Political / legal thriller

The Swiss Agent

The Swiss Agent

Anna Pitoniak

On Capri, a chef’s corpse links a Russian oligarch, Kremlin ties and NATO’s deputy secretary general. CIA chief Amanda Cole summons semi-retired legend Kath Frost. Tracing money from Moscow to Geneva to Washington, they expose a vast bribery plot aimed at NATO’s summit. But banker Julian Schmidt suddenly reveals Kath’s hidden past, forcing Amanda to decide whether Kath is trusted ally or lethal threat to her mission right now entirely.

Pariah

Pariah

Dan Fesperman

From acclaimed thriller master Dan Fesperman comes a razor-sharp, high-stakes spy novel. When disgraced comedian Hal Knight is sent to infiltrate an Eastern European dictator’s inner circle, he must deliver the performance of his life — or die trying. A taut, intelligent, and powerful page-turner of power, deception, and redemption.

The Blame

The Blame

Charlotte Langley

Detective Erin Crane and her partner, Tom Radley, have been assigned sixteen-year-old Sophie Madson’s murder. This case will test their relationship, and their trust of each other, to its limits.

What Happened to the Bennetts

What Happened to the Bennetts

Lisa Scottoline

From #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline comes a pulse-pounding new novel.Your family has been attacked. Now you have to choose between law… and justice.Jason Bennett …

A Week on Mount Olympus

A Week on Mount Olympus

Peter Murphy

Charlie Walden picks his way through the issues of the day with satirical good humour, insight and wit. Another entertaining and insightful look at the British court system.

Never Walk Away

Never Walk Away

Nick Triplow

As DS Max Lomax digs into the death of a senior civil servant, he is forced to turn to the people he once infiltrated and betrayed for help.

Her, Too

Her, Too

Bonnie Kistler

Defending an accused rapist, a high-powered lawyer learns first-hand the terrible truth about her client . . . a discovery that propels her on a quest for justice and revenge.

Our American Friend

Our American Friend

Anna Pitoniak

‘Emily in Paris meets Scandal’ (New York Times) in this propulsive Cold War-era political thriller as one intrepid journalist writes the official biography of the mysterious First Lady – uncovering secrets that could destroy them both….

Grey in the Dark

Grey in the Dark

John Lincoln

Too many people loved Kelly Rowland. One of them killed her, but was it the man in prison for her murder? Gethin Grey and the Last Resort Legals team investigate another miscarriage of justice, taking them from post- industrial dereliction of the South Wales Valleys to the gated communities of the Cardiff docklands.

To Become an Outlaw

To Become an Outlaw

Peter Murphy

1964, Apartheid South Africa. Danie is poised to start a glittering academic career when he falls in love with Amy. But there’s a problem: he’s white, she’s not. Facing arrest, the couple flee South Africa and settle in Cambridge, becoming involved in increasingly dangerous schemes to undermine the South African…

Verbal

Verbal

Peter Murphy

A clever, accomplished Cambridge graduate with a good job and an attentive lover, Imogen Lester seems to have the world at her feet. But when her parents are murdered abroad while working for the Diplomatic Service, she is suddenly thrown headlong into a murky world of espionage and organised crime.When she is charged with drug…

A Deadly Divide

A Deadly Divide

Ausma Zehanat Khan

In the aftermath of a mass shooting in a mosque, small town tensions run high. Clashes between the Muslim community and a local faction of radical white nationalists are escalating, but who would have motive and opportunity to commit such a devastating act of violence? Detectives Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty from Canada’s Community…