Crime Fiction

'Haunting, atmospheric and gripping' John Connolly, New York Times best-selling author'A beguiling heroine - clever, sympathetic and bearing a weight of guilt' The TimesAccident or murder? A perfect day hides...

"A beguiling read . . . A cold-case whodunnit [and] a Shadow of the Wind-style quest" - John Dugdale, Sunday Times"Bestselling writer Luca D'Andrea has concocted a fearsome witches' brew...

The gripping new novel from the author of the Sunday Times top ten bestseller, Waterstones Thriller of the Month, Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month, and Simon Mayo Radio...

BRAVE HERO OR CRIMINAL MASTERMIND?TONIGHT WE FIND OUT'Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight!' HARLAN COBEN'Great plots, great characters, great action' LEE CHILD'Heaven...

HOW DO YOU FIND A KILLER WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU? 'AS EXCITING AS ANYTHING CONNELLY HAS WRITTEN' THE TIMES* * * * *Jack McEvoy is a reporter with a...

The reckoning is coming...In an isolated house by Dugort pier a body is found. DS Lucy Golden is shocked to discover that the victim, Sandra Byrne, is a sister of...

DI Kate Burrows could never keep away for long... HARD GIRLS is the third book in the DI Kate Burrows series: the only time the 'undisputed queen of crime writing'...

Don't miss the nail-biting new thriller from Clare Mackintosh - Hostage is out now.________________Lose yourself in the sensational debut from Clare Mackintosh, I Let You Go - the Sunday Times...

Discover the twisty, gripping I See You - a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and a Sunday Times Number One bestseller. And don't miss the next nail-biting thriller from...

A new Agatha Christie thriller, described by her as "one of my best." The Leonides were one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. That was until the...

'A SUSPENSE MASTER' STEPHEN KINGEvery crime has consequences.Every town has secrets.__________A young girl is killed by a drunk driver. Shaken by the tragedy, the local community wants justice.It doesn't matter...

Pulp fiction has been looked down on as a guilty pleasure, but it offers the perfect form of entertainment: the very best storytelling filled with action, surprises, sound and fury....

'This is one of these novels where you read it, not just to see what happens at the end, but to see what happens on the very next page' BooklistWhen...

A chilling modern horror story in which the source of the horror is totally unexpected - and utterly terrifying. Special Agent Gil Martins investigates domestic terrorism for the Houston FBI....

A gripping alternative history thriller set in the Second World War, from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of the Bernie Gunther novels.Autumn 1943. Hitler knows he cannot win the...

**THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH**In the outback, nothing stays buried forever...'Classic Hammer. A crime novel that will stay with me for a long time.' Ann Cleeves'This novel is...

ONCE, SHE SAVED HIS LIFE...NOW, HE'LL TAKE HERS.When a baby is snatched from its pram and cast into the river Thames, off-duty police officer Lacey Flint is there to prevent...

Brighton, 1950s, mid-winter. Two missing children are found buried under snow in this chilling new case for DI Stephens and Max Mephisto. Max's star turn in Aladdin has been overshadowed...

'A dark and devious psychological thriller with all the glamour you'd expect' Red'This relentlessly brilliant novel will keep you enthralled from start to end *****' Heat'Pacy and full of believable...

Designed to match the new look Miss Marple series. Read by the superb Stephanie Cole. Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her...

A powerful tale of honour, prejudice and the twentieth century's most maltreated hero, by the acclaimed author of THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB.June 8, 1954. Alan Turing, the visionary...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'You won't put this novel down until you've uncovered every last skeleton in the closet. I loved it ' Louise CandlishKieran Elliott's life changed forever on a...

With shades of Kafka and Philip K. Dick, Raymond Chandler and 1984, the multi-award winning The City & The City by China Mieville is a murder mystery taken to dazzling...

A fast-paced thriller featuring Charlie Parker from the bestselling author of The Killing Kind.'A cracking read from an excellent and highly original writer.' - Sunday IndependentIn South Carolina, a young...

THE ADDICTIVE No.1 BESTSELLER AND INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENONOVER 20 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDETHE BOOK THAT DEFINES PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERWho are you?What have we done to each other?These are the questions Nick Dunne...

From the multi-million-copy bestselling author of Richard & Judy Summer 2021 Pick When She Was Good, comes a gripping new standalone thrillerPhilomena McCarthy has defied the odds and become a...

Terry McCaleb, one of the most effective serial-killer investigators in the history of the FBI, hunts down his heart donor's killer. An unputdownable story from the award-winning No. 1 bestselling...

A superb novel featuring both Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch from the No. 1 bestselling author of The Lincoln Lawyer and The Gods of Guilt. Defence lawyer Mickey Haller has...

Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. Two Millennium journalists about to expose the truth about sex trafficking in Sweden are murdered, and Salander's prints are on the weapon. Her history...

THE LATEST TOM REYNOLDS MYSTERY FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CONFESSION 'Perfectly paced, and skilfully told' Daily Mail'Expertly crafted, deeply immersive and timely' Irish IndependentNobody was supposed to...

'Everything was quiet and sunny and calm. No cause for excitement whatever. It's only Marlowe, finding another body. He does it rather well by now. Murder-a-day Marlowe, they call him...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERIn this scorching crime hook-up, number one bestseller Ian Rankin and Scottish crime-writing legend William McIlvanney join forces for the first ever case of DI Laidlaw, Glasgow's...

Freddie Jackson thinks he owns the underworld when he gets out of prison. He's done his time, made the right connections, and now he's ready to use them. His wife...

'With the return of some of her best-loved characters and lashings of her usual grit, Cole fans will lap this up' HeatDamaged is the explosive new novel from Sunday Times...

She shivered, though the kitchen was warm. Icicles of foreboding trickled down her spine. With trembling hands she whipped back her hair at the nape of her neck. As she...

Maybe it was time I forgot about Nico Peterson, and his sister, and the Cahuilla Club, and Clare Cavendish. Clare? The rest would be easy to put out of my...

***The brand new, unmissable John Corey novel from America's Greatest Living Thriller Writer.***'Bottom line, if a man is known by his enemies, I'm one helluva guy.'Former anti-terrorist cop John Corey...

The sixth Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES.'An outstanding creation' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHIt is August in Edinburgh and the Festival is in...

A BLACK FATHER. A WHITE FATHER.TWO MURDERED SONS. A QUEST FOR VENGEANCE.*SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH** FINANCIAL TIMES CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR** BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2022*'Superb...Cuts...

A small town divided by prejudice. A family torn apart. A secret that won't remain silent.Read the magnificent new novel from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author....

'No one can plot or tell a story like she can' Daily ExpressA collection of atmospheric short stories from the international bestseller Val McDermid. The perfect festive gift for any...

***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***'A master of plotting and pacing' - New York Times'With every new book I appreciate John Grisham a little more, for his compassion for the underdog, and...

News from the past leads to a race against time... A gripping Myron Bolitar novel from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of TELL NO ONE and SIX YEARS.Life isn't going...

'Liza Costello writes beautifully and there are echoes of Donal Ryan and Tana French in this intriguing slice of slow-burn rural noir.' Catherine Kirwan, author of Cruel Deeds'Captures the claustrophobic...

Harry Bosch is back at the LAPD in Homicide after disciplinary leave. But his first case proves to be one of the most difficult. In the wooded hills overlooking the...