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The Kept Woman

Karin Slaughter · William Morrow
Pages: 480
Format: Book

Husbands and wives. Mothers and daughters. The past and the future. Secrets bind them. And secrets can destroy them. The author of Pretty Girls returns with an electrifying, emotionally complex thriller that plunges its fascinating protagonist into the darkest depths of a mystery that...
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Closed Casket: The New Hercule Poirot Novel

Sophie Hannah · William Morrow
Pages: 302
Format: Print book

The world's most famous detective returns in this ingenious, stylish, and altogether delicious mystery from the author of the instant bestseller The Monogram Murders ("I was thrilled" -- Gillian Flynn) ."What I intend to say to you will come as a shock..."With these...
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The Woman in Cabin 10

Ruth Ware · Scout Press
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

From New York Times bestselling author of the "twisty-mystery" (Vulture) novel In a Dark, Dark Wood, comes The Woman in Cabin 10, an equally suspenseful and haunting novel from Ruth Ware - this time, set at sea.In this tightly wound, enthralling story reminiscent of Agatha...
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Death of an Airman: A British Library Crime Classic

Christopher Sprigg · Poisoned Pen Press
Pages: 262
Format: Paperback

"Bubbles over with zest and vitality ... A most ingenious and exciting plot, full of good puzzles and discoveries and worked out among a varied cast of entertaining characters." - Dorothy L. Sayers George Furnace, flight instructor at Baston Aero Club, dies instantly when his plane...
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The Passenger

Lisa Lutz · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Spellman Files series, Lisa Lutz's latest blistering thriller is about a woman who creates and sheds new identities as she crisscrosses the country to escape her past: you'll want to buckle up for the ride!In case you were wondering, I didn't...
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Bursar's wife

E G Rodford · Titan, 2016.
Format: Print book

Meet George Kocharyan, Cambridge Confidential Services' one and only private investigator. Amidst the usual jobs following unfaithful spouses, he is approached by the glamorous Sylvia Booker. The wife of the bursar of Morley College, Booker is worried that her daughter Lucy has fallen in with...
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Hostage Taker: A Novel

Stefanie Pintoff · Bantam Books
Pages: 422
Format: Print book

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LIBRARY JOURNAL AND SUSPENSE MAGAZINE * From Edgar Award winner Stefanie Pintoff comes the start of an electrifying new thriller series featuring Eve Rossi, head of a secret division of the FBI - one made up of ex-convicts with extraordinary talents,...
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The Darkness Knows

Cheryl Honigford · Sourcebooks Landmark
Pages: 342
Format: Print book

Bright lights. Big city. Brutal murder. Chicago, 1938. Late one night before the ten o'clock show, the body of a prominent radio actress is found in the station's lounge. All the evidence points to murder--and one young, up-and-coming radio actress, Vivian Witchell, as the next victim....
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Spur of the Moment

David Linzee · Coffeetown Pr
Pages: 322
Format: Print book

A lifelong rivalry between opera singer Renata Radleigh and her younger brother Don takes an unexpected turn when Don is accused of murder. He is Saint Louis Opera's star fundraiser after procuring a last-minute underwriter for its avant-garde production of Carmen. Don is accused of seducing...
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A Familiar Tail: A Witch's Cat Mystery

Delia James · Obsidian
Pages: 324
Format: Print book

Magic and meows meet in the first enchanting Witch's Cat mystery! Unlucky-in-love artist Annabelle Britton decides that a visit to the seaside town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is the perfect way to get over her problems. But when she stumbles upon a smoky gray cat named Alastair, and follows...
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