The Quiet Dead (2023) (Sebastian Locke, book 1) NJ Mackay "A perfect blend of mystery and psychological thriller... Dramatically and emotionally stirring, the unearthing of buried trauma is so deftly handled whilst also providing edge-of-your-seat thrills."
You Can Run (2023) Trevor Wood "A menacing isolation action thriller. At once an affecting mediation on family and identity, and also a heart-pounding survival tale that digs into issues of power and class."
The Messenger (2023) Megan Davis "An elegantly written, compelling thriller, baked into a rich Paris of riots, sex and excitement. A deft blend of murder mystery, political intrigue and family secrets."
Freeze (2023) Kate Simants "The ice at the top of the world is the perfect setting - a locked room mystery where the room itself is lethal. A twisting character-driven thriller where hidden pasts are exposed in the present, provoking deadly intentions and deadlier misunderstandings."
Needless Alley (2023) (William Garrett, book 1) Natalie Marlow "Crafted with all the style and elegance of classic hardboiled fiction, lovingly splashed in the grubbiness and grime of interwar Birmingham's cuts, alleys and back streets. A smart, ripping yarn, whose compelling hero is movingly supported by a cast of lived in characters, and put through the wringer by some shocking and moving revelations. Sensational start to a new series."
The Way It Is Now (2022) Garry Disher "Disher has consistently produced brilliance, and this is no different. Deftly unravels a decades-old mystery whilst cutting open male attitudes, domestically and socially, to women and violence. Doesn't get better than this."
Truly, Darkly, Deeply (2022) Victoria Selman "Manages to be both a gripping-as-hell psychological thriller and a remarkably astute study of evil. A work of style and substance that leaves you with the uncomfortable suspicion that your world, and the people in it, are far more dangerous than you had imagined."
The Fall (2022) (DCI Jansen, book 4) Rachael Blok "This is a terrific mystery. Uncoils like the snapping of a whip, lashing the past into the present with the revealing of dark family secrets. Excellent stuff, and great to have DCI Maarten Jansen and the team back."
The Echo Man (2022) (Major Crimes, book 1) Sam Holland "A whiplash thriller, gut-wrenching tension, probably the most fun you can have with a sadistic murderer."
A Loyal Traitor (2021) (Richard Knox, book 2) Tim Glister "It is incredibly satisfying reading a follow-up that not only matches but surpasses the original... This is superior stuff. A lean, intelligent espionage thriller skilfully rendering not just the messy truth of Cold War operations, but the intimate emotional toll of such work.... I love how the action globetrots between numerous compellingly drawn locations - Haiti, Moscow, Geneva, the Kent countryside, a Soviet sub prowling British waters - yet, it feels very much a London novel. Soho and Smithfield, Highgate and Haringay. Up the Strand and down Green Lanes. The city is pressed into the book like a fingerprint."
Right to Kill (2021) (Joe Romano, book 1) John Barlow "A strong start to a new series . . . Joe Romano is a compelling lead."
