Crime Fiction

There's a new girl in town and she has a score to settle. As the daughter of a notorious London gangster, Scarlet Drew isn't to be messed with. But when...

A dead art historian. Cold War skulduggery.A reluctant Danish sleuth. And an extremely hungry dog. Dame Charlotte Lazerton - eminent art historian and mentor of Danish academic Torben Helle -...

An unwelcome delegation from Paris causes upset in St Denis, but is it really cause for murder? The first installment in the acclaimed and internationally bestselling BRUNO, CHIEF OF POLICE...

Three best friends. One too many. California, 2003 A thirteen-year-old girl disappears from a party at Carlsbad's Turtle Lake. Discovered on the trunk of a nearby cottonwood tree is the...

"A compelling slice of mid-century espionage that expertly blends history with possibility. All comparisons that will inevitably be made with le Carre are entirely apt" Tim Glister 'Edward Wilson seems...

'Quirky and colourful' Times Crime Club H3> 'a novel to treasure' A. N. Wilson 'charming murder mystery' Eleanor Ray Literary fame beckons for Olga Pushkin, Railway Engineer (Second Class), when...

'Animal lovers will delight' Ann Granger ' A real treat . . . I loved it. Cats, dogs, murder and a credible and relatable heroine' Barbara Nadel 'This debut promises...

The Binding meets The Vanishing Half in this extraordinary historical debut - perfect for readers who love gothic mysteries with books at the heart of them, as well as stories...

This is one case Miller won't want to open . . . ____________ 'I'm excited to have found a new favourite detective' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Neat plot twists and a likable...

The stunning new thriller from the author who brought you the jaw-dropping twist of I Let You Go , the gasp-out-loud ending of Let Me Lie , and the loveable,...

Fever Beach leads us, in pure Hiaasen-style, into the depths of Florida at its most Floridian: a sun-soaked bastion of right-wing extremism, white power, greed, and corruption. Dale Figgo is...

"Extraordinary stuff wonderfully executed... another top-class novel, a brilliant addition to this series, an outstanding read." - Amazon reviewer, ????? ---------- In this dead city, the vultures are circling... Berlin...

'If you want to start a new crime series, make it this one. It's one of the best I've ever read' - Amazon reviewer, ????? ---------- Pressure rises as a...

'The detective novels of M C Beaton have reached cult status' The Times 'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' Ashley Jensen 'No wonder she's been crowned Queen...

One murder case. Seven suspects. Three amateur sleuths with the smarts to solve any mystery . . . __________________________________________ It's a baking hot British summer, and the sleepy town of...

The fourth volume of the best-selling graphic novel series 100 Bullets, written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Eduardo Risso. This dark and intriguing Eisner Award-winning series features a mysterious...

STREAMING ON NETFLIX FROM JANUARY 2025: Stephen King's 'The Life of Chuck' is a 'phenomenal' ( USA Today ) tale of life and legacy - and now a feature film...

This stand-alone edition of King's novella, retitled The Shawshank Redemption , like the film, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Best Picture Academy Award nominee. A mesmerising tale of unjust...

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'Perhaps the greatest living American crime writer' STEPHEN KING 'Pelecanos... has continued to produce first rate crime novels' BRUCE DESILVA **** After the Carusos family home is destroyed by police...

In this family, everyone is telling lies. Pete never wanted another child. Before baby Erin was born, they were happy. If Natalie hadn't got pregnant, he would never have done...

Venice is alive with the magic and bustle of Carnevale. A city of mysterious masks and gorgeous palaces, of riches, patricians, intellectuals and artists. And amidst it all, something new...

Chosen by The Times as one of the best crime fiction books in 2025. ' First-class ' Reader review, ????? ' A breathtaking finish ' Reader review, ????? ' What...

The biggest heist. The most dangerous adversary. By the master of the genre. Oh, and explosions. Impossible doesn't belong in Riley Wolfe's vocabulary. He's a master of heists and disguises,...

'A must-read for murder mystery lovers' DAILY MAIL 'Ellis conjures up an immersive, authentic world in this evocative series' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Gripping...expertly combining a crime mystery with a wartime thriller....a...

Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now. A secret worth killing for... Barbara Nadel introduces...

The twenty-seventh mystery featuring etin Ikmen and Mehmet S u leyman, stars of BBC Two's gripping crime drama series The Turkish Detective , available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Inspector...

'Atmospheric, intricate and authentic' ERIN KELLY 'Utterly immersive and completely compelling . . . A dazzling debut' D. V. BISHOP 'An unusual and enjoyable crime story' S UNDAY TIMES ***...

'Now this is my kind of thriller! The twists were jaw dropping . . . had me flying through the pages . . . A must read ' ? ?...

' SO FREAKING GOOD! I was just shocked by the ending, and was on the edge of my seat the whole story. Buckle up for a crazy ride with this...

'A cracking crime thriller' The Sun THERE'S BLOOD ON THE WATER. NO ONE IS SAFE... 1999. A young Detective Constable Louise Mangan crosses the Thames one misty morning in pursuit...

When private investigator Sandro Cellini is invited to attend a glamorous launch party for a luxury residence overlooking the glittering expanse of Florence, he has no idea what he's walking...

In the second book in the New York Times bestselling mystery series, Veronica Mars is back with a case that will expose the hidden workings of one of Neptune's most...

"Page-turning suspense and a fascinating mystery. . .unforgettable and masterful." Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author A stolen treasure may hold the secret to a ghastly crime. . ....

He s the Man With No Name and the owner of No Alibis, a mystery bookshop in Belfast. But when a detective agency next door goes bust, the agency s...

John Francome proves again that he's as skilled a writer as he was a jockey with his gripping new thriller. Jockey Pat Vincent has ambitions to become a wealthy sporting...

A HARROWING AND HAUNTING TALE OF ONE MAN'S INVENTIVE REVENGE AGAINST HIS EMPLOYERS When junior manager Frank Dominio is suddenly demoted and then sacked it seems there was more than...

How well do we ever know our friends? When Jemima offers to flat-sit for her friend the last thing she is expecting is threatening anonymous phone-calls on her very first...

Stanley Ellin's first short story, 'The Specialty of the House', about a New York restaurant with a special gourmet menu, was published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine in 1948 and...

Night Sins : When 8-year-old Josh Kirkwood disappears, the whole community of Deer Lake is stunned. Worse still is the frightening possibility that Josh's disappearance was planned by a desperately...

The last people to die in Mary King's Close had been plague victims. But that was in the 1700s. Now a body has been discovered, brutally tortured and murdered in...

We assume we can spot a psychopath from across the room... Nineteen years ago, Ruth-Anne Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted killer, Ethan Oswald. With Oswald dead and the...

'All the blissful escapism of a Sunday-night period drama in a book' THE POOL ON THE MITFORD MURDERS As the glamour of the Bright Young Things crashes into the world...

YOU'LL BE HOOKED BY THE FIRST PAGE, AND SHOCKED BY THE LAST . . . THE TWISTY NEW THRILLER FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FRIEND REQUEST 'Laura Marshall is...

After a showdown with the notorious Yemeni terrorist known as The Panther, life seems to be getting quieter for maverick Federal Agent John Corey. Professionally sidelined, away from his wife,...

Returning to L'Escala, the idyllic Spanish village where they were once so happy, Oz Blackstone and Primavera Phillips are looking to forget the past. But old ghosts are not so...

Leonid Meyer is found murdered in his flat in Balat, Istanbul's decrepit Jewish quarter, a swastika daubed on the wall in the old man's blood. But Inspector Cetin Ikmen is...

In the dead of night in a notorious area of Victorian London's East End known as St Giles a factory girl stumbles over the bloody bodies of two City gentlemen....