Crime, Thriller & Mystery

‘This is one terrific horror/suspense/disaster novel. Characters you root for and a story that grips from the first page’ STEPHEN KING

‘The Chill is an eerie dive into the murky depths of the supernatural. A story that has you looking back over your shoulder on every page’ MICHAEL CONNELLY

In this terrifying thriller, a supernatural force set in motion a century ago threatens to devastate New York City.

In upstate New York a drowned village lies beneath the dark, still waters of the Chilewaukee reservoir. Sacrificed a century ago to bring water to the millions living downstate, the town’s destruction was for the greater good . . . at least that’s what the politicians said.

Years later an inspector overseeing the dangerously neglected dam witnesses something inexplicable.

It seems more than the village was left behind in the waters of the Chill; some never left at all. Now a dark prophecy comes to fruition. Those who remember must ask themselves: who will be next? For sacrifices must be made.

As the dark water begins inexorably to rise, the demand for a fresh sacrifice emerges from the deep . . .

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Now the subject of an upcoming movie franchise! (Variety, 11/17/21).

A riveting sci-fi thriller from the NY Times bestselling author whose books have sold almost three million copies.

When Nick Hall awakens in a dumpster, bloodied and without a memory, he can’t imagine how things could get worse. But that’s before multiple assassins promptly start trying to kill him. Hall soon discovers that advanced electronics have been implanted in his brain, and he now has two astonishing abilities–he can surf the web using thoughts alone, and he can read minds.

But who inserted the implants? And why? And why is someone so desperate to kill him?

As Hall races to find answers, he comes to learn that far more is at stake than just his life. Because his actions can either catapult civilization to new heights–or bring about its total collapse.

Based on actual research on neural implants and thought-controlled web surfing (and foreshadowing the emergence of brain implant companies such as Elon Musk’s Neuralink), Mind’s Eye is a smart, roller-coaster ride of a thriller. One that raises a number of intriguing, and sometimes chilling, possibilities about a future that is just around the corner.

“Richards is a worthy successor to Michael Crichton.” (SF Book)

“Richards is an extraordinary writer,”(Dean Koontz) who can “keep you turning the pages all night long.”(Douglas Preston)

NEAR-FUTURE SCIENCE-FICTION THRILLERS BY DOUGLAS E. RICHARDS

WIRED (Wired 1)
AMPED (Wired 2)

MIND’S EYE (Nick Hall 1)
BRAINWEB (Nick Hall 2)
MIND WAR (Nick Hall 3)

SPLIT SECOND(Split Second 1)
TIME FRAME (Split Second 2)

THE ENIGMA CUBE (Alien Artifact 1)
A PIVOT IN TIME (Alien Artifact 2)

QUANTUM LENS
GAME CHANGER
INFINITY BORN
SEEKER
VERACITY
ORACLE
THE IMMORTALITY CODE
UNIDENTIFIED

Kids Science Fiction Thrillers (9 and up, enjoyed by kids and adults alike)
TRAPPED (Prometheus Project 1)
CAPTURED (Prometheus Project 2)
STRANDED (Prometheus Project 3)

OUT OF THIS WORLD
DEVIL’S SWORD

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A gripping, pulse-pounding medical thriller that will have you holding your breath until the final jaw-dropping twist. Perfect for fans of Valerie Keogh, Freida McFadden and Doctor Foster.

Care giver, life saver… or cold-blooded killer?

Running away from a past she’d rather forget, Doctor Alison Wilson has moved to a new town to take up the role of Medical Officer at failing hospital St Margaret’s.

Tasked with shaking things up, she quickly learns that things are worse than they initially seem: patient records are in disarray, staff morale is low, and there’s something afoot that she can’t quite put her finger on…

As Alison starts to dig into the hospital’s past, she gradually discovers a trail of lies that runs deeper and darker than she could have ever imagined.

There’s a cold-blooded killer in the hospital. And they’re hiding in plain sight…

A gripping, pulse-pounding psychological thriller that will have you holding your breath until the final jaw-dropping twist. Perfect for fans of Valerie Keogh, Freida McFadden and Doctor Foster.

Readers are hooked by The Doctor

‘The author is clearly from a medical background and you can feel the buzz of the hospital in her story.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A fast-paced medical thriller … it was fascinating trying to work out who was the killer from the vast array of suspects.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A really impressive story and the ending was totally unexpected, which is something that always impresses me with this type of book.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A fascinating story full of tension the whole way through. The conclusion was very satisfying.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A gripping thriller, highly recommend.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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How can I stalk my obsession if she’s dead?

Celeste Flores. Nineteen year old college student at Rippton U and the only daughter of a business magnate turned mafiaoso who dabbles his toe on the wrong side of the moral line.

Sweet. Perfect. Innocent.

My mark.

The girl I’m meant to kill.

I’ve been given a job to complete with her stilled heart at the end. My employer says she’s as twisted as him, that we can use her as his punishment.

But the more I watch her I see who she is inside. Maybe she is broken. Maybe she has some evil under that pretty little shell she shows the world. But my Celeste, my Wintergreen, draws me in.

Until watching her isn’t enough.

I have to be closer.

I need to taste her.

Until the job no longer matters. Only her.

Merry f*ucking Christmas to me.

TWISTED OBSESSIONis a STAND ALONE READ in the SWEET BUT TWISTEDdark romance world that includes an obsession about Christmas, an innocent and an age-gap relationship between an assassin and his mark. It connects to the Rippton U Creatives and Badbloods college morally gray romance universe. HEA assured.

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Perfect for fans of Lee Child, David Archer, and Jack Carr.[CM1]

Tom Rollins is quiet, ordinary looking. But if you cross him – welcome to your worst nightmare.

What readers are saying about the series:
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“A riveting and enthralling, action-packed thriller from start to finish with an intense and emotionally-charged plot and endlessly twisty narrative that totally satisfied me. There’s drama, credible characters and liberal dashes of violence throughout, and it left me wanting more of Tom, a principled and likeable protagonist. Highly recommended.” -Goodreads Reviewer

“…absolutely does not disappoint. It was just a fantastic read. … Absolutely breathtaking action. Stylish. Fast paced.” -Chopper Crime Books

“Another edge of the seat action thriller from an author at the top of his game.” -Netgalley Reviewer
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IN THIS FOUR-BOOK BOX SET:

BLOOD LINE
Tom Rollins, AWOL from his black-ops unit, is living off-grid when the woman he loves is murdered.
He quickly finds the killers and takes them out, only to discover her murder was part of a conspiracy that threatens death and destruction on a horrifying scale.
The conspirators are clever and ruthless, but Rollins is determined to get them.

WRONG TURN
Tom Rollins is forced to detour into the small town of Brenton, Texas. The town is run a powerful criminal family – The McQuades – and they don’t take kindly to strangers.
When they try to intimidate Tom, he pushes back – hard.
But the McQuades have powerful allies and aren’t worried about Tom – what can one man do?
They’re about to find out.

HARD TO KILL
Ex-CIA operative Tom meets Carmen as she’s searching for her little sister, recently abducted and trafficked by a vicious gang.
Their hunt pits them against a terrifying Mexican cartel, a US criminal conspiracy and his old enemies in law enforcement… and they all want him dead.
Tom will need every one of his formidable skills if he is to survive.

SNOW BURN
Former black ops specialist Tom Rollins has been living in the wilds of Alaska but his peaceful life comes to an end when he rescues a crooked Russian mafia accountant from a hit.
He’s soon dragged into a fight against a formidable organization plotting to blow up the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
Stopping them will require all of Tom’s lethal skills.

DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS 4-BOOK BOX SET OF BESTSELLING ACTION THRILLERS THAT WILL KEEP YOU GLUED TO YOUR KINDLE!

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The breathtaking new Nick Stone thriller from the bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero

OPPORTUNITY

Three tons of Saddam Hussein’s gold in an unguarded warehouse in Dubai. For two of Nick Stone’s closest ex-SAS comrades, it should have been the perfect, victimless crime…

DOUBLECROSS

But when the robbery goes devastatingly wrong, only Stone can identify his friends’ killer and track him down…

PAYBACK

Stone’s quest for revenge becomes a terrifying journey to the heart of a chilling conspiracy, to which he and a beautiful Russian investigative journalist unwittingly hold the key…

‘Packed with wild action’ Daily Telegraph

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The new Nick Stone thriller from the bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero.

Somalia – a lawless, violent land, ignored by the West, ripped apart by civil war and famine, fought over by drug-fuelled, gun-crazy clan fighters. They want the world to sit up and take notice. They have a new and terrifying weapon – pirates.

And now, the pirates have in their possession the young son of a Russian oligarch, snatched from a luxury yacht in the Seychelles. His father wants him back, will pay anything, stop at nothing to retrieve his boy. Up to now everything he has tried has failed. He needs the one man with the know-how, the means and the guts to complete the mission: ex-SAS trouble-shooter Nick Stone…

Dead Centre takes you to the reality behind the headlines, into the poorest and most violent country on the planet, a place that no sane person would choose to be.

Andy McNab has been there, seen it, done it. No other thriller writer can take you so close to the action.

‘Extraordinary’ The Times

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‘Authentic to the core’ Daily Express

Classic McNab – original, pulse-pounding and utterly compelling.
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Nick Stone has always kept his job as ex-SAS trouble shooter at arms’ length from his home life. But when his son falls dangerously ill and the doctor who saves him comes under threat from an old adversary, it is no longer possible. Life just got very personal.

To stop his cover being terminally blown, he must follow a trail that begins in Triad-controlled Hong Kong. He is propelled back into the brutal world he thought he’d left behind. The forces ranged against him have guns, helicopters, private armies and a terrified population in their vice-like grip. Nick Stone has two decades of operational skills – but this time, that may not be enough…

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Some five years since parting ways, Detective Eleanor Rose receives a message from Daniel, her ex-boyfriend and former colleague. He is in danger. He needs her help.

Eleanor is compelled to return to Liverpool, but dreads what she’ll find there. Her parents are dead. She has no friends.
She doesn’t trust her old colleagues. And her half-sister… well… enough said about her.

When Eleanor’s search for Daniel takes her to Sundial Court housing estate, her worries multiply. Lawless, seedy, destitute, it seems the worst of humanity is festering within its dark streets and desolate houses.

It turns out that her ex-boyfriend was investigating a serious crime there. It soon looks pretty likely he didn’t get out alive.
But whatever fate befell him, Eleanor is stumbling perilously close to it herself. Who or what is drawing her in?

OUTCAST SISTER is the sensational debut crime novel by British author James Davidson. It is perfect for fans of Robert McCracken, J M Dalgliesh, Valerie Keogh, and Angela Marsons.

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When the lid blows, violence is the result…

Families can be pressure cookers of secrets and tensions, as psychologist Alex Delaware knows all too well in Blood Test, a taut thriller from New York Times No. 1 bestseller Jonathan Kellerman. Perfect for fans of David Baldacci and Harlan Coben.

‘A tour de force’ – New York Times

Doctors believe that they can successfully treat five-year-old cancer patient, Woody Swope. But Woody’s parents, members of a cult called ‘The Touchers’, are not only refusing the treatment, they’re also threatening to remove him from the hospital.

Psychologist Alex Delaware, is called in to talk the parents round. But before he can, the Swopes are gone and so is Woody. All that remains is a savagely ransacked and bloodied motel room, their teenage daughter, Nona, and an increasingly sinister case to solve.

What readers are saying about Blood Test:

‘A bit of escapism, sufficient realism to make it believable, some edge-of-the-seat thrills, chills, spills, and… hope’

‘I thought it was edge of your seat stuff and could not wait to turn the next page’

‘Brilliant writing’

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‘Louise Penny’s writing is intricate, beautiful and compelling’ PETER JAMES

There is more to solving a crime than following the clues.
Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache’s world of facts and feelings.

Winter in Three Pines, and the sleepy village is carpeted in snow. It’s a time of peace and goodwill – until a scream pierces the biting air. A spectator at the annual Boxing Day curling match has been fatally electrocuted. Despite the large crowd, there are no witnesses and – apparently – no clues.

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache discovers a history of secrets and enemies in the dead woman’s past. But he has enemies of his own, and as he is frozen out of decision-making in the Surete du Quebec, he has to decide who he can trust…

Ten million readers.
Three pines.
One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.

‘Penny is a joy’ IRISH TIMES

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