Mystery Thriller List

TELL THE TRUTH, SHAME THE DEVIL
by Melina MARCHETTA
Chief Inspector Bish Ortley of the London Met, divorced and still
grieving the death of his son, has been drowning his anger in
Scotch. He’s no sooner suspended from the force than a busload
of British students is subject to a deadly bomb attack. Bish’s
daughter is one of those on board. Also on the bus is Violette
LeBrac. Thirteen years ago her grandfather bombed a London
supermarket, killing dozens of people. But before Violette’s part
in the French tragedy can be established she disappears.
THE WINTER QUEEN
by Boris AKUNIN
Moscow 1876. A young law student commits suicide in broad
daylight in Moscow’s Alexander Gardens. But this is no ordinary
death, for the young man was the son of an influential industrialist
and has left a considerable fortune. Erast Fandorin, a hotheaded
new recruit to the Criminal Investigation Department, is assigned
to the case and the investigation will take him from palatial
mansions to seedy backstreets.
EVEN DOGS IN THE WILD
by Ian RENKIN
Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is investigating the death of
a senior lawyer during a robbery. But the case becomes more
complex when a note is discovered, indicating that this may have
been no random attack.