Crime Fiction

When narcotics cop Jack Walsh accidentally kills the son of Mafia boss Johnny D'Angelo in a drunken road accident his life is effectively over. But when he comes out of...

Wilkie Collins is a master of mystery, and "The Woman in White" is his first excursion into the genre. When the hero, Walter Hartright, on a moonlit night in North...

Constantine is a drifter, a man with a lot of miles behind him and a lot more ahead and a number of jobs in between that never showed up on...

Our dark past brought to life by leading contemporary crime writers A new generation of crime writers has broadened the genre of crime fiction, creating more human stories of historical...

'Truly a slice of magic and a work of imaginative genius.' Starburst A mind-bending mystery spanning continents and centuries for all fans of Neal Stephenson and David Mitchell. 'A witty...

In his latest comic crime caper, Dortmunder is hired to steal a bone, but not any old bone . . . Dortmunder has a job offer. He's been hired by...

Posing as an escaping Nazi war-criminal Bernie Gunther arrives in Buenos Aires and, having revealed his real identity to the local chief of police, discovers that his reputation as a...

It's election night in the US. Gustave Walberg becomes leader of the free world and legendary Vietnam sniper Halden Corwin murders his daughter and son-in-law before disappearing into the night....

The first in a stand-out and haunting new crime series for fans of Vera, Broadchurch and Happy Valley. Set in a town steeped in history and horror, the series follows...

'Improper and impious!' her family crimes, but in most unladylike fashion, Miriam Jacobson defies her parents. Finding the thought of marriage horrifying, she rejects their suitable choice of bridegroom, choosing...

The highly anticipated new book in the bestselling, award-winning, Australian cosy crime series The Tea Ladies. Never underestimate a tea lady. Sydney, 1968. When a popular local man is murdered,...

The inimitable Charlotte 'Charlie' James returns in her second exciting mystery. At a glitzy gala in the ballroom of the Hotel Ritz, young American tourist Maisy Bell meets an intriguing...

By the globally bestselling Anthony Horowitz, a brilliantly entertaining new mystery in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series. From the globally bestselling author of Moonflower Murders and Close to Death comes...

The truth will not stay buried ... The third thrilling Kalgoorlie-set rural crime novel from the bestselling author of The Prospect and The Missing 'Do you know how to keep...

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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW 'Absorbing' The Times 'Gripping' Scotsman Quirke's pathology department, set deep beneath 1950s Dublin, is his own gloomy realm: always quiet, always night, and always...

'She is simply a brilliant novelist, an unflinching chronicler of life in America right now.' - Gillian Flynn 'Laura Lippman is the closest writer America has to Ruth Rendell.' -...

52 BC, and Rome is in turmoil. Rival gangs prowl the streets as Publius Clodius, a high-born populist politician, and his arch-enemy Titus Milo fight to control the consular elections....

An unusual story of East meets West, Conan Doyle's The Tragedy of the Korosko, describes mayhem and madness in the Arabian desert. When a select party of American and English...

Joss le Guern is a town crier in Paris's 14th arrondissement. He calls out the local news three times a day to all who will listen. Over the course of...

In the village of Cronchie, a wealthy family are found brutally murdered. The Devil Stone, an heirloom rumoured to bring death if removed from their home, is the only thing...

Two female lawyers living the high life in the South of France explore the limits of their own corruption when they find themselves at the mercy of their dangerous clients...

THE ROYALLY BRILLIANT FOURTH BOOK IN THE HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN INVESTIGATES MYSTERY SERIES - NOW AVAILABLE TO IN PAPERBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK! ________________ 1957 - Young Queen Elizabeth II...

Something whistling through the door behind her caused her to turn. A shadow spread across the opening. She clasped a hand to her mouth, stilling the fear that was rising....

Your dream trip or your worst nightmare... The holiday is finally here - a chance to reconnect with your husband at a secluded island resort. But when he calls you...

**WINNER OF THE VAL McDERMID DEBUT AWARD 2024** ** The Times ' best crime and mystery books of 2024 so far** ** Daily Mail's best new books to read this...

From the winner of the Genre-Busting Book of the Year 2024 comes the second fantastically original and twisty crime thriller. A fortune teller predicts her own murder. Will a detective...

'HARD-HITTING ... WITH ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR PLOT TWISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CRIME FICTION' JOAN SMITH, SUNDAY TIMES 'COMPELLING AND TOTALLY UNGUESSABLE' LIZ NUGENT, AUTHOR OF STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND 'GRITTY,...

A death in custody. A life in jeopardy. When Ben Holdsworth dies alone in a police cell, riots erupt in Manchester. But after a post mortem, the authorities have decided...

Returning home is never easy. Not when there is a serial killer at work... A completely unputdownable crime thriller full of authentic detail. DI Charley Mann left Yorkshire for the...

How do you catch a killer when no one is willing to talk? When a homeless man is found murdered in picturesque Lincoln the police are met by a wall...

______________________________ Detective Harriet Blue is clear about two things. Regan Banks deserves to die. And she'll be the one to pull the trigger. But Regan - the vicious serial killer...

Sherlock Holmes: The Case Notes are the files on which Watson based his later, more elaborate accounts of Holmes' investigations. They take the form of a scrapbook containing letters, sketches,...

Detective Josie Quinn is horrified when she's called to the house of a mother who had her newborn baby snatched from her arms. A woman caught fleeing the scene is...

Evil is in the blood. When the body of a young woman is found with a nail through her head and a strange symbol drawn in blood next to her,...

'Dark, yes, but tender too. The Liar's Girl is tightly plotted and crackles with suspense.' - Ali Land, author of Good Me Bad Me 'A killer premise that totally delivers....

At once unsettling and emotionally riveting, Hawk Mountain vividly depicts the turbulence of coming of age and the violence of repressed attraction. It offers a compelling look at how love...

Simone Kirsch aka Vivien Leigh is intelligent, sexy and funny. And she needs it all as she goes undercover at The Red Room to find out who killed the sleazy...

SAVAGE DRAGON #101-125 collected for the very first time! Savage Dragon has been reunited with Jennifer Murphy but there's no happily ever after to this tale as their lives get...

A wallflower and a rake join together to solve a mystery in this charming grumpy/sunshine historical rom-com-the first book in a new series from the bestselling author of A Lady's...

'The best thing you'll read this year' KILEY REID 'So beautiful' SARAH JESSICA PARKER 'One of those books I will read again and again' JOJO MOYES 'Very funny, very touching...

From the acclaimed author of All Involved and Kung Fu Set in LA against the backdrop of the 2008 financial crash, this is the story of Rudy Reyes (a.k.a. Glasses),...

A Financial Times thriller of the year The thrilling follow up to The Irregular: A Different Class of Spy, featuring Wiggins - an ex-soldier who was trained as a child...

A brilliant high-concept thriller - a debut with all the intrigue of GONE GIRL and the drama of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP - just how do you solve a...

Eduardo, a retiree whose wife and son have died, lives on his isolated Montana ranch. His life is peaceful - if lonely - until he is awakened one night by...

Northeast Mississippi is hill country, rugged and notorious for outlaws since the Civil War, where killings are as commonplace as they were in the Old West. To Quinn Colson, just...

'An evocative , endearing , entertaining and thoroughly delicious character portrait and a terrific first novel' - Donal MacIntyre, TV presenter 'A tender , thought-provoking and totally gripping novel from...

The shocking death of a student in one of her charity's properties draws Ellie into another dark mystery. Ellie Quicke returns from Canada to find her home in chaos and...