Paul Cleave is an internationally bestselling author whose novels are all set in his home city of Christchurch, New Zealand. His gripping thrillers are characterized by a dark atmosphere and unexpected twists that draw readers into psychological suspense. Cleave masterfully explores the darker aspects of human nature and the moral dilemmas of his characters. His ability to craft unsettling yet compelling narratives makes him a distinctive voice in the thriller genre.
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With its shocking twists and breathtaking tension, this international bestseller delivers a gripping narrative filled with suspense. The story intricately weaves dark and bloody elements, ensuring a captivating experience for readers who enjoy thrilling plots and complex characters.
Desperate for reward money - and to rescue his marriage - an embattled sheriff takes incalculable risks to find a missing boy. An edge-of-your-seat, twisted and twisty thriller from New Zealand's King of Crime.
A young man wakes from a coma to find himself targeted by the men who killed his parents, while someone is impersonating a notorious New Zealand serial killer ... the latest chilling, nerve-shredding, twisty thriller from the author of The Quiet People
Suspicion is cast on two successful crime writers when their seven-year-old son goes missing. Are they trying to show that they can commit the perfect crime? A mesmerisingly twisty, dark thriller from number-one bestselling author Paul Cleave...
When seven-year-old Alyssa is kidnapped, Deputy Noah Harper decides he will do what it takes to find her - but that means crossing lines he can never come back from. Finding the girl safe isn't enough to stop Noah from losing his job, his wife, and from being kicked out of Acacia Pines. He's told if he ever returns, he'll be put in jail and left there to rot. Now, 12 years later, comes a phone call. Alyssa is missing again and her father wants him to honour the promise he made to her all those years earlier - that he would never let anything bad happen to her again. To find her, Noah is going to have to head back to the pines, and come face to face with the past... You shouldn't miss Paul Cleave's newest and best thriller yet Fans of Paul Cleave agree about his writing: "Readers following him through this season of Breaking Bad reworked by the Coen Brothers will feel the whole gamut right along with him."-- Kirkus " He] juggles all the elements with impressive ease. Darkly humorous references to horrific violence will resonate with Dexter fans."- Publishers Weekly - Starred Review "Tense, thrilling, touching. Paul Cleave is very good indeed." -- John Connolly, NYT bestselling author "A riveting and all too realistic thriller. Cleave is a writer to watch."- Tess Gerritsen, NYT bestselling author
After a corneal donation, a blind teenager begins to see and feel memories from their previous owner - a homicide detective who was also his father.
In the latest thriller by the Edgar-nominated author of Joe Victim, someone is helping rape victims exact revenge on their attackers, prompting an edge-of- your-seat, cat-and-mouse chase between old friends, detectives Theodore Tate and Carl Schroder.
From the international bestselling author of Blood Men comes yet another gripping thriller that paints a brutally vivid picture of a killer's mind.
Originally published in 2007 in Cleave's native New Zealand, The Killing Hour represents the early work of a writer known the world over for a style that combines gruesome thrills with clever twists and a heavy dose of devilish humor. Cleave keeps us guessing until the last page of this fantastic psychological thriller.