Secondhand Crime Fiction Books

Michael was in a hurry. He was scrambling up the ladder at Drake & Sweeney, a giant D. C. firm with 800 lawyers. The money was good and getting better;...

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...

'Immersive story, sublime storytelling... top class' Andrea Mara, author of No One Saw a Thing What you see isn't always what you get.Elle Littlewood can barely believe her luck when...

You're behind bars, framed for a crime you didn't commit.Midwife Ciara Duffy goes to sleep and wakes in the small hours to find her husband beside her - stabbed through...

Two rival families. One East End. The explosive first novel in the Mitchells & O'Haras trilogy For more than a decade, two East End families have been locked in a...

A humid summer night in Gibraltar. Lawyer Spike Sanguinetti arrives home to find an old friend, Solomon Hassan, waiting on his doorstep. Solomon is on the run. A Spanish girl...

Shortlisted for the Ian Fleming CWA Silver DaggerKatie and her husband Eric have made their daughter Devon the centre of their world. Talented, determined, a rising gymnastics star, Devon is...

Beth and me wedged tight, jeaned legs pressed against each other. The sound of our own breathing. Before we all stopped believing a tornado, or anything, could touch us, ever....

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Things We Do To Our Friends, comes a timely, gripping novel about the dark underbelly of wellness culture'DARWENT HAS A GREAT CAREER...

'Sinister and hilarious. Great fun' SUN'[A] smart, funny and deftly executed page turner' GUARDIAN'Extraordinarily fun and oh-so-gripping' i PAPER'Dark, witty . . . had me racing for the end' JANICE...

***Winner of the Lindisfarne Prize for Crime Fiction***YOUR HUSBAND HAS BEEN ARRESTED.Maggie's husband is suddenly arrested in the middle of the night, on suspicion of murder.When Grant dies in custody,...

'Serious Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine vibes and just as hilarious, sad and disturbing. I predict a monster hit' Daily Mail'Got a wicked sense of humour? Then you'll love this'...

DCI Jim Daley is charged with murder - and everyone saw him do it - in the gripping final thriller in the series, from the bestselling author Denzil Meyrick.In the...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2018. As heard on BBC Radio 4 Front Row'The best crime novel I've read in a very long...

'This detective novel is much more than interesting. The numerous characters are well differentiated, and include one of the most feckless, exasperating and lifelike literary men that ever confused a...

'Animal lovers will delight' Ann Granger'A real treat . . . I loved it. Cats, dogs, murder and a credible and relatable heroine' Barbara Nadel'This debut promises to build up...

They would rather die than become mothers.A serial killer is on the loose in Tel Aviv. Each victim is found tied to a chair with a baby doll glued to...

The fourth book in Chris Ryan's hugely popular SAS Danny Black series, by the creator of the hit TV show Strikeback. Readers can't get enough of the Danny Black series:...

On the anniversary of a teen's disappearance, three friends face a deadly hometown reunion in this twisty suspense novel by a New York Times bestselling author.On prom night, Caroline Winterfield...

1895. Former Scotland Yard detective Daniel Wilson, famous for working the notorious Jack the Ripper case, and his archaeologist sidekick Abigail Fenton are summoned to investigate the murder of a...

'A mesmerising tale of secrets and lies' - VAL MCDERMID'As good as it gets' - DENISE MINA'An arresting new talent' - CHRIS BROOKMYRENOT EVERY CHILD IS A BLESSING...It was Ali...

'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times__________________Serpent's Point in South Devon is the focus of local legends. The large house on the headland is shrouded in an...

On a hot city night, Jaz is celebrating her twenty-first birthday with her friends Trace and Harm. Across town her boyfriend, Fat Andy, is lying dead on their bed, his...

'A sizzling read sauced with scares galore' - ORLANDO MURRIN'Forget five stars, this deserves a Michelin star' - J.M. HEWITT'A deliciously dark tale with a mouth-watering mystery at its heart'...

After Her Mother's Mysterious Death, Mackenzie Receives a Chilling Letter: Want to Know a Secret? Love, Mom.For fans of Freida McFadden, Lisa Jewell, and twisty psychological thrillers that keep you...

THE FIRST LEGAL THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING SECRET BARRISTER WRITING AS S. J. FLEET_____'The Zorro of the criminal bar' - The TimesIt is one of the biggest trials of...

'Distinct shades of Daphne du Maurier' Sunday Independent'Lyrical prose with ominous secrets saturating its deepest core' ALEX MARWOODTHE WINDOW TO THE PAST CAN NEVER BE CLOSED...1963: At the stark and...