Crime Fiction

Minotaur and the MWA's inaugural competition winner is an atmospheric, taut, and truly original historical mystery with an engaging main character and a gorgeously rendered setting: turn-of-the-century New York. Detective...

Missing persons investigator David Raker's heartstopping hunt for a mother's vanished son-book one of Tim Weaver's international bestselling mystery series One year ago, Alex Towne's body was found. One month...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door. "I just loved how intriguing the mystery is but also the...

For fans of Nghi Vo, P. Djeli Clark, and Alix E. Harrow: a new stand-alone set in the world of the critically acclaimed Murder and Magic series during Prohibition. The...

"Wicked little stories from old hands and relative neophytes."-- Seattle Times There are seven deadly sins, and in this superb anthology, edited by Elizabeth George, some of the most able...

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...

The girl who has everything... Including a bullet in the head A cruise down the Nile on a river steamer sounds like the perfect way to get away from it...

A riveting and suspenseful debut in the best-selling tradition of Scott Turow and Richard North Patterson. Defense attorney Joseph Antonelli is a stranger to defeat. Inside the courtroom and out,...

All internationally renowned 'lady showbiz detective' Stella Pentangeli wants, is to solve a simple literary riddle: did William Shakespeare belong to a blood-thirsty 17th century cult which resurrected dead people?...

The UK is gripped by the threat of gang violence - the media is building on that hysteria, convincing us that knife crime is rife and the streets are flooded...

The husband of a prominent and infamously ruthless barrister is found in horrific condition after a robbery and brutal assault. Now in a coma, a major investigation is launched using...

Detective Jack Warr is haunted by the gruesome legacy of serial killer Rodney Middleton and reeling from a series of events that has left him deep in depression. Refusing the...

Chester Newton is a successful race horse syndicate organiser, and his company, Victrix Racing, is having its best year yet. When his prized horse, Potassium, wins the world-famous Epsom Derby,...

DETECTIVE JANE TENNISON'S POLICE CAREER HANGS IN THE BALANCE: A SINGLE STEP FROM GLORY - OR RUIN. While she has elbowed her way into an elite team investigating non-domestic murders,...

From THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES comes even more MURDLE - the 'utterly addictive' murderous puzzle book for armchair detectives everywhere 'THE PUZZLE SENSATION OF THE YEAR!' - JANICE HALLETT,...

DS Lucas Walker is on assignment for the Australian Federal Police, and it couldn't be more personal. This is his last chance to take down Stefan Markovich - leader of...

Detective Stilwell of the Los Angeles County Sherriff's department has been exiled. Once he manned a mainland homicide desk; now internal politics have relegated him to a low-key post, policing...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES 'Chris Hammer is a great writer - a leader in Australian noir.' Michael Connelly 'I think this is even better than the first.' Ann Cleeves...

A sound froze her blood. A woman. A woman screaming in pure terror. Screaming and sobbing-begging-out here, in this desolate place. Twenty years ago, ornithology student Jessica Weston panicked when...

'A thrilling Australian debut, full of heart and crackling with tension.' Jane Harper After years away from his home town of Melbourne, Luke Harris is back on track. All he...

A missing violinist. A rising flood. A race against time. Intrigue, music and danger collide in Whisky Valley . After nearly being murdered last year, Rose McHugh battles anxiety as...

The exciting new rural crime novel from the bestselling author of Broken Bay and The Creeper. When a massive wind farm is erected on its outskirts, a small Victorian town...

'Prepare to be both dazzled and discombobulated. You have been warned.' The Sydney Morning Herald 'Readers expecting to snuggle up with a bit of Miss Marple-style cosy crime will be...

WINNER - 2025 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Fiction WINNER - 2025 NSW Literary Awards Christina Stead Prize for Fiction WINNER - 2025 ALS Gold Medal WINNER - 2025 Story...

They're all killers, but only one will resort to murder. The stunning new novel from international bestseller Kayte Nunn, for all fans of Lucy Foley and White Lotus . Newly...

A gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish island ... where outsiders are not welcome. 'There's always someone whispering about something.' On a small island off...

Boasting 24 of Sherlock Holmes's finest adventures, this edition combines two classic collections first published in 1894 and 1905. Highlights include "The Final Problem," where arch-criminal Moriarty apparently killed off...

It's 1964 in the tiny town of Eastport, Maine, and Billy McCadie is bored to death. She's surrounded by Jell-O salads and dull people with more etiquette than sense, with...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Hangman's Daughter returns with the first volume in a brand-new mystery series which introduces a gravedigger and young inspector who must stop...

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller! R. A. Salvatore returns with one of fantasy's most beloved and enduring icons, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, in an all-new trilogy full...

A collection of the year's best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby, author of Razorblade Tears, and series editor Steph Cha....

' Subverted my expectations at almost every turn... Jordan shows how the aftermath of violence affects all those who witness it.' New York Times 'Immersive, atmospheric, heart-stopping - I tore...

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,...

When cracks start forming in an influencer's curated life, she finds out that jealousy is just as viral as a video in this riveting suspense novel by bestselling author Jesse...

When cracks start forming in an influencer's curated life, she finds out that jealousy is just as viral as a video in this riveting suspense novel by bestselling author Jesse...

A brand new horror novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author, for fans of Stephen King, Catriona Ward and Chuck Wendig Carrie meets The Cabin in the Woods in this...

*LONGLISTED FOR THE IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD 2025*From the award-winning author of November Road comes a masterful thriller where an unlikely hero goes up against a deadly crime boss...

'This series is irresistible' LEE CHILD'An immersive, intelligent delight' LUCY FOLEY'The Jake Jackson books get better and better' ELLY GRIFFITHS'Highly recommend' KARIN SLAUGHTER'A pleasure' BERNARD CORNWELL A beautiful landscape... It...

'An absolutely gripping reflection on the true crime phenomenon, and the various victims of both the initial crime and its exploitation for entertainment.' NetGalley Reviewer The perfect mystery to solve...

'Perfect holiday reading' Clare Mackintosh'A gripping story' Jane Casey Once secrets catch, they spread. Deadly fires are lighting up Brighton, and the latest case is alarmingly close to home for...

The stunning new spy thriller that blows the world of James Bond wide open! *A Finalist for the 2024 McIlvanney Prize: Scottish Crime Book of the Year* Six days. A...

The stunning new spy thriller that blows the world of James Bond wide open! *A Finalist for the 2024 McIlvanney Prize: Scottish Crime Book of the Year* Six days. A...

Don't miss the latest utterly emotional thriller, brimming with family drama from Sunday Times bestseller Susan Lewis! What happened to her was unforgivable. But what she did was worse... A...

The echoes of war live long in the mind... Wales, 1947 Injured and terrified after an attempted abduction, desperation drives artist Kate Ward to the idyllic scene of her ex-husband's...

'A tense and twisty thriller that had me gnawing my fingernails one minute and laughing out loud the next.' Marion Todd A CASE GONE COLD Six years ago, Beata Dabrowski...