Comic (humorous) crime and mystery

A gripping fast-paced cosy historical murder mystery from Kelly Oliver'A fun, mix of whodunnit and thriller!

Ein Mann, nur mit einer Unterhose bekleidet und an einen Stuhl gefesselt, wird im Tiefkühlraum eines Restaurants steifgefroren aufgefunden.

'Daisy Waugh's featherlight satires are as refreshing and uplifting as a glass of chilled vintage champagne.

LONGLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT AWARD'Sharp, funny .

Detective Ulf Varg from the Department of Sensitive Crimes is often called upon to investigate unusual matters.

* 'Ever since reading R in the Month as a teenager, I've been a Nancy Spain fan.

'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting, with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase .

'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting, with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase .

'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting, with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase .

BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TALENTED MIR RIPLEY, CAROL AND STRANGERS ON A TRAIN 'The No.

The fifth in the hit Italian crime series by Andrea Camilleri, Excursion to Tindari is a darkly comic detective story featuring Inspector Montalbano.

The Scent of the Night is the sixth comic detective novel in the Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri.

Set in Sicily, The Terracotta Dog is the second novel in the humorous Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri.

Never has Inspector Montalbano's character - a unique blend of humor, cynicism, compassion, earthiness, and love of good food - been more compelling than in Andrea Camilleri's third Montalbano novel, The Snack Thief.

Rounding the Mark is the seventh darkly humorous novel in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series.

The Shape of Water is the first in Andrea Camilleri's wry, brilliantly compelling Sicilian crime series, featuring Inspector Montalbano.

'Had me laughing aloud within its first five pages.

'A pleasure to read' New York TimesDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is a much-loved cult classic, that has spawned radio dramas, television, theatre and comic book adaptations across the globe.

Paper Moon is the thrilling ninth instalment in the warm and witty Inspector Montalbano series, by Italian author Andrea Camilleri.

The Patience of the Spider is the eighth novel in Andrea Camilleri's wryly humorous Inspector Montalbano series.

If Lars Marlin had three wishes, two have already been granted: he has escaped from Devil's Island .

If Lars Marlin had three wishes, two have already been granted: he has escaped from Devil's Island .

'A dark, disturbing and highly original thriller' MARK BILLINGHAM'Haunting, twisted and compelling' C.

If you enjoyed Midsomer Murders, you will love Rose Temple's Neighbourhood Watch series!

*ONE OF 40 BOOKS FOR SUMMER* 'gripping'- iNews'A panoramic thriller .

Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, this is the page-turning, twisty, and often hilarious new crime novel from bestselling author Belinda Bauer.

Lori feels all her holiday wishes are about to come true, but the next day brings an unexpected visitor.

Lori is on a mission to uncover a centuries-old family secret.

A Cornish manor holds more than one secret.

When dreams become reality, life is turned upside down.

'A great yarn - Shrager knows her food and she's cooked up a storm.

'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' P.

It's not easy sharing a flat.

A rip-roaring, cosy crime novel, perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and M.

Both a delightful murder mystery and a comic novel, fired by love and obsession and filled with memorable characters, Hunting Season is a captivating novel from Andrea Camilleri, the bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano series.

A Voice in the Night is the twentieth compelling crime novel in the phenomenally successful Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri.

Blade of Light is the nineteenth gripping addition to the phenomenally successful Inspector Montalbano Sicilian mysteries by Andrea Camilleri.

Henry Wilt is no longer the victim of his own uncontrolled fantasies.

Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Pratchett, the seventh book in the City Watch series, part of the Discworld novels.

Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces on a deadly maritime case like no other .

The razor-sharp, violent and darkly comic second novel from actor, comedian and writer Ardal O'Hanlon.

Retired schoolteachers and amateur sleuths Liz, Pat and Thelma have a brand-new mystery to solve in this witty tale - perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Robert ThorogoodCurious white envelopes have been delivered to friends and neighbours.

Pauline McLynn's intrepid private investigator, Leo Street, returns in this sparkling comic crime caper.

Dublin private-eye Leo Street feigns culinary prowess as she investigates marital infidelity in the countryside.

A train ride to mystery.

Sweetpea TV series starring Ella Purnell now on Sky Atlantic!

CSI in the land of elves, but they aren't cute and christmassy, they're sometimes sinister, and definitely deceased.

Blackly humorous first novel in Magnus Mills mode.

The madness lying beneath the surface of life in Florida today is revealed in this manic tale of murder and mayhem from the acclaimed author of Orange Crush, Hammerhead Ranch Motel and Florida Roadkill - comic crime at its finest.

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