Crime Fiction

In 1970, Harold Stamp, a retarded, reclusive twenty-year-old was convicted on disputed evidence and a retracted confession of brutally murdering his grandmother - the one person who understood and protected...

When physics teacher Jonathan Derry is unwittingly given some computer tapes containing a bookie-breaking betting system, his sharp-shooting abilities come in extremely handy against the thug who comes looking for...

February, 1940. In San Francisco's Chinatown, fireworks explode as the city celebrates Chinese New Year with a Rice Bowl Party, a three day-and-night carnival designed to raise money and support...

When Judge Sidney Piggott gets kicked to death in his chambers at the Four Courts in Dublin, few tears are shed. Neither Jim Quilligan nor Molly Powers, the Dublin police...

A blistering political critique wrapped up in a murder mystery - from the bestselling author of MIDDLE ENGLAND Post-university life doesn't suit Phyl. Time passes slowly living back home with...

In Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s experimental thriller The Assignment , the wife of a psychiatrist has been raped and killed near a desert ruin in North Africa. Her husband hires a woman...

They are two sworn enemies with a single obsession: a woman on the run from them both. Scott Weiss is a private detective. John Foy is a profes-sional killer. The...

by Tom Clancy The most dangerous man of this century has employed the most dangerous weapon yet. Criminal mastermind Harlan DeVane has developed--and spread--a deadly, genetically engineered "superbug" resistant to...

The sixth DI Charlie Resnick novel, from the master of British crime writing. 'Forty-eight hours, that's what they reckon, isn't it? Forty-eight hours. If you don't find them in that,...

When Tempe is called to the scene of an autoerotic death, she has little idea of the tangled chain of events that will follow. Because the man whose body she...

A week before Christmas Debbie Stansfield's life falls apart. Her son - her funny, cheeky, kind Richard - has been found hanging from a tree at the Seven Sisters. The...

Pulling a handbag from a pushchair handle, two teenage trouble-makers, Zipp and Andreas, unwittingly commit murder when the baby inside is thrown to the ground. Unaware of what has happened,...

Inspector Kurt Wallander is home from an idyllic holiday in Rome, full of energy and plans for the future. Autumn settles over the province of Skane, and Wallander prays the...

When one of his wife's Paola's students comes to visit him, with a strange and vague interest in investigating the possibility of a pardon for a crime committed by her...

An atmospheric new Fry and Cooper thriller for fans of Peter Robinson and Reginald Hill A May Bank Holiday in the Peak District is ruined by the tragic drowning of...

From the author who created the superbly chilling international No 1 bestsellers Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls and Jack and Jill comes an irresistibly fast-moving crime thriller. John...

Based on a true story, the cause celebre of its day, Paul Ferris's atmospheric novel tells the coruscating story of sexual obsession, bigamy, amorality, and the sinister disappearance of a...

When the head of one of two feuding families is found murdered, homicide officer Tom McMichael, a member of the suspected family, is challenged to put aside his personal feelings...

Author: Chester HimesBinding: HardbackPublished: THE CHATHAM BOOKSELLER, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis hardboiled crime novel, For Love Of Imabelle, plunges...

Author: Joe GoresBinding: HardbackPublished: The Mysterious Press, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis gripping crime novel, Come Morning, plunges readers into a world of intricate investigations and relentless...

Alone in his New York loft our hero, the private detective Kinky Friedman, reflects on friendship and why his friends are out of town. The phone rings. It's Kinky's old...

In San Francisco, Dan Kearny Associates raids a classic car dealership, while in Los Angeles, a Gypsy's dying words finger a Gypsy princess for his murder. In Hong Kong, a...

A recent graduate of Notre Dame, Pierce Duncan embarks on a cross-country odyssey across postwar America, a quest that leads to fateful encounters with a redneck chain-gang guard, a vicious...

Gunder Jomann, a quiet, middle-aged man from a peaceful Norwegian community, thinks his life has been made complete when he returns from a trip to India a married man. But...

"[Lehane has] emerged from the whodunit ghetto as a broader and more substantial talent....When it comes to keeping readers exactly where he wants them, Mr. Lehane offers a bravura demonstration...

The Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club author of Sleep returns with her most gripping book yet. STRANGERS: NOW A TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTELLER 'Fast-paced and...

Author: Sir Arthur Conan DoyleBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sticker residue on front coverThis collection chronicles the unparalleled deductive brilliance of Sherlock Holmes, presenting...

Author: Edgar WallaceBinding: PaperbackPublished: David-Pointer, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, tanning along spineThis gripping British detective novel chronicles the perplexing events...

Author: Charles OsborneBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, The Life And Crimes Of Agatha Christie, chronicles the fascinating existence of the Queen of...

Author: Gabrielle LordBinding: HardbackPublished: Aurora Press, 1983Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis gripping young adult thriller, Teeth & Claw, plunges readers into a relentless chase...

Author: Terry ClineBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsDeath Knell by Terry Cline presents a chilling psychological thriller that grips readers from the first...

Author: Julian SymonsBinding: HardbackPublished: London: Orbis, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection of crime fiction presents a series of intricate puzzles for the discerning reader. Julian Symons,...

Author: Edgar WallaceBinding: PaperbackPublished: Davis-Poynter, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe African Millionaire presents a thrilling narrative of intrigue and...

Author: Jon ClearyBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1948Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis gripping crime novel, You Can'T See Round Corners, chronicles the...

Author: Dick FrancisBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann/Octopus, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsA collection of five compelling narratives, Whip Hand, Rat Race, Forfeit, High Stakes, and Twice Shy immerse readers...

Author: David Stuart DaviesBinding: HardbackPublished: Bramhall House New York, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsHolmes Movies: The Screen Career Of Sherlock Holmes chronicles the fascinating journey of Arthur...

Author: Bill BlackbeardBinding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1981Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSherlock Holmes in America chronicles the American reception and adaptation of Arthur...

Author: Derek RaymondBinding: HardbackPublished: The Alison Press / Martin Secker and Warburg Ltd, Londo, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis seminal trilogy of British noir fiction...

For two minutes she was dead. The assailant was vicious, the attack brutal - and it left her lifeless auntil her pulse fluttered and she jolted awake. Now, a year...

Somebody in Laos is wooing and wedding country girls - and then killing them on honeymoon and binding their bodies to trees. The horror of what this monster does to...

On the gulf of Thailand, the Juree family are managing their run-down beach resort for the second year - still stalked by disaster. Daughter Jimm has a new love in...

Author: Creighton BurnsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1962Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Tait Case chronicles a compelling legal battle, presenting a...

Who do you tell when you wake up to find a severed head on your resort-front beach in the morning? For frustrated ex-crime reporter Jimm Juree it means action. With...