Crime and / or mystery fiction
Canongate Books Mrs Pargeters Past
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Cranthorpe Millner Publishers Cause and Effect
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Quercus Publishing The Crossing Places: Ruth Galloway's first
Book SynopsisStart right here! Discover the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and become obsessed with one of the most popular crime series in Britain.'Galloway now seems as real as Marple and Morse' The Times'I've never before read a crime novel in which archaeology and detection blend as successfully as in The Crossing Places' ShotsDr Ruth Galloway is called in when a child's bones are discovered near a prehistoric site on the north Norfolk salt marshes. Are they the remains of a local girl who disappeared ten years earlier - or are the bones much older?DCI Harry Nelson refuses to give up the hunt for the missing girl. Since she vanished, someone has been sending him creepy anonymous notes about ritual sacrifice. He knows that Ruth's expertise and experience could help him finally to put this case to rest. But when a second child goes missing, Ruth finds herself in danger from a killer who knows she's getting ever closer to the truth.'Captivating! A quick, thrilling read that ends making you want to read Book 2 immediately!' 5* READER REVIEW'I really enjoyed this book, the story kept me gripped to the end! Would definitely recommend it' 5* READER REVIEW'Ruth is such an empathetic character, clever and warm yet she has human weaknesses' 5* READER REVIEW'I envy those coming of the Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths. They are in for a total treat' 5* READER REVIEW'Atmospheric and character-driven, I'd no sooner finished this first book in the Dr Ruth Galloway series than I was reaching for the second' 5* READER REVIEWTrade ReviewGriffiths weaves superstition and myth into her crime novels, skilfully treading a line between credulity and modern methods of detection * Sunday Times *A great series * Guardian *Griffiths' excellent series is well informed and original * Literary Review *Archaeology and crime often walk hand in hand in crime fiction, and seem a natural fit as they have in common both bones and quests for the truth. I've never before, however, read a crime novel in which the two blend as successfully as in The Crossing Places ... Elly Griffiths' characterization is as good as her writing, and I can't wait for the next in the series * Shotsmag *
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Penguin Books Ltd Famous Last Words
Book Synopsis**PRE-ORDER NOW - THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME**'Famous Last Words blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gasping... A brilliant, brilliant book' Jodi Picoult'What an incredible, gripping, thrilling read' Lisa Jewell---It's Camilla's first day back at work, her daughter's first day at nursery. But husband Luke is nowhere to be seen. The only trace of him is an unfinished note. Camilla tries to put it out of her mind; there must be a rational explanation. At work, there are welcomes back, and too many distractions. Then it starts. Breaking news: there's a hostage situation developing in London. The police arrive: Luke is caught up in it. But he isn't a hostage. Luke - doting father, successful writer, enthusiastic runner and eternal optimist - is the gunman. What Camilla does next is crucial. Because only she knows what the note he left behind says, and the clues it might hold . . . PRA
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Little, Brown Book Group Shattering Dawn
Book SynopsisA thrilling romance from bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz, and the third in a new series.
£9.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Scorched Earth
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Canongate Books Deep Dive
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Canongate Books If It Isnt One Thing . . .
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Canongate Books Toil and Trouble
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Hodder & Stoughton End of Watch
Book SynopsisThe final stand-alone novel in King''s wonderful Hodges trilogy, also featuring Holly Gibney, is now released with a stunning new cover look.The cell rings twice, and then his old partner in his ear . . . ''I''m at the scene of what appears to be a murder-suicide . . . Come and take a look. Bring your sidekick with you.''Bill Hodges, who now runs a two-person agency called Finders Keepers with partner Holly Gibney, is intrigued by the letter Z written with a marker at the scene of the crime.As similar cases mount up, Hodges is stunned to discover the evidence points to Brady Hartsfield, the notorious ''Mercedes Killer''. It should be impossible: Brady is confined to a hospital room in a seemingly unresponsive state.But Brady Hartsfield has lethal new powers. And he''s planning revenge not just on Hodges and his friends, but on an entire city.The clock is ticking in unexpected ways . . .BRADY IS BACKAND SO IS HODGESTrade ReviewKing works his customary storytelling magic, unspooling the plot threads almost as quickly as readers can turn the pages * Daily Mail on End of Watch *King works his customary storytelling magic, unspooling the plot threads almost as quickly as readers can turn the pages * Daily Mail on End of Watch *Bill and Holly's decidedly down-to-earth detecting...makes the novel shine. I'd back these two anywhere * Guardian on End of Watch *Bill and Holly's decidedly down-to-earth detecting...makes the novel shine. I'd back these two anywhere * Guardian on End of Watch *...the book I'd pick off the pile at the airport this summer * Evening Standard on End of Watch *...the book I'd pick off the pile at the airport this summer * Evening Standard on End of Watch *Increasingly drenched with chilling spookiness. Exciting, elegant and poignant, it's a fitting finale to a brilliant trilogy * Sunday Mirror on End of Watch *Increasingly drenched with chilling spookiness. Exciting, elegant and poignant, it's a fitting finale to a brilliant trilogy * Sunday Mirror on End of Watch *
£10.44
Amazon Publishing Missing
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John Murray Press Slow Horses: Slough House Thriller 1
Book Synopsis*Discover The Secret Hours, the gripping new thriller from Mick Herron and an unmissable read for Slough House fans**Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman*'To have been lucky enough to play Smiley in one's career; and now go and play Jackson Lamb in Mick Herron's novels - the heir, in a way, to le Carré - is a terrific thing' Gary OldmanSlough House is the outpost where disgraced spies are banished to see out the rest of their derailed careers. Known as the 'slow horses' these misfits have committed crimes of drugs and drunkenness, lechery and failure, politics and betrayal while on duty.In this drab and mildewed office these highly trained spies don't run ops, they push paper. Not one of them joined the Intelligence Service to be a slow horse and the one thing they have in common is they want to be back in the action.'The most exciting development in spy fiction since the Cold War' The Times 'The most enjoyable British spy novel in years' Mail on Sunday'The new spy master' Evening StandardTrade ReviewPraise for Mick Herron's Jackson Lamb series: * . *The new spy master * Evening Standard *Jackson Lamb - the most fascinating and irresistible thriller series hero to emerge since Jack Reacher * Sunday Times *As a master of wit, satire, insight . . . Herron is difficult to overpraise * Daily Telegraph *The finest new crime series this Millennium * Mail on Sunday *The best modern British spy series * Daily Express *The John le Carré of our generation * Val McDermid *Mick Herron is the real deal * Irish Times *If you read one spy novel this year, read Real Tigers. Better still, read the whole series * Andrew Taylor, The Spectator *Surely among the finest British spy fiction of the past 20 years * Metro *With his poet's eye for detail, his comic timing and relish for violence, Herron fills a gap that has been yawning ever since Len Deighton retired * Daily Telegraph *The most enjoyable spy novel in years * Mail on Sunday *A funny, stylish, satirical, gripping story * Guardian *I was delighted to discover that this is merely the first in a captivating series * Herald *The first of his series about MI5 and a character called Jackson Lamb, one of the great monsters of modern fiction. He's a wonderfully cynical writer and there's a lot of dark humour in it. I'm not clever enough to write this sort of thing * Daily Express *I was delighted to discover Mick Herron's riotous Slow Horses series about the black sheep of MI5 * Big Issue *For something really gripping, head for Mick Herron's Jackson Lamb series, in which a sidelined spook and his cohorts battle their way back to the centre of a life of espionage. Begin with Slow Horses and enjoy * Observer *Mick Herron's Slow Horses series has all the thrills of John Le Carre or Len Deighton with a black humour * Daily Mail (Scotland) *One of the most consistently enjoyable literary achievements of the past decade * The Times *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Teacher
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Canongate Books The Magicians Deception
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Allen & Unwin The Empress Murders
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Bonnier Books Ltd The Pledge
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Pushkin Press Paperboy
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Hodder & Stoughton Still Life: (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Book
Book Synopsis'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' ANN CLEEVES There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. The discovery of a dead body in the woods on Thanksgiving Weekend brings Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his colleagues from the Surete du Quebec to a small village in the Eastern Townships. Gamache cannot understand why anyone would want to deliberately kill well-loved artist Jane Neal, especially any of the residents of Three Pines - a place so free from crime it doesn't even have its own police force. But Gamache knows that evil is lurking somewhere behind the white picket fences and that, if he watches closely enough, Three Pines will start to give up its dark secrets... Ten million readers. Three pines One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache 'One of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction' THE TIMESTrade ReviewClever, full of twists and turns . . . wonderfully satisfying * Kate Mosse on How The Light Gets In *Penny's elegant style is deeply satisfying, while Gamache is contemplative even when under pressure, and remains a man you want to spend time * Metro *Louise Penny twists and turns the plot expertly tripping the reader up just at the moment you think you might have solved the mystery * Daily Express *Brimming with atmosphere and steeped in soul-searching . . . Penny combines clever plotting with beautifully evocative descriptions and the deep affection for her characters that keeps readers travelling back to Three Pines for more * Daily Express on The Long Way Home *This is a crime novel that is rich in atmosphere with a fascinating array of characters that enhance a plot of great suspense and ingenuity * Good Book Guide on The Long Way Home *Subtle, elegant and beautifully written * Sunday Mirror on How The Light Gets In *
£9.49
John Murray Press Broken Country
Book SynopsisAn epic love story with the pulse of a thriller that asks: what would you risk for a second chance at first love?
£15.29
Canongate Books Tails from the Crypt
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£9.49
Canongate Books Rebellious Grace
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Headline Publishing Group Razorblade Tears
Book SynopsisA BLACK FATHER. A WHITE FATHER.TWO MURDERED SONS. A QUEST FOR VENGEANCE.*SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH** FINANCIAL TIMES CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR** BARACK OBAMA''S SUMMER READING LIST 2022*''Superb...Cuts right to the heart of the most important questions of our times.'' MICHAEL CONNELLY''The very definition of a white-knuckle ride'' IAN RANKINIke Randolph left jail fifteen years ago, with not so much as a speeding ticket since.But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid.Ike is devastated to learn his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah''s white husband, Derek. Though he never fully accepted his son, Ike is broken by his death. Derek''s father Buddy Lee was as ashamed of Derek being gay as Derek was of his father''s criminal past. But Buddy Lee - with seedy contacts deep in the underworld - needs to know who killed his
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Orenda Books Reaper
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£8.99
Cornerstone Then She Was Gone: the addictive, psychological
Book SynopsisA missing girl. A buried secret. From the ten-million-copy bestselling author comes a brand new look for this compulsively twisty psychological thriller that will keep you hooked to the very last page.‘A tense, clever page-turner that everyone will be talking about.’ Adele Parks‘Dark and claustrophobic but also heartfelt and moving ... packs a huge emotional punch that will leave you winded. I loved it.’ C. L. Taylor‘Both utterly gripping and startlingly original. Prepare to be hooked.’ Sun_____________Ellie was her mother's golden girl.She had her whole life ahead of her.And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone.Ten years on, Laurel has never given up hope of finding Ellie. And then she meets a charming and charismatic stranger who sweeps her off her feet.But what really takes her breath away is when she meets his nine-year-old daughter.Because his daughter is the image of Ellie.Now all those unanswered questions that have haunted Laurel come flooding back.What really happened to Ellie? And who still has secrets to hide?_____________OVER 180,000 5* RATINGS - this is why readers love this book:'Breathtaking. Compulsive. Suspenseful. Poetic.''One of the top 5 thrillers I’ve ever read.''I wanted the book never to end.''Suspense filled… edge of my seat… I could not put this down!!''This was my first Lisa Jewell book, and it will definitely not be my last.''Dark, winding and haunting, I couldn't put this one down.'Lisa Jewell, Sunday Times bestseller, October 2023Trade ReviewA MISSING GIRL. A BURIED SECRET.From the acclaimed author of I Found You and the Richard & Judy bestseller, The Girls, comes a compulsively twisty psychological thriller that will keep you gripped to the very last page. * from the publisher's description *Both utterly gripping and startlingly original. Prepare to be hooked. * Sun *I defy you to put this addictive book down until you reach the final heart-breaking page * Daily Express *What begins as a story about the mother of a missing girl starting a new relationship as she comes terms with her grief morphs into a gripping, disturbing and utterly fascinating tale about what really happened to young Ellie Mack. I've been a Lisa Jewell fan for a long time and in this book, as in all her others, she deftly weaves a compelling plot with an emotional depth that leaves you gasping. In Then She Was Gone she has created a book that is dark and claustrophobic but also heartfelt and moving. Then She Was Gone packs a huge emotional punch that will leave you winded. I loved it. -- CL Taylor, author of The Escape, The Lie and The MissingA dark, compulsive psychological thriller, yet one which is also uplifting and tender. I absolutely loved Then She Was Gone. -- Rachel Rhys, author of Dangerous Crossing 9733A tense clever page-tuner that everyone will be talking about. -- Adele ParksShe has departed from her usual chick lit and gone full tilt into a psycho thriller, but she’s lost none of her brilliance. Indeed, I think this is my favourite of hers so far… Deeply emotional and incredibly clever. Bravo * Mail Online *Unnerving, and with a juicy reveal, this is rightly a modern classic * Grazia *Jewell builds a gripping novel around a maze of dark secrets, a tautly wound psychological thriller in which the suspense builds slowly. Her storytelling is immaculate, hopping between past and present, and in and out of characters. It’s a tough read at times, but Jewell always keeps everything moving. The intrigue never flags as she pushed towards a redemptive resolution. As astute and emotionally charged read, riddled with creepiness. Fully recommended * Irish News *Smart and engrossing * Sunday Mirror *After last year’s fantastic I Found You, Lisa Jewell is on a roll with another fast paced and cleverly plotted psychological thriller … If this sounds quite run of the mill, it’s not. Lisa Jewell writes with such a keen eye for detail, so much heart and yet deviousness that I can’t wait to read what she comes up with next * Red *If you're looking for something darker and twistier Girl On The Train style, Lisa Jewell's new thriller, Then She Was Gone … is one to buy * Voucher Codes *Smart and engrossing, this deftly plotted thriller will tug at your heartstrings * The People *This compulsive psychological read from one of our favourite authors will leave you breathless * Fabulous Magazine *pleasingly twisted… I gulped this in one long, thirsty session, sitting by the pool on holiday. * The Pool *This book was simply perfect – easy to fall into, hard to escape, and with so much to figure out you barely wanted to leave anyway. * Bookbag *Chilling and heartbreaking * Good Housekeeping *Jewell builds a gripping novel around a maze of dark secrets, a tautly wound psychological thriller in which the suspense builds slowly. Fully recommended * Dorset Echo *Jewell has always been a favourite writer. Seeing her fully embrace her dark side is a massive treat. A dark, sad and deeply disturbing exploration of the aftermath of the loss of a beloved child, Then She Was Gone deserves to be a huge hit.an engrossing read * Mature Times *beautifully told… the reader is taken from heartbreak to hope via a series of twists and turns worthy of the best thrillers * LivingEDGE *highly entertaining * In Style *‘In this dark and captivating novel, the different strands slowly but surely come together, and the result is that rare thing – a thriller that will break your heart’ * Metro *
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Severn House Sex and Death on the Beach
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Severn House One Last Chance
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John Murray Press Smoke and Whispers
Book SynopsisOxford private detective Zoë Boehm turns up dead in Newcastle, launching her friend Sarah Tucker into an investigation with several leads - but no one she can trust.
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Transworld Murder Most Haunted
Book SynopsisEmma Mason is a former Detective Constable with Thames Valley Police. She now lives in Dorset with her husband, children and parents. She writes and works as a design consultant, creating virtual reality training for the defence sector. Murder Most Haunted is her debut novel.
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Canongate Books Star Circle
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Severn House Sons of Sparta
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Severn House An Aegean April
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Ackroyd Publishing The Clifftop Murders
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Canelo A Rock and a Hard Place
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Penguin Books Ltd The Hunter
Book Synopsis'A richly told tale of tangled loyalties. French ratchets up the tension in increments . . . By the end, these characters have taken on such solidity that, long after finishing it, I often catch myself wondering how they're doing a testament to the author's mastery of her craft' GUARDIANReturn to the dark underbelly of Ardnakelty in the thrilling new sequel to The Searcher. -----It's a blazing summer when two men arrive in the village. They're coming for gold. What they bring is trouble. Two years have passed since retired Police Detective Cal Hooper moved from Chicago to the West of Ireland looking for peace. He's found it, more or less in his relationship with local woman Lena, and the bond he's formed with half-wild teenager Trey. So when two men turn up with a money-making scheme to find gold in the townland, Cal gets ready to do whatever it takes to protect Trey. Because one of the men is no stranger: he's Trey's father. But Trey doesn't want protecting. What she wants is
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Headline Publishing Group Dead Fall Lake
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Orion Publishing Co Love Letters to a Serial Killer
Book SynopsisLove Letters to a Serial Killer is a surprising, original and deeply entertaining debut about our fascination with monsters - part thriller, part romance, part satire. Perfect for fans of Katy Brent, You and How to Kill Your Family.
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Severn House Devil of Delphi
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Severn House The Mykonos Mob
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Severn House A Deadly Twist
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Ackroyd Publishing The Empty Easel A Jurassic Coast Mystery
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Lume Books Hear Her Scream
Book SynopsisHEAR HER SCREAM is a fast-moving, terrifying thriller. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Mark Edwards and T. M. Logan.
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Canongate Books Murder in the Greek Isles
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Canongate Books Murder at the College Library
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Canongate Books Throwing Shadows
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Canongate Books A Special Interest in Murder
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Canongate Books The Banker
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Cornerstone Bamburgh
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Ackroyd Publishing The Island Murders
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