Abir Mukherjee is the bestselling author of the award-winning Wyndham &amp; Banerjee series of crime novels set in 1920s India and the British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year 2025 Hunted. His books have been translated into sixteen languages and won various awards including the CWA Dagger for best Historical Novel, the Prix du Polar Européen, and the Wilbur Smith Award for Adventure Writing. 
 
 
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Adam and Charlotte met in Zanzibar while working with Voluntary Services Overseas. Upon their return to the UK, Charlotte completed an MA at Oxford Brookes and started her career in publishing. Adam in the meantime became writer-in-residence at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre before co-founding Storytelling Schools, an international organisation dedicated to training teachers in oracy, literacy and creativity. Adam and Charlotte's first book together was the best-selling and award-winning Spaghetti with the Yeti. Since then, Adam and Charlotte have continued to follow their passion for creating engaging books that inspire interaction and creativity in young readers.

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Henry James

Prepare to be gripped by this prequel series to R.D. Wingfield's A Touch of Frost. 
 
Back in Denton, Detective Sergeant Jack Frost returns to investigating murders, finding missing children, and discovering dead bodies in woodland areas. With Detective Inspector Williams missing, and a new policeman, DS Waters, to mentor, DS Jack Frost has to put the stresses and straings of his personal life on hold in order to keep Denton safe.

A gripping prequel to R. D. Wingfield's A TOUCH OF FROST, perfect for fans of David Jason's Jack Frost and readers who love Stuart MacBride, Peter James and Lynda La Plante. 
 
November 1982. It’s been one of the worst days of DS Jack Frost’s life. 
 
He has buried his wife Mary, and must now endure the wake, attended by all of Denton’s finest. 
 
All, that is, apart from DC Sue Clarke, who has been summoned to the discovery of a human foot in a farmer’s field. And things get worse. Local entrepreneur Harry Baskin is shot inside his club and a valuable painting goes missing. 
 
As the week goes on, a cyclist is found dead in suspicious circumstances. Frost is on the case, but another disaster – one he is entirely unprepared for – is about to strike… 
 
'One of the most successful ventriloquial acts in crime writing.' Financial Times

Morning Frost

DI Jack Frost series 3

Mari Jungstedt

A man is pushed from a cliff; a woman is missing after a bike ride; an elderly man is washed ashore. 
 
The friends are closer than most – too close, some might say. Every year they leave their cosy suburban neighbourhood to go on holiday together to a remote Swedish island. But this year, their holiday won’t go as expected. 
 
A terrible series of tragedies will unfold, seemingly random, all somehow connected. Detective Superintendant Anders Knutas will have to look into the friends’ tangled pasts to find the truth. What malevolent force has followed them to the island? Or was it amongst them all along? 
 
Even the closest friends don’t share everything...

The Double Silence

Anders Knutas series 7

Cath Staincliffe

DC Rachel Bailey has dragged herself up from a deprived childhood and joined the Manchester Police. Rachel's boss thinks her new recruit has bags of raw talent but straight-laced DC Janet Scott, her reluctant partner, has her doubts. 
The two go on to become an unstoppable duo, as seen in the hit TV series.

A family man 
The bodies of a man, woman and child are found, lying in pools of blood. The owner of the inn where the bodies are discovered has fled. But he’s not alone – he’s taken his two young sons with him. No one knows what he’s going to do next... 
 
A professional front 
DC Janet Scott has survived a terrifying attack, and is now having second thoughts about her life and steady marriage – but if she acts on her feelings she risks tearing her family apart. Her best friend DC Rachel Bailey is reeling from a love affair that could have killed her – literally. It’s hard to stay focussed. 
 
A united force 
Gill Murray has enough of her own problems without the team falling apart. She knows they must work together if they are to find the desperate man before he makes his final move. But one question haunts her: what will they have to do to stop him?

Bleed Like Me

Scott & Bailey series 2

Sharon Bolton

Lacey Flint has never worked a murder case - until a savage murder, 120 years to the day since Jack the Ripper claimed his first victim, crosses her desk. 
This case sets the precedent that Lacey Flint is never far from danger, or the River Thames, but she will stop at nothing to find the answers.

'Nail-biting!' TESS GERRITSEN 
 
'Spine-tingling!' LISA GARDNER 
 
Twelve-year-old Barney Roberts is obsessed with a series of murders. 
 
He knows the victims are all boys, just like him. 
He knows the bodies were found on river banks. 
And he’s sure the killer will strike again soon. 
 
But there’s something else, a secret he’d rather not know, a secret he is too scared to share . . . 
And who would believe a twelve-year-old boy anyway? 
 
*LIKE THIS, FOR EVER is published as LOST in the US*

Like This, For Ever

(Lacey Flint: 3): the chilling psychological thriller from Richard & Judy bestseller Sharon Bolton

A chilling thriller readers are obsessed with (Lacey Flint, Book 3)

Susan Sallis

If you like Maeve Binchy, Fiona Valpy and Rosamunde Pilcher, you'll absolutely love this beautifully emotive and compelling novel of love and loss from the Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING LEARNING TO DANCE! 
"The book to lose yourself in!!" - 5 STARS 
"Excellent" - 5 STARS 
"I've read every one of Susan Sallis books this one didn't disappoint" - 5 STARS 
"The author makes the characters spring to life in your mind. An excellent read..." - 5 STARS 
 
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IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO TAKE WING AND FLY... 
 
When her husband, Jack, unexpectedly leaves her, Judith suddenly realises she is all alone in the world: her two sons are in Australia, and both her mother and her best friend Naomi have recently died. 
 
Deciding to embark on a journey to Exmoor to meet the famous artist Robert Haussman, with an oddly assorted group of fellow-enthusiasts, she finds herself prey to all sorts of irrational fears. Chief amongst them is the increasing conviction that Jack is dead. Why did he leave her? Where has he gone? And why does Robert Haussman exert such a strange influence on her? 
 
Will she find the answers she craves and the strength she needs to move forward?

Learning to Dance

A perfectly heart-warming and uplifting novel of life and love from bestselling author Susan Sallis

Liza Marklund

A violent robbery has killed an entire family on the Costa Del Sol. 
 
 Annika Bengtzon is assigned to cover the story for the Evening Post. But when she arrives in Spain she discovers there was a third child – a teenage daughter – who is unaccounted for. 
 
 Annika makes it her mission to find the missing girl. But as she delves into the mystery she becomes embroiled in a far darker side of Spanish life than she’d envisioned, as she begins to piece together a terrifying story of violence, abuse and murder.

The Long Shadow

James Douglas

Jamie Saintclair embarks on another action-packed historical adventure, guaranteed to have you gripped from page one! A must read for fans of Dan Brown, Chris Kuzneski and Scott Mariani. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING THE EXCALIBUR CODEX! 
"This mystery/thriller moves at a cracking pace from page one..." - 5 STARS 
"I couldn't put the book down..." - 5 STARS 
"Can't wait to read the next Jamie Saintclair book - really addictive." - 5 STARS 
 
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A LEGEND TO SOME. A SYMBOL TO OTHERS. FOR A DANGEROUS FEW, THE MEANS TO A TERRIFYING END... 
 
For countless generations the sword had been kept hidden, ready for a time of need. But not hidden well enough, because in 1937 it vanished... 
 
1941 - twelve SS generals gather to re-enact an ancient rite and call on the spirits of Europe's mightiest warriors to aid them in the coming battle in the East. At the heart of the ritual is Excalibur, the mythical weapon pulled from a stone by King Arthur. 
2010 - Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair laughs when he reads the codex to a German war veteran's will, the strange ritual it describes and the mention of a sword named Excalibur. But collector Adam Steele is convinced - and if Jamie can find the legendary sword, he will pay a small fortune for it. 
 
With a team of international assassins on his trail, the hunt for Excalibur takes Jamie from Germany to eastern Poland and a deadly encounter in Hitler's Wolf's Lair... 
 
Jamie Saintclair's adventures continue in The Samurai Inheritance. Have you read The Doomsday Testament and The Isis Covenant, his previous two adventures?

The Excalibur Codex

An explosive historical thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat

Andrew Swanston

Summer, 1643 
 
England is at war with itself. King Charles I has fled London, his negotiations with Parliament in tatters. The country is consumed by bloodshed. 
 
For Thomas Hill, a man of letters quietly running a bookshop in the rural town of Romsey, knowledge of the war is limited to the rumours that reach the local inn. 
 
When a stranger knocks on his door one night and informs him that the king's cryptographer has died, everything changes. Aware of Thomas's background as a mathematician and his expertise in codes and ciphers, the king has summoned him to his court in Oxford. 
 
On arrival, Thomas soon discovers that nothing at court is straightforward. There is evidence of a traitor in their midst. Brutal murder follows brutal murder. And when a vital message encrypted with a notoriously unbreakable code is intercepted, he must decipher it to reveal the king's betrayer and prevent the violent death that failure will surely bring.

The King's Spy

(Thomas Hill 1)

Marcus Sakey

Tom and Anna Reed want a family. But years of unsuccessful infertility treatments have left them in debt and bereft. 
 
Then one night everything changes. 
 
The tenant in the flat below them has passed away, leaving $400,000 in cash. All they have to do is take the money and all of their problems will be solved. 
 
But their decision puts them in the path of some ruthless men. Men who have been double-crossed and want revenge. 
 
Good people are about to meet bad...

Good People

Family ties can bind dangerously tight 
 
Viktor Algard was in love. Reckless in the grip of passion, he left his wife and grown-up children to be with his new lover. His last act was a celebratory drink at a glamorous party . . . 
 
Inspector Anders Knutas must find out who on the island of Gotland hated Algard enough to poison him. At first Algard’s spurned wife seems like the obvious suspect. But a second attack confirms his suspicion that there’s a more complex motive behind the murder. 
 
If Knutas is to catch the killer, he must discover the truth that lies hidden at the heart of a broken family – and face some secrets within his own.

Dark Angel

Anders Knutas series 6

A pulse-pounding, spine-tingling thriller perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Cara Hunter and Karin Slaughter from million-copy bestselling author Sharon Bolton 
 
'Mesmerising' -- The Times 
'Treading a fine line between horror and thriller ... seriously rich yet relentlessly disturbing' -- Daily Mirror 
'Managed to keep me on tenterhooks right up to the thrilling end.' -- ***** Reader review 
 'A haunting and disturbing read that was very difficult to put down.' -- ***** Reader review 
 'A perfect mix of thrills, gasps and plot twists.' -- ***** Reader review 
 
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SOMEONE IS WATCHING YOU... 
 
A series of suicides. Each one a female university student. Each one more horrifying than the last. 
 
The police know it cannot be coincidence. But they can't prove it. 
 
They need someone to go undercover. A young policewoman, as vulnerable as the others. As unprepared for the nightmare that will greet her. 
 
Watch your back, Lacey Flint . . .

Dead Scared

Richard & Judy bestseller Sharon Bolton exposes a darker side to life in this shocking thriller (Lacey Flint, Book 2)

The second in the prequel series to R D Wingfield's A TOUCH OF FROST, for fans of David Jason's Jack Frost and crime-fiction readers. 
 
May, 1982. Britain celebrates the sinking of the Belgrano, Princess Diana prepares for the birth of her first child and Denton Police Division welcomes its first black policeman, DS Waters - recently relocated from East London. 
 
While the force is busy dealing with a spate of local burglaries, the body of fifteen-year-old Samantha Ellis is discovered in woodland next to the nearby railway track. Then a fifteen-year-old boy is found dead on Denton's golf course, his organs removed. 
 
Detective Sergeant Jack Frost is sent to investigate - a welcome distraction from troubles at home. And when the murdered boy's sister goes missing, Frost and Waters must work together to find her . . . before it's too late. 
 
'One of the most successful ventriloquial acts in crime writing.' Financial Times

Fatal Frost

DI Jack Frost series 2

David Levien

From the pen of Hollywood screenwriter David Levien comes this fast, furious and unforgettable crime thriller. Perfect for fans of Lee Child and Harlan Coben. 
 
"Tense and tightly plotted" - GUARDIAN 
"This is American crime thriller writing at its rocket-fuelled, roller-coaster best" - DAILY MAIL 
"Crime fiction at its finest" - Christopher Reich 
"What a great read. Its hard to put the book down." -- ***** Reader review 
 
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DOES HE REALLY WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH? 
 
THE COMPANY: 
Troubled former cop Frank Behr is working for an exclusive Indianapolis investigation company, when he finds himself on a protection detail for Bernard "Bernie Cool" Kolodnik. 
 
THE CLIENT: 
Bernard "Bernie Cool" Kolodnik is a hard driving business mogul on the verge of making a move into big-time politics. 
 
THE CORRUPT: 
An attempt on Kolodnik's life is quickly buried by the police. But Behr wants the truth, and his hunt will put him a collision course with a dangerous sociopath . . .

The Contract

(Frank Behr: 3): an electric crime thriller that will not let you out of its grasp

A frosty December night in Stockholm. 
A thousand guests attend the prestigious Nobel Prizewinners’ dinner. 
The evening is one of prestige and glamour. 
Until wo shots are fired on the dance floor. 
 
Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon is there, covering the event for the Evening Post. As the police realize she caught a glimpse of the suspect, she is far more interested in getting back to the newsroom. 
 
But as more brutal murders follow, Annika finds herself in the middle of something far larger than she had anticipated. No longer just a reporter but also a vulnerable key witness, she begins to close up the gaps linking these crimes, just as the suspect starts closing the net on Annika herself…

Last Will

Belinda Bauer

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNAP 
 
'A remarkable achievement' Independent 
 
'One of the leading names in crime fiction.' Stylist Magazine 
 
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The eight-year-old boy had vanished from the car and - as if by slick, sick magic - had been replaced by a note on the steering wheel: 
 
You don't love him 
 
At the height of summer a dark shadow falls across Exmoor. Children are being stolen. 
 
There are no explanations, no ransom demands...and no hope. 
 
Policeman Jonas Holly faces a precarious journey into the warped mind of the kidnapper if he is to find them. But there are some who would say that Jonas is the last man to entrust with this job... 
 
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Readers love Finders Keepers: 
 
'Taught, tense and unputdownable' ***** 
'An incredible page turner' ***** 
'Carefully crafted, intricately plotted and a joy to read' *****

Finders Keepers

The sensational thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Robert Goddard

It could be your average suicide. A man found dead in his car, engine running, parked at the end of a lonely track, a tube feeding deadly fumes from the exhaust through the window. Except for the seven-year-old boy still breathing in the boot... 
 
For Jonathan Kellaway, the past is somewhere he chooses not to go. Dead friends, lost lovers and a family dynasty hell-bent on self- destruction lie buried there. 
 
But if he is to uncover the truth, he must confront all the secrets which have consumed his life, and which may yet consume him...

Fault Line

Jamie Saintclair embarks on another action-packed historical adventure, guaranteed to have you gripped from page one! Perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Chris Kuzneski and Scott Mariani. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING THE ISIS COVENANT! 
"Cracking read, only put it down for sleeping, shopping and the washing up." - 5 STARS 
"Excellent read, enjoyed it from start to finish..." - 5 STARS 
"Great Read. Hooked from page 1" - 5 STARS 
 
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THE PRICE OF ETERNAL LIFE IS DEATH... 
 
AD 64: Roman centurion Marcus Domitus leads an expedition to find the mythical treasure hidden deep inside Queen Dido's temple. 
1945: Two Nazis disappear amidst the chaos of a burning Berlin - and so does a precious object. 
2009: Two brutal murders in London and Boston linked by a single name and a shared history. 
When art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair is asked to help investigate, he finds himself delving deep into the occult and uncovering dark secrets, tales of lust and greed and a curse linked to ancient Egypt... 
 
Can he discover the truth before the curse claims more victims and catches up with him? 
 
Jamie Saintclair's adventures continue in The Excalibur Codex and The Samurai Inheritance. Have you read The Doomsday Testament, his first adventure?

The Isis Covenant

A high-octane, full-throttle historical conspiracy thriller you won’t be able to stop reading

Jon Steele

Lausanne, Switzerland. 
 
In the cathedral tower lives a strange boy with a limp who talks to the bells. 
 
In a luxury penthouse lives a high-class prostitute who's in mortal danger. 
 
And in a low-rent hotel lives a private investigator who has no idea how he got there. 
 
Jay Harper finds himself in Switzerland on the trail of a missing Olympic athlete. A hard drinker, he can barely remember how he got home last night, let alone why he accepted this job. When he meets the stunning but aloof Katherine in a hotel bar, he quickly realises that he's not the only one in town who's for hire. She's a high-class hooker who can't believe her luck. Which is about to change. For the worse. 
 
In the meantime, Marc Rochat spends his time in the belfry talking to the statues, his cat and the occasional ghost. His job is to watch over Lausanne at night and to wait for the angel his mother told him he'd one day have to save. When he sees Katherine, he thinks his moment has come. Which indeed it has. But not in a good way...

The Watchers

This breathtaking and exhilarating thriller from bestselling author Sharon Bolton packs a real punch: gruesome, atmospheric and utterly compelling, it relentlessly drives the reader on in their search uncover the truth. It twists and it turns and is taut with mystery and suspense...Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Cara Hunter and Karin Slaughter. 
 
'Really special' -- LEE CHILD 
'Chilling and mesmerising' -- TESS GERRITSEN 
'Probably one of the best thrillers that you will read all year' -- Choice Magazine 
'Brilliant story, brilliant writer' -- ***** Reader review 
'A brilliantly fast-paced crime novel' -- ***** Reader review 
'A real page-turner' -- ***** Reader review 
'I was totally riveted' -- ***** Reader review 
'A totally engaging book' -- ***** Reader review 
 
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WHAT'S YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE? 
 
She can't stop shivering. But this isn't cold. This is terror. 
 
A savage murder on London's streets, 120 years to the day since Jack the Ripper claimed his first victim. A crime with all the hallmarks of a copycat killer. 
 
Detective Constable Lacey Flint has never worked a murder case, until now. When another mutilated victim is found she agrees to be the bait to lure out the monster. 
 
But this killer is one step ahead, and already fixated on Lacey...

Now You See Me

Lacey Flint Series, Book 1

a nerve-shredding, up-all-night thriller from Richard & Judy bestseller Sharon Bolton

A daughter’s death 
A teenage girl is found brutally murdered in her squalid flat. 
 
A mother’s love 
Her mother is devastated. She gave her child up to the care system, only to lose her again, and is convinced that the low-life boyfriend is to blame. 
 
Two ordinary women, one extraordinary job 
DC Rachel Bailey has dragged herself up from a deprived childhood and joined the Manchester Police. Rachel’s boss thinks her new recruit has bags of raw talent but straight-laced DC Janet Scott, her reluctant partner, has her doubts. 
 
Together Scott and Bailey must hunt a killer, but a life fighting crime can be no life at all...

Dead To Me

Scott & Bailey series 1

1882. When the creak of the garden gate one autumn afternoon sounds the arrival of an unexpected stranger, William Trenchard is puzzled, but not alarmed. He cannot possibly know the destruction this visitor will wreak on all he holds dear. 
 
The stranger is James Norton, who claims to be the man William's wife Constance was once engaged to, and who was reported to have committed suicide eleven years ago. Trenchard fears the loss of his wife's affections, but he is forced to plumb the depths of his own despair before the dark secrets of the Davenall family can finally - shockingly - be revealed...

Painting The Darkness

At a derelict port in Stockholm, two brutally murdered men are found by a security guard. In the same area a young woman, Aida, is on the run from a deranged gunman. 
 
Meanwhile, journalist Annika Bengtzon is approached by a woman wanting her story published in the Evening Post. She claims to have founded an organization to erase people's pasts - giving vulnerable individuals a completely new identity. 
 
Annika helps Aida to get in touch with the foundation. But as she begins to investigate this woman's story, more bodies turn up and she finds herself getting dangerously close to the truth - that all is not as it seems... 
 
Previously published as Paradise.

Vanished

'One of Scandinavia's best crime writers' The Times 
 
Mari Jungstedt's compelling series of novels featuring Inspector Anders Knutas continues to go from strength to strength with The Dead of Summer, the fifth crime adventure set on the island of Gotland. Her trademark combination of rich characterisation, taut crime plots and the continuing unfolding drama of her series characters' lives add up to a mix that rivals Henning Mankell's Wallander series. 
 
The murder of a jogger on the beach at Faro is an opportunity for Anders Knutas's newly-appointed deputy, Karin Jacobsson, to prove her worth while her boss is on holiday. But when a second body is discovered, murdered in the same style, Jacobsson's investigations point to a horrifying conclusion.

The Dead of Summer

Anders Knutas series 5

'The world's greatest storyteller' Guardian 
'Goddard writes amazing novels of mystery/suspense' Stephen King 
'One of the finest crime writers of any generation' Daily Mail 
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Harry Barnett is shocked to learn that he has a son - David Venning, a brilliant mathematician, now languishing in hospital in a diabetic coma. And this is only the first and smallest of the mysteries he is about to encounter. 
 
It is not known whether David's condition is due to an accident or a suicide attempt. But Harry discovers that his mathematical notebooks are missing from the hotel room where he was found. And two other scientists employed by the same American forecasting institute have died in suspicious circumstances. 
 
Driven on by the slim hope of saving the son he never knew he had, Harry goes in search of the truth and finds himself entangled in several different kinds of conspiracy - none of which he ought to stand the slightest chance of defeating. 
 
THE FINE ART OF UNCANNY PREDICTION, the new novel from Robert Goddard, is available for pre-order now.

Out Of The Sun

from the BBC 2 Between the Covers author Robert Goddard

January, 1721. London is reeling from the effects of the greatest financial scandal of the age - the collapse of the South Sea Bubble. William Spandrel, a penniless mapmaker, is offered a discharge of his debts by Sir Theodore Janssen, a director of the South Sea Company, on one condition: he must secretly convey an important package to Amsterdam. 
 
The package safely delivered, Spandrel barely survives an attempt on his life, only to discover the recipient has been murdered, and Spandrel is the prime suspect. Spandrel quickly realises that he has become a pawn in several people's games - British Government agents, and others, are on his trail, believing that the mysterious package contains secrets that could spark a revolution in England. 
 
Spandrel's only chance of survival is to recover the package and place its contents in the right hands. But what are the contents and whose exactly are the right hands?

Sea Change

Seven days. Three killings. And one woman who knows too much... 
 
Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon is woken by a phonecall in the early hours of a wintry December morning. An explosion has ripped apart the Olympic Stadium. And a victim has been blown to pieces. 
 
As Annika delves into the details of the bombing and the background of the victim, there is a second explosion. These chilling crimes could be her biggest news story yet. When her police source reveals they are hot on the heels of the bomber, Annika is guaranteed an exclusive with her name on it. 
 
But she is uncovering too much, and soon finds herself the target of a deranged serial killer...

The Bomber

Simon Kernick

A gripping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben. 
 
"Pace, pace pace is what Kernick does best" - DAILY MIRROR 
 
"Delights, excites and stimulates, and the only reason you consume it so quickly is because it's so damn good" - GQ 
 
"Fast moving and a gripping race to the dénouement." -- ***** Reader review 
 
"Great read, Simon Kendrick is a fantastic writer, kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through this book, couldn't wait to read every page." -- ***** Reader review 
 
"Completely compelling" -- ***** Reader review 
 
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TWO COPS. ONE CITY. NO MERCY. 
 
Dennis Milne is a former cop and part-time assassin. He kills the bad guys - people who, in his opinion, deserve to die. Now he's in Manila, waiting for his next target: a young woman who's made some deadly enemies. 
 
DI Tina Boyd is in Manila hunting down the man responsible for the death of her lover. She knows he's dangerous. She knows he's ruthless. But she's determined to bring him to justice - even if it kills her. 
 
Two cops with pasts that haunt them - and a present that could see them both dead. 
 
They are about to meet. 
 
And when they do, it's payback time.

The Payback

(Dennis Milne: book 3): a punchy, race-against-time thriller from bestselling author Simon Kernick

'Frost is back - this is a brilliant read, I can't recommend it highly enough' Martina Cole 
 
Denton, 1981. Britain is in recession, the IRA is becoming increasingly active and the country's on alert for an outbreak of rabies. 
 
Detective Sergeant Jack Frost is working under his mentor and inspiration DI Bert Williams, and coping badly with his increasingly strained marriage. 
 
But DI Williams is nowhere to be seen. So when a 12-year-old girl goes missing from a department store changing room, DS Frost is put in charge of the investigation... 
 
'One of the most successful ventriloquial acts in crime writing.' Financial Times

First Frost

DI Jack Frost series 1

1931. The new, luxurious transatlantic liner Empress of Britain is on her eastward passage. Among the first-class passengers on board are two English confidence tricksters, making a discreet exit from a scam they have left behind them in the United States. A chance meting on deck brings them a tempting new target in the shape of the beautiful and wealthy heiress, Diana Charnwood. 
 
It's a trick they've pulled before, with some success. Charm the daughter into an engagement to marry, then get the father to buy you off. So confident are they of success, in fact, that they make a pact: whichever of them wins Diana Charnwood's love will share his fortune with the other. 
 
But a violent death is to interrupt their neat little scheme. And they find themselves stumbling into something much darker than either had suspected...

Closed Circle

Lance Bradley, idling his life away in Somerset, suddenly receives a call for help from the eccentric sister of his old friend Rupert Alder. Rupe appears to have vanished without trace. Reluctantly, Lance goes to London where he discovers that Rupe's employers want him tried for fraud. A Japanese businessman claims he has stolen a document of huge importance. And Rupe has hired a private detective to try and trace an American called Townley, who was involved in a mysterious death thirty years before. 
 
No sooner has Lance decided that whatever Rupe was up to is far too risky to get involved in, than he finds that he already is involved. And the only way out is to get in deeper still. Where is Rupe? What is the document he has stolen? Who is Townley? And could the seemingly unexplainable events of the past hold the key to a secret more shocking than Lance Bradley could ever have imagined?

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