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The Pain Tourist: The nerve-jangling, compulsive bestselling thriller
by Paul CleaveA young man wakes from a coma to find himself targeted by the men who killed his parents, while someone is impersonating a notorious New Zealand serial killer … the latest chilling, nerve-shredding, twisty thriller from the author of The Quiet People…‘Paul Cleave is an automatic must-read for me’ Lee Child‘Riveting from start to finish. Smart and twisty, this book will get under your skin’ Liz Nugent‘Shocking and chilling. A literary ice plunge. I absolutely loved it’ Helen Fields‘Almost three books in one! Multiple murders, dedicated detectives – past and present. Complex, detailed and oh, so clever’ Sam Holland_______________How do you catch a killer…When the only evidence is a dream?James Garrett was critically injured when he was shot following his parents’ execution, and no one expected him to waken from a deep, traumatic coma. When he does, nine years later, Detective Inspector Rebecca Kent is tasked with closing the case that her now retired colleague, Theodore Tate, failed to solve all those years ago.But between that, and hunting for Copy Joe – a murderer on a spree, who’s imitating Christchurch’s most notorious serial killer – she’s going to need Tate’s help. Especially when they learn that James has lived out another life in his nine-year coma, and there are things he couldn’t possibly know, including the fact that Copy Joe isn’t the only serial killer in town…_______________‘An absolute thrill ride. Precise and swift and a joy to read … storytelling at its best’ James Oswald‘Such a unique concept, with wonderful, emotional writing ... I hooked on the story from the word go. BRILLIANT’ Lisa Hall‘The most original and intense thriller ever!’ Michael Wood‘I’d forgotten how good Paul Cleave is!’ Sarah Pinborough‘You can’t be a true fan of crime fiction if you’re not reading Cleave’s books’ Tom Wood‘Uses words as lethal weapons’ New York Times‘Cleave writes the kind of dark, intense thrillers that I never want to end’ Simon KernickWhat readers are saying… ‘A masterpiece’ Café Thinking‘A heart-pounding, jaw-dropping thrill ride’ Emma’s Bibliotreasures‘A brilliantly executed thrilling, twisty, nerve-shredding serial-killer chiller’ Live & Deadly‘A red-hot, sleep-stealing, pulse-pounding read’ Jen Med’s Book Reviews‘An addictive trip!’ The First Eleven Minutes‘I am absolutely lost for words’ PRDG Reads‘Number-one TOP read of the year’ Ian DixonPraise for Paul Cleave‘The sense of dread builds unstoppably in this gripping page-turner … an intense, chilling read’ Gilly Macmillan‘You may think you know where it’s going, but you couldn’t be more wrong. A true page-turner filled with dread, rage, doubt and more twists than the Remutaka Pass’ Linwood Barclay‘A true page-turner, with an intriguing premise, a rollercoaster plot and a cast of believably flawed characters’ Guardian‘This merits comparison with the work of Patricia Highsmith’ Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW‘Tense, thrilling, touching. Paul Cleave is very good indeed’ John Connolly‘An intense adrenaline rush from start to finish’ S J Watson‘A riveting and all too realistic thriller’ Tess Gerritsen‘A gripping thriller …I couldn’t put it down’ Meg Gardiner‘Did my head in time and again’ Michael Robotham ‘One to remember’ New York Journal of Books
Crow Moon: The atmospheric, chilling debut thriller that everyone is talking about … first in an addictive, enthralling series (A Martha Strangeways Investigation #1)
by Suzy AspleyFirst in a series: A Martha Strangeways InvestigationAn investigative reporter gives up her job when her young twins are killed in a fire, but when she stumbles across the body of a missing teenager, she’s thrust into a chilling investigation that will leave no one unscathed…Strathban, Scotland. A village steeped in folklore and impenetrable mists and a horrifying mystery…Martha Strangeways is struggling to find purpose in her life, after giving up her career as an investigative reporter when her young twins died in a house fire. Overwhelmed by guilt and grief, she carries their teeth in a matchbox wherever she goes...But her life changes when she stumbles across the body of a missing teenager – a tragedy that turns even more sinister when a poem about crows is discovered inked onto his back... When another teenager goes missing in the remote landscape, Martha is drawn into the investigation, teaming up with DI Derek Summers, as malevolent rumours begin to spread and paranoia grows. As darkness descends on the village of Strathban, it soon becomes clear that no one is safe, including Martha…Both a nerve-shattering, enthralling and atmospheric thriller and a moving tale of grief and psychological damage, Crow Moon is a staggeringly accomplished debut and the start of an addictive, unforgettable series.
The Fascination: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller ... This Year's Most Bewitching, Beguiling Victorian Gothic Novel
by Essie FoxThe estranged grandson of a wealthy collector of human curiosities becomes fascinated with teenaged twin sisters, leading them into a web of dark obsessions. A dazzlingly dark gothic novel from the bestselling author of The Sonambulist‘Mysterious, sometimes shocking, full of surprises and twists … brimming with Victorian wonders!’ Sean Lusk‘Essie Fox follows in the footsteps of Angela Carter and AS Byatt with an adult fairy tale that delves into the darkest compulsions of human nature … an opium trance of a novel, a vivid fantasmagoria’ Noel O’Reilly‘An enthralling tale about deception, love and loss, and what it means to be different. Macabre and shocking, beautiful and tender, it had me spellbound’Louisa Treger_________________Victorian England. A world of rural fairgrounds and glamorous London theatres. A world of dark secrets and deadly obsessions…Twin sisters Keziah and Tilly Lovell are identical in every way, except that Tilly hasn't grown a single inch since she was five. Coerced into promoting their father's quack elixir as they tour the country fairgrounds, at the age of fifteen the girls are sold to a mysterious Italian known as ‘Captain’.Theo is an orphan, raised by his grandfather, Lord Seabrook, a man who has a dark interest in anatomical freaks and other curiosities … particularly the human kind. Resenting his grandson for his mother’s death in childbirth, when Seabrook remarries and a new heir is produced, Theo is forced to leave home without a penny to his name.Theo finds employment in Dr Summerwell’s Museum of Anatomy in London, and here he meets Captain and his theatrical ‘family’ of performers, freaks and outcasts.But it is Theo’s fascination with Tilly and Keziah that will lead all of them into a web of deceits, exposing the darkest secrets and threatening everything they know…Exploring universal themes of love and loss, the power of redemption and what it means to be unique, The Fascination is an evocative, glittering and bewitching gothic novel that brings alive Victorian London – and darkness and deception that lies beneath…________________‘Elixirs, fairgrounds, fairies in jars. Twins and monsters and outcasts. Essie Fox’s fascinating and immersive tale is, at its heart, about acceptance of difference. I loved it’ Anna Mazzola‘A beautiful, haunting tale peopled by a thrilling set of living, breathing characters. This is very fine historical fiction’Emma Carrol‘Beautifully controlled … This is exceptional storytelling, exquisitely told’ Nydia Hetherington‘Beautifully researched, full of horrors and delights … a chilling, thrilling slice of Victorian gothic’ Bridget Walsh‘So inventive and surprising … beautiful writing, unforgettable characters and some wicked humour, too’ Juliet West‘A sumptuous, gothic treat that will reel you in and not let you go until the final page. Bravo!’ Caroline Green‘Essie Fox is the mistress of gothic Victoriana … utterly beguiling and rendered in exquisite detail. This is a wonderful, captivating carnival of a novel’ Elizabeth Fremantle‘Wonderfully vivid and touching … extraordinary’ Adele Geras‘I loved this story of a group of wonderful “others” fighting to find their place and purpose in a glittering, but unforgiving, Victorian England’ Marika Cobbold’Atmospheric, gripping and ultimately uplifting, it’s a tale of cruelty and depravity, but also love, friendship and acceptance’ Karen Coles‘A kaleidoscopic, twisting, devilish novel guaranteed to dazzle and delight. I was utterly beguiled by this wonder of a novel’ Dan Bassett, Bookseller
The Forcing: The visionary, emotive, breathtaking MUST-READ climate-emergency thriller
by Paul E. HardistyIn a near future, where civilisation has collapsed, a government of youth has taken power in North America. All older people deemed responsible for the cataclysmic climate emergency are relocated, but a breakaway group escapes exile to seek freedom … at devastating cost… ‘The dystopian future landscape of The Forcing comes with a heightened realism that grips and shakes you … provocative and insightful, visceral and terrifying’ SciFi Now Book of the Month‘A compelling, moving story of survival in a dying world … a novel that might have actually predicted our future’ Ewan Morrison‘Smart, gripping, and all too plausible … asks the big questions that we're running out of time to answer, and announces Paul E. Hardisty as the true heir to John Christopher’ Tim GlisterThe jaw-dropping, passionate and provocative climate-emergency thriller from one of the world’s leading environmental scientists. ___________Civilisation is collapsing…Frustrated and angry after years of denial and inaction, in a last-ditch attempt to stave off disaster, a government of youth has taken power in North America, and a policy of institutionalised ageism has been introduced. All those older than the prescribed age are deemed responsible for the current state of the world, and are to be ‘relocated’, their property and assets confiscated. David Ashworth, known by his friends and students as Teacher, and his wife May, find themselves among the thousands being moved to ‘new accommodation’ in the abandoned southern deserts – thrown together with a wealthy industrialist and his wife, a high court lawyer, two recent immigrants to America, and a hospital worker. Together, they must come to terms with their new lives in a land rendered unrecognisable. As the terrible truth of their situation is revealed, lured by rumours of a tropical sanctuary where they can live in peace, they plan a perilous escape. But the world outside is more dangerous than they could ever have imagined. And for those who survive, nothing will ever be the same again…_________'A bold, beautifully written and imagined novel about an all-too plausible future – Paul Hardisty is a visionary' Luke McCallin‘An excellent blend of deep suspense, thriller and – to be honest – horror. The message within it is all too plausible, the solution to the problem distinctly chilling. Wonderfully pitched and easily believable’ James Oswald‘Fierce, thoughtful, deeply humane and always compelling. Tightly plotted, the tension builds from page one and never relents’ David Whish-Wilson‘Outstanding! Thrilling and thought-provoking.If there's any justice, this book will be HUGE!!!’ Michael J Malone‘The book I’ve been waiting and hoping for…’ Paul Waters‘Hardisty is a fine writer’ Lee Child‘With the biting intensity of a thriller and the majestic world-building of a classic dystopian tale … a cataclysmic call-to-arms and a powerful warning’ B S CaseyPraise for Paul E. Hardisty***Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger******The Times and Sunday Telegraph Book of the Year***’A stormer of a thriller – vividly written, utterly tropical, totally gripping’ Peter James‘A fast-paced action thriller, beautifully written’ Tim Marshall, author of Prisoners of Geography‘A remarkably well-written, sophisticated novel in which the people and places all come alive on the page…’ Literary Review‘Searing … at times achieves the level of genuine poetry’ Publishers Weekly
Expectant: The gripping, emotive new Sam Shephard thriller (Sam Shephard #5)
by Vanda SymonA pregnant Sam Shephard investigates the murder of an expectant mother in Dunedin, as it becomes clear that the killer is ready to strike again … Queen of New Zealand Crime, Vanda Symon, returns with a shocking, twisty new Sam Shephard thriller…'From the opening pages, this story left me gasping for breath' Michael Robotham‘Chillingly intense with a finely honed sense of place … Vanda Symon knows Dunedin and brings it vibrantly to life in this fast-paced thriller’ Craig Robertson‘An excellent thriller, definitely one of the best of this year. Vanda Symon is a master of characterisation, plot and dialogue … I loved every moment’ Liz Nugent 'New Zealand's modern Queen of Crime' Val McDermid_________________________________A killer targeting pregnant women.A detective expecting her first baby…The shocking murder of a heavily pregnant woman throws the New Zealand city of Dunedin into a tailspin, and the devastating crime feels uncomfortably close to home for Detective Sam Shephard as she counts down the days to her own maternity leave.Confined to a desk job in the department, Sam must find the missing link between this brutal crime and a string of cases involving mothers and children in the past. As the pieces start to come together and the realisation dawns that the killer’s actions are escalating, drastic measures must be taken to prevent more tragedy. For Sam, the case becomes personal, when it becomes increasingly clear that no one is safe and the clock is ticking…_______________________‘Dark, chilling and utterly heartbreaking. A highly emotive and compelling thriller’ Michael Wood‘New Zealand's answer to Siobhan Clarke’ The Times'The Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' Ian Rankin‘From the ominous and shocking beginning to the heart-pounding ending, Expectant had me in its grasp’ Nikki Crutchley'A sassy heroine, fabulous sense of place, and rip-roaring stories with a twist. Perfect curl-up-on-the-sofa reading' Kate Mosse'Fans of The Dry will love Vanda Symon' Red Magazine‘A wonderful storyteller’ Helen FitzGeraldPraise for Vanda Symon***SHORTLISTED for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger******SHORTLISTED for Best Paperback in the Barry Awards***'If you like taut, pacy thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you' Liam McIlvanney'Vanda Symon's work resembles Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series she knows how to tell a good story and the NZ setting adds spice' The Times'Atmospheric, emotional and gripping' Foreword Reviews'A plot that grabs the reader's attention with a heart-stopping opening and doesn't let go' Sunday Times'It is Symon's copper Sam, self-deprecating and very human, who represents the writer's real achievement' Guardian‘Edgy, thrilling and terrifyingly realistic’ Lisa Hall‘All the thrills of a brilliantly plotted crime novel with some interesting moral questions woven between the words. Fast, furious and intense' Helen Fields'Completely gripping … a poignant study of how our society shapes unlikely saints and monsters' Eve Smith
So Pretty
by Ronnie TurnerA young man arrives in a small town, hoping to leave his past behind him, but everything changes when he takes a job in a peculiar old shop, and meets a lonely single mother … A chillingly hypnotic gothic thriller and a Mesmerising study of identity and obsession.‘This chilling gothic tale explores the dark corners of identity … beautifully written and a real page-turner' C J Cooke'Dark, lyrical and intriguing' Fiona Cummins‘Like Stephen King on crack … the most accomplished book I’ve read this year. Dark, gothic as hell, and genuinely scary, Turner has managed to portray loneliness, obsession, and monster-worship in one neat little package. I dare you to open it’ M W Craven–––––––––––––––––––––––––––Fear blisters through this town like a fever…When Teddy Colne arrives in the small town of Rye, he believes he will be able to settle down and leave his past behind him. Little does he know that fear blisters through the streets like a fever. The locals tell him to stay away from an establishment known only as Berry & Vincent, that those who rub too closely to its proprietor risk a bad end. Despite their warnings, Teddy is desperate to understand why Rye has come to fear this one man, and to see what really hides behind the doors of his shop.Ada moved to Rye with her young son to escape a damaged childhood and years of never fitting in, but she’s lonely, and ostracised by the community. Ada is ripe for affection and friendship, and everyone knows it.As old secrets bleed out into this town, so too will a mystery about a family who vanished fifty years earlier, and a community living on a knife edge.Teddy looks for answers, thinking he is safe, but some truths are better left undisturbed, and his past will find him here, just as it has always found him before. And before long, it will find Ada too.––––––––––––––––––––––‘An utterly chilling psychological horror of modern-day witchcraft, possession, murder and madness’ Essie Fox‘Twisted, toxic and deeply dark, this gives off Needful Things vibes – and that ending is just *perfect*’ Lisa Hall‘This book sucks you in from the first spine-tingling chapter and weaves a dark, twisted and compelling sense of foreboding' Claire Allan‘I’m shook. This book is a force … a masterpiece’ Emerald Reviews‘As delightful as it is dark, with beautiful turns of phrase that can be at once both buttery soft and sharp as a knife’ Rheannah, Bookseller ‘An intense, creepy and utterly chilling read’ Book Review Café ‘A story that will creep under your skin and leave you desperately unnerved' Emma, Bookseller ‘Startling and incredibly intense’ Live & Deadly‘Exactly what I look for in a gothic thriller!’ From Belgium with Booklove
Thirty Days of Darkness
by Jenny Lund MadsenA Danish literary author is challenged to write a crime novel in thirty days, travelling to a small village in Iceland for inspiration, and then a body appears … an atmospheric, darkly funny, twisty debut thriller, first in an addictive new series. Copenhagen author Hannah is the darling of the literary community and her novels have achieved massive critical acclaim. But nobody actually reads them, and frustrated by writer’s block, Hannah has the feeling that she’s doing something wrong. When she expresses her contempt for genre fiction, Hanna is publicly challenged to write a crime novel in thirty days. Scared that she will lose face, she accepts, and her editor sends her to Húsafjöður – a quiet, tight-knit village in Iceland, filled with colorful local characters – for inspiration.But two days after her arrival, the body of a fisherman’s young son is pulled from the water … and what begins as a search for plot material quickly turns into a messy and dangerous investigation that threatens to uncover secrets that put everything at risk … including Hannah. Atmospheric, dramatic and full of nerve-jangling twists and turns, Thirty Days of Darkness is a darkly funny, unsettling debut thriller that marks the start of a breathtaking new series.
Beautiful Shining People: The extraordinary, exhilarating, EPIC speculative masterpiece…
by Michael GrothausA damaged teenager meets an enigmatic waitress in a tiny Tokyo café, sparking an epic journey across Japan that will change everything, forever…‘A fascinating exploration of what it means to be human in a world where everything can be faked, and an alarming projection into a not-too-distant and all-too-plausible future … wonderful, insightful and thoughtful’ James Oswald‘Totally engrossing from the start – the story, characters and settings will linger in your imagination long after you're finished … truly wonderful’ Jonathan Whitelaw‘Exquisite world-building, this book had me invested from the very first page. Vivid plot and irresistible characters and a real tug at the soul … you'll drown in it’ Lisa Bradley–––––––––––––This world is anything but ordinary, and it’s about to change forever…It’s our world, but decades into the future… An ordinary world, where cars drive themselves, drones glide across the sky, and robots work in burger shops. There are two superpowers and a digital Cold War, but all conflicts are safely oceans away. People get up, work, and have dinner. Everything is as it should be…Except for seventeen-year-old John, a tech prodigy from a damaged family, who hides a deeply personal secret. But everything starts to change for him when he enters a tiny café on a cold Tokyo night. A café run by a disgraced sumo wrestler, where a peculiar dog with a spherical head lives, alongside its owner, enigmatic waitress Neotnia…But Neotnia hides a secret of her own – a secret that will turn John’s unhappy life upside down. A secret that will take them from the neon streets of Tokyo to Hiroshima’s tragic past to the snowy mountains of Nagano.A secret that reveals that this world is anything ordinary – and it’s about to change forever…–––––––––––––-‘Outstanding! Sci-fi showing how the past might impact on the future; part coming of age, part boy meets girl, with a strong sense of place and a glimpse into a (very plausible) terrifying future’ Michael J MaloneWhat readers are saying…*****‘A beautiful, emotional and thought-provoking read, peppered with action and the thrill of a chase, heavy in technology, but bound by compassion’ Jen Med’s Book Review‘A striking and strange novel, about beautiful shining people in all their strangeness – and a searing statement about the dangerously thin lines between utopia and dystopia’ B S Casey‘Just devastatingly beautiful. It made me smile, it made me weep, it made me turn the pages faster and faster, holding my breath in suspense … quite simply immense’ From Belgium with BooklovePraise for Michael Grothaus***LONGLISTED for the CWA John Creasey NEW BLOOD Dagger***'Gloriously funny but dark as hell, you will laugh and recoil in equal measure' Sunday Express'By turns comic and shocking, an extraordinary debut from a striking new voice' Michael Marshall Smith'Complex, inventive and a genuine shocker, this is the very opposite of a comfort read' Guardian'One of the 25 Most Irresistible Hollywood Novels' Entertainment Weekly'Engrossing ... a captivating story that manages to be funny, sinister and surprising' New York Daily News'A scabrously funny and thrillingly original book about atoning for past sins and indiscretions' David F. Ross
The Acapulco: The breathtaking serial-killer thriller kicking off an addictive series (Chastity Riley #0)
by Simone BuchholzHamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley becomes involved in the horrifying, perplexing search for a violent serial killer targeting dancers from a club … the first book in an award-winning, wildly original, addictive series…‘Such a revelation’ Laura Lippman‘Gruesome and assured, Buchholz’s work remains as persuasive as ever’ Barry Forshaw, Financial Times‘Reading Buchholz is like walking on firecrackers … a truly unique voice in crime fiction’ Graeme Macrae Burnet**WINNER of the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger**–––––––––––––––––––––––––––A serial killer is on the loose in Hamburg, targeting dancers from The Acapulco, a club in the city’s red-light district, taking their scalps as gruesome trophies and replacing them with plastic wigs.Chastity Riley is the state prosecutor responsible for crimes in the district, and she’s working alongside the police as they investigate. Can she get inside the mind of the killer?Her strength is thinking like a criminal; her weaknesses are pubs, bars and destructive relationships, but as Chastity searches for love and a flamboyant killer – battling her demons and the dark, foggy Hamburg weather – she hits dead end after dead end.As panic sets in and the death toll rises, it becomes increasingly clear that it may already be too late. For everyone…–––––––––––––––––––––––––––‘Caustic, incisive prose. A street-smart, gutsy heroine. A timely and staggeringly stylish thriller’ Will Carver‘The coolest character in crime fiction … Darkly funny and written with a huge heart’ Doug Johnstone, Big Issue‘Modern noir, with taut storytelling, a hard-bitten heroine, and underlying melancholy peppered with wry humour’ New Zealand Listener‘Dark, atmospheric, and complex, with often surprisingly emotional … a classy piece of fiction from an author who never disappoints’ Jen Med’s Book ReviewsPraise for the Chastity Riley series:'Combines nail-biting tension with off-beat humor ... Elmore Leonard fans will be enthralled' Publishers Weekly'Buchholz doles out delicious black humor ... interwoven in a manner that ramps up the intrigue and tension' Foreword Reviews’Lyrical and pithy' Sunday Times'Fierce enough to stab the heart' Spectator'A real blast of adrenaline' Big Issue'Simone Buchholz writes with real authority and a pungent, noir-ish sense of time and space' Financial Times'A stylish, whip-smart thriller' Russel McLean
The Lazarus Solution: The compulsive, breathtaking new historical thriller from the Godfather of Nordic Noir
by Kjell Ola DahlWhen a courier for Sweden’s Press and Military Office is killed on his final mission, the Norwegian government-in-exile appoints a writer to find the missing documents … breathtaking WW2 thriller.**International NUMBER ONE bestseller**‘A stylish stand-alone thriller from the godfather of Scandi noir … Ola Dahl ratchets up the tension from the first pages and never lets go' Sunday Times'Absorbing, heart-rending and perfectly plotted' Denzil Meyrick‘Expertly crafted’ John Harvey_________Summer, 1943. Daniel Berkåk works as a courier for the Press and Military Office in Stockholm. On his last cross-border mission to Norway, he carries a rucksack full of coded documents and newspapers, but before he has a chance to deliver anything he is shot and killed and the contents of his rucksack are missing.The Norwegian government, currently exiled in London, wants to know what happened, and the job goes to writer Jomar Kraby,whose first suspect is a Norwegian refugee living in Sweden, whose past that is as horrifying as the events still to come...Both classic crime and a stunning expose of Norwegian agents in Stockholm during the Second World War, The Lazarus Solution is a compulsive, complex, richly authentic historical thriller from one of the godfathers of Nordic Noir.For fans of Sebastian Faulks, Lars Mytting, Mick Herron and Robert Harris._______‘The detail is impressive' Daily Mail'Kjell Ola Dahl's novels are superb. If you haven't read one, you need to right now' William Ryan'A dark but richly described backdrop and a relentless, underlying tension … Fans of Nordic noir will be satisfied' Publishers Weekly
Halfway House: The Nerve-shatteringly Tense, Searingly Funny New Thriller From The Author Of Netflix Hit, The Cry
by Helen FitzGeraldOn her first shift at an Edinburgh halfway house for violent offenders, a young woman is taken hostage and turns to the residents for help. A twisty, shockingly dark thriller.When her disastrous Australian love affair ends, Lou heads to Edinburgh for a fresh start, moving in with her cousin. But after a week of partying, she starts the only job she can get ... working at a halfway house for very high-risk offendersOn her first solo night shift, Lou wakes to discover that she has been locked in her room, and is being held hostage. With no one to turn to but the other residents–all of them dangerous criminals–Lou is forced to rely on her own resources. Turns out, she’s excellent at negotiating ...and even better at killing.Slick, darkly funny and nerve-janglingly tense, Halfway House is both a breathtaking thriller and an unapologetic reminder never to corner a desperate woman...
You Can’t See Me: The Twisty, Breathtaking Prequel To The International Bestselling Forbidden Iceland Series... (Forbidden Iceland #4)
by Eva Björg ÆgisdóttirA wealthy Icelandic family is investigated and dark secrets are exposed when a body is found on the lava fields outside the hotel where they’ve gathered for a reunion … the chilling, gripping prequel to the addictive Forbidden Iceland seriesThe wealthy, powerful Snæberg clan has gathered for a family reunion at a futuristic hotel set amongst the dark lava flows of Iceland’s remote Snæfellsnes peninsula. Petra Snæberg, a successful interior designer, is anxious about the event, and her troubled teenage daughter, Lea, whose social-media presence has attracted the wrong kind of followers. Ageing carpenter Tryggvi is an outsider, only tolerated because he’s the boyfriend of Petra’s aunt, but he’s struggling to avoid alcohol because he knows what happens when he drinks … Humble hotel employee, Irma, is excited to meet this rich and famous family and observe them at close quarters … perhaps too close…As the weather deteriorates and the alcohol flows, one of the guests disappears, and it becomes clear that there is a prowler lurking in the dark. But is the real danger inside … within the family itself?Masterfully cranking up the suspense, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir draws us into an isolated, frozen setting, where nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted, as the dark secrets and painful pasts of the Snæberg family are uncovered … and the shocking truth revealed. A Golden Age mystery for the 21st Century, with a shocking twist.
ONE: The Breathtakingly Tense, Emotive New Speculative Thriller From The Bestselling Author Of The Waiting Rooms
by Eve SmithA powerful, prescient speculative thriller: a woman’s job of enforcing climate-emergency Britain’s one-child policy is compromised when she discovers a personal link to an illegal sibling on the ministry hit-list, leading to a shocking discovery that changes everything…One law. One child. Seven million crimes…A cataclysmic climate emergency has spawned a one-child policy in the UK, ruthlessly enforced by a totalitarian regime. Compulsory abortion of ‘excess’ pregnancies and mandatory contraceptive implants are now the norm, and families must adhere to strict consumption quotas as the world descends into chaos.Kai is a 25-year-old ‘baby reaper’, working for the Ministry of Population and Family Planning. If any of her assigned families attempt to exceed their child quota, she ensures they pay the price.Until, one morning, she discovers that an illegal sibling on her Ministry hit-list is hers. And to protect her parents from severe penalties, she must secretly investigate before anyone else finds out.Kai’s hunt for her forbidden sister unearths much more than a dark family secret. As she stumbles across a series of heinous crimes perpetrated by the people she trusted most, she makes a catastrophic discovery that could bring down the government … and tear her family apart.
Someone Like Her: The exquisite, heart-wrenching, eye-opening new novel from the bestselling author of No Honour
by Awais KhanA young Pakistani woman is the victim of an unthinkable act of vengeance, when she defies tradition … facing seemingly insurmountable challenges and danger when she attempts to rebuild her life. Multan, Pakistan. A conservative city where an unmarried woman over the age of twenty-five is considered a curse by her family.Ayesha is twenty-seven. Independent and happily single, she has evaded an arranged marriage because of her family’s reduced circumstances. When she catches the eye of powerful, wealthy Raza, it seems like the answer to her parents’ prayers. But Ayesha is in love with someone else, and when she refuses to give up on him, Raza resorts to unthinkable revenge…Ayesha travels to London to rebuild her life and there she meets Kamil, an emotionally damaged man who has demons of his own. They embark on a friendship that could mean salvation for both of them, but danger stalks Ayesha in London, too. With her life thrown into turmoil, she is forced to make a decision that could change her and everyone she loves forever.Exquisitely written, populated by unforgettable characters and rich with poignant, powerful themes, Someone Like Her is a story of love and family, of corruption and calamity, of courage and hope … and one woman’s determination to thwart convention and find peace, at whatever cost…
The Opposite of Lonely (The Skelfs #5)
by Doug JohnstoneA body lost at sea, arson, murder, astronauts, wind phones, communal funerals and existential angst … This can ONLY mean one thing! The Skelfs are back, and things are as tense, unnerving and warmly funny as ever!The Skelf women are recovering from the cataclysmic events that nearly claimed their lives. Their funeral-director and private-investigation businesses are back on track, and their cases are as perplexing as ever.Matriarch Dorothy looks into a suspicious fire at a travellers’ site, and takes a grieving, homeless man under her wing. Daughter Jenny is searching for her missing sister-in-law, who disappeared in tragic circumstances, while grand-daughter Hannah is asked to investigate increasingly dangerous conspiracy theorists, who are targeting a retired female astronaut … putting her own life at risk.With a body lost at sea, funerals for those with no one to mourn them, reports of strange happenings in outer space, a funeral crasher with a painful secret, and a violent attack on one of the family, The Skelfs face their most personal – and perilous – cases yet. Doing things their way may cost them everything…Tense, unnerving and warmly funny, The Opposite of Lonely is the hugely anticipated fifth instalment in the unforgettable Skelfs series, and this time, danger comes from everywhere…
The Murmurs: The most compulsive, chilling gothic thriller you’ll read this year… (The\annie Jackson Mysteries Ser.)
by Michael J. MaloneA young woman starts experiencing terrifying premonitions of people dying, as it becomes clear that a family curse known only as The Murmurs has begun, and a long-forgotten crime is about to be unearthed…On the first morning of her new job at Heartfield House, a care home for the elderly, Annie Jackson wakens from a terrifying dream. And when she arrives at the home, she knows that the first old man she meets is going to die. How she knows this is a terrifying mystery, but it is the start of horrifying premonitions … a rekindling of the curse that has trickled through generations of women in her family – a wicked gift known only as ‘the murmurs’…With its reappearance comes an old, forgotten fear that is about to grip Annie Jackson.And this time, it will never let go…A compulsive gothic thriller and a spellbinding supernatural mystery about secrets and small communities, about faith, courage and self-preservation, The Murmurs is a startling and compulsive read from one of Scotland’s finest authors.
Mirror Image: The present mirrors the past in a chilling Varg Veum thriller (Varg Veum #0)
by Gunnar StaalesenAs Bergen PI Varg Veum investigates two different cases, it becomes clear that they are uncannily similar to harrowing events that took place thirty-six years earlier… A gripping instalment of the award-winning Varg Veum series, by one of the fathers of Nordic Noir.Bergen Private Investigator Varg Veum is perplexed when two wildly different cases cross his desk at the same time. A lawyer, anxious to protect her privacy, asks Varg to find her sister, who has disappeared with her husband, seemingly without trace, while a ship carrying unknown cargo is heading towards the Norwegian coast, and the authorities need answers.Varg immerses himself in the investigations, and it becomes clear that the two cases are linked, and have unsettling – and increasingly uncanny – similarities to events that took place thirty-six years earlier, when a woman and her saxophonist lover drove their car off a cliff, in an apparent double suicide. As Varg is drawn into a complex case involving star-crossed lovers, toxic waste and illegal immigrants, history seems determined to repeat itself in perfect detail … and at terrifying cost...A chilling, dark and twisting story of love and revenge, Mirror Image is Staalesen at his most thrilling, thought-provoking best.
Good Husbands
by Cate Ray'The most riveting and unflinching he said/she said novel to date ... absolutely staggering, insanely gripping and wholly unputdownable.' May Cobb, author of The Hunting WivesJess, Priyanka and Stephanie are all happily married to men they think they know inside out.Then each woman receives a letter accusing her husband of involvement in a sexual assault that took place 20 years ago.Who do they believe, what should they do and can they come together as their lives are upended?A compelling, beautifully crafted thriller about consent, friendship and prejudice which asks - would you sacrifice your family life in support of another woman?'In an emotional and powerfully evocative story, three women grapple with a discovery that could shatter their lives. Ray has expertly crafted a thoughtful and important read that ends with a stunning surprise.' Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs Parrish
The Challenge
by Robert CortThe art world is full of pitfalls, mysteries and risk. It is a place where paintings can be bought and sold for millions of pounds. Fortunes can be made... and lost. For those whose ambition is to accumulate wealth beyond their wildest dreams, expert knowledge, confidence, bravery and deep pockets are certainly needed. Ian Caxton is being tested by fake paintings, a financial gamble on the artwork of a black slave, his wife's life-changing news and a series of mysterious emails that suggest he's being watched. More dramatic events, mental conflicts and soul searching decisions. How will Ian cope with all these extra demands? This is the big question, that is The Challenge.
When The Rainbow Turns Black
by Peter VenisonThis is the epic story of four young men, born in obscurity in South Africa at the height of Apartheid. Two are white; two are black. All four achieve fame in their lifetime. It is also the story of the women in their lives, with mixed race marriage, love and deception, set against a background of huge political and social change. Expectations are high for the new Rainbow State, but will they be met amongst the corruption and greed that is endemic? Can our four find their way in the new South Africa or will they be derailed and overcome by events beyond their control or even by their own passion? Their journey through the world of international sport, show business and politics is riddled with twists and turns as they battle to prosper in the ever changing place they call home. Can our four young men survive and prosper in the post Apartheid era or will their futures and that of their country turn black? This is a rollercoaster ride that will keep you strapped to your seats from its humble beginning to its surprising end.
The Decision
by Robert CortThe Decision is the third volume in the Ian Caxton Thriller series. A worrying letter from a dead colleague, a Gainsborough painting downgraded by the experts, a new partnership opportunity, an unexpected statement from his boss and his wife's announcement of her new ambitions. These are just some of the new challenges we see Ian Caxton having to grapple with in this latest instalment. What will Ian choose to do? What will the consequences be? Will he make a huge life-changing decision? In Antigua, Oscar joins up with a new business colleague, but soon discovers a world of fraud, deception and murder. Penny experiences unforeseen changes to her life and Viktor is informed of an amazing surprise. Another page-turning tale of adventure, intrigue, greed and risk, where millions of pounds routinely change hands. Welcome to the exciting and mysterious happenings that continue to occur in the art world!
Seeds Of Death
by Rubbie JonesMia Romano, a cosmetic research scientist, is exposed to a substance that changes her life forever. Equipped with extreme healing and rejuvenation abilities, Mia's adventure is just beginning. She is thrown headlong into a journey of untold revelation, determined to prove her incredible discovery and turn it into a profound cosmetic breakthrough. Murder, beauty and subterfuge come at a price and Mia is faced with adversaries seeking both revenge and financial gain. The pacy plot unfolds, twisting and turning encompassing sadistic dominance over traditional patriarchy by ruthless female operatives.
A Tale Of Scorpions
by Fergus AnstockA Tale Of Scorpions is a fictionalised account of an actual murder and ensuing trial in the early 1970s. It concerns an attempt to convict, on entirely circumstantial evidence, a known criminal of a violent murder. When Tony Blake is ruthlessly shotgunned on Guy Fawkes night outside his house, was the killer in the shadows? Aided by anonymous information, the police assemble a compelling case against a local associate of the victim but not all of the pieces of the jigsaw fit comfortably together.
Libby and the Highland Heist (The Travelling School Mysteries #2)
by Jo ClarkeAfter a tumultuous term in Paris, Libby and Connie are looking forward to a quiet holiday at Connie’s family home. But before long they find themselves caught up in another mystery, this time set against the dramatic backdrop of the Highlands and Edinburgh.
Major and Mynah: Operation Raven (Major and Mynah #2)
by Karen OwenWhen Bo sneaks into Callie’s bag on her school trip to the Tower of London, she and Grace make plans to keep him secret. But when some gold coins and jewels are stolen from the site, having a spy in the sky comes in useful! The second hilarous instalment in the Major and Mynah series.