Violent crimes Books
Penguin Books Ltd News of a Kidnapping
Book SynopsisGabriel García Márquez''s News of a Kidnapping is a powerful retelling of actual events from a turbulent period of Colombian history. ''She looked over her shoulder before getting into the car to be sure no one was following her''Pablo Escobar: billionaire drugs baron, ruthless manipulator brutal killer and jefe of the infamous Madellín cartel. A man whose importance in the international drug trade and renown for his charitable work among the poor brought him influence and power in his home country of Colombia, and the unwanted attention of the American courts.Terrified of the new Colombian President''s determination to extradite him to America, Escobar found the best bargaining tools he could find: hostages.In the winter of 1990, ten relatives of Colombian politicians, mostly women, were abducted and held hostage as Escobar attempted to strong-arm the government into blocking his extradition. Two died, the rest survived, and from their Trade ReviewMarquez uses his novelist's instinct for emotional drama to give the reader a wonderfully immediate sense of his subjects' ordeal: their spiraling hopes and fears, their fantasies of escape, their desperation and despair. * New York Times *
£9.49
Everyman Killer Verse: Poems of Murder and Mayhem
Book SynopsisIn forms as various as the melodramas of old Scottish ballads and the hard-boiled poems of twentieth-century noir, here are assembled the most colourful villains and victims ever to be immortalized in verse, from Cain and Abel and Bluebeard to Jack the Ripper, Lizzie Borden and Mafia hit-men. Browning, Hardy, Auden, Mark Doty, Thom Gunn, Simon Armitage and Stevie Smith are only a few of the wide range of poets, old and new, whose comic, chilling and occasionally profound poetic musings on murder are gathered in this uniquely - and irresistibly - heart-racing volume.
£9.49
Headline Publishing Group My Murder
Book SynopsisSOMETIMES THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN SOLVE YOUR MURDER IS YOU.''Startling and original, My Murder is a gripping speculative twist on the crime novel.'' - Paula Hawkins bestselling author of The Girl on the Train''Completely absorbing. A smart, speculative twist on domestic suspense.'' - Ashley Audrain''One of the most original, smart, funny and thought-provoking books you''ll read this year'' - Daily MailLou has been murdered.She was the fifth victim of the serial killer Edward Early. A young wife and new mother, Lou''s death outraged a public breathlessly following the story of the serial murders. Lou has been cloned.Along with Early''s other four victims, Lou has been brought back to life by the government-funded replication commission. The women gather at a weekly support group, helping each other to navigate a society obsessed with their very existence. Trade ReviewStartling and original, My Murder is a gripping speculative twist on the crime novel. * Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train *Completely absorbing. A smart, speculative twist on domestic suspense. * Ashley Audrain, bestselling author of The Push *When did I last read a thriller this cool, this confident? This clever? A novel so hard-charging yet light on its feet? But best and most of all, this book is F-U-N. * A. J. Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window *One of the most original, smart, funny and thought-provoking books you'll read this year * Daily Mail *My Murder is one of those rare emotionally intelligent books that are also fun reads, and it even manages to perform two or three plot turns that are so masterly that they would make Ira Levin blush. It's a book that's going to keep readers turning pages late into the night. * New York Times *So imaginative, so twisty - and so ORIGINAL - I am blown away by it. * R. L. Stine *I couldn't have inhaled My Murder more ravenously. Beautifully written, eerie, and darkly comic, with an irresistible premise flawlessly executed . . . My Murder is a revelation. * Katie Gutierrez, author of More Than You'll Ever Know *Katie Williams' My Murder is a sly, captivating twister of a novel. Darkly funny, deeply scary and utterly original, it will keep you guessing until its final, haunting pages. * Megan Abbott, bestselling author of The Turnout *Captivating and provocative, My Murder is at once a tense mystery and a bracing take on the realities of early motherhood. It's a sinister, daring thriller, with an absolute corker of an ending that I never saw coming. * Flynn Berry, bestselling author of Northern Spy *An intelligent murder mystery. Acerbic and disturbing in equal measure. * Publishers Weekly *Fans of feminist, speculative fiction will devour My Murder * Bustle, Most Anticipated Books of Spring & Summer 2023 *Ingenious ... Williams deftly swirls science fiction and domestic suspense plotlines into this fresh and unpredictable tale. Imbued with a sharp feminist consciousness, "My Murder" cheekily invokes and subverts the conventional serial-killer-stalking-terrified-women plot. * Washington Post *With this suspenseful, smart sophomore effort-a briskly paced story with charming characters at its core-Williams has delivered an intelligent, insightful murder mystery that illuminates her imagined world and our own. * Kirkus *You've never read a thriller like My Murder. With this murder mystery in the style of Kazuo Ishiguro...Williams offers deft commentary on the commercialization of true crime, trauma, motherhood, and fame, with the pacing of a breathless thriller. It's a twist on the genre you won't be able to stop reading. * Glamour *For all its twists and turns, My Murder is grounded in character development, and Lou's uneasy, complicated feelings about motherhood and domesticity shine through. * Chicago Review of Books *
£10.44
The History Press Ltd Norfolk Murders
Book SynopsisContained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in Norfolk''s history. The cases covered here record the county''s most fascinating but least known crimes as well as famous murders that gripped not just Norfolk but the whole nation. From the Burnham Poisoners of 1835 to the Yarmouth Beach Murders, from the Costessey Horror to the ''last judicial beheading in England'', this is a collection of the county''s most dramatic and interesting criminal cases.
£13.49
The History Press Ltd Devon Murders
Book SynopsisIt recounts several notable cases, from the killing of Sarah and Edward Glass at Wadland Down in 1827 and the poisonings of Samuel Wescombe in Exeter in 1829 and William Ashford at Honiton Clyst in 1866, both by wives whose affections had gone elsewhere, to the horrific murder of Emma Doidge and her boyfriend William Rowe by the former''s jilted suitor at Peter Tavey in 1892, as well as the strangling of schoolgirl Alice Gregory in 1916, and the triple murder of Emily Maye and her daughters at West Charleton, Kingsbridge, in 1936, which remains unsolved to this day. Above all, there is an account of Devon''s most famous case, the murder of Emma Keyse at Babbacombe and the convicted servant John Lee - the man they couldn''t hang. John Van der Kiste''s carefully researched, well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to anyone interested in the shady side of Devon''s history.
£13.49
The History Press Ltd Death in Disguise
Book SynopsisVictorian Chelsea was a thriving commercial and residential development, known for its grand houses and pleasant garden squares.
£11.69
The History Press Ltd Injured Parties
Book SynopsisOn 9 November 1966, popular GP Dr Helen Davidson was battered to death in dense woodland while birdwatching and exercising her dog a few miles from her Buckinghamshire home. Fifty years later, amateur sleuth and author Monica Weller set about solving the murder – without the help of the prohibited files.
£9.49
The History Press Ltd Rivals of the Ripper
Book SynopsisThe ghoulish handiwork of nineteenth-century London - the rivals of the Ripper.Trade ReviewSparkles with new research and exciting discoveries. A tour de force. -- Richard Whittington-Egan
£14.24
Cambridge University Press Making Sense of Youth Crime
Book SynopsisThis Element provides a comparative empirical study of policing in the United States and France. It draws on ten years of field work to contend that the police in both countries should be thought about as an amalgam of five distinct professional cultures or 'intelligence regimes'.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Our Methodology; 3. On the Notion of an Intelligence Regime; 4. How Similarities between French and American Intelligence Regimes Transcend Institutional Differences; 5. The Five Intelligence Regimes; 6. Tensions between Intelligence Regimes; 7. What Does Our Typology Have to Say about Intelligence-led Policing?; 8. Conclusion.
£17.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd What Is to Be Done About Violence Against Women
Book SynopsisThis book maps the problems and possibilities of the policies and practices designed to tackle violence against women in the domestic sphere over the last 40 years. In 2018, the United Nations declared the home the most dangerous place for women around the word, and in early April 2020, the United Nations Population Fund predicted that for every three months that government-enforced lockdowns in response to coronavirus an additional 15 million cases of domestic violence would occur worldwide. This book asks the simple yet critical question: how can governments best ensure women's safety in the twenty-first century?Taking its title from Elizabeth Wilson's 1983 book and her three-level approach of considering the role of social policy, the law and ideology, Fitz-Gibbon and Walklate draw on their expertise of femicide, domestic abuse and family violence to examine the salience of global and local policy and practice responses to such violence(s), and to ask timely questions abouTrade Review"The authors take as their mission to explore and write the post 1983 version of Elizabeth Wilson’s book of the same name. Fitz-Gibbon and Walklate’s book challenges many of the policies and practices that have become standard response to violence against women and children, in Australia and internationally, over the past 40 years. The criminalisation of violence particularly is a major focus. Much was promised from this policy change, but the authors argue it has not delivered the hoped for outcomes. The criminalisation response if supported by an integrated policy response. the authors posit, has a much better chance of success.The book is well researched, very readable and groundbreaking, it challenges the validity of current thinking – just what we need. Congratulations to the authors!"Professor Christine Nixon AO. APM. Victoria Police, Chief Commissioner 2001–2009Table of Contents1 Then and now: Historical reflections on violence(s) against women 2 From wife battering to coercive control 3 From invisible children to victim-survivors in their own right 4 From homicide to femicide 5 What is in a name? Charting the changing presence of victim-survivor voices in criminal justice policy 6 Criminalisation and its consequences 7 ‘Thinking otherwise’: An experiment in progressing a whole of system reform agenda 8 Concluding thoughts: Invading the boy’s club
£34.19
Headline Publishing Group My Murder
Book SynopsisSOMETIMES THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN SOLVE YOUR MURDER IS YOU.''Startling and original, My Murder is a gripping speculative twist on the crime novel.'' - Paula Hawkins''Completely absorbing. A smart, speculative twist on domestic suspense.'' - Ashley Audrain''One of the most original, smart, funny and thought-provoking books you''ll read this year'' - Daily MailLou has been murdered.She was the fifth victim of the serial killer Edward Early. A young wife and new mother, Lou''s death outraged a public breathlessly following the story of the serial murders. Lou has been cloned.Along with Early''s other four victims, Lou has been brought back to life by the government-funded replication commission. The women gather at a weekly support group, helping each other to navigate a society obsessed with their very existence. Lou has been lied to. But when Lou agreTrade ReviewStartling and original, My Murder is a gripping speculative twist on the crime novel. * Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train *Completely absorbing. A smart, speculative twist on domestic suspense. * Ashley Audrain, bestselling author of The Push *When did I last read a thriller this cool, this confident? This clever? A novel so hard-charging yet light on its feet? But best and most of all, this book is F-U-N. * A. J. Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window *One of the most original, smart, funny and thought-provoking books you'll read this year * Daily Mail *My Murder is one of those rare emotionally intelligent books that are also fun reads, and it even manages to perform two or three plot turns that are so masterly that they would make Ira Levin blush. It's a book that's going to keep readers turning pages late into the night. * New York Times *So imaginative, so twisty - and so ORIGINAL - I am blown away by it. * R. L. Stine *I couldn't have inhaled My Murder more ravenously. Beautifully written, eerie, and darkly comic, with an irresistible premise flawlessly executed . . . My Murder is a revelation. * Katie Gutierrez, author of More Than You'll Ever Know *Katie Williams' My Murder is a sly, captivating twister of a novel. Darkly funny, deeply scary and utterly original, it will keep you guessing until its final, haunting pages. * Megan Abbott, bestselling author of The Turnout *Captivating and provocative, My Murder is at once a tense mystery and a bracing take on the realities of early motherhood. It's a sinister, daring thriller, with an absolute corker of an ending that I never saw coming. * Flynn Berry, bestselling author of Northern Spy *An intelligent murder mystery. Acerbic and disturbing in equal measure. * Publishers Weekly *Fans of feminist, speculative fiction will devour My Murder * Bustle, Most Anticipated Books of Spring & Summer 2023 *Ingenious ... Williams deftly swirls science fiction and domestic suspense plotlines into this fresh and unpredictable tale. Imbued with a sharp feminist consciousness, "My Murder" cheekily invokes and subverts the conventional serial-killer-stalking-terrified-women plot. * Washington Post *With this suspenseful, smart sophomore effort-a briskly paced story with charming characters at its core-Williams has delivered an intelligent, insightful murder mystery that illuminates her imagined world and our own. * Kirkus *You've never read a thriller like My Murder. With this murder mystery in the style of Kazuo Ishiguro...Williams offers deft commentary on the commercialization of true crime, trauma, motherhood, and fame, with the pacing of a breathless thriller. It's a twist on the genre you won't be able to stop reading. * Glamour *For all its twists and turns, My Murder is grounded in character development, and Lou's uneasy, complicated feelings about motherhood and domesticity shine through. * Chicago Review of Books *
£19.00
Orion Publishing Co Nicks Trip
Book SynopsisA stylish and gripping crime novel from one of the acclaimed writers of THE WIRE.Part-time PI Nick Stefanos doesn''t tail wives anymore. But when a childhood friend steps into Nick''s bar after 15 years and asks for help locating his wife April, he feels obliged to do some digging.After a visit to the small-time crime boss with whom April was supposedly having an affair, Nick realises there is far more to this story than a missing wife. There is missing money. Lots of it. And some very powerful enemies...Trade ReviewPerhaps the greatest living crime writer * Stephen King *To miss out on Pelecanos would be criminal * Barry Gifford *Pelecanos is incapable of writing a book that isn't gripping * THE TIMES *As with all Pelecanos's best novels, an air of melancholy, guilt and regret pervades this rewarding tale * BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH *
£9.49
Bristol University Press Covert Violence: The Secret Weapon of the
Book SynopsisCovert violence occurs in all social institutions—including families and close relationships, education, workplaces, politics, mass media, and healthcare—each with its own unique power dynamics that shape the incidence and patterns of these vicious acts. This book focuses on the types of surreptitious murder and mayhem that perpetrators intend to go unnoticed by would-be victims—until it’s too late. When such attacks are carried out with efficiency and competence, they may be disguised in official records as the result of illness, accident, or intentional self-harm, only on occasion to be later reclassified as the brutal crimes they are. This compelling and much-needed book is for all those who seek to understand—and strive to prevent—violence in society.Table of Contents1. An Introduction to Covert Violence, Power, and Social Institutions 2. Family and Close Relationships 3. Formal Education 4. The Workplace 5. Politics and Government 6. Healthcare 7. Mass Media 8. Shining Light on the Shadows Appendix: Case Summaries
£68.00
Bristol University Press Covert Violence: The Secret Weapon of the
Book SynopsisCovert violence occurs in all social institutions—including families and close relationships, education, workplaces, politics, mass media, and healthcare—each with its own unique power dynamics that shape the incidence and patterns of these vicious acts. This book focuses on the types of surreptitious murder and mayhem that perpetrators intend to go unnoticed by would-be victims—until it’s too late. When such attacks are carried out with efficiency and competence, they may be disguised in official records as the result of illness, accident, or intentional self-harm, only on occasion to be later reclassified as the brutal crimes they are. This compelling and much-needed book is for all those who seek to understand—and strive to prevent—violence in society.Table of Contents1. An Introduction to Covert Violence, Power, and Social Institutions 2. Family and Close Relationships 3. Formal Education 4. The Workplace 5. Politics and Government 6. Healthcare 7. Mass Media 8. Shining Light on the Shadows Appendix: Case Summaries
£25.19
Academica Press Why Rampage Killers Emerge: Conditions and
Book SynopsisUntil now, the influential agents in rampage killings have been described with unsatisfactory generalizations or chalked up to unconscious impulses. Instead of simply attributing lethal decision-making to distorted thinking, Why Rampage Killers Emerge proffers a conceptual tableau to explain the genesis of the mentality that engages in sudden acts of mass violence. Renowned psychologist S. Lee Funk applies psychiatric theory, case study methods, and statistical tools to define the external circumstances and excavate the internalized misconceptions necessary for the formation of a rampage mindset. Given the breadth of the construct and the anecdotal patterns supporting its categorization, there should be little doubt that an autogenic assailant will conform to the descriptive model diligently surveyed in this text. While by no means excusing the perpetrators of unprovoked mass attacks, this study does offer an explanation for the origins of the foreboding thought processes at work and contains valuable diagnostic implications. As such, it will be useful to mental professionals, school administrators, law enforcement professionals, business managers, and the public at large in the prevention of repeated acts of deadly spectacle. Dr. Funk's premises are studiously supported by rigorous scholarship and engagingly written to attract attentive readers.
£96.30
Academica Press How Rampage Killers Interpret Their World
Book SynopsisHow Rampage Killers Interpret Their World addresses a question that recently has become disturbingly persistent: "What compels a person or a pair without notice and seemingly without any foreseeable benefit to attack numerous individuals, many of whom are strangers, in a single setting?" It considers that query from the vantage point of psychological circumspection – not as evidence of social fragmentation or historical turbulence. In doing so, it fills in the sketch for the seemingly random stimuli for rampage assaults by tracing the sequential development of motivators: the constitutional mindset of the murderer, his disenfranchisement from humanitarian norms, vindictive obsession, fantasy-driven planning, willful (though detached) engagement, and finally the bloody aftermath. The integrative design links the perspectives of three populations that have typically been treated as distinct – school annihilators, workplace avengers, and public executioners. Further, as expert psychologist S. Lee Funk demonstrates, such mass violence is rarely utilitarian but frequently performative. Throughout the work, carefully sourced theory, scientific data, and analytical biographies inform the analysis's premises, observations, and conclusions. Synthesizing research from multiple disciplines with carefully constructed case studies, the work once and for all puts to rest the prevailing mystique of the sudden rampaging assailant and reveals the predictable, premeditative nature of the crime. Central to the criminological autopsies are analyses of the words and deeds of the murderers themselves – before, during, and after their massacres.
£96.30
Canelo Jack the Ripper: The Murders and the Myths
Five brutal murders shocked London in the summer and autumn of 1888. They have never been forgotten.The Jack the Ripper case has never been solved - the killer remains a blood-spattered silhouette. Although ‘Jack’ as an entity was almost certainly invented by an unscrupulous journalist, he became an archetype - decked in the top hat and cloak of a Victorian melodrama villain, stalking the fog-wreathed streets of the old East End. The numerous Ripper theories which emerged at the time tell us more about Victorian attitudes than they do about the killer’s true identity.In Jack the Ripper the authors follow the grim homicidal trails that have permeated popular culture since the Whitechapel murders of 1888. It tells the victim’s stories in all their desperate poignancy, and explores the theories and suspects of the burgeoning field of ‘ripperology’. Conspiracy theories and myths that swirl around the case to this day, from black magicians to the royal family, are considered, as is the modern forensic view of the Ripper murders as sex crimes, with reference to disturbing modern cases such as that of the ‘Plumstead Ripper’.Terrifying and unignorable, this is the ultimate book on Jack the Ripper.
£10.44
Emerald Publishing Limited Intoxicating Followership: in the Jonestown
Book SynopsisToxic behavior is on the rise in public safety organizations, businesses, politics, and churches, to name a few. Faced with unprecedented circumstances, there is a need to better understand leader/follower interdependence when destructive leaders are at the helm making harmful decisions. Toxic followership begins with the pioneering spirit of a trusted individual who, through creative manipulation, transforms our mindset whereby we can so easily become an extension of a toxic leader’s moral decay. There is a myth that the Jonestown tragedy is a distant episode in history that can only happen in certain environments with people unlike oneself. The survivor’s stories are reminders that without understanding the framework of toxic followership, the unsuspecting targets are prey, available for consumption by a leader with liquidated morals. This book is for those who desire to gain insight into the leader/follower dynamic in order to serve others by unmasking the dangers of toxic followership, provide prevention suggestions, and reveal followers' power, even in desperate situations.Trade ReviewDr. Edmonds presents a work that is exceptional and relevant, especially during our current world situation. She has pinpointed the various aspects of toxic followership which highlights not just one stereotypical view of those who have joined toxic organizations, but several. This will help people recognize what Toxic Followership looks like. -- Leslie Wagner-WilsonWendy Edmonds has made an important and crucial contribution to our understanding of the complex dynamics of toxic followership and how it played out in the Jonestown catastrophe in 1978! Given our own cultist movements in these Trump-influenced times, let us learn from Edmonds’s analysis and wisdom! -- Cornel WestWendy’s book is concise, gripping and essential. Above all, this book is a call to action: We must do everything within our power to thwart toxic leadership but that won’t happen until we recognize the power and relevance of toxic followership. -- Marc and Samantha HurwitzTable of ContentsChapter 1. Jim Jones and Peoples Temple; Chapter 2. The Leadership-Followership Dynamic: Power and Leadership; Chapter 3. The Leadership-Followership Dynamic: Leadership; Chapter 4. The Survivors Speak; Chapter 5. The Toxic Triangle; Chapter 6. Toxic Followership;
£45.59
Emerald Publishing Limited Not Your Usual Suspect: Older Offenders of
Book SynopsisAs the average life expectancy continues to rise, the long-held assumption that age is a protective factor against criminal offending and victimisation is being challenged. Recognising that people who commit offences later in life are an overlooked group in criminology, Not Your Usual Suspect is the first collection to assemble research on different forms of violence and abuse perpetrated by individuals predominantly over 60. Examining intersections of gender, crime and age, this collection highlights how the increase in older people entering the criminal justice system has emphasised the unpreparedness of policies and practices for dealing with this cohort. Moving beyond existing research and policy which has focused primarily on those who are sentenced in later life for crimes they committed as younger adults – so called historic crimes – the chapters pay crucial attention to those who commit offences as long-term, repeat or first-time offenders in later life. Offering an important contribution for researchers across the criminological, gerontological, feminist and elder abuse fields, Not Your Usual Suspect expands existing research to consider the behaviour and drivers of older offenders, addressing the increasingly important issue of how the needs of this group can be addressed by policy and practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Hannah Bows Chapter 1. Exploration of the Pathway of Offending in the Later Life of Older Ghanaian Adults; Delali A. Dovie Chapter 2. Elder People's Criminality. Analysing Patterns of Offending in Poland; Justyna Włodarczyk-Madejska Chapter 3. Dangerous or Disregarded: Older Women in Prison; Michelle Carr Chapter 4. Elderly Offenders of Juvenile Sexual Abuse in Nigeria; Richard A. Aborisade Chapter 5. Understanding Sexual Abuse Offending Behaviour in Elderly: Psychological Perspective; Ezgi Ildirim Chapter 6. Resident-to-resident Elder Aggression in Flemish Long-term Care Homes; Liesbeth De Donder and Claeys Bram Chapter 7. Not Ageing Out of Violence? Older men’s biographical narratives of their abuse and violence in intimate relationships with female partners; Claire Bellamy, Margaret Struthers, and Lorraine Green Chapter 8. Intimate Partner Violence in Later Life from the Male Perpetrator’s Perspective: A UK Pilot Study of Age-Related Risk and Needs; Jeremy Hawksworth Chapter 9. ‘Older’ Offender Management? The Needs and Multi-Agency Rehabilitation of Older Probationers; Kyros Hadjisergis Chapter 10. Concluding Thoughts; Hannah Bows
£71.25
Canelo The Birthday Girl: An absolutely unputdownable
Book SynopsisWelcome to Eldey, an island with deadly secrets.Mona: a carefree artist, staying at the Cloister to work on her illustrations.Beth: the harried mother of a toddler, on the remote Welsh island for a weekend with her family.Charlotte: a reluctant stepmother who wanted a romantic getaway with her husband.One of them is a serial killer who poisoned four of her friends at her eleventh birthday party.They all fit the profile. Who will risk everything to kill again?An absolutely gripping Welsh crime novel, perfect for fans of Sarah Pearse and Lucy Foley.Praise for The Birthday Girl ‘A brilliant Christie-esque page-turner with an amazing sense of location’ Catherine Cooper, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet‘Atmospheric, tense, with lots of twists and turns, I couldn’t put this down. With a nod to Agatha Christie, the sharp narrative builds to a nail-biting climax.’ Simon McCleave, author of The Dark Tide‘A pitch-perfect start to a new thriller series’ Michael Wood, author of Silent Victim ‘There is more than a whiff of Agatha Christie here, which made The Birthday Girl so satisfyingly compelling that I read into the small hours to finish it’ Alis Hawkins, author of A Bitter Remedy‘Suspense and intrigue abound in this gripping, claustrophobic murder mystery set on a sinister Welsh island’ Roz Watkins, author of The Devil’s Dice'Takes the classic Christie-esque trope of a remote location and a closed circle of suspects and reinvents it for the 21st Century, weaving a tale of murder, madness, and revenge. I absolutely loved it.' Amanda Mason, author of The Hiding Place‘Sharp, elegantly written, and dripping with suspense. A wonderfully crafted ‘closed room’ mystery that had me turning the pages at record speed.’ J. A. Corrigan, author of The Nurse‘Cleverly plotted, full of twists and intrigue, with an ending that is both dramatic and satisfying’ Jane Bettany, author of In Cold Blood‘A taut, intelligent thriller, elegantly written with an eerie atmosphere and an addictive plot. I utterly love this sharp, clever new series!’ Victoria Dowd, author of A Book of Murder‘The Birthday Girl is a satisfying contemporary page-turner with more than a whiff of Christie’s Golden Age locked-room mysteries about it. Compelling reading!’ Marnie Riches, author of All The Pretty Ones‘A masterpiece of gothic, atmospheric, Agatha Christie-like mystery. If you love a good locked room style murder mystery, want a book that could keep you up all night guessing, or just want an absolutely thrilling read, The Birthday Girl is for you!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘This thriller was absolutely amazing. It was gripping, full of suspense and this was perfect for grabbing you and not letting you go. Two days later and I still can't stop thinking about this!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘This has truly been one of my favorite reads of all time. I truly was guessing until the end. This book will stay with me forever.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘Absolutely loved this. It kept me guessing throughout and I could not put it down. Fantastic read.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘Compelling, Claustrophobic. Perfectly set up in true Christiesque fashion, this immersive suspense is packed with a deftly drawn cast and a plot populated with red herrings galore.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘I was hooked on this, so much so that I got up at two a.m. and read until four. I loved it.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘Gripping, dark, atmospheric and thrilling... The best novel I have read this year.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
£9.49
Saraband The Dead Don't Boogie
Book SynopsisA missing teenage girl should be an easy job for Dominic Queste – after all, finding lost souls is what he does best. But wouldn’t it be better sometimes if lost souls just stayed that way? Jenny Deavers is trouble. She’s being hunted, and for the people tracking her, murder is nothing. As the bodies pile up, so does the pressure on Queste, both to protect Jenny and to find out who wants her dead. The trail leads him to a brutal world of gangsters, merciless hitmen, dark family secrets and an insatiable lust for power in the highest echelons of politics. Modern noir at its finest.Trade Review"Crime to make you laugh out loud, with a new hero, warm and witty investigator Dominic Queste, delving into the dark side of the west of Scotland. I look forward to reading more Queste adventures." - Alex Gray's Books of the Year, The Times Crime Club. "A heady mixture of hardboiled detective novel and super-sharp black humour and it's a winning combination that will keep you engaged throughout." - Crime Fiction Lover. "A great read that draws you in and keeps you hooked until it spits you out, 235 extremely enjoyable pages later... satisfying and convincing, and unexpected." - Undiscovered Scotland. "The plot rattles along at break-neck speed. This is modern pulp fiction at its best... fast-paced and flippant." - Alastair Braidwood, Scots Whay Hae. "A simple commission to locate a missing young woman leads seedy former cokehead Dominic Queste into the dark side of Glasgow. Gangs, drugs and plenty of violence stand in the way of a happy outcome, but on the bright side Queste can be relied on to have a darkly witty take on his predicament." - The Times Crime Club. "Fast-paced, funny and frightening - Dominic Queste's first outing supplies it all." - Lin Anderson. "Absolutely brilliant. A quick-witted and vastly entertaining novel that takes Douglas Skelton into the crime fiction big league." - Alex Gray. "If you like your humour black and your detective novels hard boiled, The Dead Don't Boogie is a cut above the rest." - Theresa Talbot. "A white-knuckle, wisecracking thrill-ride." - Caro Ramsay
£8.54
Saraband Ed's Dead
Book Synopsis"A high-octane read." - Maxim Jakubowski. Meet Jen. She works in a bookshop and likes the odd glass of Prosecco... oh, and she’s about to be branded The Most Dangerous Woman in Scotland. Jen Carter is a failed writer with a rubbish boyfriend, Ed. That is, until she accidentally kills him one night. Now that Ed’s dead, she has to decide what to do with his body, his drugs and a big pile of cash. And, more pressingly, how to escape the hitman who’s been sent to recover Ed’s stash. Soon Jen’s on the run from criminals, corrupt police officers and the prying eyes of the media. Who can she trust? And how can she convince them that the trail of corpses left in her wake are just accidental deaths? A modern noir that proves, once and for all, the female of the species really is more deadly than the male.Trade Review“A quick, gritty read, from an author with a confident voice.” -- Crime Review“A really authentic and remarkable read! I loved it!” -- Martina Cole“Pitch black humour… fascinating…gripping.” -- Herald“A thoroughly contemporary crime thriller which has its tongue in its cheek while maintaining the suspense and tension that readers would expect… Terrific fun to read.” -- Alistair Braidwood * Scots Whay Hae *Funny and fierce, and a heroine worth rooting for… -- Brooke MagnantiMcLean has created an appealing protagonist, with a strong and consistent voice... It seems strange to say that a novel with so many bloody fatalities can be fun, but this one is! -- Crime Fiction Lover“One of Scotland’s most skilled noiristas… a book which will appeal to booksellers everywhere, especially homicidal ones.” -- Mike Ripley * Shots magazine *“This book is fantastic! Fast paced and at times just utter nuts… A beautiful masterpiece of modern Scottish Noir that leaves you unsure about whether you should laugh or cry.” -- Amanda Gillies * Eurocrime *“We're not sure when we last enjoyed a book quite this much … The sheer pace of the story carries you along breathlessly … Hugely entertaining.” -- Undiscovered Scotland
£8.54
