Classic crime and mystery fiction

A Thorn in the Rose

Samantha Lee Howe

Former army mechanic Mel Greenway uncovers a body in the gardens of the decaying Avonby estate, dragging her into a web of secrets, lies, and old resentments. As tensions rise with Inspector Derrin Bradley—her former lover turned investigator—Mel races to solve the mystery before a killer silences her for good.

A Poisoning at Castle Gloaming

Kay Blythe

The second in the 1920s set Jemima Flowerday mystery series is a story of false identities and imposters.

Serial Killer Support Group

Saratoga Schaefer

AMAZON EDITOR’S MONTHLY PICK FOR THRILLERSBARNES AND NOBLE BEST PAPERBACKS PICKWhen Cyra Griffin’s younger sister is murdered by a serial killer, Cyra knows better than …

A Deadly Inheritance

Jane McParkes

An architect returns to the small Cornish town where she grew up to fulfil her godfather’s legacy and find murder, in this first of the already successful Olivia Wells Mysteries.

Deadly Treasures

Jane McParkes

The second in the already successful cosy Cornish crime series with an green twist – previously self-published – featuring eco-architect Olivia Wells.

Robert B. Parker’s Hot Property

Mike Lupica

Robert B Parker

‘Spenser’s back with a vengeance’ Best Thriller BooksSpenser investigates a case that hits dangerously close to home in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker’s …

Murder in Moonlit Square

Paul Waters

First in a colourful, charming new series set in Delhi, featuring an Irish nun and an Indian hotelier.

Birds, Strangers and Psychos

Maxim Jakubowski

A thrilling anthology of 30 original stories paying homage to Alfred Hitchcock’s legacy of suspense. Featuring renowned authors like Lee Child and Ian Rankin, the collection reimagines Hitchcockian themes of ordinary lives disrupted by peril and psychological intrigue, offering a modern tribute to the master of suspense.

The Devil Raises His Own

Scott Phillips

A masterful Western noir set in 1916 Hollywood, The Devil Raises His Own dives into the dark origins of the film industry.

Photographer Bill Ogden runs a portrait studio on the fringes of seedy Los Angeles, joined by his granddaughter Flavia, fleeing her violent past. As the shadowy “blue movie” scene thrives, a string of grisly murders pulls them into a web of danger and deceit.

A gripping noir thriller with unforgettable characters, it’s Boogie Nights meets The Big Sleep in the era of silent films and early Hollywood.

CrimeFest

Adrian Muller

Twenty electric new crime stories have been commissioned specially to celebrate the sixteenth and final year of CrimeFest, described by the Guardian as ‘one of the fifty best festivals in the world’. A star-studded international group of authors has come together in crime writing harmony to provide a killer cocktail worthy of devouring.

Cold Justice

Leigh Russell

The stakes have never been higher for Geraldine Steel.When Alice Lewis is found murdered, the case becomes personal for DI Steel, as Alice was the …

Murder at Merry Beggars Hall

Kay Blythe

This delicously funny first in a new series of country house murder mysteries is full of period Twenties flavour and introduces feisty dressmaker Jemima Flowerday.