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    Max Tomlinson's writing is deeply rooted in the vibrant, character-rich environment of San Francisco, a city whose literary legacy seems to have inevitably shaped his path as an author. His narrative style excels at building suspense, delving into the darker aspects of human nature and crafting intricate plots. Tomlinson masterfully creates an immersive atmosphere, drawing readers into stories filled with unexpected twists and turns. His unique voice and ability to portray complex characters establish him as a significant voice in contemporary suspense and mystery.

    Night Candy
    Contemporary Market Architecture
    Bad Scene
    Line of Darkness
    Tie Die

    • Tie Die

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      USA Today best-selling author When the music stopped, it was murder Back in London's swinging '60s, Steve Cook was teen idol number one. But that changed when a sixteen-year-old fan was found dead in his hotel room bed. Steve's career came to a crashing halt after he was dumped by his record company and arrested. Now, in 1978 San Francisco, Steve works construction, still dreaming of a comeback. Until his eleven-year-old daughter is kidnapped. Steve turns to one person for help: Colleen Hayes. She was quite a fan herself, back in the day. And she knows what it's like to be on the wrong side of the law and live in judgement for the rest of your life. It doesn't take Colleen long to realize something fishy is going on with the kidnapping of Melanie Cook. What transpires is a harrowing journey through a music industry rife with corruption and crime. Colleen's search takes her through San Francisco's underbelly and all the way to '70s London, where she discovers a thread leading back to the death of a forgotten fan in Steve's hotel room. Perfect for fans of Harlan Coben's noir suspense

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    • Line of Darkness

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
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      Post-war darkness may be the darkest of them all--Nazi-hunters reach deep into 1979 San Francisco When a German businesswoman in 1979 San Francisco hires ex-con PI Colleen Hayes to find a missing relative, supposedly in town to visit, she thinks it's a simple job. But she soon discovers that the "nephew" is linked to an international vigilante group hunting down ex-Nazis. Then the body of a mysterious woman turns up on San Francisco's Municipal Railway, mirroring a murder committed the week before in Buenos Aires where the "nephew" had just been. Colleen's search uncovers a World War II banknote and the 1942 SS ID of a German officer long thought dead. When Colleen fails to heed warnings to stop her investigation, her pregnant daughter is attacked. The so-called nephew is nowhere to be found. The German businesswoman has fled town. Colleen's search leads her to Italy where the infamous Vatican Ratlines helped escaped ex-Nazis forge new identities around the globe. Deep in the Italian Alps, she uncovers a secret project hatched in a concentration camp. Colleen has no choice but to push ahead if the killing is to stop and justice prevail. Perfect for fans of historical and international thrillers

      Line of Darkness

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      San Francisco, 1978: While investigating a suspected plot to shoot the mayor, PI and ex-con Colleen Hayes learns that her runaway daughter has joined a shadowy church. The cult is now building a settlement in South America near a volcano about to erupt. Death is the path to perfection--and the day is fast approaching for her daughter and hundreds of others. Perfect for fans of Harlan Coben's gritty noir suspense

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    • Contemporary Market Architecture

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Exciting designs for new types of market architecture, looking at the latest developments in market design across the globe.

      Contemporary Market Architecture

    • Night Candy

      1970s San Francisco: the sights, the sounds, the serial killers As the ' 70s draw to a close in San Francisco, things do not bode well for the city-- or for ex-con PI Colleen Hayes, whose daughter Pam, in a tragic turn of events, has lost her baby. Pam leaves San Francisco, and Colleen, who moved there to reunite with her, starts to wonder what she's doing in the Bay Area. Meanwhile, a serial killer given the name " Night Candy" is targeting sex workers, both male and female. The situation doesn't improve when Colleen's friend and ally-- SFPD Inspector Owens-- is arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, who was found burned in a fire the same night the pair had tried to rekindle their love. Could Owens have really done what they say? Even Colleen has her doubts. But there are people depending on her: Owens, who needs help finding his ex-wife's real killer, and a trio of sex workers Colleen keeps her eye on-- especially with Night Candy on the loose. Then, one of the three girls is next to disappear. If anything is to test Colleen's resolve, December 1979 seems to be it. Perfect for fans of Steve Berry and Harlan Coben While all of the novels in the Colleen Hayes Mystery Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is: Vanishing in the Haight Tie Die Bad Scene Line of Darkness Night Candy

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