Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction

'No one ever did it better' NEW YORK TIMES'If you haven't read George V.

'Every American crime writer of the past 30 years owes a debt to George V Higgins.

A riveting crime novel from one of the writers of THE WIRE.

Five novels in the unforgettable Bernie Rhodenbarr series.

A gritty urban crime thriller from one of the award-winning writers of THE WIRE.

Scudder is back, tracking a killer through the alleys of Hell's Kitchen and mapping the darker regions of the human soul.

The 9th breakneck thriller in the Matt Scudder series, from a master of the genre.

A crime masterpiece brought back into print - and transformed into the major film, Killing Them Softly, starring Brad Pitt.

'Higgins.

'Flawless of its kind - never a false word, phrase, rhythm, gesture.

America's finest crime writer sends hero Billy Bob Holland deep into Montana - paradise to some, to others a savage wilderness.

A superb stand-alone thriller from Edgar Award-winning author Steve HamiltonJoe Trumble is a probation officer with a tragedy in his past.

Every man has his dark side.

A nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat, fast-paced thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben.

Fans of Kathy Reichs, Karin Slaughter and Patricia Cornwell will love this hard-hitting and riveting forensic thriller by bestselling author John Macken.

GET READY FOR THE MOST EXCITING COUNT-DOWN OF YOUR LIFEHOUR SIXTY-ONE Icy winter in South Dakota.

'Gruesome, seductive and creepily credible' The Times'I HAVE SINNED'The words are scrawled in blood at the most shocking murder scene Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli have ever witnessed.

JUDGEMENT DAY IS COMING .

HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE IT HURTS.

STARE DEATH IN THE FACE'If you re home alone, do not risk even the first sentence.

Ireland, awash in cash and greed, no longer turns to the Church for solace or comfort.

Six shots.

A boy has been crucified in Galway city.

Fans of Stephen King, Karin Slaughter and Stuart MacBride will devour this dark and disturbing thriller.

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Best ThrillerSooner or later, everybody pays.

Head-to-head with Nicci French and Karin Slaughter Daily MirrorTHE FIRST BODY IS A MYSTERY.

'A seamless blend of good writing and pulse-racing tension.

From multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell, this is a strange, seductive and suspenseful psychological thriller with a cunning final twist that will get right under the skin.

Stephen Whalby loves to walk the moor.

Perfect for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon, this haunting insight into the mind of a pathological criminal is one of multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell's most terrifying novels.

They Kill Without Mercy.

Jack Reacher is alone, the way he likes it.

For Arthur Rowe the charity f te was a trip back to childhood, to innocence, a welcome chance to escape the terror of the Blitz, to forget twenty years of his past and a murder.

Meet Fahner, the retired small-town doctor who resorts to the garden axe when his patience with his cruel wife runs out.

'A fascinating, swaggeringly confident performance' Sunday TimesWhen you're as big and rough as Jack Reacher - and you have a badly set, freshly busted nose - it isn't easy to hitch a ride in Nebraska.

'Fast-paced, taut and punchy' Sunday Times'One of Reacher's best.

'Suspense doesn't get much smarter than this' Lee ChildMurder.

'Tess Gerritsen gets better with every book.

A gripping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben.

He's playing a deadly game.

A classic espionage thriller from master storyteller Graham Greene.

In a cold, windswept field on the outskirts of Edinburgh, lies the brutally mutilated body of a young woman.

'There's only one Jack Reacher.

The last thing Peggy Jo Riley wanted this holiday was a hard-boiled charmer in her house 24/7.

Just five days after they meet, Julie Hanrahan and Dr.

For twenty-five years, multimillionaire businessman Ron Raven played the loving husband and father-to two very different households.

Harrison J.

A taut edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden and Claire Douglas.

'Oliver Harris is an outstanding writer.

'Girl on a Train meets The Talented Mr Ripley under the Moroccan sun.