Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives

When a blackmailer threatens her future, a society sleuth must turn to the one man she can't resist in this sexy Gilded Age mystery.

The UK Top 20 bestseller and start of a laugh-out-loud, gripping, cosy mystery series from Katie MarshIt is 5:30 am on Clio's forty-fifth birthday and her hated ex is lying dead on her doorstep.

Pleased to meet you, Mrs Butterfield!

Der kanarische Frühling könnte so schön sein in Las Palmas, aber die örtliche Polizei hat einen aufsehenerregenden Fall am Hals.

These Egyptian hieroglyphics spell "e;murder.

London, 1894.

»Frohes neues Jahr und eine gute Jagd« Der legendäre Privatdetektiv Nigel Strangeways verbringt die Silvesternacht in einem stattlichen Herrenhaus aus dem achtzehnten Jahrhundert im ländlichen England.

Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage seriesFor wise-cracking Private Eye Philip Marlowe, murder is all in a day's work.

'A well-plotted and immersive whodunnit that will you engrossed.

In this Golden Age mystery set in post-World War II California, an art student must determine who fits the mold of a killer.

These Egyptian hieroglyphics spell "e;murder.

The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller!

'Wow, what a read!

The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the No.

Pistengaudi, Hüttenzauber und eine tiefgefrorene Leiche Weihnachtsferien auf einer urigen Almhütte mitten im schönsten Schigebiet – das klingt nach genau der Erholung, die sich Chefinspektorin Karin Fux redlich verdient hat.

London 1895.

In this Golden Age mystery set in post-World War II California, an art student must determine who fits the mold of a killer.

Years after his daughter's death, a former London cop is on the trail of an insidious criminal conspiracy in this "e;remarkably assured debut"e; thriller (Diamond Dagger Award-winning author Andrew Taylor).

Der Krimi zum großen Jubiläum!

In this mystery by Agatha Christie's favorite American author, an amateur sleuth deals with sinister spirits and murder at a New York country mansion.

From Agatha Christie's favorite American author-an amateur sleuth helps a Manhattan widow who fears her husband's killer is stalking her.

Mit ihrem Weihnachtsgeschenk, einem Wassergymnastik-­Schnupperkurs, hat Frau Helbings Freundin Heide ins Schwarze getroffen.

Amateur sleuth Philo Vance returns in the bestselling Golden Age mystery that "e;lifted the detective story on to the plane of a fine art"e; (Bloody Murder).

Die Hütten sind geschlossen bis März – doch der Tod geht ein und aus Raphael, von Verlusten in seiner Heimat Luxemburg gebeutelt, sucht in Südtirol einen Neuanfang.

From Agatha Christie's favorite American author-an amateur detective examines the mysterious reappearance of a woman who vanished 100 years ago.

In this mystery by Agatha Christie's favorite American author, an amateur sleuth deals with sinister spirits and murder at a New York country mansion.

In this supernatural noir, a private detective is hired to find a woman's missing identity, and faces a crime boss whose business is beyond deadly.

This mystery featuring a crime-fighting mother-daughter duo is "e;smart, page-turning fun, with the most feisty and likable P.

A private investigator trying to help an old friend escape jail time becomes a murder suspect, in this cozy mystery.

This cozy mystery about a mother-daughter duo whose holiday weekend turns to crime-solving offers an "e;appealing portrait of rural Washington"e; (Publishers Weekly).

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPYMASTERS BEST ESPIONAGE NOVEL OF 2025, ALONGSIDE THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW BY I.

This humorous mystery featuring an actor turned amateur sleuth who teams up with a sexy detective to solve a murder is "e;a great romp of a read"e; (Candace Bushnell, New York Times-bestselling author of Sex and the City).

From Agatha Christie's favorite American author-an amateur sleuth helps a Manhattan widow who fears her husband's killer is stalking her.

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

When a city girl arrives in Idaho with a story of murder, a rancher must prepare for more than one kind of storm .

In this paranormal mystery, a woman with the power to find corpses must find her missing FBI agent boyfriend before he becomes one.

In this paranormal mystery series opener, a young woman with a gift for finding corpses helps an FBI agent investigate a serial killer.

A woman with the gift to find dead bodies is drawn into the case of a missing girl in this paranormal mystery.

"e;Combines fast paced mystery with spicy romance .

Eigentlich sollte Marlowe nur eine junge Frau im Bahnhof von Los Angeles ausfindig machen: »Es war kein Kunststück.

From Agatha Christie's favorite American author-an amateur detective examines the mysterious reappearance of a woman who vanished 100 years ago.

Spenser investigates the past secrets of an elusive tech billionaire in this latest instalment of Robert B.

Scho wieder a Leich.

Ein spannender Fall voller Winterstimmung und aufregender Entdeckungen.

'You know a book is good when you get up, realize you finished it last night and are really disappointed that you can't read it with your breakfast.

New York Times-Bestselling Author: The man she loved is gone forever.

'Like a darker, grimier version of Mick Herron's Slough House novels, this is a highly promising debut.

From a New York Times-bestselling author, this "e;must-read for thriller-lovers,"e; features a killer working his way to his true prey, one victim at a time (Heather Graham, New York Times-bestselling author of Crimson Summer).

From Sandie Jones, bestselling author of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick The Other Woman.