Crime Fiction

A reckless woman, a story of violence, the possibility of redemption... Ex-journalist Kay and her family are spending the summer in a rented farmhouse in Vermont. Kay is haunted by...

"I am in great danger ... I know that murder is going to be the reward for my uncomplaining loyalty."This letter containing heartfelt and urgent pleas for help is received...

Seven cryptic photographs. A decades-old case. Can one woman find a killer? Before his death, Terry Darnell was a famous detective. His daughter Stella, a cleaner, has inherited his methodical...

'DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK' - STEPHEN KING'A thrilling hall of mirrors filled with twists' - ALEX MICHAELIDES'Brilliant and moving' - SARAH PINBOROUGHYou can't escape the desert. You can't escape...

What strange passions seethe beneath the prosperous surface of Flaxborough town? Affable but diligent Detective Inspector Purbright is tasked with uncovering the darker underbelly of greed, corruption and crime. A...

'The master of razor-sharp one liners. An absolute belter' - MANDASUE HELLER'Brilliant. This is British crime writing at its best' - MARK EDWARDS'May be his best yet' - WILL CARVERMY...

THE CHILLING AND COMPULSIVE NEW NOVEL FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR.'We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.'It's been seventeen months since the Bloodsmith...

"Full-bodied and dynamic characters carry this one along a mystery, tying a brutal past with a bloody present that will keep you guessing right up to the finale." - Unnerving...

The stunning new thriller from 'the proud carrier of the flag first unfurled by John le Carre' (LEE CHILD)'An espionage master' CHARLES CUMMING'Timely and terrific' MICK HERRON on Firefly'Epic ......

'An emotional, fast-paced thriller' Heat'One of the freshest and most exciting writers' The Sun'Exceptional' Catherine Cooper, author of The ChaletA pulse-pounding and gripping crime thriller, for fans of B A...

'Doherty, the master of the historical whodunit' Booklist'His fascination for history comes off the page' Daily Express'Doherty excels in grafting a fair-play whodunit onto actual historical events' Publishers WeeklyLondon, 1471....

The independent kingdom of Scotland flourished until the beginning of the last century. Its great trading port of Challaid, in the north west of the country, sent ships around the...

A new crime series set in the brooding landscape of the Scottish borders from the author of the Celcius Daly series. Not long out of the fast-track training course at...

Budapest's dark history finally catches up with Detective Balthazar Kovacs in the final instalment in Adam LeBor's Hungarian crime trilogy. Budapest, January 2016. The Danube is grey and half-frozen, covered...

'A phenomenal, haunting debut.' Gillian Flynn, author of Gone GirlKaycee Mitchell died. And everyone has been lying about it. For years.Ten years ago, Abby Williams left her hometown behind. Ever...

The thrilling new standalone suspense novel from Sweden's answer to Val McDermid and Sunday Times Book of the Month author, Anders de la Motte.**DON'T MISS DEEDS OF AUTUMN. AVAILABLE TO...

A gripping tale of murder and mystery in eighteenth century England. Across the still, dark English Channel come the smugglers. But tonight they carry an unusual cargo: a coffin. Several...

A dark, addictive thriller, ingeniously plotted with a twist that will make you gasp, LIE IN WAIT is perfect for readers of Angela Marsons or Rachel Abbott.A man is dead....

An unsolved murder. A community turned against each other. A killer close to home...Katie Taylor is the perfect student. She's bright and funny, she has a boyfriend who adores her...

Abbie is missing. Her mother knows who's to blame.But nobody is listening.When the case falls to DCI Bob Valentine, he has no choice but to listen. Haunted by the girl's...

DCI Hanlon faces the toughest decision of her career as a string of political murders lead to a deadly confrontation. A controversial, right-wing German politician is due to speak at...

Longlisted for the 2017 Republic of Consciousness PrizeIn the Absence of Absalon revolves around an unnamed investigator, a set of keys and a townhouse. He is investigating a series of...

A serial killer. A hero to some. A wanted criminal to others. The man who calls himself Vindici broke out of prison last year. Now he's filmed himself torturing and...

FOUR WOMEN. ONE FATAL PROMISE.Dina, Ronit, Naama and Sheila: the Others. As students, they chose to be different - bound by a pact never to have children.Even as their friendship...

Perfect for fans of Mick Herron and John Le Carre"The most important thing that's happened in Mexican literature in the last thirty years" Gaby Wood, Sunday Telegraph.It's Christmas in Culiacan...

Maris used to be a loving, happy mother. Then her daughter was murdered. Who is she now? A man stands on the edge of the Golden Gate Bridge. His son...

MADRID, 1982. Comandante Leopoldo Guzman has decided it is time to disappear. Franco is dead and there's no place in the new order for the former head of the tyrant's...

A slick and sophisticated mystery from the Giller Prize-winning author of Fifteen Dogs.'This gorgeously written, funny adventure tale will keep readers up finishing it while also quietly breaking their hearts...

Liv has a lot of secrets. Late one night, in the aftermath of a party in the apartment she shares with two friends in Alesund, she sees a python on...

In the night of Rome, nothing is what it seems. It's all change in Rome. The new Pope, determined to bring radical reform to the Vatican, proclaims an extraordinary Jubilee...

That Autumn it seemed the rain in Naples would never stop, and Commissario Ricciardi found himself having to face not only a homicide but long-buried feelings that have grown thick...

Shortlisted for Crime Writers' Association International Dagger 2019Traumatic stress causes Inspector Albertus Beeslaar to trade tough city policing for a backwater posting on the edge of the Kalahari Desert. But...

James Patterson and Bill Clinton - the 'dream team' (Lee Child) - return with a thriller even more compelling than global number one bestseller The President is Missing.____________Every detail is...

22 seconds... until Lindsay Boxer loses her badge - or her life.SFPD Sergeant Boxer has guns on her mind.There's buzz of a last-ditch shipment of drugs and weapons crossing the...

The second Shetland novelWhen the sun never sets it brings to light deadly secretsOn Shetland the launch of an exhibition at The Herring House art gallery is disturbed by a...

The Earthquake Bird is Susanna Jones's stunning, prize-winning first mystery - now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander.Winner of the CWA New Blood Dagger for Best Debut Crime Novel...

'Creepy, atmospheric and darkly comic' C. J. Tudor, author of The Chalk Man'Bakkeid is already big and his work is only going to get bigger and better' Daily RecordDisgraced, damaged...

'Brilliant escapism... Perfect for fans of The White Lotus, it had me gripped' Harriet TyceIT'S THE PERFECT ESCAPE... UNTIL THERE IS NO ESCAPEWelcome to Turtle Cove.A luxury resort surrounded by...

'Brilliant escapism... Perfect for fans of The White Lotus, it had me gripped' Harriet TyceIT'S THE PERFECT ESCAPE... UNTIL THERE IS NO ESCAPEWelcome to Turtle Cove.A luxury resort surrounded by...

Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, adapted for television by screenwriter Kelly Jones and starring Ben Aldridge.'Matthew Venn is a keeper . . . stunning' - David BaldacciThe...

The Trap by Melanie Raabe is set, and ready to spring.I know you killed my sister.I wrote this novel for you.Twelve years ago, Linda's sister Anna was murdered. Her killer...

A gripping psychological thriller for fans of Lisa Jewell and C.L Taylor.500 five star Goodreads ratingOnce you start reading, you won't want to stop. Two women, two secrets, one murder......

The second book in the heartwarming and charming Baby Ganesh series.For centuries the Koh-i-Noor diamond has set man against man and king against king.Now part of the British Crown Jewels,...

If they ever catch you, say nothing. Admit nothing. Never tell.'High-wire suspense that keeps you riveted' Lisa GardnerPerfect for fans of James Patterson and Karin Slaughter, the new novel Sunday...

Run. Don't look back. Just run.When Michael Rowland saves his younger brother Joshua from the clutches of his stepfather, he runs for his life with his brother in his arms....