Fiction - Crime

Chiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the world's finest literature. Your favorite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colors of these remarkable covers make these titles feel extra special and...

All NEW from bestselling psychological thriller writer Keri BeevisWhen you're a kid, you imagine monsters to have horns and fangs. That they hide under the bed or in the wardrobe. And you believe they can only come after you when it's dark.You don't expect...

A crime boss. His wife. His mistress. And a writer stirring up trouble. In a city where people don't trust the police, Vijay is a man you can turn to for the truth. When an author is shot in the leg by a masked...

Some families have more skeletons in the closet than others . . . A dead woman tied to a chair is found in a crumbling old cottage in the Yorkshire moors. She's been there a long time. Detective Mike Nash investigates. He soon uncovers...

A missing woman.A jilted lover.A baffling murder. Beatrice Pennington lives a seemingly quiet life. Married and middle-aged, she's a part-time librarian and an enthusiastic member of Leek's cycling club.So when her husband Arthur turns up at the police station, frantically claiming Beatrice is missing,...

An isolated house with a terrible past. Is history repeating itself for the new family living there?Holly Stewart moved into Solace House wanting a fresh start for her and her family. She knew the property was cheap because a tragic murder had taken place...

Five skeletons are unearthed on Rat Island, an uninhabited island owned by the Ministry of Defence. Among them are the remains of a woman dubbed 'Quintessa' by the detectives, who was murdered sometime in the 1980s. Then Horton receives a mysterious phone call from...

Detective Inspector Andy Horton is in Guernsey when he receives an urgent call from his friend, Inspector John Guilbert: 'A woman's been found dead on the ferry which sailed from Portsmouth this morning.'She's discovered in her cabin lying face down in the confined space...

You stare hard at the man in the photo, you're sure that's your brother. But he's been dead for years . . . hasn't he?Steve was just four years old when he was told his two-year-old brother Zac had died. Steve remembers his brother's...

Mulled wine, mistletoe . . . and murder? Honey is on the case!It's almost Christmas at the Green River Hotel. Proud owner Honey Driver is navigating the chaos that comes with hosting several Christmas parties. However the sudden murder of one of the guests...

Just before midnight, Mandy is woken by a frantic knocking at the door. It's her ex-husband. Drunk. Again. At that moment her new partner James gets home from work. Mandy hears raised voices. Then a dull, smacking sound. Followed by a sickening crunch ....

Respected Manchester GP Dr Don Halliwell is discovered brutally murdered one cloudy Autumn morning. Shot dead on the front door of his own practice, his shirt soaked in blood. Then his colleague Dr Fraser McKee goes missing. McKee's car is found at his home,...

Honey Driver, owner of the Green River Hotel, is attending the funeral of one of her mother's friends, at the eco-friendly burial grounds Memory Meadow. But before the deceased can be properly laid to rest, another body is found already placed in the grave.The...

Are you seeking an enticing new mystery series, filled with first-rate characters, and breathtaking twists and turns? Then meet Arnold Landon, mild-mannered history buff turned amateur sleuth. "The skilful Mr Lewis has made Arnold Landon an unforgettable character." New York Times Originally published as...

'A gritty powerful story. A must read for fans of gangland crime.' Bestselling author Kerry Kaya.From rags...Single mother Francesca is struggling to get by when an act of desperation leads to her owing a debt to notorious gangland boss, Tony Lambrianu.Tony has his own...

A #1 international bestseller, this atmospheric and breathtaking sequel to the "cerebral, immersive page-turner" (The Washington Post) The Wolf and the Watchman explores the darkness hidden beneath the splendor of 18th-century Stockholm.Stockholm, 1794: A young nobleman, Eric Three Roses, languishes in a hospital as...

A beguiling blend of noir detective story and science fiction perfect for fans of Michael Chabon and Emily St. John Mandel, this unputdownable debut imagines a world where emotions have been weaponized, and a small-town law enforcement agent uncovers a conspiracy to take down...

From internationally bestselling author Katrine Engberg, the series that is a "gripping addition to the Scandinavian crime fiction pantheon" (Oprah Daily) comes to a stunning conclusion as Jeppe K rner and Anette Werner rush to untangle a long-simmering mystery before a brutal killer strikes...

A twisty tale of card sharps and con artists, in a world of magic where secrets are traded and gambled like coin. The Lies of Locke Lamora meets Casino Royale Never stake more than you can afford to lose. When failed magician turned cardsharp...

"A triple-decker banquet honoring the golden age of mysteries and bidding fair to continue it to the present."--KirkusThe Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge is a complexly layered mystery perfect for fans of impossible mysteries inspired by Agatha Christie. Martin Edwards pens the perfect locked-tower puzzle...

Revenge is a dish best served coldWhen an old college friend leading a religious tour in Assisi asks interpreter Rick Montoya to fill in for their guide who's gone missing, Rick is happy to oblige. He's looking forward to seeing his old friend, and...

"Thriller writing of the highest order" --Jon Land, USA Today bestselling author of the Caitlin Strong series"An action fan's dream. Non-stop excitement. Wonderful characters. A terrific locale. And a startling bulletin about how your car is watching you."--David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author...

Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett investigates a mysterious death at a secret remote high-tech facility in this riveting novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C. J. Box.When a prominent University of Wyoming professor goes missing, authorities are stumped. That is, until Joe Pickett...

Review: The hero, "Bones," reminded me in a way of Bertie Wooster (PG Wodehouse). No matter what venture Bones entered, he had a knack of getting out of trouble and actually "winning." His manner of speaking (and his manner of "spelling") amused me. This...

A long shadow looms above her. Then a hand clamps over her mouth and a blade sinks into her back. Blood splatters on the film reel case beside her, and a young life is cut short.Lawyer Matthew Hope gets a call from Carlton Markham,...

When one of your ex-boyfriends dies of poisoning, it is an unfortunate circumstance, possibly a suicide. When three go the same way, it is a disturbing pattern. The wealthy and beautiful Marilyn Hollis turns from a necessary interview to conclude a case to the...

Arriving to visit his son Ala in the heavily Palestinian neighborhood of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Omar Yussef discovers the beheaded body of one of the boy's roommates. When Ala is arrested as a suspect, Omar Yussef must investigate to prove his son's innocence, uncovering...

A cryptic murder pulls a former soldier turned financial analyst deep into the corruption and menace that prowl beneath the opulent world of finance, in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from David Baldacci. Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Presumed Innocent and The Last Trial returns with a riveting legal thriller in which a reckless private detective is embroiled in a fraught police scandal. For as long as Lucia Gomez has been the police chief...

A young lawyer puts aside her sense of justice to succeed at her new firm. A man who values silence is driven to murder by his noisy neighbours. A cheated wife seeks revenge. How do you decide what punishment fits the crime? Our narrator...

'Inspector Ikmen thrillers combine brightly coloured scene setting with deliciously tortuous plots' Guardian INCORRUPTIBLE is the gripping new Istanbul crime thriller starring Inspector Ikmen, 'the Morse of Istanbul' (Daily Telegraph), from award-winning author Barbara Nadel. Not to be missed by fans of Donna Leon....

"Readers who enjoy British procedurals will find this multidimensional, multigenerational case very satisfying." --BooklistThe magnificent Dungeon House and gardens overlook Cumbria's remote western coast with its mix of beaches, dunes, and fells, Roman ruins, and nuclear plant. Twenty years ago, the wealthy Whiteleys called...

Award-winning and bestselling author William Kotzwinkle is back with the second in the darkly comedic Felonious Monk series featuring Tommy Martini, a Benedictine monk with an anger management problem. Felonious Monk was praised as "amiably satirical" (Washington Post) and "a whiplash adventure" (Wall Street...

Award-winning and bestselling author William Kotzwinkle is back with the second in the darkly comedic Felonious Monk series featuring Tommy Martini, a Benedictine monk with an anger management problem. Felonious Monk was praised as "amiably satirical" (Washington Post) and "a whiplash adventure" (Wall Street...

From British journalist and bestselling author, Tom Bradby, Yesterday's Spy is a brilliantly plotted historical espionage novel about a father searching for his disappeared son against the backdrop of the 1953 coup in Tehran.London, 1953. Harry Tower is a recently retired, and even more...

The New York seventies murder that gave birth to a song ... She was a beautiful young singer-songwriter with a dream, but she ended up dead on a Madison Avenue sidewalk, a gun in her hand. Just another New York mugging - except she...

24 hours to stop the crime of the centuryThe race against time is about to begin...THE TOWER OF LONDON...Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on earth. But once a year, when the Queen attends the State Opening of Parliament, the...

One by one, they were all taken into a large underground room, where each, still naked, was chained in an X pattern to a wall. Nathan was chained to the wall on the left. Doc was fastened to the end wall. Evelyn went to...

One by one, they were all taken into a large underground room, where each, still naked, was chained in an X pattern to a wall. Nathan was chained to the wall on the left. Doc was fastened to the end wall. Evelyn went to...

Glasgow gangster Domenico Rossi is in trouble. As the only wholesale supplier of illegal drugs into Scotland not yet languishing for twenty years in a concrete box, he has to deliver a tonne of uncut Coke to fellow criminal Ian Gilmour. If he doesn't,...

From NY Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Justice series who has sold over four million copies worldwide to date. Evil lies beneath... When teacher, Fern Mitchell is reported missing, DI Sam Cobbs and her team cling to the hope that she...

In FOUR SEASONS OF MEMORIES Seasons' End a story seems to have ended. Sometimes love doesn't end with a Story. Does a love story continue with Guy and Darla? Meanwhile there's no turning back, Art has published, Precious Gems. Mr. Scavo has drifted into...

Arson, murder, drug contraband, and gangs in paradise, the magical, bioluminescent Red Snapper Bay (La Parguera) in a newly independent, post-colonial, Puerto Rico, A judge, and his family are targeted. Local and federal authorities race to solve several crimes while grappling with issues of...

When a young girl is found strangled in a small clearing along Whisper Creek in Charleston, South Carolina, Lieutenant Mark Wheeler must use all his resources to find a sadistic killer. As he digs deeper into the investigation, the case stirs up old wounds...

Chiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the world's finest literature. Your favorite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colors of these remarkable covers make these titles feel extra special and...

A dream job running errands for a famous scientist. A party to celebrate a breakthrough in his research. Waking YOU find the scientist dead at your feet while YOU hold a recently fired gun in your hand. Can YOU find the evidence, solve the...

A young man discovers a family secret that turns his world upside down in this dark, emotive, shocking psychological thriller by number-one bestselling author Michael J. Malone. 'A tense, immersive thriller that kept me guessing' Ian Rankin, author of A Song for the Dark...

"If what you're hiding is motive, Gastner will ferret it out and do what needs to be done. An outstanding mystery." --Booklist starred reviewPosadas Register reporter Linda Real barely survives her nighttime patrol with one of Undersheriff Bill Gastner's deputies. He is killed by...

Second book in the Posadas County Mystery Series"Havill delivers an evocative tale of hard lives on the edge of society. His portly detective is a genuine low-key pleasure."--Publishers WeeklyWhen Undersheriff Bill Gastner heads to New Mexico's mountains for some respite, the last thing he...

A wife. A mistress. A week away with no escape... As my girlfriends and I sip wine and share secrets in the flickering candlelight of our remote Scottish hideaway, we all agree we need this break. Every morning we will swim in icy cold...