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The collector by Fiona Cummins

The collector

Fiona Cummins

It's time to go back to the beginning. A psychopath with a sinister obsession. A troubled teenager training as his apprentice. The search for Clara Foyle - and the detective desperate to find her. From Fiona Cummins, The Collector is the gripping,...

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A wedding for the bomber girls by Vicki Beeby

A wedding for the bomber girls

Vicki Beeby

At RAF Fenthorpe, instrument repairer Thea is helping her sister, Pearl, plan her wedding alongside fellow WAAF and maid of honour Jenny. A misfit amongst the women on the base, though, Thea is struggling to get others onboard. When Flight Sergeant Fitz makes...

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Baptiste by David Hewson

Baptiste

David Hewson

France, 1977. Baptiste is an intelligent but somewhat naive detective, sent to work in Clermiers, a town filled with corruption. A girl goes missing, presumed dead after bloody clothes are found close to an illicit party near an abandoned chateau. Baptiste...

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Private Monaco by James Patterson

Private Monaco

James Patterson

The clock is ticking. To save her life, you must take another. When Jack Morgan is invited to the luxurious Monaco coast to set up a new Private office, it seems like the perfect opportunity to relax in an iconic destination. But the vacation is quickly cut...

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Profile K by Helen Fields

Profile K

Helen Fields

He's going to kill you. He just doesn't know it yet. What would you do if you found a killer? Would you run? Would you hide? Or would you face your greatest fear? Midnight Jones is an analyst trained to understand the human mind. But everything changes when,...

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Bloodshed on the boards by Judy Leigh

Bloodshed on the boards

Judy Leigh

There is excitement in the air as the travelling theatre arrives in Seal Bay. When The Spriggan Travelling Theatre Company arrives in Seal Bay to perform a Cornish version of King Arthur the locals flock to be entertained. But for Morwenna Mutton, sexagenarian...

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Rites of spring by Anders De la Motte

Rites of spring

Anders De la Motte

Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Rites of Spring is Scandi-crime at its best from a master storyteller. Southern Sweden: Beautiful countryside, endless forests, coastal walks, dark days - and even darker nights. But beneath the beauty...

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The Christmas murder game by Alexandra Benedict

The Christmas murder game

Alexandra Benedict

THIS CHRISTMAS IS TO DIE FOR . . . LET THE GAME BEGIN Lily Armitage never intended to return to Endgame House - the grand family home where her mother died twenty-one Christmases ago. Until she receives a letter from her aunt, asking her to return to take part...

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The traveller and other stories by Stuart Neville

The traveller and other stories

Stuart Neville

Bringing together thirteen unsettling tales from one of Northern Ireland's bestselling crime authors, The Traveller & Other Stories (re)introduces readers to characters who have haunted the pages of Stuart Neville's novels. With a Foreword by John Connolly,...

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Trial and retribution V by Lynda La Plante

Trial and retribution V

Lynda La Plante

The skeleton of a teenage girl is found under the patio of a North London house. Superintendent Mike Walker is assigned to investigate, but is unhappy about working on a low profile case, especially with the ex-boyfriend of his current partner, Pat North.

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The art of death by David Fennell

The art of death

David Fennell

"London's latest art installation is a real killer . . . An underground artist leaves three glass cabinets in Trafalgar Square that contain a gruesome installation: the corpses of three homeless men. With the artist promising more to follow, newly-promoted...

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Geiger by Gustaf Skördeman

Geiger

Gustaf Skördeman

The landline rings as Agneta is waving off her grandchildren. Just one word comes out of the receiver: 'Geiger'. For decades, Agneta has always known that this moment would come, but she is shaken. She knows what it means. Retrieving her weapon from its...

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Widows by Lynda La Plante

Widows

Lynda La Plante

The groundbreaking thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama and the basis for Steve McQueen's major motion picture. WIDOWS is a fast-paced heist thriller with an all female cast you won't forget Facing life alone, they turned to crime together A security van...

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The unwilling by John Hart

The unwilling

John Hart

"Set in the South at the height of the Vietnam War, The Unwilling combines crime, suspense and searing glimpses into the human mind and soul in New York Times bestselling author John Hart's singular style. Gibby's older brothers have already been to war. One...

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The pact by Amy Heydenrych

The pact

Amy Heydenrych

A gripping and chilling suspense novel about the deadly intentions of office life, for fans of Lesley Kara's The Rumour and Michelle Frances' The Temp. What if a prank leads to murder? When Freya arrives at her dream job with the city's hottest start-up, she...

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Trial and retribution VI by Lynda La Plante

Trial and retribution VI

Lynda La Plante

When a woman is snatched from a wood, Inspector Superintendent Pat North seizes control of her first major enquiry - one that appears to be over before it begins, when a local sex offender quickly confesses. With no body and inconsistent statements, North and...

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Seekers by Lynda La Plante

Seekers

Lynda La Plante

Susie and Stella have nothing in common, except for the fact that they're married to the same man - private detective Mike Hazard. When Mike suddenly disappears, the women discover his double life. The two women soon find out that Mike is keeping more secrets...

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The last guest house by Caroline Mitchell

The last guest house

Caroline Mitchell

Guest House Rules. No smoking in the rooms. No loud music. No phones No leaving your room after 9pm DC Nicola McKenna is meant to be resting following her last case, so she lets her boyfriend to take her to the Isle of Skye for the weekend. But what's meant to...

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The stranger in the asylum by Alys Clare

The stranger in the asylum

Alys Clare

London, April 1882. When cool-headed Phyllida visits the World's End Investigation Bureau to offer a curious case concerning her fiancé, proprietor Lily Raynor is intrigued - and privately excited. Phyllida's fiancé, Wilberforce, is currently in an asylum in...

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Maxwell's zoom by M. J. Trow

Maxwell's zoom

M. J. Trow

When asked about when it all began, Peter Maxwell would always say that it was at breakfast one day, when his son said, 'It says in the news that bats are giving people colds'. At that point, that was all anyone thought. Nolan was worried about the Count and...

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Death holds the key by Alexander (Novelist) Thorpe

Death holds the key

Alexander (Novelist) Thorpe

Western Australia, 1928. Out on the Tolhurst farmstead, Detective Constable Hartley is working on his very first assignment, looking into reports of a mysterious prowler. Suddenly he is startled by three gunshots ringing out. Investigating the noise, he...

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Murder in Regent's Park by Christina Koning

Murder in Regent's Park

Christina Koning

1929. Blinded war veteran Frederick Rowlands has escaped the bustle of London to establish a secure life for himself and his family in the countryside. But everything is about to change when an old friend, Chief Inspector Douglas, asks for his assistance in...

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The kitchen by Simone Buchholz

The kitchen

Simone Buchholz

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues investigate the murders of men with a history of abuse towards women...as a startling, horrifying series of revelations emerge. When neatly packed male body parts wash up by the River Elbe, Hamburg...

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The gathering by C. J. Tudor

The gathering

C. J. Tudor

In a small Alaskan town, a boy is found with his throat ripped out and all the blood drained from his body. The inhabitants of Deadhart haven't seen a killing like this in twenty-five years. But they know the culprit must be one of the Colony, an ostracized...

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The vanishing of Joni Blackwood by Lisa Rookes

The vanishing of Joni Blackwood

Lisa Rookes

Joni Blackwood is my best friend. She was there for my first crush, stood beside me at my wedding and messy divorce, watched my daughter grow up. So when she suddenly goes missing on All Gallows' Eve, I'm first to raise the alarm. People outside the village...

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Whale Fjord by Michael Ridpath

Whale Fjord

Michael Ridpath

Iceland 1940. Britain invades Iceland. Lieutenant Tom Marks is a British officer tasked with defending Whale Fjord. He meets Kristín, a young widow from a nearby farm, who has a small son. Tom is smitten. Iceland 2023. Inspector Magnus Ragnarsson is called to...

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Death flight by Sarah Sultoon

Death flight

Sarah Sultoon

Argentina, 1988. Human remains are found on a beach - a gruesome echo of when the tide brought home dozens of bodies thrown from planes during Argentina's Dirty War. Flights of death, their passengers known as the Disappeared. INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNE reporter...

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Murder at the mill by T. A. (Trevor A.) Belshaw

Murder at the mill

T. A. (Trevor A.) Belshaw

January 1939. When young Amy Rowlings meets Detective Sergeant Bodkin at the scene of a robbery on the way to work at The Mill, she is blissfully unaware of how much her life is about to change. She is drawn into the murky world of murder when the body of...

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Cheater by Karen Rose

Cheater

Karen Rose

Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick finds herself standing over a dead body in the Shady Oaks retirement centre. Frank Flynn has been stabbed and his room ransacked. Kit recognises Frank from the San Diego Police Department. Had the former detective been...

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Every smile you fake by Dorothy Koomson

Every smile you fake

Dorothy Koomson

Profiler and therapist Kez Lanyon is shocked when she finds a baby on the backseat of her car, with an unsigned note asking her to take care of him. Kez has a pretty good idea who the mother is - Brandee, a popular social media star with a troubled background,...

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What happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline

What happened to the Bennetts

Lisa Scottoline

Jason Bennett is a suburban dad whose life takes a horrific turn. He is driving his family home when a pickup truck begins tailgating them. Suddenly two men jump from the pickup and pull guns on Jason, demanding the car. A horrific flash of violence changes...

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The innocents by Bridget Walsh

The innocents

Bridget Walsh

The Variety Palace Music Hall is in trouble, due in no small part to a gruesome spate of murders that unfolded around it a few months previously. Between writing, managing the music hall and trying to dissuade her boss from installing a water tank in the...

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The household by Stacey Halls

The household

Stacey Halls

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, highly anticipated new novel, inspired by real historical figures and events. London, 1847. In a quiet house in the countryside outside London, the finishing...

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The four by Ellie Keel

The four

Ellie Keel

We were always The Four. From our very first day at High Realms. The four scholarship pupils. Outsiders in a world of power and privilege. It would have made our lives a lot easier if Marta had simply pushed Genevieve out of our bedroom window that day....

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The secret keepers by Tilly Bagshawe

The secret keepers

Tilly Bagshawe

The beautiful bastide at Beaulieu-sur-Mer has always been an idyllic retreat for the Challant family, a place of glorious memories and sun-drenched summers. But the summer of 1928 changes everything. One humid, stormy night, a young local boy suffers a fatal...

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Looking good dead by Peter James

Looking good dead

Peter James

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace has to solve a disturbing murder whilst protecting an innocent eye witness in Looking Good Dead by award winning crime author Peter James, read by Daniel Weyman. When a young woman's body is found butchered in Brighton, Roy...

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Still see you everywhere by Lisa Gardner

Still see you everywhere

Lisa Gardner

A remote tropical island. Countless dangerous secrets. No way to call help. Missing persons specialist Frankie Elkin is on an isolated island off the coast of Hawaii. Her mission: to find Lani, the missing sister of a Death Row serial killer known as the...

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Not dead enough by Peter James

Not dead enough

Peter James

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace thinks he's found a serial killer, but not everything is as it seems in Not Dead Enough, by award-winning crime author Peter James, read by Daniel Weyman. A beautiful socialite is dead. Roy Grace's leading suspect, her...

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Murder takes root by Rosie Sandler

Murder takes root

Rosie Sandler

This time, she's been commissioned by Lady Clara of Ashford Manor to restore the stately gardens to their former glory. But the estate is suddenly thrown into chaos when a dead body is discovered in one of the rooms. The police rule it as suicide, though...

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Date with justice by Julia Chapman

Date with justice

Julia Chapman

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...

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Killarney by Nikki Mottram

Killarney

Nikki Mottram

When child protection worker Dana Gibson arrives in the sleepy rural town of Killarney, she has one goal in mind - locate the whereabouts of foster child Jayden Maloney and return him to care. What she isn't anticipating is an unexpected attraction to her...

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Sparks of bright matter by Leeanne O'Donnell

Sparks of bright matter

Leeanne O'Donnell

When ambitious apprentice chemist and secret alchemist Peter Woulfe is tasked with caring for a mysterious illustrated book, the Mutus Liber, he quickly realises that the grimy underworld of Georgian London is even more dangerous than he first believed. Soon...

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Dead simple by Peter James

Dead simple

Peter James

Meet Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on his unforgettable first major case by award winning crime author Peter James, read by Daniel Weyman. It was meant to be a harmless stag-night prank. But a few hours later, the groom has disappeared and his friends are...

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Crosshairs by James Patterson

Crosshairs

James Patterson

A killer uses fearsome precision to take out impossible targets. Detective Michael Bennett teams with a shooting expert - a former Army Ranger and sniper with NYPD's Emergency Services Unit. But Officer Rob Trilling seems more comfortable with rifles than he...

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A Sicilian affair by Susan Lewis

A Sicilian affair

Susan Lewis

Some secrets are too devastating to share ... A fresh start where no-one knows her name is exactly what Catie is looking for from her Sicilian escape. When Catie meets handsome Giancarlo, she has stumbled across a love that could last forever ... if only she...

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A calamity of souls by David Baldacci

A calamity of souls

David Baldacci

Jack Lee is a white lawyer from Freeman County, Virginia, who has never done anything to push back against racism, until he decides to represent Jerome Washington, a Black man charged with killing an elderly and wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee...

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A clock stopped dead by J. M. (Jean M.) Hall

A clock stopped dead

J. M. (Jean M.) Hall

Retired teachers Pat, Liz and Thelma are happiest whiling away their hours over coffee, cake and chat at the Thirsk Garden Centre café. But when their good friend Marguerite claims to have uncovered a mysterious charity shop that has since vanished, they...

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The river's edge by Joy Ellis

The river's edge

Joy Ellis

A series of gruesome murders on the Lincolnshire fens. An old enemy from the past. A deadly game of cat and mouse. The peaceful little village of Saltern-le-Fen is buzzing with excitement. A film crew are in town, shooting a new TV police drama, Fen Division...

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The devil's flute murders by Seishi Yokomizo

The devil's flute murders

Seishi Yokomizo

Amid the rubble of post-war Tokyo, inside the grand Tsubaki house, a once-noble family is in mourning. The old viscount Tsubaki - a brooding, troubled composer - has been found dead. When the family gather for a divination to conjure the spirit of their...

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Close to death by Anthony Horowitz

Close to death

Anthony Horowitz

Richmond Upon Thames is one of the most desirable areas to live in London. And Riverview Close - a quiet, gated community - seems to offer its inhabitants the perfect life. At least it does until Giles Kenworthy moves in with his wife and noisy children, his...

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The grazier's son by Cathryn Hein

The grazier's son

Cathryn Hein

When helicopter pilot Stirling Hawley travels to Grassmoor in Victoria's lush Western District to claim an inheritance, he doesn't expect to face a town that hates him. Nor does he anticipate being saved from near-death by glamorous vintage clothing designer...

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How to kill a guy in ten ways by Eve Kellman

How to kill a guy in ten ways

Eve Kellman

Are you on a date that doesn't feel right? Can't shake that creepy guy at the bar? Worried you're being followed home? Message M. After one too many terrifying encounters, Millie Masters sets up a hotline for women who feel unsafe walking home alone at night:...

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The sweet goodbye by Ron Corbett

The sweet goodbye

Ron Corbett

In this thrilling new series from Edgar®-nominated author Ron Corbett, the most dangerous predator in the Maine wilderness walks on two feet--and it is Danny Barrett's job to bring him down.Something is not right in the North Maine Woods. A small family-run...

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Murder checks out by Victoria Gilbert

Murder checks out

Victoria Gilbert

It's not all snowflakes and sugarplums when murder crashes Taylorsford's first Winterfest in the eighth installment of the Blue Ridge Library series, perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Ellery Adams. Returning to her role as an amateur detective is the last...

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The art of love and lies by Rebecca Anderson

The art of love and lies

Rebecca Anderson

A free-spirited artist teams up with a no-nonsense detective to capture a thief who has stolen a priceless Michelangelo painting. Manchester, England, 1857. Rosanna Hawkins is one of Manchester's finest artists, even though no one knows her name. She...

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Dig two graves by Mickey Spillane

Dig two graves

Mickey Spillane

Mike Hammer, the iconic PI created by the master of noir Mickey Spillane, takes on the mob in the first of two gripping final novels for the deadly private eye.Winter, 1969. After a hit-and-run accident nearly kills her mother, Velda learns her father is not...

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Under ground by E. S. Thomson

Under ground

E. S. Thomson

A plague is coming to London. Dreaded more than the Devil himself, cholera - the 'blue death' - spares no one. As fear grows across the city, Jem Flockhart and Will Quartermain are called to the bedside of a dead man, murdered, and with his throat torn out, in...

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The lost boy by Rachel Amphlett

The lost boy

Rachel Amphlett

Run. Don't look back. When a young teenager is stabbed to death at a busy fairground, Detective Mark Turpin is assigned the task of finding the boy's killer. But this was no random murder. Mark knows the victim, and the man who ordered his death. As he sifts...

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Listen to the marsh by Michael Lindley

Listen to the marsh

Michael Lindley

When a woman is found murdered in the marshes near Pawleys Island, suspects and motives prove elusive as Deputy Alex Frank leads the investigation to find the killer. A quirky new neighbor next to Hanna's beach house on Pawleys Island, and a new partner for...

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The missing maid by Holly Hepburn

The missing maid

Holly Hepburn

London, 1932. When Harriet White rebuffs the advances of her boss at the Baker Street Building Society, she finds herself demoted to a new position . . . a very unusual position. Deep in the postal department beneath the bank, she is tasked with working her...

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Murder under the mistletoe by Liz Fielding

Murder under the mistletoe

Liz Fielding

MEET ABBY FINCH. SHE'S THE BUSY MUM OF THREE, AN EXPERT GARDENER AND THE STAR OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE COZY MURDER MYSTERY. Abby Finch arrives at the old church hall armed with festive mistletoe and holly, ready to decorate. But within moments of her walking...

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The last light of day by Morgan Greene

The last light of day

Morgan Greene

Two bodies. One survivor. A chilling truth. Detective Jamie Johansson is finally finding normality in Stockholm when a phone call from her estranged mother draws her back to the UK. The bodies of two women have been discovered in the Brecon Beacons, badly...

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A trace of hares by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

A trace of hares

Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

Dr Nell Ward is in the lush, emerald hills of Ireland, to attend the wedding of two dear friends at a picture-perfect farmhouse. But family tensions are running high in the days before the happy couple tie the knot. And when Nell sees a fox kill a hare in the...

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Nosy neighbours by Freya Sampson

Nosy neighbours

Freya Sampson

You can choose your home, but you can't choose who lives next door . . . Twenty-five-year-old Kat Bennett has never felt at home anywhere, especially not in crumbling Shelley House. The other residents think she's prickly and unapproachable, but beneath her...

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The sea captain's wife by Jackie French

The sea captain's wife

Jackie French

You never know what the sea will give you ... or what it will take back. When Mair McCrae follows her island tradition and hunts for a husband cast up on the beach, she has no notion that the naked, half-drowned man she rescues is not just Captain Michael...

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Day one by Abigail Dean

Day one

Abigail Dean

Stonesmere will never be the same again ... When a lone gunman enters a primary school in a beautiful Lake District town, the effects of the tragedy radiate through idyllic Stonesmere with devastating consequences. At the epicentre of the tragedy is Marty,...

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The no. 1 lawyer by James Patterson

The no. 1 lawyer

James Patterson

Stafford Lee Penney is a small-town lawyer with a big-time reputation for winning every case he tries. In his sharp suits and polished Oxford shoes, Penney is Biloxi, Mississippi's number one lawyer and top local celebrity. Just as Penney notches his latest...

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City on fire by Graham (Police officer) Bartlett

City on fire

Graham (Police officer) Bartlett

After losing her sister to a drug overdose, Chief Superintendent Jo Howe is desperate to tackle the world of drugs that consumes the shadowy backstreets of Brighton. Operation Eradicate is her response, deploying undercover tactics to collapse drug circles...

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Out of darkness by Alex Gray

Out of darkness

Alex Gray

DSI William Lorimer and his wife Maggie are taking an extended holiday for the first time in years, and they're looking for an adventure. What better place than Zimbabwe, with its bustling cities and beautiful scenery? Back in Glasgow, PC Daniel Kohi, former...

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One of our own by Lucinda Berry

One of our own

Lucinda Berry

A suicide prevention hotline volunteer answers a call that turns her world upside down in this edge-of-your-seat audio original thriller by the bestselling author of The Perfect Child and The Best of Friends, performed by A.J. Cook (Criminal Minds) and Tessa...

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Bye, baby by Carola Lovering

Bye, baby

Carola Lovering

Every friendship has its shadow...On a brisk fall night in a New York apartment, 35-year-old Billie West hears terrified screams. It's her lifelong best friend Cassie Barnwell, one floor above, and she's just realized her infant daughter has gone missing....

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Murder in the tea leaves by Laura Childs

Murder in the tea leaves

Laura Childs

It's Lights, Action, Murder as tea maven Theodosia Browning scrambles for clues in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. When Theodosia Browning reads the tea leaves on the set of the movie, Dark Fortunes, things go from spooky to...

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Rose/House by Arkady Martine

Rose/House

Arkady Martine

Basit Deniau's houses were haunted to begin with. A house embedded with an artificial intelligence is a common thing: a house that is an artificial intelligence, infused with a thinking creature that is not human? That is something else. But now Deniau's been...

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The bag of secrets by Joy Ellis

The bag of secrets

Joy Ellis

Matt and Liz may have retired from the police, but that doesn't guarantee a quiet life. An abandoned carpet bag full of mysterious handwritten notes. A body in a marshy lagoon. Matt is intrigued when his partner Liz brings home an old carpet bag she found...

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The dead letter delivery by C. J. Archer

The dead letter delivery

C. J. Archer

The discovery of long-lost mail delivers a marriage proposal, a missing person, and a magical mystery.A road trip with Gabe and her friends leads Sylvia to discover more about her mother's veiled past yet throws up several questions, too. The stack of unopened...

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A grave robbery by Deanna Raybourn

A grave robbery

Deanna Raybourn

Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, in this latest historical mystery from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn.Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a...

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Black wolf by Juan Gómez-Jurado

Black wolf

Juan Gómez-Jurado

The highly anticipated sequel to Juan Gómez-Jurado's number 1 international bestseller, Red Queen, featuring Antonia Scott, the most compelling and original detective since Lisbeth Salander. Translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia. Antonia Scott is the...

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A stranger in the family by Jane Casey

A stranger in the family

Jane Casey

Every mother's worst nightmare ... When nine-year-old Rosalie Marshall vanished from her bed one summer night, her disappearance tore her family apart. Now, 16 years later, her mother Helena is found dead, her husband by her side. It looks like a...

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My name was Eden by Eleanor Barker-White

My name was Eden

Eleanor Barker-White

One twin vanished. The other twin remained. Until now ... When her daughter Eden came home from the hospital, Lucy was profoundly relieved. Eden had survived a drowning incident and had no apparent brain damage, no serious injuries, not even a scratch on her....

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Good half gone by Tarryn Fisher

Good half gone

Tarryn Fisher

Iris Walsh saw her twin sister, Piper, get kidnapped - so why does no one believe her? Iris narrowly escaped her pretty, popular twin sister's fate as a teen - vanished long before the cops agreed to investigate. With no evidence to go on but a few fractured...

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The good wife by Gemma Rogers

The good wife

Gemma Rogers

Appearances can be deceiving . . . After a whirlwind romance and three years of marriage, I'd tried to be a good wife. My husband Tom is always watching, controlling my every move. He chooses my clothes, my hairstyle, even instructing what and how much I'm...

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The lucky eight by Sheila Bugler

The lucky eight

Sheila Bugler

When the plane crashed, 160 people perished. Now someone is killing off the survivors. Five years ago, a horrific airline disaster made headlines around the world. On the anniversary of the fatal crash, a number of those who were spared gather to mark the...

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Rings on water by Madeleine Eskedahl

Rings on water

Madeleine Eskedahl

A young woman is found dead at a local beach. Sergeant Bill Granger, the local policeman, is called in to investigate. He had hoped for a quiet off-season. Instead, what seems to be a straightforward case of an unfortunate death turns into a complex web of...

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Bonfire of the calamities by Kim M. Watt

Bonfire of the calamities

Kim M. Watt

Miriam has never exactly seen eye-to-eye with her sister. But when a body's dumped on the doorstep of a Women's Institute meeting and all signs point to Rainbow, Miriam knows her sister's being framed. Going to the police would be the smart move, but Rainbow's...

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A spy alone by Charles Beaumont

A spy alone

Charles Beaumont

Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the 1950s, but no spy ring was ever unearthed at Oxford. Because one never existed? Or because it was never found...? 2022: Former spy Simon Sharman is eking out a living in the private sector. When a commission to...

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Dead wicked by Helen H. Durrant

Dead wicked

Helen H. Durrant

Detectives Calladine and Bayliss hunt for a vicious killer. The first victim is found on waste ground. His tongue has been cut out and stuffed down his throat. Then another body is found dumped in a lake up in the hills. The same gruesome murder method is...

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Eliza Mace by Sarah Burton

Eliza Mace

Sarah Burton

The Welsh borders, 1870s. On the cusp of adulthood, Eliza Mace is battling for her independence. Stuck in a crumbling manor house on the fringe of a small town, she is thwarted by powers that conspire to protect, control and deceive her. But when her father...

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Death on the Lusitania by R. L. (Novelist) author. Graham

Death on the Lusitania

R. L. (Novelist) author. Graham

The ship was doomed before it ever left port. His fate was sealed before he ever stepped on board. From R. L. Graham, Death on the Lusitania is an immersive WW1 historical novel set aboard the ill-fated ocean liner. 'Set on a doomed ocean liner, this engaging...

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Holmes, Margaret and Poe by James Patterson

Holmes, Margaret and Poe

James Patterson

The three detectives make a formidable team, solving a series of seemingly impossible crimes which expose the dark underbelly of the city - from a priceless art theft, high-stakes kidnapping and a decades-old unsolved murder, to a gruesome subterranean prison...

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The lie in our marriage by Anna-Lou Weatherley

The lie in our marriage

Anna-Lou Weatherley

On a warm spring evening, guests gather in a perfectly manicured garden to celebrate Maggie and Len's 25th wedding anniversary. As the joyful party atmosphere disappears into the night, close by, the lifeless body of a young woman is pulled from a river....

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Lost victim by Helen H. Durrant

Lost victim

Helen H. Durrant

After three months off, a gruesome murder throws Detective Rachel King back into the thick of it. But can she cope? The pressures of the job and of being a single mum are taking their toll. It's a horrifying sight. The body of an elderly woman is carefully...

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Dark houses by Helen H. Durrant

Dark houses

Helen H. Durrant

A woman is murdered in an empty house. Within twenty-four hours there is another horrific murder using the same method. The detectives soon deduce that the victims are random but the locations are not. The killer looks for the right house - somewhere he won't...

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Betwixt by Danielle Garrett

Betwixt

Danielle Garrett

One town. Two leading ladies. More magic than you can shake a wand at. Welcome to Beechwood Harbor. Betwixt is a collection of the in-between stories featuring your favorite paranormal pals in Beechwood Harbor. Betwixt Volume Two contains seven short stories...

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First place witch by Danielle Garrett

First place witch

Danielle Garrett

It's the chance of a lifetime, but Holly's not sure she can survive the spotlight's harsh glow. With her potions shop officially open for business, Holly sets off to the San Francisco Haven to compete with the most elite potions masters in the entire country....

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Sleepless city by Reed Farrel Coleman

Sleepless city

Reed Farrel Coleman

"A tour-de-force! The pace is relentless, the plot smart, his new lead character, Nick Ryan, is a hero for the times ... Reed is a brilliant storyteller."--Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling authorWhen you're in trouble, you call 911. When cops are in...

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The antique hunter's guide to murder by C.L Miller

The antique hunter's guide to murder

C.L Miller

Read by Emilia Fox and featuring an exclusive Q&A with the author, C L Miller, and the narrator. A bold, bright and delightful jaunt back to the golden age of detective fiction' Janice Hallett 'A delicious read - who could resist a treasure hunt with murder at...

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Jericho's dead by William (Horror fiction writer) Hussey

Jericho's dead

William (Horror fiction writer) Hus...

Former CID detective Scott Jericho is done with murder. Done with puzzles. Done with the dark rage that seems to haunt him. That is until a vicious serial killer targets someone close to him. Now Jericho is back, his thirst for justice remorseless. But time is...

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The dream home by T. M. Logan

The dream home

T. M. Logan

A FAMILY HOME. A DEADLY SECRET . . . PRE-ORDER THE UNMISSABLE NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE MOTHER, THE CATCH AND THE HOLIDAY Adam and Jess move into a new house with their three young children: a rambling Victorian villa right...

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