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Based On A True Story<\/strong> by Sarah Vaughan sees Dame Eleanor Kingman summon her family and friends to her new manor house to celebrate a milestone birthday. But it\u2019s not all laughter and joy. There are secrets and lies and sibling rivalry \u2026 and murder! Simon and Schuster<\/em><\/p>\n

JP Delaney\u2019s The Move<\/strong> is the brilliant thriller about a couple who, with their children, buy a new house in the country. The sellers have moved close by, and are friendly and helpful and generous. But when things turn sour \u2013 and oh boy do they turn sour \u2013 the young couple find themselves subjected to a vicious hate campaign. Oh \u2026 and there\u2019s a murder. Obvs! Quercus<\/em><\/p>\n

On a softer, more gentle note, Elizabeth Buchan\u2019s Woodspring<\/strong> is about a home the Danes have lived in since it was built in 1810. Through changing seasons and the war, and three generations, with love and fortunes changing, it\u2019s the home they all go back to. Corvus<\/em><\/p>\n

A teacher is dead. \u00a0A pupil is missing. And undercover therapist. It\u2019s murder and mystery and secret gangs at a prestigious boarding school in Dorothy Koomson\u2019s The Quiet Girls<\/strong>, a twisty thriller that leaves you guessing until the very end. Headline Review<\/em><\/p>\n

Widowed. Divorced. Unmarried. Three women form an unexpected friendship in Sheila O\u2019Flanagan\u2019s Secrets Between Friends<\/strong>, an intriguing and sparkling mystery about women discovering their strength and loving life. Headline Review<\/em><\/p>\n

In Karen Rose\u2019s new novel, Family Lies<\/strong>, finding her family could be murder for Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick\u2019s foster sister. Murder, secrets, every piece of information found leading to more and more questions, Karen Rose always delivers tension-filled thrillers. Headline<\/em><\/p>\n

For these and more great reads, visit Exclusive Books<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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