Victoria Selman

Blood for Blood

*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 'Victoria Selman is an exciting and powerfully fresh voice' Patricia Cornwell 'Gravely compelling, sophisticated, terrifying' Chris Whitaker 'An absorbing and captivating read, this held me in its thrall from beginning to end. Brilliant!' SJ Watson A mind-blowing, unputdownable serial killer thriller of a very different kind - perfect for all fans of Mindhunter and Girl A Twelve-year-old Sophie and her mother, Amelia-Rose, move to London from Massachusetts where they meet the charismatic Matty Melgren, who quickly becomes an intrinsic part of their lives. But as the relationship between the two adults fractures, a serial killer begins targeting young women with a striking resemblance to Amelia-Rose. When Matty is eventually sent down for multiple murder, questions remain as to his guilt -- questions which ultimately destroy both women. Nearly twenty years later, Sophie receives a letter from Battlemouth Prison informing her Matty is dying and wants to meet. It looks like Sophie might finally get the answers she craves. But will the truth set her free -- or bury her deeper? 'An utterly absorbing twisted story and a strong contender for the thriller of 2022' John Marrs 'Superb!' Prima 'Captivating' Woman & Home 'Engrossing' Araminta Hall 'An incredibly tense read' Harriet Tyce 'Chilling and compulsive, and with a wicked twist. I loved it' Cara Hunter 'Like nothing I've ever read before' Caz Frear

the gripping thriller with a huge twist everyone is talking about this summer

Truly, Darkly, Deeply

Phoebe Morgan

Dominic Nolan

James Delargy

Alex North

Kate Simants

Elle Croft

S. R. Masters

Jo Furniss

Adam Southward

N.J. Mackay

Rachael Blok

Heather Critchlow

Clare Empson

Some people are scared of the dark. But it’s the light that exposes the secrets. A young boy with nightmares faces up to his demons. A deathbed confession turns the world on its axis. A five-year-old watches his parents bury a body in the garden. A soldier returns from the war to find the horror isn’t yet over. Afraid Of The Light brings the imagination of fourteen bestselling crime writers together in a collection that will keep you up all night. From a deadly campfire game to a holiday gone wrong, to an AI assistant with a motive and a love affair that can only end in murder, this is a gripping, twisty set of stories to send a shiver down your spine.

An Anthology of Crime Fiction

Afraid of the Light

A taut, breakout psychological serial killer thriller with a wicked twist. Matty Melgren is a convicted serial killer serving life without parole for the murders of several women in London in the 1980s. He has consistently protested his innocence, and the evidence against him was largely circumstantial. At the time of his arrest, Matty's girlfriend was Amelia-Rose, a single mother to 12-year-old Sophie. Sophie adores Matty. He's handsome, funny, respectable--she could never suspect him of the brutal killings in the headlines. Then a police sketch of a suspect is released that looks a lot like Matty. Was it him? Sophie is consumed with doubt and guilt, causing her to act impulsively, ripping her family apart. Years later, she is still haunted by her actions. Was she wrong to have done what she did all those years ago? Then Sophie receives a letter from Matty--he's dying and asks her to visit him in prison. Will she finally get the answers she needs to be able to reclaim her future?

Psycho meets The Silence of the Lambs One killer on the loose. Another setting the rules. A profiler caught in the middle. A serial killer is terrorising London, removing a body part from each victim and leaving in its place a single pink rose. Dr Vernon Sange, a multiple murderer awaiting extradition, seems to know the culprit's identity--but he'll only talk to profiler Ziba MacKenzie, the woman responsible for putting him away. Though there's something he wants in return from her. And time is running out. With one killer whispering in her ear and another running rings around the police, Ziba must play a game in which only her opponent knows the rules, and the forfeit is death.

Snakes and Ladders

He's looking for his next victim. She looks just like his last. Primrose Hill, London. Offender Profiler Ziba MacKenzie arrives at the scene of a gruesome murder with a disturbing sense of déjà vu. Nine days earlier, another woman's body was found: same location, same MO, same physical appearance. For the police, it's clear a new serial killer is on the loose. But for Ziba, it's even more sinister--because the victims look just like her. Ziba has been the focus of a killer's interest before, and knows that if she gets too close again this case could be her last. Still, she's not one to play by the rules--especially when her secret investigation into her husband's murder begins to attract unwanted attention. With someone watching her every step, can Ziba uncover what connects the two victims before she becomes one herself?

Nothing to Lose

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