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'A brilliant, shrewd, satirical novel - gimlet-eyed, funny, very clever and a searchingly profound look at the state of this strange country of ours' William Boyd'My comfort read: anything by Jonathan Coe' Bob Mortimer ---Post-university life doesn't...

Start right here! Discover the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and become obsessed with one of the most popular crime series in Britain.'Galloway now seems as real as Marple and Morse' The Times'I've never before read a crime novel in which archaeology and...

The top 10 Sunday Times bestseller NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES on Drama and UKTV Play 'I love the audacity of the Marlow gang, those ladies sure know how to live' Reader review ...

'Satisfyingly intriguing' Faith Martin 'J.M. Hall has mastered the warmth of a perfect modern cosy crime with all the twists and turns that go with it. I really enjoyed it!' Hannah Hendy ...

The world's greatest detective, Hercule Poirot - legendary star of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile - puts his little grey cells to work solving a baffling Christmas mystery. 'The main danger,...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES on Drama and UKTV Play 'I want to be Judith Potts when I grow up' Reader review 'Read the whole thing in one day . . . I was hooked. It had me laughing to myself all day. Would recommend'...

'My favourite series' Val McDermidDCI Nelson has been receiving threatening letters telling him to 'go to the stone circle and rescue the innocent who is buried there'. He is shaken, not only because children are very much on his mind, with Michelle's...

WNNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY. The shadow of the Second World War looms dark over the third chilling mystery for Dr Ruth Galloway. Some buried secrets shouldn't be uncovered.'A melancholy setting, an eerie discovery, a lone investigator.....

Date with Justice, the ninth novel in Julia's Chapman's witty and engaging Dales Detective series, sees Delilah's brother under suspicion of murder. Can Delilah and Samson prove he's innocent? The Dales Detective Agency is on the brink of closure.Samson...

24 advent calendar doors. 23 clues. And 1 killer to catch before Christmas . . . a deviously clever, classic murder mystery for the festive seasonFor fans of Janie Hallett and Peter Swanson's The Christmas Guest 'Fun and diverting, with a plethora of...

Agatha Christie's seasonal mystery thriller in a sumptuous Christmas hardback Special Edition. 'There is, at Christmas, a spirit of goodwill. People who do not feel amiable are putting great pressure on themselves to appear...

When a depressed, alcoholic single mother disappears, everything suggests suicide, until her body is found on the lava fields. Icelandic Detective Elma and her team are thrust into a perplexing, chilling investigation in book two in the award-winning,...

The snow is thick, the phone line is down, and no one is getting in or out of Warbeck Hall. With friends and family gathered round the fire, all should be set for a perfect Christmas, but as the bells chime midnight, a mysterious murder takes place. Who...

THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES.YOU KNOW WHO'LL LOVE RECEIVING THIS FOR CHRISTMAS? EVERYONE! ----------'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny' Marian Keyes'So smart and funny...

THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES.YOU KNOW WHO WILL LOVE RECEIVING THIS FOR CHRISTMAS? EVERYONE!----------'Full of Osman's trademark charm, insight and intelligence' Lee Child'Tender, hopeful and...

THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES.YOU KNOW WHO'LL LOVE RECEIVING THIS FOR CHRISTMAS? EVERYONE!----------'Moving, hilarious, brilliantly suspenseful' Jeffery Deaver'A thing of joy' Kate...

Richard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B&B in the fictional Val de Follet in the Loire Valley. Nothing ever happens to Richard, and really that's the way he likes it. One day, however, one of his older guests disappears, leaving behind a...

Cloaked strangers and danger abound...Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are coming to the end of another busy half term as dinner ladies at Summerview Secondary school. The school is abuzz with chatter about the upcoming break, the local harvest...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES on Drama and UKTV Play 'I was hooked from the first page, wonderful' Reader review, 'Brilliant, brilliant book . . . this was one of the best books I've read in a long time' Reader review, ...

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet againA Bird in the Hand is the first novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.In England's...

THE INSTANTLY ICONIC NO. 1 BESTSELLER'Devotees of Midsomer Murders and Agatha Christie's Miss Marple stories will feel most at home here' Guardian'I've been waiting for a novel with vicars, rude old ladies, murder and sausage dogs... et voila!' Dawn...

The book that topped the international online poll held in Agatha Christie's 125th birthday year to discover which of her 80 crime books was the world's favourite. 1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier...

WINNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY. A bullet-ridden body is unearthed from a buried WW2 plane - but the body isn't from WW2. Dr Ruth Galloway must discover who the victim was, and who put him there, in this atmospheric mystery for fans of Val...

DO NOT DISTURB. WHODUNNIT IN PROGRESS... 'So many twists and turns' 'Full of such charm! 'Had me gripped from the beginning' _______________ DO NOT DISTURB...

THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MURDER BEFORE EVENSONGCANON DANIEL CLEMENT IS BACK...It's been a few months since murder tore apart the community of Champton apart. As Canon Daniel Clement tries to steady his flock, the parish is joined...

THE PERFECT CURL-UP READ FOR CAT LOVERS*** Includes a sneak preview from the author's new bestseller, The Goodbye Cat *** 'Bewitching... as self-possessed and comforting as - well, a cat' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'A book about kindness and love, and how the...

The Murders at Fleat House is the suspenseful and utterly compelling crime novel from the author of the multimillion-selling The Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley.'A cleverly woven mystery to savour' - Sunday ExpressThe sudden death of a pupil in Fleat...

Historical crimes involving a Victorian child killer may hold the key to several contemporary deaths in this macabre outing for Dr Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves.'Told with a deepening sense of the...

The first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series, The Kamogawa Food Detectives is perfect for fans of Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop and Toshikazu Kawaguchi's Before the Coffee Gets Cold...

A gruesome discovery at an old children's home lays bare terrible secret's from Norwich's past in the second gripping mystery for Dr Ruth Galloway.'The setting is enticingly atmospheric . . . a really intelligent murder story' IndependentDr Ruth...

'Fabulous, cosy, mystery... Wonderful... Absolutely perfect for fans of Richard Osman!' NetGalley Review Introducing the three unlikeliest sleuths you'll ever meet... Every...

The murder of women priests in Norfolk's spooky shrine town of Walsingham draws forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway into a thrilling new adventure. 'Ever-more ingenious detective stories with a powerful sense of place' The TimesWhen Ruth's friend...

The third Jackson Brodie novel, winner of Richard & Judy's Best Read: literary crime from the number-one bestselling author of Big Sky and Transcription.'An exhilarating read. Her wry humour, sharp eye for the quirks of human behaviour and subtle...

The sweeping long-lost novella, now available in paperback for the first time in 40 years, alongside recently rediscovered short story 'The Lost One', from the original queen of romantic suspense 'Total heaven' Harriet Evans 1879. Lanzarote. A wealthy...

'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CURRENT CRIME SERIES' Val McDermid'A FIVE-STAR THRILLER' Daily Express'GOOD WRITING AND CLEVER CHARACTERISATION' Red MagazineBoiled human bones have been found in Norwich's web of underground tunnels. When Dr Ruth Galloway discovers...

THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE 2022 CWA JOHN CREASEY NEW BLOOD DAGGER ONE MURDER. FIFTEEN SUSPECTS. CAN YOU UNCOVER THE TRUTH? There is a mystery to solve in the sleepy town of Lower Lockwood. It starts with the arrival of...

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again.Come Death and High Water is the second mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series...

Agatha Christie's seasonal mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash...

When murder strikes close to home, Dr Ruth Galloway is determined to find justice - without ending up in the firing line herself.'One of the most cinematic finales in recent crime fiction' Daily TelegraphDr Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist, spends a...

Retired schoolteachers and amateur sleuths Liz, Pat and Thelma have a brand-new mystery to solve in this witty tale - perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Robert Thorogood Curious white envelopes have been...