Serial thriller

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE CALLER. When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in Los Angeles, Robert Hunter is thrown into a nightmare case. The victim suffered a terrible death, and on the nape of her neck has been carved a strange double-cross: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But that's impossible. Because two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. Could this therefore be a copycat killer? Or could the unthinkable be true? Is the real killer still out there, ready to embark once again on a vicious and violent killing spree, selecting his victims seemingly at random, taunting Robert Hunter with his inability to catch him? Hunter and his rookie partner, Garcia, need to solve this case and fast. 'A gripping debut... Not for the squeamish' Heat 'A page turner' Express Features Summary Aterrifying serial killer thriller in the bestselling tradition of Jeffery Deaver Author Carter Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20130101 Pages 423 ISBN 1-4711-2821-0 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-2821-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The truth won't stay buried forever... `A wonderfully twisty maze' JAMES OSWALD Malcolm Kendwick is charming, handsome - and a suspected serial killer. When the partially clothed body of a woman is discovered on Dartmoor, all eyes are on one man. There wasn't enough evidence to convict Kendwick of his suspected crimes in America, but DI Charlotte Savage is determined to bring him to justice. She's certain the woman's murder, so soon after Kendwick's return to Devon, is no coincidence. But Savage hadn't anticipated one thing: Kendwick has a perfect alibi. When more human remains are discovered at an isolated dumping ground, a full-scale murder investigation is launched. Savage realises it's up to her to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again. She knows Kendwick is hiding something. Is there a limit to how far she'll go to find out what? A page-turning, terrifying crime thriller with a gripping twist, perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Tim Weaver. Features Summary The truth won't stay buried forever... `A wonderfully twisty maze' JAMES OSWALD Author Mark Sennen Publisher AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Release date 20170626 Pages 400 ISBN 0-00-758790-2 ISBN 13 978-0-00-758790-2

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE CALLER. A freak accident in rural Wyoming leads the Sheriff's Department to arrest a man for a possible double homicide, but further investigations suggest a much more horrifying discovery - a serial killer who has been kidnapping, torturing and mutilating victims all over the United States for at least twenty-five years. The suspect claims he is a pawn in a huge labyrinth of lies and deception - and he will now only speak to Detective Robert Hunter... Praise for Chris Carter: 'A touch of Patricia Cornwell about Chris Carter's plotting' Mail on Sunday 'Gripping... not for the squeamish' Heat 'A page-turner' Express Features Summary 'This is a chilling, compulsive portrait of a psychopath, and proves that Carter is now in the Jeffrey Deaver class' Daily Mail Author Chris Carter Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20150716 Pages 483 ISBN 1-4711-3221-8 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-3221-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days THE SERIAL KILLER ISN'T ON TRIAL. HE'S ON THE JURY... **************** 'Books this ingenious don't come along very often.' Michael Connelly 'THIRTEEN is my favourite read of the year.' Sarah Pinborough 'Outstanding.' Lee Child 'Smart and original. This is a belter of a book.' Clare Mackintosh 'One of the most mercilessly compelling thrillers you will read this decade' Chris Brookmyre **************** 'To your knowledge, is there anything that would preclude you from serving on this jury?' Murder wasn't the hard part. It was just the start of the game. Joshua Kane has been preparing for this moment his whole life. He's done it before. But this is the big one. This is the murder trial of the century. And Kane has killed to get the best seat in the house. But there's someone on his tail. Someone who suspects that the killer isn't the man on trial. Kane knows time is running out - he just needs to get to the conviction without being discovered. **************** THIRTEEN REASONS WHY... YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK: 'An oh so clever hook for an oh so clever, gripping book. THIRTEEN is courtroom drama at its finest, blended with page-turning twists and characters you can't get enough of. Steve Cavanagh is the John Grisham for a new generation. Slick, thrilling and unique, THIRTEEN is my favourite read of the year.' Sarah Pinborough 'Outstanding - an intriguing premise, a tense, gripping build-up, and a spectacular climax. This guy is the real deal. Trust me.' Lee Child 'Smart and original. This is a belter of a book.' Clare Mackintosh 'Great hook. Great plot. Great book. Thirteen is a real page turner and one you won't want to put down.' Simon Kernick 'A brilliant, twisty, ingeniously constructed puzzle of a book. Steve Cavanagh pulls off an enviable premise with panache.' Ruth Ware 'I've been tracking Steve Cavanagh for a few years now and Thirteen is his best, a dead bang beast of a book that expertly combining his authority on the law with an absolutely great thrill ride. Books this ingenious don't come along very often.' Michael Connelly 'Quite simply deserves to be HUGE. If you read a thriller as good this year, it's only because you've read this one twice.' Mark Billingham 'Tore through this between dusk and dawn. Absolute 5-star cracker from Steve Cavanagh, who's gotta be among top legal thriller writers out there nowadays. A powerhouse of a book that's much more than its high-concept hook.' Craig Sisterson 'Wow! This book is friggin' awesome! Utterly immersive.' Emma Kavanagh 'Fantastically gripping? Guilty as charged!' Angela Clarke 'An absolute cracker.' Susi Holliday 'Guilty of thrills, twists, and expertly manipulating the reader.' Mason Cross 'An absolute rollercoaster of a read. Thrilling.' Cass Green Features Summary 'An oh so clever hook for an oh so clever,gripping book, my favourite read of the year.' Sarah Pinborough 'Books this ingenious don't come along very often' Michael Connelly Author Steve Cavanagh Publisher Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd) Release date 20180612 Pages 368 ISBN 1-4091-7067-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4091-7067-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY, CONTROVERSIAL AND EXPLOSIVE DEBUTS OF 2017, Good Me Bad Me is for fans of quality psychological suspense and reading group fiction. 'The new Girl on The Train, which was the new Gone Girl. You get the picture. This psycho-thriller by Ali Land is set to be massive' Cosmopolitan 'Incredible, very special' Radio 4's Open Book 'NEW NAME. NEW FAMILY. SHINY. NEW. ME.' Annie's mother is a serial killer. The only way she can make it stop is to hand her in to the police. But out of sight is not out of mind. As her mother's trial looms, the secrets of her past won't let Annie sleep, even with a new foster family and name - Milly. A fresh start. Now, surely, she can be whoever she wants to be. But Milly's mother is a serial killer. And blood is thicker than water. Good me, bad me. She is, after all, her mother's daughter...Translated into over 20 languages, Good Me Bad Me is a tour de force. In its narrator, Milly Barnes, we have a voice to be reckoned with, and in its author, Ali Land, an extraordinary new talent. 'Gripping, unsettling and unforgettable' Heat 'Unsettling. Holds our attention from the opening page. There is so much to praise here' Guardian 'Spellbinding. Will have you on the edge of your seat. Sure to be a big talking point this year' Daily Express 'A creepy, compulsive thriller I read in one breathless gulp. Good Me Bad Me reveals its shocking secrets slowly while reeling in the reader with all the intricate skill of a spider spinning a web. One not to be missed' Red 'Original and compelling - what a sensational debut!' Clare Mackintosh, number one bestselling author of I See You and I Let You Go 'An astoundingly compelling thriller. Beyond tense. You hardly breathe. Best read in ages' Matt Haig 'Intelligent and disturbing, Good Me Bad Me had me hooked from the first page' Debbie Howells, author of Richard & Judy book club bestseller The Bones of You Features Summary ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY, CONTROVERSIAL AND EXPLOSIVE DEBUTS OF 2017, Good Me Bad Me is for fans of quality psychological suspense and reading group fiction... Author Ali Land Publisher Michael Joseph Release date 20170112 Pages 352 ISBN 0-7181-8292-8 ISBN 13 978-0-7181-8292-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days In a society divided along Zodiac lines, status is cast at birth - and binding for life. When seemingly random murders plague the city, is it a rebellion against the system or the work of a twisted serial killer? Zodiac is an imaginative and gripping thriller from debut author Sam Wilson. Even for the most experienced detectives, every once in a while a murder can shake them to the core. Like when the Chief of Police is killed in his own home. For Detective Jerome Burton, catching the killer will change his life forever. Because this murder is only the first piece of a vast and twisted puzzle made of secrets, lies and tragedy. The signs are everywhere. But is the truth written in the stars or hiding in the shadows? Praise for Sam Wilson 'A bold storyteller with an amazing mind' Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls 'A brilliant, original and gripping thriller. I'm struggling to think of a reader who won't love this' Sarah Lotz, author of The Three 'Impeccable storytelling. Undoubtedly a book which works both on the level of its intriguing high concept and sheer narrative nous' Barry Forshaw Features Summary A series of uniquely brutal murders targets victims from totally different walks of life. All eyes are on Detective Jerome Burton and astrological profiler Lindi Childs - divided in their beliefs over whether the answer is written in the stars but united in their conviction that there is an ingenious serial killer executing a grand plan. Author Sam Wilson Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20170531 Pages 423 ISBN 1-4059-2164-1 ISBN 13 978-1-4059-2164-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days "It was a beautiful day. It was a beautiful field.""Except for the body."" "Jazz is a likable teenager. A charmer, some might say. But he's also the son of the world's most infamous serial killer, and for Dear Old Dad, "Take Your Son to Work Day" was year-round. Jazz has witnessed crime scenes the way cops wish they could--from the criminals' point of view. And now, even though Dad has been in jail for years, bodies are piling up in the sleepy town of Lobo's Nod. Again. In an effort to prove murder doesn't run in the family, Jazz joins the police in the hunt for this new serial killer. But Jazz has a secret--could he be more like his father than anyone knows? From acclaimed author Barry Lyga comes a riveting thriller about a teenager trying to control his own destiny in the face of overwhelming odds. Features Summary Seventeen-year-old Jazz learned all about being a serial killer from his notorious father, but believes he has a conscience that will help fight his own urges and right some of his father's wrongs... Author Barry Lyga Publisher Little, Brown Release date 20130402 Pages 359 ISBN 0-316-12583-0 ISBN 13 978-0-316-12583-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The first body comes as a shock. The second brings horror. The third signals the beginning of a nightmare. When fifteen-year-old Isla Bell finds three bodies propped against Hadrian's Wall, her whole world falls apart. In such a close-knit community, everyone knows the victims, and the man who did it. Twenty years on and Isla has dedicated her life to forensic psychology; studying the brains of serial killers, and even coming face to face with the convicted murderer who turned her world upside down. She is safe after all, with him behind bars. Then another body appears against the Wall. And another. As the nightmare returns and the body count rises, everyone in town is a suspect. Who is the Killer on the Wall? Praise for The Killer on the Wall. "The Killer on the Wall is several cuts above your usual psychological thriller. It's beautifully written, emotionally involving and psychologically complex. You know you're in the hands of a writer who really understands her subject matter. The story is skilfully told and so subtly nuanced, I gave up trying to guess where it was going and let myself be swept along with it, totally engrossed. And when the final twist came I said 'oh my god', and then almost immediately 'of course'. Classy atmospheric and satisfying. Read it." (Tammy Cohen). Features Summary When fifteen-year-old Isla Bell finds three bodies propped against Hadrian's Wall, her whole world falls apart. Twenty years on and Isla has dedicated her life to forensic psychology; studying the brains of serial killers... Author Emma Kavanagh Publisher Arrow Books Ltd Release date 20170420 Pages 376 ISBN 1-78475-266-5 ISBN 13 978-1-78475-266-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days The first body comes as a shock. The second brings horror. The third signals the beginning of a nightmare. When fifteen-year-old Isla Bell finds three bodies propped against Hadrian's Wall, her whole world falls apart. In such a close-knit community, everyone knows the victims, and the man who did it. Twenty years on and Isla has dedicated her life to forensic psychology; studying the brains of serial killers, and even coming face to face with the convicted murderer who turned her world upside down. She is safe after all, with him behind bars. Then another body appears against the Wall. And another. As the nightmare returns and the body count rises, everyone in town is a suspect. Who is the Killer on the Wall? Praise for The Killer on the Wall. "The Killer on the Wall is several cuts above your usual psychological thriller. It's beautifully written, emotionally involving and psychologically complex. You know you're in the hands of a writer who really understands her subject matter. The story is skilfully told and so subtly nuanced, I gave up trying to guess where it was going and let myself be swept along with it, totally engrossed. And when the final twist came I said 'oh my god', and then almost immediately 'of course'. Classy atmospheric and satisfying. Read it." (Tammy Cohen). Features Summary When fifteen-year-old Isla Bell finds three bodies propped against Hadrian's Wall, her whole world falls apart. Twenty years on and Isla has dedicated her life to forensic psychology; studying the brains of serial killers... Author Emma Kavanagh Publisher Arrow Books Ltd Release date 20170731 Pages 376 ISBN 1-78475-266-5 ISBN 13 978-1-78475-266-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 10 - 17 working days The night the first snow falls a young boy wakes to find his mother gone. He walks through the silent house, but finds only wet footprints on the stairs. In the garden looms a solitary figure: a snowman bathed in cold moonlight, its black eyes glaring up at the bedroom windows. Round its neck is his mother's pink scarf. Inspector Harry Hole is convinced there is a link between the disappearance and a menacing letter he received some months earlier. As Harry and his team delve into unsolved case files, they discover that an alarming number of wives and mothers have gone missing over the years. When a second woman disappears Harry's suspicions are confirmed: he is a pawn in a deadly game. For the first time in his career Harry finds himself confronted with a serial killer operating on his turf, a killer who will drive him to the brink of insanity. A brilliant thriller with a pace that never lets up, The Snowman confirms Jo Nesbo's position as an international star of crime fiction. Features Summary The night the first snow falls a young boy wakes to find his mother gone. For the first time in his career Harry finds himself confronted with a serial killer operating on his turf... Author Jo Nesbo (Author), Don Bartlett (Translator) Publisher Vintage Release date 20100819 Pages 550 ISBN 0-09-955174-8 ISBN 13 978-0-09-955174-4

No.1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers the next enthralling thriller in her high-stakes series starring Kay Scarpetta-a complex tale involving a serial sniper who strikes chillingly close to the forensic sleuth herself. It's Chief Medical Examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta's birthday, and while she's enjoying a leisurely morning, a man is shot dead five minutes from her house. The bullet tore through him as he unloaded groceries from his car. Yet nobody heard or saw a thing. It looks like the work of a serial sniper - one who leaves no trace except for tiny copper fragments, and whose seemingly impossible shots cause instant death. As Scarpetta investigates, uncovering details that only she can analyze, she begins to suspect that the killer is sending her a message. Adding to Scarpetta's growing unease is the sense that those closest to her are keeping secrets. And when her pursuit of the sniper takes Scarpetta to a shipwreck off the Florida coast, she comes face to face with shocking evidence that implicates her niece Lucy - Scarpetta's very own flesh and blood... Format:Paperback

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days The mind-blowing new supernatural thriller from bestselling author DEREK LANDY, creator of international sensation Skulduggery Pleasant.For anyone who ever thought their parents were monsters... Amber Lamont is a normal sixteen-year-old. Smart but insecure, she spends most of her time online, where she can avoid her beautiful, aloof parents and their weird friends.But when a shocking encounter reveals a horrifying secret, Amber is forced to go on the run. Killer cars, vampires, undead serial killers and red-skinned, horned demons - Amber hurtles from one threat to the next, revealing the terror woven into the very fabric of her life. As her parents close in behind her, Amber's only chance rests with her fellow travelers, who are not at all what they appear to be...Witty, action-packed and heart-stoppingly thrilling, Demon Road will take you on an epic road-trip across the supernatural landscape of America. Features Summary The mind-blowing new supernatural thriller from bestselling author DEREK LANDY, creator of international sensation Skulduggery Pleasant. Author Derek Landy (Author), Kathryn Griffiths (Reader) Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20150924 ISBN 0-00-815559-3 ISBN 13 978-0-00-815559-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days What Are You Afraid Of? is the new gripping, chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author, Alexandra Ivy. Perfect for fans of Karen Rose, Karin Slaughter and Lisa Gardner. The only thing to fear is...him. Carmen Jacobs interviewed the world's most terrifying serial killers for her bestselling book, The Heart of a Predator. When she receives a box of photographs of dead girls, she recognises the similarities to the infamous Trucker murders at once. But that killer is dead... The police might not believe her, but Carmen knows there's a monster out there, paying homage to other murderers. Yet this isn't just a copycat. It's a vendetta. All clues point to a killer obsessed with Carmen - someone who knows her work, her past, her secrets. Someone who won't be satisfied until he has made all her deepest fears come true... Look for more page-turning suspense from Alexandra Ivy with Pretend You're Safe, out now. Features Summary What Are You Afraid Of? is the new gripping, chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author, Alexandra Ivy. Author Alexandra Ivy Publisher Headline Eternal Release date 20180503 Pages 384 ISBN 1-4722-5293-4 ISBN 13 978-1-4722-5293-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days A freak accident in rural Wyoming leads the Sheriff's Department to arrest a man for a possible double homicide, but further investigations suggest a much more horrifying discovery - a serial killer who has been kidnapping, torturing and mutilating victims all over the United States for at least twenty-five years. The suspect claims he is a pawn in a huge labyrinth of lies and deception - can he be believed? The case is immediately handed over to the FBI, but this time they're forced to ask for outside help. Ex-criminal behaviour psychologist and lead Detective with the Ultra Violent Crime Unit of the LAPD, Robert Hunter, is asked to run a series of interviews with the apprehended man. These interviews begin to reveal terrifying secrets that no one could've foreseen, including the real identity of a killer so elusive that no one, not even the FBI, had any idea he existed...until now. Features Summary The new thriller from the Sunday Timesbestselling author sees Robert Hunter join forces with the FBI in order to outwit his most evil killer yet Author Chris Carter Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20140731 Pages 483 ISBN 1-4711-3219-6 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-3219-3

                                                                                            Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Atlantic Books (June 9, 2005) ISBN-10: 1843542676 ISBN-13: 978-1843542674 A savage and complex thriller set in fogbound, wintry Milan, In the Name of Ishmael is the story of a secret cult of assassins and the two detectives who set out to reveal the truth about Ishmael, the group's heavily protected and enigmatic leader. Expertly weaving apparently unmatched threads in two separate time periods - mysterious child murders, a series of seemingly unconnected assassinations, the accident that killed Princess Diana, a disturbing society of sadomasochists, and the death of an Italian press magnate - Genna crafts a chilling and utterly compelling tale of political conspiracy and serial murder. Terror and spellbinding literary gamesmanship are at the heart of this daring fiction debut. In the Name of Ishmael is a gripping whodunit and stunning work of literary fiction.  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days For her exciting debut in hardcover, New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose delivers a heart-stopping suspense novel that picks up where DIE FOR ME left off, with a detective determined to track down a brutal murderer. Special Agent Daniel Vartanian has sworn to find the perpetrator of multiple killings that mimic a 13-year-old murder linked to a collection of photographs that belonged to his brother, Simon, the ruthless serial killer who met his demise in DIE FOR ME. Daniel is certain that someone even more depraved than his brother committed these crimes, and he's determined to bring the current murderer to justice and solve the mysterious crime from years ago. With only a handful of images as a lead, Daniel's search will lead him back through the dark past of his own family, and into the realm of a mind more sinister than he could ever imagine. But his quest will also draw him to Alex Fallon, a beautiful nurse whose troubled past reflects his own. As Daniel becomes attached to Alex, he discovers that she is also the object of the obsessed murderer. Soon, he will not only be racing to discover the identity of this macabre criminal, but also to save the life of the woman he has begun to love. Features Summary Held captive by a killer, will a young girl escape his clutches? SCREAM FOR ME is a terrifying thriller from bestselling Karen Rose, and part of the Philadelphia/Atlantic series... Author Karen Rose Publisher Headline Book Publishing Release date 20110303 Pages 662 ISBN 0-7553-8523-3 ISBN 13 978-0-7553-8523-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days The newest crime novel sensation: In this shocking and suspenseful psychological thriller, a police detective must confront a hideous evil that forces her to question how much suffering one person can inflict upon another before creating a monster. In a Stockholm city park, police discover the hideously abused body of a young boy. Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg heads the investigation, battling an apathetic prosecutor and a bureaucratic police force unwilling to devote resources to solving the murder of a nameless immigrant child. But with the discovery of two more mutilated children's corpses, it becomes clear that a serial killer is at large. Jeanette turns to therapist Sofia Zetterlund for her expertise in psychopathic perpetrators, and their lives become increasingly intertwined, professionally and personally. As they draw closer to the truth about the killings--working together but, ultimately, each on her own--we come to understand that these murders are only the most obvious evidence of a hellishly insidious evil woven deep into Swedish society. As viscerally dramatic as it is psychologically intense, The Crow Girl is a tale of almost unfathomably heinous deeds, and of the profound damage--and the equally profound need for revenge--left in their wake. Features Summary Starts with just one body - tortured, mummified and then discarded. Its discovery reveals a nightmare world of hidden lives. Of lost identities, secret rituals and brutal exploitation... Author Erik Axl Sund Publisher Harvill Secker Release date 20160427 Pages 767 ISBN 1-84655-757-7 ISBN 13 978-1-84655-757-6

  VADIM BY DONALD JAMES POLITICAL/THRILLER   In 2020, as a divided and impoverished Russia is driven further into chaos by refugees fleeing, and spreading, a TB epidemic, former policeman Vadim is sent to the US to scout for football players; he does not like acting as errand boy for his old friend Roy, political boss of the North East, but it is better than the possibly fatal alternatives. He finds himself caught up in the affairs of Katerina, the Drunker Russian wife of   Presidential hopeful   Rushton; very soon he finds himself helping to investigate her abduction and murder and that of Rushton’s niece by a serial killer controlled enough to work for hire. He also finds himself hopelessly in love with Katerina’s blind daughter.   Vadim is an intelligent book about politics and justice.   Rushton is campaigning on a programme of massive aid to Russia and when the question arises of whether he is involved with the murders, knowlingly or unknowlingly, Vadim has to balance different sorts of public good and personal loyalty……   PAPERBACK IN GOOD CONDITION 2001 502 PAGES