THE WORLD IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. THIS IS THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE IT DOES.‘Heir to Frederick Forsyth… delightfully audacious spy story’ The Times'Magnificently conceived and brilliantly executed' ANDREW TAYLOR'Compelling and suspenseful ... kept me gripped throughout' AJAY CHOWDHURY'Rich, epic ... exactly what a contemporary thriller should be' JEREMY DUNS

'Extraordinary...smart, sophisticated, suspenseful - and important. If you try one new thing this year, make it Star of the North' LEE CHILDNorth Korea and the USA are on the brink of war.A young American woman disappears without trace from a South Korean island.The CIA recruits her twin sister to uncover the truth.Now, she must go undercover in the world’s most deadly state.Only by infiltrating the dark hea...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Star of the North by D. B. John, read by Linda Park with an author's note read by the author.North Korea and the USA are on the brink of warA young American woman disappears without trace from a South Korean island.The CIA recruits her twin sister to uncover the truth.Now, she must go undercover in the world’s most deadly state.

**Brought to you by Penguin.THE MOST TIMELY, PROPULSIVE SPY THRILLER OF THE YEAR, FOR FANS OF MOSCOW X, I AM PILGRIM and SLOW HORSES**An explosive conspiracy is on the verge of detonation.A Korean man is poisoned in broad-daylight at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.A Russian intelligence officer is assassinated in a Washington hotel.And a real-estate mogul has just become the 45th President of the United States.

**Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey First Novel Dagger** An Australian bestseller!Geopolitics and espionage collide in this explosive espionage thriller.'Hands down the best debut of the year' Tim Shipman'My favourite debut novel of 2025’ Antonia SeniorTHREE WORDS IN MANDARIN.THAT’S ALL IT TAKES TO END THE WORLD.Planes circle, unable to land. The phone lines are down. The power is out....

From a former spy comes an electrifying novel about the mystery, paranoia and ruthlessness of the secretive world of British espionage'Spies and Other Gods places him in the top tier of today's spy writers' The Spectator'Wonderfully entertaining' John Banville, author of Booker Prize-winning The Sea'Wolff offers a subtler version of comic spy fiction that treats its characters as amusing, f...

From a former spy comes an electrifying novel about the mystery, paranoia and ruthlessness of the secretive world of British espionage'Spies and Other Gods places him in the top tier of today's spy writers' The Spectator'Wonderfully entertaining' John Banville, author of Booker Prize-winning The Sea'Wolff offers a subtler version of comic spy fiction that treats its characters as amusing, f...

**Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey First Novel Dagger** An Australian bestseller!Geopolitics and espionage collide in this explosive espionage thriller.'Hands down the best debut of the year' Tim Shipman'My favourite debut novel of 2025’ Antonia SeniorTHREE WORDS IN MANDARIN.THAT’S ALL IT TAKES TO END THE WORLD.Planes circle, unable to land. The phone lines are down. The power is out....

'I devoured this in one evening… Addictive and mind-blowing' Reader review, ★★★★★The deeply dysfunctional Morland siblings are throwing one of their infamous parties, before it's decided which one of them will inherit their ancestral family home. Despite their usual rivalry, Kassie, Caitlin, Paul and Steven are determined it's going to be a night to remember.But by the morning, one of their guests isn't just hungover: they're dead.Each Morland has a motive, and they...

'Nobody does heart-thumping, dry-mouth, claustrophobic thrillers like C. M. Ewan' – Sharon Bolton, author of The Pact**'A masterclass in pace and tension' – Tim Weaver, author of The Missing Family‘Fantastic’ – Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher seriesEye Spy is the chillingly intense original thriller from C. M. Ewan, author of The House Hunt, The Interview and Strangers in the Car. Set on a fast-movi...

Brought to you by Penguin.The world of beloved influencer, Gemma Fitzgerald, seems ready to implode when the body of her brother, Max – who disappeared 18 years earlier – is washed up on a beach. Everyone thought Max had taken his own life the night of his twenty-first birthday party, but Gemma knows the truth – she is responsible for Max’s disappearance.With the police bearing down from one side, and her glamorous lifestyle hanging by a thread, it seems th...

THE GRIPPING, TWISTY NEW LEGAL THRILLER STARRING UNDERDOG BARRISTER LEE MITCHELL IN A CASE THAT STRIKES AT THE HEART OF HER CHAMBERSWhen the Senior Clerk at her Chambers is found dead in an alley, Lee Mitchell doesn’t know who she can trust.Junior Clerk Dean is pinned for the crime. Working-class and still living on the estate where he grew up, he has the most to gain from Tom’s death.But Lee knows how easily prejudices can snowball into convictions...