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Adam Baron 2-Book Collection, Volume 2: This Wonderful Thing, Some Sunny Day
This ebook collection contains THIS WONDERFUL THING and SOME SUNNY DAY, two funny and moving novels from the acclaimed author of BOY UNDERWATER.
Shut Eye
“Classy and able thriller, with crunchy London backgrounds . . . An agile and ingenious plot . . . (The) forecast for the series is excellent.” —Literary Review A married airline pilot lies dead in his London flat—a shattered champagne bottle left protruding from his abdomen. Film footage shows Teddy leaving Heathrow with an unidentified man. What secrets is he hiding? Ex-cop turned private investigator Billy Rucker joins the case on the exhortation of Teddy’s brother, a well-known MP. For Rucker it’s the start of a lonely trail through the city, clutching a grainy black and white photograph and a gnawing suspicion at the pit of his stomach. Until a chilling phone call in the nig...
Adam Baron 2-Book Collection, Volume 1: Boy Underwater, You Won’t Believe This
BOY UNDERWATER WAS SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE AWARD, AND SELECTED AS WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTH.
It Was You
A killer creeps ever closer to PI Billy Rucker in this crime thriller with “plenty of twists and genuine literary quality” from the author of SuperJack (Time Out). As she walks home from work, Josephine Thomas is brutally attacked and left to die. Billy Rucker had known her briefly, and he soon hears about the tragedy. At the request of Jo’s distraught colleague, he agrees to look into the murder. After tentative enquiries, things move horrifically close to home. A friend of Billy’s is killed. Burying his grief, Billy tackles his most dangerous investigation yet. But something else is wrong—are these murders horrible coincidences or is he somehow the connection between them? If so,...
Hold Back the Night
An unputdownable crime thriller from the author of Shut Eye. “Rucker is an intelligent, reflective hero, a man well worth keeping an eye on.” —Donna Leon, New York Times–bestselling author It’s the hottest summer since 1976 and a teenager, Lucy, has gone missing. Billy Rucker is asked to investigate. Luck seems to be on Billy’s side. While working on another case in Camden Town, Billy is sure he catches a glimpse of her. All he need do is hang around the area and sooner or later she will turn up. Simple. But when Lucy does appear Billy’s luck most definitely runs dry. At the center of a murder investigation, he has only one way out . . . Praise for the writing of Adam Baron “Classy and able thriller, with crunchy London backgrounds . . . An agile and ingenious plot . . . (The) forecast for the series is excellent.” —Literary Review “It is Rucker’s disillusioned monologue that makes Shut Eye stand out . . . An accomplished first novel.” —The Times “A surefire hit.” —Aberdeen Evening Express “Good gritty stuff.” —Crime Time “A treat.” —Evening Standard
Boy Underwater
SELECTED AS WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTH SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE AWARD A heart-breaking, heart-warming novel for everyone of 10 and older – this book will probably make you cry, and will definitely make you laugh.
Blackheath
Holding a mirror up to contemporary gender politi and exposing the flaws and failures of so-called equal parenting, Blackheath is a moving and sharply comic tale of life-after-children, revealing the awful truth at the heart of modern family life: love is not enough. Amelia has everything: two perfect children, a successful husband who loves her, and a big house in London's affluent Blackheath. So why does she wake up one morning with a distaste for her daughter and an unexplained attraction to James, a dad she sees in the playground at drop off? James has everything: a happy marriage to poet and fellow academic Alice and two children they both adore, sharing the childcare and fitting it aro...
Some Sunny Day
A funny and incredibly moving new novel of our times by one of the most talented children’s book authors working today, perfect for fans of Wonder, Frank Cottrell-Boyce or The Boy at the Back of the Class.
This Wonderful Thing
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SuperJack
A footballer can’t outrun the truth in this non-stop crime thriller from the author of Hold Back the Night. “Baron is a writer to watch.” —The Sunday Telegraph Only hours after meeting footballer Jack Draper—“SuperJack” to his adoring fans—Billy Rucker is standing over the naked and brutalized body of a girl called Alison. A girl who, it appears, was Jack Draper’s mistress. Jack had wanted Billy to catch his stalker. But now all the evidence points to SuperJack being a cold-blooded killer. With the footballer on the run, his career in tatters, his wife hires Billy to hunt down the truth, however devastating it might be . . . SuperJack is a crime thriller that won’t let go...
