Crime Fiction

Winter, 1947. Britain's secret services have been penetrated. The country is more vulnerable than ever - and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin knows it. He decides it is time to send...

A brilliant young intelligence officer and a troubled heiress stumble into a global conspiracy that pits present-day Russia against the CIA in this electrifying, globetrotting spy thriller. Combining realistic thrills...

Travel the globe with this breath-taking collection of short stories from the Crime Writer's Association ... perfectly chilling one-sitting reads...'The diverse storytelling styles and takes on familiar genre tropes add...

Just as the bidding gets exciting in a Bath auction house, three armed men stage a hold-up and attempt to steal Lot 129, a medieval carving of the Wife of...

CERN Institute, Switzerland: a world-renowned scientist is found brutally murdered with a mysterious symbol seared onto his chest. The Vatican, Rome: the College of Cardinals assembles to elect a new...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER | THE SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH'Imaginative, unusual, clever and fun' Sunday Times'A twisty, exciting read' Sabine Durrant'A dark, sexy mystery' Metro**********Claire Wright isn't who...

The Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Irish Times Book of the Year.'Something we've not seen before in contemporary crime fiction' GUARDIAN'[An] uncomfortably close-to-home thriller' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB'As intellectually stimulating as...

Fans of Lisa Jewell, Cara Hunter and Karin Slaughter will love this bone chilling, spellbinding thriller from Richard & Judy bestselling author Sharon Bolton. With a pacy narrative, a terrific...

Under the direction of famed explorer Porter Stone, an archaeological team is secretly attempting to locate the tomb of King Narmer, an ancient pharaoh unlike any other. And Stone is...

Atom Bomb Angel is a reissued early thriller from multi-million-copy bestselling author, Peter James. Terrorists are threatening to sabotage Britain's nuclear power plants. One nuclear explosive smuggled inside a reactor...

If he can't have her, then nobody can. . . Virtual romance becomes a terrifying obsession in Want You Dead. . .Single girl, 29, smouldering redhead, love life that's crashed...

A cunning collection of short stories from the master of misdirection, including original tales featuring the hugely popular series characters Lincoln Rhyme and Kathryn Dance.TENSION . . .An aging actor...

Former Secret Service Agents turned private investigators, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, return in their most surprising, personal and dangerous case to date. King and Maxwell is the explosive finale...

When a driver dies during a glamourous classic car event at her family's estate, Dr Nell Ward is in a race against time to uncover the truth and prevent the...

Karl Kane is a private investigator with a dark past. As a child, he witnessed the brutal rape and murder of his mother. The same man sexually molested Karl, leaving...

When Finchmere's first summer fete turns fatal, Nell has more than just a killer to net...Since their YouTube channel, Following Finchmere, has taken flight, showcasing Dr Nell Ward's sustainability transformation...

"That rare unplug-the-phone, skip-all-meals, ignore-your-bedtime thriller". (Gillian Flynn). Detective Inspector Hazel Micallef is making her way towards retirement after keeping the peace in the sleepy town of Port Dundas for...

'HELP! I am addicted to this series! Unputdownable' NetGalley reviewer, 'Alex Pine has done it again! Another excellent crime thriller... I was hooked from the first page. Read it -...

'A violent storm prevents the police from rushing to the aid of a frightened woman at a secluded farmhouse and an ex-policewoman has to confront a truly sinister killer. Carrisi...

THE JUNE 2024 REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK!Ellery Wainwright is alone at the edge of the world.She and her husband, Luke, were supposed to spend their twentieth wedding anniversary together...

The Missing Two schoolgirls are abducted in the small, dying Warwickshire town of Polesford, driving a knife into the heart of the community where police officer Helen Weeks grew up...

Sunday Times bestseller Prayer for the Dead is the fifth novel in the bestselling Inspector McLean series by author James Oswald.'The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it's dark,...

'Bold, addictive and brilliant.' Stylist, best fiction 2021A Times BestsellerA Times & Sunday Times Best Crime Books of 2021A Waterstones Thriller of The Month Be twice as good as men...

A thriller writer of phenomenal talent comes to Michael Joseph with her exceptional new novel. Last year Lucy lost her baby son. Frozen by the loss, she has barely recovered...

Harvard Professor Robert Langton, visiting Paris, is called in when the curator of the Louvre is murdered. Alongside the body is a series of baffling ciphers. Langton and a gifted...

'If I really don't like somebody, I kill him . . . You remember Malcolm McRae, don't you?'Melinda Van Allen is beautiful, headstrong and sexy. Unfortunately for Vic Van Allen,...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Goodbye Man, discover Jeffery Deaver's chilling series that inspired the film starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington, and is now a major...

You've seen the worldwide #1 Netflix film - now read the latest breathtaking Gray Man thrillerCourt Gentry is caught between the Russian mafia and the CIA in the new novel...