The Crime Vault ITW Awards Shortlist

A pulse-pounding thriller from the bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club selections, ORPHAN X and YOU'RE NEXT.


From the eleventh storey of a Los Angeles high-rise, Nate looks out on the city - the traffic, the trees, the beach beyond. He breathes deeply. And then he moves one foot off the ledge and into thin air.

But before he can jump, gunshots ring out from within the building.
A robbery is in progress. And Nate, with nothing to lose but the life he was about to give up, decides to intervene.

What happens next plunges Nate into mortal danger . . . and reunites him with the family he hasn't known for years - a family he will do anything to protect.

Packed with twists and suspense, hurtling forward at relentless speed, The Survivor is a gripping, unforgettable story of sacrifice, redemption and heroism - a thriller to rival the very best of Linwood Barclay and Harlan Coben.

The word-of-mouth bestselling debut from multi-award-winning bestseller Alex Marwood

'Alex Marwood is in a class of her own' LISA JEWELL, author of The Family Upstairs

Don't miss Alex Marwood's sensational new thriller, The Island of Lost Girls, out now!
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That's us. We're the girls who killed Chloe. We are the devil now.

One fateful summer morning in 1986, two eleven-year-old girls meet for the first time and by the end of the day are charged with murder.

Twenty-five years later, journalist Kirsty Lindsay is reporting on a series of sickening attacks on young female tourists in a seaside town when her investigation leads her to interview funfair cleaner Amber Gordon. For Kirsty and Amber, it's the first time they've seen each other since that dark day when they were just children. But with new lives - and families - to protect, will they really be able to keep their wicked secret hidden?

An absolutely gripping, ripped-from-the-headlines psychological thriller, perfect for fans of The Suspect by Fiona Barton and The Rumour by Lesley Kara

'[I] devoured every page . . . cleverly plotted and pacy, with all the storylines thundering towards a final, gripping conclusion. I loved it' ELIZABETH HAYNES
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Praise for Alex Marwood

'So good I wish I'd written it myself' VAL MCDERMID

'Scary as hell' STEPHEN KING

'Marwood blends story-telling prowess with characters so real that we inhabit their predicaments quite viscerally' SOPHIE HANNAH

'Without a doubt, she is one of crime fiction's brightest stars' MEGAN ABBOTT

'I'm in awe' MARK EDWARDS

'I cancel all engagements and turn off my phone for a new Alex Marwood book' ERIN KELLY

'Tinged with a compelling sense of dread' DAILY MAIL

*****

When her husband and son are murdered, she thought she'd lost it all. But for Sarah Durandt the nightmare is just beginning . . .

Sarah has just witnessed the execution of the man who confessed to killing her husband and son, among others. Returning home to the small town of Hopewell, Sarah vows to search for the graves of her murdered family - something the killer would never reveal. But her hunt leads to shocking revelations and in a race to save everything she holds dear, Sarah is forced to swallow the ultimate betrayal and the cruellest of lies.

A gripping psychological thriller, perfect for fans of I SEE YOU and THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR.


*****

Praise for BLIND FAITH:

'Everything a great thriller should be - action packed, authentic and intense' LEE CHILD

'A compelling new voice in thriller writing . . . I love how the characters come alive on every page' JEFFERY DEAVER

'A pulse-pounding adrenalin rush!' LISA GARDNER

'Tense, whip-smart' TESS GERRITSEN

'Tinged with a compelling sense of dread' DAILY MAIL