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Dark Memories (Detective Nikki Parekh #3)
by Liz Mistry‘This is Northern noir at its very best and wow! Brilliant! – NetGalley Reviewer, 5 Stars THREE LETTERS. THREE MURDERS. THE CLOCK IS TICKING… When the body of a homeless woman is found under Bradford’s railway arches, DS Nikki Parekh and her trusty partner DC Sajid Malik are on the case.
Valse Triste
by Marcello FoisWhen Michelangelo, a young autistic child, goes missing, Commissario Sergio Striggio is put in charge of the investigation. Searches turn up nothing, but there is an interesting connection with the mother's past: when she was a child, her twin brother also went missing, never to be found. However, Striggio is finding it difficult to concentrate on the case. He is waiting for his father, Pietro, to come and stay. The idea of the visit is torturing him. He fears having to reveal that he is gay - most of all he fears that his partner, Leo, will reveal his sexuality to his father. Pietro, however, has other matters on his mind: he has news of a devastating diagnosis to share with his son.And when his life with Leo unexpectedly collides with his investigation into Michelangelo's disappearance, it seems that in the complicated web of the small town of Bolzano, the truth behind the mystery cannot hide for long.Valse Triste is one of those rare novels in which the quality of the writing is matched by the pace of the narrative. Fois' language is precise and poetic, and the reader is kept guessing by twist after twist.
Dying For LA
by Ian JonesThe wrong place at the wrong time. That's where John Smith finds himself in Downtown LA one Sunday evening; next he's working with the LAPD, CIA and the FBI to track down an elusive group who are responsible for an ever-increasing number of murders in the city. On top of not knowing who they are, or how many, one of the group is talking.
The Dark Frontier
by A. B. DeckerThe death of journalist Frank Goss has cast a shadow full of troubling question marks over Ellen's bereavement. Above all, what led him to disappear from her life without any explanation? When Frank arrives in Basel, Switzerland, to cover a referendum on women's suffrage in 1971, he is plagued by hallucinations. After admission to a clinic, he vanishes. And Ellen is left only with a mysterious verse that psychiatrist Dr Zellweger says he wrote before discharging himself. But not only do the descriptions of their patient not tally with the Frank she knows. The patient gave his name as Eigenmann. Had he been living a separate life she knew nothing about? While she searches for Frank with generous support from Zellweger's wife Marthe, the story of Eigenmann gradually emerges: the drama of a man possessed, exiled in a border town beset by the bullying behaviour of its Nazi neighbours in the late 1930s and drawn by the allure of a beautiful woman. But was this all a figment of Frank's imagination? Only after his funeral is it brought home to Ellen that she was offered a clue to unlocking this mystery from the outset.
A Super Weird! Mystery: My Pencil Case is a Time Machine
by Jim SmithIt's the new funniest mystery detective series ever, from the genius behind the bestselling Barry Loser books!
The Achilles Gene (The Wainfleet Trilogy #1)
by N. E. MillerThe discovery of the Achilles gene by Ahmad Sharif at the Middle East Centre for Cancer and AIDS Research (MECCAR), recently opened in Jordan's remote Wadi Rum desert, had stunned Western scientists. Each gene having the potential to destroy its own cell should it ever become cancerous, the discovery had promised a universal cure for the disease. But there was a hitch. Although every one of our cells has the gene, only those of a unique Bedouin tribe have the extra piece of DNA needed to turn it on. Dr Stephen Salomon of the US National Cancer Institute claims to have invented such a switch, for which he will soon receive the Nobel Prize. But maverick Oxford don Giles Butterfield suspects his American friend's invention might be fraudulent. After a sleepless night in his office in Magdalen College, he sets off for Heathrow in search of the truth. When his young assistant Fiona Cameron unexpectedly joins him in Washington, it is the start of a globetrotting adventure the outcome of which exceeds their wildest expectations, presenting Giles with a dilemma of epic proportions.
Deidamia's Surprise (The Wainfleet Trilogy #2)
by N. E. MillerAfter returning to a hero's welcome in Magdalen College, the drama of Stockholm behind him, Giles is tormented by doubts. Was Ahmad Sharif's death in Sorrento really an accident, as the Carabinieri concluded, or was the truth more sinister? Were the two girls with Stephen Salomon at the symposium his latest research fellows, as he claimed, or there for a very different purpose? And what of Fiona's long-held suspicions about their young assistant Aram? Given what she'd just found in her laptop, wasn't it time to start taking them seriously? When MECCAR's director Rashid Yamani unexpectedly invites Giles to Paris to suggest the true source of the DNA switch for Achilles, Giles sets off to Munich in pursuit of the evidence. But Fiona is not convinced. Left to herself, she hatches an ingenious alternative. Though at first reluctant to accept its plausibility, Giles is persuaded by what he finds after hurriedly returning to Sorrento. When Fiona's laboratory work provides another piece of the jigsaw, and Giles translates the content of an old discarded fax in Arabic that she had found in Washington, everything falls into place. But before they can make the next move, Giles must resolve an awesome ethical dilemma.
A Pyrrhic Victory (The Wainfleet Trilogy #3)
by N. E. MillerWhen a mysterious mosquito-borne virus wipes out a community of indigenous Hawaiians on the tiny Pacific island of Ni'ihau, it has all the hallmarks of a field test of a state-sponsored biological weapon on unwitting human guinea-pigs. Eager to make his mark, the director of MECCAR's new sister centre in Indonesia solicits Giles's help to identify the perpetrators. Fiona's laboratory skills show it to be a Mexican strain of the West Nile virus, a common and usually innocuous species, engineered to carry a permanently active form of the Achilles gene. Having spotted Stephen Salomon at a virology congress in Mexico City when en route to Jakarta, she and Giles waste no time retracing their steps. Molecular analysis of a blood stain from a swatted mosquito in a ship's cabin, a day trip to the Maya ruins of Palenque, and an encounter with a deserted Mercedes Benz sow the seeds for a 3000 km road journey through rainforest, mountains, and desert in pursuit of the suspects. At the end of their journey, as they follow the flight path of a private jet from Tijuana on Fiona's smartphone, they know they must act swiftly and boldly if they are to avert a humanitarian disaster.
Retribution
by Bob BennettAfter a mysterious disappearance on the canal, Jock turns up in Belfast gun-running for the IRA during the ‘troubles’. He hatches a more lucrative scheme with a Palestinian and the story follows the conspiracy to divert weapons to the Black September Organisation. Helen, Jock’s erstwhile partner in a previous black market scam, is reunited with her son after a prison sentence and she fears for her safety while Jock is at large. We follow the arms shipment by road, Grand Union Canal and sea to a destination on the Suffolk coast where Jock is ultimately served his final retribution.
All Our Broken Idols
by Paul M.M. Cooper'Superbly told' The Times'Richly imagined' Sunday Times'An engrossing, seamlessly written deliberation on the enduring power of art' Mail on SundayAssyria, in the reign of Ashurbanipal. For Aurya and Sharo, every day is a struggle for survival. One evening, everything changes. Soon, they are on the barge of King Ashurbanipal, bound for the city of Nineveh. Their fates become inextricably bound to that of the king – and the injured lion captured by his men.Twenty-six centuries later, British-Iraqi archaeologist Katya joins a dig in Mosul to protect the ancient ruins of Nineveh from looters. But the real world crashes in to their studious idyll when ISIL storm Mosul – and take Katya, Salim and local girl Lola hostage.'Dual timeline novels often fail: one strand is more interesting than the other, or the links between the two are contrived. Not here. Both stories are superbly told and share the same preoccupation – the coexistence of cruelty and creative beauty' The Times, Historical Novel of the Month
Greenwich Park: This year’s most compulsive debut thriller, about motherhood, friendships and the secrets we keep
by Katherine Faulkner'If you like Louise Candlish, then you'll want to take a walk in Greenwich Park' RED'Faulkner offers a clever spin on psychological thrillers set during maternity leave… A twisty, fast-paced read' SUNDAY TIMES'A fantastically addictive read' ABIGAIL DEAN'Razor-sharp ... I raced through it' HARRIET TYCE 'Deliciously dark and deftly plotted' LESLEY KARA'Meticulously crafted and deeply satisfying' CHARLOTTE PHILBYHelen has it all...Daniel is the perfect husband.Rory is the perfect brother.Serena is the perfect sister-in-law.And Rachel? Rachel is the perfect nightmare.When Helen, finally pregnant after years of tragedy, attends her first antenatal class, she is expecting her loving architect husband to arrive soon after, along with her confident, charming brother Rory and his pregnant wife, the effortlessly beautiful Serena. What she is not expecting is Rachel.Extroverted, brash, unsettling single mother-to-be Rachel, who just wants to be Helen's friend. Who just wants to get know Helen and her friends and her family. Who just wants to know everything about them. Every little secret…Masterfully plotted and utterly addictive, Greenwich Park is a dark, compelling look at motherhood, friendships, privilege and the secrets we keep to protect ourselves.
Mother May I: The new edge-of-your-seat thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever
by Joshilyn Jackson'A gripping domestic thriller ... Jackson knows how to ratchet up the suspense' Publishers WeeklyIt's every mother's worst nightmare. 'If you ever want to see your baby again, GO HOME. Tell no one.Do not call the police. Do not call your husband. Be at your house by 5:15 PM. Or he's gone for good...'Marrying into a family with wealth, power and connections, Bree now has the perfect life: an adoring lawyer husband,two talented teenage daughters and a baby boy. But that perfect life is about to break. Watching from the balcony as her daughter rehearses for the school play, Bree's baby vanishes. And then her phone rings...To get her son back alive, Bree must complete one small but critical task. It seems harmless enough, but this one action comes with a devastating price. And now Bree finds herself complicit in a terrible crime, caught up in a tangled web of secrets that threatens to destroy everything she holds dear.Mother May I is a pulse-racing, heart-pounding thriller that will have you turning the pages in the race to save Bree's baby, and find the kidnapper.Praise for Joshilyn Jackson'A master of domestic suspense' Entertainment Weekly'Jackson writes the kind of book that will set even the most blameless on edge, leaving us to wonder who might know our imperfect histories' Christina Dalcher'Jackson raises the stakes again and again' Guardian
Girl, 11: A HEART-STOPPING TRUE-CRIME SUSPENSE THRILLER
by Amy Suiter ClarkeFull of adrenaline-inducing twists and emotional nuance, Girl, 11 is a heartstopping suspense novel where the detective is a podcaster. For fans of Ruth Ware and Eva DolanVIGILANTETrue crime podcaster Elle Castillo has long been obsessed with The Countdown Killer.VICTIMSTwenty years ago, he went on a killing spree. Each new victim was a year younger than the last.VENGEANCENow, he's back.Elle must stop the deadly countdown before the killer can claim his next victimAmy Suiter Clarke is a writer, communications specialist and true crime podcast enthusiast. Originally from a small town in Minnesota, she later moved to London and earned an MFA in Creative Writing with Publishing at Kingston University. She currently works for a university library in Melbourne, Australia. Girl, 11 is her debut novel.
The Corpse in the Garden of Perfect Brightness
by Malcolm PryceThe perfect quirky nostalgic crime read – a tale of steam trains, giant squid, missing screenplays, missing mothers and a quest for the truth, from the inimitable Malcolm PryceIt's the winter of 1948. The four great railway companies have just been nationalised and Jack Wenlock – the last of a fabled cadre of railway detectives – is thrown out onto the street. Penniless, with new bride Jenny to support, and hiding from a murderous organisation called Room 42, Jack's prospects look bleak.But then a letter arrives from a mysterious Cornish Countess revealing that Jack's mother – long believed to be dead – may have survived a shipwreck off the coast of Java. Seizing the opportunity to track down his only remaining family member, Jack and Jenny board a boat heading East. The trail takes them to a run-down Siamese hotel where a motley assortment of drifters has washed up. Here a spy, an assassin, a deserter, an old soldier and a fading Hollywood movie star all await the arrival of a missing part for a flying boat and a journey that will take them into the realm of myth.But if Jack is ever to see his mother again, he has to stop them…
Don't Let Him In: The gripping psychological thriller that will send shivers down your spine
by Howard LinskeyTHE SPINE-TINGLING NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF ALICE TEALE IS MISSING 'Dark, creepy and compelling, with the claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around every corner' T.M. LOGAN________ Eriston is a small town. Where everyone knows your name - and your secrets. Rebecca hasn't been back in years, but she grew up in the shadow of a dark local legend: the countless unexplained deaths. Her father Sean had always warned her of the dangers. And when Rebecca returns, she discovers that her father wasn't willing to let the legend lie.He was on the verge of uncovering the town's darkest truth. He thought he was on the trail of a killer. Sean knew too much. Now he's dead.Rebecca could accept her father's death.Or she could risk her life by carrying on his work . . .________ 'Dark, sinister, clever and creepy. Keeps you guessing right to the very end' Neil Lancaster PRAISE FOR HOWARD LINSKEY 'From the brilliant first chapter to the heart-in-mouth ending, Howard Linskey has created a dark, clever and engrossing tale that will grip crime readers the world over' CL Taylor 'This story will cause nightmares, it is that good' Daily Mail 'Dark and creepy with intrigue galore - an exceptional page-turner that I raced through' Mel Sherratt
A Net for Small Fishes
by Lucy Jago'Sumptuous … If you're feeling bereft after finishing The Mirror and the Light, let Jago transport you to the Jacobean court' Telegraph 'A bravura historical debut … a gloriously immersive escape' Guardian -------------------------------------------------Frances Howard has beauty and a powerful family – and is the most unhappy creature in the world.Anne Turner has wit and talent – but no stage on which to display them. Little stands between her and the abyss of destitution.When these two very different women meet in the strangest of circumstances, a powerful friendship is sparked. Frankie sweeps Anne into a world of splendour that exceeds all she imagined: a Court whose foreign king is a stranger to his own subjects; where ancient families fight for power, and where the sovereign's favourite may rise and rise – so long as he remains in favour.With the marriage of their talents, Anne and Frankie enter this extravagant, savage hunting ground, seeking a little happiness for themselves. But as they gain notice, they also gain enemies; what began as a search for love and safety leads to desperate acts that could cost them everything. Based on the true scandal that rocked the court of James I, A Net for Small Fishes is the most gripping novel you'll read this year: an exhilarating dive into the pitch-dark waters of the Jacobean court.-------------------------------------------------'Full of colour and intrigue … Historical fiction at its scintillating best and most filmic' Susan Elderkin 'The Thelma and Louise of the seventeenth century … Gut-wrenching' Lawrence Norfolk'Terrific, rich in colour, character, place and time' Sarah Dunant 'A fabulous book. Frankie and Anne's world is not just brilliantly evoked but brilliantly sustained' Andrew Miller 'Dazzling' Sunday Independent
One Half Truth
by Eva Dolan'EVERYONE should read Eva Dolan' Mark BillinghamWhen the police are called to the report of a late-night shooting, they expect it to be drugs or gang-related. They don't expect to find a young student executed on his way home.Jordan Radley was an aspiring journalist: hard working, well-liked, dedicated. His first major story – looking at the fallout following the closure of a major local factory – had run recently and looked to be the first step in his longed-for career. Even after the story ran, Jordan continued to stay in contact with those he interviewed: he was on his way back from their social club the night he was murdered.But as the detectives quickly discover, not only was Jordan killed, but those responsible also broke into his house, taking his laptop and notes. What was he researching that might have led to his death? And can this really be linked to another case – long ruled an accident – in the same area? Or are the police being forced to prioritise those with the best connections rather than the ones that most need their help?From the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award nominated author, Eva Dolan, this novel is perfect for fans of Susie Steiner, Sarah Hilary and Jane Casey.****Praise for Eva Dolan:'Dolan is expert at the orchestration of tension' Guardian'Elegantly crafted, humane and thought-provoking. She's top drawer' Ian Rankin on This is How it Ends'A master of pace... [Dolan writes] richly imagined, cleverly plotted and socially aware stories' Independent'Dolan infuses old-fashioned police work with contemporary issues to paint a disturbing picture of our times' Daily Mail
Post Mortem: Elliot Rook, QC: Book 2
by Gary BellCan Rook keep his criminal past a secret when facing the most dangerous case of his life?Thirteen men have died in a London prison. Barrister Elliot Rook QC, who risks losing everything if his secret criminal past is revealed, must defend Charli Meadows, the vulnerable single mother accused of smuggling the deadly tainted drugs inside. But just as Rook becomes suspicious of those closest to Charli, a note arrives at his flat – threatening violence if the trial is not called off.While Rook battles to defend Charli and protect himself, his young protégé Zara Barnes is fighting for her livelihood. In a few short weeks, only one tenancy at the legal chambers will be available to the ever-multiplying mass of pupils. Determined to make it hers, Zara takes on her biggest solo case yet. But will her gamble pay off?Praise for the Elliot Rook QC series:'[A] thriller I found hard to put down' - Observer'Slick and wonderfully paced, I was hooked from the opening pages. One of the best legal thrillers I have read recently, it reminded me of early Grisham' - AMW Books Blog'A brilliant read' - A. N. Wilson, Tablet
The Shape of Darkness: 'Darkly addictive, utterly compelling' Ruth Hogan
by Laura Purcell'Dripping with atmosphere with a corkscrew plot, Laura Purcell just gets better and better' STACEY HALLS'It truly kept me guessing to the very last page' SONIA VELTONWicked deeds require the cover of darkness... A struggling silhouette artist in Victorian Bath seeks out a renowned child spirit medium in order to speak to the dead – and to try and identify their killers – in this beguiling new tale from Laura Purcell.Silhouette artist Agnes is struggling to keep her business afloat. Still recovering from a serious illness herself, making enough money to support her elderly mother and her orphaned nephew Cedric has never been easy, but then one of her clients is murdered shortly after sitting for Agnes, and then another, and another... Desperately seeking an answer, Agnes approaches Pearl, a child spirit medium lodging in Bath with her older half-sister and her ailing father, hoping that if Pearl can make contact with those who died, they might reveal who killed them. But Agnes and Pearl quickly discover that instead they may have opened the door to something that they can never put back...What secrets lie hidden in the darkness?
Lightseekers: 'Intelligent, suspenseful and utterly engrossing'
by Femi KayodeThey already know who killed the boys. What they don't know is why.Selected as a Best Crime Novel of the Month by The Times, Sunday Times, Independent, Guardian, Observer, Financial Times and Irish Times.'Lightseekers is ripe with all the twists and turns you could hope for... A fast-paced thriller that offers insight into the ever present tensions in a poverty stricken community. An action-packed and spirited debut' Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister, the Serial KillerWhen three young students are brutally murdered in a Nigerian university town, their killings - and their killers - are caught on social media. The world knows who murdered them; what no one knows is why.As the legal trial begins, investigative psychologist Philip Taiwo is contacted by the father of one of the boys, desperate for some answers to his son's murder. But Philip is an expert in crowd behaviour and violence, not a detective, and after travelling to the sleepy university town that bore witness to the killings, he soon feels dramatically out of his depth.Will he finally be able to uncover the truth of what happened to the Okiri Three?Winner of the 2019 UEA Crime Writing Prize, Lightseekers is the start of a major new crime series introducing investigative psychologist Dr Philip Taiwo.
The Dead Line: A Casey Benedict Investigation
by Holly WattA SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEARTHE TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTHLONGLISTED FOR THE CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD 'Vivid and packed with journalistic lore... Mixing pulsating derring-do with painstaking detective work' Sunday Times A Bangladeshi camp. A British ambassador. A Harley Street doctor.Investigative journalist Casey Benedict is used to working on stories that will take her from the bottom to the top of society – stories with a huge human cost. And her latest case is no different.A frantic message is found hidden in clothes manufactured for the British high street. They take the girls… Casey and her team at the Post know they are on the brink of a major exposé but identifying the factories in which the clothes have been made is one challenge, following the trail of those taken is another. Their attempts to find the girls will take Casey from her London newsroom across the world and into the very heart of families who will be destroyed if what she uncovers is ever revealed.The Dead Line is the second book by Holly Watt featuring Casey Benedict.The Hunt and the Kill, the third in the Casey Benedict series, is out in July 2021 and is available to pre-order now.
Girl One
by Sara Flannery MurphyEighteen women down to two, two down to.... Girl One.The world knows them as 'The Homestead Girls'. Nine women who raised nine 'miracle babies' on an experimental commune in rural America. But after a suspicious fire at the ranch kills both the doctor behind the pioneering experiment and one of the youngest of the girls, the mothers and their children are scattered across the country, some embracing the media spotlight, others refusing to talk about it. Now years later, Josephine Morrow, aka Girl One, is studying medicine, following in the footsteps of her beloved mentor, when she is called home to discover that her mother has vanished, while her house has been trashed. If Josie is to find her, and find her alive, she will need to track down her estranged sisters and finally confront the secrets of their dark past – before it is too late.
Hex
by Rebecca Dinerstein Knight'A really beautiful book about obsession, longing and science' RAVEN LEILANI'Wise, funny, suspenseful' JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER'Sardonic and strange ... With its dark humour and loopy lyricism, it bewitches' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Reads like a botanist's cross-breeding of The Secret History and Department of Speculation' EMMA STRAUBNell Barber, an expelled PhD candidate in Biological Science, is exploring the fine line between poison and antidote, working alone to set a speed record for the detoxification of poisonous plants. Her mentor, Dr. Joan Kallas, is the hero of Nell's heart. Nell frequently finds herself standing in the doorway to Joan's office despite herself, mesmerized by Joan's elegance, success, and spiritual force. Surrounded by Nell's ex, her best friend, her best friend's boyfriend, and Joan's buffoonish husband, the two scientists are tangled together at the center of a web of illicit relationships, grudges, and obsessions. All six are burdened by desire and ambition, and as they collide on the university campus, their attractions set in motion a domino effect of affairs and heartbreak. Meanwhile, Nell slowly fills her empty apartment with poisonous plants to study, and she begins to keep a series of notebooks, all dedicated to Joan. She logs her research and how she spends her days, but the notebooks ultimately become a painstaking map of love. In a dazzling and unforgettable voice, Rebecca Dinerstein Knight has written a spellbinding novel of emotional and intellectual intensity.
I Know What I Saw: 'A mesmerising thriller. Don't miss this one' - T. M. Logan
by Imran Mahmood'Mercilessly addictive and deeply thought-provoking' CHRIS WHITAKER'A tense literary thriller packed with moments of pathos' SARAH VAUGHAN'A white-knuckle ride' CHRIS BROOKMYRE'A welcome return for a supremely talented writer' ABIR MUKHERJEEI saw it. He smothered her, pressing his hands on her face. The police don't believe me, they say it's impossible – but I know what I saw.Xander Shute - once a wealthy banker, now living on the streets - shelters for the night in an empty Mayfair flat. When he hears the occupants returning home, he scrambles to hide. Trapped in his hiding place, he hears the couple argue, and he soon finds himself witnessing a vicious murder.But who was the dead woman, who the police later tell him can't have been there? And why is the man Xander saw her with evading justice? As Xander searches for answers, his memory of the crime comes under scrutiny, forcing him to confront his long-buried past and the stories he's told about himself.How much he is willing to risk to understand the brutal truth?
Tom Clancy’s Target Acquired
by Don BentleyTHE THRILLING NEXT INSTALMENT IN TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN JR. SERIESJack Ryan Jr. is on a simple job. An all-expenses paid trip to Israel in exchange for a few hours of easy work, reporting back to an old friend at the CIA. What could go wrong?But as he settles into his work in the market, he sees the glint of a knife. Without a second to lose, he throws himself in front of a woman and her young son under attack.Cover blown, he finds himself the target of trained killers.Alone and outgunned, Jack will have to use all his skills to protect the life of this child.While also keeping himself alive . . .Praise for Tom Clancy'He constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale' New York Times'Heart-stopping action . . . entertaining and eminently topical' Washington Post'A brilliantly constructed thriller that packs a punch like Semtex' Daily Mail'A virtuoso display of page-turning talent' Sunday Express