Page-turning,
dark and with an anti-hero to rival Highsmith's Tom Ripley, The Truth and Other Lies will have you
gripped, second-guessing the line between truth and fiction. From the outside,
Henry Hayden has a perfect life: he's a famous novelist with more money than he
can spend, a grand house in the country, a loyal, clever wife. But Henry has a
dark side. If only the readers and critics who worship his every word knew that
his success depends on a carefully maintained lie. One he will stop at nothing
to protect. His luck must surely run out, and he simply can't allow that to
happen. In thrall to paranoia and self-interest, Henry makes a fatal error that
could cause the whole dream to unravel and, despite his Machiavellian efforts,
events swiftly spin out of control as lie is heaped upon lie, menace upon
menace. And it turns out that those around him have their secrets too ... The Truth and Other Lies is by Sascha
Arango and is due to be published in June 2015.
Tennison by Lynda La Plante is due to be
published in September 2015. In 1973 Jane Tennison, aged 22, leaves the
Metropolitan Police Training Academy to be placed on probationary exercise in
Hackney where criminality thrives. We witness her struggle to cope in a
male-dominated, chauvinistic environment, learning fast to deal with shocking
situations with no help or sympathy from her superiors. Then comes her
involvement in her first murder case.
The Hand That Feeds You is by A J Rich
and is due to be published in July 2015. Morgan's life seems settled - she is
completing her thesis on victim psychology and newly engaged to Bennett, a man
more possessive than those she has dated in the past, but also more chivalrous
and passionate. But she returns from class one day to find Bennett savagely
killed, and her dogs - a Great Pyrenees, and two pit bulls she was fostering -
circling the body, covered in blood. Everything she holds dear in life is taken
away from her in an instant. Devastated and traumatised, Morgan tries to locate
Bennett's parents to tell them about their son's death. Only then does she
begin to discover layer after layer of deceit. Bennett is not the man she
thought he was. And she is not the only woman now in immense danger..
The Deadliest Sin is by
The Medieval-Murderers and is due to be published in June 2015. In the spring
of 1348, tales begin arriving in England of poisonous clouds fast approaching,
which have overwhelmed whole cities and even countries, with scarcely a human
being left. While some pray more earnestly and live yet more devoutly, others
vow to enjoy themselves and blot out their remaining days on earth by drinking
and gambling. And then there are those who hope that God's wrath might be
averted by going on a pilgrimage. But if God was permitting his people to be
punished by this plague, then it surely could only be because they had
committed terrible sins? So when a group of pilgrims are forced to seek
shelter at an inn, their host suggests that the guests should tell their tales.
He dares them to tell their stories of sin, so that it might emerge which one
is the best. That is, the worst ...
A
young man enters the culverted remains of an ancient Glasgow stream, looking
for thrills. Deep below the city, it is decaying and claustrophobic and gets
more so with every step. As the ceiling lowers to no more than a couple of feet
above the ground, the man finds his path blocked by another person. Someone
with his throat cut. As DS Rachel Narey leads the official investigation,
photographer Tony Winter follows a lead of his own, through the shadowy world
of urbexers, people who pursue a dangerous and illegal hobby, a world that
Winter knows more about than he lets on. And it soon becomes clear that the
murderer has killed before, and has no qualms about doing so again. In Place
of Death is by Craig Robertson and is due to be published in September
2015.
The Rhythm of the August Rain is by
Gillian Royes and is due to be published in July 2015.
Shad Myers, the loveable bartender and town
sleuth of Largo Bay, hunts down clues to a woman’s mysterious disappearance in
this fourth riveting novel in the Shad detective series. Shannon, a photojournalist on assignment for
a Canadian magazine, arrives in the impoverished but beautiful fishing village
of Largo Bay, Jamaica. But she’s seeking more than a tropical paradise: She
wants to know why a Canadian woman named Katlyn went missing there more than
three decades ago. So she calls on
Shad—“bartender by trade, investigator by vocation, and unofficial sheriff of
Largo Bay for help. Together, they delve into Rastafarian life and history
while preparations are being made for Shad’s wedding and the ground-breaking of
his new hotel. But the deeper they get into the story, the deeper they get into
trouble. And it’s clear that whoever wanted Katlyn buried all those years ago
will do anything to keep the truth buried as well… -
Blood Stream is by Luca Veste and is due
to be published in October 2015. Social media stars Chloe Morrison and Joe
Hooper seem to have it all - until their bodies are found following an
anonymous phone call to their high-profile agent. Tied and bound to chairs
facing each other, their violent deaths cause a media scrum to descend on
Liverpool, with DI David Murphy and DS Laura Rossi assigned to the case. Murphy
is dismissive, but the media pressure intensifies when another couple is found
in the same manner as the first. Only this time the killer has left a message.
A link to a private video on the internet, and the words 'Nothing stays secret'. It quickly becomes clear that more people
will die; that the killer believes secrets and lies within relationships should
have deadly consequences...
Blood on the Sand is by Michael Jecks
and is due to be published in June 2015. Calais, 1346. Berenger Fripper and his
men are stationed in the ancient port city, a city under English control and
surrounded by enemies. They are here to defend their newly won territory from
the French and their allies the Genoese. Enemies are all about them, but
there is also trouble within. Someone in the vintaine is leaking vital
information to the French, jeopardizing not only the safety of the men but also
the future of the war, and Berenger must find out who before it's too
late. And when the vintaine is attacked at sea and captured by the Genoese
it looks as though their luck has run out. Can Berenger defeat the enemies that
surround him and keep the English victorious?
Hidden
deep within one of the world's most powerful organizations is a secret
committee with a devastating agenda. Its members are afforded incredible
protections-considered elites, untouchables. But when four seconds of
video is captured halfway around the world and anonymously transmitted to D.C.,
covert wheels are set in motion and counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is
tapped to undertake the deadliest assignment of his career. What begins as
a favour will evolve into a globe-spanning drama of highly personal stakes
played out against a backdrop of stunning international intrigue, duplicitous
political gamesmanship and the darkest, most clandestine fears of the espionage
world. Code of Conduct is by Brad Thor and is due to be published in July
2015.
The Melody Lingers On is by Mary Higgins
Clark and is due to be published in June 2015. Lane Harmon, assistant to a renowned
interior designer, is used to meeting the rich and famous in their opulent
homes. But when she is called to the Bennett house, she knows this job will be
different. Parker Bennett has been missing for two years - since just before
the discovery that billions of dollars had vanished from a fund he managed. The
scandal has not died and a cloud of suspicion remains around his name. Did he
commit suicide or was his disappearance staged? His wife is convinced
Parker is innocent - and alive. But there are people after him who are
determined to learn the truth at any cost. And the more Lane gets drawn into
the Bennett's world of glamour and intrigue, the most she puts her life and
those of her family in jeopardy…
In
the fall of 1888, Jack the Ripper slaughtered five prostitutes in London's
seamy Whitechapel District. He did not just kill-he ripped with a butcher's
glee-and then, after the particularly gruesome slaying of Mary Jane Kelly, he
disappeared. For 127 years, Jack has haunted the dark corners of our
imagination, the paradigm of the psychotic killer. We remember him not only for
his crimes, but because, despite one of the biggest dragnets in London history,
he was never caught. I, Ripper
is a vivid reimagining of Jack's personal story entwined with that of an Irish
journalist who covered the case, knew the principals, charted the
investigation, and at last, stymied, went off in a bold new direction. These
two men stalk each other through a city twisted in fear of the madman's blade,
a cat-and-mouse game that brings to life the sounds and smells of the fleshpot
tenderloin of Whitechapel and all the lurid acts that fuelled the Ripper
headlines. I Ripper is by Stephen
Hunter and is due to be published in August 2015.
Scents and Sensibility is by
Spencer Quinn and is due to be published in July 2015. In the latest entry in the immensely popular
Chet and Bernie mystery series, Private Investigator Bernie Little and his
canine companion Chet return home to encounter some alarming developments.
First off, Bernie’s wall safe—normally hidden behind the waterfall picture in
the office—is gone, and with it Bernie’s grandfather’s watch, their most
valuable possession. And next door, old Mr. Parsons is under investigation for
being in possession of a saguaro cactus illegally transplanted from the desert.
Bernie and Chet go deep into the desert to investigate. Is it possible that
such a lovely old couple have a terrible secret in their past? Chet and Bernie discover bad things going on
in the wilderness, far worse that cactus smuggling, and all connected to a
strange but innocent-seeming desert festival called Arrow Bright. They unearth
leads that take them back to a long-ago kidnapping that may not have been a
kidnapping and threaten a ruthless and charismatic criminal with a cult following,
a criminal who sees at once what Chet and Bernie mean to each other and knows
how to exploit it.
Here We Lie is by Sophie McKenzie and is
due to be published in September 2015. On
holiday with family and her adoring fiancé, Jed, Emily couldn't be happier. But
overnight, the idyllic trip turns into a waking nightmare when one of the group
is found dead in what appears to be a terrible accident. The devastated party
returns to London to cope with their loss while trying to resume their normal lives.
But new revelations shed a shocking light on the holiday tragedy and set Emily
on a perilous journey to discover the truth about what happened. Soon a
terrifying series of threats and lies bring her face to face with the dark
truths at the heart of her family - and into life-threatening danger...
Retired
inspector Jack Bertolino had strict rules when dealing with confidential
informants. But Mia had the kind of beauty that could make a grown man
contemplate leaving his wife, his job, and his kids. After a
passionate night together, Mia is found murdered—and Jack is the lead
suspect. Facing threats from the LAPD, the 18th Street Angels, and a
Colombian drug cartel, Jack delves deeper into the seedy world of drug dealers
and murderers and discovers that the top players knew Mia personally. And now
Jack is torn between fearing for his life and seeking revenge for his slain
lover….either way, the body count will rise. The Devils Necktie is by John Lansing and is due to be published in
June 2015.
The
very worst crimes are those we commit against the ones we love Motherhood
hasn't come at all easy for Molly Anderson. But she's finally enjoying life as
mother to five-year-old Ella and as Arts reporter for the small but respectable
Ridgedale Reader. That is, until a body is found in the woods adjacent to
Ridgedale University's ivy-covered campus. This is a discovery that threatens
to unearth secrets long buried by the town's most powerful residents, and
brings Molly to two women who are far more deeply connected than they have ever
realised. Where They Found Her is by
Kimberly McCreight and is due to be published in September 2015. It is
a domestic thriller which offers a searing portrait of motherhood, marriage,
class distinctions and the damage wrought by betrayal.
Falling
in love can feel like a dream…or a living nightmare. Darkness has a way of
creeping up when Ian is with Priss. Even when they were kids, playing in the
woods of their small town, he could feel it. Still, Priss was his best friend,
his salvation from all of the bullies and from his own family's deadly
secrets. Now that they've both escaped to New York City, Ian no longer
inhabits the tortured shell of his childhood. He is a talented and successful
graphic novelist. But Priss is still trouble. And trouble loves company. The
booze, the drugs, the sex - Ian is growing tired of late nights together trying
to keep the past at bay. Especially now that he's met sweet, beautiful Megan,
who makes him want to change for the better. But Priss doesn't like change.
Change makes her angry. And when Priss is angry, terrible things begin to
happen… Crazy Love You is by Lisa
Unger and is due to be published in July 2015.
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