FICTION

I love him so totally, completely, sometimes it threatens to overwhelm me. Sometimes I think . . . No. I won't write about that.<p></p> <p></p>ALICIA<p></p>Alicia Berenson writes a diary as a release, an outlet - and to prove to her beloved husband that everything is fine. She can't bear the thought of worrying Gabriel, or causing him pain.<p></p> <p></p>Until, late one evening, Alicia shoots Gabriel five times and then never speaks another word.<p></p> <p></p>THEO<p></p>Forensic psychotherapist Theo Faber is convinced he can successfully treat Alicia, where all others have failed. Obsessed with investigating her crime, his discoveries suggest Alicia's silence goes far deeper than he first thought.<p></p> <p></p>And if she speaks, would he want to hear the truth?<p></p><p></p>THE SILENT PATIENT is a heart-stopping debut thriller about a woman's brutal and random act of violence against her husband - and the man obsessed with discovering why.

From No. 1 bestselling author Michael Connelly: Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller is back, and he's taken on another long-shot case. The chance of winning is one in a million...

<H3>WINNER OF THE GOODREADS AWARD FOR BEST CRIME AND THRILLER 2023 </H3><p></p><p></p>As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can't risk losing this job - not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . .<p></p><p></p>It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want.<p></p><p></p>It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything....<p></p><p></p>That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe.<p></p><p></p>Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go....<p></p><p></p>An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train will be completely hooked!<p></p><p></p>Read what everyone's saying about The Housemaid's Secret:<p></p><p></p>'Hold on to your jaws, because they will drop . . . Loved. It. So. Much!!' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS<p></p><p></p>'I flew through the pages like a bat out of hell. So, so good!! I absolutely loved every second of it!! Will lead you down one path until you are completely turned around and screaming WTF?!' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS<p></p><p></p>'I read this book straight through in one sitting, and stayed up entirely too late to do so . . . Crazy twists and turns - I actually said "Wait, what?" out loud' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS

Gone Girl THE ADDICTIVE No.1 BESTSELLER AND INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON OVER 20 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE THE BOOK THAT DEFINES PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER Who are you? What have we done to each other? These are the questions Nick Dunne finds himself asking on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they weren't made by him. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife? "Flynn is a brilliantly accomplished psychological crime writer and this latest book is so dark, so twisted and so utterly compelling that it actually messes with your mind" - DAILY MAIL "A near-masterpiece. Flynn is an extraordinary writer who, with every sentence, makes words do things that other writers merely dream of" - SOPHIE HANNAH, Sunday Express "You think you're reading a good, conventional thriller and then it grows into a fascinating portrait of one averagely mismatched relationship...Nothing's as it seems - Flynn is a fabulous plotter, and a very sharp observer of modern life in the aftermath of the credit crunch" - THE TIMES "One of the most popular thrillers of the year is also one of the smartest... Flynn's book cleverly outpaces its neo-noir trappings and consistently surprises the reader." - FINANCIAL TIMES

<p><strong>'Dervla McTiernan has rocked the crime fiction world with good reason. Taut, tense and darkly addictive. A treat for lovers of fine crime writing.' - Candice Fox</strong></p> <p><strong>Being brilliant has never been this dangerous ...</strong></p><p>When Dr Emma Sweeney stumbles across the victim of a hit and run outside Galway University late one evening, she calls her partner, Detective Cormac Reilly, bringing him first to the scene of a murder that would otherwise never have been assigned to him. A security card in the dead woman's pocket identifies her as Carline Darcy, a gifted student and heir apparent to Irish pharmaceutical giant Darcy Therapeutics. The multi-billion-dollar company, founded by her grandfather, has a finger in every pie, from sponsoring university research facilities to funding political parties to philanthropy - it has funded Emma's own ground-breaking research. The enquiry into Carline's death promises to be high profile and high pressure.</p><p>As Cormac investigates, evidence mounts that the death is linked to a Darcy laboratory and, increasingly, to Emma herself. Cormac is sure she couldn't be involved, but as his running of the case comes under scrutiny from the department and his colleagues, he is forced to question his own objectivity. Could his loyalty to Emma have led him to overlook evidence? Has it made him a liability?PRAISE FOR <em>THE SCHOLAR</em>'Atmospheric and beautifully paced, with <strong>nuanced characters</strong> and a <strong>gripping plot</strong> - <em>The Scholar</em> has it all.' - Chris Hammer</p><p>'This is <strong>top-notch crime</strong> writing - <strong>fast, clever, surprising</strong>, and psychologically acute. I can only wish Dervla could write as fast as I can read!' - Kate Forsyth</p><p>'<em>The Scholar</em> is a <strong>gripping</strong> follow-up to McTiernan's debut crime novel <em>The Ruin</em>, featuring the enigmatic DS Cormac Reilly ... <em>The Scholar</em> is a <strong>tightly plotted, fast-paced</strong> read with enough <strong>twists</strong> to keep you guessing right to the end.' - <em>Better Homes & Gardens</em>'Another <strong>thrilling tale</strong> that delivers on all the promise of McTiernan's debut - <strong>not to be missed</strong>.' - <em>Readings Monthly</em></p>