Crime Fiction

*LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA DAGGER AWARD FOR BEST HISTORICAL CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR* A dark, captivating novel of family secrets, desperate ambition and the deepest betrayal. TO BECOME ONE...

It was supposed to be a simple case: a young man arrested for armed assault. But it was just the beginning. As Rodney Middleton awaits trial, Detective Jack Warr is...

* THE SMASH-HIT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2023 *'A great deal of festive fun' - GUARDIAN'Sharp, witty and suspenseful' - SUNDAY EXPRESSOne dead Santa. A...

'With unforgettable characters and a simmering plot, Ayliffe takes us on a hell-ride through the forgotten towns of Australia's Badlands.' Candice Fox 'Dark Desert Road feels ripped from the headlines,...

Eight years ago, James McCready was convicted of killing his partner, Gary Meadows. But McCready has always claimed that the stabbing was a tragic accident and, when fresh evidence comes...

Detective Jack leads Scotland Yard's fledgling art fraud unit, its survival hinging on exposing a suspected forgery - a multimillion-dollar Basquiat. When his informant, gallerist Ester Langton, is brutally murdered,...

The sensational new novel from the author of the bestselling thriller, The Creeper, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction 2025. Deep in the mountains, secrets grow...

Isak receives an unexpected inheritance from his father on one condition: that he meet and make peace with the man at his remote island retreat. Once there, Isak finds himself...

Change is hard in a small Southern town, especially when it brings a side of murder. All Harvey Beckett wants to do is help the residents of St. Marin's find...

When a priceless ruby known as the Malabar Rose vanishes while being guarded by Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson, the formidable Mrs. Hudson sets out to give a...

In the latest thrilling suspense novel from Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author Carol Goodman, a group of mystery authors gathers on a secluded Greek island for a writers retreat, only...

Included in The Times Best Historical Fiction Books of 2025: 'A lively new perspective on a grimly familiar tale' The world's most famous unsolved serial killer mystery, told from the...

Mystery surrounds the death of Queen Victoria's grandson England, 1892. Victoria, Queen and Empress, is in the 54th year of her reign, when her grandson Prince Eddy, eldest son of...

The unputdownable cosy crime mystery set in Brighton about pro-wrestling, ghosts and much murder ______________________________ 'Come for the spooky humour, stay for the satisfying twists' Kristen Perrin 'Alice Bell writes...

Osaka, 1943: as the Second World War rages and American bombers rain death down upon the city, the once prosperous Omari family is already in decline, financially ruined by the...

'Beautifully written and enticingly intriguing' - Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond 'Audacious and propulsive, a story surges with emotion - this is a dazzling novel' - Colin Walsh,...

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...

In the latest Sunday Times bestseller from the million-selling author of THE BLACKHOUSE, Peter May brings murder back to the outer Hebrides. A man stands bewildered on a deserted beach...

'So much more than a crime novel. I loved it.' Chris Hammer, author of Legacy ' Shellybanks is as powerful as Pheasants Nest and just as haunting.' Sue Turnbull, Sydney...

From the author of The River Mouth and Vertigo, comes a mustread medical thriller. From the author of The River Mouth and Vertigo, comes a must-read medical thriller. Did anyone...

Sydney, 1980s: Belle Fitzgerald, young, rich and spirited, lives in Kings Cross, the city's bohemian heart. When she learns of plans to demolish her street and evict its residents, she...

After ten years with Penguin, Maisie Dobbs is back at Soho! "A female investigator every bit as brainy and battle-hardened as Lisbeth Salander." -Maureen Corrigan, NPR'sFresh Air, on Maisie Dobbs...

*WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2026* ' An absolute delight ' JANICE HALLETT 'A triumph of ingenuity ' DAILY MAIL ' I...

In London 1946, The Right Sort Marriage Bureau is just beginning to take off and the proprietors, Miss Iris Sparks and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, are in need of a bigger...

From debut author Allison Montclair comes an engrossing historical mystery novel set in post-war London, The Right Sort of Man . In a London slowly recovering from World War II,...

A killer who won't forgive. A detective who can't forget.Haunted by his mother's brutal murder, detective Inspector Jake Sawyer returns to his rural hometown to investigate a series of gruesome...

Change is hard in a small Southern town, especially when it brings a side of murder. All Harvey Beckett wants to do is help the residents of St. Marin's find...

Hollywood lawyer Danny Roth is the victim of a world-class wine heist - and he is devastated. Enter Sam Levitt: former corporate lawyer, wine connoisseur, and expert on cultivated crime....

Anne Carson: fifteen, beautiful, wayward. Abducted. Her rich family has closed ranks and summoned Frank Calder, ex-soldier and sacked police hostage negotiator. They want him to deliver the ransom money...

'Magnificent.' Richard Osman 'A dastardly romp for fans of Saltburn.' Alice Slater 'Fresh, frightening, bittersweet and brutal.' Chris Whitaker They say love never dies, but what happens if you kill...

Careless of both murder and manners, Charlotte Ellison and her sister, two determinedly unconventional young women, ignore Victorian mores and actively join the police investigation, led by young Inspector Thomas...

THE FIRST HAUNTED BOOKSHOP MYSTERY FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR CLEO COYLE-WRITING AS ALICE KIMBERLY "Part cozy and part hard-boiled detective novel with traces of the supernatural, The Ghost...

WINNER OF THE AGATHA, ARTHUR ELLIS, DILYS, AND DEBUT DAGGER AWARDS "Wonderfully entertaining . . . sure to be one of the most loved mysteries of the year . ....

Michael Marshall's unique voice adds a chilling intensity to the serial-killer plot, combining dazzling narrative, a white-hot pace and a deeply disturbing backdrop of conspiracy. Sarah tries to struggle, but...

'An enthralling thriller ... hypnotically readable' ANDREW TAYLOR In the heat of the desert, will the trail go cold? Cairo, 1938: Archie Nevenden is many things: amateur archaeologist; theatre impresario;...

After narrowly escaping with his life at the hands of a murderous Hollywood pimp, detective Happy Doll, bullet-ridden but healing, has landed on a remote Mexican beach. In a humble...

Hildur Runarsdottir is the only police detective working on the isolated west coast of Iceland. She is desperate to forget her traumatic past by burying herself in her cases alongside...

Mia Cordova's world imploded when her father was shot dead in front of her while singing a karaoke classic. The police insisted that his death was the result of a...

Hettie Bagshot and Tilly Jenkins are hired to investigate a spate of mysterious deaths at Mr Whisker's Academy for Wayward Cats. Before Tilly even opens her notebook, the hockey mistress...

" A deceptively cloying and dark roiling undercurrent weaves its way through the core of this taut, original novel, with layered and nuanced characters, complex, slow-burn plotting, and a tense...

Imogen Duffy is a young Irish jockey, whose fledgling career is given a huge boost when she wins a prestigious horse race at the Cheltenham Steeplechasing Festival. But all is...

Shortlisted for the 2025 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction Shortlisted for the 2025 Danger Award for Crime Fiction Sydney, Australia: The body of a young woman is found...

Five years ago, DCI John Lomond was forced off the hunt for Glasgow child-killer 'The Sandman,' who was never caught. Now, with another child abducted in a similar manner, Lomond...

Christmas Eve, 1943. Anthony and Elva Pratt arrive in a snowy English village to run a murder mystery game - and instead discover a real murder. The Pratts had planned...

'Effortlessly absorbing' TANA FRENCH 'A page-turner.' KATE ATKINSON 'Playful and witty and completely absorbing.' ANN CLEEVES 'The master.' GILLIAN FLYNN Meet Mrs Blossom. . . A widower who has never...

According to our reader, "Pelagia and the White Bulldog" is very enjoyable read. This is a book of considerable charm in which a classically worked mystery plot with a twist...

Hisataro, a young member of the wealthy Fuchigami family, has a mysterious ability. Every now and then, against his will, he falls into a time-loop in which he is obliged...