We're logging off now for our winter break! We hope you have a wonderful festive holiday and we'll be back in the new year ✨

Get your hands on one of the Waterstones exclusive editions of #NowhereBurning by @catrionaward.bsky.social, signed with striking sprayed edges 🔥 The Nowhere Children are expecting you... Coming 19th February www.waterstones.com/book/nowhere...

The countdown is on, #VivianDiesAgain by C.E. Hulse hits shelves next month! Here are just a few of the fantastic reviews from early readers on NetGalley. 'Move over, Fleabag – there's a new hot mess in town' Lizzy Barber viperbooks.co.uk/work/vivian-...

🚨 @tariqashkanani.bsky.social's sensational thriller #TheMidnightKing is out in paperback on 1st January 🚨 Winner of the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year, this dark, twisty thriller is not to be missed! viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-mid...

@tariqashkanani.bsky.social has been picked by The Herald as one of the five Scottish crime writers to look out for in 2026, described as 'one of Scotland’s brightest crime-writing talents'! #TheMidnightKing is out now and #TheHollowBoys is coming next year 📚 www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

#TheVanishingPlace by Zoë Rankin is a New York Times best thriller of 2025! 🌄 'Rankin’s beautifully written book takes the reader deep into the landscape and toggles between two timelines as Effie struggles to reconcile the fragments of her life' www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/b...

Thrilled to reveal an absolutely KILLER cover for the UK paperback of #TheKillerQuestion 🕵️‍♂️🔎 Out 7 May 2026 🤩 What a quiztastic stunner! Cheers @viperbooks.bsky.social 🍻 Available to pre-order now!

The answer is murder. The question is whodunnit? We are delighted to reveal the paperback cover of #TheKillerQuestion, @janicehallett.bsky.social's latest bestselling mystery featuring battling pub quiz teams and grisly murder... Coming May 2026 🍻🩸 www.waterstones.com/book/the-kil...

'Hugely enjoyable read ... I was always rushing back to pick this up' – Early Reader Review Tracy Maton's stylish debut thriller #TheArtfulAnnaHarris is up now on NetGalley 📚 Request your copy here: tinyurl.com/AnnaHarrisNetGalley

Oo! Thank you so much @viperbooks.bsky.social for this brilliant sounding The Artful Anna Harris by Tracy Maton coming 5th March 2026 viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-art...

'Danielle Valentine's novel is dazzlingly original, inserting elements of gothic horror into an unorthodox murder mystery' We're over the moon that #TheDeadHusbandCookbook by Danielle Valentine is one of the Sunday Times' Crime Books of the Year! 🍽️

We've teamed up with @serpents-tail.bsky.social to share our top picks for Christmas this year. Whether for yourself or a loved one, give the gift of a great book this Christmas ✨🎁🎄 viperbooks.co.uk/2025/11/24/v...

Read @janicehallett.bsky.social's piece for the Guardian on her longstanding love of pub quizzes and the recent cheating scandal at a Manchester pub. Her latest bestseller, #TheKillerQuestion, features battling pub quiz teams and a grisly murder – out now 🍻✏️🩸 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Starting to think about your Christmas shopping? SheerLuxe recommends Danielle Valentine's delicious thriller #TheDeadHusbandCookbook 🍽️🎁✨

We are delighted to announce that @janicehallett.bsky.social is returning to Lower Lockwood with #TheSilentAppeal, the long-awaited sequel to her smash-hit debut The Appeal. Coming September 2026 🎭 A New Play. Another Murder... Pre-order signed copy www.waterstones.com/book/the-sil...

Time won’t bury the truth… We’re so excited to announce a new upcoming standalone novel from Garry Disher, #UnderTheColdBrightLights 🌃 Coming July 2026!

There's danger on the open road... The full Hal Challis investigations series by Garry Disher is out now!🩸 Check out the books on our website: tinyurl.com/3242jp6h

What a night! 😎 Thank you @viperbooks.bsky.social for a stunning Spring ‘26 showcase, featuring C. E. Hulse,‬⁩ Tracy Maton @catrionaward.bsky.social ‬⁩& @tariqashkanani.bsky.social ‬⁩hosted by the amazing @mirandajewess.bsky.social ‬⁩😱 so many fabulous titles for the new year!

Two children lost. The wrong one found. The award-winning author of #TheMidnightKing, @tariqashkanani.bsky.social, returns with #TheHollowBoys. A dark and haunting thriller about lost children in a dying rust-belt town, coming May 2026. www.waterstones.com/book/the-hol...

She'll be whoever she needs to be... It's four months to the day until we publish Tracy Maton's Ripley-esque debut #TheArtfulAnnaHarris. Be one of the first to read spring's most stylish thriller: request on NetGalley now 📚 🔗 tinyurl.com/AnnaHarrisNetGalley

Thank you, @viperbooks.bsky.social, for this ARC of #TheArtfulAnnaHarris 🤩 With brilliantly complex characters & a plot that unfolds with unnerving inevitability, Anna’s story is chilling & deeply engaging by turns. Loved it! Out March & available for preorder: www.waterstones.com/book/9781805...

Dame Charlotte Lazerton is dead. Torben Helle suspects foul play, but Torben - Danish academic and amateur sleuth - is woefully unqualified to catch a killer, and the killer knows it... #HellesHound by @OskarCoxJensen is out now in paperback 🐾 viperbooks.co.uk/work/helles-...

#TheKillerQuestion, the latest Sunday Times bestseller from the queen of tricksy crime @janicehallett.bsky.social, is a Waterstones Best Crime & Thriller Book of 2025 🎉 Battling pub quiz teams take centre stage in this twisty, mixed-media whodunnit 🍻✏️🩸 www.waterstones.com/blog/the-bes...

'Gold fever has taken him. I believe he means to kill me...' The paperback cover of #TheRush by @bethlewis.bsky.social is here! This historical mystery follows three women in the treacherous world of the Klondike gold rush, out in paperback April 2026 🪙

#HellesHound by @OskarCoxJensen is out now in paperback 🐾 This witty murder mystery puts a modern spin on the classic Golden Age whodunnit. A must-read for fans of Tom Hindle, Richard Osman and Janice Hallett.

'A trial is rather like a play. We wear our costumes. We perform to the audience. And on a good day no-one gets murdered' We are delighted to reveal the paperback cover of #ATrialInThreeActs by @guymorpuss.bsky.social, a twisty legal thriller out March 2026 ⚖️ viperbooks.co.uk/work/a-trial...

A dead art historian. Cold War skulduggery. A reluctant Danish sleuth. And an extremely hungry dog... #HellesHound by @OskarCoxJensen is out now in paperback 🐾

🚨 25% OFF UPCOMING BOOKS 🚨 Waterstones are offering 25% off pre-orders of 📚 #VivianDiesAgain by C.E. Hulse 📚 #NowhereBurning by @catrionaward.bsky.social 📚 #TheHollowBoys by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social Valid until 23.59 Friday 17th October with code OCTOBER25! www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...

@janicehallett.bsky.social picks her top five murder mysteries for the iPaper, including @guymorpuss.bsky.social's #ATrialInThreeActs for being 'both shocking and satisfying'. This legal thriller follows a murder trial after an actress is beheaded live on stage... ⚖️

‘Raw, emotional and haunting’ #TheVanishingPlace by Zoë Rankin reviewed in the Daily Mail. This gripping and immersive thriller set in the New Zealand bush is out now 🌄 www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...

'Another entertaining whodunnit from the author of Helle and Death' #HellesHound by @oskarjensen.bsky.social has been selected by the iPaper as a best new paperback to read this October 🐾 inews.co.uk/culture/book...

Torben Helle is back and this time it's his mentor, eminent art historian Charlotte Lazerton, who is dead. But Torben is woefully unqualified to catch a killer, and the killer knows it... #HellesHound by @OskarCoxJensen is out now in paperback 🐾 viperbooks.co.uk/work/helles-...

A dead art historian. Cold War skulduggery. A reluctant Danish sleuth. And an extremely hungry dog... A witty murder mystery that puts a modern spin on the classic Golden Age whodunnit, #HellesHound by @oskarjensen.bsky.social is out today in paperback🐾 viperbooks.co.uk/work/helles-...

Torben Helle is back, but solving a murder is no walk in the park... #HellesHound by @OskarCoxJensen is out in paperback on Thursday 🐾 viperbooks.co.uk/work/helles-...

🚨 THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 🚨 An atmospheric thriller set in the wilderness of New Zealand. One girl escaped but the forest took another... #TheVanishingPlace by Zoë Rankin is out now! viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-van...

Zoe Rankin: 'It’s what you can’t see, and what you don’t know, that truly terrifies' 🏚️ We caught up with CBC alumna Zoe Rankin to discuss her debut psychological thriller #TheVanishingPlace, out now from @viperbooks.bsky.social!

Viper, the crime imprint of Profile Books, has acquired Tracy Maton’s debut novel The Artful Anna Harris, a modern twist on Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr Ripley. The book will be published in March 2026 👇 #BookSky

One girl escaped. The forest took another... #TheVanishingPlace by Zoë Rankin is out in the UK today! A number one international bestseller, this atmospheric debut set in the New Zealand bush is perfect for fans of Lucy Clarke and Chris Whitaker. viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-van...

Here's a pre-dinner snack for you all: a delicious interview on the @readandburiedpod.bsky.social with #TheDeadHusbandCookbook author Danielle Valentine 🍽️ Tuck in here 👇

📚#BookReview📚 4⭐️#TheVanishingPlace by #ZoeRankin @viperbooks.bsky.social is an impressive, chilling and compelling debut thriller telling the story of a girl who escaped the bush, whilst the forest took another…🌳👀 Full Review 🔗 tinyurl.com/4z7kkymk #BookSky📚💙 #Bookblogger

Today on the podcast I interview @janicehallett.bsky.social about her brand new bestseller #thekillerquestion published by @viperbooks.bsky.social Listen here: podfollow.com/quick-book-r...

One girl escaped. The forest took another... A number one international bestseller, this atmospheric thriller set in the New Zealand bush already has readers completely addicted! #TheVanishingPlace by Zoë Rankin is out in the UK this Thursday 🌲 viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-van...

The number one INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, #TheVanishingPlace by Zoë Rankin is out in the UK next week! 🌲 Flooded with atmosphere and full of twists, The Vanishing Place is a sizzling debut, perfect for readers of Lucy Clarke and Chris Whitaker. viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-van...

Catriona Ward's stunning literary thriller, #NowhereBurning, is now available to request on NetGalley now. We'll be accepting 25 requests every Friday!🔥 www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

Today we publish Leonora Nattrass' witty and compelling historical mystery #TheBellsOfWestminster in paperback! Murder, ghosts and a talking parrot named Cuthbert – what more could you want?! Get your copy now: tinyurl.com/TheBellsOfWestminsterPB

A day to remember! 🤩 1st time at @agathafestival.bsky.social ‬⁩with @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social ‬⁩ & @andreinacordani.bsky.social ‬⁩ 🔎 A fab audience shared their passion for Agatha with us 🙏 organisers & volunteers, thank you - but especially the lady who creates her own cover art for my books 😍

#TheExaminer by @janicehallett.bsky.social is a Waterstones paperback of the year! 🎉🦂✏️ Six students. One murder. Your time starts now... waterstones.com/campaign/pap...

#TheKillerQuestion by @janicehallett.bsky.social is an instant Sunday Times top 10 bestseller! 🍻🩸✏️ Can you solved the mystery of the missing landlords? Sharpen your pencils and get the drinks in, because someone's not been playing fair... viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-kil...

Still absolutely buzzing to have won the McIlvanney Prize at this year’s Bloody Scotland. A complete honour, especially given the amazing books that were up for it, on both the short and long lists. Thank you @bloodyscotland.bsky.social!

#TheMidnightKing by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social has won the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year! The Midnight King is a dark thriller about family, trauma and the secrets we hide within... www.waterstones.com/category/cul...