Horror, Mystery & Thriller

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Russell manages a brutal originality. . . . [an] exceedingly complex, inventive, resourceful examination of harm and power." --The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice "To call this book a 'conversation piece' or...

Read the enthralling medieval murder mystery behind the BBC TV Series The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly...

An electrifying real-life financial thriller of a man who shook the global economy to the core. Investigating the 2010 market collapse and the unlikely, contradictory character behind it, Flash Crash is a compelling, eye-opening story of international...

TO SURVIVE A KILLER, YOU NEED A KILLER'S INSTINCT.An unbelievably gripping psychological thriller to keep you awake at night full of twists you'll NEVER see coming. Perfect for fans of C.L. Taylor's The Fear and Karin Slaughter's The Good Daughter.'If...

When the National Security Agency's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls in its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves...

Sharp, menacing and darkly funny, this first novel from Nigerian author Oyinkan Braithwaite is a breath of fresh air. Not just an inventive take on the serial-murder thriller, the novel is also a tender examination of sibling relationships in an...

'An incredibly important and empowering read' Natasha Ngan, author of Girls of Paper and FireA New York Times bestselling dark speculative feminist thriller, perfect for fans of The Powerand The Handmaid's Tale.  THE RESISTANCE STARTS HERE.No one speaks...

The Queen of the elegant psychological thriller, Patricia Highsmith is best known for her wickedly addictive Ripley novels, of which this is the first. Tom Ripley, charming yet petulant, reckless yet calculating, is one of the great literary...

THE RUNAWAY SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER AND THRILLER OF THE YEAR, NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING EMILY BLUNT. "Really great suspense novel. Kept me up most of the night. The alcoholic narrator is dead perfect" -- Stephen King. Rachel catches the same...

Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet New Hampshire lake, with their closest neighbours more than two miles in either direction.As Wen catches grasshoppers in the front yard, a stranger...

A chance locomotive encounter sets in motion a diabolical transaction in one of Highsmith’s most perfectly plotted and morally disturbing psychological thrillers. The psychologists would call it folie a deux...'Bruno slammed his palms together...

Merging a beautifully judged gay love story with a terrifying post-apocalyptic zombie thriller, Charlton’s scintillating debut is as rich in characterisation as it is in scares.   Empire's Picks on Fiction 2021 Shortlisted for the YA Book...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVELWINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARDA SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small...

'A feminist page-turner that reads like a thriller' -- Mail on SundayThe New York Times and USA Today BestsellerHedy Lamarr possessed a stunning beauty. She also possessed a stunning mind. Could the world handle both?Her beauty almost certainly saved her...

A sensual tale of envy, revenge and violence set in an elite ballet school, Abbott’s flinty thriller layers twist upon twist in an exquisitely choreographed routine of suspense. The new thriller, set in the hothouse world of a ballet school, from the...

Centred on the disappearance of his daughter’s husband and a set of family secrets that the maverick detective isn’t sure that he wants to uncover, A Song for the Dark Times is an intensely personal case for John Rebus...

In 1982, two teenagers-serial killer survivor Emma Lewis and US Marshal candidate Travis Bell-are recruited by the FBI to interview convicted juvenile killers and provide insight and advice on cold cases. From the start, Emma and Travis develop a quick...

Aria, Emily, Spencer, Hanna and Alison have been best friends since the third grade. They go everywhere together, thinking no-one can come between them. If anyone is the ringleader of the group it is Alison, and the other girls cannot help but confide...

'Shari expertly traps you, confounds you and leaves you gasping at the end. More, please...' --  FIONA BARTONWhy would you run scared from a happy home?You're waiting for your beloved husband to get home from work.You're making dinner, looking forward to...

Featuring the first four spine-chilling books of the bestselling series, Fear Street the Beginning will whisk the reader into the cursed world of missing teenagers, mysterious deaths and dangerous strangers. The classic and heart-pounding Fear Street...