August is looking like a very strong month for fans of crime fiction with new titles from several big names as well as a host of other titles amongst which there's sure to be an undiscovered gem or two. Here are our recommendations for books to look out for.
After the genre-transcending The Constant Gardener, which sold over 150,000 copies even before the film adaptation was released, comes yet another guaranteed success story from John le Carre which The Observer describes as "A tale that few could equal and none will surpass."
Crichton's previous book State of Fear sold over 250,000 copies and this promises to achieve similar success. The world of genetics is already spiraling out of control. In this book Michael Crichton tells us what happens Next. Need a new arm? Fine. How about a pet designed to your specifications? Easy. But when human beings play God there are bound to be consequences as this roller coaster ride of a thriller demonstrates.
Already described as "this year's Panic" - when bestselling thriller writer Andrew Danner wakes up in a hospital
bed with amnesia, he is horrified to be told that he
is responsible for the murder of his ex-fiancee. In the resulting
celebrity trial, Drew is exonerated on the grounds of temporary
insanity caused by a recent brain tumour. But he still has no idea if
he did kill Genevieve, and is desperate to find out.
Can Drew discover what really happened that night and unmask the real
killer?
