Deals to Die For
New releases at slashed prices from your favourite crime novelists this October
The reading world is clear on this one: everyone loves a bit of murder… or, at least, a thrilling investigation! This month there’s a good handful of new cases from the best crime fiction authors out there. And we’re bringing them to you at reduced prices!
We have nefarious criminal brothers, a frozen isolated island and an art mystery, a retired detective who loves a good pub quiz, a husband who has never been who he seemed to be, an intercontinental government vengeance crisis, troubled teens and troubling local myths, and an extremely unfortunate abduction.
Oh yes, it’s all here.
So, whether you like chilling and atmospheric, emotional and gripping or action-packed and conspiratorial, these new titles have something for you. Every one of these novelists might reasonably lay claim to the title of master of the bloodiest genre, but they’re all so good that we’ll have to leave you to decide who really takes the crown.
Take a look at our fabulously thrilling promo picks:
Blood Ties by Jo Nesbo
Was R389, Now R359. Save R30.
The king of crime thrillers returns with a small town epic that follows the nefarious scheming and the unchecked ambition of two villainous brothers while exploring the depths of their loyalty and entanglement.
Carl and Roy Opgard have made it to the top of the pile in their small town of Os. Through hospitality and real estate they’ve established themselves among the town’s elite. Their success has come at a certain price, though, and some people had to die for them to make it.
Recently, Sheriff Kurt Olsen has come upon just the proof he needs to uncover the brothers’ campaign of self-serving murders and bring them down once and for all. But the brothers have been doing this for long enough to know what to do about Olsen and his evidence. More in Os are about to die. When there’s nothing they won’t risk for each other, and for their ambition, is there anyone who can stop the Opgard brothers?
The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
Was R389, Now R359. Save R30.
Hawkins once again delivers a chilling, atmospheric and terribly moreish mystery… and this one has a truly tantalising premise.
The Scottish island of Eris is the very picture of isolation. On it is just one house, with just one resident. For half of every day it is completely cut off from the mainland. It was once the home of a famous artist whose philandering husband vanished twenty years ago. But now it is the home of Grace – a woman content in her solitary life by the unforgiving sea.
But Grace is about to receive an unexpected visitor. Far away, in a London art gallery, a shocking discovery has been made – and it might just be the key to unlocking all the secrets lurking beyond the cold churning foam surrounding Eris.
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Was R399, Now R369. Save R30.
Osman, recent master of cosy crimes, launches a brand new series and in so doing, introduces us to a memorable new (retired) detective.
Steve Wheeler relishes his comfortable routine. He likes the pub quiz, he likes being greeted by his cat when he returns home. He’s happy to have left his days of danger behind at last. Retirement is treating him well. He even does the odd bit of investigating, when it suits him.
Amy Wheeler, Steve’s daughter-in-law, on the other hand, has no interest in slowing down. Between adrenaline-pumping adventures, Amy has taken a job as a private security guard. All she has to do is keep bestselling novelist Rosie D’Antonio safe on her remote island.
And then a dead body turns up along with a bag of cash and Amy becomes aware that a killer has her in their sights. She’s going to need the help of the most brilliant retiree she knows… and soon Amy and Steve will find themselves on a race across the world, desperately vying to outmanoeuvre a deadly enemy.
Lies He Told Me by James Patterson and David Ellis
Was R369, Now R339. Save R30.
A rollercoaster with an incredible conclusive twist, Patterson’s newest asks: can we ever truly know someone?
Hemingway Grove is the kind of town where everyone knows everyone’s business. In particular, everyone knows David and Marcie Bowers. He’s the local pub owner, she’s an attorney practising family law. As far as Marcie knows, she, David and their two kids make up a normal loving family… and David is a classic family man. But that’s all about to change.
When David leaps into the local river to save a drowning stranger, his fearlessness lands him on every news show for miles around. His sudden fame should be something to celebrate, but it isn’t: it’s the signature on his death warrant.
Would you know it if the partner you’ve built your life with is actually an icy killer? Marcie thought she would.
An Eye for An Eye by Jeffrey Archer
Was R389, Now R359. Save R30.
Scotland Yard’s William Warwick is back… and it’s up to him to foil a master criminal’s diabolical revenge plot. Archer shows once again that he might just be the best storyteller out there.
Continents apart, two deaths, seeming to have no connection whatsoever, kick off a series of events – and a hunt for the truth – that will test the wits of even the most seasoned detective.
Lord Hartley, a peer whose British establishment cachet stretches back over centuries, is dying. And his will is about to trigger an explosive crisis.
Meanwhile, an extravagant night out in one of the world’s glitziest destinations is about to end in both the implosion of a billion-dollar deal and a murder that will bring the British government to the brink of disaster.
The connection between these deaths may be unobvious but Warwick knows who has hold of the threads and it’s up to him to unravel the full truth.
The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves
Was R369, Now R339. Save R30
In the eleventh Vera Stanhope novel, the no-nonsense Detective Inspector is called in to investigate a horrifying case that blends fact and folklore with engrossing results.
In the early morning, on the grounds surrounding Rosebank, a care home for troubled teenagers, a dog walker discovers the dead body of a staff member.
The only lead that Vera can find is the disappearance of Chloe, a fourteen year old Rosebank resident. Could Chloe be connected to the murder? Stanhope can hardly believe that she might be responsible, but she cannot dismiss the possibility.
When a second body is found in the wild northern countryside by a trio of ancient standing stones known as The Dark Wives, local myths only complicate matters.
Vera must find Chloe. Without her, there may be no untangling the murky mix of folklore and secrecy that holds the community in thrall.
In Too Deep by Lee Child and Andrew Child
Was R389, Now R359. Save R30
Reacher is back! …and he’s in more than a little trouble.
Jack Reacher doesn’t know where he is. He is alone, in the dark, and somebody has chained him to a bed. One of his arms is badly injured and he seems to have been stripped of his possessions. He has no idea how he got here.
He remembers hitchhiking… he remembers the car that picked him up being run off the road. He remembers that the driver died.
Could it be that whoever killed the driver believes that he was somehow involved in whatever led to the murder?
How long is this going to last? Who is doing this to him? So many questions he can’t yet answer. But he will answer them eventually. For now, to things Reacher is absolutely sure of: he’s about to face a gruelling interrogation… and those who brought him here are going to seriously regret it.