Crime Fiction

The New York Times bestselling author of the Cat Who . . . series returns with a delightful new mystery. The affluent owner of a historic steam locomotive and private...

'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 Nell Lewis....

All she wanted to do was take her son's forgotten sports kit to school. So why does Nicki Clements drive past the home of controversial newspaper columnist Damon Blundy eight...

As Blackport University starts a new academic year, two more girls fall victim to the killer they are calling the Beast of Blackport. Students, prostitutes...no attractive redhead is safe, and...

An actress dies while preparing to tread the boards at the famous Theatre Royal in Bath. Her ex-lover insists that she was murdered. And perhaps he was right. Flora Messel...

A chilling new novel in the award-winning Inspector Banks series. Number 35 The Hill is an ordinary house in an ordinary street, owned by an apparently ordinary young couple. But...

Amateur sleuths Jude and Carole take on their third case when a terrible discovery is made in the cellar of a grand old house.Grant and Kim Roxby had hoped that...

Canaletto's feet have barely touched English soil when he narrowly escapes robbery and death. His saviour is an enterprising young woman named Fanny Rooker, who has been awaiting his arrival....

Cordon bleu cook Darina Lisle trades her kitchen for a country inn—only to find the menu includes murder. Professional caterer and amateur sleuth Darina Lisle decides to try her hand...

Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel. As the English...

Private detective Lauren Laurano is pretty, funny, fashion-conscious - and gay. With the support of her beautiful psychotherapist lover, Kip, it is up to Lauren to solve the murder of...

The gripping Temperance Brennan novel from world-class forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, the international no. 1 bestselling crime thriller writer and the inspiration behind the hit TV series Bones. ___________________________________ A...

Detective Chief Inspector Cheadle, displaying characteristic sang-froid at a televised press conference, is facing one of the Yard's most complex investigations - an against-the-clock hunt for a rational but ruthless...

Searching for truffles in a wood, a man and his dog unearth something less savoury a human hand. he body, as Chief Inspector Wexford is informed later, has lain buried...

'Highly recommend for your summer reading' Reader Review Can one house hold a lifetime of secrets? Corfu, 1930 The moment Thirza Caruthers sets foot on Corfu, memories flood back: the...

FYRE FESTIVAL meets ONE OF THE GIRLS in this psychological thriller with twists you'll never see coming. 'It's the hottest ticket in town. But once you're in, there's no getting...

'An engrossing read that kept me guessing throughout' Patricia Gibney 'Breathtaking... Had me guessing until the very end ... Utterly compelling' Rachel Lynch ' Razor-sharp thriller-writing... a gripping and emotional...

*Don't miss A Murder in Paris , the brand new twisty thriller from Matthew Blake* THE SMASH HIT NO.1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ~ A GUARDIAN and SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE...

Innocent sleepwalker. Or a sleeping killer? You decide. *** *THE SMASH HIT NO.1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER *A GUARDIAN THRILLER OF THE MONTH *A SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH *TV IN...

From the creator of the TV show Bones, The Seminarian is a twisty murder mystery perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich and Carl Hiaasen. Xavier "Priest" Priestly is a snarky...

A petty drug dealer disappears, presumed killed. His Cousin Epi, who works security and has ambitions to become a private investigator, is determined to find out what happened to Harry....

An audacious robbery that breaches Note Printing Australia, with fatal consequences, sees homicide partners Michael Ballard and John Henderson pitted against ruthless professionals who will stop at nothing to retain...

Homicide Detective Inspector Michael Ballard is vigorously resisting retirement; not wishing to walk away from serving society by investigating and solving complex criminal cases. The brutal murder of a factory...

A detective series like no other! Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo and Peter Robinson. Has a man been hanged for a murder he didn't commit...? Prague, Czech...

An international crime thriller with an unforgettable detective. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo and Peter Robinson. What do you do when the poison comes from within...? Prague,...

It is 1919. The First World War is over, the soldiers have returned home, but brutal death is not far behind. When businessman Sir Wilfred Walker is blown up in...

It was not at all a suitable house for a murder. Helen Bailey is the live-in housekeeper to the wealthy Murray family. Tall, dark-haired and beautiful, the enigmatic Helen has...

Alone in the wilderness, they are picked off one by one ... Gripping, standalone romantic thriller from an author at the top of her game, for readers of The Dark...

Twenty years ago, college student Axel Prince Wolfe teamed up with his best friend, Billy, and a Mexican stranger in a high-end robbery that went wrong. Abandoned by his partners,...

Mark Hartmann, a consultant pathologist, has problems. Married to a barrister and the son-in-law of a judge, he should be enjoying a comfortable life, but his secret vice is gambling....

NOT EVERYONE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE . . . After a tour of Vietnam and a three-year stint in prison, Jason is back in town and wants to rebuild his...

LIKE LOCKED-ROOM MYSTERIES? YOU'LL LOVE TOM MEAD'S JOSEPH SPECTOR SERIES! An enthralling locked-room murder mystery inspired by Golden Age Crime Fiction, Death and the Conjuror is the critically acclaimed debut...