Detective Novels

Are there dark secrets hidden on this island? When a wealthy lawyer is found murdered in her Sandbanks mansion, along with an unidentified companion, DCI Lesley Clarke finds herself plunged into a case with many suspects. Was it the victim's ex-husband, resentful at her new lifestyle? The housekeeper who found the bodies? Or could it have been a murder-suicide? Lesley and her team must unravel the evidence, while also investigating the disappearance of local Sadie Dawes, who went missing after looking into the death of Lesley’s predecessor. It seems that this playground for the rich might be harbouring a mystery … and maybe a killer. An absolutely unputdownable crime thriller that will hook fans of Elly Griffiths and Ann Cleeves. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804367643 • Author: Rachel McLean • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1cm

In the picturesque village of Kibblesworth, DI Tom Stonem is dreaming of a quiet Christmas alone. But in the shadow of the Angel of the North, a body lies waiting. The dead man is posed with a child’s Christmas list in his pocket, and the first mysterious item – 1. No angel – is crossed off. When a second body is found – a woman, stabbed in the abdomen after her work Christmas do – Stonem is convinced there’s a grim connection between the crime scenes and the seemingly innocent list. 2. Red partee dress. Could this be a murderer’s twisted code? As a blizzard rages in the Tyne & Wear countryside, the body count is snowballing. Can Stonem stop the killer before they get everyone on their Christmas list? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008616298 • Author: Chris Frost • Publisher: HarperCollins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.8 x 19.8cm

A body on the beach plunges DCI Lesley Clarke into a case that will test her to the limit. While DCI Lesley Clarke is now settled in her home in Dorset, her team at the Major Incident squad is close to collapse. Just as Lesley feels she is getting closer to answers as to what is troubling her squad, she's forced to work on the other side of Dorset after a body is uncovered by a landslide at Lyme Regis's beach. Who is the body and what is the connection to DCI Mackie, Arthur Kelvin, and her girlfriend's law firm? With a case that seems to have more questions than answers, it's going to take Lesley everything she has to track down a killer... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804367650 • Author: Rachel McLean • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2cm

A murder at a Dorset beauty spot. A detective trying to hunt down a killer. When a body is found draped over Swanage’s iconic Globe monument, DCI Lesley Clarke is called in. A message points to the motive: Go Home. A hate crime? Or something else entirely? Lesley must find the murderer before they strike again, all while dealing with unrest in her team and political pressure from her boss. At the same time, a local journalist has been investigating the death of Lesley's predecessor - and claims to have key information. Will Lesley come out of this case with her reputation, her team, and her career intact? And can she find a killer whose motives are a mystery? Fans of Ann Cleeves and Kate Ellis will love this fast-paced and completely gripping mystery thriller.  Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804367636 • Author: Rachel McLean • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1cm

When a young man is found frozen to death on a Highland street in mid-December, DCI Jack Logan initially puts it down to a Christmas night out gone tragically wrong. But, when a post mortem reveals something more sinister, Jack discovers he is dealing with a cold, calculating killer with a long line of victims, a talent for torture, and a perverse sense of justice. Half a decade ago, the press dubbed him ‘The Iceman’ - a twisted vigilante who successfully evaded capture for two years, before melting away into the night. Now, The Iceman has come back. His naughty list is longer than ever. And it contains some worryingly familiar names… A Snowball’s Chance in Hell is the ninth book in the internationally bestselling DCI Jack Logan Scottish crime fiction series. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart Macbride, and Val McDermid. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368237 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 1.96 cm

We all have our little secrets... When the remains of a brutally murdered young woman are left hanging from the Glenfinnan Monument in the Highlands of Scotland, DCI Jack Logan and his Major Investigations Team are dispatched to investigate. At first, the case appears to be fairly open and shut. But, as evidence mounts, Jack uncovers some shocking truths about the victim that risk turning the investigation into a potentially explosive international incident. With a billionaire baying for his blood, a former FBI agent breathing down his neck, and half the world's press watching his every move, it isn't the murderer that Jack's afraid might be the end of him. It's the stress. And don't get him started on the bloody tourists... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368220 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 1.75 cm

Words can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill… Natalka and Edwin are running a detective agency in Shoreham, Sussex. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated, longing for a big juicy investigation to come the agency’s way. Then a murder case turns up. Local writer, Melody Chambers, is found dead and her family are convinced it is murder. Edwin, a big fan of the obit pages, thinks there’s a link to the writer of Melody’s obituary who pre-deceased his subject. The trail leads them to a slightly sinister writers’ retreat. When another writer is found dead, Edwin thinks that the clue lies in the words. Seeking professional help, the amateur investigators turn to their friend, detective Harbinder Kaur, to find that they have stumbled on a plot that is stranger than fiction. The unmissable new novel from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529433470 • Author: Elly Griffiths • Publisher: Quercus Publishing plc • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3 cm

'Tis the season for gold, frankincense and murder... It's winter in the small town of Dewstow, and Margery is preparing for her first Christmas as Summerview school's kitchen manager. She's supported by her wife, Clementine, and is trying to stay focused on the task at hand. The pair are determined to stay out of the way of the Christmas concert planning that has gripped the rest of the staff. However, they are caught in the crossfire when the stage lights collapse at the first practice, killing Mrs Large, the music teacher. Mrs Smith, the Head of Drama, is the prime suspect and is desperate for the Dinner Lady Detectives to clear her name. Mrs Smith is convinced that it's sabotage by her rival, Mrs Blossom, the drama teacher at Ittonvale Secondary, but there's evidence that points to her own misdeeds. Can Margery and Clementine trust their friend? And when things start to heat up in the kitchen, will they make it out in time? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800326514 • Author: Hannah Hendy • Publisher: Canelo • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2.7cm

Discover the Detective Society and its daring murder mysteries! At Deepdean School for Girls, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have set up their detective agency. But they are struggling to find any real crimes to investigate. Included in this Collection: • First Class Murder • Arsenic For Tea • Murder Most Unladylike Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241683545 • Author:  Robin Stevens • Publisher:  Penguin • Format:  Box Set

A TERRIBLE CRIME WAITS TO BE UNEARTHED. The second twisty and atmospheric Wiltshire-set crime novel in the DI Lockyer Series. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves and Val McDermid. A long, hot summer in Wiltshire is broken by a sudden downpour. Flash floods bring something sinister to the surface – a human skeleton. When forensic testing matches the bones to a man named Lee Geary, reported missing nine years earlier, the case is passed to DI Matt Lockyer. Geary was a known drug user, so it could be a simple case of misadventure, but Lockyer isn’t so sure. Geary was a townie, and had learning disabilities, so what was he doing out on the Plain all alone? Lockyer soon learns that the year he disappeared, Geary was questioned in relation to another crime – the murder of a young woman named Holly Gilbert. With the help of DC Gemma Broad, Lockyer begins to dig deeper, and discovers that two other persons of interest in the Holly Gilbert case have also either died or disappeared in the intervening years. A coincidence? Or a string of murders that has gone undetected for nearly a decade…? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529421316 • Author: Kate Webb • Publisher: Quercus Publishing plc • Format: Paperback     • Pages: 480 • Dimensions: 19.56 x 12.7 x 3.56 cm

Pip Fitz-Amobi is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her. But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared but the police won’t do anything about it. And if they won’t look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town’s dark secrets along the way… and this time EVERYONE is listening. But will she find him before it’s too late? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405297752 • Author: Holly Jackson • Publisher: Electric Monkey • Format: Paperback • Pages: 432 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2.9cm

THE WORLDWIDE #1 BESTSELLER BEHIND NETFLIX’S THE LINCOLN LAWYER THE PATH TO JUSTICE CAN BE PAVED WITH LIES Defense attorney Mickey Haller – The Lincoln Lawyer – is inundated with pleas from prisoners protesting their innocence. With the help of ex-LAPD detective Harry Bosch, they find a needle in the haystack: a possible wrongful conviction. A woman imprisoned for murdering her husband, a sheriff’s deputy. But the evidence doesn’t add up, the department pushed for quick closure in the killing of one of its own. But is this rushed justice – or something more sinister? As they face a David versus Goliath court battle, the secrets which could set an innocent woman free could also be worth killing for… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398718982 • Author: Michael Connelly • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 480 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 3.6cm

There’s more than one way to go missing… When Ryan Kennedy is imprisoned after killing a police officer, he knows what he has to do. Keep his mouth shut about who he was working for, keep his head down, and rely on his youth to keep his sentence short. When he gets out, he’ll be looked after. Following the death in the line of duty of a fellow detective, DI Sarah Collins has left the capital for a quieter life in the countryside. But when a missing teenager turns up on her patch, she finds herself drawn into a much bigger investigation – one that leads her right back to London, back to the Met, and back to Ryan Kennedy, the kid who killed a cop. This powerful novel from a former Met detective explores the devastation that organized drug-running gangs can wreak on young lives. It asks who deserves to be saved – and whether saving them is even possible… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781838954512 • Author: Kate London • Publisher: Atlantic Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm

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Brighton, 1965 When theatrical impresario Bert Billington is found dead in his retirement home, no one suspects foul play. But when the postmortem reveals that he was poisoned, suspicion falls on his wife, eccentric ex-Music Hall star Verity Malone. Frustrated by the police response to Bert's death and determined to prove her innocence, Verity calls in private detective duo Emma Holmes and Sam Collins. This is their first real case, but as luck would have it they have a friend on the inside: Max Mephisto is filming a remake of Dracula, starring Seth Billington, Bert's son. But when they question Max, they feel he isn't telling them the whole story. Emma and Sam must vie with the police to untangle the case and bring the killer to justice. They're sure the answers must lie in Bert's dark past and in the glamorous, occasionally deadly, days of Music Hall. But the closer they get to the truth, the more danger they find themselves in... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781787477605 • Author: Elly Griffiths • Publisher: Quercus • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm

When does a liar, become a killer? Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick finds herself standing over a dead body in the Shady Oaks retirement centre. Frank Flynn has been stabbed and his room ransacked. Though he kept his background quiet at the centre, Kit recognises Frank from the San Diego Police Department. Had the former detective been following a trail that led to his murder? When the head of security is also found dead, it points to a conspiracy right at the heart of Shady Oaks. The one person who might be able to help uncover the truth is just who Kit has been avoiding: Dr Sam Reeves. As a volunteer at the centre and a friend of the victim, the forensic psychologist could be just what her case needs. But without access to CCTV of the day of the murder, how will Kit catch her killer? And can she do so before anyone else is put in danger? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781472296948 • Author: Karen Rose • Publisher: Hodder Headline • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 3 cm

Six months after Jane Hunter and her granddaughter Nancy solved the murder of Lucy Roth, things are finally getting back to normal in The Dedley End village. Having decided to plan a summer fete, they invite guest speaker, Thomas Green, a high-profile crime author back to his home village. But the other villagers aren’t as welcoming as Nancy and Jane... When a body is discovered at the fete, killed in the exact same manner as the victim in Thomas’ book, the detective duo must band together again to solve the brutal tragedy… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800328501 • Author: Victoria Walters • Publisher: Canelo • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1 cm

She was found in the local diner. Brutally murdered. Ritually mutilated. And she will not be the last. The sleepy town of Heartsdale, Georgia, is jolted into panic when Sara Linton, paediatrician and medical examiner, finds a woman dead in the local diner. She has been cut: two deep knife wounds form a lethal cross over her stomach. But it's only once Sara starts to perform the post-mortem that the full extent of the killer's brutality becomes clear. Police chief Jeffrey Tolliver - Sara's ex-husband - is in charge of the investigation, and when a second victim is found, crucified, only a few days later, both Jeffrey and Sara have to face the fact that the murder was not a one-off attack. What they are dealing with is a seasoned sexual predator. A violent serial killer… Product Information: • ISBN: 9780099553052 • Author: Karin Slaughter • Publisher: Arrow • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm

A cosy crime with a cutting edge... the sequel to Murder Before Evensong. It's been a few months since murder tore apart the community of Champton apart. As Canon Daniel Clement tries to steady his flock, the parish is joined with Upper and Lower Badsaddle, bringing a new tide of unwanted change. But church politics soon become the least of Daniel's problems. His mother - headstrong, fearless Audrey - is obviously up to something, something she is determined to keep from him. And she is not the only one. And then all hell breaks loose when murder returns to Champton in the form of a shocking ritualistic killing...  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781474612685 • Author:  Reverend Richard Coles  • Publisher:  W&N • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  432 • Dimensions:  12.6 x 3.2 x 19.6 cm

A killer is hiding in plain sight, like a snake in the long grass... When Dr Nell Ward stumbles across a woman's body amongst the purple heather on Furze Heath, she was on the lookout for nests of poisonous adders. But something is lurking out here far more dangerous than vipers. A cold-blooded killer is on the loose and this is not his first victim. As DI James Clark begins to investigate, a pattern emerges pointing towards this being the work of a serial killer. Every victim shares the same physical characteristics - all of which are a match to Nell herself. As Nell is pulled into a tightly coiled mystery, she can't help feeling someone is tracking her every move... Can she unmask the murderer before they strike again? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781471415685 • Author: Sarah Yarwood-Lovett • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.63cm