Crime, Mystery and Thriller Books

In this paradise you won’t like what you see . . . When Nina’s father dies, she inherits a gleaming dream vacation home in a balmy tropical paradise – one she had no idea existed. The house is extraordinary: state-of-the-art, all glass and marble. How did her sensible father ever have enough money for this? And why not tell her about it? Desperate to uncover why he hid such a big secret, she decides to visit. Maria, once an ambitious medical student, is now a nanny for the super-rich. The money’s better, and so are the destinations – like this new assignment in the British Virgin Islands. But when her wards never show, Maria begins to make herself at home, spending her days luxuriating by the pool. There’s just one rule: Don’t go in the basement. But her curiosity might just get the better of her. And soon, she’ll wish her only worry was not getting paid. As both women’s timelines intertwine, dark secrets start to unravel and one thing quickly becomes clear – nothing could have prepared them for what they are about to encounter. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529438857 • Author: Catherine Steadman • Publisher: Quercus Publishing plc • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm

DSI William Lorimer and his wife Maggie are taking their first extended holiday for the first time in years, and they’re looking for an adventure. What better place than Zimbabwe, with its bustling cities and beautiful scenery? Back in Glasgow, PC Daniel Kohi, former inspector with the Zimbabwean police, finds himself uncomfortably close to a murder investigation. Why did the murdered man appear at Daniel’s house just hours before he was killed? And how he is connected to the troubled family history of Netta Gordon, Daniel’s dear friend and lodger? But it’s not just Netta’s history that’s about to resurface. For in Zimbabwe, rumours are circulating about Daniel Kohi, and the couple from Scotland who appear to know him. Rumours which could place the Lorimers in unimaginable peril. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408729304 • Author: Alex Gray • Publisher: Little Brown • Format: Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.6 x 2.74 cm

By the end of that summer, two people would be dead… Fans of In A Dark Dark Wood and The Couple Next Door will love this twisty thriller. I have given up so much and done so many terrible things already for the sake of my family that I can only keep going. I do not know what is going to happen to us. I am frightened, but I feel strong. I have the strength of a woman who has everything to lose. In the sweltering summer of 1997, strait-laced, straight-A student Karen met Biba – a bohemian and impossibly glamorous aspiring actress. She was quickly drawn into Biba’s world, and for a while life was one long summer of love. But every summer must end. By the end of theirs, two people were dead – and now Karen’s past has come back to haunt her . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9781444701050 • Author: Erin Kelly • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton • Format: Paperback     • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3 cm

How to put a positive spin on a murder mystery… Meet our narrator: witty, nosy, a professional weaver of lies – aka ghostwriter for the rich and famous – and now, lander of The Dream Assignment (that is, a politician’s tell-all memoir). Enter Dorothy Gibson: recently toppled Presidential C andidate, aka that woman, the most talked-about person in the country right now… for all the wrong reasons. Add — an invitation to the middle of nowhere, one well-heeled neighbour dying under suspicious circumstances, a secret investigation — and an unreasonably beautiful man. The result — a story even our ghostwriter wasn’t expecting. And for once, it’s all hers… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408720653 • Author: Kemper Donovan • Publisher: Little Brown • Pages: 336 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm

It was the house of their dreams. Now it's their worst nightmare . . . When Saffron Cutler and boyfriend Tom move into 9 Skelton Place, they didn't expect to find this. Two bodies, buried under the patio over thirty years ago. When the police launch a murder investigation, they ask to speak to the cottage's former owner - Saffy's grandmother, Rose, whose Alzheimer's clouds her memory. But it is clear she remembers something . . . What happened thirty years ago? What part did her grandmother play? And is Saffy now in danger? . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405943406 • Author: Claire Douglas • Publisher: Penguin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 432 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.6cm

1957 – Young Queen Elizabeth II is finding her way in a challenging world as the United Kingdom must adjust to having neither an empire nor a set place in post-war Europe. As she travels the world to try and build bridges, the Queen is advised by the ‘men in moustaches’, as Philip calls them – her father’s old courtiers, who may or may not have her best interests at heart. One of them is trying to sabotage her: that much she is sure of. And then two bodies turn up, horribly murdered, in Chelsea, and the Queen finds herself unwillingly used as the alibi for somebody very close to her. Elizabeth knows she can’t face these challenges alone. She needs support from someone clever, discreet and loyal, someone she can trust. Then she meets ex-Bletchley Park code breaker, Joan McGraw, and their investigation into the murders begins in earnest . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9781838776251 • Author: S.J. Bennett • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK Limited • Pages: 400 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4 cm

When a stranger asks Jo Blackmore for a lift she says yes, then swiftly wishes she hadn't. The stranger knows Jo's name, she knows her husband Max and she's got a glove belonging to Jo's two year old daughter Elise. What begins with a subtle threat swiftly turns into a nightmare as the police, social services and even Jo's own husband turn against her. No one believes that Elise is in danger. But Jo knows there's only one way to keep her child safe – RUN. This paperback book has 422 pages and measures: 19.7 x 12.8 x 2.5cm

Emilia Ward lives quietly in suburban London with her husband and two children. Just an ordinary wife and mother. But also a bestselling crime writer. When she starts writing her tenth Detective Miranda Moody novel, however, life takes a frightening turn: an incident straight out of one of her novels occurs in real life. Just an unsettling coincidence, she thinks. Until it happens again. Then someone she knows dies exactly like a victim in the book she's still writing... Why is someone doing this? How do they know what she is writing? And how long before Emilia and her family are next? Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241542361 • Author: Claire Douglas • Publisher:  Michael Joseph • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  432 • Dimensions:  12.7 x 2.4 x 19.8 cm

THE MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY IS BACK WITH THE NEW BOOK OF THE MOMENT Anthony Wistern is wealthy beyond imagination. Fragrant wife, gaggle of photogenic children, French chateau, Cotswold manor, plethora of mistresses, penchant for cutting moral corners, tick tick tick tick tick tick. Unfortunately for him, he’s also dead. Suddenly poised to inherit his fortune, each member of the family falls under suspicion. And that’s when everything comes crashing down… Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008365950 • Author: Bella Mackie • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Hardback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 24 x 15.9 x 3.5cm

When Lou Wandsworth ran away to France with her teacher Mike Hughes, she thought he was the love of her life. But Mike wasn’t what he seemed and he left her life in pieces. Now 32, Lou discovers that he is involved with teenager Chloe Meadows. Determined to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself, she returns home to confront him for the damage he’s caused. But Mike is a predator of the worst kind, and as Lou tries to bring him to justice, it’s clear that she could once again become his prey… Product Information:• ISBN: 9780008118099• Author: CI Taylor• Publisher: Avon• Format: Paperback• Pages: 416• Dimensions: 19 x 12cm