Thriller / suspense fiction

Book SynopsisThe idyllic small town of Haven, Maine, encounters a deadly evil in this classic King bestseller - now with a stunning new cover look.Coming back to the little community is like walking into a nightmare for Jim Gardener, poet, drunk, potential suicide.It all looks the same, the house, the furniture, Jim''s friend Bobbi, her beagle (though ageing), even the woods out at the back.But it was in the woods that Bobbi stumbled over the odd, part-buried object and felt a peculiar tingle as she brushed the soft earth away.Everything is familiar. But everything is about to change.Trade ReviewA writer of excellence...King is one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel...brilliantly done * The Sunday Times *Splendid entertainment...Stephen King is one of those natural storytellers...getting hooked is easy * Frances Fyfield, Express *King's imagination is vast . . . one of the great storytellers of our time * Guardian *

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Book SynopsisMeet Detective Matthew Venn. From Ann Cleeves, the Sunday Times bestselling creator of Vera and Shetland, The Long Call is the No.1 bestselling first novel in the Two Rivers series.Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, starring Ben Aldridge.In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father's funeral takes place. The day Matthew turned his back on the strict evangelical community in which he grew up, he lost his family too.Now he's back, not just to mourn his father at a distance, but to take charge of his first major case in the Two Rivers region; a complex place not quite as idyllic as tourists suppose.A body has been found on the beach near to Matthew's new home: a man with the tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death.Finding the killer is Venn’s only focus, and his team’s investigation will take him straight back into the community he left behind, and the deadly secrets that lurk there.'A stunning debut for Cleeves’ latest crimefighter' – David Baldacci, author of The 6:20 ManThe Long Call is the first entry in the Two Rivers series. Continue the mysteries with The Heron's Cry.Trade ReviewAs a huge fan of both the Shetland and Vera series of books, I had high expectations for Cleeves’ latest. She easily exceeded those expectations with The Long Call. Matthew Venn is a keeper. A stunning debut for Cleeves’ latest crimefighter -- David Baldacci, author of The 6:20 ManHad me hooked — a promising beginning to another fine chapter in the Ann Cleeves story * The Times *Clever, compassionate and atmospheric, with a great cast of new characters to love. I am already a Matthew Venn fan -- Elly Griffiths, author of the Ruth Galloway MysteriesA triumph that cements Cleeves' status as one of Britain's best crime writers * Daily Express *Brilliant, thoughtful and deeply engaging -- Sara Paretsky, New York Times bestselling author of the V.I. Warshawski seriesBrilliant - a page-turning and sensitively told tale, with a vividly evoked North Devon setting, a powerful emotional heft and a new detective hero in Matthew Venn who you will want to follow for book after book. Wonderful! -- Chris Ewan, bestselling author of Safe HouseAnn Cleeves’ new series gets off to a terrific start with The Long Call – her native Devon is wonderfully evoked, and Matthew Venn is a very appealing new detective. Another sure-fire hit -- Martin Edwards, author of Gallows CourtCleeves combines a flair for evoking sense of place with a thoughtful, complex plot * Mail on Sunday *The troubled Venn is a great protagonist, and Cleeves may well have created her next top TV cop * Heat *A traditional mystery of the best sort * Guardian *Unputdownable series debut! With an evocative setting, a gripping plot, and beautifully drawn characters, The Long Call is a terrific read—and Matthew Venn is my new favorite detective -- Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author of Garden of LamentationsWho knew there could be a third detective as compelling as Vera and Jimmy? Matthew Venn is a triumph of Cleeves’ particular blend of compassion and toughness and I already love him -- Catriona McPherson, national bestselling author of Strangers at the GateAnn Cleeves has done it again! A new detective, a new series, another terrific puzzle of a story that won’t let you go until the very end. Matthew Venn quickly earns his place beside Vera and Jimmy in a debut you don’t want to miss: The Long Call -- Charles Todd, bestselling author of The Black Ascot In The Long Call, Ann Cleeves builds a prism of a world, multi-faceted, complex, and as brilliant as a diamond. Fans of Vera and Jimmy will love Matthew Venn -- Lori Rader-DayAnn Cleeves is a phenomenal talent. With unfailing skill, gorgeous setting, flawless plot and seamless voice, she brilliantly conjures new worlds in crime fiction. Her instantly iconic Detective Matthew Venn is a treasure—and we will all follow him anywhere -- Hank Phillippi RyanCleeves writes of the left-behind and the unfortunate with intelligence and compassion * Literary Review *Murder, mystery and a great new cast of characters mean you won't be able to put this one down! * My Weekly *Hauntingly written, it evokes every possible emotion with Ann's gripping narrative * Woman *Evocative and gripping – an absolute triumph * Daily Mirror *

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Book Synopsis**AS SEEN ON WRITE AROUND THE WORLD WITH RICHARD E GRANT**'The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer' The Times'Ripley, amoral, hedonistic and charming, is a genuinely original creation' Daily Telegraph'He is using you for what you are worth'Tom Ripley wants money, success, and the good life - and he's willing to kill for it. Struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors, and the law, Ripley leaps at the chance to start afresh on a free trip to Europe. But when his new-found happiness is threatened, his response is as swift as it is shocking.This is the first in Highsmith's classic series featuring the character of Tom Ripley. The Talented Mr Ripley also inspired the Academy Award-winning film starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law.One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.Trade ReviewRipley, amoral, hedonistic and charming, is a genuinely original creation * Daily Telegraph *As haunting and harrowing a study of a schizophrenic murder as paper will bear. A glittering addition to the meagre ranks of people who make books that you really can't put down * Sunday Times *Precisely plotted, stylishly written and kept alert by an icy wit. Streets ahead of the conventional thriller: a cool little classic of its kind * Evening Standard *An outstanding thriller which has deservedly become a classic * Spectator *Beautifully escapist, utterly thrilling * Healthy, *Summer Reads of 2021* *

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Book SynopsisPRE-ORDER PRECIPICE, THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS, NOW - PUBLISHING AUGUST 2024WHAT IF YOUR FUTURE LIES IN THE PAST?'One word: wonderful. Two words: compulsive reading. Three words: buy it tomorrow. Four words: tonight, if possible.' STEPHEN KING'A thoroughly absorbing, page-turning narrative.' SUNDAY TIMES'Genuinely thrilling.' DAILY TELEGRAPHDusk is gathering as a young priest, Christopher Fairfax, rides across a silent land.He must arrive at a remote village in the wilds of Exmoor before night falls. He's lost and he's becoming anxious as he slowly picks his way across a countryside strewn with the ancient artefacts of a civilisation that seems to have ended in cataclysm.What Fairfax cannot know is that, in the days and weeks to come, everything he believes in will be tested as he uncovers a secret that is as dangerous as it is terrifying . . .'[Harris] takes us on a thrilling ride while serving up serious food for thought.' SUNDAY EXPRESS'A truly surprising future-history thriller. Fabulous, really.' EVENING STANDARD'The book's real power lies in its between-the-lines warning that our embrace of the internet represents some kind of sleepwalk into oblivion. It's a provocative, tub-thumping sci-fi of which H. G. Wells might have been proud.' DAILY MAIL'Harris' latest work intelligently warps historical fiction and tackles issues of religion, science and the apocalypse in the process. As he flexes his imagination, you will be left pondering as often as you are page-turning.' HERALD'A brilliantly imaginative thriller' READER'S DIGESTAct of Oblivion, Sunday Times bestseller, June 2023Trade ReviewA thoroughly absorbing, page-turning narrative in which the author, with his customary storytelling skills, pulls us ever deeper into the imaginative world he has created. It [also] poses challenging questions about the meaning of the past, the idea of progress and the stability of civilisation. It is a fine addition to Harris’s diverse body of work. * Sunday Times *A return to the type of high-concept novel that made his name . . . [T]he writing is elegant and pacy. The characters are fleshed out and the plot zips along. * The Times *A truly surprising future-history thriller. Fabulous, really. * Evening Standard *Harris is rightly praised as the master of the intelligent thriller. Genuinely thrilling, wonderfully conceived and entirely without preaching, it probes the nature of history, of collective memory and forgetting, and exposes the fragility of modern civilisation. * Daily Telegraph, 5 stars ***** *Harris's bleak imagined world issues a clarion call to the present, urging us to recognise the value of progress, the importance of woolly concepts like liberalism and the rule of law, and all the other ideals we’ve spent generations fighting for yet seem prepared to sacrifice on the altar of populism. For make no mistake, this novel [is] very much about the here and now . . . Harris is a master of plotting and, in elegant, understated third-person prose, he ratchets the tension ever upwards . . . this is nothing if not a page-turner. * Observer *

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Book Synopsis''Electrifying drama ... Gamache is a fascinatingly complex protagonist'' THE TIMES''Nobody does evil quite as scarily as Louise Penny'' ANN CLEEVES''This is crime writing of the highest order'' DAILY MAILRelentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in the small village of Three Pines in Quebec. Someone has managed to track down Armand Gamache, head of homicide, as he sits with his wife in their back garden. When he finally answers the call, his rage shatters the calm of their quiet Sunday morning. That''s only the first in a sequence of strange events that begin THE GREY WOLF. At first they seem small - a missing coat, a note for Gamache reading this might interest you, a puzzling scrap of paper with a mysterious list - but then a murder. All propel Chief Inspector Gamache and his team toward a terrible realization. Something much more sinister than any one murder or any one case is fast approaching. A threat unlike anything they''ve seen before.PRAISE FOR LOUISE PENNY AND THE CHIEF INSPECTOR GAMACHE SERIES:''Penny delves into the nature of evil, sensitively exploring the impact of the dreadful events she describes while bringing a warmth and humanity to her disparate cast of characters that, unusually for a crime novel, leaves you feeling better about the world once you''ve finished'' BOOK OF THE MONTH, OBSERVER''Louise Penny is one of the greatest crime writers of our times'' DENISE MINA''No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny'' ELLY GRIFFITHS

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Book SynopsisTHE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERSAWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021'One of the best regarded crime series of recent years.' Independent'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May.' New York Journal of BooksPETER MAY: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT MURDER TO THE OUTER HEBRIDESTHE NEW STARTFin Macleod, now head of security on a privately owned Lewis estate, is charged with investigating a spate of illegal game-hunting taking place on the island.THE OLD FRIENDThis mission reunites him with Whistler Macaskill - a local poacher, Fin's teenage intimate, and possessor of a long-buried secret.THE FINAL CHAPTERBut when this reunion takes a violent, sinister turn and Fin puts together the fractured pieces of the past, he realizes that revealing the truth could destroy the future.LOVED THE LEWIS TRILOGY? Read Peter May's other Hebrides thrillers, COFFIN ROAD and I'LL KEEP YOU SAFE.LOVE PETER MAY? Buy his latest frontlist thriller, THE NIGHT GATETrade ReviewA rip-roaring thriller . . . thoroughly enjoyable * Mail on Sunday *A wonderfully complex bookThe Lewis Man shone like a bright star out of this year's book lists. Lyrical, empathetic and movingHe is a terrific writer doing something differentFrom the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writerWonderfully compellingWestern France - now May's own stamping ground - is as much a character in the book as the Hebrides were in his formidable Isle of Lewis sequence * Guardian *Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth * New York Times *Instantly struck by the beauty of the descriptions of the wild island terrain as well as by the roundedness and complexity of the characterisations * The Times *One of the best regarded crime series of recent years * Independent *May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships * Sunday Times *

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Book Synopsis· · THE IRISH TIMES AND KINDLE No. 1 BESTSELLER · ·Shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger_______________________________I was the girl who survived the Nothing Man. Now I am the woman who is going to catch him...You've just read the opening pages of The Nothing Man, the true crime memoir Eve Black has written about her obsessive search for the man who killed her family nearly two decades ago. Supermarket security guard Jim Doyle is reading it too, and with each turn of the page his rage grows. Because Jim was - is - the Nothing Man. The more Jim reads, the more he realises how dangerously close Eve is getting to the truth. He knows she won't give up until she finds him. He has no choice but to stop her first...'The queen of high-concept crime fiction... I was utterly wowed' - Jane Casey'Whipsmart, thrilling and utterly compelling' - Liz NugentTrade ReviewImpressive... skilfully executed... a compelling and considered crime thriller * Sunday Times (Ireland) *Compelling and clever... Ryan Howard ramps up the suspense in masterful fashion. * Irish Examiner *A high-concept, fast-paced thriller... whip-smart and chilling -- Hazel Gaynor * Irish Independent *Sophisticated and intelligent novel * Canberra Weekly *A real cracker... Wonderfully clever and multi-layered * Cara Hunter *Brilliant! Massively gripping handling of a unique high-concept idea. -- Sophie HannahGenuine edge-of-your-seat moments -- Stuart MacBrideWhipsmart, thrilling and utterly compelling -- Liz NugentGripping, beautifully constructed and very original * Sinéad Crowley, RTÉ Books of the Year *Well-paced and intelligent, a painstakingly crafted thriller that deserves to be a huge hit * Irish Independent *A compelling novel that brilliantly deconstructs the genres clichés of the charming sociopath * Irish Times *The queen of high-concept crime fiction... I was utterly wowed. * Jane Casey *Unputdownable -- Erin KellyTremendously astute and moving -- Sarah HilaryLike a mash-up of Red Dragon and I'll Be Gone in the Dark, and is brilliantly told and fantastically gripping. I loved it. -- Tim WeaverExpertly crafted - storytelling at its best -- Patricia GibneyTerrifying, brilliantly plotted and extremely satisfying -- Jo SpainThe most original and chilling thriller I've read in a long time... perfect for fans of Serial and The Fall * Mark Edwards *Exceptional. Truly chilling and devastating. A must-read * Caz Frear *Chilling and brilliant * Cass Green *Utterly compelling, completely original... Catherine Ryan Howard brings crime writing to a new level. -- Sam BlakeFiendishly clever... original and surprising * Publishers Weekly *Gripping, beautifully written, and genuinely chilling... Simply stellar -- Meg GardinerRyan Howard is a gift to crime writing * Liz Nugent on Catherine Ryan Howard *

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Book SynopsisIt was the house of their dreams. Now it''s their worst nightmare . . .''Spine-chilling'' SUNDAY TIMES''A well-plotted tale . . . Intriguing. Twisty. Surprising. Touching'' DOROTHY KOOMSON''Secrets, skeletons, mothers and daughters - and some absolutely corking twists! A cracking thriller, I loved it'' EVE CHASE_________BODIES FOUND UNDER PATIOWhen pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations, the last thing she expects is builders uncovering a body. Two bodies, in fact.POLICE INVESTIGATEForensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years, which leads the police to question the cottage''s former owner - Saffy''s grandmother, Rose.OWNER QUESTIONEDRose''s Alzheimer''s means her memory is increasingly confused. She can''t help the police - but it is clear she reTrade ReviewSpine-chilling . . . Douglas writes sensitively about dementia in this heartbreaking novel about how far a desperate woman will go to survive * Sunday Times *This book has everything I love: murder, a taut and fiendishly clever plot and nail-biting tension -- Emma CurtisA darkly absorbing mystery * Crime Monthly *Combines a tight, gripping plot and truly shocking twist, with beautiful writing and emotion. A thriller with a heart. One of the best I have read in a long time -- Nuala EllwoodSecrets, skeletons, mothers and daughters - and some absolutely corking twists! A cracking thriller, I loved it -- Eve Chase, author of The Glass HouseA well-plotted tale. All the characters are hiding things and you're often waiting for the next secret to blow up. Intriguing. Twisty. Surprising. Touching. Enjoyed it -- Dorothy KoomsonDevotees of domestic noir will love the multiple perspectives and shifts in time that Claire Douglas uses to complicate her nervy narrative * The Times Crime Club Newsletter *Tense, twisty, fraught with emotion and packed with secrets, The Couple at No. 9 is Claire's best thriller yet -- Gilly MacmillanThis well-paced thriller never lets up the pace, and delivers a twist that it's unlikely you will have seen coming * Choice Magazine *Dense and deeply creepy, this is a top-class chiller * Real People *Expansive, emotional, with one of the very best end twists I've ever read. Douglas at her heart-stopping best -- Gillian McAllisterGripping, twisty and hold-your-breath tense, this is Claire Douglas's best book yet -- Tim WeaverTwisty, nail-biting, and utterly absorbing, you won't be able to put The Couple at No. 9 down -- Louise O'NeillAnother page-turner . . . Twisty * New *Absolutely LOVED it. Twisty, turny and full of surprises. A definite 5 star -- Angela MarsonsClaire is a mistress at weaving the reader into a web of domestic deceit -- Jane CorryFabulous. It had me reading late into the night, desperately needing to see what happens * Good Housekeeping *The perfect gripping holiday read -- Lesley PearsePraise for Claire Douglas * - *Thrillingly tense and twisty * bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors *Stunning . . . with a killer twist * Closer *Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train * Marie Claire *Twisty, exciting yet so very realFew people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas * Tim Weaver *

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Book SynopsisWhite King is the thrilling conclusion to Juan Gómez-Jurado's critically acclaimed and international bestselling Red Queen Trilogy.

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Book Synopsis*The brand new thriller from Lucy Foley THE MIDNIGHT FEAST is available to buy now**The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller*EVERYONE'S INVITED.EVERYONE'S A SUSPECT.AND EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT IT.Ripping, riveting' A. J. FinnClever, twisty and sleek' Daily MailUnputdownable' John BoyneFoley is superb' The TimesChilling' Adele ParksTerrific, riveting' Dinah JefferiesIn a remote hunting lodge, deep in the Scottish wilderness, old friends gather for New Year.The beautiful oneThe golden coupleThe volatile oneThe new parentsThe quiet oneThe city boyThe outsiderThe victim.Not an accident a murder among friends.Trade Review‘A ripping, riveting murder mystery — wily as Agatha Christie, charged with real menace, real depth’ – A. J. Finn ‘Proves that the traditional country-house murder formula… can still work brilliantly… Foley is superb’ – The Times ‘Very gripping and so good on the awfulness of some long-history friendships’ – Sophie Hannah ‘Unputdownable’ – John Boyne ‘A compelling locked room mystery . . . clever, twisty and sleek, it has “hit” written all over it’ – Daily Mail ‘The suspense will keep you reading long after lights out’ – Woman and Home ‘Genius’ – Sun ‘A great update on the classic country house murder mystery and Lucy Foley brilliantly builds the tension’ – Good Housekeeping

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Book SynopsisJames Herbert was not just Britain's number one bestselling writer of chiller fiction, a position he held ever since publication of his first novel, but was also one of our greatest popular novelists. Widely imitated and hugely influential, his twenty-three novels have sold more than fifty-four million copies worldwide, and have been translated into over thirty languages, including Russian and Chinese. In 2010, he was made the Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention and was also awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to literature. His final novel was Ash. James Herbert died in March 2013.Trade ReviewBeautifully orchestrated crescendo of suspense... Herbert had brought the shivers back to the genre. * Washington Post *

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Book SynopsisJ. T. Geissinger is a No. 1 international and indie bestselling author of thirty-one novels. Ranging from funny, feisty romcoms to intense erotic thrillers, her books have sold over fifteen million copies worldwide and been translated into more than twenty languages.She is a three-time finalist in both contemporary and paranormal romance for the RITA Award, the highest distinction in romance fiction from the Romance Writers of America. She is also a recipient of the Prism Award for Best First Book, the Golden Quill Award for Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy and the HOLT Medallion for Best Erotic Romance.

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Book SynopsisIt was supposed to be a quiet family weekend away. But for Senior MI6 officer Kate Henderson, nothing is ever that simple...Kidnapped in Venice by a Russian defector, Kate knows she''s in trouble. But all is not as it seems. The spy offers her conclusive evidence that the British Prime Minister is a live agent working for Moscow. Kate’s holiday quickly becomes the start of her next mission.With proof of the PM involved in a sordid scandal and a financial paper trail that undeniably links him to the Russians, the evidence seems bulletproof. But the motives of the defector are anything but clear. And, more worryingly, it seems that there are key people at the heart of the British Establishment who refuse to acknowledge the reality in front of them.Kate can trust no one, and this mission will push her dangerously close to the edge... but is that the price to pay for the truth?Trade ReviewAn enjoyably labyrinthine tale with a light touch and the odd naughty satirical echo * Sunday Express *Bradby's portrayal of squabbling Whitehall folk continues to be intriguing and distinctive (and piquantly naughty, coming as it does from ITV's chief anchorman). * Sunday Times *A high-paced thriller * Radio Times *

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Book SynopsisThis stunning, atmospheric thriller set in war-torn Europe won the CWA Gold Dagger and has now been reissued with the Javier Falcon series.A Portuguese bank is founded on the back of Nazi wartime deals.Over half a century later a young girl is murdered in Lisbon.1941. Klaus Felsen, SS, arrives in Lisbon and the strangest party in history where Nazis and Allies, refugees and entrepreneurs dance to the strains of opportunism and despair. Felsen's war takes him to the bleak mountains of the north where a brutal battle is being fought for an element vital to Hitler's blitzkrieg.Late 1990s, Lisbon. Inspector Ze Coelho is investigating the murder of a young girl with a disturbing sexual past. As Ze digs deeper he overturns the dark soil of history and unearths old bones. The 1974 revolution has left injustices of the old fascist regime unresolved. But there's an older, greater injustice for which this small death in Lisbon is horrific compensation, and in his final push for the truth, Ze musTrade ReviewCompulsively readable… rich in history and intrigue, love and death. Bold, inventive and wholly successful… Wilson unmistakably delivers the goods.’ Literary Review ‘This is vintage suspense writing; sharp, cold, mean and funny.’ Alan Furst ‘A gripping and absorbing drama that spans Europe from wartime Berlin to contemporary Lisbon.’ Val McDermid ‘A class act…For once a novelist influenced by Raymond Chandler is not shown up by the comparison.’ Sunday Times

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Book SynopsisDon''t miss Past Lying, the twisty new Karen Pirie thriller''It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go'' Daily Mail''Incredibly suspenseful'' Sunday Mirror__________''There are lots of things that ran in families, but murder wasn''t one of them . . .''When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car and ends up in a coma, a routine DNA test could be the key to unlocking the mystery of a twenty-year-old murder inquiry. Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is an expert at solving the unsolvable. With each cold case closed, justice is served. So, finding the answer should be straightforward, but it''s as twisted as the DNA helix itself.Meanwhile Karen finds herself irresistibly drawn to another case, one that she has no business investigating. And as she pieces together decades-old evidence, Karen discovers the most dangerous kinds of secrets. Secrets that someone is willTrade ReviewAn incredibly suspenseful thriller, elegantly plotted with smartly drawn characters and fascinating detail * Sunday Mirror *What superlatives are there left to describe the phenomenon that is the multi award-winning McDermid? . . . Told with McDermid's legendary verve and eye for detail, it grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go * Daily Mail *It is evident in her 30th novel that her mastery of the crime has matured well * Sunday Express *[An] engaging new novel . . . McDermid's 30th novel offers fascinating insights into the ethical dilemmas thrown up by advances in forensic science * Sunday Times *Her books combine ironclad storytelling technique, cogent commentaries on modern society and an attitude to the crime genre's long history that is both interrogative and innovative . . . we are reminded that the new Queen of Crime is still at the top of her game * Independent *McDermid's expertly juggled plotlines and masterful handling of pace and tension tick all the best boxes, but what makes this book a real cracker is Pirie herself - grieving, insubordinate and dogged in her pursuit of the various culprits * Guardian *Quite simply, nobody does British crime writing better . . . [a] twisty, deliciously tangled thriller * Peterborough Telegraph *As intelligent and chillingly good as ever * Good Housekeeping *Packed with intrigue, warmly drawn characters and dollops of tension, McDermid's 30th novel leaves the reader looking forward to the 31st * Irish Independent *On her 30th novel . . . none is more deserving of the queen-of-crime mantle than Val McDermid . . . I would like to see a great deal more of DCI Pirie * Irish Times *McDermid proves herself to be as adept as ever at mixing thrilling crime fiction with psychological study . . . Karen is a compelling character, and her personal baggage lends Out of Bounds a great backstory . . . she writes with a brisk light touch, but the book does not stint on realistic detail. Out of Bounds is a fine, tense, and multi-layered addition to the canon of the queen of Scottish crime fiction * Irish Sunday Business Post *It's a treat to watch DCI Pirie once again as she pursues a tantalising forensic trail through a brilliantly realised Scottish setting . . . the back-and-forths with her pusillanimous boss, as she deflates his attempts to undermine her, are a particular joy * Scotland on Sunday *McDermid concocts complex plots with plenty of twists and red herrings. At times the tension is palpable and there are genuine surprises . . . McDermid is a dab hand at creating enough plausibility to make her contributions to the genre intensely readable * Sunday Herald *A celebrated crime author with an attention to detail which makes her stories both gripping and totally authentic * Western Daily Press *Her thrillers never fail to entertain, and this - her 30th (!) novel - is no exception. Another twisted treat * Heat *

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Book SynopsisLOSE YOURSELF IN THE SPELLBINDING NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD & JUDY PICK THE GLASS HOUSE''Beautifully written. I loved every word'' LISA JEWELL''Gorgeously written, atmospheric and twisty . . . I devoured it!'' CLAIRE DOUGLAS''Daphne du Maurier for the modern day'' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH''Immersive, tense and ultimately redemptive'' SARAH VAUGHAN''Engrossing, gripping and layered'' GILLIAN MCALLISTER__________When half-sisters Lauren, Flora, and Kat are unexpectedly summoned to the Cornish house where they spent their childhood summers, it''s the first time they''ve dared return.Because the wild cliffs and windswept beaches hide a twenty-year-old secret.The truth about what they did.Someone who remembers them lurks in the shadows, watching their every move.And there are other secrets, even darker than their own, waiting to be Trade ReviewEve Chase does it again! The Birdcage is glorious; a bittersweet, beautifully written, slow burn family drama with a killer kick in the closing chapters. I loved every word of it -- Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of The Night She DisappearedEve Chase is one of my favourite authors and I fell in love with The Birdcage. A gorgeously written, atmospheric and twisty story of sisters and secrets set on the Cornish coast. Eve Chase's books never fail to make me cry. I devoured it! -- Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Couple at No. 9Eve Chase never disappoints. The far west of Cornwall is evoked in all its wild and mystical glory in this lyrical and propulsive family drama about three sisters whose lives have been overshadowed by a tragic secret on the eve of the 1999 eclipse. Chase conjures up a bohemian, artistic world filled with damaged daughters and their charismatic, largely absent and narcissistic father. Immersive, tense and ultimately redemptive, while I was reading, it held me completely in its grip. -- Sarah Vaughan, bestselling author of Anatomy of a ScandalAtmospheric and twisty: think Daphne Du Maurier for the modern day * Sunday Telegraph *I loved it . . . engrossing, gripping and layered -- Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of That NightAtmospheric and beautifully written. I absolutely loved it. -- Jane Fallon, bestselling author of Worst Idea EverBeautiful, page-turning, with believable characters you root for, this will sweep you away. I loved it -- Katie Fforde, bestselling author of Wedding SeasonI loved this atmospheric story about families and secrets * Prima *The Birdcage is a show-stopping novel - beautifully written and atmospheric, with a cast of fascinating, brilliantly realised characters whose story kept me absolutely gripped. Eve Chase has an extraordinary talent - she's one of the only writers I would drop anything for -- Rosie Walsh, bestselling author of The Man Who Didn't CallA beautifully written-mystery in an evocative Cornish setting at the time of the eclipse. Stunning -- Catherine Cooper, bestselling author of The ChaletVividly descriptive * Choice *The complex relationships between three half-sisters, their mothers and their artist father are painted with compelling psychological depth in this extraordinary and gripping masterpiece. The treacherous Cornish coast is the setting for a cleverly narrated unravelling of the past and the myriad ways in which it has shaped the present. It's like an Old Master portrait that gives away more secrets with each viewing. Eve Chase's best novel yet - and the bar was already sky-high -- Gill Paul, bestselling author of Women and Children FirstAtmospheric, suspenseful . . . A captivating, beguiling read * Sunday Express *A page-turning story brilliantly told in a lush narrative bursting with vivid, wonderful images. Haunting, emotional & just lovely. Loved it. -- Tracy Rees, bestselling author of The Rose GardenWildly glamorous and utterly intoxicating, The Birdcage is Eve Chase at her very best: taut, intriguing and evocative. Du Maurier with a modern twist -- Veronica Henry, bestselling author of How to Find Love in a Book ShopEve Chase is a stunning and meticulous writer and The Birdcage - like all her novels - is as spellbinding in its prose, as it is in its plot and the expertly crafted mystery at its heart. A very special novel -- Katy Regan, author of Little Big ManI read it in one sitting and absolutely sobbed at the end. Eve is such an evocative writer - she paints with words - but she has also crafted such a cleverly layered story that I couldn't turn the pages fast enough! I was mentally and emotionally wrung out by the end. It's a triumph! -- Karen Swan, bestselling author of The Christmas SecretSkillfully plotted and richly atmospheric, The Birdcage weaves together the stories of three sisters forced to confront an explosive past. Dark family secrets, old rivalries, and new dangers collide in this clever and engaging page-turner -- Lindsay Cameron, author of Just One LookAn evocative, beautifully written mystery in which the past whispers in corners and family secrets are washed back in on the tide. I loved it -- Tammy Cohen, author of The Wedding PartyThe Birdcage is an intriguing study of sisters and sibling rivalry, of memory and forgetting, of daughters who are more mature than their father. Eve Chase took me to an isolated manor in windswept Cornwall, where I turned the pages faster and faster to see if the three sisters could put the past - and past grievances - behind them. The perfect weekend read! -- Janet Skeslien Charles, author of The Paris LibraryI always look forward to a new Eve Chase novel and The Birdcage didn't disappoint. Time and place are evoked with subtle perfection. Complex sibling rivalries and secrets, the past rubbing up against the present, make this a must-read Chase classic. I couldn't recommend it more highly -- E.C Fremantle, author of The Poison BedI loved this atmospheric story about families and secrets * Prima *Praise for Eve Chase * - *An enthralling story of secrets, sisters and an unsolved mysteryEvocative and filled with intrigueEve Chase is a supremo of this genre ... an intricately woven novel of suspense and secrets * Red *One of the most enthralling novelists of the moment. This is the most beautiful book you will read this yearSublime writing, secrets, lovable characters I didn't want to leave, and a ripping plot twist that kept me guessing. An absolute jewel of a bookAn enticing, chilling plot, captivating characters and prose beautiful enough to totally lose yourself in * Heat *Eve Chase is a name to watch * Daily Mail *I adored this beautifully written, riveting mystery. Chase is peerless in her ability to stitch together dark secrets and tantalising twists with unforgettable characters and enthralling imagery. I am a die-hard fan! -- Rosie Walsh, bestselling author of The Man Who Didn't CallExquisite and evocative - and the pace and suspense are handled expertlyAddictive and delivers atmosphere in spades * Good Housekeeping *A mystery of nail-biting suspense * Woman & Home *Absorbed me completely. FabulousAn engrossing story of fractured families, secrets, lies and misunderstandings * Sunday Express *

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Book Synopsis‘For fans of Agatha Christie’ Mail on Sunday The new DI Richard Poole mystery Two dead bodies. A family of suspects. And one very disgruntled detective. Reluctantly stationed on the sweltering Caribbean island of Saint-Marie, Detective Inspector Richard Poole dreams of cold winds, drizzly rain and a pint in his local pub. Just as he is feeling as fed up as can be, a mysterious vagrant is found dead in the grounds of the historic Beaumont plantation. Immediately assumed to be suicide, DI Poole is not so convinced and determined to prove otherwise. Never mind that the only fingerprints on the murder weapon belong to the victim. Or that the room was locked from the inside. Before long, death knocks twice and a second body turns up. The hunt is on to solve the case – despite the best efforts of the enigmatic Beaumont family… Praise for Robert Thorogood: ‘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 READINGTrade 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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Book Synopsis'This is a story about what might happen when a woman takes charge... A glorious visceral mystery' The TimesWhile on her daily walk with her dog in the woods near her home, Vesta comes across a chilling handwritten note. Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed her. It wasn't me. Here is her dead body. Shaky even on her best days, Vesta is also alone, and new to the area, having moved here after the death of her husband. Her brooding about the note grows quickly into a full-blown obsession: who was Magda and how did she meet her fate? From the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen comes this razor-sharp, chilling and darkly hilarious novel about the stories we tell ourselves and how we strive to obscure the truth. __________________________PRAISE FOR DEATH IN HER HANDS:'Routinely hailed as one of the most exciting young American authors working today' Guardian'A new kind of murder mystery' New Yorker 'Dark, devious' Observer'A fine line between shocking realism and the absurd' New Statesman'A brilliant off-kilter detective story' Evening Standard'A beautiful novel' Sunday TimesTrade ReviewA masterclass in suspense. * Economist *Moshfegh is one of the most original and astute young novelists working today. -- Orlando Bird * Daily Telegraph *Routinely hailed as one of the most exciting young American authors working today... Her work takes dirty realism and makes it filthier. But it is is also beautiful...the depravity of her material matched by the purity and precision of her prose. -- Lisa Allardice * Guardian *Ottessa Moshfegh's Death in Her Hands is a new kind of murder mystery... The work of a writer who is, like Henry James or Vladimir Nabokov, touched by both genius and cruelty... Like a surgeon, or a serial killer, Moshfegh flenses her characters, and her readers, until all that's left is a void. It's the amused contemplation of that void that gives rise to the dark exhilaration of her work -- its wayward beauty, its comedy, and its horror. -- Kevin Power * New Yorker *Much more than a whodunnit... This is a story about what might happen when a woman takes charge... A glorious visceral mystery... Moshfegh is as wise and wild as Ali Smith or Rebecca Solnit, and as gifted a scribe of nature as Annie Dillard or Thoreau. -- Melissa Katsoulis * The Times *

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Book SynopsisA remote island on lockdown. A killer on the loose. There is no escape for Inspector Jimmy Perez in Blue Lightning, the fourth Shetland mystery from Ann Cleeves.Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall.Shetland detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming, as he returns to Fair Isle to introduce his fiancée to his parents. With the autumn storms raging, the island is cut off from the rest of the world. Then a woman’s body is discovered at the renowned bird observatory, with feathers threaded through her hair. Perez has no support from the mainland and must investigate the old-fashioned way – alone. He soon realizes that this is no crime of passion, but a murder of cold and calculated intention.There will be no way to escape the island until the storms abate. And so the killer is also trapped, just waiting for the opportunity to strike again . . .Ann Cleeves will be donating her royalties from the sale of this edition of Blue Lightning to support the Fair Isle Bird Observatory.Continue the thrilling crime series with Dead Water.Trade ReviewAn excellent series * Guardian *Cleeves is excellent not just on the mystery, but on the atmosphere of Fair Isle * Independent *

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Book SynopsisA gripping Quick Read from the master of the race against time thriller.Have you ever been in the wrong place at the wrong time?You are hiking in the Scottish highlands with three friends when you come across a girl.She is half-naked, has been badly beaten, and she can't speak English.She is clearly running away from someone.Do you stop to help her? Even if it means putting your friends' lives and your own - in terrible danger?Trade ReviewPace, pace, pace is what Simon Kernick does best. * Daily Mirror *Simon Kernick writes great plots, great characters, great action. * Lee Child *Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight! * Harlen Coben *Simon Kernick uses every trick in the book to keep the action breakneck. * Time Out *From the first line, Simon Kernick knows how to get a thriller shifting, and he doesn't let up until the very last * Daily Mirror *

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Book SynopsisPre-order the next thrilling Hawthorne mystery CLOSE TO DEATH - coming soon!She planned her own funeral. But did she arrange her own murder? Buried secrets, murder and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz's page-turning detective series.'EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS' Sunday Times_________________A woman is strangled six hours after organising her own funeral.Did she know she was going to die? Did she recognise her killer?Enter Daniel Hawthorne, a detective with a genius for solving crimes and an ability to hold secrets very close.With him is his writing partner, Anthony Horowitz. Together they will set out to solve his most puzzling of mysteries.What neither of them know is that they are about to embark on a dark and dangerous journey whether the twists and turns are as unexpected as they are bloody._________________'Raises the game-playing to Olympic level' Guardian Books of the Year'A real page-turner. I loved it!' Aled Jones'Horowitz blurs the line between fact and fiction' Financial Times'Splendidly entertaining, absorbing and difficult to put down. Hawthorne is an intriguing character' Daily Express'Sharp-witted readers who think they've solved the puzzle early on can rest assured that they've opened only one of many dazzling Christmas packages Horowitz has left beautifully wrapped under the tree' Kirkus Reviews'Deduction and wit are well-balanced, and fans of Peter Lovesey and other modern channelers of the spirit of the golden age of detection will clamor for more' Publishers WeeklyTrade ReviewThis is a funny, crafty, well-worked out crime mystery, all rolled into one clever package. I loved it. * The People's Friend *Anthony Horowitz's The Word is Murder is terrifically funny. He inserts himself as a character into his own novel, dragged into solving crimes by a disgraced police detective. They're an unlikely duo and it's a hilarious read. * Shari Lapena *

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Book SynopsisTHE TENSE NEW THRILLER FROM THE 'MASTER OF SINISTER' (ANGELA CLARKE), FOR FANS OF CHRIS CARTER.Tom Killgannon, ex-undercover police officer and now in witness protection, is recalled to active service by a local police task force, headed by DS Sheridan. His mission is to befriend notorious child killer Noel Cunningham and find out where he buried the bodies of his final two victims. The catch? Tom has to obtain that information from within Blackmoor prison itself.Undercover and with no back-up, Tom soon runs into danger. In the prison is convicted gangster Dean Foley. He used to run Manchester's biggest gang, until Tom's testimony put him away for life. He recognises Tom, and so begins a cat-and-mouse game as Tom fights for survival before Foley can get his revenge. But why can't Tom reach DS Sheridan and what is the real reason he has been sent to Blackmoor prison?'Waites is one of the best crime writers we have' MARK BILLINGHAM'Martyn Waites is already crime fiction royalty' STEVE CAVANAGH'A deftly-plotted thriller with a dark heart and a real emotional punch' SIMON KERNICK on The Old Religion'A guaranteed thrill-ride' SARAH PINBOROUGH on The Old ReligionTrade ReviewA deftly-plotted, gripping, pulse-racing rollercoaster of a thriller. If you haven't read Martyn Waites before, then you're in for a real treat. Stunning * Harlan Coben *I have to say I think it's his best yet. A proper page-turner, with a claustrophobic darkness to it and an excellent cast of characters. Get ye to thy local bookshop! * Stuart MacBride *Pacey but atmospheric, with a palpable sense of claustrophobia and menace * Laura Wilson, Guardian *I've long suspected that Martyn Waites belongs behind bars, and with this brilliant, pulse-raising, prison-set thriller, he's proved me right * Mick Herron *Waites brings all his storytelling talent and experience to this chilling tale . . . spectacular * Lee Child on The Old Religion *Authentically spooky, thrillingly atmospheric and unnervingly relevant. It reads like The Wicker Man for the Brexit era * Chris Brookmyre on The Old Religion *A raw, deftly-plotted thriller with a dark heart and a real emotional punch * Simon Kernick *A guaranteed thrill-ride * Sarah Pinborough on The Old Religion *One of the very best crime writers we have * Mark Billingham *I loved it. Every word. Superbly written, creepy as hell, and chilling to the bone. I can't recommend it highly enough! * Luca Veste on The Old Religion *Martyn Waites is crime fiction royalty * Steve Cavanagh *The Sinner is a dark, atmospheric thriller with an intriguing backstory that makes me want to seek out the first book in the series, and I always know a book and its characters have worked for me when that's the end result. * Crime Review *

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Book Synopsis'Clever, twisty, and altogether spine-chilling. . . . [A] deliciously terrifying story. . . .You'll want to read this one after dark, ideally with the wind whistling in the eaves and a window banging somewhere just out of reach. But keep the light switch handy. You just might need it' Ruth Ware, Book of the MonthWhat was it like? Living in that house.Maggie Holt is used to such questions. Twenty-five years ago, she and her parents, Ewan and Jess, moved into a rambling Victorian estate called Baneberry Hall. They spent three weeks there before fleeing in the dead of night, an ordeal Ewan later recounted in a memoir called House of Horrors. His tale of ghostly happenings and encounters with malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon.Now, Maggie has inherited Baneberry Hall after her father's death. She was too young to remember any of the events mentioned in her father's book. But she doesn't believe a word of it. Ghosts, after all, don't exist.But when she returns to Baneberry Hall to prepare it for sale, her homecoming is anything but warm. People from the pages of her father's book lurk in the shadows, and locals aren't thrilled that their small town has been made infamous. Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself - a place that hints of dark deeds and unexplained happenings. As the days pass, Maggie begins to believe that what her father wrote was more fact than fiction. That, either way, someone - or something - doesn't want her here. And that she might be in danger all over again . . . THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of . . .Huff Post's "10 Of The Most Anticipated Book Releases Of June 2020" - Good Housekeeping's "The 35 Best Books of 2020 to Add to Your Reading List" - Travel + Leisure's "20 Most Anticipated Summer 2020 Books" - PopSugar's 17 Most Anticipated Summer Thrillers - Working Mother's "The 20 Most Anticipated Books of 2020" - Newsweek's 20 most anticipated summer reads - Publishers Weekly's "Summer Reads 2020" - BookPage's "2020 Most Anticipated Thrillers and Mysteries" - Today.com's "16 highly anticipated summer reads" - The Star Tribune's "Great Escapes" summer reads - BookPage's "Private Eye July" - USA Today's"Summer reading guide: 20 new books you won't want to miss" - CrimeReads "10 New Books Coming Out This Week" - Buzzfeed "17 New Thrillers That Will Keep Your Summer Exciting" - The Everygirl "30 Books That Should Be on Your Summer Reading List."Trade ReviewPraise for Final Girls * : *Great . . . If you liked Gone Girl, you'll like this * Stephen King *Fantastic * Whoopi Goldberg *A terrific read * Karin Slaughter *Praise for Home Before Dark * : *Holy moly, I haven't been that shocked by a twist in quite some time. I actually laughed aloud when the big reveal came-because I was so delighted to have been so fooled. It's hard to write a book that's equal parts fun and frightening but Sager has done just that-and thrown in impeccable plotting for good measure. If you liked The Haunting of Hill House, you're going to love Home Before Dark. Addictive and atmospheric with a twist you definitely won't see coming * Stephanie Wrobel, author of, THE RECOVERY OF ROSE GOLD *A dark, frightening and twisty story that you won't be able to put down. Read with the lights on! * Shari Lapena *Clever, twisty, and altogether spine-chilling. . . [A] deliciously terrifying story . . . You'll want to read this one after dark, ideally with the wind whistling in the eaves and a window banging somewhere just out of reach. But keep the light switch handy. You just might need it * Ruth Ware *One of my favorite thrillers of 2020. Scary! Addictive! Shocking! * Lisa Gardner *What could be better than a haunted house with ghosts aplenty? Home Before Dark is equally superb and terrifying. Buckle up for a wild ride. This book should come with a warning not to be read after dark * Mary Kubica, bestselling author of, THE OTHER MRS. *Flawless pacing, a dexterous dual narrative, and character through the roof. But the biggest revelation to be found in Home Before Dark is this: There's nobody writing scarier books than Riley Sager is right now * Josh Malerman, bestselling author of, BIRD BOX *I'm a sucker for a haunted house story and this one has all the best ingredients and more. Loved the brilliantly fresh twist at the end. Terrifying * Anna Downes, author of The Safe Place *A fantastic modern take on the classic haunted house story. The pacing was also pitch perfect and the story kept me guessing right until the reveals * Will Shindler, author of The Burning Men *Home Before Dark has more twists than you can shake a ghost at . . . an unforgettable horror book of intelligence and chills * Buzz Magazine *

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Book SynopsisStephen King''s fan-favourite thriller. Also available in audio for the first time, read by Academy Award nominee James Franco.The two things that conjured up that horrible night, were his run of luck at the Wheel of Fortune, and the mask . . .Meet Johnny Smith. A young man whose streak of luck ends dramatically in a major car crash. Followed by blackness. A long, long time in cold limbo.When he wakes up life has been turned upside down. His fiancée has met someone else. And Johnny is cursed with the power to perceive evil in men''s souls. He''s had these hunches since he had an ice-skating accident as a child. Now he has an ability to see into the future. An ability which will bring him into a terrifying confrontation with a charismatic, power-hungry and dangerous man . . .Trade ReviewRead this stunning novel and you will feel the hairs on the nape of your neck rise * Time Out *

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Book SynopsisA fearless woman, raised in the forest, fights against a group of powerful men in a novel about good versus evil, the enduring nature of myth, and the power of love by #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz.Raised in the wilderness by her late great-uncle, Vida is a young woman with an almost preternatural affinity for nature, especially for the wolves that also call the forested mountains home. Formed by hard experience, by love and loss, and by the prophecies of a fortuneteller, Vida just wants peace. If only nearby Kettleton County didn?t cast such a dark shadow.It?s where José Nochelobo, the love of Vida?s life and a cherished local hero, died in a tragic accident. That?s the official story, but Vida has reasons to doubt it. The truth can?t be contained for long. Nor can the hungry men of power in Kettleton who want something too: that Vida, like José, disappear forever. One by one they come for her, prepared to do anything to see their plans through to their evil end. Vida is no less prepared for them.Vida, the forest, and its formidable wonders are waiting. She will not rest until goodness and order have been restored.

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Book SynopsisFather Damien Karras: 'Where is Regan?' Regan MacNeil: 'In here. This edition, polished and expanded by the author, includes new dialogue, a new character and a chilling new extended scene, provides an unforgettable reading experience that has lost none of its power to shock and continues to thrill and terrify new readers.Trade ReviewA tremendous novel...fast, powerful and completely gripping * Sunday Express *Well researched, written in a literate style... grips with the force of evil incarnate, and there are not many readers who will be unmoved * The New York Times Book Review *Wonderfully exciting * Newsweek *Immensely satisfying... holds its audience in a vice-like grip * LA Times *

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Book SynopsisSELECTED BY BARACK OBAMA AS ONE OF HIS BEST BOOKS OF 2020A New York Times bestseller and Guardian Book of the Month'This flawless masterpiece deserves to be a bestseller.' DAILY EXPRESS'Tough, tense and twisty - but tender, human and deeply affecting, too ... I don't have a sister, but when I finished the book I called my brother, just to hear his voice.' LEE CHILD'An outstanding crime novel.' PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on the Train_____________________________________Once inseparable, sisters Mickey and Kacey are on different paths, but they walk the same streets. Mickey on her police beat and Kacey in the shadows of the city's darkest corners where the drug addicts and sex workers preside. When a string of murders coincides with Kacey's disappearance, Mickey is terrified her sister could be next. But in a community where death and murder is rife, will Mickey be able to save her sister before it's too late? _____________________________________'A remarkable, profoundly moving novel about the ties that bind and the irrevocable wounds of childhood. It's also a riveting mystery, perfectly paced. I loved every page of it.' DENNIS LEHANE'It is by some considerable distance my crime novel of the year' IRISH TIMES'Outstanding . . . an intense family thriller . . . The clever plot and involving characters set a high standard for this new year.' DAILY MAIL'This is a thrilling and heartbreaking exploration of the strain the opioid crisis puts on families. A masterpiece.' DAILY MIRROR'A dazzling, propulsive, humane work that not only bears comparison to Dennis Lehane and George Pelecanos but occasionally beats them at their own game' METRO 'heart-pounding thriller' VOGUE'compassionate and enthralling' INDEPENDENTTrade ReviewEvery so often a thriller comes along that is so remarkable that it transcends genre and Long Bright River is one such book. The mystery at its heart is absorbing, thoughtful and perfectly paced and Mickey is a flawed heroine who it’s easy to root for. But the fourth novel from acclaimed American writer Moore is also heartbreakingly profound in exploring the strain put on families and entire communities by the opioid crisis in US cities. It exposes the way addicted parents’ broken promises inflict childhood wounds that never heal. But it also gives hope that familial bonds and community spirit can ultimately triumph. This flawless masterpiece deserves to be a bestseller. * Daily Express *Strong characters and some truly evocative writing. * Guardian Books of the Month *[T]he twists are clever . . . but it is the novel's more eccentric, reflective aspects that make it stand out from the ruck. * Daily Telegraph *As with the best crime novels, its scope defies the constraints of genre . . . the result feels startlingly fresh . . . Moore has created a memorable portrait of the devastation created by poverty and addiction, and the compassion and courage that can rise to meet it. * Observer *Tough, tense and twisty - but tender, human and deeply affecting, too ... I don't have a sister, but when I finished the book I called my brother, just to hear his voice. -- Lee Child

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Book SynopsisRobert Harris is the author of fifteen bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave, Munich, The Second Sleep, V2 and Act of Oblivion. His work has been translated into forty languages and nine of his books have been adapted for cinema and television. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby.Trade ReviewA master of the intelligent thriller... The Ghost is Harris back on sparkling form * The Times *Truly thrilling * Sunday Times *Robert Harris's latest thriller is more than a fun read: it is a super-duper, double fun bag-sized read thanks to his masterful plotting * Daily Telegraph *A cracking good yarn... His writing is taut with wit and cleverness * Financial Times *The Ghost is arguably the finest novel yet to have emerged from the so-called Age of Terror... This is an important book about the major issues of our time * Mail on Sunday *

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Book SynopsisThe Other End of the Line is the twenty-fourth Inspector Montalbano mystery from the international bestselling author Andrea Camilleri, and this time migrants and murder are on the Inspector's mind. In Inspector Montalbano’s coastal town of Vigàta, a surge of migrants have been coming in by boat, and all the town’s hands are on deck to help the arrivals. At the heart of the scene are the police – on the lookout for the people smugglers responsible – and long night-shifts are rendering Inspector Montalbano and his officers exhausted. Then one night, while Montalbano is enduring yet another gruelling stint at the port, a separate crime is committed – unexplained, unexpected, and unpleasant. Elena, the dressmaker at the town’s famous tailors, has been found dead – slaughtered by her own scissors . . . As a swell of desperate people arrive in search of a better life, Inspector Montalbano finds himself trying to unravel the mystery of who murdered the dressmaker. But as he makes his enquiries, the Inspector can’t help but wonder: what will happen if he keeps tugging on this thread? And what will he find at the end of the line?The Other End of the Line is followed by the twenty-fifth gripping mystery, The Safety Net.Trade ReviewMontalbano’s colleagues, chance encounters, Sicilian mores, even the contents of his fridge are described with the wit and gusto that make this narrator the best company in crime fiction today * Guardian *Among the most exquisitely crafted pieces of crime writing available today . . . Simply superb * Sunday Times *One of fiction’s greatest detectives and Camilleri is one of Europe’s greatest crime writers * Daily Mail *

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Book Synopsis'Exquisitely metered, intimate and yet profound, glimmeringly intelligent…A worthwhile, interesting and impressive achievement’ Edward Docx, GuardianWhat matters most: fidelity or art? Marriage or friendship? The wishes of the living or the talents of the dead?Literary executor Matt Holmes finds himself considering these questions sooner than he thinks when his friend, the poet Robert Pope, dies unexpectedly. A trail of clues Rob has left within his archives leads Matt to a series of shocking discoveries that begins to unsettle everything he thought he knew about his friend. Should Matt conceal what he has found or share it? After all, it’s not just Rob’s reputation that could be transformed forever…Trade ReviewA novel of multi-level brilliance, which offers a smart, funny mystery built around ethical concerns over privacy and biography, while casting a beady eye on workplace politics and male midlife crises -- Anthony Cummins * Daily Mail *Adept, attentive and occasionally beautiful ... When the poetry starts to break through, the book comes alive – reverberatingly, ravishingly so. Everything is illuminated... enter the revivifying excitements of adultery, incest, euthanasia; sex and lust and love; dreams, mortality and death... exquisitely metered, intimate and yet profound, glimmeringly intelligent, slyly sensual ... A worthwhile, interesting and impressive achievement -- Edward Docx * The Guardian *Generously and skilfully written ... The unravelling of the novel’s moral perplexity is both ingenious and persuasive… A pleasing and very satisfying novel. -- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *A dark and compelling tale of what we leave behind us when we die -- Alex Preston * The Guardian *A stylist and satirical take on Kindle-era publishing, and is also a timely interrogation on the pertinence of "rampant masculinity" in contemporary fiction. -- Kitty Grady * Financial Times *

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Book SynopsisA woman is found dead in an apparent suicide – but there may be something darker at play. Featuring Inspector Jimmy Perez, Too Good To Be True is a gripping Quick Read from Ann Cleeves' bestselling Shetland series.Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall.When young teacher Anna Blackwell is found dead in her home, the police think her death was suicide or a tragic accident. After all, Stonebridge is a quiet country village in the Scottish Borders, where murders just don't happen. But Inspector Jimmy Perez soon arrives from far-away Shetland when his ex-wife, Sarah, asks him to look into the case. The local gossips are saying that her new husband, Tom, was having an affair with Anna. Could Tom have been involved with her death? Sarah refuses to believe it – but needs proof.Anna had been a teacher. She must have loved kids. Would she kill herself knowing there was nobody to look after her daughter? She had seemed happier than ever before she died. And to Perez, this suggests not suicide, but murder . . .Quick Reads are short books from bestselling authors, perfect for a fast and satisfying read – whether you're a regular reader, or just getting started. With Too Good To Be True, you can get a taste of the thrilling story of Shetland's Inspector Jimmy Perez. Start the series with book one, Raven Black.

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Book SynopsisMiles has evidence of the sheriff's responsibility in several 'accidental' deaths that may turn the tide of the blood feud plaguing Twist Creek. When the sheriff's son finds the evidence, he attempts to murder Miles. After Miles unintentionally kills a boy in retaliation, he learns there are others who seek vengeance, including the restless dead.

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