A devious tale of psychological suspense so irresistible that it prompts Entertainment Weekly to ask, “Is The Kind Worth Killing the next Gone Girl?” From one of the hottest new thriller writers, Peter Swanson, a name you may not know yet (but soon will), this is his breakout novel in the bestselling tradition of Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train—and is soon to be a major movie directed by Agnieszka Holland.In a tantalizing set-up with a twist...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERA RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB CHOICEBEST THRILLER, iBOOKS BEST OF 2015SHORTLISTED FOR THE IAN FLEMING SILVER DAGGER, 2015SUNDAY TIMES, TATLER, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND GOLDSBORO BOOK OF THE MONTHYou should never talk to strangersWith his flight delayed, Ted Severson meets Lily Kintner, a magnetic stranger, in an ai...

THE PERFECT STOCKING FILLER FOR BOOK LOVERS'The twist will make you rethink everything.' New York Times Book Review'A murder mystery set at a cosy Christmas country estate? We're so here for it.' Cosmopolitan'Funny, clever and gripping.' Irish IndependentWhen Ashley Smith - a bright-eyed but lonely American studying in London - is invited to spend Christmas with her classmate's family at their Cotswo...

From Peter Swanson, the acclaimed author of Eight Perfect Murders, The Girl with a Clock for a Heart is an addictive, nonstop thriller—an ever-tightening coil of suspense that grips you right up to its electrifying end.On an ordinary Friday evening at his favorite Boston tavern, George Foss's comfortable, predictable life is shattered when a beautiful woman sits down at the bar, a woman who vanished without a trace twenty years ago.Liana D...

Londres-Boston, vol de nuit.Ted rencontre la superbe et mystérieuse Lily. Ils bavardent et boivent quelques cocktails. Peu à peu se met en place un jeu de la vérité au cours duquel Ted se dévoile. Il avoue à Lily l’échec de son couple : sa femme, Miranda, le trompe. Ted en vient même à lui confier qu’il aimerait la tuer. Ce ne serait finalement que justice !Pas le moins du monde troublée par son audace, Lily se déclare prête à lui donner un coup de main : d...

“Delicious…I defy you to stop reading The Christmas Guest once you begin.” — New York Times Book ReviewNew York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson pens a spectacularly spine-chilling novella in which an American art student in London is invited to join a classmate for the holidays at Starvewood Hall, her family’s Cotswold manor house. But behind the holly and pine boughs, secrets are about to unravel, revealing this seemingly ...

New York Times bestseller“Swanson rips us from one startling plot twist to the next… A true tour de force.” —Lisa Gardner“[A] multilayered mystery that brims with duplicity, betrayal and revenge.” —USA TodayFrom the hugely talented author of The Kind Worth Killing comes a chilling tale of psychological suspense and an homage to the thriller genre tailor-made for fans: the story of ...

'Deliciously ingenious.' Daily Mail'Keeps you guessing right to the end.' PETER MAY'Smartly entertaining.' Washington Post' So beautifully written, so gripping, so perfect. ' SOPHIE HANNAHIf you're on the list you're marked for death.The envelope is unremarkable. There is no return address. It contains a single, folded, sheet of whi...

George Foss never thought he'd see her again, but on a late-August night in Boston, there she is, in his local bar, Jack's Tavern.When George first met her, she was an eighteen-year-old college freshman from Sweetgum, Florida. She and George became inseparable in their first fall semester, so George was devastated when he got the news that she had committed suicide over Christmas break. But, as he stood in the living room of the girl's grieving parents, he realized...

A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK'Fiendish good fun' ANTHONY HOROWITZIf you want to get away with murder, play by the rulesA series of unsolved murders with one thing in common: each of the deaths bears an eerie resemblance to the crimes depicted in classic mystery novels.The deaths lead FBI Agent Gwen Mulvey to mystery bookshop Old Devils. Owner Malcolm Kershaw had once posted online an article tit...

Martha Ratliff, bibliothécaire dans le Maine, aurait pu vivre seule et heureuse. Mais elle a rencontré Alan, sympathique commercial qui lui a demandé sa main sans attendre. Un an plus tard, tout va bien… si ce n’est cette tache de sang sur une chemise que portait Alan lors d’un colloque à Denver.D’un naturel suspicieux, Martha commence alors à enquêter dans les villes où son mari est passé ces dernières années. Elle découvre cinq meurtres de femmes non résolus. Troublée, elle conta...

From the author of the Richard and Judy Book Club picks The Kind Worth Killing and Rules for Perfect Murders**'Another top-notch thriller . . . it proves the adage: marry for money and you'll earn every penny.' Alice O'Keefe, The Bookseller, Editor's Pick'Hitchcockian chills and thrills abound . . . a twisty tale of survival and deception.' O, The Oprah Magazine**After a whirlwind, fairytale romance, Abigail Bask...