ADVENTURE, CRIME & HORROR


Kate Rhodes Devil’s Table Simon & Schuster, 14th October, hb, £20, 9781471189913 audiofile, eb, £14.40, 9781471189951 Fifth Locked Island mystery from a queen of deft plotting.


Phil Rickman Nights of the Lingering Ghost Corvus, 25th November, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781786494597 Transfixing new Merrily Watkins mystery, ideal for fans of John Connolly, Sharon Bolton and Midsomer Murders.


Michael Ridpath The Diplomat’s Wife Corvus, 7th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781786497048 Naive diplomat’s wife encounters more than the light flirtation with communism she’d bargained for in pre-war Paris and Berlin.


Candace Robb The Riverwoman’s Dragon Severn House, 26th August, hb, £20.99, 9781780291369 When the village wise woman is suspected of murder, Owen Archer sets out to prove her innocence in this intricately plotted medieval mystery.


Adam Roberts Purgatory Mount Gollancz, 14th October, pb, £9.99, 9781473230958 First new SF novel from leading author in more than three years combines space opera with fast paced near-future thriller.


Peter Robinson Aftermath Pan, 20th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781509892723 A 20th-anniversary reis- sue of the 12th novel in the Inspector Banks series, which became the major British ITV drama DCI Banks.


Amanda Robson The Unwelcome Guest Avon, 19th August, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008430597 She had the perfect marriage until her mother- in-law moved in. Next domestic thriller from the number one author of Obsession.


Geoff Rodkey Lights Out in Lincolnwood Simon & Schuster, 2nd September, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781471197420 The Altmans are a normal family with normal problems. Until one very abnormal day upends life as they know it.


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Kris Rogers The Right to Be Forgotten Cahill Davis, 17th September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781838182045 Would you help a stranger in a passing car who pleads for your help? Thriller told from multiple points of view.


Glenn Rolfe August’s Eyes Flame Tree Press, 17th August, pb, eb, £9.95, 9781787585775 hb, £20, 9781787585782 Dreams bleed into real- ity as August is forced to face his past. The secrets behind his eyes will bring two worlds together, and end in a cataclysm of pain.


James Rollins Unrestricted Access William Morrow Paper- backs, 9th December, pb, £9.99, 9780062686817 Now in paperback, the first omnibus of short fiction from Rollins, composed of one full- length Tucker Wayne novella and 11 previously published short stories.


James Rollins Kingdom of Bones William Morrow, 23rd December, hb, £20, 9780062892980 Deeply imaginative thriller in the Sigma Force series, told with Rollins’ trade- mark blend of cutting- edge science, historical mystery and pulse-pound- ing action.


George A Romero, Daniel Kraus The Living Dead Corgi Books, 14th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780552177603 A work of horror genius from the godfather of zombie film-making and a celebrated writer.


Jacqui Rose The Streets Macmillan, 23rd Decem- ber, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781529076523 The streets of London’s Soho hide a multitude of secrets in this hard-hitting gangland thriller.


Karen Rose Say Goodbye Headline, 5th August, hb, £20, 9781472244239 Thrilling conclusion to the Sacramento series where the truth behind the secret cult Eden is revealed.


Hans Rosenfeldt When Crying Wolf HarperCollins, 6th January, hb, £12.99, 9780008464332 From the creator of acclaimed TV series The Bridge and Marcella


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comes a new thriller. Human remains are found in a wolf’s stom- ach, sparking a police investigation.


Kat Rosenfield No One Will Miss Her William Morrow, 11th November, hb, £20, 9780063057012 Crackling novel of psycho- logical suspense in which a girl from a hardscrabble town meets a gorgeous Instagram influencer from the big city. But there’s a murderous twist.


Pauline Rowson Death in the Nets Fathom, 4th October, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780955618963 download, £6.80, 9780955618970 A cold wet January and a man stabbed through the heart is found tangled up in fishing nets. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Ryga is sent to Brixham, Devon, to investigate.


Jacqueline Roy Gosling Girl Simon & Schuster, 20th January, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781398504219 Powerful account of systemic, institutional and internalised racism and of how the marginalised fight back. Delves into the psychological after-effects of a crime committed in childhood.


SERIES


DI Geraldine Steel Leigh Russell No Exit Press, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780857304 16: Deep Cover 24th August, 643 When a sex worker dies in suspicious circumstances, Steel struggles to remain focused on the murder investigation. 17: Guilt Edged 20th January, 773 An inoffensive man is murdered in a seemingly motiveless attack. Steel and her team are baffled until unexpected DNA is discovered on the victim’s body.


Helen Salsbury Sometimes When I Sleep Matador, 28th September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781800464780 For Harriet, Eden univer- sity is a chance to escape the shadows of a family tragedy and reinvent herself.


Roberto Saviano Savage Kiss Picador, 16th September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781509879199 By the author of Gomor- rah, this is the tight sequel to Saviano’s first novel, The Piranhas, set in the


organised crime world of the child gangs of Naples.


Helen Scarlett The Deception of Harriet Fleet Quercus, 6th January, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529407587 Dark and brimming with suspense, an atmospheric Victorian chiller set in brooding County Durham for fans of Stacey Halls and Laura Purcell.


Christian Schünemann, Jelena Volić Lily White Haus, 6th September, pb, £12.99, 9781912208654 Set in Belgrade, Lily White is a complex new case for Milena Lukin that once again will take her to the dark heart of Serbia’s past.


SERIES


British Library Tales of the Weird Eleanor Scott, Aaron Worth 28: Randalls Round British Library, 16th September, pb, £8.99, 9780712354059 Described as an attempt to convey a series of nightmares the author experienced, Randalls Round is a collection of ritualistic folk horror yarns and tales of ancient forces versus humanity.


Max Seeck The Ice Coven Welbeck, 16th September, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781787397361 Six months after the final scenes of the first book, The Ice Coven follows Detective Jessica Niemi and her colleagues as they trace the disappearance of two social media influencers.


Gerald Seymour The Foot Soldiers Hodder & Stoughton, 20th January, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781529340419 First returning central character in Seymour’s storied career—Jonas Merrick, MI5’s grumpy old man from The Croco- dile Hunter, must find an MI6 mole and thwart a Russian assassination.


Gerald Seymour The Crocodile Hunter Hodder Paperbacks, 11th November, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781529386042 The secret services, their enemies and the society in which they operate. Unre- lenting suspense builds to a superb climax.


Alex Shaw Traitors HarperCollins, 19th


AM Shine The Watchers Aries, 7th October, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781801102124 Claustrophobic horror adventure set in the remote forests of Galway where mysterious crea- tures keep humans as pets for observation. Début Irish author.


Lilja Sigurðardóttir, Quentin Bates (tr) Cold As Hell Orenda Books, 28th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913193881 Áróra returns to Iceland when her estranged sister goes missing and her search leads to places she could never have imag- ined. Chilling start to an addictive new series.


Yrsa Sigurdardottir The Doll Hodder Paperbacks, 13th


August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008441746 First book in the Sophie Racine series. Great for fans of Chris Ryan and James Deegan.


Hunter Shea Faithless Flame Tree Press, 19th October, pb, eb, £9.95, 9781787586222 Following the tragic death of his family, Father Raul turns his back on priest- hood for an abandoned farmhouse retreat. It doesn’t seem so empty . . .


Fiona Sherlock Twelve Motives for Murder Hodder Studio, 7th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529360011 Become a real armchair detective with this murder mystery told entirely through interviews. PI Eliz- abeth Howell needs you to help her crack the case.


Will Shindler The Killing Choice Hodder Paperbacks, 16th September, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781529303209 Second in phenomenal new series featuring DI Alex Finn and DC Mattie Paulsen.


January, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781473693500 Detective Huldar and psychologist Freyja are on the trail of a serial killer. From the acclaimed author of Gallows Rock and The Silence of the Sea.


Jonathan Sims Thirteen Storeys Gollancz, 12th October, pb, £8.99, 9781473228740 A dinner party is held in the penthouse of a multimillion-pound devel- opment. All the guests are strangers — even to their host, the billionaire owner of the building.


Douglas Skelton A Rattle of Bones Polygon, 5th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781846975639 Set against the stunning backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, A Rattle of Bones is a tale of injustice and mystery and the echo of the past in the present.


Sally Spencer Poison Severn House, 26th August, hb, £20.99, 9780727890955 DCI Monika Paniatowski faces an old enemy and makes a fatal mistake with the potential to poison her whole career.


Dana Stabenow Spoils of the Dead Head of Zeus, 7th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781788549172 Alaskan State Trooper Liam Campbell inves- tigates the murder of a young archaeolo- gist. Could the killing be connected to something the archaeologist had uncovered?


Mel Starr Master Wycliffe’s Summons Lion Fiction, 22nd October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781782643470 Sir Hugh de Singleton is spurred into action when one of Master John Wycliffe’s scholars is found dead after a thunderstorm.


Catherine Steadman The Disappearing Act Simon & Schuster, 25th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781471189814 Critically adored author returns with her next Hitchcockian thriller, full of twists that trick one after another.


Rosalind Stopps A Beginner’s Guide to Murder HQ, 11th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008302658 Highly original coming- of-old novel about three women in their 70s who


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