Simon Lelic

THE TOP 10 EBOOK BESTSELLER 'HUGELY GRIPPING' Mark Billingham 'HEART-STOPPING' Elly Griffiths 'WHAT A READ!' Stuart Turton 16-year-old Sadie Saunders is missing. Five friends set out into the woods to find her. But they're not just friends... THEY'RE SUSPECTS. You see, this was never a search party. It's a witch hunt. And not everyone will make it home alive... THE CHALK MAN meets THE HUNTING PARTY in this gripping story; witness four suspects as, alongside DI Fleet, you attempt to discover the truth about what happened to Sadie... ____________________________ WHAT AUTHORS ARE SAYING ABOUT SIMON LELIC 'What a read! It's proper clever. Loved it' STUART TURTON 'A bloody good read and the very definition of unpredictable ' JOHN MARRS 'Clever and atmospheric' MARK EDWARDS 'Skilful and compelling' OBSERVER, THRILLER OF THE MONTH 'A brilliantly tense tale' ARAMINTA HALL 'A marvel: intricate, complex and utterly gripping' ALEX LAKE 'Expect twists aplenty' WOMAN'S WEEKLY 'Simon Lelic just gets better and better' DERVLA MCTIERNAN 'A chillingly complex, well-crafted web' JANE CORRY 'A skilfully-woven mystery that oozes with tension' T M LOGAN 'A thriller that grabs you by the throat and never lets go' ELLY GRIFFITHS 'Atmospheric and chilling. Fantastic read!' CARLA KOVACH ____________________________ WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT SIMON LELIC 'The unpredictable twists kept coming, just when I thought I'd worked out what was going on' Reviewer, Netgalley 'I read it in one session . . . a fabulous read' Alison, Netgalley 'The story gradually formed from a variety of perspectives with the picture gradually becoming clear and an outcome that I didn't see coming' Carol, Netgalley 'Wow. Didn't want to put this down' Lucy, Netgalley 'The ending was an absolute belter. I did NOT see it coming and yet it made perfect sense' Roxanne, Netgalley 'I LOVED this . . . extraordinarily addictive' Liz, Netgalley

You won’t believe the twist in this compulsive new Top Ten ebook bestseller from the ‘Stephen King-like’ Simon Lelic

The Search Party

THE PERFECT COUPLE. THE PERFECT HOUSE. THE PERFECT CRIME. The heart-stopping thriller about a husband and wife who are hiding something from each other, and from you...This book won't let you go until you've found out the truth. Perfect for fans of Erin Kelly, Gillian Flynn and Fiona Barton. Whose story do YOU believe? Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home: tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it. So when they made a grisly discovery in the attic, Jack and Syd chose to ignore it. That was a mistake. Because someone has just been murdered outside their back door. And now the police are watching them. THIS STORY IS THEIR CHANCE... TO PROVE THEY'RE INNOCENT. OR TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER. 'HUGELY GRIPPING AND SPOOKY AS HELL' Mark Billlingham 'AN INTRICATE AND POWERFUL THRILLER' Tana French 'TAUGHT, TENSE AND TERRIFYING, I LOVED IT' Sharon Bolton 'O.M.G . I just devoured this gem...Perfect execution of a psychological thriller right here.' Reader review 'Brilliant. This is how I like my psychological thrillers. Clever, twisted and unexpected.' Reader review 'Hooked from page one! I started this book last night and couldn't put it down.' Reader review 'Lelic can plot like a demon' Guardian 'A brilliantly tense and shocking thriller. I literally couldn't put it down!' Nuala Ellwood, author of My Sister's Bones 'Really creepy and clever. I loved it.' Julia Crouch 'This terrifying thriller sent shivers through me' Jane Corry, author of My Husband's Wife 'An intriguing and suspenseful read' Cath Staincliffe 'Brilliantly dark and gripping...Plays on the fundamental fear that the building blocks of our existence - home, relationships, family - may not be as secure as we like to think' Thomas Mogford 'Creepy and totally gripping. A real page-turner. I loved it' Claire McGowan 'Absorbing, convincing and truly frightening ' The Times 'Powerful... A gripping, disturbing read' Marie Claire 'One of the genre's rising stars' Metro 'A writer to whom attention must be paid' Independent

The House

THE DARKLY ADDICTIVE THRILLER THAT READERS CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT. IF YOU LIKED WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, YOU'LL LOVE THIS ________________________________ 'Brilliantly chilling' Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home and In the Dark 'You'll try to outguess the plot but always be one step behind' C J Tudor ________________________________ One Room. Two Liars. No Way Out FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE, COMES THE NEW SPINE-TINGLING THRILLER YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN Susanna Fenton has a secret. Fourteen years ago she left her identity behind, reinventing herself as a counsellor and starting a new life. It was the only way to keep her daughter safe. But everything changes when Adam Geraghty walks into her office. She's never met this young man before - so why does she feel like she knows him? Then Adam starts to tell her about a girl. A girl he wants to hurt. And Susanna realises she was wrong. She doesn't know him. BUT HE KNOWS HER. ________________________________ What authors are saying 'Had me in a headlock from the start and wouldn't loosen its grip till the last page' John Marrs 'Deliciously dark and clever' Mark Edwards 'Taut, unsettling and brilliantly done' Tim Logan 'It will have you up all hours of the night!' Kathryn Croft 'Brilliant ... complex characters that draw you in and won't let you go' Amy Lloyd ________________________________ What readers are saying ***** 'I read it in one session . . . a fabulous read' Alison, Netgalley ***** 'Wow. Didn't want to put this down' Lucy, Netgalley ***** 'I LOVED this . . . extraordinarily addictive' Liz, Netgalley ***** 'Spine-chilling, creepy, riveting . . . The Liar's Room is a very, very good book' Nicki, Netgalley

The addictive new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of THE HOUSE

The Liar's Room

The Girl Before meets The Couple Next Door in an utterly satisfying Hitchcockian story about a couple who moves into their dream neighborhood only to discover nothing is as it seems... The perfect couple. The perfect house. The perfect crime. Londoners Jack and Syd found their dream home: lots of space, a great location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it. Everything is exactly what they hoped for when they move in--except Jack makes a disturbing discovery in the attic, and Syd begins to wonder about the girl next door. And they each keep the other in the dark. A mistake. Because someone has just been killed outside their back door, and now the police are watching them. This is their chance to prove they're innocent--or to get away with murder. Whose story do you believe?

The New Neighbors

In the aftermath of a school shooting in which a recently hired history teacher killed three students and a colleague before turning the gun on himself, Detective Inspector Lucia May pieces together witness testimonies and discovers a more sinister truth that her superiors are not interested in revealing.

A Thousand Cuts

You don't know it exists, but when you have nowhere else to turn, the Haven will find you ... An adrenaline-fuelled adventure in a new series by top thriller writer Simon Lelic. Our city. Our secret. Our rules. Alone. On the run. Ollie Turner has nowhere to hide. But he gets a second chance. Underneath the city there's a secret organisation, far from adult eyes. It's called the Haven. Soon Ollie is caught up in their battle: to stop Maddy Sikes destroying the city. Time is running out for Ollie and his new friends, and millions of lives are at stake ... 'What a cool idea. Modern street kids doing it for themselves and kicking adult butt.' Charlie Higson 'One of those grab 'em by the throat thrillers that takes off on the first page.' Eoin Colfer 'Adventurous, and thrilling.' Harsh Budhdeo, age 11, LoveReading4Kids 'An action-packed book, rammed full of adventure and danger. I loved reading this book.' Bella Rix-Clancy, age 11, LoveReading4Kids 'A riveting read - fast-paced from the off and with breathless action. A perfect haven for young readers!' Chris Bradford, author of Young Samurai An explosive and compelling read from the writer of thrillers THE HOUSE, THE LIAR'S ROOM and RUPTURE.

The Haven

"A chance phone call throws the biggest murder case in southern England into the hands of provincial attorney Leo Curtice. Twelve-year-old Daniel Blake stands accused of murdering an eleven-year-old girl. But who is truly responsible when one child kills another? As Curtice sets out to defend the indefensible, he soon finds himself pitted against an enraged community calling for blood. When the build-up of pressure takes a sinister turn, he fears for his wife and young daughter's safety. Must he choose between his family and the life of a damaged child? With piercing psychological insights, Lelic examines a community's response to a horrendous crime"--

a novel

The child who

FOUR FRIENDS PLAY HIDE AND SEEK ONE OF THEM NEVER RETURNS **Pre-order the next thrilling DI Fleet mystery NOW!** Twenty years ago, Ben Draper went missing during a game of hide and seek at an exclusive boarding school. Now his body has been found, hidden in a crypt in the grounds. DI Fleet and DS Collins investigate. Soon it becomes clear that the kids Ben was hiding from are also the prime suspects. And they're now some of the most powerful people in the country. What really happened on the day of the game? And what will they have to risk to find out? ____________________________ WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT SIMON LELIC 'What a read! Not the mystery I thought I was getting. Then, not even the book, I thought I was getting. It's proper clever. Loved it' Stuart Turton 'A bloody good read and the very definition of unpredictable. Twisty, creepy, brilliantly paced and with a denouement I never saw coming' John Marrs 'Clever and atmospheric' Mark Edwards 'A brilliantly tense tale. Plus a whirlwind of an ending that's like riding a rollercoaster' Araminta Hall 'Skilful and compelling' Observer 'A marvel: intricate, complex and utterly gripping' Alex Lake 'A chillingly complex, well-crafted web' Jane Corry 'A skilfully-woven mystery that oozes with tension' T M Logan 'Psychologically compelling and deeply moving ... Simon Lelic just gets better and better' Dervla McTiernan 'A thriller that grabs you by the throat and never lets go. Taut, compelling and occasionally terrifying' Elly Griffiths

The Hiding Place

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The Haven - Im Untergrund

The Girl Before meets The Couple Next Door in a Hitchcockian thriller about a couple who moves into their dream neighborhood only to discover nothing is as it seems... The perfect couple. The perfect house. The perfect crime. Londoners Jack and Syd found their dream home: lots of space, a great location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it. Everything is exactly what they hoped for when they move in--except Jack makes a disturbing discovery in the attic, and Syd begins to wonder about the girl next door. And they each keep the other in the dark. A mistake. Because someone has just been killed outside their back door, and now the police are watching them. This is their chance to prove they're innocent--or to get away with murder. Whose story do you believe?

Henry Graves has dedicated his life to the prison service, but he is unprepared for the challenge his new and secret assignment brings. Tasked with managing a government facility hidden deep in the countryside, Henry finds himself tested as never before: by the confused and frightened prisoners, by the sinister Dr Silk and, above all, by his conscience. Tom Clarke, a precocious but naive journalist, has his own problems meanwhile. His career - and his life - is turned upside down by the arrival of Julia Priestley, who seeks his help in finding her estranged husband, Arthur, an innocent dentist who has been arrested under severe new anti-terrorism legislation. The authorities admit they have taken him but will not say where he is being held - or why. Discovering a trail that implicates those at the very top of government, Tom and Julia begin a quest to find Arthur, and the truth about his incarceration. But some people will stop at nothing to keep the facility's secret hidden, and soon the couple find themselves fighting for their lives . . .

The Facility

Inmitten von London liegt er verborgen, versteckt vor den Erwachsenen: The Haven . Ein geheimer Zufluchtsort für Flüchtlingskinder, Straßenkids und Waisen – wie Ollie. Maddy Sikes ist zurück. Und sie hat nur ein Ziel: die Zerstörung des Haven. Falsche Terrorismusvorwürfe gegen Ollie und seine Freunde verbreiten sich wie ein Lauffeuer, überall im Land verschwinden Kinder. Als auch Lily von einer Mission nicht zurückkehrt, machen sich Ollie und das Ermittlungsteam sofort auf die Suche. Doch je näher sie ihr kommen, desto tiefer tappen sie geradewegs in eine lebensbedrohliche Falle ... Skrupellose Gegner, überraschende Wendungen und eine Stadt im Lockdown: Ollie und seine Freunde müssen es in Band 3 von Simon Lelics rasanter Actionreihe The Haven für Jungs und Mädchen ab 12 mit niemand Geringerem als der britischen Regierung aufnehmen. Ein spannender Pageturner mit extraviel Nervenkitzel! Für Fans von Top Secret und Agent 21. Tödlicher Feind ist der dritte Band und der Abschluss der Actionreihe!

Spannender Actionroman für Jungen und Mädchen ab 12 Jahre

The Haven (Band 3) - Tödlicher Feind

Unter den Straßen Londons liegt er verborgen, versteckt vor den Erwachsenen: The Haven . Ein geheimer Zufluchtsort für Flüchtlingskinder, Straßenkids und Waisen – wie Ollie. Kaum ist Maddy Sikes besiegt, wartet auf das Ermittlungsteam des Haven schon die nächste Aufgabe. Kinder verschwinden im Internat Forest Mount, darunter auch Jacks Bruder Errol. Sein letztes Lebenszeichen ist eine beunruhigende Mail: Schüler werden in ein Verlies gesperrt, um Informationen über ihre einflussreichen Eltern zu erpressen. Sofort brechen Ollie und seine Freunde auf zu einer gefährlichen Undercover-Mission, bei der nicht nur Errols Leben auf dem Spiel steht ... Die Fortsetzung der rasanten Actionreihe! In Band 2 nimmt Simon Lelic Jungs und Mädchen ab 12 Jahren mit auf ein neues Abenteuer von Ollie und seinen Freunden, die es aus dem düsteren Untergrund diesmal in gefährliche Wälder verschlägt. Nervenkitzel garantiert! Für Fans von Top Secret und Agent 21. Rebellion ist der zweite Band der The Haven-Reihe.

Jugendbuch für Jungen und Mädchen ab 12 Jahre

The Haven (Band 2) - Rebellion

You don't know it exists, but when you have nowhere else to turn, the Haven will find you ... An adrenaline-fuelled adventure, third in the Haven series, by top thriller writer Simon Lelic. *The Haven, first in the series, shortlisted for the CrimeFest Awards* Our city. Our secret. Our rules. The Haven is a secret organisation - run by kids, for kids. But the police are on to them, and Ollie's friend Lily is locked up in an off-grid, high-security prison. Ollie and the Haven's investigations team are forced to choose: do they hide away and protect what they have? Or do they stay true to the Haven's mission, helping kids in trouble wherever - and whoever - they may be? It's a decision that will threaten the Haven's very existence ... What they're saying about The Haven: 'What a cool idea. Modern street kids doing it for themselves and kicking adult butt.' Charlie Higson 'One of those grab 'em by the throat thrillers that takes off on the first page.' Eoin Colfer 'Adventurous, and thrilling.' Harsh Budhdeo, age 11, LoveReading4Kids 'An action-packed book, rammed full of adventure and danger. I loved reading this book.' Bella Rix-Clancy, age 11, LoveReading4Kids 'A riveting read - fast-paced from the off and with breathless action. A perfect haven for young readers!' Chris Bradford, author of Young Samurai An explosive and compelling read from the writer of thrillers THE HOUSE, THE LIAR'S ROOM and RUPTURE, this is the third in the HAVEN series.

Book 3

Deadfall

An adrenaline-fuelled adventure, second in the Haven series, by top thriller writer Simon Lelic. You don't know it exists, but when you have nowhere else to turn, the Haven will find you ... Our city. Our secret. Our rules. When pupils start going missing from a prestigious boarding school, Ollie Turner knows it's a job for the Haven. Below the city streets, the Haven is a sanctuary for kids run by kids. Ollie and the Haven's investigations team put their lives on the line, going undercover to find the missing children. But little do they realise that a deadly enemy awaits them - one with plans to destroy everything they hold dear. What they're saying about The Haven: 'What a cool idea. Modern street kids doing it for themselves and kicking adult butt.' Charlie Higson 'One of those grab 'em by the throat thrillers that takes off on the first page.' Eoin Colfer 'Adventurous, and thrilling.' Harsh Budheo, age 11, LoveReading4Kids 'An action-packed book, rammed full of adventure and danger. I loved reading this book.' Bella Rix-Clancy, age 11, LoveReading4Kids An explosive and compelling read from the writer of adult thrillers THE HOUSE, THE LIAR'S ROOM and RUPTURE, this is the second in the HAVEN series.

Revolution

‘Find what you were looking for, Inspector?’ Every day the same question. A different uniform but the same question. They thought Lucia enjoyed being here. They thought that was why she kept coming back. But they were asking the wrong thing. She had found what she was looking for – she had found what she had been sent to discover – but she had found out more besides. The question was what to do about it. The question was whether to do anything at all. In the depths of a sweltering summer, teacher Samuel Szajkowski walks into his school assembly and opens fire. He kills three pupils and a colleague before turning the gun on himself. Lucia May, the young policewoman who is assigned the case, is expected to wrap up things quickly and without fuss. The incident is a tragedy that could not have been predicted and Szajkowski, it seems clear, was a psychopath beyond help. Soon, however, Lucia becomes preoccupied with the question no one else seems to want to ask: what drove a mild-mannered, diffident school teacher to commit such a despicable crime? Piecing together the testimonies of the teachers and children at the school, Lucia discovers an uglier, more complex picture of the months leading up to the shooting. She realises too that she has more in common with Szajkowski than she could have imagined. As the pressure to bury the case builds, she becomes determined to tell the truth about what happened, whatever the consequences . . .

Rupture

In the depths of a sweltering summer, teacher Samuel Szajkowski walks into his school assembly and opens fire. He kills three pupils and a colleague before turning the gun on himself. Lucia May, the young policewoman who is assigned the case, is expected to wrap up things quickly and without fuss.

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