Crime and mystery: police procedural

Death is a hard habit to break.

DS Aector McAvoy investigates his darkest, most brutal case yetThe call comes in before DS Aector McAvoy has had time for breakfast.

'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray A small, thin man, rather dull to look at, neither young nor old, exuding the stale smell of a bachelor who does not look after himself.

Countdown to disaster for Edinburgh's hardest cop.

Detective Inspector Joanna Piercy investigates the disappearance of a young husband - and discovers all is not as it seems.

Gaspar es un huraño profesor de Física jubilado que, junto a un antiguo alumno, su incondicional y dócil señor Ballesteros, tiene como afición resolver los casos publicados en los periódicos que la Policía no ha sabido esclarecer.

The second book in the new Penguin Maigret series: Georges Simenon's devastating tale of misfortune, betrayal and the weakness of family ties, in a new translation by Anthea Bell.

Kate O?

This early work by Arthur Benjamin Reeve was originally published in 1912 and we are now republishing it with a brand new biography.

Midas, Dominic Ranger's superb debut thriller novel, is a rollercoaster ride of revenge, intrigue, sex and money, taking readers from a quiet town in Hampshire to the tiny and incredibly beautiful Greek island of Symi.

'Reluctantly agreeing to track down three dangerous criminals, DCI Henry Christie's philosophy is that anything that keeps him at the cutting edge of coppering can't be all bad.

February, 1927.

READERS ARE LOVING THE THIRD IN THE DS CUPIDI SERIES:'A must read' 'Totally hooked' 'Fantastic .

'Shadow Man is a harrowing and horrific game of consequences' Val McDermid THE BRILLIANTLY COMPELLING SECOND NOVEL IN THE DI LUKAS MAHLER SERIESA missing child.

THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED COOPER AND FRY, coming toon to TV starring Robert James-Collier (Downton Abbey) and Mandip Gill (Doctor Who)An atmospheric new Fry and Cooper thriller for fans of Peter Robinson and Reginald Hill.

Third in the exciting new mystery series featuring ex-police dog handler Daniel WhelanDaniel's ex-colleague, police officer Joey Matsuki, has asked for his help.

'MAKES YOU WANT TO BUY A PLANE TICKET AND IMMERSE YOURSELF IN DEEPEST FRANCE' Irish IndependentMillions of readers worldwide are talking about the Dordogne Mysteries and their hero, Bruno, Chief of Police.

Detective Wesley Peterson and archaeologist Dr Neil Watson return to solve a mystery surrounding a grand estate in the Devon countryside.

*WINNER OF THE 2025 PETRONA AWARD**SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER AWARD 2025*'Satu Ramo's Hildur series is a wildly successful publishing phenomenon that has put the genre of "e;Nordic blue"e; on Europe's literary map' The Guardian'Atmospheric and startlingly original' Sunday TimesHildur Runarsdottir is the only police detective working on the isolated west coast of Iceland.

In this gripping mystery for fans of Louise Penny and Michael Connelly, Inspector Green becomes obsessed with a former teacher's mysterious disappearance.

A desperate phone call from an old acquaintance plunges forensic psychiatrist Claire Roget into an explosive situation with echoes in her own past.

Brock and Poole investigate a double murder and find themselves caught up in a crime with international implications .

A DCI Henry Christie Mystery.

'Spencer's latest is her best: an ingenious puzzle that goes straight to the heart' - Kirkus Starred ReviewA miscarriage of justice for DCI WoodendThough it is thirty years since Margaret Dodds was tried and executed for the brutal murder of her second husband, many troubling questions raised during the trial are still left unanswered.

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again.

Der neue Roman des Buchautors Guido Sawatzki spielt am Puls der Zeit.

Murder casts a long shadow, reaching from fabled Easter Island in the South Pacific to the desolate shores of Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic.

'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'A radiant late afternoon.

Book Two of the Inspector Frank Stave Investigations, a German detective trilogy set in post-WWII Hamburg.

If you loved The Suspect, don't miss the second book in the series.

A gripping tale of hatred, lies, and deadly tradition featuring Seattle detective J.

Schwarze, zerklüftete Klippen türmten sich über der jungen Frau auf.

Nele Lemberg ist die Tochter von Hamburgs reichstem Privatbankier und gleichzeitig das Gesicht der Bewegung für Klimaschutz.

Die erfolgreiche Rheinkrimi-Serie von Glauser-Preisträgerin Judith Merchant!

'McEvoy has become one of our most interesting crime writers' - DAILY MAIL

SOMEONE IS TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE MOST NOTORIOUS SERIAL KILLER IN BRITAIN'S HISTORY.

A series of increasingly violent assaults is shrouding the happy-go-lucky resort of Blackpool in a veil of terror.

'Stunning' - Sunday Times Claire Askew won the Bloody Scotland Scottish Debut Crime Award in 2019 with her debut All the Hidden Truths, praised as 'A meticulous and compelling novel' by Ian Rankin.

'A crime fiction force to be reckoned with' ERIN KELLYThe twisted and unpredictable new crime thriller from winner of the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller competition, perfect for fans of The Innocent Wife.

Can Edinburgh's hardest cop stay the course?

A tense and gripping mystery set in 1960s London and Liverpool - When photographer Kate O'Donnell takes off for London from swinging Liverpool she has two things in mind: to make a career and to track down her missing older brother.

'Fans of police procedurals will want to read all in the series after this compelling, twisted story' - Library Journal Starred ReviewA murder of an Icelandic man during a Full Cold Moon reminds Lauren Riley of a previous case she failed to solve.

The first in an exciting new mystery series featuring ex-police dog handler Charlie Whelan - When two young sisters run away on Dartmoor, Charlie Whelan and his German shepherd, Taz, are called into action, and a desperate search quickly turns up one of the girls.

The discovery of two headless corpses dressed in colonial clothing and locked in a grisly embrace draws Detectives Miranda Quin and David Morgan of the Toronto Police Service into a Gothic mixture of sex and death that ultimately threatens their survival.

The Moonstone is one of the most famous suspense novels of all time: a masterpiece of construction and the ultimate page-turner, it introduced one of the worlds most beloved genres, the detective story.

The chilling first novel in the international bestselling Inspector Eschenbach series.

This novel, based on the groundbreaking BBC TV drama series, shows how it takes both guts and a sense of humour to become a part-time policeman.

Policemen Harpur and Iles get mixed up in the criminal world of fine art dealingDetective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur feels a sort of warmth towards Jack Lamb, a brilliantly prosperous but profoundly dodgy fine arts dealer.

It is one of the most brutal murders Chief Inspector Woodend has ever encountered .

Would you kill, to save a life?

Alex Cross's first case since joining the FBI has his new colleagues perplexed.