Corgi Books

It is freezing mid-winter on Exmoor, and in a closeknit village where no stranger goes unnoticed, a local woman has been murdered in her bed.This is local policeman Jonas Holly's first murder investigation. But he is distracted by an anonymous letter, accusing him of failing to do his job.Taunted by the killer and sidelined by his abrasive senior...

Everybody's got a number. In fact, everyone has a few numbers. There's the one we tell our friends, the one we tell our boyfriends, and the one, if absolutely pushed, that we tell our parents. But only we know what our true number is. Well, I was getting a little self-conscious about my number. So I decided that twenty would be my limit. No more....

The story of the Afghan Campaign, told for the first time in the words of the men and women who have been fighting it. With unprecedented access to soldiers of all ranks, as well as pilots, reservists, engineers, medics, military police, mechanics and cooks, McNab presents a portrait of modern conflict. Told through interviews, diaries, letters and...

Two deaths, days apart but clearly linked. Each victim has had the tips of their fingers removed with a hacksaw.Reuben Maitland (freshly returned to fighting crime), is heading up the case. The forensics come in, DNA is sampled, the clues begin to mount up.Then the killer strikes again, but not to kill. Reuben's young son is snatched. The murderer...

Sixteen years ago, best friends Nancy, Georgia and Lila committed a terrible crime.They have never spoken about it. But now, in their thirties, one of them wants to talk.One word and everything could be ruined: their lives, their careers, their relationships. It's up to Georgia to call a crisis dinner.But the evening does not go as planned.Three...

Seven-year-old Hanna has never spoken a word.She is a sweet but silent angel in the eyes of her adoring father, but with Mummy, things are different. Suzette loves her daughter but difficulties with babysitters and teachers over the years have put a strain on their relationship and her sanity.Then Hanna speaks for the first time, to Suzette alone,...