January 2017
How
do you protect your family when you can't remember who's hunting them. A family
in England is massacred, the father left holding the shotgun. PC Lucy Davies is
convinced he's innocent A sleeper agent in Moscow requests an urgent meeting with
Dan Forrester, referencing their shared past. His amnesia means he has no idea
who he can trust. An aging oligarch in Siberia gathers his henchmen to discuss
an English accountant. It's Dan's wife.
Tell Me a Lie is by CJ Carver.
Evil
Games is by Angela Marsons. The greater
the Evil, the more deadly the game...When a rapist is found mutilated in a
brutal attack, Detective Kim Stone and her team are called in to bring a swift
resolution. But, as more vengeful killings come to light, it soon becomes clear
that there is someone far more sinister at work. With the investigation quickly
gathering momentum, Kim finds herself exposed to great danger and in the sights
of a lethal individual undertaking their own twisted experiment. Up against a
sociopath who seems to know her every weakness, for Detective Stone, each move
she makes could be deadly. As the body count starts to mount, Kim will have to
dig deeper than ever before to stop the killing. And this time - it's
personal. 
1936.
Europe is in turmoil. The Nazis have marched into the Rhineland. In Russia,
Stalin has unleashed his Great Terror. Spain has erupted in civil war. In
Berlin, a young Englishwoman evades the Gestapo to deliver vital papers to a
Jewish scientist. Within weeks, she is found dead in her Cambridge bedroom, a
silver syringe clutched in her fingers. In a London club, three senior members
of the British establishment light the touch paper on a conspiracy that will
threaten the very heart of government. Even the ancient colleges of Cambridge
are not immune to political division. Dons and students must choose a side:
right or left, where do you stand? When a renowned member of the county set and
his wife are found horribly murdered, a maverick history professor finds
himself dragged into a world of espionage which, until now, he has only read
about in books. But the deeper Thomas Wilde delves, the more he wonders whether
the murders are linked to the death of the girl with the silver syringe - and,
just as worryingly, to the scandal surrounding King Edward VIII and his
mistress Wallis Simpson... Corpus is by
Rory Clements.
February 2017
Eyes
Like Mine is by Sheena Kamal. It's late.
The phone rings. The man on the other end says his daughter is missing. Your
daughter. The baby you gave away over fifteen years ago. What do you do? Nora
Watts isn't sure that she wants to get involved. Troubled, messed up, and with
more than enough problems of her own, Nora doesn't want to revisit the past.
But then she sees the photograph. A girl, a teenager, with her eyes. How can
she turn her back on her? But going in search of her daughter brings Nora into
contact with a past that she would rather forget, a past that she has worked
hard to put behind her, but which is always there, waiting for her ...
How
do you solve a murder when you can't ask any questions? The gripping new
thriller from the bestselling author of Stasi Child. East Germany, 1975. Karin
Muller, sidelined from the murder squad in Berlin, jumps at the chance to be
sent south to
Lie
in Wait is by G J Minett. A man is dead.
A woman is missing. And the police have already found their prime
suspect...Owen Hall drives into a petrol station to let his passenger use the
facilities. She never comes back - and what's more, it seems she never even
made it inside. When Owen raises a fuss, the police are called - and soon
identify Owen himself as a possible culprit - not least because they already
have him in the frame for another more sinister crime. Owen's always been a
little different, and before long others in the community are baying for his
blood. But this is a case where nothing is as it seems - least of all Owen
Hall.
Following
her successful representation of Sherman the Schnauzer, Sally Baynard is happy
to go back to working with humans. That is until a probate judge asks her to
look into the case of a cat who's the beneficiary of a multi-million dollar
trust. Now representing Beatrice, Sally must use her wit, charm and brains to
choose between the three potential new caregivers for the lovable feline,
whilst dodging the angry and mysterious former owner's son. Whilst juggling the
demands of the courtroom, an aging mother and a confusing romantic life, will
Sally make the right decision for Beatrice? And, as she delves deeper into the
case, will she uncover the truth behind the family's secrets? Lawyer for the Cat is by Lee Robinson.
March 2017
The
Cleaner by Elisabeth Herrmann is a gripping thriller that will chill and
intrigue as the sins of the past catch up with the secrets of the present.
Pools of blood, scenes of carnage, signs of agonising death - who deals with
the aftermath of violence once the bodies have been taken away? Judith Kepler
has seen it all. She is a crime scene specialist. She turns crime scenes back
into habitable spaces. She is a cleaner. It is at the home of a woman who has
been brutally murdered that she is suddenly confronted with her own past. The
murder victim knew Judith's secret: as a child Judith was sent to an orphanage
under mysterious circumstances - parentage unknown. And the East German secret
police were always there, in the background...When Judith begins to ask
questions, she becomes the target of some powerful enemies. And nothing will
ever be the same again.
Judith
Rashleigh has made it. Living a life of
luxury amidst the splendour of Venice.
She’s just starting to grow comfortable.
Which is when her past catches up with her. Someone knows what she’s done. Facing blackmail, Judith can only save
herself by finding a priceless picture – unfortunately, one she’s convinced
doesn’t exist. And she isn’t the only
one seeking it. This time Judith isn’t
in control. Outflanked and out-thought,
out run and outgunned she faces an enemy more powerful and more ruthless than
she ever imagined. And if she doesn’t win she dies. Domina is by L S Hilton
April 2017
Hope
to Die is by David Jackson. When the
victim seems perfect, is it the perfect crime? On a bitterly cold winter's
night, Liverpool is left stunned by a brutal murder in the grounds of the
city's Anglican Cathedral. A killer is on the loose, driven by a chilling rage.
Put on the case, DS Nathan Cody is quickly stumped. Wherever he digs, the
victim seems to be almost angelic - no-one has a bad word to say, let alone a
motive for such a violent murder. And Cody has other things on his mind too.
The ghosts of his past are coming ever closer, and - still bearing the physical
and mental scars - it's all he can do to hold onto his sanity. And then the
killer strikes again.
The
Body of Ice is by A J MacKenzie. Christmas Day, Kent, 1796. When an
unidentifiable body is discovered in the ice-covered pond of the empty manor
house, it soon becomes clear that foul play was involved and the villagers of
St Mary fear a murderer amongst them. Local law enforcement is distracted by
the on-going smuggling runs between Dover and Calais, and the victim's servant
status doesn't warrant great attention so it falls to the Reverend Hardcastle
in his new appointment as justice of the peace to investigate. But with the
identity of the victim unknown, no murder weapon and no motive, this seems like
an impossible mission. Employing the help of his trusted friend, Amelia
Chaytor, Hardcastle begins the process - and soon discovers there's more to the
mystery than he first thought.
May 2017
WHAT
IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE WAS BASED ON LIES? When Joe Lynch stumbles across his wife
driving into a hotel car park while she's supposed to be at work, he's
intrigued enough to follow her in. And when he witnesses her in an angry
altercation with family friend Ben, he knows he ought to intervene. But just as
the confrontation between the two men turns violent, and Ben is knocked
unconscious, Joe's young son has an asthma attack - and Joe must flee in order
to help him. When he returns, desperate to make sure Ben is OK, Joe is horrified
to find that Ben has disappeared. And that's when Joe receives the first
message. Lies is by T M Logan.
June 2017
A
vicious Serbian gang whose profits come from fake nuclear weapons. A disgraced Russian general, with access to
the real thing. A vengeful Somali
warlord, with a cause for which he'd let the world burn. A jaded government agency, without the
information to stop him. Only one man
sees what's coming. And even he might not be able to prevent it . . . Racing breathlessly from uncharted CIA
prisons to the skyscrapers of Dubai, from storm beaten oil rigs off the African
coast to the ancient caverns beneath the city of Naples, Marc Dane
returns. Exiled is by James Swallow.
The
Assassin of Verona is by Benet Brandreth.
All is not well in Venice.
Threatened daily by Papal assassins, William Shakespeare and his close
friends Oldcastle and Hemminges are increasingly isolated - the lies that have
protected them so far beginning to wear thin.
His companions want desperately to leave, but Will is tied to the city -
his lover, the beautiful Isabella, is growing ever more sick. As tensions reach
breaking point, their company is forced to split…
The
Mayfly is by James Hazel. It's happening
again. A mutilated body discovered in
the woods. A murderous plan conceived in
the past. A reckoning seventy years in
the making… Charlie Priest, ex-detective inspector turned London lawyer, is
hired by influential entrepreneur Kenneth Ellinder to investigate the murder of
his son. But Priest is no ordinary lawyer. Brilliant, yet flawed, this case
will push him, and those closest to him, to the edge. Priest traces the evidence back to the
desperate last days of the Second World War. Buried in the ashes of the Holocaust
is a secret so deadly its poison threatens to destroy the very heart of the
establishment. With more victims going missing, Priest realises that not
everyone should be trusted. As he races to uncover the truth, can he prevent
history from repeating itself?
July 2017
First to Die is by Alex Caan. A body is found covered in sores after an
anonymous protest. As the research team
looking into the origins of the deadly virus narrow down the possibilities,
first one then another pharmacist go missing.
Its up to DCI Kate Riley and Zain Harris and Unit 3 to find out what
happened and why.
August 2017
From
The Shadows by Neil White introduces Dan Grant – The lawyer you want in your
corner. The Lawyer - When defence lawyer Dan Grant inherits a murder case
just weeks away from trial, he's just expected to babysit it and take his fee.
But Dan's not that kind of lawyer. If he takes on a case then he investigates
it his way - wherever the evidence takes him. The Investigator - Jayne Brett is Dan's investigator and a woman
with a terrible secret in her past - one that still haunts her today. Needing
the money, she takes on the task of investigating the case that Dan's
inherited. But has she taken on more than she can handle? The Case - Mary Kendricks was a pretty,
smart, twenty-four-year-old teacher. Now Mary Kendricks is dead and Robert
Carter is in the dock, accused of her brutal murder. But as Dan and Jayne investigate, they
discover that perhaps there is more to this case than meets the eye - but in
order to do their jobs they need to push the limits of the system, even if it
means putting themselves in danger . . .
When
Laura Bjely goes missing during a storm on the Cote d’Azur, the only thing her
friend Jan finds is her smartphone – with a disturbing film in the memory. As
Jan searches for answers about what happened to Laura he is thrown into a
nightmare of madness and murder. The
Shock is by Marc Raab.
Splinter
is by Mike Thomas. A bomb explodes in a
busy souk, causing massive devastation.
A gunman walks into a mosque and starts shooting. But this isn’t the Middle East –this is
Cardiff.
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