In London’s MI5 headquarters a scandal is brewing that could disgrace the entire intelligence community. The Downing Street superforecaster—a specialist who advises the Prime Minister’s office on how policy is likely to be received by the electorate—has disappeared without a trace. Claude Whelan, who was once head of MI5, has been tasked with tracking her down.

But the trail leads him straight back to Regent’s Park itself, with First Desk Diana Taverner as chief suspect. Has Taverner overplayed her hand at last? Meanwhile, her Russian counterpart, Moscow intelligence’s First Desk, has cheekily showed up in London and shaken off his escort. Are the two unfortunate events connected?

Over at Slough House, where Jackson Lamb presides over some of MI5’s most embittered demoted agents, the slow horses are doing what they do best, and adding a little bit of chaos to an already unstable situation . . .

There are bad actors everywhere, and they usually get their comeuppance before the credits roll. But politics is a dirty business, and in a world where lying, cheating and backstabbing are the norm, sometimes the good guys can find themselves outgunned.1

“[A] taut thriller on a topical theme perfect for readers longing for an
au courant successor to Eliot Pattison’s Inspector Shan Tao Yun mysteries”
–Los Angeles TimesThe search for a missing girl sends Inspector Lu Fei
undercover into the wild corners of Myanmar, and the compound of the deadly
and mysterious woman warlord responsible for the illegal trafficking of
exotic animals and possibly more, in the next book from Brian Klingborg,
Wild Prey.Police Inspector Lu Fei has an unfortunate talent for getting
himself into hot water with powerful and well-connected people. Which is
why he’s been assigned to a backwater town in a rural area of Northern
China and quietly warned to keep his head down. But while running a sting
operation on the sale and consumption of rare and endangered animals, Lu
comes across the curious case of a waitress who has gone missing. Her last
known whereabouts: a restaurant frequented by local elites, owned by
smooth-talking gangster, and known for its exotic — and highly illegal —
delicacies. As usual, Lu’s investigation ruffles some feathers, resulting
in his suspension from the police force. Lu figures he’s reached a
dead-end. Then he’s contacted by a mysterious government official in
Beijing who wants him to go undercover to track down the mastermind behind
an illegal animal trafficking network — and hopefully, the answer to the
fate of the missing waitress. The mission will require Lu to travel deep
into the lawless wilds of Myanmar, where he will risk his life to
infiltrate the hidden compound of a mysterious and ruthless female warlord
in a bloody and nearly hopeless quest for justice. Read more

From internationally acclaimed crime writer Deon Meyer, a new thriller
featuring superstar detectives Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido in the wake
of their impulsive pursuit of state corruption that has left their
reputations hanging in the balanceHaving jeopardized their careers in an
unauthorized investigation that threatened to reveal the corruption in
South Africa’s halls of power, Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido have been
demoted from the elite Hawks police unit. While waiting to be transferred
from Cape Town to seemingly mundane duty in Stellenbosch, Griessel receives
a disturbing, anonymous letter: “I can only trust you and Captain Cupido.
There is an adder in our bosom. Be careful of phone calls.” Assigned to
investigate the disappearance of Callie de Bruin, a young university
student and brilliant computer programmer, they hit dead ends until the
trail, including the death of a fellow officer, leads to a series of gun
heists and the alarming absence of certain weapons from the police
registry, the ramifications of which could be devastating.As Griessel and
Cupido intensify their search for de Bruin, real estate agent Sandra
Steenberg confronts her own crisis: state corruption has caused the real
estate market to crash, exacerbating the dire financial straits facing her
family. When billionaire Jasper Boonstra contacts her to represent a major
property he wants to sell, she pushes aside her concerns about his
notorious reputation as playboy and swindler. And then Boonstra himself
disappears, and Griessel is forced to juggle between Boonstra’s bitter
wife, protective lawyer, and Steenberg, the last person to see him
alive.With propulsive and intricate plotting, sharp prose, and an ending
that takes one’s breath away just when the dust seems to have settled, The
Dark Flood spotlights the state capture and corruption that has overtaken
the country, lending political weight to a powerful story. Read more

“An absolute joy to read. Funny, entertaining, and beautifully written.”
―B. A. Paris, New York Times bestselling authorA delightfully clever new
mystery from creator of BBC One’s hilarious murder mystery series Death in
ParadiseMeet Judith: a seventy-seven-year-old whiskey drinking, crossword
puzzle author living her best life in a dilapidated mansion on the
outskirts of Marlow.Nothing ever happens in Marlow. That is, until Judith
hears her neighbor shot while skinny-dipping in the Thames. The local
police don’t believe her story. It’s an open and shut case, of course. Ha!
Stefan can’t be left for dead like that.Judith investigates and picks up a
crew of sidekicks: Suzie the dogwalker and Becks the vicar’s wife.
Together, they are the Marlow Murder Club.When another body turns up, they
realize they have a real-life serial killer on their hands. And the puzzle
they set out to solve has become a trap from which they might never
escape…Robert Thorogood, has turned the Christie-mystery on its head with
this ever-so-sly cozy perfect for readers who love Richard Osmond’s
Thursday Murder Club and An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good.”Lightweight but
no-nonsense and genuinely brainy”―Kirkus Reviews”Damn right funny and
heartwarming…great fun”―Crime Time”I love Robert Thorogood’s
writing.”―Peter James, international bestselling author Read more

James Patterson’s #1 bestselling hero Detective Alex Cross hunts down a
serial killer who targets entire families—and who will next be coming for
the Crosses. A precise killer, he always moves under the cover of
darkness, flawlessly triggering no alarms, leaving no physical evidence.
Cross and Sampson aren’t the only ones investigating. Also in on this
most intriguing case is the world’s bestselling true-crime author, who sees
patterns everyone else misses. The writer, Thomas Tull, calls the Family
Man murders the perfect crime story. He believes the killer may never be
caught. Cross knows there is no perfect crime. And he’s going to hunt
down the Family Man no matter what it takes. Until the Family Man
decides to flip the narrative and bring down Cross and his family. Read more

Sheriff Bree Taggert’s downfall is part of a killer’s cunning design in #1
Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh’s
novel of murder, lies, and revenge.Called to an isolated farm to check on
an elderly widow, Sheriff Bree Taggert finds a brutal double homicide. One
of the victims is Eugene Oscar, the bitter and corrupt former deputy she
recently forced out of the department.Working with criminal investigator
Matt Flynn, Bree discovers that she isn’t the only one who had a troubling
history with Eugene. But someone doesn’t want Bree digging up the past. She
becomes the target of a stranger’s sick and devious campaign calculated to
destroy her reputation, career, family, and new relationship with Matt. To
make matters worse, she’s the prime suspect in Eugene’s murder.When her
chief deputy goes missing while investigating the case, Bree refuses to
back down. She won’t let him become the next victim. His life and her
future depend on finding a killer nursing a vengeful rage. Read more

The King Arthur Case is the seventh installment of Jean-Luc Bannalec’s
bestselling mystery series.The forest of Broceliande, with its picturesque
lakes and castles, is the last remnant of the fairy kingdom, if Breton lore
is to be believed. Innumerable legends spanning thousands of years are set
here, inclding the tale of King Arthur and the Round Table.It seems to be
an appropriate destination for Commissaire Dupin and his team to take a
late summer field trip. But when the body of a historian turns up, Dupin is
called upon to investigate in the brutal murder case. Before too long,
there are more victims. What knowledge do the assembled scientists have
about the most recent archaeological digs in the area? Where do they stand
on the controversial decision to turn parts of the forest into an amusement
park? And why is no one willing to talk? Even Nolwenn, Dupin’s unshakeable
assistant, is concerned. And that means trouble.Mysterious, ingenious, and
suspenseful: Dupin’s seventh case takes him and his team into the very
heart of Brittany. Read more