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A finalist for the Edgar and Mary Higgins Clark Awards, in her riveting debut Invisible City , journalist Julia Dahl introduces a compelling new character in search of the truth about a murder and an understanding of her own heritage. Just months after Rebekah Roberts was born, her mother, an Hasidic Jew from Brooklyn, abandoned her Christian boyfriend and newborn baby to return to her religion. Neither Rebekah nor her father have heard from her since. Now a recent college graduate, Rebekah has moved to New York City to follow her dream of becoming a big-city reporter. But she's also drawn to the idea of being closer to her mother, who might still be living in the Hasidic community in Brooklyn. Then Rebekah is called to cover the story of a murdered Hasidic woman. Rebekah's shocked to learn that, because of the NYPD's habit of kowtowing to the powerful ultra-Orthodox community, not only will the woman be buried without an autopsy, her killer may get away with murder. Rebekah can't let the story end there. But getting to the truth won't be easy—even as she immerses herself in the cloistered world where her mother grew up, it's clear that she's not welcome, and everyone she meets has a secret to keep from an outsider. |
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ONE OF THE YEAR'S 10 BEST MYSTERY NOVELS —  PUBLISHERS WEEKLY  Finalist for the CWA (Crime Writers' Association) Gold Dagger Finalist for  John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Awards The acclaimed debut thriller from Australia's most exciting new crime-writing talent, for fans of Jane Harper Caleb Zelic's childhood friend has been brutally murdered—fingers broken, throat slit—at his home in Melbourne. Tortured by guilt, Caleb vows to track down the killer. But he's profoundly deaf; missed words and misread lips can lead to confusion, and trouble. Fortunately, Caleb knows how to read people; a sideways glance, an unconvincing smile, speak volumes. When his friend Frankie, a former cop, offers to help, they soon discover the killer is on their tail. Sensing that his ex-wife may also be in danger, Caleb insists they return to their hometown of Resurrection Bay. But here he learns that everyone—including his murdered friend—is hiding something. And the deeper he digs, the darker the secrets . . . |
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No one does vengeance like Cutter Grogan. He's made it part of his Fixing business. When his friends are killed in Los Angeles, in gang violence, he makes it personal The call comes just as Cutter Grogan, the Fixer, has completed yet another mission.  Arnedra Jones, his business partner and friend, has been killed in LA. He can mourn and let the LAPD investigate the murder. That's not who he is, though.  He decides to take a hand and finds himself in a world of vicious gangs, suspicious allies and a fight he's made his own. Alone, outgunned and outnumbered by a significant margin, Cutter can back down and walk away. Or, he can start a war. The decision is easy to make. Executing it, isn't. 'More! That's your first reaction when you've finished a Ty Patterson thriller' |
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Her pulse pounded in her ears as she scanned the house. Her eyes traveled over the porch where three empty chairs lazily rocked in the breeze, surrounded by scattered children’s toys. In the yard, there were mounds of earth. Graves. Only big enough for children… When  Detective Clara Jefferies  is called to a family ranch just outside of Alber, Utah, she’s horrified to find two innocent young children murdered alongside their mothers. But she arrives at the scene quickly enough to rush their father, Jacob Johansson, to hospital where he begins fighting for his life, and to save his two-month-old son Jeremy, left untouched in his crib. As Clara begins to investigate, nothing she finds out makes sense. Though she uncovers photos of one of Jacob’s wives in his best friend’s trailer, her flower necklace underneath his bed, there are rumors that she was in love with a different man altogether. And as the close-knit community comes together to support Jacob, Clara’s own family shut her out of the investigation… But Clara won’t give up.  With the killer still at large, baby Jeremy is at risk, and every moment her family are helping Jacob they are also in danger.  To earn her family’s trust, Clara finally has to face the past, but can she do it before it’s too late? Impossible to put down,  Her Final Prayer  is perfect for readers of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot. You’ll race through the pages until the final heart-pounding twist. What readers are saying about Kathryn Casey: “ WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW!…  Kathryn Casey has written an amazing book… I cannot wait to pick up where this novel left off!  You will not be able to put this book down – fabulous! ” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars “I could not put it down!  I rarely give a book 5 stars and can't put it down but this one deserves it!... I read it in three days  only because my iPad was running out of battery so I couldn't read it sooner. This was the first book I have ever read by Kathryn Casey and  I can't wait to read more! ” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “ I absolutely LOVED this book … The book jumps right into the story and catches your attention from page one and holds it throughout.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “I loved this book!!… It’s absolutely brilliant…  A compulsive read. ” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “I was absorbed in the story from page one until the  explosive and exciting ending…  Intense and heart-pounding… I’m excited to read more in this series, and  I want more! ” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “ I was sucked in from page one and couldn’t put it down…  I am very much looking forward to the next book in the series!… A cracking read.”  Bonnie’s Book Talk,  5 stars “Wow… Kept me interested from page one.  I didn't want the book to finish.  Brilliant mystery… Can’t wait to read more by this author.” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars “An  addictive  read,  entirely enthralled with the book within the first twenty pages…  Looking most forward to the next book in the series!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars |
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Pre-order SLEEP TIGHT, the brand new thriller from C.S. Green today! ‘Dark, twisty and menacing, I couldn't put it down!’ Roz Watkins You love me. But do you really know me? The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller A perfect childhood You were the golden girl. The apple of your parents’ eyes. My beautiful, clever wife.   A perfect marriage I would do anything for you. But some things about me must stay hidden.   A perfect liar One summer afternoon, it all begins to unravel. Because I’m not the only one with terrible secrets to hide.   And when the truth comes out, it seems we both have blood on our hands… ‘So complex, so twisty, so compelling’ Rachel Abbott ‘A compulsive, addictive read, cast with unnerving characters and a premise that packs a real emotional punch’ Lucy Clarke PRE-ORDER SLEEP TIGHT, THE NEW THRILLER FROM C.S. GREEN NOW! Reviews Praise for Cass Green: ‘A gripping page-turner with a twisted ending. Brilliant!’ Psychologies ‘A perfect crime novel’ Caz Frear’’ ‘Dark, gripping and totally compelling. A genuine page-turner’ Alex Lake, bestselling author of After Anna ‘A beguiling thriller, beautifully written and suffused with a delicately rising sense of menace which builds to a nerve-shredding climax. Once again Cass Green has written a book which you’ll happily be held captive by’ Eva Dolan ‘A creepy, atmospheric and suspenseful read with a complex, believable protagonist. The plot was cleverly constructed with a twist that gave a wonderful ‘I didn’t see THAT coming’ moment. Thoroughly enjoyable! Sam Carrington, author of Saving Sophie ‘I loved it; a dark, disturbing thriller that kept me guessing to the end’ Sam Hepburn, author of Her Perfect Life ‘The Girl on the Train meets Notes on a Scandal. I read it one sitting, totally gripped.’ Erin Kelly ‘The Woman Next Door had me gripped from first page to last – completely under the spell of prim yet twisted narrator Hester, a pensioner with an exhilaratingly pitch-black heart of darkness beneath her twinset and pearls’ Ruth Ware, author of In A Dark Dark Wood ‘Beautifully plotted, genuinely creepy with a peppering of dark humour – everything you want in a perfect thriller’ Elizabeth Haynes ‘I powered through the fantastic Don’t You Cry – it's twisty, original, and impossible to put down!’ Roz Watkins ‘A heart-racing, twisty thriller jam-packed with emotion and suspense – I loved it.' Mel Sherratt 'A compulsive, addictive read, cast with unnerving characters and a premise that packs a real emotional punch’ Lucy Clarke ‘I found it impossible to put Don’t You Cry down. It’s claustrophobic and tense, and, as the layers are masterfully peeled back, there is a sense of real menace. Truly gripping’ Alex Lake, bestselling author of After Anna |
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James Patterson believes  The Black Book  is his best thriller ever.  The Red Book  is even better. For Detective Billy Harney, getting shot in the head, stalked by a state’s attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is a normal week on the job. So when a drive-by shooting on the Chicago's west side turns political, he leads the way to a quick solve. But Harney's instincts -- his father was once chief of detectives and his twin sister, Patti, is also on the force -- run deep. As a population hungry for justice threatens to riot, he realizes that the three known victims are hardly the only casualties. When Harney starts asking questions about who's to blame, the easy answers prove to be the wrong ones. On the flip side, the less he seems to know, the longer he can keep his clandestine investigation going ... until Harney's quest to expose the evil that's rotting the city from the inside out takes him to the one place he vowed never to return: his own troubled past. |
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In this #1  New York Times  bestselling thriller from Harlan Coben, a dead man's secrets fall into the hands of a vigilante antihero—drawing him down a dangerous road. Over twenty years ago, the heiress Patricia Lockwood was abducted during a robbery of her family's estate, then locked inside an isolated cabin for months. Patricia escaped, but so did her captors — and the items stolen from her family were never recovered.  Until now. On the Upper West Side, a recluse is found murdered in his penthouse apartment, alongside two objects of note: a stolen Vermeer painting and a leather suitcase bearing the initials WHL3. For the first time in years, the authorities have a lead — not only on Patricia's kidnapping, but also on another FBI cold case — with the suitcase and painting both pointing them toward one man. Windsor Horne Lockwood III — or Win, as his few friends call him — doesn't know how his suitcase and his family's stolen painting ended up with a dead man. But his interest is piqued, especially when the FBI tells him that the man who kidnapped his cousin was also behind an act of domestic terrorism — and that the conspirators may still be at large. The two cases have baffled the FBI for decades, but Win has three things the FBI doesn't: a personal connection to the case; an ungodly fortune; and his own unique brand of justice.  |
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Rabbi Small returns in this  New York Times –bestselling novel to investigate a mysterious death on the Day of Atonement The day before Yom Kippur, the synagogue sound system is on the blink, the floral arrangements are in disarray, and a member of Rabbi David Small’s congregation—in the Massachusetts town of Barnard’s Crossing—is terribly concerned with how much a Torah weighs. The rabbi is determined not to let these mundane concerns ruin his day of prayer and contemplation. But the holiest day of the Jewish year is interrupted when a member of the congregation is found dead in his car.   Details emerge that suggest the man may have killed himself, but the rabbi’s wife suspects murder. Which is it? Rabbi Small kicks into high detective gear to find out. His search for the culprit among the small town’s cast of eccentric characters leads to nail-biting suspense in this highly entertaining and engrossing mystery.   |
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A riveting new read that will thrill you from #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, perfect for fans of Nora Roberts, Rachel Caine, and J.D. Robb.   Ellie Bowman barely remembers the incident that put her into a coma. When she awoke, filled with unease, all she knew for certain was that her boyfriend, Rick, was missing. She knew she needed to get away from her old life and recover in safety. With the proceeds of a video game she helped develop, Ellie starts over in rural Missouri, working from her cottage and trusting no one except her friend and business partner.   Yet even in this quiet small town, it’s impossible to completely isolate herself. Especially when a curious eight-year-old boy, smitten with Ellie’s pup, stops by every day to talk to him over the fence. Little by little, Ellie is being drawn back into the world through the neighbors and community around her, realizing that everyone has their own fears and obstacles to contend with.     But when Ellie hears that Rick has resurfaced, her nightmares return, and with them, small snippets of memory. No one has heard from Rick since before the incident, so why is he back now? Ellie wants to move forward with her life, but first she must find the courage to look into her past, no matter what she finds there . . .   |
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Book 1 of the Tom Reed series was a finalist for the 2001 Arthur Ellis Award for BEST FIRST NOVEL presented by the Crime Writers of Canada. Tom Reed is a crime reporter with The San Francisco Star, whose superb journalistic skills earned him a Pulitzer nomination. But years later Reed’s life is coming apart. His editor wants him fired. His wife has left him to wrestle with his demons. Alone, Reed is tormented by the fear he may have caused the suicide of an innocent man suspected of murdering a two-year-old girl. Reed’s friend on the case is legendary San Francisco Homicide Inspector, Walt Sydowski, who has one of California’s highest clearance rates. He is also a lonely widower haunted by the fact he cannot solve the girl's heartbreaking death. Both men grapple with the past while they race the clock to learn the truth behind a several new abductions that have anguished the Bay Area, in this acclaimed thriller set in the late 1990s. About the author: Rick Mofina is a former crime reporter and the award-winning author of several acclaimed thrillers. The International Thriller Writers, The Private Eye Writers of America and The Crime Writers of Canada have Rick Mofina's books as being among the best in the world. His titles have been published in some 20 countries and have been praised by James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Sandra Brown, James Rollins, Brad Thor, Nick Stone, David Morrell, Allison Brennan, Heather Graham, Linwood Barclay, Peter Robinson, Håkan Nesser and Kay Hooper. |
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"An instant noir classic. Highly recommended." Best Thrillers The year is 1958. Stan Ellis, a young reporter for a small-town Wisconsin newspaper, can't forget the call he got from a woman who claimed a man convicted of causing a train wreck four years before was falsely imprisoned. After a night of sleeplessness, he searches for the woman hoping to latch on to a big story. When he tracks her down, he finds she is the ex-wife of George Cashman, the train engineer who was operating the train that crashed. She identifies the man she believes sabotaged the train, but refuses to go to the authorities herself out of fear for her safety. She begs Stan to go instead and to ask them to open a new investigation. He agrees, not realizing that he is opening up something bigger and more dangerous than he ever anticipated. |
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One tenacious local detective can only get the help he needs from a former forensic photographer with a serial killer on the loose in the new romantic thriller from  New York Times  bestselling author Laura Griffin.   When former forensic photographer Miranda Rhoads moves to the seaside town of Lost Beach, she's decided to make her living as a wildlife photographer and put crime scenes behind her. But her plans are quickly upended when one morning, she comes across a couple sleeping in a canoe, entwined in an embrace. Looking closer, she realizes the man and woman aren't asleep—they’ve been murdered. Detective Joel Breda sets out to find answers--not only about the unidentified victims in the marshy death scene, but also about the aloof and beautiful photographer who seems to know more about his investigation than he does. As they begin to unravel the motivation of a merciless serial killer, Miranda and Joel must race against the clock to make an arrest before the killer can find them first. |
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The unsolved murder of a young activist leads to the discovery of much darker crimes in New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan’s latest compelling thriller to feaure the young, edgy detective Kara Quinn and the loner FBI agent Matt Costa. This time they work to uncover possible ties to a high-stakes cartel in the Southwest desert. Something mysterious is killing the wildlife in the mountains just south of Tucson. When a college intern turned activist sets out to collect her own evidence, she, too, ends up dead. Local law enforcement is slow to get involved. That’s when the mobile FBI unit goes undercover to infiltrate the town and its copper refinery in search of possible leads. Quinn and Costa find themselves scouring the desolate landscape, which keeps revealing clues to something much darker—greed, child trafficking and more death. As the body count adds up, it’s clear they have stumbled onto much more than they bargained for. Now they must figure out who is at the heart of this mayhem and stop them before more innocent lives are lost. A Quinn & Costa Thriller Book 1: The Third to Die Book 2: Tell No Lies   |
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In this cozy mystery series opener, a military wife and professional organizer unpacks a murder case in her new neighborhood. Moving four times in five years has honed Air Force wife Ellie Avery’s packing and unpacking skills. But moving with a newborn daughter and husband Mitch in tow, during a heat wave, is enough to make her turn to chocolate for comfort. And when Ellie finds a local environmentalist dead on the side of the road, her instincts tell her this was no accident . . . Ellie snoops into the activist’s suspicious demise, only to realize she’s getting closer to the killer . . .maybe too close! This first Ellie Avery mystery launched a series that continues to win readers’ hearts. Includes great tips for an organized move! “A fun debut for an appealing young heroine.” —Carolyn Hart “A cozy debut that’ll help you get organized and provide entertainment in your newfound spare time.” — Kirkus Reviews |
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Stoirm Island’s secrets are worth killing for in this immersive, unrelenting thriller for readers of  All the Missing Girls and Neon Prey —"this crime novel has it all" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review). When reporter Rebecca Connolly gets a tip that suspected murderer Roddie Drummond will be returning to the island of Stoirm, she smells a story. Though never convicted in the death of his girlfriend Mhairi fifteen years earlier, Drummond is still guilty in the eyes of many islanders, and his return for his mother’s funeral is sure to stir up old resentments, hatreds, possibly even violence. Rebecca has another reason for going to Stoirm. Her own father came from there, but he never went back, and he always refused to speak of it or say what drove him away.                                                            Defying her editor, Rebecca joins forces with local photographer Chazz Wymark to dig into the mystery surrounding Mhairi's death and her unexplained last words, “Thunder Bay”—the secluded spot on the west coast of the island where, according to local lore, the souls of the dead set off into the afterlife. When a string of violent events erupts across the island, Rebecca discovers the power of secrets, and she must decide what to bury, and what to bring into the light.   Longlisted for Bloody Scotland's McIlvanney Prize for best crime book of the year, Thunder Bay has been hailed as "Immersive, compelling . . . [with a] jaw-dropping climax" (Neil Broadfoot, author of the MacGregor and Drummond thrillers).).   |
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Edgar Award Finalist: Someone may be tampering with witnesses to protect the powerful in this “thoroughly involving” thriller ( Booklist , starred review). John Mahoney, Minority Leader of the House and Joe DeMarco’s longtime employer, has kept more than one secret from his wife over the years, but none so explosive as this: He has a son, and that son has just been shot dead in a bar in Manhattan. Mahoney immediately dispatches DeMarco to New York to assist prosecutor Justine Porter, but with five bystanders willing to testify against the rich-kid killer, the case seems like a slam-dunk. That is, until Porter begins to suspect that someone is interfering with those witnesses, and that this may be connected to a pattern of cases across the country. Is someone getting witnesses out of the way when the fate of a wealthy defendant is on the line? With the help of Porter’s intern, as outrageously smart as she is young, veteran DC fixer DeMarco becomes determined to follow that question through to its violent resolution in House Witness , “one of the best in a superior series” ( Deadly Pleasures ). |
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Jack Reacher finds himself in bad company in the second novel in Lee Child’s  New York Times  bestselling series. Jack Reacher is an innocent bystander when he witnesses a woman kidnapped off a Chicago street in broad daylight. In the wrong place at the wrong time, he’s kidnapped with her. Chained together, locked in the back of a stifling van, and racing across America to an unknown destination for an unknown purpose, they’re at the mercy of a group of men demanding an impossible ransom. Because this mysterious woman is worth more than Reacher ever suspected. Now he has to save them both—from the inside out—or die trying... |
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What if the person you trust most in the world is lying to you?   I’d heard of the Baby Caroline case, of course. When a baby is snatched from her mother’s arms, the whole country knows about it. I knew about the parents left lying by the swimming pool, the open window in the nursery. But I never dreamed it had anything to do with me.   Today, my beautiful daughter turned one. We were unwrapping gifts and blowing out candles when the knock came at the door, and they took my mother away.   The police say she’s not really my mother. That she stole me, thirty years ago. When I visit her, desperate for answers, she looks me in the eye, and says nothing. I can barely breathe. Is my whole life a lie? I have to find out, but the more I learn, the more scared I become. And soon I start to wonder, am I losing my grip on reality or is my own daughter in terrible danger?   An absolutely gripping psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Ruth Ware and Lisa Jewell.   See what readers are saying about Not My Mother : “ I did not want to put this book down!! It grabbed me from the first page and I had to force myself to stop reading ” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Absolutely amazing! It's twisty and shocking, it really kept me on the edge of my seat ” Books Candles Cats , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Wow! … So compelling that I literally have a burn on my arm from my straightener because I couldn’t even put it down to do my hair! … Sucks you in from the beginning and the plot twists just keep coming … highly recommend this one to any psychological thriller addicts!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   “ You cannot put this book down!! It’s addicting. I loved it from the start to the very last page. I flew through the pages all afternoon .” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   “ Absolutely the best psychological thriller I’ve read in a long time! … Will take you on the ride of your life ” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   “From the beginning to the very end this book kept me page turning … I loved the twists, turns… I needed the answers! ” Musings by Maureen , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   “I found myself taking a sharp intake of breath at a twist I did not see coming… A really enjoyable edge-of-your-seat read! ” Goodreads reviewer   “ Just does not let go … I could not put it down. Even my dog is in a sulk as I haven’t walked her yet… I had to finish this story first .” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Absolutely addictive and gripping … Filled with twists and turns which will knock you sideways … It had to me on the edge of my seat biting my nails and staying awake late at night to find out what happened next… I LOVED it” Bookworm 86 , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   “A twisty telling of a domestic suspenser, not to be missed! ” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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‘A sexy, sensational novel with intoxicating vengeance and an unexpected tenderness’ No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter A woman who has everything… People would kill to have Faye Adelheim’s life. She lives in a beautiful apartment, she has a gorgeous husband who gives her everything she’s ever wanted, and she has an adorable daughter who lights up her world. Or does she? So how is it, then, that Faye now finds herself in a police station? The truth is about to come out… The truth is that Faye’s life is far from what it seems. And now she’s been caught out. There’s no way she’s going down without a fight. The only question is – who will escape with their life? Camilla Lackberg’s books have sold over 28 million copies worldwide! ‘The queen of Swedish noir’ iNews ‘Lackberg’s new embrace of a terrifying revenge scenario furnishes visceral psychological crime’ Financial Times ‘Smart, unflinching…  [a] novel of female empowerment and triumph over the patriarchy’ New York Times Book Review   ‘A fast-paced psychological thriller about betrayal, sex, money, and a scorned wife’s revenge à la Gone Girl’ Buzzfeed   ‘Insightful, addictive – and twisted!’ In Touch ‘A sexy, deliciously dark journey’ Los Angeles Times ‘A twisty tale set squarely inside the world of the very rich and very fabulous’ Glamour US   ‘Sexy… exquisite… scorching’ Publishers Weekly ‘An extremely satisfying thriller from the ever-compelling Camilla Läckberg… One of the most twisted and triumphant revenge thrillers I’ve ever come across’ CrimeReads ‘A chilling, timely read sure to thrill her international legion of fans!’ Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Confessions On The 7:45 About the author Camilla Lackberg is a worldwide bestseller renowned for her brilliant contemporary psychological thrillers. Her novels have sold over 28 million copies in 43 countries with translations into 37 languages. |
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“Part detective tale, part thriller…touching and genuine.” — The New York Times   #1 bestselling author Stephen King returns with a brand-new novel about the secrets we keep buried and the cost of unearthing them.   #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER   SOMETIMES GROWING UP    MEANS FACING YOUR DEMONS   The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine – as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave.    LATER is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. With echoes of King’s classic novel It , LATER is a powerful, haunting, unforgettable exploration of what it takes to stand up to evil in all the faces it wears. |
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INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Written with an unflinching eye and a stylistically sharp, tight economy  The Push  is a single-sitting read, as suspenseful as any thriller, as thoughtful as any literary novel, with an almost physical force behind each of its turns and revelations.”— Toronto Star A tense, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family, told through the eyes of a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing at all what she hoped for--and everything she feared. Blythe Connor is determined that she will be the warm, supportive mother she never had to her new baby Violet. But in the thick of motherhood's exhausting early days, Blythe doesn't find the connection with her daughter she expected. She's convinced that something is wrong with Violet--the little girl is distant, rejects affection, and becomes increasingly disruptive at preschool. Or is it all in Blythe's head? Her husband, Fox, says she is imagining things. Fox doesn't see what Blythe sees; he sees a wife who is struggling to cope with the day-to-day challenges of being a mother. And the more Fox dismisses her fears, the more Blythe begins to question her own sanity... Then their son Sam is born--and with him, Blythe has the natural maternal connection she'd always dreamed of. Even Violet seems to love her little brother. But when life as they know it is changed in an instant, the devastating fall-out forces Blythe to face the truth about herself, her past, and her daughter. The Push is a rare and extraordinary gift to readers: a novel about the expectations of motherhood we're taught not to challenge and what really happens behind the closed doors of even the most perfect-looking families. It's impossible to put down and impossible to forget. |
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New York Times–bestselling author Anthony Horowitz and eccentric detective Daniel Hawthorne team up again in a new mystery—the sequel to the brilliantly inventive The Word Is Murder—to delve deep into the killing of a high-profile divorce lawyer and the death, only a day earlier, of his one-time friend  “You shouldn’t be here. It’s too late . . . ” Heard over the phone, these are the last recorded words of successful celebrity-divorce lawyer Richard Pryce, found bludgeoned to death with a bottle of wine—a 1982 Château Lafite worth £2,000, to be precise—in his bachelor pad. Odd, considering Pryce didn’t drink. Why this bottle? And why those words? And why was a three-digit number painted on his wall? And, most important, which of the victim’s many, many enemies did the deed? Baffled, the police are forced to bring in private investigator Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, the author Anthony, who’s getting rather good at this murder investigation business. But as Hawthorne takes on the case with characteristic relish, it becomes clear that he, too, has secrets to hide. As our reluctant narrator becomes ever more embroiled in the case, he realizes that these secrets must be exposed—even at the risk of death . . .   |
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A brilliantly original high concept murder mystery from a fantastic new talent: Gosford Park meets Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express 'Somebody's going to be murdered at the ball tonight. It won't appear to be a murder and so the murderer won't be caught. Rectify that injustice and I'll show you the way out.' It is meant to be a celebration but it ends in tragedy. As fireworks explode overhead, Evelyn Hardcastle, the young and beautiful daughter of the house, is killed. But Evelyn will not die just once. Until Aiden – one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party – can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over and over again. Every time ending with the fateful pistol shot.  The only way to break this cycle is to identify the killer. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. And someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping Blackheath... |
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FBI agent Kate O’Hare and charming criminal Nick Fox race against time to uncover a buried train filled with Nazi gold in this thrilling adventure in the “romantic and gripping” ( Good Housekeeping ) Fox and O’Hare series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. Straight as an arrow special agent Kate O’Hare and international criminal Nick Fox have brought down some of the biggest bad guys out there. But now they face their most dangerous foe yet—a vast, shadowy international organization known only as the Brotherhood. Directly descended from the Vatican Bank priests who served Hitler during World War II, the Brotherhood is on a frantic search for a lost train loaded with $30 billion in Nazi gold, untouched for over seventy-five years somewhere in the mountains of Eastern Europe. Kate and Nick know that there is only one man who can find the fortune and bring down the Brotherhood—the same man who taught Nick everything he knows—his father, Quentin. As the stakes get higher, they must also rely on Kate’s own father, Jake, who shares his daughter’s grit and stubbornness. Too bad they can never agree on anything. From a remote monastery in the Swiss Alps to the lawless desert of the Western Sahara, Kate, Nick, and the two men who made them who they are today must crisscross the world in a desperate scramble to stop their deadliest foe in the biggest adventure of their lives. |
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A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF 2020 “I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong.” — Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient "Evok[es] the great Agatha Christie classics…Pay close attention to seemingly throwaway details about the characters’ pasts. They are all clues.” -- New York Times Book Review A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller reminiscent of Agatha Christie from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party. The bride – The plus one – The best man – The wedding planner  – The bridesmaid – The body On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed. But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast. And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why? |
