A gripping stand-alone novel from the world's bestselling thriller writer
Ex-Boston homicide detective Billy Robinson has retreated to a quiet life on the New England coast. Struggling to cope following the death of his beloved wife, he must now run the inn that Siobhan took care of so well.
The inn's quirky residents help keep Billy on solid ground as he grieves, and the group soon become an unconventional family. But this small town is in the grips of a growing opioid epidemic, and when a young resident gets hooked into the crisis, Billy knows he must act to save the people in the inn that he has grown to care so much about.
With his secretive past in Boston catching up to him, can Billy survive long enough to save the town - and its beloved inn - from ruin?
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Hush Hush written by James Patterson, read by Kathryn Hartman.
Harriet Blue used to be a detective. Now she's inmate 3329.
Prison is a dangerous place for a former cop - as Harriet Blue is learning on a daily basis.
So, following a fight for her life and a prison-wide lockdown, the last person she wants to see is Deputy Police Commissioner Joe Woods. The man who put her inside.
But Woods is not there to gloat. His daughter Tonya and her two-year-old child have gone missing.
He's ready to offer Harriet a deal: find his family to buy her freedom...
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Gone By Midnight by Candice Fox, read by Lani Tupu.
'Perfectly paced, super addictive action/thriller/mystery filled with highly original, ridiculously likeable characters. ... Pretty much perfect in every way imaginable' - BOOKTOPIA
They left four children safe upstairs.
They came back to three.
On the fifth floor of the White Caps Hotel, four young boys are left alone while their parents dine downstairs.
But when one of the parents checks on the children at midnight, they discover one of them is missing.
The boys swear they stayed in their room. CCTV confirms that none of them left the building. No trace of the child is found.
Now the hunt is on to find him, before it's too late - and before the search for a boy becomes a search for a body...
'Her Australian thriller Redemption was one of 2018's treats, and this is another belter... Unexpected twists keep you guessing as the story hurtles to a climax' - PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH
'Fresh, lively writing that's not afraid to deliver shocks' - SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB
'It's hard to put it down, and I was genuinely flummoxed... until the very end. Highly recommended.' - THE BOOKBAG
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Redemption Point by Candice Fox, read by Lani Tupu.
From the Sunday Times #1 bestselling author - if you liked THE DRY, you'll love this!
'Gritty and compulsive ... classic, compelling page-turners with a distinctly Australian twist.' - Jane Harper, author of THE DRY
When former detective Ted Conkaffey is wrongly accused of abducting a teenage girl, he hopes the Queensland town of Crimson Lake will be the perfect place to disappear.
But nowhere is safe from the girl's devastated father. Dale Bingley plans to take brutal revenge - and if Ted can't find the real abductor, he'll be the first casualty.
Meanwhile, on the beer-soaked floor of a nearby roadside shack, two young bartenders lie dead. As the homicide investigation unravels, Ted and his unlikely ally private detective Amanda Pharrell are brought in to assist on the case.
While Ted fights to clear his own name, their hunt for the killer draws them into a violent dance with evil.
They have one shot at redemption. It just might cost them their lives...
Steeped in tension, REDEMPTION is an absorbing crime thriller from an award-winning writer which will hold you in its grip to the final page.
'If you like great thrillers, you'll love Candice Fox!' - Lee Child
Candice Fox's Hades is the winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Novel. This audiobook is the first installment in the thrilling Archer and Bennett series.
Twenty years ago, two children were kidnapped and left for dead . . .
Homicide detective Frank Bennett has a new partner-dark, beautiful, coldly efficient Eden Archer. Frank doesn't know what to make of her, or her brother Eric, who's also on the police force. Their methods are . . . unusual. But when a graveyard full of large steel toolboxes filled with body parts is found at the bottom of Sydney harbor, unusual is the least of their worries.
For Eden and Eric, the case holds chilling links to a scarred childhood-and the murderer who raised them. For Frank, each clue brings him closer to something he's not sure he wants to face. But true evil goes beyond the bloody handiwork of a serial killer-and no one is truly innocent . . .
Praise for Hades:
"A little bit Dexter, a little bit procedural, overall a great first novel."-Australian Crime Writers Association
"Fast-paced, with unusual protagonists and dark, disturbing scenes."-Library Journal
"Horrors abound in Australian author Fox's gritty police procedural. Readers will look forward to the sequel set in this not-for-the-squeamish nightmare world down under."-Publishers Weekly
From Australian author Candice Fox comes Fall, the third audiobook in the thrilling Archer and Bennett series.
Before the blood, before the screaming, before the fall . . .
The first victim is discovered on the edge of the park. Young. Female. Beautiful. Or at least she was before her face was destroyed. Homicide detective Frank Bennett suspects that this is a first kill. And it won't be the last. To stop a serial killer in the making, Frank will have to place his faith in his beautiful, dangerous partner Eden Archer-a cop who moonlights as a killer . . .
Eden knows the temptation of evil. Her intimate knowledge of the relentless forces that drive a killer gives her a unique edge. But with each jogger found brutally murdered in Sydney's pristine parks, Eden can see where the investigation is headed. And it gives her a feeling she hasn't felt in a long time. A fear she's never known. A fear she can't escape. A fear that, after all these years, she will have to face . . .
Praise for Candice Fox and her Archer and Bennett Thrillers
"A bright new star of crime fiction." -James Patterson
"Definitely a writer to watch." -Harlan Coben
"Nail-biting, riveting, right through to the gruesome, surprising finale." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
From Candice Fox comes Eden, another gripping thriller in the Archer and Bennett series.
"I fool myself that Eden has a heart-that she would at least have trouble killing me..."
Most homicide detective teams run on trust, loyalty, and the shared desire to put killers behind bars. Frank Bennett's partner, Eden Archer, thrives on darkness and danger. She has a rare talent for catching killers-but her idea of justice has little to do with courtrooms.
Now three girls are missing, and Eden is going undercover to a remote farm where the troubled hide and blood falls more often than rain. Frank's job is to keep an eye on his partner while she's there-- but is it for Eden's protection, or to protect others from her? Walking a tightrope between duty and desperation, Frank confronts a threat from Eden's past. Suddenly, the hunter is the hunted. And a killer's vicious desires are about to be unleashed...
Praise for Eden:
"Grim, gritty, fast-paced ...each character adds depth and interest to an already absorbing plotline. Fox fantastically builds on her previous book, leaving a cliff-hanger that will leave readers clamoring for the next series title." --Library Journal (Starred Review)
"In Australian author Fox's nail-biting follow-up to Hades, the narrative is highly effective... Fox keeps her characters firmly in shades of gray, and it's their complexity that drives this riveting thriller, right through to the gruesome, surprising finale." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Liar Liar by James Patterson, read by Federay Holmes.
Detective Harriet Blue is clear about two things. Regan Banks deserves to die. And she'll be the one to pull the trigger.
But Regan - the vicious serial killer responsible for destroying her brother's life - has gone to ground.
Suddenly, her phone rings. It's him. Regan.
'Catch me if you can,' he tells her.
Harriet needs to find this killing machine fast, even if the cost is her own life. So she follows him down the Australian south coast with only one thing on her mind.
Revenge is coming - and its name is Harriet Blue ...
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Crimson Lake by Candice Fox, read by Lani Tupu.
From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Never Never comes an ingenious and edgy suspense novel that will keep you guessing to the very last page . . .
12.46: 13-year-old Claire Bingley stands alone at a bus stop
12.47: Ted Conkaffey parks his car beside her
12.52: The girl is missing . . .Six minutes - that's all it took to ruin Detective Ted Conkaffey's life.
Accused but not convicted of Claire's abduction, he escapes north, to the steamy, croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake.
Amanda Pharrell knows what it's like to be public enemy no.1. Maybe it's her murderous past that makes her so good as a private investigator, tracking lost souls in the wilderness. Her latest target, missing author Jake Scully, has a life more shrouded in secrets than her own - so she enlists help from the one person in town more hated than she is: Ted Conkaffey.
But the residents of Crimson Lake are watching the pair's every move. And for Ted, a man already at breaking point, this town is offering no place to hide . . .
'A fast-paced, expertly crafted read with a cast of colourful characters.' Guardian
'One of the best crime thrillers of the year.' Lee Child
'A bright new star of crime fiction.' James Patterson
Crimson Lake by Sydney-based, Ned Kelly Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author Candice Fox is a thrilling contemporary crime audiobook set in Queensland, Australia - perfect for listeners who are anxious to take a trip Down Under.
How do you move on when the world won't let you?
12:46: Claire Bingley stands alone at a bus stop
12:47: Ted Conkaffey parks his car beside her
12:52: The girl is missing . . .
Six minutes in the wrong place at the wrong time-that's all it took to ruin Sydney detective Ted Conkaffey's life. Accused but not convicted of a brutal abduction,Ted is now a free man-and public enemy number one. Maintaining his innocence, he flees north to keep a low profile amidst the steamy, croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake.
There, Ted's lawyer introduces him to eccentric private investigator Amanda Pharrell, herself a convicted murderer. Not entirely convinced Amanda is a cold-blooded killer, Ted agrees to help with her investigation, a case full of deception and obsession, while secretly digging into her troubled past. The residents of Crimson Lake are watching the pair's every move . . . and the town offers no place to hide.
This program includes a bonus conversation with the author
What are the changes that convicted killer Sam Blue is innocent of the serial murders of three young women? Determined to clear his name, no matter the cost to her career, Detective Harriet Blue accepts a risky reassignment to a remote town where a diary found on the roadside reveals a murderous plan. And the first killing, shortly after her arrival, suggests that the clock is already ticking. Meanwhile, back in the city, a young woman holds the key to crack Harriet's brother's case wide open. If only she could escape the madmen holding her hostage.
