THE GRIPPING NEW MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR.

‘The perfect crime novel’ Janice Hallett
‘Tremendously engaging.’ Vaseem Khan

The trip of their dreams is about to end in murder.

When five old friends are invited to join Abigail Blythe at the launch of her luxury hotel in the Costa Rican rainforest, they jump at the chance to spend a week in paradise.

None of them have heard from Abigail since the summer they went backpacking in Central America as students – a trip that ended in disaster for one member of the group. . .

Ten years may have passed, but old rivalries are never far from the surface. So when a body is discovered during the hotel’s launch event, it soon becomes clear that one among them must be responsible.

Someone is desperate to keep an old secret hidden – whatever the cost . . .
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PRAISE FOR A KILLER IN PARADISE . . .

‘Tom Hindle is brilliant’ The Sunday Times

'Filled with secrets and twists. This one will keep you guessing until the end!' Kelly Mullen

'The master of the murder mystery. . .' Anita Frank

'Endlessly compulsive – with depths as hidden and sinister as the rain forest itself.’ J M Hall

‘A subtropical tour-de-force… Hidden motivations and underhand shenanigans abound in this twisting, double bluffing classic mystery.’ David Goodman

'Hindle surprises and astonishes the way only magicians and the best crime writers can. A dazzler.' Benjamin Stevenson

'Twisty' Crime Monthly

'Classy murder mystery in a glorious setting.' Daily Express

'Killer twist . . .' Irish Independent

'Toms books are always new and different, and this is no different.' Belfast Telegraph

PRAISE FOR TOM HINDLE . . .

'Tom Hindle is one of our most exciting voices in crime fiction, with work that’s consistently punchy, intriguing, original and delightful' Janice Hallett

'Brilliantly clever' Lucy Foley

'Heir to Christie' Daily Mail

'Clever, classy and captivating' Chris Whitaker

'Twisty and gripping . . . Hindle just gets better with every book' Woman's Weekly

'Jolly entertainment' Crime Time

'A brilliant novel of deception, love and trust to join his supreme cannon' Evening Standard

'Vintage le Carré. Immensely clever, breathtaking. Really, not since The Spy Who Came in from the Cold has le Carré exercised his gift as a storyteller so powerfully and to such thrilling effect' John Banville, Guardian

Peter Guillam, former disciple of George Smiley in the British Secret Service, has long retired to Brittany when a letter arrives, summoning him to London. The reason? Cold War ghosts have come back to haunt him. Intelligence operations that were once the toast of the Service are to be dissected by a generation with no memory of the Berlin Wall. Somebody must pay for innocent blood spilt in the name of the greater good . . .

'Utterly engrossing and perfectly pitched. There is only one le Carré. Eloquent, subtle, sublimely paced' Daily Mail

'Splendid, fast-paced, riveting' Andrew Marr, Sunday Times

'Remarkable. It gives the reader, at long last, pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that have been missing for 54 years. Like wine, le Carré's writing has got richer with age' The Times

'Perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in Britain. He's in the first rank' Ian McEwan

'One of those writers who will be read a century from now' Robert Harris

Sunday Times bestseller, September 2017

"Funny, sharply observed and fiendishly clever" - Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
"So many twists you'll get whiplash" - Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants

Welcome to the Killer Lines Crime Festival!

In the quaint English town of Hoslewit, the biggest names in crime writing have gathered to celebrate all things bookish and murderous at the Killer Lines Crime Festival. Author Jane Hepburn is determined this is going to be her year. She hasn't quite reached the heady heights of the bestseller lists yet, and her editor isn't returning her calls, but Jane is convinced that if she can just make the right connections at the festival, it could be the start of a whole new chapter.

When the body of a literary agent is found dead in the bookshop tent, Jane's plans are derailed and it's beginning to feel like she's caught up in the plot of one of her own books - only with much higher stakes. But if she, and some new friends, can solve the murder, perhaps it will provide the boost her writing career needs?

If Jane lives to tell the tale, that is...

"A wicked, wicked book" - Vaseem Khan

'The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer' The Times

'Ripley, amoral, hedonistic and charming, is a genuinely original creation' Daily Telegraph

Tom Ripley is struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors and the law, when an unexpected acquaintance offers him a free trip to Europe and a chance to start over.

Ripley wants money, success and the good life and he's willing to kill for it. When his new-found happiness is threatened, his response is as swift as it is shocking.

**One of the BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**

**AS SEEN ON WRITE AROUND THE WORLD WITH RICHARD E GRANT**

'The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer' The Times

'Ripley, amoral, hedonistic and charming, is a genuinely original creation' Daily Telegraph

'He is using you for what you are worth'

Tom Ripley wants money, success, and the good life - and he's willing to kill for it. Struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors, and the law, Ripley leaps at the chance to start afresh on a free trip to Europe. But when his new-found happiness is threatened, his response is as swift as it is shocking.

This is the first in Highsmith's classic series featuring the character of Tom Ripley. The Talented Mr Ripley also inspired the Academy Award-winning film starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law.

One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.

A Financial Times Best Book of the Summer 2025

'Top marks' The Times Book of the Month (March)

'Brilliant... Beaumont is worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Mick Herron' James O'Brien, author of How They Broke Britain

Russia is struggling to defeat Ukraine on the battlefield. But can it win the war for influence?

August 2022. Simon Sharman is out for revenge, pursuing the assassin of his former colleague across war-torn Ukraine. Back in London, a Russian spy ring at the heart of the British Establishment remains active, attempting to sabotage the West's support for Ukraine.

In the fiercely contested Donbas region, Simon finds himself sucked into a terrifying shadow conflict between Russia and the West. Can a lone spy make a difference to the course of a conflict?

From the ruins of Bakhmut to the corridors of Whitehall, A Spy at War reveals the secret struggle for Ukraine, on the frontlines and in the arena of global public opinion.

Praise for A Spy at War

'Beaumont must surely be the most plugged in spy writer of the day, almost ahead of the curve... He pens thrillers you can't let go of, page turners full of power and intelligence. Indispensable' Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time

'Beaumont is a skilled guide to the murky interface between the corridors of power and the human consequences of the decisions made there' Adam LeBor, Financial Times

'Beaumont strikes back... A Spy At War is the best sort of espionage novel, shimmering with authentic tradecraft, geopolitical intrigue and a gritty exploration of betrayal and revenge' David McCloskey, author of The Seventh Floor and co-host of The Rest is Classified podcast

'Charles Beaumont is that rare combination in spy fiction: a genuine former intelligence officer who is also a first-class writer' Charles Cumming, author of Kennedy 35

'With his second novel, Beaumont has cemented himself as an author who both fearlessly tackles hard subjects and spins masterful tales. A Spy at War is daring and unflinching, a must-read' I.S. Berry, author of The Peacock and the Sparrow

'This second espionage thriller from former MI6 operative Charles Beaumont underlines his quality' Daily Mail

'Retired spy Charles Beaumont brings to life the terror, violence and confusion of the war in Ukraine... in this well-informed and revealing novel. Excellent' Literary Review

'An unadorned take on the brutal realities of the Ukrainian war, told with literary flair and an insider's insights' Paul Vidich, author of Beirut Station

'Angry, propulsive and very, very timely. If A Spy Alone was Beaumont's cry of rage as a citizen, A Spy at War is his cry of rage as a spook... Topping A Spy Alone was a tough ask. Beaumont has managed it' Dominick Donald, author of Breathe

'Many works of fiction will be inspired by the war in Ukraine. Charles Beaumont literally blasts out ahead of the field with an effort that is both cinematic and compassionate... A worthy sequel to his debut masterpiece' Dr Fiona Hill, CMG, former US National Intelligence Officer for Russia

'Beaumont has done it again: a gripping spy thriller, this time set in war-torn Ukraine, which is so true to life you feel you are there. It's also about Britain, now, and how so many in the Establishment have sold their souls for Russian gold' John Sweeney, author of Killer in the Kremlin

'Suspenseful, vivid and impossible to put down' TOM HOLLAND
'Laced with thrills' EVIE WYLD
'A sunlit version of the purgatory of Mick Herron's Slough House . . . compelling' Guardian
'Utterly gripping' ADAM RUTHERFORD
'Sublime . . . an exemplary drama of intrigue and heartbreak' Wall Street Journal
'A cracker from Preston. Deftly executed' The Times
'An electrifying, original read' Financial Times

On the Greek island of Vidos the past lingers like salt in the air. The inhabitants - former members of MI6 - are sent here to be forgotten. Exiled. Either too damaged or too compromised to be allowed to live freely.

For years, residents make the best of their fate - old enemies reconcile, long-lost friends swim together in the warm sea and estranged lovers share a bed once more. But secrets bind tightly. And when one of their own washes up dead, alliances fracture and a tide of suspicion begins to rise.

A vivid reimagining of a real, hidden slice of the British Intelligence Service's history, A Stranger in Corfu is an exquisitely tense and masterfully spun novel about shadowy morality, unravelled secrets and the futility of trying to outrun the past.