Crime Fiction

George Mann's Newbury & Hobbes steampunk series concludes as our special agent heroes discover a plot of empire-changing proportions. A plot to kill a queen. A chance to save the...

Fans of Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan novels will love forensic psychiatrist Jane Halifax. In Resurrection , Jane Halifax is back, but after suffering a terrible accident her memories have vanished...

Sharpen your claws and use the power of deduction to solve 75 feline felonies. From Dr Gareth Moore and Laura Jayne Ayres, Britain's leading puzzle-writing duo , comes Meowdle -...

A Guardian best crime and thriller book of 2024 'Excellently lean and tense crime novel with a touch of the nouveau roman about it' Ian Rankin 'Mason has been mainlining...

THE NEW MUST-READ SPIDER SHEPHERD THRILLER The target - the Prime Minister. The assassins - hard-bitten jihadists with nothing to lose. The only man who can stop them? Dan "Spider"...

'I doubt if a more exciting and muscular book will come along this year' Peterborough Telegraph Money can't buy everything But it can buy revenge Can a doctor take lives...

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....

Every grave has a story ... The much-anticipated new novel in the Cormac Reilly series, from the no.1 bestselling author of The Ruin and What Happened to Nina . For...

'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...

'Been reading this on m'olidays. It's perfectly ridiculous & also v funny...' DAWN FRENCH ' Curtain Call To Murder positively explodes with the double-entendres and vicious wit that has become...

'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...

'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...

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...

The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Dr Tony Hill, hero of TV's Wire in the Blood. The award-winning Val McDermid is at the height of her powers in this...

The perfect Christmas gift for fans of Murdle, the classic mysteries of Agatha Christie or Richard Osman! Get your mince pies and Christmas crackers at the ready for the most...

'Agatha Christie vibes with archaeology in the beautiful Sussex countryside, what's not to love!' 'A brilliant cosy crime novel' 'I thoroughly enjoyed this cosy murder mystery and would highly recommend'...

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 old Corpse Bridge is the route taken for centuries by mourners from villages on the western fringes of Derbyshire to a burial ground across the River Dove, now absorbed...

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...

Samantha Laschen, a doctor specialising in post-traumatic stress disorder, has moved to the Essex coast with her small daughter, Elsie, to escape the problems of her London life. Or so...

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...

'It totally foxed me. So clever and totally brilliant' - LISA HALL It's time to solve the murder of the century... Forty years ago, Steven Smith found a copy of...

After Private Beijing is targeted, Jack Morgan must investigate a deadly plot in unfamiliar territory in the latest instalment of the bestselling Private series. Private Beijing is ripped apart after...

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...

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...

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',...

When Donna Langford receives a very recent photo of her ex-husband in the post, she gets the shock of her life. Because she's just spent ten years in prison for...

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...

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...