Lovers of crime and thriller novels have plenty of new books to keep them busy this month. Leading the pack of new releases is Richard Osman’s , the sequel to his mega-hit We Solve Murders. Meanwhile, Lucy Foley revives Agatha Christie’s beloved Miss Marple for a brand new mystery, the author of , CJ Tudor, returns with another spine-tingling story and William Boyd completes his trilogy starring reluctant spy Gabriel Dax. Happy reading…

Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley

Half a century on from Agatha Christie’s final Miss Marple novel, Foley revives the character in this delightfully tricksy mystery. Set in 1950, it sees the amateur sleuth on a rare holiday at a Swiss ski hotel whose well-heeled guests include a politician, a fading film star – and a murderer.

The Chase by Felix Francis

Mayfair art dealer Fabian Tulley is accused of selling a forged Munnings before vandalism and an attempt on his life make it clear someone wants him ruined. Jockey-turned-private detective Sid Halley investigates, taking the standard racing thriller into the world of galleries and collectors.

King Zero by Charlie Higson

After a British agent is murdered in the Saudi desert, James Bond hunts for a traitor and the secret behind the killing. Higson’s latest 007 adventure, written in collaboration with the Ian Flemming estate, sends the spy after a powerful new enemy.

Tell Me Something True by Michael Robotham

After 12 years in prison, Arlo Hackett returns to Yulara, the Australian town filled with people who still blame him for his brother’s crime. Faced with old hatred and plenty of painful memories, he begins digging into what really happened before he was sent away.

We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman

A man is found dead outside an Italian villa with a threatening note on his body, drawing Amy, Rosie and Steve into a new investigation. The follow up to mega-hit sends Osman’s trio from Italy to Palm Springs and Barcelona.

Cold Sunset by William Boyd

Travel writer Gabriel Dax, reluctantly drawn into espionage over the course of two previous novels, heads to Cold War Moscow to meet a defector named Kit Caldwell who wants help escaping. And thus Dax is pulled into another knot of divided loyalties in this lively page-turner.

The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett

The Fairway Players are rehearsing Agatha Christie’s when someone is murdered before opening night. Hallett again ingeniously constructs the mystery from correspondence and case files, leaving lawyers Charlotte and Femi (and the reader) to work out what happened.

Not a Word by Linwood Barclay

When Reece finds both his parents dead in bed, the evidence initially points to a murder-suicide. But troubling inconsistencies and an unexpected phone call lead him towards family secrets involving the pharmaceutical company where his father once worked.

Crash and Burn by Alison Bruce

An arson attack in Cambridge exposes two bodies, one newly dead and the other killed nearly two decades earlier. DS Ronnie Blake’s investigation shifts when a young woman begins recovering memories that appear to connect her childhood to the crime.

Heather Pethick is found murdered in her car on a Birmingham side street, leading DCI Robin Lyons to suspect organised crime. But Heather’s Cornish home and another woman’s disappearance soon suggest a case more complicated than it first appeared.

Tom Clancy Pressure Depth by Jack Stewart

Jack Ryan Jr’s work trip to Guam turns dangerous when a US Navy diving mission locates long-lost Soviet technology on the seabed and Chinese special forces arrive to seize it. Military hardware and geopolitical brinkmanship drive this latest instalment to the bestselling franchise.

Galway’s Edge by Ken Bruen

A priest joins Edge, a vigilante group backed by powerful Galway figures, only to be found hanged the next day. Who else better to investigate whether Edge has turned on its own than Jack Taylor, the heavy-drinking former police officer?

Head of Zeus, £25

Pride, Prejudice and Peril by Jessica Bull

Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra arrive in Bath expecting a summer of society engagements and matchmaking. Instead, a run of murders gives Jane a killer to pursue in the latest instalment of Bull’s series casting the novelist as an amateur sleuth.

Michael Joseph, £18.99

Serenity Falls by CJ Tudor

The chilling new novel from the author of sees Dan and his daughter Sadie leave Britain for supposedly perfect Serenity Falls. Abandoned homes, enigmatic characters and even a mysterious corpse suggest the American town’s spotless image hides something sinister.

Michael Joseph, £18.99