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Past Tense (Jack Reacher #23) by Lee Child

$29.99 NZD

Category: Thriller | Series: Jack Reacher Ser. | Reading Level: very good

The most hotly anticipated thriller of 2018 follows our hero Jack Reacher on a quest into his father's past, and climaxes in the most stomach-clenching, hair-raising,blood-curling ticking-time- bomb of an adventure yet. Jack Reacher plans to follow the autumn sun on an epic road trip across America , from Maine to California. He doesn't get far. On a country road deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been - the town where his father was born. He thinks, what's one extra day? He takes the detour. At the very same moment, close by, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians are trying to get to New York City to sell a treasure. They're stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. It's a strange place ... but it's all there is. The next morning in the city clerk's office, Reacher asks about the old family home. He's told no one named Reacher ever lived in that town. He knows his father never went back. Now he wonders, was he ever there in the first place? So begins another nailbiting, adrenaline-fuelled adventure for Reacher. The present can be tense, but the past can be worse. That's for damn sure. ...Show more

Someone Like Me by M. r. Carey

$34.99 NZD

Category: Thriller | Reading Level: 2 Crime

'A TAUT, CLEVER THRILLER THAT LEFT ME UTTERLY BEREFT WHEN I'D FINISHED. IT'S A MASTERPIECE' Louise Jensen, bestselling author of The Sister From the author of the million-copy bestseller The Girl With All the Gifts comes a heart-stopping psychological thriller with a twist you won't see coming and a he roine you can't trust . . . THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY. Liz Kendall wouldn't hurt a fly. Even when times get tough, she's devoted to bringing up her kids in a loving home. But there's another side to Liz, one that's dark and malicious. She will do anything to get her way - no matter how extreme. And when her alter-ego takes control, the consequences are devastating. Someone Like Me is the intoxicating new thriller from the phenomenal M. R. Carey. A modern take on the Jekyll and Hyde tale, think Gone Girl meets Stephen King - but you won't have read anything quite like this before . . . Praise for M. R. Carey: 'An intense, haunting thriller with heart. You will not want to put this down' Laini Taylor 'Carey writes with compassion and fire' Lauren Beukes 'Enigmatic and utterly gripping' Harper's Bazaar 'Keeps you on tenterhooks as the action unfolds' Elle 'Heartfelt, remorseless and painfully human . . . a jewel' Joss Whedon 'Original, thrilling and powerful' Guardian 'If you only read one novel this year, make sure it's this one' Martina Cole ...Show more

Liar Liar - (Harriet Blue #3) by James Patterson; Candice Fox

$37.00 NZD

Category: Thriller

Harriet Blue - a detective with nothing more to lose - must decide whether or not to cross the ultimate line in the third explosive thriller in James Patterson's bestselling Australian series.Detective Harriet Blue is clear about two things. Regan Banks deserves to die. And she?ll be the one to pull the trigger.But Regan - the vicious serial killer responsible for destroying her brother?s life - has gone to ground. Suddenly, her phone rings. It?s him. Regan. 'Catch me if you can,? he tells her.Harriet needs to find this killing machine fast, even if the cost is her own life. So she follows him down the Australian south coast with only one thing on her mind.Revenge is coming, and her name is Harriet Blue ...'A bright new star of crime fiction - Candice Fox's writing is inventive, thrilling and totally addictive. It has been such a pleasure to work with her' James Patterson ...Show more

Painted

$29.99 NZD

Category: Thriller

Doctor Perry

$29.99 NZD

Category: Thriller

The Anomaly by Michael Rutger

$32.99 NZD

Category: Thriller

INDIANA JONES MEETS THE X-FILES IN THIS "TAKE NO PRISONERS' (PRESTON & CHILD) SURVIVAL THRILLER OF A ROGUE ARCHAELOGIST TRAPPED IN A GRAND CANYON CAVE THAT'S A CONSPIRACY THEORY COME TO LIFE.   Not all secrets are meant to be found.   If Indiana Jones lived in the X-Files era, he might bear at least a passing resemblance to Nolan Moore -- a rogue archaeologist hosting a documentary series derisively dismissed by the "real" experts, but beloved of conspiracy theorists.   Nolan sets out to retrace the steps of an explorer from 1909 who claimed to have discovered a mysterious cavern high up in the ancient rock of the Grand Canyon. And, for once, he may have actually found what he seeks. Then the trip takes a nasty turn, and the cave begins turning against them in mysterious ways.   Nolan's story becomes one of survival against seemingly impossible odds. The only way out is to answer a series of intriguing questions: What is this strange cave? How has it remained hidden for so long? And what secret does it conceal that made its last visitors attempt to seal it forever? ...Show more

Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan

$26.99 NZD

Category: Thriller

From the bestselling author of Atonement and Enduring Love comes 'A web of spying, subterfuge, deceit and betrayal... Acute, witty...winningly cunning? Sunday TimesThe year is 1972. The Cold War is far from over. Britain is being torn apart by industrial unrest and terrorism. Serena Frome, in her final year at Cambridge, is being groomed for MI5.Serena is sent on a secret mission - Operation Sweet Tooth - which brings her into the world of Tom Haley, a promising young writer. First she loves his stories, then she begins to love the man. Can she maintain the fiction of her undercover life? And who is inventing whom? To answer these questions, Serena must abandon the first rule of espionage - trust no one. ...Show more

Star of the North by D. B. John

$26.00 NZD

Category: Thriller

'Extraordinary...smart, sophisticated, suspenseful - and important. If you try one new thing this year, make it Star of the North.'LEE CHILD'Tense and compelling.? James Swallow, Sunday Timesbestselling author of NOMADNorth Korea and the USA are on the brink of warA young American woman disappears witho ut trace from a South Korean island.The CIA recruits her twin sister to uncover the truth.Now, she must go undercover in the world?s most deadly state. Only by infiltrating the dark heart of the terrifying regime will she be able to save her sister...and herself.Star of the North is the most explosive thriller of the year- you won't be able to put it down.'A superior thriller...steeped in the intrigue, culture and family of a closed regime? Andrew Gross, New York Timesbestselling author 'Not only brilliantly plotted, with espionage, secrecy, and obsession, it?s a story about survivors, told by three complex and fully realised characters, each battling their own personal demons.' Chevy Stevens, bestselling author of Never Let You Go'Brims with marvellous characters and delivers heart-in-your-throat action? Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author'The timeliest thriller of 2018. An intricately constructed puzzle box of spies and tradecraft? Matthew Fitzsimmons, bestselling author of The Short Drop ...Show more

The House Swap by Rebecca Fleet

$26.00 NZD

Category: Thriller

'I read The House Swap in one breathless sitting. Dark, smart, sexy, gripping, totally brilliant.' Erin Kelly, author of He Said She Said ********** 'No one lives this way unless they want to hide something.' When Caroline and Francis receive an offer to house swap, they jump at the chance for a week away from home. After the difficulties of the past few years, they've worked hard to rebuild their marriage for their son's sake; now they want to reconnect as a couple. On arrival, they find a house that is stark and sinister in its emptiness - it's hard to imagine what kind of person lives here. Then, gradually, Caroline begins to uncover some signs of life - signs of her life. The flowers in the bathroom or the music in the CD player might seem innocent to her husband but to her they are anything but. It seems the person they have swapped with is someone she used to know; someone she's desperate to leave in her past. But that person is now in her home - and they want to make sure she'll never forget . . . ********** 'Sinister and compelling' Woman & Home 'You'll be whipping through the pages' Stylist 'This is very much a heart-thumping, read-in-one-sitting story, and absolutely delivers on its smart and original hook' Heat 'A fantastic thriller - dead-on domestic noir, full of tension and surprises. I loved it.' Lee Child 'An enthralling thriller that lives up to its chilling premise.' Renee Knight, author of Disclaimer 'Rebecca Fleet has created a perfectly contained cast of credible characters in a story so intriguing that you will be guessing right up to the last page. And it's beautifully written too. I loved this book.' Liz Nugent, author of Lying in Wait ...Show more

The Border by Don Winslow

$36.99 NZD

Category: Thriller | Reading Level: 2

The explosive, highly anticipated conclusion to the epic Cartel trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Force. For over forty years, Art Keller has been on the front lines of America's longest conflict: The War On Drugs. His obsession to defeat the world's most powerful, wealthy, and l ethal kingpin-the godfather of the Sinaloa Cartel, Adán Barrera-has left him bloody and scarred, cost him people he loves, even taken a piece of his soul. Now Keller is elevated to the highest ranks of the DEA, only to find that in destroying one monster he has created thirty more that are wreaking even more chaos and suffering in his beloved Mexico. But not just there. Barrera's final legacy is the heroin epidemic scourging America. Throwing himself into the gap to stem the deadly flow, Keller finds himself surrounded by enemies-men that want to kill him, politicians that want to destroy him, and worse, the unimaginable-an incoming administration that's in bed with the very drug traffickers that Keller is trying to bring down. Art Keller is at war with not only the cartels, but with his own government. And the long fight has taught him more than he ever imagined. Now, he learns the final lesson-there are no borders. "One of the best thriller writers on the planet" Esquire "He's a master" Michael Connelly "Nobody understands the disaster of corruption like Don Winslow" Val McDermid ...Show more

Heaven Sent by Alan Carter

$37.00 NZD

Category: Thriller | Series: Cato Kwong

But contentment is not compatible with life in the Job, and soon a series of murders of Fremantle's homeless people gets in the way of Cato's newfound bliss. As New Wavejournalist Norman Lip flirts online with the killer, it becomes apparent that these murders are personal - the every death is bringing the killer one step closer to Cato. ...Show more

The Fox by Frederick Forsyth

$37.00 NZD

Category: Thriller

'Forsyth deserves his place among the thriller greats.' The Times 'The master of the modern espionage novel returns . . . this is Forsyth at his spellbinding best.' Daily Mail   Most weapons do what you tell them. Most weapons you can control. But what if the most dangerous weapon in the world isn't a smart missile or a stealth submarine or even an AI computer programme?What if it's a 17-year-old boy with a blisteringly brilliant mind, who can run rings around the most sophisticated security services across the globe, who can manipulate that weaponry and turn it against the superpowers themselves?How valuable would he be? And what wouldn't you do to get hold of him? The Fox is a race-against-time thriller across continents to find and capture, or protect and save, an asset with the means to change the balance of world power. Whatever happens he must not fall into the wrong hands. Because what follows after that is unthinkable... ...Show more