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Chris Whitaker
Chris Whitaker was born in London and spent ten years working as a financial trader in the city. When not writing he enjoys football, boxing, and anything else that distracts him from his wife and two young sons.
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Mystery
Novels
Tall Oaks (2016)
All the Wicked Girls (2017)
We Begin at the End (2020)
The Forevers (2021)
All the Colours of the Dark (2024)
aka All the Colors of the Dark
All the Wicked Girls (2017)
We Begin at the End (2020)
The Forevers (2021)
All the Colours of the Dark (2024)
aka All the Colors of the Dark
Omnibus editions
Chris Whitaker recommends
The Golden Gate (2023)
Amy Chua
"An epic, devastating, majestic mystery. The Golden Gate is clever, richly imagined and outright thrilling."
The Turnglass (2023)
Gareth Rubin
"A stunning, ingenious, truly immersive mystery. The Turnglass is a thrilling delight."
Small Town Sins (2023)
Ken Jaworowski
"Original, bittersweet, twisting, and triumphant. Small Town Sins takes a thrilling and deeply emotive look at cause and effect, at the decisions we make and the lessons we disregard. I adored it."
Prophet (2023)
Sin Blaché and Helen Macdonald
"Bold, brilliant. Prophet is hypnotically enthralling, frightening, fearless, funny and full of heart. I loved it."
The House Hunt (2023)
C M Ewan
"Tense, taut, and terrifying. The House Hunt takes an everyday, knife-edge dilemma and turns it into the stuff of nightmares. Truly impossible to put down."
The Good Daughter (2023)
Laure Van Rensburg
"A stark, stunning and deeply affecting thriller. The Good Daughter takes a tender, chilling look at family and fear, the illusion of safety and the power of inner-resolve. I loved it."
The Confession Room (2023)
Lia Middleton
"A thrilling, chilling, heart-stopping read. With a killer premise and twists that leave you shaken, The Confession Room is impossible to put down."
A Twisted Love Story (2023)
Samantha Downing
"Wicked and wild, seductive and sinister. A Twisted Love Story is beach read fun, up all night gripping, disturbingly dark and satisfyingly clever."
The Resort (2023)
The Dive
Sara Ochs
"A deadly, dangerous, beautiful nightmare. The Dive will leave you breathless yet gasping for more."
The Honeymoon (2023)
Kate Gray
"Dark, devilish and deliciously addictive. The Honeymoon hooked me from page one and delivered twist after twist. The perfect summer thriller."
A Game of Lies (2023)
(DC Morgan, book 2)
Clare Mackintosh
"Dark, devilish, witty and wonderful. A Game of Lies is a frantic, twisting, mystery yet filled with humour and heart."
All Of Us Are Broken (2023)
(DS Saul Anguish, book 2)
Fiona Cummins
"Savage, heartbreaking, beautiful and chilling. Fiona Cummins rips up the rule book in this quite brilliant story of love and loss, murder and redemption."
Talking at Night (2023)
Claire Daverley
"Quietly devastating, entirely beautiful, bruising and hopeful. In a world of compromise, Claire Daverley has created a perfect thing. Talking at Night takes its place amongst my all time favourites. I implore you to read it. I'll never forget it."
The Square of Sevens (2023)
Laura Shepherd-Robinson
"A sprawling, exquisite, outright triumph. The Square of Sevens dazzles with heart, mystery and breathtaking detail. I doubt I'll read a better book this year."
The Rule of Three (2023)
Sam Ripley
"The Rule of Three is a completely original, nuanced, one-sitting read that blew me away. Whip-smart dialogue, characters that haunt your dreams and a plot you might just die for. I loved it."
Night Will Find You (2023)
Julia Heaberlin
"Haunting, heartfelt, chilling and beautifully told, Night Will Find You walks that rare line between mystery, thriller and truly original character study. I adored it."
The Good Ones (2023)
Polly Stewart
"Bold, beautiful, savage and stunning. The Good Ones is a taut thriller, an elegant exploration of loss and the haunt of past mistakes, and a true page-turning mystery. I adored it."
Fearless (2023)
(Ben Koenig, book 1)
M W Craven
"Tough, explosive, badass and brilliant, Fearless is everything you could want in a thriller. Blistering pace and all-out action, impossible to put down, impossible to forget. If you like Reacher, you'll LOVE this."
Tell Me What I Am (2023)
Una Mannion
"Sharp, poignant, thrilling and moving. Tell Me What I Am is the kind of richly drawn, achingly atmospheric crime novel you can totally immerse yourself in."
The Last Passenger (2023)
The Last One
Will Dean
"Brilliant, twisted and oh so clever. The Last One is Will Dean at the top of his game. And just wait for that killer last line."
Children of the Sun (2023)
Beth Lewis
"Dazzling, chilling, moving and original. CHILDREN OF THE SUN defies genre in a way that is both fresh, and now to be expected from the brilliant Beth Lewis. I loved it."
The Warlock Effect (2023)
Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman
"A thrilling and ingenious work of wonder. Twisting, evocative and hugely entertaining, The Warlock Effect delivers on every level."
Killing Jericho (2023)
(Killing Jericho, book 1)
William Hussey
"Darkly original, suspenseful and haunting. From the gothic undertones, to the fresh protagonist and ratcheting tension, Killing Jericho is a first-class thriller."
The House of Whispers (2023)
Anna Mazzola
"Beautiful, chilling, and darkly enchanting. Anna Mazzola is a truly gifted storyteller, and in The House of Whispers has created a novel so rich in detail, so clever and twisting."
Thirsty Animals (2023)
Rachelle Atalla
"Original, timely, terrifying. Thirsty Animals takes a brutal yet deeply heartfelt look at survival, and kindness, and just how difficult it can be for the two to coexist at the extremes."
The Mother (2023)
T M Logan
"A heart-stopping, twisting, unmissable thrill-ride. The Mother kept me glued to my seat and guessing until the very end. No one does it better than T.M. Logan."
End of Story (2023)
Louise Swanson
"An unforgettable tour-de-force. Imaginative, terrifying, beautiful. Do not miss this one."
Other Women (2023)
Emma Flint
"Staggeringly brilliant, harrowing, haunting and entirely beautiful. Other Women takes a thrilling yet compassionate look at the making of a murder, at loneliness and love, at fixation and the sting of shame. A wonderful novel."
In the Blink of an Eye (2023)
Jo Callaghan
"The kind of fresh and fearless debut I just adore. Wildly original, heartfelt, funny, and properly thrilling. Take a bow, Jo Callaghan."
The Drift (2023)
C J Tudor
"A truly terrifying, ice-cold chiller from the master of macabre. C.J. Tudor should be on everyone's must-read list."
All That's Left Unsaid (2022)
Tracey Lien
"A shocking, deeply moving and truly special debut. Savage and heart-breaking, All That's Left Unsaid tackles some hugely important issues, yet is also a richly crafted mystery, a story that is both impossible to put down and impossible to forget."
Double or Nothing (2022)
(Double O, book 1)
Kim Sherwood
"Stylish, explosive, fresh and fun, Kim Sherwood takes one of the world's most beloved series and makes it her own. Faithful, yet entirely original, Double or Nothing is everything you could want in a spy novel."
Bad Fruit (2022)
Ella King
"Beautiful, disturbing, impossible to put down. Bad Fruit heralds a seriously impressive new talent in Ella King."
Truly, Darkly, Deeply (2022)
Victoria Selman
"Gravely compelling, sophisticated, terrifying. Victoria Selman truly excels with this clever, nuanced mystery."
All I Said Was True (2022)
Imran Mahmood
"Original and ingenious. There's an authenticity to Imran Mahmood's books that is so rare and rewarding. All I Said Was True is the very definition of a compulsive page-turner."
More Than You'll Ever Know (2022)
Katie Gutierrez
"A sprawling, stunning, twisting triumph. By turns heart-pounding and heart-wrenching, this is a story of marriage and murder, of the secrets we endure and the lies we tell ourselves to keep them. So achingly clever and stylish, More Than You'll Ever Know is a special novel from a very special writer."
Complicit (2022)
Winnie M Li
"Bold, brilliant, dazzling and devastating. Winnie M Li writes with pure heart and effortless style, and in COMPLICIT handles the sharpest of stories with such compassion and skill."
After the Lights Go Out (2022)
John Vercher
"John Vercher takes a timely, yet tragically timeless, cautionary tale and turns it into something so heartfelt, so frightening and dazzling that it sits easily alongside the best crime fiction novels I've read this year. Brutal and powerful, I adored it."
Reptile Memoirs (2022)
Silje Ulstein
"Original, sharp, tender and chilling, Reptile Memoirs is hugely ambitious and hypnotically readable."
The Love of My Life (2022)
Rosie Walsh
"A bruising and beautiful mystery that kept me guessing till the very end, The Love of My Life delivers on every level. I'm a huge fan of Rosie Walsh."
The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill (2022)
C S Robertson
"Twisted, twisting, original and sinister. The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill is unforgettable."
Real Easy (2022)
Marie Rutkoski
"Bold, compelling, brutal and brilliant. On the surface Real Easy is the kind of gritty, gripping mystery I just adore, yet it's also full of heart and hope and the most endearing characters."
The Maid (2022)
(Molly the Maid mystery, book 1)
Nita Prose
"Fresh, fiendish, and darkly beguiling . . . The Maid is so thrillingly original, clever, and joyous. I just adored every page."
Vine Street (2021)
Dominic Nolan
"Savage, beautiful, mesmeric. It's impossible not to marvel at the detail, at the sheer richness of each and every scene. Dominic Nolan is a wonderful writer, Vine Street is a very special book."
Demon (2021)
(Six Stories, book 6)
Matt Wesolowski
"A chilling, eholly original and quite brilliant story, Diety utterly compelling."
The House of Ashes (2021)
Stuart Neville
"Moving, thrilling, tragic. The House of Ashes is a phenomenal achievement from a crime fiction Titan."
A Narrow Door (2021)
(Malbry, book 4)
Joanne Harris
"Engrossing, cunning, sharp, sinister . . . kept me enthralled till the final pages."
1979 (2021)
(Allie Burns, book 1)
Val McDermid
"Unrivalled. Unmissable. Unforgettable. 1979 is Val McDermid at her nail-biting, heart-rending best."
The Long, Long Afternoon (2021)
Inga Vesper
"Breathtakingly stylish, hypnotic and masterfully gripping. Inga paints the most beautiful portrait of 50s suburbia, yet each page scratches away at the sunny gloss to reveal the darkness beneath. Outstanding."
Little Bones (2020)
N V Peacock
"A twisted, chilling journey to the darkest side of human nature. I burned through Little Bones in a day."
The Survivors (2020)
Jane Harper
"Without doubt one of the finest crime writers at work today, a new Jane Harper novel is the highlight of my reading year. She has this knack of painting such beautiful scenes, only to thread them with such menace, such sheer atmospheric terror. Phenomenal."
The Perfect Couple (2020)
Lisa Hall
"Darkly addictive and impossible to predict, this is Lisa Hall at her absolute best."
Blood Red City (2020)
Rod Reynolds
"Brutal, brilliant and razor sharp. Blood Red City is pure adrenaline rush from the first page to the last."
Found (2019)
Erin Kinsley
"FOUND took me on the kind of twisting journey that kept me turning the pages until the early hours."
The Silver Road (2019)
Stina Jackson
"I lost the whole weekend to Lelle and Meja and couldn't have loved it more. Deeply affecting and full of heart, yet a dark, despairing page-turner. A very impressive debut."
Killing It (2018)
Asia Mackay
"Bold and ballsy with style to burn, Killing It takes a sledgehammer to the spy genre and the result is pure brilliance."
The Tall Man (2018)
Phoebe Locke
"Mesmerizing and terrifying - The Tall Man more than lives up to the hype."
Perfect Match (2018)
D B Thorne
"Crazily gripping, terrifying, and with a supremely well-crafted plot, I couldn't put Perfect Match down for a second."
The Confession (2018)
Jo Spain
"The Confession is jaw-dropping. Clever. Addictive. Beautifully drawn characters. Masterful storytelling."
The Devil's Claw (2017)
Deep Dark Water
(Jennifer Dorey Mystery, book 1)
Lara Dearman
"Dark, haunting and full of twists."
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