Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
Canongate Books The Long Way Out
Book SynopsisFranky Dast is an unlikely hero. But when a desperate Mexican family turn to him, rather than trust the authorities, to help them track down their teenage daughter''s murderer, he is compelled to help. When another body shows up and he is personally threatened, Franky doubles-down on his investigation. Can Franky stop this vicious killer and find his own way out of his personal hell before it''s too late?
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Touchstone Books Inherit the Dead
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Time Warner Trade Publishing Girl Last Seen
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Poisoned Pen Press Child of My Winter 4 Rick Van Lam Mysteries 4
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Poisoned Pen Press Shadow Hill
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Poisoned Pen Press Random Road 1 Geneva Chase Crime Reporter
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The Murder Room The Case of the Duplicate Daughter
Book Synopsis'The bestselling author of the century ... a master storyteller' New York TimesPerry Mason - a major new TV seriesTrade ReviewThe bestselling author of the century ... a master storyteller * NEW YORK TIMES *For fans of classic hard-boiled whodunits, this is a time machine back to an exuberant era of snappy patter, stakeouts, and double-crosses * LA TIMES *Kingpin among the mystery writers * NEW YORK TIMES *With Perry Mason, Erle Stanley Gardner introduced to American letters the notion of the lawyer as a hero - and a detective - which were remarkable innovations. He even gave defence lawyers a good name to boot. His Mason books remain tantalising on every page and brilliant -- Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent and TestimonyAmazing originality * NEW YORK TIMES *No one has ever matched Gardner for swift, sure exposition * KIRKUS *Gardner has a way of moving the story forward that is almost a lost art: great stretches of dialogue alternate with lively chunks of exposition, and the two work together perfectly, without sacrificing momentum * BOOKLIST *Millions of Americans never seem to tire of Gardner's thrillers * NEW YORK TIMES *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Ranger
Book SynopsisNortheast Mississippi is hill country, rugged and notorious for outlaws since the Civil War, where killings are as commonplace as they were in the Old West. To Quinn Colson, just back from a tour of Afghanistan, it''s home. But home has changed. Quinn returns to a place overrun by corruption. His uncle, the county sheriff, is dead - officially it was suicide, but others whisper murder. In the days that follow, it will be up to Colson, now an Army Ranger, to discover the truth - not only about his uncle, but also about his family, friends, hometown and himself. But once the truth is uncovered, there is no turning back.Trade ReviewI have always been impressed with (jealous of) how easy Ace Atkins makes it look. The Ranger is by far his best work...I hope Quinn Colson and Lillie Virgil stick around for a good long time, -- Michael ConnellyThis exciting thriller leaves you looking forward to the ranger's return. * Sunday Telegraph *Atkins is one of the finest crime and thriller writers working today, admired by none other than Elmore Leonard and Michael Connelly, and this, his ninth thriller, proves his talent...Superbly told, in whip-crack prose that echoes Leonard, you never want it to end. * Daily Mail *Atkins can run rings around most of the names in the crime field. -- Elmore LeonardAtkins has written a bunch of great thrillers, but this one sets up a series that should push him to the top of the bestseller list. -- John Sandford
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Little, Brown Book Group The Long Glasgow Kiss
Book SynopsisThe second outing in a gritty, fast-paced, stylish detective noir series set in post-war Glasgow, from the Scottish Raymond Chandler
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Little, Brown Book Group A Quiet Death in Italy
Book Synopsis''The locale is brought to life . . . the plot keeps you guessing'' The Times''A slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller'' The Herald Scotland''Tom Benjamin''s debut novel blows the lid off a political cauldron in which Leftist agitators, property moguls, the police and city elders struggle for survival and dominance'' Daily Mail''It''s an immensely promising debut, which leaves the reader feeling they really know the city.'' Morning StarBologna: city of secrets, suspicion . . . and murderWhen the body of a radical protestor is found floating in one of Bologna''s underground canals, it seems that most of the city is ready to blame the usual suspects: the police.But when private investigator Daniel Leicester, son-in-law to the former chief of police, receives a call from the dead man''s lover, he follows a trail that begins in the 1970s and Trade ReviewThe locale is brought to life, the characters come formed by their environment and history, and the plot keeps you guessing - even when you think you know what's coming. Promising start to a Bologna-set series * The Times *Benjamin gloriously evokes the porticoes and palazzos of the medieval city, along with its radical tradition and the corruption in the police, in a slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller which boasts the atmosphere and attention to detail that could only spring from a genuine love of the location * The Herald Scotland *A gritty page-turner . . . an absorbing read * Italia! *
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Little, Brown Book Group Hand for a Hand
Book SynopsisWhen DCI Andy Gilchrist is called to a crime scene to find an amputated hand clutching a note addressed to him, a note that contains only one word, murder, he is pulled into an investigation that will test him to the limit. Soon other single word clues are found along with amputated body parts and the murderer''s vengeful message becomes clear as the identity of the next intended victim is revealed. But when someone close to him disappears, Gilchrist knows he is too late. Together with Nance Wilson, the sexy DC with her own agenda, Gilchrist comes to see the answer to the present murders lies within the secrets of his past. Forced to confront his demons, Gilchrist must solve the cryptic clues and find the murderer before the next victim, a woman whose life means more to Gilchrist than his own, is served up to him piece by slaughtered piece.Praise for T.F. Muir:''Rebus did it for Edinburgh. Laidlaw did it for Glasgow. Gilchrist might just be the blok
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Little, Brown Book Group No Quarter Given
Book SynopsisShe was lying in the road when he found her, crumpled and broken, the car that hit her screaming away from the scene in haze of tyre smoke and exhaust fumes...Jennifer MacKenzie being hit by a car was a tragic accident. Or so it seemed. Until Connor is summoned to a meeting his girlfriend''s dad, Duncan McKenzie. MacKenzie claims that Jen''s accident was actually a message intended for him - and a way to force him to kill his trusted lieutenant Paulie King, who has now mysteriously disappeared.His request to Connor is simple. Find Paulie and the men who hurt his daughter. Do whatever it takes. As an all-out gang war threatens to explode across Central Scotland, Connor begins a journey that forces him to confront some uncomfortable truths about his girlfriend and the family he is connected to through her. But Connor is also driven by a vow - to find Paulie. And when he does, no quarter will be given.Praise of Neil Broadfoot<
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Little, Brown Book Group The Innocents
Book SynopsisShe was just 17, a high school dropout named Milly Jones, found walking down the middle of the highway, engulfed in flames. Even in a tough Mississippi county like Tibbehah, it shatters the community, and it is up to Sheriff Quinn Colson, back on the job after a year away, and his deputy Lillie Virgil, to investigate what happened, and why. Before long, however, accusations start to fly; national media and federal authorities descend; and what seemed like a senseless act of violence begins to appear like something even more disturbing - with more victims waiting in the shadows.Trade ReviewAce Atkins' Quinn Colson series is, quite simply, the best in crime fiction today - Megan Abbott
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Headline Publishing Group Betrayal
Book SynopsisPre-order GUILTY, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2024.Keep everything in the family. Even betrayal... BETRAYAL by the ''undisputed queen of crime writing'' (Guardian) and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole is a gripping novel about the bonds that make - or break - a family. Aiden O''Hara has been head of the family since he was a kid, and he''s going to keep it that way.Jade Dixon watches his back. Mother of his son, she''s the one who makes him invincible.But Jade''s been in the game a lot longer than Aiden. She knows no one''s indestructible.And when you''re at the top, that''s when you''ve got to watch the hardest.Especially the ones closest to you . . .For more stories centred on family life, check out FACES, THE FAMILY and THE FAITHLESS. Martina Cole explores loyalty, protection, and how the ties that bind us can also sometimes choke the vTrade ReviewThis is Cole at her graphic gangland best * Woman & Home *A blinding good read * Ray Winstone *Intensely readable * Guardian *An extraordinarily powerful piece of family drama * Daily Mirror *Gritty novel from an author who knows intimately the world she writes about * Express *Her gripping plots pack a mean emotional punch * Mail on Sunday *Cole has the amazing talent of making characters appear larger than life * Sun *
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Headline Publishing Group Someone Elses Skin D.I. Marnie Rome 1 Winner of
Book SynopsisSOMEONE ELSE''S SKIN was the twisty, compelling winner of the Theakston''s 2015 Crime Novel of the Year, and a 2014 Richard and Judy Book Club pick. Introducing DI Marnie Rome, this powerful novel will enthral fans of Val McDermid, Alex Marwood and Claire Mackintosh.''Superly disturbing'' Observer''A stunning debut'' Mark BillinghamCalled to a women''s refuge to take a routine witness statement, DI Marnie Rome instead walks in on an attempted murder.Trying to uncover the truth from layers of secrets, Marnie finds herself confronting her own demons. Because she, of all people, knows that it can be those closest to us we should fear the most . . .Trade ReviewA cracking good thriller, tense and unpredictable -- Richard Madeley * Richard and Judy Book Club *This crime novel is excellent at unexpected twists -- Judy Finnigan * Richard and Judy Book Club *A stunning debut -- Mark BillinghamA slick, stylish debut. And one that certainly got under my skin -- Sharon Bolton, author of NOW YOU SEE METhis is a corker: twisty, tricksy and, on occasion, seriously scary * Observer *I absolutely loved it. One of the best crime novels - not just debuts - I've read for ages -- Martyn WaitesAn impressive debut... The book's central theme is domestic violence, which Hilary handles unflinchingly with force and passion. DI Rome is an appealing creation * The Times *So brilliantly put together, unflinching without ever being gratuitous and I love the way Sarah writes - every other page has a line I wish I'd thought of myself. It's the best crime debut I've ever read and deserves to be MASSIVE -- Erin KellyA thrilling debut * Express magazine *A truly engrossing read from an exceptional new talent. Hilary writes with a beguiling immediacy that pulls you straight into her world on the first page and leaves you bereft when you finish. Intelligent, emotional and totally unexpected in terms of where it goes. I truly loved this book -- Alex MarwoodIt's a simply superb read - dark and thrilling * Sun *It's meaty, dark and terrifying. Unflinchingly violent and beautifully big-hearted in equal measure. And Sarah's writing is glorious - she tells us things in new ways, gives us a fully fleshed, sensual world to inhabit for the novel -- Julia CrouchA thinking woman's whodunit * Irish Examiner *It has such pace and force. It's very disturbing and builds up to a terrific climax -- Helen DunmoreThere's a tough new female detective on the block - Marnie Rome . . . [this] unflinching tale which will get under everyone's skin * Daily Mirror *I think it must be one of the debut novels of next year, if not THE debut novel... (It will be if there is any justice in the world!) -- Caro RamsayIntelligently and fluently written with a clever plot and an energetic pace, dealing with harrowing topics and shot through with humanity, I think Sarah's onto a winning series and I really look forward to reading the next instalment -- Cath StaincliffeIt's written with the verve and assurance of a future star and deserves to be a big hit -- Steven DunneI finished it today and it's completely brilliant, complex, thrilling, brutal, tender, scary and intriguing. What a great book. The pacing is superb, the plot is compelling, the characters are so well drawn. The ending is ingenious -- Richard Jones of Bristol Review of Books
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Headline Publishing Group Spree
Book SynopsisA serial killer thriller for fans of James Patterson, Chris Carter, Richard Montanari and Karen Rose.A madman is on the rampage in the Los Angeles streets.The City of Angels has become The City of Fear.And everyone from the Oval Office down wants a quick result. The heat is on Jake Mottram, head of the FBI''s new Spree Killer Unit, and psychological profiler Angie Holmes to find the madman responsible. Until now, they''ve been great together.Both at work and in bed.But a killer is about to come between them,in ways that could cost them far more than their careers.Will they survive the spree about to come?SPREE:Life and death in LA - like you''ve never seen it before.
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Headline Publishing Group Cold Case Bob Skinner series Book 30
Book SynopsisIs a killer still on the loose? The thirtieth gritty mystery in Quintin Jardine''s bestselling Bob Skinner series, not to be missed by readers of Ian Rankin and Peter May. Praise for Quintin Jardine''s gripping novels: ''Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine''s narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn'' ObserverWhen a murder investigation that''s been closed for thirty years is suddenly re-opened, former Chief Constable Bob Skinner is quickly drawn into the action. The story of the Body in the Quarry was well-known around Edinburgh all those years ago: a popular priest found dead in a frozen quarry; a suspect with a clear motive charged; a guilty verdict. But with a journalist uncovering new evidence, the cold case has come back to haunt Skinner''s old mentor Jimmy Proud - and only one man can help him.Skinner is long out of the police force, but he can''t say no. With the clock ticking, and his friend''s reputTrade ReviewPraise for Quintin Jardine's novels: 'Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn' * Observer *Another cracker from Jardine...There are plenty of twists and turns along the way to keep you engrossed * Scots Magazine *Very engaging as well as ingenious, and the unraveling of the mystery is excellently done * Scotsman *If Ian Rankin is the Robert Carlyle of Scottish crime writers, then Jardine is surely its Sean Connery * Glasgow Herald *Deplorably readable * Guardian *Remarkably assured, raw-boned, a tour de force * New York Times *I love the Bob Skinner novels. Quintin Jardine's slick and suspenseful Edinburgh-set series has never failed to keep me riveted...starts with a bang and doesn't let up till the last sentence * The Globe and Mail *Gritty cop drama that makes Taggart look tame * Northern Echo *Another powerful tartan noir that packs a punch * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *
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Headline Publishing Group Past Life
Book SynopsisSOME CRIMES CAN NEVER BE FORGOTTEN''BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN'' DAILY MAIL''A GREAT STORY TOLD WITH REAL POISE'' SIMON KERNICK, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERDetective Abigail Boone has been missing for four days when she is finally found. Suffering retrograde amnesia, she is a stranger to her despairing husband and bewildered son.Hopelessly lost in her own life, with no leads on her abduction, Boone''s only instinct is to revisit the case she was investigating when she vanished: the baffling disappearance of a young woman, Sarah Still.Defying her family and the police, Boone obsessively follows a deadly trail to uncover the shocking truth. But even if she finds Sarah, will Boone ever be the same again?From a blistering new voice in crime fiction, PAST LIFE is a razor-sharp thriller perfect for fans of authors such as Ian Rankin, Tim Weaver, Susie Steiner, Joseph Knox aTrade ReviewIt's gripping, addictive, a thrill of a ride. This is crime as it should be written. one of the best, original introductions of a protagonist I've read * Jo Spain *A smart, distinctive debut * Sunday Mirror *A great story told with real poise * Simon Kernick *A beautifully written debut... * Daily Mail *An astonishing debut * Woman’s Own *I loved it. Boone is such a compelling character. It's taut, beautifully written and at some points the tension is almost too much to bear * Harriet Tyce *A smart debut from a distinctive new voice * The People *I really loved this...a twisting, heart-wrenching story with wonderfully vivid characters * Claire McGowan *Memory is at the centre of Nolan's bold and sharply written book...In a genre oversaturated by samey stories, Past Life is a dark crime fiction debut that feels fresh, smart and thrilling * Culturefly *A policewoman suffering amnesia must find the truth about her own violent kidnapping in Dominic Nolan's thrilling, roller coaster debut. Tense, gripping and full of twists and turns, this read will keep you on the edge of your seat. * Dead Good Books *
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Headline Publishing Group City of Ice
Book SynopsisA BAFFLING MURDER IN RURAL CHINA. AN EXILED DETECTIVE. AND POLITICS AS DEADLY AS A KILLER.''Parts the bamboo curtain to reveal a detailed and pacy portrait of police work and everyday life in this gripping crime thriller.'' THE SUN''City of Ice delivers everything one could want in a crime novel - insight, thrills, and entertainment.'' Robert K. Tanenbaum, New York Times bestselling authorIn a remote Chinese town - where the theft of a few chickens counts as a major crime - a young woman is found brutally murdered...with her heart, lungs and liver removed. Inspector Lu Fei, a weary cop who fled the city, suddenly finds himself under the intense scrutiny of the ruling party in Beijing.Determined to find her killer, Lu Fei must navigate a society where politics can be deadly, corruption is rife, and the powerful are untouchable. As evidence connects
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Headline Publishing Group Pins and Needles
Book SynopsisSIX WEEKS. SIX VICTIMS. NO CLUES.''One down, five to go.''When a leading psychiatrist is found murdered by insulin injection in his home, with a note bearing this threat, Detective Inspector Paolo Sterling and his team find themselves in a race against time to stop a killer from striking again. But with so little to go on, trying to find the next victim is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.As the body count rises, and the investigation reaches its critical point, Paolo and his team grapple with what could be their most complex case to date. But just when they think the game is up, they make a shocking discovery that leads them close to home.With so much at stake, can DI Sterling uncover the truth before it''s too late? Or will those closest to him pay the price?*PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS INJECTIONS OF INSANITY*Lorraine Mace returns with the third unflinching and totally grippinTrade ReviewLorraine Mace has done it again. Crime fiction at its absolute finest -- MARION TODDWhat an opening! Lorraine certainly knows how to write a gripping thriller. A chilling read -- KAREN KINGA dark, cleverly plotted tale . . . I was gripped from the opening scene and raced through the book to its final, shocking ending. Crime writing at its very best -- SHEILA BUGLERGritty, topical, sometimes lacerating, but always enthralling. A truly compulsive read -- ABBIE FROST
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Headline Publishing Group My Darkest Prayer
Book Synopsis''Every once in a while a writer comes along with an incredible voice...add S. A. Cosby to that list.'' STEVE CAVANAGH''S. A. Cosby is a welcome, refreshing new voice in crime literature.'' DENNIS LEHANEAward-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby''s debut novel My Darkest Prayer is republished in a new edition, with a new introduction from the author.I handle the bodies.Whether it''s working at his cousin''s funeral home or tossing around the local riffraff at his favorite bar, Nathan Waymaker is a man who knows how to handle the bodies. A former marine and sheriff''s deputy, Nathan has built a reputation in his small Southern town as a man who can help when all other avenues have been exhausted. When a beloved local minister is found dead, his parishioners ask Nathan to make sure the death isn''t swept under the rug.What starts out as an easy payday soon descends into a maze of mayhem filledTrade ReviewS. A. Cosby is a welcome, refreshing new voice in crime literature * Dennis Lehane *A voice as stark and distinctive as Elmore Leonard's, and a humanity that touches the soul * Daily Mail *Cosby's prose barrels along like a pick-up still angry it's not a Ferrari, and his phrase-making is up there with the great artists of noir * The Times *S.A. Cosby is one of the best crime fiction writers working today * TIME *Every once in a while a writer comes along with an incredible voice . . . add S. A. Cosby to that list * Steve Cavanagh *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hard City
Book SynopsisA roleplaying game of mystery and hardboiled action in a city that never sleeps.I woke with a start, my mouth tasting like an old glove and my head pounding from the events of the previous evening, though I wasn't sure if it was the beating from Benny's boys or the half bottle of drugstore whiskey that had done the most damage. I lifted my eyelids like stubborn blinds to find my gaze fall on a dame with a hundred-dollar purse in one hand and a cheap bean-shooter in the other. I groaned and cursed myself for ever getting involved in this messIn Hard City, character creation is swift and simple, generating competent yet flawed individuals and focusing on what sets them apart as they walk the fine line between right and wrong. Fast action resolution places the emphasis on the momentum of the plot, while the sandbox setting provides evocative hooks for adventures fight crooks, rescue the innocent, thwart blackmail plots (or start them!), or uncover corruption in the M
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John Murray Press 1793 The Wolf and the Watchman
Book Synopsis'The best historical thriller I've read in twenty years' A.J. FinnTrade ReviewA remarkable debut novel * Sunday Times *A gripping, shocking read * The Times *This gripping historical thriller surely announces the arrival of a fine new European talent. Vivid and absorbing * Observer *The latest Scandi sensation * Sunday Times *Niklas Natt och Dag takes the contemporary Scandinavian crime story and gives it a startlingly gruesome historical twist . . . Natt och Dag spares us nothing, detailing horror after horror in his unflinchingly muscular prose * Guardian *Natt och Dag's description of the rattling, lung-shredding tubercular cough is truly hideous - a haunting portrait of physical disintegration that's not easy to forget * Dan Jones, Evening Standard *Swedish noir doesn't get much darker * Herald *A superbly detailed historical mystery * Irish Times *A well-depicted historical murder mystery filled with cruelty as well as warmth and humanity * Best Debut, Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award 2017 *A historical thriller that is unparalleled in suspense and literary quality. It's raw, beautiful, heartbreaking and extremely captivating until the very last page. The Wolf and the Watchman deserves a place among the classics of the genre * Erik Axl Sund, author of The Crow Girl *An unexpected masterpiece, a wild and unusual mix of genres that in one fell swoop succeeds in renewing the entire crime fiction genre * Arne Dahl, prize-winning and Swedish #1 bestselling author of the Sam Berger series *Brawny, bloody, intricate, enthralling - and the best historical thriller I've read in twenty years * A J Finn, #1 bestselling author of The Woman in the Window *This is a thrilling, unnerving, clever and beautiful story. Reading it is like giving a little gift to oneself * Fredrik Backman *An impressive thriller - well paced, well structured and deeply unsettling . . . political scheming and psychological angst, grand theories on the state of man, a fiendish masterplan and a love story all in one * TLS *
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Hodder & Stoughton Song of the Dead
Book SynopsisDI WESTPHALL.No ordinary detective.No ordinary investigations.A twisting new crime series set in the Scottish Highlands. For fans of Stephen King, James Oswald and John Connolly.Detective Ben Westphall has been given his latest case because of his background in MI6. But it''s his ability to see every angle - even the impossible ones - that will help him in this investigation. John Baden has come back from the dead. His parents and girlfriend identified his body twelve years ago. Yet he''s just walked into a police station, very much alive. Baden''s story sounds far-fetched - but it''s all about to get much, much stranger.Westphall travels from the Highlands to Estonia in order to delve into Baden''s murky past. But when his suspects start dying, Westphall realises someone is killing to cover up the truth. He''ll have to question everything he''s been told, before there''s no one left to ask.''A darkly atmTrade ReviewDouglas Lindsay is an underrated writer with an eccentric, blisteringly satirical voice . . . enjoyably bizarre. I loved it * Sunday Express *Richly atmospheric . . . Lindsay solidifies his place as one of the rising stars of tartan noir * Publishers Weekly *A darkly atmospheric thriller with a labyrinthine plot with more twists than a Grand Prix track. -- Michael Wood, author of the DCI Matilda Darke seriesA really addictive plot, and so atmospheric. Clever and unexpected -- S D Sykes, author of the Oswald de Lacy seriesA Tartan Noir tour de force. Lindsay writes with an economy and skill all too rare in modern fiction . . . Brilliant -- Tony Black, author of the DI Bob Valentine seriesAs a hero, Westphall has a lot to offer and Song of the Dead is a sufficiently complex and gripping introductory case . . . all the indications are for a bright fictional future * Shots Magazine *A really tense murder mystery * Jaffa Reads Too *The novel's immersive and compelling dark mood whets the appetite for future instalments * Glasgow Herald *Readers who enjoy James Oswald's crime novels will devour fellow Scottish author Douglas Lindsay's ominous and atmospheric Song of the Dead...A brilliant introduction to the DI Westphall series * Culturefly *
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Simon & Schuster Gypsy in Amber
Book SynopsisFrom “the master of the international thriller” (The New York Times) and the bestselling author of Tatiana and Gorky Park, Martin Cruz Smith’s first mystery novel—a classic crime whodunit with a shocking twist.One girl was dead, one girl was threatened, one girl was possessed. One girl was found horribly mutilated, the victim of a rite that no sane person believed could take place in the modern world. One girl lay trembling in her apartment, as the strange intruders forced open her bedroom door, and the waking nightmare began. And one girl discovered that her body and her soul were no longer her own.... A murder threatens to force the police into a confrontation with New York’s gypsy community. The cops are determined to pin the blame on a gypsy. But antique dealer Roman Grey knows there is more to the case than the convenient closing of a crime file, and he vows to bring the truly guilty to justic
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Simon & Schuster Canto for a Gypsy
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Poisoned Pen Press What Waits for You 2 LAPD Detective Tully Jarsdel
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Open Road Media Natural History
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Scribner Book Company Cambodia Noir
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Scribner Book Company Beyond the Truth 7 Hanne Wilhelmsen Book Seven
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Simon & Schuster Blood and Water and Other Stories
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Simon & Schuster The Party
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Simon & Schuster Robicheaux
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Amazon Publishing Soul Survivor
Book SynopsisPI Leo Waterman is back at it—investigating a very domestic crime that turns into a national nightmare in this upbeat page-turner of a mystery. Why would a teenager with no prior record suddenly assassinate a city councilman? Retired PI Leo Waterman wouldn’t have bothered finding out if an old pal hadn’t asked. And after the man, who is also the boy’s grandfather, offs himself, the request becomes too personal to ignore. But Leo’s girlfriend, Rebecca, thinks the investigation is too dangerous. Especially after Leo is beaten within an inch of his life. Fortuitously, however, the attack leaves him with a lasting clue about the case that the attackers carved into his chest. Now, this new lead brings Leo into the woods just north of Seattle to infiltrate the dark heart of an impressionable young boy’s sudden, violent turn—a white-power retreat that’s amassing an army for a far-reaching endgame. What they have planned isn’t only putting Leo’s life at risk. Thousands of lives are going to be at stake. And the deeper Leo gets, the more he fears that he’s totally underpowered to save them.
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Amazon Crossing The Dark Circus
Book SynopsisSeeing is believing in the Dark Circus, where truth and illusion collide, and where the heart of a holy conspiracy pounds?At an art auction in Madrid, Elías Segado, a religious art appraiser and detective, is getting ready to secure a painting for the bishop of Cartagena. But in a brilliant sleight of hand, the iconic work is stolen, drawing Elías into the confidence of its corrupt and seductive thief.Her name is L. Raised by her uncle in a threadbare circus, she lived by the twisted rules of the carnies she grew up with. Exploited for public awe, and ritually abused for private pleasure, L came to endure all that was encouraged by the circus?s perverted sense of righteousness. Debauchery is the only thing she trusts. But behind the curtains of the Dark Circus is a greater secret to be avenged. And she needs Elías Segado to help expose it.As their worlds of sacrilege and devotion collide, so do temptation and indulgence?and a faith in both good and evil, where morality is just another illusion. But to survive the mystery, Elías must also dare to accept something more shattering: everything he and L have in common.
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Open Road Media Steel Guitar
Book SynopsisA Boston PI tries to help a musician friend—and find a murderer—in this “gripping” mystery by an Anthony Award–winning author (Publishers Weekly). Six-foot-tall, redheaded ex-cop and Boston-based private eye Carlotta Carlyle is “the genuine article: a straightforward, funny, thoroughly American mystery heroine” (New York Post). She may be Boston’s most tenacious private detective, but by night, Carlotta Carlyle is just another cab driver hustling for an honest buck. When blues superstar Dee Willis climbs into her cab, Carlotta isn’t starstruck—she’s shocked. The two women were friends in college, right up until the day Dee ran off with Carlotta’s husband. Now Dee is back in town to play a sold-out concert and Carlotta is too surprised to introduce herself—or to wonder why her old pal is asking to be dropped off in one of Boston’s roughest neighborhoods. After saving the blues diva from being ripped to shreds, Carlotta agrees to help her track down an old friend. Soon, a blackmail plot concerning stolen song lyrics is uncovered and a corpse is found in Dee’s hotel room. Carlotta will have to work fast to keep her old friend from becoming yet another casualty of the blues. Steel Guitar is the 4th book in the Carlotta Carlyle Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.Trade Review“Another of Barnes’s superb mixes of warmth, enthusiasm, clever plotting, vivid characters, and overall brio.” —Kirkus Reviews “The most refreshing, creative female character to hit mystery fiction since Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone.” —People “Cleverly plotted and zestfully related. . . . A characteristically gripping tale, packed with taut, energy-charged images.” —Publishers Weekly “Carlotta—tall, vivacious, sensitive—unravels all the knots with breathtaking verve, leaving the reader gasping for more. Super.” —Library Journal “Carlotta is terrific company.” —The New York Times
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Open Road Media Captives
Book SynopsisFrom the author of Obsessed: Six women fight to survive a kidnapper’s lethal game as a seventh is about to be drawn into his lair . . . Noa Vickerman, host of a late-night confession show, gets a call from a man claiming he has six young women imprisoned. At first, it’s dismissed as a prank—but that changes when the first body shows up. As the captives huddle in fear, he puts them through challenges, intent on finding a single special woman that suits his ultimate purpose. Meanwhile, with police watching her every move and the public following the story breathlessly, Noa is determined to save the women—but will she have to put herself within the monster’s reach to do so?
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Blackstone Publishing While Drowning in the Desert
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Blackstone Publishing The Trail to Buddha's Mirror
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Blackstone Publishing A Long Walk Up the Water Slide
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Pan Macmillan Sunset Swing
Book Synopsis'Here ends one of the finest achievements of recent crime fiction' - Sunday Telegraph'Outstanding' - The Times*Winner of the 2022 CWA Historical Dagger and Gold Dagger*Los Angeles. Christmas, 1967. A devil is loose in the City of Angels . . .A young nurse, Kerry Gaudet, travels to the City of Angels desperate to find her missing brother, fearing that something terrible has happened to him: a serial killer is terrorising the city, picking victims at random, and Kerry has precious few leads.Ida Young, recently retired Private Investigator, is dragged into helping the police when a young woman is discovered murdered in her motel room. Ida has never met the victim but her name has been found at the crime scene and the LAPD wants to know why . . .Meanwhile mob fixer Dante Sanfelippo has put his life savings into purchasing a winery in Napa Valley but first he must do one final favour for the Mob before leaving town: find a bail jumper before the bond money falls due, and time is fast running out.Ida’s friend, Louis Armstrong, flies into the city just as her investigations uncover mysterious clues to the killer’s identity. And Dante must tread a dangerous path to pay his dues, a path which will throw him headlong into a terrifying conspiracy and a secret that the conspirators will do anything to protect . . .Completing his American crime quartet, Ray Celestin's Sunset Swing is a stunning novel of conspiracy, murder and madness, an unforgettable portrait of a city on the edge.Trade ReviewCelestin’s debut The Axeman’s Jazz immediately attained cult status, and successive books also impressed. But this is his most dizzying accomplishment, a truly epic crime chronicle. Set in a pulsing 1960s Los Angeles, Celestin creates a joint picture of the histories of organised crime and jazz, full of coruscating detail. -- Barry Forshaw * Financial Times *Sunset Swing concludes Ray Celestin's outstanding City Blues quartet . . . Celestin's most perfectly wrought portrait, however is of the City of Dreams itself, soaked in corruption and empty of heart. Sunset Swing may be an ode to the classics of hard-boiled noir, but it has more than enough rhythm of its own to take its place beside them * The Times *Magnificent and moving * Sunday Times Crime Club *Over four books, beginning with The Axeman’s Jazz in 2014, Ray Celestin has constructed a riveting saga of music, the mafia and murder in four American cities from 1919 to the 1960s. Sunset Swing, unfolding in Los Angeles in 1967, brings his City Blues Quartet to a triumphant conclusion . . . Brilliantly combines the page-turning tension of the best crime fiction with a panoramic portrait of a city in the midst of profound social change -- Nick Rennison * Sunday Times *Here ends one of the finest achievements of recent crime fiction, Ray Celestin’s City Blues Quartet . . . Throughout this series, the counterpoint to Celestin's stark portrayal of a fundamentally corrupt and gangster-ridden America has been his rare ability to capture in prose something of the glory of the music made by Armstrong and his fellow jazz-men. Here he rises to the final challenge of Armstrong's last comeback . . . Few artists have combined greatness and lovability to the extent Armstrong did, and these outstanding hard-boiled thrillers double as a worthy tribute to him -- Jake Kerridge * The Sunday Telegraph *Sunset Swing brings Ray Celestin’s brilliant City Blues Quartet to an end in quite some style. This outstanding series has tracked its characters across four major American cities and over half a century . . . Each of the four books is an epic in its own right, but here, as winter wildfires rage at the end of the continent, the feel is almost apocalyptic . . .The section . . . where Amstrong is first confounded by, then finds a new way to understand and interpret, Bob Thiele’s lyrics for ‘What A Wonderful World’, is as fine and nuanced a piece of writing about music as you’ll find anywhere. It’s one of several superb and moving moments in the best book in a quite remarkable series. Start here if you want, but to get the full effect, put The Axeman’s Jazz, Dead Man's Blues, and The Mobster's Lament on your Christmas list as well. It would almost be a crime not to. * The Quietus *The series is a delight * The Times *This lively, jazz-based series can only be cause for celebration * Sunday Times *Not only a satisfying and multi-layered mystery, but also a well researched and dynamic portrait of a teeming city, rife with corruption * Guardian *A vividly written crime thriller which is a contender for book of the year -- Daily Mirror on The Mobster's LamentOne of the most ambitious and riveting works of crime fiction in years . . . -- Sunday Express on The Mobster's LamentCaptivating -- Spectator on Dead Man's BluesAn absolute must for true crime fanatics * Refinery 29 *Outstanding -- Daily Telegraph on The Axeman's Jazz
£15.29
Pan Macmillan Double Kiss
Book SynopsisThe race is on. The stakes are high.Frankie James thought his troubles were behind him. He’s busy running his Soho Club, and his brother’s finally out of prison. But when a postcard arrives from Mallorca, he’s stopped in his tracks . . . Is it from his mother – the woman who’s been missing for eight years?When the goddaughter of London’s fiercest gangster, Tommy Riley, goes missing in Ibiza, Tommy knows there’s one man for the job – Frankie James. Just when Frankie was on the straight and narrow, he’s now faced with an impossible choice. If he agrees to help find Tanya, he’ll be thrown into a world of danger. If he doesn’t, Tommy could destroy him.For Frankie James, old habits die hard. One thing’s for sure, playing with this gang is no game. But with everything at stake, how can Frankie say no?Double Kiss is the fast-paced, thrilling sequel to Framed, by snooker champion Ronnie O’SullivanTrade ReviewLike O’Sullivan playing at his best, the book is tight, pacey and keeps you guessing. * The Big Issue (Framed) *Ronnie's first crime novel draws on his early years . . . a world of gangsters and bent coppers which he writes about with uncomfortable authenticity. * Choice (Framed) *Packed with intrigue, action, brutal villains and a beguiling hero, this is a cracking first novel delivered with all the sidespin and clever swerves one would expect from the king of the trick shots! * Lancashire Evening Post (Framed) *Running is a chaotic race through O'Sullivan's life, but this does little to dethrone him as the people's champion - it simply adds further to his legend. * Press Association on Running *
£17.09
Pan Macmillan Double Kiss
Book SynopsisDouble Kiss is the fast-paced, thrilling sequel to Framed, by snooker champion Ronnie O’SullivanThe race is on. The stakes are high.Frankie James thought his troubles were behind him. He’s busy running his Soho Club, and his brother’s finally out of prison. But when a postcard arrives from Mallorca, he’s stopped in his tracks . . . Is it from his mother – the woman who’s been missing for eight years?When the goddaughter of London’s fiercest gangster, Tommy Riley, goes missing in Ibiza, Tommy knows there’s one man for the job – Frankie James. Just when Frankie was on the straight and narrow, he’s now faced with an impossible choice. If he agrees to help find Tanya, he’ll be thrown into a world of danger. If he doesn’t, Tommy could destroy him.For Frankie James, old habits die hard. One thing’s for sure, playing with this gang is no game. But with everything at stake, how can Frankie say no?Trade ReviewLike O’Sullivan playing at his best, the book is tight, pacey and keeps you guessing. * The Big Issue (Framed) *Ronnie's first crime novel draws on his early years . . . a world of gangsters and bent coppers which he writes about with uncomfortable authenticity. * Choice (Framed) *Packed with intrigue, action, brutal villains and a beguiling hero, this is a cracking first novel delivered with all the sidespin and clever swerves one would expect from the king of the trick shots! * Lancashire Evening Post (Framed) *Running is a chaotic race through O'Sullivan's life, but this does little to dethrone him as the people's champion - it simply adds further to his legend. * Press Association on Running *
£7.99
Pan Macmillan The Lonely Ones
Book Synopsis'One of the best Nordic Noir writers' GuardianA trip behind the Iron Curtain would change their lives forever . . .It begins in 1969. Six young people arrive in Uppsala, Sweden. Different circumstances push the three young couples together and, over the course of a few years, they become friends. But a summer trip through Eastern Europe changes everything, and when their time at Uppsala University is over it also signals the end of something else.Years later, a lecturer at Lund University is found dead at the bottom of a cliff in the woods close to Kymlinge. And chillingly, it is the very same spot where one of the Uppsala students died thirty-five years before.Detective Inspector Gunnar Barbarotti takes on this ominous case of history repeating itself, and is forced to confront an increasingly grave reality.The Lonely Ones is the fourth novel of Håkan Nesser’s quintet about Inspector Gunnar Barbarotti.Trade ReviewThe godfather of Swedish crime * Metro *A master of suspense * Sunday Times *One of the best Nordic Noir writers * Guardian *One of Sweden's best crime writers * Mail on Sunday *
£17.09
Skyhorse Publishing Purgatory Gardens: A Novel
Book Synopsis"Lust, murder, and secrets collide to create a perfect tale of just-past-their-prime connivers looking for one more second chance." Paul Malmont, author of The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown This hilarious noir romantic comedy set in Palm Springs introduces Sammy Dee, a mid-level Long Island mafioso in witness protection, and Didier Onyekachukwu, the corrupt ex-minister of finance of the former Upper Volta, who escaped twenty-four hours before the firing squad. Both find themselves in late middle age, living in the Southern California version of genteel poverty in a down-market condo called Paradise Gardens. Enter Marcy Gray, a "mature" actress barely getting by on a meager Screen Actors Guild pension. She's looking for a guy to help through the duration, and at this point, she'd settle for someone who doesn't pick his teeth at the table and who drives at night. Her search has narrowed to two fellow residents: Sammy and Didier, who, being male, are mostly interested in getting into Marcy's pantsthough a little of the money they mistakenly think she has wouldn't hurt either. Once both men realize that the other is the primary obstacle to Marcy's affections, each puts a hit out on the other. Inadvertently, they hire the same father-son demolition squad, and that's where the fun begins!Trade Review"Lefcourt is good about all the ways we are bad." Diane Sawyer"Elmore Leonard, Dashiell Hammett, and Raymond Chandler are spreading the word in that celestial realm reserved for hard-boiled thriller writers. Peter Lefcourt's Purgatory Gardens is hilarious, touching, beautifully written, and engaging throughout. What's more, Purgatory Gardens is a hard-hitting but good-natured satire of just about everything that makes us Americans. Two thumbs up for this fine and very funny novel." Howard Frank Mosher"Wickedly clever and wildly entertaining, Purgatory Gardens is crime fiction raised to a high art. Murder, lust and intrigue have never been more engaging or more fun. I enjoyed every page. It simply doesn't get any better than this." Peter Quinn, author of Dry Bones"A hilarious dose of desert decadence! Peter Lefcourt's finely-etched characters manipulate and conspire against one another against the sun-drenched backdrop of Palm Springs. Lust, murder and secrets collide on golf courses, in condos and at 4PM dinners to create a perfect tale of a trio of just-past-their-prime connivers looking for one more second chance. Purgatory Gardens is the perfect pool-side book you've been looking for!" Paul Malmont, author of The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown"Lefcourt had me chuckling throughout . . . Purgatory Gardens is a light-hearted read that will both lift your spirits and make you hope that your own retirement will be nothing like the one portrayed." Alan Jacobson, New York Journal of Books"Lefcourt deftly plays this twisted tale of romance among senior citizens for laughs. . . . Emmy-winner Lefcourt, who has written and produced for both TV and film, delivers a novel ready-made for the movies." Publisher's WeeklyPraise for Peter Lefcourt: "Peter Lefcourt does for Hollywood what Christopher Buckley does for Washington: sticking pins in all the right places." Janet Maslin, The New York Times, for The Manhattan Beach Project"A cast of colorful, memorable characters and dexterous, witty writing make this a laugh-out-loud, thoroughly enjoyable novel." Publishers Weekly, for The Deal"An almost irresistible idea for a comic novel. In Lefcourt's deft hands, it becomes a thoroughly enjoyable send-up of professional baseball . . . pointed and poignant at the same time." The Los Angeles Times, for The Dreyfus Affair"Lefcourt is good about all the ways we are bad." Diane Sawyer"Elmore Leonard, Dashiell Hammett, and Raymond Chandler are spreading the word in that celestial realm reserved for hard-boiled thriller writers. Peter Lefcourt's Purgatory Gardens is hilarious, touching, beautifully written, and engaging throughout. What's more, Purgatory Gardens is a hard-hitting but good-natured satire of just about everything that makes us Americans. Two thumbs up for this fine and very funny novel." Howard Frank Mosher"Wickedly clever and wildly entertaining, Purgatory Gardens is crime fiction raised to a high art. Murder, lust and intrigue have never been more engaging or more fun. I enjoyed every page. It simply doesn't get any better than this." Peter Quinn, author of Dry Bones"A hilarious dose of desert decadence! Peter Lefcourt's finely-etched characters manipulate and conspire against one another against the sun-drenched backdrop of Palm Springs. Lust, murder and secrets collide on golf courses, in condos and at 4PM dinners to create a perfect tale of a trio of just-past-their-prime connivers looking for one more second chance. Purgatory Gardens is the perfect pool-side book you've been looking for!" Paul Malmont, author of The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown"Lefcourt had me chuckling throughout . . . Purgatory Gardens is a light-hearted read that will both lift your spirits and make you hope that your own retirement will be nothing like the one portrayed." Alan Jacobson, New York Journal of Books"Lefcourt deftly plays this twisted tale of romance among senior citizens for laughs. . . . Emmy-winner Lefcourt, who has written and produced for both TV and film, delivers a novel ready-made for the movies." Publisher's WeeklyPraise for Peter Lefcourt: "Peter Lefcourt does for Hollywood what Christopher Buckley does for Washington: sticking pins in all the right places." Janet Maslin, The New York Times, for The Manhattan Beach Project"A cast of colorful, memorable characters and dexterous, witty writing make this a laugh-out-loud, thoroughly enjoyable novel." Publishers Weekly, for The Deal"An almost irresistible idea for a comic novel. In Lefcourt's deft hands, it becomes a thoroughly enjoyable send-up of professional baseball . . . pointed and poignant at the same time." The Los Angeles Times, for The Dreyfus Affair
£11.39
Skyhorse Publishing Purgatory: A Thriller
Book SynopsisThe second novel in the acclaimed, best-selling Euro-crime series that began with the Hercule Poirot Award winner, Absinthe.If the world will end in flames, who is stoking the fire? Walter Eekhaut (rhymes with “stakeout”), the veteran chief inspector from the Brussels police force who has a problem with authority, remains in Amsterdam, where he was dispatched to assist the Dutch security service. When his boss, Chief Superintendent Alexandra Dewaal, receives a tip from one of her informants, the two find themselves across the border tramping in the Belgian Ardennes on a frigid January day. What they discover is macabre and horrific: seven charred human bodies, attached to tall stakes with chains, in an almost perfect circle. From the look of it, these people were burned alive in some sort of ritual. On the wall of a cabin, Eekhaut and Dewaal make out an enigmatic message written in blood: "This World seems to last Forever. But it is merely the Dream of a Sleeper." Similar events occur elsewhere in Europe as well as Africa, where Eekhaut's new girlfriend has gone on assignment for an international aid agency operating in Somalia. There have long been stories of an apocalyptic religious cult, The Church of Supreme Purification, along with a more shadowy militant offshoot. Are they connected to these events? Is this some conspiracy to cleanse human society by fire, or is there an even more sinister explanation?Trade Review"Thrilling . . . Eekhaut expertly ratchets up the tension. . . . Fans of Thomas Harris's Black Sunday will find a lot to like."—Publishers Weekly “The material here is pitch black, but the writing and the casework is lively, as Eekhaut’s detective comes further into focus and the crimes grow more horrifying.”—Crime Reads “I’m a huge fan of procedurals set in foreign countries, and Purgatory is by far one of the most illuminating as to the inner workings of not only their law enforcement but also the culture that it springs from. . . . A very well-rounded look at not only a murder investigation but also the lives of its investigators, contemplating justice and religion in perhaps unexpected but definitely entertaining ways.”—Criminal Element “Eekhaut delivers not only heart-stopping international suspense but also fascinating insight in extremist ways of thinking.”— Bob van Laerhoven, winner of the Hercule Poirot Prize for Best Suspense Novel of the Year and the USA Best Book Award “An absorbing crime thriller with crisp, smart writing and plenty of engaging details. Veteran Chief Inspector Walter Eekhaut might like a nice beer more than procedural cop work, yet in the end he and his realistically stressed colleagues display a refreshing abundance of heart in a grim world constantly threatened by sick minds and lurking evils. In the tradition of classic crime fiction, author Eekhaut skillfully reminds us that, despite frustrated ideals and scarred hearts, true justice is always worth the pursuit. Great stuff."—Steve Anderson, author of the Kaspar Brothers series and other novels "Eekhaut proves again that he is in full control of the genre.”"—Knack magazine "A thoughtful, tightly constructed thriller."—Het Belang van Limburg "Well executed in the psychological portrayal of its characters. The meticulously built tension is regularly punctuated by captivating sidelines that give more depth to the story."—NBD Biblion "A roller coaster of excitement, that leaves you exhausted after reading the last page. A breathtaking story that certainly deserves another sequel." —Boek.be "I had more than one sleepless night, although I always decided to read no more than a few pages before bedtime. You just want to read on to find out how it all ends. This book deserves its own Thriller of the Month event." —Lekkerlezen.net "Exciting right up to the penultimate page."—Metro "Fluid prose."—Readshop.nlReviews for Absinthe: "Eekhaut's gripping thriller, the first in his Amsterdam trilogy, introduces Belgian Chief Inspector Walter Eekhaut. . . . Fascinating."—Publishers Weekly "Tense, up-to-date Euro-political intrigue, topped off with that rarest of gems: a satisfying finale."—Three-time Emmy-award winning writer Jim Houghton. "The genre doesn't get any better than this. Absinthe is intoxicating."—John Enright, author of the Jungle Beat Mystery series. "This book could not be more timely. A riveting read in which the Russians support ultra-right-wing politicians and undermine democracy—much more fun than the newspapers and no less scary. Most enjoyable."—Theodore Riccardi, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University, and the author of The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. "In Absinthe, Guido Eekhaut has masterfully produced a gripping political thriller. Readers could not ask for more: a clever, if slightly tarnished, detective; shadowy assassins; shady Russian financiers; and a controversial missing list of names. And all set in Amsterdam in all of its glory and darkness. It adds up to a mystery tour-de-force that is impossible to put down once you dive in."—Allan Levine, award-winning author of the Sam Klein series. "In his latest novel . . . Guido Eekhaut writes about today's clear and present danger facing Western democracies emanating from the mixture of dirty politicians and organized crime. This is a work of fiction but all too realistic. Indeed, the new threats to Western democracies no longer comes from ICBMs but rather from crooked bankers and business men in fancy suits. The West may have won the Cold War but the threats are finding their way into the very temples of capitalism, the banks."—Claude Salhani, author of Inauguration Day. "Eekhaut's award-winning novel, pitting a small force of Belgian and Dutch detectives against the might of Russia's criminal oligarchs and far-right-wing politicians, is a tour de force in Europe's dark literature. Convincing, gripping and utterly realistic, Eekhaut populates his book with characters and situations which will stay with you long after you’ve finished."—Alan Gold, author of the internationally-successful The Jericho Files and the best-selling The Lost Testament "The surprise of this spring. It is original and shows considerable stylistic skills."—De Standaard "Intelligent and exciting."—Crime Zone "Eekhaut presents us with lifelike characters, not heroes in the hard-boiled tradition, but human detectives plagued by doubt."—Knack magazine "A Belgian detective worthy to follow in the footsteps of Poirot! Political intrigue, an atmospheric venue, and rollicking action from beginning to end!" —Paul J. Heald, author Death in Eden and Cotton "A subtle, engaging and very timely thriller.”—Michael Marshall Smith, author of The Intruders
£18.04
Graphic Arts Books The Lodger
Book SynopsisThe Lodger (1913) is a novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes. Inspired by the infamous murders committed by Jack the Ripper and Dr. Neill Cream—also known as the Lambeth Poisoner—The Lodger is a thriller that employs aspects of the popular penny dreadful novel while maintaining its literary status as a bone-chilling and highly original tale. “The room, especially when it be known that it was part of a house standing in a grimy, if not exactly sordid, London thoroughfare, was exceptionally clean and well-cared-for. A casual stranger, more particularly one of a Superior class to their own, on suddenly opening the door of that sitting-room; would have thought that Mr. and Mrs. Bunting presented a very pleasant cosy picture of comfortable married life.” Behind their polished exterior, the Buntings hide a common struggle. After countless failures, their business is threatened with total failure, forcing them to go cold and hungry in order to keep up appearances. As their savings plummet, a strange man named Mr. Sleuth arrives offering to pay for the next month in advance. The Buntings are in no position to turn him down. At the same time, a series of brutal murders shocks the city of London, raising their suspicions and fears to a fever pitch. The Lodger is a story of desperation and terror inspired by some of the twentieth century’s most notorious serial killers. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Marie Belloc Lowndes’ The Lodger is a classic work of British literature reimagined for modern readers.
£7.99
Black Curtain Press The Day the Leash Gave Way and Other Stories
Book Synopsis
£17.99
