Phoebe Morgan

Dominic Nolan

James Delargy

Victoria Selman

Alex North

Kate Simants

Elle Croft

S. R. Masters

Jo Furniss

Adam Southward

N.J. Mackay

Rachael Blok

Heather Critchlow

Clare Empson

Some people are scared of the dark. But it’s the light that exposes the secrets. A young boy with nightmares faces up to his demons. A deathbed confession turns the world on its axis. A five-year-old watches his parents bury a body in the garden. A soldier returns from the war to find the horror isn’t yet over. Afraid Of The Light brings the imagination of fourteen bestselling crime writers together in a collection that will keep you up all night. From a deadly campfire game to a holiday gone wrong, to an AI assistant with a motive and a love affair that can only end in murder, this is a gripping, twisty set of stories to send a shiver down your spine.

An Anthology of Crime Fiction

Afraid of the Light

‘Intricately plotted, beautifully written...with great pace, truly sympathetic characters, and a great twist at the end’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange Shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger award

Lock Me In

* THE TIMES BOOK CLUB STAR PICK * * A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH * * A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK * 'Chilling and compelling' - THE SUN 'Turns a traditional crime plot to very modern effect' - SUNDAY TIMES 'Brilliant - creepily atmospheric and incredibly tense' - HARRIET TYCE THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST REALITY SHOW. A PRIZE WORTH KILLING FOR... Frozen Out is set to be a TV sensation. On a small ship off the coast of Greenland, six contestants will push themselves to breaking point for a £100,000 prize. The show is Tori Matsuka's baby. After years working her way up the ladder, she's finally launching her own production company and everything is riding on the show. For camerawoman Dee, it's a chance to start again after the tragedy that tanked her undercover journalism career. But as errors and mishaps mount on set, tempers among the cast and crew start to fray. And when one of the contestants is found dead, only Dee realises that the death wasn't natural - and from what she's seen from behind the camera, it won't be the last. As the Arctic ice closes in and all chance of escape is cut off, one thing becomes clear: although the world outside wants them dead, it's the secrets inside the ship that might cost them their lives... Packed with suspense from the first page to the last, Freeze is a must-read for fans of Shiver, The Sanatorium and One By One. This thriller isn't just chilling: it's sub-zero.

the Chilling Richard and Judy Book Club Pick

Freeze

* WINNER OF THE BATH NOVEL AWARD * 'A tense, unsettling and emotionally engaging whydunnit' SOPHIE HANNAH 'Gritty, tense, and superbly plotted' HARRIET TYCE 'A complete triumph. an intelligent and deeply satisfying thriller' ELIZABETH HAYNES TWO BOYS LOVED HER. BUT WHICH ONE KILLED HER? On a dark night two years ago, teenagers Rob and Paige broke into a house. They beat and traumatised the occupants, then left, taking only a bracelet. No one knows why, not even Luke, Rob's younger brother and Paige's confidant. Paige disappeared after that night. And having spent her life in children's homes and the foster system, no one cared enough to look for her. Now Rob is out of prison, and probation officer Wren Reynolds has been tasked with his rehabilitation. But Wren has her own reasons for taking on Rob as a client. Convinced that Rob knows what happened to Paige, and hiding a lifetime of secrets from her heavily pregnant wife, Wren's obsession with finding a missing girl may tear her family apart...

Winner of the Bath Novel Award

A Ruined Girl

* WINNER OF THE BATH NOVEL AWARD * 'A tense, unsettling and emotionally engaging whydunnit that grips from the first page' SOPHIE HANNAH 'Gritty, tense, and superbly plotted. The ending left me breathless' HARRIET TYCE 'A complete triumph. an intelligent and deeply satisfying thriller with such vivid characters it's impossible to believe they aren't real' ELIZABETH HAYNES TWO BOYS LOVED HER. BUT WHICH ONE KILLED HER? On a dark night two years ago, teenagers Rob and Paige broke into a house. They beat and traumatised the occupants, then left, taking only a bracelet. No one knows why, not even Luke, Rob's younger brother and Paige's confidant. Paige disappeared after that night. And having spent her life in children's homes and the foster system, no one cared enough to look for her. Now Rob is out of prison, and probation officer Wren Reynolds has been tasked with his rehabilitation. But Wren has her own reasons for taking on Rob as a client. Convinced that Rob knows what happened to Paige, and hiding a lifetime of secrets from her heavily pregnant wife, Wren's obsession with finding a missing girl may tear her family apart... 'Superb. A rare combination of stunning twists and exceptional prose' DAVID JACKSON 'Layer upon layer of secrets, making for a perfectly paced page turner' ROBERT SCRAGG 'Immersive and compelling, authentic and raw' S.E. LYNES 'Assured, gripping, and with a twist I did not see coming... fantastic' JAMES DELARGY 'Everything you want from a novel' DOMINIC NOLAN 'One of the rising stars of crime fiction' TREVOR WOOD

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