ADVENTURE, CRIME & HORROR SERIES
Adventure, crime & horror
Rachel Abbott The Murder Game Wildfire, 16th April, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781472254948 Goosebump-tense psychological thriller that will have readers compulsively turning the pages. If you love Clare Mackintosh and Lisa Jewell, this is for you.
Lauren Acampora The Paper Wasp riverrun, 5th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529401028 Seductive, suspenseful story of female friendship, obsession and twisted betrayal, set against the feverish backdrop of contemporary Hollywood.
RG Adams Allegation riverrun, 11th June, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529404661 An evil monster exposed? Or an innocent father condemned? A young social worker hunts the truth in the light of a high-profile allegation.
Jussi Adler-Olsen Victim 2117 Quercus Publishing, 5th March, hb, eb, £20, 9781786486172 A master of the Nordic thriller returns with the eighth instalment of the gripping Depart- ment Q series.
Maria Adolfsson Doggerland: Deception Zaffre Publishing, 16th April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781785768378 Ann Cleeves meets Håkan Nesser in this Nordic noir debut.
Stefan Ahnhem X Ways to Die Head of Zeus, 7th May, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781786694645 To enter Ahnhem’s world, with its interwoven plot- lines and sprawling cast of characters, is to put yourself in the hands of a master storyteller.
Carter Ali
Dead Girls Don’t Cry Matador, 28th May, pb, £9.99, 9781838593391 In this sequel to Blood List’, DCI Harry Long- bridge heads for New York in pursuit of a psychotic female serial killer.
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Rhona MacLeod Lin Anderson Time for the Dead Pan, 19th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781509866243 Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod travels to the Isle of Skye to heal old wounds in the 14th novel in Anderson’s forensic crime series. Driftnet 2nd April, 9781529024739 First novel in the series. Torch 2nd April, 9781529024760 The forensics expert joins an investigation to apprehend a terri- fying arsonist on the streets of Edinburgh. Deadly Code 14th May, 9781529024777 A sinister discovery is found on the Isle of Skye. Dark Flight 14th May, 9781529024791 When a young boy goes missing, MacLeod is called in to investigate a chilling series of clues left behind. Easy Kill 11th June, 9781529024814 A manhunt tries to track down the killer behind a series of murders in Glasgow. Final Cut 11th June, 9781529024838 MacLeod is called in to investigate when a badly burned body is found in a skip. The Reborn 9th July, 9781529024852 A terrifying killer who leaves a trail of dolls is on the loose and the scientist joins the investigation. Picture Her Dead 9th July, 9781529024876 When a young photogra- pher goes missing while visiting a derelict Glasgow cinema, MacLeod steps in to track her down.
MJ Arlidge All Fall Down Orion, 11th June, hb, £12.99, 9781409188407 DI Helen Grace, a woman with a track record in hunting killers, must find the murderer who always seems to be one step ahead of the police and the victims.
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British Library Tales of the Weird Mike Ashley (ed) Vol 17: Queens of the Abyss British Library Publishing, 11th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780712353915 Anthology highlights the instrumental contributions made by women writers to the weird tale, reviving the lost authors of early pulps and including unexpected stories from more familiar names.
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Claire Askew What You Pay For Hodder Paperback, 2nd April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781473673113 Dedicated cop Helen Birch faces a terrible choice— family or justice?—in the gripping second novel from the author of All The Hidden Truths.
Heine Bakkeid I Will Miss You Tomorrow Raven Books, 28th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781526610744 When you go searching for your demons, what happens when you find them? The start of a brilliant new character- led crime series, perfect for fans of Will Dean.
David Baldacci A Minute to Midnight Pan, 9th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781509874484 Featuring Atlee Pine, FBI Special Agent.
David Baldacci Untitled Macmillan, 16th April, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781509874514 Featuring Amos Decker, FBI consultant.
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King and Maxwell David Baldacci Simple Genius Pan, 16th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529019179 First Family 9781529019186 No information at time of going to press. King and Maxwell 9th July, 9781529019209 She’s trained to kill. He’s beaten the best. This time all bets are off.
David Baldacci The Sixth Man Pan, 9th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529019193 Heart-racing thriller from the international bestselling author.
David Baldacci One Good Deed Pan, 19th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529027501 Historical crime novel set in 1949 follows an ex-soldier just released from prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
Alex Barclay I Confess HarperFiction, 1st April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008272999 When a group of child- hood friends are reunited at a remote inn they discover a body and face a shocking realisation: a killer is among them.
Linwood Barclay Elevator Pitch HQ, 20th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008332037
JS Barnes Dracula’s Child Titan Books, 12th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789093391 Capturing the voice, tone, style and characters of Bram Stoker’s original classic, yet maintaining a modern sensibility, this novel is perfect for fans of Dracula and contemporary horror.
Kerry Barnes The Rules HQ, 28th May, pb, £7.99, 9780008336486 Holed up in prison, Mike Regan is offered a deal—his freedom in exchange for taking down a dangerous drug gang.
Jessica Barry Look for Me Harvill Secker, 6th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784709471 Heart-stopping and addictive, this thriller explores the deep and complex bond between mothers and daughters.
Jessica Barry Don’t Turn Around Harvill Secker, 11th June, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781787301115 A gut-wrenching, psychologically intense thriller that will keep the reader on the edge of the seat. Perfect for fans of Lisa Gardner and Clare Mackintosh.
Belinda Bauer Exit
International bestsell- ing author returns with a blistering thriller about a serial killer who hijacks elevators in New York and plunges the city into chaos.
Olivier Barde-Cabucon, Louise Lalaurie Rogers (tr) The Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths Pushkin Vertigo, 2nd April, pb, £8.99, 9781782276234 Everyone has secrets, even the king. When a gruesomely mutilated body is found on the doorstep of the Versailles Palace, the Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths is called.
Bantam Press, 9th July, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781787630956 75-year-old Felix Pink is about to find out that it’s never too late for things to go horribly wrong. The sensational new novel from the bestselling author of Snap.
Bradley Beaulieu When Jackals Storm the Walls Gollancz, 23rd July, pb, £14.99, 9781473223639 Fifth in the epic sword- and-sandals fantasy series of mystery, proph- ecy and death within the ancient walled city of Sharakhai, home to the Twelve Kings.
Haylen Beck Lost You Vintage, 7th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784705879 A mother searches desperately for her lost little boy. For fans of Lisa Jewell, Shari Lapena and Cara Hunter.
Gary Bell Beyond Reasonable Doubt Raven Books, 19th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781526606150 Start of a thrilling new legal series, ideal for fans of Robert Galbraith and The Secret Barrister and written by an acclaimed QC.
Alison Belsham Her Last Breath Trapeze, 6th February, pb, £8.99, 9781409182672 International bestselling author returns with a new chapter in the Sullivan and Mullins series, which has been optioned for television.
Lina Bengtsdotter For the Dead Orion, 20th February, pb, £8.99, 9781409179382 Second page-turning novel from the new Swed- ish queen of crime fiction. DI Charlie Lager returns to investigate a long- buried disappearance.
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British Library Science Fiction Classics EF Benson, Mike Ashley Vol 14: The Outcast And Other Dark Tales British Library Publishing, 19th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780712353861 Benson’s “spook stories” pushed the boundar- ies of the ghost tradition by exploring previously out-of-bounds settings.
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Cotton Malone Steve Berry Vol 14: The Malta Exchange Hodder Paperback, 20th
February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529346992 A deadly race for the Vati- can’s oldest secret fuels the latest international Cotton Malone thriller. Vol 15: The Warsaw Protocol Hodder & Stoughton, 25th February, hb, eb, £17.99, 9781529390919 One by one the seven precious relics of the Arma Christi are disap- pearing from sanctuar- ies across the world.
Simon Berthon A Time to Lie HQ, 11th June, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780008214463 Smart, fast-paced political thriller for fans of Frank Gardner and Mick Herron.
Parker Bilal The Heights Black Torn, 25th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781838850807 Second book in the Crane and Drake series.
Rachael Blok The Scorched Earth Head of Zeus, 4th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781788548052 Set in an English village at the height of the 2018 heatwave. Ana must prove her boyfriend’s innocence in the wake of his brother’s murder.
Sharon Bolton The Split Trapeze, 30th April, hb, £12.99, 9781409174196 Nail-biting new crime thriller from the author of The Craftsman.
Katarzyna Bonda Girl at Midnight Hodder Paperback, 20th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781473630451 Sensational million- copy-seller in Poland, Girl at Midnight is a page-turning drama.
Barbara Bourland Fake Like Me riverrun, 30th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781786486455 A twisted play on a psychological thriller about obsession and identity, from the satiri- cal author of I’ll Eat When I’m Dead.
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