by Candice Fox
LEE CHILD
GONE BY MIDNIGHT
Candice Fox
Crimson Lake is where bad people come to disappear – and where eight-year-old boys vanish into thin air . . .
On the fifth floor of the White Caps Hotel, four young friends are left alone while their parents dine downstairs. But when Sara Farrow checks on the children at midnight, her son is missing. The boys swear they stayed in their room, and CCTV confirms Richie has not left the building. Despite a thorough search, no trace of the child is found.
Distrustful of the police, Sara turns to Crimson Lake’s unlikeliest private investigators: disgraced cop Ted Conkaffey and convicted killer Amanda Pharrell. This case just the sort of twisted puzzle that gets Amanda’s blood pumping.
For Ted, the case couldn’t have come at a worse time. Two years ago a false accusation robbed him of his career, his reputation and most importantly his family. But now Lillian, the daughter he barely knows, is coming to stay in his ramshackle cottage by the lake.
Ted must dredge up the area’s worst characters to find a missing boy. And the kind of danger he uncovers could well put his own child in deadly peril . . .
‘One of our best crime writers.’
CANBERRA WEEKLY
HADES
Candice Fox
Winner of the Ned Kelly Award 2014 for Best Debut Crime Novel
Homicide detective Frank Bennett feels like the luckiest man on the force when he meets his new partner, the dark and beautiful Eden Archer.
But there’s something strange about Eden and her brother. Something he can’t quite put his finger on.
At first, as they race to catch a very different kind of serial killer, his partner’s sharp instincts come in handy. But soon Frank’s wondering if she’s as dangerous as the man they hunt.
‘Definitely a writer to watch.’
HARLAN COBEN
‘One of the stand-out crime thrillers of the past few years.’
THE CHRONICLE
‘Fox has hit gold . . . a name to be reckoned with.’
PRIMO LIFE
EDEN
Candice Fox
Winner of the Ned Kelly Award 2015 for Best Crime Novel
Most police duos run on trust, loyalty and the desire to see killers in court. But Detective Frank Bennett’s partner, the enigmatic Eden Archer, has nothing to offer him but darkness and danger.
Eden doesn’t mind catching killers – but it’s not in the courthouse where her justice is served.
Now she is about to head undercover and it’s up to Frank to watch over her.
But as the darkness around Eden gathers, Frank begins to ask himself: is Eden saving lives, or taking them?
‘Hades announced an important new voice in crime fiction . . . Eden is equally breathtaking.’
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
‘Fox again grabs her reader by the throat from the get-go and does not relinquish her grip . . . Gripping, confronting and powerful.’
WESTERN ADVOCATE
‘A sizzling page-turner.’
DAILY TELEGRAPH
FALL
Candice Fox
Shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award 2016 for Best Crime Novel
If Detective Frank Bennett tries hard enough, he can sometimes forget that Eden Archer, his partner in the Homicide Department, is also a moonlighting serial killer . . .
Thankfully their latest case is proving a good distraction. For on the city’s rain-soaked running tracks, a predator is lurking.
Meanwhile, Frank’s new girlfriend Imogen is determined to solve the disappearance of the two young Tanner children more than twenty years earlier. But the trail is leading to Eden’s door.
And asking too many questions about Eden Archer can get you buried as deep as her past . . .
‘Fox has taken crime fiction by the scruff of the neck in recent years.’
WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
‘Tough and thrilling, this will keep you reading well into the night.’
SUNDAY CANBERRA TIMES
NEVER NEVER
James Patterson and Candice Fox
The New York Times #1 bestseller
Detective Harriet Blue needs to get out of town, fast.
With her brother under arrest for a series of brutal murders in Sydney, Harry’s chief wants the hot-headed detective kept far from the press. So he assigns her a deadly new case – in the middle of the outback.
Deep in the Western Australian desert, three young people have disappeared from the Bandya Mine. And it’s Harry’s job to track them down.
But, still reeling from events back home, and with a secretive new partner at her side, Harry’s not sure who she can trust anymore.
And, in this unforgiving land, she has no idea how close she is to a whole new kind of danger . . .
‘A bright new star of crime fiction – Candice Fox’s writing is inventive, thrilling and totally addictive. It has been such a pleasure to work with her on Never Never.’
JAMES PATTERSON
FIFTY FIFTY
James Patterson and Candice Fox
It’s not easy being a good detective when your brother’s a serial killer.
Sam Blue stands accused of the brutal murders of three young students, their bodies dumped near the Georges River. Only one person believes he is innocent: his sister, Detective Harriet Blue. And she’s determined to prove it.
Except she’s now been banished to the outback town of Last Chance Valley (population 75), where a diary found on the roadside outlines a shocking plan – the massacre of the entire town. And the first death, shortly after Harry’s arrival, suggests the clock is already ticking.
Meanwhile, back in Sydney, a young woman holds the key to crack Sam’s case wide open.
If only she could escape the madman holding her hostage . . .
LIAR LIAR
James Patterson and Candice Fox
Detective Harriet Blue is clear about two things. Regan Banks deserves to die. And she’ll be the one to pull the trigger.
But Regan – the vicious serial killer responsible for destroying her brother’s life – has gone to ground.
Suddenly, her phone rings. It’s him. Regan.
‘Catch me if you can,’ he tells her.
Harriet needs to find this killing machine fast, even if the cost is her own life. So she follows him down the Australian south coast with only one thing on her mind.
Revenge is coming, and her name is Harriet Blue . . .
HUSH HUSH
James Patterson and Candice Fox
Harriet Blue used to be a detective. Now she’s inmate 3329.
Prison is a dangerous place for a former cop – as Harriet is learning on a daily basis.
So, following a fight for her life and a prison-wide lockdown, the last person she wants to see is Deputy Police Commissioner Joe Woods. The man who put her inside.
But Woods is not there to gloat. His daughter Tonya and her two-year-old child have gone missing.
He’s ready to offer Harriet a deal: find his family to buy her freedom . . .
THE INN
James Patterson and Candice Fox
Bill Robinson is starting over.
The Inn at Gloucester stands alone on the rocky New England shoreline. Its seclusion suits former Boston police detective Bill Robinson, novice owner and innkeeper. As long as the dozen residents pay their rent, Robinson doesn’t ask any questions.
Yet all too soon Robinson discovers that leaving the city is no escape from the dangers he left behind. A new crew of deadly criminals move in to the small town, bringing drugs and violence to the front door of the inn.
Robinson feels the weight of responsibility on his shoulders. His sense of duty compels him to fight off the threat to his town. But he can’t do it alone. Before time runs out, the residents of the inn will face a choice.
Stand together? Or die alone.
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