-
The Chalk Man: The chilling and spine-tingling Sunday Times bestseller
‘IF YOU LIKE MY STUFF, YOU’LL LIKE THIS’ STEPHEN KING
‘WONDERFULLY CREEPY – LIKE A COLD BLADE ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK’ LEE CHILD
____________SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC DRAMA
It was only meant to be a game . . .
None of us ever agreed on the exact beginning.
Was it when we started drawing the chalk figures, or when they started to appear on their own?
Was it the terrible accident?
Or when they found the first body?
____________THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD & THE STEEL DAGGER, BEST THRILLER AWARD
‘A must-read’ Daily Express
‘A tense gripper with a leave-the-lights-on shock ending’ Sunday Times
‘There are shades of Stephen King in this very creepy timeslip’ Guardian, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
‘A frightening Stephen King-esque coming-of-age story cum murder mystery’ Daily Telegraph, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
‘There are shades of Stephen King when the reality bends into the sinister, and a deliciously creepy finale’ Daily Mail
‘Deliciously creepy with a side order of Eighties nostalgia’ Good Housekeeping
Read more
£8.70£9.50 -
Pet Sematary
The house looked right, felt right to Dr Louis Creed.
Rambling, old, unsmart and comfortable. A place where the family could settle; the children grow and play and explore. The rolling hills and meadows of Maine seemed a world away from the fume-choked dangers of Chicago.
Only the occasional big truck out on the two-lane highway, grinding up through the gears, hammering down the long gradients, growled out an intrusive threat.
But behind the house and far away from the road: that was safe. Just a carefully cleared path up into the woods where generations of local children have processed with the solemn innocence of the young, taking with them their dear departed pets for burial.
A sad place maybe, but safe. Surely a safe place. Not a place to seep into your dreams, to wake you, sweating with fear and foreboding.
Read more
£10.40Pet Sematary
£10.40 -
The Green Mile: The iconic horror masterpiece
Stephen King’s international bestselling and highly acclaimed novel, also a hugely successful film starring Tom Hanks
The Green Mile: those who walk it do not return, because at the end of that walk is the room in which sits Cold Mountain penitentiary’s electric chair. In 1932 the newest resident on death row is John Coffey, a giant black man convicted of the brutal murder of two little girls. But nothing is as it seems with John Coffey, and around him unfolds a bizarre and horrifying story.
Evil murderer or holy innocent – whichever he is – Coffey has strange powers which may yet offer salvation to others, even if they can do nothing to save him.
Read more
£8.70£9.50 -
The Book of Quint
‘1,100 men went into the water…’ So begins the critically acclaimed and haunting monologue by actor Robert Shaw as grizzled shark hunter Quint in the movie Jaws, in which he describes his experience as a survivor of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in the dying days of the Second World War. The Indianapolis was returning from delivering the first atomic bomb to Tinian, and on its way to the Philippines, when a Japanese submarine hit it with two torpedoes. The ship sank in twelve minutes, leaving hundreds of crew floating in the ocean with hardly any food, water or lifeboats. During the next five days most died from a combination of exposure, salt poisoning, dehydration and the worst mass shark attacks in recorded history. Only 316 of 1,195 crew survived. This historic event provides the motivation for Quint’s iconic character in Jaws. As we approach the fiftieth anniversary of Jaws, the first summer blockbuster, author and host of the podcast ‘The Jaws Obsession’ Ryan Dacko has written the definitive prequel novel to the movie, telling the story of Quint. Beginning with him adrift in the Philippine Sea after the sinking, and after the end of the war following him first to San Francisco and then to Amity Island, we read of how and when he acquires his many scars, how he comes to own his boat, the Orca, and how he develops his technique for hunting sharks as seen in the movie. Along the way we meet figures from history such as Charles McVay, captain of the doomed Indianapolis, and characters from the movie Jaws such as Larry Vaughn, the slippery mayor of Amity Island, ichthyologist Matt Hooper and Quint’s mate Hershel Salvatore. This novel, the result of extensive research by the author, expands the Jaws universe, and adds crucial backstory that enhances the experience of watching what many still consider to be the greatest movie ever made. It is a story of overcoming odds, survivor’s guilt, PTSD, one man’s quest for justice, and lots of sharks.Read more
£13.20£16.10The Book of Quint
£13.20£16.10 -
Playground
ONCE IN A LIFETIME
Three low-income families have been given a handsome retainer to join Geraldine Borden for a day at her cliffside estate. All the parents must do to collect the rest of their money is allow their children to test out the revolutionary playground equipment Geraldine has been working on for decades. But there’s a reason the structures in the bowels of her gothic castle have taken so long to develop—they were never meant to see the light of day.
When a band of dysfunctional children is suddenly thrust into a diabolical realm of violence, they must grow up instantly to have a chance at survival. Will they find a way to put their differences aside, or be swallowed up by the insidious architecture all around them?
“With Playground, Aron Beauregard transcends himself, delivering a genuinely chilling, uncomfortable novel that will make even the most jaded horror fan squirm. A harrowing, relentless read that left me breathless.”
– Brian Keene
This volume contains 15 interior illustrations.
WARNING: This book contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.
Read more
£12.40Playground
£12.40 -
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
Robert Louis Stevenson’s immortal tale of personality and evil, now in a wonderful new clothbound edition
‘All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil: and Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil’
Published as a ‘shilling shocker’, Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark psychological fantasy gave birth to the idea of the split personality. The story of respectable Dr Jekyll’s strange association with ‘damnable young man’ Edward Hyde; the hunt through fog-bound London for a killer; and the final revelation of Hyde’s true identity is a chilling exploration of humanity’s basest capacity for evil.
Read more
£12.60£16.10Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
£12.60£16.10 -
Misery: King Stephen
One of the true classics of psychological suspense, about a writer and his No. 1 fan, now with a stunning new cover look.
Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now he’s writing to stay alive.
Misery Chastain is dead. Paul Sheldon has just killed her – with relief, with joy. Misery made him rich; she was the heroine of a string of bestsellers. And now he wants to get on to some real writing.
That’s when the car accident happens, and he wakes up splinted and in pain, in the remote mountain home of his rescuer, Annie Wilkes.
The good news is that Annie was a nurse and has pain-killing drugs. The bad news is that she has long been Paul’s Number One Fan. And when she finds out what Paul has done to Misery, she doesn’t like it. She doesn’t like it at all . . .
Read more
£9.60£10.40Misery: King Stephen
£9.60£10.40 -
The Exchange: After The Firm – The biggest Grisham in over a decade
‘It leaves the reader gasping for breath’ DAILY MAIL
‘This is Grisham delivering the kind of mesmeric narrative that we expect from him’ FINANCIAL TIMES
***THE BIGGEST GRISHAM IN OVER A DECADE***
The Exchange is John Grisham’s epic follow-up to his phenomenal global bestseller The Firm, the novel that launched his career as the world’s favourite storyteller – it will take you on a rollercoaster journey across the globe, from New York to London, and Rome to Marrakech.
TEN DAYS TO SAVE A LIFE. ONE SECOND TO END IT.
Mitch McDeere has cheated death and come out the other side. Fifteen years ago, he stole $10 million from the mob and disappeared. Now, with his enemies jailed or dead, he has fought his way to the top of the biggest law firm in the world.
When a new case takes Mitch to Libya, danger awaits: he’s soon in the biggest hostage negotiation in recent history with terrorists who have murdered and will murder again. Their demand is staggering: a ransom of $100 million must be paid within 10 days.
But this isn’t a random kidnapping – it’s personal. And no one, not even Mitch’s wife in New York, is safe.
With the clock ticking, can Mitch stay one step ahead of his enemies?
This time, there’s nowhere to hide.‘Enthralling’ IRISH INDEPENDENT
‘The most eagerly-awaited sequel of the decade’ DAILY EXPRESS
Read more
£10.50£20.90 -
Loyalty: The brand new novel from the bestselling author
‘The Queen of Crime is back!’ Closer
Don’t miss the brand new novel from legendary author Martina Cole.
If you want to survive in this world, there’s one thing you should value above all else: LOYALTY.
Dara Tailor has had to grow up fast. With a mother addicted to cocaine, Dara must look after her seven younger siblings, until social services split them up for ever.
Grace Perry has led a sheltered life. Until her widowed mother is attacked and left for dead and Grace is taken into care.
At Holly Brookes Children’s Home, the two girls unite in the face of horrific abuse and form an unbreakable bond of loyalty.
But when their loyalty is tested can they rely on each other to do the right thing?
Friendship – it’s all about trust.
Don’t miss the explosive new novel from the queen of crime Martina Cole.
‘She’s a total one-off’ Guardian
‘The stuff of legend . . . utterly compelling’ Mirror
‘Superstar crime writer’ This Morning
‘The undisputed Queen of crime writing’ Erwin James
‘Her gripping plots pack a mean emotional punch’ Mail on Sunday
‘One of the best fiction authors around . . . spectacular’ Closer
‘Dark and dangerous’ Sunday Mirror
Due to health reasons, Martina Cole has chosen to collaborate with writer Jacqui Rose to finish her upcoming novel Loyalty.
Read more
£10.50£23.80 -
The Housemaid: An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist (The housemaid series, 1)
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I’ll soon learn that the Winchesters’ secrets are far more dangerous than my own . . .
Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.
I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.
I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out… and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.
But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.
They don’t know what I’m capable of . . .
An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train won’t be able to put this down!
Read what everyone’s saying about The Housemaid:
“I got severe whiplash from the twistiest turns… Every time I thought I had it figured out… WRONG!!!… I am still reeling… outstanding… If you love a top notch psychological thriller that will have you questioning your own sanity, then this 5-star read is for you” NetGalley reviewer, FIVE STARS
“What a wild ride!!! Freida definitely delivered the best twisty ending… Gripping from start to finish… honestly, I just could not put it down… An absolutely mind-blowing shocker that kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat literally until the very end” Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS
“So many twists and turns… I was hooked right away – I even read my Kindle while waiting in my kid’s school pick-up line so I wouldn’t have to put this book down!… addictive… pure perfection!” Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS
Read more
£2.40£9.50 -
Bunny Vs Monkey 6 Book Set Collection (Bunny Vs Monkey, the League of Doom, The Supersonic Aye-Aye, The Human Invasion, Rise of the Maniacal Badger,Multiverse Mix-up!)
Titles in this collection:
Bunny Vs Monkey
Bunny Vs Monkey: And the League of Doom
Bunny Vs Monkey: And the Supersonic Aye-Aye
Bunny Vs Monkey: And the Human Invasion
Bunny Vs Monkey: Rise of the Maniacal Badger
Bunny Vs Monkey: Multiverse Mix-up!
Read more
£36.10 -
Act of Oblivion: The Sunday Times Bestseller
PRE-ORDER PRECIPICE, THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS, NOW – PUBLISHING AUGUST 2024
‘A belter of a thriller’ THE TIMES
‘A master storyteller . . . an important book for our particular historical moment’ OBSERVER
‘His best since Fatherland’ SUNDAY TIMES‘From what is it they flee?’
He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, ‘They killed the King.’1660. Colonel Edward Whalley and his son-in-law, Colonel William Goffe, cross the Atlantic. Having been found guilty of high treason for the murder of Charles the I, they are wanted and on the run. A reward hangs over their heads – for their capture, dead or alive.
In London, Richard Nayler, secretary of the regicide committee of the Privy Council, is tasked with tracking down the fugitives. He’ll stop at nothing until the two men are brought to justice.
Act of Oblivion is an epic journey across continents, and a chase like no other.
‘A ripping page-turner’ FINANCIAL TIMES
‘You could not do better than this’ DAILY TELEGRAPHRead more
£4.70£9.50Act of Oblivion: The Sunday Times Bestseller
£4.70£9.50 -
Never Never TikTok made me buy it! The Sunday Times bestselling dark romantic suspense thriller from the BookTok sensation and author of It Ends with Us and the author of The…
Forgetting is terrifying. Remembering is worse…
Charlie Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk. They’ve been in love since the age of fourteen. But as of this morning… they are complete strangers. Their first kiss, their first fight, the moment they fell in love… every memory has vanished.
Now Charlie and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why. But the more they learn about the couple they used to be… the more they question why they were ever together to begin with.
Forgetting is terrifying, but remembering may be worse.
The Number One Sunday Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us joins forces with the New York Times bestselling author of The Wives for a gripping, twisty, romantic mystery unlike any other.
Praise for Never Never:
‘Gripping’ Bella
‘Compelling page-turner from a great writing duo’ My Weekly
‘A glorious thriller – you’ll be asking for more!’ Chat
‘A tortuous romance mystery that will keep you guessing’ Sunday Post
Readers love Never Never…
‘Incredible chemistry between the characters… will keep you glued to the pages’
‘Thought provoking, exciting, original, and so romantic’
‘Kept me on the edge of my seat’
‘Never once did it disappoint’
‘Didn’t want it to end!’
‘Such a good read’
‘Couldn’t put it down!’
‘Refreshingly different… read it in a day’
‘Such a captivating concept and plot’
Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher’s book ‘Never Never’ was a No.2 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 27-02-2023.
Read more
£4.30£8.50 -
The Drift: The spine-chilling ‘Waterstones Thriller of The Month’ from the author of The Burning Girls
THE HEART-POUNDING NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BURNING GIRLS WHICH HAS NOW BEEN ADAPTED INTO A HIT PARAMOUNT+ SHOW!
‘The wildest thriller of the year is three thrillers in one. Buckle up’ LINWOOD BARCLAY
‘If you like my stuff, you’ll like this’ STEPHEN KING
‘Now this is a real horror story’ 5 STAR READER REVIEW
‘One of the best thriller’s I’ve ever read!’ 5 STAR READER REVIEWSurvival is murder . . .
An overturned coach full of students. All of them are trapped.
An isolated chalet full of friends. Soon they’ll be enemies.
A stranded cable car full of strangers. One of them is dead.Outside, a snowstorm rages.
Inside each group, a killer lurks.
But that’s not their only problem.Why is no rescue coming? What are they trying to escape from? And who are the terrifying Whistlers?
Praise for C. J. Tudor:
‘Some writers have it, and some don’t. C. J. Tudor has it big time’ LEE CHILD
‘C. J. Tudor is terrific’ HARLAN COBEN
‘C.J. Tudor should be on everyone’s must-read list’ CHRIS WHITAKER
‘A dark star is born’ A. J. FINNRead more
£4.30£8.50 -
The Girls Who Disappeared: ‘I loved this twisty novel’ Richard Osman
THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY PICK FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9
‘I loved this twisty novel’ RICHARD OSMAN
‘Clever. Gripping. Terrifically compelling. Kept me glued to the page’ SARAH PEARSE
‘An unputdownable thriller. Spine-tingling mystery’ GRAZIA BOOK CLUB
‘Eerie, spine-tingling. Douglas is a master storyteller. The perfect immersive read’ JANICE HALLETT
‘Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist, and this is her best wrongfooting yet’ GILLIAN MCALLISTER
‘A cleverly plotted dark and twisty thriller that will keep you guessing until the end’ ALICE FEENEY
‘A chillingly dark plot with a killer twist, I was totally gripped throughout’ HEIDI PERKS
_________THREE GIRLS MISSING
Twenty years ago: One rainy night, Olivia Rutherford is driving three friends home when a figure in the road causes her to swerve and crash. Regaining consciousness, she finds herself alone in the car – her friends have vanished.
THEY ARE NEVER SEEN AGAIN
Now: Journalist Jenna Halliday visits the close-knit community of Stafferbury to persuade Olivia to talk and solve the mystery of the girls’ disappearance. But Olivia won’t speak.
What happened?
Is Olivia hiding something?
Why are the people of Stafferbury so frightened?
How many secrets can one small town hide?
_________‘A deliciously dark, captivating and twisty mystery from the Queen of Gripping Pageturners’ CL TAYLOR
‘Clever . . . Adventurous . . . Fans of Douglas’s bestseller, The Couple at No 9, will enjoy her particularly lively female characters and twisty plot’ DAILY MAIL
‘Moody, menacing and gothic . . . A chillingly atmospheric thriller’ JP DELANEY
‘Spine-chilling . . . A twisty plot and unnerving undertones make this an unforgettable read’ CULTUREFLY
‘A fabulous book. Brilliantly plotted, heart-wrenchingly emotional, and with a central premise to die for. This delivered by the armful. I loved it!’ GYTHA LODGE
‘I was hooked from the first page and turned the last with my head reeling at the fiendishly clever ending. Atmospheric, haunting and endlessly surprising, I loved it’ EVE CHASE
‘Absorbing, atmospheric . . . A tense, spine-chilling mystery’ GILLY MACMILLAN
READERS ARE GRIPPED BY THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEARED:
‘Totally gripping from start to finish, twists and turns galore’ 5***** READER REVIEW
‘I was gripped from the very beginning’ 5***** READER REVIEW
‘Another great keep-you-guessing read from a fabulous author’ 5***** READER REVIEW
‘It’s getting harder and harder for thrillers to shock, but this one hit the mark. Fantastic’ 5***** READER REVIEW
‘A gripping story which kept me awake last night as I had to finish reading it!’ 5***** READER REVIEW
‘Masterful’ 5***** READER REVIEW
Praise for Claire Douglas
‘Devotees of domestic noir will love the multiple perspectives and shifts in time that Claire Douglas uses to complicate her nervy narrative’ Sunday Times Crime Club
‘Few people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas’ Tim Weaver
‘A gripping page-turner’ Jane Fallon
‘Smart and atmospheric’ Gillian McAllister
‘Spine-chilling’ Sunday Times
‘Intriguing. Twisting. Surprising. Touching’ Dorothy Koomson
‘Twisty, nail-biting and utterly absorbing’ Louise O’Neill
‘Claire is a mistress at weaving the reader into a web of domestic deceit’ Jane Corry
‘The perfect gripping holiday read’ Lesley Pearse
‘Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train’ Marie Claire*The Girls Who Disappeared: Featured on The Sunday TImes bestsellers list December 2022*
Read more
£4.80£8.50 -
Too Late: the darkest thriller of the year
A breath-taking psychological suspense about obsession and dangerous love. The definitive edition of Too Late from the TikTok phenomenon and #1 bestselling author of Verity.
Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it’s meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother’s care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her – one that becomes increasingly dangerous every day.
When undercover DEA agent Carter enters the picture, Sloan’s surprised to feel an immediate attraction between them, despite knowing that if Asa finds out, he will kill him. And Asa has always been a step ahead of everyone in his life, including Sloan. No one has ever gotten in his way.
No one except Carter.
Together, Sloan and Carter must find a way out before it’s too late . . .
Read more
£4.70£9.50Too Late: the darkest thriller of the year
£4.70£9.50 -
Where the Crawdads Sing: Delia Owens
*The multi-million copy bestseller*
Soon to be a major film
A Number One New York Times Bestseller‘Painfully beautiful’ New York Times
‘Unforgettable . . . as engrossing as it is moving’ Daily Mail
‘A rare achievement’ The Times
‘I can’t even express how much I love this book!’ Reese Witherspoon————————————————-
For years, rumors of the ‘Marsh Girl’ have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life – until the unthinkable happens.
————————————————-
‘[It] will reach a huge audience though the writer’s old-fashioned talents for compelling character, plotting and landscape description’ The Guardian
‘For sheer escapism pick up Where The Crawdads Sing . . . there is writing that takes your breath away’ The Times
‘All is not as it seems in this heartbreaking coming-of-age bestseller’ The i newspaperRead more
£4.80£9.50Where the Crawdads Sing: Delia Owens
£4.80£9.50 -
Murder in the Family: The #7 Sunday Times bestseller and gripping tiktok sensation that reads like true crime from the million-copies-sold author
THE *INSTANT* NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND TORONTO STA BESTSELLER
*THE FIRST EVER STAND-ALONE FROM AUTHOR OF THE DI ADAM FAWLEY MILLION-COPIES-SOLD SERIES*
‘This devilishly clever, ground-breaking novel will keep you guessing’ IAN RANKIN
‘This book had me riveted to the page. It is original, inventive and totally 21st Century… Just brilliant!’ JANICE HALLETT
From the author of IN THE DARK and CLOSE TO HOME comes a brilliant standalone thriller you’ll never forget
–––-
IT WAS A CASE THAT GRIPPED THE NATION
LUKE RYDER’S MURDER HAS NEVER BEEN SOLVED
In October 2003, Luke Ryder was found dead in the garden of the family home in London, leaving behind a wealthy older widow and three stepchildren. Nobody saw anything.
Now, secrets will be revealed – live on camera.
Years later a group of experts re-examine the evidence on Infamous, a true-crime show – with shocking results. Does the team know more than they’ve been letting on?
Or does the truth lie closer to home?
Can you solve the case before they do?
The truth will blow your mind.
Over a million copies sold of Cara Hunter books across all formats (paperback, ebook and audio) as of 1st July 2023
MURDER IN THE FAMILY was a #7 Sunday Times bestseller for week ending 3rd September 2023
*PRAISE FOR MURDER IN THE FAMILY*
‘Unique and hugely enjoyable.’ Sunday Express
‘Addictive’ Sunday Times
‘An excellent, wholly original whodunnit!’ Gilly MacMillan
‘Genius premise with all the twistiness you’d expect from Cara Hunter. Her best yet!’ Victoria Selman
‘Reads like True Crime―relentlessly twisty and utterly compelling’ Shari Lapena
Cara Hunter’s book ‘Murder in the Family’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 07-08-2023.
Read more
£4.30£8.50 -
Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse Duet)
The conclusion to the Cat and Mouse Duet is here…The Diamond
Death walks alongside me,
But the reaper is no match for me.
I’m trapped in a world full of monsters dressed as men, and those who aren’t as they seem.
They won’t keep me forever.
I no longer recognize the person I’ve become,
And I’m fighting to find my way back to the beast who hunts me in the night.
They call me a diamond,
But they’ve only created an angel of death.The Hunter
I was born a predator,
With ruthlessness ingrained in my bones.
When what’s mine is stolen from me in the night,
Like a diamond hidden within a fortress,
I find that I can no longer contain the beast.
Blood will paint the ground as I tear apart this world to find her.
And bring her back to where she belongs.
No one will escape my wrath,
Especially not those who have betrayed me.Warning: This is the second and final installment to the Duet. You must read Haunting Adeline first.
Read more
£15.00 -
The Housemaid’s Secret
As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can’t risk losing this job – not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . .
It’s hard to find an employer who doesn’t ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want.
It’s almost perfect. But I still haven’t met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I’m sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I’m doing laundry. And one day I can’t help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything….
That’s when I make a promise. After all, I’ve done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe.
Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It’s simply a question of how far I’m willing to go….
An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train will be completely hooked!
Read what everyone’s saying about The Housemaid’s Secret:
‘Hold on to your jaws, because they will drop . . . Loved. It. So. Much!!’ Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS
‘I flew through the pages like a bat out of hell. So, so good!! I absolutely loved every second of it!! Will lead you down one path until you are completely turned around and screaming WTF?!’ Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS
‘I read this book straight through in one sitting, and stayed up entirely too late to do so . . . Crazy twists and turns – I actually said “Wait, what?” out loud’ Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS
Read more
£4.80£9.50The Housemaid’s Secret
£4.80£9.50 -
Murder on the Dance Floor: The gripping and sexy debut cosy crime novel for 2023 from the star of Strictly Come Dancing
Behind the sequins and the sparkles, the competition is about to turn deadly . . .
‘I loved it! I’m quite convinced I’ve danced with Lily Richmond, and if anyone can solve a few crimes she can . . .’ ANTON DU BEKE
When a promising young dancer collapses during the opening tango of a major competition, Lily Richmond, dance legend, teacher and one-time world champion, is convinced that murder is afoot.
There’s only one person who can help Lily solve the mystery: her former student, now turned private detective, Susie Cooper. But Susie vowed she’d never return to the ballroom . . .
As the competition gets fiercer and the bodies pile up, Susie will be forced to go undercover in Blackpool and come face to face with a man she thought she’d left behind. Can Lily and Susie unravel the rumours from the rumbas and expose the murderer’s identity before they strike again?
Sex, lies and ballroom dancing. Murder on the Dance Floor is a backstage pass to a world where the most ambitious will stop at nothing to win.
???????? Two amateur detectives on the case
???? One second chance romance
???? Sex, lies and backstabbing
???????????? And a whole lot of deadly ambition. . .If you like your crime deadly and your romance spicy, look no further
* * *
Readers are LOVING Murder on the Dance Floor:
‘If you are a Strictly fan, get reading’
‘Loved this twisty, turny murder mystery set in the ruthless world of ballroom dancing’
‘A glamorous and intriguing whodunnit . . . No one could bring it better to life than Shirley Ballas’
‘It’s a ten from me. . .Who would have thought the world of dancing could make such a great backdrop for a murder mystery?’
‘Full of fun, mystery, sequins and, of course, dance!’
Read more
£9.00£18.00 -
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse Duet)
The ManipulatorI can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me.
I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh.
But my words don’t affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave.
He’s always there, watching and waiting.
And I can never look away.
Not when I want him to come closer.The Shadow
I didn’t mean to fall in love.
But now that I have, I can’t stay away.
I’m mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves.
The way she undresses…
I’ll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine.
And once she is, I’ll never let her go.
Not even when she begs me to.While not required, it is highly suggested to read the novella, Satan’s Affair, first.
Warning: This book ends on a cliffhanger.
Read more
£14.00 -
Verity: The thriller that will capture your heart and blow your mind
THE BRITISH BOOK AWARD PAGETURNER OF THE YEAR! OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE NO.1 BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION.
Are you ready to stay up all night? Rebecca meets Gone Girl in this shocking, unpredictable thriller with a twist that will leave you reeling . . .
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.
Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity’s recollection of the night their family was forever altered.
Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already-grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her . . .
If you love Verity, don’t miss Colleen Hoover’s thrilling new suspense – Too Late is coming soon.
1 MILLION READERS HAVE ALREADY GIVEN VERITY FIVE STARS
‘One of the best thrillers I have ever read’ *****
‘Powerful, mind-blowing and emotional’ *****
‘The plot twists and that ending came out of nowhere’ *****
‘There are no words. Bravo’ *****
‘Dark, creepy, and one hundred per cent original’ *****
‘I NEEDED to know how this was going to end’ *****
‘Left me completely speechless’ *****
VERITY was a No.1 Kindle bestseller on 18.03.22
Winner of The British Book Awards’ Pageturner of the Year Award 15.05.23Read more
£4.80£9.50 -
Holly: The chilling new masterwork from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller (Holly Gibney, 3)
*THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER*
Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a Midwestern town.Stephen King’s HOLLY marks the triumphant return of beloved King character Holly Gibney. Readers have witnessed Holly’s gradual transformation from a shy (but also brave and ethical) recluse in Mr Mercedes to Bill Hodges’s partner in Finders Keepers to a full-fledged, smart, and occasionally tough private detective in The Outsider. In King’s new novel, Holly is on her own, and up against a pair of unimaginably depraved and brilliantly disguised adversaries.
When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just died. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny Dahl’s desperate voice makes it impossible for Holly to turn her down.
Mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. They are the picture of bourgeois respectability: married octogenarians, devoted to each other, and semi-retired lifelong academics. But they are harbouring an unholy secret in the basement of their well-kept, book-lined home, one that may be related to Bonnie’s disappearance. And it will prove nearly impossible to discover what they are up to: they are savvy, they are patient, and they are ruthless.
Holly must summon all her formidable talents to outthink and outmanoeuvre the shockingly twisted professors in this chilling new masterwork from Stephen King.
‘I could never let Holly Gibney go. She was supposed to be a walk-on character in Mr Mercedes and she just kind of stole the book and stole my heart. Holly is all her.’ STEPHEN KING
‘Lavished with the kind of dialogue most mortal writers can only dream of crafting … King’s portrait of Holly is sympathetic, subtle and seductive’ INDEPENDENT
‘King’s wonderfully awkward private detective Holly Gibney returns in this black-hearted parable of American life in the Covid era… As horrifying as anything King has written’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
‘Stephen King’s prolific late flowering continues with a new outing for his detective Holly Gibney, chasing down serial killers in Holly’ GUARDIAN
Read more
£11.90£23.80 -
The Armour of Light: Ken Follett (The Kingsbridge Novels, 5)
The grand master of gripping fiction is back. International No.1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters.
Revolution is in the air
1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France’s neighbours are on high alert.
Kingsbridge is on the edge
Unprecedented industrial change sweeps the land, making the lives of the workers in Kingbridge’s prosperous cloth mills a misery. Rampant modernization and dangerous new machinery are rendering jobs obsolete and tearing families apart.
Tyranny is on the horizon
Now, as international conflict nears, a story of a small group of Kingsbridge people – including spinner Sal Clitheroe, weaver David Shoveller and Kit, Sal’s inventive and headstrong son – will come to define the struggle of a generation as they seek enlightenment and fight for a future free from oppression . . .
Taking the reader straight into the heart of history with the fifth novel in the ground-breaking Kingsbridge series, The Armour of Light is master storyteller Ken Follett’s most ambitious novel to date.
‘Follett’s storytelling skills make their adventures riveting’ – The Times
‘An effortlessly engaging and entertaining read’ – Daily Mail
‘Bold in scale and meticulously researched’ – The Sunday Times
‘The plague scenes are expertly handled. Where Follett excels is in telling a yarn’ – Independent
More than 175 million copies sold worldwide. Published in over eighty territories and thirty-seven languages. The international no.1 bestselling phenomenon returns.
Read more
£10.50£23.80 -
The Christmas Appeal: the Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Appeal
** THE CAST OF SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING THE APPEAL RETURN FOR A FESTIVE MURDER MYSTERY **
** FROM THE WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR *** A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *
* AN INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER *‘A Christmas treat’ – OBSERVER
‘A great deal of festive fun’ – GUARDIAN
‘Sharp, witty and suspenseful’ – SUNDAY EXPRESSOne dead Santa. A town full of suspects. Will you discover the truth?
Christmas in Lower Lockwood, and the Fairway Players are busy rehearsing their festive pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, to raise money for the church roof appeal. But despite the season, goodwill is distinctly lacking amongst the amateur dramatics enthusiasts. Sarah-Jane is fending off threats to her new position as Chair, the fibreglass beanstalk might be full of asbestos, and a someone is intent on ruining the panto even before the curtain goes up.
Of course there’s also the matter of the dead body. Who could possibly have had the victim on their naughty list? Join lawyers Femi and Charlotte as they read the round robins, examine the emails and pore over the police transcripts. Will the show go on?
Read more
£6.20£12.30 -
Never Lie
A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker!
Sometimes the truth kills…
Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. They think they’ve found it when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace years ago. But when a violent winter storm traps them at the estate, the house begins to lose its appeal.
Stuck inside and growing restless, Tricia stumbles on a collection of audio transcripts from Dr. Hale’s sessions with patients. As Tricia listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to the doctor’s mysterious disappearance.
With each tape, another shocking piece of the puzzle falls into place, and a web of lies slowly unravels. But by the time Tricia reaches the final cassette, the one that reveals the entire horrifying story, it will be too late…
From New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes an addictive, unpredictable thriller that will keep you asking the question: what is the truth?Read more
£8.27£8.99Never Lie
£8.27£8.99 -
I Will Find You: From the #1 bestselling creator of the hit Netflix series Fool Me Once
From the # 1 author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Stay Close, a page-turning thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page. The new Harlan Coben blockbuster has arrived.
______________David and Cheryl Burroughs are living the dream – married, a beautiful house in the suburbs, a three year old son named Matthew – when tragedy strikes one night in the worst possible way.
David awakes to find himself covered in blood, but not his own – his son’s. And while he knows he did not murder his son, the overwhelming evidence against him puts him behind bars indefinitely.
Five years into his imprisonment, Cheryl’s sister arrives – and drops a bombshell.
She’s come with a photograph that a friend took on vacation at a theme park. The boy in the background seems familiar – and even though David realizes it can’t be, he knows it is.
It’s Matthew, and he’s still alive.
David plans a harrowing escape from prison, determined to do what seems impossible – save his son, clear his own name, and discover the real story of what happened that devastating night.
______________Readers are loving I Will Find You . . .
‘A thrilling roller-coaster ride’
‘Harlan at his absolute best!’
‘Couldn’t put is down’
‘Bravo on another fab story’
‘Such an amazing writer’
_______________Praise for Harlan Coben . . .
‘Unbelievably brilliant’ RICHARD OSMAN
‘A GREAT writer’ JOHN GRISHAM
‘Never lets you down’ LEE CHILD
‘Simply one of the all-time greats’ GILLIAN FLYNN
‘The modern master of the hook and twist’ DAN BROWN
‘One of the world’s finest thriller writers’ PETER JAMESRead more
£7.99£9.99 -
I Know It’s You: The utterly gripping, new emotional thriller for 2024 from the Sunday Times bestselling author
Don’t miss the next emotionally gripping thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Susan Lewis!
THE STORY…
The first chapter of a manuscript arrives on Publisher Marina’s desk. She assumes it’s just another novel by another aspiring writer…
THE SECRET…
As the chapters arrive one by one, Marina is convinced they are about her past. There’s only one person who can know everything about the scandal, the trial, and the trauma that nearly broke her.
THE SILENCE…
This is one story that should never be told, and Marina is so desperate she will do anything to stop it getting out.
Susan Lewis’ book ‘Who’s Lying Now?’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 22-08-2022.
Readers LOVE I Know It’s You!
‘I could not put this book down. It had me hooked from start to finish with a great storyline and many twists and turns along the way. What a rollercoaster!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Wow this book is amazing. I am a huge fan of Susan Lewis but this book had me up most of the night reading’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A great holiday read. Two stories being told next to each other with some great twists… the characters are fantastic’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Oh what a tangled tale, my suspicions moved from character to character as I read the book. A fantastic read’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This one did not disappoint, I couldn’t put it down desperate to discover what was going to happen next. I would have given this more than 5 stars if I could’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Susan Lewis’ book ‘Who’s Lying Now?’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 22-08-2022.
Read more
£9.19£9.99 -
The Secret: Jack Reacher, Book 28 (Jack Reacher, 28)
Chicago. 1992. A hospital patient wakes to find two strangers by his bed.
They show him a list of names and ask a simple but impossible question. Minutes later he falls to his death from his twelfth-floor window – a fall which generates some unexpected attention.
That attention comes from the Secretary of Defense, who calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher, recently demoted from Major, is assigned as the Army’s representative. If he gets a result, great. If not, he’s a convenient fall guy.
Reacher may be an exceptional military investigator, but office politics aren’t what gets him up in the morning. As he races to identify a cold-blooded killer and uncover a secret that stretches back 23 years, he must navigate around his new partners.
Will Reacher bring the bad guys to justice the official way . . . or his way?
PRAISE FOR THE JACK REACHER SERIES
‘There’s only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.’ MICK HERRON
‘Jack Reacher is today’s James Bond, a thriller hero we can’t get enough of.’ KEN FOLLETT
‘Everyone needs to kick some butt sometimes, even if it’s just imaginary.’ JOJO MOYESPRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW
Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Secret is the 28th book in the internationally bestselling series.
Read more
£9.19£9.99 -
The Killer’s Christmas List: The gripping new festive detective crime thriller novel with a chilling twist, from winter 2023
All they want for Christmas is you . . .
‘This should be on every crime reader’s Christmas wish list’ CHRIS WHITAKER, bestselling author of We Begin at the End
*
In the picturesque village of Kibblesworth, DI Tom Stonem is dreaming of a quiet Christmas alone.
But in the shadow of the Angel of the North, a body lies waiting. The dead man is posed with a child’s Christmas list in his pocket, and the first mysterious item – 1. No angel – is crossed off.
When a second body is found – a woman, stabbed in the abdomen after her work Christmas do – Stonem is convinced there’s a grim connection between the crime scenes and the seemingly innocent list. 2. Red partee dress. Could this be a murderer’s twisted code?
As a blizzard rages in the Tyne & Wear countryside, the body count is snowballing. Can Stonem stop the killer before they get everyone on their Christmas list?
An anti-cosy Christmas crime novel for fans of The Killer in the Snow and One by One.
*
‘A brilliant premise and a very clever ending – I would dash through the snow to buy this!’ SUSI HOLLIDAY, bestselling author of The Hike
‘As twisty as the tangled ball of Christmas tree lights in your attic’ CALLUM McSORLEY, award-winning author of Squeaky Clean
‘Completely fooled me … I am in awe of Chris Frost’s plotting skills. Loved it’ JO CALLAGHAN, author of In the Blink of an Eye
‘A fiendishly clever mystery guaranteed to give you the chills this Christmas!’ LESLEY KARA, bestselling author of The Rumour
*
READERS ARE ADDING CHRIS FROST TO THEIR CHRISTMAS LISTS
‘One of my favourite reads this year … This is the most thrilling, dark, fast-paced count-down to Christmas I have ever experienced … A genius storyline with characters that add many dimensions to the tangled case … I think it’s the fastest I have read a book. Trust me when I say Chris Frost has fully delivered a crime thriller masterpiece’ NATALIE ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Hats off to Chris Frost for the story’s perfect execution, with its excellent writing, captivating characters, and an engrossing storyline that will keep you hooked from start to finish … The Killer’s Christmas List is a fantastic crime thriller, truly staggering in depth and complexity’ SURJIT ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
BOOKSELLERS LOVE CHRIS FROST
‘I shall be recommending this to all crime thriller fans and buying for many on my Christmas list this year … This will be perfect for family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, secret Santa, kids’ teachers … I just didn’t want to put it down. Great writing, good plotting, excellent pace, loved the characters … Everyone is going to be talking about it – so don’t miss out!’ FIONA, Waterstones Durham⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Read more
£7.69£8.99 -
Deadly Game: The stunning thriller from the screen legend Michael Caine
‘Hugely entertaining… has all the charm of many of Caine’s screen roles – think The Ipcress File and The Italian Job… The action does not flag for a moment…. Told with Caine’s trademark ironic humour, it’s an old-fashioned delight’ DAILY MAIL
*** An explosive international thriller from the Hollywood legend and British icon Sir Michael Caine***
‘Excellent, with an old-school hero and a plot rich in twists and turns . . . Caine’s debut is the thriller you hoped he’d write’SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
DCI Harry Taylor has no respect for red tape or political reputations – but he’s great at catching criminals.
And all his unorthodox skills will be needed as an extraordinary situation unfolds on his doorstep: a metal box of radioactive material is found at a dump in Stepney, East London, but before the police can arrive it is stolen in a violent raid.
With security agencies across the world on red alert, it’s Harry and his unconventional team from the Met who must hit the streets in search of a lead. They soon have two wildly different suspects, aristocratic art dealer Julian Smythe in London and oligarch Vladimir Voldrev in Barbados. But the pressure is on. How much time does Harry have, and how many more players will join the action, before the missing uranium is lighting up the sky?
Deadly Game is a compelling, fast-paced novel of international intrigue and twisting suspense from a legendary actor and British icon.
Read more
£10.00£20.00 -
Killing Moon: The NEW Sunday Times bestselling thriller (Harry Hole, 19)
*Pre-order the paperback now*
THIS KILLER WILL GET INSIDE YOUR HEAD… AND THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP IT
‘Nesbø is one of today’s most interesting thriller writers’ LEE CHILD
***
When a body is found in the forest, the police make a horrifying discovery: her scalp has been removed and sewn back on. But they have no idea why.
With a second woman reported missing, detectives fear their worst nightmare has come true.
A serial killer is stalking the streets of Oslo.
With time running out to find the woman, former detective Harry Hole is called in to think like a murderer thinks… and to track down this killer before they strike again.
But Harry has ulterior motives for wanting to solve this case and, if he fails, there could be more than one life at risk.
***
‘Nesbo deploys all the key ingredients of a cracking good thriller… effortless’ Guardian
‘The undisputed king of Scandinavian crime fiction’ The Times
***
Killing Moon is the 13th novel in the Harry Hole series, although each title reads as a standalone.
*OVER 55 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE*
Killing Moon appeared in the Sunday Times top 10 bestseller list on 04.06.2023
Read more
£9.19£9.99 -
A Long Walk Up the Water Slide: 4 (Neal Carey Mysteries)
30th Anniversary Edition with a new introduction by the author
Neal Carey has to keep the mob, the FBI, and a major television personality from killing his newest client, but he’s tempted to do the job himself.
Sometime student and ever-reluctant detective Neal Carey would rather be finishing a dull doctoral thesis than staring down the nose of a loaded gun, but his new assignment doesn’t sound dangerous. All he has to do is pull off the ultimate makeover: turn Polly Paget, a gum-chewing, foul-mouthed, big-haired broad, into a perfect lady in time to testify in a rape case against Jack Landis, head of the Family Cable Network and America’s most beloved family man. But Polly isn’t cooperating, and everyone (including a former FBI agent, an obsessive-compulsive hit man, the Mafia, a porn prince, and a slew of tabloid reporters) is on her trail, turning Neal’s “simple” assignment into a deadly game of duck-duck-goose.
In a hellish and hilarious escapade that takes him from the deserts of Nevada to the bright lights of Las Vegas and finally to a hair-raising climax in a shoddily built amusement park, Neal tries to escape the mob’s big guns while taking a slippery walk up the world’s biggest water slide.
Read more
£13.65 -
Cast a Cold Eye: A Gritty Historical Crime Thriller Set in 1930s Glasgow (Jimmy Dreghorn series, 2)
‘This is Peaky Blinders territory. Packed with dramatic action and unforgettable characters, it casts a hypnotic spell and stirs the blood’ – Daily Mail
‘A darkly compelling thriller . . . Morrison succeeds in summoning Depression-era Glasgow in a powerful work of crime fiction’ – Sunday Times
Glasgow, 1933
Murder is nothing new in the Depression-era city, especially to war veterans Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn and his partner ‘Bonnie’ Archie McDaid. But the dead man found in a narrowboat on the Forth and Clyde Canal, executed with a single shot to the back of the head, is no ordinary killing.
Violence usually erupts in the heat of the moment – the razor-gangs that stalk the streets settle scores with knives and fists. Firearms suggest something more sinister, especially when the killer strikes again. Meanwhile, other forces are stirring within the city. A suspected IRA cell is at large, embedded within the criminal gangs and attracting the ruthless attention of Special Branch agents from London.
With political and sectarian tensions rising, and the body count mounting, Dreghorn and McDaid pursue an investigation into the dark heart of humanity – where one person’s freedom fighter is another’s terrorist, and noble ideals are swept away by bloody vengeance.
Cast a Cold Eye by Robbie Morrison is a dark historical crime novel and the sequel to Edge of the Grave, winner of Bloody Scotland’s Scottish Crime Debut of the Year.
Read more
£9.19£9.99 -
Wedding Blitz: Fun and Quirky Cozy Mystery (Silver Hills Cozy Mysteries Book 11)
Come to Silver Hills, where nothing is impervious to murder and chaos. Even a long-awaited wedding.Agnes and Hertz are finally getting married. It would be nice to report that all was going to go as planned. Unfortunately, we’re dealing with Flo and Co. and their propensity for finding bodies everywhere they go.
These nuptials might be noxious. The wedding may be weird. The marriage could be murderous.
Will a little thing like a wedding dress and three hundred guests deter the fearsome foursome from launching an investigation into the “problem”?
If you believe that, you haven’t been paying attention.Read more
£2.44 -
Normal Women
New mother Dani has a lot going on. She’s just moved back to her hometown, where her father was once known as the Garbage King; she’s fed up of not being a manicure-sporting, perfectly coiffed Normal Woman; and most of all, she’s worried that her seemingly healthy husband, Clark, will drop dead, leaving her and her new baby Lotte destitute.
And then Dani discovers The Temple. Ostensibly a yoga center, The Temple and its guardian, Renata, are committed to helping people reach their full potential. And if that sometimes requires sex work, so be it. Finally, Dani has found something she could be good at, even great at – meaningful work that will protect her and Lotte from poverty, and provide true economic independence from Clark. But just as she’s preparing to embrace this opportunity, Renata disappears, leaving Dani to step into another role entirely – detective.
Darkly comic, sharply witty and fiercely smart, Normal Women asks how our societies truly value female labour – and what independence really means.
Read more
£16.99Normal Women
£16.99 -
America Fantastica: A Novel
“Tim O’Brien is the one American author whose works I look forward to the most. His new novel’s ironic depiction of a post-Iraq war, mid-COVID, and mid-Trump world is piercing and razor-sharp.” —HARUKI MURAKAMI
An American Master returns: the author of The Things They Carried delivers his first new novel in two decades, a brilliant and rollicking odyssey, in which a bank robbery sparks “a satirical romp through a country plagued by deceit” (Kirkus, starred review)
Named one of Fall 2023’s most anticipated books: New York Times, Associated Press, Esquire, Kirkus, Goodreads, LitHub, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and more
At 11:34 a.m. one Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community National Bank in Northern California.
“How much is on hand, would you say?” he asked the teller. “I’ll want it all.”
“You’re robbing me?”
He revealed a Temptation .38 Special.
The teller, a diminutive redhead named Angie Bing, collected eighty-one thousand dollars.
Boyd stuffed the cash into a paper grocery bag.
“I’m sorry about this,” he said, “but I’ll have to ask you to take a ride with me.”
So begins the adventure of Boyd Halverson—star journalist turned notorious online disinformation troll turned JCPenney manager—and his irrepressible hostage, Angie Bing. Haunted by his past and weary of his present, Boyd has one goal before the authorities catch up with him: settle a score with the man who destroyed his life. By Monday the pair reach Mexico; by winter, they are in a lakefront mansion in Minnesota. On their trail are hitmen, jealous lovers, ex-cons, an heiress, a billionaire shipping tycoon, a three-tour veteran of Iraq, and the ghosts of Boyd’s past. Everyone, it seems, except the police.
In the tradition of Jonathan Swift and Mark Twain, America Fantastica delivers a biting, witty, and entertaining story about the causes and costs of outlandish fantasy, while also marking the triumphant return of an essential voice in American letters. And at the heart of the novel, amid a teeming cast of characters, readers will delight in the tug-of-war between two memorable and iconic human beings—the exuberant savior-of-souls Angie Bing and the penitent but compulsive liar Boyd Halverson. Just as Tim O’Brien’s modern classic, The Things They Carried, so brilliantly reflected the unromantic truth of war, America Fantastica puts a mirror to a nation and a time that has become dangerously unmoored from truth and greedy for delusion.
Read more
£18.40£20.00America Fantastica: A Novel
£18.40£20.00 -
The Consultant: The darkly funny, satirical Korean thriller
‘It’s a clever book … [Im Seong-sun] offers readers his razor-sharp observations on consumerism, capitalism and what it means to feel anonymous’ M.W. Craven
_______________Sometimes work can be murder…
The Consultant is very good at his job. He creates simple, elegant, effective solutions for. restructuring. Nothing obvious or messy. Certainly nothing anyone would ever suspect as murder.
The ‘natural deaths’ he plans have always gone well: a medicine replaced here, a mechanism jammed there. His performance reviews are excellent. And it’s not as though he knows these people.
Until his next ‘customer’ turns out to be someone he not only knows but cares about, and for the first time, he begins to question the role he plays in the vast, anonymous Company. And as he slowly begins to understand the real scope of their work, he realises just how easy it would be for the Company to arrange one more perfect murder…
But how far will he go to escape The Company? And how far will they go to stop him?
The electrifying first novel from award-winning Korean thriller-writer Im Seong-Sun – now in English for the first time – combines the tension of the best crime fiction with searing social criticism to present a searing take-down of global corporate life.
Read more
£14.95£16.99 -
The Mystery Guest: The brand new mystery thriller from the No.1 global bestselling author of The Maid: Book 2 (A Molly the Maid mystery)
*The sparkling new novel from the award-winning, million-copy bestselling author of The Maid*
‘Witty, joyful and utterly unique’ A J FINN
‘Captivates from page one’ JANICE HALLETT
‘A flawless and brilliant read’ LIZ NUGENT
_________________________________________________________________A new mess.
A new mystery.
Molly the maid returns . . .Molly Gray wears her Head Maid badge proudly for every shift at the Regency Grand Hotel, plumping pillows, sweeping up the guests’ secrets, silently restoring rooms to a state of perfection.
But when a renowned guest – a famous mystery writer – drops very dead in the grand tea room, Molly has an unusual clean-up on her hands.
As rumours and suspicion swirl in the hotel corridors, it’s clear there’s grime lurking beneath the gilt. And Molly knows that she alone holds the key to the mystery. But unlocking it means thinking about the past, about Gran, and everything else she’s kept tidied away in her memory for so long.
Because Molly knew the dead guest once upon a time – and he knew her . . .
_________________________________________________________________Over a million readers have loved getting swept away by The Maid:
‘Excellent and totally entertaining . . . the most interesting (and endearing) main character in a long time’ STEPHEN KING
‘This is phenomenal thriller. Maid or murderer or victim? Find out in the book’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Gripping, deftly written, and led by a truly unforgettable protagonist in Molly. I’m recommending it to everyone I know’ EMMA STONEX
‘I loved everything about this book’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I didn’t think I could love a character any more than I loved Eleanor Oliphant but along comes Molly the Maid. God, I love her’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Fresh, fiendish and darkly beguiling. The Maid is so thrillingly original, and clever, and joyous. I just adored every page’ CHRIS WHITAKER
‘Felt like a modern day homage to Agatha Christie’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Lots of twists and turns and highly gripping’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Maid was a New York Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 31/01/2022
Nita Prose’s book ‘The Maid’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 08-05-2023.
Read more
£14.95£16.99
