Thriller

"The judge described my crime as 'the most heinous' he had seen in his career on the bench. I wanted to shout, cry out and protest my innocence as my sentence was handed down. But honestly, I couldn't."Convicted of a crime he has no memory of committing, Eli Kelly is serving a life sentence in Stoutbliss Prison. After seven years as an inmate, Eli is resigned to his fate, but when a solicitor is sent to Stoutbliss as part of a government scheme to investigate potential miscarriages of justice, he finds himself contemplating a future beyond his prison cell. Working with a psychiatrist, Eli revisits his traumatic past, and as they delve deeper into his memories, Eli realises that, regardless of his guilt or innocence, he is yet another victim whose cries for help were ignored by the very services supposed to keep him safe. Will Eli finally remember what happened on that fateful night? Is he guilty? Or innocent? And given the circumstances, does it matter?

"You think you're fuckin' better than me?"A dead girl's words haunt a detective's broken life as he struggles to find her killer. Returning to work after losing his wife and unborn child in a horrific car accident, Detective Senan Maguire is rapidly thrown in at the deep end, with an intense murder case that hits a little too close to home. As Senan and his team investigate, revelations come to light that will change their lives forever, unravelling a world of deceit and corruption.

A British agent attempts to solve his friend's murder, but after running into bureaucratic red tape, he has no choice but to hire Jett Fox, an accomplished woman working as a spy for hire. Fox dives into the world of international crime as she encounters automotive and racing magnate Mickey Blaze, a woman with a dangerous secret and the prime suspect in the murder. Learning early on that Blaze is protected at the highest levels of government all over the world, Fox must use her skill and charisma to expose Blaze as a fraud. From a confrontation at a casino in Casablanca, to a treacherous street race in Los Angeles, the two women go toe to toe until one of them inevitably cracks under the pressure.

An international thriller, the plot explores the dark side of relationships and its opposite, true love. SHE falls under the spell of a domineering control freak and is introduced into the darker side of life in sunny Spain, while trying to appease a gangster faction of Russian property buyers eager for her services. HE falls foul of mafia bosses while supervising an offshore diving operation in Azerbaijan and ends up in the middle of a bitter and bloody territorial war before escaping to the relative calm of Baku. The couple are reunited on the Costa del Sol after her recovery from an illness, while he is still feeling the effects of battle combat and gunshot wounds. But even in the calmer waters of the Mediterranean, their chances of a happy and tranquil future are once again compromised by vividly contrasting forces beyond their control.

Former soldier, Tom Price, and actress, Nia Williams, are attempting to re-establish their love after a Kremlin plot almost cost them their relationship and their lives. Now, MI5 Deputy Director Phillipa Davies asks them for a favour: a wellness check on Piotr Lebedev, a Russian defector who came over to the west some twenty years before. Tom and Nia don't know that Lebedev possesses the 'knowledge' - information that would destroy Russia's national security. The Kremlin desperately want him back. As the CIA and GRU hunt for Lebedev, Davies, driven by a personal secret, attempts to manipulate people and events from the sidelines. Bouncing from the UK to America, to Vienna, to Jamaica, Tom and Nia find themselves pulled deeper into the deadly high-stakes game of cat and mouse where issues of loyalty and honour are fluid, where the hunted become the hunters, and where love is severely tested.

From USA Today bestselling author Sophie Lark comes a brand new romantic thriller series in the Gothic, secretive beach town of Grimstone.Remi Hayes is beginning to think she¿s cursed¿her fiancé cheated on her, her brother Jude is a major pain in her ass, and the moldering mansion she inherited from her uncle might just be haunted.Flipping Blackleaf Manor already feels impossible, even before Remi is blackmailed by Dane Covett, the dangerously hot doctor-next-door, and Grimstone¿s most eligible bachelor¿if you can ignore the fact that everyone in town thinks he murdered his wife.Remi doesn¿t want to believe it, especially after Dane sews up a gash in her thigh and steals a kiss in payment¿a kiss that makes it hard to walk for reasons that have nothing to do with an injured leg.But as the renovation takes a strange and violent turn, Remi must decide if Dane is the one haunting her nights, or if he¿s trying to protect her from something much worse¿

Frank Szatowski hasn't seen his daughter Maggie in years, and it breaks his heart every day. So when she calls him out of the blue, to tell him that she's getting married and he's invited, Frank is overjoyed.Maggie is marrying into one of the richest families in the country, and Frank finds himself overwhelmed by the social circle she now moves in. He'll do anything to reconnect, though, and arrives at their New Hampshire estate ready to bond however he can with Maggie's in-laws.But as the wedding weekend gets underway, it becomes clear to Frank that although they have spared no expense, there's something strange about Maggie's fiancé. And maybe he shouldn't be celebrating just yet...

Jack Ryan, Jr. is the one man who can stop an international conspiracy in the latest entry in this #1 New York Times bestselling series.Jack Ryan, Jr. finds himself cut off from his comrades at The Campus just when he needs them most. He's smack dab in the middle of an international conspiracy, and this may be too much for even he to handle.__________PRAISE FOR TOM CLANCY'Constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale'NEW YORK TIMES'Exhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture of modern conflict'SUNDAY TIMES'A brilliantly constructed thriller that packs a punch'DAILY MAIL'Heart-stopping action . . . entertaining and eminently topical'WASHINGTON POST

From the author of the Madison Kate series comes the final installment in the dark and delicious interconnected Hades series, another biting "why choose" romance in Shadow Grove.Betrayed.My best friend, my right hand, the man I trusted above all others. Zayden de Rosa declared his love for me and pursued me until he shattered the walls between us. Then he proved to be a traitor. I never saw that coming.Abandoned.My fierce lover died to protect me. Let me kill and erase him so he could move in the shadows. He¿s out there alone and has no idea what¿s happened. All he¿ll know is that I¿m not where I¿m supposed to be. Something that might cost him his life for real. He never saw that coming.Framed.My lighthouse. My lover. My Lucas. I love him so damn much, and while I might be guilty of some crimes, the worst one is hurting him. The majority of what they arrested me for was a damn lie, but not that part. Hopefully the light he promised me will endure this. We never saw that coming.Enraged.My ex is at the heart of this all. One assault after another. But he didn¿t break me before, and he won¿t break me now.I¿m Hades. He¿ll never see me coming.

'When the rains fell, the world burned...' After a childhood spent in the foster care system, failed PhD student Amy Weston attracts trouble wherever she goes. Acid rain is destroying London's trees, brain lesions are turning once-harmless pets into killer dogs, and her new work colleague, Professor Joel Harket, is the most infuriating man she has ever met. But when the media continue to insist that autumn has simply come early, and humans begin to experience the same symptoms as the killer dogs, Amy must work alongside Joel in order to convince the world of the seriousness of the situation, before it is too late. From the UN Air Health summit in Beijing to the abandoned tunnels beneath the city of London, Amy and Joel search for answers to prevent the end of the world, and as Nelson's Column crumbles and zombie-like 'howlers' wreak havoc worldwide, they discover that the only way to survive the apocalypse is to set aside their differences... and learn to trust each other.

Chris Stewart, best-selling author of 'Driving over Lemons, ' "an exquisitely crafted novella" -The main protagonist comes on stage immediately in the opening lines... Ana Anderssen, Professor of History of Art at Birkbeck, University of London.The tug-of-war continues in France, at Champigny-sur-Veude, a village in Indre-et-Loire, some fifty kilometres from Tours, the setting for the dramatic arrival of chain-smoking Ana, Gilles' guest at the family chateau in order to do research on Chaïm Soutine who was givenrefuge in the area during WW2. For lovers of France, this rural setting in the 1960s is a dream, with a Citroen DS, Camel cigarettes, ashtrays with the Ricard motif.Alan Halliday is a brilliant raconteur who skilfully interweaves fact and fiction in a veryProustian manner, espionage, sexual encounters, art history, treachery, malice, Guy Burgess, Anthony Blunt, Lolly, Trinity College Cambridge, and the world of art dealers. Dialogue is forever witty, sarcastic and authentic, indeed hilarious, with never a dull moment.This is a book within a book. Like Marcel Proust, the Narrator is engaged in writing the bookthat he decides to publish at the end 'a novella called Tante Brutus' under the new name ofAlan Halliday!Cynthia GambleCover art Alan Halliday, drawing of a woman in ink and gouache, 1972

Crighton Smythe could see how everyone was going to die - except himself. In his own words, let him tell you the story of how he perished. Where is he now?Discover for yourself.

Across Italy there are many half-empty towns, nearly abandoned by those who migrate to the coast or to cities. The beautiful, crumbling hilltop town of Becchina is among them, but its mayor has taken drastic measures to rebuild-selling abandoned homes to anyone in the world for a single Euro, as long as the buyer promises to live there for at least five years.It's a no-brainer for American couple Tommy and Kate Puglisi. Both work remotely, and Becchina is the home of Tommy's grandparents, his closest living relatives. It feels like a romantic adventure, an opportunity the young couple would be crazy not to seize. But from the moment they move in, they both feel a shadow has fallen on them. Tommy's grandmother is furious, even a little frightened, when she realizes which house they've bought.There are rooms in an annex at the back of the house that they didn't know were there. The place makes strange noises at night, locked doors are suddenly open, and when they go to a family gathering, they're certain people are whispering about them, and about their house, which one neighbor refers to as The House of Last Resort. Soon, they learn that the home was owned for generations by the Church, but the real secret, and the true dread, is unlocked when they finally learn what the priests were doing in this house for all those long years...and how many people died in the strange chapel inside. While down in the catacombs beneath Becchina...something stirs.

The Inner Temple: a warren of shaded courtyards and ancient buildings forming the hidden heart of London's legal world. A place where tradition is everything, and murder belongs only in the casebooks. Until now...When barrister Gabriel Ward steps out of his rooms on a sunny May morning in 1901, his mind is so full of his latest case - the disputed authorship of bestselling children's book Millie the Temple Church Mouse - that he scarcely registers the body of the Lord Chief Justice of England on his doorstep. But even he cannot fail to notice the judge's dusty bare feet, in shocking contrast to his flawless evening dress, nor the silver carving knife sticking out of his chest.The police can enter the Temple only by consent, so who better to investigate this tragic breach of law and order than a man who prizes both above all things? But murder doesn't answer to logic or reasoned argument, and Gabriel soon discovers that the Temple's heavy oak doors are hiding more surprising secrets than he'd ever imagined.The first in a brand-new series introducing a wonderfully eccentric sleuth, perfect for fans of S.J. Bennett and Richard Coles.

'Disher is the gold standard for rural noir' - CHRIS HAMMER'The equal of Joseph Wambaugh and James Lee Burke' - THE TIMESNO ONE CAN RUN FOREVERGrace is a thief - a good one. But she's always on the move, always looking over her shoulder, always alone. It's not the life she wants. Then a run-in with an old associate forces her to lie low in a small rural town, where she happens across an antiques shop. The owner Erin is timid but friendly, and has a room to rent. And Grace glimpses a different life, and perhaps a home.But there are dangerous men watching her, and Grace should know better than to let her guard slip. Because no matter how far she runs, her past is always just a few steps behind...From the multiple Ned Kelly Award-winning author of Consolation comes a stunning new standalone thriller for readers of Jane Harper, Ian Rankin and Chris Hammer.

One girl missing. Another found dead. Only one detective can solve this case.'One of the greats of modern crime fiction' Sunday TimesWhen a young woman known for drug smuggling goes missing, her elderly grandparents have no choice but to call the retired Detective Konrád.Still looking for his own father's murderer, Konrád agrees to investigate the case.But digging into the past reveals more than he set out to discover, and a strange connection to a little girl who drowned in the Reykjavík city pond decades ago recaptures everyone's attention.A brilliant, chilling tale of broken dreams and children who have nowhere to turn.'The undisputed king of the Icelandic thriller' Guardian'An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical' Harlan Coben

As a snowstorm descends on Mount St. Agatha, a group of friends embark on their annual journey to the secluded ski lodge of the Arington family. What started as a trip to end their last year quickly morphs into a fight for survival on the treacherous mountain.Battered by the merciless cold, they have to set out into the storm to reunite their scattered friends. Their journey leads them to an ominous discovery. Something else is on the mountain and it's hunting them one by one. A creature that calls from the dark to exact its vengeance on the group as they scramble for safety.As the boundaries between reality and nightmare blurs, the group must unveil secrets to outsmart the creature on their trail. The friends find themselves in their deepest fear, but that only encourages them to fight harder to save their group and get off the mountain.In 'Crocuta' explore the limits of friendship and the depths of human resilience when faced with a malevolent force that shadows the woods they once held dear. As the past unravels, ancient secrets of an enslaved tribe resurface, setting the stage for an unrelenting, edge-of-your-seat descent into impending doom.

A psychopath is born every forty-seven seconds. Never underestimate their evil.All Isabelle wants is a happy home life and a gratifying job; in the latter she is successful as she enjoys and thrives in her career as a teacher at a school where she is loved and respected. At home, however, it is another story. Years ago, Isabelle thought she had met the man of her dreams and, ignoring many red flags and bad signs, she agreed to marry him; his name is Michael. Despite warnings from friends, such is Isabelle's love for Michael, she devotes her life to this man who turns out to be far different to the one she fell in love with in the first place. He turns their home into a living hell for Isabelle and their children, and one day, Isabelle decides, something must change.

There are good secrets, bad secrets, and mysteries. Two dramatic incidents happen on the same day. First, a hacker attack is carried out in England, then the old Farm Hall tapes are stolen from the National Government Communications Head Quarters (NGCHQ) - England's most secure archive. Achilles, the main protagonist of Warsecret, sees a sinister and dangerous connection between the two events. As the top negotiator of Organisation Number One (ONO) and director of the Global Agency for Informed Consent (GAIG), he must find out why and how they are linked. A series of suspenseful and dramatic actions take place in Berlin, Cambridge, London, and New York. During this sensational adventure, Achilles relies on the help of his young, stoic assistant, Lucillo, and the advice of two enlightened colonels, James Neill and Dag Olsen. The final act plays out at a global negotiation about nuclear weapons and the quantum computer, where the deep-rooted danger of scientific inventions of this type will become apparent. As will the terrifying system of secrecy that screens them from scrutiny.

Valentina and her younger brother, Santiago, are en route to a better life in the US, leaving everything behind them in their native Mexico. Their parents have been killed by a Mexican cartel, leaving them as orphans, but they are now desperate to build their lives on the American side of the border. They face a dangerous journey trying to avoid border patrol officers but Valentina is intent on starting a new life with her brother and is willing to risk everything for the dream of America. Next stop, El Paso.