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Getting Away With Murder
A delicious twist on the classic whodunnit - we know who did it, but will they get away with it?...'Lapena's books are addictive!' FREIDA McFADDEN, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid----She loves her husband. But she might love their house more . . .Jill and Ted adore their New York brownstone the way others adore their children. They have carefully, expensively, made every inch of it their own. It reflects who they are, their status and tastes. With the grand mahogany staircase and state-of-the-art kitchen, it is the stuff of glossy magazines and real-estate dreams. It is their sanctuary.So when Ted's inheritance runs out and he makes a bad investment, they panic. How can they protect their beloved home and enviable lifestyle?The answer is obvious. Or at least, it is obvious to Jill and Ted. The death of one wealthy family member could solve all their problems. Together, they will get away with murder.As long as they trust each other.And as long as there are no surprises . . .The new twisty and playfully addictive 2026 thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling 'queen of page-turners', author of She Didn't See it Coming and The Couple Next Door.____Praise for Getting Away With Murder:'A DEVIOUSLY DELICIOUS thriller that kept me turning pages from the intense opening to the shocking conclusion.' FREIDA MCFADDEN, No.1 Sunday Times & New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid'I COULDN'T STOP READING, desperate to know how it would all pan out . . . a masterclass of a thriller' CLAIRE DOUGLAS, No.1 bestselling author of The Couple at Number 9'SPLENDIDLY ENTERTAINING, full of morally dubious characters, I could not have loved this more.' LIZ NUGENT, bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond'Shari Lapena is far and away ONE OF THE BEST psychological thriller writers in the world.' LISA JEWELL, No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Don't Let Him In'WICKEDLY FUN, glamourous and chilling.' CHRIS WHITAKER, Sunday Times & New York Times bestselling author of All the Colours of the Dark'A cracking mystery told at BREAKNECK PACE and with such expert timing I was swept away on the wave of every twist. The perfect murder mystery.'JANICE HALLETT, bestselling author of The Appeal'It's no mean feat to get the reader rooting for a pair of heartless killers, but root you will - with every tense, uncomfortable, THRILLING step of Jill and Ted's criminal journey.' LOUISE CANDLISH, bestselling author of Our House'Getting Away With Murder is one of those BRILLIANTLY GRIPPING thrillers you just cannot stop reading. Unfolding in layers it builds to form a compelling and claustrophobic moral dilemma. I was hooked.' JENNIE GODFREY, No.1 Sunday Times bestseller of The List of Suspicious Things
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A Killer in Paradise
THE GRIPPING NEW MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR.'The perfect crime novel' Janice Hallett'Tremendously engaging.' Vaseem KhanThe trip of their dreams is about to end in murder.When five old friends are invited to join Abigail Blythe at the launch of her luxury hotel in the Costa Rican rainforest, they jump at the chance to spend a week in paradise.None of them have heard from Abigail since the summer they went backpacking in Central America as students - a trip that ended in disaster for one member of the group. . .Ten years may have passed, but old rivalries are never far from the surface. So when a body is discovered during the hotel's launch event, it soon becomes clear that one among them must be responsible.Someone is desperate to keep an old secret hidden - whatever the cost . . ._______________________________________________PRAISE FOR A KILLER IN PARADISE . . .'Tom Hindle is brilliant' The Sunday Times'Filled with secrets and twists. This one will keep you guessing until the end!' Kelly Mullen'The master of the murder mystery. . .' Anita Frank'Endlessly compulsive - with depths as hidden and sinister as the rain forest itself.' J M Hall'A subtropical tour-de-force… Hidden motivations and underhand shenanigans abound in this twisting, double bluffing classic mystery.' David Goodman'Hindle surprises and astonishes the way only magicians and the best crime writers can. A dazzler.' Benjamin Stevenson'Twisty' Crime Monthly'Classy murder mystery in a glorious setting.' Daily Express'Killer twist . . .' Irish Independent'Toms books are always new and different, and this is no different.' Belfast TelegraphPRAISE FOR TOM HINDLE . . .'Tom Hindle is one of our most exciting voices in crime fiction, with work that's consistently punchy, intriguing, original and delightful' Janice Hallett'Brilliantly clever' Lucy Foley'Heir to Christie' Daily Mail'Clever, classy and captivating' Chris Whitaker'Twisty and gripping . . . Hindle just gets better with every book' Woman's Weekly'Jolly entertainment' Crime Time
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The Defence
At MP-turned-wellness-guru Adrian Wells's glitzy launch event for a bath salt that promises to reverse ageing, someone is about to turn up the heat . . . As Adrian lowers himself into the architectural copper tub to showcase his miracle product in front of countless influencers, it soon becomes clear that something is amiss.The bath salt has been poisoned. And now Adrian is dead. His long-suffering assistant Jules is the prime suspect.Barrister Adam Green is tasked with Jules's defence, and he quickly realises that there were many more people with a score to settle against Adrian.Can Adam win the day, or is he in too deep?_______________Praise for Rob Rinder'Hugely enjoyable!' Steve Cavanagh'Ridiculously entertaining' Tom Hindle'I did not want it to end' Heidi Perks'Strong storytelling with a murder mystery at its heart makes it one to treasure' Daily Mail'A pacy and gripping read' The Sun
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The Irregular
The Metropolitan Police have an unsolvable problem: 'Lachy' Wilson is a ruthless and obscenely rich British drugs lord who has bought off dozens of their officers. Thanks to these informants, no one can lay a glove on Wilson and he is considered 'untouchable'.Wilson is dreaming of one last, game-changing shipment of heroin into the UK. The Met turn to the outside for help. Jonas Merrick is an MI5 officer, unspectacular in his own right but spectacular in the success he's had in dangerous counter terrorist operations. Can he thwart the drugs plot?Jonas has an ace in the hole: Kenny 'Chopper' Harris is an ex-paratrooper and soon to be ex-member of the Flying Squad, looking for a new home, new loyalties. Jonas recruits him to get close to Wilson's Achilles's heel: Julie Wilson is the heir apparent to the family drugs empire and Lachy's go-between. Julie, like Chopper, is a lost soul - she dreams of life outside her father's brutal orbit. Her fate is about to change at their first meeting. A bond is formed, a resolution is made: Chopper will get her free of her family, if she'll betray her mission.Soon their desperate game of deception begins - a game which will inevitably end in a bloody denouement.
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The Shadow Step
The new Detective Miller thriller from bestselling author Mark Billingham, full of tension, wit and incredible twists.'I'm excited to have found a new favourite detective' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'Edge-of-your-seat tension, wit and heart - fantastic!' LISA JEWELL'Funny, moving, and full of surprises. An absolute treat' MICK HERRON★ 'Combining humor, pathos, and genuine surprise, it's another home run from Billingham.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, STARRED REVIEWIt's Detective Miller's deadliest dance...The Shadow Step: One taken simultaneously by a pair of dancers facing the same direction, one of them behind and slightly shifted leftwards ('in the shadow')Typically, such a step perfectly demonstrates synchronized elegance. It showcases a couple in near telepathic harmony with one another. It does not normally end with someone stone-dead in a lake.DS Declan Miller is a magnet for strange cases, but how can he catch a killer when the man confessing to the crime is clearly innocent? Things rapidly escalate when the murder that isn't really a murder at all attracts the unwanted attention of a drugs Queenpin, a deranged ex-squaddie and a lovesick gangland enforcer. Then a student is kidnapped...Throw in a wobbly dog, a pair of ceramic leopards and the distracting smell from a local biscuit factory, and - if he wants to save a young man's life - Miller has little choice but to waltz all the way into the shadows.
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A Particularly Nasty Case
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Moving, outrageous and outrageously funny' Dawn French'Viciously funny - I'm still laughing' Ian RankinWhen a toxic hospital consultant dies of a heart attack, fellow doctor Eitan Rose smells foul play. Nobody else does though, including some quite crucial players like the police and the coroner.But Eitan just won't let it drop, and his friends and colleagues become increasingly concerned about his mental health as his chaotic investigation and equally chaotic life spiral out of control. Is he making a career-ending mistake, or could there genuinely be a killer stalking the wards?A deathly funny mix of mystery, murder and medicine, A PARTICULARLY NASTY CASE is the brilliantly original debut novel from Adam Kay, BAFTA-winning author of multi-million global bestseller THIS IS GOING TO HURT.PRAISE FOR A PARTICULARLY NASTY CASE'Brilliant. It will make you laugh and weep' Reverend Richard Coles'Amazing. I was gripped right up to the last minute' Joanna Lumley'A work of fiendishly plotted genius' Lucy Foley'Wild and funny and filthy and hilarious' Russell T Davies'Very funny, very rude and very moving' Kate Mosse'A compulsive page-turner shot through with brilliant comedy' Frank Skinner'A great addition to the genre' Literary Review'Biting and bleakly comic' Observer
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A Slowly Dying Cause
The latest gripping Inspector Lynley mystery from the No. 1 international bestselling author. The brand-new Lynley TV series is on iPlayer now.Amid the beauty of Cornwall's coastline, the death of a local man shatters the peace with its violence . . .The body of Michael Lobb is discovered in his family's tin and pewter workshop, and as Detective Inspector Beatrice Hannaford investigates, it emerges that Lobb was the only remaining obstacle preventing the purchase of local land by a mining company.The complexity of the case only increases as Lobb's family life, rife with mistrust and deception, comes to light. The tangled web of intrigue soon draws in Bea's colleagues, Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers, who must search for a killer in a community that has very little trust in outsiders . . .'An essential writer of popular fiction today' - Washington Post'A superstar of the crime-fiction world' - Seattle Times****'She writes extremely well, plots brilliantly and reaches an emotional level deeper than most' - The Times'She's a designer of fastidious mosaics that never fail to intrigue' - Guardian'Elizabeth George delivers another intelligent, intricate mystery' - New York Times'Presses all the buttons to make us hoover her stuff up' - Daily Telegraph'It feels like meeting old friends and that you're almost solving the crime together' - Belfast Telegraph'Rich with descriptive detail and emotional nuance. Several alternating plot threads unspool at length, all of which weave tightly together with pleasing inevitability' - Wall Street Journal
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Bookish
Adapted from the major television series created by Mark Gatiss - out now!'A delicious read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEWLondon, 1946. Gabriel Book is an erudite and unconventional London bookseller married to Trottie, the owner of the wallpaper shop next door. He is also a sleuth who uses the chaotic riches of his stock to crack the puzzling cases that come his way.He does not work alone. Book's shop is a magnet for waifs and strays - some of whom bring mysteries of their own to his door. There's Nora, sometime bookseller and true crime enthusiast; Dog, connoisseur of ginger biscuits and then Jack, whose arrival at the shop forces Book to confront a loose end from his own past.Clever, endearing and entertaining, Bookish is a warm-hearted and unexpected mystery, about books, murder and the secrets we all keep.
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The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts
*The Number 2 Sunday Times bestselling author* NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, and Cara Horgan. Season 3 coming in 2026!'Another joyfully ingenious caper from the master of the game, with one of the most satisfying endings I've read in a long time' Louise Candlish, Sunday Times bestselling author'Smart, funny, and packed with twists, friendship, and of course crosswords' Reader review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'An entertaining, funny, exhilarating, complex, fabulous novel' Reader review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'This series just gets better and better' Reader review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️* * * *A killer is on the loose. The bodies are piling up. And Judith is hiding a deadly secret … Someone from Judith's past has turned up in Marlow and is stirring up trouble. With all the murders that the Marlow Murder Club have had to solve and her work setting crosswords, Judith's been too busy to give her old life much thought. But now it's knocking on her door and won't go away.On top of that, Marlow's celebrities are getting murdered! When a footballer and a thriller writer are found dead, Judith, Suzie, and Becks must untangle a web of scandal to find the killer. But with Judith keeping secrets, the Marlow Murder Club find themselves drifting apart.The pressure is on in more ways than one …Can they find the killer and help Judith in time, or could this be the end of the Marlow Murder Club?* * * *'The best thing since Jerome K Jerome!' Orlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills for Beginners'An unputdownable page-turner … and a plot so ingenious it kept me guessing until the very end' Matt Dunn'Full of unexpected twists and turns … we will be enjoying the mysteries of Robert Thorogood for many years to come' Daily Mail
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The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts
*The Number 2 Sunday Times bestselling author* NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, and Cara Horgan. Season 3 coming in 2026!'Another joyfully ingenious caper from the master of the game, with one of the most satisfying endings I've read in a long time' Louise Candlish, Sunday Times bestselling author'Smart, funny, and packed with twists, friendship, and of course crosswords' Reader review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'An entertaining, funny, exhilarating, complex, fabulous novel' Reader review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'This series just gets better and better' Reader review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️* * * *A killer is on the loose. The bodies are piling up. And Judith is hiding a deadly secret ... Someone from Judith's past has turned up in Marlow and is stirring up trouble. With all the murders that the Marlow Murder Club have had to solve and her work setting crosswords, Judith's been too busy to give her old life much thought. But now it's knocking on her door and won't go away.On top of that, Marlow's celebrities are getting murdered! When a footballer and a thriller writer are found dead, Judith, Suzie, and Becks must untangle a web of scandal to find the killer. But with Judith keeping secrets, the Marlow Murder Club find themselves drifting apart.The pressure is on in more ways than one ...Can they find the killer and help Judith in time, or could this be the end of the Marlow Murder Club?* * * *'The best thing since Jerome K Jerome!' Orlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills for Beginners'An unputdownable page-turner ... and a plot so ingenious it kept me guessing until the very end' Matt Dunn'Full of unexpected twists and turns ... we will be enjoying the mysteries of Robert Thorogood for many years to come' Daily Mail.
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Blood on the Cat
A cosy murder mystery in which a cat helps solve the crime, this is a forgotten Golden Age classic.'Expert sleuthing' - The Saturday ReviewBennet Farr was the richest and most hated man in town, so when he is found dead, the list of those with a grudge grows endless. There's the librarian, the journalist, the schoolteacher, and Bennet's own son, who was struck off the family inheritance just days before Bennet's death.How do catch a killer when everyone in town has a motive? The police are befuddled by the lack of evidence. And in the end, the key to solving the mystery is found not by them but by Bennet's pet cat, Smoky.A lost classic worthy of rediscovery, this cosy mystery will delight any fan of Golden Age detective fiction.
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The Hallmarked Man
'A triumph of storytelling'GuardianTHE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, SEPTEMBER 2025A dismembered corpse is discovered in the vault of a silver shop. The police initially believe it to be that of a convicted armed robber - but not everyone agrees with that theory. One of them is Decima Mullins, who calls on the help of private detective Cormoran Strike as she's certain the body in the silver vault was that of her boyfriend - the father of her newborn baby - who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared.The more Strike and his business partner Robin Ellacott delve into the case, the more labyrinthine it gets. The silver shop is no ordinary one: it's located beside Freemasons' Hall and specialises in Masonic silverware. And in addition to the armed robber and Decima's boyfriend, it becomes clear that there are other missing men who could fit the profile of the body in the vault.As the case becomes ever more complicated and dangerous, Strike faces another quandary. Robin seems increasingly committed to her boyfriend, policeman Ryan Murphy, but the impulse to declare his own feelings for her is becoming stronger than ever.A gripping, wonderfully complex novel which takes Strike and Robin's story to a new level, The Hallmarked Man is an unmissable read for any fan of this unique series.PRAISE FOR THE CORMORAN STRIKE SERIES'A superlative piece of crime fiction' Sunday Times'The work of a master storyteller' Daily Telegraph'A scrupulous plotter and master of misdirection, Galbraith keeps the pages turning . . . Strike and Ellacott remain one of crime's most engaging duos' Guardian'No one can deny [Robert Galbraith, pseudonym of] J. K. Rowling's formidable talents as a crime writer' Daily Mail'Strike is a compelling creation . . . this is terrifically entertaining stuff' Irish Times
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The Widow
'A classic, compulsive, taut and thrilling novel from one of the great storytellers of our time. No one does it better' CHRIS WHITAKERSHE NEEDS A LAWYER. HE NEEDS A PAYDAY.Lawyer Simon Latch is struggling with debt, gambling issues and an impending divorce. But when Eleanor Barnett, an 85-year-old widow, visits his office to secure a new will, it seems his luck has finally changed: she claims she's sitting on a $20 million fortune and no one else knows about it.Once he's hooked the richest client of his career, Simon works quietly to keep her wealth under the radar. But it's a terrible mistake. Hidden secrets have a way of being found out, and when Eleanor is hospitalised after a car accident, Simon realises that nothing is as it seems.As events spiral out of control, he finds himself on trial for a crime he swears he didn't commit: murder.The Widow is classic Grisham courtroom drama combined with a confounding murder mystery that will enthral his legion of fans. 💥350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films: JOHN GRISHAM IS THE MASTER OF THE LEGAL THRILLER💥 'Grisham has two great qualities: he knows his stuff and is a born storyteller' DAILY MAIL
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Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries
Fourteen impossible mysteries from the masters of the Golden Age detective story.'Lock your door and enjoy' - KirkusLocked-room mysteries have baffled and delighted readers for generations. They present the reader with a seemingly impossible crime - a body found inside a windowless room that's been locked from the inside, for example - before revealing an ingenious and satisfying solution.This unique collection features fourteen of the most puzzling locked-room mysteries from some of the finest writers in the genre, including household names like John Dickson Carr, Ellery Queen, and Cornell Woolrich.Selected by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, this book takes the reader on an unforgettable journey into the Golden Age of mystery writing, promising hours of entertainment for armchair detectives young and old.'Superb . . . This is a perfect introduction for those new to this particular subgenre' - Publishers Weekly
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The Murder at World's End
Downton Abbey meets Knives Out in the gripping new crime series from the bestselling author where an unlikely sleuthing duo - an under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogerian - hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world.'A tantalising whodunnit with some of the funniest dialogue I've read in a while' JENNIE GODFREY'Ingeniously plotted and highly addictive. Fans of P G Wodehouse will enjoy this!' ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG'A joy from start to finish. This is crime writing at its best' JANICE HALLETTCornwall, 1910. On a remote tidal island, the Viscount of Tithe Hall is absorbed in feverish preparations for the apocalypse that he believes will accompany the passing of Halley's Comet. The Hall must be sealed from top to bottom - every window, chimney and keyhole closed off before night falls. But what the pompous, dishonest Viscount has failed to take into account is the danger that lies within... By morning, he will be dead in his sealed study, murdered by his own ancestral crossbow.All eyes turn to Stephen Pike, Tithe Hall's newest under-butler. Fresh out of Borstal for a crime he didn't commit, he is the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. His unlikely ally? Miss Decima Stockingham, the foul-mouthed, sharp as a tack, 80-year-old family matriarch. Fearless and unconventional, she relishes chaos and puzzles alike, and a murder is just the thrill she's been waiting for.Together, this mismatched duo must navigate secret passages, buried grudges and rising terror to unmask the killer before it's too late...
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The Fish and Chip Shop Detectives and the Campervan Murder
'A perfect easy reading escape that transports you to Cornwall, with lush descriptive writing that keeps you hooked to the end' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A fabulous cosy crime read with everything you would expect from the genre... I highly recommend it' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎣It's been a busy summer for the Fish and Chip Shop Detectives as they get drawn into their next investigation, hook, line and sinker... 🎣 The bustling streets of Mousehole are home to Robbins' Fish and Chip Shop, where Maggie and Ryan dish up the best fried goods Cornwall has to offer - and solve a crime or two. When a villager is found dead, Maggie and Ryan rapidly find themselves deep in a new mystery. But as the case unfolds, it becomes clear that something strange is simmering beneath Mousehole's serene surface. The enigmatic owner of the chip shop, Mr Robbins, is nowhere to be found. And when Maggie and Ryan search his campervan home, they find it already unlocked and completely ransacked... Where is Mr Robbins? Is his disappearance linked to the murder? As the fish and chip shop detectives face a boatload of questions, can they catch the killer before someone winds up dead? Don't miss the next instalment in the Fish and Chip Shop Detective Agency Series, perfect for fans of Peter Boland and Clare Chase!Readers are obsessed with The Fish and Chip Shop Detective Agency Series:'An instant must-read series' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Well this was simply fantastic. It was everything I was looking for in a small town cozy murder mystery' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Had me hooked from the first page' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Truly addictive' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I'm eagerly awaiting the next book in this series. It will go to the top of my To-Be-Read pile!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I LOVED this book. It's clever, fun and a great cozy' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Well written and compelling, it kept me guessing and having fun' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Fish and Chip Shop Detectives Forty-eight-year-old Maggie is a lover of puzzles. When she's not working at Robbins' Fish and Chip Shop, she can be found on her sofa, nursing a cup of tea and solving the latest mystery thrown at the detectives in Death in Paradise, Midsomer Murders and more. Maggie's found a firm friendship with Ryan, a newcomer to Mousehole. When he's not busy sleuthing, Ryan enjoys nursing a pint at The Mariner pub. Together, Maggie and Ryan serve the best fish and chips - and solve crimes as The Fish and Chip Shop Detectives. The Setting Mousehole is a picturesque fishing village in Cornwall, known for its scenic harbour, winding streets, and tiny sandy beach. It's also home to Robbins' Fish and Chip Shop, the only chippy in town. Tourists and locals alike enjoy a battered cod whilst admiring the calm waterfront. And if you want a side of gossip with your food, make sure you get to the chip shop at exactly 6 o'clock, where you'll find local pensioner Harry, who is always up for a natter...
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Actually, I'm a Corpse
The new wickedly funny and clever murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories.'The perfect thriller - transporting you to a point in time through exquisite period details, peculiarly beguiling characters and immediate page turning events. The sort of book you dream of writing!' TOM ALLEN______________1973. Hours after a mysterious phone call is made to the police, a train pulls into Sunderland station with a dead body on board.Cause of death: strangulation. Victim: unknown. Witnesses: none.Undeterred by this baffling set of circumstances, newly promoted Police Sergeant Aline James vows to crack the case and prove her critics wrong. But when her famously ruthless investigation tactics yield no results, she is forced to seek help from two unlikely allies: unassuming assassin John Brown and calamitous actor Tony Davies.As bodies pile up, can this unusual trio thwart a devilishly complex plot, before one of them, actually, becomes a corpse?______________Praise for the Actually Murders . . .'Sinister and hilarious. Great fun' SUN'Dark, witty . . . had me racing for the end' JANICE HALLETT'[A] smart, funny and deftly executed page turner' GUARDIAN'Extraordinarily fun and oh-so-gripping' i PAPER'Funny, and so very, very clever . . . the most fun I've had reading a book in a long time ' M. W. CRAVEN'Wonderful' IAN MOORE
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The Samurai Detectives. Volume 1
Shogun meets Sherlock Holmes! Over 24 million copies have been sold of this beloved samurai adventureIt has been half a year since Akiyama Daijiro became a samurai; half a year since he left his father Kohei - once the most skilled swordsman in the land - to set up his own blade school by the cool of the river. Ever since, amid the swaying bamboo groves, he waits patiently for his first disciple.But his serenity is soon disrupted by the visit of a mysterious samurai with an unhonourable offer: in exchange for a vast sum of gold, he must attack and injure the daughter of the Shogun's most senior counsellor. Troubled by the proposal, Daijiro, alongside his father and Mifuyu, a female warrior without match, soon set out into the underworld of Edo-era Japan to uncover the conspiracy, before quickly finding themselves embroiled in a series of increasingly perilous adventures . . .Widely considered to be the greatest work by Shotaro Ikenami, the master of Japanese historical fiction, The Samurai Detectives is a twisting, page-turning portrayal of one of the most intriguing, evocative periods in the history of Japan.
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My Grandfather, the Master Detective
The heartwarming, award-winning Japanese sensation, My Grandfather, the Master Detective is an affectionate, cosy whodunit - and a story of living your days to the fullest. Perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.There used to be a café called Mon Cheri at Nishi Waseda, where members of the Waseda Mystery Club spent day after day frothing in excitement over the latest mystery novels. Now, one former member is enlisted by his granddaughter to solve real-life mysteries . . .As a lover of classic crime stories, it's perhaps no surprise that twenty-seven-year-old schoolteacher Kaede encounters everyday mysteries more often than your average person. Solving them is another matter, though, and the person she always heads to for guidance is her beloved grandfather - who, despite having dementia, retains a keen sharpness of mind.From impossible locked-room murders to confounding missing person cases, the granddaughter and grandfather team 'weave stories' in master-and-apprentice fashion. Together, they get to the bottom of case after case. But, all the while, a shadow slowly closes in on Kaede, posing a more insidious threat . . .Filled with charming characters and steeped in references to classic crime - from Christie to Chesterton to Poe - My Grandfather, the Master Detective is a touching, charming mystery by Masateru Konishi. For fans of The Thursday Murder Club. Translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai, winner of the Lindsley and Masao Miyoshi Traslation Prize 2025.
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie's most daring crime mystery - an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd', with its legendary twist, changed the detective fiction genre for ever.Poor Roger Ackroyd. He knew the woman he loved had been harbouring guilty secret. And then, yesterday, she killed herself.But guilty secrets rarely stay secret. Who had been blackmailing her? Had it really driven her to suicide? Sadly, Roger Ackroyd wasn't going to live long enough to find out…Solving the Queen of Crime's most twisty mystery just got even more fiendish in this gorgeous new hardback collector's edition - with the final solution sealed in an envelope at the back of the book!Can you crack all the clues and catch the killer before you unseal the ending?
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The Cut Throat Trial
Full of twists you won't see coming, The Cut Throat Trial is an edge-of-your-seat courtroom drama from the No. 1 bestselling Secret Barrister. And you have a front row seat.'An astute, empathetic, and satisfyingly twisty read' - Sarah Vaughan'Excellent . . . brilliantly executed. Closest I've felt to being in court since I left the bar' - Harriet Tyce'A diamond class legal thriller . . . I loved every moment' - Janice HallettIt is one of the biggest trials of the year. Three seventeen-year-old boys are accused of the brutal murder of an elderly teacher on New Year's Eve. Each boy denies it. Each points the finger at the other two. But they can't all be innocent.The three defence barristers have only one job: to persuade the jury that their client is not guilty. But they're up against a prosecutor who needs to win the case, no matter the cost.Written by a criminal barrister with an expert insider's knowledge, The Cut Throat Trial is an unputdownable legal thriller.
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Murder in the Midday Sun
As dusk falls on an English summer, a detective interviews a stranger with a sinister story to tell. Among the sands of an Egyptian desert, a tourist buys a souvenir which is not quite as it seems. On the sparkling waters of the Scilly Isles, a boating trip turns deadly. It might be the height of summer, but in the midday sun - it's murder. These ten tales of murder, mystery and mayhem make for perfect beach reading - in the latest addition to a series that has sold over 250,000 copies. 'With Cecily Gayford in charge, we are on safe ground' Daily Mail
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Silent Bones
THE POWERFUL NEW THRILLER IN THE KAREN PIRIE SERIES, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES'Beautifully structured, witty and twisty' ANN CLEEVES'A perfect crime novel' KATE MOSSE'Powerful, moving and wise' HARLAN COBEN'Full of humour, heart and trademark twists' CHRIS WHITAKER'A corkscrew twist at every turn' DAILY MAILThe truth is buried just beneath the surface . . .When torrential rain causes a landslide on a motorway in Scotland, it reveals a crime scene: someone hid a body in the tarmac eleven years before. Journalist Sam Nimmo had been the prime suspect in the murder of his fiancée when he disappeared, and now DCI Karen Pirie and her Historic Cases Unit must find out who buried him, and why.Meanwhile, in Edinburgh, new evidence reopens a closed case and the accidental death of a hotel manager starts to look like murder. But what did Tom Jamieson's book club have to do with his demise - and what will they do to keep their secrets?Karen and her team begin to untangle a web of lies, one that connects their murder cases with Scotland's rich and powerful. They will be tested to their limits - and possibly beyond . . .'Blends procedural tension with eerie rural isolation' I PAPER'Showcases the agile plotting that makes this among the best crime fiction series today' IRISH TIMES'Fiendishly elaborate plotting [and] it's fun to read too' SCOTSMAN
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