Crime Fiction

Entreated by the aging king of Saudi Arabia to infiltrate dark factions that are plotting against the monarchy, ex-CIA agent John Wells goes undercover only to learn of a massive conspiracy to trigger an ultimate confrontation between America and Islam. By the Edgar Award-winning author of The Faithful ...

Crimson Snow brings together a dozen vintage crime stories set in winter. Welcome to a world of Father Christmases behaving oddly, a famous fictional detective in a Yuletide drama, mysterious tracks in the snow, and some very unpleasant carol singers. The mysterious events chronicled by a distinguished ...

'Powerful and impressive ... there is a fine inevitability in the plot structure which gives it true tragic quality' - Dorothy L. Sayers Adrian Gray was born in May 1862 and met his death through violence, at the hands of one of his own children, at Christmas, 1931.

An eclectic mix of crime stories written over half a century. From a tale of poison-pen letters tearing apart a village community to a macabre mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle, the stories collected here reveal the dark truths hidden in an assortment of rural paradises.

Chief Inspector Brett Nightingale and Sergeant Beddoes find the body of Princess Olga Karukhin, who fled from Russia at the time of the Revolution. Taking place in the three days leading up to Christmas, Nightingale's enquiry takes him to a gramophone shop and a jewellers, culminating in the wrapping of the mystery on Christmas Eve.

As gripping as Soren Sveistrup's TV series, David Hewson's crime thriller The Killing 2 is inspired by the Danish hit The Killing.

At 2pm on a Monday in 1966, Ned Balfour wakes in Corsica beside a beautiful woman. In the same instant, back in London, fellow art dealer and Dachau survivor Sam Weiss falls ten stories to his death. First published in 1967, this thrilling tale of vertigo, suspicion and infidelity is a long-forgotten classic with an intriguing plot twist.

The murder, a brutal stabbing, definitely took place on Guy Fawkes' night. It was definitely by the bonfire on the village green. There were definitely a number of witnesses. And yet, was it definitely clear to anybody exactly what they had seen? In the writhing, violent shadows, it seems as if the truth may have gone up in smoke.

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In Lindoe, on the Swedish coast, a man has been found brutally murdered in his own home.

When a child is kidnapped by his unstable mother, the father turns to Joe Tiplady-offering him a lot of money to find the boy and bring him back. It soon becomes clear that Joe will have to earn every cent: mother and son are in war-torn Syria, and they've willingly joined the ranks of ISIS.Meanwhile ...

Lewis Brading, owner of the Brading Collection of jewels, is a frightened man who sees thieves around every corner. When he asks Miss Silver for help, she turns him away. Later, she receives a letter again asking for help, but it is too late - in the morning paper is the news of his murder.

John Wells goes undercover in Saudi Arabia in a cutting-edge novel of modern suspense from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author.

John Wells may have left the CIA, but it hasn't left him. A mysterious call brings a surprise meeting with the aged monarch of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah. "My kingdom ...

"A loving husband lost to devastating summer floods. A teenage girl injured during a robbery. Two seemingly unconnected cases that will push a detective to the brink. In Northern New South Wales, heavily pregnant and a week away from maternity leave, Detective Sergeant Kate Miles is exhausted and counting ...

Take a journey into the dark and dangerous world of Sunday Times bestseller Lee Weeks - if you dare...

Every parent's worst nightmare. A case too close to home.Elissa Ricci left her baby in the bassinet while she took a shower. Ten minutes later, the back door was open and Sienna was gone.Detective Sergeant Kate Miles has just returned from maternity leave when she's thrown into the case. Kate suspects ...

Robin Duval's follow-up to Bear in the Woods is a heart-in-mouth tale of international conspiracy, self-discovery and romance.

After his debut with Murder Before Evensong, Canon Clement returns in this new novel from no. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author and all-around national treasure the Reverend Richard Coles.

The brand new compulsive and terrifying DI Helen Grace thriller by Sunday Times bestselling author, M.J. Arlidge

A distressed artist comes to Kayankaya for help. His Thai girlfriend has been kidnapped. Kayankaya's raised eyebrow brings protestations of love. He confronts obstructive racist officials, corrupt cops and some of Germany's most depraved and dangerous criminals in his trawl through the immigration offices ...

DSI William Lorimer returns in this nail-biting crime novel about drug gangs and people trafficking in Glasgow