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  Hand of the Wolf

  Jacqueline New

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  A silent hunter emerges from the shadows. 
   
  In the heart of Edinburgh, a grim discovery plunges DCI 'Mac' McNeill into a seedy world of organised crime, where a sinister plot reaches beyond mere territorial disputes. 
   
  As Mac navigates the treacherous crossfire of rival crime lords and delves into the lives lost to the city's drug trade, a killer strikes from the dark underworld. 
   
  As he unravels a vendetta steeped in revenge and loss, the line between hunter and hunted blurs, testing his resolve and forcing him to confront the ghosts of his own past. 
   
  With time running out and the stakes higher than ever, Mac must outmanoeuvre a ghost hell-bent on delivering a final, devastating message. But as the investigation takes him from the streets of Edinburgh to the remote highlands, he finds himself out of his element and racing against the clock. 
   
  A riveting tale of vengeance and retribution; DCI McNeill’s greatest challenge yet.

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  Murder at Castle Morse

  Leena Clover

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  Class lines are blurred when a baron's son is accused of killing his groom in this 1920s mystery. 
   
   
   
  The Nightingales are on a mission, set on solving a twenty year old murder to exonerate Lord Buxley. When the groom at a neighboring estate is bashed to death, the young heir becomes a suspect. Summoned by her fast friend, Lady Bess rushes to Castle Morse with Lady Vicky in tow, only to find herself knee deep in a baffling mystery. 
   
   
   
  Despite warnings from a certain handsome Detective Inspector, they begin investigating the crime. Apparently, the dead man was involved in a controversy that divided the village, giving several men a motive to murder him. Can they separate the red herrings from the real clues to find out the truth? 
   
   
   
  Meanwhile, a surprise guest arrives at Buxley Manor, throwing both upstairs and downstairs in turmoil.

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  Twist of Fate

  D.L. Mark

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  She says he's a victim. They say he's a killer. 
  When an armed man massacres several people in central London, Claudine witnesses the whole thing. To her horror, one of the victims is her brother, Jethro. Riven by grief, Claudine retreats to the house in the Fens where she and Jethro grew up. When the police contact her, she is left reeling when they tell her Jethro orchestrated the attack. Why would a gentle, if troubled, middle-aged man cause such bloodshed – and why would he include himself in the list of victims? Claudine finds herself down a rabbit hole of mystery, caught up in Jethro's research on a medieval cult. If she can't solve the riddle in time, more people will die... and the darkness will claim her too. 
   
  This twisty, unrelenting thriller is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Emma Kavanagh, and Sharon Bolton, using themes of grief to explore how people are never as straightforward as they seem.

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  The Drowned Boy

  Karin Fossum

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  A new addition to the captivating Inspector Sejer series, the first since The Caller, from Norway's finest crime writer 
   
   
   
  Carmen and Nicolai failed to resuscitate their son, Tommy, after finding him floating in their backyard pond. When Inspector Skarre arrives on the scene, Carmen reports that Tommy, a healthy toddler with Down syndrome, wandered into the garden while Nicolai was working in the basement, and she was cleaning the house. Skarre senses something is off with Carmen's story and consults his trusted colleague, the famed Inspector Sejer. An autopsy reveals Tommy's lungs to be full of soap. 
   
   
   
  When Sejer and Skarre revisit the couple, Carmen, an epileptic, changes her story, confessing that she'd been knocked unconscious by a seizure while bathing Tommy. When she came to, she found him drowned in the tub and, horrified and frightened, threw him into the pond. 
   
   
   
  But Skarre and Sejer's doubt is not appeased, and the case is reopened. What more could Carmen be hiding? And what lengths will she take to cover her guilt? As Carmen's own family starts to doubt her, Skarre and Sejer work to find the truth.

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  The Bootlegger's Legacy - A...

  Denise Devine

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  It’s June 1926 in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Charlotte LeDoux is determined to reinvent herself. 
  Her late husband, a notorious bootlegger, left her a Summit Avenue mansion, a secret room filled with cash, and a reputation riddled with bullet holes. Char is desperate to rebuild her identity as an honest entrepreneur, but her plans falter when she repeatedly encounters unfair bias. Then she learns that one foolish mistake with her beau has left her in the family way— the final blow to not only her character but her aspirations as well. She realizes it’s time to marry the man she loves and turn her life in a new direction. That is, until she learns he has betrayed her trust. Her belief in Will and true love is shattered. 
  Will Van Elsberg is a tough private investigator, but he’s no match for his headstrong gal. 
  He’s so madly in love with Char, however, that he’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe. When he learns she’s pregnant, he’s anxious to tie the knot. Instead, their engagement is doomed after Char discovers he’s withheld crucial information from her. He’s determined to tell her everything to win back her trust, but the situation changes when Char suddenly goes missing and he finds a ransom note in her car. Facing an unknown enemy who holds all the cards, Will is thrust into the greatest crisis of his life—to rescue a woman carrying his child who means more to him than life itself. 
  Book three in the Moonshine Madness series. Download your copy today!

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  The Shadow on the Glass - A...

  Agatha Christie

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  At Mr. and Mrs. Unkerton's party in Greenway's House, Mr. Satterthwaite learns of a haunted window: no matter how many times it is replaced, it always contains the image of a gentleman in a plumed hat. When gunshots are heard, Satterthwaite finds that two of the guests have been shot dead, which is shortly followed by a sighting of the gentleman in the newly-replaced windowpane. Can Mr. Quin shed light on the mystery?

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