In Elizabeth Adler's romantic new thriller, an open-and-shut case of love and murder turns out to be altogether more deadly for an idealistic California lawyer and her lover.
Marla Cwitowitz - quirky, sexy and definitely 'different' - is a Los Angeles law professor who yearns to be more than just the most beautifu1 member of her profession. Her lover is Al Giraud - tough, cool, an ex-cop and now a private detective, whom she wraps around her little finger except when she wants to become his partner. It isn't until they both notice the attractive couple in the Ritz bar that he finally is forced to ask for her help.
What they are witnessing is the beginning of a nightmare for the Mallard family. Within days Steve Mallard is in police custody, accused of murdering Laurie Martin, the pretty real-estate saleswoman he was meeting. A phone call to Steve's wife to say that they believe he was not having an affair leads to a job for A1 and Marla, and the impossible task of proving whether or not Steve is innocent.
They soon realise that Laurie Martin was much more mysterious than she seemed. But - did Steve kill her? Their investigations lead from a trailer park in Florida to a mansion in Texas, and finish with a life-and-death battle in San Francisco. For, by interfering in the Mallard case, they have placed themselves in deadly danger.
As fast-moving and romantic as a Hollywood movie, All Or Nothing is an enthralling, sexy story of love and justice from a mistress of the storyteller's art.

A Yardie shooting and the brutal murder of a child: two unrelated crimes. An underworld figure is identified by a witness to the first killing, but finds a cast-iron alibi. And Sergeant Fox is having difficulties pinning the second on her prime suspect, a sweet shop owner known as 'The Candy Man'. Two investigations running different courses, until both suspects are found murdered - the word 'Justice' written in their blood.

A merciless killer on the hunt...
An innocent child in his sights...
A woman driven to the edge to stop him...

Eve Duncan returns as the popular heroine of Iris Johansen's latest suspense thriller, The Killing Game. After the murder of her daughter Bonnie and years of work as a forensic sculptor, Eve had hoped to find solace in semiretirement. But when her friend, tough Atlanta detective, Joe Quinn informs her of the unearthing of multiple bodies, including those of children, Eve cannot resist getting caught up. Those bones may be Bonnie's, and somewhere out there is a dangerous serial murderer.
Determined to remain objective, Eve begins to reconstruct the face of one of the victims. But the killer wants her to become involved, and manipulates Eve's life and soon the calls come. Sly, insinuating, chilling calls. He can strike at any time. But that's not what he wants. Not yet.
Terrified of the killer but spurred on by her memories of Bonnie, Eve takes a gamble with her life. She will do whatever the murderer demands; she will be bait, betting her life for the chance to save others.
In her most startling thriller yet, bestselling author Iris Johansen brings us a fast-paced game of life and death. An unrelenting, unforgettable and unputdownable suspense novel from the first page to the shocking conclusion.

Iris Johansen broke through to bestsellerdom in the United States with her highly praised suspense novel The Ugly Duckling. Her success continued with Long After Midnight, . and most recently The Face of Deception, all available in Coronet. She lives in Georgia, USA.

This gripping financial thriller begins with the violent death of a wealthy investment banker. Reluctantly drawn into the subsequent police investigations, a young employee; at the bank, Anthony Carlton, finds that all his enquiries seem to lead to EPIC, the mysterious multi-million-dollar European Property Investment Corporation recently launched by Steen's. As Anthony follows the trail of evidence to Europe and on to the Far East, he becomes enmeshed in an International scandal of ever more intricate and horrifying proportions.

What do you do when you overhear a murder taking place? You call the police. But what happens if the police cannot find the body, and the murderer decides to silence you? Permanently.

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Andrea Hayes was one of the IRA's most deadly killers, until a misplaced bomb ripped a group of passing kids apart, and she left all that behind her. Years later she's got a whole new life with a new family. But then her daughter is kidnapped and she is blackmailed into building a huge explosive device for them - target unknown...

The latest thriller from Leather is one of his biggest yet, encompassing old rivalries and new realities.

The murder investigation of retired businessman Iain Bower is proving frustrating for Detective Inspector Jim Meldrum. Having worked abroad for many years, Bower had moved to Edinburgh only recently, ad seems to have had few acquaintances and no enemies.
Until, that is, an unknown man appears at his funeral, pisses into the open grave and runs off.
Subsequent enquiries are hampered by the fact that someone claiming to be not only a policeman, but Meldrum himself is interviewing witnesses.
Step by step, Jim Meldrum uncovers the sinister secrets surrounding Bower's past. Secrets which will emerge with unexpected and devastating consequences. Secrets which are about to take Meldrum himself to the edge of darkness.

Disturbing, unsettling, harrowing at times, Idle Hands, is a compulsive yet chilling read. Once again, Frederic Lindsay has triumphantly confirmed his position as 'one of the most potent voices in contemporary Scottish fiction' The Herald
'a thoroughly gripping read' Scotland on Sunday
'A most satisfying and chilling read' Irish Times

As a young naval officer, King George V kept a mistress in Portsmouth. In 1914 an American anarchist is about to be extradited, until he claims he is the King's son - and heir to the throne. Charged with the investigation, Captains Ranklin and O'Gilroy discover there is no smoke without gunfire.