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Frank Gardner

In the dying light of an Arctic afternoon a vast black shape slips beneath the waters of Murmansk bay, her full complement of crew on board. But the Russian nuclear-powered submarine the Novorussiya is carrying something else - something so diabolically destructive that not all the crew are aware of this cargo. 
 
Kilometres to the south, at a military base hidden in the frozen forests of Arctic Russia, a lone figure steps out into a blast of windblown snow. Unseen, Major Orlov makes his way to a distant corner of the base and retrieves a hidden transmitter. He knows all about the Novorussiya and what she’s carrying and he needs to alert his handlers in London. But Orlov also knows that the net of suspicion is closing in on him and he wants out. Fast. 
When Orlov’s extraction across the border into Finland goes disastrously wrong MI6 assign Luke Carlton to team up with the formidable Finnish Special Forces officer Sini Järvinen to spearhead the quest to find out exactly what the Russian double-agent knew so the West can prepare. Their mission takes them across the border by night-time parachute drop, to the very edge of the Kola Peninsula, home to Russia’s ballistic missile fleet, then on to the tropical island of Tobago and a vine-clad villa where a terrible truth is revealed. 
As tensions between the West and Russia reach fever pitch, can Luke Carlton and his Finnish accomplice discover the secrets of Moscow’s latest weapon before it’s too late?

Ballistic

Patrick Worrall

“What you've got to understand is that men like him are the aristocracy in here. The armed robbers and contract killers. They're a breed apart.” 
 
Darren Sinfield, the most notorious inmate at Lower Marston maximum-security prison, has gone over the wall and is thought to be holed up in nearby Avonford, a decaying town with a squalid underbelly. 
 
The intelligence officer tasked with hunting him down, Declan Rennard, was an Avonford man himself back in the day. But times have changed. He used to know where the bodies are buried. Now he’s in danger of becoming one of them. 
 
To catch a criminal, Dec is going to have to start thinking like one and that means entering his own dark history to engage in a twisted game of cat and mouse with a man who plays it better than anyone. 
 
But unearthing the past will lead him into some dangerous places - the brutal world of organised crime, the dirty secrets of the security establishment and an inverted skyscraper under central London that is home to all the stories Britain would rather forget...

The Aristocracy

Ellie Graves

Revenge is tough to swallow... 
 
Things for Renee Landis are finally looking up. She just quit her dead-end job at a chicken shop after landing the coveted role of junior chef at London’s pristine NOVA restaurant. 
 
But it's not the restaurant that draws Renee in - it's the executive chef. Gracie Fitzgerald is as legendary as she is secretive, known for her succulent, signature dishes and the notorious methods in which she runs her kitchen. No one can touch her workspace with bare hands. No other chef can taste her signature dishes. And no one, under any circumstances, is allowed to enter her personal freezer…

Maneater

Christopher Fowler

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.

Our story begins at the end of an investigation, as the members of London's Peculiar Crimes Unit race to catch a killer near London Bridge Station in the rain, not realising that they’re about to cause a bizarre accident just yards away from the crime scene. And it will have repercussions for them all… 
One year later, in an exclusive London crescent, a woman walks her dog – but she’s being watched. When she’s found dead, the Peculiar Crimes Unit is called in to investigate. Why? Because the method of death is odd, the gardens are locked, the killer had no way in - or out - and the dog has disappeared. 
So a typical case for Bryant &amp; May. But the hows and whys of the murder are not the only mysteries surrounding the dead woman - there's a missing husband and a lost nanny to puzzle over too. And it seems very like that the killer is preparing to strike again. 
As Arthur Bryant delves in to the history of London’s ‘wild chambers’ - its extraordinary parks and gardens, John May and the rest of the team seem to have caused a national scandal. If no-one is safe then all of London’s open spaces must be closed… 
With the PCU placed under house arrest, only Arthur Bryant remains at liberty – but can a hallucinating old codger catch the criminal and save the unit before it’s too late?

Bryant & May - Wild Chamber

(Bryant & May Book 15)

Erika Johansen

With each passing day, Kelsea Glynn is growing into her new responsibilities as Queen of the Tearling. By stopping the shipments of slaves to the neighbouring kingdom of Mortmesne, she crossed the Red Queen, a brutal ruler whose power derives from dark magic, who is sending her fearsome army into the Tearling to take what is hers. And nothing can stop the invasion. 
But as the Mort army draws ever closer, Kelsea develops a mysterious connection to a time before the Crossing, and she finds herself relying on a strange and possibly dangerous ally: a woman named Lily, fighting for her life in a world where being female can feel like a crime. The fate of the Tearling – and that of Kelsea’s own soul – may rest with Lily and her story, but Kelsea may not have enough time to find out. 
In this dazzling sequel to her bestselling debut The Queen of the Tearling, Erika Johansen brings back favourite characters, including the Mace and the Red Queen, and introduces unforgettable new players, adding exciting layers to her multidimensional tale of magic, mystery and a fierce young heroine.

The Invasion of the Tearling

(The Tearling Trilogy 2)

Abbie Taylor

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
That was how she saw him, mostly, in the weeks that followed. Standing there in the doorway with his toothy little grin, his crooked fringe, his blue fleece with the smiley elephant on the front. 
 
Life as a single mother is hard. Emma loves her thirteen-month-old son Ritchie, she really does – but sometimes, she dreams about what life would be like without him. But when Ritchie is abducted from the London Underground, Emma’s dream becomes a nightmarish reality. 
 
So why don’t the police seem to believe her? Why do they think that she would want to harm her son? 
 
If Emma wants Ritchie back, it looks like she’ll have to find him herself. She hasn’t been the best mother in the past – but she’s willing to go to desperate lengths to bring her little boy home . . .

Emma's Baby

The Sunday Times bestseller

Lee Child

Jack Reacher is a former major in the US Military Police who, since leaving the army, has drifted round the wide open spaces of America, hitchhiking or on buses, wherever the whim takes him. He has no permanent address, no job, no family ties, no car, no luggage, no mobile phone, no credit card - all he carries with him is a folding toothbrush. 
Reacher is never looking for trouble, but somehow trouble always find him. He is the ultimate hero for our troubled times, with a keen moral compass and sense of justice, even if he is often prepared to take the law into his own hands: he says he doesn't want to put the world to rights, he just doesn't like people who put it to wrongs.

'If anyone can put down Worth Dying For after the first few pages, then they shouldn't really be reading thrillers at all' Independent 
 
There's trouble in the deadly wilds of Nebraska . . . and Reacher walks right into it. He falls foul of the Duncans, a local clan that has terrified an entire country into submission. 
 
But it's the unsolved case of a missing eight-year-old girl that Reacher can't let go. 
 
Reacher - bruised and battered - should have just kept going. But for Reacher, that was impossible. 
 
What, in this fearful county, would be worth dying for? 
 
_________ 
 
Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Worth Dying For follows on directly from the end of 61 Hours. 
 
And don’t miss Reacher's newest adventure, No.30, Exit Strategy! ***OUT NOW***

Worth Dying For

(Jack Reacher 15)

James Becker

AN OLD ENEMY 
 
Poland, 1945. A special Evacuation Kommando arrives at the Wencleslas Mine, site of the Nazis’ most secret weapon development project. A device known as Die Glocke is removed from the subterranean factory, loaded on to a transport aircraft and spirited out of war-ravaged Europe. No witnesses are left alive. 
 
A DESIRE FOR REVENGE 
 
London, today. Chris Bronson is working undercover for the Metropolitan Police. What begins as a routine investigation into a group of hooligans vandalising sites in North West London, takes a very sinister turn when Bronson discovers the attacks are being masterminded by a Far Right group. 
 
A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF FEAR 
 
What if the prototype for a devastating new form of super-weapon survived the end of the war? What if sixty years later it has been perfected? Now imagine an old enemy who has been hiding in the shadows and is still fighting a war most thought had ended with the fall of Hitler. 
 
Chris Bronson has less than ten days to stop the biggest and most destructive terror attack the world has ever seen.

Echo of the Reich

A Chris Bronson Thriller

Denzil Meyrick

As the snow falls, the hunt for a killer begins... 
 
Frank Grasby’s father, the Reverend Cyril Grasby, is getting married at Rowntree Hall on Christmas Day 1954. And to make matters worse – Frank is best man. 
 
The guests include important clergymen, and Inspector Arthur Juggers, Frank’s boss. As they gather at Rowntree Hall, the snow begins to fall, cutting them off from the outside world. But shortly before the knot is tied, Dean Welling is found dead, poisoned by mistletoe. In his hand is a crumpled piece of paper – on which is written only the letter ‘G’. 
 
Juggers and Grasby investigate, but things quickly take an even darker turn: a scream rings out late on Christmas Eve, and the body of Reverend Danbury Hollis is discovered in the chapel. 
 
Frank must save the day at his own father’s wedding, but how can he tell who is guilty when every suspect is a vicar? And where can he turn for help, when even the clergy can’t be trusted?

The Mistletoe Wedding Murders

Dennis Lehane

Tie-in to the major motion picture, released on 12th March 2010. 
 
US Marshal Teddy Daniels has come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane, to find an escaped murderer named Rachel Solando. 
 
As a killer hurricane bears down on the island, the investigation deepens and the questions mount. How has a barefoot woman escaped from a locked room? Who is leaving them clues in the form of cryptic codes? And what really goes on in Ward C? 
 
The closer Teddy gets to the truth, the more elusive it becomes. And the more he begins to believe that he may never leave Shutter Island. Because someone is trying to drive him insane...

Shutter Island

A Washington woman asks Reacher for help. Her job? Protecting the Vice-President. Discover the action-packed thriller from the global bestselling author. 
 
'Lee Child's protagonist, Jack Reacher, is a hero in the Dirty Harry style, a man who lives by his own principles . . . Produces a surprising twist when it's least expected.' Sunday Telegraph 
 
'If there is a more iconic character in modern fiction than Jack Reacher, I'd like to meet them.' Daily Mirror 
 
_________ 
 
Jack Reacher walks alone. 
 
No job, no ID, no last known address. But he never turns down a plea for help. Now a woman tracks him down. A woman serving at the very heart of US power. A woman who needs Reacher's assistance in her new job. 
 
Her job? 
 
Protecting the Vice-President of the United States. 
 
Her problem? 
 
Someone wants the VP dead. 
 
_________ 
 
Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Without Fail is the 6th in the series. 
 
And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.29, In Too Deep! **OUT NOW** 
 
 
Lee Child, Sunday Times bestselling author October 2024

Without Fail

(Jack Reacher 6)

'Fast, taut, tense, accurate. A terrific read' FREDERICK FORSYTH 
 'Authenticity seeps from every page . . . this is a promising start' DAILY MAIL 
 
 Introducing Luke Carlton - ex-Special Boat Service commando, and now under contract to MI6 for some of its most dangerous missions. 
 
 Sent into the steaming Colombian jungle to investigate the murder of a British intelligence officer, Luke finds himself caught up in the coils of a plot that has terrifying international dimensions. 
 
 Hunted down, captured, tortured and on the run from one of South America's most powerful and ruthless drugs cartels and its psychotic leader thirsting for revenge, Luke is in a life-or-death race against time to prevent a disaster on a truly terrifying scale: London is the target, the weapon is diabolical and the means of delivery is ingenious. 
 
 Drawing on his years of experience reporting on security matters, CRISIS is Frank Gardner's debut novel. Combining insider knowledge, up-to-the-minute hardware, fly on the wall insights with heart-in-mouth excitement, CRISIS boasts an irresistible, visceral frisson of authenticity: smart, fast-paced and furiously entertaining, here is a thriller for the 21st century. 
 
 Readers are gripped by Crisis: 
 ***** 'An excellently written page turner, full of intrigue.' 
 ***** 'It kept me engrossed and on the edge of my seat.' 
 ***** 'Superb writing style. Gripping story line.' 
 
 Luke Carlton returns in Frank Gardner's third, explosive thriller OUTBREAK. Available for pre-order now.

Crisis

Simon Beckett

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Adapted from The Chemistry of Death and Written in Bone - starring Harry Treadaway as Dr David Hunter 
 
'A superbly strong read' The Times 
 
What began as a straightforward case is about to become a twisted nightmare . . . 
 
Once a busy hospital, St Jude's now stands derelict, awaiting demolition. 
 
When a partially mummified corpse is found in the building's cavernous loft, forensics expert Dr David Hunter is called in to take a look. He can't say how long the body's been there, but he is certain it's that of a young woman. And that she was pregnant. 
 
Then part of the attic floor collapses, revealing another of the hospital's secrets: a bricked-up chamber with beds inside. And some of them are still occupied. 
 
And it soon becomes clear that St Jude's hasn't claimed its last victim . . . 
 
Chilling, visceral and masterfully paced, Simon Beckett's new crime thriller will leave you gasping.

The Scent of Death

Harry Treadaway is Dr David Hunter: the darkly compelling new TV series ‘The Chemistry of Death’ – streaming now on Paramount+

Kit Conway

When the peace shatters in suburbia, the claws come out . . . 
 
Coralie King, Emma Brooks and Twig Dorsett are friends. Sort of. They're neighbours on an exclusive Sevenoaks estate who get along. It's convenient. 
 
But one May bank holiday, Coralie's husband insists he saw a panther on the bonnet of his car. And cracks between the elite of the Briar Heart Estate begin to emerge. 
 
As the summer wears on and there are more sightings, the big cat frenzy reaches a fever pitch. Tensions between neighbours threaten to boil over. Everyone is watching their back. But is the real predator a seventy-kilo cat with razor-sharp claws? Or is the actual danger of a much more domestic variety?

Cat Fight

Robert Goddard

The mind-bending sequel to the Times Thriller of the Year bestseller, This is the Night They Come for You. 
 
'A finely-written, atmospheric and interesting story' Sunday Times, Best Thrillers of 2025 
'Our finest practitioner of the double-cross plotting' Mick Herron 
‘Splendidly serpentine and immaculately plotted, this is British thriller writing at its very best’ Daily Mail 
__________ 
 
Trouble has a way of finding those who spend most of their time trying to avoid it. Or so it appears to Superintendent Taleb, whose attempts to wind his career down to an unobtrusive retirement are once again in jeopardy. 
 
When delegated a television interview to discuss a thirty year old political controversy, his instructions are clear enough: whatever you say, do not rock the boat. But an inexplicable urge in the moment to tell the truth lands him in dangerously hot water. It also reopens some decades wounds which will bring him to the forefront of an investigation he is keen to avoid. 
 
Whether he likes it or not, the past is coming for him. And the past in Algeria is venomous, vengeful and relentless, quick to consume the unwary traveller. He will soon find himself staring down the barrel of a long buried mystery, which looks likely to add him to its lengthy roster of victims. 
 
This Is the Day They Dream Of is the scintillating sequel to the critically acclaimed This Is The Night They Come For You, which introduced the world-weary Taleb and his always resourceful colleague Agent Hidouchi of the Algerian Secret Service. Together they must navigate the country’ treacherous history to save themselves from its perilous present. 
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Praise for This is the Night They Come For You 
 
'Truly ingenious' The Tablet 
'Goddard sprinkles head-turning double-crossing with delightful by-play between his two leads' The Times 
'Fast-paced, beautifully crafted with some excellently drawn characters... engages from start to finish' Choice Magazine 
'Goddard writes amazing novels of mystery/suspense. His new one is magical and the title is simply the best' Stephen King

This is the Day They Dream Of

AS FEATURED ON RICHARD & JUDY'S 'KEEP READING AND CARRY ON' 
 
'This is one of his best' - The Times 
 
Jack Reacher is back in a brand new white-knuckle read from Lee Child. 
 
It's a random universe, but once in a blue moon things turn out just right. 
 
In a nameless city, two rival criminal gangs are competing for control. But they hadn't counted on Jack Reacher arriving on their patch. 
 
Reacher is trained to notice things. 
 
He's on a Greyhound bus, watching an elderly man sleeping in his seat, with a fat envelope of cash hanging out of his pocket. Another passenger is watching too ... hoping to get rich quick. 
 
As the mugger makes his move, Reacher steps in. 
 
The old man is grateful, yet he turns down Reacher's offer to help him home. He's vulnerable, scared, and clearly in big, big trouble. 
 
What hold could the gangs have on the old guy? Will Reacher be in time to stop bad things happening? 
 
The odds are better with Reacher involved. That's for damn sure. 
 
 
'Everyone needs to kick some [butt] sometimes, even if it's just imaginary' JOJO MOYES 
 
_________ 
 
Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Blue Moon is the 24th in the series. 
 
And don’t miss Reacher's newest adventure, No.30, Exit Strategy! ***OUT NOW***

Blue Moon

(Jack Reacher 24)

Simon Mayo

Your house is on fire. What do you save? 
You have seconds to decide. 
If everything is about to burn, what do you rescue first? 
 
'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 art world add fascination' Press Association 
_______________ 
 
When the West End Gallery in London's fashionable Coal Drops Yard is set alight, the fire service must use the list of paintings lodged with it - a grab list - to snatch the key pieces of art from the flames. 
 
But something has been altered. It’s the wrong list. 
 
Then the ashes reveal another tragedy: an unidentified dead body. Someone who shouldn’t have been in the gallery. Crusading journalist Famie Madden wants to know who it is and why they were there. Soon it becomes apparent that the ashes are hiding much more than they should be - and that this is much more than a casual act of arson… 
 
Bestselling author and legendary broadcaster Simon Mayo has created a spellbinding contemporary thriller. He weaves a story ripped from today’s newspapers that will take Famie far from the pages of her website into a murderous family saga stretching back over centuries. 
_______________ 
 
Praise for Simon Mayo 
 
'Mayo spools out his many twists and turns skilfully' Observer 
'Simon Mayo is clearly a force to be reckoned with in the thriller world' The Times 
'The characters are well observed, the dialogue effortless and the twists and turns never-ending' Daily Mail

Black Tag

Caro Carver

Is it ever a good idea to go on holiday with friends? 
 
Darcy, Camilla and Kate have each come on this trip of a lifetime for a reason - to celebrate a divorce, to find love, to try to put a traumatic past behind them. 
 
Their dream getaway? The Sapphire Island Resort in the Maldives. With crystal-clear waters and sun-drenched white sand beaches, relaxation is guaranteed. 
 
But all is not as it seems in paradise, and this is no ordinary friendship. 
 
They've got nine days to go . . . and old wounds are already reopening. 
 
Will they all make the return journey?

Bad Tourists

Ariana Franklin

Adelia Aguilar is a rare thing in medieval Europe - a woman who has trained as a doctor. Her speciality is the study of corpses, a skill that must be concealed if she is to avoid accusations of witchcraft. 
 
But in Cambridge a child has been murdered, others are disappearing, and King Henry has called upon a renowned Italian investigator to find the killer - fast. 
 
What the king gets is Adelia, his very own Mistress of the Art of Death. 
 
The investigation takes Adelia deep into Cambridge; its castle and convents, and streets teeming with life. And it is here that she attracts the attention of a murderer who is prepared to kill again...

Mistress Of The Art Of Death

Mistress of the Art of Death, Adelia Aguilar series 1

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Adapted from The Chemistry of Death and Written in Bone - starring Harry Treadaway as Dr David Hunter 
 
'Atmospheric . . . a tense, gripping read' Sunday Times 
 
It's not the dead we need to fear. . . 
 
Top forensics expert Dr David Hunter is facing an uncertain future - his career hangs in the balance and his personal life has taken a turn for the worse. So when he gets a call from Essex police, it comes at the perfect time. 
 
A badly decomposed body has been found in the mudflats and salt marshes of the Backwaters. Could it be linked to two unsolved missing-person cases? 
 
But as these desolate wetlands begin to give up their grisly secrets, more remains are discovered. 
 
With its eerie, claustrophobic sense of place, authentic forensics and explosive, heart-in-mouth moments, The Restless Dead is a masterclass in crime fiction.

The Restless Dead

(David Hunter 5): Harry Treadaway is Dr David Hunter: the darkly compelling new TV series ‘The Chemistry of Death’ – streaming now on Paramount+

Benedict Anning

December 1984. SIS field asset Heidi Sperling [codename Thistle] exfiltrates from East Berlin with the sole copy of a critical intelligence leak: a naval log containing a solitary message received from a previously unidentified Soviet submarine. 
 
Incredulously – impossibly – it seems the vessel, known only as TK-15, has been sitting motionless and undetected in the waters between Scotland and Iceland for three whole years. And now this latest message reads: ACTIVE. 
 
Picked up by the Royal Navy’s submarine HMS Viking, Heidi is thrust into a 'black ops' mission: find TK15 and neutralise it at any cost. But as her only ally on board the Viking falls sick, she realises this modified vessel is far more than a Soviet experiment to gain an upper hand in the nuclear arms race. Here, in the crushing depths of the North Atlantic, it seems something darker has awoken - something that cannot be contained by any superpower. 
 
As Heidi’s own reality twists around her, an unknowable force cripples the Viking's defences and drives its crew to madness. Trapped in the deep, Heidi has no choice but to find a way to save the remaining crew and stop TK-15 for good, before it steals what’s left of her mind . . .

Atomic Coffin

Tom Bradby

Life for Dr Laura Strong shouldn’t be this hard. Nights working thankless A&E shifts. A much-loved handicapped brother to look after. Loan sharks at her door. She needs a miracle to stop her life collapsing around her.The arrival of South American coffee magnate Rafael Fernandez appears to be the answer to her prayers. A devoted father with a sick son requiring a 24/7 care, he is prepared to pay any price for expertise he can trust.But if something appears to be too good to be true, then it probably is. Behind the façade of Rafa’s gilded existence lies a dark family history which he has been doing his best to avoid – until the death of his estranged father brings it crashing back into his – and Laura’s – world.What had at first seemed to be a remarkable escape from an impossible situation now threatens to destroy everything Laura cares about. Friendless and far from home, she must rely on her own instincts to find a way out of this terrifying new landscape. Sometimes it’s easier to trust the devil you know…

Red Scorpion

Some moments burn in the mind for ever. The landing is dark. Light comes from a window at the far end, enough to run by. Breath comes hard. From the stairs sound heavy footfalls in pursuit. The landing ends in a last doorway. There is no more running, only the need to hide... 
 
Imagine not knowing the father of your child. Not knowing his name. What he looks like. Or what sort of person he is. Although she is desperate for a baby, that is something that Kate Powell cannot accept. Single, independent, she likes to be in control of her own life - even if it has, somehow, become strangely shallow and meaningless. 
 
Then Kate meets a man who seems to be the answer to all her problems. But we all know appearances can be dangerously deceptive. And Kate should too. Soon her life is out her hands. And out of control...

Where There's Smoke

Louise O'Neill

2002. 
 
Twin sisters Madeline and Chelsea Stone are joint stars of the AtomicKids sitcom Double Trouble, but everyone knows it’s Maddie who shines most brightly. Until Chelsea beats her sister out for the role of a lifetime and is catapulted into the spotlight. And just as Chelsea’s star reaches impossible new heights, Maddie disappears. 
 
2025. 
 
Chelsea Stone retired from acting after her sister’s disappearance – but living life under the radar is easier said than done when you’re the most famous woman of your generation. 
 
When a storage locker is found containing heart-breaking truths about the year Maddie went missing, Chelsea feels a flicker of hope for the first time in twenty years. This is her chance to discover what really happened to her twin, but to follow the trail she’ll have to face the past and step back into the spotlight . . .

Whatever Happened to Madeline Stone?

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Adapted from The Chemistry of Death and Written in Bone - starring Harry Treadaway as Dr David Hunter 
 
'As bone-chillingly bleak as its subject . . . this doesn't disappoint' Financial Times 
 
A serial killer is on the loose and David Hunter suddenly finds that the past is far from dead and buried. 
 
The escape of a psychotic rapist and multiple murderer brings DI Terry Connor to David Hunter's doorstep, years after their bitter rift. 
 
This unwelcome reminder of the past forces Hunter to confront the situation at hand: eight years earlier Hunter and an ill-fated Body Recovery team, has tried to find the graves of Monk's teenage victims on the bleak expanse of Dartmoor. 
 
Only one of the missing girls' bodies was ever found. 
 
Suddenly Hunter receives an appeal from Sophie Keller, a young woman who also worked on the operation, and nothing is quite as it seems. Hunter is forced to question who he can really trust. 
 
Especially when his own life depends on it.

The Calling of the Grave

(David Hunter 4): Harry Treadaway is Dr David Hunter: the darkly compelling new TV series ‘The Chemistry of Death’ – streaming now on Paramount+

Antony Johnston

**Preorder the new Can You Solve the Murder? novel now** 
 
YOU are the detective in this interactive crime novel, where YOU must investigate a murder and YOUR choices will determine whether you solve the crime... 
 
A village of dark secrets. 
A young woman is found dead inside an ancient stone circle at the heart of a remote forest. She’s a rock singer, who was filming a music video. Now her bandmates are suspects, along with the eccentric locals. 
 
Every suspect has an alibi. 
There’s just one problem: they all have water-tight alibis, and many villagers believe the singer was actually killed by the ‘Stone Warden’ – a figure from local folklore who haunts the forest. 
 
Who killed her? What do the strange symbols on the stones mean? What dark secrets are the villagers hiding? And can you find the killer before they strike again? 
 
No one is telling the truth. 
Decide who to interview, decode the symbols, and uncover what the villagers are hiding behind closed doors. Will your choices uncover the killer – or will they be your downfall? 
 
Only YOU can decide… 
 
Can You Solve the Murder? was a Top Ten Kindle Bestseller, July 2025

Can You Solve the Murder? - The Forest of Death

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Adapted from The Chemistry of Death and Written in Bone - starring Harry Treadaway as Dr David Hunter 
 
'A classy debut' The Times 
'Best thriller I've read all year' Tess Gerritsen 
 
Dr David Hunter hoped he might at last have put the past behind him. But then they found what was left of Sally Palmer . . . 
 
It isn't just that she was a friend that disturbs him. Once he'd been a high-profile forensic anthropologist and all too familiar with the many faces of death, before tragedy made him abandon this previous life. 
 
Now the police want his help. 
 
But to become involved will stir up memories he's long tried to forget. Then a second woman disappears, plunging the close-knit community into a maelstrom of fear and paranoia. 
 
And no one, not even Hunter, is exempt from suspicion. 
 
Gruesome and gripping, this startling new British crime thriller has an unnerving and original twist.

The Chemistry of Death

(David Hunter 1): Harry Treadaway is Dr David Hunter: the darkly compelling new TV series ‘The Chemistry of Death’ – streaming now on Paramount+

Shari Lapena

The new twisty and playfully addictive thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling 'queen of page-turners', author of Everyone Here is Lying and The Couple Next Door. 
 
‘Shari Lapena is far and away one of the best psychological thriller writers in the world.' LISA JEWELL, No.1 bestselling author of DON'T LET HIM IN 
 
'Twist after twist, secret after secret, she keeps you teetering on the edge of trust. Every page demands your attention. And that ending? Absolute mic drop' 5* READER REVIEW 
 
She loves her husband. 
But she might love their house more. 
 
Jill and Ted adore their New York brownstone the way others adore their children. Styled to perfection, they have carefully made every inch of it their own. It reflects who they are. It is the stuff of glossy magazines and real-estate dreams. It is their sanctuary . . . 
 
So when Ted’s inheritance runs out and he makes a bad investment, they panic. How can they lose their beloved home and enviable lifestyle? Being poor is not an option. 
 
The answer is obvious. Or at least, it is obvious to Jill and Ted. The death of one family member could solve all their problems. Together, they can get away with murder. 
 
As long as they love each other. 
 
As long as they trust each other. 
 
As long as neither makes a mistake. 
 
'A modern master of the psychological thriller.' STEVE CAVANAGH 
'The queen of page-turners' ANDREA MARA 
'Shari Lapena is the undisputed queen of dysfunctional families.' CLARE MACKINTOSH

Getting Away With Murder

FROM THE PUBLISHERS THAT BROUGHT YOU DAN BROWN 
 
For thousands of years we guarded it. But now it has been found. This could be the end – for us; for our organisation; for the world. You must destroy it, and those who have taken it. 
 
An ancient object is discovered in a Cairo souk. Hours later, the market trader who sold it is tortured to death. As the bodies begin to pile up, a request for help is sent to British Museum historian Angela Lewis. 
 
Angela travels to Spain with her ex-husband, undercover police officer Chris Bronson. There they discover the key to the greatest secret in the history of Christianity. 
 
Their only problem is deciphering it before they are brutally murdered like those before them...

The Lost Testament

Twelfth-century anatomist, Adelia Aguilar must once again examine the dead as gruesome events are beginning to unfold... 
 
Henry II's favourite mistress, Rosamund Clifford, has been poisoned - and, rumour says, by his jealous wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. If Henry believes the stories, England will be torn apart as King battles Queen. 
 
In a race against time to prove Eleanor's innocence, and with a dangerous assassin on the loose, Adelia has never faced greater danger. The armies that might cause civil war lie behind her. The icy winds of a dreadful winter blow around her. And ahead she must brave the thorns of the impenetrable labyrinth that surrounds Fair Rosamund's tower, and decipher the mystery of the dead woman who lies frozen within.

The Death Maze

Mistress of the Art of Death, Adelia Aguilar series 2

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