Getting A Head
A harmless old woman. A trail of missing girls. A secret hidden in plain sight. Angela Bruni looks like a harmless old woman wandering the historic streets of Padova with her small dog and shopping trolley. To anyone who passes her, she is forgettable, just another lonely figure moving quietly through the city. But Angela has a secret.For years, young women have answered her advertisement offering a cheap apartment. Many arrive hopeful, looking for a fresh start in a new country, trusting the opportunity placed in front of them. They come with plans, with dreams, with the belief that they are beginning something better.Some never leave.Behind the walls of her family home, Angela keeps trophies from those who trusted her. Hidden from view, her private world tells a very different story, one built on control, routine, and a silence that no one questions closely enough.When Sofia Rodriguez, a quiet student from Ecuador, disappears after visiting Angela's house, the police assume she has simply run away, another missing person in a world that rarely looks too closely. Cases like hers fade quickly, lost among countless others.But Julie Cosolito does not believe it.As Julie begins investigating Sofia's disappearance, disturbing clues start to surface, pointing toward the one person no one suspects: the frail old woman everyone overlooks. What begins as doubt slowly turns into something far more dangerous as Julie moves closer to the truth.Angela Bruni has spent a lifetime staying one step ahead of suspicion. She understands how to remain invisible, how to be dismissed, how to exist without ever being truly seen.And anyone who gets too close to the truth may lose their head.GETTING A-HEAD is a psychological thriller about control, deception, and the danger of underestimating the wrong person.
These Familiar Walls
A spine-chilling, heart-pounding suburban horror novel at the heart of the genre, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, Cassandra Khaw, and Catriona Ward.In 1998, desperate loneliness pushes preteen Amber to ignore the misgivings of her family, particularly her younger sister, when she befriends the troubled new kid in the neighborhood--a boy with dead eyes, a fascination with fire, and no remorse. Their turbulent relationship is brief but creates lasting consequences. Twenty-two years later, in 2020, he resurfaces to kill Amber's parents, and is in turn betrayed by his accomplice and killed in Amber's childhood home. After the deaths, Amber inherits the house and, in an effort to save money, moves in with her husband and two children, hoping to reclaim some sense of stability in the grief and chaos surrounding her. Instead, she finds that the familiar walls are haunted by more than just bitter memories and lockdown stress. She shifts in and out of dreamlike trances, her reflection won't meet her gaze, and a menacing voice whispers to her from the gathering shadows. Although she tried to brush off the strange happenings as stress-fueled hallucinations, Amber is soon forced to admit that something much more real--and more dangerous--haunts her family. But Amber has deadly secrets of her own, and she must resolve these long-buried truths or lose the life she's contrived for herself.
Sidonia The Sorceress
Sidonia the sorceress: The supposed destroyer of the whole reigning ducal house of Pomerania Volume 1 examines how fear, superstition, and political ambition can intertwine to shape the fate of both individuals and ruling powers. The narrative unfolds around allegations of hidden forces influencing social order, where whispered accusations intensify existing tensions between religious authority and noble influence. As suspicions spread through a cloistered community and reach the surrounding elite, the consequences of unchecked rumor reveal how reputations can be dismantled through a mix of anxiety, desire for control, and historical pressure. The work reflects the broader climate of witch hunts, showing how belief in unseen powers provides justification for persecution while reinforcing structures of dominance. Through shifting alliances and mounting dread, the story explores how personal agency is constrained when society seeks explanations for misfortune in mystical threats rather than human motivations. The volume highlights how unverified claims gain strength when fear overrides reason, illustrating the fragile balance between justice, belief, and the pursuit of influence.
Shadow Hunt
Discover the first in this breathtaking, unputdownable series from bestselling author Tom Bale. If you're a fan of Reacher - you will LOVE Clayton! Suddenly Joe was back in the job and doing what he did best... becoming someone else. Mixing with the bad guys in order to bring them down. Three years ago, after an undercover police operation went disastrously wrong, CID officer Joe Clayton lost his career and his family. Forced to adopt a new identity, he lives under the radar, taking whatever jobs he can find. Always looking over his shoulder, always hunted. Now living on the tiny south coast island of Terror's Reach, home to rival business tycoons Robert Felton and Valentin Nasenko, Joe works as a bodyguard to Nasenko's wife, Cassie, and her two children. But when a burning summer's day explodes into violence, and a murderous gang targets the ultra-exclusive community, only one man stands a chance of saving the residents from annihilation. Joe must draw upon all his skills and determination to keep them alive. But nothing is as it seems on Terror's Reach, and a long night of betrayal and murder leaves Joe fighting for his own survival ... *Title previously published as Terror's Reach Praise for Tom Bale: 'Very clever and very nasty. Tom Bale is back. With a vengeance.' - Bestselling author Luke Jennings 'A masterclass in nail-biting tension and a true page turner' Bestselling author K. L. Slater 'A fantastic thriller. Gripped me from the first page and didn't let go. Tom Bale is the British Harlan Coben.' John Carson 'Tom Bale is one of the best British thriller writers around.' Simon Kernick Readers are loving the Joe Clayton series... 'A beautifully crafted book Mr Bale. Give me more more more!' Reader Review 'Buckle up! Another great read from this superb author' Reader Review 'Think of the type of character Reacher is, re-invent him as English and you have Tom Bale's Joe.' Reader Review 'Relentless action and drama. Tom Bale's books are brilliant' Reader Review '"Unputdownable" is a clich矇 but it applies to Bale's books. Conclusion: a great read.'Reader Review
Shadow Hunt
Discover the first in this breathtaking, unputdownable series from bestselling author Tom Bale. If you're a fan of Reacher - you will LOVE Clayton! Suddenly Joe was back in the job and doing what he did best... becoming someone else. Mixing with the bad guys in order to bring them down. Three years ago, after an undercover police operation went disastrously wrong, CID officer Joe Clayton lost his career and his family. Forced to adopt a new identity, he lives under the radar, taking whatever jobs he can find. Always looking over his shoulder, always hunted. Now living on the tiny south coast island of Terror's Reach, home to rival business tycoons Robert Felton and Valentin Nasenko, Joe works as a bodyguard to Nasenko's wife, Cassie, and her two children. But when a burning summer's day explodes into violence, and a murderous gang targets the ultra-exclusive community, only one man stands a chance of saving the residents from annihilation. Joe must draw upon all his skills and determination to keep them alive. But nothing is as it seems on Terror's Reach, and a long night of betrayal and murder leaves Joe fighting for his own survival ... *Title previously published as Terror's Reach Praise for Tom Bale: 'Very clever and very nasty. Tom Bale is back. With a vengeance.' - Bestselling author Luke Jennings 'A masterclass in nail-biting tension and a true page turner' Bestselling author K. L. Slater 'A fantastic thriller. Gripped me from the first page and didn't let go. Tom Bale is the British Harlan Coben.' John Carson 'Tom Bale is one of the best British thriller writers around.' Simon Kernick Readers are loving the Joe Clayton series... 'A beautifully crafted book Mr Bale. Give me more more more!' Reader Review 'Buckle up! Another great read from this superb author' Reader Review 'Think of the type of character Reacher is, re-invent him as English and you have Tom Bale's Joe.' Reader Review 'Relentless action and drama. Tom Bale's books are brilliant' Reader Review '"Unputdownable" is a clich矇 but it applies to Bale's books. Conclusion: a great read.'Reader Review
Oh the Horror!
One man confronts his fear of carnivals to face something worse. Another man wonders if he has squirrels in the walls or is something else coming for him? Two thieves choose the worst house to burgle. One woman traces her late mother's secret meeting on a bridge at midnight. Another woman tries to quench the burning hunger inside. Join these people as they journey into the dark... if you can find your way out! Oh the Horror! includes: Here Comes the Rain, In the Walls, These Premises Protected By..., Returning Home, Soul Hungry.
Into the Cold It's cold out there, but something's colder inside me
'Some secrets drown. Others rise from the depths.Reya thought her new life was finally beginning-until the shadows crept in. A dream proposal. A quiet house. A perfect husband. But something is off.There's the woman in red who vanishes before anyone else can see her. The blackouts Reya can't explain. Unseen eyes seem to follow her every move, dredging up memories she's tried desperately to forget. And then, there's Mila... the sister Reya hasn't spoken to in years, but who never really left.As past and present begin to blur, Reya is pulled into a chilling spiral of fractured memories, unraveling trust, and unrelenting dread. Someone-or something-is watching. Waiting. And no matter how far she runs, the truth is always one step behind.Ishita Banik, the bestselling author of the Light-Year Trilogy, returns with a relentlessly haunting thriller where every twist tightens the noose, every truth is a trap, and what waits beneath the surface is colder-and crueler-than you ever imagined.
The East Wing
Struggling writer Wren Lee hasn't slept properly in eighteen months. Not since the car accident that derailed her entire life. The night she still can't fully remember. So when she receives a surprise inheritance from her estranged grandfather, a house in rural Virginia seems like the escape Wren desperately needs.But the grand mansion she arrives at is nothing like she hoped. From the moment Wren arrives, something feels wrong. A strange lullaby echoes through the maze-like hallways at night and Ruth, the housekeeper who still sets a place at dinner for a dead man, watches Wren with an intensity that goes beyond protective. Unwelcome and unsettled, Wren is determined to uncover the house's secrets, starting with the forbidden east wing...Then the storm hits, and Wren is trapped with no way out. To survive, she'll have to confront not only the darkness in these walls but the buried truth about the night that broke her. Because in this house, the past doesn't stay buried. And neither do its ghosts.A completely gripping and twisty gothic thriller that will bewitch fans of Mexican Gothic, The Sanatorium and Sharp Objects.
Dirty Tricks
The BRAND NEW instalment in this gripping gangland series from bestselling author Evie Hunter! The final showdown will be explosive! Perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers The score will be settled once and for all... Callie Renfew didn't go looking for trouble, but now it's at her door there's no way she's backing down. It's been a year since Callie last saw her useless husband Gavin and although everyone else thinks he's dead, Callie has an uneasy feeling that her husband is still alive and waiting to make his final vengeful move.... Until then, Callie plans to get on with her life and pushes forward with a new business scheme with her new millionaire business partner, enigmatic Spaniard Carlos Martinez. But when Callie discovers that Martinez might not be as honest she first thought, it becomes imperative that she get to the bottom of how he came to be in her life in the first place. And as Callie suspected, the trail leads straight back to Gavin... But if Gavin thinks he can play dirty then Callie has a few tricks up her own sleeve too. This time the final reckoning will be deadlier than ever... Praise for Evie Hunter: 'A brilliant read that hooked me from the outset. I couldn't tear myself away!' Bestselling author Gemma Rogers 'Couldn't put it down. I was engrossed from start to finish' Reader Review 'Brilliant read!! read in a day!!' Reader Review 'Evie Hunter's books always have you thinking 'who done it?' and surprises you at the end' Reader Review
Karma
Karma can be a real bitch. But she's my bitch. And I've got some people dying to meet her...Years before the Bastard walked into the King's Head, a boy from London's East End is dragged into a world he doesn't belong. Chewed up and spat out by his betters, Dino grows up fast, learning that loyalty is rare, power is everything and survival means playing by your own rules.With one father who didn't want him and another who walked away, Dino learns to rely on the only thing he truly trusts: himself. But when betrayal and tragedy strike, survival isn't enough anymore. Now Dino wants something far more dangerous.Payback. And he's not going to let anyone stand in his way.Brutal, gripping and packed with unforgettable characters, Karma dives deep into the past of one of the Bastard series' most dangerous men.
Missing in Lincoln Park
In the shadow of Chicago's elite Lincoln Park neighborhood, seventeen-year-old Bennett Stone has always lived between two worlds-the legitimate facade of his mother's prestigious law firm and the dark reality of the criminal empire that funds their lifestyle. Raised by Ms. Berta, a maternal figure who runs an upscale strip club, Bennett believes he understands the rules of survival in this morally ambiguous world.But when his ex-girlfriend Harlow is found dead from an apparent overdose, Bennett is forced to confront the true cost of family loyalty. As he works to protect the ones he loves, he uncovers a web of betrayal that reaches into the heart of his own family. With each revelation, Bennett must choose between his remaining innocence and the brutal pragmatism required to survive in a world where everyone has blood on their hands. A gripping crime thriller that explores the price of power and the impossibility of escaping one's origins, Missing In Lincoln Park is a dark coming-of-age story about a young man who discovers that sometimes the greatest enemies are those closest to home.
Parents Weekend
AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the bestselling author of If Something Happens to Me, comes one of the year's most anticipated thrillers.In the glow of their children's exciting first year of college at a small private school in Northern California, five families gather over dinner and cocktails for the opening festivities of Parents Weekend. As the parents stay out way past their bedtimes, their kids--five residents of Campisi Hall--never show up to dinner. At first, everyone thinks they're just being college students, irresponsibly forgetting about the gathering or skipping out to go to a party. But as the hours tick by and another night falls with not so much as a text from the students, panic ensues. Soon the campus police call in reinforcements. Search parties are formed. Reporters swarm the small enclave. Rumors swirl and questions arise. Libby, Blane, Mark, Felix, and Stella--The Five, as the podcasters, bloggers, and TikTok sleuths soon call them--come from very different families. What drew them out on that fateful night? Could it be the sins of their mothers and fathers come to cause them peril--or a threat to the friend group from within? Told from each family's point of view--and marking the return of FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller from Every Last Fear and The Night Shift--Parents Weekend explores the weight of expectation, family dysfunction, and those exhilarating first days in the dorms when friends become family.
Overgrowth
Day of the Triffids meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this full-on body horror / alien invasion apocalypse. This is just a story. It can't hurt you anymore. Since she was three years old, Anastasia Miller has been telling anyone who would listen that she's an alien disguised as a human being, and that the armada that left her on Earth is coming for her. Since she was three years old, no one has believed her. Now, with an alien signal from the stars being broadcast around the world, humanity is finally starting to realize that it's already been warned, and it may be too late. The invasion is coming, Stasia's biological family is on the way to bring her home, and very few family reunions are willing to cross the gulf of space for just one misplaced child. What happens when you know what's coming, and just refuse to listen?
Escaping the Devil's Grave
Located 35,000 feet beneath the waves is the world's most secure prison, the Devil's Grave. The place houses the worst criminals of humanity, and is completely inescapable. For the inmates, life is simple and predictable.That is, until a World War Two-era submarine crashes into the complex. Further disrupting the tranquility are the sub's survivors, who have spent decades perfecting a weapon to end a war-which is already over.After the weapon is unleashed, the inmates must attempt the impossible-breaking free from an inescapable prison alive. During their journey, they learn why the facility bears its peculiar name...
I, Claudia
Claudia Alcock is looking for a hitman. Not just any hitman but one who can get the job done properly. After all, she may be a frizzy-haired, middle-aged woman with paranoid tendencies and a chequered romantic past, but she's no fool. Her cheating soon-to-be ex-husband Gary, aided by his equally unfaithful new lover Alexa, deserve nothing less than a fitting comeuppance.Unfortunately for Claudia, Gary has plans of his own. Determined to secure Claudia's fortune, he hires his own hitman whose messy efforts range from bombs to snipers to poisonous spiders.Can Claudia dodge these increasingly ludicrous attempts on her life?Zany, darkly comic and gloriously unpredictable.
One of Them Is Lying
The BRAND NEW utterly gripping psychological thriller from the author of No Son of Mine Don't miss this addictive, twist-filled thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Gillian McAllister and Claire Douglas. They all have secrets and no one can leave. When Stella lands a job working at Titheridge Farm, she's thrilled. She's aware of what kind of man Alan Titheridge is - he's been embroiled in scandals for months - but it's now her job to try to clear his name. Stella plans a weekend at the farm for the family and invites five VIP guests, in a bid to win them over. But as everyone arrives for their country break, a storm is brewing. Forty-eight hours later, someone is dead. Trapped by the weather and all with secrets of their own, one of the partygoers is lying and one isn't who they say they are. Now they must work out who they can trust, before it's too late... Readers love C.L. Swatman: 'Wow, I could not put this book down. Thrilling, gripping and pacy, I devoured this in one sitting by. Fabulous plot that just kept giving with each chapter.' 'Was very excited to see that this dropped into my kindle at midnight as I loved CL Swatman's last book, No Son of Mine. I have already read it by 08.45 as I was so gripped!' 'Great twists and turns and brilliant ending. Looking forward to more thrillers from the author.' 'So well written, I was hooked from the start to the finish.' 'Believable characters, twisting plot which has you second guessing all the way through. The only drawback is that I finished it too quick!! Can't wait for the next book...highly recommend.' Authors love C.L. Swatman: 'A dark, clever and twisty page turner. I devoured it!' Claire Douglas 'It grabbed me from the beginning and kept me glued to it till the end' Valerie Keogh 'A fast-paced page-turner with some excellent twists - will keep you reading late into the night' Catherine Cooper 'A haunting, gripping page turner I couldn't put down' S.E. Lynes 'Fast paced and deliciously twisty' Keri Beevis 'A tense thriller looking at family dynamics, female friendship and nature versus nurture with plenty of surprises along the way. Loved it.' Catherine Cooper
One of Them Is Lying
The BRAND NEW utterly gripping psychological thriller from the author of No Son of Mine Don't miss this addictive, twist-filled thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Gillian McAllister and Claire Douglas. They all have secrets and no one can leave. When Stella lands a job working at Titheridge Farm, she's thrilled. She's aware of what kind of man Alan Titheridge is - he's been embroiled in scandals for months - but it's now her job to try to clear his name. Stella plans a weekend at the farm for the family and invites five VIP guests, in a bid to win them over. But as everyone arrives for their country break, a storm is brewing. Forty-eight hours later, someone is dead. Trapped by the weather and all with secrets of their own, one of the partygoers is lying and one isn't who they say they are. Now they must work out who they can trust, before it's too late... Readers love C.L. Swatman: 'Wow, I could not put this book down. Thrilling, gripping and pacy, I devoured this in one sitting by. Fabulous plot that just kept giving with each chapter.' 'Was very excited to see that this dropped into my kindle at midnight as I loved CL Swatman's last book, No Son of Mine. I have already read it by 08.45 as I was so gripped!' 'Great twists and turns and brilliant ending. Looking forward to more thrillers from the author.' 'So well written, I was hooked from the start to the finish.' 'Believable characters, twisting plot which has you second guessing all the way through. The only drawback is that I finished it too quick!! Can't wait for the next book...highly recommend.' Authors love C.L. Swatman: 'A dark, clever and twisty page turner. I devoured it!' Claire Douglas 'It grabbed me from the beginning and kept me glued to it till the end' Valerie Keogh 'A fast-paced page-turner with some excellent twists - will keep you reading late into the night' Catherine Cooper 'A haunting, gripping page turner I couldn't put down' S.E. Lynes 'Fast paced and deliciously twisty' Keri Beevis 'A tense thriller looking at family dynamics, female friendship and nature versus nurture with plenty of surprises along the way. Loved it.' Catherine Cooper
One of Them Is Lying
The BRAND NEW utterly gripping psychological thriller from the author of No Son of Mine Don't miss this addictive, twist-filled thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Gillian McAllister and Claire Douglas. They all have secrets and no one can leave. When Stella lands a job working at Titheridge Farm, she's thrilled. She's aware of what kind of man Alan Titheridge is - he's been embroiled in scandals for months - but it's now her job to try to clear his name. Stella plans a weekend at the farm for the family and invites five VIP guests, in a bid to win them over. But as everyone arrives for their country break, a storm is brewing. Forty-eight hours later, someone is dead. Trapped by the weather and all with secrets of their own, one of the partygoers is lying and one isn't who they say they are. Now they must work out who they can trust, before it's too late... Readers love C.L. Swatman: 'Wow, I could not put this book down. Thrilling, gripping and pacy, I devoured this in one sitting by. Fabulous plot that just kept giving with each chapter.' 'Was very excited to see that this dropped into my kindle at midnight as I loved CL Swatman's last book, No Son of Mine. I have already read it by 08.45 as I was so gripped!' 'Great twists and turns and brilliant ending. Looking forward to more thrillers from the author.' 'So well written, I was hooked from the start to the finish.' 'Believable characters, twisting plot which has you second guessing all the way through. The only drawback is that I finished it too quick!! Can't wait for the next book...highly recommend.' Authors love C.L. Swatman: 'A dark, clever and twisty page turner. I devoured it!' Claire Douglas 'It grabbed me from the beginning and kept me glued to it till the end' Valerie Keogh 'A fast-paced page-turner with some excellent twists - will keep you reading late into the night' Catherine Cooper 'A haunting, gripping page turner I couldn't put down' S.E. Lynes 'Fast paced and deliciously twisty' Keri Beevis 'A tense thriller looking at family dynamics, female friendship and nature versus nurture with plenty of surprises along the way. Loved it.' Catherine Cooper
One of Them Is Lying
The BRAND NEW utterly gripping psychological thriller from the author of No Son of Mine Don't miss this addictive, twist-filled thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Gillian McAllister and Claire Douglas. They all have secrets and no one can leave. When Stella lands a job working at Titheridge Farm, she's thrilled. She's aware of what kind of man Alan Titheridge is - he's been embroiled in scandals for months - but it's now her job to try to clear his name. Stella plans a weekend at the farm for the family and invites five VIP guests, in a bid to win them over. But as everyone arrives for their country break, a storm is brewing. Forty-eight hours later, someone is dead. Trapped by the weather and all with secrets of their own, one of the partygoers is lying and one isn't who they say they are. Now they must work out who they can trust, before it's too late... Readers love C.L. Swatman: 'Wow, I could not put this book down. Thrilling, gripping and pacy, I devoured this in one sitting by. Fabulous plot that just kept giving with each chapter.' 'Was very excited to see that this dropped into my kindle at midnight as I loved CL Swatman's last book, No Son of Mine. I have already read it by 08.45 as I was so gripped!' 'Great twists and turns and brilliant ending. Looking forward to more thrillers from the author.' 'So well written, I was hooked from the start to the finish.' 'Believable characters, twisting plot which has you second guessing all the way through. The only drawback is that I finished it too quick!! Can't wait for the next book...highly recommend.' Authors love C.L. Swatman: 'A dark, clever and twisty page turner. I devoured it!' Claire Douglas 'It grabbed me from the beginning and kept me glued to it till the end' Valerie Keogh 'A fast-paced page-turner with some excellent twists - will keep you reading late into the night' Catherine Cooper 'A haunting, gripping page turner I couldn't put down' S.E. Lynes 'Fast paced and deliciously twisty' Keri Beevis 'A tense thriller looking at family dynamics, female friendship and nature versus nurture with plenty of surprises along the way. Loved it.' Catherine Cooper
AL Virgin
In a quiet village where everyone knows each other, one secret threatens to destroy everything. When her brother is arrested, a young village girl finds her world collapsing. With her father critically ill and time slipping away, she is left with an impossible choice-wait for justice or take matters into her own hands. As she digs deeper, she uncovers a web of corruption, hidden enemies, and truths far more dangerous than she imagined. What begins as a desperate attempt to save her brother turns into a high-stakes battle. With courage as her only weapon, she risks everything-her safety, her reputation, and her future-to pull off a daring plan that could either save her family... or destroy it forever. Gripping, emotional, and filled with suspense, this thriller is a story of courage, sacrifice, and the fight against injustice
Depersonalised
Maddie feels herself slipping away.One moment she's here, the next, she's floating outside her own body, trapped behind glass. Her thoughts echo. Her voice doesn't feel like hers. The world looks wrong... unreal... dreamlike.Depersonalised follows Maddie as she navigates terrifying shifts in perception, fighting to hold on to who she is. In the midst of the darkness, she searches for the light she desperately needs, the way back to herself.
Gunship
Second novel in the David Pross action technothrillers from former RAF member Julian Jay Savarin. In the tradition of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series.Both machines had been designed solely for the purpose with killing in mind.Both were fitted with rotary cannon. Each carried rockets, air-to-air and ground-attack missiles.On board the British Lynx, avionics, computer and dual radars had been upgraded yet again. The integrated flight and fire control system came from the F-15 air superiority fighter. Armored, the twin engines were uprated for high-altitude combat, it was unmatched and unbeatable.Except possibly by its Russian Hind counterpart, code-named Hellhound.And now, in deadly secret, as KGB and British Intelligence play a cat-and-mouse game across the streets of London and the English countryside, the two hi-tech next generation helicopters and their pilots were being positioned to face off against one another in a duel to the death among the terrifying peaks and ravines of the high Himalayas. And ex-RAF pilot David Pross and British agent Sian Logan will once again find themselves in the cross-hairs.
Cuba Libre
An Environmental disaster and American sanctions have bankrupted the Cuban economy, and a new crypto currency called Libre Coin is sweeping the country promising salvation. But is it just a Ponzi scheme? Are the Russians behind it?Bob Northwick, former CIA resident in Havana is brought out of retirement when Cuban politicians opposed to the currency are murdered.
The Last Representative
When democracy falls, one voice must rise. At just 23, Elena is the youngest MP in the current parliament and she is ready to tear down a corrupt government from the inside. Her intern, Sophie, arrives in Parliament full of hope, unaware she is stepping into a political powder keg. When protestors violently storm the Chamber, the government strikes back with brutal force, banning all protests and silencing dissent overnight. As the nation teeters on the edge of authoritarian rule, Elena sees a dangerous opening. Could democracy be reclaimed by transforming protest into power? When a secret recording lands in her hands, the voice is unmistakable. The Prime Minister, conspiring in the shadows with the Governor General. As threats close in and trust fractures, Elena and Sophie are pushed into a deadly game of truth and survival. The Last Representative by Red Ferne is a high voltage political thriller where ambition collides with tyranny, and one woman's fight for truth could either save a nation or destroy her. Is Elena the last hope for democracy, or the last representative to fall?
The Picture
A warehouse in Japan used as an emergency shelter in the aftermath of the 2011 Tsunami. A distraught, young Japanese woman in dishevelled clothes sits on a box, holding her infant daughter. Ben, a US rescue volunteer, kneels in front of her offering comfort. They hug, the baby between them. The moment turns into an hour as the woman sobs into his shoulder; mourning the loss of her husband, her home, the life she knew. A picture is taken, capturing the moment. It becomes a symbol; of help freely given and of the hope of the survivors. The faces in the picture cannot be recognised, and that is how Ben likes it. No celebrity, thanks not required. But others believe that being identified as the person in the picture is their path to fame and fortune. Ben stands, unknowingly, in their way, but nothing a contract killing cannot fix.
Farm Windows
Windows are strange things. These see through walls, conduits, passageways connected or obscured. Occasionally, windows allow brief glimpses into the lives of strangers ... Follow the lives of our haunted protagonists as they traverse hells of their own creation. Mannhouse, once a family man, now knows nothing but the obligations of his past. Carl and Bethany, loving parents to their son Leon, struggle to cope with the aftermath of a terrifying event. Edda, having fulfilled her dream of moving to the beach, starts obsessing over a strange flickering light. Ward, caretaker to his grandmother Darcy, finds himself slowly going mad living the same routine day in and day out. Experience the lives of these characters unravel as each of them peer through the Farm Windows.
Crimson Witness
When Anne walks into a Long Island mansion, she expects another night she'll regret. What she doesn't expect is to witness a mob execution. Now she's running for her life.Across the country, Jane Burrows is trying to build a new future. But when a secret surfaces that connects her to a brutal crime, she is pulled into a deadly conspiracy she never saw coming.Someone knows what happened.Someone wants the truth buried.And they will stop at nothing to silence the witness.
Farm Windows
Windows are strange things. These see through walls, conduits, passageways connected or obscured. Occasionally, windows allow brief glimpses into the lives of strangers ... Follow the lives of our haunted protagonists as they traverse hells of their own creation. Mannhouse, once a family man, now knows nothing but the obligations of his past. Carl and Bethany, loving parents to their son Leon, struggle to cope with the aftermath of a terrifying event. Edda, having fulfilled her dream of moving to the beach, starts obsessing over a strange flickering light. Ward, caretaker to his grandmother Darcy, finds himself slowly going mad living the same routine day in and day out. Experience the lives of these characters unravel as each of them peer through the Farm Windows.
The Eyes of Sally Taylor
Former Detective Inspector Ian Ashby is drawn back into a world he thought he had left behind.In the decaying post-industrial town of Brigtown, the brutal murder of a teenage girl exposes a web of organised crime, radicalisation, and institutional failure.At the centre of the investigation is Sally Taylor - a girl failed by everyone who should have protected her.A is a dark, atmospheric crime novel rooted in West Yorkshire. "The Eyes of Sally Taylor" deals with difficult issues of our day, universal issues - political and religious extremism, the nature of belief and justice, the fracturing of communities and the divisiveness of the politics of hate. Yet in amongst that it also demonstrates that love and hope and can prevail.
Don't Shoot the Drummer
The "Tent Gang" a three-man crew that robs houses all over Los Angeles that have been tented off for fumigation has the L.A.P.D. chasing their tails. When a private neighborhood security guard happens on the crew and tries to play hero it doesn't go well for him. The mother of the slain security guard wants justice. Enter Lou Crasher, the rock n roll drummer and part time amateur P.I. Normally Lou wouldn't go near a case this large but when Jake Strickland, his half brother, asks for Lou's help, Lou agrees before Jake has finished asking. Lou's been pulled out of many fires by Jake-it's long overdue for Lou to lend his brother a hand. Lou has now essentially volunteered to do what the cops have failed to do: catch the tent gang, which are believed to be the killers and solve the murder. Lou follows the clues where they lead and winds up in the crosshairs Disruptor, a lethal underground anit-society group. The group not only disrupts the statues quo, they maim and murder for no apparent rhyme or reason. While running down the crooks and dodging bullets from the sub-group Crasher fights to maintain his rock n roll life of gigs, booze, sex, drums and his day job managing the L.A. Practice Joint- a rehearsal studio for local bands. Lou still hangs with his crazy-maker buddy Bobby Coldwater and must make sure he doesn't slip back into his cocaine addiction. If Lou manages to keep the drumsticks twirling and escape the attempts by Disruptor to end his life he hopes that all parties involved respect his personal golden rule: Don't Shoot The Drummer! Critical Acclaim for DON'T SHOOT THE DRUMMER: "With its hard-hitting prose and smooth groove, Jonathan Brown's Don't Shoot the Drummer is tight, man. It goes down like a chilled bourbon after a long day of Crashing." -Tim O'Mara, author of the Raymond Donne series and editor of Down to the River "Lou Crasher is back! In a virtuoso performance, Don't Shoot the Drummer pulses with relentless action and heart as Crasher rolls through the streets of L.A. in search of the killer (or killers) of a popular student and football player. A modern-day Archer or Spenser, Crasher puts it all on the line to get to the truth, and deliver justice to those the system has left behind." -Shawn Reilly Simmons, author of the Red Carpet Catering Mysteries "Come for the extraordinary characters, stay for the kick-ass fights; come for the back-stage rock scene, stay for the sandwiches; come for the voice, stay for the coolest set of images this side of the wise-cracking heroes of '30's movies. Whatever brings you into Lou Crasher's world, you'll be glad you came." -SJ Rozan, bestselling author of Paper Son
The Murder Machine
A.I. meets murderous intent in this high-stakes romantic thriller from New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham.This state-of-the-art smart home has everything: a next-generation entertainment system, an ultramodern kitchen where every appliance is online and even a personal AI to control it all.Now it's also a crime scene, complete with a dead body.Standing above its owner's lifeless corpse, FBI agent Jude Mackenzie is faced with the daunting task of discovering if and how the woman was killed by her own home. The machine and its AI aren't sentient...but how do you identify a murderer that doesn't leave any fingerprints?Enter Special Agent Victoria Tennant, whose familiarity with cybercrime reveals the stark truth: a machine can only do what it's been directed to. Their culprit is using cybertechnology to kill without even entering the crime scene.As the number of grisly "accidents" in smart homes begins to rise, the pair must race to uncover the perpetrator even as they find themselves caught in their digital crosshairs! There's nowhere to hide when danger may be as close as the very phones in their pockets.
Too Old for This
A retired serial killer's quiet life is upended by an unexpected visitor. To protect her secret, there's only one option left--what's another murder? From bestselling author Samantha Downing. Lottie Jones thought her crimes were behind her. Decades earlier, she changed her identity and tucked herself away in a small town. Her most exciting nights are the weekly bingo games at the local church and gossiping with her friends. When investigative journalist Plum Dixon shows up on her doorstep asking questions about Lottie's past and specifically her involvement with numerous unsolved cases, well, Lottie just can't have that. But getting away with murder is hard enough when you're young. And when Lottie receives another annoying knock on the door, she realizes this crime might just be the death of her. . . .
Cambion
Something came for Christine Knight the night her son was born. By morning, a hospital had been levelled. Six hundred people were dead. The records had been erased and the building replaced with a retirement home, its lawn trimmed and unremarkable. Her son survived. His name is Robert. He is eight years old when the story begins, and he has spent every year since watching two men build a wall of silence around him and calling it love. He has noticed the locks checked twice, the curtains drawn before dusk, the way adults stop talking when he enters a room. He has noticed the clocks. He has started to take notes. Set across seven years in the rain-soaked hills of Derbyshire, Cambion is a supernatural thriller about family, deception, and the long cost of protection - about what two men will burn to the ground to keep one boy breathing, and what that boy will discover when he finally looks at the ash. The truth has been waiting for him since before he was born. It has been very patient.
The Gates of Silence
'The voice that Mayalakshmi hears is almost like the voice of a phantom. Rajendra Ojha is the master of suspense. He creates that nail-biting journey and takes you to the inner mansion of his characters. With patience and urgency no reader can deny the thrill of this novella. I am awestruck by the enveloping world of this novella. I will read and re-read just with the fear to hear myself breathing and lose the momentum. I shall never disclose the suspense!-Sushant Thapa, poet, critic, editor, translator, fiction writer, author of The One Rupee Taker and Other Stories from Nepal.
The Quiet Kill
The start of a thrilling new crime series from Robert Bryndza, the multi-million bestselling author of the Detective Erika Foster and P.I. Kate Marshall series.Winter, 1987. Detective Jamie Day arrives in London determined to prove himself. After years policing a quiet seaside town, his promotion to the Metropolitan Police feels like the opportunity he has been waiting for.But the capital is a very different world.On his first day in plain clothes, Jamie makes a grim discovery: the dismembered body of a young man, left in a dark corner of the city. What should have been a routine first shift quickly becomes the beginning of a major murder investigation.Then another victim is found.As winter deepens, young men are being killed late at night across London, their bodies discovered in eerily similar circumstances. The detectives soon realise they may be hunting a serial killer.Working alongside a tough and experienced team, Jamie must prove he belongs while navigating the pressures of a high-profile investigation. But as the case grows darker, the killer's pattern begins to emerge. And if they don't stop him soon, another body will be waiting in the shadows.The Quiet Kill, is the latest page-turner from multi-million bestselling author Robert Bryndza, so gripping it will keep you reading long past bedtime.
False Witness
The next thrilling instalment in John Carson's utterly gripping DCI Liam Brodie series. A must-read for fans of J D Kirk and Ed James. Some killers are caught.Others simply go into hiding...DCI Liam Brodie is no stranger to horror. Seven years ago, he led the hunt for a murderer who killed seven women, leaving their bodies out on display like some kind of morbid exhibition. Never any witnesses; never any clue as to who he was. The press called him The Embalmer. Brodie called him a monster.Now, seven years later, the killings have started again. Same method. Same pattern. Same nightmare.Brodie is called back to Fife to lead the investigation. But this time, the killer isn't just repeating the past-he's rewriting it. And Brodie isn't just hunting a serial killer... He's being hunted.Praise for John Carson: 'Excellent! Fast paced and hard hitting with a sharp edge of quick wit.' Bestselling thriller author Diane Saxon'Broken Bones is a cracking start to a brand new series. Flawed characters, twists and turns galore and a brutal mystery that had me guessing until the end.' Bestselling crime author Wes Markin'A twisty, tartan-clad cracker laced with dark humour.' Bestselling crime author Ross Greenwood'Always a five star for John Carson. His books just keep getting better and better.' Reader Review'Another great book from this highly recommend author. Hard to put down any of his books they keep you gripped from the beginning to the end.' Reader Review'OUTSTANDING!' Reader Review'A brilliant new series from one of my favourite authors!' Reader Review'Lots of humour and normality as well as intrigue and right at the end, the final, and most stunning twist.' Reader Review
A Case of Do or Die
A deadly game of international espionage has begun, and no one is safe.When a highly trained North Korean assassin embarks on a ruthless campaign across Europe, top intelligence officials begin falling with chilling precision. Each strike is calculated, each target critical, and the motive remains buried beneath layers of geopolitical secrecy. As fear ripples through the intelligence community, agencies scramble to uncover the identity and objective of a killer who leaves no trace behind.The threat escalates dramatically when the director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service is assassinated on North American soil. Suddenly, the violence is no longer contained overseas. The CIA realizes the unthinkable has happened: the operation has crossed the Atlantic, bringing the danger directly to their doorstep.Veteran intelligence officer Dave McClure is thrust into the center of the crisis. A seasoned operative with years of field experience, McClure understands the stakes better than most. But when someone he deeply cares about is critically wounded in the wave of attacks, the mission becomes more than professional. It becomes personal.Driven by a relentless need for justice and armed with the skills honed over a lifetime in espionage, McClure launches a global pursuit to track down the assassin. From the corridors of power in Europe to covert operations in North America, he must navigate deception, shifting alliances, and a shadowy enemy who is always one step ahead.As the body count rises and time runs out, McClure faces an ultimate question: can he stop the assassin before the mission triggers a larger international catastrophe?Blending authentic intelligence tradecraft with gripping suspense, this thriller offers a rare insider's view into the hidden world of espionage, where every move can mean the difference between order and chaos.
False Witness
The next thrilling instalment in John Carson's utterly gripping DCI Liam Brodie series. A must-read for fans of J D Kirk and Ed James. Some killers are caught.Others simply go into hiding...DCI Liam Brodie is no stranger to horror. Seven years ago, he led the hunt for a murderer who killed seven women, leaving their bodies out on display like some kind of morbid exhibition. Never any witnesses; never any clue as to who he was. The press called him The Embalmer. Brodie called him a monster.Now, seven years later, the killings have started again. Same method. Same pattern. Same nightmare.Brodie is called back to Fife to lead the investigation. But this time, the killer isn't just repeating the past-he's rewriting it. And Brodie isn't just hunting a serial killer... He's being hunted.Praise for John Carson: 'Excellent! Fast paced and hard hitting with a sharp edge of quick wit.' Bestselling thriller author Diane Saxon'Broken Bones is a cracking start to a brand new series. Flawed characters, twists and turns galore and a brutal mystery that had me guessing until the end.' Bestselling crime author Wes Markin'A twisty, tartan-clad cracker laced with dark humour.' Bestselling crime author Ross Greenwood'Always a five star for John Carson. His books just keep getting better and better.' Reader Review'Another great book from this highly recommend author. Hard to put down any of his books they keep you gripped from the beginning to the end.' Reader Review'OUTSTANDING!' Reader Review'A brilliant new series from one of my favourite authors!' Reader Review'Lots of humour and normality as well as intrigue and right at the end, the final, and most stunning twist.' Reader Review
False Witness
The next thrilling instalment in John Carson's utterly gripping DCI Liam Brodie series. A must-read for fans of J D Kirk and Ed James. Some killers are caught.Others simply go into hiding...DCI Liam Brodie is no stranger to horror. Seven years ago, he led the hunt for a murderer who killed seven women, leaving their bodies out on display like some kind of morbid exhibition. Never any witnesses; never any clue as to who he was. The press called him The Embalmer. Brodie called him a monster.Now, seven years later, the killings have started again. Same method. Same pattern. Same nightmare.Brodie is called back to Fife to lead the investigation. But this time, the killer isn't just repeating the past-he's rewriting it. And Brodie isn't just hunting a serial killer... He's being hunted.Praise for John Carson: 'Excellent! Fast paced and hard hitting with a sharp edge of quick wit.' Bestselling thriller author Diane Saxon'Broken Bones is a cracking start to a brand new series. Flawed characters, twists and turns galore and a brutal mystery that had me guessing until the end.' Bestselling crime author Wes Markin'A twisty, tartan-clad cracker laced with dark humour.' Bestselling crime author Ross Greenwood'Always a five star for John Carson. His books just keep getting better and better.' Five-star Reader Review'Another great book from this highly recommend author. Hard to put down any of his books they keep you gripped from the beginning to the end.' Five-star Reader Review'OUTSTANDING!' Five-star Reader Review'A brilliant new series from one of my favourite authors!' Five-star Reader Review'Lots of humour and normality as well as intrigue and right at the end, the final, and most stunning twist.' Five-star Reader Review
False Witness
The next thrilling instalment in John Carson's utterly gripping DCI Liam Brodie series. A must-read for fans of J D Kirk and Ed James. Some killers are caught.Others simply go into hiding...DCI Liam Brodie is no stranger to horror. Seven years ago, he led the hunt for a murderer who killed seven women, leaving their bodies out on display like some kind of morbid exhibition. Never any witnesses; never any clue as to who he was. The press called him The Embalmer. Brodie called him a monster.Now, seven years later, the killings have started again. Same method. Same pattern. Same nightmare.Brodie is called back to Fife to lead the investigation. But this time, the killer isn't just repeating the past-he's rewriting it. And Brodie isn't just hunting a serial killer... He's being hunted.Praise for John Carson: 'Excellent! Fast paced and hard hitting with a sharp edge of quick wit.' Bestselling thriller author Diane Saxon'Broken Bones is a cracking start to a brand new series. Flawed characters, twists and turns galore and a brutal mystery that had me guessing until the end.' Bestselling crime author Wes Markin'A twisty, tartan-clad cracker laced with dark humour.' Bestselling crime author Ross Greenwood'Always a five star for John Carson. His books just keep getting better and better.' Reader Review'Another great book from this highly recommend author. Hard to put down any of his books they keep you gripped from the beginning to the end.' Reader Review'OUTSTANDING!' Reader Review'A brilliant new series from one of my favourite authors!' Reader Review'Lots of humour and normality as well as intrigue and right at the end, the final, and most stunning twist.' Reader Review
The Black Crusade
SECOND EDITION 3/26/2026In the winter of early 1945, a young lady fled Krakow, Poland, to escape the fate of millions of women who fell prey to the advancing Red Army of the Soviet Union. Three decades later, she would face that enemy again, only this time, her enemy (and head of a KGB operation) was hiding behind the black uniform of the most intellectual order of the Catholic Church, the Society of Jesus. His weapon of attack: Liberation Theology; her weapon of defense: the Scripture she had learned in a Paris convent.With Liberation Theology, the Jesuits had the 'alt-Gospel' they needed to justify armed struggle against poverty wherever it existed. But its selective application both ignored the institutionalized poverty of Africa and Asia and embraced the dictator-imposed poverty of Cuba. Such hypocrisy created the allies that the nun needed to prevail in this religious battlefield: a Polish Pope, a disillusioned young Jesuit, and a Salvadoran officer who had graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.The Black Crusade is fiction based on historical fact that takes the reader from mid-20th Century Europe to the last battle of the Cold War in El Salvador, Central America the week after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Under Her Care
'A genius premise and a plot to die for. Fiona Gartland shows how it should be done' - Andrea Mara, bestselling author of All Her Fault A nurse. A murderer. A choice no one should have to make.Beth Cronin has spent years trying to outrun the night her mother was killed. Her family shattered, she grew up with a father locked in grief and an unrelenting demand for justice. Now a nurse in a busy Dublin hospital, Beth has built a life around caring for others.Then Gerald Hughes, the man convicted of her mother's murder, is wheeled into the hospital where she works. Weak. Defenceless. And at her mercy.As her father pushes for answers, a social worker circles with uncomfortable questions, and Beth's job hangs in the balance, she starts to spiral between duty and vengeance. She has spent her entire career saving lives... yet now she stands at the biggest moral crossroads of her life. Because for the first time, the power to change everything is in Beth's hands.But when justice and revenge collide, which voice do you trust? And what happens if you cross a line you can never come back from?Under Her Care is a tense, morally charged thriller about guilt, grief and the terrifying choices we hope we never have to make, perfect for fans of Liz Nugent and Ashley Audrain.'Fiona Gartland has written a propulsive, gripping novel of high stakes and maximum tension. With believable, relatable characters and a deftly woven plot ... it is a nail-shredding, compelling thrill ride of an up-all-night read. I loved it.' - Gill Perdue, Irish Times bestseller and author of The Night I Killed Him.'An assured, expertly paced novel from a very talented author [...] Gartland defies the conventions of a traditional whodunnit in her accomplished novel.' - Michelle McDonagh, Irish Times bestselling author
