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One fateful night in the 1990s, Dinah, a small-town Vermont teen, sneaks out on a mission to jump on the neighbour's forbidden trampoline. There she encounters a handsome, seductive boy named Rex, who leads a group of underground vigilante teenagers who call themselves Nobody. Dinah falls under Rex's sway and joins the group. She'll do anything to impress him, even...

The Metropolitan Police have an unsolvable problem: 'Lachy' Wilson is a ruthless and obscenely rich British drugs lord who has bought off dozens of their officers. Thanks to these informants, no one can lay a glove on Wilson and he is considered 'untouchable'. Wilson is dreaming of one last, game-changing shipment of heroin into the UK. The Met turn to...

THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS COME OUT – BUT AT WHAT COST?Fresh from successfully closing their first live case, the Future Policing Unit are called in to investigate when a headless, handless body is found on a Warwickshire farm. But as they work to identify the victim and their killer, the discovery of a second body begins to spark fears that...

"Murder mystery fans and cat lovers get ready for an iconic new series" Janice Hallet "Think Agatha Christie with claws" A.J. Finn "You can absolutely see why Jiro Akagawa is such a staple of Japanese crime fiction" Kristen Perrin Detective Yoshitaro Katayama is afraid of many things: heights, dark spaces, blood and... women. When a young female student is found...

‘I read it in one sitting!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review SHE’S A FAN Melody runs a fan account for TV’s hottest regency romance actor, Griff Beckett. But when one of the photos she posts shows Griff in a romantic position with an unknown woman, angry fans turn on Melody and accuse her of the ultimate fan betrayal:...

Intelligent, darkly humorous and brilliantly written STANLEY TUCCI This is Elizabeth Day's writing at its finest DOLLY ALDERTON A tantalising portrait of privilege and power THE TIMES In this compulsive story of betrayal, old bonds and buried scandals, one British establishment family comes face to face with the consequences of privilege and the true cost of power. Martin and Ben...

A brand new espionage thriller series from Neil Lancaster, the author of the best-selling Max Craigie series. Pre-order now! For her latest mission, British Intelligence operative Josie Chapman lands in California. Beneath the sun-soaked boulevards and rolling hills lurks a sprawling network of organised crime. Posing as a climbing instructor, Josie infiltrates the operation and uncovers the staggering extent of...

'I absolutely adored this book. Mrs. Plansky is a terrific character.' - Stephen King on Mrs Plansky's RevengeThe irresistible and unforgettable Mrs. Plansky goes rogue in this whirlwind adventure that will lead her up and down coastal Florida and beyond!Mrs. Plansky is fresh off of winning a thrilling senior tennis championship with her doubles partner, Kev Dinardo, and is gearing...

Locked up with the enemy and there's no way out. When two former inmates of Highton prison turn up dead, DI Kelly Porter is tasked with finding out why. As Kelly digs into their life behind bars, she finds more questions than answers. A tangled web of corruption and deceit emerges within the prison walls. As Kelly gets closer to...

Some people will do anything to feel like they belong. American ex-pat, twenty-three-year-old Skye Sullivan is Influence Manager for Amsterdam's hottest startup. CoHab is a co-living community founded by the charismatic Silas Hayes and earmarked as the Next Big Thing. Everyone wants to work there. But Skye has a front-row view of the chaos inside. Booze and pill-fuelled parties after...

Hurricane Room by Kim Sherwood is a gripping and explosive spy thriller where James Bond returns, and the Double O agents make their last stand. 'Razor-sharp… highly recommended' M.W. Craven ‘Tough, smart and thrilling. Just like 007 himself’ Charlie Higson 'Explodes into action' Vaseem Khan 'Moves at warp speed' Financial Times 'Sherwood rounds off her trilogy in assured fashion' The...

When a priceless family heirloom goes missing during a small private dinner party, Mel must find the culprit, and the painting, before Lord Jonathan and Lady Laura return home.Despite their moment of passion, Mel and Derrin are now estranged because there is still too much anger. Still trying to find her place as a 'Greenway' in the new world, Mel...

‘Cinematic, suspenseful, totally immersive’ ZOË SCHLANGER ‘Explosive … fascinating’ RENI EDDO-LODGE ‘Riveting’ ERIC KLINENBERG The explosive true story of a secret group of radicals who launched a clandestine battle to save the planet, and what their legacy illuminates about the future of our climate crisis. In the early hours of October 28, 1996, a driver in rural Oregon spotted flames...

As the end of the Second World War in Europe looms, a new conflict is in its early stages: who will control Europe when the war ends? Soviet double-agent 'Archie' is now a British diplomat in the United States, feeding information on the Special Relationship back to Moscow Centre. Meanwhile, erstwhile Soviet agent 'Bertie' – Charles Cooper – is sent...

Rock 'n' roll never dies. But its stars do. When washed-up 80s rock legend Johnny Freestone is found dead in a cave off Scotland's North Coast 500 tourist route, it looks like a tragic accident—another celebrity lost to a reckless lifestyle. But detective—and secret Freestone fan—Jack Logan is convinced he was murdered. As Logan delves into Johnny's final days, he...

Untitled Cussler - Oregon #20 by Mike Maden features Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon as they return in an explosive new instalment of the #1 New York Times bestselling series. The Oregon, from the outside, appears to be a rusting hunk of junk. However, beneath that decaying exterior lies a state-of-the-art vessel equipped with a uniquely effective...

A brand new twist-a-minute thriller for fans of Freida McFadden. Bad Intentions by Iliana Xander follows the story of Josie Boots, who never knew her mother. But everyone in the small town of Burnville had heard the rumours. Raised by her grandmother, Karen, Josie has always wanted to know the truth behind the whispers. Who was her father? How did...

The Samurai Detectives are back! The multi-million copy bestselling series set in the dark heart of old Japan. Late spring settles over Edo with a deceptive gentleness - soft rain, a drifting haze, the first warmth of summer. But it is not only fallen blossom that gathers in the streets and woodland of Edo city - there too a terrible...

A gripping and emotional suspense about two sisters and the dark past that binds them, from the eight-time Sunday Times bestselling author. Two sisters, bound by a secret that could tear them apart . . . Rosy is the responsible sister. Amy is the free spirit. But between them lies a secret; one they've sworn to keep safe, whatever the...

The Final Word on the greatest mystery of Agatha Christie's life. In December of 1926, Agatha Christie vanished. Eleven days later, after frenzied media speculation, she was discovered alive and well. A century on, there are questions that have never been answered. Now Christie biographer Laura Thompson seeks to penetrate the story of the greatest mystery ever created by the...

Lincoln Rhyme is back, and the stakes are bigger than ever before. The brand new crime thriller from the master of the genre, Jeffery Deaver – pre-order now. A terrible arson in Manhattan burns an old building to the ground. Amelia Sachs—criminalist Lincoln Rhyme’s wife and crime scene investigator extraordinaire—manages to save a victim from a fiery death. In doing...

A beautifully written classic gothic crime novel of family, secrets and loss. The stunning new crime novel from rising star and multi-award shortlisted author, Bonnie Burke-Patel. Gorgeously atmospheric and tightly plotted... a beautiful love story and a confounding locked-room thriller — Rebecca Hannigan Literary, lyrical... a deeply satisfying whodunnit — Emma van They gather at Saints' Climb, the only house...

A place to hide. A secret to bury. The fourth thrilling novel in the bestselling Kalgoorlie series from beloved Australian crime writer Fleur McDonald. A fiery car crash into a shop is only the beginning ... When a car slams into a Kalgoorlie corner store, Detective Angie Sullivan is convinced it's a chance mishap. But as she starts an investigation,...

From Neal Stephenson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Polostan and Cryptonomicon, comes the second instalment in his monumental Bomb Light series - a gripping tale set on the eve of World War II, as nations race to find and control an elusive substance critical to building atomic weapons. 1934. British journalist Owen Crisp-Upjohn is dispatched to Moscow,...

Successful entrepreneur Matthew Burton is having the worst day of his life. The deal of a lifetime flops, his own board is trying to sack him, and his daughter wants him cancelled. But things are about to get much, much worse. Investigative journalist Tamara Morgan thinks she’s on the brink of bringing down a corrupt politician, but her nose is...

Second Wave: A deadlier sequel to 9/11—and the race inside the CIA, FBI, and Pentagon to stop it. In 2003, US intelligence uncovered evidence that al Qaeda had acquired nuclear materials, plotting to smuggle them into American ports. The “Second Wave” threat triggered one of the most urgent and secretive manhunts in US history. With the cinematic intensity of Zero...

Dennis Nilsen seemed unremarkable – a quiet civil servant in North London. But behind the closed doors of his Muswell Hill flat, he harboured one of the darkest secrets in British criminal history. Over five years, he murdered at least 15 young men, driven not by rage, but by a desperate need for control – and for company. Inside the...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The River We Remember, a new mystery in the wildly popular Cork O’Connor series. Cork O’Connor, preparing for a family trip into the Boundary Waters, is troubled by ominous visions about his future. Ignoring the warnings, he uncovers signs of violence while searching for his missing friend, Cordell Bishop. Soon, he is...

There’s a point in every investigation where the information runs out, but the decision can’t wait. For more than 35 years, Glen McEwen operated at the highest levels of policing, leading complex investigations across Australia and the region. In Crime, Chaos and Controversy, he offers a rare, insider perspective on what it takes to make decisions when the stakes are...

Jack Ryan returns in a blockbuster new novel in the world created by master storyteller Tom Clancy. The Coldest War by M.P. Woodward delivers a breath-taking new chapter in the Ryan universe, where action and intrigue are deftly woven into a thrilling narrative. As tensions escalate globally, Ryan must navigate the complex landscape of international politics to avert a catastrophic...

THE STUFF OF LEGEND MIRROR THE QUEEN OF CRIME WOMAN & HOME SHE'S A TOTAL ONE-OFF GUARDIAN THERE REALLY IS ONLY ONE MARTINA COLE CLOSER The iconic queen of crime returns... Don't miss the brand-new, explosive novel from the one and only Martina Cole, back writing solo and at the top of her game. Available to pre-order now. Doing time...

DISCOVER THE LATEST DIRK PITT ADVENTURE The discovery of an ancient scroll sends Dirk Pitt on a quest for a mystical treasure from a lost civilisation. But the trail draws him into the crosshairs of a ruthless international drug cartel, a shadowy eco-terrorist, and a looming global climate catastrophe—one that only he can prevent. 'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily...

The Girls Trip by Ally Condie brings together Hope, Ash, and Caro, who met at an online book club. Over the past two years, they have supported each other in every way—except in person. Now, as each of their lives reaches a crossroads, they decide to meet in real life at the gorgeous Sonnet Resort at Eden National Park. Hope,...

Real Readers are captivated by Jenny Knightsby's debut: It really blew me off my chair, and I had to keep reading until the last page was turned! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved how messy and human the friendships felt, and the moral dilemmas really keep you hooked ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This one gave me tension, moral chaos and that slow creeping dread I live...

Firestarter is King's classic thriller about a young girl with a terrifying gift. You're a firestarter honey . . . just one big zippo lighter. A year ago, he was an upstanding instructor of English at Harrison State College. Now Andy is on the run with his daughter. A pigtailed girl named Charlie. A girl with an unimaginably terrifying gift....

The Taper Man by Nick Harkaway, renowned for his bestselling take on George Smiley, returns with the iconic spy hot on the trail of a traitor at the top of American intelligence. It is 1965, and the Cold War has never been colder. The Circus, the secret centre of British intelligence, has one prized asset left in Moscow: a senior...

The blockbuster new novel from the master storyteller Frederick Forsyth, bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal, now a hit TV series. One bullet is all it takes... The stranger stands in the rafters of New York's Grand Central Station, his rifle ahead of him. The President's security team are compromised, rendering the President vulnerable just as he is...

A young woman stands trial for the murder of her adoptive parents and must uncover the truth before she's silenced for good. A gripping legal thriller perfect for fans of Judge Stone, John Grisham, and Karin Slaughter. The evidence is overwhelming. But what if it hides the truth? When Janelle Thompson takes the stand accused of murdering her adoptive parents,...

A body frozen beneath an upstate New York lake reignites a private detective's worst nightmare in this new novel from Sunday Times bestselling thriller author, James Patterson. A Holmes, Margaret and Poe Mystery The girl in the lake was never supposed to be found. When her body surfaces in the frozen waters of Cayuga Lake, a note left on the...

In the gripping new thriller in James Patterson's globally bestselling series, Alex Cross faces his most personal case yet as a ruthless conspiracy targets Washington's most vulnerable... and his own family. Discover the latest gripping thriller in the globally bestselling Alex Cross series - now the inspiration for the original series CROSS on Prime Video starring Aldis Hodge as Alex...

The new thriller from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of My Husband's Wife and Netflix Number 1 His & Hers.

Agatha Christie’s complete Tommy and Tuppence short story collection. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked to take over Blunt’s International Detective Agency, they leapt at the chance. After their triumphant recovery of a pink pearl, intriguing cases kept on coming their way: a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal...

The brand new destination thriller from the million-copy bestseller Get swept away to the sun-soaked shores of Morocco in this addictive, pulse-pounding new mystery… ‘Wickedly twisty, menacing, sexy, and headily atmospheric’ Louise Candlish 'Escapist, thrilling, unforgettable’ Gillian McAllister 'The queen of the destination thriller is back with her best book yet' Claire Douglas Welcome to The Surf House A beautiful...

The sweeping new historical mystery about hidden secrets, old flames and a mysterious book… Switzerland, 1926. Helen Fox lives a secluded life at the American Library of Geneva. There, she catalogues the books that arrive from Berne, combing through their pages to glean details about their deceased owners. It’s a job she loves. That is, until the first chapter of...

A high-concept speculative thriller that asks what happens when history stops being debatable. To the End of Reckoning taps into modern anxieties about truth, technology, and belief, turning the discovery of impossible historical footage into a market-ready, conversation-driving novel. What if a film existed of every major historical event? Would footage of Caesar's assassination or Columbus landing in the Americas...

The master storyteller — author of The Day of the Jackal — returns, with his most explosive thriller yet. The bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal returns with his most explosive book yet. The Nazis may have lost the battle. But the war is just beginning... Summer, 2025. A US senator is burned to death in his Washington...

The first thrilling instalment in the Alexander Gregory series from globally bestselling author LJ Ross. There's a killer inside all of us... After an elite criminal profiling unit is shut down amidst a storm of scandal and mismanagement, only one person emerges unscathed. Forensic psychologist Doctor Alexander Gregory has a reputation for being able to step inside the darkest minds...

With the action powering its way from the frozen wastes of the Russian Arctic to the warm azure sea of the Caribbean, Ballistic is the explosive, frighteningly relevant and alarmingly prescient new international thriller from BBC security correspondent and Sunday Times bestseller Frank Gardner. The new Luke Carlton thriller. MI6 operative Luke Carlton returns in his most exciting and unnervingly...

A gripping and gruesome tale of courage, loyalty, and sacrifice set in a horrifying 18th-century Colonial America. Amidst the brutality of the French and Indian War, an officer in the legendary Rogers’ Rangers is thrust into a nightmare that will challenge both his leadership and his lifelong quest to leave his Native American heritage behind. Lieutenant Geoffrey Rapelje is tasked...

Disgraced soldier Sam Willard and DS Jill Wilkie return in the follow-up to Prize Catch. Award-winning crime novelist Alan Carter explores the harsh realities of loyalty, betrayal, and the fight against extremism. While his co-conspirators enjoy a government amnesty, Sam Willard is in prison, paying the price for exposing war crimes. Surrounded by enemies eager for revenge, his greatest challenge...

When ex-Navy SEAL Salam "Fade" al-Fayed wakes from a coma in a prison hospital, a shadowy organisation offers him the only way out—through a high-stakes military mission. An electrifying international political espionage thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kyle Mills. "Wall to wall action. Great book," as recommended by bestselling thriller author Brad Thor on Today. "Fade is...

Bad people doing good things, good people doing bad things, and all the murky spaces in between—Something He Did is a twisty and compelling psychological thriller. —Vikki Wakefield, author of TO THE RIVER and AFTER YOU WERE GONE In the gridlocked heart of Melbourne, a split-second of road rage changes everything. For one driver, the crash is a bizarre stroke...

In a race against time and nature, there’s only one man you want on your side. 'Could I put the book down? Not a chance' New York Times 'An exhilarating action-infused mystery' Booktrib.com In northern California, a small town teeters on the brink of disaster as floodwaters bear down on it. Colter Shaw, however, is on an even more urgent...

The fifth book in New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray's Jane Austen sequel series, which finds amateur sleuths Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney investigating a suspicious murder at Netherfield Park. Jonathan Darcy has recovered from the wound he received in a duel three months prior, during a disastrous London Season. But his parents aren't over the shock, and they...

A page-turning thriller about a woman who seeks solace in a new home, only to discover that her dream has become a living nightmare, from the number one bestselling author. If these walls could talk, they'd scream... When Ellie moves into 1 Delaney Row, all she has to her name is the house, a small suitcase and the terrible secrets...

From Britain's best-known forensic scientist, a book that explains what forensic science is, how it evolved and, through a series of landmark cases, the shocking truth about where it is headed. The relationship between law enforcement, science and the legal system is a complicated one. When it works well, it makes compelling television. Equally, when it does not work well,...

Stephen King's iconic horror masterpiece. An international bestselling and highly acclaimed novel, a must-read for any horror fan, also a hugely successful film starring Tom Hanks. The Green Mile: those who walk it do not return, because at the end of that walk is the room in which sits Cold Mountain penitentiary's electric chair. In 1932, the newest resident on...

'A propulsive father-daughter story infused with rock and roll' JENNIFER EGAN '[A] feverishly-composed rock 'n' roll masterpiece' LAYNE FARGO 'The sleaze of the Stooges, the energy of the Ramones and the glamour of the Cramps - Hot Wax is a pure foot-on-the-monitors, amps-up-to-ten rock 'n' roll classic' MAT OSMAN Some songs keep on playing. Some crimes never fade . ....

The true story of one of the biggest bank heists in Irish and British history – and the questions that remain. On a Sunday evening in December 2004, two young men were at home with their families. Both worked for the Northern Bank’s cash centre in Belfast. They heard knocks on their front doors. Within a few minutes, masked men...

A secret liaison. A baffling murder. Can one woman solve the crime without joining the body count? Northern England, 1953. Pauline Riddell has grand ambitions for her future at the armament factory. So, when her closest workmate reveals a salacious affair with a married man, Pauline refuses to risk her career by listening to the scandal. But she’s shaken to...

In a tranquil Kentish village, Dr Sandys and his wife are preparing for Christmas with their guest, Liane 'Lee' Crauford. Festivities start badly when their party is spoiled by an enigmatic widow new to the village, and the atmosphere hits rock bottom when the pompous local nobleman and ceramic-collector Sir Henry Metcalfe unexpectedly dies. Sensing potential villains among Metcalfe's circle,...

A journalist investigating a gallery fire gets more than she bargained for when she becomes tangled in a wealthy family's secrets. The new cutting-edge thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Mayo. 'Gripping' Daily Express'Full of twists and turns' That's Life'Another winner... Plenty of twists, the odd conspiracy theory to ramp up the pace. Insider glimpses into the media and...

A road trip across America with her teenage daughter was meant to be much-needed bonding time for Simone before Lucy leaves home for university.But on the first night of their stay, in a cabin deep in the Texan desert, Simone wakes to find Lucy missing and a mobile phone in her place. The phone rings and the voice on the...

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again. Sea Fever is the sixth mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. A rare and unrecorded sea bird captures all the birders' attention whilst right under their noses the most fanatical birder of them...

Best mates Teddy and Alice are hired hands with flexible moral boundaries. Whatever the mess, they can be relied upon to fix it with no questions asked. But sometimes it's not as simple as cleaning up. Teddy is searching the suburbs for a missing teenager with her occasional sidekick Art, while Alice's mission is to drive one of Australia's richest...

This elegant volume features eleven classic whodunits starring master sleuths such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Father Brown.A superstar lineup of detectives—including Sherlock Holmes, C. Auguste Dupin, and Hercule Poirot—headlines this elegant leather-bound edition of classic mystery stories. Short stories such as Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and G. K. Chesterton’s “The Blue Cross” are...

The twist is perfection. I think it's just about the cleverest thing I've ever read — Gillian McAllister You think it will never happen to you: the ring of the bell, the policeman on the doorstep. What he says traps you in a nightmare that starts with the words, 'I'm afraid…' Sally Lambert is also afraid, and desperate enough to...

From number one worldwide bestselling author John Grisham comes theharrowing true story of a Texas father condemned to die for a crime thatnever happened. John Grisham is known worldwide as the master of the legal thriller, and one of our most popular novelists, but his lifelong passion for justice has also led him to work extensively with The Innocence Project, and...

Packed with delicious atmosphere and sizzling suspense, the new must-have summer thriller from the author of The Liars. It's been years since Rain went home. To many, growing up on the Tanglewood estate, nestled in a beautiful corner of the Cotswolds countryside, seemed like a dream. But for Rain, memories of her childhood there are forever tainted by what she...

Pre-order The Killing Stones, the return of Detective Jimmy Perez now! Introducing Inspector Jimmy Perez. Raven Black is the first book in Ann Cleeves's bestselling Shetland series, adapted into a major BBC One drama starring Douglas Henshall. A remote community with a killer in their midst . . . On New Year's Day, Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer...

A dark and twisted early thriller from the dark master of suspense, Alex North. Every year Detective David Groves receives a birthday card for his son—even though he buried him years ago. His son's murder took everything from him, apart from his belief in the law, even though the killers were never found. This year, though, the card bears a...

Australia's Most Brutal Prison Step inside the walls of Boggo Road, Australia's most brutal jail, as inmates and guards reveal the chilling truth of life behind bars. In this gripping new book in James Phelps's bestselling prison series, he uncovers the untold history of Brisbane's infamous jail and the worst - and most colourful - criminals it contained. From daring...

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel elegantly intertwines the lives of characters caught in the ripple effects of two major, yet disparate, tragedies. The novel begins at the exclusive Hotel Caiette, where Vincent, a stunningly beautiful bartender, meets New York financier Jonathan Alkaitis. Their encounter sets the stage for a complex narrative that navigates through the illusions of...