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The Goblin Market (Dr Basil Willing)
by Helen McCloyIt's 1943, and down-on-his-luck American expat Philip Stark is on the Caribbean island of Santa Teresa. The prewar destination playground is deserted now except for diplomats and oil refinery workers. When a local correspondent dies, Stark sees a chance to make some money. Having worked for the same company in the past, he is hired to replace the dead man. But Stark doesn't think his predecessor died by accident. As he looks into the mystery, he encounters a rival correspondent, an enigmatic police officer and the mistress of the dead man - all of whom had a stake in seeing him dead.
Unfinished Crime
by Helen McCloyWhen Sara Dacre comes across a large red pendant at a twenty cent jewellery stall she is tempted to buy it - especially when she bumps into her friend Gerry Hone, who persuades her that it will brighten up her old grey taffeta.But soon she finds herself at the centre of some strange events. On leaving the shop she and Gerry witness the scene of an accident - but nobody can agree what happened. And when Gerry takes her to an automat for coffee he goes to the counter to order - and never comes back ...'Explosive' Birmingham Post
Before I Die
by Helen McCloyKyra Novacs: Who was she? Where did she come from? Bob knew almost nothing about her, just enough to fall hopelessly in love with her. They were thrown together for business reasons and, believing her to be single, he threw caution to the wind.But Kyra isn't single. And when her husband is killed in the midst of an argument over divorce, it falls to Bob's loyal wife of seventeen years, Susan, to prove his innocence ...'Miss McCloy compels you to read every word' Observer
The Further Side of Fear
by Helen McCloyLydia Grey, an American returning to London after many years, is woken by footsteps in the night. There is someone in her room - of that she is sure. But that is also impossible. There is only one door and it is bolted shut. The windows are eight floors up, and are locked against the winter night.As the noise recedes she switches on her bedside lamp. No one is there. Was it a dream? An illusion of a half-awakened state? Or is someone out to get her?
A Question of Time
by Helen McCloyThey told Lisa she was the daughter of an American aristocrat and an Italian princess both of whom died shortly after Lisa's birth. They told Lisa she was heiress to a vast Boston fortune, and that her American family cherished her and wanted her to stay with them.At first Lisa tried to believe it all. Then she tried to separate the truth from the lies. Finally, she would know one thing for sure. Somebody or something was out to destroy her ...
The Changeling Conspiracy
by Helen McCloyAdam Endicott did not want Sam Joel as a husband for his young daughter, Kate. His past was sketchy and, as a reporter on a small-town newspaper, his assets were meagre. Yet when Kate is abducted by a terrorist group, Sam is able to produce a large part of the ransom.But paying the terrorists' demand does not bring back Kate. It only leads to another murder. When Sam decides to look for Kate himself he indeed finds a girl, but is it her? Can her experience have changed her this much? Is this the girl he loves, or a changeling?
Case Pending (A Lieutenant Luis Mendoza Mystery)
by Dell ShannonIn Lieutenant Luis Mendoza's first case, he is faced with a three-way mystery involving the senseless killing of Elena Ramirez, a blackmailing involving a below-the-radar adoption, and a young man's guilt.And when Mendoza connects Elena's death with that of another woman, and investigates two further hunches, he draws closer to a solution . . .'Quite Outstanding' Guardian
Bad Blood (DS Lucy Black)
by Brian McGilloway'Brian McGilloway blends timeless values with ripped-from-the-headlines issues to produce some of the very best crime fiction being written today' Lee ChildA young man is found in a riverside park, his head bashed in with a rock. The only clue to his identity is an admission stamp for the local gay club. DS Lucy Black is called in to investigate. As Lucy delves into the community, tensions begin to rise as the man's death draws the attention of the local gay rights group to a hate-speech Pastor who, days earlier, had advocated the stoning of gay people and who refuses to retract his statement. Things become more complicated with the emergence of a far right group targeting immigrants in a local working-class estate. As their attacks escalate, Lucy and her boss, Tom Fleming, must also deal with the building power struggle between an old paramilitary commander and his deputy that threatens to further enflame an already volatile situation. Hatred and complicity abound in the days leading up to the Brexit vote in McGilloway's new Lucy Black thriller. Compelling and current, Bad Blood is an expertly crafted and acutely observed page-turner.'Set just before the Brexit vote, this book explores important questions of community and identity. McGilloway shies away from easy answers; instead he gives us a tense and beautifully-written crime novel that takes the reader into lives that aren't seen often enough' Ann Cleeves
Time to Win (The Goodwins)
by Harry Brett'The Godfather in Great Yarmouth' Ian Rankin'An atmospheric and riveting tale' Guardian* * * * * The Sun'Harry Brett writes a fun plot with witty elegance' The TimesWhen local crime boss Richard Goodwin is pulled from the river by his office it looks like suicide. But as his widow Tatiana feared, Rich collected enemies like poker chips, and half of Great Yarmouth's criminal fraternity would have had reason to kill him.Realising how little she knows about the man she married, Tatty seeks to uncover the truth about Rich's death and take over the reins of the family business, overseeing a waterfront casino deal Rich hoped would put Yarmouth on the map. Out of the shadows at last, it is Tatty's time now, and she isn't going to let Rich's brother, or anyone else, stand in her way. But an American has been in town asking the right people the wrong questions, more bodies turn up, along with a brutal new gang. The stakes have never been higher. With her family to protect, and a business to run, Tatty soon learns that power comes with a price . . .'Fearsomely good' Nicci French'A 21st century Long Good Friday' Tony Parsons'Taut and atmospheric' Eva Dolan'Gripping, compelling, original crime drama' Dreda Say Mitchell'Darkly brooding and atmospheric' M.J. McGrath'Time to Win redraws the landscape of British noir' Stav Sherez'A tour de force' William Ryan'I loved Time to Win' Julia Crouch'Gritty and stark' Sunday Mirror'Time To Win is firmly in the top flight of crime writing' Crime Scene
Cobra 405
by Damien Lewis1976, war-torn Beirut. An unknown band of armed men blast their way into the Imperial Bank of Beirut. Over the next 48 hours they load up three trucks with gold bullion, and the raiders and the loot disappear forever. But whilst the heist went like clockwork, they are forced to hide the loot and make their getaway. Thirty years later, they are planning their return. . . The only problem is that a powerful and ruthless enemy is hell bent on finding the gold before them. So begins a race against time to get to the gold before the deadly Black Assassins group can catch up with them.
The Daughter: A Mother's Love, a Daughter's Secret, a Thriller Full of Twists from the Author of The Girlfriend
by Michelle FrancesThe Daughter is a gripping, powerful story of a mother's courage and devotion, by the number one bestselling author of The Girlfriend.Getting pregnant as a teenager was never part of Kate's plan, but when it happens she's determined to do right by her daughter, showing her the love she never had as a child. Life as a single mother is hard, sometimes impossible, but it only brings Kate and Becky closer together. By the time Becky is making her own way in the world as a tenacious trainee journalist, Kate couldn't be prouder. But when the unthinkable happens, Kate's life is changed forever. Desperately trying to understand, Kate stumbles across a story Becky was researching. Is it possible that this cruel twist of fate wasn't an accident? PRAISE FOR MICHELLE FRANCES ‘I was blown away . . . Marvellous’ Jilly Cooper ‘Sharp, sinister and addictive’ Sunday Mirror ‘Taut and suspenseful’ Heat ‘Abounding with mysteries, revelations and lies’ Library Journal
The Rising Sea: NUMA Files #15 (The NUMA Files #15)
by Clive Cussler Graham BrownKurt and his crew are in a deadly race to stop the sea rising. A mission deep inside the swirling Pacific. Their objective? To save the world.The blistering Kurt Austin adventure in the NUMA files series from UK No. 1 bestseller Clive Cussler.A global threat The world's sea levels are rising at an alarming rate, too quickly to be caused by glacier melt. A risk so big it sends Kurt Austin, Zoe Zavala and the NUMA team rocketing around the world in search for answers. A desperate mission Their hunt takes them from the shark-filled waters of Asia to the high-tech streets of Tokyo to a forbidden secret island, but it's in the East China Sea that a mysterious underwater mining operation is discovered. A devastating endgame Kurt uncovers a plot more dangerous than they could have imagined: a plan to upset the Pacific balance of power, threatening the lives of millions. It falls to the NUMA team to risk everything to stop it and save the world from the coming catastrophe.Praise for Clive Cussler'The Adventure King' Sunday Express'Just about the best in the business' New York Post'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail
Blood Oil: A Lachlan Fox Thriller (A Lachlan Fox Thriller #3)
by James PhelanLachlan Fox is back … better than ever … in a roller-coaster action thriller.Who is Lachlan Fox? Graduate of ADFA. Ex-Navy Clearance Diver. Served in Iraq, East Timor and Afghanistan. International investigative journalist. The right man for the wrong place.Oil prices are rocketing. Terror attacks have destabilised the global economy. The White House believes the Nigerian oil fields are the key to safeguarding America's future ... but someone else sees them as an opportunity to increase their own power. Travelling from New York to Nigeria, investigative journalist and ex-navy operative Lachlan Fox is hunting the story. He's seen combat action before, but this time it's personal. Wrestling with demons that push him right to the edge and leave him exposed like never before, will Fox uncover the truth in time? Or will his quest for revenge see him go too far?The Lachlan Fox SeriesFox HuntPatriot ActBlood OilLiquid GoldRed IceThe Jed Walker SeriesThe SpyThe HuntedJames Phelan is the bestselling author of twenty-four novels and one work of non-fiction. From his teens he wanted to be a novelist but first tried his hand at a real job, studying and working in architecture before turning to English literature, spending five years at a newspaper and obtaining an MA and PhD in writing. James has published five thrillers in the Lachlan Fox series: Fox Hunt, Patriot Act, Blood Oil, Liquid Gold and Red Ice, as well as the Alone Trilogy of young adult post-apocalyptic novels for Hachette Children's and a thirteen-book series for Scholastic. Jed Walker was first introduced in 2013's The Spy, which was followed by The Hunted and Kill Switch in 2015. James lives in Melbourne.For more information visit jamesphelan.com.au
Liquid Gold: A Lachlan Fox Thriller (A Lachlan Fox Thriller #4)
by James PhelanThe fourth in a series of high-octane thrillers featuring Lachlan Fox.Six names and one GPS location. A death list. He remembered an old Russian proverb ... If there is a person, there is a problem. If there is no person, there is no problem. Time to make these problems disappear. When ex-navy operative turned investigative journalist Lachlan Fox blows open the story of the decade, simmering tensions between India and Pakistan hit boiling point. A continent's water - liquid gold - is at stake and one man thinks nothing of a potential all-out war when there is big money to be made. Before helpless millions die, Fox is determined to expose the corrupt Umbra Corporation, and the man behind it, to the world. With hefty prices on their heads, Fox and his trusted man-at-arms, Al Gammaldi, are pitted against time, terrorist cells and rogue secret agents funded by dirty money. Flanked by news agency GSR and the FBI, Fox and Gammaldi are going to give as good as they get, but nothing can prepare them for the ferocity of this fight. Fox knows that the truth alone triumphs ... and this time it's going to hurt.The Lachlan Fox SeriesFox HuntPatriot ActBlood OilLiquid GoldRed IceThe Jed Walker SeriesThe SpyThe HuntedJames Phelan is the bestselling author of twenty-four novels and one work of non-fiction. From his teens he wanted to be a novelist but first tried his hand at a real job, studying and working in architecture before turning to English literature, spending five years at a newspaper and obtaining an MA and PhD in writing. James has published five thrillers in the Lachlan Fox series: Fox Hunt, Patriot Act, Blood Oil, Liquid Gold and Red Ice, as well as the Alone Trilogy of young adult post-apocalyptic novels for Hachette Children's and a thirteen-book series for Scholastic. Jed Walker was first introduced in 2013's The Spy, which was followed by The Hunted and Kill Switch in 2015. James lives in Melbourne.For more information visit jamesphelan.com.au
Storm Clouds (Goodabri #3)
by Bronwyn ParryDeep in the Australian countryside, a reclusive community hides a deadly secret.Life is falling into place for National Parks ranger Erin Taylor. She has a job she loves, she's falling for her colleague, Simon - and she is finally leaving the past behind. Until a woman is murdered.But the victim is not just any woman - she's Simon's wife, Hayley. The wife he's not mentioned to Erin. The wife he's not seen in fourteen years. On the edge of the national park, the alternative lifestyle community of 'Simple Bliss' denies knowing Hayley, but Simon and Erin suspect otherwise. As Simon uncovers shocking details about the group, Erin is drawn further into their midst and finds a web of lies, decades old - and a charismatic, manipulative, dangerous cult leader who will let nothing and no-one stand in his way. On the wrong side of a river in flood that has become a lethal torrent, Erin and Simon must race to expose the truth and prevent a tragedy.**Shortlisted in the Davitt Awards for Best Crime Novel 2016**
Blue Feather
by Gary CrewThere's a myth in Esperance that's been around for years, apparently going as far back as the arrival of the first Europeans. Locals think there's a huge bird, big enough to carry away adult humans . . .Blue Feather is a stunningly crafted mystery from one of Australia's most awarded writers, Gary Crew.Recurring rumours of attacks by a giant raptor lead Greg Muir to seek the truth behind the bird's existence. Is it big enough to bring down a light plane? Can it carry away human beings in its talons? Is it responsible for the mutilation of a hang-glider?A quest for a creature as fearful as it is elusive . . . Is the story of the huge bird only a myth, or is it reality? And if it is a reality, what part will it play in shaping the lives of those who search for it?'beautifully crafted novel . . . Fully satisfying' - Herald Sun
The Three-Pronged Dagger (Crime Waves)
by Kerry GreenwoodEverything pointed to Ben – the three-pronged knife, the scratches on his face. And why was he out and about that dark night?Penelope Thanatopoulos doesn't like Benjamin Thorpe but she is shocked when he is suspected of attacking Kevin Friend at the zoo where they are on work experience. Who stabbed Kevin and threw him into the seal pool?Penelope makes it her business to find out.KERRY GREENWOOD has written a chilling mystery for younger readers in The Three-Pronged Dagger.
Ready, Set, Spy (Frankie Fox, Girl Spy #1)
by Yvette PoshoglianSmall spy. Big trouble.Frankie Fox thinks she's just a regular 11-year-old girl.She loves hanging out with her best friend, playing with her dog, solving puzzles and reading stories about secret agents. But then Frankie discovers something amazing: someone is secretly training her to be a spy!When Frankie's billionaire inventor dad is kidnapped by the mysterious and evil group known as the Alliance, it's time for her to put her spy skills to work. It's a big first assignment for a small spy. Can she solve the mind-bending puzzles? Work out the head-spinning gadgets?Is Frankie ready to save her dad?READY, SET, SPY is the first book in the completely addictive Frankie Fox, Girl Spy series. Stay tuned for her next adventure.Visit the author at yvetteposhoglian.com or facebook.com/yvetteposhoglianauthor or follow her on twitter.com/yvetteposh
Come a Little Closer
by Karen PerryTHE PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE OF THE SUMMER NOW Friend. Neighbour. Killer? Leah's new to Wyndham Park. Lonely and suffering from insomnia, she befriends her upstairs neighbour. Anton has only recently returned to the street and is lonely too. He's been gone for nineteen years - and hasn't told Leah the real reason why. Nineteen years ago Anton was imprisoned for killing his wife. A wife who looked a bit like Leah . . . Was he wrongly convicted? Or is Leah befriending a killer intent on luring her closer and closer?Praise for Karen Perry 'Like Gone Girl . . . it's the most gripping thing I've read for ages' Evening Standard'A brilliant binge-read thriller with a real roller coaster of an ending' Heat'If you're a fan of menacing psychological thrillers that chill to the bone, this book is for you' Sunday Independent 'Genuinely surprising' Guardian
Death Du Jour: (Temperance Brennan 2) (Temperance Brennan #2)
by Kathy ReichsA gripping Temperance Brennan novel from forensic anthropologist and bestselling crime thriller writer Kathy ReichsOn a bitterly cold March night in Montreal, forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan is exhuming the remains of a nun in the grounds of an old church.Hours later, Tempe is called to the scene of a horrifying arson. A young family has perished, but there is no explanation, no motive, and no witnesses.From the charred remains of the inferno, to a trail of sinister cult activity, Tempe faces a nerve-shattering case which will test her forensic expertise - and her instinct for survival.
Only to Sleep: A Philip Marlowe Novel (Philip Marlowe)
by Lawrence OsborneWealthy dead American. Beautiful young widow. This case has PI Philip Marlowe’s name written all over it. Is it enough to bring him back for one last adventure?The year is 1988. The place, Baja California. Private Investigator Philip Marlowe – now in his seventy-second year – has been living out his retirement in the terrace bar of the La Fonda hotel. Sipping margaritas, playing cards, his silver-tipped cane at the ready. When in saunter two men dressed like undertakers. With a case that has his name written all over it. At last Marlowe is back where he belongs. His mission is to investigate Donald Zinn – supposedly drowned off his yacht, leaving a much younger and now very rich wife. Marlowe’s speciality. But is Zinn actually alive? Are the pair living off the spoils? Set between the border and badlands of Mexico and California, Lawrence Osborne’s resurrection of the iconic Marlowe is an unforgettable addition to the Raymond Chandler canon.Discover the rest of the inimitable Philip Marlowe series – nine classic Chandler adventures, from The Big Sleep to The Long Goodbye, available now in paperback and ebook from Penguin Books.
Our Friends in Berlin: the breathtaking twist-filled world war two novel you won’t be able to put down in 2019.
by Anthony Quinn‘The best spy novel set in wartime London. A masterpiece’ Edward Wilson, author of A Very British EndingLondon, 1941. The city is in blackout, besieged by nightly air raids from Germany. Two strangers are about to meet. Between them they may alter the course of the war.While the Blitz has united the nation, there is an enemy hiding in plain sight. A group of British citizens is gathering secret information to aid Hitler’s war machine. Jack Hoste has become entangled in this treachery, but he also has a particular mission: to locate the most dangerous Nazi agent in the country.Hoste soon receives a promising lead. Amy Strallen, who works in a Mayfair marriage bureau, was once close to this elusive figure. Her life is a world away from the machinations of Nazi sympathisers, yet when Hoste pays a visit to Amy’s office, everything changes in a heartbeat.Breathtakingly tense and trip-wired with surprises, Our Friends in Berlin is inspired by true events. It is a story about deception and loyalty – and about people in love who watch each other as closely as spies.
Silent Predator
by Tony ParkBritish Defence Minister Robert Greeves - vanished without a trace.In a luxury private safari lodge in Kruger National Park, Detective Sergeant and Protection Officer Tom Furey can't believe this happened on his watch, when he had his eye on a pretty girl rather than on the job.Knowing his career is on the line, Furey vows not to stop until Greeves is found - dead or alive. He and his South African counterpart, the attractive Inspector Sannie Van Rensburg, go against official orders and start the search for the suspected band of terrorists through the outer limits of the National Park to the coastal waters of Mozambique. Tom must assume nothing and trust no one, as the silent predator is about to pounce.
The Haunted Martyr: Denton Mystery Book 4 (Denton #4)
by Kenneth CameronThis is a holiday Denton will never forget...Denton has brought his lover, Janet Stryker, to Naples to recover from a near-fatal attack of typhus. While in Italy, Denton intends to write a light travel book on spiritualism and the supernatural on Naples.But when he tries to rent a newly renovated palazzo and is told by the agent that he can rent it for free if he dares first spend a night there, he knows the place must be haunted. He and Janet duly see an apparition of a tall, long-armed woman - a vision that inevitably leads to the discovery of a real body, to the story of an eccentric English peer with a terrible secrets and the involvement of the Camorra - the Neopolitan mafia. This is one holiday Denton will not forget.Don't miss the other books in the gripping Denton Mystery Series: 1. The Frightened Man 2. The Bohemian Girl 3. The Second Woman 4. The Haunted Martyr 5. The Backward Boy 6. The Past Master 7. The Oxford FellowIf you're looking for a gripping historical crime series look no further than the Denton Murder Mysteries. Perfect for fans of M.C. Beaton's Edwardian Murder Mysteries and Oscar de Muriel's Frey & McGray series.
Too Close to Home: A Thriller
by Linwood BarclayA superb, lightning-paced thriller from the No. 1 bestselling author of NO TIME FOR GOODBYEWhen the Cutter family's next-door neighbours, the Langleys, are gunned down in their house one hot August night, the Cutters' world is turned upside down. That violent death should have come so close to them is shocking enough in suburban Promise Falls, but at least the Cutters can console themselves with the thought that lightning is unlikely to strike twice in the same place. Unless, of course, the killers went to the wrong house . . . At first the idea seems crazy - but each of the Cutter family has a secret they'd rather keep buried. What was on that old computer teenage Derek and his friend Adam Langley had salvaged? And where is it now? What hold does a local professor and bestselling author have on Ellen Cutter? And what does Jim Cutter know about Mrs Langley that even her husband didn't?To find out who killed the Langleys and why, everybody's secrets are going to have to come out. But the final secret - the secret that could save them or destroy them - is in the one place nobody would ever think of looking . . .