 1968. Read by Elizabeth Proud, 6 hours 11 minutes. TB 533.Cressy has grown up in a world of women, presided over by her artistic, eccentric grandfather. Rebelling against the wholesome values of home, she leaves, takes a job and meets David - a self-satisfied journalist tied to his mother's apron strings. Their mutual need for escape binds them together. TB 533.

Turow, ScottPresumed innocent. 2010. Read by William Hope, 17 hours 20 minutes. TB 19747.Rusty Sabich is a prosecuting lawyer in Chicago who enters a nightmare world when Carolyn, a beautiful attorney with whom he has been having an affair, is found raped and strangled. He stands accused of the crime. TB 19747.

Updike, John The coup. 1979. Read by Robert Gladwell, 13 hours 27 minutes. TB 3545.Colonel Hakim, President of Kush, a small country on the southern fringes of the Sahara, talks of his adventures during the revolution and its manipulation by the USA and USSR. TB 3545.

Walters, Minette The sculptress. 2008. Read by Jill Lamede, 12 hours 27 minutes. TB 19453.Rosalind has no idea what awaits her inside the prison. As a journalist, she knows all about the case - how Olive Martin had been found cradling the bodies of her dead mother and sister, how she had pleaded guilty and been nicknamed 'The Sculptress'. But Roz thinks Olive is hiding something. TB 19453.

Wheatley, Dennis Launching of Roger Brook. 1947. Read by Garard Green, 20 hours 56 minutes. TB 2562. Roger Brook series; book 1. How Roger Brook set out in 1783 to find fame and fortune in England and France during the dangerous years just before the Revolution. TB 2562.

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Williams, Kate The pleasures of men. 2011. Read by Cally Lawrence,10 hours 55 minutes. TB 19647.Catherine Sorgeiul lives with her uncle in a rambling house in London's East End. She has few companions and little to occupy the days beyond her own colourful imagination. But then a murderer strikes, ripping open the chest of young girls and stuffing hair into their mouths to resemble a beak. TB 19647.

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