Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives

'This series is a must-read for anyone who loves the sea, or islands, or joyous, intricate story-telling.

Foodie Angie Amalfi has decided to make her culinary name by creating the perfect chocolate confection: angelinas.

With another failed business behind her, dilettante chef Angie Amalfi is cooking up a new scheme: Pairing up her best friend Connie with a handsome professional football player who just happens to be related to the owner of her favorite Italian restaurant.

Although food writer and dilettante chef Angie Amalfi is ready to start thinking about cutting a wedding cake with her delectable homicide detective boyfriend Paavo Smith, Paavo's got other things on his mindmainly, the grisly murder of two San Francisco women.

Deadly Silence is the first book in New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti's breathtaking romantic suspense series, Blood Brothers, that will be loved by fans of Karen Rose, Kylie Brant, Elaine Levine, Maya Banks's KGI series and Lisa Jackson.

Lethal Lies is the second book in New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti's breathtaking romantic suspense series, Blood Brothers, that will be loved by fans of Karen Rose, Kylie Brant, Elaine Levine, Maya Banks's KGI series and Lisa Jackson.

Twisted Truths is the third book in New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti's breathtaking romantic suspense series, Blood Brothers, that will be loved by fans of Karen Rose, Kylie Brant, Elaine Levine, Maya Banks's KGI series and Lisa Jackson.

Lori herself is entangled in a messy - and dangerous - family dispute.

The first murder in the village of Finch for over a century propels Lori into a whirlwind of an investigation.

A Gothic manor house.

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

It will take all of Aunt Dimity's otherworldly powers to restore tranquillity to a sleepy English village.

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

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

The professional and the personal intersect in treacherous ways in this compelling and eerie installment in Faye Kellermans thrilling New York Times bestselling Decker/Lazarus seriesThroughout his years with the LAPD, Peter Decker has handled a number of tough cases and strange killers.

In this cozy mystery, a feline P.

Daheim writes with wit, wisdom, and a big heart.

In Gone with the Win, another charming entry in Mary Daheims beloved Bed-and-Breakfast series, someone from Judith McMonigle Flynns past comes knocking, and the reluctant amateur sleuth finds herself working a case so cold its practically frozen.

Daheim writes with wit, wisdom, and a big heart.

A South Carolina bookseller falls victim to a murder plot in the Agatha and Anthony Award-winning author's smalltown mystery.

Laura Lippman, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Most Dangerous Thing, I'd Know You Anywhere, and What the Dead Know, returns with an addictive story that explores how one man's disappearance echoes through the lives of the wife, mistress, and daughters he left behind.

New York Timesbestselling author Phillip Margolin brings back reader favoritesprivate investigator Dana Cutler and lawyer Brad Millerin CAPITOL MURDER, the thrilling new installment in Margolins Washington Trilogy.

Former medical examiner Kiernan O'Shaughnessy investigates a scandalous suicide in a Catholic churchQuick-witted, precise, and comfortable with corpses, Kiernan O'Shaughnessy was perfectly suited to life as a medical examiner.

Introducing turn-of-the-century archaeologist-sleuth Margaret Murray in the first of a brilliant new historical mystery series.

Travis McGee finds himself in the one place he would never choose to be: New York City, where no one can be trusted.

John D MacDonald - bestselling author and the inspiration behind a generation of crime writers - has penned a thriller so compelling and addictive and full of intrigue and incident, you won't be able to stop reading.

Let John D MacDonald - bestselling author and the inspiration behind a generation of crime writers - take you on a ride with this high-octane, all-action thriller.

The edge-of-your-seat thriller that was so good it inspired a generation of crime writers.

One of the most entrancing (and effective) detectives in modern cozy mysteries.

Jamie Saintclair embarks on another full-throttle historical adventure - an absolute page-turner!

Mad Bean Events is on the job catering the glorious Hollywood season wrap party for the surprise hit gourmet game show But when one of the key game show writers seems to have disappeared Maddies producer friend needs a replacement fast.

Jerrilyn Farmers #1 LA Times bestselling Madeline Bean Culinary mysteries continue to prove to be scrumptiously hip savoury and irresistible.

This breathtaking mystery thriller international bestselling author Michael White expertly meshes past and present, cryptic clues and constant menace.

If you like Dan Brown, James Becker and Chris Kuzneski, you'll love this high-octane and fast-paced historical page-turner full of twists and turns from international bestselling author Michael White.

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.

Perfect for fans of Robert Harris, Wilbur Smith and Bernard Cornwell, this is breathtaking and atmospheric historical historical mystery set in Ancient Egypt from bestselling author Nick Drake.

'A tumultuous Ancient Rome with a delightful modern eye' Sunday Times'Fast-moving, funny and full of atmosphere!

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A MURDERED LEGIONARY - AND THERE IS ONE PRIME SUSPECTAD 72: Marcus Didius Falco returns home from a six-month mission to the German legions.

'Another redolent dip into corruption in Vespasian's Rome.

'Non-stop action, excitements and astonishments - a real cracker!

Another engrossing historical mystery bringing Ancient Rome to life in all its gruesome glory from the pen of multimillion-copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis.

DEATH LIES BEYOND THE RIVER RHINEAD 71, Germania Libera: dark dripping forests, inhabited by bloodthirsty barbarians and legendary wild beasts, a furious prophetess who terrorises Rome, and the ghostly spirits of slaughtered Roman legionaries.

'Several cheers for Lindsey Davis.

Much-loved author Candace Robb has penned another compelling and captivating medieval mystery that magically brings 14th Century York to life and pushes the reader relentlessly onwards to uncover the truth.

Political skullduggery, passion and ambition clash in this intriguing, evocative and compelling novel by much loved author Candace Robb.

From bestselling author James Douglas, a gripping and enthralling historical conspiracy thriller - a must read for fans of Dan Brown, James Becker and Chris Kuzneski.

If you like Kathy Reichs, Karin Slaughter and Patricia Cornwell, you'll love this edgy and engrossing forensic thriller by bestselling author John Macken.