Rose Carlyle is a lawyer and keen adventurer. She has crewed on scientific yachting expeditions to subantarctic islands and lived aboard her own yacht in the Indian Ocean for a year, sailing it from Thailand to South Africa via the Seychelles. Rose was a Michael King Writer in Residence in 2020.
The Vanishing Place (2025) Zoë Rankin "A hauntingly atmospheric tale of family secrets, obsession, and twisted love, Zoe Rankin's debut skilfully evokes the terror of isolation and the chilling legacy of childhood trauma. The Vanishing Place will keep you up late."
My Name Was Eden (2024) Eleanor Barker-White "In this captivating and highly original novel of psychological suspense, Eleanor Barker-White takes the reader on a journey into the heart of maternal grief and intergenerational trauma. My Name Was Eden is a fantastic debut - unpredictable, tense, and absorbing."
The Vanishing Hour (2023) Seraphina Nova Glass "Seraphina Nova Glass's twisty...thriller plunges the reader into a dark, compelling world of lies, adultery and murder. Bold, racy and masterfully plotted, Such a Good Wife kept me guessing from the very first page to the scorching, jaw-dropping conclusion."
We Knew All Along (2022) Mina Hardy "Deliciously sinister, with a wild, shocking ending, Mina Hardy's latest thriller, We Knew All Along, is a headlong descent into darkness. Read with the lights on!"
Nothing Can Hurt You Now (2022) Simone Campos "A feisty, original, and brilliantly crafted thriller that touches on profound issues without once relaxing its breakneck pace. Nothing Can Hurt You Now is packed with memorable characters who are brought vividly to life in this firestorm of a novel. An exhilarating read."
The Vicious Circle (2022) Katherine St John "Masterfully plotted and superbly twisty, The Vicious Circle is a read-in-one-sitting thriller. Katherine St. John enthralls the reader with this high-stakes battle between a charismatic cult leader and a young woman whose quest for the truth might prove to be her undoing. This novel will send you spiraling into a deadly vortex of greed, lust and lies."
Wake (2022) (Lane Holland, book 1) Shelley Burr "A nerve-jangling thriller with a brilliantly twisty plot, WAKE is also a haunting exploration of trauma in the age of celebrity victimhood. Shelley Burr's true-to-life characters, beautifully evoked landscapes and breakneck pacing make for compulsive reading."
The Last Guests (2021) J P Pomare "A smart, innovative thriller, The Last Guests will have you moving off-grid and throwing your cell phone in the nearest lake. This nerve-wracking, fast-paced tale takes all our fears about surveillance technology and twists them into one nightmarish Gordian knot. Carefully constructed, chilling and compelling, Pomare's latest creation will keep you guessing right up to the last page."
Mother May I (2021) Joshilyn Jackson "All the things we love about Joshilyn Jackson come together with panache in Mother May I: subtle yet scalding insights on the nature of privilege, compelling, vibrant characters, and the wily plot and breakneck pace of a thriller. Mother May I sets a new standard for the genre: it’s razor-sharp, merciless, and masterful."
