ADVENTURE, CRIME & HORROR
A woman trapped on a mountain attempts to survive more than one kind of monster in a dread-inducing horror novel from national bestselling author.
James Henry Whitethroat riverrun, 8th July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529401127 Third novel in the Essex- based DI Nick Lowry series—a real estate deal, a racist and the Robin Hood pub hold the key to a killing.
Mick Herron Slough House John Murray, 4th February, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781529378641 Seventh book in the Slough House series featuring Mick Herron’s much loved band of disgraced spies and their notorious leader.
Paul Herron Breakout Headline, 4th March, pb, £14.99, 9781472274830 A lethal storm hits the most dangerous prison in the US—who will survive the night? High-concept thriller with the explosive action of a Hollywood blockbuster.
Nir Hezroni Pressure Chamber Legend Press, 1st June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789559033 Four babies have been kidnapped from maternity wards in Tel Aviv. With no leads, the investigators must wait for the suspect they call the Babysitter to make his next move.
Sarah Hilary Fragile Macmillan, 10th June, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781529029444 From winner of the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year comes a psychological thriller about loneliness, desire, passion and revenge.
Anne Hillerman Stargazer Harper, 13th May, hb, £20, 9780062908339 Hillerman returns with a gripping new chapter in the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series where murder, deception and the stars collide in a thrilling mystery.
Jennifer Hillier Little Secrets Corvus, 4th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781786495198 Overwhelmed by tragedy, a woman desperately tries to save her marriage in a riveting novel of psychological suspense.
46 SERIES
Te Sexton Blake Library Mark Hodder (ed) 4: Sexton Blake on the Home Front Rebellion, 16th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781781088029 Fourth thrilling collection of classic stories welcoming back the adventuring detective who’s as brilliant as Sherlock Holmes and as daring as James Bond. 5: Sexton Blake’s New Order 27th April, 9781781088074 Blake enters the roaring 60s in great style, with adventures involving plans for world domination, volcano lairs, psychics, genetically modified monsters and more.
Charlie Hodges Live Bait Farrago, 11th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781788422659 When a painter is found dead in the same suspicious circumstances as another victim 30 years earlier, amateur PI Tom Knight suspects they’re connected.
Joshua Hood Robert Ludlum’s The Treadstone Exile Head of Zeus, 4th February, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781789546538 Former Treadstone operative Adam Hayes finds himself at the centre of a web of warring factions and high-level secrets.
Anthony Horowitz Moonflower Murders Arrow Books, 29th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781787464193 Intricate thriller from the bestselling author of Magpie Murder.
Kim Hughes, Robert Ryan Operation Black Key Simon & Schuster, 10th June, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781471183607 audiofile, £14.40, 9781398501560 Follow-up to Operation Certain Death, part of the breathless Dominic Riley series from bestselling author and bomb disposal expert Hughes.
Neil Humphreys Bloody Foreigners Muswell Press, 1st July, hb, £12.99, 9781916207738 Prescient heart-in- mouth thriller. Inspector Stanley Low is a walking contradiction—a Chinese- Singaporean with Western sensibilities. He’s funny but insufferable.
Alice Hunter The Serial Killer’s Wife
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Avon, 10th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008414078 A key launch for 2021, this will be a word-of-mouth seller about trust and deception that sparks conversations.
Cara Hunter The Whole Truth Penguin, 18th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780241985137 Latest in the DI Fawley series from the biggest crime brand to be launched in the last five years.
Sam Hurcom Letters From the Dead Orion, 15th April, pb, £8.99, 9781409189923 Stifling, atmospheric gothic crime novel follows one of the world’s first forensic photographers. For fans of The Woman in Black, The Silent Companions and Little Strangers.
to any lengths to protect their child.
Joshilyn Jackson Mother May I Raven Books, 13th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781526633859 Pulse-racing, heart- pounding domestic thriller that will have readers turning the pages in the race to save a baby and find the kidnapper.
Lisa Jackson You Betrayed Me Hodder, 6th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529304343 Fast-paced psychological thriller for fans of Martina Cole, Lisa Gardner and Karen Rose with Jackson’s trademark mix of dark secrets and nervy twists.
Stina Jackson, Susan Beard The Last Snow Corvus, 4th February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781786497345 From the award-winning author of The Silver Road.
Peter James I Follow You Pan, 24th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781509816309 Spine-tingling thriller of obsession from number one bestselling author.
Graham Hurley Last Flight to Stalingrad Head of Zeus, 8th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781788547567 A journalist at the Ministry of Propaganda falls foul of the Nazi elite and begins a terrifying descent into the hell of Stalingrad as the Russians encircle the city.
Joe Ide Smoke Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 4th March, hb, £14.99, 9781474612029 Latest episode in the adventures of LA’s coolest new detective, IQ.
David Jackson The Resident Profile Books, 4th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781788164368 From the bestselling author of Cry Baby a serial killer on the run hides out in the shared attic space of a terrace of houses, unknown to the occupants below.
David Jackson The Rule Profile Books, 1st July, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781788164375 Dark and thrilling tale of two parents who will go
Peter James Left You Dead Macmillan, 13th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781529004243 Seventeenth Detective Superintendent Roy Grace novel by James.
Peter James Wish You Were Dead Pan, 27th May, pb, eb, £1, 9781529041002 A Quick Read short story. Police detective Roy Grace is with his family on holiday—a holiday from hell.
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Roy Grace Peter James 1: Dead Simple Pan, 18th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529063011 2: Looking Good Dead 9781529063028 TV tie-in editions.
JA Jance Missing and Endangered William Morrow, 18th March, hb, £20, 9780062853462 Joanna’s college-age daughter Jenny is caught up in a missing person case, forcing Joanna to be both mother and sheriff in a race against time.
Quintin Jardine The Roots of Evil Headline, 10th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781472255921 Stirring mystery featuring ex-chief constable Bob Skinner by acclaimed
author of The Bad Fire and Cold Case.
Diane Jeffrey The Silent Friend HQ Digital, 17th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008404727 One of the most gripping psychological thrillers of 2021 by the author of several bestsellers including The Guilty Mother.
Katherine St. John The Lion’s Den Headline, 18th March, pb, £8.99, 9781472276445 Compulsive début revenge thriller set on the Riviera with a fantastic twist greatt for summer reading.
Jeremy Robert Johnson The Loop Titan Books, 6th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789097252 “Stranger Things” meets “X-Files” by way of Stephen King in this visceral thrill-ride of heart and horror.
Sandie Jones The Guilt Trip Pan, 24th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529033052 Labyrinthine psychological thriller by the author of The Other Woman and The Half Sister. Good holiday reading.
Dermod Judge Lost on the Sea of Galilee Book Guild, 28th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913913120 Jack is a skilful painter who succumbs to the dangerous attractions of art forgery, descending through increasingly challenging fakes to a role in the art heist of the century.
Lesley Kara The Dare Bantam Press, 4th March, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781787633247 Twisting thriller from author of The Rumour. As a child, it was just a game. As an adult, it was a living nightmare.
MRC Kasasian The Ghost Tree Head of Zeus, 10th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781788546454 Detective Betty Church is forced to revisit ghosts from her past when a skeleton is found buried in the woods.
Femi Kayode Lightseekers Raven Books, 4th February, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781526617590 They already know who killed the boys. What they need to know is why. The launch of a major new
international crime series featuring investigative psychologist Philip Taiwo.
Erin Kelly Watch Her Fall Hodder & Stoughton, 1st April, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781473680838 “Black Swan” meets “Killing Eve”—terrific new novel from Kelly.
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British Library Crime Classics
Mary Kelly, Martin Edwards 90: Due to a Death British Library, 10th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780712353144 Agnes casts her mind back through the past few days to find the links between her husband, his friends, a mysterious stranger and a case of murder.
Christobel Kent The Viper Corvus, 1st July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780857893369 Final instalment of the Sandro Cellini series: a sinuous psychological thriller set in a long- forgotten commune outside Florence.
Tony Kent Untitled Elliott & Tompson, 22nd July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781783965533 Race-against-the-clock thriller from crime fiction’s major new star and Richard & Judy and Zoe Ball Book Club author.
Caroline Kepnes You Love Me Simon & Schuster, 1st April, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781471191886 audiofile, £14.40, 9781471191923 Highly anticipated new thriller in hit You series, now a Netflix show. Joe Goldberg is back and he’s going to start a family— even if it kills him.
Simon Kernick Kill a Stranger Headline, 24th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781472270979 Taut thriller that will attract fans of Harlan
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