Don't miss the perfect Christmas present for yourself (or for that best friend who would definitely help you hide a body…)–––––––––––––––––––––Anna's Christmas Eve To Do List:1. Wrap the kids' presents?2. Peel the potatoes ?3. Get rid of the dead body?!Hungover and exhausted after her family's annual party, all Anna Johnson wants for Christmas is to finish her to-do list and finally sit down with the world’s biggest glass of wine.But when she stumbles across a dead body in her larder, her plans are well and truly buggered.A mysterious death in her home really is the last thing she needs, but with her judgemental in-laws arriving in less than twenty-four hours, turning her house into a crime scene is not an option. If she’s going to save Christmas, it’s up to Anna to find out what the hell’s gone on. Oh – and figure out what to do with the body before one of the kids finds it.And you thought burning the turkey was the worst that could happen… ––––––––––––––––––––– Not Another Bloody Christmas is out now! READERS LOVE HAPPY BLOODY CHRISTMAS!'Had me in fits of laughter, tears streaming down my face!' ?????'Will be going in everyone's stockings this Christmas!'?????'Engaging and quirky in the very best way' ?????'A must read for Winter 2024!' ?????'I was absorbed from the very first page' ?????'I have never laughed so much while reading a book!' ?????'So fresh, exciting, funny and intelligent!' ?????'Kept me guessing until the end!' ?????'An absolute riotous Christmas cracker!' ?????'Motherland meets Agatha Christie….The funniest book I have read this year!' ?????'I would 100% recommend this book!' ?????AUTHORS LOVE HAPPY BLOODY CHRISTMAS!'An outrageously funny, festive romp which is as utterly wonderful as it is (Christmas) crackers!' MIKE GAYLE'A brilliantly written, hilarious whodunnit. Smart and very, very funny.' IAN MOORE‘So funny, I’m annoyed I didn’t write it!' GILL SIMS’This hilarious, sweary, cheerful whodunnit is a full-on festive romp that will make you laugh out loud.’ ADELE PARKS FOR Platinum ‘The perfect present for the friend who would help you hide a body!' CHRISSIE MANBY‘Hilarious, festive and relatable. A total Christmas cracker!’ FIONA LEITCH'So good, you should sack off Christmas dinner and read this instead!' HARPER FORD'A compulsive Christmas cake binge of a read – terrific!' J.M. HALL'Laugh a minute? More like laugh a second!' HANNAH HENDY'Hilarious with dollops of fun and a brilliant whodunnit!' JONATHAN WHITELAW'A five-star triumph!' ROSIE HANNIGAN'Chock-full of proper jokes!' ABIGAIL BURDESS

Some families have skeletons in the closet. Hers made national headlines.When Sydney Booth was eleven, her father was unmasked as one of the most notorious serial killers in American history. To survive the aftermath, her family did the only thing they could: they disappeared. New names. New faces. A new life built on a secret that could never see daylight.Decades later, Sydney has made something she's proud of. She's a crime scene technician outside Chicago, spending her days bringing justice to victims. No one knows who she really is.Then a case lands on her table that threatens to crack open everything she's spent her whole life burying.The past doesn't stay buried. And some truths, once dug up, can't be laid to rest again.The Day We Died is the gripping first installment in the Sydney Booth Mystery series. Perfect for readers who love twisty suspense and a heroine with everything to hide.

First Amendment Issue, Suspicious Online Relationship, and a Magician’s Illusion Gone Wrong Sabre Orin Brown, a tenacious attorney, faces the ultimate test of her career when three of her new cases take a deadly turn. She tackles the bizarre claim of a woman impregnated by a ghost, confronts a violent and threatening parent, and fights for a child bride ensnared in a heart-wrenching First Amendment battle. Meanwhile, Sabre must protect her mother, who has fallen for a suspicious online widower.As Sabre delves into these cases, she embarks on a perilous search for the truth, leading her into a web of danger and deception. Her quest reaches a terrifying climax when a magician’s illusion goes horribly wrong, leaving her on the brink of death.The Advocate’s Illusion is Book 9 of The Advocate Series. Immerse yourself in this thrillingjourney filled with suspense, mystery, and unexpected twists.

This first act of a mystery series by an Edgar Award winner, Broadway producer/amateur sleuth Peter Duluth delivers "your money's worth of theatrics" (Kirkus Reviews). Patrick Quentin, best known for the Peter Duluth puzzle mysteries, also penned outstanding detective novels from the 1930s through the 1960s under other pseudonyms, including Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge. Anthony Boucher wrote: "Quentin is particularly noted for the enviable polish and grace which make him one of the leading American fabricants of the murderous comedy of manners; but this surface smoothness conceals intricate and meticulous plot construction as faultless as that of Agatha Christie." Peter Duluth was once an up-and-comer on the Great White Way. But after his wife died, he dove into a bottle and stayed there. It's only when he's about to hit rock bottom that he decides to dry out, admitting himself into rehab to save his life. Unfortunately, Peter's new home turns out to be even more dangerous than the outside world when a staff member is murdered, and a patient soon checks out in a similar manner. Peter thinks he may have an idea of what's going on, but isn't sure what he's hearing and seeing is real, or if the DTs are still playing with his head. When a beautiful fellow patient falls under suspicion, Peter realizes that the deadly mystery is offering him not only a new life, but also a new love. All he has to do now is find a crazed killer in a place where crazy is the norm . . .

Corkscrews, grand crus and cracking crimes.Emma came to Bordeaux in search of the perfect claret, but instead found a cunning killer…Emma King is half English, half French but one hundred percent disorganised. As the new head wine buyer for her family’s business, she has a keen palate, generous heart and a fiercely loyal nature. Nervous about her promotion, she’s relieved to be spending her first week of wine tasting events at the historic Château Montfleur, the home of old family friends Henri and Céleste. Joining her on her tour of the beautiful vineyards of Bordeaux are some other familiar faces: Paddy, a fellow wine buyer, Kiara, a travel blogger, Vanessa, the wine critic from hell, and the handsome, but arrogant Nico Lambert, Emma’s college crush.On the first morning, Henri and Celeste’s new wealthy neighbour, Lucas, is found murdered and her hosts’ son, Oscar is the prime suspect. Convinced her childhood friend is no killer, Emma doggedly investigates, enlisting the reluctant help of her companions. As clues reveal more connections to Château Montfleur, Emma must tread a thin line between a dismissive chief inspector and a desperate killer.A must-read for fans of witty whodunits and charming European mysteries—perfect for readers who love Richard Osman's clever twists and M.L. Longworth's atmospheric French countryside intrigue!

Read the first Kate Martinelli Mystery by New York Times bestselling, Edgar award-winning novelist Laurie R. King.In Grave Talent, the unthinkable has happened in a small community outside of San Francisco. A series of shocking murders has occurred, the victims far too innocent and defenseless. For lesbian Detective Kate Martinelli, just promoted to Homicide and paired with a seasoned cop who's less than thrilled to be handed a green partner, it's a difficult case that just keeps getting harder.Then the police receive what appears to be a case-breaking lead: it seems that one of the residents of this odd colony is Vaun Adams, arguably the century's greatest woman painter and a notorious felon once convicted of a heinous crime.But what really happened eighteen years ago? To bring a murderer to justice, Kate must delve into the artist's dark past—even if it means losing everything she holds dear.