The Maid - Nita Prose
 

Molly the maid is alone in the world. A nobody. She’s used to being invisible in her job at the Regency Grand Hotel. But Molly is thrown into the spotlight when she discovers an infamous guest dead in his bed. As Molly becomes embroiled in the hunt for the truth, she discovers a power she never knew was there. She’s just a maid – but what can she see that others overlook? Gripping, light-hearted, and led by a truly unforgettable protagonist in Molly.

 

 

 

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Breathless by Amy McCulloch

 

When struggling journalist Cecily Wong is invited to join an expedition to climb one of the world’s tallest mountains, it seems like the chance of a lifetime. But as their small team starts to ascend, things start to go wrong. There’s a theft. Then an accident. Then a mysterious note, pinned to her tent warning there’s a murderer on the mountain. A claustrophobic, ice-cold read packed with twists and a rapidly rising body-count…

 

 

 

 

 

 

1979 - Val McDermid (paperback)

 

It's the winter of discontent, and Allie Burns is chasing her first big scoop. One of few women in the newsroom, she needs something explosive for the boys' club to take her seriously. Soon Allie and fellow reporter Danny Sullivan are making powerful enemies with their investigations - and Allie won't stop there. When she discovers a terrorist threat close to home, she devises a dangerous plan to make her name. But at what cost? We’re already fully invested in this new series from crime stalwart McDermid.

 

 

 

 

 

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Reputation - Sarah Vaughan
 

From the author of the bestselling Anatomy of a Scandal (coming to Netflix in April), Sarah Vaughan has another smash hit on her hands. Reputation is nuanced, complex, and thought-provoking. A gripping, fast-paced read about seemingly respectable MP Jess, whose less-than-perfect personal life is thrust into the spotlight when a body is discovered in her home. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

James Patterson, who previously wrote The President is Missing with Bill Clinton, teams up with Dolly Parton for her debut thriller about a young singer-songwriter. She’s a rising star - but she’s also on the run and a mad dash to Nashville ensues, where fame awaits, along with a few demons from her past. We can’t wait to slip into Rose’s cowboy boots and check out the tie-in album that accompanies the book.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter Counts - David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Virgil Wounded Horse is the local enforcer on the Rosebud Native American Reservation in South Dakota. When justice is denied by the American legal system or the tribal council, Virgil is hired to deliver his own punishment, the kind that’s hard to forget. But when heroin makes its way onto the reservation and finds Virgil’s nephew, his vigilantism becomes personal. Enlisting the help of his ex-girlfriend, he sets out to learn where the drugs are coming from, and how to make them stop. A powerful, brutal and moving novel for anyone who loved We Begin At The End.

 

 

 

 

 

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Into the Dark - Fiona Cummins

 

One late autumn morning, a girl arrives at a grand Art Deco mansion to discover an eerie scene – the kettle is still warm, all the family’s phones are charging on the worktop, the cars are in the garage. But the house is deserted. In fifteen-year-old Riva Holden’s bedroom, scrawled across the mirror in blood, are three words: Make Them Stop. Intrigued? We certainly are. Cummins’ latest novel is complex, twisting and unsettling.

 

 

 

 

 

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Do No Harm - Jack Jordan
 

Dr Anna Jones is a highly respected heart surgeon, about to perform one of the biggest operations of her career. But when her child is kidnapped, she is given an impossible choice: kill a man on the operating table, or face losing her son forever. Told from the perspective of three women, the tension ratchets up in a high-concept thriller that will keep your heart racing through countless twists and right up to the final gut-wrenching paragraph. Not to be missed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cold, Cold Bones - Kathy Reichs

 

Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan and her daughter Katy find a box on the back porch. So far, so normal. But inside is a very fresh human eyeball. When Tempe discovers GPS coordinated etched into the eye, she’s led on a trail of murders, each of which remind her of a case she’s previously struggled with. This is forensic crime fiction at its finest - and the pace ramps up as much-loved protagonist Tempe learns her daughter has gone missing, too…

 

 

 

 

 

Deep Water - Emma Bamford

 

Newlyweds Virginie and Jake spend their life savings on a yacht and set sail towards Amarante, a remote island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. But what starts as a dream can quickly become a nightmare. Their new acquaintances have their own motives for dropping off-radar. And it becomes clear that even paradise comes at a price as Virginie and Jake discover they may have made a terrible mistake. An intense and startling debut full of secrets and suspense.

 

The It Girl by Ruth Ware
 

The It Girl marks an exciting return for Queen of Thrills, Ruth Ware. The story follows girl next door Hannah Jones as she begins her course at Oxford University along with her room-mate and new best friend April Coutts-Cliveden. April has it all. Confidence, money, brains, friends, good looks – but at the end of the second term, she’s found murdered, and the finger of suspicion points firmly at those closest to her…