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Mind Games

by Paul Harrison

'Profiling at its best, Paul Harrison is the master of the true crime genre.' Martina Cole

Mind Games describes leading profiler Paul Harrison’s unique experiences dealing with the worst offenders incarcerated in the global criminal justice system. It will shock, surprise and astound the reader. Paul Harrison has a unique set of skills and experiences based on his life in the British police service and later as a crime writer. Working closely with the now defunct FBI Behavioural Science Unit in Quantico, he gained a unique insight into the minds of some of the worlds’ most violent criminals.

Now, for the first time ever, you can read of his gripping experiences as a profiler dealing with the world’s most notorious serial killers and violent offenders.

Mind Games is a forensic examination of the psyche of the world’s most vicious and evil offenders in their own words, just as they related it. It’s an exploration into the darkest recesses of the criminal mind and possibly the most in-depth examination of the serial killer phenomenon ever published.

 

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Wyld Dreamers

Contemporary Fiction

Wyld Dreamers

by Pamela Holmes

"Wry, vivid and deftly plotted, this account of how youthful follies can come back to haunt you in middle age is a real delight." John Preston

The highly anticipated new novel from the bestselling author of ‘The Huntingfield Paintress’.

In the summer of 1971, a group of friends are invited to Somerset to help photographer Seymour Stratton, to renovate a dilapidated cottage on Wyld Farm. Over the next year the group start to regard the farm as offering them a place to be for the rest of their lives, ‘the good life’. But eighteen months later, the rural idyll collapses.

Twenty-five years later, the group is brought together again when they inherit the cottage from Seymour. But the events of the past have not been forgotten and secrets will be revealed that will devastate once unbreakable friendships….

 

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Stealth

by Hugh Fraser

Hugh Fraser's fourth thrilling instalment in the Rina Walker series is the most gripping yet!

When a step out of line means a fight to the death… London 1967. A working girl is brutally murdered in a Soho club. Rina Walker takes out the killer and attracts the attention of a sinister line-up of gangland enforcers with a great deal to prove.

When a member of British Military Intelligence becomes aware of her failure to fulfill a contract issued by an inmate of Broadmoor, he forces her into the deadly arena of the Cold War, with orders to kill an enemy agent.

Rina needs to call upon all her dark skills, not simply to survive, but to protect the ones she loves.

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The Very Idea – Unlocking the power of idea economics

business

The Very Idea – Unlocking the power of idea economics

by David Wethey

Unlocking the power of idea economics

Look at any successful venture, business or otherwise, and at some point there’ll be someone at its heart who had ‘a great idea!’ But how do you truly realise the value of your ideas? Ideas may be good or bad, big or little, powerful or weak. But what really matters is how valuable they are. The commercial overrides the subjective. Or to put it another way, the value is more important than the value judgement – so learn how to make your ideas worth more!

David’s previous book – Mote: The Super Meeting – was recognised by the CMI as one of the management books of the year in 2016 and was shortlisted for the commuter read category in the annual CMI awards.

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Chasing Monsters

Crime Thriller

Chasing Monsters

by Paul Harrison

The first book in the DI Will Scott series by the world's leading profiler, Paul Harrison

In a sleepy northern seaside resort, The Eastborough Police Force is shocked into action when a heavily mutilated body is found in a quiet suburb. Murder rarely happens in these parts. Within a short space of time, the body count begins to rise rapidly, as a serial killer runs amok.

DI Will Scott is tasked with finding the killer. In doing he treads paths he never expected to traverse and uncovers a web of deceit that leads to a world where no one can be trusted. The killer relentlessly continues to strike terror across the community. Then without warning, the killing ground changes. Where will the killer strike next …?

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