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Calamity at the Continental Club: a Washington whodunit (A Washington Whodunnit #3)
By Colleen J. Shogan. 2017
Congressional chief of staff Kit Marshall is reluctantly spending two precious vacation days with her future in-laws attending a meeting…
of the Mayflower Society at D. C.'s Continental Club, while fending off attempts to arrange a posh wedding. Then Kit finds the leader of the society dead, and begins sleuthing. Some strong language. 2017Homicide in the house (A Washington Whodunit #2)
By Colleen J. Shogan. 2016
After the murder of her senator boss in Stabbing in the Senate (DB 83491), staffer Kit Marshall landed a job…
with freshman congresswoman Maeve Dixon. But when Dixon is found standing over the corpse of the Speaker of the House's top staffer--after their public argument--Kit must investigate again. Some strong language. 2016The novels that inspired Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic Murders - the major TV series One of The Times' "Best Crime Novels…
by Women since 2000" "Rebecka Martinsson: the new Scandi-noir heroine to rival Saga Noren and Sarah Lund" iNews "In a television world now awash in female coppers, there aren't many as interesting and human as Rebecka" Wall Street JournalThe frozen body of a woman is found in a fishing ark on the ice near Torneträsk in northern Sweden. She has been brutally tortured, but the killing blow was clumsy, almost amateur. The body is quickly identified, raising hopes of an open-and-shut solution. But when a six-month-old suicide is disinterred, Rebecka Martinsson and Anna-Maria Mella find themselves investigating shocking corruption at the heart of one of Sweden's most successful mining companies. One that has powerful enemies of its own.Northern Spy: A Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Pick
By Flynn Berry. 2020
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK'You'll devour Northern Spy . . . I loved this thrill…
ride of a book'Reese Witherspoon'A sharp, moving thriller: you lose your breath for adrenalin'Abigail Dean, author of Girl A'An exciting thriller... A domestic noir with a difference'Adrian McKinty, author of The Chain'A chilling, gorgeously written tale'New York Times'Nerve-shredding suspense'Daily Mail'Thrillingly good... Flynn Berry shows a le Carré-like flair for making you wonder what's really going on at any given moment'Washington Post A producer at the Belfast bureau of the BBC, Tessa is at work one day when the news of another IRA raid comes on the air: as the anchor requests the public's help in locating those responsible for this latest attack - a robbery at a gas station - Tessa's sister Marian appears on the screen, pulling a black mask over her face.The police believe Marian has joined the IRA, but Tessa knows this is impossible. But when the truth of what has happened to her sister reveals itself, Tessa will be forced to choose: between her ideals and her family. Praise for Flynn Berry'Breathtaking . . . Berry writes thrillingly'New York Times'Beautifully paced and satisfyingly ominous'Guardian'Mesmerizingly effective'The Times 'A thrilling page-turner'Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train'Berry's clever, thrilling writing wound me in and left me heartbroken'Fiona Barton, author of The Widow'What a book! A skillful and compelling exploration of families, crime, and class'Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You GoNorthern Spy: A Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Pick
By Flynn Berry. 2020
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK'You'll devour Northern Spy . . . I loved…
this thrill ride of a book'REESE WITHERSPOON'A chilling, gorgeously written tale... Berry is a beautiful writer with a sophisticated, nuanced understanding of this most complicated of places'NEW YORK TIMES'Thrillingly good... Flynn Berry shows a le Carré-like flair for making you wonder what's really going on at any given moment' WASHINGTON POST'An elegantly wrought story about the perils of not being what you seem... Nerve-shredding suspense'DAILY MAILA producer at the Belfast bureau of the BBC, Tessa is at work one day when the news of another IRA raid comes on the air. As the anchor requests the public's help in locating those responsible for this latest attack - a robbery at a gas station - Tessa's sister appears on the screen pulling a black mask over her face.The police believe Marian has joined the IRA, but Tessa knows this is impossible. But when the truth of what has happened to her sister reveals itself, Tessa will be forced to choose: between her ideals and her family.The Sanctuary
By Charlotte Duckworth. 2021
'Dark, compelling and wonderfully creepy' Karen Hamilton'Duckworth's best yet' Rebecca Fleet'Wonderfully sinister and compelling' Caroline Hulse'A completely addictive read where…
no-one can be trusted and nothing is as it seems. I loved every page' Sophie FlynnThe jawdropping and twisty new thriller from the author of The Perfect FatherFour pregnant women. Three nights of pampering at an exclusive yoga retreat. One too many deadly secrets . . .On a remote farm in the deepest Devonshire countryside, four pregnant women arrive at an exclusive yoga retreat for a five-star weekend of prenatal pampering. The location is idyllic.Their host, Selina, is eager to teach them all she knows about pregnancy and motherhood. But, like Selina, each of the women has a secret.And secrets can be deadly . . .Praise for The Sanctuary'A superbly plotted thriller - I could not put it down' Celia Rees'A fast-paced, twisty thriller' Nikki Smith'A writer at the top of her thriller game' Louise Mumford'Compelling' Jess Ryder'Full of tension and secrets and so many twists!' Lauren North'Gripping' Emma Christie(P) 2021 Quercus Editions LimitedThe Black Path: Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic Murders – Now a Major TV Series
By Åsa Larsson. 2012
The novels that inspired Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic Murders - the major TV seriesOne of The Times' "Best Crime Novels by…
Women since 2000" "Rebecka Martinsson: the new Scandi-noir heroine to rival Saga Noren and Sarah Lund" iNews "In a television world now awash in female coppers, there aren't many as interesting and human as Rebecka" Wall Street JournalThe frozen body of a woman is found in a fishing ark on the ice near Torneträsk in northern Sweden. She has been brutally tortured, but the killing blow was clumsy, almost amateur. The body is quickly identified, raising hopes of an open-and-shut solution. But when a six-month-old suicide is disinterred, Rebecka Martinsson and Anna-Maria Mella find themselves investigating shocking corruption at the heart of one of Sweden's most successful mining companies. One that has powerful enemies of its own.