Alex Michaelides was born in Cyprus in 1977. He wrote the film The Devil You Know starring Rosamund Pike and co-wrote The Brits are Coming, starring Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Stephen Fry, Parker Posey and Sofia Vergara.
Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel (2026) (New Miss Marple Mysteries, book 1) Lucy Foley "Miss Marple is back - and she couldn't be in better hands. Lucy Foley is at the top of her game with this sparkling addition to the Christie canon. An iconic location, a closed circle of charismatic suspects - and the skills of the inimitable Miss Marple, back to her sleuthing best. Lesser authors would settle for pastiche but Foley's addition of her trademark point-of-view shifts adds a new dimension to the mystery and injects the whodunnit structure with new life. A total triumph."
Heather (2026) Caitlin Mullen "If you enjoyed Mare of Easttown, you'll love Heather. A gritty cold-case detective story, vividly and insightfully written. Not just a story of murder, it's a thought-provoking and moving meditation on mothers and daughters and the long-reaching consequences of the choices we make."
The House of Hidden Letters (2026) Izzy Broom "A joy from start to finish. Reading it, I felt like I was back on one of my favourite Greek islands. The House of Hidden Letters takes you on a journey full of romance, magic and mystery - and I highly recommend you take the trip."
Best Offer Wins (2025) Marisa Kashino "Not since Gone Girl have I been so gripped by a narrative voice. This is a tale of blackest comedy, spiralling obsession and ultimate horror. By turns laugh-out-loud funny and appalling, Marisa Kashino asks how far you would go to secure your dream house, then goes several steps further than you would ever dare. Compulsive and unputdownable. Highly recommended."
Tiny Daggers (2025) Caroline Corcoran "A stinging tale of old friendship turned deadly. By turns glamorous, devious, and decidedly dark, Tiny Daggers is a twisty delight."
Not Quite Dead Yet (2025) Holly Jackson "Propulsive, unputdownable and unexpectedly heart wrenching, Not Quite Dead Yet is a masterclass in thriller writing and an example of storytelling at its finest."
No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done (2025) Sophie Hannah "An incident involving a dog in a small village escalates to an all-out conflict, turning neighbour against neighbour, and culminating in murder. But who did it? Who was it done to? You'll have to read to the final line to find out! Hugely entertaining and infectiously funny, this joyous adventure is one of Sophie Hannah's very best books. A delight from start to finish."
Don't Let Him in (2025) Lisa Jewell "Don't Let Him In is a masterclass in suspense. A dream romance spirals into a nightmare as Lisa Jewell expertly draws together the strands of deceit with increasing menace, presenting us with one of the most chilling, unsettling villains I've encountered in a long time."
Three Mothers (2025) Hannah Beckerman "No one is better at heartbreaking suspense than Hannah Beckerman. Three Mothers is a twisted murder investigation, with deeply drawn characters that move you, grip you and ultimately shock you. The new queen of domestic noir."
The Hitchcock Hotel (2024) Stephanie Wrobel "Hugely readable and tremendous fun. As twisty as a Hitchcock film, full of mystery and suspense, this is a hotel I recommend checking into - even if there's no guarantee you'll make it out alive."
Redemption (2024) Jack Jordan "Thrilling, heartfelt, and hugely evocative, Redemption manages to be both intensely exciting and deeply moving. A brilliant achievement."
Listen for the Lie (2024) Amy Tintera "Amy Tintera's highly compelling voice grips you from the opening line and won't let you go. A delight from start to finish."
The Glass Woman (2024) Alice McIlroy "Right from the opening chapter, where the narrator wakes up with no memory of who she is, The Glass Woman instantly hooks you with a timely take on the rise of AI, and burrows under your skin. It manages to be both a deliciously creepy and mysterious thriller and also a thought-provoking meditation on identity and memory. Hugely entertaining and relentlessly readable."
The Busy Body (2024) (Ghostwriter Mystery , book 1) Kemper Donovan "Kemper Donovan has created a hugely entertaining character, a ghost writer and amateur sleuth, who is wry, gossipy and completely compelling. The investigation into a murder disguised as a suicide is full of twists and turns worthy of a classic mystery novel. The Busy Body is a delight from start to finish. If you like Agatha Christie, you'll love this."
The Short Straw (2023) Holly Seddon "The Short Straw is an intensely readable and gripping page turner. By turns tense, shocking and moving, and with an atmosphere you could cut with a knife."
A Game of Lies (2023) (DC Morgan, book 2) Clare Mackintosh "Tightly plotted and meticulously paced, packed with suspects, twists and turns, A Game of Lies is Clare Mackintosh at her best. It's everything you want from a thriller - and then some. Hugely enjoyable."
The Girls Are Good (2022) Ilaria Bernardini "The Girls are Good is a compelling, harrowing, and ultimately devastating portrayal of the horrors of being a teenager in the world of competitive gymnastics. Brilliantly observed, beautifully written - it's quite simply unforgettable."
Truly, Darkly, Deeply (2022) Victoria Selman "I was hooked from the first page of this impressive thriller, and found it impossible to put down. Victoria Selman dives deep under the stereotype of serial killers to provide a complex analysis of innocence and guilt and the question of how well we know the people we love. Highly recommended."
The House Across the Lake (2022) Riley Sager "The House Across the Lake is the work of a master storyteller. A Hitchcockian premise is given an exciting new spin, as voyeurism, murder, and the lies we tell ourselves about our nearest and dearest spiral out of control in this gripping mystery, where nothing is what it seems. I had a thrilling time reading this. An unputdownable page-turner."
Upgrade (2022) Blake Crouch "From the first page, it's clear you're in the hands of a master storyteller; Upgrade is by turns mysterious, fascinating, and deeply moving - exploring the very nature of what it means to be human. Spellbinding."
A Narrow Door (2021) (Malbry, book 4) Joanne Harris "Joanne Harris's assured hand leads you into a psychological maze, deeper and deeper into a dark world of emotional complexity and betrayal, where twist follows twist and nothing is what it seems. A masterful narrative voice, and a compulsive thriller from one of our greatest writers. I absolutely loved it."
Sixteen Horses (2021) Greg Buchanan "Dark, visceral and disturbing, this highly suspenseful and beautifully written thriller is totally gripping from start to finish. A hugely impressive debut."
Alex North "If you liked The Whisper Man, you’ll love this. Alex North has crafted a second novel which is just as gripping as his first and even scarier. Hugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy, it’s about how the past encroaches on the present, and how dreaming influences reality, until in the frightening world of The Shadows, it becomes harder and harder to tell one from the other... and the nightmare takes over."
The Other People (2020) C J Tudor "Hugely enjoyable and deliciously creepy . . . I was hooked from its gripping opening, all the way through its many twists and turns. You may think you’ve got it worked out, but C. J. Tudor is always several steps ahead. She is a brilliant storyteller."
