Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives

A Deadly Affair in the Dales

Maria Malone

Meet Sergeant Ali Wren and her trusty companion Officer Police Dog Wilson, a springer spaniel with a nose for trouble, in this first in warm new crime series set in the Yorkshire Dales.

Hattie Brings the House Down

Patrick Gleeson

Get ready for a thrilling backstage ride in the world of theatre as seasoned stage manager Hattie embarks on a new production at London’s Tavistock pub theatre. Here, the drama doesn’t just occur on stage.

Revenge Killing

Leigh Russell

THE NEW NOVEL FROM ONE OF THE UK’S FAVOURITE CRIME WRITERS WITH OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD.

Robert B. Parker’s Broken Trust [Spenser #51]

Mike Lupica

Spenser investigates the past secrets of an elusive tech billionaire in this latest instalment of Robert B. Parker’s beloved series, and the first written by celebrated writer Mike Lupica.

Never Walk Away

Nick Triplow

As DS Max Lomax digs into the death of a senior civil servant, he is forced to turn to the people he once infiltrated and betrayed for help.

Every Hidden Thing

Ted Flanagan

Big city politics, nasty secrets, a dirty cop, and a deranged sociopath set the stage for a riveting journey deep into the urban jungle.

Robert B. Parker’s Bad Influence

Alison Gaylin

Boston PI Sunny Randall investigates the dark side of social media in this new thriller. Sunny must learn new tricks – and call old friends – to stop a killer.

Robert B. Parker’s Revenge Tour

Mike Lupica

Robert B. Parker’s PI Sunny Randall’s newest case hits close to home in ways she never expected in her latest thrilling investigation….

This Train

James Grady

This Train races us through America’s heartland, carrying secrets. There is treasure in the cargo car, along with an invisible puppeteer. There is a coder named Nora, Mugzy, the yippy dog, and Ross, the too-curious poet. On board, it’s a countdown to murder……

Shifty’s Boys

Chris Offutt

Army-cop-turned-small-town-investigator Mick Hardin returns to the Kentucky hills in this second vividly atmospheric thriller from acclaimed literary crime novelist Chris Offutt…

Robert B. Parker’s Bye Bye Baby

Ace Atkins

Boston PI Spenser takes on a new case in this next installment in Robert B. Parker’s iconic New York Times bestselling series….

American Sherlocks

Nick Rennison

Sherlock Holmes is the most famous of all fictional detectives but, across the Atlantic, he had plenty of rivals. Between 1890 and 1920, American writers created dozens and dozens of crime-solvers. This thrilling, unusual anthology features stories about 15 of them, including Professor Augustus SFX Van Dusen, ‘The Thinking Machine’,…