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In this electrifying new J.J. Graves mystery, New York Times bestselling author Liliana Hart weaves a heart-stopping tale of greed, loyalty, and survival, where fighting dirty is the only way to win. In King George County, Virginia, where secrets run as deep as the tunnels beneath its streets, coroner J.J. Graves and Sheriff Jack Lawson uncover a brutal truth that threatens to tear their world apart.

Three gripping crime fiction thrillers featuring DCI Whitney Walker and forensic psychologist Dr. Georgina Cavendish. Deadly Games: DCI Whitney Walker’s in trouble. She’s threatened with demotion if she screws up another case. When a killer starts murdering female students, it’s a chance to redeem herself. Forensic psychologist, Dr Georgina Cavendish, has spent her life inside the university walls, but when one of her students is murdered, she steps out from behind the books, putting her skills to the test. The two headstrong women join forces to stop the killer.

DCI Whitney Walker’s in trouble. She’s threatened with demotion if she screws up another case. So, when a killer starts murdering female students, it’s a chance to redeem herself. Forensic psychologist, Dr. Georgina Cavendish, has spent her life inside the university walls, but when one of her students is murdered, she steps out from behind the text books and puts her skills to the test.

Twenty years ago, a young girl was brutally murdered, her body left in an abandoned shed in the Scottish Highlands. Her killer was never caught. Now, another girl has vanished from the same remote village of Kinloch Rannoch, and DCI Ross Fraser and his team are sent to find her. A dogged, methodical investigator with no taste for theatrics, Fraser builds his cases piece by piece. But with no sightings, no suspects, and the clock relentlessly ticking, he begins to fear the same killer has struck again—and that it’s only a matter of time before another body is found.

'Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe,' declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, ‘would be doing the world at large a service!' It was a careless remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later. From seven potential murderers, Miss Marple must seek out the suspect who has both motive and opportunity.

Meet Zoe Finch, West MIdlands Police's newest detective inspector. She's outspoken, ambitious, and damaged. And she's working a case that could make her career, or cost her everything....

Don't miss the next explosive and utterly gripping thriller from Marina Palmer, available to pre-order now! After surviving a raid in Ukraine, war photographer Tash Carter is in desperate need of recuperation. She accepts a job teaching photography at Belford Abbey, a luxurious estate where the...

This bundle includes The Fear of Winter, The Fear of Fire, and The Fear of Drowning.

Dunhaven Castle has secrets. Some of them are buried in the past. When Cate Kensie inherits a crumbling Scottish estate, she expects history, eccentric residents, and the occasional mystery hidden in the walls. What she doesn't expect is to discover that Dunhaven Castle doesn't just remember the past—it opens doors to it.

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘The thing is, we always believe the best of our own kids. What mother thinks her own daughter will do something terrible? But every bad deed is carried out by a person who was once someone’s child.’ Get ready for your new obsession - it will make you question...

A mysterious summons. A fatal hot chocolate. And a duchess who never expected mourning to be this dreadfully dull. Hampshire, 1891. Six months into widowhood, Alice, Duchess of Stortford, is restless. Black gowns and seclusion in the country have their limits, so when Clarissa, Dowager Countess...

Ellie Reckless has built something nobody thought possible—a legitimate operation in London's illegitimate world, an arbitrator keeping the peace between warring factions through favours, muscle, and sheer bloody-mindedness. But when true crime podcaster Danny Keane starts broadcasting impossible insider knowledge about the most notorious unsolved murder in London's criminal history—the drive-by shooting of infamous Soho gangster "The Turk"—Ellie needs to find his source before someone else does.

A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime’s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by 12 remarkable best-selling and acclaimed authors. This collection of 12 original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie’s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery.

Nesta Griffiths had been hoping for a quiet retirement. But when she stumbles on the body of a former school pupil whilst walking her dog, the retired teacher just can't resist getting involved. Aided by her loyal Jack Russell and an unlikely teenage assistant, Nesta is determined to solve the case before her unwanted meddling infuriates the local police.

Bloomsbury presents The Room of the Dead by M.R.C. Kasasian, read by Emma Gregory A cold-blooded killer stalks a sleepy Suffolk town in this pitch-perfect WWII crime mystery. December 1939. Sackwater Police Station feels a million miles from the war effort. Elderly Mr Orchard keeps wandering off...

Terror stalks the streets of London. When a bomb explodes on Oxford Street on Good Friday, the force of the blast brings down a building, trapping dozens under the rubble. The whole capital grinds to a halt. Teamed with her new explosive detection dog, Otto, PC Lucy Halliday is against the clock...

A salvaged wreck. A human bone. Can Seychelle resist the call? Amazon #1 bestselling author Christine Kling returns to the waters of Florida and the Bahamas! Deep in the waters of a Florida swamp, a more mature Seychelle is working aboard her salvage tug Gorda with her five-year-old son, Nestor. When she and B.J. adopted the boy, she promised herself that she would stop the reckless chasing after justice for those she loved.

When a young woman makes a distressing middle-of-the-night call to 911, apparently running for her life in a quiet, exclusive beachside neighbourhood, miles from her home, everything suggests a domestic incident. Except no one has seen her since, and something doesn’t sit right with the officers at Hampstead County PD.

Eine neue Leiche ist wie ein neues Leben! Franzi Wernke übernimmt die alte Kneipe ihres Onkels auf Mallorca – nur leider hat sie eine Leiche im Keller. Also, die Kneipe. Ein Koffer voller Schlager-CDs ist die einzige Spur, während die Polizei ausgerechnet Franzi verdächtigt. Gemeinsam mit Nachbar und Schlager-Fan Pierre André folgt sie der rätselhaften CD-Fährte, die nicht nur den Start ihrer Schlagerbar, sondern auch ihre neue Zukunft bedroht.

Oxford biographer Lyssa Moore is delighted to be commissioned to write about Amelia ‘Monty’ Montrose, the 1960s music icon who died mysteriously at her birthday party in 1966. But as Lyssa delves into Monty’s past, she discovers the wild child portrayed by the press was hiding far more than anyone knew. And someone is taking a very keen interest in Lyssa’s research. Her flat has been broken into, her phone is acting strangely, and she has a feeling she is being followed. Is Lyssa getting too close to a dangerous truth—was there more to Monty’s death than a tragic accident?