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Samantha Laschen, a doctor specialising in post-traumatic stress disorder, has moved to the Essex coast with her small daughter, Elsie, to escape the problems of her London life. Or so...

'Horribly, horribly compulsive. Brilliant' Fiona BartonHow far would you go to save your reputation? The stunning new noir thriller from the author of the bestselling The Missing One and The...

THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!'Full of clever twists and surprises' HARLAN COBEN'The summer read everyone is talking about' WOMAN & HOME'Stunning, shocking, terrifying' CHRIS WHITAKER'Atmospheric, immersive, surprising, a master class...

Mid-winter, St. Andrews, Scotland: When a university lecturer fails to turn up for class, he is found dead at home, with evidence of having committed suicide. A female student reports...

THE NEW AWARD-WINNING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF THE MOUNTAIN"Can be compared (with no fear of hyperbole) to Stephen King and Jo Nesbo" - Massimo Vincenz, La Repubblica."D'Andrea piles...

'FAST PACED AND GRIPPING BUT WITH A HEART OF PURE GOLD' HARRIET TYCE'BEGINS AT THE SPEED OF A RUNAWAY TRAIN ... PROPULSIVE PAGE-TURNER' VASEEM KHAN'GO RUBY! WHAT A HERO!' FIONA...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING JULIA ROBERTSFROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORA FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2025'A dazzlingly clever murder mystery, told backwards.' GILLIAN McALLISTER'Deliciously dark.' JOHN...

One dead wife is tragic. Two looks like murder... ________ 'Motherland meets Big Little Lies, It's Always the Husband is a totally addictive, up-all-night read. A masterclass in misdirection with...

In New York, in 1946, Ellen returns home to her husband after the breakdown that has interrupted her career as one of the city's most gifted harpsichordists. Over the next...

James Hayman's debut thriller The Cutting is the first in the chilling Detective Michael McCabe series. Someone is stealing the hearts of beautiful women . . .Portland, Maine. A missing...

READ THE BOOKS THAT INSPIRED THE THRILLING AMAZON PRIME SERIES JACK RYANWhen the great bear growls . . .Russia is hurting. It's economy is tanking and its 'adventures' abroad have...

'A Neighbour's Guide to Murder is fiendishly sharp, clever and gripping. Nobody captures the mores of neighbourhoods and communities, and multi-generational complexities, like Louise Candlish. She's in a league of...

Through years of success in Hollywood composing music for Oscar-winning films, Chris Lowndes always imagined he would come full circle, home to Yorkshire with his beloved wife Laura. Now he's...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Glasgow is being terrorised by a serial killer the media have nicknamed The Cutter. The murders have left the police baffled. There seems to be neither...

A heart-stopping thriller set in the darkest days of WWII. Johann Halder, an Abwehr agent with immense talent and a tortured soul, races across the desert to assassinate Roosevelt and...

Whisky is a bloody business . . .When a dilapidated distillery comes up for sale in rural Kintyre, Eilidh and her wife Morag jump at the chance. But their ambition...

The new Dirk Pitt adventure from the Number 1 Sunday Times bestselling authorAs Director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, Dirk Pitt has always had a knack for finding...

The unpublished manuscripts of Dr John Watson, concealed for years in the depths of a Charing Cross bank vault, are now brought to light. Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend...

Secrets.What secrets are hidden at the heart of family life?Deceit.The lies we tell ourselves are often more dangerous than the truth.When forty-one-year-old Sarah Price is reported missing after having arranged...

DS Benjamin Chambers and DC Adam Winter are hunting a twisted serial killer who recreates famous works of art using the bodies of his victims. But after Chambers almost loses...

'One of the most hypnotically gripping books I've read in a long, long time.' TESS GERRITSENYour friend's child is missing. It's your fault.No family is perfect.A husband, three children and...

Christmas is coming to the picturesque Cotswold countryside, and the days are merry and bright at the Slocombe house. Thea's daughter Jessica has come to stay, much to her stepdaughter...

James Bond meets The Thomas Crown Affair in a spellbinding tale of international intrigue and suspense. Tom Kirk. The world's greatest art thief. Jennifer Browne. An FBI agent desperate for...

A strange piece of graffiti daubed on the window of a north London restaurant is the catalyst that propels Alfie Flowers into an intriguing mystery involving the mysterious Nomads' Club,...

No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' Mail on SundayThe 26th outing for the Highland's most famous PC: Hamish Macbeth In the south of Scotland, residents get their...

'A glorious debut' - SUNDAY EXPRESS'An affectionate homage to classic murder mysteries' - DAILY MAIL'Recommended reading for a long winter night' - GUARDIANA snowstorm. A country house. Old friends reunited.It's...

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE VAL McDERMID DEBUT AWARD 2024*Richard Osman meets MasterChef. In this cookery school, murder is on the menu...'If Agatha Christie were to go on Masterchef, this novel would...

*THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH**A THE TIMES BEST THRILLER FOR APRIL**OPTIONED FOR TELEVISION IN A SEVEN-WAY AUCTION*'Delightful' THE TIMES'Enthralling' THE SUNDAY TIMES'A serpentine thriller' SPECTATOR'A pure delight' NEIL...

'Remarkedly assured debut ... the advent of a real talent...One to watch' Sunday Times'Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent - incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre' Lee Child________________________It...

A nest of espionage. A break for the border. A race to survive.The Allies are desperate to stop neutral Turkey supplying vital materials to the Nazis materials which could help...

From the master of suspense, a fierce thriller of terrorism, murder and revenge. In Higgins' acclaimed bestseller DARK JUSTICE, intelligence operative Sean Dillon and his colleagues in Britain and the...

The unputdownable, addictive and disturbing thriller, perfect for fans of The Woman in the Window, The Girl Before and The Silent Patient.'Edgy, cool, and intriguing' HARRIET TYCE'Emma Cook keeps you...

'A touch of Jekyll and Hyde in this story of murder, vengeance and bonds of friendship. Fine stuff' Ian Rankin 'BRILLIANT!!' Suzy K Quinn 'Thrilling' Riley Sager 'A smart, taut...

'A stunning, audacious new thriller... It will shock you, horrify you, unsettle you, and that's exactly the point. As brave as it is brutal, it lets nothing and nobody off...