ADVENTURE, CRIME & HORROR
HQ, 6th January, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008359430 It takes a killer to catch a killer in this addictive and chilling début crime thriller.
Nicolas Mathieu Of Fangs and Talons Sceptre, 5th August, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529331578 First novel by Goncourt- winning Nicolas Mathieu: a literary crime story about class, poverty and the criminal underworld.
James Han Mattson Reprieve Bloomsbury, 5th October, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781526635563 “Get Out” meets “Para- site” in this blisteringly relevant literary novel.
Matt Wesolowski, Don Bartlett (tr) Bitter Flowers Orenda Books, 20th January, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913193089 Fresh from rehab, Varg Veum faces his most complex investigation yet when a man is found drowned, a young woman disappears and the case of a missing child is revived.
Steven Maxwell All Was Lost Pushkin Vertigo, 6th January, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781782277651 Nailbiting thriller set across the moors, for fans of Adrian McKinty and Elly Griffiths.
Peter May The Night Gate riverrun, 5th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784295080 May shows why he is one of the great contemporary writers of crime fiction.
Luke McCallin Where God Does Not Walk No Exit Press, 9th December, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781843449744 In the waning days of World War I a horrific crime behind the lines sends Lieutenant Gregor Reinhardt on a search for a killer. From the author of The Man from Berlin.
Ian McFadyen The Murky World of Timothy Wall Book Guild, 28th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913913441 Who killed Timothy Wall? Will one of his numer- ous lovers provide the answer? And what about his involvement with the mysterious local bookmakers?
Chris McGeorge Half-past Tomorrow
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Orion, 5th August, pb, £8.99, 9781409187592 If they can report the murder 24 hours in advance, then surely then can stop it? Latest novel from the king of the locked room mystery.
Liam McIlvanney The Heretic HarperCollins, 20th January, hb, £14.99, 9780008259969 Glasgow 1975. DI Duncan McCormack’s the cop who caught a notorious serial killer. Now he has a new case to crack, as violence returns to the city.
William McIlvanney, Ian Rankin The Dark Remains Canongate, 2nd September, hb, eb, £20, 9781838854102 In this scorching crime hook-up, number one bestseller Ian Rankin and Scottish crime-writing legend William McIlvan- ney join forces for the first ever case of DI Laidlaw, Glasgow’s original gritty detective.
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Laidlaw Trilogy William McIlvanney Canongate, 19th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 97818388562 The legendary series which launched the tartan noir genre, from the godfather of Scottish crime fiction. 2: Strange Loyalties 12
3: The Papers of Tony Veitch 29
Tony Medawar (ed), Agatha Christie (ed), Christianna Brand (ed), Edmund Crispin, Ngaio Marsh, Julian Symons Bodies From the Library 4 Collins Crime Club, 30th September, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780008380977 Anthology brings together more rare crime and mystery stories from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, many published here in book form for the very first time.
Katayoun Medhat The Quality of Mercy: A Milagro Mystery TSB Can of Worms, 21st October, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781911673224 Expertly plotted, beauti- fully written, wry and insightful. Medhat demon- strates a keen sense of place, Navajo culture and history.
Nancy Mehl Dead Fall Bethany House, 14th December, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780764237645 When a renowned profiler
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is found dead it becomes clear the killer is targeting agents in Alex Donovan’s unit. She’s called to work on the strangest case she’s ever faced.
Louise Mey, Louise Rogers Lalaurie (tr) The Second Woman Pushkin Press, 2nd September, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781782277156 Powerful noir with a strong feminist angle covers themes of domestic violence and gaslight- ing. For fans of Eliza- beth Haynes and Sarah Pinborough.
Denzil Meyrick Terms of Restitution Polygon, 2nd September, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781846975837 Thrilling gangland tale of shifting alliances and deceit, punctuated by the real problems that we all face and underpinned by Meyrick’s trademark dark humour.
Derek B Miller Radio Life Jo Fletcher Books, 2nd September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529408614 Is it knowledge that will save us—or ignorance? Taut adventure and a riveting political thriller about a clash of ideas which threatens to destroy the world—again.
Denise Mina
Rizzio: Darkland Tales Polygon, 2nd September, hb, eb, £10, 9781846975677 From multi-award- winning writer comes a radical new take on one of the darkest episodes in Scottish history—the bloody assassination of David Rizzio in Holyrood Palace.
Ada Moncrieff Christmas Mystery 2 Vintage, 7th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529115314 Murder stalks a touring stage production of A Christmas Carol in this 1930s-set festive mystery.
JH Moncrieff The Restoration Flame Tree Press, 19th October, pb, eb, £9.95, 9781787587045 hb, £20, 9781787587052 Terri thought she’d hit the jackpot by securing a crumbling manor house restoration but soon realises dark forces won’t let her leave the house until its horrible secrets are revealed.
JS Monroe
The Man on Hackpen Hill Head of Zeus, 2nd September, hb, eb, £18.99,
Mark Morris (ed) Beyond the Veil Flame Tree Press, 19th October, pb, eb, £9.95, 9781787584624 hb, £20, 9781787584631 Second volume in an annual, non-themed horror series of original stories showcasing the best short fiction this genre has to offer.
Robbie Morrison Edge of the Grave Pan, 2nd September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529054033 First novel in an historical crime series set against the backdrop of 1930s Glasgow.
Vera Morris The Great Shroud Headline Accent, 19th August, pb, £9.99, 9781472283665 Morris returns with the fifth instalment in her
9781789541717 DI Silas Hart investigates a murder in a crop circle in Wiltshire. Monroe’s latest high-concept thriller.
Ian Moore Death a La Cuisine Farrago, 2nd December, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781788423823 When the local restaurant is downgraded to two Michelin stars the leading goat’s cheese supplier drowns himself in a pasteurisation tanks. Or does he? Valerie and Richard suspect foul play.
Silvia Moreno-Garcia Velvet Was the Night Jo Fletcher Books, 17th August, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529417944 Breathless thriller about a daydreaming secretary and a lonely enforcer and the missing woman they are both seeking.
Guy Morpuss Five Minds Profile Books, 2nd September, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781788165662 The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle meets Westworld in this story of multiple minds, changing allegiances and revenge.
much-loved Anglian Detective Agency Series.
Bradford Morrow The Forger’s Daughter Grove Press, 5th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781611854596 Thrilling exploration of the passion that drives rare-book collectors to the razor-sharp edge of morality.
James I Morrow A Wasted Talent Book Guild, 28th November, pb, £8.99, 9781913913724 John McDaid, a young Gardaí officer, has risen to the rank of DI in the seri- ous-crimes squad based in Dublin. However, when a body is found things start to unravel.
Kate Mosse
The Burning Chambers Pan, 20th January, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529074406 As the Wars of Religion begin to take hold, a courageous Catholic woman and Huguenot believer uncover a long- buried secret in this reissue.
Abir Mukherjee The Shadows of Men Harvill Secker, 11th November, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781787300590 Award-winning writer back with another brilliant mystery novel in the Raj- era Wyndham and Baner- jee series.
Margaret Murphy Chilling Crime Short Stories: Gothic Fantasy Flame Tree Collections, 12th October, hb, £20, 9781839647680 Powerful collection of, modern stories and clas- sic tales reaching back into ancient, medieval and Victorian fiction. From Oedipus Rex to F Scott Fitzgerald.
Sara Flannery Murphy Girl One Raven Books, 5th August, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781526637413 The inventiveness of The Power meets the intensity of The Girls.
Barbara Nadel Forfeit Headline, 2nd September, pb, £9.99, 9781472273512 Latest Turkish mystery from award-winning crime writer. “Ikmen is one of modern crime fiction’s true heroes”—the Times.
Darren Nash Pushing Cotton Book Guild, 28th Novem- ber, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781913913755 Nelson’s future is changed when a stranger begs
for help during a school museum trip. A heart’s desire is to be the reward—but what will he wish for?
Leonora Nattrass Black Drop Profile Books, 14th October, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781788165914 Atmospheric and bril- liantly plotted histori- cal thriller set in London during the French Revolution.
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Te Barbarotti Håkan Nesser 3: The Secret Life of Mr Roos Pan, 2nd September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781509892259 A man starts a double life after a secret lottery win but he can’t know just how sour his new life will turn. 4: The Lonely Ones Mantle, 14th October, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781509892280 Follows the mystery of two couples who die 35 years apart in the exact same spot.
Kim Newman Something More Than Night Titan Books, 2nd November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789097719 Anno Dracula author reimagines the lives of Raymond Chandler and Boris Karloff with his signature wit in this horrifying tale of 1940s Hollywood.
Andie Newton The Girls From the Beach Aria, 7th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781800246249 In 1944, four American nurses disappeared for five days. No one knew what happened to them. Until now.
Andie Newton The Girl From Vichy Aria, 2nd September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781801100458 Adele dreams of a France that is free from the clutches of Nazis. Fleeing a marriage to a ruthless man, she finds herself aiding the Resistance.
Keisuke Nishimoto, William Scott Wilson Strange Tales From Japan Tuttle, 10th August, pb, £12.99, 9784805316603 Prepare to be spooked—99 spine- tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshift- ers and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside.
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