Detective Novels

Two detectives under fire. One missing student. No answers. Chaos breaks out as DS Gabe Martin leaves Southampton Crown Court. Gunshots ring out. She and DI Juliet Stern are hit. The culprit disappears without a trace. Despite her injuries, Gabe is determined to work. She's assigned to the search for missing art student Henry Garside. As she delves into his case, it becomes clear nothing about the investigation is as it seems. Is Henry’s disappearance an isolated incident? Was the shooting a simple act of retribution – or is there some far bigger and more sinister at play? When Juliet asks for her help in the search for their shooter, Gabe feels powerless to refuse, even if it means meddling where she shouldn't. Increasingly caught between her loyalty to Juliet and her job, Gabe becomes dangerously close to crossing a line... A gripping immersive crime thriller from an exciting new talent. Perfect for fans of Cara Hunter and Susie Steiner. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804365267 • Author: Anna Britton • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 2.16cm

How do you solve a murder when everyone's a suspect? Tormented by the recent loss of a colleague, DCI Jack Logan is on the warpath, determined to bring down all those he holds responsible for the officer's death. His quest for revenge is cut short when a woman's body turns up on the remote island of Canna, and Jack is summoned to investigate. As a storm closes in, Jack finds himself cut-off from the rest of the world, with no car, no phone signal, and only DC Neish for company. With time running out before the ferries resume, Jack must act fast to crack the case before the killer can escape. But with the victim widely hated on the island, everyone on it is a potential suspect. An unputdownable Tartan Noir novel perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Chris Brookmyre, and Stuart Macbride. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368190 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 294 • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 1.68cm

How far would you go to bury the truth? While searching for a missing hill walker, Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team uncovers a body - just not the one they were looking for. Still dealing with the fallout from their last case, DCI Jack Logan and his team venture south from Inverness to investigate a brutal, gangland-style execution in the wilds of the Highland countryside. As the victim's dark secrets are gradually revealed, Jack uncovers the rot lurking beneath the stunning scenery, making himself the target of a criminal more dangerous than any he has faced before. If he isn't careful, it won't just be a murder he's dealing with in Glencoe. It'll be a massacre. A gritty and gripping Scottish crime thriller perfect for fans of Andrew Raymond, Val McDermid and Stuart MacBride. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368183 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 1.91cm

The hunter has become the hunted. Ten years ago, DCI Jack Logan caught the twisted child killer known as Mister Whisper. Two days ago, Mister Whisper escaped. Now, Jack must track down the most ruthless enemy he has ever faced before he can strike again. But, after ten years behind bars, it isn't just murder that Mister Whisper has in mind. It's revenge. A dark edge-of-your-seat Scottish crime thriller perfect for fans of Marion Todd, L.J. Ross and Val McDermid. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368206 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 2.06cm

'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

Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last investigation ended. Soon she’ll be leaving for Cambridge University but then another case finds her . . . and this time it’s all about Pip.  Pip is used to online death threats, but there’s one that catches her eye, someone who keeps asking: who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears? And it’s not just online. Pip has a stalker who knows where she lives. The police refuse to act and then Pip finds connections between her stalker and a local serial killer. The killer has been in prison for six years, but Pip suspects that the wrong man is behind bars. As the deadly game plays out, Pip realises that everything in Little Kilton is finally coming full circle. If Pip doesn’t find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405298605 • Author: Holly Jackson • Publisher: Electric Monkey • Format: Paperback • Pages: 576 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.6cm

An explosive international thriller from the Hollywood legend and British icon Sir Michael Caine DCI Harry Taylor has no respect for red tape or political reputations – but he’s great at catching criminals. And all his unorthodox skills will be needed as an extraordinary situation unfolds on his doorstep: a metal box of radioactive material is found at a dump in Stepney, East London, but before the police can arrive it is stolen in a violent raid. With security agencies across the world on red alert, it’s Harry and his unconventional team from the Met who must hit the streets in search of a lead. They soon have two wildly different suspects, aristocratic art dealer Julian Smythe in London and oligarch Vladimir Voldrev in Barbados. But the pressure is on. How much time does Harry have, and how many more players will join the action, before the missing uranium is lighting up the sky? Deadly Game is a compelling, fast-paced novel of international intrigue and twisting suspense from a legendary actor and British icon, who now proves himself to be a first-rate thriller writer. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399702522 • Author: Michael Caine • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 18.8 x 12.45 x 2.54cm

Fifty years. Two deaths. One detective to solve an impossible case... DI Jan Talantire is called to a cottage in the quiet Devon town of Ilfracombe. The female occupant has been found dead, her body impaled with a crucifix. Documents at the house provide clues to the victim's identity, but while her name means nothing to the young PC who found her, DI Talantire knows this cannot be the body of Ruth Lyle, despite what the evidence suggests. Fifty years earlier, sixteen-year-old Ruth Lyle was murdered – stabbed by a crucifix, in the same location. To track down a violent killer, DI Talantire must solve the ultimate riddle: how can a woman die twice? Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781804367179 • Author: Nick Louth • Publisher: Canelo • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm

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

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

When Finchmere’s first summer fete turns fatal, Nell has more than just a killer to net… Since their YouTube channel, Following Finchmere, has taken flight, showcasing Dr Nell Ward‘s sustainability transformation at her family’s Finchmere estate, it’s her partner and colleague, Rav, who’s become the star. Amongst Rav’s fan mail and gifts, Nell makes the chilling discovery that one person’s obsession with him has metamorphosed into a deadly threat. Just as Finchmere flings open its gates to welcome swarms of visitors to their idyllic summer fete – celebrating rewilding, artisan produce and local crafts – Nell realises the disguised peril has already wormed its way into the heart of Finchmere itself, and the path of destruction soon leads to murder. DI James Clark‘s and Nell’s powers of observation are put to the test to detect the camouflaged predator. With everyone as a suspect, who can Nell really trust when those she loves are in danger? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781471416422 • Author: Sarah Yarwood-Lovett • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9cm

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

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

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

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

When Atlanta housewife Abigail Campano comes home one afternoon, she walks into a nightmare. A broken window, a bloody footprint on the stairs and her teenage daughter lying dead on the landing, a man standing over her with a knife. The struggle which follows changes Abigail's life forever. Now, in the relentless heat of a Georgia summer, Special Agent Will Trent must find the brutal killer who has targeted one of Atlanta's wealthiest, most privileged communities - before it's too late... Product Information: • ISBN: 9780099538592 • Author: Karin Slaughter • Publisher: Arrow • Format: Paperback • Pages: 528 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 13 x 3.4cm

Atlanta, 1974. As a brutal killing and a furious manhunt rock the city, Kate Murphy wonders if her first day on the police force will also be her last. But Kate is not the only woman on the force who is finding things tough. Maggie Lawson followed her uncle and brother into the ranks to prove her worth in their cynical eyes. When Maggie and Kate become partners, and are sidelined in the search for the city's cop killer, their fury, pain, and pride finally reach boiling point. But are they prepared to risk everything as they venture into the city's darkest heart? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780099571377 • Author: Karin Slaughter • Publisher: Arrow • Format: Paperback • Pages: 496 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.9 cm

You do not mess with Jack Reacher. He is as close to untraceable as a person can get. A loner comfortable in his anonymity and solitude. So when a member of his old Army unit finds a way to contact him, he knows this has to be serious. You do not mess with the Special Investigators. In the past the elite team always watched each other's backs. Now one of them has shown up dead in the California desert and six more are missing. Reacher's old buddies are in big trouble, and he can't let that go. Product information: ISBN: 9780857500144 Author: Lee Child Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Format: Paperback Pages: 544

A blood-red sunrise Just after 7 AM DI Helen Grace stumbles on a dead woman lying in a country road. She has been brutally shot for no apparent reason. Two hours later At gunpoint a shopkeeper is forced to close up by two assailants. Before the police can get inside a single gunshot rings out. A rampage of revenge? Over one long day the town of Southampton is terrorized by two young killers who appear to be killing at random. For DI Helen Grace, it's a race against time. Uncover why they're doing this and who's next - or always be one step behind . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405959315 • Author: M. J. Arlidge  • Publisher: Penguin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.81 x 12.88 x 2.21cm

Rebus is back on the force with a chip on his shoulder and a marked card as a case he worked thirty years ago is re-opened - with suggestions of foul play. With Malcolm Fox as the investigating officer, are the past and present about to collide in a shocking and murderous fashion? And does Rebus have anything to hide? His old colleagues called themselves 'the saints' and swore a bond on 'the Shadow Bible'. But times have changed and the crimes of the past may not stay hidden much longer. Product Information:• ISBN: 9781409128847• Author: Ian Rankin• Publisher: Orion Books• Format: Paperback• Pages: 390• Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.8 x 2.4cm