'tense and compelling' – Garry Disher'The Strip is an eye-popping, nightmarish miasma that sets a new bar for Australian crime. A total triumph in every respect.' – Chris FlynnWhen a local doctor is brutally murdered, Detective Constable Lana Cohen joins Strike Force Diablo on the notorious Gold Coast, where she finds herself navigating a world of chaos and corruption.As she delves deeper into the case, Lana reluctantly pairs up wit...

A Gripping Thriller Shortlisted for the Prestigious Ned Kelly AwardNEW EDITION contains bonus material: a new afterword, an extended interview with Iain Ryan about the writing of the novel, 3 deleted scenes, and a previously unpublished TV script adapted from the book.In the heart of small-town Australia, a killer lurks in the shadows. When local girl Maya Kibby is found murdered, the once-quiet college town of Gatton, Queensland, is plunge...

Corrupt cops, powerful criminals. A PI caught in the middle. The Gold Coast's darkest hour.In the midst of a violent crime wave, Detective Bruno Karras (The Strip) investigates the disappearance of a wealthy family, confronting corruption within his own ranks. Political operative Mark Nichols arrives, tasked with reviving the troubled Fantasyland theme park amidst suspicious delays. Caught between ruthless gangsters and corrupt officials, PI Amy Owens navigates a w...

"One of Australia's most interesting next-gen crime writers."SYDNEY MORNING HERALD"Iain Ryan has learned the lessons of the modern maestros James Ellroy, Ken Bruen and James Sallis, but his poetry and cadence is completely Australian."PETER DOYLEAn ex-con circles back to L.A. and knows it is a mistake. Elsewhere, in Vegas, a restless kid buys a mysterious, stolen guitar. Two characters, worlds apart, but drawn together by the same buried history. Spread across...

Shortlisted for the Prestigious Ned Kelly AwardNEW EDITION contains bonus material: four collected short stories + a new story written entirely for this edition.Four days to locate the killer.Four days to take revenge.Four days to find redemption.Jim Harris is a hard-drinking Australian detective on his way to a nervous breakdown. Every day, he works alongside corrupt police and dangerous crooks. That is, until a brutal murder case unr...

Shortlisted for the 2024 Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime FictionJack Harris, the disgraced son of Australia's most powerful business tycoon, has just been exiled to Byron Bay as a junior journalist at his father's smallest regional newspaper, The Beacon. His arrival coincides with the disappearance of the newspaper's editor, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, while out on his morning surf. When Patrick's body is discovered in the ocean, with a severed leg, it app...

Betrayal cannot be buried forever.In the tiny Tasmanian town of Mole Creek, retired Australian cop and Vietnam veteran Pete McAuslan has retreated to his fishing cabin to write his memoirs. In Sydney, his grandson, journalist and trashy true crime author Xander, learns that Pete has taken his own life, begging forgiveness in a suicide note.Arriving in Mole Creek in the aftermath of Pete's death, Xander discovers that his grandfather's laptop is missing. He begins t...

Detective Vincent Ruiz and psychologist Joe O'Loughlin team up in this thrilling novel when Ruiz is pulled from the Thames with a bullet in his leg, a photograph of a missing girl in his pocket, and absolutely no memory of what happened.Detective Inspector Vincent Ruiz doesn't know who wants him dead. He has no recollection of the firefight that landed him in the Thames, covered in his own blood and that of at least two other people. A photo of missing child Mickey...

In this thrilling novel, a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm and a horrific murder lead clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin and ex-cop Vincent Ruiz back on the cold case of two missing girls.Two missing girls. Two brutal murders. All connected to one farmhouse. Who is to blame?When pretty and popular teenagers Piper Hadley and Tash McBain disappear one Sunday morning, the investigation captivates a nation but the girls are never found.Three yea...

An instant #1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and international bestseller!Relive the sensuality, the romance, and the drama of Fifty Shades Freed through the thoughts, reflections, and dreams of Christian Grey.E L James revisits the world of Fifty Shades with a deeper and darker take on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the globe.You ar...

From the world's #1 bestselling author: Can a little black dress help a New York magazine editor live out her wildest fantasies ... or will it be her downfall?Magazine editor Jane Avery spends her nights alone with Netflix and Oreos—until the Dress turns her loose. Suddenly she's surrendering to darkest desires, and New York City has become her erotic playground.BookShots—original, lightning-fast st...

**A classic summer thriller from the most popular storyteller of our time.When New York law student Jack Mullen learns that his brother has drowned, he knows it can't be an accident . . .**Jack Mullen is in New York City when the shocking news comes that his brother Peter has drowned in the ocean off East Hampton. Jack knows his brother and knows this couldn't be an accident — someone must have wanted his brother dead. But the powers that be say otherwise.As Jack tr...