Fair Play by Louise Hegarty; All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman; This Is Not a Game by Kelly Mullen; The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie; Death and Other Occupations by Veronika Dapunt

A couple’s struggle to survive a serial killer, a prank that goes terribly wrong – and the hunt for an old friend who went missing in the woods

All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker; The God of the Woods by Liz Moore; Imposter Syndrome by Joseph Knox; How Can I Help You by Laura Sims; The Exile by Patrick Worrall