Thriller

* Don't miss 'THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH' TV SERIES - now streaming on Paramount+ * 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 GerritsenDr 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.

A brutal cult. A gruesome rite. A primal evil...At a remote farmhouse outside Turin, a mysterious religious exorcism goes horribly wrong, setting in motion a series of catastrophic events, that threatens to bring the world to its knees‿Meanwhile, Professor Alex Harker is settling into his new life in the Templar Brotherhood, when he is suddenly whisked away to the Tower of London. There he learns of a disturbing murder, and a strange riddle hinting at a sinister truth. Now the fate of the Templars hangs in the balance, at risk from a powerful conspiracy, which, unbelievably, seems to lead back to the very source of evil: the Devil himself... A stunning conspiracy thriller you‿ll have to read to believe, perfect for fans of Scott Mariani, Chris Kuzneski and Dan Brown.

A collection of thriller stories with a twist, that wilh leave you wanting for more. There is suspense, drama and thrill in these stories.

L'amore non ha confini, due giovani che ancora non si conoscono, perché vivono in continenti diversi, in sogno, vengono proiettati su un isola dove iniziano ad amarsi. Nella vita reale, dopo essersi incontrati, si trovano in situazioni che non avrebbero mai immaginato. Tra attentati, omicidi che li porterà alla scoperta di ordini segreti si scrolleranno di dosso quello che li teneva legati a un mondo che non gli apparteneva coronando alla fine il loro sogno d'amore.

P.I. Katerina Carter uncovers a sinister connection between blood diamonds and organized crime when two company employees are murdered. Can she can stay alive long enough to expose the real criminals...or will her first case be her last?

'Haunting, vivid and urgent. The Key in the Lock demands to be devoured whole' Stacey Halls'Intriguing, beguiling and surprising until the very end - I was transfixed' Claire Fuller'Absorbing, beautifully written . . . Everything I enjoy in a gothic mystery' Rosie Andrews 'Dark, clever and utterly enthralling' Elizabeth Macneal-------------- 'I still dream, every night, of Polneath on fire...' By day, Ivy Boscawen mourns the loss of her son Tim in the Great War. But by night she mourns another boy - one whose death decades ago haunts her still. For Ivy is sure that there is more to what happened all those years ago: the fire at the Great House, and the terrible events that came after. A truth she must uncover, if she is ever to be free.From the award-winning author of The Witchfinder's Sister comes a captivating story of burning secrets and buried shame, and of the loyalty and love that rises from the ashes. -------------- 'Brilliantly twisty, dripping with mystery and utterly heartbreaking' Emily Koch, author of Keep Him Close 'A gothic mystery of the highest order. Chilling, sad, beautiful, and so elegantly conjured, it's a story that summons du Maurier but retains ghosts all its own. I raced through it, my heart in my mouth. Superb' Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters'The perfect gothic novel' Stuart Turton 'Deliciously intriguing from the very first sentence, with shades of du Maurier and Dunmore. I was hooked by this exquisitely written tale of secrets and lies' Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton 'Captivating and elegant and undoubtedly a future classic' Lucie McKnight Hardy, author of Water Shall Refuse Them 'The perfect read for an autumnal weekend. Atmospheric and rich with evocative detail, I found myself in tears by the end' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange'A Cornish landscape evocative of Daphne du Maurier . . . brilliantly plotted' Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City 'The Key in the Lock will enthral fans of The Witchfinder's Sister. A brooding Cornish tale of a grieving mother obsessively unpicking the lies around the death of the child of the man she secretly loves, it'll also recruit fans of Du Maurier & Waters' Patrick Gale, author of A Place Called Winter 'I was captivated by the characters, the story and the sinuous, seamless plotting' Sarah Hilary, author of Fragile'Absorbing, beautifully written . . . Everything I enjoy in a gothic mystery' Rosie Andrews, author of The Leviathan'A masterclass in atmosphere... haunting, vivid and urgent. The Key in the Lock demands to be devoured whole' Stacey Halls, author of Mrs England'A beautifully observed novel. Intriguing, beguiling and surprising until the very end - I was transfixed and moved by Underdown's storytelling' Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground

War in the South China Sea ... The President faces assassination A clash between US and Chinese destroyers near the Spratly Islands prompts President Samuel Walters to launch an attack against Fiery Cross Reef, occupied by China as part of its nine-dash line claim over the South China Sea. China launches a counterstrike, which threatens to escalate into an all-out confrontation.To curb influence of Big Money and Super PACs in the national political process, the President urges the Supreme Court to reverse its 2010 decision on the 'Citizens United v FEC' case. He also wants the Justice Department to rigidly enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to stop American corporations bribing and paying potential customers kickbacks to secure overseas contracts. He then introduces the 28th Constitutional Amendment to align House and Senate elections with the presidential four-year cycle, and sets Congressional term limits. These measures seriously threatens aerospace corporate influence over Congress, and the secretive Omicron Group orders the President assassinated. The attempt fails and an FBI investigation is launched to find the would-be assassin and anyone else who might be behind the plot. An explosive political drama that might be happening right now.

The phone call was as unexpected as it was unwelcome. But was it just a crank call? Or is there a crime? The city police commissioner Aftab has to decide whether to pursue it or not. As the mystery unravels, Aftab has to face an ugly episode from his past, and the consequences of past actions. Can he pacify the ghosts from his past or will their revenge destroy him?