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Winner of the CWA Debut Dagger, CJ Carver''s debut thriller is a dark and gripping story set in a town with a pitch-dark legacy of blood."A nightmarish adventure of close calls and surprising escapes . . . An exceptional first mystery" Publishers WeeklyJournalist India Kane''s trip to the Australian outback takes a horrifying turn when she arrives in the town of Cooinda to find that her best friend Lauren is missing. Seemingly no one knows what has happened to her, but it''s not long before India finds herself arrested for a double murder that she didn''t commit, caught up in the dark past of a small town hiding a devastating truth - one that could destroy a family, a friendship, and a nation.Set in the unforgiving landscape of the Australian outback, Blood Junction won the CWA''s Debut Dagger and is CJ Carver''s powerful and compulsive thriller about a woman on the run from a brutal killer, as well as from her own past.

Journalist India Kane has agreed to accompany a Greenpeace ship in pursuit of an illegal whaling fleet. Amidst the high winds and freezing fog, tragedy strikes when a huge container ship suddenly looms into sight and slams into the Greenpeace craft. Eight crew members are killed, including one of India''s closest friends. Determined to bring the owner of the vessel to justice, India sets out on a quest that begins in the Australian outback. Here she discovers a community struck by a mysterious illness ­- and a puzzle which will take India on another dark and terrifying journey . . .Black Tide is another compulsive India Kane thriller from author CJ Carver, following on from Blood Junction.

Formerly a Captain in the Paras, Jay McCaulay is highly trained, tough and resourceful. She''s been working in Bristol with the aid agency TRACE for two years, helping track and unite families separated by conflict. But Jay receives an unwelcome reminder of her army past when a young Macedonian girl she once saved goes missing - just as a Macedonian crime boss turns up in Bristol.Thrown back into a world that inspires paranoia, where brutal Mafia thugs run riot and her family and loved ones are threatened, Jay is forced to confront a trail of murder, corruption and evil that leads into the heart of London and threatens everything she has ever held dear . . . Gone Without Trace is another gripping and fast-paced thriller from CJ Carver, author of Blood Junction.

When Jay McCaulay wakes up in a strange hotel room in Moscow, drugged and confused, she has no idea how she got there. When she makes it back to the UK, things only get stranger when she discovers that her beloved uncle is missing, and that she was kidnapped when out looking for him. Soon Jay finds herself entangled in a web of lies and betrayals that stretches from Newbury Race Course all the way to Siberia. And, as the body count rises, it''s clear that Jay''s biggest threat may be from the people she trusts the most . . . Back With Vengeance is another compelling, page-turning thriller from CJ Carver, following on from Gone Without Trace.

Jay McCaulay was the only witness to a slick and professional assassination. She saw ex-soldier Sol Neill stabbed to death by a small blonde woman, so when a friend of Sol''s - Max Blake - is arrested for Sol''s murder, she knows she can''t stand back and say nothing. Determined to prove Max''s innocence, Jay launches into another dangerous and life-threatening investigation. But, as she begins to uncover a sinister secret that goes right into the heart of the British establishment, Jay is unaware that the assassin is now after her . . .The Honest Assassin is another page-turning and intelligent thriller from CJ Carver, following on from Gone Without Trace and Back with Vengeance.

Georgia Parish was glad to leave behind the damp heat, the bugs and the deadly wilderness of Nulgarra, Northern Queensland. But when a plane she is on crashes, she suddenly finds herself back in the outback.As it becomes clear that the crash was no accident, Georgia has to come to the sinister realisation that someone might want her dead. But who?The trail of clues Georgia follows takes her into the heart of the most exotic, colourful and savage landscape on earth. With relentless criminals behind her, and something far worse ahead, Georgia needs to escape from a merciless enemy who may know her all too well . . .Dead Heat is a heart-stopping, fast-paced adventure from CJ Carver, author of Gone Without Trace and Blood Junction. Dead Heat features India Kane from Blood Junction and Black Tide.

Lisa McCall, a brilliant young scientist, has vanished in the wilderness in the middle of a snowstorm. Her sister, Abby, reluctantly drops everything and flies out from England to join the search party. Alaska is the last place she wants to be, but ever since a bitter row she hasn''t spoken to Lisa for some years - and if they don''t find her soon, she never will again. Alone in the freezing outpost, bruised by a broken love affair, Abby struggles to understand her sister''s disappearance. But the more she uncovers, the more sinister the situation becomes. With both influential friends and powerful enemies, it seems Lisa may have been in well over her head . . . Beneath the Snow is a tense, action-packed adventure from CJ Carver, author of Gone Without Trace and Blood Junction.

A gripping suspense thriller from CWA Debut Dagger winner CJ Carver, perfect for fans of Angela Marsons and Peter May.A SUICIDE. A MURDER. A CONSPIRACY. DIGGING UP THE PAST CAN BE DEADLY . . .A thirteen-year-old boy commits suicide.A sixty-five-year old man dies of a heart attack. Dan Forrester, ex-MI5 officer, is connected to them both. And when he discovers that his godson and his father have been murdered, he teams up with his old friend, DC Lucy Davies, to find answers.But as the pair investigate, they unravel a dark and violent mystery stretching decades into the past and uncover a terrible secret. A secret someone will do anything to keep buried . . . ''A top notch thriller writer'' SIMON KERNICK ''Perfect for fans of Lee Child and Mason Cross'' GUARDIAN''One of the best thriller writers working today'' TOM HARPER

C.J. Carver is a top notch thriller writer and Spare Me The Truth is right up there with the best - Simon KernickFor fans of Lee Child and Jason Bourne, Spare Me the Truth is the gripping new thriller from the multi-award winning author of Blood Junction.Dan Forrester, piecing his life back together after the tragic death of his son, is approached in a supermarket by a woman who tells him everything he remembers about his life - and his son - is a lie.Grace Reavey, stricken by grief, is accosted at her mother''s funeral. The threat is simple: pay the staggering sum her mother allegedly owed, or lose everything.Lucy Davies has been forced from the Met by her own maverick behaviour. Desperate to prove herself in her new rural post, she''s on the hunt for a killer - but this is no small town criminal.Plunged into a conspiracy that will test each of them to their limits, these three strangers are brought together in their hunt for the truth, whatever it costs. And as their respective investigations become further and further entwined, it becomes clear that at the centre of this tangled web is a threat more explosive than any of them could have imagined."Nothing short of brilliant . . . Carver has created a wonderful story here, sort of Jason Bourne meets Silence of the Lambs." - Michael Jecks, author of Blood on the Sands.

How do you protect your family when you can''t remember who''s hunting them? A gripping international thriller, perfect for fans of Lee Child and Mason CrossA family in England is massacred, the father left holding the shotgun.PC Lucy Davies is convinced he''s innocentA sleeper agent in Moscow requests an urgent meeting with Dan Forrester, referencing their shared past.His amnesia means he has no idea who he can trust.An aging oligarch in Siberia gathers his henchmen to discuss an English accountant.It''s Dan''s wifeFrom acclaimed and award-winning author CJ Carver, this is the next gripping international thriller in her brilliant Dan Forrester series.PRAISE FOR CJ CARVER"Hard, fast and real - a solid gold A-grade thriller" Lee Child"A terrific page-turner. Heart-stopping action and a heroine with guile as well as guts" Harlan Coben"CJ Carver gives us everything: high-octane action, vivid characters, and thought-provoking mystery" Meg Gardiner, author of The Burning Mind"CJ Carver is a top notch thriller writer" Simon KernickNothing short of brilliant . . . Carver has created a wonderful story here, sort of Jason Bourne meets Silence of the Lambs'' (Michael Jecks, author of Blood on the Sands)

Editor Martin Edwards has commissioned an entertaining range of stories from the membership of the world's most celebrated group of crime and mystery writers, the Crime Writers' Association (CWA). Founded over 70 years ago by John Creasey, the Crime Writers’ Association supports, promotes and celebrates this most durable, adaptable and successful of genres, while supporting writers of every kind of crime fiction and non-fiction. In this new collection, enjoy 23 original, thrilling mysteries packed full of enthralling characters, drama and intrigue, by the following authors: Martine Bailey, Christine Poulson, Dea Parkin, Martin Edwards, C.J. Carver, Kate Ellis, Shawn Reilly Simmons, Phil Lecomber, L.C. Tyler, Glenda Young, Antony Johnston, Simon Dinsdale, Renita D’Silva, Paul Gitsham, Yvonne Eve Walus, Brian Price, Pam Plumb, Nick Guthrie, Margaret Holbrook, Andy Sykes, Cath Staincliffe, Roland Moore and Rachel Amphlett.The Flame Tree Beyond and Within short story collections bring together tales of myth and imagination by modern and contemporary writers, carefully selected by anthologists, and sometimes featuring short stories from a single author. Overall, the series presents a wide range of diverse and inclusive voices with myth, folkloric-inflected short fiction, and an emphasis on the supernatural, science fiction, the mysterious and the speculative. The books themselves are gorgeous, with foiled covers, printed edges and published only in hardcover editions, offering a lifetime of reading pleasure.