Crime Fiction

For one weekend every July, thousands of readers descend on the historic English town of Harrogate, Yorkshire in pursuit of mysteries, mischief and murder. In Murder in Harrogate, ten of...

A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the children, there is only doubt.One afternoon in November 1975, ten-year-old Miranda Larkin comes...

A queer historical romantic suspense novel about a young engineer working for Gustave Eiffel caught in a web of deceit that could destroy both him and the famous tower.Fin Tighe...

Lucinda has lived her whole life in the shadow of her glamorous and outgoing high-end model sister Viviana. But when Viviana suddenly disappears on a trip to Sao Paulo, Lucinda...

**An Irish Times best book of 2024 so far**"A very early candidate for the crime novel of the year" IRISH TIMESLive Aid, July 1985. The great and the good of...

The gripping new psychological suspense novel from the bestselling author of breakout hit HE SAID/SHE SAID     This novel was previously published as STONE MOTHERS.     Gripping, terrifying...

'Smart, empathetic and all too real. I love her writing' LIZ NUGENT One murder, three families destroyedAnd a detective guilty of a crime of her own When 18-year-old Ben Renshaw...

A one-off collection of twelve Shakespearean-themed murder mysteries set in Elizabethan London, featuring Master Hardy Drew, Constable of the Bankside Watch, from the acclaimed author of the 7th century Irish...

When the mutilated body of a young woman is discovered, LAPD Detective Jessica Allen knows she's seen this MO before.     A sadistic serial killer has been operating undetected...

'Mason Cross is a fast-paced, high octane thriller writer.' Simon Kernick     THEN     Fifteen years ago, an unidentified killer terrorised northern Georgia, killing hikers with two shots...

When her personal copy of the current Finance Act is found a few metres away from a body, young barrister Julia Larwood finds herself caught up in a complex fight...

When April in Paris means riots and firebombs.     Tensions run high in the working-class neighbourhood of Belleville when a hunger strike to protest against strict immigration laws escalates....

St. Andrews, Scotland: Renovation works on the famous Old Course golf course uncovers the remains of a body in a shallow grave - two bullet holes in the skull. DNA...

THE LATEST KITT HARTLEY MYSTERY, SET IN THE HEART OF YORKSHIREA serial killer is loose in Yorkshire, and has claimed three victims in three months. Eleven days before each murder,...

'Move over Morse. Simon Mason Oxford crime novel breathes fresh life into the police procedural' Val McDermid'As great a contribution to the noble British genre of detective fiction as any...

The mayor of Barcelona is being blackmailed. A sex tape from her student days - one she never knew existed. The price: 300,000 euros and her immediate resignation. A political...

What would you do to protect the ones you love?Single-mother Emma is at her limit, with two children to look after, a demanding job and an ex-husband who doesn't pull...

A Times Best New Historical Fiction pick, perfect for fans of The Familiars and The Binding. 'KEEPS THE READER HOOKED TO THE END' - THE TIMES___________Halloween night, 1906. Lotta Rae...

'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' DAILY MAIL     A charming historical mystery set in 1960s Yorkshire, starring prisoner governor and amateur sleuth...

'Haunting and atmospheric' - DAILY MAIL'Tina Baker's best yet' - JANICE HALLETT'An irresistible read' - LESLEY KARAEveryone brings their secrets to the island...On the beautiful island of Tresco, two worlds...

"This riveting, original, and powerful mother-daughter story kept me glued to the pages." Colleen Hoover"Filled with buried secrets and jaw-dropping deception, Sarah Pekkanen's GONE TONIGHT is a page-turning thriller about...

A TERRIBLE CRIME WAITS TO BE UNEARTHED.The second twisty and atmospheric Wiltshire-set crime novel in the DI Lockyer Series. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves and Val McDermid.A long, hot...

"Outback noir has a new star" Mark Sanderson, The TimesWith DS Manolis on leave in Greece, Senior Constable Sparrow receives a phone call from a man who wants to turn...

Dark secrets cast long shadows... On a peaceful hilltop campsite in the heat of summer, a private plane crash-lands. Several are killed, and many more lives are shattered - including...

'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 top...

Agatha Christie meets Andy Weir in the ultimate locked room mystery set in the first hotel on the moon. Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Anthony Horowitz and Hanna Jameson.FEATURED...

An all-new, spicy murder mystery from Tessa Bailey, New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer . . .     It was supposed to be a relaxing...

The brand new novella in the Sunday Times #1 bestselling Rivers of London series.****THEY DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY ACROSS THE POND...When ex-FBI Agent Patrick Henderson calls in an 'X-Ray Sierra India'...

THE WOMAN UNKNOWN: Deirdre Fitzpatrick is married to a man who wants to know where she really goes when supposedly taking care of her sick mother and calls on the...

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

Author of the Costa-prizewinning, world-wide bestseller The Tenderness of Wolves, Stef Penney, returns to her snow-covered heartland in this tense mystery set in a small Scandinavian town. Nordland. A region...

For decades, a secret network in Stockholm has been exploiting young girls, ruthlessly eliminating anyone who threatens to reveal their secret. As oddly paired duo Teddy and Emelie - the...

'Even better than Child 44. Akyl Borubaev is a terrific creation' Anthony HorowitzWE UNCOVERED THE LAST OF THE BODIES IN THE RED HOUR BEFORE DUSK, AS THE SUN STAINED THE...

***Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger 2023***'An excellent crime thriller with an explosive climax' Bill Todd, The Sun Nature is reclaiming Chernobyl. But the past is radioactive. ....

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After the final curtain of Swan Lake, an animated crowd exits the Mariinsky theatre brimming with excitement from the night's performance. But outside the scene is somber. A ballerina's body...

'High-wire suspense that keeps you riveted' Lisa GardnerThe heart-stopping new thriller in the New Orleans series, from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Rose.Assistant District Attorney Kaj Cordozo's life is thrown...

What do a desperate woman with a secret, a dead man in a drainage ditch and a dark figure in the night have in common? Physician-sleuth Dr Gabriel Taverner has...

  When Angela Richman finds two dead bodies in a cursed crypt on Halloween, she is drawn into a spine-tingling mystery. Has a Chouteau Forest legend turned deadly, or is...

Franky Dast is an unlikely hero. But when a desperate Mexican family turn to him, rather than trust the authorities, to help them track down their teenage daughter's murderer, he...

The past is never far behind you . . .Old sins have a nasty way of catching up with you, as Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone discovers in this gripping...

Welcome to Broadway - and to an unthinkable crime! Former theatre starlet turned amateur sleuth Jessie Beckett gets mixed up in murder when an on-stage shooting turns all too real.New...

  A bloody death of an actress during a theatre show has DI Gilchrist and DS Heap investigate . . . but was it a bizarre accident or a deliberate...

A stolen valuable is just the beginning of a trail of strange events Junio has to uncover in this skilfully plotted historical mystery set in 2nd century Britain.Late summer, CE...

The first in a brand-new WWII historical mystery series introduces WPC Billie Harkness - a female police officer who risks her life to protect the home front in the British...

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....