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Dominic Nolan Vine Street Headline, 11th October, hb, £18.99, 9781472288851 Stylish and razor-sharp literary crime as Sergeant Leon Geats—a misan- thrope patrolling 1930s Soho—obsessively pursues a sadistic killer in a deci- sion that will reverberate for a lifetime.
Jeff Noon House With No Doors Black Swan, 11th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784163549 Leonard Graves’ death seemed unremarkable. Sleeping pills, vodka, a goodbye note. Upon discovering a grave in the basement, Detective Henry Hobbes realises something far more sinis- ter is at work.
Karin Nordin Untitled HarperCollins, 11th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008462055 Second in the Detective Kjeld Nygaard series. Has appeal for readers of Angela Marsons and JM Dalgliesh.
Olivier Norek, Nick Caistor The Lost and the Damned MacLehose Press, 11th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780857059642 Suspenseful new police procedural from a former French police officer and one of the original writers on the hit series Spiral.
Oliver Norek Turf Wars MacLehose Press, 11th November, pb, eb, £13.99, 9780857059659 hb, £16.99, 9780857059666 Second blistering crime novel set in France’s most notorious banlieue.
Samantha Norman, Ariana Franklin Death and the Maiden William Morrow Paper- backs, 6th January, pb, £11.99, 9780062562364 When a friend in Cambridgeshire falls ill, Allie is sent to Ely, where her path will cross with Lord Peverill, a most suit- able match for the young healer.
Lauren North Safe At Home Corgi Books, 30th September, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780552177955 What if you left your child home alone and some- thing terrible happened? Toe-curling domestic thriller from the ebook bestselling author of The Perfect Betrayal.
Jenny O’Brien Untitled HarperCollins, 20th January, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008457075 DI Gaby Darin is back to solve another chilling case. From the author of Silent Cry.
Danny O’Leary A Violent Gentleman Orion, 5th August, pb, £7.99, 9781409198833 He does what’s right, not what’s easy. The début novel from Danny O’Leary.
Richard Osman The Man Who Died Twice Viking, 16th September, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780241425428 The second novel in the record-breaking number one bestselling Thursday Murder Club series from the biggest début novelist in recent history.
James Oswald What Will Burn Wildfire, 14th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781472276186 Eleventh book in the popular Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland’s most cele- brated crime writers.
Peter Papathanasiou The Stoning MacLehose Press, 7th October, hb, £16.99, 9781529416978 pb, eb, £14.99, 9781529416985 Pacy, convoluted noir début follows the inves- tigation into the brutal death of a women in a small Outback town.
AJ Park
Don’t Speak Orion, 25th November, pb, £16.99, 9781409187462 What do you do when the one person you thought you could trust might just be the killer you’ve been hunting?
Adele Parks Both of You HQ, 9th December, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008440152 From the bestselling author of books such as Just My Luck comes the most exciting domestic thriller of 2021.
Carrie Stuart Parks Woman in Shadow Tomas Nelson Fiction, 19th August, pb, £8.99, 9780785239840 Award-winner combines her expertise as a forensic artist and her ability to create a gripping story in this web of trust and values.
Sean Parnell One True Patriot William Morrow, 19th August,
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pb, £7.99, 9780062986580 Special operative Eric Steele must stop a foreign assassin targeting top-tier US military personnel and derail a strike aimed at the heart of America.
Sean Parnell Left for Dead William Morrow, 30th September, hb, £20, 9780062986610 Eric Steele is up against a renegade group of bioterrorists armed with a devastating virus in Parnell’s fourth pulse- pounding military thriller.
SJ Parris
The Dead of Winter HarperCollins, 25th November, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008411855 Giordano Bruno features in three gripping Tudor historical crime thriller novellas.
Ambrose Parry A Corruption of Blood Canongate, 19th August, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781786899859 Family secrets, sinister murders, a divided Edin- burgh—the next thrilling medical mystery in the historical crime series featuring Will Raven and Sarah Fisher.
Tony Parsons Your Neighbour’s Wife Arrow Books, 30th September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781787464957 Suddenly her dream life becomes a living night- mare when the married man she spent one night with tells her he wants a serious relationship.
James Patterson Fear No Evil Century, 25th November, hb, eb, £20, 9781529125252 The 29th book in the best- selling Alex Cross series.
James Patterson The Noise Century, 5th August, hb, eb, £20, 9781529125450 A team of elite govern- ment investigators is sent to research a mysterious explosion.
James Patterson Jailhouse Lawyer Century, 15th September, hb, eb, £20, 9781529135770 Two legal thrillers in one book.
James Patterson The Russian Arrow Books, 30th December, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781787461871 A killer crashes Michael Bennett’s wedding in his 13th story.
James Patterson
21st Birthday Arrow Books, 16th September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781787465589 In the latest instalment in the Women’s Murder Club series, SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer vows to protect a young woman long enough for her to see her 21st birthday.
Nell Pattison Hide Avon, 9th December, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008468026 First standalone thriller from Pattison follows friends on a Boxing Day hike as it turns into a terri- fying game of cat and mouse.
Sarah Pearse The Sanatorium Corgi, 9th December, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780552177313 Breakout crime thriller début of 2021 published with rave endorsements from Richard Osman, Lucy Foley and AJ Finn.
Louise Penny The Madness of Crowds Hodder & Stoughton, 24th August, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529379389 New in the internation- ally bestselling Gamache series by “one of the greatest crime writers of our time” (Denise Mina).
Anne Perry A Darker Reality Headline, 2nd September, pb, £8.99, 9781472275233 Third tense 1930s spy thriller featuring Brit- ish spy Elena Standish. “Masterful”—Jeffery Deaver.
Anne Perry Three Debts Paid Headline, 2nd September, hb, £20.99, 9781472275240 Thomas Pitt’s barrister son Daniel returns in this edgy legal adventure.
Alex Pine
The Killer in the Snow Avon, 28th October, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008453381 DI James Walker is faced with his toughest case yet and to catch the killer he needs to solve a case that has long since gone cold.
Henry Porter The Old Enemy Quercus, 28th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529403299 Heartstopping interna- tional spy thriller from an “espionage master” (Charles Cumming). For fans of Mick Herron, Lee Child and John le Carre.
Christopher Priest The Evidence Gollancz, 5th August, pb, £9.99, 9781473231382
Return to Priest’s heart- land territory with an unsettling tale of a man caught up in a crime he does not understand and cannot believe.
Laura Purcell
The Shape of Darkness Raven Books, 14th October, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781526602541 Outstanding new piece from the author of the prize-winning The Silent Companions.
Cate Quinn Black Widows Orion, 2nd September, pb, £8.99, 9781409196976 Blake is dead. His wife killed him. The question is: which one?
Jenny Quintana The Hiding Place Pan, 19th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529040425 From the author of The Missing Girl and Our Dark Secret comes a decades- old news story, a missing mother and an aban- doned baby.
Matthew Quirk Hour of the Assassin Aries, 6th January, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781800243491 Former Secret Service agent must expose a dark conspiracy in this electri- fying thriller.
Lori Rader-Day Death At Greenway William Morrow Paper- backs, 11th November, pb, £10.99, 9780062938046 Captivating suspense novel about nurses during World War II who come to Agatha Christie’s holiday estate to care for evacu- ated children when a body is discovered nearby.
Alice Raine Crashing to a Halt Headline Accent, 19th August, pb, £9.99, 9781786152619 Sizzling with passion, tension and twists, this is the third book in the addictive Club Twist series. Good for fans of 365 Days and EL James.
Sue Rainsford Redder Days Doubleday, 13th January, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780857528612 Exploration of the damage that can be done when power falls into the wrong hands. Powerful new novel from acclaimed author of Follow Me to Ground.
RV Raman A Will to Kill Pushkin Vertigo, 2nd December, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781782277323
A Golden Age-esque murder mystery set in contemporary India. For fans of Lucy Foley and the film Knives Out.
Ian Rankin
The Hanging Garden Orion, 30th December, pb, £8.99, 9781398706408 Ninth Inspector Rebus novel. “Ian Rankin is a genius”—Lee Child.
Fran Raya Poetic Justice: The Inheritance Book Guild, 28th Novem- ber, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913913762 Randal has a dark side so powerful that only someone with a similar “gift” would be able to challenge him. Carlton appears in his deadly arena—who will win?
Alex Reeve The Butcher of Berner Street Raven Books, 11th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781526612748 Latest atmospheric mystery from Alex Reeve and the third instalment in the Leo Stanhope series.
Kathy Reichs The Bone Code Simon & Schuster, 28th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781471188923 Bestselling author returns with her next edge-of- your-seat thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan.
Allie Reynolds Shiver Headline, 28th October, pb, £7.99, 9781472270252 Five ex-snowboarder friends meet for a reunion in the French Alps when things turn sinister. Spec- tacular début chiller thriller for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.
Rod Reynolds Black Reed Bay Orenda Books, 2nd September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913193676 When a young woman vanishes from an exclusive oceanfront community, Detective Casey Wray’s investigation plunges her into an unimagi- nable darkness. First in an unnerving series.
Bryony Rheam All Come to Dust Parthian Books, 6th September, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781913640026 Intriguing murder mystery, a witty combination of old-fashioned detective story and keenly observed portrait of life in suburban Bulawayo.
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