ADVENTURE, CRIME & HORROR
in common: each death bears an eerie similarity to the crimes depicted in classic mystery novels.
David Swinson Trigger Mulholland Books, 20th February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781473618244 Third in the Frank Marr series. For fans of Mark Billingham and Jeffery Deaver.
JC Sterns The Oubliette Black Library, 6th February, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781789990331 Chilling Warhammer Horror novel set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Do you dare cross the threshold of the Oubliette?
Julian Stockwin To the Eastern Seas Hodder Paperback, 11th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781473698727 Twenty-second novel in Stockwin’s Thomas Kydd series.
Mats Strandberg The Home Jo Fletcher Books, 14th May, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781529402162 Eerie story about love, friendship and the greatest fear of all: losing control of ourselves.
Dylan Struzan A Bloody Business Hard Case Crime, 14th April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781785657733 The real story, unvarnished and uncensored, of the Mob’s rise to power during Prohibition.
James Swallow Rogue Zaffre Publishing, 23rd July, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781838770556 Pulse-pounding thriller of betrayal and survival in a world where those in power are the biggest threat to us all. By the author of Nomad.
Peter Swanson Before She Knew Him Faber & Faber, 6th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780571340675 From the author of The Kind Worth Killing comes a novel as coruscating and surprising as Patricia Highsmith and Ira Levin at their best.
Peter Swanson Rules for Perfect Murders Faber & Faber, 5th March, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780571342358 A series of unsolved murders with one thing
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Sam Sykes Seven Blades in Black Gollancz, 20th February, pb, £12.99, 9781473218246 For fans of Nicholas Eames, Scott Lynch and Brandon Sanderson, this is a fast-paced fantasy adventure from an author who has won high praise from Robin Hobb.
Vanda Symon Containment Orenda Books, 5th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913193195 Young Dunedin police officer Sam Shephard is drawn into a perplex- ing investigation when a series of shipping contain- ers wash up on a sleepy New Zealand beach and unexplained deaths ensue.
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James Marwood & Cat Lovett Andrew Taylor Taylor transports us back to the danger- ous court of Charles II. Vol 3: The King’s Evil HarperFiction, 6th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008119195
paradise turns into a nightmare when they’re stranded on a Thai island and each have to face their very worst fears.
Joe Thomas Bent Arcadia Books, 30th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781911350736 Explosive story of the rise and fall of SAS commando and notorious detective sergeant Harold “Tanky” Challenor.
Russ Thomas Firewatching Simon & Schuster, 20th February, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781471180927 For fans of Adrian McKinty, Sharon Bolton, Ian Rankin and Broad- church. Tyler must solve a case to which he is inex- tricably linked or his city will burn to the ground.
Carlene Thompson Praying for Time Severn House, 31st March, hb, eb, £20.99, 9780727889843 The past comes back to haunt success- ful actress Vanessa Everly in this twisty psychological thriller.
Lesley Thomson Death of a Mermaid Head of Zeus, 7th May, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781788549714 Freddy left her home years ago swearing never to return. But now she’s back in her hometown helping her brothers manage the family fishmonger when an old friend goes missing.
Tom Threadgill Collision of Lies Revell, 4th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780800736507 San Antonio detective Amara Alvarez finds out that a tragic accident involving a school bus full of kids was not what it seemed. One of the chil- dren may still be alive.
Vol 4: The Last Protector HarperFiction, 23rd March, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780008325510
CL Taylor Strangers HarperCollins, 2nd April, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780008222468 The master of suspense is back. Prepare yourself for the latest heart-in-mouth rollercoaster ride from the Sunday Times bestseller.
CL Taylor The Island HQ, 11th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008240592 For six teenagers,
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Mark Timlin Reap the Whirlwind Te Crime & Mystery Club, 19th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780857303790
Poor old Nick Sharman may be dead and gone but there’s still life left in the old dog yet as Timlin shows in these stories about his memorable detective.
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Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries Charles Todd Vol 21: The Black Ascot William Morrow, 19th March, pb, £9.99, 9780062678751 Scotland Yard detective’s personal and professional lives collide.
Vol 22: A Divided Loyalty William Morrow, 19th March, hb, £20, 9780062905536 Rutledge is assigned one of the most baffling investigations of his career—a cold murder case with an unidentified victim.
Mark Townsend The Traitor’s Child Top Hat Books, 26th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781789043754 A brother, an orphan, a refugee and a trai- tor separated by time and circumstance, and one dark secret that links them all.
Peter Tremayne, Caroline Lennon Blood in Eden Headline Book Publishing, 5th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781472238764 The 30th mystery in Peter Tremayne’s long- standing and much- loved series featuring 7th-century Irish super- sleuth Sister Fidelma.
SK Tremayne The Assistant HarperFiction, 14th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008309558 Chilling London-set psychological thriller with a killer contem- porary hook.
Paul Tremblay Survivor Song Titan Books, 7th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781785657863 From the author of Disappearance at Devil’s Rock and A Head Full of Ghosts.
Robin Triggs Human Resources Flame Tree Press, 28th June, pb, £9.95, 9781787584921 Anders is chief of security. Following a murder, it is his job to find the killer. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse ensues.
Catherine Trimby The Cowrie Beach Matador, 28th March, pb, £7.50, 9781838593209 Jenny never forgot the day on the beach when she found the body. She hid the memory away as she did the ruby ring she discovered half- buried nearby.
MJ Trow The Reckoning Crème de la Crime, 31st March, hb, eb, £20.99, 9781780291291 Inaugural performance of Christopher Marlowe’s controversial new play is marred by sudden, violent death in this lively 16th-century mystery.
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Te Constable Twitten Mysteries Lynne Truss
The Man That Got Away Raven Books, 9th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781408890578 In the second instalment of this joyfully quirky series, a detective trio investigates the murder of a hapless romantic, an aristocratic conman and a dodgy Brighton nightspot. Murder by Milk Bottle Raven Books, 9th July, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781526609793 Charming series set in 1950s Brighton has the detectives investigating a case with a most curious murder weapon.
Various Footsteps in the Dark Short Stories Flame Tree Publishing, 15th May, hb, £20, 9781839641879 Dedicated to that ominous strain of horror that sends a shiver down the spine, this anthology gathers stories from a rich tradition of genre writing from classic and contemporary authors.
Sarah Vaughan Little Disasters Simon & Schuster, 2nd April, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781471165030 Liz and Jess have been friends since they started their families. But soon Liz is forced to question everything she thought she knew.
Paul Vidich The Coldest Warrior No Exit Press, 27th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780857303332 A CIA officer delves into a cold case from the 1950s with fatal consequences. Inspired by the unbelievable true story of the author’s uncle as told in Netflix’s Wormwood.
Jem Tugwell No Signal Serpentine Books, 4th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781916022331 Is it too late for our world? Another gripping near- future techno-thriller.
Harriet Tyce Lies You Told Wildfire, 11th June, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781472252784 Shocking, dark and addictive, this is the compulsive new psychological thriller from the author of Blood Orange.
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Anathemas Black Library, 5th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789990508 Third Warhammer Horror anthology. Explore the darker side of the 41st Millennium and the Mortal Realms, with tales of psychological torment, visceral horror and the supernatural.
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Bodies in the Library Short Stories Flame Tree Publishing, 15th May, hb, £20, 9781839641862 Collection packed with amateur detectives solv- ing mysterious murders, suspicious butlers and terrifying encounters by a mix of classic and contemporary writers.
Emma Viskic Darkness for Light Pushkin Vertigo, 5th March, pb, £8.99, 9781782275435 Caleb Zelic can’t hear you but he can see everything. The latest pulsating thriller in the Caleb Zelic series.
Tim Waggoner The Forever House Flame Tree Press, 26th March, pb, £9.95, 9781787583184 In Rockridge, a sinister family moves into a sleepy cul-de-sac. The Eldreds feed on the negative emotions of humans, creating nightmarish realms within their house to entrap their prey.
Martyn Waites The Sinner Zaffre Publishing, 6th February, pb, £7.99, 9781785765520 Tense thriller from the “master of sinister” (Angela Clarke). For fans of Chris Carter.
Martin Walker The Body in the Castle Well Quercus Publishing, 5th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781786485779 Twelfth case for Bruno, Dordogne chief of police.
Martin Walker A Shooting at Chateau Rock Quercus Publishing, 11th June, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781787477681
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