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What Happened at the Lake
They went on vacation. Not everyone made it back.The Palmers went to the lake for a week of fun in the sun. But Alex Palmer had an agenda. He wanted his brother to reconcile with their hypercompetitive father. He wanted his daughter to break up with her shady...
Deadly Errand
‘Lively and impressive debut.’ Publishers WeeklyMeet Kate. Nurse turned detective. Used to dealing with death. But not murder._______________________Kate Kinsella is in her office above Humberstones Funeral Directors, contemplating her first real murder case as a...
Site Unseen
An archeologist in coastal Maine makes a chilling discovery in this cozy mystery series debut—now a Hallmark feature film!Brilliant, dedicated, and driven, archaeologist Emma Fielding is an expert at finding things that have been lost for centuries. A...
The Traitors
‘Wickedly fun and highly addictive… a delicious read with all the elements of a perfect whodunit’ Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage ‘House on Haunted Hill mixed with Agatha Christie’ NetGalley Reviewer The brand new locked-room...
The Traitors
‘Wickedly fun and highly addictive… a delicious read with all the elements of a perfect whodunit’ Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage ‘House on Haunted Hill mixed with Agatha Christie’ NetGalley Reviewer The brand new locked-room...
The Mugger
This mugger is special. He preys on women, waiting in the darkness…then comes from behind, attacks them, and snatches their purses. He tells them not to scream and as they're on the ground, reeling with pain and fear, he bows and nonchalantly says, “Clifford thanks...
The Last Line
A newbie Seattle detective gets an education in corruption in a short story that explores Detective Castigliano’s origins in the Seattle PD by Robert Dugoni, the Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite series. His old life in...
Touch Not the Cat
'A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors.' Harriet EvansAshley Court: the tumbledown ancestral home of the Ashley family, all blessed with 'the gift' of being able to speak to each other without words. When...
Kissing the Demons
Thirteen Torland Place was the scene of five terrible murders in the nineteenth century, and also related to the disappearances of two teenage girls. When a student living in the house is found to be brutally murdered, Detective Inspector Joe Plantagenet is left...
Present Danger
'THE SENSE OF BEING INSIDE ONE OF THE GREAT SECRET SERVICES OF THE WORLD LEAPS FROM EVERY PAGE' Daily MailGripping spy fiction from the former Head of MI5. When MI5 officer Liz Carlyle arrives in Belfast, danger immediately follows - she quickly learns that the peace...
The Writer
“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” —Oscar Wilde College journalist Adele Plank has been granted a rare interview with one-time bestselling author, Decklan Stone. He is a man largely withdrawn from...
The Solitary Witness
Sherlock and Lucy must protect a high-society murder witness. Will they outwit a killer in time?Newlywed Lady Constance is newly in peril, thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse within the gilded cages of the aristocracy. Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James, champions...
Driven to Murder
A perfect cosy crime for fans of M C Beaton's Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series.Change is coming to Wendlebury Barrow – and not everyone is happy about it…When the local bus company announces it will be stopping its route through their quaint Cotswold village,...
The Harrison
What will Madeline find on the mysterious third floor of the Harrison? Upon returning to America and her hometown city of Chicago, Madeline Donovan is anxious to establish a detective agency. While living in London for a brief period, she became immersed in the case...
Tempest in Teaberry
A Teaberry Farm Bed & Breakfast Cozy Book 1 Megan Bennet, owner of the Teaberry Farm B&B, turns amateur sleuth when a wedding guest is murdered. With the help of her friends, Megan untangles the clues to help solve the puzzle. This mild cozy mystery series offers a...
Black and Gold (Books 1-3)
A ruthless gang terrorizes a local council estate. One night they go too far - but a lone warrior has had enough. Can he survive the fight of his life? The gang is not alone - and though the lone warrior does not know it, he too is being watched. Meet Simon, the Man...
First Blood
Meet Detective Kim Stone. A detective hiding dark secrets. She’ll stop at nothing to protect the innocent. ‘This book has killed me!!!!… There is a smile on my face and goosebumps on my arms. Rarely have I been so satisfied with a novel… First Blood is a masterpiece.’...
Intruder in the Dark
A corpse in a country house brings Scotland Yard to an eerily quiet English village, in this tale by a master of British mystery. Cyril Savage has inherited the home of his wealthy and estranged aunt. But before Savage has the chance to discover her fortune, he is...
With Deadly Intent
When Crime Scene Manager, Cass Hunt, is called to a fatal road traffic collision in the dead of the night, not all is as it seems. Working alongside Detective Chief Inspector, Alex McKay, they soon realise they're dealing with murder. When another body turns up, along...
Secrets of Wildflower Island
When 4 teenage girls discover a body, badly beaten, a nice day at the beach goes horribly wrong. As they embark on a quest to solve the murder, they find themselves as the main suspects. The girls quickly turn on each other as they are blackmailed by an unknown person...
The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet
A 2022 MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD NOMINEEIn Jane Austen’s revered Pride and Prejudice, Mary, the middle sister, is often passed over. Until now…Upon the death of her father, Mary Bennet’s life is thrown into turmoil. With no fortune or marriage prospects, Mary must rely...
Sister Where Are You
He turned off the flashlight and stood in the darkness, soaking up her terror as she shrieked and begged for him to return. After her screams had given way to exhausted whimpers, he continued down the overgrown woodland trail with a satisfied smile. As he went, he...
Died in the Wool
The inspector digs into a cold case on a New Zealand sheep farm in this “well-sustained crime story” from the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master (Kirkus Reviews).Flossie Rubrick, a highly opinionated and influential member of the New Zealand Parliament, was last...
Mercenary
MEET JOHNNY SILVER IN THIS PULSATING THRILLER. HE’S AN EX-MERCENARY WHO WANTS TO SEE JUSTICE DONE. WHATEVER IT TAKES . . . AND THAT USUALLY INVOLVES BREAKING A FEW THINGS.Johnny Silver's brother, Carlo, the head of an investment bank, disappears along with ten million...
Lethal Vengeance
The man lay on his front, his arms and legs bound and pulled up with a rope connecting the two. His head was arched back, so he faced the curtains, and there was masking tape over his mouth. Erika gingerly reached out and checked his pulse.Yep. Dead all right.When...
One Last Breath
ONE LAST BREATH is book two in the new FBI mystery series by debut author Sarah Sutton. A popular beach town was torn apart when a teenage girl went missing. Now, one year later, after a storm rips through the area, her body is found––strangled and buried deep under...
The Devil’s Cliff Killings
A missing teenager. A web of prison corruption and human trafficking. Can DI Ruth Hunter blow the lid off the case in time to save a sixteen year old girl? Detective Inspector Ruth Hunter has resolved to put the grief of her missing partner behind her and continue to...
The Dee Valley Killings
A twisted serial killer. A deadly game of cat and mouse. Can DI Ruth Hunter catch a crazed psychopath who seems intent on destroying her life? DI Ruth Hunter hopes that settling in Snowdonia with will melt away the grief of a missing partner. Burying herself in her...
The Silent Dolls
Silent tears trickle down her cheeks as she curls inside the tiny cave-like space. She lies on her side, darkness all around her, rubbing her fingers over the little wooden doll he’d carved. He told her to be quiet, not to cry or scream. Not to be a baby. Her throat...
Take a Number
“Well-written and entertaining … you’ll find yourself turning the pages because the victim is so deliciously despicable.” – West Coast Review of Books A LYING, CHEATING ABUSER WINDS UP DEAD…“Dawson keeps suspense and interest at high pitch.” – Publishers Weekly...
In the Teeth of the Evidence
An irresistible collection of “truly remarkable” stories from the master of classic mysteries, featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg (The New York Times). Most noblemen would prefer to avoid a charred corpse in a garage. But Lord Peter Wimsey has never seen...
The Sunken Sailor
A nautical mystery turns Inspector Henry Tibbett’s holiday into a working vacation—from “the author who put the ‘who’ back in whodunit” (Chicago Daily News). Poor Inspector Tibbett! Once again, he is attempting to have a nice vacation. And once again, Crime has a...
Duel to the Death
A cybersecurity team must keep an AI program from criminals in this thriller in an “engaging and entertaining” series from a New York Times bestseller (Los Angeles Times).After taking down the man responsible for his best friend’s death, Stuart Ramey believes the case...
The Drowned Boy
A Norwegian police detective must unravel a grieving mother’s shifting stories in a novel by “a truly great writer and explorer of the human mind” (Jo Nesbø)Carmen and Nicolai failed to resuscitate their son after finding him floating in their backyard pond. When...
The Drowned Boy
A Norwegian police detective must unravel a grieving mother’s shifting stories in a novel by “a truly great writer and explorer of the human mind” (Jo Nesbø)Carmen and Nicolai failed to resuscitate their son after finding him floating in their backyard pond. When...
Duel to the Death
A cybersecurity team must keep an AI program from criminals in this thriller in an “engaging and entertaining” series from a New York Times bestseller (Los Angeles Times).After taking down the man responsible for his best friend’s death, Stuart Ramey believes the case...