Do not – do not – leave the bookstore without buying this! It’s the story of a couple who, one night in London, have their lives torn apart when an intruder breaks into their home. It’s a night they never talk about. Until – years later – their attacker is caught. The Death of Us is a story of murder. Of survival. Of secrets. But most of all, of love. Written by Abigail Dean (remember the wonderful Girl A?) it was inspired by her long-held terror of home invasions … beautifully written, heartbreaking, it alternates between past and present and keeps you in suspense throughout. Trigger warning … rape. Hemlock Press
Here it is. The one you have to buy for book club this month. Broken Country is set in a small farming village in the Dorset countryside in England. It’s the story of Beth and her first love, Gabriel. Of Beth’s lovely husband Frank, and Gabriels troubled son, Leo. It’s the story of a murder, a first love, of choices. It alternates between past and present, and it keeps you in suspense from the first chapter to the last. Written by Clare Leslie Hall (who’s published two previous titles under her married name Clare Empson), it’s tense and heartbreaking, and just completely brilliant. John Murray
All she had to do was make it through night shift on Ward D – the hospital’s mental health unit. Freida McFadden’s contained room thriller is all locked doors and disappearing doctors and patients who’re restless. With close to two dozen thrillers under her belt, Freida’s mastered the scares … like the others, this one will keep you up all night! Poisoned Pen
Witnesses. CCTV. DNA. All the evidence is that Maggie’s husband is a murderer. Everything points to his guilt – bar the fact that he was with her … 400 miles away. Except for one single hour. Robert Rutherford’s The Missing Hour is a fast-paced, adrenaline-filled thriller … tense with a great twist. Hodder and Stoughton
In James Patterson and Adam Hamdy’s Private Dublin, a shooter opens fire at a star-studded LA movie premier. Jack Morgan, head of the world’s largest private detective agency, is there, his partner badly wounded. When the gunman escapes and flies to Dublin, Jack follows. And discovers this is more than one random act of violence. It was actually a targeted attempt on his life. You know what you’re going to get with a James Patterson book … a fast-paced, enjoyable thriller. Century
When a journalist is asked to help re-examine an unsolved, 30-year-old murder case, he agrees. Not only because the victim was also a journalist, but because he knows how important it is for the victim’s daughter to get answers. But people who’ve been keeping secrets for 30 years will do whatever it takes to protect them. Lies, deception, murder threats … Robert Gold’s Nine Hidden Lives is a terrific race-against-time thriller.
Colter Shaw is on a mission – to rescue a family swept away in a flood. But there’s more water coming, the clock is ticking, and Colter needs to find out if the flood is a natural occurrence or if there’s a more human element at work. Fast paced, loads of twists, we’re massive Jeffery Deaver fans and South of Nowhere doesn’t disappoint. Harper Collins Publishers
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