Whether it's Scandi noir, police procedural, whodunnits, cosy crime or international thrillers, we've got you covered.
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Transworld Avenger
Book SynopsisFormer RAF pilot and investigative journalist Frederick Forsyth defined the modern thriller when he wrote The Day of the Jackal, described by Lee Child as the book that broke the mould', with its lightning-paced storytelling, effortlessly cool reality and unique insider information. Since then, he has written thirteen novels which have been bestsellers around the world: The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fourth Protocol, The Negotiator, The Deceiver, The Fist of God, Icon, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra, The Kill List and The Fox. He has also published an autobiography, The Outsider. He lives in Buckinghamshire, England.
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Canongate Books To Die In June
Book SynopsisOne missing child. Two murders. A midsummer nightmare. A woman enters a Glasgow police station to report her son missing, but no record can be found of the boy. When Detective Harry McCoy, seconded from the cop shop across town, discovers the family is part of the cultish Church of Christ''s Suffering, he suspects there is more to Michael''s disappearance than meets the eye.Meanwhile reports arrive of a string of poisonings of down-and-outs across the city. The dead are men who few barely notice, let alone care about - but, as McCoy is painfully aware, among this desperate community is his own father.Even as McCoy searches for the missing boy, he must conceal from his colleagues the real reason for his presence - to investigate corruption in the station. Some folk pray for justice. Detective Harry McCoy hasn''t got time to wait.
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Atlantic Books We Are Together Because
Book SynopsisKerry Andrew is a London-based musician and author. They are the acclaimed author of Swansong (2018) and Skin (2021), and their short fiction has been shortlisted twice for BBC National Short Story Award and has been performed on BBC Radio Four. They are also the winner of four British Composer Awards.
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Bedford Square Publishers The Devil Raises His Own
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Titan Books Ltd Jekyll Hyde Consulting Detectives Jekyll Hyde Winter Retreat
Book SynopsisThe Jekyll & Hyde detective agency must solve a locked-room mystery in this festive installment of the series. A tribute to classic Golden Age crime novels which is perfect for fans of Stuart Turton and Lucy Foley.Henry Jekyll and Muriel Carew infiltrate a Christmas artists? retreat to investigate a series of death threats. Though the country manor is filled with festive cheer, stage rehearsals and jolly games, its colourful guests harbour dark secrets. Henry?s transformations into the brutish Edward Hyde are more frequent than ever, and Edward is as likely to create new problems as he is to aid the investigation. When a murder is committed onstage, heavy snow prevents the arrival of the police… which means that only the Jekyll & Hyde detective agency can solve the case.
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Titan Books Ltd The Descent The Official Novelization
Book SynopsisA tense and claustrophobic nightmare, this cult-classic is widely considered one of the best horror films of the 21st century. Written and directed by Neil Marshall, the director of Dog Soldiers and Hellboy, as well as episodes of Game of Thrones, Westworld and Hannibal. Scream your last breath. After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, they find themselves in a desperate struggle to survive the creatures and each other.
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Olympia Publishers First He Killed the Minuteman
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The Book Guild Ltd I Killed Lucy
Book SynopsisIn a tangled web of betrayal and revenge, Lucy's life comes to a brutal end, and four women emerge, each claiming to be her killer. Who is truly to blame? This is not your typical whodunnit; it's a gripping who-didn't-dunnit.
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Troubador Publishing Hostile City
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Troubador Publishing The Istanbul Connection
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Bookouture Date Night
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Troubador Publishing Murder Under The Rock
Book SynopsisThe first in a new series of crime novels set in the golden age of English crime fiction, inspired by the books of Agatha Christie, and featuring the same characters. Set on the English Riviera, it follows amateur investigators Kitty and Nora Markham, as they investigate a heinous murder close to home.
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Troubador Publishing The Psychopathy Project
Book SynopsisA novel which is a combination of a whodunnit, a whydunnit as well as a love story. A gripping story, set in Canberra in Australia, with unexpected twists and turns as well as a dissection of a psychopath's personality.
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Troubador Publishing Pragtopia
Book SynopsisA crime novel which tells the story of two unlikely heroes, and also asks some deep sociological and economic questions. What kind of world do we really want to live in? Why do our politicians seem incapable of creating this world for us? And how can we create this world ourselves?
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Troubador Publishing Death by Misdirection
Book SynopsisThe thrilling second instalment in The Markham Twins Investigate series, set in and around Torquay on the English Riviera, following amateur investigators Kitty and Nora Markham as they investigate a brutal murder.
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Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Snowblooded
Book SynopsisValour and Petrichor are esteemed members of the Order of Axsten, an assassin’s guild tasked with keeping order in the rough city of Vinterstock. Plucked from the streets as children and raised to compete for their guild’s approval, Valour uses her brawn to survive, while Petrichor strives to be a gentleman assassin. When they’re given their biggest job yet—to kill Brandquist, the mysterious leader of the city''s illegal magic trade—it’s a recipe for disaster. If they can quell their rivalry long enough, the reward will be enough to settle their debts with the Order and start new lives. If this job wasn’t dangerous enough, Valour is saddled with protecting the aristocrat, Ingrid Rytterdahl. Valour finds her dangerously attractive, but Petrichor can’t wait to be rid of them both. He begrudgingly accepts Ingrid’s knowledge and connections as they navigate the city’s criminal underbelly in pursuit of Brandquist. As secrets bubble to the surface, the duo must outwit the thugs on their tail, keep Ingrid alive, and—hardest of all—work together without murdering each other.
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Rebellion Publishing Ltd. The Price of Everything
Book SynopsisCourier Armand Pierce knows he's in deep trouble when he arrives at his destination to find his attaché caseconnected to a titanium cuff grafted into the bones of his wristmysteriously empty. Pierce had better get to the bottom of whatever's happening, before the clientor the Guildcatch up to him.
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Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Essential Rogue Trooper The Traitor General
Book SynopsisThe second volume in the Essential line featuring 2000 AD’s legendary war machine, Rogue Trooper! Rogue Trooper, the last of the GIs, continues his hunt for the man responsible for the Quartz Zone Massacre, which cost the lives of his comrades. After narrowing his list of suspects to four high-ranking officers, Rogue travels to a downed satellite which serves as the hideout of the Marauders, a renegade force of deserters and space bandits. But the hunter becomes the hunted when Rogue falls into a trap set by the Marauders’ leader - the Traitor General himself! Written by Gerry Finley-Day and Gordon Rennie, with art by Cam Kennedy, Colin Wilson and P.J. Holden, this volume concludes the hunt for the Traitor General.
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Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Saint Deaths Herald
Book SynopsisLanie Stones lives to love and serve Saint Death. And damn it duodecifold, Saint Death needs herfirst and foremost for her ability to lay the unrestful dead to rest. Unfortunately for Lanie, the most restless of these unrestful dead happens to be her own great-grandfather, the powerful necromancer Irradiant Stones...
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Pay Back The Devil
Book SynopsisYOU CAN''T KEEP A GOOD WOMAN DOWN...KATIE MAGUIRE IS BACK.A DEADLY CAMPAIGNAn explosion in a house in inner-city Cork sends shock waves through the community. Two people are killed in the blast and, at first, their deaths are believed to be the tragic result of a gas leak - but the victims'' pasts suggest otherwise.A HISTORY OF TERRORThe target is clear: the Dripsey Dozen, a group created by descendants of five local IRA soldiers who were executed for their crimes in 1921.A POLICE CONSPIRACYDespite the surviving members of the Dozen being relocated to safe houses, the bombing continues. Which means a leak at Anglesea Street Garda station is supplying confidential information to this new terrorist.This is suspended officer DS KATIE MAGUIRE''s chance to get back on the force and stop a traitor from burning Cork to the ground...Pay Back the Devil is the gripping twelfth instalment of m
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Out of Range
Book SynopsisA thrilling read set in the American West from New York Times bestseller C.J. Box, award-winning author of the Joe Pickett and Cassie Dewell series, now adapted into the hit TV shows Joe Pickett and Big Sky.A good friend and fellow game warden of Joe Pickett''s has taken his own life, and Joe''s been chosen to temporarily run his district. But Jackson, Wyoming is a far cry from Joe''s hometown of Saddlestring, and it doesn''t help that Joe feels compelled to investigate the circumstances surrounding his friend''s suicide. The closer Joe comes to the truth, the more his own life spirals out of control - and he realises that if he isn''t careful, he may be Jackson''s next victim...Reviews for Out of Range''Stunning scenery and modern malevolence.'' Wall Street Journal''Another brilliant voice from the American West.'' Toronto Globe and Mail''A book well worth putting in your s
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Westport
Book SynopsisThe gripping new legal thriller from former director of the FBI James Comey. Lawyer Nora Carleton investigates a puzzling murder in the world of high finance... but soon finds herself accused.Readers love WESTPORT:''Riveting and authentic... reads like Grisham.'' Daily Mail''A gripping read.'' Telegraph''A clever, twisting thriller.'' Sun''Vivid characters and dialogue.'' The Times''A really good mystery, expertly told... I was hooked.'' Joseph FinderShe's the lawyer. But now she's the one on trial.Lawyer Nora Carleton left New York for Connecticut to become lead counsel at Saugatuck Associates, the world's largest hedge fund. Life has become slower, more predictable... that is, until Nora''s colleague and friend, Helen, is brutally murdered, and she becomes the prime suspect.Before Helen''s death, she and Nora were investigating a lead: someone
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Into the Gray Zone
Book SynopsisThe pulse-pounding new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor. World powers vie for supremacy and Pike Logan must prevent the situation escalating into all-out war.While on a routine security assessment in India, Taskforce operator Pike Logan foils an attempted attack on a meeting between the CIA and India's intelligence service. Both agencies believe it's a minor incident, but Pike suspects that something much more sinister is at play. After another terrorist attack takes place, Pike begins to believe that outside powers are destabilising India, leveraging domestic separatist groups for nothing more than economic gain. But those conducting the operations have their own agenda...After a mass kidnapping with several fatalities, two rival global powers are destabilised. What follows is a race against the clock to de-escalate the tension, a race that winds through the bustling markets of Delhi, the luxurious resorts of Goa, and the epic halls of the Taj Mahal. It will take everything that Pike Logan and the Taskforce have to foil an intricate plot that leaves countless lives in the balance.''Brad Taylor knows his stuff.'' Nelson DeMille''Pike ranks right up there with Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher, and Jack Bauer.'' John Lescroart
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Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Charlottes Baby
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Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Borderland Passion
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Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Coma
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Softwood Self-Publishing On the Edge
Book SynopsisFor two years, Ebony Wick has survived alone as an outlaw and highwaywoman in Rundlewood Forest. She doesn't need people. She only needs to survive. But when Hunter Sparrow breaks into her camp and invites her to join his gang, the Bounty Hunters, she finds herself facing a difficult choice. With a burning desire for revenge against a powerful enemy, Ebony must choose between reason and instinct. But in doing so, she discovers a long-hidden secret that will change her world forever.
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Zaffre Buried: The thrilling new crime series
Book SynopsisSOME THINGS SHOULD REMAIN BURIED . . .The Sunday Times bestselling first book in a brand new thriller series by the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante.__________________DC Jack Warr and his girlfriend Maggie have just moved to London to start a new life together. Though charming, Jack can't seem to find his place in the world - until he's drawn into an investigation that turns his life upside down.In the aftermath of a fire at an isolated cottage, a badly charred body is discovered, along with the burnt remains of millions of stolen, untraceable bank notes.Jack's search leads him deep into a murky criminal underworld - a world he finds himself surprisingly good at navigating. But as the line of the law becomes blurred, how far will Jack go to find the answers - and what will it cost him?In BURIED, it's time to meet DC Jack Warr as he digs up the deadly secrets of the past . . .__________________PRAISE FOR BURIED:'It's quite a challenge to make a detective constable the lead character in a crime novel, but Lynda La Plante does a cracking job of it in BURIED. DC Jack Warr is clearly destined for higher things, and I look forward to following his progress' - PETER ROBINSON, No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the DCI Banks series 'A compelling, clever plot with a brilliant cast of diverse characters. Utterly riveting' - RACHEL ABBOTT, million-selling author of ONLY THE INNOCENT'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller' Karin Slaughter
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Zaffre Testament
Book SynopsisAn epic new novel of Ancient Egypt, from the Master of Historical Adventure, Wilbur Smith.FROM THE RUINS OF BATTLEA HERO MUST RISEFOR THE GLORY OF EGYPTYears of Hyksos rule have seen the plunder of once-mighty Egypt. Though the two kingdoms have now been reunited by the armies of the true Pharaoh, his position is perilous, his rule under threat from those who seek to take advantage of the turmoil created by the overthrow of the Hyksos. Desperate to keep Egypt united, Taita the Magus summons his protégé, Piay, to solve a millennia-old riddle which has the power to secure Egypt's future forever.But in the tumult of war, an evil has thrived. Malevolent followers of Seth, the god of chaos, are determined to claim this power and usher in a new age of darkness.The fate of Egypt is at stake. Can Piay prevent their land falling into the hands of those who would see its ruin?Don't miss Warrior
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Canongate Books The Papers of Tony Veitch
Book SynopsisTHE SECOND IN THE ORIGINAL LAIDLAW TRILOGY. WINNER OF THE CWA SILVER DAGGER. THE DARK REMAINS, Laidlaw's first case, out 2 September 2021. PRE-ORDER NOW!'In a class of his own' Guardian'Reads like a breathless scalpel through the bloody heart of a great city' Denise MinaEck Adamson, an alcoholic vagrant, summons Jack Laidlaw to his deathbed. Probably the only policeman in Glasgow who would bother to respond, Laidlaw sees in Eck's cryptic last message a clue to the murder of a gangland thug and the disappearance of a student. With stubborn integrity, Laidlaw tracks a seam of corruption that runs from the top to the bottom of society.Acclaimed for its corrosive wit, dark themes and original maverick detective, the Laidlaw trilogy has earned the status of classic crime fiction.Trade ReviewA bloody good read -- VAL McDERMIDThe pure distilled essence of Scottish crime writing -- PETER MAYA crime trilogy so searing it will burn forever into your memory. McIlvanney is the original Scottish criminal mastermind -- CHRISTOPHER BROOKMYREIt's doubtful I would be a crime writer without the influence of McIlvanney's Laidlaw -- IAN RANKINIn a class of his own * * Guardian * *The good news is that Laidlaw is back * * Observer * *He kicked the door open so the likes of Ian Rankin, Denise Mina and me could sneak through behind him -- VAL McDERMIDFastest, first and best, Laidlaw is the melancholy heir to Marlowe. Reads like a breathless scalpel cut through the bloody heart of a city -- DENISE MINAMcIlvanney is the razor king of Scottish crime writing, carving out crackling prose and pounding storylines. His Laidlaw is an enduring hero with the dry wit and insight to make other literary detectives seem two-dimensional -- GORDON FERRISThe Laidlaw books are not just great crime novels, they are important ones. McIlvanney proved that crime writing could have both perfect style and huge ambition. Most of us writing crime fiction today are standing on the shoulders of giants. McIlvanney is one such giant -- MARK BILLINGHAM
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Arcturus Publishing Sherlock Holmes His Greatest Cases
Book SynopsisSir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a writer and physician. Born in Edinburgh in Scotland, he began writing short stories while studying medicine. His first work featuring his famous literary creation, (the detective Sherlock Holmes) was A Study in Scarlet, published in 1886. Relentlessly curious about a vast range of subjects, his interests were reflected in the vast array of knowledge that Sherlock Holmes exhibited in his stories. Conan Doyle died at the age of 71 and is buried in Hampshire.
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Little, Brown Book Group The Fuller Memorandum: Book 3 in The Laundry
Book SynopsisBob Howard is an IT specialist and field agent for the Laundry, the branch of Her Majesty's secret service that deals with occult threats. Overworked and underpaid, Bob is used to his two jobs overflowing from a strict nine to five and, since his wife Mo has a very similar job description, he understands that work will sometimes follow her home, too. But when 'work' involves zombie assassins and minions of a mad god's cult, he realises things are spinning out of control. When a top-secret dossier goes missing and his boss Angleton is implicated, Bob must contend with suspiciously helpful Russian intelligence operatives and an unscrupulous apocalyptic cult before confronting the decades-old secret that lies at the heart of the Laundry: what is so important about the missing Fuller Memorandum? And why are all the people who know dying . . . ?Trade ReviewBrilliantly disturbing and funny at the same time -- Ben Aaronovitch, author of RIVERS OF LONDONCharles Stross owns this field, and his vast, cool intellect has launched yet another mad, sly entertainment that will strangle the hell out of anything else on offer right now -- Warren Ellis, author of TransmetropolitanStross at the top of his game - which is to say, few do it better -- KIRKUSAlternately chilling and hilarious -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLYFerociously enjoyable -- SFX
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Everyman Reunion
Book SynopsisThe romantic forested landscape of southwest Germany is the setting for the birth of a friendship that will haunt sixteen-year-old Hans Schwarz for the rest of his life. Hans is Jewish, the son of a doctor who is confident that the rise of the Nazis is only 'a temporary illness' afflicting his beloved country. Hans's new classmate, Konradin von Hohenfels, is a dazzling young aristocrat whose mother keeps a portrait of Hitler on her dressing-table. Hans is immediately drawn to Konradin, and thrilled when a close bond forms between them, forged by common interests that set them apart from the other boys. But their loyalties are soon tested in ways they could not have imagined. Three decades later, from the vantage point of New York City, Hans once again confronts this life-shaping episode from his youth, through a stunning revelation that he stumbles upon by chance. In its story of friendship undone by History, Reunion combines the explosive compression of a fable with the emotional depth of an epic novel many times its length.
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Little, Brown Book Group Sacred Hearts
Book Synopsis1570 in the Italian city of Ferrara. Sixteen-year-old Serafina is fipped by her family from an illicit love affair and forced into the convent of Santa Caterina, renowned for its superb music. Serafina's one weapon is her glorious voice, but she refuses to sing. Madonna Chiara, an abbess as fluent in politics as she is in prayer, finds her new charge has unleased a power play - rebellion, ecstasies and hysterias - within the convent. However, watching over Serafina is Zuana, the sister in charge of the infirmary, who understands and might even challenge her incarceration.
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Telos Publishing Ltd Crimes of Passion
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Alma Books Ltd Heart of Darkness and the Complete Congo Diary
Book SynopsisOn a boat in the Thames estuary, Marlow tells his travelling companions of his reconnaissance expedition for a Belgian trading company to its most remote outpost in central Africa, which brought him on the trail of the elusive Kurtz, a brilliant idealist gone rogue. His account relates not only the perils he encounters on his quest, but also the deterioration of his state of mind as he is confronted with a world that is hostile and alien to him. Renowned for its stylistic boldness and dramatic descriptions, Heart of Darkness is a stark yet subtle examination of the powers of the subconscious and the workings of western imperialism.Trade ReviewPerhaps the most haunting story that human imagination has ever achieved. -- Jorge Luis Borges
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Alma Books Ltd Arsène Lupin vs Sherlock Holmes: New Translation
Book SynopsisA battle of wits between the nimblest French thief and the shrewdest British detective This volume contains two adventures which pit the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin against Sherlock Holmes, the world’s most famous detective. In ‘The Blonde Lady’, Holmes must discover the identity of a mysterious female thief who is linked to Lupin, while in ‘The Jewish Lamp’ he finds out that the theft of a lamp containing a precious jewel conceals an astonishing secret. While their tone is at times ironic and firmly tongue-in-cheek, the two stories in Arsène Lupin vs Sherlock Holmes bear all the hallmarks of classic detective fiction, and will put a smile on the lips and set the pulses racing of all fans of mystery and detective fiction.Trade ReviewTwo of the greatest fictional crime characters ever between the pages of one book - fabulous! * Parents in Touch *For any crime fiction fan this is a must read as there is enough mystery and suspense to keep them hooked, but for any reader these intriguing, witty stories will hold their attention too. * Outside in World *
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Canongate Books Pet in Peril
Book SynopsisGourmet pet chef Kitty Karlyle must once again draw on her sleuthing skills when her best friend is suspected of murder.Kitty Karlyle is skeptical when a pet psychologist tells her that her cat and dog are suffering from depression and recommends a pet-centric vacation. Her producer, however, thinks it''s a great idea, and seizes the opportunity to shoot the next episode of Kitty''s TV cooking show, The Pampered Pet, on location at the luxurious Little Switzerland Resort and Spa for pets.Soon after Kitty and her best friend Fran arrive, matters take an unexpected turn when a fellow guest is found strangled in his hotel room. When the police start digging, they discover that Fran''s family lost their life savings in one of the victim''s crooked money-making schemes - and Fran becomes the prime suspect. With her best friend under suspicion of murder, it''s up to Kitty to get cooking and catch the real killer.
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Canongate Books Silent Footsteps
Book SynopsisConstable Hazel Best attracts a sinister new admirer in this absorbing police procedural.When does a secret admirer become a stalker? When chocolates on the doorstep give way to the sound of an intruder on the stairs? When the victim''s friends are waylaid in the dark and beaten bloody? When she receives photographs memorializing these events? Or when people start dying?For Constable Hazel Best, the pivot point is the attack on her friend Gabriel Ash. That''s when she focuses all her ingenuity on finding the man responsible. Her police colleagues would be more help if they weren''t already occupied with two murders - but assistance does arrive from an unexpected source.In the end, though, Hazel must deal with the stalker alone. And more than her own life will depend on the outcome .
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Pan Macmillan The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Book SynopsisSherlock Holmes is back on the case in this collection of sparkling short stories, in which we learn about Holmes' early days as a sleuth, encounter a seemingly murderous widow, and meet the great detective's brother, Mycroft, for the first time. And, in 'The Final Problem', Holmes comes face-to-face with his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, in a battle of wits that could kill them both.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an afterword by David Stuart Davies - a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund and an authority on Sherlock Holmes.
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Black Cannon Publishing Moment of Truth
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Orenda Books Black Reed Bay: The MUST-READ thriller of 2021…
Book SynopsisWhen a young woman vanishes from an exclusive oceanfront community in the middle of the night, Detective Casey Wray’s takes on a case that leads her in chilling, unexpected directions … A twisty, breath-taking police procedural. First in a heart-pounding new series. ‘Urgent, thrilling and richly imagined. Without doubt his best yet' Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End ‘Reynolds captures the claustrophobic feel of a small town … a tense slice of American noir’ Vaseem Khan, author of Midnight at Malabar House 'If you were hooked on Mare of Easttown, this will be right up your street … I read this obsessively' Nina Pottell, Prima ‘Rod Reynolds makes the most of this desolate, windswept location … a thrillingly complex narrative develops at speed … his superior cop saga is just the first instalment of a projected series’ The Times ____________________ Don’t trust ANYONE… When a young woman makes a distressing middle-of-the-night call to 911, apparently running for her life in a quiet, exclusive beachside neighbourhood, miles from her home, everything suggests a domestic incident. Except no one has seen her since, and something doesn’t sit right with the officers at Hampstead County PD. With multiple suspects and witnesses throwing up startling inconsistencies, and interference from the top threatening the integrity of the investigation, lead detective Casey Wray is thrust into an increasingly puzzling case that looks like it’s going to have only one ending… And then the first body appears…For fans of Susie Steiner, Peter Swanson, M J Arlidge, James Lee Burke and Tana French ___________________**LONGLISTED for the CWA Steel Dagger for THRILLER of the YEAR** ‘Electrifying’ Crime Monthly ‘An awesome read. A turn of the screw in every chapter’ Oscar de Muriel ‘If you love Harlen Coben and Lee Child, you will love this … cinematic, epic, you will forget to breathe’ Miranda Dickinson ‘Compelling and stylish, with devious twists and a cleverly crafted ending. Very, very impressive’ G J Minnett ‘A twisty, high-stakes, high-voltage murder mystery’ Tim Baker ‘In Casey Wray he has created a series character with an engaging mix of guts and vulnerability ably supported by a strong supporting cast. His prose style is crisp with the occasional touch of the poetic that lifts noir writing out of the pulps’ Shots Magazine ‘Beautifully written, deeply atmospheric and cleverly plotted, with a brilliant new protagonist’ Andrea Carter ‘Utterly gripping and packs one hell of an emotional punch. Perfect for fans of Bosch’ Steph Broadribb ‘There’s something particularly special about Black Reed Bay and it’s Detective Casey Wray … I felt like I’d known her all my life’ Joy Kluver
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Ackroyd Publishing The Island Murders
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Charco Press Southerly
Book SynopsisShort stories of subtle menace and Lydia Davis-esque humor.On the eve of an important battle, a colonel is visited in his tent by an indigenous woman with a message to pass on. A man sets about renovating the house of his childhood, and starts to feel that he might be rebuilding his own life in the process. At a private clinic to treat the morbidly obese, a caregiver has issues of her own…These are stories of immigration, marginality, history, intimacy and obsession. They each present their own distinctive view of the world through the lives of their respective characters – who are as dissimilar as they are complex – and the profound transformations they undergo. As reflections on the uncontrollable nature of life, as depictions of how even the most innocent detail can become a threat, these stories do not offer neat endings but rather remain open to the reader’s sense of inquisitiveness.Southerly is a perfect introduction to what has been called ‘the Consiglian logic of story-telling’ (Cabezón Cámara), in which events don’t always occur sequentially, and where the reader quickly learns to tiptoe between the tiniest of details, as if walking through a minefield.Trade Review"Employing a language that is sharp, concise and visceral, it proves his talent as a natural storyteller and as a social chronicler and poet of some refinement." —Morning Star"There is a timeless quality to Consiglio’s prose...a storyteller of rare ingenuity." —Splice"Glimmering." —Publishers Weekly"[Consiglio] carves out a singular space by focusing on characters who do not quite have a place of their own." —Full Stop"His stories are told with dispassionate realism while being varnished with a surrealist gloss, creating his own in-between style...Occasional poetic turns reminiscent of Pablo Neruda erupt within the narrative." —Culture Trip**********Praise for Jorge Consiglio"A moving testament to the beauty and banality of human relationships." —Publishers Weekly"A masterpiece that refuses to stay still." —Culture Trip"Fate could be likened to a pointillist painting by Seurat, with each dab of colour and each descriptive passage contributing to what is finally a beautifully structured and brilliantly shimmering whole." —New York Magazine (The Strategist UK)"In the realm of fiction, an author has total authority over their characters, and they can inject interactions with meaning and pattern-play in a way therapists warn us not to in our day to day lives. It takes a particular level of craftsmanship to do this at the level of the sentence, with the effortlessness that Consiglio seamlessly achieves, and to sweep a reader so tenderly into the progress." —White Review"A muted and unhurried novel that insists on the validity of the imperfect present." —Kirkus"The beauty of this novel...is that it provides no answers, but many questions. It can be reflected upon, re-read, and reconsidered." —BookBlast"The language of Fate has teeth and claws." —Books and Bao"Fate is a rich tapestry of language, a sharp depiction of the vagaries of fate and a thoughtful meditation on the human condition." —The Monthly Booking"Consiglio’s writing aches with poetry through its attention and complexity." —The Skinny"Packed full of sensuality and written in fresh, candid prose." —The Quietus"Employing a language that is sharp, concise and visceral, it proves his talent as a natural storyteller and as a social chronicler and poet of some refinement." —Morning Star"There is a timeless quality to Consiglio’s prose...a storyteller of rare ingenuity." —Splice"His stories are told with dispassionate realism while being varnished with a surrealist gloss, creating his own in-between style...Occasional poetic turns reminiscent of Pablo Neruda erupt within the narrative." —Culture Trip"[Consiglio] carves out a singular space by focusing on characters who do not quite have a place of their own." —Full Stop
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Daunt Books Lord Jim at Home
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Partnership Publishing Bullets Bandits and Bombs
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Bedford Square Publishers The Blame: One of the best crime thrillers of
Book Synopsis'Searingly topical.' THE TELEGRAPH'Shocking.' HEATA fresh and topical debut thriller where two detectives on a chilling murder case begin a love affair, only for one of them to become a prime suspect.Detective Erin Crane is investigating sixteen-year-old Sophie Madson's murder along with detective Tom Radley. They have a close professional bond built on mutual trust and a shared contempt for the head of the anti-corruption team, Walker.During the investigation, Tom discovers Erin’s biggest secret, but to her surprise, the revelation brings them closer together, and Tom and Erin embark on a love affair - despite all the risks.Then Erin discovers dashcam footage showing Sophie getting into Tom’s car barely an hour before she died. Tom becomes the prime suspect and everything Erin thought she could trust begins to crumble...Reader reviews'If I could rate it higher than five stars, I would do!''So many twists and turns that kept me guessing all the way through!'Trade Review'This absorbing mystery also takes a look at police conduct' * Heat *'The tension kept me swiftly turning the pages.' Nina Pottell, Prima -- Nina Pottell * Prima *'Fun as well as thoughtful, this will be gobbled up by fans of Cara Hunter and the like' -- Jake Kerridge * Daily Telegraph *'This thriller is a read-in-one-gulp triumph' -- Claire Frost * Fabulous *
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Watkins Media Limited Ludluda
Book SynopsisConcluding the epic two-book series from the highly celebrated and award-winning authors Jeff Noon and Steve Beard. Ludluda, the sequel to Gogmagog, takes us on a haunting and delightfully witty adventure in a fantasy world which defies genre. Luluda tells the story of a journey through a strange modern city whose power is sourced from the ghost of a dragon. Ludwich may no longer be at war with its great political rival overseas, but veteran sailor Cady Meade, survivor of many battles, suspects that the hard-won peace is about to break. She promises to deliver a preternatural ten-year old girl to a coming-of-age festival in the heart of Ludwich. But she has been warned by the prophets that dangers lie ahead. Cady suspects that the young girl's fate is entwined with that of the city. When the girl disappears, the old sailor must hunt her down, accompanied by a know-it-all mechanical man whose circuits are slowly grinding to dust. But Cady's mission has always been to guard Ludwich
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