Crime Fiction

Roland Barthes, one of the twentieth-century's towering literary figures, is knocked down in a Paris street by a laundry van. It's February 1980 and he has just come from lunch...

When Dame Emily sold Seascape House, her beloved Elizabethan mansion on the Sussex coast, to pork sausage magnate James Wedderburn, she could never have imagined the events that would follow....

The new, long-awaited second crime novel featuring Teodor Szacki. It is spring 2009, and the prosecutor is no longer working in Warsaw - he has said goodbye to his family...

It is December 2001, and Argentina is in economic meltdown. While the country wallows in corruption, cynicism and indifference, Gotan, an ex-cop from the Federal Police, lives in the past....

4 Seasons in Havana is a mini-series now on Netflix and is based on the Havana Quartet by Leonardo Padura Lieutenant Mario Conde is suffering from a terrible New Year's...

"This letter has come straight from the murderer, don't you realize that? Hot from his bloody hand. Don't just stand there dithering, man. Don't you realize you hold the key...

'Jesus Christ. I found one.' Snowy Land, preoccupied with a ham sandwich and the odds of make the football team on Saturday, takes the terrible phone call that signals the...

Felicity Howard, a young American studying at the College of the Transfiguration in Yorkshire, is devastated when she finds her beloved Fr. Dominic bludgeoned to death and Fr. Antony, her...

When small-time gambler and petty crook Steinie Taylor turns up dead in a hopper of flour at a country bakery, Gently has to figure out not only how he got...

'One of today's finest thriller writers - certainly in the same league as David Baldacci, John Grisham, Frederick Forsyth and Lee Child ... There are moments when Hart's writing soars...

A serial killer is on the loose. His target? Lone Western women lured to Hong Kong by the promise of easy money. A serial killer is on the loose. His...

A dazzling Italian mystery, rich in intrigue and dark secrets, from an internationally bestselling crime writer at the height of his powers. Florence, 1986. A seemingly inexplicable attack on a...

As civil war between Caesar and Pompey engulfs the Roman world, Gordianus the Finder receives an anonymous message informing him of the death of his son Meto who has been...

Four members of a radical ecological group are accused of the murder of the director of a chemical plant near Frankfurt. While admitting to material damage of the plant they...

1942. Hull, East Yorkshire - It is the most heavily-bombed city outside of London - but for the sake of national morale the Hull Blitz is kept top secret. Only...

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* THE SMASH-HIT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2023 *'A great deal of festive fun' - GUARDIAN'Sharp, witty and suspenseful' - SUNDAY EXPRESSOne dead Santa. A...

'A stand out brilliant crime novel - sophisticated, authentic and utterly gripping.' - Rosamund Lupton Please don't let me die. Please don't. The final words of teenager Spencer Cardoso as...

Already Dead is another heart-stopping ride of sheer suspense from the author of the bestselling Beyond Fear. Already Dead is another heart-stopping ride of sheer suspense from the author of...

He believes I can do no wrong. Sadly, he's mistaken. 'Irresistibly twisty, demands to be binge-read ... kept me hooked until the final, jaw-dropping pages' D. S. Butler 'Relentless pacing...

Author: T. C. HammondBinding: HardbackPublished: George M. Dash, Australia, 1948Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded cover. Frayed spine. In this compelling work of Christian apologetics, T....

Author: Robert LudlumBinding: HardbackPublished: Granada, 1980Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book introduces a man with amnesia, found adrift in the Mediterranean Sea. He embarks on a perilous journey...

Author: Donald StokesBinding: HardbackPublished: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1951Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA gripping narrative unfolds, drawing readers into a world of suspense and apprehension. The story promises a journey through...

Author: Francis BonnamyBinding: HardbackPublished: Gryphion Books Limited, London, 1953Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Damage to the top of the DJThe book presents a compelling mystery set within...

Author: Lee LangleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hale, London, 1969Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Very good condition with price clipped DJ.A woman's intense gaze dominates the cover, her expression hinting...

Author: Edith PargeterBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1951Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Book in excellent condition with minimal foxing. DJ unclipped and in very good conditions with a slight amount...

Author: P. B. YuillBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1975Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe narrative follows Hazell, a character navigating the streets of London. The plot involves a man's determination, a...

Author: Douglas ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1983Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA complex criminal investigation unfolds, challenging conventional methods of detection. A seasoned Chief Superintendent meticulously examines motives and...

Author: Nigel MorlandBinding: HardbackPublished: Ian Henry Publications, 1975Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Scuffed dj and tear to the spineA gripping narrative unfolds within these pages....

Author: Lillian O'DonnellBinding: HardbackPublished: Arthur Barker Limited London, 1974Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Very goodThis novel presents a compelling narrative centered around a...

Author: Hamilton JobsonBinding: HardbackPublished: John Long, London, 1972Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Book in excellent condition. DJ has some wear with a crease on the...

Author: Colin ForbesBinding: HardbackPublished: COLLINS, 1973Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Book in excellent condition. DJ price clipped and small tear to the frontA clandestine operation forms...

'Gripping and surprising' Observer 'Evocative . . . highly enjoyable' The Times 'Sharply drawn characters' Financial Times 'Thrilling' Spectator 'Truly wonderful' Crime Time Historical espionage at its very best. Set...

*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* 'VERY funny' Jennie Godfrey 'Smart, twisty, and original' Heat 'Terrific' J. M. Hall 'Superb' Glamour 'Wildly original' Elly Griffiths 'Delightfully refreshing' Daily Mail FRANCES ALWAYS...

It is 1997, and someone is slaughtering young black women in Burdon County, Arkansas. But no one wants to admit it, not in the Dirty South. In an Arkansas jail...

"A remarkably assured debut" Sunday Times "This is as much a novel as a reckoning ." New York Times The characters are alluring and ... engaging . So too are...

'A masterpiece of controlled tension and revelation' Daily Mail 'If The Handmaid's Tale and the Marvel Cinematic Universe had a baby, the result would probably look something like this feminist...

New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry's twenty-first heart-warming Christmas novella. Can a missing person be found before it's too late? When Mariah Ellison arrives in the picturesque village of...

K.J. Maitland's gripping Jacobean historical thriller series comes to a dramatic conclusion... 'What a wonderful storyteller Maitland is' THE TIMES London, 1608. Three years after the Gunpowder Treason, the King's...

Detective Inspector Bill Reid is killed by a crossbow in the tranquil grounds of a police rehabilitation centre, and compromising photos are found in his room. DCI Banks, brought in...

Masterful #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag is back with a riveting, emotionally powerful new thriller! 'A gripping thriller that glued me to the pages' FREIDA MCFADDEN 'Tami...

It's after midnight, and SFPD homicide inspector Gavin Cain is standing by a grave in the El Carmelo Cemetery when he gets the call. Cain knows there's something bad in...

Old crimes don't stay buried... From the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES 'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee Child 'A first-rate thriller but also a...

'A hugely entertaining character who is wry, gossipy and completely compelling. Full of twists and turns worthy of a classic mystery novel' ALEX MICHAELIDES, author of The Silent Patient 'Gripping...

This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE MASTER OF SUSPENSE Something is lurking beneath the water's surface... Recently widowed actress Casey Fletcher has escaped to her family's lake house...

'Intense, complex and unforgettable' James Patterson * The explosive new thriller in the New Orleans series, from Karen Rose. * Cora-Jane Winslow's father walked out on her family 23 years...