Thrillers

The Davie McCall series returns in Devil's Knock.About the AuthorDOUGLAS SKELTON is an established true crime author, penning eleven books including Glasgow's Black Heart, Frightener and Dark Heart. He has appeared on a variety of documentaries and news...

Andie DeGrasse, aspiring actress and single mother, does not want to do jury service. But despite her attempts to get dismissed, she still ends up as Juror No.11 in a landmark trial against notorious Mafia Don, Dominic Cavello.Cavello, A.K.A the...

In HOLY WAR, the final book of the Saladin Trilogy, telling the story of the legendary war leader who united Arabia, Saladin recaptures Jerusalem from the Crusaders, and prepares for his ultimate battle against Richard the Lionheart. A full-blooded...

'What a read! I was hooked from the very first chapter! Chilling and terrifying, this is guaranteed to have your heart pounding the whole way through!' Netgalley reviewer, 5*****__ I told my daughter a terrible lie... ...

"A dark and complex mystery that will consume you, starring a protagonist who is equal parts quirky Milhone and steady Gamache."-Julie Clark, New York Times bestselling author of The Last FlightThey thought he was a helpless old man. They were wrong.When...

'Immensely exciting and atmospheric' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH'Move over Rebus' Daily Mail'Exciting, pacy, authentic' ANGELA MARSONS'Convincing Glaswegian atmosphere and superior writing' The Times'Relentless and intriguing' PETER MAY Discover DSI William...

Childhood betrayal casts a long shadow... From the author of The Haven and The Cliff House, this is a devastating thriller set in a Cornish boarding school. 'A gripping page-turner' Tammy...

SHE WAS SENT DOWN...Cara Lockhart has just commenced a life sentence in HMP North Fern - the newest maximum security women's prison in the country. She was convicted of a crime she is adamant she didn't commit.SHE WAS SET UP...One morning she wakes up to...

'So tense and gripping, I NEVER saw that ending coming!' NetGalley review 'Finished this in the space of two nights!' NetGalley review 'That ending and that reveal!! I did not see that coming' NetGalley review ...

'Spectacular! British crime fiction has a dazzling new voice in Nicola Williams' Tony ParsonsThe gripping new courtroom thriller following barrister Lee Mitchell in her most controversial case yetLee Mitchell is a young barrister from a working-class...

When the police are called to a building on New York's Upper East Side, Detective Mike Chapman and Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper respond quickly. A resident, Tina Barr, is alleged to have been assaulted, but she refuses to co-operate with their enquiries...

"I can honestly say that this is the best crime thriller I have ever read..." TN Traynor - Author A chance discovery of something unimaginable will steer Detective Patrick Gutteridge's life down a path littered with memories of his past, memories he's...

Innocent people are dying. Who will be next? Find out in the second Detective Mark 'Heck' Heckenburg from #1 ebook bestseller Paul Finch. A vicious serial killer is holding the country to ransom, publicly - and gruesomely - murdering his...

'Finch has written a blood-soaked historical epic to rank with the best' Anthony Riches, author of Storm of WarThe throne of England is under threat, but one lad's battle is much closer to home.Storm clouds gathering at England's shores...Autumn, 1066...

Hamburg, 1947. Adam is a young British lawyer is posted to the destroyed city to assist in the prosecution of Nazi war criminals, an exhausting, soul-destroying and demoralising task. He falls in love with a German prostitute during a time of...

---A GUARDIAN BEST SUMMER READ---'A very modern interrogation of violent fiction. Fiendishly readable' SARAH MOSS, GUARDIAN'Powerful and moving' ERIN KELLY, author of He Said/She Said______________When a young writer accepts a job at a university in the...

Post-war England. Two women decide to put their country above their families. Adrienne travels the world advising governments on behalf of her country. She doesn't have time for her son Daniel. Boarding school offers an answer. But for Daniel, being...

'MAGNIFICENT' Alan Moore'I COULDN'T PUT THE BOOK DOWN' Ron Howard'CHILLING AND UTTERLY IMMERSIVE' M. R. Carey It was no secret that journalist Jack Sparks had been researching the occult for his new book. No stranger to controversy, he'd already...

"A remarkably assured debut" Sunday Times"This is as much a novel as a reckoning." New York TimesThe characters are alluring and ... engaging. So too are the emotional struggles the crew endure as they try to balance duty to family with their love for...

Author of the bestselling Clifton Chronicles, Jeffrey Archer, gives us fourteen gripping and rewarding short stories for readers to return to time and again.Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian...

'A sparkling debut...this is a very good plot-driven thriller dressed in a glittery jumpsuit.' GUARDIAN'I couldn't stop turning the pages . . . a debut you won't want to miss' MEGAN ABBOTT'A wild, energetic gem of a novel' DAILY MAIL Intoxicating,...

A woman stands on a bridge, the water rushing below. In a few seconds she will jump, plunging more than two hundred feet to her death. Who is she? And why is she desperate to take her own life? Nina Kennedy, a wife and mother, is afraid. A man is...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Yet I am not more sure that my soul lives, than I am that perverseness is one of the primitive impulses of the human heart - one of the indivisible primary...

Critically acclaimed queen of psychological crime Sophie Hannah's fifth suspense novel - a must-read for those who love Clare Mackintosh and Paula Hawkins.'Beautifully written' Daily Express'Terrifying' Heat Murder begins at home . . . TV producer Fliss...

Twenty-five years after the end of the Vietnam War, Bob, 'the Nailer' Swagger is back in the warzone. The Russian sniper with whom he duelled in the jungle and who killed his friend, Donny Fenn, has tracked him down to the remote mountains of Idaho. Soon...

SOMEONE KILLED YOUR DAUGHTER.SOMEONE YOU KNOW...*** SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH, from the bestselling author of FOUND***'The unravelling of a family are brilliantly portrayed in this painfully realistic novel' SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant, compelling,...

You'd kill to protect your child - wouldn't you? From the #1 bestselling author of My Sister's Secret... When radio presenter Anna Graves and her baby are attacked on the beach by a crazed teenager, Anna reacts instinctively to...

'A brilliant portrait of betrayal, hypocrisy, love and loss' Chicago Tribune 'She tried to laugh, but was sobbing at the same time. She attempted to stand up and fell over, but she didn't shatter like the glass'Alone and adrift after losing everything...

'A fine new voice' - Daily Mail'Edgy and ice-cool' - Marnie RichesFor readers who loved The Girl with the Dragon TattooThe body count is rising...and the clock is ticking.When a young woman is attacked and left fighting to survive in hospital, the police...

The Store doesn't just want your money - it wants your soul.The Store is history's most powerful retailer. It can deliver anything to your door, using your data to anticipate needs and desires you didn't even know you had.Most people are fine with that...

THE MUST-READ PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL UNKNOWN & YOUR CLOSEST FRIEND 'An intense drama. A clever novel in which everyone is hiding something, and keeps the reader guessing' Sunday Times FRIEND. NEIGHBOUR. KILLER? Leah's...

'Oates's imagination is as unique, dystopian and vivid as Lewis Carroll's' Rose Tremain Zero-sum games are played for lethal stakes in these arresting stories by one of America's most acclaimed writers. A...

Salonika, 1940. To the bustle of tavernas and the smell of hashish, a secret war is taking shape. In the backrooms of barbers, envelopes change hands, and in the Club de Salonique the air is thick with whispers.Costa Zannis is the city's dashing chief...

Discharged from the British Army in disgrace, Johnny Donoghue is eager to redeem himself. His task is to slip undercover into East Germany and persuade a prominent scientist working on Soviet missile systems to defect.But no one warns Johnny of the...

A Richard and Judy recommendation for the 2012 Summer Book Club, this is a brilliant Gothic novel in the vein of Daphne du Maurier.A chance encounter: When Sarah meets dark, brooding Alex, she grasps his offer of a new life miles away from her own...

Two brothers bound by blood, divided by hate . . .FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast's greatest enemy is one who has stalked him all of his life - his cunning and diabolical brother Diogenes. And Diogenes has thrown down the gauntlet.Now, several of the...

'Fast-paced and clever, with a pleasing blend of political intrigue and romantic suspense as well as a whodunnit, this is perfect entertainment for a winter's evening' - Guardian'Elena is a delicious villainess, and the compelling dynamic between...

Soon to be the subject of a series adaptation from the producers of Killing Eve'Brilliant visceral writing with terrific pace, this book grips you like a vice from the very first line and never lets you go' PETER JAMESSomeone is watching. At each...

Big Ben chimes in the first seconds of the first day of 1900, the start of a fresh century. Inside London's oldest gaol, preparations are afoot to hang Victorian England's deadliest assassin, a man wanted for two decades' worth of murders. Cold-blooded...

A chilling novel that pays twisted homage to Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe'. Newly reissued with an introduction from Neil Gaiman. Robert Maitland, a 35 year-old architect, is driving home from his London offices when a blow-out sends his speeding...