The Sword of Justice is by Leif G W
Persson and is due to be published in January 2016. When gangster lawyer Thomas
Eriksson, renowned defender of the guilty, is found brutally murdered in his
own home the police face a rare problem. Finding a suspect isn't difficult, but
narrowing down the long list of people who wanted Eriksson dead might be...High
on the list is the celebrated Detective Superintendent Evert Backstrom, in
charge of the investigation. Unfortunately for him a high profile case really
gets in the way of his routine, namely avoiding the office, keeping work to a
minimum and steering well clear of his inept colleagues - aside from the
attractive ones, of course. Luckily, by virtue of his questionable contacts,
Backstrom has an unequalled skill for having the guilty handed to him on a
plate. All he has to do is break every rule in the book - and receive a healthy
wad of cash for his trouble. But this time he's in for a surprise because even
Backstrom couldn't have predicted where this trail would lead, or how far from
comfortable he might be at its end.
Annika
Bengtzon has spent her career telling stories that need to be heard. As a
journalist, she's always been at the front line of criminal reporting, side by
side with the investigating officers. And now a court case that she's been
reporting on - the savage murder of a homeless man - has begun to attract a lot
of attention. With the stakes rising by the day, Annika is once again flung to
the heart of a complex case. But nagging at the back of her mind is her
sister's mysterious absence. After a series of anxious text messages, she's not
heard another word. In the midst of a tense public situation, Annika's own
complicated past looks set to rear its head. Some voices refuse to be silenced. The Final
Word is by Liza Marklund and is due to be published in June 2016.
The
river Thames is London's most important yet neglected artery. When a young
woman is found chained to a post in the tide, no-one can understand how she
came to be drowned there. At the Peculiar Crimes Unit, Arthur Bryant and John
May find themselves dealing with an impossible crime committed in a very public
place. Soon they discover that the river is giving up other victims, but as the
investigation extends from the coast of Libya to the nightclubs of North
London, it proves as murkily sinister as the Thames itself. That's only part of
the problem; Bryant's rapidly deteriorating condition prevents him from
handling the case, and he is confined to home. To make matters worse, May makes
a fatal error of judgement that knocks him out of action and places everyone at
risk. With the PCU staff baffled as much by their own detectives as the case,
the only people who can help now are the battery of eccentrics Bryant keeps
listed in his diary, but will their arcane knowledge save the day or make
matters even worse? Soon there's a clear suspect in everyone's sights - the
only thing that's missing is any scrap of evidence. As the detectives'
disastrous investigation comes unstuck, the whole team gets involved in some
serious messing about on the river. In an adventure that's as twisting as the
river upon which it's set, will there be anything left of the Peculiar Crimes
Unit when it's over? Strange Tide is by Christopher Fowler
and is due to be published in March 2016.
The
sky over Bradford is heavy with foreboding.
It always is. But this morning it
has reason to be – this morning a body has been found. And it’s not just any body. Detective Henry Virdee should be home with
his wife. Impending fatherhood should be
all that he can think about but he’s been suspended from work just as the
biggest case of the year lands on what would have been his desk. He can’t keep himself away. Determined to restore his reputation, Harry
is obliged to take to the shadows in search of notorious ex-convict and prime
suspect, Lucas Dwight. But as the racist
motivations of the murder threaten to
tip an already unstable city into riotous anarchy, Harry finds his
preconceptions turned on his head as he discovers what it is like to be on the
other side of the law. Streets of Rage is the debut novel by
Amit A Dhand. It is due to be published
in June 2016.
Jean
Taylor is the wife of a man labelled a monster. Glen Taylor was accused of
heinous crimes, implicated in the disappearance of two-year-old Bella Elliot,
snatched from her front garden four years ago. But now he's dead and Jean
Taylor is finally ready to tell her story. For the reporter who has secured the
exclusive interview, this is the scoop of a lifetime. For the detective who has
lived a half-life since he failed to get justice for the lost little girl, it
is a chance to uncover the truth that has eluded him for so long. It's time.
Jean Taylor is going to tell us what she knows.
The Widow is by Fiona Barton
and is due to be published in January 2016.
Introducing
Luke Carlton - ex-Special Boat Service commando, and now under contract to MI6
for some of its most dangerous missions. Sent into the steaming Colombian
jungle to investigate the murder of a British intelligence officer, Luke finds
himself caught up in the sinuous coils of a plot that has terrifying
international dimensions: London is the target, the weapon is diabolical and
the means of delivery is ingenious. Luke is soon fighting against the clock to
stave off disaster while being hunted down himself by the sadistic head of one
of South America's most powerful and brutal drugs cartels. Drawing on his years
of experience reporting on security matters, Crisis is Frank Gardner's debut novel and it is due to be published
in June 2016.
An Obsessed killer carves an audience for his crimes – even
advertising them before hand. As London
is gripped by the fear that there is no safety in numbers, ambitious TV
reporter Eve Singer is keen to be first with the news from every gory scene –
until she starts to suspect that the killer has two obsessions. One is public murder. And the other one is her….. The
Beautiful Dead is by Belinda Bauer and is due to be published in May 2016.
He
loves her. He loves her not. He's a serial killer. A murderer of young women,
all killed in brutal attacks. But despite his conviction, he's always stuck to
his story - he's innocent and he's been wrongly imprisoned. And now he wants
someone to investigate, and more importantly, to write his story. At first
Maggie, a barrister and true-crime writer, is reluctant to even acknowledge his
requests, ignoring his letters. But this is a very charismatic and persuasive
man, good-looking and intelligent. Eventually even she can't resist his lure... Daisy
in Chains is by Sharon Bolton and is due to be published in June 2016.
Kitty
Sweet is in prison, charged with double murder. She's as damaged as she is
charismatic, as dangerous as she is charming. And now she's been invited to
tell her story, to explain how on earth it came to this. Hers is a story of
heartbreak and desperation, of adulation and glamour. Of ruin. She's descended
to an underworld that most people can only imagine and she's lived to tell the
tale...Meet Kitty. Exposure is by Ava Marsh and is due to be published in June 2016.
Accidental Gods is by Manda Scott and is
due to be published in July 2016. Capitaine
Ines Picaut has only just begun working again. Physically, she has recovered
but the fire left invisible scars that are still healing. When a woman is
assassinated in the middle of Orleans, Picaut's team are called in. But
something isn't adding up. The woman is carrying a fake identity and even
Picaut's tech expert Patrice is struggling to unearth the truth. As the mystery
deepens, Picaut begins to suspect that her Jane Doe may have links to her team.
To one member in particular. But she can't be right, perhaps she has come back
to work too early.
The Dying Detective is by Leif G W
Persson and is due to be published in June 2016. Retired Chief of the National
Crime Police and Swedish Security Service Lars Martin Johansson has just
suffered a stroke. He is paying the price for a life of excess - stress, good
food and fine wine. With his dangerously high blood pressure, his heart could
fail at the slightest excitement. In the hospital, a chance encounter with a
neurologist provides an important piece of information about a 25-year-old
murder investigation and alerts Lars Martin Johansson's irrepressible police
instincts. The period for prosecution expired just weeks earlier and that isn't
the only limitation. Lars Martin Johansson is determined to solve the atrocious
crime - from his deathbed.
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