Private eye Jim Knighthorse just wanted a quiet vacation with his girlfriend Cindy at a quaint seaside inn in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Ocean views, overpriced seafood, and absolutely no dead bodies.That was the plan.But when a woman is found murdered in a locked hotel room -- with a sand dollar placed delicately in her mouth -- Jim's plans vanish like fog over the Pacific. The victim is a ghost from the past, hiding under an alias, and the inn is packed with quirky guests, each more suspicious than the last. Someone here is lying. Someone here is watching. And someone might just be next.Armed with sharp instincts, a sarcastic streak, and his two fists, Jim digs into the mystery. What he uncovers will take him from hidden beach trails to a shell shop with secrets, and straight into a deadly web that someone has gone to great lengths to keep buried.Knighthorse is at his best: witty, wisecracking, and unwilling to let a murder go unsolved... even on vacation.Fans of Knives Out will love this modern locked-room mystery with heart, humor, and a seaside vibe.

Cements Carver as one of the most exciting authors in Britain. After this, he'll have his own cult following' Daily Express________________It's a small story. A small town with small lives that you would never have heard about if none of this had happened.Hinton Hollow. Population: 5,120.Little Henry Wallace was eight years old and one hundred miles from home before anyone talked to him. His mother placed him on a train with a label around his neck, asking for him to be kept safe for a week, kept away from Hinton Hollow.Because something was coming.Narrated by Evil itself, Hinton Hollow Death Trip recounts five days in the history of this small rural town, when darkness paid a visit and infected its residents. A visit that made them act in unnatural ways. Prodding at their insecurities. Nudging at their secrets and desires. Coaxing out the malevolence suppressed within them. Showing their true selves.Making them cheat.Making them steal.Making them kill.Detective Sergeant Pace had returned to his childhood home. To escape the things he had done in the city. To go back to something simple. But he was not alone. Evil had a plan. ________________Praise for Will Carver"Weirdly page-turning." —Sunday Times"Laying bare our 21st-century weaknesses and dilemmas, Carver has created a highly original state-of-the-nation novel." —Literary Review"Arguably the most original crime novel published this year." —Independent"At once fantastical and appallingly plausible . . . this mesmeric novel paints a thought-provoking if depressing picture of modern life." —Guardian"This book is most memorable for its unrepentant darkness." —Telegraph"Unlike anything else you'll read this year." —Heat"Utterly mesmerising." —Crime Monthly

The little girl’s body rests gently against the trunk of an old fir tree, her small hands laid delicately in her lap. From the day she became a Special Agent, Zoe Storm vowed to seek justice for the innocent. And for this little angel, her promise burns brighter than ever.When FBI Agent Zoe Storm hears of a body found in the small town of Harborwood, Washington, she races to the scene. Her heart wrenches at the sight of the child resting on the forest floor. Beside the victim lies a cryptic note from the killer that chills Zoe to her core.Within days, another vulnerable girl is reported missing. Zoe knows the clock is ticking, so she calls in crime psychologist Dr. Aiden Wesley to help decipher the note. He thinks the killer is targeting innocent girls from troubled homes, something that feels close to Zoe’s own past, and makes her even more determined to catch the killer.When Zoe reads the next note from the killer, her heart pounds in her chest. It’s alarmingly clear that he’s ready to kill again. And he's already chosen his next victim.Zoe works day and night, knowing that a child’s life hangs in the balance, and finally she gets a breakthrough. As she gets closer to unveiling the killer, she vows to do whatever it takes to bring the missing girl home, even it if means putting herself in unthinkable danger…An utterly gripping new crime thriller series that will have you flipping the pages deep into the night until the final heart-stopping twist. Fans of Mary Stone, Kendra Elliot and Lisa Regan will be hooked from start to finish. Readers love The Hanging Dolls: “WHAT!?!?! HOW!?!?! I'm flabbergasted! I was drop-jawed… I flew through this... I had to force myself to put it down... I even fell asleep with my Kindle on my face, woke back up in middle of the night and started reading again!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“You just HAVE to read this EPIC page-turner yourself!!!… It had me hooked from the first page until the last… I ended up devouring the whole book in one sitting!!! WARNING? DO NOT START THIS UNTIL YOU HAVE CLEARED YOUR SCHEDULES AS THIS BOOK IS ADDICTIVE!!!!” bookwormwhitlock86, 5 stars“Ooooo yes!… This is definitely one of those books the line “read into the night” is made for… The book kept me guessing. Just a brilliant, brilliant read.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“Absolutely impossible to put down!!… I loved this book so much!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“Excellent start to a new series… Kept me up all night as I couldn't put it down??????????” Juliebrooksbank, 5 stars“I could not put this book down… The storyline was intense… an exciting mystery that gripped me from page one… The story's suspense, emotion, and urgency create a fast-paced narrative that kept me on the edge of my seat.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“Hitting the ground running the shocks and twists come thick and fast. An excellent read that kept me hooked all the way through.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“The suspense kept me in a chokehold until the very end.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“Grabs your attention immediately… The ending will blow you away.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“The twist at the end was so damn unexpected that I had to re-read the chapter twice to actually believe it.” Book_savant, 4 stars“I think I’ve found my new favourite FBI agent wow what an amazing first in the series… The ending blew me away… The twists!! The final reveal!!... A shocking crime with a great ending!” Readingismy_happy_place, 4 stars

Andrew Schlakier’s next assignment takes him to the wilds of Far North Queensland during one of the worst La Ninas in decades. But cyclones, crocodiles and taipans are the least of his worries as he encounters a murder scene involving human remains in a bathtub at a remote shack so grisly it makes him wonder who could have perpetrated such an act.As he navigates the length of the state in search of the suspect, each new revelation peels back layers of a deeply disturbed personality and a litany of crimes. It culminates in a shocking discovery that’s almost too gruesome for the private investigator to comprehend. The motives for the suspect’s acts are murky but one thing is crystal clear – no one is safe until this person is tracked down and stopped.

The first in a new series from bestselling crime author, Wes Markin!To Detective Chief Inspector Frank Black they’re not just forgotten bones.They’re forgotten hopes.Forgotten dreams.The forgotten voice of an angel.When buried bones are unearthed by a storm in North Yorkshire’s picturesque coastal town of Whitby, Frank is drawn into an investigation that takes him back to the late eighties and the fiery demise of a popular pub.Frank is no stranger to vulnerability. With a shattered daughter, he lives with it. With an outsider in Detective Inspector Gerry Carver, he works with it.And in Charlotte Wilson, a young, eighteen-year-old musician discarded and buried near the old whalebones of Whitby, he recognises it.At sixty-four, Frank really should be retiring.But Charlotte had hopes and dreams.And nobody should be allowed to silence the voice of an angel.Bestselling Wes Markin is back with the start of an exciting new series, perfect for fans of David Gatward, JD Kirk, Rachel McLean, JM Dalgliesh and Simon McCleave.'Take shelter! There’s a storm brewing over Whitby. Compelling, atmospheric, characters to root for – this book has everything! ?????' TG Reid, Dark is the Grave