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Riley Sager

John Le Carré

Richard Osman

Richard Osman

Richard Osman's globe-trotting series 'We Solve Murders' returns this September with the thrilling new mystery, We Chase Shadows. In the Italian hills, a body is found on the steps of a private villa at sunrise. Our mis-matched detective trio, Amy, Rosie and Steve, return in pursuit of an elusive and ruthless killer. Between Italy and Palm Springs, via Barcelona and Steve's sl...

Seishi Yokomizo

A gorgeous deluxe paperback of Japan's greatest murder mystery, from the father of Japanese classic crime and author of Murder at the Black Cat Café."The premise alone is dazzling [and] the solution to this mystery came as a complete surprise." — The New York TimesIn the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the...

Samantha Downing

BECAUSE OLD PEOPLE DON'T JUST SOLVE MURDERS... A razor-sharp, edge-of-your-seat new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Richard and Judy Book Club pick, My Lovely Wife - pre-order the paperback now! 'Equal parts hilarious and disturbing... kept me glued to the pages from beginning to end!' Freida McFadden 'Sharp, sly and darkly hilarious' i -- You'd never gue...

Riley Sager

1926 Five dresses hang from the branches of an old oak tree. Five women from across the island disappear into the darkness. Five pages are torn from a diary, lost for 100 years... 2026 A film crew arrive on the island to capture its legendary history. But not long into their stay, strange noises are heard. Mysterious symbols are found, left by the island's previous occupants. ...

J. D. Robb

John Banville

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW 'Stunning' Independent 'Impressive' Irish Times When spring storms descend on 1950s Dublin, a body is found in a canal, and pathologist Quirke must find the truth behind this brutal murder. The investigation leads him into the dark heart of the organisation that really runs this troubled city: the church. As Quirke's traumatic childhood in...

John Banville

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW 'Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANG 'More than a touch of genius.' THE TIMES 'A pleasure to read' IRISH TIMES On the east coast of Ireland, one of the country's most prominent citizens takes his business partner's son out sailing and, while out at sea, shoots himself dead. This strange, enigmatic event captures...

Robert Holtom

A gripping 1930s-set whodunnit and love letter to Golden Age crime, this sequel to A Queer Case features amateur sleuth Selby Bigge, who must solve a murder at Lady Malcolm's Servants' Ball in London's Royal Albert Hall. Perfect for fans of Nicola Upson's Josephine Tey novels.London 1930.Selby Bigge and his aristocratic sidekick Theodora Smythe are invited to dine with Doctor H...

Evelyn Clarke

'In the running for the best mystery of 2026' Stephen King Evelyn Clarke is the pseudonym for Number One Sunday Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab, and screenwriter and YA author Cat Clarke. SELECTED FOR 2026 ONES TO WATCH: Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Radio Times, BBC News Online, Stylist, Scotland on Sunday, The Herald Scotland, My Weekly, The Scotsman, Muddy Stilettos Be...

Patrick Radden Keefe

In 2019, teenager Zac Brettler mysteriously fell to his death from a luxury apartment balcony into the Thames. As his grieving parents began to investigate his final days, they were shocked to learn that he'd been leading a double life, in which he was posing as the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch.This unsolved case is at the heart of London Falling - at once a family tragedy...

T Kira Madden

Freida Mcfadden

From #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a gripping psychological thriller about a YouTube sensation who has secrets hidden offline that might be enough to destroy her. *** Everyone has secrets. But some are worse than others... Influencer and baking sensation April Masterson knows the secret to the perfect gooey brownies. Or how to make key lime squares...

Tobi Coventry

'MAGNETIC, CLAUSTROPHOBIC, WICKEDLY ALIVE' LUCY ROSE, AUTHOR OF THE LAMB 'IF STEPHEN KING, OTTESSA MOSHFEGH AND JOHN WATERS HAD A BABY - ITS THIS BRILLIANT BOOK' JODIE HARSH 'HORNY. GORY. RELATABLE.' KIRSTY LOGAN FLATMATES ARE HELL... 'Massimo lived here now. And things had begun to happen. Sounds, smells, dreams. A private horror show. A usurper in my ordered world...' Simon...

Callie Kazumi

*Not Suitable For Vegetarians* 'Sinister, stylish and utterly addictive' Lucy Rose ________________________________ Ed is in trouble with the yakuza. He's gambled away all his money and his family is at risk. But just as he's about to lose everything, he receives an offer he can't refuse. A reclusive billionaire is looking for a private chef. The only catch- she has some. . ...

Ashley. Elston

Ruth Ware

Paradise comes at a price . . . The stunning mountain views. The beautiful shore of Lake Geneva. The terrified woman held in the suite belonging to the hotel's millionaire owner. Lo Blacklock's all-expenses paid trip to a luxury Swiss chateau should have been the ideal return to work. But as her past catches up with her, the millionaire's mistress demanding that Lo help her ...

Alice Feeney

The Sunday Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ugly is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge.Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, Spyglass, an enchanting old house in Hope Fall...

Michael Connelly

'A great story' THE TIMES 'An enjoyable twisty mystery from a master of the game' MAIL ON SUNDAY From the author of the books behind the #1 Netflix show The Lincoln Lawyer, and #1 Amazon Prime series Bosch and Ballard. ***** 'A murder case is like a shark. It sleeps, it dies.' LAPD Detective Stilwell was forced out of the Homicide department and sent to a dead-end post on ...

Freida Mcfadden

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I''ll soon learn that the Winchesters'' secrets are far more dangerous than my own... Every day I clean t...

Michael. Connelly

Freida Mcfadden

There's someone at your front door - should you let them in? Find out in a riveting new psychological thriller from global sensation and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid. *** Who knows what the storm will blow in... Casey's cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane. Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door sways o...

Richard Osman

Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan? It's been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favourite criminal. But when Elizabeth meets a wedding guest who fears for their life, the thrill of ...

Agatha Christie

Marking exactly 50 years since the publication of Agatha Christie's final Hercule Poirot novel, this limited edition boxed set brings together the first Poirot novel THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES with her last, CURTAIN, in which Poirot and Hastings return to the scene of their first case together. First published in September 1975, nearly 60 years after Agatha Christie bega...

Richard Osman

**The unmissable new mystery in the bestselling, record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman** ----- Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan? It's been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providi...

Mick Herron

Slow horse River Cartwright is waiting to be passed fit for work. With time to kill, and with his grandfather a legendary former spy long dead, River investigates the secrets of the old man's library, and a mysteriously missing book. Regent's Park's First Desk, Diana Taverner, doesn't appreciate threats. So when those involved in a covert operation during the height of the Trou...

Stephen King

** With a bonus story for the paperback edition. ** 'You like it darker? Fine, so do I' writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys and mysteries; each feels iconic. In 'Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream', a brief and unpre...