Get the first three books in the addictive, award-winning, number-one bestselling Roy & Castells series, in one GREAT-VALUE Box Set! Emily Roy, a profiler on loan to Scotland Yard from the Canadian Royal Mounted Police, joins French true-crime writer Alexis Castells on the hunt for serial killers, in cases that take them from London to Sweden and back to the past ... to some of the most horrific periods of modern history. &‘A bold and intelligent read' Guardian &‘A satisfying, full-fat mystery' The Times &‘Assured telling of a complex story' Sunday Times Block 46 (Book One) The hunt for a serial killer takes criminal profiler Emily Roys and true-crime writer Alexis Castells from London to Sweden, and back to the past, to Buchenwald Concentration Camp, as a terrifying connection comes to light. The first instalment the disturbing, chilling Roy & Castells series, by the Queen of French Noir. Keeper (Book Two) An abduction in London and the discovery of a body on the west coast of Sweden lead criminal profiler Emily Roys and true-crime writer Alexis Castells back to Jack the Ripper's Whitechapel, as they hunt a serial killer. Book two in the explosive, award-winning Roy & Castells series. Blood Song (Book Three) The action swings from London to Sweden, and then back into the past, to the atrocities of Franco's Spain, as Roy & Castells hunt a monstrous killer ... in the third instalment of &‘Queen of French Noir' Johana Gustawsson's award-winning, international bestselling Roy & Castells series. Praise for the Roy & Castells series ***Longlisted for the CWA International Dagger*** ***Winner of Balai de la Découverte and Nouvelle Plume d'Argent Awards*** ***International Number One Bestseller*** &‘Dark, oppressive and bloody but also thought-provoking, compelling and very moving' Metro &‘A must-read' Daily Express &‘A truly European thriller' Financial Times &‘A real page-turner, I loved it' Martina Cole &‘Cleverly plotted, simply excellent' Ragnar J&ónasson &‘Bold and audacious' R. J. Ellory &‘Gustawsson's writing is so vivid, it's electrifying. Utterly compelling' Peter James &‘Gritty, bone-chilling, and harrowing &– it's not for the faint of heart, and not to be missed' Crime by the Book &‘A relentless heart-stopping masterpiece, filled with nightmarish situations that will keep you awake long into the dark nights of winter' New York Journal of Books

The hunt for a serial killer takes criminal profiler Emily Roys and true-crime writer Alexis Castells from London to Sweden, and back into the past, to Buchenwald Concentration Camp, in the first instalment an addictive, award-winning new series from the Queen of French Noir ***Winner of Balai de la Découverte and Nouvelle Plume d'Argent Awards*** ***International Number One Bestseller*** 'Dark, oppressive and bloody, but it's also thought-provoking, compelling and very moving' Metro 'Gustawsson's writing is so vivid, it's electrifying. Utterly compelling' Peter James 'A bold and intelligent read' Laura Wilson, Guardian ___________________ Evil remembers... Falkenberg, Sweden. The mutilated body of talented young jewellery designer, Linnea Blix, is found in a snow-swept marina. Hampstead Heath, London. The body of a young boy is discovered with similar wounds to Linnea's. Buchenwald Concentration Camp, 1944. In the midst of the hell of the Holocaust, Erich Hebner will do anything to see himself as a human again. Are the two murders the work of a serial killer, and how are they connected to shocking events at Buchenwald? Emily Roy, a profiler on loan to Scotland Yard from the Canadian Royal Mounted Police, joins up with Linnea's friend, French true-crime writer Alexis Castells, to investigate the puzzling case. They travel between Sweden and London, and then deep into the past, as a startling and terrifying connection comes to light. ___________________ 'A terrific, original duo' The Times 'Multi-layered, superbly plotted, brimming with mystery, tension and bone-chilling violence, and with two very different – but equally fascinating – lead female characters, Block 46 is not for the squeamish or faint-hearted ... this is a book that has the power to shock and the artistry to impress long after the last page has turned' Lancashire Post 'Utterly compelling' Woman's Own 'A bold and audacious debut from a very talented writer. Heralds the beginning of a thrilling new series' R J Ellory 'Viscerally brutal yet delicately beautiful, like blood spatter on fresh snow. An unbelievable debut' Matt Wesolowski 'A truly unique and chilling blend of Nordic Noir's dark atmosphere ... gritty, bone-chilling, and harrowing – it's not for the faint of heart, and not to be missed' Crime by the Book 'A real page-turner, I loved it' Martina Cole 'A great serial-killer thriller with a nice twist ... first rate' James Oswald 'Cleverly plotted, simply excellent' Ragnar Jónasson 'A must-read' Daily Express 'There's a touch of Hannibal Lector in this one, and the final plot twists are harsh and sudden. You'll want to double check the door locks and keep a few extra lights on, as you read ... the suspense is brutal' Kingdom Books

"Spain, 1938: The country is wracked by civil war, and as Valencia falls to Franco's brutal dictatorship, Republican Therese witnesses the murders of her family. Captured herself, and sent to the notorious Las Ventas women's prison, gives birth to a daughter who is forcibly taken from her. Falkenberg, Sweden, 2016: A wealthy family is found savagely murdered in their luxurious home. Discovering that her parents have been slaughtered, Alienor Lindbergh, a new recruit to the UK's Scotland Yard, rushes back to Sweden and finds her hometown rocked by the massacre. Profiler Emily Roy joins forces with Alienor and soon finds herself on the trail of a monstrous and prolific killer. Little does she realise that this killer is about to change the life of her colleague, true-crime writer Alexis Castells. Joining forces once again, Roy and Castells' investigation takes them from the Swedish fertility clinics of the present day back to the terror of Franco's rule, and the horrifying events that took place in Spanish orphanages under its rule. Terrifying, vivid and told at a breakneck pace, Blood Song is not only a riveting thriller and an examination of corruption in the fertility industry, but it also pulls back the veil on the atrocities of Spain's dictatorship."--Publisher.

An abduction in London and the discovery of a body on the west coast of Sweden lead criminal profiler Emily Roys and true-crime writer Alexis Castells back to Jack the Ripper's Whitechapel, as they hunt a serial killer. Book two in the explosive, award-winning Roy & Castells series. ‘A terrific, original duo' Marcel Berlins, The Times ‘Gritty, bone-chilling, and harrowing – it's not for the faint of heart, and not to be missed' Crime by the Book ‘A relentless heart-stopping masterpiece, filled with nightmarish situations that will keep you awake long into the dark nights of winter' New York Journal of Books ___________________ Whitechapel, 1888: London is bowed under Jack the Ripper's reign of terror. London 2015: Actress Julianne Bell is abducted in a case similar to the terrible Tower Hamlets murders of some ten years earlier, and harking back to the Ripper killings of a century before. Falkenberg, Sweden, 2015: A woman's body is found mutilated in a forest, her wounds identical to those of the Tower Hamlets victims. With the man arrested for the Tower Hamlets crimes already locked up, do the new killings mean he has a dangerous accomplice, or is a copy-cat serial killer on the loose? Profiler Emily Roy and true-crime writer Alexis Castells again find themselves drawn into an intriguing case, with personal links that turn their world upside down. Following the highly acclaimed Block 46 and guaranteed to disturb and enthral, Keeper is a breathless thriller from the new queen of French Noir. ___________________ ‘A bold and intelligent read' Guardian ‘A satisfying, full-fat mystery' The Times ‘Assured telling of a complex story' Sunday Times ‘Dark, oppressive and bloody but also thought-provoking, compelling and very moving' Metro ‘A real page-turner, I loved it' Martina Cole ‘Cleverly plotted, simply excellent' Ragnar Jónasson ‘A must-read' Daily Express ‘Gustawsson's writing is so vivid, it's electrifying. Utterly compelling' Peter James ‘Bold and audacious' R. J. Ellory ‘A great serial-killer thriller with a nice twist … first rate' James Oswald ‘Thought-provoking, challenging, and an absolute knock-out … I'm still in shock' LoveReading ‘A great addition to the world of noir novels, and lives alongside the best...' TripFiction

Welcome to seventeenth-century Paris, where intrigue, duels, and spies are rife and Cardinal Richelieu’s men may be prevailed upon to risk life and limb in the name of France at a moment’s notice. And with war on the horizon, the defense of the nation has never been more pressing. Danger is rising from the south—an insidious plot that could end with a huge dragon-shaped shadow falling over France, a shadow cast by dragons quite unlike the pet dragonets that roam the cities like stray cats, or the tame wyverns men ride like horses, high over the Parisian rooftops. These dragons and their descendants are ancient, terrible, and powerful ... and their plans contain little room for the lives or freedom of men. Cardinal Richelieu has nowhere else to turn; Captain La Fargue and his elite group of men, the Cardinal’s Blades, must turn the tide. They must hold the deadly Black Claw cult at bay, root out traitors to the crown, rescue prisoners, and fulfill their mission for the Cardinal, for their country, but above all for themselves. It’s death or victory. And the victory has never been less certain.

There will be blood. There will be death. This is the path of anger. Dun-Cadal has been drinking his life away for years. Betrayed by his friends - who turned their back on their ideals in favour of a new republic - and grief-stricken at the loss of his apprentice, who saved his life on the battlefield and whom he trained as a knight in exchange, he's done with politics, with adventure, and with people. But people aren't finished with him - not yet. Viola is a young historian looking for the last Emperor's sword, and her search not only brings her to Dun-Cadal, it's also going to embroil them both in a series of assassinations. Because Dun-Cadal's turncoat friends are being murdered, one by one ... By someone who kills in the unmistakable style of an Imperial assassin ...

We love books. We take them to bed with us. They weigh down our suitcases on holiday. We display them on our bookshelves, give them as gifts, write our names in them. We take them for granted. And all the time, our books are leading a double life. The Secret Life of Books is about everything that isn't just the words. It's about how books transform us as individuals, the stories they tell us about ourselves. It's about how books - and readers - have evolved over time. And it's about why, even with the arrival of other media, books still have the power to change our lives. In this stylish and thought-provoking meditation, Tom Mole looks at everything from binding innovations to binding errors, to books defaced by lovers, to those imprisoning professors in their offices, to books in art, to burned books, to the books that create nations, to those we'll leave behind. A striking text in a stunning package, it will change how you think about books.