Secondhand Crime Fiction Books

The players call it the Game, and its aim is simple: to abduct and kill a stranger without getting caught. They're very good at it. They've been playing it for...

An unforgettable small-town mystery with huge emotional resonance from International No. 1 bestselling author Jane Harper, perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Chris Whitaker and Elly Griffiths.'Utterly brilliant . ....

'Nesbo deserves to be crowned the king of all crime thriller writers' Sunday Express'Hooks you in immediately' Independent'Twisty' SunThe hunt is on to catch an unstoppable killer.When a small-time crook...

When editor Susan Ryeland is given the tattered manuscript of Alan Conway's latest novel, she has little idea it will change her life. She's worked with the revered crime writer...

The unputdownable new novel from international bestseller Jeffrey Archer - Pre-order now! In one of the most luxurious cities on earth... A billion-dollar deal is about to go badly wrong....

A pacy literary thriller, 'The Buried Circle' is a gripping blend of fact and fiction, peopled with extraordinary characters. The village of Avebury is one of the most mysterious places...

'A little beacon of pleasure' KATE ATKINSON'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' IAN RANKINPRE-ORDER NOW: THE FIRST BOOK IN THE GRIPPING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES BY TV PRESENTER RICHARD OSMANIn...

AN OLD SANATORIUM. ONE TERRIFYING MURDER. FOUR SUSPECTS. AND A CASE THAT NEVER CLOSED...'ONE OF THE FINEST CRIME WRITERS IN THE WORLD TODAY' DAILY MAIL'A knowing, unnerving mystery' The Times'Superbly...

You will not know the day, or the hour, but I am coming for you...When DS Lucy Golden discovers an abandoned car showing signs of a recent and bloody escape,...

Even to case-hardened Detective Sergeant Pete Decker the brutal rape of Lilah Brecht, exquisite daughter of an aged Hollywood movie queen, is a disturbing act of violence. The only leads...

The second that Columbia law student Jack Mullen steps down from the train at East Hampton, he knows that something is very wrong. As he greets his family, his kid...

Ex-Navy Seal Nolan Kilkenny is recruited by the US government on a deadly mission to destroy a computer virus that could demolish America... WEB OF DESTRUCTIONCode name: Spyder. It has...

When a young butcher spots a strange shape on the banks of the River Liffey in the hot summer of 1866, the city of Dublin is gripped by a grimy...

Across the country, men and women are kidnapped in broad daylight and then disappear completely. These people are not being taken for ransom, Alex realizes. They are being bought and...

Nick Stone left the Special Air Service in 1988, soon after being involved in the shooting of three IRA terrorists in Gibraltar. Now working for British Intelligence on deniable operations,...

On a sultry afternoon in the summer of 1936 a young woman is witness to an attempted murder in a London hotel room. Nina, a West End actress, faces a...

Sunday Times Top-Ten Bestseller There is a fire and they are in there. They are in there ...Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And...

YOU THINK YOU'RE SAFE. BUT SOMEBODY'S WATCHING...Irish estate agent Rosie Kinsella loves her job selling high-end properties in London. But when she's targeted by a mysterious stalker her amazing life...

The gripping No. 1 Sunday Times crime thriller She runs A woman runs alone in the woods. She convinces herself she's safe. He watches But a predator is watching from...

Somebody is murdering Hollywood's A list. FBI agent Alex Cross is on vacation in Disneyland when he gets the call. A well-known actress has been shot outside her home in...

'Fantastic. Ann Cleeves is a stone cold genius' - Marian Keyes, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Favorite Mistake'Everything Ann Cleeves writes is incredible' - Richard Osman, No. 1 bestselling...

'A fictional tour de force which combines erudition with mystery' PD JamesOxford in the 1660s. Sarah Blundy stands accused of the murder of Robert Grove, a fellow of New College.Four...

The new gripping and addictive thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of EVERYONE HERE IS LYING.Bryden and Sam have it all: thriving careers, a smart apartment in a...

____________________'A gripping read, a literary blockbuster with brains. Horribly compelling' The Observer'Featuring an explosive twist-in-the-tail climax, this terrifying hybrid of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Zamyatin's We is a triumph' The...

'Wondering if Into the Water could be as good as The Girl on the Train? It's better. A triumph.' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of I Let You GoThe addictive No....

Full of betrayal, deceit and suspense, Die of Shame is the spectacular new book from number one bestseller Mark Billingham - author of Time of Death and In the Dark,...

PRE ORDER THE NAIL-BITING NEW THRILLER FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Claire Douglas is a class act - she never, ever disappoints' LISA JEWELLWhen Imogen is told she's inherited...

Soon to be a major motion picture produced by 20th Century Fox, starring Amy Adams, Gary Oldman and Julianne Moore OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD! THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES...

A new Lynley and Havers novel of psychological suspense from the bestselling author of A Place of Hiding. When the Metropolitan Police fail to realize a serial killer is at...

A superlative collection of mystery stories, selected by one of Britain's foremost crime aficionados, features contributions by such established British masters such as Peter Robinson, Peter Lovesey, Robert Barnard, John...

Behind the sequins and the sparkles, the competition is about to turn deadly ... 'I loved it! I'm quite convinced I've danced with Lily Richmond, and if anyone can solve...

'Seek and ye shall find.' With these words echoing in his head, eminent Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon awakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of where he is or...

On the night Brian Bishop murdered his wife, he was sixty miles away, asleep in bed at the time. At least, that's the way it looks to Detective Superintendent Roy...

Cometh the Hour opens with the reading of a suicide note, which has devastating consequences for Harry and Emma Clifton, Giles Barrington and Lady Virginia.Giles must decide if he should...

Gunder Jomann thinks his life has been made complete when he returns from a trip to India a married man. But on the day his bride arrives in Norway she...

"Ballsy, dynamic and not for the faint-hearted." (Daily Mail)Never forgive, never forget.Jack Reacher lives for the moment. Without a home. Without commitment. But he has a burning desire to right...

Jeez Curwen, a British undercover agent in South Africa reporting on the African National Congress, has received the death penalty for his part in a job in which he should...

Real, compulsive and intense: Cat Clarke is the queen of emotional suspense. For fans of Paula Hawkins, Gillian Flynn, Megan Abbott and Jandy Nelson.Can love survive the ultimate betrayal? A...

If your son was on trial for murder, what would you do?Andy Barber's job is to put killers behind bars. And when a boy from his son Jacob's school is...

I haven't given up on you and I'm not going to. It's time to stop playing hard to get now. When Kate meets a dark, enigmatic man in a Soho...

The first death came unexpectedly. An old man attacked outside his home, his murder a shock to the town. Then the second death came and with it fear.For Raythune County's...

When Detective Bill Corde looks at the beautiful face of the murdered girl in the mud, he does not know his own life is about to turn into a terrifyingly...

Can you ever come to terms with a missing child? Julia Davidsson has not. Her five-year-old son disappeared twenty years previously on the Swedish island of Oland. No trace of...

YOUR HAPPIEST MEMORY IS THEIR DEADLIEST WEAPON'Fabulous... Present-day science fiction that feels like the best sort of spy novel' NEIL GAIMAN***A mysterious eventAn all-American diner appears overnight in a remote...