Crime Fiction

**Shortlisted for the 2025 CWA Whodunnit Dagger** 'Can you come round?' Dad says tremulously. 'Of course. Are you OK? Is it Mum?' 'No!' He almost shouts it. 'Just come quickly....

A NEW CHRISTMAS SHORT STORY from the author of bestselling murder mystery Death & Croissants the most hilarious murder mystery since Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club Richard Ainsworth is...

Don't miss the perfect Christmas present for yourself (or for that best friend who would definitely help you hide a body...) --------------------- Anna's Christmas Eve To Do List: 1. Wrap...

Abigail Fancy returns to the tiny town that the Fancys have ruled for decades, fresh from her second stint in prison and utterly out of time... A bold, punchy and...

Don't miss the perfect Christmas present for yourself (or for that best friend who would definitely help you hide a body...) --------------------- Anna's Christmas Eve To Do List: 1. Wrap...

TO GET TO THE TOP, YOU NEED TO SNAP A FEW NECKS 'I LOVED this! Devoured in one sitting' ????? ''If Selling Sunset met Desperate Housewives and got wrapped up...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Moving, outrageous and outrageously funny' Dawn French When a toxic hospital consultant dies of a heart attack, fellow doctor Eitan Rose smells foul play. Nobody...

She's not here to play. Lex Tyler is trying to have it all, but being a working mother is so much more difficult when you're a secret agent for an...

Lex Tyler is a covert operative for Platform Eight, the assassination department of Her Majesty's Secret Service, and one of the very few women to successfully negotiate the old boy's...

She's not here to play. Lex Tyler is trying to have it all, but being a working mother is so much more difficult when you're a secret agent for an...

Lex Tyler is a covert operative for Platform Eight, the assassination department of Her Majesty's Secret Service, and one of the very few women to successfully negotiate the old boy's...

Sisters Ellie and Meg Christie share a love of books, reading, and the Book Chalet - their family's historic bookshop tucked midway up a scenic Colorado mountain. But romance? That's...

The first book of the viral Dream Harbor series by #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Laurie Gilmore! 🍁 TikTok Made Me Buy It - Winner of...

**A NATIONAL BESTSELLER** BEST SUMMER READS OF 2023: The New York Post * Oprah Book Club * Oprah Daily * USA Today * Good Housekeeping * Brit + Co *...

The razor-sharp, violent and darkly comic second novel from actor, comedian and writer Ardal O'Hanlon. Dove Connolly is dead. That's not good for anyone in Tullyanna, never mind Dove. Now...

"O'Brien's first novel in two decades was well worth the wait. . . . In the age of 'mythomania,' O'Brien takes aim at the lies that power this country, and...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books No author perfected the twist in the tale better than Roald Dahl. His stories - many of which were filmed as...

A darkly comic thriller following a cynical LA gumshoe who makes the catastrophic mistake of helping a 14-year-old find her dog . . . Serendipity Dahlquist is a headstrong roller-blading...

'I adore everything about it . . . the perfect blend of mystery and romcom' ALI HAZELWOOD Finlay and Vero need a girls' weekend away... Some peace and quiet to...

'I adore everything about it . . . the perfect blend of mystery and romcom' ALI HAZELWOOD Finlay and Vero need a girls' weekend away... Some peace and quiet to...

THE MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY IS BACK WITH THE NEW BOOK OF THE MOMENT Delicious' JOJO MOYES 'Super-sharp, lethally witty' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Wonderfully...

Revenge is a dish best served cold-especially when it comes in the form of one of Grandma's "special" pies. Get the best of family hijinks, girl power, and hilariously justifiable...

The unmissable new mystery in the bestselling, record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan? It's been...

THE MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY IS BACK WITH THE NEW BOOK OF THE MOMENT Delicious' JOJO MOYES 'Super-sharp, lethally witty' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Wonderfully...

'Ingenious, daring and brilliant' Guardian COMPLICITY N. 1. THE FACT OF BEING AN ACCOMPLICE, ESP. IN A CRIMINAL ACT A few spliffs, a spot of mild S&M, phone through the...

Growing, growing, gone... Penrith, in the heart of the Lake District, is not the kind of place you can easily vanish. Certainly not when the members of the Penrith Bingo...

The new cosy crime novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author. NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, and Cara Horgan. Season 3 coming in 2026! 'Step...

'Had me laughing aloud within its first five pages. Charming, hilarious and heartfelt' Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read Life is good for sixty-year-old teashop owner...

**Shortlisted for the 2025 CWA Whodunnit Dagger** 'Can you come round?' Dad says tremulously. 'Of course. Are you OK? Is it Mum?' 'No!' He almost shouts it. 'Just come quickly....

Sweetpea TV series starring Ella Purnell now on Sky Atlantic! Everyone's favourite serial killer is back, and she's more unpredictable than ever... Readers LOVE Thorn in My Side 'Perfect for...

The unmissable new mystery in the bestselling, record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan? It's been...

The new cosy crime novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author. NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, and Cara Horgan. Season 3 coming in 2026! 'Step...

The Sunday Times number one bestselling debut novel 'Absolutely outrageous. A total snigger-fest.' SINDHU VEE 'Unputdownable. Thoroughly enjoyable and twisted.' KATERINA DIAMOND Welcome to a hen do where revenge is...

Three days in paradise. Ten dysfunctional colleagues. And one of them has gone missing... When Caitlin accepts a new high-powered job at Aurora, she can't possibly realise what she's letting...

A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club pick- An unlikely heroine. An even more unlikely detective. And a cold case that's resurfacing with deadly consequences. The new book from...

Four new friends. Four dead bodies. One big problem . . . Four new friends. Four dead bodies. One big problem . . . Sally never meant to cave her...

' An immersive and really satisfying mystery ' Faith Martin 'As an iced drink in a heatwave ... These characters and their families feel like old friends. A fantastic addition...

Liked the Sweetpea TV series on Sky Atlantic? You'll love the books... 'This isn't a book for the squeamish or the faint-hearted ... think Bridget Jones meets American Psycho '...

"O'Brien's first novel in two decades was well worth the wait. . . . In the age of 'mythomania,' O'Brien takes aim at the lies that power this country, and...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author, for anyone who's ever been ghosted - and wondered why... 'Unputdownable' Mel Giedroyc'Beth is a really clever, funny writer' Nina Stibbe'The queen of feel-good...

HUSTLERS meets BIG LITTLE LIES in the heist of the summer... A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Propulsive and captivating' Vogue 'Darkly comedic' Daily Mail Meet Ava: rule-abiding lawyer who has...

A charming ne'er-do-well returns to his haunted Irish hometown to uncover the truth about his mother in this "supernaturally skilled debut" (Vanity Fair) and turns the town--and his life--upside down.Having...

There's no thrill like breaking the rules... 'MISCHIEVOUS, MAGNETIC AND HEAPS OF FUN ' EMMA GANNON 'THE ROMCOM OF 2023' LIZZY DENT *** Cat has a dangerously dwindling bank balance....

The instant Sunday Times bestseller.'An intriguing, complex and hugely enjoyable small-town whodunnit' Janice Hallett, The Examiner 'Funny yet poignant, cosy yet complex, familiar yet unique, I loved this' Jennie Godfrey,...

The debut cosy culinary crime thriller from Suk Pannu, creator of BBC Radio 4's Mrs Sidhu Investigates and writer for Goodness, Gracious, Me and The Kumars at No. 42. Shortlisted...

'Had me laughing aloud within its first five pages. Charming, hilarious and heartfelt' Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read Life is good for sixty-year-old teashop owner...

'Satisfyingly intriguing' Faith Martin 'J.M. Hall has mastered the warmth of a perfect modern cosy crime with all the twists and turns that go with it. I really enjoyed it!'...

A good friend will help you move on. A best friend will help you move the body . . . 'Female friendship and red-hot revenge are masterfully woven together in...