In this razor-sharp debut, an outsider gets a seat at the table with one of America’s most powerful families, but the price of admission will cost her everything she holds dear.Nora Rourke has committed herself to the corporate grind, becoming indispensable to her boss, Cassandra Rainsford, the matriarch of the all-powerful Rainsford dynasty. Leveraging that influence, Nora’s on the verge of climbing high when Cassandra drops dead.Never mind that she’s been...

'The Emerald Noir ladies are killing it, sometimes literally' LIZ NUGENT'Compelling and clever' JANE CASEYThirty-two Irish female crime authors come together to explore some of life's greatest fears in an anthology of original stories teeming with terror.Edited by crime authors Sam Blake and C.L. Murphy, and including a foreword by Emmett J. Scanlan, this collection...

WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS, NOW A MAJOR BBC SERIES, AND THE SUSPECT, NOW A MAJOR ITV SERIES'A gripping and eerie read. You won't be able to look away' Karin SlaughterThe girl with no past.Six years ago, Evie Cormac was discovered, filthy and half-starved, hiding in a secret room in the aftermath o...

‘WHOPPER… I loved it… full of twists and turns which leave you breathless and you have no choice but to read the whole book in one sitting. It grabs hold of you from the first page and then it's just unputdownable… chilling to the bone and it made the hairs stand up on my arms… a brilliant book and I loved every page.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Rain pounds the windscreen in the pitch-black evening. She kno...

'Classy and ingenious new thriller' BA PARIS‘Millionaires, marriage and murder make for a potent cocktail in this compelling tale set among the super-rich of New York’s elite’ TM LOGAN‘Instantly compelling and filled with ingenious twists and brilliant characters. This is sublime thriller writing’ BP WALTERTHE RULES1. Listen carefully2. Do your research

The truth lies just beneath the surface…Kate's world falls apart when her teenage son drowns in the waters by his school. She’s convinced it wasn’t just a tragic accident, but no one will listen.Then, six years later, Kate unearths Michael’s lost diary and realises she may finally be able uncover what really happened that night.But as she delves deeper, she begins to realise that she didn’t really know her son – or the people in his life – at all. A...

An exceptional third book in the horror anthology series which Publishers Weekly highlighted as “Beautifully written pieces that lean into the intuitive and fantastic.”Close to Midnight is the third volume in an annual, non-themed horror series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have been com...

A collection of forty crime and thriller short stories, with all profits from the sale of this book to be donated to Hospice UK and Sophie's Appeal.Do you think you know darkness? Think again. Bloodhound Books presents Dark Minds—a collection of stories by authors who have come together to produce an anthology that will lure, tantalise and shock its readers. What took place "By the Water?" What goes on behind "A Stranger's Eyes?" And what is so special about "Slow R...

Visceral, gritty, and unforgiving, GRIEF EATER is a zombie story like you've never read before.When Kristina rises from her violent death, she's not the same fragile woman her family once abandoned. She's rageful, powerful, and hungry—for the blood of the ones who were supposed to love her. With a newfound craving to see vengeance and grief served, she launches into a once-in-an-undead-lifetime journey across blood-slicked highways to the scorched Australian bush and her hometown. ...

In The Best Australian Stories, acclaimed writer Maxine Beneba Clarke brings together our country’s leading literary talents. Herself an award-winning short-story writer, Beneba Clarke selects exceptional stories that resonate with experience and truth, and celebrate the art of storytelling.Previous contributors include Kate Grenville, Tony Birch, David Malouf, Kirsten Tranter, Anna Krien, Georgia Blain, Peter Goldsworthy, Fiona McFarlane, Elizabeth Harrower, Ryan O’Neill ...

‘Jan Carson is a born storyteller: her work is so imaginative, whimsical, mischievous and brave, but tender and curious too — you never know where she's going to take you next, so reading her is always an adventure. Exactly how it should be.’ LISA MCINERNEY, author of THE GLORIOUS HERESIES'Pure magic, funny, sharp, heartbreaking, the short form at its absolute best. Jan Carson is a unique and very special writer, one of the greatest of the modern f...

A vibrant southern constellation of crime writers.Dark Deeds Down Under features the very best of modern Australian and New Zealand crime and mystery writing.Spend time with some of your favourite Aussie and Kiwi cops, sleuths and accidental heroes, and meet some edgy new investigators.A crew of beloved series characters - Corinna Chapman, Hirsch, Sam Shephard, Rowly Sinclair, Nick Chester, Murray Whelan - will lead you down dark alleys to mee...