The Hunters is the
first in a brand new series from the international bestseller Chris Kuzneski -
"If you seek, they will find" The Hunters: a team of renegades - an
ex-military leader, a historian, a computer whiz, a weapons expert and a thief
- financed by a billionaire philanthropist are tasked with finding the world's
most legendary treasures. The Mission:
recover a vast Romanian treasure that was stolen by the Russians nearly a
century ago. Fearing a Germany victory
in World War 1, the Romanian government signed a deal to guarantee the safety
of the country's most valuable artefacts until after the war. In 1916 two treasure trains full of gold and
the most precious objects of the Romanian state - paintings, jewellery from the
Royal family, ancient Dacien artefacts - were sent to the underground vaults in
the Kremlin only to be lost to the Romanian people forever as Russia severed
all diplomatic relations with the country and scattered the treasure to its
outlying regions. With a haul valued at
over $3.5 billion dollars, everyone wants to claim the vast treasure but its
location has remained a mystery, until now.
Can the Hunters succeed where all others have failed? The
Hunters is due to be published in January 2013.
Peg always felt a little blurred, a little lacking in
definition. Her mother died when she was
six, her father simply disappeared, and she was brought up by her grandparents
and her obese, bedridden aunt. But,
despite all this, she never developed the habit of asking questions. At least, not until she met Loz, her
straight-talking, psychotherapeutically literate girlfriend, who urges her to
confront her demons. But as the
skeletons come tumbling out of the family closet and the full horror of the
past begins to reveal itself, Peg starts to wonder whether her youthful lack of
curiosity might not have been a good thing.
A very good thing indeed…. Tarnished
is by Julia Crouch and is due to be published in March 2013.
When Inspector Cetin Ikmen is invited to a murder mystery
evening at Istanbul's famous Pera Palas Hotel he finds himself embroiled in a
deadly game of life imitating art. Halfway
through the evening, one of the actors is found actually dead in the room where
Agatha Christie used to stay when she was in Istanbul. Walking in the steps of the great, Ikmen
experiences fear and hatred, which have echoes deep in his own and his
country's past. Deadline is by Barbara Nadel and is due to be published in January
2013.
Black Irish
is by Stephan Talty and is due to be published in February 2013. Harvard-educated Detective Absalom 'Abbie'
Kearney has returned to 'The County' - an Irish enclave in Buffalo, NY - to
take care of her ageing father, legendary former cop John Kearney. In one of America's most deprived and
dilapidated cities, tensions run high and Abbie's day job is never easy. However, when it becomes apparent that a
relentless and merciless killer has set to work, it's about to get a lot harder. Faced with scenes of inconceivable violence,
Abbie's investigation takes her to the heart of this fiercely closed community. And the darkness she finds there will affect
her life in ways she could never have imagined...
Deadly Business is
by Quintin Jardine and is due to be published in January 2013. It is the Fiesta de San Juan in Spain, the
national celebration of the Summer Solstice, and there's much excitement about
a huge firework display in the village of St Marti. But Primavera Blackstone is more inflamed by
the appearance of a mysterious writer, Duncan Culshaw, who is determined to
rake through the ashes of her past. Moreover,
when extortion and blackmail are mentioned, Primavera realises the heat is on. Duncan has his fingers burned, playing fast
and loose with the fiercely protective Prim, but when he marries a dying woman
for her money, threatening the inheritance of Prim's son Tom, things are going
to get explosive... but happily, there is a new guardian angel in town.
What Lies Within is a tightly spun, atmospheric and powerful
psychological suspense novel by Tom Vowler that is due to be published in April
2013. Living in a remote Devon
farmhouse, Anna and her family have always been close to nature, surrounded by
the haunting beauty of the moor. But
when a convict escapes from nearby Dartmoor prison, their isolation suddenly
begins to feel more claustrophobic than free.
Fearing for her children's safety, Anna's behaviour becomes increasingly
irrational. But why is she so distant
from her kind husband Robert, and why does she suspect something sinister of
her son Paul? All teenagers have their
difficult phases...Meanwhile, a young idealistic teacher has just started her
first job, determined to 'make a difference'.
But when she is brutally attacked by one of her students, her version of
events is doubted by even those closest to her.
Struggling to deal with the terrible consequences, she does what she can
to move on and start afresh. As the two
narratives converge, the tension builds to a devastating denouement, shattering
everything you thought you believed about nature, nurture and the true meaning
of family.
When a family of three are kidnapped from their exclusive
Boston home, private investigator Tess Leoni must find out why they have been
taken and if she is going to get them back alive. Justin and Libby Denbe have it all: a
beautiful daughter; a gorgeous house; a great marriage, admired by all. Arriving at the crime scene of their home,
investigator Tessa Leoni finds no witnesses, no ransom demands or motive - just
a perfect little family, gone. However,
Tessa knows that flawless fronts can hide the darkest secrets. Now, she must race against the clock to
uncover the truth. Who would want to
kidnap such a family? Moreover, how far
would they be willing to go? Touch & Go is by Lisa Gardner and is
due to be published in February 2013.
Things are getting better for Jess Harris. Newly appointed as Deputy Chief of
Birmingham, Alabama’s major crime division, she’s hoping to leave the troubles
of her past behind. The only problem is
that her ex-lover, Police Chief Dan Burnett, is now her boss. Evil will follow you...When a celebrated
ballet instructor is found dead, the court rules that it was a tragic accident. But new Deputy Police Chief, Jess Harris,
isn't convinced, and she can't rest easy until she's discovered the truth,
however horrifying it may be. Wherever
you go. Jess has not long been appointed
to her new role and she was hoping to leave the troubles of her haunted past
behind. But with the possibility of a
killer on the loose, she has no choice but to risk everything. Can you find a way to hide? As she delves deeper into the seedy
underworld of Birmingham's gangs and their powerful allies, Jess finds herself
targeted. With so much at stake, does
she already know too much? Power is by Debra Webb and is due to be
published in March 2013.
He will hurt those she loves... until she is his. Special Agent Jess Harris is the only person
to have come close to The Player, a terrifying serial killer. And now, as she tries to rebuild her life in
her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama - with the offer of promotion and the
prospect of love - The Player has other ideas...Until she is his. He is fixated on Jess, on how close she came
to catching him and on the terrifying revenge he plans to enact when he finds
her. As it becomes clear that he is
targeting those closest to her, Jess realises that the only way to save them is
to sacrifice herself. But can he be
stopped? Jess is determined to protect
those she loves and defend her way of life.
But will she be strong enough? And
how high a price might she have to pay? Impulse is by Debra Webb and is due to
be published in February 2013.
The Persona Protocol is by Andy McDermott and is due to be
published in March 2013. Adam Gray is
the ultimate spy...As the lead agent of the US government's top-secret Persona
project, he is its most valuable weapon in the War on Terror. Experimental technology enables him to take
on the personality - and memories - of anyone; be it a Russian arms dealer, a
high-stakes gambler or a nuclear scientist.
Whatever secrets they know, he knows.
But the most dangerous secrets of all...are his own. When Adam hunts a terrorist plotting to
murder millions, he begins to realise that, although he can delve into the
minds of others, his own memories are a mystery. Hidden in his past is the key to a deadly conspiracy
- and its masterminds will stop at nothing to conceal their crimes...
Bear is Broken is the debut novel by Lachlan Smith and is due to be published in February 2013. Leo Maxwell grew up in the shadow of his
older brother, Teddy, a successful yet reviled criminal defense attorney who
racked up enemies as quickly as he racked up acquittals. As children, their father was jailed for the
murder of their mother, and Teddy was left to care for Leo who tried to emulate
his older brother, even following him into the legal profession. The two are at lunch one day when Teddy, supposed to give the closing argument
of his current trial that afternoon, is shot: in public, in cold blood, the
shooter escaping without Leo being able to identify him. As Teddy lies in a coma, Leo comes to the
conclusion that the search for his brother's shooter falls upon him and him
alone, as his brother's enemies were not merely the scum on the street but
embedded within the police department as well.
As he begins to examine the life of a brother, he realizes he barely
knew, Leo quickly realizes that the list of possible suspects is much larger
than he could have imagined. The deeper Leo digs into Teddy's life, the more questions arise: questions
about Teddy and his ex-wife, questions about the history of the Maxwell family,
even questions about the murder that tore their family apart all those years
ago. And somewhere, the person who shot
his brother is still on the loose, and there are many who would happily kill
Leo in order to keep it that way.
Guilt is the
latest novel by Jonathan Kellerman and is due to be published in February 2013. When a young couple take possession of their
dream home, they make a gruesome discovery of a metal strongbox containing two
rotting leather doctor’s bags. And
inside, swaddled in sheets of sixty-year-old newspaper, lies a tiny human
skeleton. The most likely culprit is a
mysterious woman, employed as a private nurse to wealthy L A families during
World War Two. Lt Milo Sturgis consults
Alex Delaware for insight into the perpetrator’s motives.
It started with an anonymous text: How did your mother die? Private Investigator Wyatt Hunt has never
been interested in finding his birth parents, but the discovery that his mother
was murdered and the main suspect was his father leaves him with no choice but
to take on a case he never knew existed.
With the trail of the forty-year-old case long gone cold, Hunt's first
priority is to find out who the mysterious texter is and that person's
connection to him. But in confronting
his past, could Hunt find himself up against a killer who's still very much
alive and very dangerous? From the dark
streets of San Francisco to the Jonestown massacre in the remote jungles of
Guyana, thriller-master John Lescroart weaves a shocking tale about the
skeletons inside family closets and the mortal danger outside the front door. The Hunter
is due to be published in March 2013
Paris, 1909: a city of contrasts and of ambition, of beauty
and of treachery Maud Heighton came to Lieberman's famous Academie to paint,
and to flee the constraints of her small English town. It took all her courage to escape, but Paris
eats money. While her fellow students
enjoy the dazzling joys of the Belle Époque, Maud slips into poverty. Quietly starving, and dreading another cold
winter, she finds a job as companion to young, beautiful Sylvie Morel. But Sylvie has a secret: an addiction to
opium. As Maud is drawn into the Morels'
world of elegant luxury, their secrets become hers. Before the New Year arrives, a greater
deception will take her to the very edge of the darkness beneath this
glittering city of light. The Paris Winter is by Imogen Robertson
and is due to be published in March 2013.
The Lost is by Claire McGowan and is due to be
published in March 2013. Not everyone who's missing is lost. When two teenage girls go missing along the
Irish border, forensic psychologist Paula Maguire has to return to the hometown
she left years before. Swirling with
rumour and secrets, the town is gripped by fear of a serial killer. But the truth could be even darker. Not everyone who's lost wants to be found
Surrounded by people and places she tried to forget, Paula digs into the cases
as the truth twists further away. What's
the link with two other disappearances from 1985? And why does everything lead back to the
town's dark past- including the reasons her own mother went missing years before? Nothing is what it seems. As the shocking truth is revealed, Paula
learns that sometimes, it's better not to find what you've lost.
It has been twenty-five years since the four friends left
school, burdened with the dark secret of a game that ended in tragedy. Now, driven by love, loss and loyalty, they
meet to play Tony's game once more. Tony,
the mastermind, has planned the moves that will take each player across
continents. The rules are the same, but
they have grown up, and the stakes are much, much higher. They will be forced to open a forgotten page
of history: the Crimea conference of 1945, where three world leaders divided up
the world and created a new map of Europe after the Second World War. How are the secret talks of those leaders
connected with this dangerous new game? And
why has Tony decided to play again? The Game is by A V Shevchenko and is due
to be published in February 2013.
