by Simon Kernick — Action-packed distraction. A serial killer politician faces an ex-cop duo determined to stop him. But he’s not going down without a fight…
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Devolution
by Max Brooks — Experts may warn us and small outbreaks may scare us, yet we still manage to convince ourselves that nothing will go wrong. Till it does.
Under Violent Skies
by Judi Daykin — Police procedural. Set in ‘Escape to the Country’ territory, but there’s nothing twee here. Racism, sexism, human trafficking, murder…
Finished With Life
by Scott Bartlett — A novel of ideas including climate change, multiverses, freedom, family ties and family responsibility, artificial intelligence and more…
Penhallow
by Georgette Heyer — A dysfunctional family of mostly unlikeable people. When one of them is finally bumped off, everyone is a suspect.
Cell
by Stephen King — A virus was carried by every cell phone operating within the entire world. Within hours, those receiving calls would be infected.
Autumn
by David Moody — Virtually the entire population of the planet has died in less than 24 hours. For the few survivors, things are about to get much worse.