Crime and / or mystery fiction
Pan Macmillan The Way Through the Woods
Book SynopsisThe Way Through the Woods is the tenth novel in Colin Dexter's Oxford-set detective series.Quietly, rather movingly, Strange was making his plea: 'Christ knows why, Lewis, but Morse will always put himself out for you.' As he put the phone down, Lewis knew that Strange had been right . . . in the case of the Swedish Maiden, the pair of them were in business again . . .They called her the Swedish Maiden – the beautiful young tourist who disappeared on a hot summer's day somewhere in North Oxford. Twelve months later the case remained unsolved – pending further developments.On holiday in Lyme Regis, Chief Inspector Morse is startled to read a tantalizing article in The Times about the missing woman. An article which lures him back to Wytham Woods near Oxford . . . and straight into the most extraordinary murder investigation of his career.The Way Through the Woods is followed by the e
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Pan Macmillan The Book of Evidence
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Headline Publishing Group The Cage
Book SynopsisThe latest Bob Skinner mystery from the legendary Quintin Jardine.''The legendary Quintin Jardine . . . such a fine writer'' DENZIL MEYRICK On a sunny seaside August morning, a woman on maternity leave spots a body wedged in rocks on a Scottish beach. Gavin Ayre''s riding gear sparks the assumption that he had been thrown by a panicked horse . . . until an autopsy reveals this was no accident. Soon it becomes clear that Ayre''s life was as big a mystery as his death. Detective Superintendent Harold ''Sauce'' Haddock heads an investigation that is running into the sand, until a link is revealed between the victim and another man in Spain, with a surprisingly similar name.Faced with the twin puzzle Sauce turns to his mentor, Bob Skinner, moved on from the police service to head an international media group. Soon the two friends are at the heart of a multi-layered conspiracy, as they search for the answer to the prime question . . . who killed Gavin Ayr
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Headline Publishing Group Death on the Thames
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Vinci Books Scars of the Past
Book SynopsisIn the heart of Edinburgh, a killer leaves a trail of secrets carved in bloodAs the leader of the Serious Crime Unit, DCI Mac' McNeill is no stranger to the city's darkest secrets. But when a body marked with Celtic symbols is discovered in a run-down tower block, the case challenges even his seasoned instincts.
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Vinci Books Peccadillo At The Palace
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Vinci Books Ltd. Its Murder on a Galapagos Cruise
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Vinci Books None So Blind
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St. Martin's Publishing Group Death at the Door
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St. Martin's Publishing Group The Snow Lies Deep
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Austin Macauley Publishers Time For Revenge
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Simon & Schuster Ltd The Other People
Book SynopsisAnd Then There Were None meets Shutter Island.Ten strangers. An old dark house. A killer picking them off one by one. And a missing girl who’s running out of time . . . Ten strangers wake up inside an old, locked house. They have no recollection of how they got there. In order to escape, they have to solve the disappearance of a young woman. But a killer also stalks the halls of the house, and soon the body count starts to rise. Who are these strangers? Why were they chosen? Why would someone want to kill them? And who – or what – is the Beast in the Cellar? Forget what you think you know.Because while you can trust yourself, can you really trust THE OTHER PEOPLE?
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Orion Publishing Co One Girl One Summer
Book SynopsisDark secrets cast long shadows... On a peaceful hilltop campsite in the heat of summer, a private plane crash-lands. Several are killed, and many more lives are shattered - including those of the Gale family who own the site. For single parent Cathy Gale, her everyday struggles are eclipsed by the tragedy, as her boy Albie is one of the victims. He hangs onto life, while 18-year-old sister Nell, who was meant to be looking after him, is overcome with guilt.As DS Ali Samson leads the investigation, locals are scandalised to learn that the amnesiac pilot has plans to stay on in the community. As dark secrets come to light, teenager Nell goes into freefall. What is it she''s so desperate to conceal? And exactly who is the Unknown Pilot? If you loved HOMECOMING by Isabel Ashdown, return to the beautiful coastal town of Highcap, Dorset, a community hiding many secrets.
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Orion Publishing Co Stay Close
Book SynopsisNOW A NETFLIX SERIES The No 1. bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once proves that you can never escape your past in this shocking thriller.A suburban wife and mother of two - with a dark and dangerous past. A promising photographer who now finds himself in a dead-end job. A detective who can''t let go of a cold case . . .Each is hiding secrets that even those closest to them would never suspect. And their lives are about to unravel with devastating consequences.
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Orion Publishing Co The Waiting
Book SynopsisTHE KILLER WHO GOT AWAY WITH IT. THE FAMILY BEFORE THE PHONE RINGS. THE DETECTIVE WATCHING THE SUSPECT''S EVERY MOVE. FOR THEM ALL, THERE IS THE WAITING ****IN COLD CASES,IT''S NOT THE HOPE THAT KILLS YOU. IT''S THE WAITING.LAPD Detective Renée Ballard gets a DNA hit in a case that has gone unsolved for twenty years. A recently arrested man is genetically related to a serial rapist who terrorised the city of angels.But when the relative is revealed, it is the last person you want to accuse unless the evidence is watertight...With the help of the newest volunteer to the cold case unit - patrol officer Maddie Bosch, Harry''s daughter - Ballard finally has another badge on the team. But Maddie has an ulterior motive for getting access to the city''s library of souls.Because some crimes have been waiting to be solved longer than others...<
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Orion Publishing Co Owning Up
Book SynopsisFour blistering novellas, drawn together by themes of strife, violence, and humanity, from esteemed crime fiction writer George Pelecanos
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Orion Publishing Co Hammajang Luck
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Hachette Books Ireland Somebody Knows
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Hodder & Stoughton Strange Beasts
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Penguin Books Ltd The Boy That Never Was
Book Synopsis***SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES***Read the deeply atmospheric and masterfully crafted tale of love and loss that will chill you to the bone.''Stunning'' Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club''A twist-filled page-turner'' Closer---Three-year-old Dillon vanished in the middle of the night. His father Harry can''t forgive himself for not protecting his only child. Yet Harry isn''t blamed by his wife Robin: she bares her own secret guilt.Five years later, thousands of miles away, Harry spots an eight-year-old boy in a crowd - a boy he is convinced is Dillon.Desperate to find his missing son, Harry''s obsession tears apart his marriage, exposing shameful secrets and shattering the one thing he and Robin had left - trust.Why won''t Robin believe Harry? What is she hiding? Can the boy really be Dillon?And how far will Harry go to find their lost son?---''The Boy Trade ReviewGenuinely surprising * Guardian *Stunning -- Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book ClubI shot through this in one sitting. Like Gone Girl, it's told alternately by a husband and his wife. At the very beginning, something very shocking happens . . . It's the most gripping thing I've read for ages * Evening Standard *A twist-filled page-turner * Closer *A truly remarkable novel. The Boy That Never Was is a pitch-perfect balance of driving plot and honest, complex human emotion. Written in a captivating, lyrical style and brilliantly structured, the story grips your heart from the first pages and simply never lets go -- Jeffrey DeaverBeautifully written, tense and twisty tale * Sunday Mirror *Gripping from its dramatic opening chapter, this tense, unpredictable novel blends a thriller with an intimate family story to produce a most compelling read -- John BoyneThe Boy That Never Was is that powerful thing, a beautifully written mystery driven by its exploration of the characters' innermost hearts - of the inexorable ripples that loss sends out, and the terrible damage people can do to those they love most. Both as a crime novel and as an emotional journey, it's gripping stuff -- Tana FrenchThis assured debut is equal parts thriller, mystery and fascinating psychological study * Irish Times *Taut, smartly written, empathetic and at times unbearably tense . . . The Boy That Never Was hits the bullseye * Irish Independent *A debut novel that will catch fire -- Nelson DeMilleA tense domestic thriller that is full of surprises * Irish Mail on Sunday *One of those unique books that grips you from the start . . . climaxing in an unexpected and explosive twist that we simply didn't see coming. This isn't a relaxed read, but it is dramatic and thrilling * Irish Country Living *
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Penguin Books Ltd Into the Fire
Book SynopsisTHE GRIPPING NEW SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OUT OF THE DARK AND ORPHAN X''STELLAR. GETS BETTER WITH EACH INSTALLMENT''DAILY MAILHE WANTED TO END IT. BUT IT CAN NEVER BE OVER.Evan Smoak - former government assassin, ''Orphan-X'', turned white knight of last resort - is hanging up his gun.When he gets one last call.A man, left a package by a murdered cousin, has an assassin on his trail. Easy work for Evan.Except behind the assassin is someone worse. And behind them something darker still.How long can Evan keep standing?How many times can a man step into the fire?''Memorable as hell'' James Patterson''A new series character to rival Reacher'' Independent
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Little, Brown Book Group The Whisperers Game
Book SynopsisTen years after the debut of the international bestseller The Whisperer, the challenge begins again.The phone call to the police arrives at dusk from an isolated farmhouse, fifty miles from the city. A terrified woman''s voice pleads for help. But a violent storm rages in the area and the first available patrol only succeeds in reaching her hours later. It is too late. Something perturbing has happened, something which leaves the investigators in the dark. Just one person is able to reveal the message hidden behind this act of evil, but this person is no longer a policeman. She left her work as a missing persons investigator and withdrew from society to live an isolated existence beside a lake; her daughter Alice her only companion. Even so, when she is called upon to help with this case, Mila Vasquez cannot shirk her duty. The investigation involves her closely . . . more than she could ever believe.It is a game and it has only just started.Trade ReviewA violent storm prevents the police from rushing to the aid of a frightened woman at a secluded farmhouse and an ex-policewoman has to confront a truly sinister killer. Carrisi is a leader in the Italian crime field, and this ingenious thriller is ably translated by Gregor * Best Summer Books, Financial Times *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Paleontologist
Book Synopsis''Night at the Museum as reimagined by Michael Crichton and Stephen King. . . Luke Dumas''s uncommonly intelligent novels thrill me and move me and thrill me some more'' - A.J. Finn, best-selling Author of The Woman in the WindowA haunted paleontologist returns to the museum where his sister was abducted years earlier and is faced with a terrifying mystery in this chilling novel, perfect for fans of Katy Hays''s The Cloisters and Dan Brown. Dr. Simon Nealy never expected to return to his quiet Pennsylvania hometown, let alone the Hawthorne Museum of Natural History. He was just a boy when his six-year-old sister, Morgan, was abducted from the museum under his watch. The guilt has haunted Simon ever since. But after the loss of the aunt who raised him, Simon feels drawn back to the place where Morgan vanished without a trace.But from the moment he arrives, things aren''t what he expected. The Hawthorne is a crumbling ruin and plumme
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Little, Brown Book Group Stone Dead
Book SynopsisGlasgow, Scotland: When a man's body is pulled from the Clyde, Strathclyde Police initiate a murder investigation which exposes links to organized crime gangs. But when the matriarch of the notorious Shepherd family goes missing, DCI Andy Gilchrist and his associate, DS Jessie Janes, are called upon to find her - if they can. Their investigation uncovers a historical trail of missing persons, leading them to an illegal body disposal service. As Gilchrist's investigation deepens, he uncovers a murderous plot to destroy the status quo of the criminal underworld and change the balance of power in Scotland and beyond. But the up-and-coming criminal hierarchy will not give up easily, and they set in motion murderous acts of retribution, one of which is to eliminate Gilchrist and Janes. Can Gilchrist and Janes survive long enough, or will they end up like all the others - just two more illegally-disposed of bodies in the river?
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Orion Publishing Co The Continental Op
Book Synopsis''Not just the first of the tough school of crime-writing but the best'' THE TIMESDashiell Hammett is the true inventor of modern detective fiction and the creator of the private eye, the isolated hero in a world where treachery is the norm. The Continental Op was his great first contribution to the genre and these seven stories, which first appeared in the magazine Black Mask, are the best examples of Hammett''s early writing, in which his formidable literary and moral imagination is already operating at full strength. The Continental Op is the dispassionate fat man working for the Continental Detective Agency, modelled on the Pinkerton Agency, whose only interest is in doing his job in a world of violence, passion, desperate action and great excitement.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 *Seven brilliant short stories based on the author's experience as a detective * THE WEEK *He put these people down on paper as they are, and he made them talk and think in the language they customarily used * Raymond Chandler *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 *Great crime fiction started with Hammett -- James EllroyNot just the first of the tough school of crime-writing but the best * THE TIMES *Seven brilliant short stories based on the author's experience as a detective * THE WEEK *
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Orion Publishing Co The Beat Goes On The Complete Rebus Stories
Book SynopsisThere is no detective like DI Rebus - brilliant, irascible and endlessly frustrating both to his friends and his long-suffering bosses. For over two decades he has walked through the dark places of Edinburgh . . .Now Rebus''s life is revealed through this complete collection of stories, from his early days as a young DC in ''Dead and Buried'' right up to the dramatic, but not quite final, retirement in ''The Very Last Drop''.This is the ultimate Ian Rankin treasure trove - a must for aficionados as well as a superb introduction to anyone looking to experience DI John Rebus, and the dark and twist-filled crimes he has to investigate, for the very first time.Trade Review"Excellently crafted short stories." * TIMES *"An enjoyable collection, frequently displaying the playfulness that is characteristic of the author" * INDEPENDENT *"Rebus is genuinely fun to read no matter how dark his cases become... a deeply satisfying read and evokes the spirit of Edinburgh and Scotland in all its glory." * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *"They are neat, pleasing, inventive... well made, a pleasure to read, one after the other, the work of a practiced and professional craftsman." * SCOTSMAN *An essential volume for Rebus fans. * CRIME FICTION LOVER *In this bumper volume he [Rankin] has collected all his Rebus short stories and the results are an undisputed delight... We witness Rebus in his early days as well as the later burdened-by-life incarnation and these vignettes with both new adventures and insights into existing cases with a new perspective, broaden our appreciation of the iconic Edinburgh cop. -- Maxim Jakubowski * LOVE READING *"A dangerous book to have on your bedside table - you just want to keep reading on and on into the wee small hours of the night - and a dangerous book to lend: make sure you get it back." * CORNFLOWER BOOKS *'These murky tales exploring the deep recesses of the criminal psyche are well worth a read.' * DAILY EXPRESS *
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Orion Publishing Co Her Last Request
Book SynopsisThe new book from award winning Mari Hannah - and the next novel in the brilliant Kate Daniels series.
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Orion Publishing Co Malorie
Book SynopsisTHE TERRIFYING, BESTSELLING, NETFLIX RECORD-BREAKING BIRD BOX IS BACK.''Brilliant, insanely compelling'' Daily Mail''One of the best horror stories published for years.'' Express* * * * *In the old world there were many rules.In the new world there is only one that matters: don''t open your eyes.In the seventeen years since the ''creatures'' appeared, many people have broken that rule. Many have looked. Many have lost their minds, their lives, their loved ones.In that time, Malorie has raised her two children - Olympia and Tom - on the run or in hiding. Now nearly teenagers, survival is no longer enough. They want freedom.When a census-taker stops by their refuge, he is not welcome. But he leaves a list of names - of survivors building a future beyond the darkness - and on that list are two names Malorie knows.Two names for whom she''ll break every rule,Trade ReviewMALORIE is the highly anticipated follow-up to Malerman's debut BIRD BOX and it's even better, a deliciously dark, disturbing yet captivating novel that I read in one sitting. It's one of the best horror stories published for years. -- Jon Coates * DAILY EXPRESS *The highly anticipated follow-up to Bird Box and it's even better. Deliciously dark, disturbing yet captivating * Express *Brilliant, insanely compelling. Cranks the tension and terror to breaking point and beyond * Daily Mail *Fast-paced, frightening * New York Times *Brilliant . . . Malerman has a knack for ratcheting up tension with just a word or two * Metro *Terrifying, page-turning * Evening Standard *Once Malerman hits the gas you better hang on tight . . . Malorie is a relentless thriller that will fry your nerves and twist your heart. Absolutely brilliant -- Philip Fracassi, author of Behold the VoidThis sequel is tense and harrowing as the original, with a new depth that raises the stakes -- Riley Sager, author of Lock Every DoorNot only did I read this book in one sitting, it still haunts me even as I write this -- Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and SweetAnother taut, breathless supernatural thriller . . . Malerman masterfully evokes apocalyptic horrors. This is a bang-up sequel * Publishers Weekly *Matches the twists and tensions of the first novel. Outstanding * Booklist *
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Hodder & Stoughton Death and the Olive Grove
Book SynopsisThe second novel in the Inspector Bordelli series set in 1960s Florence - the detective must race to unmask a particularly brutal killer.Trade Review'A real find for anyone who likes their crime novels atmospheric, discursive, humorous and thought-provoking.' * Guardian *'[Italian] writers are justifiably growing in popularity here: Marco Vichi deserves to be among them . . . [Bordelli] is stubborn, womanless, cynical and impatient, but strangely appealing.' * Marcel Berlins, The Times *With a love of food and drink, a fine sense of justice and a desire to help the underdog Bordelli is a likeable hero. This second book in the series is a delight * www.shotsmag.co.uk *Filled with interesting character sketches and the dirt of Italian street life DEATH AND THE OLIVE GROVE is a haunting and troubling crime story. * Barry Forshaw, www.crimetime.co.uk *'Vichi's stellar first in a new mystery series introduces endearingly melancholic Inspector Bordelli . . . [and] delivers a plausible solution worthy of a golden age crime novel. Readers will look forward to seeing more of this flawed hero.' * Publishers Weekly, starred review on DEATH IN AUGUST *'When I first reviewed DEATH IN AUGUST by Marco Vichi back in June 2011 I knew before I'd finished reading the book that Hodder had a hit on their hands . . . [they] have once again delivered an outstanding package combining an envious narrative, a colourful and multi-faceted detective and a cornucopia of Italian food to die for . . . Magical and moreish' * www.milorambles.com on DEATH AND THE OLIVE GROVE *[The Inspector Bordelli books] feature a fascinating cop and disillusioned anti-hero who rails against both injustice and the corrupt system but faces classic murder cases with a familiar Christie-like ring * Maxim Jakubowski *'Over the course of his police procedurals, Vichi shows us ever more secret and dark sides to an otherwise sunny and open city. But his happiest creation, in my opinion, remains the character of Inspector Bordelli, a disillusioned anti-hero who is difficult to forget.' * Andrea Camilleri *
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Hodder & Stoughton A Great Deliverance
Book SynopsisFat, unlovely Roberta Teys is found beside her father''s headless corpse, wearing her best dress and with an axe in her lap. Her first words are: ''I did it. And I am not sorry'' and she refuses to say more.Inspector Thomas Lynley and DS Barbara Havers are sent by Scotland Yard to solve this particularly gruesome murder. And as they navigate their way around a dark labyrinth of secret scandals and appalling crimes, they uncover a series of shocking revelations that shatter the façade of the peaceful Yorkshire village.Trade ReviewExcellent . . . An exciting debut * The Times *A dauntingly clever chiller * Sunday Times *Presses all the buttons to make us hoover her stuff up * Daily Telegraph *
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Hodder & Stoughton When the Musics Over
Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER.The twenty third instalment of the NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING DCI Banks Series. The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I''m wrong. - Stephen KingTwo young girls.Two unspeakable crimes.Fifty years separate them - their pain connects them.When the body of a 15-year-old is found in a remote countryside lane, beaten and broken, DI Annie Cabbot is brought in to investigate how the child could possibly have fallen victim to such brutality.Newly promoted Detective Superintendent Alan Banks is faced with a case that is as cold as they come. Now in her 60s, Linda Palmer was attacked aged 14 by celebrity entertainer Danny Caxton, yet the crime has never been investigated - until now.As each steps closer to uncovering the truth, they''ll unearth secrets much darkeTrade ReviewPeter Robinson has for too long, and unfairly, been in the shadow of Ian Rankin; perhaps PIECE OF MY HEART, the latest in the Chief Inspector Banks series, will give him the status he deserves, near, perhaps even at the top of, the British crime writers' league - The TimesRobinson also has a way of undercutting the genre's familiarity. With a deceptively unspectacular language, he sets about the process of unsettling the reader - IndependentThe Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong. - Stephen King
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Hachette Children's Group CHERUB Class A The Graphic Novel
Book SynopsisExperience the second CHERUB international bestseller in graphic novel format! James Adams'' mission is to succeed where dozens of attempts by undercover police officers have failed ... When CHERUB kids go undercover, no one suspects that they are trained professionals, working to infiltrate criminal organisations that have eluded MI5 and the police for years. James Adams is on his biggest mission yet, working to nail Europe''s most powerful cocaine dealer. He''ll need all his specialist training if he''s going to bring down the man at the top. The reason for CHERUB''s existence is simple: adults never suspect that children are spying on them. For official purposes, these children do not exist.
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Canongate Books Murder at the Jubilee Rally
Book SynopsisChief of Police Samuel Craddock faces a race against time to solve a perplexing murder at a motorcycle rally before the event comes to an end.Suggest for fans of mysteries featuring small-town police forces, including novels by Claire Booth, Steven F. Havill, and Tricia Fields - Library Journal Starred Review With the annual Jubilee Motorcycle Rally approaching, Jarrett Creek residents are divided. Some despise the rowdy, unsavory behaviour of the bikers, but they bring welcome money to local merchants. What''s to be done?At a town meeting to find a solution, temperatures flare as Amber Johnson and Lily Deverell - family women on opposing sides of the debate - throw accusations at each other. Attempting to appease both camps, Chief of Police Samuel Craddock enacts a curfew to dissuade late-night revellers.Nevertheless, trouble strikes. With the rally in full swing, Amber is found murdered at the event. Why did Amber
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Canongate Books Almost a Whisper
Book SynopsisA young woman with a pushchair spotted teetering on the edge of a steep rock face on the Staffordshire moors draws Joanna Piercy into a disturbing new case.A young woman is moving dangerously close to the edge of the rock face, pushing a stroller with a child strapped in it towards the steep drop. She has blood on her clothes. Is she a victim or a would-be killer?Detective Inspector Joanna Piercy takes on the case when a walker discovers the pair, but the young woman is mute. Is she traumatized or unwilling to speak? Was she about to commit a terrible crime?As the questions mount, forensic psychiatrist Dr Claire Roget is called in to help. Can she persuade the woman to talk? Joanna desperately needs a breakthrough. But when it comes, her investigation takes a shocking turn . . .
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Canongate Books Tendrils of the Past
Book SynopsisSome secrets won''t let go . . . Is the truth about a devastating family tragedy about to be unveiled?Stellar . . . Fraser is in top form - Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewTragedy strikes a quiet Dorset town when the bodies of Sarah and Charles Drummond are discovered in their home one morning while their two young children, Abby and Mia, sleep upstairs. The police seem certain that Charles killed his wife before taking his own life, and the girls'' grandmother, Cicely Fairfax, makes sure that they are shielded from the horrific truth.Until now. Sixteen years later, an accident at work leads Mia to have disturbing flashbacks to the night her parents met their untimely deaths. What did she see? What really happened that fateful evening? When Mia and Abby eventually share painful memories from the night that changed their lives forever, they get closer to uncovering the truth, and a dark secret from the past is finally revealed . . .
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Canongate Books Eat Drink and Drop Dead
Book SynopsisA former chef gets mixed up in murder when she moves back to her Southern home town in the first Tiffany Austin food blogger mystery - a culinary cozy that will make your brain work and your stomach rumble!I was hooked from start to finish! Laura Childs, New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop MysteriesFood critic and blogger Tiffany Austin has the best job in the world: she gets to eat for a living. At least, she hopes she has a job. Her trial period at Southern Style magazine is up - and rumors are swirling that management are making a choice between Tiffany and a rival columnist: the ambitious Jenny Lee Plumm.Former chef Tiffany knows she has a battle on her hands . . . but she didn''t realize it was to the death! When her rival''s body is discovered after the two have a very public argument, Tiffany finds herself the prime suspect in a murder investigation. The lead detective might be very hot - but Tiff
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Canongate Books Undue Influence
Book SynopsisWhere''s Nora Selleck? Nurse Florence Shaw investigates when a mysterious stranger walks into her patient''s life - and then she disappears . . .Nurse Florence Shaw is worried about her patient and friend, elderly widow Nora Selleck. When she encounters Nora in the market town of Stone seeming confused, Florence decides to pay her a visit in more familiar surroundings. But at Nora''s house she meets Ben Evans, a mysterious young stranger who has befriended Nora. Who is Ben, and why is he encouraging Nora to miss her surgery appointments?Florence doesn''t trust Ben. She''s sure he doesn''t have Nora''s best interests at heart and is a threat to her vulnerable patient. But no one else, not even Nora''s doctor, shares her concern. Until, one day, Nora suddenly disappears . . .
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Canongate Books Murder Visits a French Village
Book SynopsisNot since my first visit to Louise Penny''s Three Pines, have I encountered a more beguiling fictional world than Susan C. Shea''s Reigny-Sur-Cannes Catriona McPherson, award-winning author on Dressed for Death in BurgundyAriel Shepard is devastated by the sudden loss of her husband, but nothing could have prepared her for inheriting the rundown French château they''d visited on their honeymoon four years ago. With finances tight she has no choice but to swap her Manhattan apartment and city lifestyle for a renovation project in a peaceful French village. When Ariel hires an expert to help her uncover the legacy of her beautiful ruin, life only becomes more complicated. Christiane, the historian, is found dead in the moat, and although the local police aren''t suspicious, Ariel is. She joins two other ex-pats, Pippa and Katherine, to investigate, but with plenty of workmen - and errant tools - around the château, many people
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Canongate Books The Judge
Book SynopsisWhen a Boston judge is being blackmailed, Andy Roark must find out who is behind the threat before lives get ruined in this thrilling mystery featuring the Vietnam veteran turned private investigator.Fans of Robert B. Parker''s Spenser novels . . . will be eager to see more of Roark Publishers Weekly Roark is genuinely likeable (not too tough, but not a patsy) The New York TimesBoston, 1985. With the late December cold comes a new job for ex-military operative turned private investigator Andy Roark. Boston judge Ambrose Messer is being blackmailed, and he needs Roark''s help to stop the culprit. Messer is judging the bench trial of a chemical company accused of knowingly dumping chemical waste in an unsafe manner, causing birth defects and cancer. The evidence against them is overwhelming, but the message from the blackmailer is clear: If you don''t want the world to know your secret, the chemical co
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Canongate Books Murder and The Missing Dog
Book SynopsisThe quirky village residents make this an appealing series debut Library Journal on Murder Visits a French VillageAriel Shepard has spent the last year renovating her beautiful French château, while also ingratiating herself into the lives and hearts of the quirky locals of Noyers-sur-Serein. The shocking business of the murder of the local historian is behind her and she is finally feeling at home.However, it''s not long before murder and mystery once again seek Ariel out, when she and her friend Katherine find the body of the elderly Madame Toussaint in the doorway of Katherine''s flea market shop. Who would want to harm this lonely soul? Where is the bag the woman never leaves home without? And more importantly, where is her loyal, loving dog who never leaves her side? Could Raoul, Ariel''s stoic gardener, really have something to do with it? And could Madame Toussaint have been mixed up with the robberies increasing around the idyllic villag
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Canongate Books Same Difference
Book SynopsisNineteen-year-old trans woman Eliza is missing . . . and her worried father sets private investigators Fran and Ken Stein on her trail in this second instalment of the light-hearted and fun cozy mystery series with a paranormal twist.Taking a break from their usual business of helping adoptees find their birth parents, New York private investigators - and super-sized, ever-so-slightly-paranormal siblings - Fran and Ken Stein accept a job to find a missing young woman.Nineteen-year-old college student Eliza Hennessey is trans - and she has a rocky relationship with her father, their new client. Brian''s convinced his daughter''s vanished, rather than run away, but Fran and Ken aren''t so sure she wants to be found.The PI duo investigate, and soon Fran is butting heads with her irritating sort-of-ex-boyfriend Mank at the NYPD, who has what seems to be a similar case on his desk. But not even Fran could guess how tangled their investigations are go
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Canongate Books Cold Bones
Book SynopsisHenry Johnstone has retired from his role as detective chief inspector, but is drawn back to an old case in Lincolnshire by an astonishing development in this page-turning mystery.1931, Lincolnshire. Everyone thought that the young man who attacked Robert Hanson in a field three years ago before fleeing the scene was responsible for his death, including Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone. Now retired from Scotland Yard and working as a private investigator, a shocking confession draws Henry back to the case. But is it worth stirring up old passions and bitter rivalries to right past wrongs? Meanwhile, Inspector Mickey Hitchens is investigating a chilling case of arson and murder - and his old boss and mentor Henry''s assistance could be the key to unlocking the case . . .Fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Jeanne M. Dams and Agatha Christie will love this absorbing historical mystery that explores social prejudice and rural traditions in 1
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Canongate Books Mrs Pargeters Patio
Book SynopsisA bizarre discovery right under Mrs Pargeter''s patio turns a quiet and sunny June morning into a thrilling hunt for answers in this new instalment of the light-hearted and entertaining Mrs Pargeter mystery series.When widow Mrs Pargeter decides to have her morning coffee on the patio of her mansion in Chigwell, her intention is to admire her beautiful garden in peace and quiet. Little does she expect one of the patio''s paving slabs to crack in two, depositing her on the ground - and revealing a human skull with a neat hole in the middle of its forehead!Not wanting to bother the police just yet, Mrs Pargeter decides to save them some trouble and starts investigating the curious find herself. And who better to assist than her late husband''s ''business associates'', private investigator Truffler Mason and chauffeur Gary? The trio are soon certain that a murder has been committed and the body disposed of under some convenient building work
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Canongate Books Any Pot in a Storm
Book SynopsisTrouble is brewing for coffeehouse owner Maggy Thorsen when she''s caught up in a storm - and murder - at a writers'' retreat.Brookhills coffeehouse owner Maggy Thorsen has reluctantly travelled north with her business partner, Sarah Kingston, and chef, Tien Romano, to cater a crime-writing retreat. Although Maggy is no fan of the outdoors, Payne Lodge''s remote location deep in Wisconsin''s woods seems an ideal spot for their local writers'' group to plot the perfect murder.But even Maggy doesn''t realize quite how perfect until a violent thunderstorm leaves the group stranded with no power or means of communication, and the retreat''s organizer, Kate McNamara, is found dead in one of the guestrooms. It''s no secret that Brookhills newspaper editor Kate delighted in stirring up trouble, but which of their number hated the woman enough to travel nearly four hundred miles north to kill her?
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Canongate Books Switcheroo
Book SynopsisA new adoption case sets private investigators Fran and Ken Stein on a tangled and corrupted path in this new instalment of the light-hearted and fun cozy mystery series with an intriguing paranormal twist.New York private investigators ? and super-sized, ever-so-slightly-paranormal siblings ? Fran and Ken Stein are back in business. Thirty-two-year-old Austin Cobb is trying to find his birth parents to get an answer for a deeply rooted question: Was he put up for adoption because he?s on the autism spectrum?Fran and Ken personally know about abandonment, due to their parents leaving to keep them safe, hence the reason they founded K&F Stein Investigations. So naturally they want to help Austin and bring him good news.But the more the PI duo investigate, the more they find themselves in an entangled plot involving abduction, fraud and murder. Having their past catch up with them and posing a threat to their existence and their parents puts them into even more peril than they bargained for . . .Fans of Janet Evanovich, Anthony Horowitz, Elle Cosimano and Amanda Flower will enjoy this ?hilarious quest? (Kirkus Reviews). A laugh-out-loud, quirky and twisty new instalment in the Fran and Ken Stein mysteries by talented author E.J. Copperman.
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Canongate Books Murder and The Missing Dog
Book Synopsis"The quirky village residents make this an appealing series debut" Library Journal on Murder Visits a French VillageAriel Shepard has spent the last year renovating her beautiful French château, while also ingratiating herself into the lives and hearts of the quirky locals of Noyers-sur-Serein. The shocking business of the murder of the local historian is behind her and she is finally feeling at home.However, it''s not long before murder and mystery once again seek Ariel out, when she and her friend Katherine find the body of the elderly Madame Toussaint in the doorway of Katherine''s flea market shop. Who would want to harm this lonely soul? Where is the bag the woman never leaves home without? And more importantly, where is her loyal, loving dog who never leaves her side? Could Raoul, Ariel''s stoic gardener, really have something to do with it? And could Madame Toussaint have been mixed up with the robberies increasing around the idyllic villages of France?Despite warnings from the rather handsome Brigadier Allard, Ariel, with help from Katherine and Pippa, once again dons her sleuthing hat . . .
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Canongate Books The Mermaid Mystery
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Canongate Books The Piazza Murders
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