Crime Fiction

Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a louse called Floyd Thursby. But Miss Wonderley is in fact the...

The irresistibly charming and cosy first novel in the bestselling Petticoat Police Mystery series, inspired by the true story of Australia's pioneering policewoman, Kate Cocks 'An outstanding debut - funny,...

The indomitable Miss Cocks and Ethel Bromley return for Book Two in the bestselling and charmingly cosy Petticoat Police Mystery Series, inspired by one of Australia's first policewomen. Adelaide, September...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 ABIA GENERAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A masterpiece' CHRISTIAN WHITE 'A brilliant book from an absolute master' DERVLA MCTIERNAN 'Jaw-dropping' SUNDAY TIMES SOME MEMORIES ARE...

WHO REALLY KILLED THE PRIMROSE FAMILY? The flawless, twisty and electrifying thriller from multi-award-winning author J.P. Pomare. Soon to be a major TV series, produced by Bruna Papandrea's Made Up...

'There's a reason Pomare is called the king of the twist . . . You know from the outset this will be a twisty psychological thriller and it's all that,...

He thinks the truth will set her free. She knows it will kill them. The massive Number One bestseller from the author of heart-stopping psychological thrillers THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS...

'No one does suspense better' STEPHEN KING The massive number-one bestseller from the author of heart-stopping psychological thrillers When She Was Good , The Secrets She Keeps and The Other...

WINNER OF THE GOLD DAGGER AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR NOMINATED FOR THE 2020 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 ABIA GENERAL FICTION BOOK...

Sami Macbeth is not a master criminal. He's not even a minor one. He's not a jewel thief. He's not a safe-cracker. He's not an expert in explosives. Sami plays...

I close my eyes and feel my heart begin racing Someone is coming They're going to find me A mother and her teenage daughter are found brutally murdered in a...

Six friends. The holiday of their dreams. One night that changed it all . . . 1989- The tunes are loud and the clothes are louder when a group of...

'Electrifying, deeply unsettling and so, so satisfying' Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss 'I raced through this compelling tale about shame, single motherhood, and the lies we tell ourselves...

'A POWERFUL, PANORAMIC NOVEL OF WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH' SUNDAY TIMES 'What a love story' Elizabeth Buchan 'Gripping and heartfelt' Elisabeth Gifford 'Entirely convincing and authentic' Leonora Nattrass UNITED BY...

'The Wicker Man meets Rebecca, with darkly beautiful surroundings and mysterious, brooding locals - this is the perfect summer holiday read' - Fiona Leitch, bestselling author of the Jodie 'Nosey'...

A gripping, immersive historical murder mystery in which a wayward boy from London's East End is pulled into the hunt for a serial killer on the eve of the Crimean...

*** WINNER OF THE AGATHA AWARD FOR BEST MYSTERY NOVEL 2021*** 'Makes most of her competitors seem like wannabes' THE TIMES 'Altogether extraordinary' WASHINGTON POST There is more to solving...

'Compelling' Guardian New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh welcomes you to a remote town where even the blinding sun can't mask the darkness that lies deep within a killer......

THREE STORIES. THREE CRIMES. WILL JUSTICE PREVAIL? Is the law always black and white? These stories show the shades of grey... Jake Brigance has a choice to make: help an...

'Everything a great thriller should be ' MARK BILLINGHAM 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ HE HAS JUST 48 HOURS TO...

SHORTLISTED FOR BEST CRIME FICTION, 2024 NED KELLY AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 DANGER AWARD FOR FICTION 'Tantalising . . . A glimpse into a small town that cannot shake...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST CRIME FICTION A secret wife. A secret life. A killer who knows. The #1 bestseller that will keep you on the edge...

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Revenge is a dish best served cold-especially when it comes in the form of one of Grandma's "special" pies. Get the best of family hijinks, girl power, and hilariously justifiable...

A Love Reading Star Book and Best Book of the Year Pick 'Melding modern mystery with fairy tale truths, this engrossing gothic crime novel is a thrilling, lyrical triumph' Love...

'Yrsa is a magnificent writer' Karin Slaughter 'The queen of Icelandic thriller writers' Guardian A chilling note written by a thirteen-year-old predicting the deaths of six people is found in...

A young woman falls asleep on a deserted beach and wakes to discover the body of a man whose throat has been slashed from ear to ear . . ....

Can Lord Peter Wimsey prove that Harriet Vane is not guilty of murder - or find the real poisoner in time to save her from the gallows? Impossible, it seems....

Thursday Next, literary detective and newlywed is back to embark on an adventure that begins, quite literally on her own doorstep. It seems that Landen, her husband of four weeks,...

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...

THE MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY IS BACK WITH THE NEW BOOK OF THE MOMENT Delicious' JOJO MOYES 'Super-sharp, lethally witty' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Wonderfully...

Detective Patrik Hedstroem and Erica Falck are back, in an irresistible Scandi crime thriller for fans of Jo Nesbo and Lars Kepler. A community torn apart As a heavy mist...

Author: Lisa Jewell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 PREPARE TO BE HOOKED- The no. 1 Sunday Times and MULTI-million-copy bestselling author is back with a brand-new spine tingling thriller....

Author: James Patterson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 Alex Cross is back in the next instalment of James Patterson's globally bestselling series... but so is an old enemy he...

Author: Ellery Queen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A newspaper receives a letter from a man claiming to have been murdered - it's impossible but the truth is not...

They plan to have a quiet country honeymoon. Then Lord Peter Wimsey and his bride Harriet Vane find the previous owner's body in the cellar. Set in a country village...

Victor Dean fell to his death on the stairs of Pym's Advertising Agency, but no one seems to be sorry. Until an inquisitive new copywriter joins the firm and asks...

A chance meeting with the manager of The Great Hippopotamus Hotel leads the much-admired and traditionally-built Precious Ramotswe to investigate what is going wrong with this previously successful country hotel....

* THE JAPANESE CRIME CLASSIC - ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD* 'One of the great masterpieces of Japanese crime fiction and one of the must-read books of this or any year'...

The eagerly awaited paperback edition of the No. 1 bestseller featuring a stand-alone sequel to The Outsider , and three additional irresistible novellas. News people have a saying: 'If it...

'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' ANN CLEEVES 'One of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction' THE TIMES There is...

'A cracking storyteller' ANN CLEEVES 'Stellar . . . With her smart plot and fascinating, nuanced characters, Penny proves again that she is one of our finest writers' PEOPLE MAGAZINE...

PRE-ORDER THE SWAN'S DAUGHTER , THE LATEST FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ROSHANI CHOKSHI! 'LINGERS LIKE A FEVER DREAM' V.E. SCHWAB 'INTOXICATING' EMILY HENRY The addictive and haunting Sunday Times...

Assassin. Immortal. Spy. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An ill-matched pair of spies pose as a couple to investigate a series of murders in 1930s Shanghai, from the author of...

*Pre-order Clown Town, the ninth novel in Mick Herron's Slough House series, now* *Now an award-winning Apple TV+ series starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jack Lowden* THE INSTANT...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PETRONA AWARD 2024 'Mesmerising and atmospheric, with entrancing descriptions of landscape' *** A SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR *** THE FIRST PHONE CALL SHOCKS A...

The acclaimed NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling novel of small-town evil that 'is genuinely chilling and something brand-new and exciting' (Stephen King) and 'unforgettable' (Harlan Coben). Summer 1988:...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King's beloved novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption - the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award-nominee The Shawshank Redemption - about an...