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  • The Running Grave

    Cormoran Strike Book 7

    by Robert Galbraith ...
    Book 7 - Strike
    'The work of a master storyteller'Daily Telegraph'One of crime's most engaging duos'Guardian________Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside.The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation that campaigns for a better world. Yet Str... ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • Sleepless City

    A Nick Ryan Novel

    by Reed Farrel Coleman ...
    “A tour-de-force! The pace is relentless, the plot smart, his new lead character, Nick Ryan, is a hero for the times…Reed is a brilliant storyteller.” — Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling authorWhen you’re in trouble, you call 911.When cops are in trouble, they call Nick Ryan.Every cop in the city knows his name, but no one says it out loud. In fact, they don’t talk about him at all.He ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD $1.99 AUD

  • The Boat House

    The BRAND NEW page-turning psychological thriller from TOP 10 BESTSELLER Keri Beevis for 2023

    by Keri Beevis ...
    A dark secret. A deadly obsession. No place to hide.Max Hunter, my boyfriend, booked the beautiful boat house on the Norfolk Broads as a surprise autumn breakA week away to heal after a fraught few months following my father’s death. A chance to put the lies and secrets behind us and to start afresh. But in the silence it feels like someone is out there. Watching, waiting and taunting me.When ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD $1.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Payback in Death: An Eve Dallas thriller (In Death 57)

    by J. D. Robb ...
    Book 57 - In Death
    The exciting new instalment in the Sunday Times bestselling seriesLt. Eve Dallas is back and this time she's investigating the death of one of her ownWhen a retired police officer is found dead in his home, Lt. Eve Dallas and the team are called to the scene to investigate. The victim is Martin Greenleaf, former Captain of Internal Affairs. At first glance it looks like suicide but Eve thinks ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • The Secret Hours

    The Instant Sunday Times Bestselling Thriller from the Author of Slow Horses

    by Mick Herron ...
    An Instant Sunday Times Bestseller*A gripping standalone thriller with a riveting reveal about a disastrous MI5 mission in Cold War Berlin - a dazzling entry-point to Mick Herron's writing and an unmissable read for Slough House fans.*A BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime'I doubt I'll read a more enjoyable novel all year' Paula Hawkins'Pitch-perfect' Lee Child<... ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD $12.99 AUD

  • The Beach House

    The BRAND NEW completely addictive summer psychological thriller from Nina Manning for 2023

    by Nina Manning ...
    The brand new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Bridesmaid and The Daughter in Law.It should have been the perfect weekend…Work colleagues Nicole, Margo, Paisley and Audrey all appear to be looking forward to a weekend away at Nicole’s luxurious beach house on the Dorset coast. It should be a chance for the women to kick back, relax and regroup after a stressful moment at ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD $1.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ink Black Heart

    The Number One international bestseller (Strike 6)

    by Robert Galbraith ...
    Book 6 - Strike
    ***The 7th novel in the Strike series, THE RUNNING GRAVE, is coming in September 2023. Pre-order now and be the first to read it***THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, JULY 2023'A superlative piece of crime fiction' SUNDAY TIMES'There can be no denying [Galbraith's] considerable talents as a crime writer' GUARDIAN'Fans will be as entranced as ever' DAI... ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD $12.99 AUD

  • Cover the Bones

    by Rachel Amphlett ...
    Book 5 - Detective Mark Turpin
    When archaeologists discover a skeleton in secluded woodland, the body is first thought to be related to an ancient Saxon settlement.Then the torn and rotten remains of another woman’s bones are uncovered, her injuries bearing the markings of abuse and a violent death.Detective Mark Turpin is tasked with finding their killer, except the forensic evidence is perplexing and the victims’ bodies are ... Read more

    $6.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Cuckoo's Calling

    Cormoran Strike Book 1

    by Robert Galbraith ...
    Book 1 - Strike
    ***The 7th novel in the Strike series, THE RUNNING GRAVE, is coming in September 2023. Pre-order now and be the first to read it***'The Cuckoo's Calling reminds me why I fell in love with crime fiction in the first place' VAL MCDERMID-----Now a major BBC drama: The Strike seriesWhen a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has ... ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • The Fire Killer

    The BRAND NEW edge-of-your-seat crime thriller from Ross Greenwood

    by Ross Greenwood ...
    Book 5 - The DI Barton Series
    **'**A masterclass in crime fiction' Jane E JamesThe BRAND NEW thriller from bestselling author Ross Greenwood!When DI Barton is asked to investigate a seemingly innocuous fire that kills, he believes it's either children fooling around or a worrying racially-motivated crime.As he delves deeper into the case, he soon realises that there is a history of similar blazes spread out over many years, ... Read more

    $6.99 AUD $1.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Woman at Number 19

    A gripping psychological thriller from J.A. Baker for summer 2023

    by J A Baker ...
    *** THIS SUMMER'S MUST-READ PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER ***Esther lost her husband, Julian, and her children, Harriet and Dexter, in a car accident and is struggling with her grief.Spurred on by her own loneliness and a need to make amends for not being able to save her own children, Esther takes it upon herself to watch the woman who lives at number 19..But when unexplainable incidents begin to happen ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD $1.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What the Shadows Hide

    by M J Lee ...
    Book 9 - DI Ridpath Crime Thriller
    To love and to cherish, till death did them part...'A brilliant thriller' The SunTwo desiccated bodies are found in each other's arms in the bricked up room of a derelict Victorian warehouse. After six months of work, the police have nothing and Ridpath is finally called in to investigate. Dubbed the Romeo and Juliet murders by the press, so many questions remain unanswered.Who are they? Why were ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Troubled Blood

    Winner of the Crime and Thriller British Book of the Year Award 2021

    by Robert Galbraith ...
    Book 5 - Strike
    ***The 7th novel in the Strike series, THE RUNNING GRAVE, is coming in September 2023. Pre-order now and be the first to read it***Winner of the Crime and Thriller British Book of the Year Award 2021'One of crime's most engaging duos' Guardian'Magnificent' Sunday Times'Finely honed, superbly constructed' Daily Mail'Terrific' Dai... ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Deadly Fate

    A totally unputdownable and gripping serial killer thriller

    by Angela Marsons ...
    Book 18 - Detective Kim Stone
    The woman’s bright blonde hair floats in the breeze. She almost looks like she could be resting on the soft green grass. But her brown eyes stare unblinking up at the sky, and the final cut across her mouth is dark with blood. Her words silenced forever… Late one evening, as the final church bell rings out, Sandra Deakin’s cold and lifeless body is found in the overgrown graveyard with multiple ... Read more

    $6.99 AUD

  • Death on Cromer Beach

    Another crime series from bestseller Ross Greenwood for 2023

    by Ross Greenwood ...
    Book 1 - DS Knight
    The first in a new series from bestselling author, Ross Greenwood!A brutal double murder on a Norfolk beach horrifies the town of Cromer. The way the victims died is chilling and so Norfolk’s Major Investigation Team task DS Ashley Knight to manage the case.It soon becomes clear that the murders were carefully planned and the finger of suspicion points to an organised crime gang, but as the ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Body in Nightingale Park

    by Nick Louth ...
    Book 12 - DCI Craig Gillard Crime Thrillers
    Another impossible case for DCI Gillard, but this time the answers are very close to home…With a baby on the way, a pregnant wife to take care of and a new home to settle into, DCI Craig Gillard seems to have found a life of domestic bliss.But when retired police sergeant Ken Stapleford is found stabbed to death in front of his own TV while watching Saturday afternoon football, Gillard’s peace is ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Katharina Code

    You loved Wallander, now meet Wisting.

    by Jørn Lier Horst ...
    Translated by Anne Bruce ...
    Book 1 - Wisting
    THE NUMBER ONE KINDLE BESTSELLERYou loved Wallander, now meet Wisting . . .'Horst, a former Norwegian police detective, is often compared to Sweden's Henning Mankell for his moody, sweeping crime dramas' NEW YORK TIMES___________Katharina went missing twenty-four years ago.Each year on the anniversary of her disappearance Chief Inspector William Wisting visits her husband, th... ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • The Affair

    (Jack Reacher 16)

    by Lee Child ...
    Book 16 - Jack Reacher
    'There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.' Mick HerronMarch 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Mississippi.Just down the road is a big army base. Is the murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier?Jack Reacher, still a major in the military police, is sent in undercover.The county sheriff is a former U.S. Marine - and a stunningly beautiful woman. Her investigation i... ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • Make Me

    (Jack Reacher 20)

    by Lee Child ...
    Book 20 - Jack Reacher
    "Child's best for some time...with detective-story and romcom elements (even sly humour) on top of the psychological duels and set-piece violence." (Sunday Times)Jack Reacher has no place to go, and all the time in the world to get there.A remote railroad stop on the prairie with the curious name of Mother's Rest seems perfect for an aimless one-day stopover. He expects to find a lonely pioneer ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • The Sentinel

    (Jack Reacher 25)

    by Lee Child, Andrew Child ...
    Book 25 - Jack Reacher
    The edge-of-your-seat, heart-in-mouth new Jack Reacher thriller for 2021 - his 25th adventure. No one's bigger than Jack Reacher.Jack Reacher hitches a ride to a sleepy no-name town outside Nashville, Tennessee. He plans to grab a cup of coffee and move right along.Not going to happen.The town has been shut down by a cyber attack. At the centre of it all, whetherhe likes it or not, is Rusty ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • None the Wiser (Detective Mark Turpin crime thriller series, book 1)

    A Detective Mark Turpin murder mystery

    by Rachel Amphlett ...
    Book 1 - Detective Mark Turpin
    What if some secrets were never meant to stay buried?When a parish priest is brutally murdered in cold blood, a rural community is left in shock – and fear.New to the Vale of the White Horse, Detective Sergeant Mark Turpin discovers the murder bears the hallmark of a vicious killer who shows no remorse for his victim, and leaves no trace behind.After a second priest is killed, his broken body ... Read more

    $6.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Consequences

    An addictive and nail biting crime thriller

    by R.C. Bridgestock ...
    Book 2 - DI Jack Dylan Crime Thrillers
    **'A compelling story with a procedural authenticity that few authors can match.' M.W. Craven, author of The Puppet ShowThe second in the D.I. Jack Dylan series, set in Yorkshire and written by the husband and wife team who are the storyline consultants to TV’s Happy Valley and Scott & Bailey**Detective Inspector Jack Dylan has two unconnected murders to solve. And one of his detectives has gone ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dying Place

    An utterly unputdownable, heart-racing crime thriller

    by Charly Cox ...
    Book 5 - Detective Alyssa Wyatt
    When the trunk slammed closed, sealing her fate, a deep cold slithered into the center of Kennedy’s bones. All she could do was pray that her attacker would leave enough of her for her family to identify…Kennedy Farmer, an experienced athlete, never returns after leaving for her usual running route through the dusty mountain trails of New Mexico.While the search for Kennedy begins, Detective ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD $1.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Desperation in Death: An Eve Dallas thriller (In Death 55)

    by J. D. Robb ...
    Book 55 - In Death
    The Sunday Times bestselling series is back with a gripping new thriller that pits homicide detective Eve Dallas against a conspiracy of exploitation and evil...Mina Rose Cabot, age thirteen, disappeared walking home from soccer practice in Devon, Pennsylvania.Eight months later her body is found in Battery Park, New York, speared through the chest by a three-inch piece of wood.Lt. Eve Dallas ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD