The Tick-Tock Trilogy: Three Sensational Psychological Thrillers


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"This trilogy will blow you away" - RubinaReads "These books aren't just memorable. They're unforgettable" - BooksFromDuskTillDawn The Tick-Tock Trilogy is a series of psychological thrillers, all told in real time. Get inside the heads of four characters during the same morning (Midday), afternoon (Whatever Happened to Betsy Blake?) and night (The Suicide Pact) as clocks tick towards drastic deadlines. "Lyons is an outstanding craftsman in the thriller genre" - bestselling author Andrew Barrett MIDDAY Vincent Butler has five hours to steal eight million euro from the four bank branches he manages in Dublin's city centre. If he doesn't - his partner of ten years, who is being held captive, will be killed. Vincent doesn't have long. Only until midday. ...And the clock is ticking. ★★★★★ "Intense, addictive and incredibly clever" WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BETSY BLAKE? Private investigator Lenny Moon has five hours to find the answer to a question that has plagued grieving father Gordon Blake for decades: whatever happened to my daughter, Betsy? Lenny doesn't have long to investigate... only until Gordon is put under the knife for make-or-break heart surgery. ...And the clock is ticking. ★★★★★ "One of the most gripping reads ever" THE SUICIDE PACT Ex-detective Helen Brennan has five hours to stop two teenage girls from ending their own lives, just as her son Scot did twenty-two years ago. The problem is she doesn't know who the teenage girls are. Or where they are. She only knows she has until midnight to save them. ...And the clock is ticking. ★★★★★ "A heart-racing, palm-sweating, page turner" Each of the Tick-Tock Trilogy can be read as standalones, but do comprise cross-over characters and a unique race-against-time narrative. The Tick-Tock Trilogy is 900 pages of heart-thumping thriller drama. What the critics are saying about books in The Tick-Tock Trilogy "Gripping and high-octane" - Irish Mail on Sunday "Lyons' debut has a devastating twist in its tail" - Irish Independent "The best book of the year" - BooksFromDuskTillDawn "Really clever" - BookieWookie "My new favourite author" - RubinaReads "Lyons certainly knows how to nail a thriller" - Bestselling author Sharon Thompson "An outstanding craftsman in the thriller genre" - No. 1 Bestselling author Andrew Barrett "This year's must-read author" - Bestselling author Rob Enright.




The Trial Trilogy


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Take your seat inside the jury room for the deliberations of three sensational courtroom mysteries. She Said, Three SaidIn a celebrity rape trial that has an entire nation gripped, the jury are finally released to deliberate their verdict.The problem is they don't know whether they should believe what she said, or what three said... ...will you?★★★★★"One of the most thought-provoking novels of the modern era"The Curious Case of Faith & GraceTwo years ago, Faith and Grace Tiddle arrived home from Saturday morning dance class to find both of their parents face down in pools of bloodFive days later, the twins - only nine years old at the time - were arrested for the double homicide. And now a jury is tasked with figuring out whether these inseparable twins are just pretty.... ...or pretty twisted...★★★★★"A thoroughly engrossing read"The CoincidenceJoy Stapleton is Ireland's most infamous prisoner.She is currently serving two life sentences after the bodies of her sons Oscar and Reese were found buried in the Dublin mountains.Joy claims she was only arrested due to a mere coincidence. But nobody believes her; not until new evidence emerges eight years into her stretch, and everyone - including her long suffering husband, Shay - is forced into a rethink.Take your seat on the front row for the retrial of the century.★★★★★"The best twist I've ever read"PRAISE FOR THE TRIAL TRILOGY★★★★★ "Incredibly clever" - The Writing Garnet★★★★★"Keep you guessing right until the end" - Mail On Sunday★★★★★"Simply outstanding" - The Book Magnet★★★★★"Impossible to put down" - The Book Literati★★★★★"Sensational" - The Book Review




She Said, Three Said


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A celebrity and his two best friends stand accused of raping a former model during a night out in Dublin. Twelve jurors must decide the faith of all four people involved. But after listening to the evidence over the course of a five-week trial that gripped an entire nation, they don't know who to believe... ...will you?




Extracted


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In 2061, a young scientist invents a time machine to fix a tragedy in his past. But his good intentions turn catastrophic when an early test reveals something unexpected: the end of the world. A desperate plan is formed. Recruit three heroes, ordinary humans capable of extraordinary things, and change the future. Safa Patel is an elite police officer, on duty when Downing Street comes under terrorist attack. As armed men storm through the breach, she dispatches them all. 'Mad' Harry Madden is a legend of the Second World War. Not only did he complete an impossible mission--to plant charges on a heavily defended submarine base--but he also escaped with his life. Ben Ryder is just an insurance investigator. But as a young man he witnessed a gang assaulting a woman and her child. He went to their rescue, and killed all five. Can these three heroes, extracted from their timelines at the point of death, save the world?




The Curious Case of Faith & Grace


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PRETTY... OR PRETTY TWISTED? Almost two years ago, Faith and Grace Tiddle arrived home from their Saturday morning dance class to find both of their parents lying face down in pools of blood. Five days later, the twins - only nine years old at the time - were arrested for the double homicide. And now, twenty months on, the entire country awaits with bated breath as the jury is dismissed to deliberate its verdict on a trial that has become a national obsession. But if Lead Detective Denis Quayle - the man who knows the case better than anybody else - isn't fully convinced of the twins' guilt... Can a twelve-person jury be? You won't know what to make of the Tiddle twins.




The Maidens


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**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "Alex Michaelides’s long-awaited next novel, 'The Maidens,' is finally here...the premise is enticing and the elements irresistible." —The New York Times "A deliciously dark, elegant, utterly compulsive read—with a twist that blew my mind. I loved this even more than I loved The Silent Patient and that's saying something!" —Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements “Michaelides as a major player in the field” (Publishers Weekly). Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike—particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana’s niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge. Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, quickly suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of the spires and turrets, and beneath the ancient traditions, lies something sinister. And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone, the maiden, and her journey to the underworld? When another body is found, Mariana’s obsession with proving Fosca’s guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything—including her own life.




Whatever Happened to Betsy Blake?


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Betsy Blake has been missing for seventeen years; the case that gripped a nation all but a distant memory. But when her father, Gordon Blake, has to face make-or-break heart surgery, he hires local PI Lenny Moon to give the investigation one last try. Surely Lenny doesn't have what it takes to make a breakthrough in this cold case...or does he?




You & Me at the End of the World


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This is no ordinary apocalypse... Hannah wakes up to silence. The entire city around her is empty, except for one other person: Leo. Stuck with only each other, they explore a world with no parents, no friends, and no school and realise that they can be themselves, instead of playing the parts everyone expects of them. Together, they search for answers amid crushing isolation. But while their empty world may appear harmless . . . it's not. Because nothing is quite as it seems, and if Hannah and Leo don't figure out what's going on, they might just be torn apart forever. Perfect for fans of John Green. A romantic apocalypse story like no other.




The Coincidence


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Joy Stapleton is Ireland's most infamous prisoner. She was incarcerated for two life sentences, after the bodies of her two young sons were found buried in a shallow grave in the Dublin mountains. But she has always maintained her innocence, and argues the only reason she was ever arrested in the first place comes down to mere coincidence. But it's a coincidence that didn't convince detectives. A coincidence that didn't convince a jury. And a coincidence that hasn't impressed the inmates of Mountjoy prison. That is until eight years into her sentence, when new evidence emerges, and everybody - including Joy's long-suffering husband Shay - is forced into a rethink. Take your seat in the courtroom for the retrial of the century... and see just how wide you're willing to allow a coincidence stretch your beliefs...




Divergent 10th Anniversary Edition


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Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Divergent with a special edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling series that captured the hearts of millions of readers and inspired a series of major motion pictures starring Shailene Woodley. This edition features exclusive content from Veronica Roth and beautiful reimagined cover art from award-winning illustrator Victo Ngai. Beatrice Prior's society is divided into five factions--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). Beatrice must choose between staying with her Abnegation family and transferring factions. Her choice will shock her community and herself. But the newly christened Tris also has a secret, one she's determined to keep hidden, because in this world, what makes you different makes you dangerous. "A memorable, unpredictable journey from which it is nearly impossible to turn away." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "With brisk pacing and lavish flights of imagination, Divergent clearly has thrills, but it also movingly explores a more common anxiety--the painful realization that coming into one's own sometimes means leaving family behind." --New York Times Book Review EXCLUSIVE EXTRAS The Histories of the Factions: Dauntless, Amity, Abnegation, Candor, and Erudite; What's in a Name? Essay