Bestsellers
The latest books from your favourite crime authors
When picking our next read, we love to keep returning to those authors we know will never let us down, those who are always there with a gasp-out-loud plot twist, brilliantly done character arc, or a well-executed and suitably terrifying premise. If you want to stay up to date with the latest from the crime writing greats, here are the most recent novels from all of your favourite crime authors.
Lee Child’s latest book
The Secret by Lee Child and Andrew Child
The Secret by Lee Child and Andrew Child
Chicago, 1992. A man falls to his death from his hospital room, drawing the attention of the Secretary of Defence. It’s recently demoted Jack Reacher to the rescue, as he races against time – and office politics – to uncover a cold-blooded murder and a crime stretching back 23 years. But will he do it the official way, or his way?
Shari Lapena’s latest book
Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena
Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena
The addictive new read from Lapena is set in the idyllic small town of Stanhope – a place where family and community thrive. That is, until nine-year-old Avery is declared missing – just hours after she has accidentally uncovered her father’s affair. As the police begin their hunt, it’s clear that the neighbours are all harbouring secrets of their own, and that Stanhope is not quite the place it seems. But who took Avery and why? Nothing will prepare you for the truth.
Dorothy Koomson’s latest book
My Other Husband by Dorothy Koomson
My Other Husband by Dorothy Koomson
Cleo Forsum is the head writer for a beloved TV show of her own creation, The Baking Detective. Until one day people she knows start turning up dead – in exactly the same way as the characters on her TV show. Cleo knows she is being both framed and blackmailed, but she can’t confess to the police because then she’ll have to tell them about her other husband… Another nail-biting page-turner from the queen of the big reveal.
James Patterson’s latest book
12 Months to Live by James Patterson
12 Months to Live by James Patterson
As the best criminal defence attorney in all of the Hamptons, defending a client accused of a triple homicide is just another day at the office for Jane Smith. That is, until her research revives a cold-case of a series of murders – and she is diagnosed with a terminal disease and given just a year to live. Jane will not be deterred by her diagnosis, determined to win one of her toughest cases yet – unless one of her many enemies gets to her first.
Lisa Jewell’s latest book
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
Alix and Josie strike up an instant friendship the moment they meet, getting to know each other at the school gates whilst waiting for their children. Alix runs a successful podcast and hesitantly agrees to interview Josie for the show. As she researches her, she is drawn deeper and deeper into her mysterious past. Why does it feel as if Josie is so embedded in her life, and will she ever leave? Lisa Jewell’s books are all incredibly compulsive reads, but prepare to be completely hooked on this one…
Terry Hayes’ latest book
The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes
The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes
The wait is finally over and Terry Hayes, the bestselling author of I Am Pilgrim is finally back with his ground-breaking new thriller. As a Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, Kane is trained to know when to run, hide or shoot. But when he’s sent to the area where Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet, violence is the only way to survive. Whilst there he must lean on a man with vital information, until he meets an adversary who wants to take the world to the brink of destruction – a man with blood on his hands and vengeance in his heart.
Jo Nesbø’s latest book
Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo
The Killing Moon by Jo Nesbø
When two girls go missing from the same party, it’s the kind of case you only call Harry Hole for. But Harry is struck-off the force and down and out in LA, and nothing will entice him back to Oslo – until someone close to him is threatened. There is more to this case than meets the eye, and Harry must stop the body count rising as quick as he can. The Times called this ‘unbearably tense’ and we couldn’t agree more.
Claire Douglas’ latest book
The Woman Who Lied by Claire Douglas
The Woman Who Lied by Claire Douglas
Bestselling crime writer Emilia Ward lives with her husband and two kids in suburban London, getting stuck into penning the tenth novel in her detective Miranda Moon series. However, her life is soon to take a terrifying turn when someone turns up dead in the same way as one of the characters in her novel. Why is someone doing this and how do they know what she is writing? She must find out before someone closer to home gets hurt. Another masterful outing from this beloved crime author.
Richard Osman’s latest book
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
The fourth novel in this record-breaking bestselling series is another fabulously fun caper from the Thursday Murder Club gang that everyone has come to know and love. Word reaches the gang that one of their old friends in the antiques business has been killed, and a mysterious and very valuable package stolen from him. Joyce, Ron, Elizabeth and Ibrahim find themselves drawn into the world of fraudsters, fakes and drug deals, as they try and uncover the truth – but has their luck finally run out, and who will be the last devil to die?
Donna Leon’s latest book
So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon
So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon
The latest instalement in Leon’s Commissario Brunetti series sees Guido trying to solve the murder of an undocumented Sri Lankan immigrant whose body is discovered in one of Venice’s canals. Without any official paperwork to follow, he must turn to the locals – who knew the victim well and who know Venice better than anyone. His investigation will lead him through the city, where he stumbles upon something that transports him back to his own student days, causing him to reflect on lost ideals and Italian politics and history.
Andrea Mara’s latest book
No One Saw A Thing by Andrea Mara
No One Saw a Thing by Andrea Mara
Two little girls jump onto a crowded tube carriage. Only one gets off.
Their mother frantically begins the search to look for her second daughter, but answers are not forthcoming – someone is not telling her the truth and the longer the search continues, the harder she’ll be to find. Cleverly done and utterly compelling, the opening chapters of this will have you completely hooked.
Cara Hunter’s latest book
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
This next one is perfect fodder for the true crime fanatic. In a case that gripped the nation, Luke Ryder was killed in his back garden, leaving behind a widow and three stepchildren. At the time, no one saw anything and the murder was never solved. Years later, a group of true crime experts re-examine the case for their TV show and are ready to reveal the secrets live on camera. But do the team know more than they’re letting on? This is an addictive read, and you’ll be racing to solve the case before they do.
Ashley Audrain’s latest book
The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
Ashley Audrain burst onto the crime-writing scene with her explosive and shocking debut novel, The Push. Her next offering is a fantastically plotted novel set on a suburban street, following three women after one of their sons falls out of a window and winds up in a coma. As they wait to see if he will wake up – and just what he’ll remember when he does – neighbours gather, whispers swirl and secrets begin to spill. . .
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