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Charlie English

'Entertaining and vivid... This is a gripping account of an intriguing and little-known Cold War moment' OBSERVER 'Reads like a thriller' THE SUN The astonishing story of the ten million books that were smuggled across the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. For almost five decades after the Second World War, Europe was divided by the longest and most heavily guarded border on ...

Jess Kidd

'HIGHLY recommended.' Marian Keyes 'Nora Breen will become a favourite character.' Ian Moore 'Nora Breen is Maria Von Trapp on steroids.' Richard Armitage 'A seaside mystery full of intrigue and secrets.' Olivia Kiernan 'A beautiful book, exquisitely written, I loved it.' Nicola Upson The first in a sparkling new 1950s seaside mystery series, featuring sharp-eyed former nun No...

Clare Leslie Hall

INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER REESE WITHERSPOON'S BOOK CLUB PICK FEARNE COTTON'S HAPPY PLACE BOOK CLUB PICK 'An unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives . . . but it's also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending?! I did not see it coming' REESE WITHERSPOON '...

Ellie Marney

From the author of New York Times bestseller None Shall Sleep and a Kirkus 2023 Best YA Book of the Year sequel Some Shall Break - the electrifying third and final instalment in the None Shall Sleep Sequence.Simon Gutmunsson is on the loose...Since the disastrous events of the College Killer case, the FBI is coming to terms with the fact that while catching one sociopath, they'...

Riley Sager

'Full of tension, urgency, atmosphere and feeling - this is Riley Sager at his very best' LEE CHILD THE BRAND NEW HEART-STOPPING THRILLER FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR On July 15, 1994, ten-year-old Ethan and his best friend Billy fell asleep together in their quiet New Jersey cul de sac. In the morning, Ethan woke up alone. The tent was sliced open, and Billy w...

Freida Mcfadden

A brand-new psychological thriller from #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden - the master of riveting suspense and emotional twists that readers can't get enough of. *** The nightmare she's running from is nothing compared to where she's headed... Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the re...

Ashley Elston

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "This fast-paced read has everything you could want in a thriller: secret identities, a mysterious boss and a cat & mouse game that kept me guessing the whole way through." —Reese WitherspoonEvie Porter has everything a nice Southern girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence, a tight group of fri...

Uketsu

'So captivating I read it in a day. So disturbing I thought about it all night' Janice Hallet, author of The Appeal 'The twists of a Golden Age whodunit, mixed with a wonderfully innovative use of illustrations. Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever' G.T. Karber, author of Murdle A Japanese mystery bestseller, revolving around a series of creepy drawings, in which th...

Ashley Elston

READ THE NO. 1 THRILLER WITH TWISTS THAT WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS. 'Riveting' LUCY FOLEY 'One of the best thrillers I've read this year' ANDREA MARA 'OMG what a brilliant book' ? ? ? ? ? 'Makes you gasp out loud' ? ? ? ? ? 'Heartpounding. One of the best books of the year' ? ? ? ? ? There's an old saying: The first lie wins. Not the little white kind... But the lie that sets...

Steve Cavanagh

'Everything a great thriller should be ' MARK BILLINGHAM 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ HE HAS JUST 48 HOURS TO SAVE HIS DAUGHTER... Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turned out the two weren't that different. It's been over a year since Eddie vowed never to set foot in a courtroom aga...

Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben

The first collaborative thriller by Oscar-winning actor, producer, New York Times bestselling author and Reese's Book Club/Hello Sunshine founder Reese Witherspoon and # 1 international bestselling author and TV creator Harlan Coben.[Bokinfo]. ...

Tracy Sierra

Spring 2024 Jimmy Fallon Book Club Winner DISCOVER THE THRILLER KEEPING EVERYONE AWAKE 'The most gripping thriller I have ever read' GILLIAN McALLISTER 'Like nothing I've read before. I wolfed it down in two sittings, it's amazing' LISA JEWELL 'As tender as it is terrifying' ABIGAIL DEAL 'You won't be able to look away' SHARI LAPENA WASHINGTON POST FEBRUARY 2024 PICK TODAY ...

Seong-Sun Im

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA DAGGER FOR CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION 2024 'It's a clever book ... [Im Seong-sun] offers readers his razor-sharp observations on consumer capitalism and what it means to feel anonymous' M. W. Craven ------------------- Sometimes work can be murder... The Consultant is very good at his job. He creates simple, elegant, effective solutions for... rest...

Mia Sheridan

In this twisted journey into the shadows of the Golden Gate, an inspector and an FBI agent must track down the source of an unknown drug, but their attraction and their own secrets keep getting in the way.The streets of San Francisco aren't as sunny as the city pretends they are. Inspector Lennon Gray has learned this the hard way, and it's starting to wear on her. When a new c...

Agatha Christie

Solving the world's most puzzling mystery novel just got even more fiendish in this gorgeous new hardback collector's edition - with the final solution sealed in an envelope at the back of the book! Can you crack all the clues and catch the killer before you unseal the ending?[Bokinfo]. ...

Richard Osman

Richard Osman

Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy's business now. Then a dead body, a bag of money, and a killer with their sights on Amy have her sending an SOS to the only person she trusts. ...

B. A. Paris

THE TENSION-FILLED NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF NUMBER ONE DIGITAL BESTSELLER, AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK, THE PRISONER . Iris and Gabriel have just got home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their dearest friends, Laure, is in their house - sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris' clothes, even rearranging the furniture. She has walked out on he...

Richard Osman

Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. As the gang springs into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers, as well as heartache close to home. With the body count rising, the package still missing and trouble firmly on their...

Steve Cavanagh

Freida Mcfadden

From Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a dark, twisting thriller about a group of friends lost in the woods: one by one, they each will fall, and only the killer will return home alive... A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation. She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising...

Freida Mcfadden

A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker! Sometimes the truth kills... Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. They think they've found it when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace years ago....

Sebastian Fitzek

Now adapted into the worldwide hit movie THE CALENDAR KILLER - available now on Amazon Prime.One call to change your life. One night to lose it.For women walking home alone late at night, Berlin's Walk Me Home helpline provides a reassuring voice at the end of the phone.When Klara calls the helpline one Saturday night, Jules answers. He has never experienced a call quite like t...

Deanna Raybourn

Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon. They've spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization, but now that they're sixty years old, four women friends can't just retire—it's kill or be killed in this action-packed thriller by New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybour...

Jason Rekulak

'I loved it. The surprises really surprise and it has that hard-to-achieve propulsiveness that won't let you put it down. And the pictures are terrific!' Stephen King 'Must be the boldest double twist of the year. Truly fantastic' The Times AN AMAZON.COM BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER OF THE YEAR Mallory is delighted to have a new job looking after gorgeous four-year-old, Teddy. She'...

Freida Mcfadden

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I'll soon learn that the Winchesters' secrets are far more dangerous than my own . . . Every day I clean the Winchesters' b...

Lisa Jewell

PREPARE TO BE HOOKED . . . * #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER * * A NEW YORK TIMES BSETSELLER * * OVER 2,000 5 STAR REVIEWS * 'I was ENTHRALLED. Empathetic, gripping, authentic' Gillian McAllister 'A GRIPPING read. Superb!' Shari Lapena 'Fast-paced, cleverly plotted. GRIPS from first page to last' Paula Hawkins 'Artful, slippery, HUGELY SATISFYING. A rare treat awaits!' Louise C...

David Baldacci

Killer twists. Heroes to believe in. Trust Baldacci.The 6:20 Man is a heart-racing thriller set in the world of high finance in New York, from the number one bestselling author David Baldacci.Former soldier turned financial analyst, Travis Devine, is pulled into the corruption and menacethat lurk beneath the opulent world of finance when he learns of the death of his formergirl...

Deanna Raybourn

Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon. Billie, Mary Alice, Helen and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. But now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates their real-world resourcefulness in an age of technology. When the foursome is sent on an all-expenses-paid trip to m...

Shari Lapena

The chilling Sunday Times bestseller perfect for fans of Knives Out. A Richard & Judy Book Club pick. 'In this fast-paced, twisted family saga, Shari Lapena keeps you guessing until the very last page...' PAULA HAWKINS The new unputdownable thriller from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR. In this family, everyone is keeping secrets - even the ...