Thriller

Look Both Ways, My Dad and Me by Linwood Barclay

Linwood Barclay’s new novel Look Both Ways is a slight gear-change from his usual thriller, but is still packed full of the suspense we all know and love. Read below to discover what inspired this genius idea! I grew up surrounded by car imagery.Back in the 1950s and… Read More

Read an extract from So Happy For You!

Enter a dark dystopian world of wedding charms and dating apps that have gone too far in SO HAPPY FOR YOU, the utterly unique, dark and hilarious new thriller from Celia Laskey… scroll down for an exclusive extract! **SPOILERS AHEAD** Ellie was standing there holding a glass of water. Read More

THE GAME IS ON…

Across the globe, five strangers receive a horrifying message from an unknown number. THE PERSON YOU LOVE MOST IS IN DANGER.To save them, each must play The Game – a sinister unknown entity that has a single rule: there can only be one winner.IF YOU LOSE, YOUR LOVED ONE WILL DIE.But… Read More

Why do tales of tricky mother/daughter relationships continue to fascinate us?

We love a good story about a complicated mother/daughter relationship. But why is that? Louise Mumford, author of the new gripping psychological thriller The Safe House explores. Overbearing, controlling, unhinged and selfish – the Bad Mother still dominates our books and films. Examples are Mrs… Read More

Nice girls can do bad things …

The Girls Are All so Nice Here, the compelling new dark thriller by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, is out now in paperback format! To celebrate, Laurie is here to discuss the idea of reinvention in her novel and the inspiration behind it. The Girls Aren’t Nice At All But who… Read More

The Haven by Amanda Jennings

Author Amanda Jennings tells us about the inspirations behind her new book, The Haven, as we celebrate its release. My best friend’s husband very sadly fell ill in 2018. She had been caring for him and was tired and needed some time away. We decided to go away… Read More

Breakneck Point: Meet CSI Ally Dymond

Author of Breakneck Point T. Orr Munro joins us to introduce her fierce, feisty and formidable new protagonist CSI Ally Dymond and what inspired the character! Ally – or Aloysia, as her mother insists on calling her – is a Crime Scene Investigator working in Devon. When she blows… Read More

WIN with Sarah Clarke’s EVERY LITTLE SECRET

WIN a stunning Posh Totty Secret Circle necklace!  Every Little Secret necklace competition… Read More

Let Linwood Barclay Take Your Breath Away…

Read an exclusive extract of Take Your Breath Away, the electrifying new crime thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Linwood Barclay. “We can simply kill them, but there are alternatives you might want to consider.” “If we even have any,” Brie Mason said. “Maybe it’s just one.” “Oh,” said… Read More

Adele Parks on the Ultimate Betrayal

My new novel is out and I’m so excited, I just can’t hide it, I’m about to lose control and…well you know how it goes. BOTH OF YOU is a twisty, dark domestic thriller where more than one character does just that; loses control. Two women go missing from… Read More

Nadine Matheson: To All the Serial Killers I’ve Loved Before

It was almost serendipitous that in the week we published the hardback of Nadine Matheson’s debut novel The Jigsaw Man, we also celebrated the 30th anniversary of the film The Silence of the Lambs. Both the book and the film set a new standard for not only crime fiction… Read More

Books that will… thrill & chill 😱

Easy to wrap and always a joy to receive, we think books make the BEST Christmas presents. So if you’re looking for the perfect Christmas gift to fill that stocking, you can never go wrong with a brilliant book! If there’s someone in your life who loves the darker side… Read More