*THE OBSERVER THRILLER BOOK OF THE MONTH**A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK*----------------------------------------The perfect couple. The perfect house.. . . The perfect crime.Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home: tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it.So when they m...

THE DARKLY ADDICTIVE THRILLER THAT READERS CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT. IF YOU LIKED WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, YOU'LL LOVE THIS________________________________'Brilliantly chilling' Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home and In the Dark'You'll try to outguess the plot but always be one step behind' C J Tudor________________________________

'Hugely gripping' Mark Billingham, Rabbit Hole'Heart-stopping Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room'What a read!' Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water----------16-year-old Sadie Saunders is missing.Five friends set out into the woods to find her.But they're not just friends...THEY'RE SUSPECTS.You see, this was never a search party.It's a witch ...

'A proper heartpounding thriller' Sun, Book of the Week'Compelling and infused with a simmering tension' Sarah Pearse, The Sanatorium'A taut pacy murder mystery' Imran Mahmood, You Don't Know MeFOUR FRIENDS. ONE MURDER. A GAME THEY CAN'T ESCAPE----------'It was only a game'... Until a boy went missing.'No one was meant to get ...

A stunning debut novel that unravels the hidden story behind a school shootingIt should be an open-and-shut case. Samuel Szajkowski, a recently hired history teacher, walked into a school assembly with a gun and murdered three students and a colleague before turning the weapon on himself. It was a tragedy that could not have been predicted. Szajkowski, it seems clear, was a psychopath beyond help. Yet as Detective Inspector Lucia May- the only woman in her high-tes...

An unimaginable crime and the man who must defend it-a probing psychological thriller from the author of A Thousand Cuts.A chance phone call throws the biggest muder case in southern England into the hands of provincial attorney Leo Curtice. Twelve-year- old Daniel Blake stands accused of murdering an eleven-year-old girl. But who is truly responsible when one child kills another? As Curtice sets out to defend the indefensible, he soon finds himself pitted against an enrag...

"Who are you? Are you the police? This isn't legal, you know. You can't hold me like this."In a near-future dystopian Britain, democracy has been undermined. Emboldened by new anti-terrorism laws, police start to “disappear” people from the streets for unspecified crimes. But when unassuming dentist Arthur Priestley is snatched and held prisoner at a top-secret facility, his estranged wife, Julia, and a brave but naive journalist named Tom Clarke embark on...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The House by Simon Lelic, read by Adam Newington and Gemma Whelan.THE PERFECT COUPLE. THE PERFECT HOUSE. THE PERFECT CRIME.Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home: tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it.So when they made a grisly discovery in the attic, Jack and Syd chose to ignor...

Brought to you by Penguin.'HUGELY GRIPPING' Mark Billingham'HEART-STOPPING' Elly Griffiths'CLEVER AND ATMOSPHERIC' Mark Edwards16-year-old Sadie Saunders is missing.Five friends set out into the woods to find her.But they're not just friends...THEY'RE SUSPECTS.You see, this was never a search party.It's a witch hunt.And not everyone will ...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Liar's Room by Simon Lelic, Laura Aikman and Nancy Carrol.Susanna Fenton has a secret. Fourteen years ago she left her identity behind, reinventing herself as a counsellor and starting a new life. It was the only way to keep her daughter safe.But everything changes when Adam Geraghty walks into her office. She's never met this young man before - so why does she feel lik...

A former journalist, Simon Lelic caused quite a buzz in the literary world with his stunning debut. A Thousand Cuts is a mesmerizing novel that explores the horrifying consequences of discrimination and bullying. Samuel Szajkowski, a recently hired history teacher, walks into his school with a gun and murders three students and a colleague before turning the weapon on himself. What follows should be an open-and-shut case. As Detective Inspector Lucia May begins digging, however, she discov...

Brought to you by PenguinFOUR FRIENDS. ONE MURDER. A GAME THEY CAN'T ESCAPE'It was only a game.'Until a boy went missing.'No one was meant to get hurt.'But a body has been found.'Just some innocent fun.'Except one of them is a killer.Ready or not, here I come.It's time to play hide and seek again.