Crime Fiction

She lives in fear of ... THE KNOCK Dora O'Brien had a good start in life, but things went bad when she began to mix with the wrong company. Pregnant...

When does a liar, become a killer? *The second novel in The San Diego Case Files series from Sunday Times bestseller Karen Rose* Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick finds herself standing...

Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Dark magic is unleashed...

Prudence Bulstrode has fond memories of St Marianne's School for Girls, the beautiful Cornish school where she boarded as a girl. It was at St Marianne's that Prudence first learned...

A missing person report is not usually something that Hamish Macbeth sees as cause for undue distress. Should a child or a vulnerable person vanish, it's an urgent matter that...

From America's Queen of Suspense comes a gripping tale of a young woman trying to unravel the mystery of a family tragedy -- a quest with terrifying repercussions. It has...

Detective Catherine McLeod was always taught that in Glasgow, they don't do whodunit. They do score-settling. They do vendettas. They do petty revenge. They do can't-miss-whodunit. It's a lesson that...

'Cosy mystery fans will love this latest delightful installment!' NITA PROSE, bestselling author of THE MAID Flavia de Luce, along with her pestilent younger cousin, investigates the murder of a...

'Been reading this on m'olidays. It's perfectly ridiculous & also v funny...' DAWN FRENCH ' Curtain Call To Murder positively explodes with the double-entendres and vicious wit that has become...

'An atmospheric and disturbing thriller' THE OBSERVER ' A gripping narrative with an unforgettable sting in its tail' SABINE DURANT 'As fresh and exciting as it is dark' ELLERY LLYOD...

' All I can say is WOW . I was immediately glued to the pages. This is one of the best books I've read this year ... The authors did...

From the ballrooms and mansions of Denver's newly wealthy, to the seamy life of desperate women, Fallen Women illuminates the darkest places of the human heart. It is the spring...

Tracing A Killer - Sharon Dunn A K-9 team in the crosshairs - and seeking justice. While tasked with protecting Trevor Gage from a serial killer, K-9 Officer Hannah Scott...

'A beautifully written novel imbued with empathy, spirits and magic' Scottish Daily Mail Spring, 1985. Twelve year old Phoebe MacDonald's world is falling apart. She has just buried her parents,...

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'Immersive from the start and satisfying to the finish, a faultless tale from one of our best writers of historical crime fiction' JESS KIDD In the darkness, her face glimmered...

The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin: one of the must-read books of the year. 'Rebus in jail and better than ever ......

Texas Kidnapping Target - Laura Scott A child in jeopardy. A lawman on a mission. When an intruder attempts to kidnap rancher Mari Lynch's four-year-old son, she fears it's connected...

Deadly Secrets - Cathy McDavid A rancher searching for answers... uncovers a town's sinister secrets. Rancher Ridge Burnham unearths a gun and a strongbox of cash on his property -...

Colton's Secret Past - Kacy Cross Is this their second chance... or a risky mistake? Could it be true? Her ex-husband, injured in a car crash, is suffering from amnesia...

Vanished In Texas - Karen Whiddon She needs his help... to find their missing loved ones. Willow Allen wants to surprise her grandmother Isla with a visit to her small...

DCI Monika Paniatowski investigates the killing of an American guest - and uncovers a link to a 50-year-old murder. When the body of an American woman is found in the...

There s no such thing as easy money. As surgeon Edward Hammond is about to find out. Thirteen years ago he performed a life saving operation on a Serbian gangster,...

Harry Barnett is leading a contented life in Vancouver when he is brought back to England by the death of his mother. He intends to spend just a few days...

As Hitler's forces smash into Soviet territory, annihilating the Red Army divisions in its path, a lone German scout plane is forced down. Contained within the briefcase of its passenger...

Set in the world of city finance, the BBC an d politics, In the Red is the blackly humorous tale of the i nvestigation into the deaths of several bank...

Every parent s worst fear Ruth and Simon Pierce's rare romantic break is shattered by devastating news- their daughter, Heather, on holiday in Cornwall with a friend s family, has...

Grace Dearsden is beautiful, clever and admired. The last person to disappear into the lonely Norfolk marshes in the black depths of winter. Seven days...and still no trace. With police...

For Oxford, the arrival of twenty-seven American tourists is nothing out of the ordinary...until one of their number is found dead in Room 310 at the Randolph hotel. Then, two...

* Icarus 17, the fourth book in the gripping Lachlan Kite thriller series is available to pre-order now!* The second book in Charles Cumming's gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX...

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. Dark magic is unleashed on the streets of...

'Agatha Christie vibes with archaeology in the beautiful Sussex countryside, what's not to love!' 'A brilliant cosy crime novel' 'I thoroughly enjoyed this cosy murder mystery and would highly recommend'...

Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's favourite, Peter Gaveston, unleashes a horde of demons . . . Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to...

He believes I can do no wrong. Sadly, he's mistaken. 'Irresistibly twisty, demands to be binge-read ... kept me hooked until the final, jaw-dropping pages' D. S. Butler 'Relentless pacing...

Are you always guilty until proven innocent? NO ONE LEFT TO TELL is a chilling thriller from the bestselling Karen Rose, and part of her Baltimore series. Ramon Munoz has...

The old Corpse Bridge is the route taken for centuries by mourners from villages on the western fringes of Derbyshire to a burial ground across the River Dove, now absorbed...

Joe Parker is Manchester's most ingenious criminal defence lawyer. Sam Parker is Manchester's most tenacious homicide detective. Both bear the burden of the unsolved murder of their sister fifteen years...

The cheerful chaos of a California schoolyard is shattered one autumn day by gunfire. No children are hurt, but a sniper is shot down - and psychologist Dr Alex Delaware...

Amelia wants to be the best cook in the world. But being the best cook is not just about preparing the perfect bean dish or cooking a steak so that...

A Spate of Attacks is Hitting the peaceful town of Leek - and They're Getting Increasingly Violent A spate of robberies targetting elderly women is disturbing enough, but especially so...