Adventure, Crime & Horror
Matthew Harffy Wolf of Wessex Head of Zeus, 10th September, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035927289
AD 838. Deep in the forests of Anglo-Saxon England, Dunston’s solitary existence is shattered when he stumbles on a mutilated corpse.
Nick Harkaway The Taper Man Viking, 22nd October, hb, eb, £22, 9780241795309
Bestselling take on George Smiley is back and this time the spymaster is on the trail of a traitor right at the top of American intelligence.
Jane Harper Last One Out Pan, 28th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781035033997
Immersive standalone crime novel reveals the truth about what happened to a young man who vanished five years ago in a small Australian town.
Carmel Harrington The Nowhere Girls Headline Review, 13th August, pb, £9.99, 9781035421459
Suspenseful story about two abandoned sisters.
Carmel Harrington The Stopping Place Headline Review, 28th January, hb, £22, 9781035438914
A trip to France turns into a nightmare for two best friends in this tension- filled psychological thriller from the author of The Nowhere Girls.
Rachel Harrison Kiss Slay Replay Titan Books, 8th September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781835419458
Every wedding guest’s worst nightmare is on repeat in this monstrous, time-loop horror story about love, loss and moving on.
Robert Harris Agrippa Hutchinson Heinemann, 27th August, hb, eb, £22, 9781529154412
Penguin, audiofile, £16, 9781804957714
Charts the rise of Augustus through the eyes of Agrippa in an exploration of power, betrayal and friendship in Ancient Rome.
N J Hatton Truth Will Out Hera Books, 10th September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781835985403
DK Audio Canelo, audiofile, £16, 9780241836033
When a solicitor is involved in an accident while rushing his pregnant wife to hospital
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he is forced into a web of deception.
Scott Hawkins Blacktail Tor Nightfire, 3rd September, hb, eb, £22, 9781037417153
Watership Down for the apocalypse. A wolf sets out on an epic journey of revenge.
Mavis Doriel Hay, Martin Edwards The Santa Klaus Murder British Library, 14th October, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780712369466
Glittering hardback edition of a classic country-house mystery, published to celebrate 10 years of continuing success.
Margrét Helgadóttir (ed) Nordic Nightmares Solaris, 22nd October, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781837868575
Modern horror fiction by 20 voices from across Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Deena Helm Our Cut of Salt Little, Brown, 22nd September, hb, eb, £22, 9780356529424
From a bold new Palestinian voice comes an unflinching take on the haunted house novel. For fans of The Only Good Indians and The Haunting of Hill House.
Alta Hensley They Know If You’ve Been Bad or Good
Avon a, 24th September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780063569621
There is no escaping the holiday spirit in this forced-proximity, why-choose, Christmas stalker romance. Sequel to He Knows When You’re Awake.
Mick Herron Watch the Quiet Snow Baskerville, 22nd October, hb, £22, 9781399838771
pb, eb, £16.99, 9781399838986 Novellas set in the world of Slough House republished in one volume for the first time.
Keigo Higashino, Alexander O Smith (tr) The Dark Magician
Tuttle, 29th October, pb, £12.99, 9784805320563
Brand-new whodunnit from author of The Devotion of Suspect X.
Liam Higginson The Hill in the Dark Grove Picador, 1st October, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781035069446
For fans of Claire Fuller’s Unsettled Ground this is a story of love and survival played out
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among the mountains of North Wales.
Charlie Higson King Zero Michael Joseph, 24th September, hb, eb, £22, 9780241799710
From the multimillion- selling author of the Young Bond series.
Sarah Hilary The Drowning Place Harvill, 28th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529961744
First in a standout crime series for fans of Vera, Broadchurch and Happy Valley.
Jennifer Hillier Heart of Glass Corvus, 27th August, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781805466819
Smart and spiky work from a writer who is still under the radar despite selling in excess of one million books.
Tom Hindle
A Body in the Pyramid Century, 28th January, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781529970906
Film shoot takes a deadly turn in this murder mystery.
Andrew Holmes Final Lap Wildfire, 5th November, pb, £10.99, 9781035435227
Female Formula 1 driver uncovers a deadly conspiracy at the highest levels of the sport.
Richard House, Stuart Wilson The Kills
Picador, 8th October, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035091522
Astonishing landmark novel in four books. The Kills is both a political thriller and a bravura literary performance, republished under the Picador Collection brand.
Cledwyn Hughes The Inn Closes for Christmas
Baskerville, 5th November, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781399827676
Lost classic from a master of Celtic noir. CE Hulse
Vivian Dies Again Viper, 28th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781805226291
How to Solve Your Own Murder meets The Seven Deaths of Evelyn
Hardcastle.Genre- bending time-loop.
Noelle W Ihli The Thicket Pan, 8th October, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781035080083
Haunted by her brother’s death at a Halloween carnival,
Norah faces her guilt and fears as she returns to the scene.
Nneoma Ike-Njoku The Water House Scribner, 14th January, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781398542075
Fresh take on a Gothic tale where a young Nigerian woman returns to the family mansion where her brother died.
Claude Izner, Jennifer Higgins (tr) The Riddle of the Black Unicorn Pushkin Vertigo, 27th August, pb, £10.99, 9781805335955
Bookselling amateur sleuth Victor Legris tackles his next case in belle-époque Paris.
Maxim Jakubowski (ed) Merry Murders on Bedford Square No Exit Press, 22nd October, hb, £16.99, 9781835016602
New crime stories based around Christmas from authors published by Bedford Square.
Peter James Absolute Proof Pan, 10th September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781035099542
A race against time to solve the greatest mystery of all.
Peter James Untitled Macmillan, 22nd October, hb, eb, £22, 9781529090116
Roy Grace is back.
JA Jance The Girl From Devil’s Lake William Morrow, 22nd October, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780063252646
Arizona County Sheriff Joanna Brady solves her biggest case yet.
Sebastien Japrisot, Helen Weaver (tr) The Lady in the Car With Glasses and a Gun Pushkin Vertigo, 8th October, pb, £10.99, 9781805336372
Classic psychological thriller from cult French noir writer.
Quintin Jardine Kill List Headline, 19th November, hb, £22, 9781035419982
Thrilling new outing in in the acclaimed Bob Skinner series.
Dominic Jay Nightingales Circa Press, 14th September, hb, £19.95, 9781911422440
Roman-a-clef set in 1994 explores contrasting cultures and different social tribes as it follows a former nightclub hostess as her world is turned upside down.
Jack Jewers Seething Lane Moonflower, 3rd September, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781916678095
Winter 1670. Investigating the murder of a libertine aristocrat takes Samuel Pepys from the backstreets of London to the world of the theatre.
Denis Johnson Nobody Move Picador, 12th November, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781037409288
Fast and furious novel from an award- winning author.
Kevin Johnson Twas the Night William Morrow, 19th November, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780063459458
Christmas cheer served alongside horror as a young reporter follows a string of disappearances into the middle of a terrifying cult.
Ross Jeffery The Devil’s Pocketbook Clash Books, 1st October, pb, £16.99, 9781968043148
In off-season Cornwall grieving parents invite horror home after finding a sea pod.
Oskar Jensen Helle in Venice Viper, 21st January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781805228295
From the creator of “Scandi cosy” this mischievous murder mystery sees Torben Helle put his sleuthing skills to the test in Venice.
David Jeremiah, Sam O’Neal Shattered Thomas Nelson, 27th August, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781400356904
Tense sequel to Vanished. A global power rises and the ancient prophecies of the Antichrist are set in motion.
Lisa Jewell It Could Have Been Her Penguin, 14th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804940235
A missing woman, a dysfunctional family and dark, dark secrets: it’s the new Lisa Jewell thriller.
Doug Johnstone Ghost Notes Orenda Books, 13th August, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781917764377
Digital avatars, blackmail and dying exes. The Skelfs navigate “grief tech” alongside deadly secrets. But when the past resurfaces the funeral directors must solve the cases, or join the dead.
Jon Atli Jonasson, Quentin Bates (tr) Toxic Corylus Books, 4th December, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781917586290
Two sidelined cops on the Reykjavík police force are up against the clock as a lethally potent brand of opiate floods the city.
Helen Jones The Domino Man Simon & Schuster, 14th January, hb, £16.99, 9781398555433
First time out for Jones with the start of a series set in Cardiff about a forensics team who solve cold cases.
Stephen Graham Jones Off the Reservation Titan Books, 13th October, hb, eb, £19.99, 9781807590352
Terrifying roadtrip across America as four ragtag activists repatriating the bones of a Blackfeet boy battle supernatural forces.
Amy Jordan Lie Steal Kill HQ, 14th January, hb, eb, £20, 9780008656935
Addictive police procedural with a serial killer at its centre. Jordan is the Irish Times bestselling author of The Dark Hours.
Ørjan Karlsson, Ian Giles (tr) Into the Silence Orenda Books, 28th January, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781917764926
A boy found dead on a village football pitch and the discovery of an unidentified body in Bodø perplex Nordland detective Jakob Webber.
Marisa Kashino Best Offer Wins Penguin (Doubleday), 24th September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804997840
Dark, compelling and snaky domestic thriller revealing just how far one woman would go to get the perfect home.
Callie Kazumi Greedy Penguin, 24th September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804949771
A gambling addict becomes private chef to a Japanese billionaire with, ahem, unusual taste.
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