ADAM HAMDY is a bestselling author and screenwriter. His most recent novel, The Other Side of Night, was an NPR best book of 2022 and a New York Times best thriller of the year, and has been described as ingenious and deeply moving. He is the author of the Scott Pearce series of modern spy thrillers, Black 13, Red Wolves and White Fire, and the Pendulum trilogy. Keep up to date with his latest books and news at www.adamhamdy.com.

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Adam Haslett is the author of the story collection You Are Not a Stranger Here and the novels Imagine Me Gone and Union Atlantic. He has twice been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and his books have been translated into over thirty languages. His journalism on culture and politics has appeared in The Financial Times, Esquire, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, The Nation, and The Atlantic, among others. He lives in New York City.

Adam Haslett

Adam Henson is perhaps the best-known farmer in the UK, presenting on BBC's Countryfile to millions of viewers each Sunday evening. He's also appeared on Lambing Live, Secret Britain, Coast and Inside Out. Adam also runs the award-winning Cotswold Farm Park in Gloucestershire, which welcomes family visitors all year round and is home to many rare breeds. He has a monthly column in Countryfile magazine, as well as the Cotswold Life magazine. He has written several books including the Sunday Times bestseller Like Farmer, Like Son. This is his first children's book and it is the perfect introduction to the farm.

Adam Henson

Adam Henson presents Countryfile, often from his 650-hectare farm in the Cotswolds. Having studied Agriculture at college, Adam took over Bemborough Farm from his father, Joe. The farm now grows wheat, spring barley and oilseed rape, runs a flock of 400 commercial ewes and has the UK's leading collection of rare breeds, many of which are in demand for film sets and advertisements. Cotswold Farm Park (www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk) offers a total countryside experience for all the family, welcoming more than 100,000 visitors each year. 
 
Adam presented Lambing Live with Kate Humble, writes for Countryfile magazine and has appeared on Radio 4's On Your Farm and Farming Today. He is the author of three previous books, Adam’s Farm: My Life on the Land, the Sunday Times bestseller, Like Farmer, Like Son and A Farmer and His Dog.

Adam Higginbotham has written for magazines including The New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, Wired and Smithsonian. He is also the author of Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, which was awarded the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. He lives in New York City.

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Adam Hills is an internationally recognised comedian and host of award-winning Channel 4 show The Last Leg. His collection of stories from a life in comedy, Best Foot Forward, was a Times bestseller.

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ADAM JOHNSON won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2013 for his second novel, the New York Times bestseller The Orphan Master’s Son (‘Excavates the very meaning of life’ New York Times). His short story 'Nirvana' won the prestigious Sunday Times/EFG Short Story Award. He is the author of acclaimed story collections, Fortune Smiles and Emporium and the novel Parasites Like Us. He teaches creative writing at Stanford University and lives with his family in San Francisco.

Adam Johnson

Adam Kay is a former doctor who has written five million books and sold seven copies. No, hang on – he’s written seven books and sold five million copies. His debut book, This is Going to Hurt, is a literary sensation: a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year, winning a record-breaking four National Book Awards and selling over 3 million copies. Kay adapted This is Going to Hurt as a BAFTA-winning comedy-drama series for the BBC. Adam Kay’s children’s books have been translated into 32 languages and sold over 1 million copies, making him one of the UK’s bestselling children’s authors. Kay’s Anatomy became the fastest-selling children’s general non-fiction hardback of the decade. His first picture book, Amy Gets Eaten, was published in 2023, and his first children’s novel, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor, was published in September 2024.

Adam Kay

Adam studied illustration and animation, and received a BA followed by an MA from the Edinburgh College of Art. As a student he won a competition to create a short film for MOMI and Channel 4, and once his career producing animated commercials was under way, he became an illustrator as well. He has regular columns in the UK and the US.

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Adam Mars-Jones

Adam O'Riordan was born in Manchester in 1982, where he currently lives. In 2008 he became the youngest Poet-in-Residence at The Wordsworth Trust, the Centre for British Romanticism. His first collection In the Flesh (2010) win a Somerset Maugham Award. He is the Academic Director of the Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Adam O'Riordan

Adam Phillips, formerly Principal Child Psychotherapist at Charing Cross Hospital, London, is a practising psychoanalyst and a visiting professor in the English department at the University of York. He is the author of numerous works of psychoanalysis and literary criticism, including most recently On Giving Up, On Wanting to Change, Attention Seeking, In Writing, Unforbidden Pleasures and Missing Out. He is General Editor of the Penguin Modern Classics Freud translations, and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature.

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Adam Richardson is the UK's top trending health and fitness coach with a rapidly growing audience across both TikTok and Instagram. Adam is passionate about removing barriers to exercise and movement, a philosophy that is key to his work as a Personal Trainer in which he strives to help his clients feel more confident, as well as more fit and healthy.

Adam Richardson

Adam Roberts is the author of The Amateur Gourmet and Secrets of the Best Chefs, and coauthor of Give My Swiss Chards to Broadway. He started his food blog, The Amateur Gourmet, in 2004 and currently writes The Amateur Gourmet Newsletter on Substack. Roberts has also written for The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, and for film and television. He lives in Brooklyn with his husband and their dog, Winston. Food Person is his first novel.

Adam Roberts

Adam Roberts is acknowledged as the senior scholar of international relations in the UK. He was Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at Oxford University 1986-2007, and President of the British Academy 2009-13 - the head of humanities in Britain. He was on the Council of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London (2002-08), a member of the UK Defence Academy Advisory Board (2003-15) and is now on the Board of Advisers of the Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare at the United States Military Academy, West Point.

Adam Robinson is based in the Middle East and is a regular contributor to newspapers in the Arab world and also to the British media. He is the author of numerous books on the region, including Bin Laden: Behind the Mask of the Terrorist.

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Adam Rutherford is an award-winning writer, broadcaster, and geneticist at University College London. His books include A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, The Book of Humans, and the Sunday Times bestseller How to Argue with a Racist. He has written and presented numerous documentaries for BBC radio and television, including Inside Science and The Cell. Adam has also worked as a science advisor on many films, including the Oscar-winning Ex Machina (2015) and Annihilation (2018).

Adam Smith

Adam Smyth runs the 39 Step Press, an experiment in printing, from a cold barn in Oxfordshire. He is also Professor of English Literature and the History of the Book at Balliol College, University of Oxford.

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Candice Fox

The gripping new thriller from the No. 1 bestselling author. 
 
Blair Harbour’s life as Hollywood’s top paediatric surgeon was perfect, until the night she was jailed for a murder she says she didn’t commit. 
 
 With ten years of freedom lost, her medical licence cancelled and her son being raised by foster parents, she’s ready to start again from scratch. 
 
 But when a former cellmate begs for help finding her missing daughter, Blair must risk it all to save a young life. Her only allies are a thief, a ganglord and the cop who put her away. 
 
 To do the right thing, Blair must mix with all the wrong people. 
 
 Will it put her new-found freedom on the line? 
 
 
 Praise for Candice Fox: 
 
 ‘A writer to watch’ Harlan Coben 
 
 ‘A bright new star’ James Patterson 
 
 ‘One of the best crime thrillers of the year’ Lee Child

Gathering Dark

James Patterson

THE THRILLING SEQUEL TO TEXAS RANGER 
 
Rory Yates of the Texas Rangers doesn't seek out hero status, but it's unavoidable once his girlfriend, country singer Willow Dawes, writes a song about his bravery. 
 
Rory escapes his new-found fame when he's sent to the remote West Texas town of Rio Lobo to investigate the death of a local councilwoman. Local detective Ariana Delgado is convinced that this seemingly accidental death is actually a murder. 
 
Rory begins to uncover a tangle of small-town secrets and lies. To get to the truth, he's forced to step outside the law he has dedicated his life to upholding. 
 
Now, while Rory is tracking a killer, the Texas Rangers are tracking him...

Texas Outlaw

The Ranger has gone rogue...

Harlan Coben

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE MATCH AND CREATOR OF HIT NETFLIX DRAMA FOOL ME ONCE 
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Thirty years ago, a child was found in the New Jersey backwoods. 
 
He had been living a feral existence, with no memory of how he got there or even who he is. Everyone just calls him Wilde. 
 
Now a former soldier and security expert, he lives off the grid, shunned by the community - until they need him. 
 
A child has gone missing. With her family suspecting she's just playing a disappearing game, nobody seems concerned except for criminal attorney Hester Crimstein. She contacts Wilde, asking him to use his unique skills to find the girl. 
 
But even he can find no trace of her. One day passes, then a second, then a third. 
 
On the fourth, a human finger shows up in the mail. 
 
And now Wilde knows this is no game. It's a race against time to save the girl's life - and expose the town's dark trove of secrets... 
 
Also featuring the character of Wilde: The Match - OUT NOW 
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'The absolute master' RICHARD OSMAN 
'A helter-skelter of a read!' LISA JEWELL 
'One of the all-time greats' GILLIAN FLYNN 
'One of my favourites' JOHN GRISHAM 
'At the top of his game' PETER JAMES 
'Never lets you down' LEE CHILD 
'Insanely readable' SUNDAY MIRROR 
'Coben is a phenomenon' THE TIMES 
 
Harlan Coben, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024

The Boy from the Woods

Kimberly McCreight

**Soon to be an Amazon Prime series** 
The perfect life. The perfect neighbourhood. The perfect murder. 
 
Welcome to Park Slope, where everyone has something to hide... 
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When young lawyer Lizzie gets a call for help from an old friend accused of murdering his wife, she reluctantly says yes. Zach is the chief suspect in his wife, Amanda's, murder but there's no way he could be guilty - is there? 
 
The further Lizzie dives into the glossy world of Brooklyn's Park Slope, the more she realises that things don't add up. Zach doesn't know the most basic details of his wife's past, and Amanda's friends barely know he exists. 
 
And in uncovering the truth, Lizzie will be forced to confront dark secrets that lie at the heart of her own once perfect marriage... 
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'McCreight is a master of misdirection - even if you've already read a lot of domestic thrillers, you'll be shocked by her jaw-dropping twists. Clear a spot next to Big Little Lies and The Couple Next Door - A Good Marriage is just as edgy and just as good.' APPLE BOOKS 
 
'Expertly blends domestic drama with a gripping murder mystery.... Filled with credible plot twists and realistically flawed characters, McCreight's page-turner presses readers to question everything they think makes a "good" marriage. This will stay with the reader long after the finish.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 
 
'McCreight expertly weaves multiple plot threads with a few sly red herrings, paving the way to a series of surprising, and satisfying, reveals. A smartly plotted and altogether successful union of legal thriller and domestic suspense.' KIRKUS 
 
'Filled with emotional urgency, sharp insights and profound revelations, Kimberly McCreight's newest novel is a marvel - both a compelling mystery and a discerning exploration of love and marriage.' JEAN KWOK, author of SEARCHING FOR SYLVIE LEE 
 
'Part legal thriller, part domestic suspense, pure page turner, this is a novel that will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about marriage.' MARY KUBICA, author of THE OTHER MRS 
 
'Absolutely, positively riveting. I could not put this down! Kimberly McCreight has crafted a captivating, thrilling story that bolts out of the gate at a breakneck speed and never misses a step.' TAYLOR JENKINS REID, author of DAISY JONES AND THE SIX 
 
'Full of dark secrets and surprising twists, A Good Marriage explores what lies beneath the surface of friendships, families, and communities. A captivating psychological thriller that gripped me from beginning to end.' MEGAN MIRANDA, author of THE LAST HOUSE GUEST 
 
'I loved A Good Marriage, a fast-paced page-turner that combines the complexity of a legal thriller with the emotional resonance of domestic suspense. You won't be able to put it down!' LISA SCOTTOLINE, author of SOMEONE KNOWS 
 
'What makes a good marriage - in fact and fiction? Kimberly McCreight takes a gimlet-eyed attempt at answering that question in the irresistible domestic drama, A Good Marriage,' THE WASHINGTON POST

A Good Marriage

A missing patient is a hospital ward's worst nightmare – until even more people disappear . . . 
 
Senior Midwife Lucy Ryuan is used to guiding expectant mothers through pregnancy. But when two kidnappings and a vicious stabbing happen on her watch, her focus abruptly changes. 
 
Something has to be done, and Lucy is fearless enough to try. 
 
As rumours and accusations fly around Manhattan, Lucy teams up with a sceptical NYPD detective to solve the case. But the truth is far more twisted than either of them could ever have imagined.

The Midwife Murders

A newborn baby taken. A twisted truth.

Lisa Gardner

From the international no.1 bestselling author ... 
 
'This twist-a-minute thriller has it all.' Karin Slaughter 
 
'A twisty-turny psycho-thriller with a plot and characters that won't let you go. Lisa Gardner is at the top of her game!' Kathy Reichs 
 
'When You See Me is another rocket-fuel-propelled thriller from Lisa Gardner.' Gregg Hurwitz 
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A body is found in the hills - but the truth still lies buried ... 
 
In a small town in the Deep South, Flora Dane is part of a task force committed to hunting down every last trace of notorious serial kidnapper Jacob Ness. As his last victim, imprisoned by Ness in a small box for over a year, she knew him better than most. Even after his death, his evil still lingers. 
 
But this is the kind of town that doesn't take kindly to strangers asking questions. 
 
The kind of town where dark secrets lurk just beneath the surface. 
 
The kind of town she might not leave alive. 
 
Featuring Detective D.D. Warren and FBI Special Agent Kimberley Quincy 
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Readers love WHEN YOU SEE ME ... 
 
***** 'This is one of those books I want to tell everyone to read. Just say READ IT. End of Story.' 
***** 'I have never ever read anything so beautiful.' 
***** 'A fantastic nail biting read, you are always in safe hands when it comes to Lisa Gardner.' 
***** 'An outstanding crime detective story that affirms Lisa Gardner as one of the best thriller writers of today. 
***** 'A Complex, Compelling and Taut Mystery/Thriller.'

When You See Me

From the world's bestselling thriller writer comes an international thriller going from the Bayou in Louisiana to Tokyo, Japan as justice is served. 
 
Cain Lemaire, a Secret Service agent from New Orleans, has the job he’s always wanted – until a single night results in a scandal that gets him fired. 
 
Needing a new direction, Cain follows his sister to Japan and takes a job in Tokyo as head of security for the CEO of a top company. But what he thought was a simple security assignment unravels a tangled web of corruption, greed and extortion. 
 
Without the wealth of resources he had with the Secret Service, Cain will have to rely on his instincts and training as he races to find justice the way only a former agent can.

Cajun Justice

Karin Slaughter

Set in rural Georgia, and starring Dr. Sara Linton, the town’s pediatrician and coroner, Jeffrey Tolliver, her wayward ex-husband and chief of police, and Lena Adams, the county’s only female detective.

'I'd follow her anywhere' GILLIAN FLYNN 
'One of the boldest thriller writers working today' TESS GERRITSEN 
'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' MICHAEL CONNELLY 
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The first book in Karin Slaughter's #1 bestselling GRANT COUNTY series. 
 
She was found in the local diner. Brutally murdered. Ritually mutilated. 
And she won't be the last. 
 
The sleepy town of Heartsdale, Georgia, is jolted into panic when Sara Linton, paediatrician and medical examiner, finds a woman dead in the local diner. 
 
She has been cut: two deep knife wounds form a lethal cross over her stomach. But it's only once Sara starts to perform the post-mortem that the full extent of the killer's brutality becomes clear. 
 
Police chief Jeffrey Tolliver - Sara's ex-husband - is in charge of the investigation, and when a second victim is found, crucified, only a few days later, both Jeffrey and Sara have to face the fact that themurder wasn't a one-off attack. What they're dealing with is a seasoned sexual predator. A violent serial killer... 
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Crime and thriller masters know there's nothing better than a little Slaughter: 
 
'Passion, intensity, and humanity' LEE CHILD 
'A writer of extraordinary talents' KATHY REICHS 
'Fiction doesn't get any better than this' JEFFERY DEAVER 
'A great writer at the peak of her powers' PETER JAMES 
'Raw, powerful and utterly gripping' KATHRYN STOCKETT 
'With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last' CAMILLA LACKBERG 
'Amongst the world's greatest and finest crime writers' YRSA SIGURÐARDÓTTIR

Blindsighted

Grant County Series, Book 1

Simon Kernick

Hold on tight - Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick - the UK's answer to Harlan Coben - has done it again. This is a no-holds-barred, pulse-pounding thriller which will have you gripped. Fans of David Baldacci, Stuart MacBride and Peter James will not be disappointed. 
 
"A pacy thriller, with a body count that rises along with the tension levels" -- SUNDAY MIRROR 
"Simon Kernick is one of the most reliable purveyors of the edge-of-your-seat thriller... a more powerful adrenaline rush than an EpiPen" -- SUNDAY EXPRESS 
'A tremendous all-action super high class read. Superb' -- ***** Reader review 
'I literally couldnt put it down, brilliant!!!!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Fantastic Thriller... Fast Paced... All You'd Expect From Simon Kernick' -- ***** Reader review 
'Unputdownable - as usual!' -- ***** Reader review 
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Alastair Sheridan has it all. Wealth, good looks, a beautiful wife and children and, in the chaotic world of British politics, a real chance of becoming Prime Minister. 
 
But Alastair also has a secret. He's a serial killer with a taste for young women. 
 
Only a handful of people know what kind of monster he is, and disgraced detective Ray Mason is one of them. 
 
Awaiting trial for murder, Ray is unexpectedly broken free by armed men and given an offer: assassinate Alastair Sheridan and begin a new life abroad with a new identity. The men claim to be from MI6. They say that Sheridan is a threat to national security and needs to be neutralised. Ray knows they are not who they say they are, and that their real motives are far darker. 
 
The only person Ray trusts is ex-cop and former lover Tina Boyd who's keen to settle her own scores with Sheridan. 
 
With enemies on every side, only one thing is certain: no one wants them to get out alive.

Die Alone

a seriously high-octane thriller from bestselling author Simon Kernick

President Bill Clinton

THE GLOBAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 
 
The President is missing. 
 
The world is in shock. 
 
Terrorists are planning a devastating attack. And they have help from traitors inside the White House. 
 
The only thing standing in their way is a President determined to save his people. 
 
Even if it means putting himself in mortal danger . . .

The President is Missing

The political thriller of the decade

Dr Dylan Reinhart is no stranger to solving crimes. 
 
When an Ivy League professor is murdered, Reinhart reunites with his old partner Detective Elizabeth Needham. With his unrivalled mind for criminal psychology and Needham's investigative experience, Reinhart is confident that together they can find the killer, and close the case. 
 
But as the investigation proceeds, a terrifying attack on New York sends the city into chaos. In the aftermath, a name from Reinhart's past emerges on the list of victims - a name he thought he'd left behind. 
 
As long-buried secrets threaten to derail everything he's worked for, can he keep his life together long enough to outsmart the killer? 
 
Or has Reinhart finally met his match?

Killer Instinct

A hidden past. A deadly secret.

A princess who has lost her mother and father finds herself in a terrifying world that urgently needs a queen. 
 
Sophia is smart, beautiful, accomplished, a beloved princess devoted to the people and to reading books. The kingdom is hers, until a series of tragedies ends with her imprisonment in a nightmarish realm populated by the awful beasts she read about as a child. 
 
The beasts are real. And so is the great army marching on her castle. The people look to Sophia for protection. They will all perish unless she can unlock an ancient secret as profound as life and death itself.

Sophia, Princess Among Beasts

Tony Parsons

London has a new detective - DC Max Wolfe is on the hunt and he means to get his man, whatever the consequences…

From the Sunday Times no.1 bestselling author, a brilliant page-turning Max Wolfe thriller that will keep you gripped and guessing until the very last page. 
 
‘Tense and human’ LEE CHILD 
‘Brilliant stuff’ PETER JAMES 
‘A cracking read’ PIERS MORGAN 
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#taken in the night 
 
They thought they were kidnapping the mistress of one of London’s most powerful gangsters. But they’ve taken the wrong woman. And crossed the wrong detective. 
 
#taken underground 
 
Detective Max Wolfe's hunt for the missing woman takes him from New Scotland Yard’s legendary Black Museum to the glittering mansions of career criminals, from sleazy strip joints to secret sex dungeons – and to unspeakably dark deeds committed decades ago. 
 
#taken to the limit 
 
It’s a world of family secrets, sexual jealousy, and a lust for revenge – which might also become Wolfe’s grave… 
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Readers cannot get enough of #taken . . . 
 
***** 'I read this with my mind darting from one scenario to another, my heart pounding, my pulse racing. If I could have read it in one sitting, I would have.' 
***** 'There are lots of twists and surprises along the way and I will definitely be reading the other books in this series.' 
***** 'A propulsive page-turner' 
***** 'A wonderful writer that brings a much needed warmth to a great detective series.' 
***** 'Parsons writes real, complicated, multi-dimensional characters and crimes . . . I am always a bit annoyed at the end of a book in the series because I am going to have to wait to see what happens next in his life.' 
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'A cracking read’ ITV, Good Morning Britain 
‘Eye-widening twists’ SOPHIE HANNAH 
‘A must-read’ JEFFERY DEAVER 
'Whip-fast, twisting like a moped in a traffic jam.' THE SUN 
'Pages that stick to the fingers' SHOTS MAGAZINE 
'Fast-paced, twisty ... will have you hooked from start to end.' CULTUREFLY

#taken

Wrong time. Wrong place. Wrong girl.

Sometimes figuring out the truth means going to the point of no return. For Mitchum, returning isn't something he concerns himself with. 
 
 HIDDEN: Rejected by the Navy SEALs, Mitchum is content to be his small town's unofficial private eye, until his beloved 14-year-old cousin is abducted. Now he'll call on every lethal skill to track her down – but nothing is what it seems... 
 
 MALICIOUS: Mitchum's brother has been charged with murder. Nathaniel swears he didn't kill anyone, but word on the street is that he was involved with the victim's wife. Now, Navy SEAL dropout Mitchum will break every rule to expose the truth – even if it destroys the people he loves. 
 
MALEVOLENT: Mitchum has never been more desperate. One by one his loved ones have become victims of carefully staged attacks. There's only one way to stop the ruthless mastermind intent on destroying everyone around him – to go on the most dangerous hunt of his life.

The River Murders

Three gripping stories. One relentless investigator

A RICHARD &amp; JUDY TOP 5 LOCKDOWN READ 
'A total page-turner' - Daily Mirror 
'One of our favourite writers . . . a really tight story' - Richard &amp; Judy: Keep Reading and Carry On 
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The Inn at Gloucester stands alone on the rocky New England shoreline. 
 
Its seclusion suits former Boston police detective Bill Robinson, novice owner and innkeeper. As long as the dozen residents pay their rent, Robinson doesn't ask any questions. 
 
Yet all too soon Robinson discovers that leaving the city is no escape from dangers he left behind. A new crew of deadly criminals move into the small town, bringing drugs and violence to the front door of the inn. 
 
Robinson feels the weight of responsibility on his shoulders. His sense of duty compels him to fight off the threat to his town. But he can't do it alone. Before time runs out, the residents of the inn will face a choice. 
 
Stand together? Or die alone. 
 
 
*Don't miss NEVER NEVER - the first title in the gripping Detective Harriet Blue series - also by James Patterson and Candice Fox**

The Inn

Their perfect escape could become their worst nightmare

Gilly Macmillan

THE NAILBITING RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK FOR SPRING 2020 
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The tension is simmering. The lies are piling up. Who do you trust? 
 
'Pulses with tension until its shocking conclusion' SHARI LAPENA 
'White-knuckled suspense' TESS GERRITSEN 
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Jocelyn loves her nanny more than her own mother – until the night that the nanny disappears. Jo is seven years old when it happens and never gets over the loss. 
 
Now, thirty years later, Jo is returning to her family home with her daughter in tow – just as human remains are pulled out of the house's lake. 
 
Then there’s a knock on the door. And a woman claiming to be her nanny stands outside. 
 
Is she who she says she is? 
Can she be trusted? 
And what really happened on that fateful night all those years ago? 
 
Sometimes the truth hurts so much you’d rather hear the lie. 
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Why readers love THE NANNY: 
 
"A gripping read with an original premise... I very much enjoyed all the characters" 
"Meaty and twisty ... armchair detectives will have a lot of fun with this" 
"A compelling read ... I read it with a sense of fear and dread" 
"Dare you get engrossed in this book? ... this is a book that should do really well" 
"A spellbinding read" 
"A lot of twists and turns ... it definitely grabbed my attention from the outset" 
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‘From the first page I wanted to know all the dark secrets this family were hiding. It’s a seriously addictive read and I never knew who to trust’ AMY LLOYD, author of THE INNOCENT WIFE and ONE MORE LIE 
 
‘A brilliant blend of missing person drama with some seriously spooky Gothic overtones.’ GLAMOUR MAGAZINE 
 
‘Secrets, lies, jealousy and betrayal… Elegantly structured and infused with a creeping sense of dread’SARAH VAUGHAN 
 
‘The plot sucked me in and the insidious build had me turning the pages rapidly’ JANE SHEMILT 
 
‘The Nanny will make you doubt everyone - including yourself. Some families are built on a bedrock of lies. This one is no exception. Clever and deliciously addictive’ JANE CORRY 
 
‘I was blown away by The Nanny. Original, twisty, unpredictable and taut with its buried secrets, the old creepy house and complex relationships. I never knew who to trust and the ending shocked me. This deserves to be huge!’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS 
 
‘A tense, assured and atmospheric thriller which will keep you guessing from page one right through to the shocking denouement. Brilliantly absorbing’ MEL McGRATH 
 
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The Nanny

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The chilling sequel to No. 1 bestseller Invisible 
 
FBI analyst Emmy Dockery's unique ability to uncover the patterns that others miss has brought her an impressive string of arrests. But a new case – unfolding across the country – has left her looking for something which may not exist. 
 
The victims all appear to have died by accident, and seemingly have nothing in common. But this many deaths can't be a coincidence. Can they? 
 
Emmy's instincts tell her this is the work of a terrifyingly intelligent serial killer – and she's determined to prove it. When her obsession with the crimes raises flags within the FBI, she's in danger of becoming a suspect herself. 
 
But someone else is watching Dockery. Studying, learning, waiting. 
 
Until it's the perfect time to strike.

Unsolved

Heidi Perks

WILL YOU UNCOVER THE TRUTH? 
 
A DEADLY DISCOVERY. 
AN ISLAND WRAPPED IN SECRETS. 
 
A tiny community is stunned when long-buried body is found. 
 
For Stella Harvey the news is doubly shocking. The body has been uncovered in the garden of her childhood home - the home her family fled without explanation twenty-five years ago. 
 
Desperate to unearth the truth, Stella returns to the isolated island. But the community she left isn’t as welcoming as she remembers – and people will go to any length to protect their secrets. 
 
One thing rings true… 
You can’t bury the truth forever. 
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'A highly addictive and thrilling read.' HEAT 
 
'Subtly, elegantly told, and with enough twists to satisfy any detective fan, it is razor sharp and impossible to put down.' DAILY MAIL 
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Fans LOVE Come Back for Me... 
 
***** 'Family secrets, mystery and intrigue. This is the perfect book that won't disappoint' 
 
***** 'Come Back For Me is easily the best thriller I've read in a long time' 
 
***** 'Lots of twists and turns, guaranteed page-turner that keeps you guessing until the end' 
 
***** 'Fascinating family drama with more than a hint of psychological thriller' 
 
***** 'I literally finished this book in a few hours - I couldn't tell myself to put it down.'

Come Back For Me

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Harriet Blue used to be a detective. Now she's inmate 3329. 
 
Prison is a dangerous place for a former cop - as Harriet Blue is learning on a daily basis. 
 
So, following a fight for her life and a prison-wide lockdown, the last person she wants to see is Deputy Police Commissioner Joe Woods. The man who put her inside. 
 
But Woods is not there to gloat. His daughter Tonya and her two-year-old child have gone missing. 
 
He's ready to offer Harriet a deal: find his family to buy her freedom...

Hush Hush

(Harriet Blue 4)

Police detective by day, food truck chef by night, now Caleb Rooney has a new title: MOST WANTED. 
 
In the Carnival days leading up to Mardi Gras, Detective Caleb Rooney comes under investigation for shooting dead a notorious drug dealer. 
 
Has his sideline at the Killer Chef food truck given him a taste for murder? 
 
While fighting the charges against him, Rooney makes a shocking discovery: New Orleans is under threat of an imminent terrorist attack. 
 
As crowds of revellers gather, Rooney knows he needs to act fast – his beloved hometown and thousands of innocent lives are at stake.

The Chef

Murder at Mardi Gras

"Sir, the First Lady ... has gone rogue." 
 
President Tucker is caught up in a media firestorm. The scandal of his affair has sent shockwaves through his re-election campaign, and threatens to derail everything he has worked for. To win the vote, he needs the First Lady to stand by his side. 
 
But Grace Tucker has a mind of her own. 
 
After years of compromise, unfulfilled promises, deception and betrayal, Grace refuses to give in to her husband's demands. Escaping the city and her Secret Service agents, she is officially off the radar. 
 
But did the First Lady run away? Or is she in far greater danger than anyone could have imagined?

The First Lady

One secret can bring down a government

Jonathan Kellerman

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Jonathan Kellerman’s legendary thrillers have sold over 80 million copies. 
This might be his best yet. 
 
An uninvited guest. A missing identity. A trail of deadly secrets. 
 
When a horrified bridesmaid finds the body of a young woman at a wedding reception, it makes the bride and groom’s choice of a Saints and Sinners theme all the more macabre. 
 
There are no means of identification and nobody knows the victim. 
 
The bride is convinced someone is trying to sabotage her big day. The groom is sure it’s a dreadful mistake. 
 
It’s up to brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware and LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis to uncover the truth. They have a hundred guests to question, and a strong suspicion that the motive for murder is personal… 
 
The party’s over. 
AND THE HUNT FOR THE KILLER IS ON. 
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'Jonathan Kellerman's new crime thriller delivers a killer wedding in more ways than one ... a thoroughly engaging whodunit' 
CULTUREFLY 
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Jonathan Kellerman's readers love The Wedding Guest: 
 
‘Unputdownable!’ 
‘The book ticks all of the boxes and does not disappoint’ 
‘It has to be 5 stars!’ 
‘This book had me gripped throughout’ 
‘Always a thrill to read Mr Kellerman’s work and this did not disappoint’ 
‘I devoured it in one sitting’

The Wedding Guest

(Alex Delaware 34) An Unputdownable Murder Mystery from the Internationally Bestselling Master of Suspense

Georgette Heyer

The Priory may look ramshackle in appearance, but Peter, Margaret, and Celia, are totally charmed by their newly-inherited country house. 
 
But there's more to The Priory than meets the eye. 
 
Left empty for years, hardly a single person has set foot inside and, down in the village, the locals whisper of a ghostly figure that roams the halls . . . 
 
When a murder is committed, the new owners start to fear the rumours are true – but is their new home really haunted, or is someone trying to scare them away? 
 
Dark secrets, an unexplained death and an old country house lie at the heart of Georgette Heyer’s classic murder mystery. 
 
'A writer of great wit and style' DAILY TELEGRAPH 
 
'Her characters and dialogue are a delight' DOROTHY L. SAYERS 
 
'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable' INDIA KNIGHT

Footsteps in the Dark

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The Sunday Times bestseller. Also published as The Cornwalls Are Gone in the US. 
 
After a harrowing tour in Afghanistan, intelligence officer Amy Cornwall is eager to return home to her husband and their young daughter. But as soon as she steps into the house, she knows that something is terribly wrong. 
 
HER FAMILY IS MISSING 
 
The kidnappers leave a message: if she wants to see her husband and daughter alive again, Amy must complete a near impossible task...and she has 48 hours to do it. 
 
SHE'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO BRING THEM HOME 
 
Alone, afraid and officially AWOL, Amy will sacrifice everything to find her family – her career, her reputation, maybe even her own life...

Out of Sight

You have 48 hours to save your family…

Trish Harnetiaux

THIS YEAR, YOU'LL GET WHAT YOU DESERVE... 
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You're invited to a lavish Christmas party in an isolated mansion. 
And your hosts will do anything to keep you from finding out their secrets... 
 
When husband and wife Henry and Claudine organise their company's Christmas party in a remote mansion, they expect it to be a night to remember. 
 
But the festive mood quickly turns sour when a sinister gift is unwrapped in the Secret Santa gift exchange. 
 
As heavy snow traps the guests inside the mountainside lodge, it quickly becomes clear that one of the party is out for revenge. 
 
It's no longer just about enduring the evening. It's about making sure you get out alive. 
 
A lavish locked-room mystery with a seasonal edge, THE SECRET SANTA is packed with twists that will keep you guessing until the very last page. 
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'Better than a pair of socks!' Readers say The Secret Santa is the Christmas gift they've been waiting for: 
 
'Henry, Zara and Claudine are excellent characters. Highly recommended.' 
'a fun mystery read ... you learn what people are really capable of as their true colours start to seep through' 
'a good Christmas read for anyone who enjoys mysteries' 
'This Christmas-themed murder mystery is well written, with believable, if not likeable, characters and enough twists and turns to make you want to know whodunnit. A nice atmospheric Christmas read.' 
'A fun Christmas based thriller that had me laughing one moment and gasping the next' 
'The characters were extremely well drawn and sympathetic, and the storyline was seamless.' 
'A remarkably twisty tale with a surprisingly vicious villain (very sneaky and Machiavellian) and some feckless "innocents" and undeserving villains. This was a one-sitting read as I raced through breathlessly awaiting the unravelling of the puzzles.' 
'This book is a compelling read, teasing you, urging you to read on and uncover the mystery of Montague House... a page-turner of a murder mystery - I read it in one day! An atmospheric, thrilling, good read.' My Weekly

The Secret Santa

This year, you’ll get what you deserve…

The Sunday Times bestseller 
 
Three missing women 
 
When three teachers disappear without a trace, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer takes the lead in the investigation. But with no clues and no suspects, the odds of finding the women alive are getting slimmer by the second. 
 
Two impossible cases 
 
Under pressure at work, Lindsay needs support at home. But her husband Joe is drawn into an encounter with a woman who's seen a ghost - a notorious war criminal from her Eastern European home country, walking the streets of San Francisco. 
 
One determined detective 
 
When Joe's informant disappears, the two investigations collide. It will take the combined skills of Lindsay, Joe and the entire Women's Murder Club to protect their city, and themselves, from a monster.

18th Abduction

Two mind-twisting cases collide (Women’s Murder Club 18)

Hollie Overton

Perfect for fans of Claire Douglas and Jane Corry 
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ONCE YOU JOIN THE TRIBE, YOU'RE THERE FOR LIFE. 
 
Becca Ortiz, Los Angeles Police Department psychologist, is fostering teenage runaway Ash. 
 
But Ash can't bring herself to trust a cop, not after what she's been through. Her boyfriend Nate introduces her to the Tribe, his street-smart crew of delinquents and runaways, and Ash finally feels like she's found a home among the homeless. 
 
So one night, she disappears. And as Becca frantically searches for her missing foster daughter, Ash finds herself entangled in the shadows of a criminal underworld, beginning to realise that there may be no way to leave the Tribe without paying a deadly price. 
 
The search for a teenage runaway sends her foster mother, a psychologist working for the LAPD, on a dangerous journey through Los Angeles' criminal underworld, in this gripping new thriller by the author of the international bestseller Baby Doll and The Walls. 
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 Praise for Hollie Overton’s heart-racing thrillers: 
 
 ‘A stunning . . . dark tale’ Heat 
 
 ‘Moves at breakneck speed’ Stylist 
 
 ‘Incredibly powerful’ Sunday Mirror 
 
 ‘Kept me transfixed and entertained until the very last page’ Tess Gerritsen

The Runaway

From the author of Richard & Judy bestseller Baby Doll

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'Perfectly paced, super addictive action/thriller/mystery filled with highly original, ridiculously likeable characters. ... Pretty much perfect in every way imaginable' – BOOKTOPIA 
 
'Sign me up as a big-time Fox fan!' – LEE CHILD, author of the Jack Reacher series 
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They left four children safe upstairs. 
They came back to three. 
_________________ 
 
On the fifth floor of the White Caps Hotel, four young boys are left alone while their parents dine downstairs. 
 
But when one of the parents checks on the children at midnight, they discover one of them is missing. 
 
The boys swear they stayed in their room. CCTV confirms that none of them left the building. No trace of the child is found. 
 
Now the hunt is on to find him, before it’s too late – and before the search for a boy becomes a search for a body... 
___________________ 
'Fresh, lively writing that's not afraid to deliver shocks' – SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB 
 
'It's hard to put it down, and I was genuinely flummoxed... until the very end. Highly recommended.' – THE BOOKBAG

Gone by Midnight

MURDER 
 
Former SAS soldier David Shelley has plans for a safer, more stable existence when he settles down to civilian life in London. But the shocking death of a young woman he used to protect puts those plans on hold. 
 
BETRAYAL 
 
The police rule the death a suicide, but the grieving parents can't accept their beloved Emma would take her own life. They need to find out what really happened, and they turn to their former bodyguard, Shelley, for help. 
 
REVENGE 
 
When they discover that Emma had fallen into a dark and dangerous world of drugs and online pornography, the father's need for retribution will take them into a war from which there may be no escape. 
 
'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD

Revenge

Discover second book in the gripping Will Trent series, from the Sunday Times bestselling crime and thriller author. 
 
'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' MICHAEL CONNELLY 
'One of the boldest thriller writers working today!' TESS GERRITSEN 
 
Now a major TV Series on Disney+ 
 
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When Atlanta housewife Abigail Campano comes home one afternoon, she walks into a nightmare. 
 
A broken window, a bloody footprint on the stairs and her teenage daughter lying dead on the landing, a man standing over her with a knife. 
 
The struggle which follows changes Abigail's life forever. 
 
Now, in the relentless heat of a Georgia summer, Special Agent Will Trent must find the brutal killer who has targeted one of Atlanta's wealthiest, most privileged communities - before it's too late... 
 
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Crime and thriller masters know there's nothing better than a little Slaughter: 
 
'Passion, intensity, and humanity' LEE CHILD 
'I'd follow her anywhere' GILLIAN FLYNN 
'A writer of extraordinary talents!!' KATHY REICHS 
'Fiction does not get any better than this' JEFFERY DEAVER 
'A great writer at the peak of her powers' PETER JAMES 
'Raw, powerful and utterly gripping' KATHRYN STOCKETT 
'With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the very last' CAMILLA LACKBERG 
'Amongst the world's greatest and finest crime writers' YRSA SIGURÐARDÓTTIR 
 
 
Karin Slaughter, Sunday Times bestseller, July 2023

Fractured

The Will Trent Series, Book 2

Black Heart Blue

Black Lace Book Of Women Sexual Fantasies

Black Star Series

Blacklist

Set inside Blandings Castle, this comedy series follows Lord Emsworth and his pig Empress as they meet with his dysfunctional family and friends, and the havoc that follows.

Blandings

Blandings Castle

Blood City Rollers

Bloodlines

Blossom Street

Blue Ant

Bluey

Bodyguard

Bodyguard Series

Bollocks to Alton Towers

Book of Dust Series

Borderlands

Born Wicked

Boudica: the last defender of the Celtic culture; the only woman openly to have led her warriors into battle; the only British warrior to have stood against the might of Imperial Rome - and triumphed. 
 
This is her story.

Boudica

Boy Soldier

Brain Chemicals

Brave Bunnies

Bridge

Bridget Jones's Diary

Brief Encounters

Bright Young Things

Brotherband

Arthur Bryant and John May are Golden Age detectives living in the modern world. Together they head up the Peculiar Crimes Unit, ready to solve any of the weird and wonderful crimes that fall across their desks.

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