A TIMES BEST NEW THRILLER PICK'Runs at breakneck speed through a dark and dangerous universe populated with characters who are never what they seem' KATHLEEN KENT, author of Black Wolf'A perfect thriller - page-turning excitement, expert plotting, a good dose of wit, and above all a fierce heroine you can't get enough of.' ASIA MACKAY, author of Killing ItMeet ...

One detective. One killer. One shared secret.Connor Laird frightens people: he's intense, he's fearless, and he seems to be willing to do anything to protect himself and those he loves. When he arrives in the Longacre Children's Home, seemingly from nowhere, he instantly becomes hero and villain to every other child there.But thirty years later, someone is killing all of those who grew up in the Longacre with Connor. Each of them has secrets, not l...

Twenty years ago, Tatia was adopted into a well-off home where she seemed happy, settled. Then the youngest boy in the family dies in an accident... and she gets the blame.Did she do it?Tatia is cast out, away from her remaining adopted siblings, Joel and Poppy. Now she yearns for a home to call her own. So when she see families going on holiday, leaving their beautiful homes empty, there seems no harm in living their lives while they are gone. But somehow,...

'A belter of a thriller. Creepy, convincing, it kept me gripped and guessing' Peter JamesA twisty and chilling thriller about a woman who did one bad thing when she was young... and must now suffer the consequences.She thought she'd got away with it. She was wrong.Hannah Godley is an agony aunt on a London radio show Queen of Hearts. She's warm and empathetic; a good listener. Her catchphrase is: Always be kind. But when a stranger ...

A Times Crime Book of the MonthSix children were taken. Only five came home...The newspapers called it The Bad Place. A remote farm out on the Thames estuary, where six children were held captive for two weeks. Five of them got out alive.That was twenty years ago. Now adults, they meet up annually to hold a vigil for their friend who died. The only rule is that no-one can talk about what happened the night they escaped. But...

A reality TV star becomes a suspect in an Essex murder case in the sharp, funny and moving new thriller from M.K. HillThree years ago, Danny 'Abs' Cruikshank, star of reality show Laid in Essex!, was living the dream. But on the night of the party, everything changed.It was supposed to be an intimate weekend gathering, just a few close friends in a remote cottage in Wales. But after a night of heavy drinking in the village pub, a local girl was rep...

The newspapers called it The Bad Place. A remote farm out on the Thames estuary, where six children were held captive for two weeks. Five of them got out alive. That was twenty years ago. Now adults, they meet up annually to hold a candlelit vigil for their friend who died. The only rule is that no-one can talk about what happened the night they escaped. But at this year's event, one of them witnesses a kidnapping. A young girl, Sammi, is bundled into a van in front of their eyes. Is histo...

An ex-secret agent must come out of retirement to save her family in the new action-packed thriller from M.K. Hill.Meet Elsa Zero: Bad neighbour. Single mother. Ex-deep cover agent.And right now, the most dangerous person on Earth.When Elsa's dull but dedicated boyfriend proposes in a packed restaurant, she doesn't think her evening can get any worse.But as the clock strikes midnight, her world is turned upside down. Suddenly Elsa is running for her life, try...

She thought she'd got away with it. She was wrong.Hannah Godley is an agony aunt on a London radio show Queen of Hearts. She's warm and empathetic; a good listener. Her catchphrase is: Be kind, always. But when a stranger phones in to tell a tragic story about her brother who killed himself after he was the victim of a terrible prank by two people, Hannah goes cold. Because she remembers Diane's brother well. In fact, all these years later, he still haunts her dreams. All because of...

SAFE.Eleanor Teague has a new life: a grand house in the country, a husband who adores her, and a place to recover from everything that came before. London is far away now. So are the whispers about the terrible thing she did.PROTECTED.The rules are simple. Stay inside. Stay calm. Stay quiet. Her husband says it's for her own safety. The staff watch her closely. Because if she doesn't follow the rules... people start to talk.

Do you want a thriller that grips from the first line?Do you want a thriller to leave you gasping for air?Connor Laird frightens people: he's intense, he's fearless, and he seems to be willing to do anything to protect himself and those he loves. He arrives in the Longacre Children's Home seemingly from nowhere, and instantly becomes hero and villain to every other child there.Thirty years later, someone is killing all of those who grew up in the Longacre, one at a ...

The second thriller in the sharp, funny and moving Sasha Dawson series, named by The Times as a crime book of the month.Three years ago, Danny 'Abs' Cruikshank, star of Laid in Essex!, was living the dream. And then, on the night of the party, everything changed.It was supposed to be an intimate gathering. Just a few close friends in a remote cottage in Wales. But one thing led to another and the party spiralled out of control. Then a local girl was reported missing, presum...