Crime & Thriller

When you sell your soul, the devil gives no refunds... When an old man is burned alive in a sleepy ex-mining village, Detective Chief Inspector Ryan is called in to investigate. He soon discovers that, beneath the facade of a close-knit community, the burn from decades-old betrayal still smoulders. When everyone had a motive, can he unravel the secrets of the past before the killer strikes again? Meanwhile, back at Northumbria CID, trouble is brewing with rumours of a mole in Ryan¿s department. With everyone under suspicion, can he count on anybody but himself? Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular Northumbrian landscape. ¿LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers¿ ¿ The Times ¿A literary phenomenon¿ ¿ Evening Chronicle

When the gods made man, they made a weapon... After uncovering a fresh wave of corruption within the ranks of Northumbria CID, Detective Chief Inspector Ryan was looking forward to an uneventful summer. But, when a young woman is shot dead on the remote army ranges of the Northumberland National Park, Ryan is called in to investigate. Meanwhile, violent crimes are being committed across sites of historic importance in the North East, the perpetrator leaving only a graffitied symbol as their calling card. As the body count rises, Ryan and his team must unravel the mystery behind its meaning - before it's too late... Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular Northumbrian landscape. "LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers" - The Times "A literary phenomenon" - Evening Chronicle

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A murder for the history books¿ After a long and eventful winter, DCI Ryan and his team are looking forward to the joys of spring. But, when one of their colleagues is shot dead on her own doorstep and the brass think it¿s an inside job, Ryan finds himself drafted in to investigate. He¿s barely scratched the surface when reports flood in of a terror explosion at Durham Cathedral. Chaos descends on the sleepy, historic city and, when the smoke clears, they find a priceless artefact that once belonged to Saint Cuthbert is missing. With tensions running at an all-time high, unable to trust the local police, can Ryan and his team bring a killer to justice ¿ and restore Cuthbert¿s cross to its natural resting place? Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular landscape of County Durham. ¿LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers¿ ¿ The Times ¿A literary phenomenon¿ ¿ Evening Chronicle

The New York Times bestseller and Guardian Book of the Month'This flawless masterpiece deserves to be a bestseller.' DAILY EXPRESS'Tough, tense and twisty - but tender, human and deeply affecting, too ...

When bestselling crime author Josephine Tey inherited a remote Suffolk cottage from her godmother, it came full of secrets. There were the infamous Red Barn murders, committed in the grounds a century before, and still casting a shadow over the village. And there was Lucy Kyte, the mysterious beneficiary of her godmother's will, who no-one in the close-knit village would admit to knowing.As Josephine settles into the strange little house and attempts to make friends with the frightened locals, she knows that there is something dark that has a tight hold on the heart of this small community. Is it just the sinister ghosts of the Red Barn murders, or is there something very much alive that she needs to beware of?Trapped in this isolated community and surrounded by shadows of obsession, abuse and deceit, can Josephine untangle history from present danger and prevent a deadly cycle beginning once again?

Ten people are selected to travel to Mars with one goal: colonize it. However, things are not as simple as all that and it only gets worse when the possibility of Martians grows from doubt to very possible.

From the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-read books of the year: A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES.

A respected city high flier is investigated for his role in the organisation of pornographic snuff movies.

THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE HIT NETFLIX SERIES, LUPIN.

The first time you see them, out for an evening walk on the cliffs, you'll think they're the perfect family. You'll see a wife who looks so happy, strolling peacefully beside her husband in his dark winter coat, holding her daughter's hand. But you have no idea what's really happening in their house If you come a little closer you might hear the way the man speaks to his wife. You might notice that the woman doesn't have any close friends. That sometimes her husband doesn't want her to leave the house. You might wonder if that's a scar her beautiful daughter is hiding on her neck. When you read the local newspaper and hear the news that the wife has fallen from the cliffs, you'll question whether it was really an accident at all. And when the husband starts dating someone new a woman with the same long dark hair and big blue eyes as his wife will you say something this time? Because someone has to protect the little girl and stop history from repeating itself. And it may already be too late. A thrilling and twisty tale, His Hidden Wife will keep you up all night, desperate to race through to its final conclusion. Readers of Gone Girl, The Couple Next Door and Lisa Jewell will be hooked. What readers are saying about His Hidden Wife:';A real rollercoaster of suspense, lies & twists. One of the best psychological thrillers I've read this year. I made my mind up many times, only to be proven wrong each time. The last 30 pages had me almost holding my breath.' @raena_reads, 5 stars ';This book is a highly addictive, fast-paced read indeed!... I read this book in one day in the end something very shocking was revealed! Do not hesitate when it comes to reading this book! Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ';Gasp yes this book made me gasp out loud!!!! What a great ride. Pulls you in like nothing else. One of the best books that I have read this year. It's over but I don't want it to be.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ';A book to put on your must-have list! What an absolutely amazing read! You'll be racing to the last page In addition to this five-star read being a little intense with a high level of anticipation, it's also full of uncertainty, anxiety and rounded out with nerve-wracking tension.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ';I double dare you to try to figure this thriller out! This mind-blowing thriller by Clarke should be the 1st to-be-read thriller of 2021 for you! You will not regret it.' Nicki's Book Blog, 5 stars ';A rollercoaster of twists.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars ';An excellent psychological thriller

Jack West is Indiana Jones meet Jason Bourne with a rocket launcher. A secret mythological sect seeks to rule the world. History, legend and global conspiracy abound and Jack and his motley crew are the only people who can stop it.

Tom Clancy's second classic No 1 bestselling thriller - a chillingly authentic vision of modern war - now reissued in a new cover.

The unique and brilliant first novel from storytelling genius Neil Gaiman, author of the bestselling The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Suffused with rich satire, chaotic brilliance, verbal turbulence and wild humour, The Crying of Lot 49 opens as Oedipa Maas discovers that she haas been made executrix of a former lover's estate.

Introducing Dexter Morgan, a serial killer to fall in love with... As seen on TV - DEXTER: NEW BLOOD - major new drama

A novel that features a mixed group of characters, each in his or her own way seeking some sort of salvation or redemption. It talks about the plot: how the US government and some of its quasi-autonomous agencies (CIA, FBI, DEA) all for their own reasons sponsored and financed the development of the drug cartels and their trade in Mexico.

An FBI trainee. A psychopath locked up for unspeakable crimes. And a serial killer getting ever closer to his latest victim... FBI rookie Clarice Starling turns to Dr Hannibal Lecter, monster cannibal held in a hospital for the criminally insane, for insight into the deadly madman she must find.

Sexual hunger; demonic violence; sinister logic - the lethal components of a deadly formula driving a psychopath in the grip of an unimagin-able delusion; a boastful killer who sends the police tormenting notes; a tortured, torturing monster who finds ultimate pleasure in viciously murdering happy families, and calls himself... The Red Dragon.

Hannibal killed nine people before he was caught. And five on his escape. Two of his victims survived - one of them craves revenge. He is very rich and very influential, and his reach extends into the echelons of power around the world. His need to find Hannibal is insatiable. In Clarice Starling, he has the perfect bait

Living with his uncle and his uncle's beautiful and exotic wife, Lady Murasaki, Hannibal Lecter flourishes with Lady Murasaki's help. But his old demons visit him and torment him. When he is old enough, he visits them in turn. He discovers he has gifts beyond the academic, and in that epiphany, Hannibal Lecter becomes death's prodigy.

Stephen King's international bestselling - and highly acclaimed - novel, also a hugely successful film starring Tom Hanks

______________________________________With an exclusive introduction by director Francis Ford CoppolaTyrant, blackmailer, racketeer, murderer - his influence reaches every level of American society. Meet Don Corleone, a friendly man, a just man, a reasonable man.