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Fiction: Novels, short stories, and literary fiction

• A New Lease Of Death the second gripping and captivating murder mystery featuring Inspector Wexford from the award-winning queen of crime, Ruth Rendell. by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Thrillers, Crime, Suspense, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Psychological, Small Town & Rural. Publisher: Random House. 288 pages. ISBN: 9781409067894.
• The Torrent The Gripping Action Packed Debut Crime Thriller from the Award-Winning Author of Taken, for Fans of Jane Harper, Hayley Scrivenor and Dervla Mctiernan by Dinuka McKenzie. Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Women Sleuths, Thrillers, Suspense, Crime. Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia. 352 pages. ISBN: 9781460760192.
• Tipping Point The Thrilling New Action Packed Crime Novel from the Award Winning Author of the TORRENT and TAKEN, for Fans of Patricia Wolf and Jane Harper by Dinuka McKenzie. Genre: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Women Sleuths, Thrillers, Suspense, Domestic. Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia. 368 pages. ISBN: 9781460762431.
• The Veiled One a captivating and utterly satisfying murder mystery featuring Inspector Wexford from the award-winning queen of crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Crime, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Thrillers, Suspense. Publisher: Random House. 288 pages. ISBN: 9781409068907.
• Return to Blood Darkness lies close to home in this award-winning thriller from a standout voice in New Zealand crime fiction by Michael Bennett. Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Women Sleuths, Thrillers, Crime, Suspense, Indigenous, World Literature, New Zealand. Publisher: Simon and Schuster. 400 pages. ISBN: 9781398512276.
• A Sight For Sore Eyes A spine-tingling and bone-chilling psychological thriller from the award winning Queen of Crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Thrillers, Psychological, Crime, Mystery & Detective. Publisher: Random House. 432 pages. ISBN: 9781409006688.
• Three Reasons for Revenge A Gripping New Crime Thriller from the Internationally Bestselling and Award-Winning Author of What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan. Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Thrillers, Suspense, Crime, Psychological. Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia. 352 pages. ISBN: 9781460760161.
• Woman, Missing The best new crime thriller of 2024 from the award-winning author of TRUST ME, I'M DEAD. Shortlisted NZ Booklovers Awards 2025. Perfect for readers of Sarah Barrie.. by Sherryl Clark. Genre: Fiction, Thrillers, Crime, Suspense, Psychological, Women, Domestic, Mystery & Detective. Publisher: HarperCollins Australia. 384 pages. ISBN: 9781038915450.
• The Keys To The Street A chilling suspense novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author and award-winning queen of crime by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Thrillers, Crime, Psychological, Suspense. Publisher: Random House. 400 pages. ISBN: 9781409068693.
• A Sleeping Life a spine-tingling, edge-of-your-seat Wexford mystery from the award-winning Queen of Crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Crime, Thrillers. Publisher: Random House. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781407059716.
• The Speaker Of Mandarin a brilliantly chilling and captivating Inspector Wexford novel from the award-winning queen of crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, International Crime & Mystery, Police Procedural, Crime. Publisher: Random House. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781409068846.
• Tigerlily's Orchids a psychologically twisted version of a modern urban fairytale from the award-winning Queen of Crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Thrillers, Crime, Psychological. Publisher: Random House. 352 pages. ISBN: 9781409006350.
• Wolf To The Slaughter a hugely absorbing and compelling Wexford mystery from the award-winning Queen of Crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Thrillers, Crime, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Suspense, Psychological, Small Town & Rural. Publisher: Random House. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781409069027.
• Some Lie And Some Die a brilliant and brutally dark thriller from the award-winning Queen of Crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Traditional, Cozy, Crime, Thrillers, Suspense. Publisher: Random House. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781409068433.
• The Best Man To Die an unmissable and unputdownable Wexford mystery from the award-winning Queen of Crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Traditional, Cozy, Crime, Thrillers. Publisher: Random House. 288 pages. ISBN: 9781409068525.
• The Edge of Darkness - A Gripping and Unforgettable Crime Thriller from the Award-Winning Author of the Malabar House Series by Vaseem Khan. Genre: Fiction, Historical, Mystery & Detective, Thrillers, Suspense, Crime. Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton. 336 pages. ISBN: 9781399747868.
• No More Dying Then a hugely absorbing and captivating Wexford mystery from the award-winning queen of crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Traditional, Crime. Publisher: Random House. 304 pages. ISBN: 9781409068259.
• A Demon In My View a chilling portrayal of psychological violence from the award-winning Queen of Crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Thrillers, Psychological, Crime, Mystery & Detective, Hard-Boiled, Suspense. Publisher: Random House. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781409067801.
• From Doon With Death The brilliantly chilling and captivating first Inspector Wexford novel from the award-winning Queen of Crime by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Thrillers, Crime, Suspense, Psychological, Small Town & Rural. Publisher: Random House. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781409068013.
• The Girl Next Door a mesmerising mystery of murder and memory from the award-winning queen of crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Crime, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Historical, Traditional. Publisher: Random House. 352 pages. ISBN: 9781473507074.
• The Bridesmaid a passionate love story with a chilling, dark twist from the award-winning queen of crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Thrillers, Psychological, Crime, Mystery & Detective, Suspense. Publisher: Random House. 304 pages. ISBN: 9781409068556.
• Adam And Eve And Pinch Me a superbly chilling psychological thriller from the award-winning queen of crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Thrillers, Psychological, Suspense, Mystery & Detective, Crime. Publisher: Random House. 448 pages. ISBN: 9781409067924.
• Tree Of Hands a compulsive and darkly compelling psychological thriller from the award winning Queen of Crime, Ruth Rendell by Ruth Rendell. Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Thrillers, Crime, Psychological, Family Life, Suspense. Publisher: Random House. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781409068990.
• Adrift The gripping and haunting new crime thriller from the award-winning author of The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean. Genre: Fiction, Thrillers, Suspense, Crime, Mystery & Detective, International Crime & Mystery, Literary, Small Town & Rural, Psychological, Domestic, Coming of Age, World Literature, England, 21st Century. Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton. 400 pages. ISBN: 9781529382914.