Crime, Thriller & Mystery
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Philip Kerr: The Complete Bernie Gunther Novels (14 titles)
‘One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written’ LEE CHILD
Snap up all 14 novels in the bestselling Bernie Gunther Series in one great-value volume.
Ex-policeman Bernie Gunther thought he’d seen everything on the streets of 1930s Berlin. But then the Nazis came to power, and Bernie realised the most dangerous criminals were the ones in charge.
Follow the tough, sharp-witted detective as he investigates serial killings, political assassination, blackmail and war crimes in Germany and beyond.
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PRAISE FOR PHILIP KERR
‘Kerr’s Bernie Gunther novels are modern classics’ SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE
‘Kerr leads us through the facts of history and the vagaries of human nature’ TOM HANKS
‘One of the greatest master story-tellers in English’ ALAN FURST
‘One of the most memorable and original characters’ THE SUNDAY TIMES
‘Bitterly, darkly funny’ SUNDAY HERALD
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You Like It Darker
‘You like it darker? Fine, so do I’, writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life – both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel ‘the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind’, and in You Like it Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again.
‘Two Talented Bastids’ explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In ‘Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream’, a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny’s most catastrophically. In ‘Rattlesnakes’, a sequel to Cujo, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance – with major strings attached. In ‘The Dreamers’, a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. ‘The Answer Man’ asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful.
King’s ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys, and mysteries; each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it.
‘As classic as King’s novels are, his shorter fiction has been just as gripping over the years’ – USA Today
‘One of the great storytellers of our time’ – Guardian
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The Lantern’s Dance: The intriguing mystery for Sherlock Holmes fans (Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes Book 18)
September, 1925. After their recent adventures in Transylvania, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes look forward to spending time with Holmes’ son, the famous artist Damian Adler, and his family. But when they arrive at Damian’s house in the French countryside, they discover that the Adlers have fled from a mysterious threat.
In the ominously empty house, Russell discovers four crates packed with memorabilia related to the artist Horace Vernet, including an old journal written in a nearly impenetrable code. Intrigued, Russell sets about deciphering the intricate cryptograph.
The secrets of the past appear to be reaching into the present. Could there be things about Holmes’ own history that even the master detective does not perceive?
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The Lantern’s Dance: The intriguing mystery for Sherlock Holmes fans (Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes Book 18)
September, 1925. After their recent adventures in Transylvania, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes look forward to spending time with Holmes’ son, the famous artist Damian Adler, and his family. But when they arrive at Damian’s house in the French countryside, they discover that the Adlers have fled from a mysterious threat.
In the ominously empty house, Russell discovers four crates packed with memorabilia related to the artist Horace Vernet, including an old journal written in a nearly impenetrable code. Intrigued, Russell sets about deciphering the intricate cryptograph.
The secrets of the past appear to be reaching into the present. Could there be things about Holmes’ own history that even the master detective does not perceive?
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The Raging Storm: A brilliant and tense mystery featuring Matthew Venn of ITV’s The Long Call from the Sunday Times bestselling author (Two Rivers)
Detective Matthew Venn returns in The Raging Storm, the next captivating novel in the Two Rivers series from Ann Cleeves, the number one bestselling author and creator of Vera and Shetland.
When Jem Rosco – sailor, adventurer and local legend – blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. The residents think nothing of it when Rosco disappears again; that’s the sort of man he is.
Until the lifeboat is launched to a hoax call-out during a raging storm and his body is found in a dinghy, anchored off Scully Cove, a place with legends of its own.
This is an uncomfortable case for DI Matthew Venn. He came to the remote village as a child, its community populated by the Barum Brethren that he parted ways with, so when superstition and rumour mix and another body is found in the cove, Matthew soon finds his judgement clouded.
As the stormy winds howl and the village is cut off, Venn and his team start their investigation, little realizing their own lives might be in danger. . .
Praise for the Matthew Venn series:
‘Matthew Venn is a keeper’ – David Baldacci
‘Had me hooked . . . a promising beginning to another fine chapter in the Ann Cleeves story’ – The Times
‘A triumph that cements Cleeves’ status as one of Britain’s best crime writers’ – Daily Express
‘Clever, compassionate and atmospheric’ – Elly Griffiths
‘Cleeves combines a flair for evoking sense of place with a thoughtful, complex plot’ – Mail on Sunday
‘A traditional mystery of the best sort’ – Guardian
What readers are saying about The Raging Storm:
‘Absolutely brilliant, Ann Cleeves at her best’
‘The twists and turns, challenging relationships within the community, mixed with a huge dose of superstitions surrounding routines around the sea, makes for a brilliant novel’
‘In my opinion, Ann Cleeves ranks among the top crime writers. She consistently delivers classic murder mysteries by balancing diverse characters and rich settings to create unique stories every time’
‘The setting in this is so integral to the plot that it could almost be a character in its own right’
‘Cleeves creates a strong sense of tension which pushes you on. The plot is a true mystery, littered with clues and red herrings, and the end is a brilliant revelation’
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The Secret Hours: The Instant Sunday Times Bestselling Thriller from the Author of Slow Horses
*An Instant Sunday Times Bestseller and a gripping standalone thriller with a riveting reveal about a disastrous MI5 mission in Cold War Berlin. A dazzling entry-point to Mick Herron’s writing and an unmissable read for Slough House fans*
‘Pure class’ Ian Rankin
‘I doubt I’ll read a more enjoyable novel all year’ Paula Hawkins
‘Pitch-perfect’ Lee Child
‘Terrific’ The Times
‘Never has a work of popular fiction delighted me more’ The Spectator
‘A thriller of immense brilliance’ Sunday Times
Two years ago, the Monochrome inquiry was set up to investigate the British secret service. Monochrome’s mission was to ferret out misconduct, allowing the civil servants seconded to the inquiry, Griselda Fleet and Malcolm Kyle, unfettered access to confidential information in the service archives.
But with progress blocked at every turn, Monochrome is circling the drain . . . Until the OTIS file appears out of nowhere.
What classified secrets does OTIS hold that see a long-redundant spy being chased through Devon’s green lanes in the dark? What happened in a newly reunified Berlin that someone is desperate to keep under wraps? And who will win the battle for the soul of the secret service – or was that decided a long time ago?
Spies and pen-pushers, politicians and PAs, high-flyers, time-servers and burn-outs . . . They all have jobs to do in the daylight. But what they do in the secret hours reveals who they really are.
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Past Lying: The twisty new Karen Pirie thriller, now a major ITV series
KAREN PIRIE RETURNS. A MASTERFUL THRILLER BY THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER VAL MCDERMID
THE HEART-POUNDING NEW NOVEL IN THE KAREN PIRIE SERIES, NOW A MAJOR ITV SERIES STARRING LAUREN LYLE
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‘Another jewel in Val McDermid’s crown’ MICK HERRON
‘A must-read for anyone who enjoys top-knotch crime fiction’ YOURS
‘A chilling, twisting triumph. Past Lying is a classic mystery’ CHRIS WHITAKER
Edinburgh, haunted by the ghosts of its many writers, is also the cold case beat of DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn’t be surprised when an author’s manuscript appears to be a blueprint for an actual crime.
Karen can’t ignore the plot’s chilling similarities to the unsolved case of an Edinburgh University student who vanished from her own doorstep. The manuscript seems to be the key to unlocking what happened to Lara Hardie, but there’s a problem: the author died before he finished it.
As Karen digs deeper, she uncovers a spiralling game of betrayal and revenge, where lies are indistinguishable from the truth and with more than one unexpected twist . . .
The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is at the top of her game in her most gripping and fiendishly clever case yet.
Praise for Val McDermid
‘McDermid is at her considerable best’ GUARDIAN
‘Irresistible’ PATRICIA CORNWELL
‘A brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre’ PETER JAMES
‘Outstanding’ SPECTATOR
‘Another masterpiece’ DAVID BALDACCI
‘Sensational. One of Britain’s most accomplished writers’ SUNDAY EXPRESS
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The Edge: the blockbuster follow up to the number one bestseller The 6:20 Man (Travis Devine Book 2)
The hotly anticipated follow-up to David Baldacci’s runaway number one Sunday Times bestselling thriller, The 6:20 Man, featuring Travis Devine.
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A BRUTAL MURDER
Retired from the Army’s most prestigious special ops force, Travis Devine is now part of an elite
undercover team in Homeland Security. But when he’s brought in by agent Emerson Campbell to
investigate the murder of a young woman, he quickly learns that this case is more personal than
most.A SMALL TOWN
Four days earlier Jennifer Silkwell was found dead on the rocks of the Maine coastline. A high
ranking analyst for the CIA, she had knowledge of national security secrets that would be valuable to
a number of enemies. And her senator father once saved Emerson Campbell’s life.A BIG SECRET
Knowing how much is riding on the case, Devine packs his bags and heads for the small town of
Putnam in Maine. But small towns can harbour big secrets, and not everyone wants to share them
with outsiders. Not when there’s a killer on the loose . . .***********
KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.
‘One of the world’s thriller masters’ Daily Mail
‘Baldacci is still peerless’ Sunday Times
‘One of the all-time best thriller authors’ Lisa Gardner
‘Baldacci delivers, every time!’ Lisa Scottoline
‘A master storyteller.’ Associated Press
‘Baldacci cuts everyone’s grass – Grisham’s, Ludlum’s, even Patricia Cornwell’s – and more than gets away with it’ People
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The Silver Bone: The Kyiv Mysteries
Kyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may ignite into open rebellion.
When Samson Kolechko’s father is murdered, his last act is to save his son from a falling Cossack sabre. Deprived of his right ear instead of his head, Samson is left an orphan, with only his father’s collection of abacuses for company.
Until, that is, his flat is requisitioned by two Red Army soldiers, whose secret plans Samson is somehow able to overhear with uncanny clarity. Eager to thwart them, he stumbles into a world of murder and intrigue that will either be the making of him – or finish what the Cossack started.
Inflected with Kurkov’s signature humour and magical realism, The Silver Bone takes inspiration from the real life archives of crime enforcement agencies in Kyiv, crafting a propulsive narrative that bursts to life with rich historical detail.
Translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk
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In Too Deep: (Jack Reacher 29)
Reacher had no idea where he was. No idea how he had got there. But someone must have brought him. And shackled him. And whoever had done those things was going to rue the day.
That was for damn sure.
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Stop Them Dead: New crimes, new villains, Roy Grace returns…
‘Ruthlessly efficient, entertainment. Pedigree fun’ – The Times
Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in the latest instalment of the award-winning Grace series, now a major ITV series.
A ruthless crime. A race against time.
In the dead of night, a farmer hears a suspicious noise. It’s everyone’s worst nightmare: a break-in. When he confronts the intruders, he has no idea that just minutes later he will be left lying in a pool of blood. But the chilling truth lies not in the act itself, but what the perpetrators were willing to kill for.
At the scene of the crime, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace senses something amiss. This is no mere botched robbery; it’s the tip of the iceberg of a nationwide crime epidemic. Ruthless gangs, operating with military precision, have discovered a new black market flourishing in the shadows – an unthinkable source of wealth even more profitable than drugs.
Grace’s investigation into this deadly trade pits him against some of the most ruthless people he has ever encountered; people who will kill anyone who gets in their way, because where there is greed, there is murder.
The clock is ticking, and the stakes have never been higher. Out of his element, and out of time, can Roy Grace put a stop to these criminal masterminds before more innocent lives are lost?
‘Peter James is one of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world.’ – LEE CHILD, author of The Jack Reacher series
‘The master of the craft’ – DAILY EXPRESS
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Standing in the Shadows: The last novel in the number one bestselling Alan Banks crime series
The brilliant last novel in the number one bestselling Alan Banks crime series – by the master of the police procedural.
‘The best mystery-procedural series on the market. Try one and tell me I’m wrong’ STEPHEN KING
‘”[O]ne of the finest police procedural writers around… [Standing in the Shadows] is as narratively rich and surprising as Robinson’s best work’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWLate November, 1980. Student Nick Hartley returns from a lecture to find his house full of police officers. As he discovers that his ex-girlfriend has been found murdered in a nearby park, and her new boyfriend is missing, he realises two things in quick succession: he is undoubtedly a suspect as he has no convincing alibi, and he has own suspicions as to what might have happened . . .
Late November 2019. An dig near Scotch Corner unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more recent than the Roman remains the archaeologist is looking for. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in and, as an investigation into the find begins, the past and the present meet with devastating consequences.
‘The master of the police procedural’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
‘Robinson delivers an impeccably structured, engagingly spun performance… Robinson was a master of the police procedural and his thoughtful, nuanced work will endure’ IRISH TIMESRead more
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Unnatural Death: The gripping new Kay Scarpetta thriller
THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE 120-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER
Two mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta’s career . . .
In this thrilling new instalment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.
The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint.
After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this brutal, and why.
‘A chilling, thrilling, macabre masterpiece. Unnatural Death is Patricia Cornwell at her mesmerising finest. The best just got better’
CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END‘Sinister, surprising and utterly unputdownable. Cornwell at her brilliant best’
M. J. ARLIDGE, author of EYE FOR AN EYE‘Classic Cornwell with an up-to-the-minute twenty-first-century plot. An intoxicating blend that proves Scarpetta is still queen of the autopsy and Cornwell is still queen of crime fiction’
ANDREA MARA, author of NO ONE SAW A THING‘One of the best crime writers writing today’
GUARDIAN‘Thirty years on, there’s still no other crime writer like her’
SUNDAY TIMES‘The top gun in this field’
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Raw Unfiltered Demented Episodes: RUDE
This is a collection of short and slightly insane stories that I have managed to create over these past few years.The stories range from comedy all the way to horror, and everything in between! Every story is littered with profanity, so be warned!
As ridiculous as most of the stories are, there is some truths behind each story of things I have experienced first hand, or through my peers – albeit slightly exaggerated!
Most of the stories are written in Scottish slang, specifically from the West Coast of Scotland, I just find that it adds to the humour.
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flame-throwing lunatic: volume 1 – the ching is dead
Sometimes, you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Something that the city of Edinburgh discovers, when it loses its underworld custodian, plunging the city into a war zone.But out of the mess, emerges a self imposed saviour, and, one, from the most unlikely of sources.
The only question being, what is their real motivation, and what is the city going to be left looking like by the time they’re done.
flame-throwing lunatic: volume 1 – the ching is dead
A Scottish crime story that follows the fortunes and, at times, misfortunes of four characters in a wild crime filled ride that spans two volumes.
Volume 2 already done and planned for 2024
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The Night Island: A page-turning romantic suspense novel from the bestselling author (The Lost Night Files)
‘Sparkles with wit and clever plotting’ Publishers Weekly
‘Sexy . . . clever, fun’ Kirkus Reviews
The disappearance of a mysterious informant leads two people desperate for answers to an island of deadly deception in this new novel in the Lost Night Files trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz.
One night left three women changed forever . . .
Talia March, Pallas Llewellyn, and Amelia Rivers are dedicated to uncovering the mystery of what really happened to them months ago – an experience that amplified innate psychic abilities in each of them. Suspecting they were test subjects years earlier, they are searching for those who took that same test. When Talia follows up on a lead from Phoebe, a fan of the trio’s podcast, she discovers that the informant has vanished.
Talia isn’t the only one looking for Phoebe. Luke Rand, a hunted and haunted man, also shows up at the meeting place. It’s clear he has his own agenda, and they are instantly suspicious of each other. But when a killer begins to stalk them, they decide to join forces to find Phoebe and the list.
The rocky investigation leads Talia and Luke to a rustic, remote retreat on Night Island in the Pacific Northwest, where the Unplugged Experience promises to rejuvenate guests. It soon becomes clear that Phoebe is not the first person to disappear into the strange gardens that surround the Unplugged Experience retreat. And then the first mysterious death occurs . . .
Find out why readers are RAVING about Jayne Ann Krentz:
‘Krentz expertly entwines high-stakes suspense, a paranormal-spiked plot, and a generous dollop of sexy romance with delightfully dry wit as she launches a thrilling and chilling new series’ Booklist (starred review)
‘A smart, creative series start from a romance master who always entertains’ Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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Murder in Transit: The bestselling Victorian mystery series (Railway Detective Book 22)
1866. On a train bound for Portsmouth, an elegant woman shares a first-class compartment with a gentleman in a celebratory mood. Giles Blanchard reveals his lecherous side as the journey gets underway, but he will never reach his home on the Isle of Wight alive. This chance encounter is to prove fortuitous for the woman and her partner-in-crime. They find themselves not only the richer for picking the dead man’s pocket, they also now possess the material for an extremely lucrative blackmail.
Detective Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming are swiftly dispatched to sift through the evidence. They are all too aware that with Her Majesty Queen Victoria spending the summer on the island, a speedy resolution to the case is a priority for their superiors. Tracing the pair who lured Blanchard to his death is an endeavour freighted with difficulties, but will the fact that their inquiries lead them to the door of a royal residence be one complication too many?
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31 Days Of Halloween: A Short Horror Story Anthology, The Perfect Gift For Horror Fans
Sink your teeth into 31 chilling tales of terror with 31 Days of Halloween.
This horror anthology serves up a bone-chilling collection of short stories to haunt your Halloween season.
Follow everyday people as they encounter sinister spirits, interdimensional nightmares, deranged stalkers, home invasions, and more terrifying twists. These bite-sized horror stories deliver frightful fun in quick, chilling reads.
With paranormal hauntings, disturbing rituals, psychological horror, and visceral slashers, 31 Days of Halloween captures the full scope of terror. Each day brings a new tale to shake you to your core as this horror anthology slowly immerses you in its creeping atmosphere.
From an insomniac tormented by the nightly disturbances of his strange neighbour, to a desperate wannabe influencer who will mutilate herself for fame, to a young woman trapped and hunted on a stalled highway surrounded by violence, these terrifying tales will keep you gripped and uneasy.
For hardcore horror fans craving short scary stories, 31 Days of Halloween is a thrilling collection to haunt your October.
Pick your poison with supernatural psychological chillers, deranged killers, disturbed rituals, paranormal activity, and more.
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The Future: The electric new novel from the Women’s Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Power
‘Gripping … about to sweep the charts’ MARGARET ATWOOD
‘Alderman is a fabulous, witty writer on the digital world’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘A little Atwood, a little Gibson, all Alderman, it’s brilliant and I loved it’ LAUREN BEUKES
The new novel from the Women’s Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Power, The Future is a white-knuckle tour de force and dazzling exploration of the world we have made and where we are going.
The Future is where the money is.
The Future is a few billionaires leading the world to destruction.
The Future is a handful of friends hatching a daring plan.
The Future is the greatest heist ever? Or the cataclysmic end of civilisation…
The Future is here.
‘A rollicking, fun-packed thriller with juicy stakes, constantly escalating twists, and a cast of characters who feel like they already exist somewhere out there in our fragile, free-wheeling present’ ALASTAIR REYNOLDS
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The First 48 Hours: the twisting new thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller
THE FIRST 48 HOURS….WILL DECIDE IF YOU LIVE OR DIE.
‘Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight!’ HARLAN COBEN
‘Great plots, great characters, great action’ LEE CHILD
‘An absolute master of the adrenaline-fuelled ride’ PETER JAMES
‘Compulsive … this is Kernick at his best’ THE SUN
‘A vivid, high-octane page-turner’ THE GUARDIANA COP NEEDS TO CRACK A DEADLY CASE
He’s a detective hunting cold-blooded killers, but does he know more than he admits?A MOTHER HAS TO SAVE HER DAUGHTER
She’s a lawyer who must defend a murderer – but how far will she go to protect her only child?A COUPLE WILL COMMIT THE PERFECT CRIME
They have a plan – but can they trust each other with their lives?THREE STORIES. TWO DAYS. DOES ONE SECRET CONNECT THEM ALL?
THE FIRST 48 HOURS…MAY ALSO BE THEIR LAST.Praise for Simon Kernick:
‘One of Britain’s top thriller writers’ THE SUN
‘That thud you hear is Kernick whipping the rug from under your feet again.’ THE TIMES
‘Simon Kernick is one of the most reliable purveyors of the edge-of-your-seat thriller’ SUNDAY EXPRESS
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Rebus: The Early Years: Knots And Crosses, Hide And Seek and Tooth And Nail
‘Ian Rankin is a genius’ Lee Child
Knots and Crosses
The very first Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author.
‘And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you…?’
‘That sort of thing’ is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And now a third is missing, presumably gone to the same sad end. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, smoking and drinking too much, his own young daughter spirited away south by his disenchanted wife, is one of many policemen hunting the killer.
And then the messages begin to arrive: knotted string and matchstick crosses – taunting Rebus with pieces of a puzzle only he can solve.
Hide and Seek
Inspector Rebus returns in the second novel from ‘Britain’s No.1 crime writer’ (DAILY MIRROR).
A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat, spreadeagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above.
Just another dead addict – until John Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference, treachery, deceit and sleaze that lurks behind the facade of the Edinburgh familiar to tourists.
Only Rebus seems to care about a death which looks more like a murder every day, about a seductive danger he can almost taste, appealing to the darkest corners of his mind…
Tooth and Nail
Rebus is back, this time on the tail of a serial killer known as the Wolfman…
They call him the Wolfman – because he takes a bite out of his victims and because they found the first victim in the East End’s lonely Wolf Street. Scotland Yard are anxious to find the killer and Inspector Rebus is drafted in to help. But his Scotland Yard opposite number, George Flight, isn’t happy at yet more interference, and Rebus finds himself dealing with racial prejudice as well as the predations of a violent maniac.
When Rebus is offered a serial killer profile of the Wolfman by an attractive female psychologist, it’s too good an opportunity to miss. But in finding an ally, he may have given his enemies an easy means of attack.
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Alex Cross Must Die: (Alex Cross 31) The latest novel in the thrilling Sunday Times bestselling series
TWO KILLERS. TWO MOTIVES. A DEADLY RACE AGAINST TIME.
When an American Airlines plane explodes in the sky, detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are first on the scene. They don’t hear the gunfire. At first.
It soon becomes clear that the plane was taken down by a rare, stolen machine gun. The list of people who could operate the weapon is short. And time runs even shorter.
But this isn’t the only case the pair must solve. They’re also tracking a serial killer who’s ambushing young men in what the media are calling the ‘Dead Hours’ murders.
With two killers and two different motives, Cross and Sampson are in a deadly race against time . . .
The latest thriller in the globally bestselling series has arrived.
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Readers are loving Alex Cross Must Die . . .
***** ‘The brilliant new action-packed thriller’
***** ‘I just cannot get enough of these fast-paced, page-turning crime thrillers’
***** ‘This story is full of surprises’
***** ‘I LOVE Alex Cross, roll on the next book!’
***** ‘The Alex Cross books are amongst the finest detective stories in the world’_______________________________
PRAISE FOR THE ALEX CROSS SERIES
‘Patterson never, and I mean never, disappoints’ USA Today
‘Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn’t forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent – which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it’ Lee Child
‘Alex Cross is a legend’ Harlan Coben
‘Alex Cross … only gets better and better’ Lisa Scottoline
‘[Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages’ Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Triple Cross was a Sunday Times bestseller October 27 2022
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The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction: from the BBC 2 Between the Covers author Robert Goddard
From the author of the BBC 2 Between the Covers hit, The Fine Art of Invisible Detection
‘The world’s greatest storyteller’ Guardian
‘One of the finest crime writers of any generation’ Daily Mail
‘Our finest practitioner of the double-cross plotting’ Mick Herron
______________________________________Umiko Wada never set out to be a private detective, let alone become the one-woman operation behind the Kodaka Detective Agency. But so it has turned out, thanks to the death of her former boss, Kazuto Kodaka, in mysterious circumstances.
Keen to avoid a similar fate, Wada chooses the cases she takes very carefully. A businessman who wants her to track down his estranged son offers what appears to be a straightforward assignment. Soon she finds herself pulled into a labyrinthine conspiracy with links to a twenty-seven-year-old investigation by her late employer and to the chaos and trauma of the dying days of the Second World War.
As Wada uncovers a dizzying web of connections between then and now, it becomes clear that someone has gone to extraordinary lengths to keep the past buried. Soon those she loves most will be sucked into the orbit of one of the most powerful men in Tokyo. And he will do whatever it takes to hold on to his power…
The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction is another tour de force from the cunning mind of master storyteller Robert Goddard. Spanning seventy years, it takes the reader on a head-spinning journey of twist and counter-twist which keep you guessing until the final pages.
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***** ‘Guaranteed and satisfying escapism’
***** ‘Twists and turns right up to the last page’
***** ‘Edge-of-the-seat stuff’
***** ‘Fresh and inventive’
***** ‘The master of twists and suspense … sublime’
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Traitors Gate: Out now, the latest William Warwick crime thriller, new for 2023 from the Sunday Times bestselling author of NEXT IN LINE (William Warwick Novels)
24 hours to stop the crime of the century
The race against time is about to begin…
THE TOWER OF LONDON…
Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on earth. But once a year, the Metropolitan Police must execute the most secret operation in their armoury when they transport the Crown Jewels across London.
SCOTLAND YARD…
For four years, Chief Superindendent William Warwick – together with his second-in-command Inspector Ross Hogan – has been in charge of the operation. And for four years it’s run like clockwork.
THE HEIST…
But this year, everything is about to change. Because master criminal Miles Faulkner has set his heart on pulling off the most outrageous theft in history – and with a man on the inside, the odds are in his favour.
Unless Warwick and Hogan can stop him before it’s too late…
An unputdownable new thriller from the master storyteller
‘Archer always delivers, and this heist thriller hits the spot again’ The Sun
‘Archer can still tell a gripping yarn’ The Sunday Times
‘Probably the greatest storyteller of our age’ Mail on Sunday
‘If there were a Nobel Prize for storytelling, Archer would win’ Daily Telegraph
‘Peerless master of the page turner’ Daily Mail
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The Mystery Guest: The brand new mystery thriller from the No.1 global bestselling author of The Maid (A Molly the Maid mystery, Book 2)
*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
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The Legal Limit
Gates Hunt is a compulsive felon, serving a stiff penitentiary sentence for selling cocaine. His brother, Mason, however, has escaped their bitter, impoverished upbringing to become the commonwealth’s attorney for their rural hometown in Virginia, where he enjoys a contented life with his wife and spitfire daughter. But Mason’s idyll is abruptly pierced by a wicked tragedy, and soon afterward trouble finds him again when he is forced to confront a brutal secret he and his brother had both sworn to take with them to the grave, a secret that threatens everyone and everything he holds dear.Intricately plotted and relentlessly entertaining, The Legal Limit is an exploration of the judicial system’s roughest edges, as well as a gripping story of murder, family, and the difficult divide that sometimes separates genuine justice from the law.
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Eliza Mace: the thrilling new Victorian detective series (Eliza Mace Mysteries Book 1)
Enola Holmes meets the novels of Laura Purcell in this Victorian mystery featuring quick-witted would-be detective Eliza Mace
The Welsh borders, 1870s: on the cusp of adulthood, Eliza Mace is battling for her independence. Stuck in a crumbling manor house on the fringe of a small town, she is thwarted by powers that conspire to protect, control and deceive her. But when her father goes missing in mysterious circumstances, Eliza’s determination to uncover the truth is unstoppable.
Joining forces with the charismatic new police constable, Dafydd Pritchard, she sets out to solve the case, but that’s no easy task. Her father has run up debts in town and beyond, and there are many who bear him a grudge. As she searches for evidence, Eliza exposes dark secrets that threaten to tear her world apart…PRAISE FOR SARAH BURTON AND JEM POSTER
‘Bewitchingly readable… A fantastically tightly written, read-every-word novel’ Guardian, praise for Courting Shadows
‘Full of terrific historical detail… sparky confidence and unputdownable quality’ Allison Pearson, praise for The Strange Adventures of H
‘Beautifully written, full of prevision and intensity’ Independent, praise for The Strange Adventures of H
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Central Park West: the unmissable debut legal thriller of the year
‘The plot goes like a train . . . vivid and compelling’ Ian RankinOne chance to crack the case. A million ways to lose.
Federal prosecutor Nora Carleton has spent years building a case against a powerful New York mobster. She finally has a star witness whose testimony will lock the defendant away for good.
But the courtroom is an unpredictable place. While the killing of a disgraced former governor appears unconnected to the trial, the fallout from his death means a guilty verdict hangs in the balance.
Desperate to stop the mobster walking free, Nora investigates the darker side of the city to find out how everything connects. The more she uncovers, the deeper the corruption runs. And Nora knows better than most that the truth is a fragile thing – especially in court.
Drawing on James Comey’s thirty years in federal law enforcement, Central Park West is a fast-paced thriller, bursting with tension and authenticity – perfect for fans of John Grisham.
Reviews for Central Park West
‘A great read. Brimming with been-there-done-that authority… James Comey knows this world like the back of his hand. And he delivers it with the addictive style of an expert storyteller.’ Michael Connelly
‘A masterful blend of legal thriller, police procedural and psychological drama.’ Jeffery Deaver
‘A gripping plot, and breathless pacing combine for a truly outstanding debut – one that announces a bold new talent in the mystery genre.’ Harlan Coben
‘Truly outstanding . . . Grabs the reader from the opening scene and doesn’t let go.’ Douglas Preston
‘James Comey combines his insider knowledge of every level of the justice system with a natural storytelling voice to create a winning debut. More books, please.’Alafair Burke
‘Comey’s experience as a New York City mob prosecutor brings plenty of credibility to this fast-paced legal drama.’ Reader’s Digest
‘I loved this novel… It’s a smart and satisfying read that I could not recommend more highly.’ Nicolle WallaceRead more
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The Sentence: The gripping provocative new legal thriller for 2023 from the author of VOX
The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon, VOX
‘Shocking, emotive, urgent and original’ Chris Whitaker
’A non-stop thrill ride’ Jeffery Deaver
’Queen of the “what if” thriller. Unflinching, unguessable and unputdownable’ Simon Lelic
’Thrilling, topical and timely … I ripped through this in a few days’ Louise Swanson
’Provocative, inventive and compulsively page-turning’ David Koepp
The one decision you can’t take back
Prosecutor, Justine Boucher has only asked for the death penalty once, in a brutal murder case.
In doing so, she put her own life on the line. Because, if the convicted are later found innocent, the lawyer who requested the execution will be sentenced to death.
Justine had no doubt that the man she sent to the chair was guilty.
Until now.
Presented with evidence that could prove his innocence, Justine must find out the truth before anyone else does.
Her life depends on it.
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The DCI Jack Logan Collection Books 1-3: A Scottish Crime Fiction Series (DCI Jack Logan Collected Editions Book 1)
“A Masterclass in Scottish Crime fiction” -Thrilling FictionTen years ago, DCI Jack Logan stopped the infamous child-killer, Mister Whisper.
Or did he?
When a boy goes missing in the Highlands in simular circumstances to those a decade previously, Jack is brought up from the Central Belt to lead the investigation.
As the case unfolds, and the secrets of the past are revealed, one thing starts to become very apparent to him.
He can never go home again.
From the gritty streets of Glasgow to the remote wilds of the Scottish Highlands, follow Detective Chief Inspector Jack Logan as he takes on deranged killers, sadistic kidnappers, and the occasional stray sheep.
Featuring the first three books in JD Kirk’s internationally bestselling DCI Logan Scottish crime fiction series, this collected edition also includes an exclusive interview with the author that’s not available anywhere else.
Books included as part of this collection:
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Thicker Than Water
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Shot with Crimson: An evocative murder mystery plays out on the set of Hitchcock’s Rebecca
‘Always a delight.’ Sunday Times
I will never understand why murder is considered such a lowbrow speciality in Hollywood.
September, 1939, and the worries of war follow Josephine Tey to Hollywood, where a different sort of battle is raging on the set of Hitchcock’s Rebecca.
Then a shocking act of violence reawakens the shadows of the past, with consequences on both sides of the Atlantic, and Josephine and DCI Archie Penrose find themselves on a trail leading back to the house that inspired a young Daphne du Maurier – a trail that echoes Rebecca’s timeless themes of obsession, jealousy and murder.Readers love Nicola Upson
‘Oh my, what a delight to read this was. An author absolutely in command of her craft.’ ***** reader review
‘I felt like I knew the Hitchcocks personally. The talent to make that feel likely is really Upson’s draw for me. She never misses a beat.’ ***** reader review
‘One of my favourite things about this author is the detail she brings to the pages and the way she can build tension and truly keep you gripped.’ ***** reader review
‘What’s not to like about a story of Hollywood and murder? . . . She writes in a way that the story flows effortlessly and makes reading easy and a joy.’ ***** reader review
Praise for the Josephine Tey series
‘[A] splendid series.’ The Times
‘There’s a wonderful golden age feel . . . containing wonderful twists and turns which single out Upson as a talented author of historical crime.’ Scotland on Sunday
‘If Josephine Tey were alive, she would be the first to welcome a major talent.’ Daily MailRead more
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A Death in the Parish: The sequel to Murder Before Evensong (Canon Clement Mystery)
THE SEQUEL TO THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG
CANON DANIEL CLEMENT IS BACK…
‘Champton joins St Mary Mead and Midsomer in the great atlas of fictional English villages where the crimes are as dastardly as the residents delightful’ – DAMIAN BARR
It’s been a few months since murder tore apart the community of Champton apart. As Canon Daniel Clement tries to steady his flock, the parish is joined with Upper and Lower Badsaddle, bringing a new tide of unwanted change. But church politics soon become the least of Daniel’s problems. His mother – headstrong, fearless Audrey – is obviously up to something, something she is determined to keep from him. And she is not the only one. And then all hell breaks loose when murder returns to Champton in the form of a shocking ritualistic killing…
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After That Night: The gripping new 2023 crime suspense thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author (The Will Trent Series, Book 11)
The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller!
Will Trent and Sara Linton are back! Don’t miss the electrifying thriller featuring GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton from the international No.1 bestselling author Karin Slaughter.
Watch Will Trent on Disney+!
After that night, nothing was ever the same again …
Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton’s life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended in a violent attack that tore her world apart. Since then, Sara has remade her life. A successful doctor, engaged to a man she loves, she has finally managed to leave the past behind her.
Until one evening, on call in the ER, everything changes. Sara battles to save a broken young woman who’s been brutally attacked. But as the investigation progresses, led by GBI Special Agent Will Trent, it becomes clear that Dani Cooper’s assault is uncannily linked to Sara’s.
And it seems the past isn’t going to stay buried forever …
Love crime? Love Slaughter.
After That Night was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 26/6/22
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Just Another Missing Person: The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author
KNOW SOMEONE THAT LOVES A THRILLER? THEN BUY THEM THE BEST THIS CHRISTMAS – BECAUSE JUST ANOTHER MISSING PERSON IS NOT JUST ANOTHER THRILLER . . .
‘A cleverly crafted, emotional and thought-provoking thriller with one of the best twists I’ve read. Superb’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS
‘Extraordinary…a plot that takes the breath away’ DAILY MAIL
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OLIVIA.
22 years old.
Last seen on CCTV, entering a dead-end alley.
And not coming back out again.
Missing for one day and counting . . .Julia is the detective heading up the case. She knows what to expect. A desperate family, a ticking clock, and long hours away from her husband and daughter. But Julia has no idea how close to home it’s going to get.
Because there’s a man out there. And his weapon isn’t a gun, or a knife: it’s a secret. Her worst one.
He tells her that her family’s safety depends on one thing: Julia must NOT find out what happened to Olivia – and must frame somebody else for her murder . . .
What would you do?
________‘The new queen of the what-would-you-do crime thriller is back with a tightly-plotted and twist-packed tale which will send your head spinning’ ELLERY LLOYD
‘Stunning. I dare you to not ingest this in one sitting’ JODI PICOULT
‘Exquisitely plotted, seamlessly constructed. With clever twist after twist, gasp out loud reveals and beautifully realised characters’ LISA JEWELL
‘Amazingly good’ MARIAN KEYES
‘Another sure-fire hit, we expect excellence from McAllister and she delivers’ ADELE PARKS
‘Starts with an impossible, irresistible premise – a woman who vanishes into thin air – and takes the reader on a thrilling journey of blind alleys and audacious twists. This is McAllister at the height of her powers’ ERIN KELLY‘Another masterpiece from the queen of the emotional thriller. This book has one of the best twists I’ve ever come across’ BETH O’LEARY
PRAISE FOR GILLIAN MCALLISTER
‘I am totally in awe. This is one story I will not forget’ HEIDI PERKS
‘Genre-bending and totally original. A tour de force!’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS
‘This is bravura novel-writing’ IAN RANKIN
‘Extraordinary’ HARRIET TYCE
*Gillian Mcallister novel Wrong Place Wrong Time was on the Sunaday Times bestseller list April 2023*
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Cheated
WHO CAN YOU TRUST, WHEN YOU CAN’T TRUST FAMILY?
‘Well into MARTINA COLE territory’ Independent
‘A cracking good read’ JESSIE KEANESheltered and naïve Carmen Darby has lived under the thumb of her father Rex, a brutal criminal businessman, her whole life. But when Rex announces his retirement and plans to leave his vast wealth to his three daughters, Carmen doesn’t thank her father as effusively as he’d like, enraging him. Cast out from her home, Carmen assumes a new identity and starts her life over, but she knows she can’t outrun the sins of her family for ever…
Meanwhile her sisters, disappointed by the terms of their inheritance, formulate a vicious plan to get their money in full. They’ll kill whoever stands in their way, even their own father. But they aren’t the only ones who’d love to see Rex dead. Surrounded by backstabbers and treating his allies like dirt, it’s only a matter of time before someone snaps…
And when they do, is Carmen perfectly set up to take the fall?
Full of the same danger and grit as its London setting, this is author Roberta Kray at the top of her game. Get ready for a KILLER read . . .
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Upstairs at the Beresford: The devilishly dark, explosive prequel to cult bestselling author Will Carver’s The Beresford
Hotel Beresford: a grand old building, just outside the city, where any soul is welcome, and strange goings-on mask explosive, deadly secrets. A chilling, darkly funny sequel to Will Carver’s bestselling The Beresford…
`Superbly paced and remarkably inventive, a book that demands to be read in a single sitting´ M.W. Craven
`Delightfully dark and wickedly inventive … with characters that stick around long after the final page is turned, whether you want them to or not´ S J Watson
`From the wondrous mind of Will Carver … a tour de force that covers life, death and everything beyond´ David Jackson
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There are worse places than hell…
Hotel Beresford is a grand, old building, just outside the city. And any soul is welcome.
Danielle Ortega works nights, singing at whatever dive bar will offer her a gig. She gets by, keeping to herself. Sam Walker gambles and drinks, and can’t keep his hands to himself. Now he’s tied up in a shoe closet with a dent in his head that matches Danielle’s broken ashtray.
The man in 731 has been dead for two days and his dog has not stopped barking. Two doors down, the couple who always smokes on the window ledge will mysteriously fall.
Upstairs, in the penthouse, Mr Balliol sees it all. He can peer into every crevice of every floor of the hotel from his screen-filled suite. He witnesses humanity and inhumanity in all its forms: loneliness, passion and desperation in equal measure. All the ingredients he needs to make a deal.
When Danielle returns home one night to find Sam gone, a series of sinister events begins to unfold. But strange things often occur at Hotel Beresford, and many are only a distraction to hide something much, much darker…
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Praise for Will Carver
`One of the most exciting authors in Britain’ Daily Express
`A smart, stylish writer´ Daily Mail
`Incredibly dark and very funny´ Harriet Tyce
`Unlike anything you’ll read this year´ Heat
`Impossibly original, stylish, sinister and heartfelt´ Chris Whitaker
`Weirdly page-turning´ Sunday Times
`Ambitious, dark and funny´ Mike Gayle
`A highly original state-of-the-nation novel´ Literary Review
`Oozes malevolence from every page´ Victoria Selman
`Arguably the most original crime novel published this year´ Independent
`Mesmeric´ Guardian
`Memorable for its unrepentant darkness…’ Telegraph
`Perceptive and twisted in equal measure´ CultureFly
`Pitch-dark, intelligent and utterly addictive´ Michael Wood
`Unflinching, blunt and brutal´ Sam Holland
`Equally enthralling and appalling´ James Oswald
`One of the most compelling and original voices in crime fiction´ Alex North
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The Door Between
Raised in Japan by American expatriates, Karen Leith now lives a reclusive life in New York, known chiefly for her highly regarded novels, of which the latest has won a major American literary award. When she is found on the floor behind her desk, surrounded by blood, it looks like foul play. But the only possible suspect is Leith’s future daughter-in-law, Eva, who has recently become engaged. Eva swears by her innocence, even though she was the last to hear Leith alive and the first to find her dead.Eva was waiting outside Leith’s office to share the happy news and maintains that no one entered through that door, while the room’s other possible exit was locked. The only one who can help her clear her name is mystery writer Ellery Queen, an acquaintance of the victim through New York’s literary circles. Queen intends to unravel the locked-room mystery, but with no murder weapon and too many incriminating fingerprints, this case just might be one even he can’t solve.
From his first appearance in print in 1929, Ellery Queen became one of America’s most famous and beloved fictional detectives. Over the course of nearly half a century, Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee, the duo writing team known as Ellery Queen, won the prestigious Edgar Award multiple times, and their contributions to the mystery genre were recognized with a Grand Master Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Mystery Writers of America. Their fair-play mysteries won over fans due to their intricate puzzles that challenged the reader to solve the mystery alongside the brilliant detective. Queen’s stories were among the first to dominate the earliest days of radio, film, and television. Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, which the writers founded and edited, became the world’s most influential and acclaimed crime fiction magazine.
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Royal Flush
‘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…
**Lynda La Plante’s Widows is now a major motion picture**
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The Thursday Murder Club: (The Thursday Murder Club 1)
THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES BY RICHARD OSMAN———-
‘Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny’ Marian Keyes
‘So smart and funny. Deplorably good’ Ian Rankin
‘Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny’ Mark BillinghamIn a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it’s too late?
The Times Crime Book of the Month
Guardian Best Crime and Thrillers———-
‘A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly’ Val McDermid
‘I completely fell in love with it’ Shari Lapena
‘This is properly brilliant. The pages fly and I can’t stop smiling’ Steve Cavanagh
‘Steeped in Agatha Christie joy’ Araminta Hall
‘Pure escapism’ Guardian
‘As gripping as it is funny’ Evening Standard
‘An exciting new talent in crime fiction’ Daily Mail
‘A witty and poignant tale’ Daily Telegraph
‘Funny and original’ Sun
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The Fascination: The INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER … This year’s most bewitching, beguiling Victorian gothic novel
The estranged grandson of a wealthy collector of human curiosities becomes fascinated with teenaged twin sisters, leading them into a web of dark obsessions. A dazzlingly dark gothic novel from the bestselling author of The Somnambulist.
`Makes skilful use of the tropes of Victorian gothic fiction… a story of society’s outsiders seeking acceptance and redemption´ Sunday Times Book of the Month
`Mysterious, sometimes shocking, full of surprises and twists … brimming with Victorian wonders!´ Sean Lusk
`A magical, macabre masterpiece´ A.J. West
`Fascinating and immersive´ Anna Mazzola
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Victorian England. A world of rural fairgrounds and glamorous London theatres. A world of dark secrets and deadly obsessions…
Twin sisters Keziah and Tilly Lovell are identical in every way, except that Tilly hasn’t grown a single inch since she was five. Coerced into promoting their father’s quack elixir as they tour the country fairgrounds, at the age of fifteen the girls are sold to a mysterious Italian known as `Captain´.
Theo is an orphan, raised by his grandfather, Lord Seabrook, a man who has a dark interest in anatomical freaks and other curiosities … particularly the human kind. Resenting his grandson for his mother’s death in childbirth, when Seabrook remarries and a new heir is produced, Theo is forced to leave home without a penny to his name.
Theo finds employment in Dr Summerwell’s Museum of Anatomy in London, and here he meets Captain and his theatrical ‘family’ of performers, freaks and outcasts.
But it is Theo’s fascination with Tilly and Keziah that will lead all of them into a web of deceits, exposing the darkest secrets and threatening everything they know…
Exploring universal themes of love and loss, the power of redemption and what it means to be unique, The Fascination is an evocative, glittering and bewitching gothic novel that brings alive Victorian London – and darkness and deception that lies beneath…
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`An opium trance of a novel, a vivid fantasmagoria´ Noel O’Reilly
`Deliciously dark, full of twists and surprises´ Liz Hyder
`Filled with gothic darkness and glorious hope´ Liz Fenwick
`Rich, dark and heady … a glorious gothic carnival´ Kate Griffin
`Truly unexpected and original´ Kate Forsyth
`Beautifully researched, full of horrors and delights´ Bridget Walsh
`A cast of characters Dickens would be proud of´ Frances Quinn
`A dizzying potion of a novel´ Polly Crosby
`A twisty, gothic´ Rebecca John
`Rich in peril, tempered with strange, theatrical beauty´ Kate Mascarenhas
`Haunting and emotive´ Gill Paul
`A gorgeously gothic slice of Victoriana´ Katherine Clements
`Very fine historical fiction´ Emma Carroll
`So inventive and surprising´ Juliet West
`A sumptuous, gothic treat´ Caroline Green
`A wonderful, captivating carnival of a novel´ Elizabeth Fremantle
`Wonderfully vivid and touching´ Adele Geras
`I loved this story of a group of wonderful others´ Marika Cobbold
`Atmospheric, gripping and ultimately uplifting´ Karen Coles
`Richly detailed, beautifully written´ Michael J Malone
`The very best kind of gothic´ Lianne Dillsworth
`Masterful´ Louise Swanson
`A kaleidoscopic, twisting, devilish novel´ Dan Bassett, Bookseller
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