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Knit One, Heist One

Knit One, Heist One

Donna Moore

At Janus Lodge, Sylvia Abercrombie and her feisty, foul-mouthed friends face eviction by a shady developer. To save their home, they launch a secret knitwear empire with a scandalous twist – but as sales soar, secrets surface, and Sylvia’s ex looms nearby, the gang must pull off the ultimate heist. Hilarious, heartfelt, and full of mischief, this tale proves age is no barrier to adventure.

The Trial of Katterfelto

The Trial of Katterfelto

Michael Redhill

A true and faithful account of the trial and punishment of the esteemed Dr Gustavus Katterfelto, the greatest natural philosopher who ever lived.

Robert B. Parker’s Big Shot

Robert B. Parker’s Big Shot

Christopher Farnsworth

Robert B Parker

Police Chief Jesse Stone goes up against Ramsey Devlin, a corrupt hedge fund billionaire determined to destroy him. After Jesse arrests Devlin for drunk driving, the tycoon uses his wealth and political clout to make Jesse’s life hell. But when Devlin disappears and blood is found in his mansion, Jesse is suspended and branded the prime suspect. To clear his name, he must uncover the truth before he’s the one behind bars.

A Nest of Wasps

A Nest of Wasps

Mark Ezra

Former spy Felicity Jardine is caught up in the long tentacles of an operation at the Greek Embassy in the 1980s, in this gripping new spy thriller by the author of A Sting in her Tale.

Consider the Ravens

Consider the Ravens

Cressida Downing

This debut crime novel, the first in a series, set on the Holy Island of lindisfarne in the late 15th century is atmospheric, suspenseful and richly evocative.

You Know What You Did

You Know What You Did

K. T. Nguyen

WINNER OF THE AGATHA AND ANTHONY AWARDS

‘An unsettling domestic thriller’ The Telegraph

When artist Annie Shaw’s mother dies, her long-suppressed OCD returns, and her intrusive thoughts begin coming true. After a patron disappears and Annie wakes beside a dead body with no memory, she must face her mother’s buried past and the darkness within.

Poison and Peacocks in the Dales

Poison and Peacocks in the Dales

Maria Malone

The second smalltown mystery featuring Police Dog Wilson and Police Sergeant Ali Wren in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales.

World’s Edge

World’s Edge

James Sallis

James Sallis’ World’s Edge presents five masterful novellas exploring fractured societies, human resilience, and the fragile intersections of morality and survival. Sallis’s prose, as sharp as it is evocative, captures the nuances of his dystopian and near-future settings, resonating with themes of dislocation and identity. Widely regarded as a pivotal voice in contemporary US fiction, Sallis’ stories draw readers into a world both intimate and unyielding, where existential questions lurk beneath stark, elegant narratives.

Phantom At The Feast

Phantom At The Feast

Tony White

PHANTOM AT THE FEAST marks the return of the complex and compelling London policeman Detective Sergeant Rex King.

The Interpreter’s Secret

The Interpreter’s Secret

Andrew Rosenheim

A tense and elegant literary thriller about power, peril, and the truths politicians dare not speak. A State Department interpreter witnesses a secret pact between Washington and Moscow and flees to England, only to find himself hunted on all sides. With nothing but a cryptic red-ink note as proof, he must expose a conspiracy that threatens global stability.

Flight of the Turner

Flight of the Turner

Samantha Lee Howe

A tense locked-room mystery set in a crumbling country estate, this novel blends classic whodunnit suspense with sharp social commentary. When a priceless Turner vanishes during a private dinner party, Mel must uncover the thief before her in-laws return—while hiding her worsening illness and navigating simmering class resentment, old betrayals, and a fraught reunion with estranged lover Derrin.

Birds, Strangers and Psychos

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.

Hattie Breaks a Leg

Hattie Breaks a Leg

Patrick Gleeson

The third in the cosy backstage mystery series that readers are loving.

Two Little Liars

Two Little Liars

Michelle Harrison

What happens when the mob turns? Psychological suspense with a witchcraft element, and the first adult novel by a bestselling, award-winning children’s author.

The Yacht

The Yacht

Kayte Nunn

It’s all aboard a cruise to die for in this destination thriller set aboard a super luxury superyacht by the author of The Palazzo.

Maria La Divina

Maria La Divina

Jerome Charyn

A dazzling portrait of Maria Callas—La Divina—whose voice, passion, and defiance transformed opera and fame, but left her tragically alone in the end.