Crime Fiction

Detective Inspector Jane Tennison was beginning to feel she'd made a big mistake.Having requested a transfer to a station nearer her home, she's now wondering if any serious crimes are...

GOLD. THEFT. MURDER. A ROAD TRIP TO DIE FOR. 'It's not exactly how I imagined the week starting. An accessory to murder. On the run in the victim's vehicle ....

The Sanatorium took you to the Alps and chilled you to the bone. Now, The Wilds will take you deep into the woods . . . and out there, it's...

"Outback noir has a new star" The TimesBurnt-out from policework, Detective Sergeant George Manolis flies from Australia to Greece for a holiday. Recently divorced and mourning the death of his...

Rosamund Lupton meets Lupin in this accomplished debut from an eclectic, cut-throat new voice in thriller writing.'A strong, twisting, literary journey of revelation and redemption. Five stars' JANICE HALLETT'An intelligent,...

'Wow! An absolute pleasure. Chilling, smart, funny, and what a voice she has' GILLIAN FLYNNBlown away. What else can I tell you? Brigid Quinn is a heroine to cheer for,...

'Brilliantly atmospheric' - L.V. MATTHEWS'Compelling and suspenseful' - LISA HALL'Subtle and dry dark humour laced into thrills' - EMMA CURTISEveryone brings their secrets to the island...On the beautiful and windswept...

'Danger, intrigue and glamour. My job's got the lot. If it wasn't for the hitmen paid to kill me and this ticking bomb of a case I should have never...

'A cracking good read' JESSIE KEANEIN THE EAST END OF LONDON, OLD LOYALTIES RUN DEEP . . .After losing her mum in a tragic accident, Chrissy Moss fought to survive...

An atmospheric and gripping mystery set in Oxford - perfect for fans of MORSE and ENDEAVOUR     Lord Saffron, one of the young bloods at Oxford University, is heir...

The second DI Hal Luchewski novel by up-and-coming crime novelist Mark Lock. Luchewski investigates a series of crimes which seem to originate in a murder investigation from some years earlier...but...

On a summer evening a gardener's spade slices a telephone cable into distant silence. the resulting disconnection is devastating. With the failure of one call to reach the house, an...

'Master of the jaw-dropping twist' S MAGAZINE'Dark, gritty and on trend. A brilliant read' SUN 'An edge-of-your-seat thriller that'll keep you guessing right until the end, get this to the...

Sao Paulo, 2013: a city at an extraordinary moment in its history. Mario Leme, a detective in the civil police, has developed a friendship with a young English investigative journalist,...

Olympic athlete Megan Tomos goes into hiding a week before the Rio Games after detectives reopen their investigation into the suspicious death of her childhood friend.Back in her home town...

The first novel in a darkly humorous London-based crime series featuring bisexual private detective Duffy.When Brian McKechnie finds his wife attacked, his cat killed, and himself blackmailed by a man...

IN THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF THE ACCLAIMED EASY RAWLINS SERIES, EASY IS SENT DOWN MEMORY LANE... BLINDING HIM TO REASON AND RISK, MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE ANYTHING BUT BLACK AND...

AN INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLERA FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'A truly gripping read' - The Guardian'Fabulous, a delight' - S.G. MACLEAN'A fine adventure reminiscent of Patrick O'Brian' - Sunday TimesThis...

'A hugely exciting new voice in crime fiction' Lucy Foley 'The new face of domestic noir' Evening Standard 'One of the most compelling narrators I've ever encountered' Shari Lapena 'A...

'A solid gold revival of the golden age whodunnit, with a delicious Danish twist' - JANICE HALLETT'A love letter to the classic country house murder mystery' - J.M. HALL'Wonderfully descriptive...

'Powerful, provocative, beautiful and unforgettable. All Us Sinners is a chilling, moving, majestic debut' --- CHRIS WHITAKERLeeds, 1977. A chill lies over the city: sex workers are being murdered by...

THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE 120-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERTwo mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta's career . . .In this...

'Terrific entertainment' -- STEPHEN KING on Thomas Mullen's DarktownA determined reporter and a reluctant FBI agent face off against fascist elements in this gripping historical thriller set in World War...

AMSTERDAM 1980A city in turmoil: rife with drug abuse, riots and terror threats in the run-up to the coronation of Queen Beatrix. As Amsterdam's police force is overwhelmed by the...

* THE TIMES BOOK CLUB STAR PICK ** A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH *THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST REALITY SHOW.A PRIZE WORTH KILLING FOR...Frozen Out is set to be a...

'SET IN DIVINE NORTH NORFOLK. INTENSELY ATMOSPHERIC AND GREAT' India KnightDr Ruth Galloway returns to the moody and beautiful landscape of North Norfolk to confront another killer. A devastating new...

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

'A sensational debut - compelling, hypnotic, full of suspense and quiet menace. Don't miss it!' Lee Child A split-second decision puts your family in danger. A gripping new thriller that...

***THE TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE MONTH****** MAIL ON SUNDAY BEST NEW FICTION******FINANCIAL TIMES BEST NEW THRILLERS***'A gritty, authentic triumph, one howling to be turned into a film or TV...

The incredibly gripping, must-read Sunday Times bestseller'Utterly compelling... I couldn't put it down' Lisa Jewell, No.1 bestselling author of The Family Upstairs'A classy thriller with complex and compelling characters' Clare...

"Lisbeth Salander is back - and maybe better than ever . . . Remarkable" LEE CHILD"Highly readable - and still ferocious" Financial Times"The first to be written by a woman,...

'Sutton has flipped the script on the countryside murder mystery! Reminiscent of Poirot... Daphne Brewster is easily the most interesting whodunnit sleuth in years. An observant, humour-filled read that left...

Sister Fidelma returns in REVENGE OF THE STORMBRINGER, the thirty-fourth Celtic mystery by Peter Tremayne, acclaimed author of DEATH OF A HERETIC, THE HOUSE OF DEATH, and THE SHAPESHIFTER'S LAIR....

'An absolute treat of a read with all the ingredients of a vintage murder mystery: a country house, mysterious dead bodies and three actresses all keen to catch the killer....

Can a killer ever be on the side of justice? In 1983, Professor Robert Balfour was found floating in Airthrey Loch at the heart of Stirling University's campus. His death...

Your favourite Scottish detective returns in 2023 in an enthralling new mystery     'Immensely exciting and atmospheric' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH   'Move over Rebus' Daily Mail   'Exciting, pacy,...

'Dark and terrifying, utterly compelling' SARAH PEARSE********A luxury resort. Three missing women. One body.When young London professional Alex Evans is informed that his sister's body has been pulled from an...

THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY, THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERSAWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021'Peter May is one...

  Los Angeles Detective Harry Bosch tackles a cold case unlike any he's ever worked, in the new legal thriller from the bestselling author of THE LINCOLN LAWYER and THE...

TWO SISTERS ON TRIAL FOR MURDER. THEY ACCUSE EACH OTHER.WHO DO YOU BELIEVE?'911 what's your emergency?''My dad's dead. My sister Sofia killed him. She's still in the house. Please send...

A Rivers of London novella, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch.There's something going bump on the Metropolitan line and Sergeant Jaget Kumar knows exactly who to call....

You escaped. But he will never let you go.NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES: A page-turning thriller perfect for fans of Room and Gone GirlA windowless shack in the woods. Lena's...

'SET IN DIVINE NORTH NORFOLK. INTENSELY ATMOSPHERIC AND GREAT' India KnightDr Ruth Galloway returns to the moody and beautiful landscape of North Norfolk to confront another killer. A devastating new...

    HOW DO YOU FIND A KILLER WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU? 'AS EXCITING AS ANYTHING CONNELLY HAS WRITTEN' THE TIMES* * * * *Jack McEvoy is a reporter...

This Eden is a smart modern-day adventure reminiscent of both the cyber noir novels of William Gibson and the golden age of espionage fiction.'An incredibly fast-paced literary thriller, tricksy &...

A novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana, as the South transforms and a brilliant cast of characters-enslaved and free women, plantation gentry, and battle-weary Confederate and Union soldiers-are caught in...