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She thought she was finally safe. She was wrong. 'Wow! Double wow!! Triple wow!!!... in my top books for 2020.' B for Book Review ***** 'I could not put it down!' Goodreads reviewer ***** 'Nail-biting.' Goodreads reviewer ***** 'I didn't get a chance to breathe.' Goodreads reviewer ***** The #1 Bestselling Audible Thriller of the Year A desperate girl held captive somewhere in the city, her liquid brown eyes pleading with the camera as the clock tick-tick-ticks down. An agent with a broken past, who has seen what happens when the counter hits zero. It took the last one three days to die while the world watched. This killer is never late, and he never breaks his promises. But how do you catch someone who could be anyone - who only speaks through the eyes of his terrified victims and never leaves a trace? To catch a killer with no face, you have to become faceless yourself… A pulse-racing thriller that will keep you turning the pages late into the night. For fans of Sandra Brown, Willow Rose and Mary Burton. Please note: this book contains scenes of a sexual nature. What readers are saying about Winter Dark: 'A high-octane thriller… It is a thrill-a-minute, edge-of-your-seat thriller that will have you quickly turning the page… will keep you entertained and engrossed until it's thrilling denouement. A great read that will spike your blood pressure accordingly - not for the faint-hearted!' Goodreads reviewer 'Lots of twists, lots of action... Exciting new hero who works outside the box with her supporting crew fights through a maze of adventures keeping the reader guessing.' Goodreads reviewer 'Loved it! I want more! Can't wait for the next instalment.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'It is hard to put this one down! Lots of twists in this quite different and spectacular read! RECOMMEND HIGHLY!!!' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'I loved it. Intense and filled with twists and turns. Just when you think you know what is going to happen next, Winter surprises you… I cannot wait for the next instalment!' Goodreads reviewer 'This book was really good! I love the main character! I can't wait to read more of the stories! The book is full of action-packed thrills and rides!' Goodreads reviewer 'Razor sharp and bullet fast: a thrill a minute! Alex Callister has created a heroine with a whip-smart brain… I could not put it down!' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'Winter Dark is a gripping, pacy and highly original thriller. Highly recommended…

Preorder a BRAND NEW psychological thriller from USA Today bestseller Claire AllanAll I wanted was to help women become mothers. When I met Alice Monroe, we instantly connected. She was as passionate about motherhood as I was, and I couldn't wait to support her through this life-changing experience.But the day that should have been Alice's happiest, turned into a nightmare. And after Alice's dreams were shattered, she blamed me. Even though there was nothing I could have done, she wanted to ruin me. I lost my business, my reputation. My world fell apart.Then, I discovered I was pregnant. That's why we moved hundreds of miles away to the remote Derry countryside. Now, with this beautiful baby, we can have a fresh start.But then Alice sends me a message. She knows where we are. And I realise, it doesn't matter how far we've moved, I am not safe from her. My baby is not safe.She would have been the perfect mother. But if she can't have her happy family, she's not going to let me have mine.Don't miss the brand-new nail-biting thriller from Claire! Perfect for fans of Valerie Keogh, Andrea Mara and Claire Douglas.Readers LOVE Claire Allan's gripping thrillers:'So skilfully and masterfully told, I was absolutely involved in these women's lives. It's just absolutely brilliant' - JOHN MARRS'A lesson in story-telling... five stars from me' - ANITA WALLER'A brilliantly gripping, intense and highly addictive page turner that kept me guessing until the end. Loved it!' - DANIELLE RAMSAY'A story that draws you in and doesn't let go until the very last word' - DIANE SAXON'I absolutely loved it... heartbreakingly good' - VALERIE KEOGH'Compelling, absorbing and totally addictive... a brilliant page-turner that hooks you in from the first page and doesn't let go until the very end' - bestselling author, NATASHA BOYDELL'I was hooked from the beginning... I literally couldn't put it down.' Goodreads reviewer 'I was hooked from the very word go, and I genuinely spent 90% of the novel trying to puzzle together the pieces we had so carefully been given.' Goodreads reviewer 'Was gripped from the beginning to the end! Absolutely loved this book.' Goodreads reviewer 'Had me gripped from the first chapter until the very last. One of my favourite reads so far this year!' Goodreads reviewer 'Gripping... pulls you in from the beginning and holds your attention until the very end. Suspenseful, thrilling, hard to put down.' Goodreads reviewer 'I devoured this book as I didn't want to put it down... the plot twists had me shocked!' Goodreads reviewer 'Absolutely tore through this book in one sitting!' Goodreads reviewer 'The twists and turns had my jaw on the floor!**' Goodreads reviewer 'The final twist is absolute genius! I never saw THAT coming!' Goodreads reviewer 'I devoured this book in less than 24 hours!' Goodreads reviewer

A deliciously dark, unapologetically funny, and nail-bitingly tense psychological thriller by the international bestselling author of The Cry NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ***Guardian, Telegraph, Herald Scotland AND The Week BOOK OF THE YEAR*** ***Sunday Times TOP 40 Crime Novels in the Last 5 Years*** ***Longlisted for Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2020*** ‘Shocking, gripping and laugh-out-loud hilarious from the first line to the last. Brilliant’ Erin Kelly ‘This frenetic novel’s strongest assets are its sheer verbal energy and the acerbic views of its heroine, who resembles a female Frankie Boyle’ Sunday Times ‘The main character is one of the most extraordinary you’ll meet between the pages of a book’ Ian Rankin ‘A scandalously rude comic masterpiece’ Daily Telegraph ‘Sublime’ Guardian _________________ Mary Shields is a moody, acerbic probation offer, dealing with some of Glasgow’s worst cases, and her job is on the line. Liam Macdowall was imprisoned for murdering his wife, and he’s published a series of letters to the dead woman, in a book that makes him an unlikely hero – and a poster boy for Men’s Rights activists. Liam is released on licence into Mary’s care, but things are far from simple. Mary develops a poisonous obsession with Liam and his world, and when her son and Liam’s daughter form a relationship, Mary will stop at nothing to impose her own brand of justice … with devastating consequences. A heart-pounding, relentless and chilling psychological thriller, rich with deliciously dark and unapologetic humour, Worst Case Scenario is also a perceptive, tragic and hugely relevant book by one of the most exciting names in crime fiction. _________________ ‘Laced with pitch-dark acerbic humour, the classic thriller gets a hell of a twist’ Heat ‘This darkly, funny, shocking and surprisingly emotional thriller is unlike anything you’ve ever read before’ Fabulous Magazine ‘This novel is a funny, agonising account of one good woman’s battle with rage, guilt, fear, duty and disaster’ Literary Review ‘Absolutely compelling company from start to finish in this wonderful, energetic, hard-hitting and deeply funny novel’ Big Issue ‘Simply stunning. Dark, uncompromising, funny, and almost impossible to put down’ Luca Veste ‘Outrageous, extremely funny and ultimately devastating’ Ambrose Parry ‘Dark humour and darker truths permeate a thrilling crime novel that is fabulously transgressive and completely unique … nobody writes like Helen Fitzgerald’ Mark Billingham ‘Helen Fitzgerald is one of a kind, and a welcome breath of fresh air in the world of off-beat but achingly relatable crime fiction’ SJI Holliday ‘A dark, comic masterpiece which manages to be both excruciatingly tense and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time. Great stuff!’ Mark Edwards

'A chilling page-turner... Gripping and twisty, I was hooked until the last page.' Sophie Flynn, author of All My Lies They're in your house. They want your life. And now, they have your baby. To the world, I'm @HappyWife. Online, people only see my picture-perfect home, my handsome husband, Nick, and my beautiful baby, Thomas. They don't see the real Gemma Adams. They don't see my past, the dark secrets I'm hiding in my marriage. They don't see the fear I live in every single day. But I know someone is watching me. And now, they've taken Thomas. I just don't know why. But I'm going to stop at nothing to get my baby back. Even if it destroys everything I've got to find him. A compelling thriller, packed with suspense - fans of K.L. Slater and Lisa Jewell won't be able to put it down. Previously published as The Face at the Window Praise for They Have My Baby: 'Tense and heartbreaking, this emotional thriller really got under my skin.' Barbara Copperthwaite, author of The Girl in the Missing Poster 'Races towards an explosive ending. A compelling and engrossing read!' Jane Isaac, author of One Good Lie 'An emotional rollercoaster of a thriller with twists and turns that kept me hooked from page one.' Karen Coles, author of The Asylum 'Chilling,twisty, emotional and compulsive, this is psychological thriller writing at its best!' A.A. Chaudhuri, author of She's Mine 'Loved this book!! The twists just kept coming' Reader Review 'A great page turner, brilliantly addictive with great characters and I just loved every page.' Reader Review 'Wow - just wow...took a plot twist that I wasn't expecting.' Reader Review 'Kept me turning the pages late into the night...The ending was satisfying and unexpected.' Reader Review 'A great read with loads of twists and turns which kept me guessing until the end.' Reader Review 'This book was incredible!...It was so hard to put down...Would definitely recommend.' Reader Review 'Packed full of suspense, nail-biting angst and drama, this is one you definitely don't want to miss!' Reader Review 'Wow!...This book definitely gave me chills!' Reader Review 'This is so addictive writing. Definitely recommend it.' 'A great page turner, brilliantly addictive with great characters and I just loved every page.' Reader Review 'This was a very good page turner... it's full of twists and turns throughout, the suspense keeps you on the edge of your seat.' Reader Review 'Read in one sitting! Dark, frightening and twisty story that you won't be able to put down' Reader Review

You turn the pages as if your very life depends on it' - Daily Mail Mr Marseille is polite, elegant, and erudite. He would do anything for his genteel true love Anabelle. And he is a psychopath. A quiet Philadelphia suburb. A woman cycles past a train depot with her young daughter. And there she finds a murdered girl posed on a newly painted bench. Strangled. Beside her is a formal invite to a tea dance in a week's time. Seven days later, two more young victims are discovered in a disused house, posed on painted swings. At the scene is an identical invite. This time, though, there is something extra waiting for Detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano. A delicate porcelain doll. It's a message. And a threat. With Marseille and Anabelle stalking the city, Detectives Byrne and Balzano have just seven days to find the link between the murders before another innocent child is snatched from its streets. Praise for Richard Montanari 'A relentlessly suspenseful , soul-chilling thriller that hooks you instantly' Tess Gerritsen 'The author's elegiac tone takes the curse off this blood-drenched thriller . . . Gripping ' New York Times (the 10 best crime novels of 2016) 'A master storyteller' James Ellroy ' Scary good!' Lisa Gardner 'Taut, propulsive and darkly gripping, Montanari is a master of suspense' Chris Ewan 'A specialist in serial killer tales . . . a wonderfully evocative writer' Publishers Weekly Amazon readers love Richard Montanari ***** 'One of the best detective stories I have ever read' ***** 'If you haven't read these books yet.... START READING THEM!' ***** 'Great plot and incredible pace. A real page turner' ***** 'I couldn't put it down - utterly absorbing and compelling!!' ***** 'The last 20 pages had me biting my nails and sitting on the edge of my chair!' ***** 'Absolutely brilliant - almost impossible to put down' ***** 'Every once and while I read a classic which I'll NEVER forget.This is a book I'll never forget' ***** 'This is a chillingly good read with a fast-paced storyline full of twists and turns' ***** 'From start to finish, you never want to stop! You have to know what happened!' ***** 'An outstanding tale with as many twists as a game of snakes and ladders' ***** 'One of the best crime/thriller writers' ***** 'Amazing' ***** 'Richard Montanari never lets you down. The ending is always a surprise' ***** 'So easy to pick up, so hard to put down

How can DI Clare Mackay uncover the facts if nothing is what it seems? DI Clare Mackay is called to Albany High, where the body of a girl has been found. A suspected suicide - yet Sophie Bakewell was by all accounts a cheerful, talented student. Could she really have been hiding a darker side? It's not the only disturbing case to land on Clare's desk. Across town, an elderly man is in danger. Yet before the police can determine the facts, everything changes and they are presented with two suspicious deaths to investigate. As Clare and her team face the possibility that anything they believe to be true about the deaths is wrong, they might find that a killer can lurk behind the most innocent of faces... An unputdownable crime thriller from the queen of Tartan Noir, perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Lin Anderson and JD Kirk. Praise for Bridges to Burn 'Engrossing and immersive... had me hooked from the first page and I devoured it in one sitting' Angela Marsons, author of the Detective Kim Stone series 'Bridges to Burn is a treat for anyone who loves gripping, well plotted police procedurals with compelling character arcs... full of twists' Rachel McLean, author of the Dorset Crime series 'Intriguingly plotted with a plethora of teasingly plausible suspects' Tim Sullivan, author of the DS Cross Thrillers 'I absolutely loved Bridges to Burn... had me hooked from beginning to end' Rachel Lynch, author of the DI Kelly Porter series 'Such a gripping police procedural and a superb cast of characters. I feel like Clare's team are old friends, and I can't wait to read more from the Mackay series' J.M. Hewitt, author of The Crew 'Marion Todd just gets better and better. This latest installment keeps the reader turning the pages to a breathless finale' Sheila Bugler, author of Black Valley Farm 'Pacy, thrilling and full of twists and turns... A genuinely brilliant whodunnit that oozes all the dread, mystery and excitement that we''ve come to expect from this series' Jonathan Whitelaw, author of The Bingo Hall Detectives ''Very human characters, superbly timed surprises and a masterfully plotted mystery... A page-turning success'' B P Walter, author of Notes on a Murder 'Sparkling prose and a nail-biting plot' Sarah Ward, author of The Birthday Girl 'Good storyline and engaging... hard to put down' ¿¿¿¿¿ Reader review 'This is the first book I have read by this author, and it certainly will not be the last. The story was well-crafted, gripping and quite brilliant. A brilliant police procedural' ¿¿¿¿¿ Reader review 'There are plenty of twists and red herrings to keep us on our toes. I love Marion''s style of writing. The storyline is gripping... I think this is the best book in the series, so far' ¿¿¿¿¿ Reader review 'Love the Claire Mackay novels. Great writing and premise. Amazing characters. Page-turner. Plenty of suspense to keep me guessing' ¿¿¿¿¿ Reader review

Get hooked by this brand-new, addictive thriller full of jaw-dropping twists and dark secrets. 'A rollercoaster ride that I couldn't put down ... I still needed to look over my shoulder even after checking that I'd locked all of my windows and doors' FIVE STAR Reader Review 'Wow. A five-star, edge-of-your-seat masterpiece ... I was left stunned' FIVE STAR Reader Review 'Suspenseful, jaw-dropping ... I devoured this book in one sitting' FIVE STAR Reader Review * * * * * Who is watching Nell Masters? Nell Masters is certain she's being watched. Every day she feels a prickling unease on her morning commute, silent phone calls echo in her office, and an extravagant bouquet arrives at her doorstep - no card, no clue. But Nell has reason to look over her shoulder. Because Nell has a secret... Fourteen years ago, Nell witnessed a young woman get into a stranger's car. When that woman was later found murdered, Nell became obsessed with finding the killer - a fixation that led her down a dangerous path. But has the hunter become the hunted? Or is there something even more deadly at play? Bestselling author B A Paris returns with a blistering thriller about secrets, identity and the shadows that haunt us, perfect for fans of The Family Friendand His and Hers. * * * * * Praise for B A Paris: 'A mesmeric, tense and twisting nightmare. Suffocating, controlled and hugely entertaining' Chris Whitaker 'The challenge is to separate dangerous reality from paranoia in this unsettling, pulse-racing tale' Louise Candlish 'Expertly plotted and compellingly told ... I raced through it' Harriet Tyce 'A rollercoaster ride, with plenty of twists' Observer 'B A Paris is a mistress at weaving family with fear, suspense and subterfuge' Jane Corry 'A powerful, beautifully crafted story that ratchets up the tension with every page and packs a huge emotional punch' T. M. Logan 'Packed with tension and nail-bitingly real, I couldn't put it down!' Lauren North 'B A Paris is a master storyteller, and WHEN I KILL YOU is a nerve-jangling rollercoaster of a thriller: pacey, twisty and propulsive' J P Delaney * * * * * Readers give WHEN I KILL YOU five stars! ' Dark, twisty and psychologically sharp, this was a real page-turner ' 'A tense, gripping thriller that's easy to get into and hard to put down' 'Kept me up all night ... I couldn't put it down ' 'A totally unpredictable rollercoaster ' 'I was hooked from the start and couldn't function until I got to the end!' ' Full of twists and so well-written ... B A Paris is a fabulous author but this is one of the best ' ' Creepy, suspenseful, addictive '

A twisty, chilling psychological thriller cum gothic ghost story set in a Victorian psychiatric home with a disturbing history, and someone set on revenge... LONGLISTED for the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize Number One Bestseller in Ebook 'Cements Holliday's position as one of the most gifted and entertaining psychological thriller writers in the business' Steve Cavanagh 'Saunters from creepy to genuinely terrifying ... I was completely unable to put it down' Elizabeth Haynes 'In the new wave of gothic novels, The Lingering is a stand-out triumph' Eva Dolan 'An atmospheric chiller of a book ... reminiscent of early James Herbert' Fiona Cummins Married couple Jack and Ali Gardiner move to a self-sufficient commune in the English Fens, desperate for fresh start. The local village is known for the witches who once resided there and Rosalind House, where the commune has been established, is a former psychiatric home, with a disturbing history. When Jack and Ali arrive, a chain of unexpected and unexplained events is set off, and it becomes clear that they are not all that they seem. As the residents become twitchy, and the villagers suspicious, events from the past come back to haunt them, and someone is seeking retribution... At once an unnerving mystery, a chilling thriller and a dark and superbly wrought ghost story, The Lingering is an exceptionally plotted, terrifying and tantalisingly twisted novel by one of the most exciting authors in the genre. 'Utterly beguiling and darkly sinister, this superb Gothic ghost tale is a brilliantly crafted rug puller' Lisa Howells, Heat Magazine 'A wonderful cross-over novel that ranges from taut psychological chiller to supernatural suspense ... Nail-biting stuff, superbly executed' Sunday Times 'Readers will find this contemporary gothic tale hard to put down' Publishers Weekly 'A thrilling, chilling, shocking tale, perfect if you take delight in an icy shiver scuttling down your spine' LoveReading 'Brilliantly chilling and perfectly paced' Anna Mazzola 'One of the most original ghost stories I have ever read' Cass Green 'Like Stephen King meets Thomas Harris' Derek Farrell 'A serious spine-chiller from an exceptional talent' Chris Whitaker 'Tense and chilling, with a creeping sense of unease' Neil Broadfoot 'Perfectly paced and guaranteed to cause you sleepless nights for all the right reasons. Fans of Susan Hill and Andrew Taylor, take note' David Mark 'Creepy, unsettling and all-consuming' Jenny Blackhurst 'Spooky, compelling and chilling' Jane Isaac 'Eerie and unsettling, with a bittersweet beauty' Fergus McNeill 'Unnerved me right from the start' June Taylor 'A perfect winter read' Lisa Gray 'An unsettling tale of haunting ... that lingers in the mind' Mason Cross 'A relentlessly unnerving mystery - like shuffling footsteps from a long-locked attic' Matt Wesolowski 'Gets under your skin and stays there' Quentin Bates 'The story is at the same time a locked room mystery, a chilling thriller and a dark and complex ghost story which has been described as both creepy and chilling' Mystery People