20th Century History

"Art . . . London . . . Seventies Glam . . . Yesss, please. The English Masterpiece by Katherine Reay has ALL the goodies--especially for historical fiction lovers and...

Albert Campion travels to Dorset as he attempts to get to the bottom of a series of shocking events connected to a TV adaptation of one of Evadne Childe's famous...

When a burned book falls into the hands of a young bookbinder, she uncovers a tale of forbidden love, a fortune lost ... and murder - which puts her own...

Somewhere in Germany was hidden a manuscript that would rock Western Europe to its foundations: the testament of Martin Bormann. Special Agent Paul Chavasse is about to start a much-deserved...

'Shimmering with menace, this is a deliciously Gothic treat' Heat 'What a book! So intriguing, with a terrific plot and strong characters' Prima 'Simmering with secrets, this beguiling mystery is...

When a burned book falls into the hands of a young bookbinder, she uncovers a tale of forbidden love, a fortune lost ... and murder - which puts her own...

**AS HEARD IN THE TAYLOR SWIFT DOCUMENTARY, THE END OF AN ERA** AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2024 WINNER OF GOODREADS MYSTERY & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'I...

'Simply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapore is brought richly to life' CATRIONA MCPHERSON 'Charming' RHYS BOWEN 'One of the most likeable heroines in modern literature' SCOTSMAN _________...

'The kind of thriller writing that made me want to be a writer' Chris Brookmyre 'Storytelling at its very best!' Michael Connelly Fast-paced, stylish, and blackly funny noir for fans...

'The sharpest exercise in decolonising fiction in Singapore's literary landscape. It is also, simply, really fun to read!' - Ong Sor Fern ---------- 'Til death do us part... Singapore, 1947....

It's 1964 in the tiny town of Eastport, Maine, and Billy McCadie is bored to death. She's surrounded by Jell-O salads and dull people with more etiquette than sense, with...

'Utterly delightful and crackling with wit, I could not put this down!' KRISTIN PERRIN, New York Times bestselling author of HOW TO SOLVE YOUR OWN MURDER 'Alluring and impressive ....

'One of Singapore's finest living authors' South China Morning Post 'Simply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapore is brought richly to life' CATRIONA MCPHERSON 'Charming' RHYS BOWEN 'One...

ANOTHER WOMAN'S HUSBAND is the latest gripping novel from Gill Paul. 'A triumph' Dinah Jefferies on the USA Today bestselling The Secret Wife. Two women who challenged the Crown. Divided...

'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller. Above Suspicion blew me away - it grabs you and doesn't let go until the last page' KARIN SLAUGHTER The first book in...

One of the great country house detective novels, entertaining and ingenious Marion Sharpe and her mother are quiet and ordinary villagers, enjoying a peaceful life in their country home, the...

'An atmospheric, disturbing, even scary tale that touches on otherworldliness' THE TIMES 'Too-cool-for-school teenage girls, an outsider welcomed into their fold, and murder...a guaranteed good read' STYLIST 'Witchcraft, murder, and...

A thrillingly dark novel from 'Japan's Agatha Christie' (Sunday Times) While on a business trip to Kobe, Tsuneo Asai receives the news that his wife Eiko has died of a...

A gripping tale of adultery and murder served hard-boiled When Maude Slocum - beautiful, frightened and angry - comes to Lew Archer's office with a poison pen letter intended for...

'A thoroughly enjoyable mystery story with all the tropes and pleasures of a golden age detective story' Observer 'A glamorous recipe of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Agatha Christie' Paula Sutton...

"A very early candidate for the crime novel of the year" IRISH TIMES Live Aid, July 1985. The great and the good of the music scene converge to save the...

The irresistibly charming and cosy first novel in the bestselling Petticoat Police Mystery series, inspired by the true story of Australia's pioneering policewoman, Kate Cocks 'An outstanding debut - funny,...

The indomitable Miss Cocks and Ethel Bromley return for Book Two in the bestselling and charmingly cosy Petticoat Police Mystery Series, inspired by one of Australia's first policewomen. Adelaide, September...

Six friends. The holiday of their dreams. One night that changed it all . . . 1989- The tunes are loud and the clothes are louder when a group of...

The gripping debut techno thriller from cybercrime specialist Daniel Scanlan. FBI Special Agent Ericka Blackwood chases a deadly online predator in a high-stakes hunt for the truth. Perfect for fans...

Inspired by true events, a thrilling Depression-era novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books about a woman's quest to uncover a mystery surrounding a local librarian and...

Secrets. Lies. Murder. Fame can be deadly. A British icon delivers a powerful blockbuster in an exhilarating thriller set in London's East End. ____________________________________________________ A FALLEN ROCKSTAR. ONE LAST CHANCE...

A classic historical mystery from the award-winning Michael Pearce, set in the Egypt of the 1900s. When gang violence strikes the city, the inimitable Mamur Zapt is called in to...

A biting psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Tokyo Express, now available in English for the first time Onizuka Kumako is a fierce woman- tall, beautiful, and not afraid...

A thrilling crime classic, from the bestselling author of Tokyo Express Tokyo, 1960. As the first rays of morning light hit the rails at Kamata Station, a man's body is...

Ambler's electrifying Istanbul-set thriller from 1962, and the basis for the classic film Topkapi Arthur Abdel Simpson is a failed journalist and soon-to-be failed thief, embittered by memories of his...

A chilling alternative history of the Second World War, in which the Nazis have conquered Britain It is 1941 and Germany has won the war. Britain is occupied, Churchill executed...

The instant Sunday Times bestseller ***SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER*** THE BIGGEST DEBUT LAUNCH OF 2024 'Such a fresh and interesting voice. You'll cry and you won't be able to...

*A SUNDAY INDEPENDENT HOT DEBUT AUTHOR OF 2025* Into the woods. Count to ten. Only one of us comes home again. 1995, Ireland. Panic grips the village of Drumsuin when...

Winner of the Fingerprint Award for Thriller of the Year THE NEW CAUTIONARY TALE OF OBSESSION, LOVE, JEALOUSY AND DECEPTION FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OUR HOUSE AND...

Twenty-three year old Katy Speed is fascinated by the house across the street. The woman who lives there, Gloria, is the most glamorous neighbour on the avenue, owning a fashionable...

The gripping new instalment in the William Warwick series, An Eye for an Eye , is available to pre-order now! 24 hours to stop the crime of the century The...

The final novel from the greatest Spanish writer of his generation, Javier Marias Spain in the 1990s is beset by a simmering campaign of terror from Basque separatists ETA, with...

*Make sure you read Trent Dalton's irresistible new novel, LOLA IN THE MIRROR, out now* 'Electric' The Times 'Thrilling' New York Times 'Extraordinary' Joanna Cannon THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A MAJOR...

*Make sure you read Trent Dalton's irresistible new novel, LOLA IN THE MIRROR, out now* 'Electric' The Times 'Thrilling' New York Times 'Extraordinary' Joanna Cannon THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A MAJOR...

' Subverted my expectations at almost every turn... Jordan shows how the aftermath of violence affects all those who witness it.' New York Times 'Immersive, atmospheric, heart-stopping - I tore...

' Subverted my expectations at almost every turn... Jordan shows how the aftermath of violence affects all those who witness it.' New York Times 'Immersive, atmospheric, heart-stopping - I tore...

November 1907. George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield sail from Liverpool on the maiden voyage of the Mauretania. While posing as a passenger George is in fact an undercover detective hired...

September 1907. George Dillman sets sail from Liverpool on the Lusitania's maiden voyage. While posing as a passenger George is in fact an undercover detective hired by the Cunard Line....

SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 'A superb novel, evoking a bygone era when women could not afford to put a foot wrong' SUNDAY TIMES...

A haunting mystery for fans of Eve Chase, Dinah Jefferies and Kate Mosse. 'A poignant page-turning story, beautifully written' Leonora Nattrass, author of Blue Water 'Hugely evocative and beautifully written'...

Winner of the Fingerprint Award for Thriller of the Year THE NEW CAUTIONARY TALE OF OBSESSION, LOVE, JEALOUSY AND DECEPTION FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OUR HOUSE AND...

A hardback series for le Carre collectors West Germany in the 1960s is a simmering cauldron of radical protests. Amid the turmoil Leo Harting, a Second Secretary in the British...