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'Spellbinding' Ian Rankin 'A riveting murder mystery and a beautifully wrought picture of a rural community under extreme pressure' Mail on Sunday Thriller of the Week 'Packed with sneaky moves and teasing possibilities that keep the reader guessing...The Dry is a breathless page-turner' Janet...

Life can get a little wild from time to time for John Marlin, the game warden in Blanco County, Texas - but few incidents compare to the stories flying around town at the start of this new deer season. Hunters are reporting an incredible sight: A six-foot-tall, drop-dead gorgeous blonde is roaming the woods, searching out camouflage-clad men with guns and disarming them with powers of seduction the likes of which none of them have ever come across before. Everyone has a hearty laugh at the expense of a few embarrassed hunters, until one of their own turns up dead in the woods. Now Marlin has a real mystery to deal with.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM IFC FILMS STARRING ERIC BANA *INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *Winner of the CWA's Gold Dagger Award**Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award* “A breathless page-turner, driven by the many revelations Ms. Harper dreams up…You’ll love [her] sleight of...

Dry Bones That Dream is the seventh novel in Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series, following on from Wednesday's Child. It was 2.47 a.m. when Chief Inspector Alan Banks arrived at the barn and saw the body of Keith Rothwell for the first time. Only hours earlier two masked men had walked the...

In Wild Thyme, Pennsylvania, secrets and feuds go back generations. The lone policeman in a small township on the sparse northern border, Henry Farrell expected to spend his mornings hunting and fishing, his evenings playing old-time music. Instead, he has watched the steady encroachment of gas drilling bring new wealth and erode neighborly trust. The drug trade is pushing heroin into the territory. There are outlaws cooking meth in the woods, guys Henry grew up with. When a stranger turns up dead, Henry’s search for the killer will open old wounds.

Dry Bones That Dream is the seventh novel in Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series, following on from Wednesday's Child. It was 2.47 a.m. when Chief Inspector Alan Banks arrived at the barn and saw the body of Keith Rothwell for the first time. Only hours earlier two masked men had walked the...

When world-class chef Jules Lemar is found dead in his own home, detectives quickly rule out natural causes. A livid bruise encircling his neck leaves little doubt that he was murdered. What remains unclear is how—and why. Detective Inspector George Larson and his team are confronted with a scene that offers few answers. There are no signs of a struggle, every door and window is locked, and no murder weapon can be found. With the evidence leading nowhere, the investigation stalls.

In A Dry Season is the tenth novel in Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series, following on from Dead Right. During a blistering summer, drought has depleted Thornfield Reservoir, uncovering the remains of a small village called Hobb's End – hidden from view for over 40 years. For a curious...

First, a semi-trailer loaded with dead bodies is abandoned on a county backroad. Just when it seems the trailer had merely been passing through, a massacre at the local trucking company knocks that theory in the teeth. Who did it and why? As the Sheriff's detectives unravel the case, they learn that Dixie Mafia enforcer, Ray Emmit, escaped from prison. At the same time, Corey LaPlage, Emmits boss and the Dixie Mafias local chief, makes a plea deal with the Feds, allowing him to return.

‘The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong’ – Stephen King A lost village. Past crimes. Present evil. During a blistering summer, drought has depleted Thornfield Reservoir, uncovering the remains of a small village called Hobb's...

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller 'A book to get lost in' Ann Cleeves 'Utterly brilliant. I could not put it down' Marian Keyes Five years ago, Sam Crowley vanished on his twenty-first birthday. The only clues were his footprints in the dust of three abandoned houses. One set in. One set out...

BURIED GOLD, OLD BONES. WHAT SECRETS LURK IN THE DEPTHS? A masterclass of small-town mystery and jaw-dropping twists from Chris Hammer, the international bestselling author of Scrublands, The Times Crime Book of the Year 2023 Dead Man's Creek and Crime Book of the Month (January 2024) Cover the...

Bloomsbury presents The Wedding Party by Rebecca Heath, read by Nicolette Chin. Three families united by a terrible event must survive a deadly wedding in this latest gripping thriller from Rebecca Heath, author of The Summer Party and The Dinner Party! A group of old friends. A grieving mother...

NO ONE IS EVER INNOCENT IN PARADISE. **THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH** **A TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024** A small town. A closely guarded secret, stretching back decades. And blood in the water. 'A masterful, stunning thriller. A twisting mystery epic in scale yet intricate in detail...

A dam breaks. A body rises from the flood. Hidden for decades, can this small town face the secrets that will surface? **THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR** **SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH** Young detective Nell Buchanan uncovers a deadly, decades-old mystery at the heart of her rural...

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING NUMBER ONE AUTHOR OF THE DRY 'Addictive storytelling' ANN CLEEVES 'An avalanche of suspense' DAVID BALDACCI 'A fantastic crime writer' BELLA MACKIE ******** An outstanding novel, a brilliant mystery and a heart-pounding read from the author of The Dry, Force of...

* * *NOW A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES * * * THE #1 BESTSELLING AUSTRALIAN CRIME NOVEL WINNER OF THE CWA JOHN CREASEY DAGGER SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 'Shimmers ... a tortured tale of blood and loss' Val McDermid 'Stunning ... Scrublands is that rare combination, a page-turner that stays...

For half a lifetime, journalist Martin Scarsden has run from his past. But now there is no escaping. He'd vowed never to return to his hometown, Port Silver, and its traumatic memories. But now his new partner, Mandy Blonde, has inherited an old house in the seaside town and Martin knows their...

A cop needs to know what a child wants to forget When a boarding school master at an exclusive boys' school is shot dead, it is deemed accidental. A lazy and usually drunk detective is sent to write up the report. Cardilini unexpectedly does not cooperate, as he becomes riled by the privileged...

You think you know someone... Would you bet your life on it? A detective came to her home, drugged her and kidnapped her. She tries to make sense of it, but only one conclusion is possible: it's the past, come to claim her. His new life seemed perfect - right up until the moment a missed call...