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Pre-order BODY OF LIES, the brand-new thriller in the Kat and Lock series, coming Spring 2026. THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS COME OUT – BUT AT WHAT COST? Fresh from successfully closing their first live case, the Future Policing Unit are called in to investigate when a headless, handless body is found...

We're all animals...although some of us have more primal instincts than others. Ex-policeman Joe Cassidy has a keen interest in animal behaviour and how it can have a bearing on some of the most heinous of human crimes - a talent that has heavily informed his detective work over the years. Although until now, he thought that he had left detective work behind....

Tobela Mpayipheli, oud-KGB-sluipmoordenaar, ook bekend as “Umzingeli” (Die Jagter), het gedink hy het sy vorige lewe agtergelaat. Maar nou bevind hom skielik in ’n onmoontlike situasie. Want lojaliteit is belangrik – en hy moet nou binne 72 uur in Lusaka uitkom, anders sterf ’n ou vriend, ’n medestryder wat gyselaar gehou word. Die losprys wat hy saam met hom moet neem, is gevaarlik – ’n hardeskyf met sensitiewe inligting. Die plaaslike intelligensiediens gaan alles in hul vermoë doen om hom te keer. En nou word die jagter die prooi.

Within the serene wilderness of Minnesota is Dr. Jonathan Arthur's renowned clinic, promising solace for those tormented by their deepest, darkest fears. But when corporate consultant Paul Ondragon arrives seeking relief from his extraordinary phobia, his tranquility is quickly shattered. Because a series of grisly murders is sending shockwaves through the community, each victim mutilated in a manner both brutal and inexplicable. Is the culprit truly a rogue bear, as authorities insist, or does something far more malevolent lurk in the shadows?

’n Pakkende hofdrama wat afspeel in die Boland. Julia is die kamerprokureur in Izak Marais se regspraktyk op Worcester. Wanneer hy die oggend voor ’n groot hofsaak ineenstort, moet Julia dringend sake beredder – ten spyte van die feit dat sy gesweer het sy sit haar voete nooit weer in ’n landdroshof nie.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER A PERFECT READ FOR CAT-LOVERS Against changing seasons in Japan, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives ... We meet Spin, a kitten rescued from the recycling bin, whose simple needs teach an anxious father how to parent his own...

Lemmer se Eerste Algemene Wet: Moenie betrokke raak nie. Hy pas dit veral toe in sy werk as vryskut-lyfwag by Body Armour, waar hy laag af is op die pryslys, want hy’s die een met die kriminele rekord, die gebrekkige sosiale vaardighede en die baie kort humeur. Wanneer die mooi, ryk Emma le Roux hom huur en begin vertel van onwaarskynlike bedreigings en ’n broer wat sy vas glo ná twintig jaar soos ’n Lasarus uit die dood uit opgestaan het, stof hy ook ’n ander ou Wet af: Moenie klein vroue vertrou nie.

Griessel en Cupido soek nie dié yskoue docket nie. Johnson Johnson, oud-poliesman, se lyk is gekry langs die treinspoor in die Karoo. In Bordeaux geniet Daniel Darret sy eenvoudige lewe, tot hy verplig word om nog een keer te jag – op die korrupte president van sy tuisland. Kan die Valke hom betyds keer? Kan Daniel die Russiese agente ontglip wat hom probeer elimineer? En gaan Bennie als oorleef om eindelik vir Alexa Barnard te vra om te trou?

When I meet Bentley DeGray, I’m at the lowest point in my life because no matter how much I fight, my past won’t let me escape. Bentley makes me laugh and care and love, but what does any of that mean when I’m living a lie? Things get complicated when I find out he’s with the Vampire Related Crimes Unit, the organization looking for answers about the abductions of prominent vampires.

How well do you know your neighbours? Would you notice if they lived or died? Police analyst Annabel wouldn’t describe herself as lonely. Her work keeps her busy and the needs of her ageing mother and her cat are more than enough to fill her time when she’s on her own. But Annabel is shocked when she discovers her neighbour’s decomposing body in the house next door, and appalled to think that no one, including herself, noticed her absence. Back at work she sets out to investigate, espite her police officer

’n Moord by die Kaapse Waterfront. Wat dalk skakel met geheimsinnige briewe wat geskorste luitenante Bennie Griessel en Vaughn Cupido ontvang het. Maar eers moet Bennie-hulle op Stellenbosch soek na ’n verdwene student, en die spoor vat van die eiendomsagent wat die kooptransaksie van Donkerdrif, korporatiewe swendelaar Jasper Boonstra se peperduur wynplaas, behartig het. En al hul ondersoeke het ’n gemene deler: die donkerste drif, gierigheid.

’n Middelklas-meubelhandelaar is in sy voorstedelike huis met ’n blaasvlam gemartel en toe met ’n M16 doodgeskiet. Een skoot; agterkant van die kop. Laksmanstyl. Oudpolisieman Zatopek van Heerden het sewe dae om dié moord op te los en ’n testament te vind. Die enigste leidraad ’n stukkie papier waarmee hulle te lank gelede dollars toegedraai het. Miskien báie dollars . . . Hoe dieper hy delf, hoe meer lae hy van dié ding afkrap, hoe meer smeer hulle toe.

Ella Neser en Lou Pepler werk weer–soort van–saam as private ondersoekers by Pepler en kie. Maar die dag voordat Ella op pad is Brugge toe (na Harry Grimbeek–hartedief, volgens Pepler), daag ’n verlangse familielid van Lou se eks op en smeek om hulp. ’n Donker reis wag op die twee gesoute speurders van Linden, Johannesburg . . .

Die grootste uitdaging van haar loopbaan wag op speuradjudant Storm van der Merwe. Die kusdorp Hermanus hou vir die eerste keer ooit ’n skrywersfees. Deel van Storm se verpligtinge is om by die gemeenskapsaal kywie te hou. Maar toe daag die sterskrywer van die dorp nie op vir haar sessie nie. Haar liggaam word in Kwaaiwater se Mosselrivier gevind. 24 uur later kom ’n visterman af op nóg ’n lyk – weer ’n vrou, dié keer jonk en swart. En dan is daar ’n derde slagoffer.

Valerie Hardy was terrorized as a child. As a result, her protective parents forced her into an existence of isolation and detachment - just as Gray had framed his own life. When the man returns after 10 years to terrorize Valerie again by abducting her, Gray must figure out what's happened before the kidnapper fulfills his promise to kill her. Yet, in the process, Gray collapses, losing control of himself and, briefly, even reality. Worse, during his lapse of self-control, the sadistic kidnapper turns his wicked attention to Gray.

Speurder Ella Neser stel ondersoek in nadat vier voete in 'n Checkers-sak in 'n openbare tuin gevind word. Lou Pepler, eks-polisieman, nou sekuriteitskonsultant, glo dit hou verband met 'n saak wat hy 20 jaar gelede ondersoek het—die verdwyning van Billy Katz, rykmanseun en rokjagter. Ella se soektog lei na 'n begrafnisonderneming in Turffontein en die Pottas-familie. Maar hoe hou die voete verband met Billy Katz se verdwyning en die saak wat Lou sy loopbaan en amper sy lewe gekos het?

When a three-year-old girl goes missing in the sprawling Birkenhead Park, Blake has a puzzle on his hands. The child seemed to vanish into thin air and nobody saw anything, not even her nanny. A known paedophile is spotted in the area and the clock begins ticking as Blake tries to find the lost girl. The team uncover secret after secret as they investigate but Blake has got problems closer to home as his girlfriend’s past comes back to haunt her in a brutal and devastating way. When a key witness dies, Blake realises that a killer is on the loose.

Charlie (a werewolf), Dorothy (a vampire), and Neil (a wizard) have a new flatmate. The bad news is, she's a human. The even worse news is, she's an investigative reporter. Susan Hall has just joined The Bugle, and is looking to make a name for herself.

Ella Neser, befaamde speurder uit die Abel-trilogie en Die verdwyning van Billy Katz, is weer op die spoor van 'n raaiselagtige moord. In 'n voorstad van Johannesburg word Clara Heyns, voorbeeldige moeder van twee, dood gevind met engelvlerke aan. Te midde van kantoorpolitiek probeer Ella die leidrade naspeur, maar dan draai haar wêreld inmekaar: wie is die rooikop wat by haar geliefde Lou uithang?

Nearly two dozen girls are found dead in a shipping container on the shores of New York City. No one knows where they came from or how they got there. But one man is compelled to find out why they died, no matter the cost.... Ex-NYPD detective Damien Drake has no business meddling in a police case, especially with what happened on the last one. But when the only survivor from the shipping container shows up at their doorstep with a horrific tale of drug smuggling, human trafficking, and links to a dangerous cartel, there's no way they can turn her down...can they?