Crime Fiction

She lives in fear of ... THE KNOCK Dora O'Brien had a good start in life, but things went bad when she began to mix with the wrong company. Pregnant...

When does a liar, become a killer? *The second novel in The San Diego Case Files series from Sunday Times bestseller Karen Rose* Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick finds herself standing...

Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Dark magic is unleashed...

A WOMAN IS SNATCHED FROM THE STREET. AND IN THE FIRST 48 HOURS, EVERY SECOND COUNTS . . . 'Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal....

'Contains the most tense and serpentine interrogation scenes outside of John Le Carre' - Guardian 'Taut, twisty, packed with all-too believable characters and rattles along at breakneck speed.' Woman and...

'Cosy mystery fans will love this latest delightful installment!' NITA PROSE, bestselling author of THE MAID Flavia de Luce, along with her pestilent younger cousin, investigates the murder of a...

'An atmospheric and disturbing thriller' THE OBSERVER ' A gripping narrative with an unforgettable sting in its tail' SABINE DURANT 'As fresh and exciting as it is dark' ELLERY LLYOD...

' All I can say is WOW . I was immediately glued to the pages. This is one of the best books I've read this year ... The authors did...

*** THE GUARDIAN BEST CRIME AND THRILLERS OF 2023 ***THE TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE MONTH*** ***MAIL ON SUNDA Y BEST NEW FICTION*** FINANCIAL TIMES BEST NEW THRILLERS*** 'Powerful' THE...

* WINNER OF THE CRIME FICTION LOVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL AWARD * 'A welcome addition to darkly humorous female serial killer novels' - GUARDIAN 'Utterly unique, an absolute rollercoaster of...

'Immersive from the start and satisfying to the finish, a faultless tale from one of our best writers of historical crime fiction' JESS KIDD In the darkness, her face glimmered...

Dexter Morgan isn't exactly the kind of man you'd bring home to mother. At heart, he's the perfect gentleman: he has a shy girlfriend and seems to lead a quiet,...

Harry Barnett is leading a contented life in Vancouver when he is brought back to England by the death of his mother. He intends to spend just a few days...

Grace Dearsden is beautiful, clever and admired. The last person to disappear into the lonely Norfolk marshes in the black depths of winter. Seven days...and still no trace. With police...

Detective Michael Bennett must discover who's murdering glamorous young women - before his eldest daughter is targeted. A serial killer with a dangerous infatuation... Detective Michael Bennett and the NYPD...

Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's favourite, Peter Gaveston, unleashes a horde of demons . . . Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to...

The cheerful chaos of a California schoolyard is shattered one autumn day by gunfire. No children are hurt, but a sniper is shot down - and psychologist Dr Alex Delaware...

It came in a plain brown wrapper, no return address - a tape recording of a horrifying, soul-lacerating scream, followed by the sound of a childlike voice delivering the enigmatic...

Amelia wants to be the best cook in the world. But being the best cook is not just about preparing the perfect bean dish or cooking a steak so that...

Behind the sequins and the sparkles, the competition is about to turn deadly ... 'I loved it! I'm quite convinced I've danced with Lily Richmond, and if anyone can solve...

A charred corpse and a set of footprints in the snow lead Celcius Daly into the twilight world of people trafficking. Inspector Celcius Daly is hunting for a missing woman,...

From one of the UK's biggest crime writers - the man brought you the bestselling Inspector McLean novels - comes a phenomenal new series guaranteed to have your heart in...

Her Cameron Defender - Beth Cornelison He's a safe haven from the deadly blizzard raging around them... The woman Eric Harkney saved from a snowstorm has no memory of her...

Nicholas Spencer, charismatic head of the medical research company Gen-Stone, involved in the development of an anticancer vaccine, suddenly disappears. His private plane crashes, but his body is not found....

Maria Price is a survivor of the care system who thought she would never have a family or security again. She's just inherited a house and a bank account. Joel...

With a glass of champagne in one hand and binoculars in the other, the world of racing could seem a very cosy and civilized hobby. Especially when your horse has...

The Chief Judge of Kindle County and four of his most prominent subordinates have been taking bribes for years. The US Attorney is trying to build up a case against...

THE DARKEST DEBUT OF THE YEAR. Unsettling, Uncomfortable, Unputdownable. 'Sharp, powerful, tragic, addictive' Chris Whitaker 'Dark, compelling and beguiling' Kate Mosse 'An engrossing read' The Sunday Times 'Intensely gripping' Karin...

A devious collection of short stories from the master of misdirection, featuring appearances from Lincoln Rhyme and Colter Shaw. Amongst the dead ends ... A murder at a crime writers'...

The latest Kathryn Dance thriller from the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Sleeping Doll"! The Monterey Peninsula is rocked when a killer begins to leave roadside crosses beside...

CRIME NEVER SLEEPS. 'CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR' Daily Mail ONE OF AMAZON'S BEST MYSTERY/THRILLERS OF THE YEAR * * * * * Detective Renee Ballard works 'The Late Show',...

Among the guests is Sharon Ransom, beautiful but troubled - and Alex's former lover. She is in desperate distress, but Alex is reluctant to revive unhappy memories. A few days...

When Detective Bill Corde looks at the beautiful face of the murdered girl in the mud, he does not know his own life is about to turn into a terrifyingly...

November 1978. Britain is on strike. The dead lie unburied, rubbish piles in the streets and somewhere is West London a black woman dies in a rain-soaked gutter. Her passing...

"One horrible murder. Two people destined for love or tragedy. Emotions explode in the novel Julia Spencer-Fleming's readers have been clamoring for." " " Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne's first...

Experience Agatha Christie's puzzling masterpiece as you've never seen it before with this official graphic novel adaptations! Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The...

'A novel full of surprises... It's vintage Paretsky, and hard to put down' - The Sunday Times Top 10 Thriller of 2020 (The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews ) Chicago is...

'An investigation consists of a mass of voices, the sort you can hear, and the sort you can't. You have to listen to the soundless voices, Malin. That's where the...

A. Scott Fenney is a hotshot corporate lawyer at a big Dallas firm. At 33, in the prime of his life, he rakes in $750,000 a year, drives a Ferrari...

Alex Delaware s relationship with his long term partner is on the rocks. He is floored when Robin announces she's heading off on a three-month music tour. But he soon...

'Quick's ambitious novel, set during the golden age of Hollywood, sparkles with wit and clever plotting' Publishers Weekly Escape into a glittering bygone world, where beauty and glamour meet deception...

In a 15th century Flemish painting two noblemen are playing chess. One of the men depicted was later murdered. Centuries later, in 20th century Madrid, Julia, a picture restorer preparing...

Tom Winscombe and his ex-girlfriend Dorothy Chan are on a mission to crack a code - a code embedded in a chip inside two alpacas that used to belong to...

'A tightly wrapped, expert combination of suspense, mystery and show-stopping character' New York Times Twenty years after the disappearance of his brother, ex-Army Criminal Investigator Oren returns to his family...