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Find my next thriller

Looking for a new brilliant crime novel - but don't know where to start? Answer the questions below to find your next thriller read...

1. What would be your first reaction upon entering a crime scene?


A. Collect as much evidence as possible for thorough analysis 
B. Pause, take a moment and absorb the feel and the details
C. Stay in the shadows and observe those around you
D. Figure out how to get out of there as quickly as possible

2. Who is your archnemesis?


A. This is an irrelevant concept
B. Anyone who threatens your family
C. The enemy state
D. Could be anybody – trust is for the foolish

3. The most useful personality trait in a dangerous situation is? 

A. Dispassionate logic
B. Intuition
C. Smooth talking
D. Unpredictability

4. How might your fellow detectives describe you?

 

A. Rational to a fault
B. A people person
C. Mysterious
D. A wild card

 

5. After you've solved a mystery, how do you spend your down time? 

A. What down time? That next case needs your attention
B. Recharging in nature, especially at the beach
C. Getting some culture, maybe at an art gallery or the opera
D. Mired in your darkest thoughts

ANSWERS:
Scroll down to find your perfect thriller...

Human Remains

The gripping new thriller from the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of In the Blink of an Eye

IF YOU ANSWERED MOSTLY As
You need to read... Human Remains by Jo Callaghan


Cool, logical and rational, you could give AIDE Lock – the world's first AI detective – a run for his money. Don't miss this cutting-edge crime thriller from the author of the award-winning In the Blink of an Eye: the resurfacing of a past case that DCS Kat Frank is determined to keep buried puts her in conflict with her AI partner Lock's relentless logic, but when she becomes the target of a shadowy figure bent on revenge, everything will come down to just how much Lock can learn, and what happens when he does . . .

Carved in Blood

The stunning new Hana Westerman thriller from the award-winning author of BETTER THE BLOOD

IF YOU ANSWERED MOSTLY Bs
You need to read... Carved in Blood by Michael Bennett

Intuitive, driven and compassionate, Hana Westerman may well be your kindred spirit. In this riveting and moving follow-up to the acclaimed Better the Blood and Return to Blood, the Māori investigator finds herself forced back into a life she thought she'd left behind when her ex-husband is shot in what looks like a random hold-up. But as the search for the shooter progresses, Hana is drawn ever closer to a darkness that threatens both her family and her community – a darkness much closer than she knows . . .

No. 2 Whitehall Court

THE NEW SPY THRILLER FROM THE MASTER OF THE GENRE


IF YOU ANSWERED MOSTLY Cs
You need to read... No. 2 Whitehall Court by Alan Judd

Enigmatic, keen-eyed and refined, it wouldn't be a surprise if MI6 were to come knocking for you (assuming you don't work for them already). Keep your conspiracy-busting skills sharp with this gripping First World War spy thriller from Alan Judd, a master of the genre – can newly recruited spook Emily Grey locate a mole at the heart of the British naval establishment and avert a military catastrophe that could change the course of history?

The Other People

You can trust yourself, but can you trust anyone else?

MOSTLY Ds
You need to read... The Other People by C.B. Everett


Are you OK, hun? A little light paranoia aside, your questioning mind and keen sense of self-preservation will serve you well when it comes to navigating C. B. Everett's fiendishly clever, deviously chilling locked-room mystery. Ten strangers in an old dark house, a killer picking them off one by one, a missing girl who's running out of time and a Beast in the Cellar? Forget what you think you know, because while you can trust yourself, perhaps you shouldn't trust the other people . . .