Crime Fiction

Bookseller Laurent Letellier comes across an abandoned handbag on a Parisian street, and feels compelled to return it to its owner. The bag contains no money, phone or contact information....

'Spectacular' Gillian Flynn. THE FATAL FLAME is the stunning third novel in Lyndsay Faye's Edgar Award-nominated series, for fans of Andrew Taylor and Antonia Hodgson's The Devil in the Marshalsea....

'A superb chronicler of cop culture' - SUNDAY TIMES 'Disher is the gold standard for rural noir' - CHRIS HAMMER 'The equal of Joseph Wambaugh and James Lee Burke' -...

*** THE BLISTERING FINAL INSTALMENT OF THE AWARD-WINNING HIGHWAY 59 SERIES *** ** WINNER OF THE CRIME FICTION LOVER BOOK OF THE YEAR EDITOR'S CHOICE ** LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA...

Facing life alone, they turned to crime together... A security van heist goes disastrously wrong and three women are left widowed. When Dolly Rawlins discovers her gang boss husband's plans...

In the race to stop a deadly attack just pray she's not too late... March, 1976. The height of The Troubles. An IRA bombing campaign strikes terror across Britain. Nowhere...

'Mesmerising and unsettling . . . The best debut thriller for years' Sunday Times Now a major film starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong Over 7 million copies...

GAILLAC, SOUTH-WEST FRANCE. A bottled-up secret. Gil Petty, America's most celebrated wine critic, is found strung up in a vineyard, dressed in the ceremonial robes of the Order of the...

'Every Time She Wakes is gripping, unsettling and impossible to put down. With each time loop, the tension escalates and the stakes become heartbreakingly personal. A brilliant race against fate...

A hugely complex and entertaining novel - Star Pick*, The Times Crime Club Elizabeth George delivers another intelligent, intricate mystery - New York Times Superlative . . . This is...

THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES 'This isn't London. The rules are different up here, and so are the allegiances.' Detective Sergeant Peter...

Set in London during the Blitz, Hope Under Fire is the fourth exciting spy thriller in Caroline Dunford's World War II Hope Stapleford Adventures. It is late August 1940 and...

'MASTERFULLY PLOTTED' WOMAN'S OWN When an arson attack strikes in south London, leaving three people dead, it quickly becomes clear that the youngest victim, Danielle Low, was the intended target....

**Longlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger Award** 'A gripping thriller' THE TIMES | 'Dark and enthralling' ANDREW TAYLOR | 'Devilishly good' DAILY MAIL 'I couldn't put it down' 'A story...

The first John Grey historical mystery The theatres are padlocked. Christmas has been cancelled. It is 1657 and the unloved English Republic is eight years old. Though Cromwell's joyless grip...

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From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Lawyer and The Gods of Guilt. When LAPD detective Harry Bosch shot and killed Norman Church - the 'Dollmaker' - the police were...

Marc Seidman's idyllic world is brutally ripped apart when he is gunned down in his home. Twelve days later he wakes up in hospital to learn that his wife is...

A brilliant, high-tension thriller set in the glittery, surreal worlds of Las Vegas casinos, from the bestselling author of THE LINCOLN LAWYER. A young woman finds herself caught up in...

THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING JAPANESE HISTORICAL THRILLER Winner of the 12th Futano Yamada Award The first book in Japan to win first place in the four major Japanese mystery categories. Winter, 1578...

'A bold, beautiful, sexy, full-throttle thriller: immaculately constructed and rich with detail, it is a gorgeous, creepy Gothic story for our times' NICCI FRENCH 'The queen of psychological gothic reigns'...

'A vivid, involving and beautifully written story.' JOSEPH O'CONNOR 'A book that draws you in and holds you till the very end' ANNE GRIFFIN 'Sensitive and accurate . . ....

Mickey Haller - The Lincoln Lawyer - leaves criminal court behind for his first civil lawsuit. But to him, this is still a murder trial. An AI company's chatbot encouraged...

' Best book I've read this year! Amazing police procedural!!... When is the next one coming out !?! I need to know!' Reader Review????? A TEENAGER FOUND DEAD A FAMILY...

From the internationally bestselling and acclaimed author of Ayesha at Last comes the tale of a vigil-aunty on a mission. With her daughter accused of murder, Kausar Khan goes from...

THE NAIL-BITING, BESTSELLING FINAL CHAPTER IN THE LEWIS TRILOGY 'One of the best regarded crime series of recent years' Independent 'Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends...

Alex Cross faces his most diabolical villain a serial killer with a hunger for celebrity. Just when Alex Cross s life is calming down, he s drawn back into the...

Mark Timlin, INDEPENDENT, Crime Books of the Year: 'Chris Haslam's latest novel, El Sid is a classic case of the biter bit, as small time criminal Lenny Knowles, stupid but...

It is Halloween night, and the local museum in King's Lynn is preparing for an unusual event - the opening of a coffin containing the bones of a medieval bishop....

When Mitchell is released from prison after serving three years for a vicious attack he doesn't remember, he reluctantly finds himself caught up with Robert Gant, a ruthless lowlife with...

Twenty-four-year-old Hailey Cain has dropped out of the US Military Academy for reasons she won't reveal. She has had to leave Los Angeles and it would be too big a...

In this affecting crime novel, shortlisted for both the Edgar and the Duncan Lawrie Dagger, Eric Moore watches his safe, solid world disintegrate. When eight-year-old Amy Giordano disappears from her...

'There's someone I want you to meet,' Belle says, as a man draws up to her side. He's tall with dark stubble on his square jaw. The corner of his...

* THE BLISTERING FINAL INSTALMENT OF THE AWARD-WINNING HIGHWAY 59 SERIES *Texas Ranger Darren Mathews has handed in his badge. A choice made three years before, which served justice if...

A hot summer. A shocking murder. A town of secrets, waiting to explode... A beautiful young teacher has been murdered, her body found in the lake, strewn with red roses....

A murder A resident of small-town Visberg is found decapitated A festival A cultish hilltop community 'celebrates' Pan Night after the apple harvest A race against time As Visberg closes...

A palace servant trained in herbal medicine finds herself at the heart of imperial intrigue in this enthralling period mystery! A palace servant trained in herbal medicine finds herself at...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Criminally clever' Daily Mail 'The perfect holiday treat' Guardian This collection of tales by the No 1 bestselling author features all her best-loved characters: Dr...

Fresh, original, authentic and gritty' Lee Child The third and final gritty Newcastle-set crime thriller in this acclaimed trilogy about a PTSD-suffering veteran turned sleuth in the face of local...

"A remarkably assured debut" Sunday Times "This is as much a novel as a reckoning ." New York Times The characters are alluring and ... engaging . So too are...

'A novel with visceral thrills and the grand chess of international espionage. Throw in a hero and an anti-hero for our times, and you have one of the best thrillers...

A NEW YORK TIMES 'EDITOR'S PICK' ONE OF THE OBSERVER 'S 10 BEST DEBUT NOVELISTS OF 2020 'Enrapturing' New York Times 'A brilliant debut' Louise Doughty 'You'll have the heart...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 'You'll devour Northern Spy . . . I loved this thrill ride of a book' REESE WITHERSPOON 'A...

Brothers Ugur and Lokman Bulut are locked in a bitter inheritance battle and need a sample of their mother's DNA to contest her Will. But when her body is exhumed,...

The first in a brand new series featuring Thea Paris , a kidnap and ransom specialist. Lisa Gardner says THE FREEDOM BROKER is 'clever and gritty' and Peter James says...

' The Godfather in Great Yarmouth' Ian Rankin ' An atmospheric and riveting tale' Guardian * * * * * The Sun ' Harry Brett writes a fun plot with...

Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, Dark Fire is the second thrilling historical crime novel from C. J. Sansom. "C. J. Sansom's magnificent books set in the reign...

'Suspense that never stops' - James Patterson Who is Claire Gravesend? The first thing that catches PI Lee Crowe's eye is the Rolls Royce. The second is the body of...