Thrillers

The perfect facade can hide dark undercurrents... the brand-new standalone novel from global superstar Nora Roberts

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DCI RYAN MYSTERIES In a world gone mad, who can you trust?  Fresh from a high-profile case in the Paris fashion world, elite forensic psychologist and criminal profiler Dr Alexander Gregory receives a call from the New York State Homicide Squad. The girlfriend of a notorious criminal has been admitted to a private psychiatric hospital and can no longer testify in his upcoming trial. Without her, their case will collapse but, amidst reports that the staff are as unpredictable as their patients, who can the police trust? In desperation, they turn to an outsider and now Gregory must find the courage to step inside the fortified walls of Buchanan Hospital to uncover the truth. The question is, will he ever be the same again? Murder and mystery are peppered with dark humour in this fast-paced thriller set amidst the spectacular Catskill Forest.

Roaming through Oxford's secret passages and hidden graveyards, Magpie Lane explores the true meaning of family - and what it is to be denied one.

In a beautiful world, murder is always ugly¿Recently returned from his last case in Ireland, elite forensic psychologist and criminal profiler Dr Alexander Gregory receives a call from the French police that he can¿t ignore. It¿s Paris fashion week and some of the world¿s most beautiful women are turning up dead, their faces slashed in a series of frenzied attacks while the world¿s press looks on.Amidst the carnage, one victim has survived but she¿s too traumatised to talk. Without her help, the police are powerless to stop the killer before he strikes again ¿ can Gregory unlock the secrets of her mind, before it¿s too late?Murder and mystery are peppered with dark humour in this fast-paced thriller set amidst the spectacular Parisian landscape.

A high concept thriller masterpiece by a world class writer: it doesn't get any better than THE CHAIN.

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN OF JACKSON BRODIE - 'LIKE ALL GOOD DETECTIVES, A HERO FOR MEN AND WOMEN ALIKE' (The Times)The perfect Christmas gift for any Kate Atkinson fan .

Sunday Times bestselling author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope series, Ann Cleeves returns with the first in a brand new series set in North Devon and featuring Detective Matthew Venn. In this rural idyll, where two rivers meet, crime is always there waiting to rise from the water.

Sex and the City meets The Shining in this debut novel that the perfect storm of a thriller, horror and women's fiction.

Marcus Williams is a former New York City homicide detective. Francis Ackerman Jr is a serial killer. And both men are about to become unwilling pawns in a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of US government.

A gripping and compelling fictional account of the key meetings and events which led up to the outbreak of World War Two: how egos flourished, diplomacy failed, and a few powerful men brought Europe to the brink of disaster. For fans of HHhH and To Die in Spring.

A new ice age. A mysterious object in space. And a desperate mission to save humanity from extinction.

Detective Lindsay Boxer fights to protect the streets of San Francisco from an international war criminal in the latest Women's Murder Club thriller.When three female schoolteachers go missing in San Francisco, Detective Lindsay Boxer must unravel the mystery of their disappearance.

The New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of the Department Q series is back, with a terrifyingly relevant stand-alone novel about an America in chaos.

The electrifying new thriller from internationally bestselling author John Grisham.

Sara Paretsky follows her instant New York Times bestseller Fallout-her most widely read novel in years-with an extraordinary adventure that pits her acclaimed detective, V.I. Warshawski, against some of today's most powerful figures.

One killer. It was supposed to be the perfect holiday, dreamed up by Kate as the ideal way to turn 40: four best friends and their husbands and children in a luxurious villa under the blazing sunshine of Languedoc-Roussillon.

You're not the only one watching.Gripping psychological suspense from the #1 bestselling author of Then She Was Gone._______________You're back home after four years working abroad, new husband in tow.You're keen to find a place of your own. But for now you're crashing in your big brother's spare room.

Two Slough House novellas from the 'John le Carre of our generation'

A page-turning thriller packed with suspense. The first Detective Erika Foster novel by bestselling author Robert Bryndza.

One boy with the power to save the world. One man with the will to destroy it. The chilling, unputdownable new standalone thriller from Dean Koontz, the master of suspense! A mother, a boy, and a desperate battle against the night. Woody Bookman hasn't spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Not when his father died in a freak accident. Not when his mother Megan tells him she loves him. For Megan, keeping her boy safe and happy is what matters. But Woody believes a monstrous evil is behind his father's death and now threatens him and his mother. And he's not alone in his thoughts. An ally unknown to him is listening. Woody's fearful suspicions are taking shape. A malicious man driven by evil has set a depraved plan into motion. And he's coming after Woody and his mother. The reasons are primal. His powers are growing. And he's not alone.