THERE’S A DARK UNDERBELLY TO THE COFFEE CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA.Underneath the bright lights and clean streets of Melbourne, crime and corruption run wild. Detective Inspector Leo Carter knows it well. Returning from leave, his first assignment is leading the murder investigation of an unidentified body dumped outside a gay sauna.At first, Carter thinks the case is a hate crime gone too far. But, when the bodies pile up and the list of suspects grows, Carter knows there’s more...

A dead influencer. A cold case killer. A detective spiraling into darkness.When social media star Todd Summers is found strangled to death in his luxury apartment, Detective Chief Inspector Carter discovers the victim was about to drop an explosive exposé-one that promised to finally solve the Beach Gay Eight murders, a series of brutal killings that terrorized Melbourne's gay community in the 1990s.But someone didn't want those secrets revealed.As ...

The eleventh story in the saga of DCI Victor Moyes life in the fictional town Abberford sees him being manipulated by his new boss Assistant Chief Constable Jennifer Meredith. This was not an experience he enjoyed and complicated his relationship with his second in command DS Victoria Morgan with whom he had a long standing arrangement as far as their social life was concerned.While being involved with Assistant Chief Constable Jennifer Meredith he also had the job of trying to dis...

A vigilante with a message. The outsider detective. A cold case they both want solved."One of the best crime mystery books I have read. ★★★★★"Nominated for the 2018 Ned Kelly Awards.Rachael Schlank is a straight-talking detective who's always felt like a fish out of water, bouncing between departments over the years. Now she's finally found a home in Victoria Police's Cold Case Unit.When a vigilante starts targeting hunters, leaving clues about a long-ago col...

Sabrina Sebastian's goal in life is to be an investigative reporter. For her first big story, she researches a popular website called Scream Site, where people post scary videos and compete for the most "screams." While Sabrina's friends and her sister, Faith, talk nonstop about the creepy viral videos, Sabrina just hopes that covering this trend will get her the internship she's wishing for. But as she digs into the truth behind the website, she begins to suspect that these aren't only as...

A charming story of a cat and a dog who live on the same street for younger readers, from bestselling author Ruth Rendell.Archie the cat and Archie the dog live next door to each other on a street full of feline friends and foes. Read about their adventures - including Archie the cat spending a scary night trapped in a neighbour's attic - in this gentle, lyrical, completely charming book for younger readers. Perfect for all animal lovers.

'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CURRENT CRIME SERIES' Val McDermid'A FIVE-STAR THRILLER' Daily Express'GOOD WRITING AND CLEVER CHARACTERISATION' Red MagazineBoiled human bones have been found in Norwich's web of underground tunnels. When Dr Ruth Galloway discovers they were recently buried, DCI Nelson has a murder inquiry on his hands. The boiling might have been just a medieval curiosity - now it sugge...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND STONEWALL BOOK AWARD • From acclaimed author Malinda Lo comes a gripping, tender coming-of-age novel exploring identity, queerness, and historical upheaval set in San Francisco’s Chinatown during the 1950s.“Lush, ambitious and layered, Malinda Lo’s sweeping historical novel is the queer romance we’ve been waiting for.”—Ms. MagazineSeventeen-year-old Lily Hu ...

If you loved The Suspect, don't miss the second book in the series. The Suspect is now a major ITV drama starring Aidan Turner as Joe O'Loughlin and Shaun Parkes as Vincent Ruiz.A lost child. A shattered past. A life going under . . .Vincent Ruiz is lucky to be alive. A bullet in the leg, another through the hand, he is discovered clinging to a buoy in the River Thames, nearly unconscious and losing blood fast. It takes six days for hi...

The uplifting and thoughtful novel from the uniquely talented author. Everyone has a story to tell…Kitty Logan has lost her way…As a journalist, she’s spent the past few years chasing the big scoops – no matter the consequences. When she makes a terrible mistake, she finds herself mired in scandal, her career implodes and even her personal relationships are tested to the limit.At a loss, Kitty finds distraction in a list of one hundred names that her late mentor and...

The legacy of the “Queen of Suspense” continues with the highly anticipated follow-up to Mary Higgins Clark’s iconic novel Where Are the Children?, featuring the children of Nancy Harmon, facing peril once again as adults.Of the fifty-six bestsellers the “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark published in her lifetime, Where Are the Children? was her biggest, selling millions of copies and forever transforming the genre of suspense fiction. In tha...

Detective Dave Burrows returns in another breathtaking tale of rural suspense from the bestselling author of Rising Dust.'Nobody does rural fiction quite like Fleur McDonald.' The Weekly TimesDetective Dave Burrows is devastated. After an acrimonious divorce, Dave has no choice but to let his ex-wife and her father Mark call the shots: supervised, one-hour visits are all he's allowed if he wants to see his two young daught...