July 2017
Bill ten Boom has walked
out on everything he thought was important to him: his career, his wife, even
his country. Invited to become a prosecutor at The Hague's International
Criminal Court, it was a chance to start afresh. But when his first case is to examine the
disappearance of four hundred Roma refugees - an apparent war crime left
unsolved for ten years - it's clear this new life won't be an easy one ... Whispered rumours have the perpetrators ranging
from Serb paramilitaries to the U.S. Army, but there's no hard evidence to hold
either accountable, and only a single witness to say it happened at
all. To get to the truth, Boom must question the integrity of every person
linked to the case - from Layton Merriwell, a disgraced US Major General, to
flirtatious barrister, Esma Czarni - as it soon becomes apparent that every
party has a vested interest and no qualms in steering the investigation their
way. Testimony is by Scott Turow.
Set in LA against the
backdrop of the 2008 financial crash, this is the story of Rudy Reyes (a.k.a.
Glasses), a gangster-turned-double-agent who wants out of the high-stakes
high-risk criminal life, and Ricky Mendoza, Junior (a.k.a. Ghost), a DEA
safe-cracker with terminal cancer who's got nothing to lose. When Ghost goes
rogue and steals thousands of dollars from a safe that belongs to Rooster, an
LA crime lord who happens to be Glasses' boss, he endangers a deal Glasses had
with a DEA official. As Ghost sets out to steal as much money as he can get his
hands on - all with the plan to give it to those hit hardest by the crash - and
Rooster gets ever closer to catching him, Glasses tries desperately to keep his
plans on track. Safe is by Ryan Gattis
August 2017
On holiday in the
Scottish Highlands, forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod joins a mountain rescue
team on Cairngorm summit, where a mysterious plane has crash-landed on the
frozen Loch A'an. Added to that, a nearby climbing expedition has left three
young people dead, with a fourth still missing. Meanwhile in Glasgow, DS
McNab's raid on the Delta Club produces far more than just a massive haul of
cocaine. Questioning one of the underage girls found partying with the city's
elite reveals she was smuggled into Scotland via Norway, and it seems the
crashed plane in the Cairngorms may be linked to the club. But before McNab can
discover more, the girl is abducted. Joined by Norwegian detective Alvis Olsen,
who harbours disturbing theories about how the two cases are connected with his
homeland, Rhona searches for the missing link. What she uncovers is a dark
underworld populated by ruthless people willing to do anything to ensure the
investigation dies in the frozen wasteland of the Cairngorms ... Follow the Dead is by Lin Anderson.
The Night Stalker is by
Clare Donoghue. Dead Woman's Ditch. The site of a grisly two-hundred-year-old
murder - and a recent hit and run. When a young woman's body is found at the
macabre landmark in Somerset's Quantock Hills, DI Mike Lockyer and Sergeant
Jane Bennett are called in to investigate. They find a community gripped by
fear and superstition. The locals won't venture out at night, believing there's
a man stalking the hills; a phantom cloaked in folklore and legend, keeping the
sinister legacy of Dead Woman's Ditch alive. Confronted by a hostile CID team
and a murder victim with close ties to their own squad, Lockyer and Bennett
will have to accept what they can't see before they can find what's really
there . . .
The Death of Her is by
Debbie Howells. A woman's body is
discovered on a Cornish farm, battered and left for dead in a maize field.
Airlifted to hospital, her life hanging in the balance, no one's sure who she
is. Three days later she comes round, but her memory is damaged. She knows her
name - Evie - but no more, until she remembers another name. Angel - her
three-year-old daughter. As the police circulate Evie's photo, someone
recognizes her. Charlotte knew her years ago, at school, when another child
went missing. Leah Danning, who vanished whilst in Evie's care. When the police
search Evie's home, there's no sign of Angel. More disturbingly, there's no
evidence that she ever lived there, forcing the police to question whether
Evie's having some kind of breakdown. But even from the darkest place she's
ever known, Evie believes her daughter is alive. The police remain unconvinced
- unaware that on the fringes of Evie's life, there's someone else. Someone
hidden, watching her every move, with their own agenda and their own twisted
version of reality.
The Seagull is by Anne
Cleeves. A visit to her local prison
brings DI Vera Stanhope face to face with an old enemy: former detective
superintendent, and now inmate, John Brace.
Brace was convicted of corruption and involvement in the death of a
gamekeeper - and Vera played a part in his downfall. Brace promises Vera
information about the disappearance of Robbie Marshall, a notorious
wheeler-dealer, if she will look out for his daughter and grandchildren. He tells her that Marshall is dead, his body
buried close to St Mary's Island in Whitley Bay. However, when a search team
investigates, officers find not one skeleton, but two. This cold case takes
Vera back in time, and very close to home, as Brace and Marshall, along with a
mysterious stranger known only as 'the Prof', were close friends of Hector, her
father. Together, they were 'the Gang of Four', and Hector had been one of the
last people to see Marshall alive. Vera
must confront her prejudices and unwanted memories to dig out the truth, as the
past begins to collide dangerously with the present...
A Nest of Vipers is by
Andrea Camilleri's. Quite a family, you
had to admit! A nest of vipers might be a better description ...On what should
be a quiet Sunday morning, Inspector Montalbano is called to a murder scene on
the Sicilian coast. A man has discovered his father dead in his Vigatan beach
house: his body slumped on the dining room floor, his morning coffee spilt
across the table, and a single gunshot wound at the base of his skull. First
appearances point to the son having the most to gain from his father's untimely
death, a notion his sister can't help but reinforce. But when Montalbano delves
deeper into the case, and learns of the dishonourable life the victim led, it
soon becomes clear half of Vigata has a motive for his murder and this won't be
as simple as the Inspector had once hoped...
The darkest and most
disturbing case report from the files of Kinsey Millhone, Y begins in
1979,
when four teenage boys from an elite private school sexually assault a
fourteen-year-old classmate - and film the attack. Not long after, the tape
goes missing and the suspected thief, a fellow classmate, is murdered. In the
investigation that follows, one boy turns in evidence for the state and two of
his peers are convicted. But the ringleader escapes without a trace. Now, it's
1989 and one of the perpetrators, Fritz McCabe, has been released from prison.
Moody, unrepentant, and angry, he is a virtual prisoner of his ever-watchful
parents - until a copy of the missing tape arrives with a ransom demand. That's
when the McCabes call Kinsey Millhone for help. As she is drawn into their
family drama, she keeps a watchful eye on Fritz. But he's not the only one
being haunted by the past. A vicious sociopath with a grudge against Millhone
may be leaving traces of himself for her to find…. Y is for Yesterday is by Sue
Grafton.
September 2017
A deadly weapon. An
impregnable fortress. A mission to save Europe ...Kurt Nordstrum leaves behind
the safety of his life in Oslo to join the Allied troops. Having spent the last
few months mourning the tragic death of his fiancee, he's been searching
everywhere for distraction. When he learns of a top-secret operation to
interfere with the Nazis' plans, it's everything he's been looking for, and he
immediately steps up to the challenge. What he doesn't know is that the mission
he has signed up to is about to become more dangerous than he could ever have
imagined ...Kurt must infiltrate then destroy the most heavily guarded Nazi
shipment. It's seemingly impossible, but worth everything: the fate of Europe
hangs in the balance. The Saboteur is by Andrew Gross.
The Anthill Murders is by
Hans Olav Lahlum. 1972. Across Oslo, a serial killer is hunting down young
women. Each victim found strangled and with a peculiar calling-card placed upon
their bodies: a cut-out picture of an ant. The first victim is a timid theology
student, the next a jazz singer, followed by the heir to one of the largest
fortunes in Oslo. But despite Inspector K2's best efforts to find a link, the
only thing connecting them seems to be their murder. With his assistant
Patricia's intellect put to the test, and increasing pressure from his boss as
the clock ticks down to the next possible killing, K2 is in danger of losing
his position as Oslo's leading homicide detective . . .
October 2017
Investigative reporter
Ross Hunter nearly didn't answer the phone call that would change his life -
and possibly the world - for ever. The elderly man at the other end sounded
cranky, but sincere. 'Mr Hunter, I'm not a lunatic, please hear me out. I've
been told you are the man who could help me to get taken seriously. I have
absolute proof of God's existence and I need to come and see you, I need your
help.' What would it take to prove the existence of God? And what would be the
consequences?, The false faith of a billionaire evangelist, the life's work of
a famous atheist, and the credibility of each of the world's major religions
are all under threat. If Ross Hunter can survive long enough to present the
evidence. Absolute Proof is by Peter James.
It's dark in the Dales
this winter . . . When Mrs Shepherd arrives at the Dales Detective Agency on a
December morning, quite convinced that someone is trying to kill her, Samson
O'Brien dismisses her fears as the ramblings of a confused elderly lady. But
after a series of disturbing incidents at Fellside Court retirement home, he
begins to wonder if there is something to her claims after all . . . With
Christmas around the corner, Samson is thrown into a complex investigation. One
that will require him to regain the trust of the Dales community he turned his
back on so long ago. Faced with no choice, he enlists the help of a local - the
tempestuous Delilah Metcalfe. Against the backdrop of a Yorkshire winter,
Samson and Delilah must work together once again if they are to uncover the
malevolence threatening the elderly residents of Bruncliffe. Could the danger
be perilously close to home? Date with Malice is by Julia Chapman.
November 2017
Track a stalker. Catch a
killer. When a mysterious DVD is delivered to Northumbria Police Headquarters,
DS Matthew Ryan and Detective Superintendent Eloise O'Neil are among the few to
view its disturbing content. With little to go on the only lead comes from the
anonymous and chilling woman's voice narrating the blood-soaked lock-up
depicted on screen. But with no victim visible, nor any indication of where the
unidentifiable crime scene is located, Ryan and O'Neil get the distinct feeling
someone is playing with them. What is certain is that the newly formed special
unit has just taken on its first challenging case. As further shocking videos
start arriving at police stations around the country, the body count rises. But
what connects all the victims? And why are they being targeted? As the
investigation deepens, the team is brought to breaking point as secrets from
the past threaten to derail their pursuit of a merciless killer ... The Death Messenger is by Mari Hannah
End Game is by David
Baldacci. London is on red alert. Will Robie, as the US government's most
lethal assassin, is called in to foil a terrorist attack on the London
Underground. An attack serving as a test run for a much larger plot to take
place on US soil. Trained to neutralize threats without leaving a trace, he's
an indispensable asset to his country. But then reports come in that his
mentor, Blue Man, real name Roger Walton, has gone missing while visiting his
home town in Colorado. Fearing he's been kidnapped, Robie, and fellow agent
Jessica Reel, are sent to investigate. The high-ranking CIA official holds
secrets that could threaten national security if released and so only the best
will do in tracking him down. This tight-knit community close to the Rocky
Mountains holds many secrets and people there are more than willing to take the
law into their own hands at the first sign of trouble. To them, two government
agents are just that. As their investigation deepens, Robie and Reel come into
contact with white supremacists and a cult that call themselves the King's
Apostles. But are either group implicated in the disappearance of Walton? When
the truth emerges it will test them both to their very limits . . .
The Darkest Day is the
first novel in the five part Inspector Barbarotti series by Swedish crime
author Hakan Nesser. It's December in the quiet Swedish town of Kymlinge, and
the Hermansson family are gathering to celebrate father Karl-Erik and eldest
daughter Ebba's joint landmark birthdays. But beneath the guise of happy
festivities, tensions are running high, and it's not long before the night takes
a dark and unexpected turn . . . Before the weekend is over, two members of the
Hermansson family are missing, and it's up to Inspector Barbarotti - a
detective who spends as much of his time debating the existence of God as he
does solving cases - to determine exactly what has happened. And he soon
discovers he'll have to unravel a whole tangle of sinister family secrets in
the process.
December 2017
A covert mission A royal demand And a race against time. The
Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman is an action-packed literary adventure. In a
1920s-esque America, Prohibition is in force, fedoras, flapper dresses and
tommy guns are in fashion, and intrigue is afoot. Intrepid Librarians Irene and
Kai find themselves caught in the middle of a dragon vs dragon contest. It
seems a young librarian has become tangled in this conflict, and if they can't extricate him there could be serious political repercussions for the mysterious Library. And, as the balance of power across mighty factions hangs in the balance, this could even trigger war. Irene and Kai find themselves trapped in a race against time (and dragons) to procure a rare book. They'll face gangsters, blackmail and fiendish security systems. And if this doesn't end well, it could have dire consequences for Irene's job. And, incidentally, for her life.
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