Classic crime and mystery fiction
British Library Publishing Family Matters
Book SynopsisThis richly characterised and elegantly written crime novel from 1933 is a true forgotten classic.
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British Library Publishing Continental Crimes
Book SynopsisDetective stories from the golden age and beyond have used European settings - cosmopolitan cities, rural idylls and crumbling chateaux - to explore timeless themes of revenge, deception and haunting.
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Headline Publishing Group Candle for a Corpse Mitchell Markby 8 A classic
Book SynopsisSecrets won''t stay buried... Only now, twelve years after the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl, will Mitchell & Markby begin to unravel the mystery in Candle for a Corpse, Ann Granger''s eighth cosy Cotwolds crime novel in the Mitchell & Markby series. The perfect read for fans of Hamish McBeth, Agatha Christie and ITV''s Midsomer Murders.''Enjoyable crime featuring credible characters in a recognisably real world'' - Belfast Telegraph On an unseasonably chilly summer''s day a macabre discovery is made in Bamford''s ancient churchyard. A body, dead some twelve years, is unearthed in the Gresham family plot, too shallowly buried to be a legitimate interment, too recent to be the last Gresham officially laid to rest. Superintendent Alan Markby cannot resist the challenge to solve this twelve-year-old crime and suddenly his long-planned canal-barge holiday with Meredith Mitchell is in serious jeopardy. When t
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Headline Publishing Group A Word After Dying Mitchell Markby 10 A cosy
Book SynopsisA holiday becomes work for Mitchell and Markby as a crime unravels... Mitchell and Markby find themselves drawn into a murder enquiry whilst holiday in a country cottage in A Word After Dying, the tenth cosy English village crime novel in Ann Granger''s captivating Mitchell & Markby series. The perfect read for fans of Rebecca Tope, Agatha Christie and ITV''s Midsomer Murders.''Probably the best current example of a crime writer who has taken the classic English village detective story and brought it up to date'' - Birmingham Post Superintendent Alan Markby and Meredith Mitchell are in desperate need of a holiday - and the Cotswold village of Parsloe St John seems the perfect choice. Their neighbour, retired journalist Wynne Carter, is as convivial as the village itself and, over a glass of blackberry wine, indulges in her latest obsession, Olivia Smeaton, a racy old lady whose life - and death - she is convinced are not al
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Orion Publishing Co Money Money Money Murder Room
Book SynopsisAnother novel in the greatest of all post-war American crime series.
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Orion Publishing Co Fiddlers Murder Room
Book SynopsisSix victims. Same gun. No link. The final 87th Precinct novel from the master...
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Headline Publishing Group Sherlock Holmes The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Book Synopsis''Holmes! I cried. Is it really you? Can it indeed be that you are alive? Is it possible that you succeeded in climbing out of that awful abyss?''. The one and only Sherlock Holmes is sensationally back from the dead, and devoting his life once more to examining the criminal complexities of the capital. Cases of mysterious codes, persecuted millionaires, stalkers, abductions and a meeting with ''the worst man in London'' are all attacked with renewed vigour. But Holmes'' old enemies are watching his every move. Watching, waiting, plotting...Trade ReviewHe is unique in simultaneously bringing down the curtain on an era and raising one on another, ushering in a genre of writing that... has never been surpassed. His own life, as footballer... eye surgeon, champion of injustice and investigator into the paranormal, is the stuff of legend. Personally, I would walk a mile in tight boots to read his letters to the milkman * Stephen Fry, The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection *
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Headline Publishing Group The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Book SynopsisIn one of the most fascinating works of fiction of all time, Stevenson examines the inner conflict between good and evil.Lawyer Gabriel Utterson hears of an ambiguous, solitary, violent man called Edward Hyde, who is said to have trampled over a young girl in the street, leaving her bruised and terrified. Utterson becomes concerned when a friend of his, Dr Henry Jekyll, makes a will declaring that in the event of his death or disappearance, Hyde should inherit all his property. When Hyde is seen killing a respected political figure, Jekyll becomes increasingly reclusive, which leads Utterson to suspect that there is more than a casual connection between his friend and this brutal ''apelike'' monster of a man . . .
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Bryant May The Burning Man
Book SynopsisLondon is under siege. A banking scandal has filled the city with violent protests, and as the anger in the streets detonates, a young homeless man burns to death after being caught in the crossfire between rioters and the police. But all is not as it seems; an opportunistic killer is using the chaos to exact revenge, but his intended victims are so mysteriously chosen that the Peculiar Crimes Unit is called in to find a way of stopping him. Using their network of eccentric contacts, elderly detectives Arthur Bryant and John May hunt down a murderer who adopts incendiary methods of execution. But they soon find their investigation taking an apocalyptic turn as the case comes to involve the history of mob rule, corruption, rebellion, punishment and the legend of Guy Fawkes. At the same time, several members of the PCU team reach dramatic turning points in their lives - but the most personal tragedy is yet to come, for as the race to bring down a cunning killer reaches itsTrade ReviewFabulously unorthodox...Fowler, an unashamed anorak, takes delight in stuffing his books with esoteric facts; together with a cast of splendidly eccentric characters ranging from white witches to unfrocked and potty academics, corkscrew plots, wit, verve and some apposite social commentary, they make for unbeatable fun. -- Laura Wilson * GUARDIAN *Witty, engaging mix of crime drama and comedy that's also an esoteric history of London. * Sun *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Fowler C Bryant May Wild Chamber
Book SynopsisOur story begins at the end of an investigation, as the members of London''s Peculiar Crimes Unit race to catch a killer near London Bridge Station in the rain, not realising that they're about to cause a bizarre accident just yards away from the crime scene. And it will have repercussions for them allOne year later, in an exclusive London crescent, a woman walks her dog but she's being watched. When she's found dead, the Peculiar Crimes Unit is called in to investigate. Why? Because the method of death is odd, the gardens are locked, the killer had no way in - or out - and the dog has disappeared.So a typical case for Bryant & May. But the hows and whys of the murder are not the only mysteries surrounding the dead woman - there''s a missing husband and a lost nanny to puzzle over too. And it seems very like that the killer is preparing to strike again.As Arthur Bryant delves in to the history of London's wild chambers' - its extraordinary parks and gardens, John May and the rest of the team seem to have caused a national scandal. If no-one is safe then all of London's open spaces must be closedWith the PCU placed under house arrest, only Arthur Bryant remains at liberty but can a hallucinating old codger catch the criminal and save the unit before it's too late?Trade ReviewProbably the most popular detective duo since the passing of Reginald Hill’s Dalziel and Pascoe. * SHOTS magazine *I’ll make a prediction now – Wild Chamber will be in my top five books for 2017. Bryant and May continue to be at the top of their game, and in some ways the novels are improving with age . . . there’s no author quite like Christopher Fowler, and there are no characters quite like Arthur Bryant and John May. There are a multitude of facets to Wild Chamber which make it stand out . . . Fowler is London born and bred, and his love for the city and all its eccentricities clearly comes through in the narrative. . * CRIMEFICTIONLOVER *A joy to read. It's intelligent crime fiction that’s accessible to everyone. * CRIMEPIECES *Delightfully entertaining . . . I for one, think this is incredibly clever. Fowler richly deserves his CWA Library Award. * THE BOOKBAG *These books are clever, inventive and wonderfully original – and we simply can’t get enough of them. Prepare to be enchanted. * DEAD GOOD BOOKS *
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Northstar Editions Too Clever By Half 2 A Davies West Mystery
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Austin Macauley Publishers Khaos Engine
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Austin Macauley Publishers Finding Alfie A Sandringham Mystery
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Austin Macauley Publishers Making Tracks
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Austin Macauley Publishers Damaged
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Austin Macauley Publishers Ferryman
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Vinci Books Dead Drop
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St. Martin's Publishing Group The Library Game
Book SynopsisThere's a body in the library-and everyone is a suspect.
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St. Martin's Publishing Group Death of a Master Chef
Book SynopsisJean-Luc Bannalec's internationally bestselling series starring Commissaire Georges Dupin returns with Death of a Master Chef.
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Austin Macauley Publishers The Identity Kit
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd Sherlock Holmes A Gripping Casebook of Stories
Book SynopsisThis handsome hardback compendium brings together some of Sherlock Holmes'' best cases, presented with a deluxe gold-embossed cover design with gilded page edges. Arthur Conan Doyle''s remarkable detective stories have delighted readers for over a century. This collection features the full-length novel A Study in Scarlet alongside 14 short stories, selected and introduced by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards. These masterfully plotted mysteries perfectly capture the cosy charm of Victorian London and showcase the formidable deductive powers of Sherlock Holmes at his best. Includes: • A Scandal in Bohemia • The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet • The Greek Interpreter • The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle • The Boscombe Valley Mystery With original pen and ink illustrations by George Wylie Hutchinson, this foil-stamped volume with gilded page edges makes th
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd The Arsène Lupin Collection
Book SynopsisBorn in 1864, Maurice Leblanc settled in Paris and began writing fiction after dropping out of law school. His first story featuring the dashing gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin, was published in 1905. Written at the request of an editor in response to the popularity of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Leblanc's story was a surprise success, and Lupin would go on to be as enduring and popular a character as Holmes.
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Orion Publishing Co The Dain Curse
Book Synopsis''Not just the first of the tough school of crime-writing but the best'' THE TIMESMiss Gabriel Dain Leggett is young and wealthy, with a penchant for morphine and religious cults. She also has an unfortunate effect on the people around her. They die - violently. Is she the victim of a family curse? The short, squat, utterly unsentimental Continental Op, the best private detective around, has his doubts and finds himself confronting something infinitely more dangerous.This is the Continental Op''s most bizarre case and a tautly crafted masterpiece of suspense.Trade ReviewGreat crime fiction started with Hammett -- James EllroyHe is master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer * BOSTON GLOBE *His name remains one of the most important and recognisable in the crime fiction genre. Hammett set the standard for much of the work that would follow * INDEPENDENT *One of the foremost practitioners of the hard-boiled detective story * SCOTSMAN *Hammett's prose is clean and entirely unique. His characters are as sharp and economically defined as any in American literature * NEW YORK TIMES *Not just the first of the tough school of crime-writing but the best * THE TIMES *He put these people down on paper as they are, and he made them talk and think in the language they customarily used -- Raymond ChandlerThe dean of the school of hard-boiled fiction * NEW YORK TIMES *
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Orion Publishing Co The Big Knockover
Book Synopsis''Dashiell Hammett is an original. He is a master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer'' BOSTON GLOBEDashiell Hammett''s Continental Op was the prototype for generations of tough-guy detectives. Short, squat and as stubborn as a mule, the Op''s only enthusiasm was doing his job. In the stories in THE BIG KNOCKOVER, the job means solving the bank heist to end all bank heists, taking on a gang of freebooters, cleaning up a vice-ridden hell in the desert and dealing with assorted colourful grifters like the Dis-and-Dat Kid, Alphabet Shorty McCoy and Bluepoint Vance.Trade ReviewHis name remains one of the most important and recognisable in the crime fiction genre. Hammett set the standard for much of the work that would follow * INDEPENDENT *He is master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer * BOSTON GLOBE *The first fully "hard-boiled" hero in American letters * NEW YORKER *Hammett's prose is clean and entirely unique. His characters are as sharp and economically defined as any in American literature * NEW YORK TIMES *He put these people down on paper as they are, and he made them talk and think in the language they customarily used -- Raymond ChandlerDashiell Hammett's crime thriller and its hard-boiled hero Sam Spade influenced everyone from Chandler to Le Carré * GUARDIAN *
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Orion Publishing Co Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mewd
Book SynopsisThe latest novel in the internationally bestselling Flavia de Luce mystery seriesTrade ReviewPraise for the cosy crime Flavia de Luce Mysteries - perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Midsomer Murders: The Flavia de Luce novels are now a cult favourite * Mail on Sunday *Certain to become a national treasure * Daily Mail *Delightfully entertaining * Guardian *Flavia is enchanting * New York Times *A breath of fresh air to the world of period-piece sleuthing * Independent *Flavia is mercilessly addictive * Daily Telegraph *A clever, witty and totally gripping read with lots of surprises * Essentials *At once precocious and endearing. Flavia is a marvellous character. Quirkily appealing, this is definitely a crime novel with a difference * Choice *It's like entering the lost world of the Mitford sisters where the girls are allowed to run completely wild * Crime Squad *Hilarious, eccentric and mischievous * Deadly Pleasures *Engaging, entertaining, bright and breezy; and above all, great fun! * Good Book Guide *
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Orion Publishing Co The Burnt Orange Heresy
Book SynopsisA fast-paced, twisty thriller about an art heist that spins out of control with murderous results...Now a major film starring Elizabeth Debicki, Claes Bang, Donald Sutherland and Mick Jagger''No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford'' Elmore Leonard''Stunning'' NEW YORKERArt critic James Figueras is a psychotic, an amoral unrepentant killer. Out to make a lasting name for himself, he seeks out the greatest painter in the world, now a hermit in the Florida swamplands. Figueras is after more than the man, however - he wants the work, and something more ... something more horrible than can be imagined. Crossing the art world with the underworld, THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY ranges from the upbeat Florida sunshine to an art collector who doesn''t care how his art is collected, even if it involves murder.Trade ReviewStunning ... a novel full of genuine fun that also manages to make a level statement about the art world and its hermetic credulities * NEW YORKER *Amusing ... the writing is clever and mean * HARPER'S *No one writes a better crime novel than Charles Willeford -- Elmore LeonardCharles Willeford is in a category all of his own in the annals of American crime writing ... adored by his peers and big-deal crime writers like Donald Westlake and Lawrence Block * LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS *Enticing ... a thriller about art fraud with an intriguing cast * DAILY TELEGRAPH *The Burnt Orange Heresy is both a love letter to and a diatribe against a con artist's world of contemporary art ... an excellent example of noir in the art world and a insightful satire of the creation and selling of fine art as the ultimate con game * prettysinister.blogspot *[Willeford is] an original - funny, weird and wonderful -- James CrumleyCharles Willeford, was the Philip K. Dick of crime fiction, quietly revolutionising the genre while few paid attention, shifting the genre's concerns from the usual mysteries of who did what and how to what's the nature of immorality and what remains true even if no one knows * LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE *Willeford - Miami's weird, wonderful master of noir * CRIME READS *
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BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House Sherlock Holmes The Hound Of The Baskervilles
Book SynopsisWhen a country doctor comes to Sherlock Holmes with a far-fetched tale of a sudden death, a devil dog and an ancient curse, Holmes is sceptical. Could the demise of Sir Charles Baskerville really have been caused by the gigantic ghostly hound which is said to have haunted his family for generations? Arch-rationalist Sherlock Holmes characteristically dismisses the theory as nonsense. Claiming to be immersed in another case, he sends Watson to Dartmoor to protect the Baskerville heir and to observe the suspects at close hand. But soon events take a dangerous turn, and it seems that the legend may be real... With Watson in dreadful peril, can Holmes uncover the terrible truth about the hound of the Baskervilles?6 CDs. 6 hrs.
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BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House Murder Is Easy
Book Synopsis''It''s very easy to kill - so long as no one suspects you.'' So says Miss Pinkerton when ex-policeman Luke Fitzwilliam meets her on a train. Luke doesn''t take much notice of this little old lady''s story about a serial killer on the loose in her village - until her predictions start to come true, when he feels compelled to check it out. Very soon the race is on to prevent any more murders... Dramatised by Joy Wilkinson, and with a distinguished cast including Patrick Baladi, Lydia Leonard, Michael Cochrane and Marcia Warren, this is a gripping BBC Radio dramatisation of one of Agatha Christie''s most ingenious detective stories.2 CDs. 1 hr 30 mins.
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Canongate Books Waste of a Life
Book SynopsisEllen Curtis is about to have her own life thrown into chaos in this third light-hearted decluttering mystery!Brett layers the old-fashioned puzzle with deep psychological insights . . . Not to be missed Booklist Starred ReviewDeclutterer Ellen Curtis has been working to bring order into the life of Cedric Waites, a recluse in his eighties who hasn''t left his house or let anyone inside it since his wife died. On one of her regular visits, Ellen finds the old man dead.Sad but, given his age, perhaps not unexpected. Nothing to get worked up about . . . until the police raise the suspicion that Cedric might have been poisoned! The cause seems be something he ate, and as Ellen cleared away the old man''s food containers, she is under suspicion. As is Dodge, who works for Ellen and has unhelpfully done a runner . . .Meanwhile, a rival declutterer is out to sabotage Ellen''s reputable business, her two grown-up children a
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The Murder Room Dear Dead Woman
Book SynopsisA man is accused of murdering his wife - and all the evidence points to his guilt.Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection ClubTrade ReviewNo author is more skilled at making a good story seem brilliant * SUNDAY EXPRESS *Anthony Gilbert shared with other successful crime writers a combination of writing talent and clever plotting skills necessary to make it in detective fiction's Golden Age ... Along with Agatha Christie [he] had a talent to deceive * mysteryfile.com *Unquestionably a most intelligent author. Gifts of ingenuity, style and character drawing * SUNDAY TIMES *If there is one author whose books need to be widely available, it is Gilbert * Inkquilletc.blogspot *
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The Murder Room Trouble With Product X
Book SynopsisA beautiful Cornish coastal village is the setting for a highly sinister conspiracy involving a kidnapped baby, mysterious monks and an almost irresistible new perfume... 'Joan Aiken's triumph with this genre is that she does it so much better than others' New York Times Book ReviewTrade ReviewJoan Aiken has an eye for original situations and characters ... a stolen formula, a kidnapped baby and a strange brotherhood keep the plot bubbling. An engaging story with one of the nicest babies I have met for a long time * DAILY TELEGRAPH *Witty and acute ... a nice romantic thriller * PUNCH *Brilliant light-hearted picture of search for missing formula ... very funny -- Julian Symons * SUNDAY TIMES *Superior stylish thriller with advertising agency background. A four month old baby steps into a key role in a headlong series of chases ... characterisation of bizarre cast bang on target... the writing is at once witty and sensitive * CRIME CALENDAR *
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Headline Publishing Group Medusa Oslo Crime Files 1
Book SynopsisThe first novel in the Oslo Crime Files, a tense and dark quartet of thrillers for fans of Camilla Lackberg and Jo Nesbo. ''Sleek and cunning'' Evening StandardA woman vanishes from a forest near Oslo. Days later her body is found, seemingly mauled and maimed by a bear. When another woman is reported missing and then found dead with the same scratches and bites, police find the link between them is local doctor, Axel Glenne. Forensics reveal the women were murdered and a net of suspicion tightens around Axel, who is convinced his twin brother Brede is responsible. But no one has seen him for years and if Axel is to prove his innocence, he needs to find Brede. And fast. But there isn''t a single photograph of the brothers together and neither Axel''s wife nor his children has ever met a man called Brede ...Praise for international bestseller Torkil Damhaug:''Delivered with maximum psychological intensity'' Barry Trade ReviewDelivered with maximum psychological intensity -- Barry Forshaw * Independent *Nothing is as it seems in this sleek and cunning thriller. The first in a series called the Oslo Crime Files, it is a more than promising debut -- Mark Sanderson * Evening Standard *Torkil Damhaug distinguishes himself through his attention-grabbing depictions of places and personalities. He has now taken his place in the top ranks of Norwegian crime fiction writers * Aftenposten *One of the best-written and nerve-wracking works of crime fiction in a long time * Dagens Næringsliv *A novel about blame and guilt, about revenge and rage, about fantasies and frustrations - there are many powerful emotions and experiences in wait for the reader, too... Not a novel to pass up * Dagbladet *Damhaug sneaks right up to the cutting edge with his new thriller * Dagsavisen *Damhaug's new thriller is an exciting, original and disturbing novel with intriguing nuance and depth * VG *The book delivers surprises up to the very last moment ... Damhaug knows the art of telling a spellbinding crime story * Jyllands-Posten, Denmark 3 *
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Headline Publishing Group The Night Singer
Book SynopsisYou''ve got no idea what you''re dredging up. You''re going to ruin everything.The past is not going to stay buried in this unputdownable crime novel, the first in a series featuring Detective Hanna Duncker. Fans of Ragnar Jonasson and Ann Cleeves will be gripped by this moving and atmospheric crime novel, already a bestseller in Sweden.Hanna Duncker has returned to the remote island she spent her childhood on and to the past that saw her father convicted for murder. In a cruel twist of fate her new boss is the policeman who put him behind bars.On her first day on the job as the new detective, Hanna is called to a crime scene. The fifteen-year-old son of her former best friend has been found dead and Hanna is thrown into a complex investigation set to stir up old ghosts.Not everyone is happy to have the daughter of Lars Duncker back in town. Hanna soon realises that she will have to watch her back as she turns over every stone to
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Headline Publishing Group You Can Stay
Book SynopsisShe''s the perfect host. He''s the perfect victim.Someone is hunting Connor. Alone, freezing, in the wilderness of Bodmin Moor, on an elite Special Forces training exercise, he''d be a fool to scorn the kindness of a local stranger. Wouldn''t he?At first, Eilidh seems to be an impeccable host. She offers Connor food and a warm bed - he finds it nearly impossible to leave her charming farmhouse.But the choice isn''t his to make.There have been others before. None, though, as perfect as him.Why would she let him leave?Praise for Elle Connel:Down By The Water takes the reader on a weekend trip from hell... I loved the classy writing and ever-growing sense of unease in this clever subversion of a classic country house mystery - Harriet TyceA chilling drama Sunday TimesMisery for the Goop generation. You Can Stay is fantastic - an absolutTrade ReviewA chilling drama * Sunday Times *The plot twists and turns with spectacular speed - ripping along at terrific pace. * Daily Mail *Down By The Water takes the reader on a weekend trip from hell... I loved the classy writing and ever-growing sense of unease in this clever subversion of a classic country house mystery * Harriet Tyce *Sinister and atmospheric, peeling back the superficial veneers of friendship to reveal the darker truths that lurk beneath * Chris Brookmyre *Absolutely loved this - so dark, yet laced with humour, and such clever plotting. Loved the characters, and the ending is sublime. * Susi Holliday *You Can Stay was so gripping I read it in one compulsive sitting! * Claire Askew, author of the DI Birch series *Filled with mystery and suspense. * The Scots Magazine *A fast, ingenious read that always takes the road less favoured. * Crime Time *Lucy has created an unforgettable villain, a 'Gorgon of Wellness', a villain for our times - Misery for the Goop generation. You Can Stay is fantastic - an absolute treat of a book. * Catherine Simpson, author of Truestory and When I Had a Little Sister *I have never fallen so hard for a book this far out of my comfort zone. A stunning book about gender and power, and a fine homage to Stephen King's Misery. Deeply unsettling, and impossible to put down. * Claire L Heuchan *If you like your female protagonists sinister, mysterious and complex - think Otessa Moshfegh's Eileen - then you will love You Can Stay. A chilling and twisty drama that kept me in its grip throughout. * Elissa Soave, author of Ginger and Me *Prepare to be creeped out and morally compromised by slippery and intriguing characters locked in a battle of wills. In her protagonists, Connel has created an unforgettable interrogation of what it means to dominate, to submit and to betray for the sake of a higher ideal - no matter how misguided. Witty, grounded and entertaining, this is a thrilling read. * Lynsey May *A psychological thriller with both depth and drive, Down By The Water is a gripping mystery * Nathan Ripley *Elle Connel picks away the veneer of old friendships in this sinister and compelling tale of sorrow, secrets, and betrayal. * E. S. Thomson *
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Hodder & Stoughton Ladies Bane
Book SynopsisA classic golden age mystery, and the twenty-second book in the hugely popular Miss Silver series.Trade ReviewRanks with the best of the golden-age detectives - Daily MailA first-rate storyteller - Daily TelegraphYou can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver - ObserverMiss Silver is marvellous - Daily MailBetter than Miss Marple A particular favouriteMiss Wentworth's plot is ingenious, her characterization acute, her solution satisfying - ScotsmanMiss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot - Manchester Evening News
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Amazon Publishing Edinburgh Dusk
Book SynopsisThe prize-winning author of Edinburgh Twilight returns to the darkening shadows of nineteenth-century Scotland to track a killer on a profane mission of revenge. A wicked Scottish winter has just begun when pioneering female physician Sophia Jex-Blake calls on Detective Inspector Ian Hamilton to investigate the suspicious death of one of her patients—a railroad lineman who she believes succumbed to the horrific effects of arsenic poisoning. The most provocative aspect of the case doesn’t escape Hamilton: the married victim’s numerous sexual transgressions. Now, for the first time since the unexplained fire that killed his parents, Hamilton enters the Royal Infirmary to gain the insights of brilliant medical student Arthur Conan Doyle. Then a second poisoning occurs—this time, a prominent banker who died in the bed of a prostitute. It appears that someone is making Edinburgh’s more promiscuous citizens pay for their sins. As the body count rises and public panic takes hold, Hamilton and Doyle delve into the seedy underbelly of the city, where nothing is as it seems, no one is immune to murder, and even trusted friends can be enemies in disguise.
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Pan Macmillan Chameleon People
Book SynopsisFrom the international bestselling author, Hans Olav Lahlum, comes Chameleon People, the fourth murder mystery in the K2 and Patricia series.1972. On a cold March morning the weekend peace is broken when a frantic young cyclist rings on Inspector Kolbjørn 'K2' Kristiansen's doorbell, desperate to speak to the detective.Compelled to help, K2 lets the boy inside, only to discover that he is being pursued by K2's colleagues in the Oslo police. A bloody knife is quickly found in the young man's pocket: a knife that matches the stab wounds of a politician murdered just a few streets away. The evidence seems clear-cut, and the arrest couldn't be easier. But with the suspect's identity unknown, and the boy refusing to speak, K2 finds himself far from closing the case. And then there is the question that K2 can't get out of his head: why would a guilty man travel directly to a police detective from the scene of his own brutal crime?
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Pan Macmillan What You Don't Know
Book SynopsisCatching the killer is just the beginning in the outstandingly dark debut, What You Don't Know, from rising grip-lit star, JoAnn Chaney.Do you really know your neighbours?Jacky Seever was a beloved local businessman and pillar of the Denver community. Until thirty-one bodies were discovered in the crawlspace of his house.Detective Paul Hoskins was lauded for bringing down one of the most ruthless serial-killers of the decade.Sammie Peterson, the lead reporter on the case, finally obtained the success she craved.And Seever's wife, Gloria? Well, she claimed to be as surprised as everyone else.But when you get that close to a killer, can you really just move on?Trade ReviewThis outstanding dark debut . . . paints an absorbing, graphic portrait of the dangers of getting too close to evil, and is breathtaking from first page to the last * Daily Mail *Superb characters, sparkling dialogue, and a gripping, terrifying plot, plus flashes of humour to boot; this book has it all. It's very hard to believe this is Ms. Chaney's first novel -- Chris Pavone, New York Times bestselling author of The TravelersA masterclass in character study, a beautifully woven story, and truly chilling at its core, this is a literary crime novel not to be missed! * Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her Eyes *Chaney's psychological insights and social perceptions are infallible - brutal, indignant, and full of surprises -- Susanna Moore author of The Whiteness of Bones and In the CutInsightful, with a well-drawn cast of plausibly flawed characters and plenty of psychological tension, this is a dark and thoughtful narrative of the consequences of a killing spree * Guardian *What makes Chaney's book superior to the endless trashy serial killer thrillers out there is its focus on what happens after the killer has been caught . . . This is a scary and insightful debut from a writer of real promise * Mail on Sunday *A thrilling read in the tradition of Jeffery Deaver's The Bone Collector * Booklist *A gripping, terrifying debut * CriminalElement.com *
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Graphic Arts Books Trent's Last Case
Book SynopsisTrent’s Last Case (1913) is a detective novel by E.C. Bentley. Adapted three times for the cinema—including a 1952 feature film starring Michael Wilding, Orson Welles, and Margaret Lockwood—Trent’s Last Case, which was titled The Woman in Black in the U.S., earned the acclaim of such writers as Dorothy L. Sayers, and was followed by a sequel and a collection of short stories involving its main character. When Sigsbee Manderson, a prominent American plutocrat, is murdered at his country estate in southwest England, Philip Trent, an amateur detective and freelance journalist, is hired to investigate the case. Aided by police, Trent begins his examination of the facts and evidence. Granted access to the body as well as the grounds of White Gables, Manderson’s estate, Trent concludes his investigation with a series of interviews. Beginning with Manderson’s wife, he uses his journalistic skill to collect information from the plutocrat’s secretaries, servant, and maid, as well as Nathaniel Cupples, Mrs. Manderson’s uncle and an old friend of Trent’s. When the coroner’s report is released, and in coordination with his own research, evidence suggests that Manderson was murdered due to some unknown business vendetta. There is reason to believe, however, that his death could have something to do with his troubled marriage, a possibility complicated by Trent’s growing attraction to Mabel, his widow. Unable to reach a conclusion, Trent embarks for Latvia to work as a traveling correspondent, but no matter how much time or distance he places between himself and White Gables, the questions and the mystery remain. Trent’s Last Case is a masterful detective novel by a writer whose reputation has unjustly faded over the past several decades. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of E.C. Bentley’s Trent’s Last Case is a classic of English detective fiction reimagined for modern readers.
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Austin Macauley Publishers Bailey to Ballater Mysteries
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Pan Macmillan The Franchise Affair
Book SynopsisFor fans of true crime and of classic crime fiction, The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey is a gripping thriller featuring detective Alan Grant and a masterful exposé of the powerful connections between media, the establishment and what people choose to believe. Based on a true story.Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by writer David Stuart Davies.Fifteen-year-old Betty Kane has never put a foot wrong. Naturally, everyone is shocked and horrified to hear her story – that she was kidnapped, tortured and held prisoner by Marion Sharpe and her elderly mother, owners of the mysterious old house, The Franchise. But are the two women really guilty of such a horrendous crime? Every page resonates with tension as the story unfolds – did they or didn’t they take a young girl prisoner? And whose story can you trust?Trade ReviewThe Franchise Affair is an ingenious book, a crime novel without a corpse, a detective story in which the victim is justice itself. -- Sarah Waters * The Guardian *
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Hodder & Stoughton Assassin Eighteen: A gripping action thriller for
Book Synopsis'I am waiting for someone to kill me. Tonight would be a good night for it.' Agent Seventeen, the most infamous hitman in the world, has quit. But whoever wants to become Assassin Eighteen must track him down and kill him first. So when a bullet hits the glass inches from his face, he knows who fired it - doesn't he? But the sniper isn't the hardened killer he was expecting. It's Mireille - a mysterious, silent child, abandoned in the woods with instructions to pull the trigger. Reuniting with his spiky lover, Kat, Seventeen must protect Mireille, and discover who sent her to kill him, and why. But the road he must travel is littered with bodies. And the answer, when it comes, will blow apart everything Seventeen thought he knew.Trade ReviewPraise for AGENT SEVENTEEN -AGENT SEVENTEEN reinvents the hitman novel. It's a cinematic rollercoaster, full of authentic emotion and high-octane action. The tension explodes off the pages; John Brownlow is a master of suspense * Jeff Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of TRAITOR'S DANCE *A gripping debut thriller from a British-Canadian screenwriter and it keeps readers on the edge of their seats through a roller-coaster ride of high-octane action that builds to an explosive finale * Sunday Express *A slick, clever, edge-of-the-seat thriller * Crime Review *This is a fresh adrenaline-charged, and snarkily funny spy thriller with an explosive climax * The Peterborough Telegraph *This high-velocity thriller seems destined for the big screen... thanks to British-Canadian screenwriter-turned-novelist John Brownlow's vivid imagery, ultra-detailed action sequences and elaborate plotting. * National Post *Keeps you on the edge of your seat and guessing with every turn of the page. A fantastic and thrilling new entry into the modern-day spy genre * Rawson Marshall Thurber, director of DODGEBALL, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE, SKYSCRAPER and RED NOTICE *Exquisite writing... the dialogue is pitch perfect... a book club title that is different from the usual - grittier and very powerful * Book Reporter *The book takes off like a rocket . . . Brownlow is an accomplished screenwriter, and it shows * The Financial Times *The pace never falters a single inch in this high octane, breathless thriller. Lean, mean and thoroughly enjoyable * Crime Time *Fresh and entertaining . . . it is no surprise it has been snapped up by Hollywood * Daily Mail *This is probably the most action-packed spy thriller that fans of the genre will read this year, with short busy chapters where conspiracies unfold at the rate of a particularly sharp shooting pistol dispensing bullets * Irish Examiner *Praise for ASSASSIN EIGHTEEN -... the action is breathless and almost every single, short chapter ends with a cliff-hanger, and twists continuously pepper the narrative ... if ever a series is to emulate the James Bond one, Brownlow's ultra-propulsive prose, plots and characters could well be the one * Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time *ASSASSIN EIGHTEEN is a speeding bullet of a novel. It never lets up and never lets you go once you're in its grip. Highly explosive and bloody fun! * Tim Glister *ASSASSIN EIGHTEEN ... brings a profane wit and some emotional heft to the world of high-end international assassins. ... The sharp self-awareness, persistent humour and vivid characters help this enjoyable, lively novel stand out from the crowd. * Brian Cliff and Elizabeth Mannion for The Irish Times *
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Penzler Publishers The Red Lamp
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