Adventure, Crime & Horror
that interrogates our culture’s obsession with true crime as well as the insidious nature of cults and toxic mother-daughter relationships.
Thao Thai The Seekers of Deer Creek
Quercus, 4th August, hb, eb, £22, 9781529440355
Evocative story of two estranged sisters on a quest to find a painting by a forgotten Vietnamese
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Joe Thomas True Blue MacLehose Press, 14th January, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529423457
The third book in the United Kindgom Trilogytakes the reader from the birth of Acid House to the poll tax riots and Margaret Thatcher’s demise.
Margrét Ann Thors Freyja Zaffre, 6th August, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781806173754
Debut about the disappearance of a girl and her friend’s reckoning with her complicity 20 years later.
Chuck Tingle Fabulous Bodies Titan Books, 11th August, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781835415511
USA Today bestselling author of Bury Your Gays delivers a supernatural joyride where Drive meets Beetlejuice.
CJ Tudor Serenity Falls Michael Joseph, 10th September, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780241529966
Called Britain’s female Stephen King by the press, Tudor returns with a tale of a town known for being crime-free. Until a dead body turns up…
Antti Tuomainen, David Hackston (tr) The Fresh Cut Orenda Books, 5th November, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781917764537
Desperate sawmill owner’s attempt to save his business spirals into crime, chaos and unintended consequences.
Yigit Turhan
Their Monstrous Hearts Hanover Square Press, 28th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781335001511
A struggling writer thinks his troubles are over when he inherits his estranged grandmother’s villa and famed butterfly collection.
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Harriet Tyce Witch Trial Wildfire, 19th November, pb, £9.99, 9781035411955
A modern-day witch trial will divide a nation.
Uketsu, Jim Rion (tr) Strange Houses Pushkin Vertigo, 14th January, pb, £9.99, 9781805335597
Japanese bestseller revolving around a series of unsettling floorplans, in which the reader is the detective.
Uketsu, Jim Rion (tr) Strange Pictures Pushkin Vertigo, 10th September, pb, £9.99, 9781805335610
New paperback edition of the mystery that puts the reader at the centre of the action.
Christian Unge, George Goulding (tr), Sarah De Senarclens (tr) Blood Will Tell MacLehose Press, 3rd December, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529418224
Emergency doctor and amatuer sleuth Tekla Berg grapples with her family’s past as a terror attack on Stockholm looms.
Lisa Unger Served Him Right Park Row Books, 14th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780778360070
Girlfriends gather for a good-riddance brunch to celebrate a-breakup but the ex turns up dead.
Nicola Upson The Voices of the Dead Faber & Faber, 5th November, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780571373710
Summer, 1941. A newly discovered grave in the Welsh hills delivers messages from the dead.
Alaina Urquhart The Butcher Legacy Constable, 11th August, hb, eb, £25, 9780349022147
The third novel in the number one New York Times bestselling Dr Wren Muller series.
CN Vair Fawn Bantam, 27th August, hb, eb, £20, 9780857508805
Dark folktale of teeth and inheritance. Fawn asks what a woman must become to keep what is hers and what the land demands in return.
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Classic Japanese Ghost Stories Vintage Classics, 6th August, pb, £14.99, 9781529988444
Spine-tingling collection of some of Japan’s scariest stories.
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Various Sherlock Simon & Schuster, 5th November, hb, £20, 9781398556485
New anthology of short stories featuring the legendary great detective, penned by 10 of the most acclaimed authors writing today.
Luca Veste Tell Tale Avon, 14th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008806842
Thrill seekers’ next fix.
Jeremy Vine Turn the Dial for Death HarperCollins, 28th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008707149
BBC journalist and Sunday Times bestseller turns back to Sidmouth where a woman is accused of murdering her husband.
PD Viner The Choice DK Audio Canelo, 10th December, audiofile, £14, 9780241826171
To save your life, you must kill the one you love. Can you do it?
Lisa Walker Untitled HQ Digital, 14th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008775230
Dark academia gripper about the price of literary success.
JA Wallace Wrap Party Zaffre, 5th November, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781785128677
Someone will not make the cut this Christmas. Yuletide suspense.
Joanna Wallace The Art of Getting Hammered
Viper, 6th August, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781805224242
Funny and tense at the same time. For readers of Katy Brent and CJ Skuse.
Catriona Ward Nowhere Burning Viper, 8th October, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781800811034
Literary thriller from author of The Last House on Needless Street and Sundial.
Paul Warner Funeral for a Spy Zaffre, 21st January, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781785129995
Second story in contemporary spy series sees analogue agent confront a lethal reckoning 30 years after a mission reshaped his life.
Susan May Warren Trail of the Brave Revell, 15th December, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780800746070
When Stormi White saves Wilder Fronter’s life she is surprised to discover that her rescue dog has extraordinary tracking skills.
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Summer Rangers Susan May Warren, Tari Faris Revell, pb, eb, 97808007476 2: In Too Deep 11th August, £11.99, 19 Dr Lewis joins Noah Wilde’s rescue team when reckless treasure hunters sabotage tourists. 3: Nothing but Air 13th October, £12.99, 26 Partnered with reckless Teague Hamilton, Eden Garrisondiscovers a killer is eliminating anyone close to finding the treasure.
Kawai Strong Washburn The Names of the New World Canongate Books, 28th January, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781837266548
A superstorm ravages Minneapolis, throwing attorney Naomi Kaisha together with a banker and a mechanic as they struggle to survive the aftermath.
Paul Waters Death at the Elephant House No Exit Press, 8th October, hb, eb, £20, 9781835013724
Second Haveli Hotel charmer, featuring unlikely crime-solving partnership Sister Agatha and hotel owner Avtar.
Roz Watkins The Wicked Girls HQ, 10th September, hb, eb, £20, 9780008372026
“Atmospheric, creepy, immersive, chilling” – Andrea Mara. Gothic twist from the author of The Red House.
Katy Watson Murder on the Mistletoe Express Constable, 5th November, hb, eb, £20, 9780349021614
A Christmas delight in the Three Dahlias series. Three glamorous actresses turn amateur sleuths on a luxury sleeper train in the Swiss Alps.
Thomas R Weaver Infinite Wisdom Bantam, 12th November, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780857507860
A global vote has elected an AI leader. Now it orders a final referendum: either humanity irrevocably merges with artificial intelligence or it returns to a pre-digital age.
Tim Weaver Untitled Michael Joseph, 28th January, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780241717646
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Kate Webb Vital Signs Quercus, 24th September, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529433609
Breathtaking cold- case mystery starring DI Lockyer and DC Gemma Broad.
Emma C Wells We Already Dug the Grave Poisoned Pen Press, 8th September, pb, £9.99, 9781464282294
Southern gothic. Two estranged sisters will do anything to protect each other – even murder. Again.
Robert Westall, Fiona Cameron (ed) A Walk on the Weird Side British Library, 19th November, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780712369763
More tales of the weird. Several of Westall’s most chilling stories from long- forgotten collections are brought together to induce nightmares in a whole new generation of readers.
Victoria West Never Alone Datura, 6th September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781836730439
Psychological thriller following a true-crime podcaster whose past comes back to haunt her.
SR White, CL Cox Dead Fall Lake Headline, 6th August, pb, £12.99, 9781035426690
Australian crime novel from international bestseller that reaches out to fans of Jane Harper and Chris Hammer.
Tony White The Fountain in the Forest No Exit Press, 3rd December, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781835016244
A murdered man is found hanging in a London theatre. Detective Sergeant Rex King becomes obsessed with the case.
Rose Wilding Cherry Baskerville, 5th November, hb, £22, 9781399805131
pb, eb, £16.99, 9781399805148 Compulsive thriller of lust, obsession and murder from the author of Speak of the Devil.
Kyle Winkler The Ship of Death Avon a, 5th November, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780063492356
A story told entirely through found documents. An unwitting couple are ensnared by a mysterious tabletop roleplaying game.
Karen Woods The Driver HarperNorth, 14th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008769048
Yarn about the dark side of Manchester.
Ruti Worrall Natashka The Book Guild, 28th August, pb, £9.99, 9781835744802
A precious antique violin is missing. The rising star, who was destined to own it, embarks on a dangerous search for it.
Jaime Jo Wright The Resurrection of Evania James Bethany House, 17th November, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780764246258
In 1870 Eloise James finds herself chasing the resurrectionists who stole her sister’s body. In the present day, Tilly Thompson finds human remains in the wall of a historic mansion.
Canwen Xu Boring Asian Female Bedford Square, 22nd October, pb, £9.99, 9781835013229
Addictive novel about a young woman’s all-consuming obsession with a rival of her own making.
Seishi Yokomizo, Matt Treyvaud (tr) The Queen Bee Mystery Pushkin Vertigo, 28th January, pb, £10.99, 9781805335559
Latest Japanese mystery from the writer of Murder at the Black Cat Cafe.
Seishi Yokomizo The Honjin Murders Pushkin Vertigo, 24th September, pb, £10.99, 9781805336549
Deluxe edition of Japan’s greatest murder mystery.
Rio Youers What They Did William Morrow, 24th September, hb, eb, £20, 9780063311855
A dark, deadly and very dangerous secret between two friends tears them apart. Decades later they are forced to confront what happened.
Glenda Young Music to Die for at the Seaview Hotel Headline, 10th September, hb, £22, 9781035415588
Music comes to town in Young’s fifth cosy page-turner in the Helen Dexter series.
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