This is How it Ends by Eva Dolan is a standalone psychological thriller that examines friendship, suspicion, and betrayal (available March 13, 2018). Best known for her Zigic and Ferreira crime series, This is How it Ends is Eva Dolan’s first standalone thriller, and after reading it, there is no… Read more
From Stuart MacBride, the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series, comes Now We Are Dead—a standalone spinoff featuring DS Roberta Steel (available in hardcover on January 30, 2018). Am I supposed to like DS Roberta Steel? This being my first exposure to Stuart MacBride, I get… Read more
The Switch by Joseph Finder is a timely, electrifying new thriller where a simple mix up throws one innocent man into the crosshairs of sinister government secrets and ruthless political ambitions (available June 13, 2017). Joseph Finder is the New York Times-bestselling author of 14 novels. Killer Instinct won the… Read more
Chris Ewan's Long Time Lost is a fast-paced, standalone thriller. Long Time Lost is a very sharp, finely-crafted thriller from page one. To kick off the story, Chris Ewan takes us to the Isle of Man where Nick Miller provides an unusual product to his customers. He and his colleagues… Read more
Chris Ewan's Long Time Lost is a fast-paced, standalone thriller (available February 7, 2017). “Don’t call anyone else and stay inside the house. Pack a small bag. Just one.” “You’ll come, then?” “I’ll be there soon. But remember, Kate: there’s no going back.” Nick Miller and his team provide a… Read more
Chris Ewan is the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of The Good Thief's Guide to… series and several successful thrillers. His latest, Long Time Lost (available February 7, 2017), is a fast-paced standalone thriller that features a protagonist who specializes in the unique and highly illegal service of relocating at-risk… Read more
A Game for All the Family by Sophie Hannah is a standalone thriller by this New York Times bestselling author, where a woman is pulled into a deadly game of deception, secrets, and lies, and must find the truth in order to defeat a mysterious opponent, protect her daughter, and… Read more
Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! Check back every Wednesday and see what we're reading for the week!
A Game for All the Family by Sophie Hannah is a standalone thriller by this New York Times bestselling author, where a woman is pulled into a deadly game of deception, secrets, and lies, and must find the truth in order to defeat a mysterious opponent, protect her daughter, and… Read more
The Defense by Steve Cavanagh follows Eddie Flynn, a former con artist-turned-lawyer that finds out that the two aren't all that different (Available May 3, 2016). Former con artist turned lawyer Eddie Flynn gave up the law a year ago after a disastrous case, and he vowed never to step… Read more
