Catherine Cooper

Secluded. Luxurious. Deadly. A gripping new page-turner from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet and The Cruise Praise for Catherine Cooper: ‘Intense and claustrophobic’ Heat ‘Agatha Christie with glamour’ Sunday Times ‘A well-plotted twisty read’ Woman’s Weekly Still waters hide dark secrets … A remote Scottish lake The guests arriving at Carnoustie Castle are expecting discreet luxury, panoramic views, and perhaps a glimpse of one of its infamous ghosts. No means of escape When a violent storm severs all contact with the mainland, it’s not the spirits they need to fear… Trust no one As the past resurfaces and trust vanishes, it's clear that not everyone will be leaving Carnoustie Castle alive. Will The Lake give up its secrets, before somebody else dies?

Glamorous murder mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet and The Cruise 'The Penthouse is a twisting, unpredictable, glamorous whirlwind of a thriller' Amy McCulloch ‘Intense and claustrophobic’ HEAT ‘Agatha Christie with glamour’ SUNDAY TIMES Beneath the glamour dark secrets lurk. World famous singer Enola had it all – fame, fortune, and a breathtaking penthouse view. Then she vanished without a trace, leaving the band’s careers in ruins. Fifteen years on, the remaining members are reuniting for a series of concerts in Las Vegas. But when mysterious accidents plague them, some start to wonder if Enola is back for revenge. What happened all those years ago – and who really knows the truth? ____________________________________ Praise for Catherine Cooper: ‘Intense and claustrophobic’ Heat ‘Agatha Christie with glamour’ Sunday Times ‘A well-plotted twisty read’ Woman’s Weekly

The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller! ‘I adored this twisty thriller… Thoroughly entertaining – I’d love to see this on our TV screens!’ PRIMA Book of the Month The perfect escape, or the perfect trap? When a select group of influencers and journalists receive an exclusive invitation to a luxury resort in the Maldives, it seems like the ultimate press trip. But when the island is cut off during a storm and people start dying, it looks like someone has murder in mind. Are the guests really who they seem to be, or does each one of them have a secret to hide? Something they would kill for? Lose yourself in the latest twisty page-turner from the queen of glamorous crime, Catherine Cooper. Love for The Island: ‘An eerily perfect location but paradise turns into a claustrophobic nightmare … An absolute page-turner’ Michelle Frances ‘Cooper’s darkest, most devious thriller yet. Utterly unputdownable!’ A.A. Chaudhuri 'I love Catherine Cooper's wonderfully twisty destination mysteries. Appointment reading in my thriller calendar' Barnaby Walter ‘Fizzing with tension – I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough’ Lucy Martin ‘The queen of luxurious crime does it again! I was totally gripped throughout’ Sophie Flynn ‘Murder has never been so glamorous! … fast, thrilling, fun’ Barbara Copperthwaite ‘My favourite Catherine Cooper read yet! An absolute page-turner of a thriller’ JM Hewitt ‘A great cast of characters … a fantastic luxury beach setting and a twisty plot all make for a fabulous read’ Joy Kluver ‘It is the ultimate beach read – I loved it!’ Emily Freud 'Skulduggery, secrets and sly ways to bump someone off … fasten your seatbelt for your visit to The Island. It's going to be a thrilling, bumpy ride!' Penny Batchelor ‘Luxury, murder and 90's nostalgia, The Island has it all! An addictive page turner with a fast-moving plot and brilliant cast of nefarious characters’ Sarah Clarke-Wareham ‘I inhaled The Island. This is Catherine Cooper’s best yet! … I dare you to pick it up and try to put it down before you’re finished’ Rachel Wolf

"Extraordinary--and totally engrossing. L sko is at once an intimate tale of personal awakening, a love story, and a provocative parable about the lures and dangers of influence." JOHANNA SKIBSRUD, author of IslandWhen M ja was seven, her mother disappeared. Now M ja has an urge to do the same. She leaves her fianc in Canada and follows signs that she believes are leading her to the Czech Republic, her mother's home country.In Prague, she falls in love with Kuba, a charismatic musician who is a rising star in Czech New Age circles. As she navigates this irresistible and overwhelming relationship, M ja is guided by dreams, visions, and synchronicities, but she also suffers from a mysterious illness and the unshakeable sense that something is terribly wrong.Revealing both the falseness and truth of the stories we tell ourselves, Catherine Cooper's novel is sharply observed, darkly funny, and ultimately moving--a profound meditation on the pain and potency of love.

A glamorous ship. A missing woman. A holiday to DIE for… The gripping thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller! ‘A brilliant new storyteller has arrived’ ERIN KELLY ‘Intense and claustrophobic’ HEAT ‘Agatha Christie with glamour’ SUNDAY TIMES A glamorous ship During a New Year’s Eve party on a large, luxurious cruise ship in the Caribbean, the ship’s dancer, Lola, goes missing. Everyone on board has something to hide Two weeks later, the ship is out of service, laid up far from land with no more than a skeleton crew on board. And then more people start disappearing… No one is safe Why are the crew being harmed? Who is responsible? And who will be next? Find out in the twisty new thriller from the queen of glamorous crime, Catherine Cooper. ‘A well-plotted twisty read from the destination thriller author’ WOMAN’S WEEKLY PRAISE FOR CATHERINE COOPER: ‘A brilliant book with a twist you won’t see coming’ BELLA ‘A great, pacy read fans of Lucy Foley will love’ FABULOUS ‘Atmospheric and suspenseful’ WOMAN’S WEEKLY ‘A striking debut – the ultimate winter read!’ FRANCE MAGAZINE ‘Adrenaline-charged – makes for superb, wintry reading’ WI LIFE ‘I was gripped by The Chalet from start to finish and loved the vivid setting’ CASS GREEN ‘I LOVED this fun, fast-paced murder mystery. Luxurious surroundings, great characters and dark secrets’ SUZY K QUINN ‘A chilling and atmospheric thriller full of dark secrets and addictive twists' ROZ WATKINS ‘A cleverly plotted thriller set almost entirely in the French Alps. The descriptions of the snow made me feel like I was there’ ALLIE REYNOLDS ‘A striking debut… the ultimate winter read’ France magazine ‘The plot is as chilling as the setting: this is the perfect read for a cold winter's evening ’ ROBIN MORGAN-BENTLEY ‘An absolutely cracking read’ NELL PATTISON ‘Great suspense with more twists and turns than off-piste skiing’ LAURE VAN RENSBURG

THE TOP TWENTY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘A brilliant new story-teller has arrived’ ERIN KELLY ‘A read-in-one-sitting thriller’ LUCY CLARKE ‘Chilling, devious’ JANICE HALLETT ‘Glorious escapism with a murderous twist’ TAMMY COHEN They thought it was perfect. They were wrong… A glamorous chateau Aura and Nick don’t talk about what happened in England. They’ve bought a chateau in France to make a fresh start, and their kids need them to stay together – whatever it costs. A couple on the brink The expat community is welcoming, but when a neighbour is murdered at a lavish party, Aura and Nick don’t know who to trust. A secret that is bound to come out… Someone knows exactly why they really came to the chateau. And someone is going to give them what they deserve. The Sunday Times bestseller is back with a rollercoaster read, perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware. ‘Gripping, glamorous, ingeniously twisty’ LAURA MARSHALL ‘The definition of unputdownable’ SINEAD CROWLEY ‘Hot on the heels of her debut thriller, Cooper has crafted yet another gripping page-turner that kept me second guessing myself until the very end’ KARIN NORDIN Praise for Catherine Cooper: ‘Pure adrenaline’ Erin Kelly‘Agatha Christie with glamour’ Sunday Times Style‘Intense and claustrophobic’ Heat The Chalet was a Sunday Times No.5 bestseller for w/e 28/11/20

Book Six in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesRita Patel, a history student and solver of mysteries, is snatched from the busy centre of the city of Leicester, her home town. It is spring 2016, and Rita should be returning to uni for her second year exams. While the authorities make their inquiries, Rita's desperate family and friends begin a social media campaign and hit the streets to retrace Rita's steps and get her back.Suspicion falls on a lodger who stayed at the family home for a while, and on Rita's boyfriend. Meanwhile Rita's old school friend, Priya, learns about the murder on a train of Afzal Kahn. Rita was a witness to the incident and gave evidence in the trial of his daughter Tanisha. Could those events be connected?Can Rita be found before she comes to harm? The search for her takes place in the context of the multicultural life of Leicester, its history and sporting success.

Book Seven in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesOn a study course in Venice, Rita Patel, a history student at Warwick University, is stalked by a stranger who called herself Olga. Months later, the stranger is found dead. Rita is the only means for the police to establish Olga's identity and find out why she was killed.In the course of helping with inquiries, Rita starts to see her relationship with her Italian boyfriend in a new light. Rita's attempts to trap those responsible for Olga's death put herself and her younger brother, Nayan, in danger, while her friends and her older brother race to help them.Rita's investigations take place in the multicultural atmosphere of her home city of Leicester in the spring of 2017. She explores how the development of wealth through trade and industry in the past also brought population changes, disease and unrest.

Book One in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesHuman remains are found in Bradgate Country Park near Leicester. Rita Patel, aged 16 and waiting for her GCSE results, learns that the body may belong to a girl who lived in her house 40 years ago and she decides to find out more.For Rita it is the summer of 2012, while the dead girl, Claire Watson, also 16 years of age, left the house in Elm Drive for a better life in February 1972. Circumventing her parents' attempts to protect her, Rita manages to enrol her unwitting family and her History teacher, into her investigations into Claire's death. Rita has a keen interest in history, and also explores the fate of Lady Jane Grey who lived in Bradgate Park.Her discoveries highlight many social and cultural changes that have occurred in Leicester in the period which separates the worlds of the two girls, as well as identifying several sinister figures in Claire's life. We travel forwards in time with Rita's discoveries, and backwards in time with Claire's activities, until the truth of what happened is revealed.

Book Eight in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesIn the closing days of 2019, Rita Patel is propelled from her role as a legal intern to hostage in an armed siege.Who is holding Rita and what is the connection to recent events in her life?While Rita searches her memory for answers, Rita's anxious family and friends try to get information. Will they be able to help her in time?Rita's attempts to solve the mysteries which are threatening her are set in the multicultural context of her home town, Leicester, as well as other cathedral cities.

Book Two in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesA man is found dead on the lake at Abbey Park in Leicester. He is an actor who was staying at a bed and breakfast where Rita Patel and her friend Priya Shah are working during the summer of 2013.Rita, who is about to enter her last year at school, and is planning her university applications and personal statement, thinks the circumstances of the death are suspicious and she is eventually proved right.Rita's investigations, with the help of her family and friends, take place in a context of cultural and social change and Rita finds out about the struggles in the 1980s of coal miners and their families to maintain their livelihoods and communities. Rita also explores her historical interest in the death of Cardinal Wolsey at the Abbey, and the later abolition of the monasteries.

Book Four in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesAt the National Space Centre in Leicester a man is found dead. Rita Patel, aged 18 and waiting for her A-level results, gets into danger when investigating what may have happened to him at the request of her school friend, Priya Shah.Rita is also asked by friends for help over two missing people, and finds connections between them and the death of the unknown man. Rita uncovers sinister practices involving the drugs trade and modern slavery as well as exploring the motivation for her brother's friend to travel to Syria.Rita's investigations are conducted in the summer of 2014 in a multicultural context, and take her between her home in Leicester and the city of Birmingham. Rita finds out about space exploration and the British astronaut who will join the European Space Station. She exercises her interest in history by exploring the Wars of the Roses and the death of Richard III at Bosworth, as well as finding out about the Magna Carta trail.

Book Three in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesA Member of Parliament is found stabbed to death in a locked room near the House of Commons. Suspicion falls on the older brother of Rita Patel, and the police fear a terrorist connection.With her parents and younger brother away in India for the autumn half term of 2013, Rita, a sixth former, sets out to prove her brother's innocence. Rita, with the support of her friend, Priya Shah, travels between her home town of Leicester and London to try to help the police.Her investigations take place in a multicultural context and are set against the backdrop of life at Westminster and Rita's historical interest in Magna Carta, Simon de Montfort and the origins of the British Parliament.

Book Five in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesWhen there is an unexplained death at a cricket ground in Leicester, Rita Patel, who knew the victim, determines to investigate.Rita, in her first year at university, involves her friends and family in her inquiries, and suffers personal setbacks, getting herself into trouble with the police and into personal danger.Rita's exploits are set against a multicultural background and her interest in history. This leads her to locations associated with the Earl of Leicester, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, as well as events during the Wars of the Roses, and the reburial of King Richard III.

Four friends. One luxury getaway. The perfect murder. 'Pure adrenaline' ERIN KELLY 'An intense thriller' HEAT 'A chilling debut, wonderfully paced' WOMAN AND HOME

I have been happily married for over for forty-three years. I am the mother of six children and now the grandmother of twenty-one grandchildren and four great grandchildren. I have been a member of the Livingway Christian Fellowship Church for over forty years. One of my ambitions was to complete this book and look forward to the next project. The enemy has tried to destroy my life for many years, and again he has failed. I have been a Prayer warrior and a Praiser for over thirty years

The Lost Treasure of Annwn, the fourth book in the magical Jack Brenin series, sees Jack wrestling with a daunting task. It has been centuries since one of Annwn's greatest treasures, a golden torc, was broken into three pieces and hidden away for safe keeping. If Jack can find and remake the lost treasure it will prove beyond doubt that he is the rightful heir to the throne of Annwn. Jack must find the missing pieces and remake them into the king's torc or there will be no coronation at Samhain. If Jack can't find and remake the torc he will only ever be king of the festivals, like his ancestor before him. To top it all Jack also has to cope with a local gang of boys who have taken a dislike to him. The Lost Treasure of Annwn is about friendship, loyalty, determination and proving your worth to yourself and others.Read about Jack's continuing adventures in this latest installment, following the international bestseller The Golden Acorn, winner of the 2010 Brit Writers' Award, and its sequels, Glasruhen Gate and Silver Hill.