Crime and / or mystery fiction
Pushkin Press Karma Doll
Book SynopsisThe newest third darkly humorous thriller in the Happy Doll series, from the author of You Were Never Really HereHE'S ON THE RUNHappy Doll crosses the Mexican border with a bullet in his shoulder and a cartel out for his blood.HE'S DONE WITH VIOLENCESoon he has a new identity and a peaceful new life on a secluded beach. Maybe he can finally leave his brutal past behind.BUT VIOLENCE ISN'T DONE WITH HIMWhen murder shatters the tranquillity of his sleepy paradise, Happy realizes he has nowhere left to run. The question is, can he remember how to fight?PRAISE FOR THE HAPPY DOLL SERIES'I loved this book - it's quirky, edgy, charming, funny and serious, all in one. Very highly recommended' - Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series'A stiff shot of timeless Hollywood noir, spiked with black humour and leaving a warm glow as it goes down' - Chris Brookmyre, author of Quite Ugly One Morning'So fun and propulsive I didn't just read it in one sitting, I read it in what felt like a single breath' Lou Berney, author of the New York Times-bestselling November Road
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By The Book Blue Eyes
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HarperCollins Publishers Murder in the Caribbean
Book SynopsisDeftly entertaining satisfyingly pushes all the requisite Agatha Christie-style buttons'Barry Forshaw, The IndependentDEATH IN PARADISE is one of BBC One's most popular series which averages 9 million viewers.DI Richard Poole is hot, bothered and fed up. He's stuck on the tropical island of Saint-Marie, forced to live in a rickety old shack on a beach, and there isn't a decent cup of tea to be found anywhere.When a boat explodes in the harbour, Richard and his team soon realise there's a new murderer on the loose. But who is it? And why did the killer leave behind a ruby at the scene of the crime?As the police dig deeper, they uncover secrets that go back decades, and a crime from the past that can never be forgiven.Worse still, they soon realise this is only the beginning. They've got to catch the killer before there''s another death in paradiseAn original story from the creator and writer of the hit BBC One TV series, Death in Paradise, featuring on-screen favourite detective, DI RiTrade Review‘Very funny and dark with great pace. I love Robert Thorogood’s writing’Peter James ‘This second DEATH IN PARADISE NOVEL is a gem’DAILY EXPRESS ‘Deftly entertaining … satisfyingly pushes all the requisite Agatha Christie-style buttons’Barry Forshaw, THE INDEPENDENT ‘For fans of Agatha Christie’MAIL ON SUNDAY ‘A treat.’RADIO TIMES ‘This brilliantly crafted, hugely enjoyable and suitably goosebump-inducing novel is an utter delight from start to finish’HEAT ‘Plenty of red herrings and twists to keep readers guessing’ DAILY EXPRESS 'Fans will enjoy returning to DI Richard Poole… just switch off and relax'LOVE READING
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Orion Publishing Co Strip Jack
Book SynopsisThe fourth Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES - ''unmatched in the field of British crime fiction'' THE TIMES.Gregor Jack, MP, well-liked, young, married to the fiery Elizabeth - to the outside world a very public success story. But Jack''s carefully nurtured career plans take a tumble after a ''mistake'' during a police raid on a notorious Edinburgh brothel. Then Elizabeth disappears, a couple of bodies float into view where they shouldn''t, and a lunatic speaks from his asylum...Initially Rebus is sympathetic to the MP''s dilemma - who hasn''t occasionally succumbed to temptation? - but with the disappearance of Jack''s wife the glamour surrounding the popular young man begins to tarnish. Someone wants to strip Jack naked and Rebus wants to know why...**** Ian Rankin''s A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10th October 2022 and w/c 1st May 2023Trade ReviewIan Rankin is a genius -- Lee ChildNo one writes more gripping stories than Rankin ... Rebus is a good cop and a masterly creation * TLS *Britain's No.1 crime writer * DAILY MIRROR *One of the most beguiling characters in the history of crime fiction * THE TIMES *Rankin proves himself the master of his own milieu ... There cannot be a better crime novelist * DAILY MAIL *An extraordinarily rich addition to crime literature * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *These novels are totally absorbing * SPECTATOR *
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Penguin Books Ltd The Wasp Trap
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Night Watch
Book Synopsis''The best Discworld book in the whole world ever. Until next time.'' SFXThe Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . . ''Don''t put your trust in revolutions. They always come round again. That''s why they''re called revolutions. People die, and nothing changes.''For a policeman, there can be few things worse than a serial killer loose in your city. Except, perhaps, a serial killer who targets coppers, and a city on the brink of bloody revolution.For Commander Sam Vimes, it all feels horribly familiar. Caught on the roof of a very magical building during a storm, he''s found himself back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes he was standing up in when the lightning struck. Living in the past is hard, especially when your time travel companion is a serial killerTrade Review'The best Discworld book in the whole world ever. Until next time' * SFX *'He is a satirist of enormous talent... His jokes slide under your skin as swiftly as a hypodermic syringe, leaving you giggling helplessly' * The Times *Terry Pratchett is one of the great inventors of secondary - or imaginative or alternative - worlds. He has the real energy of the primary storyteller * The Times *He would be amusing in any form, and his spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction * Mail on Sunday *He will remain an enduring, endearing presence in comic literature * Guardian *
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Verve Books The Rivals
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Canongate Books The Bluest Night
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Hodder & Stoughton Line of Sight
Book SynopsisA woman slipping through the cracks . . .When a young Vietnamese girl goes missing in Scotland, DI Birch knows there is more to the case than meets the eye. Her colleagues won''t take it seriously - but Helen''s instinct tells her that Linh is in mortal danger. A psychic determined to help . . .Beatrice knows something terrible has happened to three young people in Edinburgh. She can see them in her mind''s eye - frightened and alone, desperate for help. Ever since she was a child, she''s had visions of the future - and she''s ignored them before, with dangerous consequences. This time, she must help the police find Linh. A showdown where not everyone will survive . . .When a second woman goes missing, DI Birch is forced to pay attention to what Beatrice is saying. But will the police listen to the truth in time? Or is it already too late?
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Cornerstone This Is Not a Game
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Cornerstone The Hermitage
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Birlinn General The Man on the Endless Stair
Book SynopsisWhendecorated novelist Malcolm Furnivall is found brutally murdered in his study,and his invaluable unfinished novel missing, it falls to his protégé - atroubled but talented young author named Euan - toventure deep into Malcolm's labyrinthine mansion to find the manuscript before it falls into the wrong hands.
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Caffeine Nights Publishing Dead Already
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Caffeine Nights Publishing Bad Apple
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Orenda Books The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace
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Orion Publishing Co HalfPast Tomorrow
Book SynopsisShirley Steadman, a 70 year old living in a small town in the North East of England, loves her volunteer work at the local hospital radio. She likes giving back to the community, and even more so, she likes getting out of the house. Haunted by the presence of her son, a reluctant Royal Navy officer who was lost at sea, and still in the shadow of her long dead abusive husband, she doesn''t like being alone much.One day, at the radio station, she is playing around with the equipment and finds a frequency that was never there before. It is a pirate radio station, and as she listens as the presenter starts reading the news. But there is one problem - the news being reported is tomorrows. Shirley first thinks it is a mere misunderstanding - a wrong date. But she watches as everything reported comes true. At first, Shirley is in awe of the station, and happily tunes in to hear the news. But then the presenter starts reporting murders - murders that happen just the way theTrade ReviewOriginal, compelling and mind-bending fun, Chris McGeorge is writing some of the most interesting fiction out there. What time did you say it was? Half-Past Tomorrow time. Loved it. * Judith O'Reilly *
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Pan Macmillan Total Control
Book SynopsisDavid Baldacci is one of the world's bestselling and favourite thriller writers. A former trial lawyer with a keen interest in world politics, he has specialist knowledge in the US political system and intelligence services. His first book, Absolute Power, became an instant international bestseller, with the movie starring Clint Eastwood a major box office hit. He has since written more than fifty bestsellers featuring, most recently, Travis Devine, Amos Decker, Aloysius Archer, and Atlee Pine. David is also the co-founder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across the US.Killer twists. Heroes to believe in. Trust Baldacci.
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Pan Macmillan Silent Voices
Book SynopsisSilent Voices is the fourth book in Ann Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.No murder is ever simple . . .When DI Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym, at first, she thinks it is a death from natural causes. But then Vera spots ligature marks around the victim’s throat and has another murder case on her hands.The victim is Jenny Lister, who was an experienced social worker, but her neighbours are quick to inform Vera about Jenny’s involvement in a notorious case. A young child tragically died and a member of Jenny’s team was subsequently fired and vilified by the media.As Vera tries to pry information from the secretive community another body is found, and Vera finds herself in a race against time to stop the killer.Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope's investigations with The Crow Trap, Telling Tales, and Hidden Depths.Trade ReviewA compulsive read * Independent *All the elements of Agatha Christie at her best -- Sharon Bolton
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Orion Publishing Co The Closers
Book SynopsisAfter three years as a PI, Harry Bosch returns to the LAPD. The superb page-turning eleventh Bosch novel from the award-winning No. 1 bestselling author. Harry is back, assigned to the LAPD''s Open-Unsolved Unit with his former cop ally and partner, Kizmin Rider. These detectives are the Closers. They are thrown into a politically sensitive and dangerous case when a white supremacist is connected to the 1988 murder of a mixed race girl. The police department has changed, but one thing hasn''t - Harry''s nemesis, Irving. The former Deputy Chief has been pushed from power and given a virtually meaningless new role. Full of vengeance, Irving calls Harry a ''retread''. He watches from the sidelines like an injured bear, hoping Harry will make a mistake . . .Trade ReviewA scrupulously plotted procedural ... and all the excitements of a terrific thriller well paced by a cool and fast running narrative * Philip Oakes *There's a mountain of American detective fiction. At the summit are Connelly's Harry Bosch books * SUNDAY SPORT *A cracking return to form by Connelly, and we can only hope Harry Bosch doesn't apply for retirement again * IRISH INDEPENDENT *The Closers is more than just a terrific mystery that slowly builds into a breathless race against time, twisting and turning to the very last page. It is a fascinating portrait of a city ... It also highlights, with great sensitivity. 'the toll of violence over time'. However, as usual, hardbitten Harry [Bosch] is the main attraction. He's exactly the kind of cop you'd want to investigate your own murder * Mark Sanderson *Michael Connelly is always reliable and The Closers is as dark and thrilling as ever * Carla McKay *A return to form * Maxim Jakubowski *
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Orenda Books Into Thin Air
Book SynopsisChief Investigator of Nordland Police, Jakob Weber is drawn into a complex case when a teenaged girl goes missing in Northern Norway, and a second woman disappears from a remote island in similar circumstances.
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Vintage Publishing Foucaults Pendulum
Book SynopsisThree book editors, jaded by reading far too many crackpot manuscripts on the mystic and the occult, are inspired by an extraordinary conspiracy story told to them by a strange colonel to have some fun. They start feeding random bits of information into a powerful computer capable of inventing connections between the entries, thinking they are creating nothing more than an amusing game, but then their game starts to take over, the deaths start mounting, and they are forced into a frantic search for the truthTrade ReviewBrilliant, funny, encompassing everything you ever wanted to know about practically everything (including numerology, James Bond's foes, and the construction of sewers), this book is both extraordinarily learned and well plotted. * Sunday Times *Endlessly diverting... Even more intricate and absorbing than his international bestseller The Name of the Rose. * Time *Brilliant... A novel that is deeper and richer than The Name of the Rose. * New York Times *An intellectual adventure story, as sensational, thrilling, and packed with arcana as Raiders of the Lost Ark or The Count of Monte Cristo. * The Washington Post *Umberto Eco is literature's great magician... He offers us many passages of brilliance, and treats us to a Shakespearean alternation of paroxysm and intimacy, madness and wisdom. There is something here for everyone. His genius affords his readers a selection of delights that will make their heads spin. * Le Monde *
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Pan Macmillan Raven Black
Book SynopsisAnn Cleeves is the author of over thirty critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez, who can now be found on television in ITV's Vera and BBC One's Shetland. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.Before she started writing, Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard. She is a member of Murder Squad', working with other northern British writers to promote crime fiction. Ann is also a passionate champion for libraries and was a National Libraries Day Ambassador. Ann lives in North Tyneside, near where the Vera books are set.
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Vinci Books Sound of a Furious Sky
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Muswell Press The Carousel of Time
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Little, Brown Book Group Sharp Force
Book SynopsisNO ONE IS SAFE FROM THE SERIAL KILLERNOT EVEN SCARPETTA...During the early hours of Christmas morning, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta receives a chilling call. The Phantom Slasher has struck again.The serial killer has terrorized Northern Virginia for months. His pattern is to stalk with a sophisticated technology that enables him to invade his victims'' homes and watch their every move. They wake up to a ghost-like hologram before being murdered in their beds.Scarpetta is summoned to Mercy Island, the site of a notorious psychiatric hospital where two people have been brutalized, one of them from Scarpetta''s past. It soon becomes apparent that she could be next . . .
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Hodder & Stoughton In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner
Book SynopsisWhen the body of Nicola Maiden, the daughter of a retired Scotland Yard undercover officer, is found near an unidentified body in the middle of a pre-historic stone circle in Derbyshire, the newly married Inspector Lynley is asked to lead the investigation into the deaths.Lynley must get to the bottom of the crime without the assistance of his long-time partner Sergeant Barbara Havers following her demotion as a result of an internal investigation. But Barbara Havers has plans of her own, and they involve the very case that Lynley is working on . . .Trade ReviewA compelling mystery,intricately plotted, with multiple twists and a satisfyingly devious finale * The Times *She is a great storyteller. The totality is a big fat, satisfying book * Sunday Express *The multi-faceted surprise ending to the taut, suspenseful plot is the juiciest plum in this can't-put-down novel * Publishers Weekly *
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Canongate Books The Mummy of Mayfair
Book SynopsisPrivate investigators Timothy Badger and Benjamin Watson take on another unusual and baffling case in Victorian London when a mummy unwrapping party takes a chilling turn.London, 1895. Although their last high-profile case was a huge success, private detectives Tim Badger and Benjamin Watson know they can''t afford to turn down any work, despite financial assistance from their mentor, Sherlock Holmes.So when the eminent Doctor Enoch Sawyer of St Bart''s Hospital asks Badger if the duo will provide security for a mummy unwrapping party he is hosting, Badger doesn''t hesitate to take the job. After all, how hard can guarding the doctor''s bizarre Egyptian artifacts be? But with Doctor Sawyer running late for his own party, the ''genuine'' ancient sarcophagus of Runihura Saa is unravelled to reveal the remains of . . . Doctor Sawyer! Suddenly, the pair are drawn into a case that''s stranger and twistier than they could ever have imagined.
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Bonnier Books Ltd Dr Nell Ward Book 7
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Random House Resolution
Book SynopsisIrvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting, has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written thirteen further novels, including the number one bestseller Dead Men's Trousers, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Crime and The Long Knives have been adapted into a television series starring Dougray Scott as Ray Lennox. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.
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Vintage Publishing Perspectives
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Amazon Publishing Sisters Before Misters
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Blackstone Publishing The Detective Up Late
Book SynopsisAdrian McKinty is a gifted storyteller I love to read, and Sean Duffy is a character you will never forget. Don Winslow, #1 internationally bestselling authorFrom New York Times bestselling author Adrian McKinty comes the next thrilling mystery in the Edgar Awardwinning Sean Duffy detective seriesSlamming the door on the hellscape of 1980s Belfast, Detective Inspector Sean Duffy hopes that the 1990s are going to be better for him and the people of Northern Ireland. As a Catholic cop in the mainly Protestant RUC he still has a target on his back, and with a steady girlfriend and a child the stakes couldn't be higher. After handling a mercurial triple agent and surviving the riots and bombings and assassination attempts, all Duffy wants to do now is live. But in his final days in charge of Carrickfergus CID, a missing persons report captures his attention. A fifteen-year-old traveler girl has disappeared and no one seems to give a damn about it. Duffy begins to dig and uncovers a disturbing underground of men who seem to know her very well. The deeper he digs the more sinister it all gets. Is finding out the truth worth it if DI Duffy is going to get himself and his colleagues killed? Can he survive one last case before getting himself and his family out over the water?
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Little, Brown Book Group The Curator
Book Synopsis''Dark, sharp and compelling'' PETER JAMES''Fantastic'' MARTINA COLE''Britain''s answer to Harry Bosch'' MATT HILTON''If you haven''t read M W Craven yet, now is the time to start'' Abir MukherjeeIt''s Christmas and a serial killer is leaving displayed body parts all over Cumbria. A strange message is left at each scene: #BSC6Called in to investigate, the National Crime Agency''s Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw are faced with a case that makes no sense. Why were some victims anaesthetized, while others died in appalling agony? Why is their only suspect denying what they can irrefutably prove but admitting to things they weren''t even aware of? And why did the victims all take the same two weeks off work three years earlier?And when a disgraced FBI agent gets in touch things take an even darker turn. Because she doesn''t think Poe is dealing with aTrade Review'A thrilling curtain-raiser for what looks set to be a great new series'
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Bitter Lemon Press Red Water
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Vintage Publishing Cockroaches
Book SynopsisJo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers, with The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst, Macbeth and Knife all topping the Sunday Times bestseller charts. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 50 million copies around the world. Before becoming a crime writer, Nesbo played football for Norway's premier league team Molde, but his dream of playing professionally for Spurs was dashed when he tore ligaments in his knee at the age of eighteen. After three years military service he attended business school and formed the band Di Derre ('Them There'). They topped the charts in Norway, but Nesbo continued working as a financial analyst, crunching numbers during the day and gigging at night. When commissioned by a publisher to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel,Trade ReviewAs with the Australian setting of The Bat, Hole's first outing, we're again terra incognita (Asia here); Cockroaches, organised with greater concentration than its predecessor, turns out to be one of Nesbo's most accomplished novels * Financial Times *Cockroaches will thrill Harry Hole addicts. It's classic fast-paced, edge-of-the-seat style * UK Press Syndication *It's fun to see Nesbo finding his feet with Hole...and he weaves a large cast and a complex plot into a satisfying plunge into a filthy south-east Asian underbelly, ripe to bursting with corruption, exploitation and cruelty * Metro *If you’ve never read any Jo Nesbo, now is the perfect time to check out his excellent Harry Hole series * Essentials *As with the Australian setting of The Bat, Hole’s first outing, we’re again terra incognita (Asia here); Cockroaches, organised with greater concentration than its predecessor, turns out to be one of Nesbo’s most accomplished novels * Financial Times *
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Penguin Books Ltd Three Hours The Top Ten Sunday Times Bestseller
Book Synopsis''If you read only one thriller this year; make it this one'' Daily Mail''Gob-smackingly, heart-stoppingly, breath-holdingly brilliant'' Ruth Jones------------THREE HOURS TO SAVE THE PEOPLE YOU LOVEIn rural Somerset in the middle of a blizzard, the unthinkable happens: a school is under siege.Pupils and teachers barricade themselves into classrooms, the library, the theatre. The headmaster lies wounded in the library, unable to help his trapped students and staff. Outside, a police psychiatrist must identify the gunmen, while parents gather desperate for news.In three intense hours, all must find the courage to stand up to evil and save the people they love.A TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEARA BEST BOOK OF 2020 IN THE SUNDAY TIMES, TIMES, GUARDIAN, MAIL, MIRROR, LITERARY REVIEW, STYLIST, RED AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGA TIMES &Trade ReviewThree Hours is both a gripping thriller and a beautiful meditation on the nature of family, friendship, courage and unintended - lethal - consequences. Superb.Wow! This is a stunner of a book. Staggeringly good -- Jane FallonASTONISHING. Powerful, terrifying, heartbreakingIt's beautifully, elegantly written, SO gripping, intelligent, timely, affecting and moving -- Marian KeyesThere's no one else writing quite like Rosamund Lupton in fiction today - the way she combines high tension with a compassionate and humane take on the world is unique. Three Hours is exceptional - at turns heart-breaking, warm, terrifying, perceptive and grippingly page turning -- Kate HamerThree Hours is Rosamund Lupton's best book yet, and that is high praise. A monster story for our fractious historical moment -- the age of the internet and of Columbine, of terror and mass migration -- when the monsters often look an awful lot like our own children. Chilling, suspenseful, humane, and brave -- William LandayAn incredible, unbelievably powerful book... I forgot how to breathe as it explored what it means to be human - for better or for worse. It's taut, it's tight, it's appalling, it's uplifting, it's extraordinary. Simply stunning -- Dinah JefferiesThis is an incredible novel: a heady combination of elegant writing, nuanced characterisation, deep emotion and heart-stopping tension. I was torn, all the way through, between wanting to slow down in order to relish the detail, and wanting to speed up in order to find out what was going to happen' -- Elizabeth BrooksI read Three Hours in two days, in awe. It's breathtaking. A modern rumination on the issues that divide 21st century life, a celebration of refugees, of mental health, of love and hope and bravery. I loved it more than I can say' -- Gillian McAllisterThree Hours is about hate crime, but what rings out from its pages - what is likely to stay with you long after you've read that magnificent last line - is love. I wanted to read Three Hours slowly to savour every beautiful word, yet it is so compelling that I couldn't put it down. This one is destined for the best-sellers list, I reckon, and rightly so. It is phenomenal -- Fiona MitchellBeautifully written, emotionally note-perfect and nail-bitingly tense. It's BRILLIANT -- Tammy CohenI finished Three Hoursin the wee small hours of this morning. It's mind blowing. I'm still feeling jittery. It's so fast-paced and credible that at times I felt like I was watching rolling news coverage of a real incident where I knew the victims. I had that same pulse-racing, queasy feeling - the same inability to look away. It's a horrifying story but told with such compassion and humanity. A large cast of characters and yet you feel genuinely emotionally engaged with each one... Amazing -- Francesca JakobiThree Hoursis a brilliant novel - moving, relevant and honest. Rosamund Lupton takes us through the story of a siege in an English school, building on the tension and our emotions as the story speeds to its conclusion. She handles difficult subjects with sensitivity and intelligence, focusing on the heroism of the individual. An exceptional and heartbreaking read -- Jenny QuintanaLupton tells her story with searing beauty and unbearable tension. Exquisite. Compassionate. Painful. Fantastic. A work of powerful imagination that wears its intelligence lightly. Absolutely terrifying and nail-biting. Don't read this if you want to be able to put it down. -- Kate LondonThree Hours has a voice all of its own. Character and plot leap out at you from the first line. Rosamund Lupton makes you race through the pages with her irresistible storytelling. Impossible to stop until you reach the poignant end! -- Jane CorryI've just finished reading this. Exceptional - so well planned and written. I'm also in awe of Rosamund Lupton -- Sarah EdghillLike a breath of icy air. . . Not since Smilla's Feeling for Snow have I shivered like this. -- Emma Donoghue on 'The Quality of Silence'Like Kate Atkinson, Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Rendell * New York Times on 'Sister' *Devastatingly good, and announces the arrival of a truly original talent * Daily Mail on ‘Sister' *Three Hours is one of the most exhilarating reading experiences I've ever had. Rosamund Lupton takes a dark, painful subject and turns it into a novel full of hope and compassion. An amazing achievement. -- Emma Healey, bestselling author of 'Elizabeth is Missing' and 'Whistle in the Dark'
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Orenda Books Snowblind
Book SynopsisFIRST IN THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING DARK ICELAND SERIES OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD A murder takes place in the isolated Icelandic town of Siglufjörður, where an avalanche has cut off all communication and the unrelenting snow threatens rookie police officer Ari Thór Arason first investigation… ‘A modern Icelandic take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery, as twisty as any slalom…’ Ian Rankin ’Ragnar J&?oacute;nasson writes with a chilling, poetic beauty’ Peter James ‘Seductive … Ragnar does claustrophobia beautifully’ Ann Cleeves ________________Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors – accessible only via a small mountain tunnel.Ari Thór Arason: a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik – with a past that he’s unable to leave behind. When a young woman is found lying half-naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed, elderly writer falls to his death in the local theatre, Ari is dragged straight into the heart of a community where he can trust no one, and secrets and lies are a way of life. An avalanche and unremitting snowstorms close the mountain pass, and the 24-hour darkness threatens to push Ari over the edge, as curtains begin to twitch, and his investigation becomes increasingly complex, chilling and personal. Past plays tag with the present and the claustrophobic tension mounts, while Ari is thrust ever deeper into his own darkness – blinded by snow, and with a killer on the loose.Taut and terrifying, Snowblind is a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent, taking Nordic Noir to soaring new heights. ________________ ‘His first novel to be translated into English has all the skilful plotting of an old-fashioned whodunnit although it feels bitingly contemporary in setting and tone’ Sunday Express ‘A chiller of a thriller’ Washington Post 'A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens. First rate and highly recommended' Lee Child ‘Required reading’ New York Post ’Morally more equivocal than most traditional whodunnits, and it offers alluring glimpses of darker, and infinitely more threatening horizons’ Independent ‘A truly chilling debut, perfect for fans of Karin Fossum and Henning Mankell’ Eva Dolan ‘A stunning murder mystery by one of Iceland’s finest writers’ Yrsa Sigurðardóttir ‘There is a young pretender beavering away, his eye on the crown: Ragnar Jónasson…’ Barry Forshaw ‘As dazzling as its title implies’ William Ryan ‘An isolated community, subtle clueing, clever misdirection and more than a few surprises combine to give a modern day Golden Age whodunnit. I look forward to the next in the series’ Dr John Curran ‘The best sort of gloomy storytelling’ Chicago Tribune ‘The prose is stark and minimal … bleakly brilliant’ Metro ‘A chilling, thrilling slice of Icelandic Noir’ Thomas Enger ‘This classically crafted whodunit holds up nicely, but Jónasson’s true gift is for describing the daunting beauty of the fierce setting, lashed by blinding snowstorms that smother the village in “a thick, white darkness” that is strangely comforting’ New York TimesTrade Review'Is King Arnaldur [Indridason] looking to his laurels? There is a young pretender beavering away, his eye on the crown: Ragnar Jonasson - ' Barry Forshaw
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Faber & Faber When We Were Orphans
Book SynopsisVerlagsinfo: From the Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author of "Remains of the Day" comes this stunning work of soaring imagination. Born in early-twentieth-century Shanghai, Banks was orphaned at the age of nine after the separate disappearances of his parents. Now, more than twenty years later, he is a celebrated figure in London society; yet the investigative expertise that has garnered him fame has done little to illuminate the circumstances of his parents' alleged kidnappings. Banks travels to the seething, labyrinthine city of his memory in hopes of solving the mystery of his own, painful past, only to find that war is ravaging Shanghai beyond recognition-and that his own recollections are proving as difficult to trust as the people around him. Masterful, suspenseful and psychologically acute, When We Were Orphans offers a profound meditation on the shifting quality of memory, and the possibility of avenging one's past.
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Little, Brown Book Group The Mitford Vanishing
Book SynopsisThe latest novel in the bestselling Mitford Murders series is inspired by real events and is perfect reading for Agatha Christie fans dying for a new mystery.
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Little, Brown Book Group STILL LIFE
Book SynopsisThe breathtaking new DCI Karen Pirie thriller from number one bestseller and queen of crime, Val McDermid. When a body is pulled from the sea, Karen must reopen a case from a decade before, drawing her into a sinister world of betrayal and dark secrets.Trade ReviewThe sense of McDermid's books getting entangled with real life is particularly powerful * The Times *Still Life shows that she is still at the height of her powers . . . deeply enjoyable, one of her best * Scotsman *An elegant and richly satisfying read * Daily Mail *Tremendous. An effortlessly gripping read * The Observer *Her most exhilarating, breath-taking thriller yet * East Anglian Daily Times *
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Headline Publishing Group Mississippi Blue 42
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Orion Publishing Co A Darker Side of Paradise
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Little, Brown Book Group Identity Unknown
Book SynopsisTHE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER''Iconic. Bold. Brilliant. Identity Unknown is hauntingly original, impossibly clever and devilishly daring. This series is one of the all-time greats'' CHRIS WHITAKER, author of ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARKSummoned to an unnerving, abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is Sal Giordano, an acclaimed astrophysicist - and a man Scarpetta once loved.The murder scene is bizarre, with a crop circle of petals around the body. Scarpetta''s niece Lucy believes Giordano was dropped from an unidentified flying craft. Scarpetta knows autopsies can reveal the dead''s secrets, but she is shocked to find her friend seems to have deliberately left her a clue.As the investigators are torn between suspicions of otherworldly forces, and of Giordano himself, Scarpetta detects an explanation closer to home that, in her mind, is far more evil . . .''Nerve-jangling . . . A thriller that''s out of this world'' THE TIMES''Heart-stopping'' SUNDAY POST''Cornwell on vintage form'' FINANCIAL TIMES
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Orion Publishing Co Black And Blue
Book SynopsisSpecial edition of the award-winning Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES - includes exclusive extra material.''Britain''s best crime novelist'' DAILY EXPRESS''Ian Rankin is a genius'' Lee ChildIn the 1960s, the infamous Bible John terrorised Scotland when he murdered three women, taking three souvenirs. Thirty years later, a copycat is at work, dubbed Johnny Bible. DI John Rebus''s unconventional methods have got him in trouble before - now he''s taken away from the inquiry and sent to investigate the killing of an off-duty oilman. But when his case clashes head-on with the Johnny Bible killings, he finds himself in the glare of a fearful media, whilst under the scrutiny of an internal enquiry. Just one mistake is likely to mean losing his job - and quite possibly his life.**** Ian Rankin''s A HEART FULL OF HEADSTONES was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 10thTrade ReviewWith BLACK AND BLUE Ian Rankin joins the elite of British crime writing * THE TIMES *
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Severn House Playing Dead
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Headline Publishing Group Nothing to Hide
Book SynopsisThe new book in the brilliant Constance Fairchild series, from one of Scotland''s foremost crime writers. ''THE NEW IAN RANKIN'' Daily Record''OSWALD''S WRITING IS A CLASS ABOVE'' ExpressSuspended from duty after her last case ended in the high-profile arrest of one of Britain''s wealthiest men, DC Constance Fairchild is trying to stay away from the limelight. Fate has other ideas . . .Coming home to her London flat, Constance stumbles across a young man, bloodied, mutilated and barely alive. She calls it in and is quickly thrown into the middle of a nationwide investigation . . . It seems that the victim is just the latest in a string of similar ritualistic attacks. No matter that she is off-duty, no matter that there are those in the Met who would gladly see the back of her, Con can''t shake her innate determination to bring the monsters responsible for this brutality to justice. Trouble always s
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Random House The Summer House
Book SynopsisFour Army Rangers are accused of murdering civilians in cold blood in this scorching summer thriller from the worldwide bestseller James Patterson. ________________THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFor seven unsuspecting victims, death comes in the dark .
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Cornerstone A Fatal Crossing
Book Synopsis'Dazzling' Crime Monthly'My kind of book!' Belfast Telegraph'Captivating' My Weekly Magazine'Ingenious' Crime Time'Suspenseful' Country Life Magazine_____________________________________November 1924. The Endeavour sets sail to New York with 2,000 passengers - and a killer - on board .When an elderly gentleman is found dead at the foot of a staircase, ship's officer Timothy Birch is ready to declare it a tragic accident. But James Temple, a strong-minded Scotland Yard inspector, is certain there is more to this misfortune than meets the eye.Birch agrees to investigate, and the trail quickly leads to the theft of a priceless painting. Its very existence is known only to its owner . . . and the now dead man.With just days remaining until they reach New York, and even Temple's purpose on board the Endeavour proving increasingly suspicious, Birch's search for the culprit is fraught with danger.And all the while, the passengers continue to roam the ship with a killer in their midst. ________________________________________________________'A very clever plot and a final twist which will delight Agatha Christie fans. You will love it!!!' Ragnar Jónasson'With twist after gut-punching twist, A Fatal Crossing really is an ingenious thriller. Highly recommend' M. W. Craven'It twists and turns like the best of Christie' - Peterborough Telegraph'A tantalizing and captivating plot, filled with detail and texture to enhance the feeling of the halcyon days of the liners and their times' Shots Magazine'The action unfolds at a rip-roaring pace in this perfectly executed homage to the Golden Age of crime, which features a deviously devised plot boasting a final twist worthy of Christie herself. I absolutely loved it' Anita Frank'Twists and turns cartwheel to a blindsiding finish' Woman's Weekly'My favourite westward Atlantic crossing detective novel is Peter Lovesey's The Fake Inspector Dew (1981), but A Fatal Crossing by Tom Hindle is a first-rate addition to the corpus [...] A very good debut novel' The CriticMurder on Lake Garda by Tom Hindle was a no.8 Sunday Times bestseller 04/02/24Trade ReviewThe action unfolds at a rip-roaring pace in this perfectly executed homage to the Golden Age of crime, which features a deviously devised plot boasting a final twist worthy of Christie herself. I loved it!—Anita FrankWith twist after gut-punching twist, A Fatal Crossing really is an ingenious thriller. Highly recommended.—M. W. CravenA very clever plot and a final twist which will delight Agatha Christie fans. You'll love it.—Ragnar Jónasson
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