Classic crime and mystery fiction

FBI-Agent Eliot Ness, der große Gegenspieler von Al CaponeAufregende Action-Krimis aus Chicago um Bandenkriege und Frauenmörder, erzählt von einem Schriftsteller, der sich wie kein anderer in der großen, alten Gangster-Metropole auskennt:Al Cann weiß alles über den unbestechlichen FBI-Agenten Eliot Ness und den berüchtigtsten aller Gangster, den Italo-Amerikaner Al Capone, der nicht nur Chicago, sondern das ganze Land in Atem hielt.

The river Thames is London s most important yet neglected artery.

A set of intriguing British whodunits featuring Detective Inspector Sloan-from a CWA Diamond Dagger winner and "e;most ingenious"e; author (The New Yorker).

Zagreb: Im Park einer psychiatrischen Klinik wird ein junger Mann tot aufgefunden – es ist kein Geringerer als der Vorsitzende einer rechtsextremen Jugendbewegung.

DISCOVER THE DU MAURIER DARK ROMANCE COLLECTION'Du Maurier is mistress of the sleight of hand in fiction .

Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will devour this captivating and compelling thriller from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell.

An ex-Scotland Yard inspector is pulled out of retirement to investigate a murder and a family's fiery legacy in this classic British mystery.

An eerie new psychological thriller from the author of The House Guest'I adored it!

She was beautiful and evil - she murdered minds as well as bodies.

Superbly gripping plot-twister of a novel from the crime master himself, Ed McBain.

A London detective investigates after a fictional character seems to come to life to harass his creator in this classic British mystery.

British sleuth Patrick Dawlish must unravel fraud, arson, and murder in a case that proves there's no insurance against human nature.

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'Raymond Chandler invented a new way of talking about America, and America has never looked the same to us since' Paul Auster, author of The New York TrilogyRaymond Chandler was America's preeminent writer of detective fiction, and this edition of The Big Sleep and Other Novels collects three of the best novels to feature his hard-drinking, philosophising PI, Philip Marlowe.

This night at the pub will be his last .

2017 Arthur Ellis Best First Novel Award FinalistIt's too cold to go missing in northern B.

The year is 1969 and ten guests are about to enjoy a country house weekend at Tavistock Hall.

A brand new anthology of previously unpublished and uncollected supernatural mysteries by some of the masters of the Golden Age - thrills, spills and chills perfect for Halloween.

Inspector Littlejohn confronts a challenging case across the Channel in this classic mystery from the "e;venerable"e; British author (Kirkus Reviews).

Todd has written a first novel that speaks out, urgently and compassionately, for a long-dead generation.

A dangerous case with ties leading back to the battlefields of World War I dredges up dark memories for Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge in Hunting Shadows, a gripping and atmospheric historical mystery set in 1920s England, from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd.

Scotland Yards Ian Rutledge finds himself caught in a twisted web of vengeance, old grievances, and secrets that lead back to World War I in the nineteenth installment of the acclaimed bestselling series.

The twenty-seventh mystery featuring Inspector kmen, star of BBC Two's gripping crime drama series The Turkish Detective.

Folkways turn fatal in a very old-fashioned English village, in this witty mystery filled with "e;ingenious"e; detective work (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

Maisie Cooper is ready to tie the knot.

It's foul play on a freighter: "e;Enthralling .

Provides an original approach to the emerging practice of reparations for international crimes and a fresh analysis of the recent jurisprudence at the International Criminal Court.

This compelling and gripping novel by bestselling author John Macken takes the forensic thriller to the next level.

Fall is the third novel in Candice Fox's acclaimed series, following Hades, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut 2014, and Eden, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel 2015.

Ruth Galloway uncovers the bones of what might be a notorious Victorian child murderess and a baby snatcher known as "e;The Childminder"e; threatens modern-day Norfolk in this irresistible mystery from Elly Griffiths.

*THE BRAND NEW DESTINATION THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER*'Escapist, thrilling, unforgettable' GILLIAN McALLISTER'The queen of the destination thriller is back with her best book yet' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'One of my books of the year' ANDREA MARA____________________________________Welcome to The Surf HouseWhere everyone's escaping something.

In the deep midwinter, there's a murder to solve.

Fourteen stories.

In the title work in this collection of novellas, Poirot and Inspector Japp collaborate on the investigation of a suspicious suicide.

This tale of an actress's dramatic demise, and a police detective trying to sniff out a killer, is "e;one of Ngaio Marsh's best yarns"e; (Kirkus Reviews).

Winner of four major prizes for the best critical/biographical book related to crime fiction: the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and H.

A top-notch literary brainteaser.

Beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, one of the great fictional heroines (Parade), investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror and survival.

The mind-bending sequel to the Times Thriller of the Year bestseller, This is the Night They Come for You.

The gripping new instalment in the William Warwick series, An Eye for an Eye, is available to pre-order now!

An unmissable entry in the esteemed Library of Congress Crime Classics, an exciting new classic mystery series created in exclusive partnership with the Library of Congress to highlight the best of American crime fictionWhen the body of N'Gana Frimbo, the African conjure-man, is discovered in his consultation room, Perry Dart, one of Harlem's ten Black police detectives, is called in to investigate.

London is under siege.

Visiting the sick leads a curious clergyman into a web of danger and greed at a secretive nursing home .

A set of perfectly puzzling British whodunits featuring Detective Inspector Sloan-from a CWA Diamond Dagger winner and "e;most ingenious"e; author (The New Yorker).

The ninth volume in a set of omnibus editions presenting the complete run of 32 Inspector Alleyn mysteries.

In New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinsons brilliant thriller, Inspector Banks must solve the grisly murder of a beautiful teenage girl from a privileged family while uncovering the sordid lies that surround a village determined to keep its secrets hidden.

John le Carre said the best place to start a crime novel is as near to the end of the story as possible.