Boris Starling Books

A stunning, shocking, wonderfully well written debut reminiscent of James Patterson and one that will catapault Boris Starling to the front rank of thriller writers. London is in the grip of a heatwave: airless days, strange steamy nights and a killer stalking the streets. Wealthy men are being murdered to some mysterious pattern, with no clues left behind, only corpses with silver spoons in place of their tongues... Set against this merciless butcher is DCI Red Metcalfe, an investigator with a celebrated ability to get under the skin and into the minds of the deranged killers he hunts. But as the city swelters and the body count rises, Red's own tortured past begins to turn against him - and the city is safe for no one. Sometimes, it is said, it takes a killer to catch a killer... The most compelling and suspenseful British thriller to come along in years, and Boris Starling is a startling and powerful talent to watch. Messiah is guaranteed to haunt your dreams...

The Bluffer’s Guide to Chess will tell you everything you need to know about a game where the maxim "strategy is simple, but not easy" actually makes sense. Learn when to deploy counter-gambits, finachettos and hanging pieces, and never need a lesson again.

Offering readers the opportunity to pass off appropriated knowledge as their own, the Bluffer's Guides provide hard fact masquerading as frivolous observation in one witty, easy read.

Their love is against the laws of a merciless state—but the heart has its own power.For rollercoaster designer Theo, living on the edge is just part of the job. He’s used to wandering the world perfecting thrills, his heart immune to commitment. But then a commission in repressive North Korea exposes him to emotions he’s never dared to feel.Tour guide Min has a soul that wants to soar, but she knows it’s safer to build walls around her heart and mind. Skilled in showcasing the mesmerising beauty of capital city Pyongyang without revealing its darker secrets, she introduces Theo to a country he will never forget—and begins to question her policy of quiet compliance.But forgetting—or pretending to—is the key to survival for Min’s formidable grandmother Cuckoo. After a devastating heartbreak years ago, she learned that passion and oppression just don’t mix.As Min and Theo grow closer and long-held secrets come to light, all three are forced to confront emotions they’ve tried to suppress. In a country where following their hearts will put them in danger, how much are they willing to risk?

A sprawling, epic thriller set in Russia, "Vodka" is the next "Gorky Park," complete with a cunning serial killer, a notorious ring, and an American woman caught in the middle.

Kate Beauchamp, police detective on leave, isn't planning anything more strenuous than a meal and a kip in the ferry lounge. Until it turns into everyone's worst nightmare: a ferry disaster that claims almost all lives on board.

Written by bestselling author Boris Starling, Teenagers is one of the first titles in the brand new Haynes Explains series

Written by bestselling author Boris Starling, Christmas is a new title in the Haynes Explains series. A light-hearted and entertaining take on the classic workshop manual, it takes the reader through all areas of Christmas, giving all the hints and tips needed to make the entire festive period run smoothly.

A wonderfully written and entertaining book which places Britain under the microscope and asks who we are today and how we've changed as a nation.

In the aftermath of a suspicious drowning of a biochemist in 1950s London, new Scotland Yard detective and former MI5 agent Herbert Smith learns that the victim possessed knowledge with the potential to change the world, information that is desperately wanted by the CIA, the KGB, and Smith's former employers.