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The gripping and exciting first book in a brand new crime thriller series from the No.1 bestselling author. 'Quite simply, Karin Slaughter is the best of us' - Dervla McTiernan Welcome to North Falls. A small town where everyone knows everyone. But nobody knows the truth. Emmy Clifford has lived here all her life. She thinks she knows her neighbours....

Tenacious Māori investigator Hana Westerman returns in this stunning new thriller from the award-winning author of Better the Blood. In the depths of the bleak New Zealand winter comes the rising of Matariki – a sacred constellation in Māori culture, heralding a time of new beginnings. For former Detective Senior Sergeant Hana Westerman, life is good: her work in her...

The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin: one of the must-read books of the year. ‘Rebus in jail and better than ever ... Surprising, gripping and witty. Rankin has taken the police procedural and transformed it into an epic character study of a man and his city ... Nobody does it better.’ The...

His books have sold 8.5 million copies. Now the No. 1 bestseller returns with a nail-biting PC Phil McCarthy novel. As the daughter of a London crime boss, Police Constable Philomena McCarthy walks a thin blue line, keeping the two sides of her complicated life apart. On patrol one night, she discovers a child in pyjamas, wandering alone. Taking Daisy...

A landscape to die for ... The next compelling mystery is set in the wild outback town of Kalgoorlie, from the bestselling author of The Prospect. 'This land is millions of years old and has held secrets that we are able to uncover to this very day, yet the same land seems to have swallowed Max without a trace.' When...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue. Master novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled readers with twenty-four thoughtful and gripping spy novels featuring the "much-loved Gabriel Allon" (Booklist) and ingenious plots that have taken him around the globe and back—from the United States to Europe, Russia to the Middle East. Now,...

A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva seamlessly blends the artistry of the classic mystery novel with the adrenaline-pumping excitement of international espionage. In this riveting thriller, internationally acclaimed author Daniel Silva introduces readers to a world where beauty and death collide in the picturesque Cornish countryside. Gabriel Allon, the highly skilled art restorer and legendary spy, is called upon...

Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young - flâneur extraordinaire and Englishman abroad - as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps. 'Gussie' is not one to shun shut-eye himself, however. But his peaceful luxuriation is about to be rudely awakened by the arrival of an unexpected guest. Enter his old friend Thomas Nightingale, who has braved...

'There's no better storyteller in the thriller game than Pomare' HERALD SUN 'Shocking, twisty and impossible to put down' CHRISTIAN WHITE 'Pomare's gift for complex plots and drum-tight tension shines' BENJAMIN STEVENSON 'A raging river of twists and turns' WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN 'Flawlessly plotted . . . breathless suspense' ANNA DOWNES The violent slaughter of the Primrose family while they slept...

The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin: one of the must-read books of the year. John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh's most deadly criminals behind bars. Now, he's going to join them... In this tense, gripping game of cat and mouse, 'The King of Crime' (Express) returns to his...

Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, adapted for television by screenwriter Kelly Jones and starring Ben Aldridge. The Long Call is the No.1 bestselling first novel in the Two Rivers series from Sunday Times bestseller and creator of Vera and Shetland, Ann Cleeves. In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into the sea,...

After that night, nothing was ever the same again ... The unmissable new thriller in the Will Trent series - now a major TV adaptation. Watch Will Trent on Disney+! After that night, nothing was ever the same again ... Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton's life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended in a violent attack that tore...

Book 8 in the Rivers of London series from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch. In False Value, Peter Grant is facing the dual challenges of impending fatherhood and an uncertain future with a mix of panic and enthusiasm. Leaving behind his career in the police force, Peter takes a job with Silicon Valley tech genius Terrence Skinner's...

The highly-anticipated brand new novel in the #1 bestselling Rivers of London series There is a world hidden underneath this great city... The London Silver Vaults - for well over a century, the largest collection of silver for sale in the world. It has more locks than the Bank of England and more cameras than a celebrity punch-up. Not somewhere...

Every grave has a story ... The much-anticipated new novel in the Cormac Reilly series, from the no. 1 bestselling author of The Ruin and What Happened to Nina. For years the boglands of Northern Europe have given up bodies of the long-deceased. Bodies that are thousands of years old, uncannily preserved. Bodies with strange injuries that suggest ritual torture...

GUARDIAN BEST CRIME AND THRILLERS OF 2023 THE TIMES - THRILLER OF THE MONTH* MAIL ON SUNDAY - BEST NEW FICTION FINANCIAL TIMES - BEST NEW CRIME BOOKS* 'A crackling good police procedural....fresh and exhilarating' STEPHEN KING 'Gripping' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'Titus Crown is one of the most compelling characters I've read in a long time.' STEVE CAVANAGH A BLACK SHERIFF....

In Long Bright River, Liz Moore crafts a compelling narrative set in the bustling and battered streets of Philadelphia, where the opioid crisis stands as an ominous backdrop. The story is centred around two sisters, Mickey and Kacey, who once shared a close bond but now walk diverging paths: Mickey patrols as a police officer while Kacey struggles amidst the...

Things are going well for Matt Buchanan. After some hard times, life is peaceful as sole-charge constable for the small, isolated settlement of Haast on New Zealand's wild West Coast. He's made friends among the locals, won their trust. He keeps their little world safe. And he's working in spectacular surroundings - the fierce Tasman Sea, the dense beech forest,...

Kiss Her Goodbye marks the return of Frankie Elkin in her most breath-taking adventure yet, crafted by the Sunday Times bestselling author, Lisa Gardner. Frankie Elkin usually prefers her cases cold, until she finds herself in the scorching streets of Tucson, Arizona, where an Afghan refugee has been missing for three weeks. 'Tense, timely and totally gripping. Lisa Gardner at...

You saw it. You were too scared to act. But now it's coming back for you... A terrifying new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Whisper Man. Dan Garvie can't move on from a thing he didn't do. He saw the boy. He knew he needed help. But he ran and hid - and a terrifying serial killer...

With her third novel Dervla McTiernan confirms she's a born storyteller - Val McDermid The unputdownable no.1 bestseller from the author of The Ruin and The Scholar. Police corruption, an investigation that ends in tragedy, and the mystery of a little girl's silence - three unconnected events that will prove to be linked by one small town. While Detective Cormac...

The seventeenth thrilling novel in the globally bestselling Michael Bennett series. A serial killer is taking out cops in NYC. Could Detective Michael Bennett be next? Michael Bennett says a prayer every time he witnesses a death. In his line of work, it happens too often. But lately he's attended so many police funerals that his deepening sadness is crossing...

Detective Matthew Venn returns in The Raging Storm, the next captivating novel in the Two Rivers series from Ann Cleeves, the number one bestselling author and creator of Vera and Shetland. When Jem Rosco - sailor, adventurer and local legend - blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have...

The number one Sunday Times bestseller, Big Sky by Kate Atkinson, marks the much-anticipated return of Jackson Brodie in a stunning new literary crime novel. Known as "a hero for men and women alike" (The Times), Jackson Brodie is once again at the centre of a masterfully woven story filled with intrigue, humour, and poignancy. Set against the bucolic backdrop...

The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves is a gripping and atmospheric mystery that delves deep into the ancient folklore and hidden secrets of the Northumbrian countryside. The eleventh novel in the acclaimed Vera Stanhope series, this captivating tale sees the return of DI Vera Stanhope, the shrewd and determined detective beloved by millions through ITV's popular series, Vera. As always,...

The brand new novella in the Sunday Times #1 bestselling Rivers of London series. THEY DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY ACROSS THE POND... When ex-FBI Agent Patrick Henderson calls in an 'X-Ray Sierra India' incident, the operator doesn't understand. He tells them to pass it up the chain till someone does. That person is FBI Special Agent Kimberley Reynolds. Arriving in snowbound...

The new Rivers of London novella, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch. In What Abigail Did That Summer, Ben Aaronovitch returns to the magical world of London where the supernatural is just another part of daily life. Set during the balmy days of summer in 2013, the story follows Abigail Kamara, an intelligent and headstrong teenager who...

Better the Blood is described as 'a compelling, atmospheric page turner with an authentic insight into Māori culture' by Val McDermid. A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH. A KILLER IN SEARCH OF RETRIBUTION. A CLASH BETWEEN CULTURE AND DUTY. THE PAST NEVER TRULY STAYS BURIED. WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF PARADISE. Detective Senior Sergeant Hana Westerman is a...

When a violent storm descends upon Orkney, the body of Archie Stout is left in its wake. An unusual murder weapon, a Neolithic stone bearing ancient inscriptions, is found discarded nearby. Archie was a popular, larger-than-life character, and his death is a shocking blow to the community. Detective Jimmy Perez, no stranger to the complexity of human nature and the...

The Hawk Is Dead by Peter James. Roy Grace never dreamed a murder investigation would take him deep into Buckingham Palace... Her Majesty, Queen Camilla, is aboard the Royal Train heading to a charity event in Sussex when disaster strikes - the train is derailed. A tragic accident or a planned attack? When, minutes later, a trusted aide is shot...

The brand-new crime thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author, J.D. Robb. 'J.D. Robb is a fantastic storyteller who knows how to keep the pages flying by' - #1 International Bestselling Author, Karin Slaughter "One of my all-time favourite authors hitting a golden moment in one of my all-time favourite series. J.D. Robb never disappoints!" Lisa Gardner Death imitates art in...

The 50th anniversary edition of one of the most celebrated thrillers ever written. 'A year-zero genre reboot that defined the modern movement toward detailed, procedural narrative, where the intrigue is about how, not just what.' - Lee Child 'Utterly compelling ... And they say genre fiction can't be art.' - The Times (Our favourite 50 novels of the past 70...

The Top Ten fiction bestseller and critically acclaimed crime debut featuring everyone's favourite new detective, Cormac Reilly. The Ruin is spectacularly good. So CONFIDENT ... excellently written and, at times, heartachingly sad' Marian Keyes Corruption, clandestine cover-ups and criminal conspiracy ... as moving as it is fast-paced' Val McDermid Dervla McTiernan's first novel outclasses some of the genre's stalwarts making...

When you dig, will you strike gold ... or unearth dangerous secrets? An exciting new series from the queen of rural crime. No matter how much or how little you find, you will never, ever own the gold. It will always own you. After a scandal, investigative reporter Zara Ellison and her partner, policeman Jack Higgins, have moved to Kalgoorlie—each...

Kiss the Girls by James Patterson follows Detective Alex Cross as he investigates the disappearance of his own niece in the second novel of Patterson's worldwide bestselling series. Detective Alex Cross's niece is missing. Cross fears the disappearance could be linked to a string of recent abductions and murders that are terrorising the US. Two killers, operating on opposite sides...

The brand-new crime thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author, J. D. Robb. 'J.D. Robb is a fantastic storyteller who knows how to keep the pages flying by' - #1 International Bestselling Author, Karin Slaughter "One of my all-time favourite authors hitting a golden moment in one of my all-time favourite series. J.D. Robb never disappoints!" - Lisa Gardner Lt. Eve...

The Murders at Fleat House is a suspenseful and utterly compelling crime novel from the author of the multimillion-selling The Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley. The sudden death of a pupil in Fleat House at St Stephen's - a small private boarding school in deepest Norfolk - is a shocking event that the headmaster is very keen to call a...

Who killed Mercy McAlpine? The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, no.1 bestselling author of Pieces of Her and After That Night Everyone here is a liar, but only one of us is a killer... Welcome to the McAlpine Lodge: a remote mountain getaway, it's the height of escapist luxury living. Except that everyone...

In a village of lies, death comes with the snow... A dazzling winter murder mystery, perfect for Christmas, from the bestselling author of the DCI Daley series. In a village of lies, death comes with the snow... A dazzling Christmas murder mystery from the No.1 bestselling author of the DCI Daley series. 'A quintessential slice of Yuletide murder mystery' -...

Jack and Jill is the third novel in James Patterson's globally bestselling series featuring Detective Alex Cross. Detective Alex Cross is stretched to breaking point as two killers hit Washington, DC. A controversial senator is found murdered in his bed. On the other side of town, a young girl has been savagely killed. Under pressure to solve both cases, Cross...

Who killed Mercy McAlpine? The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, no.1 bestselling author of Pieces of Her and After That Night Everyone here is a liar, but only one of us is a killer... Welcome to the McAlpine Lodge: a remote mountain getaway, it's the height of escapist luxury living. Except that everyone...

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby returns with King of Ashes, a Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama. When eldest son Roman Carruthers is summoned home after his father's car accident, he finds his younger brother, Dante, in debt to dangerous criminals and his sister, Neveah, exhausted from holding the family—and the family business—together. Neveah...

Gripping, moving and brilliantly creepy, this is an outstanding new psychological thriller. You'll hear the whispers. And then you'll hear the screams... Still devastated after the loss of his wife, Tom Kennedy and his young son Jake move to the sleepy village of Featherbank, looking for a fresh start. But Featherbank has a dark past. Fifteen years ago a twisted...

The phenomenal bestseller. The overall bestselling novel of 2017, with almost 700,000 copies sold in print alone. Meticulously crafted and razor-sharp. The Couple Next Door lingers long after you turn the final page - HARLAN COBEN The fast-paced, addictive No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller. Over one million copies sold. PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF ALMOST ANYTHING. You never know what's happening...

Don't miss MAKING A KILLING, the new DI Adam Fawley thriller, AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW! THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - THE FIRST EVER STAND-ALONE FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE DI ADAM FAWLEY MILLION-COPIES-SOLD SERIES A Financial Times Best Book of 2023 A Guardian Best Crime and Thriller book of 2023 ‘This devilishly clever, ground-breaking novel will keep you...

Vera Stanhope, star of ITV's Vera, returns in the eleventh novel in Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller Ann Cleeves' acclaimed series. The man's body is found in the early-morning light by a local dog walker on the common outside Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who was due to work the previous...

She thinks it was murder. But if she can't trust herself, can anyone else? Nancy North and her boyfriend Felix are making the move across London to Harlesden. A new flat, a new area, a new start. Because while Nancy is fine now, she wasn't fine before. But settling into the new flat and meeting the new neighbours isn't helped...

The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch transports readers to Trier, Germany, a city renowned for its rich history, exceptional wine, and ancient Roman relics. The plot revolves around a perplexing murder mystery where the victim's body is inexplicably consumed by a bizarre fungal rot. Recognising the situation to be well beyond mundane criminality, local authorities call for external expertise. Investigator...

A Rivers of London novella from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch. When reports of strange occurrences on the Metropolitan Line come in, Sergeant Jaget Kumar knows exactly who to call—PC Peter Grant, the wizard detective. It seems that the daily commute has become anything but routine for some travellers, who've encountered unnervingly dressed figures attempting to communicate...

Two murders. Two decades apart. One chance to get justice. Hana Westerman has left Auckland and her career as a detective behind her. Settled in a quiet coastal town, all she wants is a fresh start. The discovery of a skeleton in the dunes near her house changes everything. The remains are those of a young Māori woman who went...

Alex Cross is back in the next instalment of James Patterson's globally bestselling series... but so is an old enemy he thought he'd laid to rest... 'Alex Cross is a legend' – HARLAN COBEN Discover the next book in the globally bestselling Alex Cross series... now the inspiration for the original series Cross on Prime Video starring Aldis Hodge as...

DS Lucas Walker is on assignment for the Australian Federal Police, and it couldn't be more personal. This is his last chance to take down Stefan Markovich—leader of the Vandals outlaw motorcycle gang—the man who has managed to evade justice ever since Walker uncovered his drug operation in Australia's remote interior. Having tracked Markovich to Berlin, Walker heads to Germany...

New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter brings back Will Trent and Sara Linton in this superb and timely thriller full of devious twists, disturbing secrets, and shocking surprises you won't see coming. It begins with an abduction. The routine of a family shopping trip is shattered when Michelle Spivey is snatched as she leaves the mall with her young...

This series is irresistible — LEE CHILD An immersive, intelligent delight — LUCY FOLEY The Jake Jackson books get better and better — ELLY GRIFFITHS Highly recommend — KARIN SLAUGHTER A pleasure — BERNARD CORNWELL A beautiful landscape… It began as the project of a lifetime – a group of archaeologists, uncovering the remains of a Roman settlement on a...

The edge-of-your-seat, knock-out psychological thriller of 2025 that everyone will be talking about. Natalie has spent ten years trying to get over the two events which changed her life forever. The first— the moment her boss assaulted her. The second— the moment the jury declared him innocent—and her, a liar. So when her husband, Ryan, gets accused of the same...

Dervla McTiernan has rocked the crime fiction world with good reason. Taut, tense and darkly addictive. A treat for lovers of fine crime writing. - Candice Fox Being brilliant has never been this dangerous ... When Dr Emma Sweeney stumbles across the victim of a hit and run outside Galway University late one evening, she calls her partner, Detective Cormac...

New York City, New York. Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young - fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad - as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps. That is, until his old friend Thomas Nightingale arrives, pursuing a rather mysterious affair concerning an old saxophone - which will take Gussie from his warm bed, to the cold...

The brand-new crime thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author, J. D. Robb. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer On a hot August night, Lt. Eve Dallas is called to a downtown club, where a joint bachelorette party full of love, friendship, and laughter has taken a darker turn and ended in a crime scene. One of the brides...

Better Off Dead by Lee Child and Andrew Child showcases Jack Reacher in a new, intense adventure that fans of high-octane thrillers won't want to miss. Reacher is traversing a desolate Arizona road when he stumbles upon an eerily abandoned Jeep, the only vehicle for miles, ominously crashed into a solitary tree. Under the unforgiving desert sun, the scene is...

The new cosy crime novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author. NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, and Cara Horgan. Season 3 coming in 2026! ‘Step aboard for another sparkling Marlow Murder Club yarn … The best thing since Jerome K Jerome!’ Orlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills for Beginners Verity Beresford is worried about her...

The epic conclusion to Camilla Läckberg and Henrik Fexeus' pulse-raising Swedish crime thriller trilogy 'Hello Niklas Sockenberg. We hope you have been satisfied with our services during this time, which has now reached its end. You have 14 days, 1 hour and 12 minutes left to live' It is December in Stockholm and Sweden's Minister of Justice is under threat....

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In Cornwall, a man suffers a violent death - and the killer may lurk within the community . . . Featuring Detectives Barbara Havers and Thomas Lynley, A Slowly Dying Cause is an atmospheric, gripping crime thriller from bestselling author Elizabeth George. Amid the beauty of Cornwall's coastline, the death of a local man shatters the peace with its violence....

The ninth Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES. 'Masterly' SUNDAY TIMES 'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee Child DI John Rebus is hard at work on multiple cases. Not only is he on the trail of a WWII war criminal - he's also become entangled in a dangerous battle between two...

From the world's bestselling thriller writer comes a gripping kidnapping plot with twists on every page. It would take a perfect plan to collect a billion-dollar ransom. So here's the plan. Five innocent people. In different locations. All kidnapped at the same moment in time. Two children taken from a private school bus. A film producer and a movie star...

The second instalment in the Cold Case Quartet from one of Scandinavia's most successful writers. It's been fifteen years since Simon Meier walked out of his house, never to be seen again. And just one day since politician Bernard Clausen was found dead at his cabin on the Norwegian coast. When Chief Inspector William Wisting is asked to investigate, he...

Melbourne in winter. Rain. Wind. Pubs. Beer. Sex. Corruption. Murder. A phone message from ex-client Danny McKillop doesn’t ring any bells for Jack Irish. Life is hard enough without having to dredge up old problems: his beloved football team continues to lose, the odds on his latest plunge at the track seem far too long and he’s still cooking for...

Amidst midnight chaos, LAPD Detective Renée Ballard shelters from the traditional New Year's Eve rain of lead as crowds of revellers shoot their guns into the air. Minutes later, she's at the scene of a local mechanic's death, but that fatal bullet didn't fall from the sky. And Ballard is still on the hunt for the Midnight Men, fiendish serial...

The chilling new novel from Norwegian superstar Jørn Lier Horst. This is Nordic Noir at its spine-tingling best. The Inner Darkness follows Thomas Kerr, who has finally agreed to lead the police to his final victim's grave. But the expedition goes horribly wrong after his escape into the Norwegian forest. Wisting must launch a frantic search to find this cold-blooded...

The no.1 bestselling thriller featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton, from one of the world's best-loved crime writers 'Simply one of the best thriller writers working today' - Gillian Flynn He watches. A woman runs alone in the woods. She convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but she's wrong. A predator is stalking the women of Grant...

Local Gone Missing by Fiona Barton is a rich and captivating new crime novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Widow. Detective Elise King investigates a man's disappearance in a seaside town where the locals and weekenders are at odds with each other. Elise King is a successful and ambitious detective—or she was, before medical leave left her...

The husband of a prominent and infamously ruthless barrister is found in horrific condition after a robbery and brutal assault. Now in a coma, a major investigation is launched using the newly formed, experimental Metropolitan Police Serious Crime Analysis Unit. Lynne Russell is an experienced CSI with degrees in psychology and criminology, boasting an exceptional Master's in Investigative Psychology and...

The first in a brand new series of Devon-set crime thrillers featuring DS Eden Driscoll 'Crime fiction at its very best, a knotty mystery.' Elly Griffiths 'Terrific … Perhaps his best yet.' Ann Cleeves Met detective Eden Driscoll never wanted a child, but when his estranged sister vanishes from her sailboat, he is asked to look after her son Finn...

The top 10 Sunday Times bestseller NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES. Season 2 out March 2025! ‘I love the audacity of the Marlow gang, those ladies sure know how to live’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fiendishly clever and a satisfying puzzle to try and solve’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A brilliant whodunnit mystery that keeps you guessing’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ * Who...

THE ACCLAIMED LEGAL THRILLER FROM THE QUEEN OF CRIME DRAMA Young Cassie Booth goes missing on her paper round. Then her bloodstained jacket is found in a boathouse belonging to Karl Wilding - but there is little evidence against him. Meanwhile, a routine visit by Detective Inspector Pat North to appease persistent complainer Stephen Warrington soon spirals into something far...

Detective Jack Warr is haunted by the gruesome legacy of serial killer Rodney Middleton and reeling from a series of events that have left him deep in depression. Refusing the Met-offered counselling service, Jack finds solace instead through renewing a dangerous friendship with the artist and master forger, Adam Bolder. When a body is discovered nailed to a giant cross...

FIVE WITNESSES. FIVE DIFFERENT STORIES. WHO IS THE KILLER? 'A rising star of Australian crime fiction' SUNDAY TIMES 'S. R. White is the real deal' CHRIS HAMMER In the courtyard of the Pacific Heights building, a local waitress is found dead. Five apartments overlook the murder scene. Five people witnessed a crime take place. Finding the killer should be simple....

A serial killer, a mysterious lost book, and a woman with one last chance to save her family—the chilling new thriller from the author of The Whisper Man. Katie always prided herself on being a responsible big sister—until she left her brother Chris alone for one selfish afternoon, and everything fell apart. Although he survived the attack, the scars ran...