by Philip Eliot | Feb 5, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
“An adrenaline rush of a book that hooked me from the first page.” -Haris Orkin, author of the James Flynn Escapade series Kendra Thompson’s tranquil life goes from safe and predictable to living nightmare when her teenage son catches something sinister on video. Forced to run from ruthless killers intent on silencing them forever, Kendra knows she can’t trust anyone to help them. Not even the police. But Kendra’s pursuers didn’t count on her courage and determination—and when this mother is pushed to her limits there’s nothing she won’t do to protect her son. Join Kendra on a pulse-pounding journey as she races against time to save her son in a gripping tale of survival and sacrifice.
by Philip Eliot | Feb 5, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
How much would you give up for another shot at life? Hapless Bertie Haig wakes up with a killer hangover… and a very dead stranger in his bed. Mercurial gangster Al Edwards must turn his back on the only life he’s ever known. DI Kris Hendrie is torn between family loyalty and duty to the job. Three unlikely heroes, living very different lives, until the machinations of a mysterious figure force them to make impossible choices. Perfect for fans of Irvine Welsh, Val McDermid, and Martina Cole, this pulse-pounding, award-nominated Scottish organised crime thriller from the author of the DI Brian Brandon murder mystery series introduces the Strathburgh crime universe.
by Philip Eliot | Feb 5, 2026 | Action & Adventure |
The “grand spy-chase novel . . . highly successful and realistic” that introduced the international operative with a lethal touch ( Publishers Weekly ). Secret agent Joe Gall has a puzzle to put together that stretches from the streets of Laredo, Texas, to the steamy island of Trinidad—and along the way, he must deal with a New Orleans nun with some surprising fighting skills as well as civil unrest in a small southern town . . . As he battles bad guys using all the smarts and survival tactics he learned from the CIA, there are two beautiful women who may hold the answers—but Gall has to start asking the right questions—in the debut thriller of this action-packed series that would go on to earn an Edgar Award nomination. “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler
by Philip Eliot | Feb 5, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
An ex-cop chases after a relic and a rogue priest: “They don’t come much tougher than Ken Bruen’s Irish roughneck, Jack Taylor.” — The New York Times Book Review Jack Taylor is recovering from a mistaken medical diagnosis and a failed suicide attempt. Now that he’s going to live after all, he’s going to need money, so using his ex-Garda credentials he manages to land a job as a night-shift security guard. But his Ukrainian boss has Jack in mind for a bit of off-the-books work. He wants Jack to find what some claim to be the first true book of heresy, the famously blasphemous “Red Book,” currently in the possession of a rogue priest hiding out in Galway after fleeing a position at the Vatican. Despite Jack’s distaste for priests of any stripe, the money is too good to turn down. Then Em, the many-faced woman who’s had a vise on Jack’s heart and mind for the past two years, reappears and turns out to be entangled with the story of the Red Book, too—leading Jack down ever more mysterious and lethal pathways—in this “dark and often hilarious” series by an author who’s won the Shamus, Macavity, and Barry Awards and been an Edgar Award finalist ( Toronto Star ). “Bruen is in top form, and, although everything Taylor touches seems to turn to ash, he embodies such humanity that readers will be unable to resist rooting for him.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “The most mannered prose since the glory days of James Ellroy.” — Kirkus Reviews
by Philip Eliot | Feb 5, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Next book in the Posadas County Mystery Series “If you haven’t yet discovered these wonderful mysteries, you are in for a treat!”—Anne Hillerman, New York Times bestselling author One blizzardy New Mexico night, Posadas County Deputy Pasquale picks up a toddler abandoned along the shoulder of State 56… And as more disturbing cases pile up, the Sheriff’s Department find themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit Deputy Pasquale is horrified, but it seems like a cut and dry case: the father is arrested, and that should be that. But when the man is later found murdered, it’s clear something is afoot. Meanwhile, Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman’s search for a missing US Forest service range tech results in the discovery of a corpse on the county line. With one person still missing and two dead, it’s clear there are dark powers at play. And the irony of so much wickedness at the holidays is not lost on anyone. The Sheriff’s Department is stretched to its limits as its dedicated personnel juggle working cases and wrangling their own relationships and families. In this addition to the Posadas County Mysteries, family dynamics heighten the tension of a dangerous criminal case as Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman and the whole department work to pull the right threads out of a tangle of seemingly small lies. And as harrowing details come to light, it becomes apparent that justice for all will prove elusive. Steven F. Havill’s acclaimed series is: Perfect for fans of C.J. Box and Michael McGarrity For readers who enjoy police procedurals and Southwest desert mysteries
