‘Lapena’s books are addictive!‘ FREIDA McFADDEN, #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author.

'Stunning: fiendishly plotted with whiplash twists and turns' LUCY FOLEY, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Guest List.

She didn’t see it coming . . . And neither will you.

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Bryden and Sam have it all – thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condo, supportive friends and a cherished daughter.
The perfect life for the perfect couple.

Then Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden – working from home that day – has failed to collect their daughter from daycare.

Arriving home with their little girl, he finds his wife’s car in the underground garage. Upstairs in their apartment her laptop is open on the table, her phone nearby, her keys in their usual place in the hall.

Except Bryden is nowhere to be seen. It’s as if she just walked out.

How can she have disappeared from her own home? And did she even leave the building at all?

With every minute that passes – and as questions swirl around their community – Bryden and Sam’s past seems a little less perfect, their luxury condo less safe, their friends, neighbours and relatives no longer quite so reliable . . .

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‘I absolutely raced through it . . . a pacy and hugely satisfying thriller. Highly recommended’ KARIN SLAUGHTER

'A modern master of the psychological thriller' STEVE CAVANAGH, bestselling author of Fifty Fifty and The Accomplice

'The queen of page-turners' ANDREA MARA, bestselling author of No One Saw a Thing

'I loved this book… Shari's characters are so brilliantly drawn that I did not guess whodunnit!' LIZ NUGENT, bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond

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Shari Lapena, No.1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024

‘Stunning: fiendishly plotted with whiplash twist and turns – Shari Lapena is at the very top of her game here’
LUCY FOLEY, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Guest List.

She didn’t see it coming . . .
And neither will you.

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Bryden and Sam have it all – thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condo, supportive friends and a cherished daughter.
The perfect life for the perfect couple.

Then Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden – working from home that day – has failed to collect their daughter from daycare.

Arriving home with their little girl, he finds his wife’s car in the underground garage. Upstairs in their apartment her laptop is open on the table, her phone nearby, her keys in their usual place in the hall.

Except Bryden is nowhere to be seen. It’s as if she just walked out.

How can she have disappeared from her own home? And did she even leave the building at all?

With every minute that passes – and as questions swirl around their community – Bryden and Sam’s past seems a little less perfect, their luxury condo less safe, their friends, neighbours and relatives no longer quite so reliable . . .

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‘I absolutely raced through it . . . a pacy and hugely satisfying thriller. Highly recommended’ KARIN SLAUGHTER

‘A modern master of the psychological thriller’ STEVE CAVANAGH, bestselling author of Fifty Fifty and The Accomplice

‘The queen of page-turners‘ ANDREA MARA, bestselling author of No One Saw a Thing

‘I loved this book… Shari’s characters are so brilliantly drawn that I did not guess whodunnit!’ LIZ NUGENT, bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond

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Shari Lapena, No.1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024

Nora Carleton left her career as a federal prosecutor in New York to keep her daughter safe. She thought she was moving away from danger – until she finds herself implicated in the brutal murder of her new colleague.

Helen and Nora were working on a confidential assignment involving stolen client funds. They were in the middle of their investigation when Helen’s lifeless body was found at the bottom of a canoe.

Nora knows this is an attempt at a cover up by some very dangerous people who want both women silenced. She knows she must finish what she started or face two awful fates:

A life behind bars or a death sentence of her own?

A gripping new case for Nora Carleton written by the former director of the FBI with an unmatched knowledge of the legal world – no one writes a legal thriller quite like James Comey…

Readers love WESTPORT:

‘Riveting and authentic… reads like Grisham.’ Daily Mail
‘A gripping read.’ Telegraph
‘A clever, twisting thriller.’ Sun
‘Vivid characters and dialogue.’ The Times
‘A really good mystery, expertly told… I was hooked.’ Joseph Finder

Reviews for James Comey:

‘Brimming with authority.’ Michael Connelly
‘A masterful blend of legal thriller, police procedural and psychological drama.’ Jeffery Deaver
‘A bold new talent.’ Harlan Coben

Readers love WESTPORT:

‘Riveting and authentic… reads like Grisham.’ Daily Mail
‘A gripping read.’ Telegraph
‘A clever, twisting thriller.’ Sun
‘Vivid characters and dialogue.’ The Times
‘A really good mystery, expertly told… I was hooked.’ Joseph Finder

She’s the lawyer. But now she’s the one on trial.

Lawyer Nora Carleton left New York for Connecticut to become lead counsel at Saugatuck Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund. Life has become slower, more predictable… that is, until Nora’s colleague and friend, Helen, is brutally murdered, and she becomes the prime suspect.

Before Helen’s death, she and Nora were investigating a lead: someone within Saugatuck was using insider information to undercut the company’s investments. Nora knows this is linked to Helen’s murder – but how?

Calling in old colleagues from the US Attorney’s office in Manhattan, Nora must find evidence to prove her innocence and solve the case – or risk being put behind bars herself.

Reviews for James Comey

‘Brimming with authority.’ Michael Connelly
‘A masterful blend of legal thriller, police procedural and psychological drama.’ Jeffery Deaver
‘A bold new talent.’ Harlan Coben

‘The master-plotter Deaver cranks up the tension to fever pitch’ A Daily Mail Thriller of the year

‘Pulsating’ A Waterstones Best thriller of 2023

A CITY IN TURMOIL

Looming over the Manhattan skyline, a lone crane comes crashing down into the city, sending panic radiating across New York City.

A DEADLY CONSPIRACY

The NYPD believes a political group is behind the sabotage and turns to Lincoln Rhyme for help. He knows this is just the beginning.

A RACE AGAINST TIME

Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs must race to stop further attacks before more chaos is unleashed upon the city. Watching Rhyme from the shadows is the elusive assassin The Watchmaker, and he’s preparing to strike?

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Praise for THE WATCHMAKER’S HAND

‘Lincoln Rhyme returns in this top-shelf thriller.. the writing is superb, the characters intriguing, the stories spellbinding, and the plot twists shocking. BOOKLIST

‘The Watchmaker’s Hand is engineered with typical Deaver precision. The plot barrels along with numerous unexpected twists and turns. I loved it!’ KATHY REICHS, author of the Temperance Brennan Bones Series

‘Jeffery Deaver is a master storyteller. His characters and plotting are second to none. One of the true giants of the genre’ STEVE CAVANAGH

‘Deaver masterfully delivers another pulse-pounding Lincoln Rhyme thriller that takes you on a frenzied ride through a New York City teetering on the edge of chaos ? This is a high-octane, nail-biter of a read that solidifies Deaver’s standing as the virtuoso of the modern crime thriller.’ MARK DAWSON

The Times Book of the Month (November 2022)

THERE ARE TWO FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF SURVIVAL.
#1: NEVER BE WITHOUT A MEANS OF ESCAPE.
Allison Parker is on the run with her teenage daughter, Hannah, and Colter Shaw has been hired by her eccentric boss, entrepreneur Marty Harmon, to find and protect her. Though he’s an expert at tracking missing persons-even those who don’t wish to be found-Shaw has met his match in Allison, who brings all her skills as a brilliant engineer designing revolutionary technology to the game of evading detection.
#2: NEVER BE WITHOUT ACCESS TO A WEAPON.
The reason for Allison’s panicked flight is soon apparent. She’s being stalked by her ex-husband, Jon Merritt. Newly released from prison and fueled by blinding rage, Jon is a man whose former profession as a police detective makes him uniquely suited for the hunt. And he’s not alone. Two hitmen are also hot on her heels-an eerie pair of thugs who take delight not only in murder but in the sport of devising clever ways to make bodies disappear forever. Even if Shaw manages to catch up with Allison and her daughter, his troubles will just be beginning.
SHAW IS ABOUT TO DISCOVER RULE #3:
NEVER BELIEVE ANYTHING.
As Shaw ventures further into the wilderness, the truth becomes as hard to decipher as the forest’s unmarked trails?and peril awaits at every turn.