Our new books column this week sees the return of a favourite as Steve Cavanagh releases his ninth Eddie Flynn thriller. Plus, we bring you five authors who are new to the site and the chance for you to discover something different. They include Morgan Hatch, Mariette Lindstein, Toby Vieira, Mary E Roach and Daniel Kalla.
Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve Cavanagh
We’ve reached the ninth book in Steve Cavanagh‘s Eddie Flynn series with Two Kinds of Stranger arriving on 31 July, and the con man turned trial lawyer faces a seemingly impossible challenge. Ellie Parker is an internet celebrity famed for her acts of kindness – but when she helps a stranger, Ellie is thrown into a nightmare worse than she ever imagined. And that’s where Eddie comes in, but this is a case where nothing is quite what is seems and soon he and his family are in the sights of a cruel mastermind who is controlling everything from the shadows…
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Gone to Ground by Morgan Hatch
Brothers Javier and Alex Jiminez are on totally different trajectories – Javier heading for college, while his sibling is just heading for trouble. But downright nasty hedge fund fixer George Jones has their neighborhood in his sights and things don’t look good, with plans for urban renewal and gentrification replete with manmade disasters, civil unrest and a tsunami of ambitious Millennials. Soon Javier has a target on his back, and with his brother falling deeper into gang culture – can the pair find a common ground? The first in a trilogy, Gone to Ground by debut author Morgan Hatch is out on 31 July.
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Children of Fog Island by Mariette Lindstein
The final part of Mariette Lindstein’s Fog Island trilogy is published on 31 July, and Children of Fog Island finds Sofia Bauman living a normal life after escaping the clutches of a cult 15 years ago. But when a hurricane hits Sofia’s small Swedish community, devastating her home and cult leader Franz Oswald contacts her and offers money, Sofia faces a dilemma. Oswald is still obsessed with her, and it looks like Sofia’s teenage daughter is falling under his spell. It’s time to confront the past and if she is to keep her family safe.
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The Undrowned by Toby Vieira
Ghosts, contagion and conspiracy abound in The Undrowned by indie author Toby Vieira, set in a world that’s spinning into disarray as the flood waters rise. Sebastian is the only one to return alive from an expedition to check out an outbreak of a mysterious disease on an island off the coast of West Africa. And that’s impossible, because the disease kills everyone it touches – so how has he survived? Could his colleagues still be alive too? And who is the mysterious Khai Manni? Find out in 31 July, when the book is published.
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We Are the Match by Mary E Roach
Been longing for a contemporary reimagining of the Helen of Troy myth set against the splendour of the Grecian islands? Then 29 July is your lucky day, because that’s when We Are the Match by Mary E Roach comes out. Paris is a mob family fixer, trying to find a way into Zarek’s circle at the behest of a powerful crime lord. Helen is Zarek’s daughter, who wants to escape her father’s world and run from an arranged marriage. The two women join forces – but each has a hidden agenda that could threaten everything.
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The Deepest Fake by Daniel Kalla
A psychological thriller set in the world of AI arrives on 29 July in the shape of Daniel Kalla’s The Deepest Fake. Liam Hirsch should be riding high. He’s the CEO of a company specialising in AI, has a wonderful wife and a great life. Then come twin blows – his wife is having an affair and he has a terminal illness. But as Liam prepares to end it all, unexplained events inside his company make him question everything. Are things as bad as they seem, or is the technology he has worked so hard to advance being used against him?
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