Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives

Paul's mother abandoned him when he was a baby.

All is not well in the beautiful county of Midsomer.

The BRAND NEW psychological thriller from H.

"e;Garcia-Aguilera has created a new private eye named Lupe Solano, and what a creation she is-strong, sexy, funny, and Miami-smart.

James Patterson s BookShots.

James Patterson s BookShots.

**RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK****INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER****THE SUNDAY TIMES 'PICK OF THE MONTH'****PRIMA 'BOOK OF THE YEAR'****WOMAN & HOME 'BOOK OF THE YEAR'****WOMAN & HOME 'BOOK OF THE MONTH'****TOP TEN KINDLE BESTSELLER**'Edgy, thrilling, twisty - I loved it!

SPY-MASTERS, NAZIS AND SECRETSIt's the Second World War, and Sexton Blake is matching minds with the very best.

A compelling historical murder mystery set amongst the artists in seventeenth-century Paris.

With a ruthless criminal loose on the Suffolk coast, life is anything but peaceful for the Anglian Detective Agency .

'A gripping cosy mystery .

'A sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' LIN ANDERSON, Award winning Scottish crime authorA Death on Stage - the sixteenth edition of the nail-biting Euphemia Martins Mysteries!

'A sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' LIN ANDERSON, Award winning Scottish crime authorA Death in the Hospital - the fifteenth edition of the nail-biting Euphemia Martins Mysteries!

'A perilous predicament for the ever-resourceful Euphemia.

'OMIGOSH!

The first thrilling standalone crime novel from the international number one bestseller and Sweden's answer to Val McDermid, Anders de la Motte.

The thrilling new standalone suspense novel from Sweden's answer to Val McDermid and Sunday Times Book of the Month author, Anders de la Motte.

**NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON BBC IPLAYER!

Steal a few cents and they put you in jail.

The fourth in a series of crime novels featuring Gina Gray and DCI David Scott, Weep A While Longer sets cosy Middle England against a dark crime.

'If this had to be Mo Hayder's legacy, then it's a fitting one.

Detective Inspector Charlie Moon is no stranger to murder, but the case at 17 Gooch Terrace is particularly gruesome.

** A WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTH **** SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD **'One of the Scottish crime books of the year.

** A WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH **** AN INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER **** A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR **** SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD **** LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR **'A TRULY GRIPPING READ' - GUARDIAN'FABULOUS, A DELIGHT' - S.

** WINNER OF THE CRIME & THRILLER BRITISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 *** THE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE QUEEN OF COSY CRIME ** LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIAR CRIME NOVEL AWARD *A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022A TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF 2022A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2022A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022'Every page is a joy.

THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE 2022 CWA JOHN CREASEY NEW BLOOD DAGGERONE MURDER.

Discover the page-turning Hopgood Hall Cozy Mystery series from bestselling author E V Hunter'An enthralling murder mystery that kept me turning the pages.

'Captivating and chilling, with an ending I didn't see coming!

A tension packed, chilling story of long-awaited revenge from Top 10 Bestselling author Keri BeevisPassion.

Classic Boston noir thriller from global bestseller, the late, great Robert B.

'Sinister and hilarious.

A macabre liturgy.

Meet Charles Paris: a washed-up actor with a taste for wine, women .

Introducing private investigator Kate Weller in the first of the brand-new Marked for Retribution mystery series.

An old enemy from the past spells trouble for a young PI and her enigmatic cat in this dystopian noir mystery from the author of The Ninth Life.

A local reporter discovers murder amid the debris of a Montana mountain fire in this thriller series debut by the author of the Sarah Burke Mysteries.

A trip to Denver to research legalized marijuana turns into a murder case: "e;Very entertaining.

A case of theft spirals into murder in the latest intriguing Alex Quick mysteryFormer police detective Alex Quick finds it impossible to refuse when a young family friend begs for her help in discovering which of his friends is a thief.

Sir Josse d'Aquin is summoned to assist the beleaguered King John in the 17th - and final - Hawkenlye mystery.

Once again, jump jockey Harry Radcliffe is forced to turn reluctant sleuth in the third of this fast-paced, highly entertaining racing mystery series.

Meet Rona Parish, a talented biographer who has a skill for writing about the past and encountering danger along the way, and her adorable golden retriever, Gus.

Jack Colby, car detective, is commissioned to buy a 'dream' car from an earl, but finds himself racing into serious danger.

A compelling new mystery for Libertus, set against the backdrop of the Roman Empire in turmoil .

Meet Rona Parish, a talented biographer who has a skill for writing about the past and encountering danger along the way, and her adorable golden retriever, Gus.

Deets Shanahan - Indianapolis PI - is back for his last case .

Introducing 19th-century private investigators Matthew Grand and James Batchelor in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series.

Private investigator David Spandau discovers there's a dark side to the Hollywood dream in this absorbing thrillerSomeone seems to be orchestrating a major smear campaign against maverick film director Jerry Margashack, rehashing old rumours and releasing damaging information to the media.

Benjamin January is forced to travel to Haiti to seek his family's lost treasure, in order to save everything he holds dearWhen Jefferson Vitrack - the white half-brother of Benjamin January's wife - turns up on January's doorstep in the summer of 1838 claiming he has discovered a clue to the whereabouts of the family's lost treasure, January has no hesitation about refusing to help look for it.