Horror, Mystery & Thriller

The much-anticipated prequel to the bestselling FROZEN CHARLOTTE, a Zoella Book Club title in Autumn 2016. Following the death of her mother in a terrible fire, Jemima flees to the remote Isle of Skye, to take up a job at a school for girls. There she...

Shakespeare created the myth of the Macbeths as indefensible murderous conspirators. But now internationally bestselling author Val McDermid drags the truth out of the shadows, exposing the patriarchal prejudices of history. Britain’s reigning...

In a bloody, brutal raid, Abbot Blathmac is slain on the steps of his monastery for refusing to give away the location of the sacred relics of St Columba, the missionary who first brought Christianity to Scotland. Following a night of rampage and mayhem,...

An exhilarating literary mystery, Swimming Lessons keeps readers guessing until the final page. Disenchanted by the life in which she’s found herself, Ingrid Coleman writes letters to her husband, Gil, about the truth of their...

Winner of the 2021 Costa Novel Award. Finalist for the Women's Prize in Fiction. Named a Best Book of the Month by Entertainment Weekly, PopSugar, Bustle, Chicago Review of Books, PureWow, a Best Book of Summer by Daily Beast and one of Good...

The kind of spy novel that gets into the meticulous details of espionage, The Peacock and the Sparrow is as close as you can get to being a sleuth without actually being one. This is a debut thriller that will leave you eager for I. S. Berry's next.BEST...

All aboard! Unmask the murderer in this rollicking sea-faring adventure. Bring your magic and your charms — and keep your wits about you at all costs.A mind-blowing murder mystery on a ship full of magical passengers. If Agatha Christie wrote...

Leading the reader on a thrilling ride through the murky world of Chambers and the Old Bailey, broadcaster Rinder’s gripping debut revolves around the first case of maverick barrister-in-training Adam Green. One murder. One Impossible case. Who...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A USA TODAY BESTSELLER. Like a graphic novel version of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, this thrilling collection of original horror tales is packed with urban legends, terrifying twists, and...

A master manipulator accused of murder. An attorney sworn to defend her. Keera Duggan returns in a riveting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni. When Jenna Bernstein, disgraced wunderkind CEO of a controversial biotech...

Zoje Stage delivers another knockout with a blood-chilling follow-up to international sensation Baby Teeth, taking readers back into the unsteady world of a young sociopath who’s all grown up. Hanna is no stranger to dark thoughts: as a young...

Three boys were taken and murdered fifteen years ago. The killer is in jail. So why is history repeating itself? A family outing to Tattershall Castle comes to a chilling end when eleven-year-old Tommy Burton disappears without a trace in broad daylight...

From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a taut thriller about one author at the pinnacle of her career, whose past threatens to destroy everything she has—and everyone she knows.   A great writer knows when to deliver a juicy...

A woman’s harrowing past comes back to haunt her in a novel of twisting psychological suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton.Ten years ago, fifteen-year-old Scarlett Crosby was held captive in a terrifying ordeal with a girl...

Everyone here has killed someone. There is no way off this island. You will all either kill or be killed here. One of these statements is a lie. But which one? Amira’s less than thrilled to be spending the weekend with her husband’s...

Sometimes, when you look into your past, your past looks back at you. It’s been over a decade since renowned author Beckett Ryan set foot in her bleak childhood hometown on the southern coast of England. When her estranged parents die within a week...

A double murder. A missing body. A shocking death. Can DI Holler connect the three cases in time? "My standout novel of the year and puts Payne at the top table of crime writers."—Graham Bartlett. "DI Sheridan Holler is one of my all time favourite...

Vibrantly alive with multilayered characters and dazzling set pieces, Crossroads finds the acclaimed author of Freedom and The Corrections delivering a breathtaking saga of family dysfunction at a pivotal moment in...

From the acclaimed author of The Blue Book of Nebo comes a heartbreaking journey into a small town’s grief when their beloved golden girl is found murdered. Greta Pugh is dead. The small village of Bethesda, Wales, is no stranger to tragedy. Once a...

Sergeant Hamish Macbeth faces a string of mysterious robberies that are only the beginning of an international threat to his sleepy Scottish village of Lochdubh in the latest mystery in M.C. Beaton’s beloved, New York Times bestselling series...