A new Scottish crime novel featuring a trainee detective with a secret she can't keep hidden…Erin Aitkin joined Tulliallan Police College for a fresh start, free from the horrors of her childhood. But when a fellow recruit is murdered, she must risk exposure to track down the killer.Erin’s job isn’t made any easier by being forced to work with DCI Villeneuve, the truculent head of the detective course. Villeneuve may think that Erin is a prize tit, but she is determined to use Erin’s position as an insider to spy on her fellow students.When every one of your suspects is a fellow detective, the investigation becomes even more difficult. As Erin’s carefully constructed new life falls apart around her, she must find the killer before she gets kicked off the course, or worse still, becomes the next victim.

A #1 international bestseller: This “exquisite novel of mesmerizing depth” launched the acclaimed Wallander Mysteries and BBC series starring Kenneth Branagh (Los Angeles Times).   Early one morning, a small-town farmer discovers that his neighbors have been victims of a brutal attack during the night: An old man has been bludgeoned to death, and his tortured wife lies dying before the farmer’s eyes. The only clue is the single word she utters before she dies: “foreign.”   In charge of the investigation is Inspector Kurt Wallander, a local detective whose personal life is in a shambles. His family is falling apart, he’s gaining weight, and he drinks too much and sleeps too little. Tenacious and levelheaded in his sleuthing, he and his colleagues must contend with a wave of violent xenophobia as they search for the killers.   Winner of the Sweden’s Best Mystery Award and the first installment in the series that inspired the PBS program Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh, Faceless Killers is a razor-sharp, stylishly dark police procedural with searing social commentary that reaches beyond its genre to produce “a superior novel—and a harbinger of great things to come” (Booklist).

Edward Winston leads a quiet, happy existence in the slow-paced Deep South . . . until his wife goes missing and his peaceful life flies off the rails. As his world collapses around him, Edward’s frantic search for his missing spouse hits a dead end when he is thwarted by the local sheriff’s unwillingness to confront the prime suspect. Cut off at every turn by corruption and inaction, Edward is forced to seek help from a shadowy source buried deep in his past. As law enforcement names him a person of interest in his wife’s disappearance, Edward uncovers a connection between his missing spouse and a secret that the city’s power elite will do anything to keep hidden. Revenge, murder, and betrayal surround Edward as he seeks to find his wife, clear his name, and get Out of Tupelo alive.

Written with a wry, witty narrative voice and a plot full of twists and turns, John Keyse-Walker's Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut is a pure delight.As a Special Constable, Teddy Creque is the only police presence on the remote, sun-drenched island of Anegada, nestled in the heart of the British Virgin Islands. In all his years on the job, Teddy has never considered the possibility that he might have to address an actual crime on his peaceful island. That is, until he receives a hysterical call about a dead man on the beach. Indeed, Teddy is shocked to discover Paul Kelliher, a biologist who traveled to the island every winter for research, lying dead on the sands of the island's most remote beach, killed by a single shot to the head. And when the BVI's "real police" task Teddy with informing Kelliher's nearest kin of his death, Teddy makes an even more surprising discovery: there's no record that Paul Kelliher ever existed. Suddenly Teddy's routine life is thrown into tumult as he tries to track a killer—against his boss's wishes—while balancing his complicated family life, three other jobs, and the colorful characters populating the island around him.

‘*CRACK* That is the sound of Angela Marsons hitting it out of the ballpark… Gripping… Addictive… Grabbed my attention from the very beginning… I loved every second… I had my fingers crossed the entire time… I held my breath… I am a HUGE fan!!’ Openbookposts, ??????????Two little children are missing from the same seaside town, and only Kim Stone can find out why… With the investigation into the boys’ disappearance going nowhere, Detective Kim Stone and her team have been sent halfway across the country to help. But they have a second secret mission: to find out if the dark rumours about the local cops are justified, and if that’s why the children are still lost. Far from home, they must get close to their targets by pretending to be incompetent, lazy and at each other’s throats – and the strain is starting to tell.All Kim wants to do is investigate both cases properly. She knows she’s the only hope these little boys have… but she can’t blow her cover. Then, just when Kim starts to make headway with a woman brave enough to speak out about one of the local detectives, she is found dead. Did Kim’s questions get her killed? How deep does the rot go?When another body is found, Kim has a lead at last – one that tells her she’s facing some of the worst criminals she’s ever known. The time for playing nice is over… but can she bring these children home, when time is running out and she cannot trust a single soul?A completely gripping page-turning crime thriller from no.1 multi-million-copy bestseller Angela Marsons. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Karin Slaughter and Robert Dugoni. Can be read as a standalone.See what everyone is saying about Little Children: ‘Oh. My. Goodness!!!!! The Queen of Crime has done it again!!!!! I absolutely loved!!!!!… I literally couldn’t put the book down!… My favourite… I loved it all… Fantastic… Fab, fab, fab!!!’ Stardust Book Reviews, ?????‘OMG!!! SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!! JUST WOW!!!!… The most heart-racing, nail-biting, actually stopped breathing book I’ve EVER read!!!!… The absolute queen of crime… An absolute rollercoaster ride… LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!… My heart was in my throat… Had me hook, line and sinker!!!! An absolute MUST READ!!!’ Bookworm86, ?????‘Wow! What on earth did I just read? Or should I say devour?… totally and utterly unputdownable… utterly addictive and totally amazing.’ Rachel’s Random Reads, ?????‘Omg this was brilliant!!… I inhaled this whole book in just under 6 hours and I regret nothing … This series is the best I’ve encountered and I’ve read a LOT.’ NetGalley reviewer, ?????‘10 stars!… gripping from beginning to end, just wow, WOW!’ Goodreads reviewer, ?????‘I’m buzzing with excitement!… The suspense is off the charts… the twists kept me flipping pages like mad… hooks you in and never lets go… a total gem!’ NetGalley reviewer, ?????‘Wow!!… incredible!!… I read this in two sittings, staying up late as I couldn’t put it down… smashed it again.’ Goodreads reviewer, ?????‘When am I going to learn to savour every single sentence, slow down, and pace myself when it comes to the glorious Detective Kim Stone series… honest answer… never! I devoured this in one sitting I will never tire of this series, I shout it from the rooftops to anyone who’ll listen and will do so forever.’ Book Reviewer Cake Maker, ?????‘Angela Marsons you nearly killed me off! I didn’t breathe for a whole ten minutes!… I finished this book in a day… And when I had to put it down to parent and adult (rude!) I was thinking about it… I was on the edge of my seat… I have no fingernails left!’ Chloe’s Reading Room, ?????

A missing student. A dead-end investigation. Can a police officer uncover the truth before the child is lost forever?Policewoman Christine Lane feels guilty about the absent boy–why hadn’t she sensed a problem when she visited his class? After breaking up a fight between three students, Christine had sent the children on their way. The next day, one boy vanishes. Searching Toronto Island for the ten-year-old, Christine is shocked when investigators eventually conclude the child ran away. How did he get off the island? Why hasn’t he surfaced anywhere? And why did he leave the field trip in the first place?When Christine probes further, she receives pushback from her boss, the school board and the classmates’ families. Then the threats begin. Can Christine figure out what happened the night the boy disappeared, before she is shut down for good?MISSING is the second standalone book in the award-winning Christine Lane Mystery series.If you like female protagonists with grit, atmospheric settings and page-turning suspense, then you’ll love Dianne Scott’s MISSING. Crime Writers of Canada Excellence in Crime Writing Award Finalist.