"Four strangers on a train. An unlikely introduction: 'Actually, I'm a murderer.' It is 1973 and the lives of four people are thrown into turmoil when sharing a carriage with an unremarkable little man with glasses, on the night train back to Newcastle. By the...

"For twenty-four-year-old Jane, finding love in New York City is even harder than making it as a playwright. So, when Jane meets Colin, a sweet software engineer, she can't believe her luck: they're perfect for each other. Even when Colin breaks off their...

"Retired nurse, avid gardener, renowned cake maker and fearless sleuth Miss Hortense has lived in Bigglesweigh, a quiet Birmingham suburb, since she emigrated from Jamaica in 1960. She takes great pride in her home, starching her lace curtains bright white,...

"A real estate agent's suicide sends shockwaves through the idyllic town of St. Denis, leading Bruno, Chief of Police, to suspect that there's more to this tragedy than meets the eye. When Bruno receives a call reporting a motionless figure in a car parked...

"At the beginning of the twentieth century, as America grapples with forces of human and natural violence more powerful than humanity has ever seen, Bessie Holland yearns for the love that she has never known. She finds a soulmate and mentor in a brilliant but...

"One train. No stops. A deadly game of survival and revenge..."--Cover.

"Called The Mediterranean Flower for its beauty, Split has a complex history that is perhaps best explored within a mystery. In 1989, beautiful Silva doesn't come home. Young cop Gorki Sain discovers that she isn't what she seemed - she dabbled in drugs and...

"DS Liz Moorland is hunting her father and at last there is an end in sight. The team at Operation Nobody is focused on finding him and solving a puzzling old double murder, but are the two cases connected? The sprawling and neglected estate once owned by a...

"When a body is discovered at a stadium used by a college athletics squad, Darac cedes leadership of an ongoing case to investigate. Who is the victim? Why were they killed? Who could have performed such a brutal act? As the list of suspects grows and the...

"At home in Devon, Kitty is attending a ball at the very grand Markham Hall. With celebrations in full swing and everyone kitted out in their glad rags, Kitty and Matt enjoy the champagne. But the next morning, the party feels well and truly over when Kitty...

"Her father was one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. Now Detective Margot Phalen must face a chilling possibility: what if it runs in the family? ... As the daughter of notorious serial killer Ed Finch, Margot has spent decades escaping...

"She seeks the truth, not revenge... As a teenager, Samantha Price helped bruised and bloody classmate Nate Bennet disappear after his father's violent attack. Fifteen years later and now a private investigator, she hunts Nate down in Tennessee, needing his...

A merciless wilderness. A harrowing attack. A desperate escape... When a tragic accident sidelines Miley's dreams of Olympic gold, she takes a summer job at a mountain guest lodge. The Frank Church Wilderness is remote, but it's the perfect place to train and...

"Nestled among the trees of a gorgeous country estate, Hideaway House is the perfect place for a holiday - complete with roof terrace, cosy fireplace and four-poster bed. It's been a labour of love for charismatic Duncan Blake, who shot to fame thanks to his...

"When the body of a celebrity author, recently returned to the Isle of Skye seemingly to live out his remaining days, is found on Staffin Beach, D.I. Duncan McAdam is left with a mystery to solve. The circumstances of his last days along with his death prove...

"When the famous novelist Mira Wallacz goes missing at the festival devoted to celebrating her work, the attendees assume the worst - and some hope for the worst. Ten years after the festival, Geneva Finch, an ideal reader, sets out to discover the truth about...

"Sibling rivalry has never been deadlier... When Daisy Kennedy risked everything to rescue her twin sister, Lily, from the clutches of a ruthless gang, she thought it would finally mend the cracks in their fractured relationship. But Lily sees it differently....

"London, 1929. Selby Bigge is a bank clerk by day and a denizen of the capital's queer underworld by night, but he yearns for a life that will take him away from his ledgers, loveless trysts and dreary bedsit in in which his every move is scrutinised by a nosy...

"When single mum Lola Martinez's son, Luca, starts school, she feels that she'll never fit in with the yummy mummies in the playground. Confident, married to wealthy men, with ample free time, they are everything she isn't. However, Lola is invited into the...

"The Rowling sisters have always been people you can understand. People, like all of us, with past indiscretions and secrets, hopes and futures. And now, they have all come home. The eldest, Kate, a tomboyish and slightly wayward lawyer, has just returned to...

"It's not going well for NE Division: half the force is off sick, all leave has been cancelled, someone has firebombed a migrant hostel and there's a massive climate change protest march happening this Saturday. With officers dropping like flies, Detective...

"Inspector Mehmet Süleyman is on holiday in Romania when his distant cousin calls. Nurettin Süleyman has bought the Wooden Library, an ancient building in Istanbul once owned by their ancestor. He needs help cataloguing its priceless contents and who better...

"1963: At the stark and isolated modernist mansion of controversial political philosopher Richard Acklehurst, the glittering annual New Year's Eve party has not gone quite as planned. Considered a genius by some, and something far darker by others, by the end...

"1919 - The truth has never been in such short supply. Ex-flying ace James 'Max' Maxted's attempt to uncover the secret behind the death of his father, Sir Henry Maxted, has seemingly ended in failure - and his own death. Unaware of Max's fate, the team...

"Santosh Wagh quit his job as head of Private India after harrowing events in Mumbai almost got him killed. But Jack Morgan, global head of the world's finest investigation agency, needs him back. Jack is setting up a new office in Delhi, and Santosh is the...

"An atmospheric novel about the disappearance of Anna, 15, on a cold night in a small town in the Italian mountains close to the Slovenian border. Vogel, a policeman specialising in murder cases, has two suspects: a lonely literature professor who could be...

"Travelling in her Hispano-Suiza accompanied by her trusted companion Dot, her two daughters Jane and Ruth and their dog Molly, Phryne Fisher is off to Queenscliff. She'd promised everyone a nice holiday by the sea with absolutely no murders, but when they...

"Sarah is so happy to have moved from the city to her husband's small hometown. James was strangely reluctant at first - but she convinced him their little cottage is the perfect place to settle down. The perfect place to give their six-year-old son a new...

"DI Jade Tanner is finally allowing herself to be happy. She's got a new relationship and is balancing being a single mum and heading up the Complex Crimes Unit. But her team aren't doing so well. Petra has made yet another relationship misstep and DS Mo Uddin...

"September, 1940. As the Blitz takes its nightly toll on London and Hitler prepares his invasion fleet just across the Channel in occupied France, Britain is full of talk about enemy agents. Suspicion is at an all time high and no one is sure who can be...

"Caroline twitches aside her curtains to see the new family moving in. A mother - beautifully dressed in expensive clothes - and two young children. Where is her husband, she wonders? And why are they moving in to the smallest house on the street? They really...

"Party girl Henrietta Weller wakes up one morning in a dumpster behind a bar in Minneapolis' notorious north side with no memory of how she got there. She hires Taylor and his partner Sidney Poitier Fredericks to get answers. And revenge. 'So there's no...

"ONE HIJACKED BUS. Jessa, new driver of school bus 315, is desperate for her first week to go smoothly, or her lies on the job application might get uncovered. Meanwhile, twelve-year-old Sage is itching to get home after another exhausting day of watching over...

"Detective Bernadette Callahan's honeymoon cruise is marred by unexplained passenger deaths. As the ship cruises from Singapore to Sri Lanka, Bernadette is convinced someone on board is responsible. The ship's security is powerless to investigate, so...

"Detective Callahan is sent on a mission to find the one man who might have an answer to North America's rising temperatures. Bernadette must work through the madness of governments falling apart and popular uprisings to find a clue to stop the acceleration of...

""Mother May I" Iverson has spent the past twenty years building a massively successful influencer empire with endearing videos featuring her five mixed-race daughters. But the girls are all grown up now, and the ramifications of having their entire childhoods...

"Thirty-year-old Charlotte James, better known to her mystery fans as C.J. Barrett, decides to take a break from writing her popular Steve Sheppard mystery series. Leaving New York City, she moves back to her hometown of Austin to wind down, recuperate, and...

"Artist Nick Morris is in picturesque Piacenza, Italy to teach at an art retreat. A delightful gig, if only his budding artists weren't so . . . dramatic! Between the heartbroken, dying and just plain cantankerous, Nick's got his work cut out. Especially with...

"After a spine-chilling summer in The Bahamas, Jessie Madison jumps at the chance to join the FBI Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team. Seven elite divers are trying to reach a World War II plane stranded at the bottom of the sea, close to the stunning...

"A relative newcomer to Lily Dale, the quirky New York lakeside village populated by spiritual mediums, young widow Bella Jordan doesn't have time to believe in supernatural entities. She has enough to tackle, what with running Valley View guesthouse,...

"London, 1895. Former Baker Street Irregular Timothy Badger and his partner in detection Benjamin Watson are in a spin: the eminent Dr John H. Watson has been kidnapped! The physician was enjoying a glass of sherry at his Baker Street residence before being...

"Layla is taking her new life one day at a time from the Lake Pinecrest Trailer Park she now calls home. Being alone is how she likes it. Simple. Uncomplicated. Though try telling that to the group of local ladies who are in relentless pursuit of Layla as...

"Saint-Sauver, home to Richard Ainsworth and Valerie d'Orcay's detective agency, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its town twinning with Anglethorp Spa in Lincolnshire. Events are planned, a huge brocante, street parties and the centrepiece, an...

"When Kansas sweetheart Maggie Lathrop is crowned the winner of America's most popular dating show, her life is transformed overnight. Suddenly, Maggie has it all- a gorgeous husband, an immaculate Los Angeles mansion, and an entourage of glamorous friends....

"One song. One killer. No encore. Mia Cordova's world imploded when her father was shot dead in front of her while singing a karaoke classic. The police insisted that his death was the result of a random barroom brawl - an open and shut case - but when, years...

"Hampstead County Police Department is embroiled in scandal after corruption at the top of the force was exposed. Cleared of involvement and returned to active duty, Detective Sergeant Casey Wray nonetheless finds herself at a crossroads when it becomes clear...

"Simmy is four months pregnant, working partly from home and partly from her Windermere florist shop when her husband Christopher asks her to take flowers to Eleanor Padgett. Eleanor has helped him in his auction house, as she is an expert in antique textiles....

"When one of their own is found unconscious in the boot of her car, Scotland's Sierra Leonean community is cast into a state of shock. And the young woman's death a few days later sparks a murder investigation. Though Hawa Barrie lives on the fringes of that...

"The streets of East London teem with different languages, cultures and religions. Private investigators Lee Arnold and Mumtaz Hakim are well-versed in the community's tensions, the sad day-to-day reality that includes the desecration of graves at Plashet...

"Attending your best friend's wedding should be a piece of (wedding) cake, but not for bestselling mystery author Eleanor Dash. Because murder seems to follow her every time she goes on holiday - and is her uninvited plus-one to this special occasion......

"Newly widowed beauty entrepreneur Vivi Savidge's fortieth birthday is fast approaching, and she plans to celebrate it at the Palazzo Stellina, a historic former convent in the foothills of the Italian Alps run by disgraced chef Marco Bianchi and his elderly...

"Pete never wanted another child. Before baby Erin was born, they were happy. If Natalie hadn't got pregnant, he would never have done what he did. Natalie knows things have been difficult since the surprise arrival of Erin. Life with Pete and their two other...

"A missing violinist. A rising flood. A race against time. Intrigue, music and danger collide in Whisky Valley... After nearly being murdered last year, Rose McHugh battles anxiety as she uses her investigative skills to find her son's best friend, a famous...

"Madison March is the perfect wife, with the perfect family and the perfect life. She spends her days baking sourdough and picking vegetables from the garden while watching her children play in the fields surrounding her Montana homestead. Dinner is always on...

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer . . . Nate and Layla, Jude and Sophie. They've been a four for as long as they can remember: fancy dinners, dancing 'til dawn . . . Even living and working together. So when Nate and Layla suddenly quit their...

"Twelve years ago, Noah Palmer was the fourth victim of the Box Hill killer, a serial killer who has never been caught. Now, a young woman is involved in a shooting in central London. Her DNA shows a familial match to the Box Hill cold case. Detective Rob...

"A spate of brutal stabbings. An ambitious young detective. A killer hell-bent on revenge. A father is found dead in his posh West London home. Stabbed to death. By somebody who couldn't stop. There are seven or eight puncture wounds. There's no time to relax...

"They shot everyone. His friends, his colleagues, the woman he loved. And then they vanished into the night. But they left one clue. A clue by which he knows he can track them to their lair. And when he gets there, he's going to kill them all. Or die in the...

"His worst nightmare is back ... As a brutal winter takes hold of the Lake District, a prolific serial killer stalks the fells. 'The Stranger' has returned and for DS Mark 'Heck' Heckenburg, the signs are all too familiar. Last seen on Dartmoor ten years...

"A vicious serial killer is holding the country to ransom, publicly - and gruesomely - murdering his victims. When a man is burnt alive on a bonfire, it seems like a tragic Guy Fawkes Night accident. But with the discovery of a young couple on Valentine's Day...

"Even sleepy, picturesque coastal towns have their secrets. Welcome to Solva, where a burned-out car, a corpse, and a hauntingly precise execution greets a morning walker. DCI Evan Warlow faces a case steeped in fear and the worst of modern crimes. As clues...

"She knows what she saw. But can she prove it? After my relationship breaks down, I agree to house-sit my brother Dexter's posh apartment whilst he's out of the country. It will give me some much needed head space. Sitting on the balcony one sweltering...

"Ray Eke has always found peace in his job, collecting litter for the city council. Until the day he finds the brutalized, bloodless body of a girl on his round. He recognizes her immediately too. Lauren Pascoe went missing three years before. It's also clear...

"Carly Savage has lost the two people she loved the most - first her father and then Jack, local gangland boss and love of her life, was brutally attacked and died in Carly's arms. Grief has changed her. Carly's sisters Jane and Rose are worried she may never...

"Dan Garvie can't move on from a thing he didn't do. He saw the boy. He knew he needed help. But he ran and hid - and a terrifying serial killer got away. Years later, Dan is a successful criminal psychiatrist, unpicking the very darkest of human behaviour....

"Welcome to the Crazyhouse. Where unwilling contestants play the game of death. The north of England is rocked by two horrifying but bewildering crimes: a 600,000 drugs heist, the couriers and the buyers all slain. And the abduction of an entire stag party, a...

"Robin knew Paul wasn't perfect, but he believed they were lucky to have found each other. When Paul suggests a month in Morocco, where he once lived and worked, Robin reluctantly agrees. Once there Robin finds herself acclimatizing to its wonderful...

"Pamela Paterson and Bettina Fraser of Arborville's Knit and Nibble group investigate the suspicious death of fiber artist Ingrid Barrick, unraveling clues tied to nature-themed sketches, a canceled tapestry exhibit, and a contentious neighbor to uncover the...

"Three cozy novellas that take place on St. Patrick's Day include the tale of a killer green milkshake at a New Jersey luncheonette and another murderous milkshake that takes out a wedding guest on a ferry trip to Inis Mór."--Provided by publisher.

"With the houses of Arborville, New Jersey, decked out in festively frightening decorations, it's easy to mistake a real dead body for a fake. But Pamela and Bettina are alerted by the screams of teenage trick-or-treaters to the corpse next door. Their...

"They're coziest of wintertime accessories ... unless, of course, they become accessories to murder! USA Today bestselling author Carlene O'Connor teams up with Maddie Day and Peggy Ehrhart for a holly jolly Christmas collection of seasonal stories, as their...

"Joni Ackerman was tired of being invisible. It's been five years since Joni Ackerman tipped the antifreeze into her husband's cocktail. Five years since he was found dead at the bottom of the stairs. Five years since she got away with murder. At first, Joni...

"When Mary Newcombe dutifully returns to Cape Cod with her twelve-year-old son to celebrate Christmas with her adoptive mother, Birdie, the only part of the trip she looks forward to is digging beach clay for pottery to stoke her beloved kiln. But while she's...

"In 1908 Alabama, precocious young Benjamin Carter brings deadly consequences down upon his father's head when he dares to use a white drinking fountain instead of the 'colored' one. With his fierce and protective older brother Jasper, Ben escapes Alabama,...

"Accused of the murder of his former lover, Korean War veteran Sam Monroe is forced to abandon his job as an assistant district attorney and fight to clear his name. Sam Monroe thought his steamy love affair with Manhattan socialite Laura Nielson was dead and...

"After ten years as a national park ranger in Oregon, Makalani Pahukula is back on Kaua'i for her grandmother's birthday. Having been gone for so long, Makalani finds the disconnect with her people and her struggles have never been more profound. Neither has...

"As an undercover operative for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II, Evelyn Bishop routinely embarked on deadly missions. By contrast, civilian life should be simple. Yet Evelyn, now back in Los Angeles, struggles with the responsibility of...

"Odelia Babel, CEO of a sustainable fashion empire, is about to marry for the second time--to a man twenty-five years her junior. Asher Bach is the thirty-something designer of Odelia's luxury clothing line, the darling of every high-fashion journalist, and...

"When Abby sets foot on Isla Colel, she isn't sure what--if anything--she'll find. She only knows that she needs to see the place where her fiancée, Eszter, died to try and make sense of the tragic accident. The island is nothing like Abby expected: Though it...

"June is always beautiful on Mackinac Island, which is why Allie chose this month for her wedding to police officer Rex Manning--definitely Mackinac Island's finest in more ways than one. But if her mother has her way, that's the last choice Allie will get to...

"Kill your secrets... Volunteer Virginia Beach firefighter Alayna Curry used to pride herself on saving lives. But now, determined to conceal her part in an arson-for-insurance scam gone bad, she's using her skills to have the scheme's leader, Tim--her...

"Sarah Grayson, secondhand store owner, and her clever rescue cat Elvis are right on the tail of a criminal... Summer is around the corner and Sarah is making sure the store is stocked and ready for tourist season. But while the weather's heating up, Sarah...

"Marguerite Gray is a lifestyle icon known for her garden parties, high-end business ventures, and being the muse behind the famous Serge Kuhnert painting, Marguerite by the Lake. Her presence is overpowering, her taste, legendary. For the last few years,...

"Jessamine Bricker loves a plan. Contingencies and pros and cons lists are her love language, and because of that, her proposal planning business is thriving. But with rising rent costs, she jumps at the chance to plan a proposal between her snobby high school...

"Do you trust the couple next door? When Lena overhears a conversation between her next-door-neighbours she thinks she must have misheard. After all, the Morgans are a kind, retired couple who have moved to a suburban street in Bristol where nothing ever...

"August 1816. England is in the grip of what will become known as the Year Without a Summer. Facing the twin crises of a harvest-destroying volcanic winter and the economic disruption caused by the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the British monarchy finds itself...

"As much as master roaster Clare Cosi adores coffee, the landmark shop she manages won't survive if she doesn't sell enough of it. So when the Village Blend's customer traffic grinds to a halt, she turns to her staff for creative ideas, and the Writer's Block...

"When Dr. Gul Delani receives a call in the middle of the night from the Sindh police, she thinks they may have finally found her niece, Mahnaz--a precocious, politically conscious teenage girl who went missing three years prior. Gul has been racked with grief...

"The email message that lands in Billie Hope's inbox seems like a gift from the universe. For $100 she can purchase a spacious Victorian home in Juliana, Georgia, a small town eager to boost its economy in the wake of the pandemic. She can leave behind her...

"After slipping 150 years into the past, modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson has embraced her new life in Victorian Scotland as housemaid Catriona Mitchel. Although it isn't what she expected, she's developed real, meaningful relationships with the...

"It was meant to be a celebration. A team sleepover in the school gymnasium: movies, pizza, hot chocolate. I walk among the girls, checking they're ok. They collect in groups and giggle, play truth or dare. Then there's Evie. Always the outsider, just like I...

"Feathers, diamonds, showgirls, oh la la... Paris is everything Opal Laplume could dream of. But she wasn't expecting to be cast as the lead detective in a murder case... Paris, 1930. The Honourable Opal Laplume has just started working as a seamstress in the...

"Venice, 1959: As Flora and Jack step onto the beautiful, historic streets of Venice, they vow to put sleuthing aside to finally enjoy their honeymoon. But on their very first sun-soaked morning, whilst enjoying sparkling wine and mouthwatering pastries,...

"Emily: It's been a long time since my best friend Ava stopped speaking to me. But I knew I'd find a way back in. When I hear that her daughter won't sleep at home because of a burglary on the street, I offer to swap houses for a while. Ava is so grateful. And...

"England, 1941: When Jane Treen is summoned to her boss's office at the end of a long day, she smooths down her tweed skirt and makes them both another strong pot of coffee. Brigadier Remmington-Blythe slides a folded copy of the evening newspaper towards her,...

"The wife: My hands shake as I hand Mark his coffee, his rich caramel eyes heavy after another sleepless night. I know he's hiding something, and it's bad. But then again, so am I. Under our bed there's an envelope containing a secret that would turn our lives...

"On a normal Wednesday afternoon, Judge Scott Sampson is preparing to pick up his six-year-old twins for their weekly swim. His wife Alison texts him with a change of plan: she has to take them to the doctor instead. So Scott heads home early. But when Alison...

"Six months ago, London nightclub owner Josh Reynolds was found dead. Ruled a suicide, the police investigation was closed. Then a young man, awaiting trial for armed robbery, tells his guards that Reynolds was murdered, and that he has information to share....

"The bridesmaid: Toasting the newlyweds on a remote Scottish island, Sarah watches her friends anxiously. As the groom affectionately touches his new wife's stomach, she shudders to think what will happen if the secret comes out... The friend: With her...

"It's the summer of Brexit, and in a seedy hotel room on the South Coast of England, Chenevix Meredith finds his old comrade Henry Plumm murdered in the bathtub. Piecing together their shared history, Meredith looks back at the years they spent in Dublin half...

"England, 1598. Queen Elizabeth's successor remains unnamed. The country teeters on a knife edge. When a young heiress is found murdered at the theatre, the Queen's spymaster Robert Cecil calls upon former agent Sophia de Wolfe to investigate. A cryptic note...

"Lawrenceton, Georgia, may be a growing suburb of Atlanta, but it's still a small town at heart. Librarian Aurora 'Roe' Teagarden grew up there and knows more than enough about her fellow townsfolk, including which ones share her interest in the darker side of...

"Young, feisty, and beautiful, heads turn wherever Danica Campbell goes, even if she only has eyes for her fiance, Ricky Fyfe. He might be thirty years older than her, but his job as a big-time club owner in Glasgow means he can afford to give Danica the life...

"Amateur sleuth Maisie Cooper had hoped for a peaceful weekend at Sunny View guesthouse, when she finds herself amidst another mystery. She had received a puzzling letter from owners of the guesthouse, Russell and Audrey, asking for her help. A shocking...

"Captain Jim Agnihotri and Lady Diana Framji return to India as they investigate a murder amidst colonial Bombay's complex hierarchy in March's fourth mystery. In 1894 colonial India, Lady Diana's family has lost their fortune in a global financial slump, but...

"For the first time in print, Skin and Bones features a collection of eight gripping original short stories in the bestselling Mike Bowditch series - including one brand new, never-before-published story - from Edgar-award nominated author Paul Doiron."--

"Katie lives a quiet life. She likes her small Derry neighbourhood. She likes her job as a barmaid at O'Reillys. And she loves her daughter, Hope. But everything changes when she is approached by two detectives. They want Katie to tell them the things she...

"When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to 'kill thirteen innocents and one guilty' in 'an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man', Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think. Are...