LYNDA LA PLANTE

Hot young British film star Amanda Delany had the world at her feet. Never one for the quiet life, she'd had a string of affairs with famous actors, making perfect fodder for the tabloids. Then came a commission to write a tell-all memoir. When Amanda is found brutally murdered in her elegant mews house, the suspects are lining up - from jealous ex-flat mates to famous lovers to a corrupt agent. As DCI James Langton leads his team in an extensive enquiry, they discover the sad truth behind Amanda's successful façade. An autopsy reveals that she was addicted to drugs and starvation diets. Amanda's parents are a cold, unemotional couple who hushed up the fact that their daughter once almost died from a botched back-street abortion. When Amanda's ex-flat mate is suddenly found dead, DI Anna Travis makes shocking discoveries about the identity of Amanda's killer. Meanwhile, Travis is up for promotion, but her boss DCI James Langton is blocking her, with an accusation of professional misconduct. This latest case, her toughest challenge so far, could make or break Anna's career.

For each new generation, The Talisman is the key to a fortune. Edward - who inherits his father's looks ...and his curse. Alex, his brother - whose quest for revenge will fuel an empire built on corruption. And Evelyne and Juliana, the fourth generation - still haunted by the family's past. Freedom Stubbs should, as Gypsy tradition dictates, have been buried with the gold necklace that he earned in the Heavyweight Championships. Instead, the family kept it, ready to sell should they fall on hard times. But Freedom's spirit is restless while his talisman is not buried with him in his grave. From the miseries of the war years to the glamorous present, in London, America and South Africa, Lynda La Plante continues the bestselling saga that began with The Legacy. The passionate story of a family's lives and fortunes ...and the curse that forged their names ...

Sir William Benedict has always desired acceptance from society''s elite. Coming from a working-class background, the now very wealthy entrepreneur owns millions, alongside a small slice of paradise by way of an island in the Caribbean.William gets what he wishes for when the fast-rising Tory MP, Andrew Maynard enters his life. After pouring money in to Maynard''s political campaign, William suddenly finds that he has the social status he has always craved. But his joy is prematureAfter a political scandal erupts, William is shunned by the socialites that he believed were his friends.With his reputation in tatters, the entrepreneur turns to Justin Chalmers, and his sister, Laura, for help. William''s island will no longer be a tranquil paradise, but the backdrop for his revenge.

''The Colonel'' was rumoured to have masterminded the most successful robberies of the past decade. Now he''s back playing his old game.The immensely wealthy owner of a successful racing yard, Edward de Jersey, has set high hopes on a Derby win from his magnificent colt, Royal Flush. But de Jersey''s luck runs out when his adviser invests his fortune in a fledgling Internet company that crashes, leaving him with mounting debts.Afraid he will loose everything, de Jersey resurrects his criminal past and attempts to pull off the most audacious heist in history - the target, the Koh-i-noor diamond, Mountain of Light. Weighing over a hundred carats, the jewel has an estimated value of more than a billion pounds

'Please don't let anything bad have happened to her, please don't let anything have happened to my baby...' Marcus and Lena Fulford are the envy of their friends. Wealthy, attractive and successful, the couple, with their strikingly beautiful teenage daughter Amy, seem settled and content. But appearances mask a strained relationship almost at breaking point. Marcus's latest business venture has failed, draining Lena, the major breadwinner, dry. Putting Amy into weekly boarding school and striving to get her own career back on its feet, Lena remains alone in the luxurious family house as her marriage heads towards as amicable a divorce as she and Marcus can muster, and joint custody of their only child. So when Amy arranges a sleepover with a school friend one weekend, neither parent sees the need to be in touch with her. Saturday, Sunday, Monday morning pass before Lena - seething from her first, unexpectedly confrontational, meeting with Marcus's divorce lawyer - phones Amy. Straight to Amy's voicemail. She must be in lessons. Lena sends a text. She waits. No reply, no contact whatsoever. It is only when Amy is reported missing from school and her friend's mother reveals that, instead of staying with them, Amy was visiting her father - a fact vehemently denied by Marcus - that Lena contacts the police. Her daughter has not been seen since Saturday afternoon. As the police intensify their enquiries, their reassurances that Amy will be found safe and well begin to sound increasingly hollow. DI Victor Reid, in charge of the case, fears the worst - abduction or murder. A family under constant police and press scrutiny, a father who has seemingly lied about his alibi for the weekend, a mother whose perfect world is crumbling beneath her feet, a detective under pressure from his impatient superiors to deliver a result, the length of time that Amy has been missing gathering speed...all conspire to make Lynda La Plante's latest thriller her most tense and terrifying yet. Where is Amy? Is she alive or dead? Lies and betrayal mount as the hunt for a missing girl becomes a search for a body...

Every legend has a beginning...During 1974 and 1975 the IRA subjected London to a terrifying bombing campaign. In one day alone, they planted seven bombs at locations across central London. Some were defused - some were not.Jane Tennison is now a fully-fledged detective. On the way to court one morning, Jane passes through Covent Garden Underground station and is caught up in a bomb blast that leaves several people dead, and many horribly injured. Jane is a key witness, but is adamant that she can''''t identify the bomber. When a photograph appears in the newspapers, showing Jane assisting the injured at the scene, it puts her and her family at risk from IRA retaliation.''''Good Friday'''' is the eagerly awaited date of the annual formal CID dinner, due to take place at St Ermin''''s Hotel. Hundreds of detectives and their wives will be there. It''''s the perfect target. As Jane arrives for the evening, she realises that she recognises the parking attendant as the bomber from Covent Garden. Can she convince her senior officers in time, or will another bomb destroy London''''s entire detective force?

Cuando el cuerpo de una joven aparece en la orilla del Támesis, la policía queda profundamente impactada ante la brutalidad del crimen: el cadáver de la muchacha, espantosamente mutilado, despierta el recuerdo del famoso asesinato conocido en su dia como el de la Dalia Negra, ocurrido en la decada de 1940 en la ciudad de Los Angeles.La detective Anna Travis debera emprender una carrera contra el tiempo a fin de atrapar al asesino de la Dalia Roja, llamado asi por la flor que la victima llevaba en el pelo. Sin embargo, no hay ningun sospechoso y el descontrol amenaza el frenesi mediatico que ha despertado el caso. Anna acude a su jefe James Langton en busca de ayuda, pero las fricciones provocadas por la relacion que les uniera en el pasado no hacen sino complicar aun mas el caso.

The first in a crime series new to Simon & Schuster by the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of ABOVE SUSPICION and THE RED DAHLIA