Crime & mysteryA graphic novel version of the classic crime novel.
Agatha Christie's most exotic murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.
''A huge, immersive, violent, compassionate read'' Ian Rankin ''The year''s best thriller'' The Times, Books of the Year The explosive, highly anticipated conclusion to the epic Cartel trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Force. The war has come home. For over forty years,Art Keller has been on the front lines of America''s longest conflict: The War On Drugs. Now elevated to the highest ranks of the DEA, Keller finds himself surrounded by an incoming administration that''s in bed with the very drug traffickers that Keller is trying to bring down. From the slums of Guatemala to the marbled corridors of Washington, D.C., Winslow follows a new generation ofnarcos, cops, addicts, politicians, and mere children fleeing the violence for the chance of a life in a new country. The Borderis an unflinchingportrait of modern America, a story of - and for - our time. ''A huge, immersive, violent, compassionate read'' Ian Rankin ''Hugely entertaining'' Stephen King ''Brutal and brilliant, this is crime''s Game of Thrones'' Sun ''One of the great literary achievements of the century so far'' Daily Telegraph ''Such crime writing deserves nothing less than a Pulitzer Prize'' Evening Standard ''A new crime classic ... a stirring, stupendous novel'' Sunday Times ''He is a pleasure to read'' The Times ''A furious, impassioned novel'' Washington Post ''Devastating and timely ... a hybrid The Godfather and War and Peace'' New York Times ''A gift to all discerning crime readers'' Financial Times
Agatha Christie''s ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were five other suspects: Philip Blake (the stockbroker) who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist) who stayed at home; Elsa Greer (the three-time divorcee) who had roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devoted governess) who had none; and Angela Warren (the disfigured sister) who cried ''wee wee wee'' all the way home. It is sixteen years later, but Hercule Poirot just can''t get that nursery rhyme out of his mind...
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''A sexy, sensational novel with intoxicating vengeance and an unexpected tenderness'' No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter All that glitters... People would kill to have Faye Adelheim''s life. She lives in an ultra-swanky apartment in the most exclusive area of Stockholm, she has a gorgeous husband who gives her everything she''s ever wanted, and she has an adorable daughter who lights up her world. Faye''s life is perfect. So how is it, then, that she now finds herself in a police station? The truth is that Faye''s life is far from what it seems. The truth is that Faye isn''t even her real name. And now she''s been caught out. There''s no way she''s going to go down without a fight. The only question is - who will escape with their life? Camilla Lackberg''s books have sold over 28 million copies worldwide! ''The queen of Swedish noir'' iNews ''Lackberg''s new embrace of a terrifying revenge scenario furnishes visceral psychological crime'' Financial Times ''Smart, unflinching... [a]novel of female empowerment and triumph over the patriarchy'' New York Times Book Review ''A fast-paced psychological thriller about betrayal, sex, money, and a scorned wife''s revenge a laGone Girl'' Buzzfeed ''Insightful, addictive - and twisted!'' In Touch ''A sexy, deliciously dark journey'' Los Angeles Times ''A twisty tale set squarely inside the world of the very rich and very fabulous'' Glamour ''Sexy...exquisite...scorching'' Publishers Weekly ''An extremely satisfying thriller from the ever-compelling Camilla Lackberg... One of the most twisted and triumphant revenge thrillers I''ve ever come across'' CrimeReads ''A chilling, timely read sure to thrill her international legion of fans!'' Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Confessions On The 7:45
''You can''t ask for more emotionally moving entertainment'' Stephen King A riveting collection of original fiction from the revered #1 international bestselling author of The Cartel trilogy and The Force No matter how you come into this world, you come out broken... In six intense, haunting short novels, Don Winslow returns to the themes that are the hallmarks of his acclaimed body of work - crime, corruption, vengeance, justice, loss, betrayal, guilt, and redemption - to explore the savagery and nobility that drive and define the human condition. In Broken , Winslow creates a world of high-level thieves and low-life crooks, obsessed cops and jaded private detectives, dope dealers and government agents, bounty hunters and fugitives. Diverse and richly drawn, these characters - some familiar, others new - are lost souls driving without headlights on the dark highway of modern America. Set in New Orleans and Hawaii, Southern California and south Texas, each story in this collection is distinctively Winslow, shaped by his trademark blend of insight, humanity, humor, drama, and consummate literary craftsmanship. A powerful, gripping collection of tales that will become classics of crime fiction, Broken is Don Winslow at his nerve-shattering, heartbreaking best. ''A master of thrills shows his range, and his bite . . . [Winslow is] a writer from whom others can learn the ropes.'' New York Times Praise for Don Winslow ''A huge, immersive, violent, compassionate read'' Ian Rankin ''He''s a master'' Michael Connelly ''One of the great literary achievements of the century so far'' Daily Telegraph ''Such crime writing deserves nothing less than a Pulitzer Prize'' Evening Standard ''A new crime classic ... a stirring, stupendous novel'' Sunday Times ''He is a pleasure to read'' The Times ''Brutal and brilliant, this is crime''s Game of Thrones'' Sun ''A furious, impassioned novel'' Washington Post ''Devastating and timely ... a hybrid The Godfather and War and Peace'' New York Times
Crime & mystery/Graphic novels/Classic fictionThe perfect way to introduce a younger generation to Christie's classic crime novels, this is the latest in the series which sells more than 700,00 copies each year.
The world''s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot-legendary star of Agatha Christie''s Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile -returns to solve a fiendish new mystery. Hercule Poirot is travelling by luxury passenger coach from London to the exclusive Kingfisher Hill estate, where Richard Devonport has summoned him to prove that his fiancee, Helen, is innocent of the murder of his brother, Frank.But there is a strange condition attached to this request: Poirot must conceal his true reason for being there. The coach is forced to stop when a distressed woman demands to get off, insisting that if she stays in her seat, she will be murdered. Although the rest of the journey passes without anyone being harmed, Poirot''s curiosity is aroused, and his fears are later confirmed when a body is discovered with a macabre note attached... Could this new murder and the peculiar incident on the coach be clues to solving the mystery of who killed Frank Devonport? And if Helen is innocent, can Poirot find the true culprit in time to save her from the gallows?
*The new murder mystery thriller from Lucy Foley - THE GUEST LIST - is available to pre-order now* *The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller* EVERYONE''S INVITED. EVERYONE''S A SUSPECT. AND EVERYONE''S TALKING ABOUT IT. '' Ripping, riveting '' A. J. Finn ''Clever, twisty and sleek'' Daily Mail '' Unputdownable '' John Boyne '' Foley is superb '' The Times '' Chilling '' Adele Parks ''Terrific, riveting '' Dinah Jefferies In a remote hunting lodge, deep in the Scottish wilderness, old friends gather for New Year. The beautiful one The golden couple The volatile one The new parents The quiet one The city boy The outsider The victim. Not an accident - a murder among friends.
Agatha Christie''s most famous murder mystery, reissued with a new cover to tie in with the hugely anticipated 2017 film adaptation. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer - in case he or she decides to strike again.
The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller *Waterstones Thriller of the Month* *A Reese''s Book Club pick for 2020* * The Times Best Crime Fiction of the Year pick* *Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award* A gripping, twisty murder mystery thriller from the No.1 bestselling author of The Hunting Party . ''Lucy Foley is really very clever'' Anthony Horowitz ''Thrilling'' The Times ''A classic whodunnit'' Kate Mosse ''Sharp and atmospheric and addictive'' Louise Candlish ''A furiously twisty thriller'' Clare Mackintosh On an island off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather for the wedding of the year - the marriage of Jules Keegan and Will Slater. Old friends. Past grudges. Happy families. Hidden jealousies. Thirteen guests. One body. The wedding cake has barely been cut when one of the guests is found dead. And as a storm unleashes its fury on the island, everyone is trapped. All have a secret. All have a motive . One guest won''t leave this wedding alive . . .
No. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg''s new psychological thriller featuring Detective Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck - irresistible for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo. A missing child When a four-year-old girl disappears in the woods outside Fjallbacka, people are horror-struck. Thirty years ago, a child went missing from the same spot, and was later discovered, murdered. A murder Back then, two teenage girls were found guilty of the killing. Could one of them be the culprit this time? Detective Patrik Hedstrom starts investigating, with his wife, bestselling crime writer Erica Falck, by his side. A community torn apart But as Patrik and Erica dig deeper, it seems that everyone in the tight-knit community is hiding something. And soon, the residents must confront the fact that there could be a murderer in their midst...
Agatha Christie''s ingenious murder mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkerton''s wild allegation that a multiple murderer was at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood - or her speculation that the local doctor was next in line. But within hours, Miss Pinkerton had been killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Mere coincidence? Luke was inclined to think so - until he read in The Times of the unexpected demise of Dr Humbleby...
''Crackles with energy and wit'' - The Times London Society takes their problems to Sherlock Holmes. Everyone else goes to Arrowood. 1895: London''s scared. A killer haunts the city''s streets. The poor are hungry; crime bosses are taking control; the police force stretched to breaking point. While the rich turn to Sherlock Holmes, the celebrated private detective rarely visits the densely populated streets of South London, where the crimes are sleazier and the people are poorer. In a dark corner of Southwark, victims turn to a man who despises Holmes, his wealthy clientele and his showy forensic approach to crime: Arrowood - self-taught psychologist, occasional drunkard and private investigator. When a man mysteriously disappears and Arrowood''s best lead is viciously stabbed before his eyes, he and his sidekick Barnett face their toughest quest yet: to capture the head of the most notorious gang in London...
Michael Crichton, master of the techno-thriller, returns with one of the most anticipated publications of the year. Always interesting, often controversial, Crichton has established a winning formula to identify future trends in science and imagine the most astonishing - and terrifying - possibilities that they hold for mankind. This latest will see a return to his core audience for another techno-thriller, after the politically charged content of his two more recent novels. Title to be confirmed.
Arranged in their original publication order, these are all of the Poirot short stories. Poirot appeared in Agatha Christie's first novel in 1920 and in her last in 1975. There are 51 tales of the moustache-twirling little Belgian, with his "little grey cells".
The gripping No. 1 Sunday Times crime thriller ''This is Slaughter doing what she does best'' Mail on Sunday ''As sharp and absorbing as ever'' Guardian ''A page turner'' Sunday Times He watches. A woman runs alone in the woods. She convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but she''s wrong.A predator is stalking the women of Grant County. He lingers in the shadows, until the time is just right to snatch his victim. He waits. A decade later, the case has been closed.The killer is behind bars.But then another young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead, and the MO is identical. He takes. Although the original trail has gone cold - memories have faded, witnesses have disappeared - agent Will Trent and forensic pathologist Sara Linton must re-open the cold case.But the clock is ticking, and the killer is determined to find his perfect silent wife.... Praise for the Number One bestselling author: ''Passion, intensity, and humanity'' Lee Child ''I''d follow her anywhere'' Gillian Flynn ''One of the boldest thriller writers working today'' Tess Gerritsen ''Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled'' Michael Connelly ''A writer of extraordinary talents'' Kathy Reichs ''Fiction doesn''t get any better than this'' Jeffery Deaver ''A great writer at the peak of her powers'' Peter James ''Karin Slaughter has - by far - the best name of all of us mystery novelists'' James Patterson ''With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last'' Camilla Lackberg ''It''s big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody - like a perfectly cooked steak'' Stuart MacBride
The long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller PS, I Love You ! It''s been seven years since Holly Kennedy''s husband died - six since she read his final letter, urging Holly to find the courage to forge a new life. She''s proud of all the ways in which she has grown and evolved. But when a group inspired by Gerry''s letters, calling themselves the PS, I Love You Club, approaches Holly asking for help, she finds herself drawn back into a world that she worked so hard to leave behind. Reluctantly, Holly begins a relationship with the club, even as their friendship threatens to destroy the peace she believes she has achieved. As each of these people calls upon Holly to help them leave something meaningful behind for their loved ones, Holly will embark on a remarkable journey - one that will challenge her to ask whether embracing the future means betraying the past, and what it means to love someone forever...
''Gruesome, terrifying, pulse-pounding'' Stephen King Shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award for Best Thriller of the Year ''Frightening'' Mail on Sunday They thought it was contained. They were wrong. After decades underground in a forgotten sub-basement, a highly mutative organism - capable of extinction-level destruction - has found its way out. Only Pentagon bioterror operative Roberto Diaz can stop it. With the help of two unwitting security guards, he has one night to quarantine this horror, before it destroys all of humanity. ''You need to get on this right away'' Stephen King ''Chilling end-of-the-world terror'' Linwood Barclay ''Pure entertainment'' New York Times ''A gripping, fast-paced outbreak thriller'' Sci-Fi Now '' chilling '' Daily Mail '' Frightening '' Mail on Sunday ''Riotously entertaining'' Blake Crouch
I survived the accident. Now the real nightmare begins... The chilling new psychological thriller by S. K. Tremayne, author of the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller, THE ICE TWINS. How long can they keep you in the dark? It was just a patch of ice. But it was nearly enough to kill Kath Redway, spinning her car into Burrator Reservoir in the beautiful Dartmoor National Park. She is shocked but delighted to escape with a few bruises and amnesia. But her family is not so pleased. Her handsome husband is cold, even angry. Her gifted daughter talks ever more strangely, about a ''man on the moor''. Then, as chilling fragments of memory return, Kath realizes her ''accident'' was nothing of the kind. And now her life collapses into a new world of darkness, menace, and terror.