by Philip Eliot | Sep 22, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
My life is perfect, until a new neighbour moves in next door — she’s my husband’s ex . . .Jack and I have a picture-perfect life — two small children, and a beautiful home on a quiet cul-de-sac that feels like the safest place on earth.Until she moves in next door.His ex.She wanted Jack then. She tried to kill me for him.She wants him now, and I think she’ll do whatever it takes to get him back.A gripping, twist-filled psychological thriller about secrets, betrayal, and how far one woman will go to reclaim the life she thinks was stolen from her. Perfect for fans of Shari Lapena, Nicole Trope and Nicola Sanders.Readers LOVE The Ex:????? ‘This book will grab you, whip you up and spin you around. It’s exciting and disturbing and the best kind of fun packed thriller.’ NetGalley Reviewer????? ‘O. M. G. That was insane!!! Everything was great until I got to about 80% done. Then . . . BAM!!!!!! What just happened?!?!?!’ NetGalley Reviewer????? ‘What a whirlwind! This book definitely kept me on edge.’ NetGalley Reviewer????? ‘Be prepared to be up all night reading.’ NetGalley Reviewer????? ‘Such a rollercoaster . . . The ending was wild!! I’m speechless!!’ NetGalley Reviewer????? ‘OMG, this book! From the very first page, I was hooked — the writing is sharp, compelling, and packed with tension.’ NetGalley Reviewer????? ‘This book was soooo good! It had a really exciting plot and I was thrown by the many twists and turns my head was in a spin!’ NetGalley Reviewer
by Philip Eliot | Sep 22, 2025 | Action & Adventure |
Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2017Gifted troubleshooter John Smith, introduced in the acclaimed thriller Killfile, must take down a shadowy figure who has weaponized the internet, using social media to put a price on the heads of his targets in this intense, unstoppable thriller from the author reviewers have compared to Michael Crichton, Brad Thor, and James Rollins.As a fixer for America’s one percent, John Smith cleans up the messes of those rich enough to afford him. But he’s no ordinary gun for hire. Smith is a man of rare gifts, including the ability to read minds. Arriving at the wedding of Kira Sadeghi, a reality television celebrity he recently saved from kidnappers, Smith witnesses a group of gunmen open fire, hitting the bride and others. Though he’s unarmed, Smith cripples one of the killers and is able to pry one word from his mind: “Downvote.”Eager to learn more, Smith hacks into the brain of an FBI agent investigating the attack to discover the Bureau has been investigating a nefarious new threat called “Downvote,” an encrypted site on the “dark net” that lists the names of celebrities and offers a hefty bounty for anyone who can kill them—unleashing an anonymous and deadly flashmob with a keystroke.Finding a mastermind on the internet is like trying to catch air—unless you’re John Smith. Motivated by money and revenge, he traces a series of electronic signatures to a reclusive billionaire living at sea, accompanied by a scary-smart female bodyguard who becomes Smith’s partner in his quest. The hunt for their prey will lead from Hong Kong to Reykjavik to a luxury gambling resort deep in the Laotian jungle. Yet always this criminal mastermind remains one step ahead.The only way Downvote’s creator can stop Smith is to kill him . . . because while this diabolical genius can run, there’s no hiding from a man who can read minds.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 22, 2025 | Action & Adventure |
Praise for Silent Night:‘Intriguing, suspenseful …amazing read’‘Starts off well and just gets better and better’‘I find every book to be even more exciting and thrilling with this series. The twists and turns simply amaze me’‘Fantastic story teller; all of his books in my eye are rated 5 stars. Lots of sleep lost but it is worth it’‘Engaging and a page turner; like the Bruce Willis of action novels’‘Excellent read (like all books in this series) never lets up and just makes a cracking read’‘It’s been a long time since I’ve found such a good new author’On a cold December morning in New York City, a man is found dead in Central Park. There are no knife or gunshot wounds to his body and no signs of violence. But beside the body is a box containing a cracked vial. Suspecting he died from some sort of biological attack, a lab team screen the body. What they find is deeply unsettling and terrifying.Seven months after he left the ARU, Sam Archer is now a 3rd Grade Detective in the NYPD’s Counter Terrorism Bureau. However, not everything has gone as expected. Most of his new squad have welcomed him. Others haven’t. But when he and the rest of his team are called in urgently and told of the situation all personal differences need to be put aside. It’s been confirmed the man in Central Park was killed by an unknown strain of a toxic pneumonic virus. Once inhaled, there is no chance of survival. The victim dies quickly, violently and in agonising pain. There is no antidote. No one knows where it has come from, who planted it in the Park and why. No ransom demands or threats have been received. Archer and his team are ordered to find out who was responsible, and to locate and secure any other strains of the virus that may exist. However, they are already almost out of time. Someone is intending to release more of the virus into the city within the next ninety minutes.As they desperately search for answers, Archer and the rest of his team quickly discover that the cracked vial in the Park was just the start. They are also not alone in wanting to get their hands on the virus. There are others, people with far more sinister motives who are desperate to acquire the virus and who will kill anyone who gets in their way. As people around him start going down, Archer must battle to stay one step ahead in the race to find the toxic weapon before it is used again.When he and his team finally realise the full horrifying extent of what they’re dealing with and the potentially devastating effects of its release, Archer must do everything he possibly can to stay alive and secure the lethal virus before many more people die.However, he is already too late.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 22, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
When her zany neighbour Doris Cleaver invites Ruth Finlay on a hiking tour with a mixed group of trauma survivors, neither anticipates that they’ll have to solve a murder.When one of the party, a nurse from Melbourne, is found dead in her room before they’ve even started the hike in Apollo Bay, they know there is a killer in their midst. Then, on that same day, one of the tour group disappears.As Ruth battles a bout of influenza that leaves her weak and scarcely able to think, Doris gets up to her usual cantankerous antics. But are they being followed and why does the group seem to have a death wish, putting themselves in mortal danger on a daily basis?An unputdownable mystery set in a wilderness of steep cliffs and tidal beaches, MURDER ON THE GREAT OCEAN WALK is the fourth book in Isobel Blackthorn’s Ruth Finlay Mysteries series.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 22, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
Murder, masquerades, and monarchy— what else would you expect from Rebecca Orange?With her engagement to the Duke finally official, exotic animal trainer turned amateur sleuth Rebecca Orange thought the hardest part would be picking a dress. But in Monrovia, royal engagements mean one thing: an elaborate castle masquerade, packed with foreign dignitaries, curious villagers, and enough political tension to make even the castle’s pasta-eating giraffe nervous.When the lights suddenly go out and an ambassador is found murdered mid-soirée, Rebecca and her ever-faithful (and perpetually hungry) Tibetan Mastiff, Joe, are once again thrust into a high-stakes investigation—one that could spiral into an international disaster.With the help of castle-manager Maggie, her favorite reluctant ally Officer Basilier (and Basilier’s beloved stun gun), and a guest list full of masked suspects, Rebecca must navigate diplomatic secrets, wedding stress, and Monrovia’s notoriously complicated castle traditions… all while wondering if marrying into royalty comes with just a few too many murder investigations.Because in Monrovia, happily-ever-after always comes with a twist— and sometimes, a body count.Perfect for fans of royal gossip, clever mysteries, and slow-burn romance with a castle-sized serving of whimsy.
