Crime Fiction

Winner of the Crime Fiction Lover Best Indie Crime Novel of 2022'Ingenious, light-hearted and old-fashioned in the best possible way. A great read.' - Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time'A seriously fun...

Driving home from a party with his girlfriend and brother, all of them drunk and high on stolen pills, Billy Blackmore accidentally hits someone in the night. In a panic,...

'Searing'Observer'Blistering'i'A pitch-dark, pitch-perfect literary horror'Luke KennardThere is something creeping at the edge of your vision, lingering somewhere just out of focus. All it would take is to let your mind...

'Atmospheric, intricate and authentic' ERIN KELLY'Utterly immersive and completely compelling . . . A dazzling debut' D. V. BISHOP'An unusual and enjoyable crime story' SUNDAY TIMES***DARKNESS LIES IN THE SHADOWS...

The knife slashed one way across her mouth, then the other, silencing her words. The last thought she had as the knife plunged down was that at least it would...

Thirty days off-grid. No contact with the outside world. No way to call for help.Zara leaves home to take part in a challenge sweeping the nation no technology for one...

A woman with no name, a reckoning with the past, a present fraught with danger.In the most remote spot of the hills surrounding Loch Tay, a woman's remains were found....

The truth never stays buried.Lauren Shaw went missing ten years ago, her house left to rot. But new evidence shows that she didn't start a new life someone ended it.PC...

Every family's worst nightmareThree-year-old Rosie Logan is missing. Her mother, Maria, turned away for just one moment and now her life is changed forever. It falls to PC Lucy Halliday...

How do you solve a murder when you don't have the body?A blood-soaked hammer is discovered in a lorryload of wood delivered to a local pub. DI Shona Oliver appears...

The ultimate escapist rom com for book and beach lovers! Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Josie Silver.When romance-fanatic Candice meets writer Alexis, she thinks her happy ending is...

A web of lies. A confusion of secrets. A maze of murder.In a quiet Manchester suburb, a man sets himself on fire in a petrol station. Nearby, a fourteen-year-old girl...

The darkest secrets lie right beneath the surface.On Boxing Day a mystery woman's body is found washed up under Teignmouth Pier. She has no ID but is wearing a wetsuit....

A victim stabbed through the heart sets off a deadly chain of events that will plunge Cora into her most personal case yet.The first victim was found on a shingled...

Two detectives under fire. One missing student. No answers.Chaos breaks out as DS Gabe Martin leaves Southampton Crown Court. Gunshots ring out. She and DI Juliet Stern are hit. The...

YOUR DAUGHTER IS MISSING. HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO FIND HER?'The ending was nothing short of brilliant!' Amazon reviewer'An ending that left me gasping' Amazon reviewer'An explosive ending' Amazon...

'Giggling and gasping in equal measure ... darkly funny, fast-paced, and unhinged in the best way!' Joanna WallaceTHE FIRST RULE OF BOOK CLUB: PROTECT THE SISTERHOOD.THE SECOND RULE OF BOOK...

Inspired by the true story of Jamaica's first serial killer.Jamaica, 1772. Caribbean jewel, or a killer's playground?On the island of Jamaica, people have started disappearing without trace. Have they run...

A dead body. A missing woman. A secret rising to the surface.Lucy has gone missing. Her husband Scott claims to have no idea where she is. But rumours of their...

They thought nothing could break them. They were wrong.Fifteen years ago identical twins Gabi and Thea were inseparable. Now, they no longer speak.When Gabi is viciously attacked and left in...

Two sisters. A lifetime of secrets. One terrible reckoning. The astonishing new thriller from the bestselling author of Try Not to Breathe. Get ready to be #hookedbyholly!Robin and Sarah weren't...

'I couldn't stop reading and was blown away by the twists and turns. One of my favorite reads this year!' Freida McFadden, New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid...

The brightest stars burn the fastest. The most twisted killers linger the longest.A derelict building in the New Forest burns down with someone inside it. Believed to be arson, DI...

'This haunting supernatural thriller is full of hidden treasure that will delight you long after you've turned the last page' Sarah Pinborough'An absolutely glorious crime/fantasy/ghost story mash-up. In a seriously...

A community built upon secrets and lies. One man's hunt for justice.Jacob Taylor is driving home from a roadside bar and sees a young woman walking barefoot, covered in blood....

'Crime writing of the highest order' GUARDIAN'Donna Leon has been giving unto us for all of the thirty years since Death at La Fenice introduced us to Brunetti' Val McDermidThe...

Joseph O'Loughlin appears to have the perfect life - a beautiful wife, a loving daughter and a successful career as a clinical psychologist. But nothing can be taken for granted....

Winner of the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021 Crime Fiction Book of the YearA Book of the Year for 2021 in the New York Times, the Washington Post and...

'Fabulous' JANICE HALLETT'Great fun...clever and wickedly funny' THE SUN'Deliciously funny' MARTINA COLEA headmistress is dead. The circumstances are suspicious. And as every parent knows, being on the school group chat...

'[A] thought-provoking . . . examination of damaged psyches and the consequences of secrets' TimesREAL READERS LOVE LIGHTS OUT:'Louise Swanson's writing is so powerful that I was dragged, kicking and...

The unexpected suicide of an apparently happy family man; a woman held captive for three years in a forgotten underground bunker; a middle aged clergyman at a crisis point in...

***Winner of the McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Book of the Year***** Shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2025**FORGET WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW...

Why would nuns need protection from a killer? In a nursing home on the outskirts of Cork, an elderly nun has been suffocated in her sleep. It looks like a...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2015SHORTLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2015LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2016'Unsettling, deeply moving and very, very readable. I loved it'...