…which of these books will be your next read? We’ll get things going with The Killer Question by Janice Hallett, but don’t worry this is a news report not a hotly contested quiz. We’ve also got new novels from Jo Furniss, AG Winkworth, Anna McPartlin, Brian McAuley and Ken Jawarowski, all of whom are new to our site.
The Killer Question by Janice Hallett
Anyone who’s ever taken part in a pub quiz will know that things can get a little heated at times, but Janice Hallett takes the drama to another level in The Killer Question, out on 4 September. A quaint country pub stands forlorn, its windows boarded up and the landlords missing. There’s a story to be told here, and it involves a body pulled from the river nearby, an eccentric couple living on a houseboat who claimed to be led by a spirit guide… and the aforementioned pub quiz, comprehensively won by a mysterious new team who set all the locals on edge. They were obviously cheating, but no one could work out how. Time to settle back and crack the case – if you think you can handle the pressure, that is. Watch our first look at this epistolary novel on Video Evidence.
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Guilt Trip by Jo Furniss
Ah, the school trip, a chance to wave off the little darlings and have a bit of me time, perhaps? Not if Jo Furniss has anything to do with it! Her latest, Guilt Trip, is out on 28 August, and it tells the sorry tale of a minibus containing the swimming team from an elite school that just vanishes, much to the consternation of staff and parents. The school has a strict no phones policy, so there is no way of getting in touch with their little darlings. As the time ticks by and no news is forthcoming, is it any wonder that the worried parents start turning on each other, revealing secrets that were never meant to be shared…
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The Wrath of Revenge by AG Winkworth
Fan of the police procedural? Then meet debut author AG Winkworth and their creation, DS Tom Robertson. Tom is a long way from home, but determined to make a difference in London. He’s a bit different from your average copper. After running a very successful business that’s set him up for life, Tom decided to change careers and challenge himself as a member of the Met. But his resolve is tested when the discovery of human bones near a local golf course leads to further killings – and Tom’s investigation leads him into a deadly trap. Time for him to show his mettle. The Wrath of Revenge is out now.
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The Silent Ones by Anna McPartlin
It’s 1980, and Garda Mary Shea is first on the scene after the discovery of a baby’s body on a deserted beach in Ireland. Soon, Dublin’s major crimes team is in Kerry and has taken over the case, but Mary’s local knowledge and the fact that she is adept at getting reticent female witnesses to open up soon brings her to the attention of the officer in charge, Detective Matt Foley. The trouble is, every time the investigation manages to join a few of the dots, more questions bubble to the surface. The Silent Ones is the crime fiction debut of best-selling Irish author Anna McPartlin – it’s out on 4 September.
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Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley
A stayat a restorative spiritual retreat in Joshua Tree sounds just the thing for Hannah, who is still haunted by nightmares about the harrowing wilderness trip where her fiancé disappeared without trace. But this is a story woven by Brian McAuley, known for his horror novels, so guess what — there isn’t going to be much peace on offer here. Instead, self-discovery quickly descends into a violent fight for self-preservation when a mysterious killer starts picking off retreat attendees in increasingly gruesome ways. Maybe it’s time Hannah finally came clean? Breathe In, Bleed Out is released on 2 September.
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What About the Bodies by Ken Jaworowski
Locksburg, Pennsylvania is a struggling Rust Belt town and the setting for Ken Jaworowski’s What About the Bodies, published on 2 September. It dials our focus between three characters. There’s Carla, a single mother close to breaking free from a never-ending cycle of poverty until her love for her son brings her to the brink; Reed, an autistic young man determined to keep a deathbed promise to the mother he just lost; and Liz, a singer about to get her big break who desperately needs to come up with the cash she owes a brutal ex-con… or else. These three lives are about to collide in this hair-raising, twisted thriller.
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