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**The unmissable new mystery in the bestselling, record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman**-----Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan?It's been a quiet...

'A twisty, utterly riveting tale.' Tess Gerritsen***The fast-paced, addictive No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller. Over one million copies sold.***PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF ALMOST ANYTHING.You never know what's happening on the...

The addictive million-copy bestseller mystery taking Japan by storm, from the author of The Times Bestseller Strange PicturesA twisty puzzle in which the reader is the detective, examining a series...

An intriguing Dr Kay Scarpetta novel which will take Kay an ocean's breadth away from home. The case begins when a cargo ship arriving at Richmond, Virginia's Deep Water Terminal...

Prosecuting attorney Abigail Griffen is in the middle of divorce when her husband is killed by a car bomb. His demise has saved Abigail a great deal of money, but...

JACK REACHER NEVER LOOKS BACK . . . UNTIL NOW.The most hotly anticipated thriller of the year follows our hero Jack Reacher on a quest into his father's past, and...

A year after the devastating events that took place in Fool Me Once, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce's college days comes back to haunt him. Present day is...

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBA brand new series.An iconic new detective duo.And a thrilling new murder to solve . . . -----Steve Wheeler is enjoying...

Bestselling British novelist John Gardner published two books purporting to be the true history of Professor James Moriarty, archenemy of Sherlock Holmes, the Napoleon of crime. The books - The...

There are many ways to die. But some are more terrifying than others ... A walk in the woods takes a sinister turn for police chief Jeffrey Tolliver and medical...

'Adele Parks consistently writes banger after banger, and Our Beautiful Mess might just be her best yet. Addictive and brilliant' Lisa Jewell 'Had me gripped from beginning to end. Masterfully...

The second in the detective series featuring DI Geraldine Steel When a man dies in a gas explosion, the police suspect arson. But the case takes on a new and...

No.1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers the next enthralling thriller in her high-stakes series starring Kay Scarpetta-a complex tale involving a serial sniper who strikes chillingly close to the forensic...

'Utterly gripping, elegantly written... most definitely worth the wait' Observer'Ticks all the boxes necessary for a superior geopolitical thriller' Guardian'Compare this with the thrillers written by Mr or Mrs Clinton,...

Pre-order THREE PERFECT LIARS now, the gripping new novel from Heidi Perks____________________________The Sunday Times-bestselling Richard & Judy Book Club favouriteHAVE YOU READ IT YET? 'I flew through this book in...

FOR ANYONE WHO IS YET TO DISCOVER THE MUST-READ PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER.The SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and the unputdownable RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK that will chill you to the bone...

An inoffensive man is murdered in a seemingly motiveless attack. Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel and her team are baffled, until DNA from an apparent stranger is discovered on the victim's...

On an ordinary spring day, Special Agent Faith Mitchell of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation returns home to a nightmare. Expecting to find her mother minding Faith's new baby daughter...

A judge murdered in a city park.Mickey Haller, the Lincoln Lawyer, defends the man accused.A homeless person burned alive.Detective Renee Ballard catches the case on the LAPD's notorious graveyard shift.An...

An alarm sounds in the middle of the night for a burglary in progress at a winter-closed campsite in Bredang, outside Stockholm. The nearest police car answers the call. There...

No one even knew they were together. Now one of them is dead.56 DAYS AGOCiara and Oliver meet in a supermarket queue in Dublin and start dating the same week...

Jack Reacher, "the coolest continuing series character" (Stephen King), returns in a brand new, pulse-pounding read from Lee and Andrew Child.The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the No.1 bestselling...

* THE NEW FIENDISHLY CLEVER MYSTERY FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SMASH-HIT BESTSELLER THE APPEAL *'Brims with Hallett's signature wit. Her best book yet' - PETER SWANSON'Devilishly additive. I loved...

Carrie Grethen, partner in crime to William Temple Gault, has escaped from prison. She has also sent Kay Scarpetta a message making it clear she blames her for Gault's death...

When Cindy Decker finds a new-born baby in a rubbish bin, she can't imagine who would commit such a crime. Surely abandoning a baby is the biggest taboo of motherhood?...

A SHADES OF LONDON exclusive World Book Day storyOn a cold night, Stephen Dene went to the Eton boathouse to perform a desperate act. But someone stopped him along the...

The latest gripping thriller from world-class forensic anthropologist, Kathy Reichs, bestselling author of Bare Bones and Monday Mourning 'Death by self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head' is the on-scene assessment,...

The gruesome murders in VICTIMS bear witness to unspeakable evil in this unforgettable psychological thriller from New York Times No. 1 bestseller Jonathan Kellerman, author of KILLER and BREAKDOWN. 'With...

Following The 6:20 Man, this is the second thrilling novel featuring Travis Devinefrom the international bestselling author David Baldacci.A BRUTAL MURDERRetired from the Army’s most prestigious special ops force, Travis...

1992. Two strangers bring a hospital patient a list of names. They ask him for one more, but it's a question the patient can't answer. Minutes later he is dispatched...

1817. Clemency van Emden receives an anonymous terse message informing her that her estranged father is dead and buried. A chance encounter on a busy London street leads her to...

'Ward writes with the same compelling energy as you get in a blockbuster Netflix series. The original storyline and the expertly drawn minor characters will leave you suspecting everyone -...

One fatal crashBen is driving on the motorway, on his usual commute to the school where he works. A day like any other, except for the crash.Two colliding worldsAdam has...

'A gritty, politically charged mystery.' LA TimesJuniper Song - private detective - has a talent for surveillance, and for knowing when a client isn't telling her the whole story.Rubina Gasparian,...

'Compelling from first to last page.' DENISE MINAMeet Juniper Song, an under employed, twenty-something, Raymond-Chandler-loving, Korean American woman from downtown LA.When a friend asks Song to carry out surveillance on...

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 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 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, SOON TO BE A MOVIE PRODUCED BY AND STARRING SHARON STONE A BUZZFEED MUST-READ FOR 2022 A young journalist embroiled in an international art scandal...

*THE BRAND NEW MURDER MYSTERY FOR FANS OF RICHARD OSMAN*'Another delectable crime story... While between the covers of her books, the world seems a better place' The Times'A giddy spell...

A compulsive and chilling debut about a girl growing up in a cult WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO LEAVE? Green and Blue are sisters. Foxlowe is home. Outside is Bad....

'An eerily atmospheric reworking of Hitchcock's Rear Window' - The Guardian She's watching you, but who's watching her? Lily Gullick lives with her husband Aiden in a new-build flat opposite...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Uproarious memoir packed with anecdotes about the Harry Potter films' Daily Mail'Very funny and fascinating' Mail on Sunday'Brave and brilliant' Cosmopolitan'Highly readable'...

Discover this year's most original mystery that will have you guessing until the very last page...SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH'Alex Pavesi knows the genre inside out. One of...