Secondhand Crime Fiction Books

Welcome to HMP Ashcroft. An institution run by a corrupt governor whose determination to impose his will at any cost will have far-reaching consequences on all the inmates.Within these walls,...

The gripping and dark book club debut with a compelling voice at its centre.*THE GUARDIAN 2021 BEST CRIME AND THRILLER PICK*'Gorgeously written' PANDORA SYKES'I loved this book' CLARE MACKINTOSH'A darkly...

Written By Sophie Hannah, BA Paris, Clare Mackintosh, and Holly Brown, this psychological thriller is perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Louise CandlishHOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROTECT...

PRE-ORDER PRECIPICE, THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS, NOW - PUBLISHING AUGUST 2024FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'His best since Fatherland' The Times 'A master storyteller'...

Malton returns in the next gritty and gripping instalment in the bestselling Manchester underworld series. If you put one step wrong on these streets, you might... WIND UP DEAD.ONE BOY...

'A cracking crime thriller' The SunTHERE'S BLOOD ON THE WATER. NO ONE IS SAFE...1999. A young Detective Constable Louise Mangan crosses the Thames one misty morning in pursuit of a...

Fifteen years have passed since Kathy Mallory lived on the streets of New York, succoured by hookers and thieving to survive. Now she has traded in her plastic pellet gun...

Santosh Wagh quit his job as head of Private India after harrowing events in Mumbai almost got him killed. But Jack Morgan, global head of the world's finest investigation agency,...

Original Swedish crime stories from the masters of Nordic noir including a never before published story by Stieg Larsson. Ever since Stieg Larsson shone a light on the brilliance of...

MIST, MOUNTAINS, MURDER.Ageing millionaire Bhaskar Fernandez has invited his relatives to the remote, and possibly haunted, Greybrooke Manor, high up in the misty Nilgiris.He knows his guests expect to gain...

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...

Berlin, November 1938. With storm troopers battering against his door, Otto Silberman must flee out the back of his own home. He emerges onto streets thrumming with violence: it is...

As seen on ITV in the Zoe Ball Book Club; An assassin's bullet. A deadly conspiracy. But who is calling the shots?; `A twisty, action-packed conspiracy thriller. Kent knows how...

'A breath of fresh air to mystery writing' - The Book Elf, ----------When Hollywood comes to Bologna, La Dolce Vita turns into sweet murder...A famous Hollywood director arrives in Bologna...

'Brilliant twisty dark farce' ERIN KELLY'A nail bitingly tense and original book' SHARON BOLTON'Compulsive, horrifying and irresistibly funny' VAL MCDERMIDShortly after Christmas, a message arrives at Sophie's house, scrawled across...

'Amazing!... I was absolutely blown away. Twists and turns and so much suspense.' Reader ReviewNo one can love a son like his mother...Patricia Mullner is trapped in a nightmare no...

Her dream escape is about to become a nightmare... Kimberley King has spent the last five years trying to outrun the reason she left the police force. Her life is...

'I do' is about to become a death sentence...When five friends arrive in Miami for a destination wedding, they appear excited for the forthcoming celebration as their friend, Fiona, is...

A migrant boat battles through the rough Mediterranean. Its passengers are desperate, starving and scared.They are also being ruthlessly targeted by the SAS.Islamic State militants are smuggling themselves into Europe...

The brilliant new psychological thriller from Number ONE bestselling author, Valerie Keogh!An unwelcome guest?Still in shock after the tragic death of husband Richie, Cassie Macreddin hopes that her new home,...

A heart-stopping new psychological thriller, perfect for fans of the TV sensation Adolescence and Lisa Jewell ????They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree... ??When her fifteen-year-old son...

How far would you go to protect your child? I knew something was wrong. It's a mother's instinct. I could tell when my son started hiding things from me. He...

'Utterly compelling and laugh-out-loud funny.' KATY BRENT, author of How To Kill Men and Get Away With It'Rarely is murder so much fun!' RACHAEL BLOKFinding true love can be murder.Gwen...

'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...

A wickedly funny psychological thriller about literary ambition, envy and the lengths an author will go to get on the bestsellers list. Cal Cunningham dreams of writing an autobiographical novel...

Burdon Lane has a run this weekend, with his best friend, Renny Two Hand, and two hardcase killers in tow. Working with Washington DC's U Street Crew, he's moving an...

For thirty-six years, James Patterson has written unputdownable, pulse-racing novels. Now, he has written a book that surpasses all of them. ZOO is the thriller he was born to write.All...

SOMETIMES WHEN THE NIGHTMARE ENDS - THE TERROR IS ONLY JUST BEGINNINGFor Hannah Shapiro, a beautiful young American student, this particular nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when...

**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BEST SELLER! THE GRIPPING SECOND NOVEL FROM ROB RINDER AND FOLLOW-UP TO NO. 1 BESTSELLER THE TRIAL**When the UK's favourite breakfast TV presenter dies live on...

'a tour de force... Imagine a collaboration between Ann Tyler and AM Homes' Ken BruenLee, southeast London. A young girl has disappeared. There are no witnesses, no leads, no clues....

IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS The quiet scandal surrounding her parents' deaths 20 years ago sends Beryl Tavistock on a search for the truth from Paris to Greece. As she enters a...

A burial chamber beneath the Palace of the Popes in Avignon. A 2,000-year-old skeleton. A conspiracy that will shake the foundations of the world. Here lie the bones of Jesus...

Welcome to Eldey, an island with deadly secrets.Mona: a carefree artist, staying at the Cloister to work on her illustrations.Beth: the harried mother of a toddler, on the remote Welsh...

Juno Browne is a self-appointed Domestic Goddess. From cleaning to dog-walking to caring for the elderly, she flits around the picturesque town of Ashburton in her trusty van ready to...