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DI Sam Winter is pulled into the abduction of Barnaby and Marina Harkness, taken while their father—MSP Chris Harkness—sat in a Holyrood committee room, doing his best to shield a billionaire from a financial scandal that could bring them both down. Harkness wants the police kept close enough to look cooperative and far enough away to be useless. The press want access. And the powerful men circling the family want the whole thing to disappear quietly.

'Masterful . . . superior entertainment that makes most other novels of suspense appear dull and slow-witted by comparison' Publishers Weekly What should have been a simple pick-up turns into a day-long nightmare for Bad Sam Chapman. When an operational catastrophe puts a gun in the hands of a...

Book 4 in the Rivers of London series, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch. A mutilated body in Crawley. Another killer on the loose. The prime suspect is one Robert Weil - an associate of the twisted magician known as the Faceless Man? Or just a common garden serial...

Brought to you by Penguin. You’ve won the house of your dreams. It’s about to become a nightmare… A gripping twist-filled thriller from the bestselling author of Message Deleted. For fans of T.M Logan, Gillian McAllister and Lisa Jewell. When Merri and Dev buy a ticket on the last day of a...

After putting a stop to one of Edinburgh's most notorious serial killers 3 years ago, DCI Liam Brodie is known as a man who can handle - and solve - the hardest of cases. When a child's bones are unearthed beneath the floorboards of an old house in Fife - the same house where his girlfriend, psychologist Ruth Calder, grew up as a foster daughter - Brodie uncovers a tangled web of lies and jealousy.

A violent encounter forces Kane to emerge from a life in hiding, where he had hoped his wife and children would be safe. He must go on the run and fight for the lives of those he holds most dear. The forces out to kill him are skilled, well-armed, and his former colleagues in the Mjolnir Agency, a black-ops shadow section of MI6.

Cal Lovett's sister, Margot, has been missing since he was a child. When Marc Dubois, The Woodland Killer, learns of Cal's true-crime podcast, Finding Justice, he invites Cal into his cell to talk. Dubois has famously refused to speak about his crimes, so why has he asked Cal to meet with him? And why does Dubois know so much about him?

When the matriarch of a rich Seattle family dies under suspicious circumstances, private investigator Thomas Austin is on the case. This time, the suspect list is easy.

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, and Cara Horgan. Season 3 coming in 2026! ‘I want to be Judith Potts when I grow up’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Comedy, thrilling, suspenseful. It was a brilliant read’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A deftly plotted, funny...

READ BY ARDAL O'HANLON. ‘This is delicate storytelling with wit and charm: quite wonderful’ DAILY MAIL The first in a warm, witty and wonderfully twisty new mystery series from much-loved Irish actor, writer and comedian Ardal O’Hanlon - perfect for fans of Graham Norton, Richard Osman and...

Manche Fälle verschwinden nicht. Sie verstummen nur – bis jemand beginnt, die falschen Fragen zu stellen. Seit einem Jahr ist Mia wie vom Erdboden verschluckt. Kein Motiv, kein Täter, keine Spur. Nur eine Akte, die längst Staub ansetzt. Für die Behörden ist sie abgeschlossen. Für Pit ist...

A body in the library. Four likely suspects. One visually-impaired seventy-something sleuth. The second book in Jinny Alexander's delightful Mrs Smith's Suspects series. On an ordinary Tuesday morning in the library, Sally Smith's Book Club is enjoying a classic Whodunnit novel. Then one of the...

Uncork the second irresistible mystery in the Bottle Bank series... 🍷 THE BLOOD VINE 🍷 In which a perilous secret rooted in the vineyard compels Barclay Flint to unmask a killer determined to defy death itself. SERIES PRAISE: 'An outstanding cosy crime debut. Death by Noir is the sparkling...

As Swedish midsummer casts its endless light over a quiet university town, a series of murders reveals darkness behind its polished façade. When a young woman is found brutally assaulted, a white lilac clasped in her hand, Chief Inspector Sara Vallén is drawn into a case that soon becomes painfully personal. The victim's link to a notorious abuser makes it clear this is no random act. Suspicion turns to Evert Karlesson, known for cultivating the rare white lilacs found at the crime scene. Until he, too, is found murdered. Does someone want to cleanse the town of its silent sins?

It is 1792, and the ruthless Reign of Terror during the French Revolution is in full swing: waves of aristocrats are being ordered to be executed daily, and the fear of bloody massacres is at an all-time high. Enter eccentric English dandy, Sir Percy Blakeney, who is far more than what meets the eye. Under the guise of his alter ego – the quick-thinking, masterful swordsman, the Scarlet Pimpernel – Blakeney has made it his duty to free the incarcerated from their guillotined fate.

A body staged to look homeless pulls Detective Inspector Tracy Collier into a case that feels all too personal. As more victims surface, someone is dragging her back to a past she's desperate to keep hidden. With a killer closing in and a therapist uncovering her darkest secrets, Tracy must face what she ran from—before it destroys her.

En Puentezara, un pequeño pueblo donde todos creen conocerse, la muerte de una anciana durante las fiestas patronales rompe la aparente tranquilidad para siempre. Lo que en un primer momento parece un fallecimiento natural pronto se convierte en un inquietante caso de asesinato cuidadosamente planificado. La jueza Inmaculada Alday y su equipo se enfrentan a una investigación que destapa secretos enterrados durante décadas, viejas heridas familiares y conexiones que atraviesan generaciones y países.

In una giornata di metà settembre, al largo di Bari, il mare restituisce i corpi di due giovani, da poco fidanzati. Insieme ad altri amici, approfittando del clima invitante, erano usciti per una gita in barca e per delle immersioni subacquee nei pressi di un relitto, ma l’allegra escursione...

Detective Kim Stone knows from the moment she looks down on Ashley Reynolds that this is no ordinary crime. No one has a bad word to say about this loving wife and mother. So why did someone murder her, and wait to make sure she was dead? Ashley was a social worker, and some claimed she tore families apart. But her husband is also acting strangely, planning to take their daughter and leave town. Did the threat to her come from home or work?

***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR*** **OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE** Her 3 o’clock just became a murder case... When a body is found near Beachy Head, the police chalk it up to suicide — a tragic but not uncommon end in these parts. But local psychotherapist Patricia...