Roxanne Bouchard captures perfectly the harsh environment of the Arctic seasons in this gripping tale set aboard a seal hunt ship. She tightens the pace like a tourniquet and is unapologetic in her characters.
A compelling read translated from Québécois to English by David Warriner
Detective Morales becomes immersed in a chilling case set on the icy seas of Quebec's remote Magdalen Islands, in the midst of a brutal seal hunt. A breathtaking, atmospheric, race-against-the-clock thriller...
**Number One bestseller in Canada** **Shortlisted for the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best French Crime Book**
'A shocking, exquisitely plotted mystery set in the brutal seas off Quebec. The writing is sublime ... you can feel the sting of salt on your cheeks' Gill Paul
'Detective fiction [with] a dreamily poetic cast' Sunday Times
'Unique, stylish Canadian Noir ... absolutely superb' Kjell Ola Dahl _________________________________________
Stephen Graham Jones creates a unique horror story through the eyes of Ricky, Gabe, Lewis and Cassidy, bound by their native American heritage find after a decade after a great Elk hunt that actions stir the spirit world.
Jones creates a relatable world with well realised characters, and the horror set pieces, while brief and visceral aren't gratuitous and propel the story to its inevitable end.
"Thrilling, literate, scary, immersive." -Stephen King
The Stoker, Mark Twain American Voice in Literature, Bradbury, Locus and Alex Award-winning, NYT-bestselling gothic horror about cultural identity, the price of tradition and revenge for fans of Adam Nevill's The Ritual.
Ricky, Gabe, Lewis and Cassidy are men bound to their heritage, bound by society, and trapped in the endless expanses of the landscape. Now, ten years after a fateful elk hunt, which remains a closely guarded secret between them, these men - and their children - must face a ferocious spirit that is coming for them, one at a time. A spirit…
Vargas' Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is a unique creation, very French, very eccentric, but not irritatingly so. A series if random chalk circles start appearing on Paris streets, each containing a random item, Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg senses this is the beginnings of a serial killer spree and the tension quickly escalates as a woman's body is discovered in one.
Vargas has a wonderful engaging style that keeps the reader immersed.
Winner of The Crime Writers' Association Duncan Lawrie International Dagger
Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is not like other policemen. His methods appear unorthodox in the extreme: he doesn't search for clues; he ignores obvious suspects and arrests people with cast-iron alibis; he appears permanently distracted. In spite of all this his colleagues are forced to admit that he is a born cop.
When strange blue chalk circles start appearing overnight on the pavements of Paris, only Adamsberg takes them - and the increasingly bizarre objects found within them - seriously. And when the body of a woman with her throat savagely cut…
A celebrity bookie is found dead on an Irish shoreline. The case is closed too quickly. But Garda Inspector P.J. Crowe doesn’t buy it.
Dragged into a violent underworld of dog fighting, crypto gambling, and ruthless enforcers, Crowe must dig deeper — even when the powerful want the truth buried forever.
The Payout Game is a gritty, high-octane crime thriller set on Ireland’s rugged coast, perfect for fans of hard-edged detectives and atmospheric noir.
