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The Last Devil to Die (The Thursday Murder Club, Book 4)

Richard Osman

The fourth book in the record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series from British national treasure Richard Osman

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Ripper

Shelley Burr

Gemma Guillory has lived in Rainier her entire life. She knows the tiny town's ins and outs like the back of her hand, the people like they are her family…

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The Golden Spoon

Jessa Maxwell

Six contestants. The nation's favourite baking show. And a prize worth killing for...

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The Raging Storm

Ann Cleeves

From Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller Ann Cleeves come the third Matthew Venn novel - following The Long Call, now an ITV adaptation, and The Heron's Cry - in which…

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Cult

Camilla Lackberg, Henrik Fexeus

A thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last!

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Lowbridge

Lucy Campbell

In a town simmering with divisions and a cast of unforgettable characters, Lowbridge is a heart-wrenching mystery about the girls who are lost, the ones who are mourned and those…

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Reykjavik

Ragnar Jonasson, Katrin Jakobsdottir

An ice-cold mystery haunts Reykjavik in 1986, in this heart-stopping new crime novel co-written by the Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir

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Flags on the Bayou

James Lee Burke

A Civil War thriller shot through with Southern Gothic, from the godfather of Southern noir James Lee Burke.

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Death of a Lesser God

Vaseem Khan

In the fourth rip-roaring thriller in the award-winning Malabar House series, Persis and Archie travel to the old colonial capital of Calcutta, where they collide head-on with the prejudices and…

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The Art Thief

Michael Finkel

The true story of the world’s most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author…

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The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons

Karin Smirnoff

The next thrilling instalment in the highly acclaimed, international bestselling series.

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Killing Jericho

William Hussey

The gothic, helter-skelter thriller debut that introduces crime fiction's first ever Traveller detective, Scott Jericho.

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Taste of Blood

Lynda La Plante

The gripping new Detective Jane Tennison thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante.

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Bad Men

Julie Mae Cohen

Even serial killers want a happily-ever-after. The darkly funny, ingenious and outrageous thriller debut from Julie Mae Cohen.

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Dark Corners

Megan Goldin

True crime podcaster Rachel Krall is back, in search of a popular influencer who disappears after visiting a suspected serial killer.

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The Collector

Daniel Silva

In the electrifying new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a search for a stolen Vermeer masterpiece and uncovers a conspiracy that could…

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The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction

Robert Goddard

The second instalment featuring unlikely private investigator Umiko Wada and the Kodaka Detective Agency.

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The Bone Hacker

Kathy Reichs

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a high-stakes thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan

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The Unearthed

Lenny Bartulin

When human remains are discovered in the wilds of the Tasmanian west coast, the dark past comes into the light of the present in this deeply moving novel from the…

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Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl

Fiona Britton

Phryne Fisher meets Underbelly in an arch, out-of-the-box debut historical crime caper.

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Consumed

Greg Buchanan

A slick, smart, stylish - and shocking - thriller from one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.

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The Caretaker

Gabriel Bergmoser

Gabriel Bergmoser, author of explosive bestselling thriller The Hunted returns with a suspenseful new standalone thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.

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The Only One Left

Riley Sager

The brand new heart-pounding gothic thriller from internationally bestselling author Riley Sager.

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The Pit

Peter Papathanasiou

A third outback noir from Peter Papathanasiou, following Special Constable Sparrow as he investigates a cold case in a barren mining region of Western Australia

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The Housekeepers

Alex Hay

Dazzling, stylish and wildly entertaining, The Housekeepers lets loose an outlandish alliance of women you'll never forget...

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The Spare Room

Andrea Bartz

A stylish thriller that puts a new spin on the question- do you really know who you're sleeping next to?

When Kelly's relationship ends, she doesn't know who to turn…

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My Husband

Maud Ventura, Emma Ramadan (trans.)

A dangerously charming French thriller about a woman's obsession for her husband

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Dice

Claire Baylis

A compelling courtroom drama, Dice is an incredibly timely exploration of how sexual violence is viewed in our society.

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Mothers’ Instinct

Barbara Abel, Susan Pickford (trans.)

Mothers’ Instinct is a dark, twisty domestic thriller in which the bond between two couples — best friends and next-door neighbors — mutates in dangerous and deadly ways in the…

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Prey for the Shadow

Javier Cercas, Anne McLean (trans.)

The second Terra Alta Investigation - a new crime series by one of Europe's leading writers

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After That Night

Karin Slaughter

The unmissable new thriller in the Will Trent series - now a major TV adaptation.

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The Watchful Wife

Suzanne Leal

A propulsive and provocative novel about love, faith and courage from the bestselling author of The Teacher's Secret.

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When One of Us Hurts

Monica Vuu

Taking its place amongst the best of Australian rural noir, When One of Us Hurts is a vivid, riveting, darkly intimate novel of murder, madness and a community that's too…

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The Nigerwife

Vanessa Walters

This twisty and electrifying debut novel about a young woman who goes missing in Lagos, Nigeria, and her estranged auntie who will stop at nothing to find the truth is…

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Lay Your Body Down

Amy Suiter Clarke

A gripping new novel of psychological suspense by the author of Girl, 11

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Killer Traitor Spy

Tim Ayliffe

From Canberra to Moscow to Beijing, Killer Traitor Spy uncovers the new lines of espionage in the twenty-first century.

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The Drowning Woman

Robyn Harding

The bestselling author of The Party returns with a deliciously twisted story of friendship, retribution and betrayal about a homeless woman fleeing a dangerous past - and the wealthy society…

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The Quiet Tenant

Clemence Michallon

You will be quiet. Through it all, you will be very quiet.

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Broken Bay

Margaret Hickey

Old loyalties and decades-long feuds rise to the surface in this stunning crime novel, set in a spectacular Australian landscape known for its jagged cliffs and hidden caves.

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The Shot

Naima Brown

Get ready to be blown away. A blockbuster novel taking Australian fiction in an exciting new direction.

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Drowning

TJ Newman

TJ Newman returns with an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a commercial jetliner that crashes into the ocean, and sinks to the bottom with passengers trapped inside, and the extraordinary rescue operation…

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The Interpreter:

Brooke Robinson

Innocent or guilty. It’s all a matter of interpretation…

A childhood spent moving around the world left Revelle Lee with an unusual gift - the ability to fluently speak 11…

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The Fall Between

Darcy Tindale

From an exciting new voice in Australian crime fiction, a captivating and atmospheric rural thriller introducing Detective Rebecca Giles.

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A Disappearance in Fiji

Nilima Rao

A charming debut historical mystery set in 1914 Fiji.

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The Lock-Up: A Strafford and Quirke Mystery

John Banville

With relations between the two men increasingly strained, and their investigation taking them back to the final days of the Second World War, can they join the pieces of a…

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Echo Lake

Joan Sauers

A compulsive debut thriller that will haunt you long after you've turned the final page.

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Small Mercies

Dennis Lehane

New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River - an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against…

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The Rush

Michelle Prak

Chilling, tense and twisted, this compulsive thriller will send adrenaline coursing through your veins.

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New crime fiction & true crime

The Last Devil to Die (The Thursday Murder Club, Book 4)

Ripper

The Golden Spoon

The Raging Storm

Cult

Lowbridge

Reykjavik

Flags on the Bayou

Death of a Lesser God

The Art Thief

The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons

Killing Jericho

Taste of Blood

Bad Men

Dark Corners

The Collector

The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction

The Bone Hacker

The Unearthed

Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl

Consumed

The Caretaker

The Only One Left

The Pit

The Housekeepers

The Spare Room

My Husband

Dice

Mothers’ Instinct

Prey for the Shadow

After That Night

The Watchful Wife

When One of Us Hurts

The Nigerwife

Lay Your Body Down

Killer Traitor Spy

The Drowning Woman

The Quiet Tenant

Broken Bay

The Shot

Drowning

The Interpreter:

The Fall Between

A Disappearance in Fiji

The Lock-Up: A Strafford and Quirke Mystery

Echo Lake

Small Mercies

The Rush