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When a hit on R.I. Penny's house is foiled by the arrival of Dove and Periwinkle, Penny finds himself at the centre of an assassination attempt. The question is, why?

Following the best-selling Could You Survive Midsomer? and the sequel A Winter's Murder! this is the third official interactive Midsomer Murders novel, with a summery twist.

Time is ticking ... Can a lonely sixteen-year-old girl escape the clutches of human traffickers before she’s sold off to the highest bidder?When Lindy Montgomery’s mother dies, she’s left without friends or companionship until she meets a mysterious young woman in a sandwich shop who teaches her how to make herself more alluring to the opposite sex.Lindy’s so-called boyfriend takes her on a weekend trip under the guise of celebrating his birthday. The real reason for the trip turns out to be much more sinister. He drops her off at a hunting preserve, where she and other young girls are to be sold into sex slavery.Nearby, the citizens of a small Mississippi town are oblivious to the evil in their midst. A favorite son has returned to town after becoming wealthy as a tech owner and investor. Concerned about the property on which the hunting preserve sits, and full of questions about the suspicious deaths of his wife and child in a car crash and his mother in a house fire on the same day, he employs a local lawyer to help him figure out what’s going on.Can they solve the mystery before Lindy is lost forever?

2023 Edgar Award Nominee, Lilian Jackson Braun Prize for Buried in a Good BookAuthor Tess Harrow is looking to get back in the town of Winthrop's good graces after she uncovered not one, but two long-forgotten murders. With the perfect plan of combining her new book release with her bookstore's grand opening she'll have the chance to wine and dine the locals and some big press contacts. But the night before the party, Tess is greeted by a surprise: her mother has come for a visit, with her much-younger new boyfriend in tow...a boyfriend her daughter Gertrude recognizes as the notorious Levi Parker, a man recently connected to the deaths of three elderly widows. Tess immediately alerts Sheriff Boyd about Levi and his suspicious past, but it's already too late-Levi Parker is found dead and Tess's mother is starting to look like the prime suspect. Bernadette swears she didn't murder Levi, and Tess is doing her best to maintain her mother's innocence, but too many coincidences keep stacking up. With the whole town seemingly against her family, it's up to Tess to get to the bottom of the story before it's too late.

BAT EATER follows a biracial woman haunted by both her own inner trauma and hungry ghosts as she's entangled in a series of murders in NYC's Chinatown.

Most detective stories are located in one city, the Maigret ¿series in Paris, Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlow in Los ¿Angeles. These stories, like the television series based ¿on Colin Dexter's Morse novels, are set in Oxford. Unlike ¿Raymond Chandler's and Colin Dexter's novels these are ¿suspense stories of the Hitchcock variety. The ¿fundamental difference is that a thriller is seen from the ¿point of view of the police, or in Chandler's case the ¿private dick. A suspense story is seen from the point of ¿view of the suspect. The whole perspective alters. In a ¿suspense story there is no temptation for the reader to ¿skip to the last page to find out who did it.¿

Jason Colt wakes to find his partner unconscious, a twisted bloody corpse nearby, and his ¿weapon still warm in his hand. With no memory of what happened after entering a dark ¿alcove, he soon becomes the prime suspect.¿¿ ¿In order to save his partner's life and avoid prison, Jason must remember what happened ¿and find the evidence that will clear his name.¿¿ ¿Becca Kennedy is determined to find her sister's killer after the detective assigned to the ¿case refuses to look into the strange circumstances surrounding her death. But just as Becca ¿gets close enough to expose the truth, she becomes the next target.¿¿ ¿Will Jason and Becca be able to unravel what happened and find the answers they're ¿looking for? And if they do, will they be able to survive the consequences of uncovering the ¿truth?¿

A stunningly original nightmare novel about the impact of a new synthetic drug - Lingo - on the depressed New England factory town of Quinsigamond, where it was secretly developed. Besides offering a potent high, Lingo also delivers a shot to the brain cells governing linguistic comprehension and verbal skill. Until murderous rages and babbling insanity take over, this mind-expanding feature makes the drug dangerously seductive to the unusually literate cops, scientists and dope dealers competing to find its distribution source. Written in the cranked up style of Lingo, Box Nine shows a noir vision of a city that has become a virtual war zone between warring multi-ethnic drug cartels. The narrative shifts from one head case to another but never loses sight of Det. Lenore Thomas, an undercover officer addicted to speed, rough sex, heavy metal and the feel of her .357 Magnum. A dark, disturbing book that speaks with a fine fury about the yearning for forbidden knowledge and the language to articulate the mysteries it unlocks...

A masterful blend of emotion, action and suspense: the third novel featuring DCI Jack Hawksworth of London's Metropolitan Police, by million-copy bestselling author Fiona McIntosh.

The second novel featuring DCI Jack Hawksworth of London's Metropolitan Police, by million-copy bestselling author Fiona McIntosh.

Introducing DCI Jack Hawksworth, Scotland Yard's brightest talent, in the first in the series by million-copy bestselling author Fiona McIntosh.

An innocent man framed. A case closed. A serial killer free to kill again.It is 1985. Detective Inspector Mungo 'Bob' Willis is being forced out of Avon and Somerset Police on medical grounds. His career is in tatters, his body broken, his mind shattered, and his partner--DS Lizzie Harper--dead in a sting operation gone wrong.Their last case is closed, but Bob is convinced an innocent man has been framed, leaving a serial killer cruising the A303 with impunity, free to target lone women who have broken down by the roadside late at night.The killer knows the police aren't looking for anyone else in connection with the murders. What they don't know is what Bob will do next.And when another woman is killed in horrifyingly similar circumstances, Bob launches his own--unofficial--investigation. Can he stop a sadistic killer before they kill again? And again...

From Sunday Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a heart-pounding thriller about the ties we have to our past . . . and the lies that bind us together. Unabridged edition.

'They cause all this harm in a world already diseased by it'. After being taken in by crime boss and long-time family friend, Hunter Smith, Tony 'Ace' Johnson finds himself entering the world of a reluctant gangster and member of an infamous Manchester gang, the 'Three Grifters'. The 'Three Grifters' soon rise in the ranks of the city and gain a tight grip over the ever-changing, 1980s crime driven, post-industrial world of Manchester. These connections grow stronger when they meet eccentric nightclub owner, Paul Moonie. An association that will alter the course of the rest of their lives... Along this story of love, deceit, and loyalty you will witness the rise and fall of the notorious gang and how that fall impacted many lives.

BRAND NEW from Kelly Oliver's page-turning cosy mystery seriesLondon 1918: Is Fiona Figg ready to exchange her sleuthing cap for a bridal veil?Fiona is set to tie the knot with her dashing captain, Archie Somersby. But, while Fiona is busy planning her happily ever after, side-kick Kitty Lane and a group of judo-chopping suffragettes are kicking up trouble at the Piccadilly Jujitsu Club.When Kitty is found unconscious in the locker room during a high-stakes competition, Fiona must forsake her bouquets and bridal gown to investigate. Her sleuthing leads to a posh lady's luncheon where a mysterious death crashes Fiona's wedding plans.To make matters worse, the arch-nemesis of all things matrimonial Fredrick Fredricks is up to his old tricks, attempting to put the brakes on Fiona's journey down the aisle. Will he succeed in tripping up Fiona's wedding vows? Or will she finally say "I don't" to the charming devil?With humour as sharp as a judo chop and suspense as tight as a wedding corset, Poison in Piccadilly invites you to matrimonial mayhem that will have you saying "I do" to laughter and "forever more" to page-turning suspense.Readers are LOVING Kelly Oliver's fun-filled historical mysteries: 'A fast and fun-filled mystery that checks every box. If you're new to the series, it stands on its own as an action-packed novel that's leavened with the dry wit of its indomitable heroine. A 2024 must-read.' Lori Robbins'A fun, mix of whodunnit and thriller!' T. A. Williams'Fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek spy romp. Enjoy the ride!' Frances Evesham'Absolutely adoring this series set in the 1920's, the author really did her research! "Downtown Abbey meets Agatha Christie" and it's absolutely amazing!'-Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'A fun book. Fiona is a delight. Kitty is a minx.'-Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️