Crime and detective stories

'Paula Hawkins is a genius' LISA JEWELLWhen a small bone at the centre of a famous sculpture is revealed to be human, three people become intimately connected by the secrets and lies that put it there.Set on a Scottish tidal island connected to the mainland for just a few hours...

The highly-anticipated and brilliantly crafted crime-thriller sequel to the no.1 debut of 2019, A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER Pip Fitz-Amobi is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone...

She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't...

*Pre-order the paperback now* THIS KILLER WILL GET INSIDE YOUR HEAD... AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP IT 'Nesbø is one of today's most interesting thriller writers' LEE CHILD***When a body is found in the forest, the police make a horrifying discovery: her scalp has been removed and...

Late one summer, the town of Monta Clare is shattered by the abduction of local teenager Joseph 'Patch' Macauley. Nobody more so than Saint Brown, who is broken by her best friend's disappearance.Soon, she will eat, sleep, breathe, only to find him. But when she does: it will break her...

Ever since the tragic death of his parents, Porsche’s life has been a balancing act between attending college and bartending to support his younger brother and pay off his deadbeat uncle’s gambling debt. When he witnesses a gang of thugs attacking a handsome young man in the alley behind his...

Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But it’s not a skill that she’s ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they’ve begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers...

A New York Times bestseller - a compulsive read that you won't be able to put down. Aidan Thomas is a hardworking family man respected by his local town. He's the kind of man who always has a good word for everyone. He's also a kidnapper and serial killer who has...

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBA cunning killer. A race around the world.An iconic new detective team is born.Solving murders. It's a family business.Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers the pub quiz and afternoons at home...

FAMILY COMES FIRST. NO MATTER THE COST. Brothers Carl and Roy Opgard have succeeded in life. Or at least they've had as much success as is possible in a small town like Os, where they've killed their way to the top. Carl manages the swanky spa hotel, while Roy has made...

There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine. Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking.The case has captured the nation’s imagination but Kajii...

SECRETS AND LIES! In the wake of their intoxicated tryst, He Yu’s relationship with his erstwhile physician Xie Qingcheng is more fraught than ever. One taste has left He Yu addicted, and not even his pride can stop him from coming back for more; yet the taciturn Xie Qingcheng is...

The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot – legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile and A Haunting in Venice – puts his little grey cells to work solving a baffling Christmas mystery. Can Hercule Poirot Crack a Puzzling Murder Mystery Before Christmas?It’s 19 December...

In this action-packed romance, a hot-tempered college student is sucked into the criminal underworld after a chance encounter with the heir to a crime family. Ever since the tragic death of his parents, Porsche's life has been a balancing act between attending college and bartending to support his younger brother and...

He was never seen again. Thirty years later, Ethan has returned to Hemlock Circle, still desperate for answers. Who took Billy?Plagued by bad dreams and insomnia, he begins to notice strange things happening on the street under the cover of darkness. Someone is prowling the cul de sac when...

An alarm sounds in the middle of the night for a burglary in progress at a winter-closed campsite in Bredäng, outside Stockholm. The police spot a light in one of the farthest caravans and when the officers open the door they are greeted by a horrific sight. Floors, walls...

'An unputdownable, deliciously twisty mystery' - Publlishers Weekly'Ingenious' - Booklist, starred review' The narrative slips into high gear, executing hairpin twists and exploding bombshells that catapult the tale to an electrifying close' - Kirkus Reviews The brand-new mystery thriller from the author of the One of Us Is Lying series,...

It should have been an open and shut case. It shouldn’t have led them to a serial killer – or put one of their own in danger.   When the LA Chief Medical Examiner, Dr Carolyn Hove, discovers some inconsistencies in a routine autopsy, she calls in Detective Robert Hunter...

Spring returns to Sweden's far north, but darkness lies at the heart of the small town of Gasskas. Natural resources in the region are being shamelessly exploited by shadowy multinationals, opposed only by Lisbeth Salander's niece Svala and a group of environmental activists. What begins as a protest spins out...

Get caught up in the puzzles, games, danger, romance, and riches of this lush new chapter in the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games saga. Seven tickets. An island of dreams. The chance of a lifetime. Welcome to the Grandest Game, an annual competition run by billionaire Avery Grambs and the four...

Cold cases heat up in this unputdownable mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes, perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Cassie Hobbes has a unique gift for profiling people and that talent has earned her a spot in an elite FBI program. After narrowly...

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,...

When a woman mysteriously vanishes from her small town home, her sister must tally up the clues to uncover the truth behind the mystery.Beautiful sculptor Marguerite has disappeared from her small town in upstate New York. But was foul play involved? Did she merely get away for some fun? Or...

1928, ParisA boy is found, moments from death, and taken in by a kindly family. Gentle, precocious, talented, he flourishes in his new home, and the family show him a life he hadn’t dreamed possible. But he refuses to speak a word about who is really is.As he grows into...

A bold and timely novel from #1 bestselling author Joanne Harris that explores how women can feel invisible as they grow older - and what happens when they decide to take back control...   Have you ever felt invisible? Bernie Moon has given her life to other people: her husband, her son,...

Following John Grisham's international bestsellers, Camino Island and Camino Winds, Camino Ghosts is the story of an island off the Florida coast with a haunted, violent history and an uncertain future.   Dark Isle is said to be cursed: drownings, disappearances and hauntings have been the fate of intruders. It was settled...

Jackson Brodie returns! From the Number One bestselling author, a brilliantly witty and clever twist on a classic murder mystery. The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characters and a setting that even Agatha Christie might recognize - a...

Roach - bookseller, loner and true crime fanatic - is not interested in making friends. She has all the company she needs in her serial killer books, murder podcasts and her pet snail, Bleep. That is, until Laura joins the bookshop. With her cute literary tote bags and sunny smile,...

Welcome to Stanhope a safe neighborhood. A place for families. William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But beneath that, he's hiding an affair, one that ended horribly just hours ago at a motel up the road. When he returns home, devastated and angry, he finds his difficult nine-year-old...

A twisty, pulse-pounding enemies-to-lovers thriller full of secrets, privilege, and murder. The summer before her senior year, Addie hurled the worst words she could think of at her sister— and hours later, Fiona was found dead at the bottom of a ravine. The police ruled her death an accident, but...