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  Hard Trauma

  Franklin Horton

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  No uniform. No badge. No rules of engagement. Ty Stone isn't afraid to cross the line when the stakes are high.  
  When a child goes missing from a busy interstate gas station, all leads point in the wrong direction. Ty Stone is afraid he's too damaged to help but his gut--and his conscience--won't let him sit this one out. 
  Even as he's searching for the missing child, law enforcement is searching for him. Ty's anger and bad decisions are catching up with him. But sometimes a broken hero is what the world needs. A man who understands that real justice doesn't always come from the courts.

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  The Colour of Thunder -...

  Suzanne Harrison

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  One small island, six troubled residents hunt for the truth before the storm arrives. 
  Johnny is a powerful and successful businessman and is finally considering settling down with elusive new arrival Scarlett. However, there are whispered rumours about possible past involvement in corruption and even kidnap with his violent business partner. And the repercussions of these events are still impacting the Island’s residents. 
  It is said many people move to Hong Kong to make a break from their past. In one of the world’s most vibrant international cities, a number of paths intertwine in the hunt for the truth as the storm of the century approaches. 
  ‘I thoroughly enjoyed reading this gripping and intriguing mystery… Not only is the story full of deep secrets and provocative characters but it also captures the many compelling and diverse facets of Hong Kong in the narrative. This captivating and dynamic book is a must for anyone who enjoys a stormy atmospheric ride set in a city rich in culture and intrigue.’ Jules Hannaford, author of Fool Me Twice, Podcaster of Hong Kong Confidential 
  'I was utterly immersed in this complex, intriguing, vividly atmospheric tale of Hong Kong.' Charity Norman 
  'Gripping... a sinuous mystery juggl[ing] murder, kidnapping, child trafficking, corrupt policing, assault, arson and political oppression' South China Morning Post

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  Nature of the Crime

  Cara Devlin

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  The Bow Street Duchess Mystery series continues with the sixth Audrey Sinclair and Hugh Marsden investigation . . . When a fellow passenger is found dead on Audrey's packet ship from France, a mysterious note on the body points to her as the killer. Detained in Dover for an inquest that is being led by a prejudiced magistrate, she is joined by trusted friends and family—and the newly minted viscount, Hugh Marsden—to prove her innocence.But when it's discovered the murdered man was a private inquiry agent, hired to follow the duchess while she traveled the Continent, they enter a race to find out who hired him and why—and what secrets the true killer intends to expose before sending Audrey to an early grave.

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  The Two Minute Rule

  Robert Crais

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  Ask anyone on the wrong side of the law about the two minute rule and they'll tell you that's as long as you can hope for at a robbery before the cops show up. Break the two minute rule and it's a lifetime in jail. But not everyone plays by the rules.... 
   
  When ex-con Max Holman finally gets out of jail, freedom doesn't taste too sweet. The only thing on his mind is reconciliation with his estranged son, who is, ironically, a cop. But then he hears the devastating news: His son and three other Los Angeles police officers were gunned down in cold blood the night before Holman's release. When the hit is exposed as a revenge killing and the question of police corruption is raised, it becomes a father's last duty to clear his son's name and catch the killer. With all the elements that have made Robert Crais one of the very best crime novelists today, The Two Minute Rule is gripping, edgy suspense from the author who sets the standard when it comes to surprising plot twists and powerful characters.

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  Ungentlemanly Warfare - A...

  Howard Linskey

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  Ungentlemanly Warfare is a captivating historical thriller about a pivotal and dramatic event from the second world war. A soldier and a spy, an officer but not quite a gentleman, Captain Harry Walsh is SOE's secret weapon. Loathed by his own commanding officer, haunted by the death of his closest friend and trapped in a loveless marriage, Harry Walsh is close to burn out when he is ordered to assassinate the man behind the ME 163 Komet, Hitler's miracle jet fighter. If Walsh fails, there is no prospect of allied victory in Europe. Harry Walsh is ruthless, unorthodox and ungentlemanly. He is about to wreak havoc...

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  The Locked Door

  Freida McFadden

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  Some doors are locked for a reason . . .While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had no idea her father was killing women in the basement.Until the day the police arrived at their front door.Decades later, Nora's father is spending his life behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence. Nobody knows her father was a notorious serial killer. And she intends to keep it that way.Then Nora discovers one of her young female patients has been murdered. In the same unique and horrific manner that her father used to kill his victims.Somebody knows who Nora is. Somebody wants her to take the fall for this unthinkable crime. But she's not a killer like her father. The police can't pin anything on her.As long as they don't look in her basement.

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