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Janice Hallett: Book Tour

Join the bestselling author Janice Hallett on her UK book tour for The Silent Appeal, the follow-up to her smash-hit debut The Appeal

Author Q&A: Joanna Wallace

Joanna Wallace on her pub setting, writing comedy and her top serial killer reads

The Art of Getting Hammered: Read an Extract

Read an extract from The Art of Getting Hammered, the new darkly funny and pulse-pounding thriller from Joanna Wallace

Author Q&A: Garry Disher

Garry Disher on being Australia's King of Crime and his approach to writing police procedurals

Under the Cold Bright Lights: Read an Extract

Read an extract from Garry Disher's latest police procedural mystery to be published in the UK

Looking ahead: Autumn 2026

A fantastic line-up of new books, from hunting Nazis in 1990s West Berlin to a mysterious death in 1770s Leicestershire and a return to Lower Lockwood

Garry Disher: Book Tour

Join the award-winning king of Australian crime on his first ever UK tour this July!

Murder on the Red River: Read an Extract

Read an extract from the powerful first novel in the award-winning Cash Blackbear series

Author Q&A: Tariq Ashkanani

Tariq Ashkanani talks his small-town American setting, police procedurals and his favourite dark fiction

The Hollow Boys: Read an Extract

Read an extract from Tariq Ashkanani's new gripping thriller, set in a dying rust-belt town in America

Author Q&A: Tracy Maton

Tracy Maton talks about her love of Patricia Highsmith, her village setting and writing an antihero

The Artful Anna Harris: Read an Extract

Read an extract from Tracy Maton's debut novel, perfect for readers looking for the next The Talented Mr Ripley

Author Q&A: Catriona Ward

Catriona Ward talks the wilderness setting and folk horror inspirations in her chilling new thriller, Nowhere Burning

Nowhere Burning: Read an Extract

Read an extract from Catriona Ward's latest chilling thriller, following runaway children in the Colorado Rockies

Author Q&A: C.E. Hulse

The author of Vivian Dies Again chats comedic inspirations and her approach to writing a time-loop mystery

Vivian Dies Again: Read an Extract

Read an extract from C.E Hulse's genre-bending, time-looping murder mystery

Looking ahead: Spring 2026

From a time-loop murder mystery to the chilling return of Catriona Ward, find your new bookish obsession this Spring

Viper and Serpent’s Tail’s Christmas Gift Guide 2025

Whether for yourself or a loved one, give the gift of a great book this Christmas – from Viper and Serpent's Tail.

Author Q&A: Zoë Rankin

The author of The Vanishing Place chats living in the wilderness and the experience of publishing her first book

The Vanishing Place: Read an Extract

Read an extract from this atmospheric thriller and international bestseller, set in the wilderness of the New Zealand bush...

Author Q&A: Janice Hallett

Janice Hallett chats her love of pub quizzing and the role humour plays in her latest novel

The Killer Question: Read an Extract

Janice Hallett's latest mind-bending mystery, featuring battling pub quiz teams and a grisly murder.

The Dead Husband Cookbook: Read an Extract

Read an extract from this deliciously rich thriller, containing the recipe for the perfect murder...

Looking ahead: Autumn 2025

From quiz-team rivalries to murderous recipes, there's something for everyone this season...

Author Q&A: Beth Lewis

The author of The Rush talks about her research into the Klondike Gold Rush and how her love of the wilderness inspired her storytelling.

The Rush: Read an Extract

Read an extract from this gripping historical fiction, set during the Klondike Gold Rush.

Author Q&A: Janice Hallett

The author of The Examiner talks her fifth Sunday Times bestseller, her return to academia and her next mind-bending mystery.

The Examiner: Read an Extract

Janice Hallett's latest bestselling thriller is a masterclass in murder, out now in paperback.

Author Q&A: Tariq Ashkanani

The author of The Midnight King talks the novel-within-a-novel format, his love of dark crime and what's next.

The Midnight King: Read an Extract

Husband. Father. Serial Killer. Read the opening of this dark, twisty thriller.

Author Q&A: Guy Morpuss

The author of A Trial in Three Acts talks his return to the courtroom and putting his own legal expertise to use

A Trial in Three Acts: Read an Extract

There's a killer in the court, but are they in the dock?

The Dragon Man: Read an Extract

The first novel in the Hal Challis series, from the king of Australian noir

Author Q&A: Oskar Jensen

The author of Helle & Death and Helle's Hound talks the return of Torben Helle and his love for classic Golden Age crime

Helle’s Hound: Read an Extract

Torben Helle is back, but solving a murder is no walk in the park...

Looking ahead: Spring 2025

A sneak preview of our upcoming titles for the season, from battling barristers to sinister serial killers...

The Underhistory – Take a Sneak Peek

Sinister and lyrical, The Underhistory is a haunting tale of loss, self-preservation and the darkness beneath. Take a sneak peak at the first chapter....

You’d Look Better As a Ghost: read an excerpt

The hilarious, murderous debut crime novel

Blue Water is Waterstones Thriller of the Month

Don't miss Leonora Nattrass' thrilling historical mystery on the high seas

The Appeal Wins at the CWA

We are proud to announce that The Appeal by Janice Hallett won the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger award for the best debut novel.

Viper wins Imprint of the Year at the British Book Awards

Recognised for a brilliant crime & thriller list

The Appeal is on the Waterstones Book of the Year shortlist!

Two new books coming from Catriona Ward

Discover the new books from the author of The Last House on Needless Street

The Appeal is the Waterstones Thriller of the Month!

Discover the most innovative crime novel of the year

The Last House on Needless Street: Q&A with Catriona Ward

Author Catriona Ward discusses her gothic masterpiece, The Last House on Needless Street

Film Deal With Imaginarium For Catriona Ward’s Novel The Last House On Needless Street

Catriona Ward's novel The Last House On Needless Street lands film deal with Imaginarium Productions

Call Me Mummy: Q&A with Tina Baker

Author Tina Baker discusses her new novel, Call Me Mummy

Black History Month Spotlight: Attica Locke

For Black History Month, we're turning the spotlight on our incredible black authors and their work. Today we shine the light on Attica Locke.

Attica Locke: meet your new favourite crime writer

Discover the books by Attica Locke, author of the current Waterstones Thriller of the Month, Heaven, My Home.

Books about black lives: a Serpent’s Tail reading list

Important works about black lives.

Heaven My Home is the Waterstones Thriller of the Month

We're thrilled to announce that Attica Locke's Heaven My Home is the Waterstones Thriller Book of the Month for June.

Attica Locke on the Orwell Prize shortlist

We're thrilled to announce that Heaven, My Home, Attica Locke's powerful crime novel set in Texas, has been shortlisted for The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2020.