Crime Fiction

Billie Carlson takes on a thrilling new case in the next instalment of this gripping series. YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE PAST. The future is looking bright for Billie Carlson. With...

'Simon Mason has created crime fiction's most entertaining double act in decades' Mick Herron 'As great a contribution to the noble British genre of detective fiction as any writer for...

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

'ATMOSPHERIC . . . [AND] ORIGINAL' SUNDAY TIMES 'A WRITER AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME' SUN If only Alexandra Cupidi had turned south instead of north, she would have...

' The action scenes are deftly choreographed and Standing is an engaging protagonist' Financial Times What makes a good man become an assassin? A Navy SEAL has gone rogue, selling...

The Scent of the Night is the sixth comic detective novel in the Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri. Montalbano learned how hard it was to put on a wetsuit...

Tis the season of goodwill, and Dickens extends the hand of friendship to a stranded stranger and his nephews for Christmas, with deadly consequences . . . Wilkie Collins is...

Christine de Pizan is in danger when she is sent to the Priory of Poissy to catch the killer of a young nun in this vividly imagined historical mystery set...

Dexter Morgan has burned the candle at both ends for many years. Blood spatter analyst . . . husband . . . father . . . serial killer. And now,...

As seen on TV - DEXTER: NEW BLOOD - major new drama Global bestseller Dexter returns in another wickedly twisted tale of Miami lowlife, this time, under the bright lights...

The perfect night. I had been so excited for our big New Year's Eve party. Hosting with my best friend Alice and our two beautiful boys - my Leo and...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 'A joyously funny and absurd steampunk frolic that satirises both the era in which...

THE BESTSELLING SERIES THAT INSPIRED AMAZON PRIME'S BALLARD AND BOSCH 'Michael Connelly is a powerhouse, an unstoppable force in crime fiction. The Waiting is proof he is at the top...

Being a blood spatter analyst who hates the sight of blood has always made Dexter's work for the Miami PD tough. But it means he's very neat when it comes...

They call him the Wolfman - because he takes a bite out of his victims and because they found the first victim in the East End's lonely Wolf Street. Scotland...

Dexter Morgan is busy planning his wedding to Rita to complete his nice-guy disguise. But when a student is found burnt, molested and headless - seemingly sacrificed to an ancient...

Before she can even begin to track down the killer of the old woman dumped by the lonely canal, Monika Paniatowski needs to find out who she is - and...

Trouble's on the wind when an auctioneer turns up dead in the new Trash 'n' Treasures cozy mystery - "one of the funniest cozy series going" (Ellery Queen Magazine) Two...

Private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham have to hunt down an escapee from a French asylum, in this new, gripping World's End Bureau Victorian mystery from critically-acclaimed author Alys...

When the body of a Russian agent is found down a monastery well, Yashim knows exactly who to blame. Fevzi Ahmet Pasha, commander of the Ottoman fleet. Years ago, when...

Welcome to the idyllic village of Pudding Corner. Tea is poured, secrets simmer, gardens hide more than just weeds - and murder is blooming once again... Pudding Corner is abuzz:...

'The Japanese Stieg Larsson' The Times Detective Galileo, Keigo Higashino's best loved character from The Devotion of Suspect X , returns in a case where hidden history, and impossible crime,...

The Final Curtain brings the story of Detective Kaga to a surprising conclusion in a series of rich, surprising twists with a confounding murder in Tokyo connected to the mystery...

There's a new girl in town and she has a score to settle. As the daughter of a notorious London gangster, Scarlet Drew isn't to be messed with. But when...

A dead art historian. Cold War skulduggery.A reluctant Danish sleuth. And an extremely hungry dog. Dame Charlotte Lazerton - eminent art historian and mentor of Danish academic Torben Helle -...

Three best friends. One too many. California, 2003 A thirteen-year-old girl disappears from a party at Carlsbad's Turtle Lake. Discovered on the trunk of a nearby cottonwood tree is the...

"A compelling slice of mid-century espionage that expertly blends history with possibility. All comparisons that will inevitably be made with le Carre are entirely apt" Tim Glister 'Edward Wilson seems...

'Quirky and colourful' Times Crime Club H3> 'a novel to treasure' A. N. Wilson 'charming murder mystery' Eleanor Ray Literary fame beckons for Olga Pushkin, Railway Engineer (Second Class), when...

'Admirers of Bruce's superb DC Goodhew series will seize on this - the first book in her new Cambridge-set series. Utterly engrossing, and with plot twists that keep you guessing...

Hired to uncover the past of Jodi Taylor, an actress in a hit TV show, Elvis leaves his native Los Angeles to head for Louisiana in search of Jodi's biological...

THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER - SOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO 'Iconic. Bold. Brilliant. Identity Unknown is hauntingly original, impossibly clever...

The Binding meets The Vanishing Half in this extraordinary historical debut - perfect for readers who love gothic mysteries with books at the heart of them, as well as stories...

This is one case Miller won't want to open . . . ____________ 'I'm excited to have found a new favourite detective' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Neat plot twists and a likable...

'S inister and hilarious. Great fun' SUN '[A] smart, funny and deftly executed page turner' GUARDIAN 'Extraordinarily fun and oh-so-gripping' i PAPER 'Dark, witty . . . had me racing...

'If you want to start a new crime series, make it this one. It's one of the best I've ever read' - Amazon reviewer, ????? ---------- Pressure rises as a...

THE PAGE-TURNING NEW MYSTERY IN THE BESTSELLING HAMISH MACBETH SERIES! ------------ Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is craving peace and quiet. But visitors to his home village of Lochdubh, nestled in the...

STREAMING ON NETFLIX FROM JANUARY 2025: Stephen King's 'The Life of Chuck' is a 'phenomenal' ( USA Today ) tale of life and legacy - and now a feature film...

This stand-alone edition of King's novella, retitled The Shawshank Redemption , like the film, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Best Picture Academy Award nominee. A mesmerising tale of unjust...

A WARRIOR WITH A DEBT. A GANGSTER WITH A SECRET. A CONFRONTATION WAITING TO HAPPEN. Kavi's people were once warriors who acted as the vanguard to an imperial invasion. Now,...

'Perhaps the greatest living American crime writer' STEPHEN KING 'Pelecanos... has continued to produce first rate crime novels' BRUCE DESILVA **** After the Carusos family home is destroyed by police...

Adrianna, heir to the multimillion dollar Kensington nightclub empire, is planning her dream wedding - a lavish ceremony funded by exclusive sponsors, on the Kensington's private tropical island Elysium ....

After achieving her lifelong dream of solving a murder, Beatrice Steele feels like everything is finally falling into place. Accompanied by her ever-trusty chaperone, Miss Bolton, she's traded her small...

Venice is alive with the magic and bustle of Carnevale. A city of mysterious masks and gorgeous palaces, of riches, patricians, intellectuals and artists. And amidst it all, something new...

Chosen by The Times as one of the best crime fiction books in 2025. ' First-class ' Reader review, ????? ' A breathtaking finish ' Reader review, ????? ' What...

Chosen by The Times as one of the best crime fiction books in 2025. ' First-class ' Reader review, ????? ' A breathtaking finish ' Reader review, ????? ' What...

The biggest heist. The most dangerous adversary. By the master of the genre. Oh, and explosions. Impossible doesn't belong in Riley Wolfe's vocabulary. He's a master of heists and disguises,...

The twenty-seventh mystery featuring etin Ikmen and Mehmet S u leyman, stars of BBC Two's gripping crime drama series The Turkish Detective , available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Inspector...

'Atmospheric, intricate and authentic' ERIN KELLY 'Utterly immersive and completely compelling . . . A dazzling debut' D. V. BISHOP 'An unusual and enjoyable crime story' S UNDAY TIMES ***...