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THE BETTER SISTER - THE NO. 1 AMAZON PRIME SHOW STARRING JESSICA BIEL AND ELIZABETH BANKS - OUT NOW 'Another slice of sheer class.' OBSERVER 'Deviously smart.' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'Her most accomplished yet.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'No one lands plot twists like Alafair Burke.' HARLAN COBEN It was only meant to be a prank . . . May has always been...

The Murdered Husband Returns is an international bestseller published in English for the first time. A page-turning psychological thriller with secrets like open wounds, The Murdered Husband Returns is a gripping exploration of what a woman will do to survive. Mana Suzukura spends her days working at a clothing manufacturer in Tokyo in quiet solitude. But one day, on her...

Secrets. Glamour. Lies. Your new favourite twisty thriller was written by INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Rebecca Heath 'Pitch perfect!' Jo Furniss, author of All the Little Children A REMOTE ISLANDIt’s been eighteen years since the accidental explosion that killed The Cedrics Band lead singer Jonny Rake, and a special documentary is bringing the rest of the band back to play together for...

The Killer Question THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Murderously good' - DAILY EXPRESS 'An addictive whodunnit' - iPAPER 'So clever, you'll want to read it again' - WOMAN AND HOME The answer is murder. The question is whodunnit? A quiet country pub stands empty, its windows boarded up. And its kindly landlords, Mal and Sue Eastwood, are missing. What could...

The Japanese Agatha Christie Sarah Cox, on BBC2's Between the Covers The master of ingenious plotting Guardian Dazzling New York Times The Honjin Murders, Japan's greatest classic mystery by the author of Murder at the Black Cat Cafe, is set in the winter of 1937. The village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son...

A high-stakes tour-de-force from Vikas Swarup, the internationally bestselling author of Q & A, the book that inspired one of the most memorable films of the twenty-first century: hit Hollywood, multiple-Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. 'An absolute triumph of contemporary fiction' LoveReading 'Cinematic ... propulsive' The Weekend Australian 'A rollicking read' Good Reading Magazine The Girl with the Seven Lives is...

A sinister mystery that threatens to resurrect the dark history of the Suffolk witch trials. Private Detective Lawrence Harpham grapples with his own demons while unravelling a chilling case with echoes of Suffolk's dark history. As unexplained deaths stir whispers of witchcraft, Harpham must confront the sins of the past to prevent more innocent lives from being lost. Jacqueline Beard's...

Harry Bosch is facing the end of the line at the LAPD. He's been put on the DROP—Deferred Retirement Option Plan—and has three years before his retirement is enforced. Anxious to maximise his remaining time, Bosch is relieved when a rape and murder cold case gets a DNA hit pointing to a 29-year-old convicted rapist. Then a city councilman's son...

When an art dealer's misfortunes start to look premeditated, Sid Halley is back to investigate in the new Dick Francis novel. Forty-nine-year-old Fabian Tulley is only trying to run his own art gallery in London's Mayfair in peace. But someone seems determined to ruin his life. Accused of selling a fake Alfred Munnings painting, he is unable to prove his...

He came home for peace. Melbourne's underworld has other plans. Stillwater by Tanya Scott introduces us to Luke Harris, a man who has worked hard to bury his violent past. Now he's back in Melbourne, chasing a quiet life, a normal job, his own house, and a dog. But Luke's old life isn't done with him. When he crosses paths...

This is a chronicle of 30 notorious New England murder cases spanning from the 1800s to 2000, from well-known cases that shocked the country to lesser-known cases that petrified the small towns they were committed in. At one point in the 1970s, there were so many murders in one small Connecticut county that a New York newspaper openly asked if...

She'll help anyone in need. But did she just save a killer? There is a chilling phenomenon in Japan known as Johatsu - people who vanish voluntarily from their lives. It's said 100,000 people per year are Johatsu, and an entire industry has sprung up to support those who choose to. Life is hard. For some people, it's just too...

Peace descends on Marigold Cottages after the recent spate of murders, but Mrs B finds the calm unbearable and craves another mystery. She invites her friend Elsa Moore, who is a suspect in the killing of her wealthy employer, to move into a vacant cottage and rallies her tenants to investigate the death. When a series of strange disturbances plague...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 CWA WHODUNNIT DAGGER AWARD The brand new Christmas murder mystery from the author of The Twelve Days of Murder. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Alexandra Benedict and Janice Hallett's The Christmas Appeal. Christmas shopping can be murder. It's Christmas Eve at the Emporium, a bespoke gift shop hidden in the depths of London's winding streets,...

Flight 868 is a ticket to paradise, a non-stop service to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Over a dozen tipsy passengers are off to a destination wedding. A team of high school baseball players is headed to a tournament. The plane is packed with people going on a trip of a lifetime. But under cover of turbulence, a killer strikes, and...

The staff of Style magazine in London are in the feverishly exciting period just before the latest Paris fashion news is to break. They have debated late into the night about which photographs to feature, but only one of them knows that the stakes are so high that an employee will be dead by morning... Inspector Henry Tibbett must act...

Game Night meets Black Mirror in this speculative thriller about a man who must save his family from a VR game he helped create after it becomes infected with malware. Perfect for fans of John Marrs, Sarah Moorhead, and Eve Smith. Hal Ashton has spent years developing the most anticipated video game of all time. In TAP - Total Altered...

Bloody and beguiling. THE TIMES A salty, action-packed saga. MAIL ON SUNDAY Perfect for Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell fans. DAILY EXPRESS Spanning the sacking of England's south coast by Castilian raiders, the cut-throat halls of Windsor Castle and a seismic, blood-soaked naval battle – no one brings medieval England as thrillingly to life as Sunday Times bestseller and master...

Brainy, twisty, inventive AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window Don't let him get in your head. THE PSYCHIATRIST claims he can predict when people will die and has been using his skills with chilling accuracy. THE PATIENTS trust their shrink. They believe him when he tells them their date, and the predictions have always come true. THE...

'Such compulsive reading.' JENNIE GODFREY 'I devoured it.' CHRIS WHITAKER 'Highly recommended!' HARRIET TYCE She'll get them in the end. She always does. 'Brilliant! . . . Rita is so complex and intriguing. I binged it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley review 'Powerful . . . a first class thriller.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley review 'I could not put this down.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley review Rita...

The master of suspense Freida McFadden, New York Times-bestselling author of The Housemaid One of the finest suspense writers of her generation S. A. Cosby, New York Times-bestselling author of All the Sinners Bleed Some lies can save you. Some lies can break you... Twenty-five years ago in a small beachside town, a charming drifter met three inseparable teenage girls,...

BLISTERING Heat Book of the Week UNMISSABLE Crime Monthly It starts with the knife. Found at the bottom of a hidden lake in the Norfolk Broads, covered in blood and heart tissue so fresh the water hasn't yet washed it all away. What salvage diver Cam Killick has found is a murder weapon from a very recent crime – but...

Fire on the Horizon by Wilbur Smith and Imogen Robertson is a gripping tale set against the backdrop of South Africa in 1899. The smouldering hostility between the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State and the British colonies of the Cape and Natal is about to burst into flame. War is imminent, and no one can prevent it....

Only the elite get away with murder... Elizabeth Harker has a secret. On the day she hears the news that her husband is to be the President of one of the most prestigious universities in New England, she is in the arms of another man. Now the news is out, the whole university hierarchy will be watching. Her life will...

In 1993, when Marie Gesto vanished, Harry Bosch was assigned the case. But the 22-year-old woman could not be found—dead or alive—and she haunted Bosch. Thirteen years later, Harry Bosch, now in the Open-Unsolved Unit, gets a call. A man accused of two heinous killings is willing to come clean on several other murders. One, he claims, is that of...

When a trench becomes a grave, two unlikely sleuths unearth a killer's secrets. When an argument turns deadly in the peaceful village of Stanton Parva, the police are quick to declare it an accident. But landowner Anthony Stanton and headteacher Lyn Blackthorn aren't so easily convinced. With too many suspicious details left unexplained, they decide to take matters into their...

A trusted doctor with a deadly secret. When a routine medical procedure leaves one girl missing and another dead, private investigator Dana Mulder dives headfirst into a chilling case. What she uncovers is terrifying: a respected doctor with a deadly obsession and a trail of victims buried under decades of deception. With only circumstantial evidence and a rising body count,...

Deadly Desserts is the incredible but true story of Nannie Doss—the most prolific female serial killer in history. Over a twenty-year period beginning in the 1930s, she murdered husbands, lovers, and family members throughout the country—as well as countless other innocent individuals—with rat poison baked into her delicious desserts. A Baptist pastor’s wife and grandmother in a small rural town...

December, 1145. Hamelin Isenmongere, trader in iron and charcoal from Gloucester, is considered by many to be the most popular man in Worcester. Why then is he found on the quayside near his warehouse with his head beaten in? As the winter bites, Undersheriff Hugh Bradecote, Serjeant Catchpoll and Walkelin begin the hunt for a killer. However, matters are complicated...

This thrilling Roman adventure novel sees Agricola: Conqueror return to the scene of his greatest exploits, but to achieve glory he must vanquish his greatest foes yet. THE WARRIOR. THE STATESMAN. THE LEGEND. Following years of distinguished military and political exploits, Agricola has been rewarded with control of Aquitania by the Emperor Vespasian. But Agricola's greatest glories have always come...

Clara Newsome was twenty-two when she died. A prodigiously talented writer, she'd seemed destined to take the literary world by storm. Twenty years later, her four best friends have done rather well for themselves. Now successful screenwriters and producers, they've finally decided to adapt Clara's only novel into a television series, recruiting Clara's son Xavier to help. A creative retreat...

Shocking... gripping - WOMAN & HOME Expertly crafted - SUN So many twists and turns it made my head spin - JENNIE GODFREY Rebecca Hardy is a blazing new talent - HOLLY SEDDON Eighteen years ago, teenager Alex sent a man to prison. She, along with her two best friends from school, overheard the vicious murder of a mother and...

The mysterious and unbearably tense tale of a detective's obsessive pursuit of a child murderer, from one of the post-war era's greatest writers in German. When a young girl is found brutally murdered in a Swiss mountain forest, the brilliant Inspector Matthai can't put the case behind him. Not even when a local felon is arrested. Not even once the...

Parisian bookseller, Victor Legris, finds a new case to investigate very close to home, when his business partner's apartment is burgled. Curiously, the only item stolen is a decorative goblet of little value. But on learning that two people with connections to the goblet have been murdered, Victor becomes convinced of its secret significance. How quickly can he bring the...

The exciting new mystery featuring the former head of MI6's Q Branch, Major Boothroyd, from the James Bond universe. Fresh from successfully reinvestigating his childhood friend's mysterious death, Q is hired as a civilian contractor by the police in his sleepy hometown to look into the unsolved murder of tech millionaire turned online antique dealer, Laurence Noble. Six months ago,...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW 'Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANG 'More than a touch of genius.' THE TIMES William 'Big Bill' Mulholland is head of one of New York's wealthiest dynasties. When Mulholland gets wind of a hostile biography planned, he commissions his journalist son-in-law John Glass to pen the official line. To...

LIKE LOCKED-ROOM MYSTERIES? YOU'LL LOVE TOM MEAD'S JOSEPH SPECTOR SERIES! This gripping locked-room mystery sees Joseph Spector investigate his most sinister case yet: murderous machinations at a haunted manor house. A former First World War field hospital, the spooky old mansion at Devil's Neck attracts spirit-seekers from far and wide. Illusionist-turned-sleuth Joseph Spector knows the house of old. With stories...

From bestselling author of If Cats Disappeared from the World comes a taut psychological mystery based on a real-life crime for fans of Butter and Diary of a Void. She works quietly in a coastal shipyard office, barely noticed by those around her. Life passes in grey repetition until one day, on the side of a road, she sees something...

With the approach of autumn, a heavily pregnant Simmy Brown is anticipating the imminent arrival of her new child and juggling the move of her florist business to Keswick. A bouquet order to be delivered to the beautiful but remote Eskdale is an awkward addition to Simmy's to-do list. There she encounters three generations of women— and the next day,...

‘Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.’ REBECCA F. KUANG‘Beautifully written and intriguing.’ GUARDIAN He had seen drowned people. A sight not to be forgotten. 1950s, rural Ireland. A loner comes across a mysteriously empty car in a field. Knowing he shouldn't approach, but unable to hold back, he soon finds himself embroiled in a troubling missing person's case,...

The perfect stocking filler for book lovers 'The twist will make you rethink everything.' New York Times Book Review 'A murder mystery set at a cosy Christmas country estate? We're so here for it.' Cosmopolitan 'Funny, clever and gripping.' Irish Independent When Ashley Smith, a bright-eyed but lonely American studying in London, is invited to spend Christmas with her classmate's...

The Best of Enemies by Julie Mae Cohen is a gripping tale centred around Gwen, who keeps a list of enemies. Not that she'd ever harm them—she just likes knowing if karma catches up. So, when her childhood bully drowns in sewage, Gwen is quietly satisfied. But then another enemy dies. And another. Soon, everyone who’s ever crossed paths with...

A treat for anyone who hankers for a light-hearted, modern-day Trollope - S.G. Maclean A triumph of wit and intelligence - Robert J. Lloyd The hunt for an ancient king could prove deadly... Leicestershire, 1774. Following a minor royal scandal, Susan Bell's father has lost his post as Dean of Westminster, and the two find themselves exiled to the family's...

A life-long obsession. A deadly secret. When Clara arrives in beautiful Paris, struggling writer, Michael, is tasked with escorting her to the city's many cultural and culinary gems. Wealthy beyond Michael's wildest dreams, the young Clara is uptight, aloof – and rude beyond belief. Yet there is something about her that intrigues Michael – a mystery he can't quite solve....

In Cornwall's shadows, a lawyer and a doctor play a twisted game of revenge. Claire McBride, a lawyer dedicated to justice, receives devastating news—her cancer has returned, and this time, it's terminal. Desperate to take control of her final days, she embarks on a dangerous mission to punish those from her past who have escaped the law. Meanwhile, her narcissistic...

As dusk falls on an English summer, a detective interviews a stranger with a sinister story to tell. Among the sands of an Egyptian desert, a tourist buys a souvenir which is not quite as it seems. On the sparkling waters of the Scilly Isles, a boating trip turns deadly. It might be the height of summer, but in the...

'Quirky, punchy and paradoxically life affirming... An enthralling tale that looks head on at the end of the world and refuses to blink' - Adam Oyebanji, author of Esperance 'I unreservedly loved this book! Masterfully executed, and highly recommended' - Fiona Leitch, author of A Cornish Seaside Murder The world's turned into a lawless free-for-all and you're worried about driving...

In August 9-10, 1969, ex-convict, musician, and charismatic leader Charles Manson ordered members of his countercultural “family” to kill some of Hollywood's wealthy, white, “beautiful people.” He also told them to leave clues that would implicate black radicals, in hopes of thereby triggering an apocalyptic race war. Rather than a race war, however, the violence only unleashed terror. Once “the...

Autumn is in the air, and the extraordinary Corinna Chapman is in her beloved bakery, Earthly Delights. Her dashing private-detective lover, Daniel, is working all hours, and her right-hand baker, Jason, is mixing delectable muffins. All seems well with the world. But their cherished Insula, a heritage apartment building with a flourishing rooftop garden, is about to land in the...

An Icelandic tale, a haunting mystery, and a paean to the messy bonds of family. - Victor LaValle, author of Lone Women A spectacularly eerie crime novel . . . had me turning pages late into the night! - Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites Years ago, a child went missing. Now it might happen again. Unnur is a single...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Welcome to Christmas at Grey Gables, where everyone's a suspect. Struggling mystery writer Nicholas Child is commissioned to help another writer finish the overdue follow-up to his breakout bestseller. Travelling to Grey Gables, the writer's Cape Cod home, in the week before Christmas, he discovers a house full of secrets, and a cast of...

November 1891. The body of a young woman is discovered at a crossroads on Boulevard Montmartre. Barefoot and dressed in red, she has been strangled and her face disfigured. That same day, a single red shoe is delivered to Victor Legris's Parisian bookshop. Suspecting more than just coincidence, the bookseller sleuth and his assistant Jojo are soon engaged in seeking...

Some family secrets are written in blood. A fairytale marriage. A wealthy family. A strange mother-in-law. Maybe it was always going to end in murder. Effie Watson thought she had it made when she married Hugo Fincham. He was rich and good-looking with an exclusive central London home. But marriage to Hugo has drawn her into the orbit of a...

Heath writes killer reads - Tim Ayliffe Puts the twist in twisted - Jess Kitching A woman's body is found in a laundry cart aboard the Silver Lady cruise ship. Management says it was a freak accident and her death is quickly covered up, so as not to spoil the voyage for the passengers. Cesar Cain doesn't want to get...

Fire, folklore and sanctioned chaos – DCI Holly Hennessy just wants to survive her first Lewes Bonfire when a flaming barrel tears through the crowd and smashes open to reveal the charred body of a teenage girl. As Holly takes control of the investigation, the trail leads her straight into the path of Kyra Ford, a local academic and documentary...

25 days, 25 chapters. This December, the countdown to Christmas will chill you to the bone. Hoping to bring his family closer together, Adam Gray arranges a vacation in a remote cabin on a snowy mountain. Things take a dark turn, however, when someone starts leaving gifts in the Christmas stocking mounted on the barn door. Each morning brings something...

The Victor series continues with another gasp-a-minute novel starring the amoral assassin whose skills are unmatched, but who faces enemies at every turn. Victor's entire existence is dependent on caution and control. Every move is carefully considered. He avoids risks. He manages consequences. He is an assassin-for-hire, and yet staying alive is a full-time profession. Although not one for doing...

A murder is witnessed by thousands, but who pulled the trigger? Dahlia and Duncan Crews are rich, famous, and glamorous—they share their lifestyle and picture-perfect family with hundreds of thousands of online subscribers. The Crews have it all—until they don't. Shot dead in the middle of a livestream, the couple's teenage daughter, Karma, is the sole survivor. And the prime...

Stephanie Plum's life is never boring, not even for a split second, in the adrenaline-fuelled new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. In a now-or-never moment, Stephanie Plum made the decision of a lifetime. But some lifetimes are shorter than others. Over the years, Stephanie has acquired a few enemies. It's an occupational hazard as a...

The Penguin Book of Cults offers a chilling documentary history of the most notorious cults over the past two thousand years. From the Celtic druids, whose ritual sacrifices inspired the folk horror film The Wicker Man, all the way up to the Peoples Temple and Heaven's Gate. The word "cult" conjures images of people in thrall to a charismatic leader...

The Idaho Murders by James Patterson, a Sunday Times bestselling true crime account, offers unprecedented insight into the 2022 Idaho murders and the subsequent arrest of Bryan Kohberger. "A disturbing, necessary portrait of a killer and his victims... a mesmerizing read and a great detective story, yet sadly all true." THE GUARDIAN On 13th November 2022, in the small quiet...

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...

On paper? He's perfect. His one red flag? He might be a serial killer... But to catch him, she'll have to date him. A darkly funny and sexy romance-thriller, perfect for your next holiday. I think I've met the love of my life... He might be a serial killer. When my best friend Zoe vanished, the police stopped looking. I...

The planes aren't landing. They're falling. Get ready for the most gripping thriller of the year from Sunday Times bestselling author Snap. Strap in for the thriller of the summer from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Snap. In a hangar at Los Angeles International airport, a cargo plane tears itself apart. In South Africa, a passenger jet crashes into...

Two down-on-their-luck ex-CIA operatives get caught in a shadowy network working jobs for an unknown dispatcher - Sheepdog - in this rollicking thriller by New York Times-bestselling author Elliot Ackerman. Two misfits. One mission. Zero back-up. What could possibly go wrong? 'You know Slow Horses - now meet the Sheepdogs . . . glorious . . . hilarious' SUNDAY TIMES...

The Sunday Times bestselling author returns with a gripping new WW2 thriller, set in 1937 during the Windsors' infamous tour of Germany. On the eve of war, a royal guest is lured into Hitler's deadly web... Munich, 1937. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor have arrived in Germany for a historic meeting at Hitler's mountain retreat. But recent attacks by...

No bond is more sacred than that between a mother and child. And no one is more sympathetic than a mother whose child faces a life-threatening illness. But what if the mother is the cause of the illness? What if the sympathy is the point? Munchausen by proxy (MBP) has fascinated and horrified both professionals and the general public since...

From the master of the medical thriller (The New York Times), Robin Cook, fan favourites Jack and Laurie return in another fast-paced story about a deadly bioweapon that could disrupt the world order as they know it. When Laurie Montgomery temporarily steps down from her position as Chief Medical Examiner at the OCME to get a break from office politics,...

When Savvy Summers first opened Essie's Place, she never expected her customer-favourite sweet potato pie to become the centre of a murder investigation. But when Grandy Jaspers, the seventy-five-year-old neighbourhood womaniser, drops dead at Table Two, she suddenly has more to worry about than just maintaining Essie's reputation for the finest soul food on Chicago's South Side. Even as the...

Dubious ninja training. A scam religion. Swords, guns and homemade bombs. Extortion gone wrong. All cooked up in a cosy lounge room over a nice cuppa in Australia's least-likely-to-succeed capital, Hobart. Criminally Bad is journalist and comedian Claire Sullivan's deep dive into the jaw-dropping true story of a cult-ish ninja crime gang that self-imploded in 1990s Tassie. Drawing on old...

Enter the twisted world of The Housemaid! From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes the complete, unforgettable collection—including an exciting short story that bridges books two and three—where secrets fester behind perfect facades and no one is what they seem.This stunning boxed set includes all books in series with brilliantly designed edges and printed inside covers.

Tara has only been half-alive since her best friend Ally disappeared decades ago. When her past reappears, Tara is forced to revisit places and secrets she would do anything to forget. Tara has come a long way from the world in which she grew up. She routinely conceals her past, until a deepening new relationship weakens her defences. A shocking...

What’s it really like to be related to a murderer? Beyond the shock value of crime dramas and documentaries, there are real people who know this painful reality, yet their voices often go unheard. What if the son you took to Little League grew up to kill your grandchildren? What if your Nana who served you cookies also served time...

A KILLER IN THE COURTS When High Court judge William Ryland is found dead inside the Royal Courts of Justice, it seems like a tragic accident. But young, high-flying lawyer Tom Hawk suspects there's more to his death than meets the eye. When he takes over Ryland’s final case – a battle between two Russian billionaires – he’s thrust into...

One woman’s explosive true story about her romance with President John F. Kennedy, her role as his liaison to the criminal underworld, and the terrible aftermath that followed. A Dangerous Beauty reveals the harrowing story of the woman at the centre of one of America’s greatest political scandals. In 1960, Hollywood socialite Judith Campbell Exner was introduced to Senator John...

The brand-new novel from the bestselling author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With it. ‘So engaging and easy to get lost in. I couldn’t put it down’ 5 star reader review ‘All the twists, all the drama and wit sharp enough to slit throats’ Tam Barnett If a man hurt your best friend – like, really hurt...

Bella Mackie meets the Eras tour in this compelling thriller - the perfect dark poolside read! Killer tunes.Kirby Turner is on her last chance. With her previous girlband career dead in the water alongside the band's lead singer, Hailey, she's been drifting for years. But then came the call. Arena tour. Had a last-minute dropout. Want a girl drummer. Feminist...

Oozing with suspense, this fiendishly twisty thriller is guaranteed to keep you guessing HEAT Simmering tension turns deadly in this twisty and addictive summer mystery - T.M. LOGAN Gripping DAILY MAIL A sticky, sun-drenched thriller to rival the White Lotus, rich with suspicion, deception, and characters you'll love to hate ABIGAIL DEAN Holiday with your in-laws can be murder ....

Fourteen years ago, one hot Dublin summer, a little boy was snatched from his garden. Six weeks later, a girl was abducted from her mother's car. The case of these stolen children has haunted DS Lucy Golden ever since. But now, a breakthrough... DNA recovered from a recent robbery is matched to the missing boy. Lucy begs to reopen the...

One of the most ingenious crime writers around Observer The figurehead of Nordic noir Independent Mankell is in the first division of crime writing The Times Extraordinary Ian Rankin One day in 1947, Bertil Kras decides to leave his modest life in Stockholm and begin again—swapping his work at a bicycle courier firm for a job at a sawmill. He...