Crime Fiction

'A cozy murder mystery that kept me guessing till the end' NetGalley reviewer When an amnesiac man covered in blood mysteriously appears in the woods during her morning run, retired...

SOON TO BE ADAPTED FOR TV! 'Glorious fun, packed with puzzles and twists. An absolute riot' Tom Mead, author of The Murder Wheel A gripping new mystery featuring Detective Tess...

The Sunday Times bestselling new historical fiction novel: an atmospheric tale of crime, deceit, and murder, set in the early 1920s... 'Ingenious' Sunday Times ' The Good Liars is not...

No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers the twenty-third engrossing thriller in her high-stakes series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta. Dr. Kay Scarpetta is working a...

Ngaio Marsh's most popular novel begins when a young New Zealander's first contact with the English gentry is the body of Lord Wutherford - with a meat skewer through the...

A classic Ngaio Marsh novel in which a game of darts in an English pub has gruesome consequences. At the Plume of Feathers in south Devon one midsummer evening, eight...

The glamorous world of celebrity is not what it seems in this gripping stand-alone thriller from bestselling author James Patterson Could a superstar singer also be a cold-hearted killer? It's...

In the latest thrilling book in the bestselling Under Suspicion series, television producer Laurie Moran investigates the unsolved murder of a beloved couple celebrating the college graduations of their successful...

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...

The third in the page-turning cosy crime series from Glenda Young, this unputdownable whodunnit is perfect for fans of Julia Chapman's Dales Detective Agency, Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club...

When you dig, will you strike gold ... or unearth dangerous secrets? An exciting new series from the queen of rural crime. No matter how much or how little you...

In the electrifying new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a search for a stolen Vermeer masterpiece and uncovers a conspiracy that could...

The fourth novel in the multi-million copy bestselling Roy Grace series from #1 author Peter James, winner of the 2016 Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger prize. FROM THE ASHES OF...

A terrible crime. No obvious motive. Banks is on the case. 'Top-notch police procedure' - Jeffery Deaver A shocking mass murder occurs at a wedding in a small Dales church...

Keisha Ceylon is a psychic. So she says. The truth is, she watches the news for stories of missing family members, gives it a few days, then tells these families...

Howl with laughter with the FIRST book in the hilarious full-colour illustrated series, Dog Man, from the creator of Captain Underpants! George and Harold (the co-stars of the enormously popular...

The third Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of MIDNIGHT AND BLUE 'No one writes better crime novels' EVENING STANDARD ***** LONDON IS CALLING. WILL REBUS FIND THE...

WINNER OF THE ANTHONY, BARRY, THRILLER, LEFTY AND MACAVITY AWARDS FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL 'Harrowing and heartfelt, assured and highly accomplished. One of the standout thrillers of the year' CHRIS...

A gripping new novel featuring Roman army officers Macro and Cato on their most dangerous mission yet. In the first century AD the Roman Empire faces a new threat from...

When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman's severed leg. Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised...

When Sadie Wise strikes up a seemingly innocent conversation with a stranger on a train, the only thing on her mind is finding her husband Eddie and making him sign...

A WOMAN UNLUCKY TO BE ALIVE. Alison Willetts has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by a skilful manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck. She can see, hear...

Taking their lives is not enough . . . IT'S GORY, IT'S GRIPPING, IT'S GERRITSEN 'A seamless blend of good writing and pulse-racing tension.' Independent HE HIDES, HE KILLS, HE...

THE EIGHTEENTH BOOK IN THE BELOVED NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIES The one with the other Mma Ramotswe . . . The dismissal of an employee at a thriving...

A client, who was adopted, asks Precious Ramotswe to trace her biological family. But will her searches bring happiness or something rather different, something rather frightening?

The gripping first novel in an explosive new crime series by Tony Parsons, bestselling author of Man and Boy. If you like crime-novels by Ian Rankin and Peter James, you...

A 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...

'A white-knuckle descent from champagne and caviar to blood and murder. Toxic friendships, jealousy, private helicopters - I loved it! Lord of the Flies in a cocktail dress!' - RACHEL...

Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery, now a sensational two-part thriller broadcast over Christmas on BBC One. Starring David Jonsson as Fitzwilliam, alongside Morfydd Clark as Bridget; Penelope Wilton as Miss...

The stunning first novel in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. 'This is crime writing of the very highest order' The Times Introducing Kate Brannigan,...

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller! Watch Will Trent on Disney+! She might be the first victim, but she won't be the last. Three... A woman is abducted in front...

THE TOP FIVE KINDLE BESTSELLER 'AMAZING. I read it in one go. I was totally hooked.' MARIAN KEYES 'Utterly addictive. Compulsive, twisty, tense.' CLAIRE DOUGLAS, author of Local Girl Missing...

"The bell tolls at midnight as death requires it." But will it finally toll for Sean Dillon & company in the explosive new thriller of murder, terrorism and revenge from...

A novel of murder, love and espionage. A cryptic summons from Lady Marchamont launches a London bookseller on an odyssey through the back alleys and secret corridors of 17th-century Europe....

It is more than a century since the ascetic, gaunt and enigmatic detective, Sherlock Holmes, made his first appearance in 'A Study in Scarlet'. From 1891, beginning with 'The Adventures...

'Twisty, atmospheric and haunting... I devoured this thriller in one tense sitting' ERIN KELLY. It is the week before Christmas and the cathedral city of St Albans is blanketed by...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER, THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING Detective Michael Bennett's enemies know where to find him . An anonymous tip about a crime in...

A cryptic message spurs Eleanor on a frantic search for a refugee's missing family. While walking her dog with friends, Eleanor rescues a young half-drowned Asian man out the water....

"Riveting." - People In this "compelling and heartbreaking debut that marks a new and important voice in the mystery genre" (William Kent Krueger), a murder with ties to America's opioid...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Cosy crime of a superior order' Sunday Times Words can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill... Natalka and Edwin are running a detective agency in Shoreham,...

A couple's lives are changed overnight when they win the lottery, and then again when one of them is murdered. For fans of Lucy Foley and Claire Douglas. 'A masterclass...

From America's most beloved superstar and its greatest storyteller - a thriller about a young singer-songwriter determined to do whatever it takes to survive. FIND A FUTURE. LOSE A PAST....

A Guardian Best Thriller Novel of 2023 Zoe Ball's Radio 2 Book Club pick Mesmerising, haunting and utterly remarkable, this is a devastating story of fantasy and obsession inspired by...

Canon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton. He has been there for eight years, living at the Rectory alongside his widowed mother - opinionated, fearless, ever-so-slightly annoying Audrey - and...

NO ONE WANTED TO END UP AT MORGATE HOUSE. BUT THE GIRLS HAD NOWHERE ELSE TO GO . . . 'The thrilling, heartbreaking, and shocking story of dark secrets, twisted...

If the stones of the house could talk When Kat Stanford abandons a successful television career to help her mother Iris move into a rustic carriage house in Devon, she...