ADVENTURE, CRIME & HORROR
Ali Carter A Trick of the Light Point Blank, 4th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781786077684 Society sleuth Susie Mahl is back for another mysterious adventure.
Chris Carter Hunting Evil Simon & Schuster, 19th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781471179556 For three years, Lucien has thought only of carry- ing out vengeance upon the person responsible for imprisoning him. That person is his old friend and college roommate, Detective Robert Hunter.
Chris Carter Written in Blood Simon & Schuster, 28th May, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781471179570 When Angela pickpockets a rude patron’s bags to teach him a lesson, the worst nightmare of her life begins.
Will Carver Hinton Hollow Death Trip Orenda Books, 9th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913193300 Five days in the history of a small rural town, visited and infected by darkness, are recounted by Evil itself. High-concept thriller from the author of Good Samaritans.
Jane Casey
The Cutting Place HarperFiction, 1st April, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780008149086 In the new thriller from an award-winning author, DS Maeve Kerrigan finds herself in a world of wealth and ruthless behaviour when she investigates a young journalist’s murder.
Steve Cavanagh Fifty-fifty Orion, 25th June, pb, £7.99, 9781409185864 Two sisters accuse each other of murder at their trial. New novel from the bestselling author of Thirteen and Twisted.
Steve Cavanagh The Liar Orion, 20th February, pb, £8.99, 9781409194514 Must-read for fans of Lee Child, John Grisham and Michael Connelly. Combin- ing action and ingenious plotting, The Liar is a brilliant legal thriller.
Ray Celestin The Mobster’s Lament Pan, 19th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781509838967 Both a gripping crime novel and a vivid portrait of 1940s New York as the mob rises to the height of its powers.
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Diane Chamberlain Secret Lives Headline Review, 4th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781472271303 Unputdownable page- turner of shadows and secrets from a Sunday Times bestselling author.
Diane Chamberlain Fire and Rain Headline Review, 4th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781472271341 Twisting tale of rumours and old ghosts.
Diane Chamberlain Reflection Headline Review, 4th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781472271365 Compelling story of intrigue and secrets.
Diane Chamberlain The Escape Artist Headline Review, 4th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781472271402 Secrets and lies in a small town.
JoAnn Chaney As Long As We Both Shall Live Pan, 28th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781509824267 Grieving husband or cold-blooded killer? Chaney examines the dark side of marriage in this startling thriller.
Julia Chapman Date With Danger Pan, 2nd April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529006827 Fifth novel in Chapman’s cosy Dales Detectives mystery series featuring Samson O’Brien and Delilah Metcalfe.
Tom Chatfield This is Gomorrah Hodder Paperback, 6th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781473681392 Set in the technological underbelly of the 21st century, This is Gomorrah is an ultra-modern thriller for fans of I Am Pilgrim and James Swallow.
Lee Child Blue Moon Bantam Press, 2nd April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780857503633 The bloodiest Jack Reacher thriller yet and the highest body count in the series. If you thought Jack Reacher had limits, Blue Moon will prove you wrong.
Alys Clare
The Indigo Ghosts Severn House, 28th February, hb, eb, £20.99, 9780727890276 Gabriel Taverner uncov- ers a series of shock- ing secrets aboard a naval ship in this compelling histori- cal mystery set in early 17th-century England.
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Fiction
Cassandra Clark The Hour of the Fox Severn House, 28th February, hb, eb, £20.99, 9780727889584 Brother Chandler is called in to investigate the death of a novice in this thrilling new Rodric Chandler historical mystery set in late 14th-century London.
Angela Clarke Seven Mulholland Books, 23rd July, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781473681637 The average number of male sexual partners a woman has over a lifetime is seven. What if someone started killing yours?
Ann Cleeves The Long Call Pan, 20th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781509889600 Bestselling author of the Shetland and Vera series, Cleeves returns with the first in a new series set in north Devon and featuring Detective Matthew Venn.
Karen Cleveland Keep You Close Corgi Books, 4th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780552174800 FBI agent Steph Maddox never expected to be investigating her own son. Hotly anticipated new thriller from Cleveland.
Harlan Coben The Boy From the Woods Random House Audio, 19th March, audiobook, £16, 9781473576131 Century, 19th March, hb, £20, 9781529123821 Arrow Books, 23rd July, pb, £8.99, 9781787462977 New from the interna- tional bestselling author, described by Dan Brown as “the modern master of the hook and twist”.
Colleen Coble One Little Lie Tomas Nelson, 16th April, pb, £8.99, 9780785228448 It started with one little lie. But Jane Hardy will do everything in her power to uncover the truth in this gripping new romantic suspense.
Martina Cole No Mercy Headline Book Publishing, 25th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781472249449 The must-read paperback of the summer from the Queen of Crime.
Wilkie Collins, Judith John The Woman in White Flame Tree Publishing, 15th March, hb, £9.99, 9781839641527 Based on a real case, Collins weaves an intriguing tale of mystery,
asylums and mistaken identity that continues to grip the sophisticated modern reader. New glossary and biography.
Wilkie Collins The Moonstone Flame Tree 451, 15th April, pb, £8.99, 9781839641695 Transported from the temples of India to Victo- rian England, this is a tale that twists between death, drugs, mystery and misdirection by the master of detective fiction.
SERIES
Layer Cake JJ Connolly Vol 1: Layer Cake—20th Anniversary Edition Duckworth, 11th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780715653647 Layer cake (n): a metaphor for the murky layers of the criminal world. Features new author content. Vol 2: Viva La Madness 9780715653654 Darkly comic, fast-paced and full of twists, Viva la Madness is packed with sex, scams, drugs and enough dirty money to fill a few offshore bank accounts.
SERIES
Charlie Parker John Connolly A Book of Bones Hodder Paperback, 6th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781473641990 Parker fears no evil. But evil fears him . . . The Dirty South Hodder & Stoughton, 16th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781529398298 Series prequel reveals the birth of a hunter.
Liv Constantine The Wife Stalker HarperFiction, 28th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008363833 From the author of The Last Mrs Parrish comes an exciting new psychological thriller with a twist you’ll never see coming.
Simon Conway The Stranger Hodder & Stoughton, 19th March, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529324280 Sweeps readers onward at white-knuckle pace, riding alongside a killer from our deepest nightmares and in Jude Lyon, an MI6 agent who is both ruthless and vulnerable.
Julie Corbin I Tell a Lie Mulholland Books, 11th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781473663244 New from the author of the bestselling What Goes Around.
Jane Corry I Made a Mistake Penguin, 25th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780241984659 You didn’t mean to do it. It was only once. But someone has to pay . . ..
Helen Cox
A Body in the Bookshop Quercus, 19th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529402230 Second Kitt Hartley Yorkshire mystery sees the sleuthing librarian discover there are some books people will die for.
Helen Cox Murder on the Moorland Quercus, 19th March, hb, eb, £20.99, 9781529402278 25th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529402285 Cosy mystery set on the picturesque York- shire Moors. For fans of Faith Martin, Betty Rowlands and LJ Ross.
Gioacchino Criaco Black Souls Soho Press, 4th February, pb, £8.99, 9781641291286 Modern Italian classic about Calabrian organised crime makes its English-language debut.
Victoria Cribb (tr), Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir The Creak on the Stairs Orenda Books, 14th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913193041 When a woman’s body is discovered in a lighthouse in the Icelandic town of Akranes, investigators discover shocking secrets in her past. First in a chilling new series.
Elle Croft Like Mother, Like Daughter Orion, 9th July, pb, £7.99, 9781409187233 How far would you go to reveal the truth about your own family?
Morgan Cry 31 Bones Birlinn, 9th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781846975394 Perfect summer read for crime fans, this thriller is set on Spain’s Costa Blanca with a colourful cast of doublecrossing characters.
Valerie Tong Cuong, Maren Baudet-Lackner The Lies I Never Told You Hodder Paperback, 23rd July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529373288 A split-second decision will change everything in this tense, exciting page-turner.
Alex Dahl Playdate Head of Zeus, 9th July, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781789544077 Lucia went home from school for a playdate with Josie. Next morning, when Lucia’s dad arrived to pick her up, the house was empty. No furniture, no family, no Lucia.
Nadia Dalbuono The Devil Scribe, 12th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781911617945 Leone Scamarcio inves- tigates the murder of a boy suffering demonic possession. Final instal- ment of the top-selling Scamarcio series.
Paula Daly Clear My Name Corgi Books, 20th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780552174244 What if you were innocent, even when proven guilty? Bestselling author returns with her latest thought-provoking domestic thriller.
Luca D’Andrea, Howard Curtis and Katherine Gregor Sanctuary MacLehose Press, 11th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780857058690 A woman on the run from her mobster husband finds sanctuary with a mountain hunter haunted by his own demons.
Ethan Cross I Am the Night Head of Zeus, 24th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781838930943 Marcus Williams and Fran- cis Ackerman Jr are both killers. But while Williams is tortured by the deaths he has caused, Ackerman takes pleasure in them.
Sarah Davis-Goff Last Ones Left Alive Tinder Press, 20th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781472255235 For fans of The End We Start From and Station 11 a brilliantly original imag- ining of a young woman’s journey to discover her true identity, set in a post- apocalyptic Ireland.
Lindsey Davis The Grove of the Caesars Hodder & Stoughton, 2nd April, hb, eb, £20,
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