Secrets, lies and betrayal in the dramatic new bestseller from the author of The Devil Wears Prada

Admiral S.M. Nanda started his career with the Royal Indian Navy. The post-Independence days posed a challenge for the nation and its defence forces and, as a young officer, he witnessed the fledgling navy grow from strength to strength. The crowning glory of his career, which spanned thirty-two years, came when he was appointed Chief of Naval Staff at a time when tensions with Pakistan were at their peak and the government was looking for a rm hand at the helm. He achieved distinction and honour for the remarkable role he played in the 1971 war for the liberation of Bangladesh, devising tactics to neutralize the Pakistan navy. The main target was the Karachi port, where the bulk of the Pakistan fleet was stationed. In his memoir, Admiral S.M. Nanda focuses on this signi cant event, providing a detailed account of how the Indian Navy carried out the operation. The Man Who Bombed Karachi is the inspiring story of how a childhood fascination for the sea led an outstanding officer to rise to the pinnacle of India's armed forces. It gives a glimpse into life in the Royal Indian Navy, with a dramatic rebellion by Indian sailors against their British superiors, and traces its evolution into an organization that is today a force to reckon with globally. Most of all, it is an insider's authentic account of the inventive naval strategies that led to one of India's biggest victories in war to date.

<p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-top: 2pt; line-height: 12.05pt;"><span style="color: black;">Detective Arjun Arora feels his life is crumbling around him. His father has passed away, and he cannot forgive the corrupt police officer who sent Arjun into a coma a year back. And then, a young widow visits him and presses him to take on a new case: to investigate her husband’s mysterious death. Rohit Vats was a pharmaceutical company executive who had recently returned home to Delhi from a work trip to China. Soon after, he turned up in a seedy part of Kolkata—dead.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Perpetua Std&quot;, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Was it a love affair gone wrong, geo-political intrigue, or corporate rivalry which led to Vats’ death? Arjun finds that Vats might have been looking into illegal wildlife trafficking and zoonotic diseases like SARS. Increasingly, it appears that the answer to the mystery might lie in China.</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><span style="color: black;"><br></span></div>

The privatization of prisons is a fiercely debated area of penal policy. Those in favor argue it will improve conditions for prisoners, reduce costs for the state, and facilitate innovation. Those against believe accountability for the treatment of prisoners cannot be ensured and that it is the stateÆs absolute and legitimate responsibility to punish those who break the law. Privatizing Prisons is the first detailed account of the privatization of prisons centered around the only full-scale study taken in Britain. The authors provide an up-to-date overview of the development of private-sector involvement in penal practice in the United Kingdom, North America, Europe, and Australia. They describe the first 2 years in the life of Wolds Remand Prisonùthe first private prison in Britainùand compare it to a new public-sector prison. Privatizing Prisons goes on to explore some of the practical and theoretical issues that have emerged, as well as ethical issues surrounding the whole privatization debate, and considers the implications for the future of the prison system and penal policy. Written in a clear and lively style, this invaluable book will be essential reading for students and professionals in criminology, penology, and criminal justice.

Lea has produced a serious and scholarly contribution of great interest to criminologists (whether 'critical 'or not), to post graduates, as well as the more advanced undergraduate. This is a book that is well written, absorbing, thoughtful and thought provoking' - The British Journal of Criminology Crime control is in crisis. Not only have levels of crime risen but, more important, crime is increasingly regarded as a normal aspect of the social and economic system rather than disruption or deviance. The blurring boundaries between the criminal and the normal are evident in a number of areas from the activities of multinational corporations to the life of the inner city. In this book, John Lea develops a broad historical and sociological overview relating the rise and fall of effective crime control to different types of social structures. It traces the process of modernisation and industrialisation from the eighteenth to the mid twentieth centuries which established the social preconditions for effective control and management of criminality. In the early years of the present century it is clear that these preconditions are now being progressively undermined as industrial society undergoes profound changes in its direction of development. The result is traced through a variety of types of criminality and the progressive debilitation of existing institutions and processes of crime control. A major feature of this book is its wide scope and imaginative application of historical and theoretical perspectives on modernisation and capitalist social development to the contemporary problems of controlling a wide variety of crime. It represents a significant contribution to the ability of criminology and the sociology of crime to confront the dilemmas and controversies of the twenty first century.

<p>The sequel to the viral TikTok sensation Stone Maidens</p><p>From Lloyd Devereux Richards comes the next pulse-pounding thriller in which FBI agent Christine Prusik races to track down a serial killer who leaves a peculiar mark on his victims.</p><p>Forensic anthropologist Christine Prusik has a knack for solving the most unusual cases – and for bending the rules in the process.</p><p>When the bodies of young women start appearing in the caves of Indiana and Illinois, Christine immediately jumps into action. But her Chicago field office is undergoing a reorganization, and the boys’ club at the top seem more interested in getting all the paperwork in order than solving the murders.</p><p>Christine isn’t going to let a little red tape stop her, and when she discovers that all the bodies contain the same mysterious pin-sized bruise on the back of their necks, she realizes she’ll have to confront her own inner demons to find the killer.</p><p>Readers love Maidens of the Cave</p><p>'This has escalating urgency, suspense that just keeps ratcheting up, and some really recognizable characters. Fantastic.' NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p>'What a great thriller!' NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p>‘Lloyd Devereux Richards does it again. I can’t wait to read more.’ NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p>

<p><b style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i>A gorgeously twisted modern fairy tale that shimmers with magic and mystery"&nbsp;</i>- Karen McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of&nbsp;<i>One of Us Is Lying.</i></b><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i></i></b><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">FIVE WOMEN ARE DEAD.&nbsp;</b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The killer leaves no fingerprints, no DNA. Police are utterly stumped. In a world where only women can use magic and the men who know about it seek to eradicate them, three damaged young women - one cursed, one hunted, one out for revenge - will team up to track down and take out a brutal supernatural killer.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Jude Wolf&nbsp;</b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">is rich as sin and handsome as the devil. But she's also cursed. Her immortal soul is tethered to a rather hateful demon - and she wants the hell out of the deal. What Jude needs is a cursewriter - and she thinks the string of dead women, all of whom she suspects are messing with the occult, might just be able to lead her to one.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Zara Jones</b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">&nbsp;has also been tracking the murders since they began. Her older sister was the killer's first victim. Zara doesn't just want revenge, she wants to find a way to bring her sister back. What Zara needs is a witch, a sorcerer, a necromancer - in fact, what Zara needs is a cursewriter. At the apartment of the fifth victim, Jude and Zara meet by chance, and there they find a clue that brings their paths crashing together: a strange business card bearing three words.&nbsp;</span><br></p>

<p>It takes an organised mind to solve a well-planned crime …</p><p>'Mrs Beeton herself would be proud. A perfect recipe and devoured in one sitting between elevenses</p><p>and afternoon tea.' Ian Moore,</p><p>'A glorious new addition to the cosy crime genre with recipes which will leave you wanting more.'</p><p>Melanie Cantor</p><p>Alice Beeton never meant to wind up single and childless on the wrong side of fifty. Like her distant</p><p>relative Mrs Beeton – yes, that Mrs Beeton – she had hoped to have her own spic-and-span</p><p>household by now. In reality, she lives in an immaculate but dingy basement flat in a rather shabby</p><p>block in Kensington with Agatha, her fiercely intelligent, if rather over-territorial, corgi-Jack Russell</p><p>cross.</p><p>Now Alice runs the Good Household Management Agency, providing discreet domestic staff to</p><p>extravagant townhouses and sprawling country piles. So when Camille Messent calls in urgent need</p><p>of a new housekeeper, Miss Beeton sends out new hire Enya. She’s rather forward but she does</p><p>come with impeccable references and is fluent en français.</p><p>But in the early hours of New Year’s Day, Alice is rudely awakened with the news that Enya has been</p><p>found dead. As the intriguing, if somewhat scruffy, Detective Rigby struggles to drum up an adequate</p><p>investigation and the wealthy family and their party guests close rank, Miss Beeton takes it upon</p><p>herself to solve the crime…</p>

<p>A new investigation from Dr Mark Aldridge, exploring a lifetime of Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple.</p><p>In Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness,‘Agathologist’ Dr Mark Aldridge looks at nearly a century of St Mary Mead’s most famous resident and uses his own detective skills to uncover new information about Miss Jane Marple’s appearances on page, stage, screen and beyond.</p><p>Drawing on a range of material, some of which is newly discovered and previously unpublished, this book explores everything about Miss Marple, from her origins in a series of short stories penned by Christie, to the recent bestselling HarperCollins collection Marple: Twelve New Stories.</p><p>This accessible, entertaining and illustrated guide to the world of Miss Marple pieces together the evidence in order to tell you everything you need to know about the world’s favourite female detective.</p>

<p>One suspicious death. Two amateur sleuths. And an utterly impossible crime…</p><p>The NUMBER ONE ebook bestseller!</p><p>'Amuses and intrigues in equal measure… a splendid start to what promises to be a long-running series’ Daily Mail</p><p>The Cotswolds, 1924. At the Old Forge in the quiet village of Maybury-in-the-Marsh a cry of anguish rings out: lady of the house Amy Phelps has been discovered dead. But with all the windows and doors to her room locked from inside, how – and by whom – was she killed?</p><p>Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Swift finds himself in the unlikely position of detective. The celebrated author of The Gentleman’s Guide to Ghost-Hunting is staying at the Old Forge to investigate a suspected spectre, but now the more pressing matter of Amy’s murder falls to him too.</p><p>With old friend Val, he soon uncovers a sorry tale of altered wills, secret love affairs and tragic losses – and plenty of motives for murder. When events take another sinister turn, Arbie must find the killer, fast. And to do so will mean cracking a most perfectly plotted crime…</p><p>Perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club, The Appeal and The Marlow Murder Club, don’t miss this stunning new series from the multi-million bestselling author!</p>