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Ben Kane The Falling Sword Orion, 20th February, pb, £7.99, 9781409173441 Get ready for the climax of the Roman invasion of Greece in bestseller Kane’s latest historical adventure in mass market paperback.
Ben Kane Lionheart Orion, 14th May, hb, £14.99, 9781409173472 Medieval adventures.
Serge Joncour, Jane Aitken (tr), Polly Mackintosh (tr) Wild Dog Gallic Books, 2nd April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781910477793 Story of an isolated house and two couples who inhabit it, 100 years apart, who find their fates entwined with the wild animals hidden in the surrounding hills.
Sadie Jones The Snakes Vintage, 20th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784708825 From the bestselling author of The Outcast, The Snakes is a shocking story of family secrets which holds the reader in its grip from start to unforgettable finish.
Tanen Jones The Better Liar Harvill Secker, 6th February, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781787301474 Clever and addictive literary thriller from a talented début author. Readers who loved Gone Girl or The Girls will love The Better Liar.
Naomi Joy Liars Aria, 9th July, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781838930684 Ava and Jade share a secret that could destroy them but who will crumble first?
Juris Jurjevics Play the Red Queen Soho Press, 11th February, hb, £23.99, 9781641291378 Posthumous masterwork by critically acclaimed author, storied publisher and Vietnam veteran.
Sheena Kamal No Going Back Zaffre Publishing, 2nd April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781785768446 From the author of Eyes Like Mine comes another suspense novel featuring Nora Watts, a woman as intriguing and kick-ass as Lisbeth Salander.
Lesley Kara Who Did You Tell? Corgi, 25th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780552175517 Every town has its secrets and Lesley Kara knows them all. By the author of The Rumour.
Alma Katsu The Deep Bantam Press, 5th March, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781787631342 Someone or something is haunting the Titanic. The Deep is the heart-stopping new supernatural chiller from the author of the acclaimed The Hunger.
Emma Kavanagh The Devil You Know Orion, 30th April, pb, £7.99, 9781409175032 The only way to catch a killer is to think like one. Another tense thriller by police psychologist Kavanagh.
Jonathan Kellerman The Museum of Desire Century, 6th February, hb, £14.99, 9781780899039 Four murders at a party.
Erin Kelly We Know You Know Hodder Paperback, 30th April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781444797305 Shocking psychological thriller about the secrets of the past and the sins of the present.
Lesley Kelly Murder at the Music Factory Sandstone Press, 23rd April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781912240937 Undercover agent gone rogue threatens to shoot a civil servant a day. As panic reigns, the Health Enforcement Team race against time to track him down.
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British Library Crime Classics Mary Kelly, Martin Edwards Vol 79: The Spoilt Kill British Library Publishing, 10th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780712353366 Within the clay tanks of a
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pottery company in 19502 Staffordshire, a body has been found. Industrial espionage and bitter murder in a brooding case for Inspector Nicholson.
Ronie Kendig Kings Falling Bethany House, 19th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780764231889 On a mission to recover the ancient Book of the Wars, Leif and his team are diverted by a proph- ecy foretelling sinister guardians who will deci- mate enemies of the ArC.
Tom Keneally, Meg Keneally The Power Game Point Blank, 20th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781786076878 Murder often comes with an easy scapegoat.
Gordon Kerr
The Partisan Heart Muswell Press, 5th March, pb, £8.99, 9781999313593 The Italian Resistance is fighting a bitter battle against German forces on the treacher- ous mountains of the Valtellina. Sandro Bellini falls in love with his Commander’s wife.
Philip Kerr Hitler’s Peace Quercus Publishing, 16th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781529404128 Never before published in the UK: a masterful alternative history thriller from the author of the Bernie Gunther novels.
Philip Kerr A Philosophical Investigation Quercus Publishing, 14th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529404203 Reissue of a terrifyingly prescient cult classic by the bestselling author.
Jessie Douglas Kerruish The Undying Monster Flame Tree 451, 15th April, pb, £6.99, 9781839641688 An unknown monster lurking in the misty pine forests plagues the Hammands and when Oliver is savagely attacked his sister must save him from madness or death.
Vaseem Khan Bad Day at the Vulture Club Mulholland Books, 19th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781473685383 In this new Baby Ganesh Agency tale, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate the death of one of Mumbai’s wealthiest citizens.
Olivia Kiernan If Looks Could Kill riverrun, 16th April, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781529401059 The third novel in Olivia’s Kiernan’s Dublin-set DCI Frankie Sheehan series.
Angie Kim Miracle Creek Hodder Paperback, 19th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529335415 Both a compelling page- turner and an excavation of identity and the desire for connection, Miracle Creek is an empathetic début from an exciting new voice.
Peter Kimani (ed) Nairobi Noir Cassava Republic Press, 4th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781913175009 Brings together some of Kenya’s most exciting and acclaimed writers in a celebration of noir writing played out on the streets of Nairobi.
T Kingfisher The Twisted Ones Titan Books, 17th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789093285 Award-winning author Ursula Vernon, writing as T Kingfisher, pres- ents a terrifying tale of hidden worlds and monstrous creations.
Stephen King If It Bleeds Hodder & Stoughton, 5th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781529391534 Four long stories, includ- ing a standalone sequel to bestseller The Outsider.
Joseph Knox The Sleepwalker Black Swan, 5th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784162184 Detective Aidan Waits must hunt down a contract killer before the killer gets to him first.
Jamil Jan Kochai 99 Nights in Logar Bloomsbury, 6th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781408898444 Laconic, sharp and play- ful, 99 Nights in Logar is a coming-of-age novel and a portrait of Afghani- stan like no other from an unforgettable new voice.
Emily Koch Keep Him Close Harvill Secker, 19th March, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781787301016 Alice keeps her identity secret when she befriends the mother of her son’s killer. A dark, psycho- logical drama about love, hate and forgiveness.
Snorri Kristjansson Council Jo Fletcher Books, 5th
March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781784298111 A murdered diplomat, planted evidence and a treacherous sister: once again, Helga Finnsdot- tir had better find the real killer quickly.
Mary Kubica The Other Mrs HQ Fiction, 5th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781848456730 A master of the psychological suspense genre, Kubica’s sixth novel is a taut thriller with a breathtaking twist.
Jean Kwok Searching for Sylvie Lee John Murray, 6th February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529398274 John Murray, 9th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529398281 Poignant and suspense- ful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three women in a Chinese immigrant family.
Joe R Lansdale
The Elephant of Surprise Mulholland Books, 5th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781473678101 The unlikely detective duo Hap and Leonard return in a brand new adventure from a master storyteller.
Joe R Lansdale More Better Deals Mulholland Books, 10th March, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781473678125 Edgar Award-winning author returns with the hard-boiled story of a no-nonsense car dealer ready to turn his life around.
Shari Lapena Someone We Know Corgi, 14th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780552174886 Latest thriller from queen of the one-sit read and author of The Couple Next Door.
Owen Laukkanen Deception Cove Mulholland Books, 28th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529309201 Story of survival and redemption.
Nina Laurin A Woman Alone Mulholland Books, 9th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529325539 From the bestselling author of Girl Last Seen and The Starter Wife.
Nick Kyme Sepulturum Black Library, 5th March, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781789990911 Nightmarish Warhammer Horror novel set in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar universe.
Camilla Lackberg The Gilded Cage HarperFiction, 1st April, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780008283728 Psychological thriller from the international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation.
David Lagercrantz, George Goulding The Girl Who Lived Twice MacLehose Press, 31st March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780857056399 The sixth in the Millennium series featuring the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. More than 100 million copies sold worldwide.
Laila Lalami The Other Americans Bloomsbury, 5th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781526606716 Mesmerising novel about family, love and buried grudges. “Subtle, wise and full of human- ity”—the Times.
Stephen Leather Slow Burn Hodder & Stoughton, 23rd July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781473671973 Explosive new thriller in the Spider Shepherd series.
Stephen Leather The Runner Hodder Paperback, 23rd July, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781529345193 Standalone thriller.
Tim Lebbon Eden Titan Books, 7th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789092936 From the author of The Silence comes a brand- new horror eco thriller.
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