Crime and mystery: women sleuths

Brighton 1956When Mirabelle's on-off boyfriend, Superintendent Alan McGregor, is taken off a gruesome murder case because the key suspect is an old school friend, Mirabelle steps in to unravel the tangle of poisoned gin, call girls and high stakes gambling that surrounds the death.

A novella featuring Detective Gunnhildur of Quentin Bates's Icelandic crime series.

'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' ASHLEY JENSEN'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed' DAILY MAIL The latest Agatha Raisin mystery from bestselling author M.

'A deliciously light and amusing souffl of a book' Irish Independent Lena Szarka, a Hungarian cleaner, dusts off her detective skills when a masterpiece is stolen from a gallery she cleans with her cousin Sarika.

There are some crimes you can't sweep under the carpet.

Set in Dundee, this fast-paced crime novel is the first to feature Polish Detective Sergeant Dania Gorska.

London, 1851.

'Animal lovers will delight' Ann Granger'A real treat .

A therapist had moved into the village of Carsely and Agatha Raisin hates her.

'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' Mail on SundayToil and trouble in store for Agatha!

Allotment wars!

'While Oxford had Morse, Whitstable, famous for its oysters, has Pearl' Daily MailThe Whitstable Pearl Mystery is the first book in Julie Wassmer's popular crime series - now a major Acorn TV drama, Whitstable Pearl, starring Kerry Godliman as private detective and restaurateur, Pearl Nolan.

Forensic expert Professor Nick Fennimore has engineered lectures in Chicago and St Louis a ploy to get to Detective Chief Inspector Kate Simms.

Widowed Mary Bolton, like Miss Jean Brodie, considers herself in her prime.

Even though Agatha Raisin loathes Christmas panto, her friend Mrs Bloxby, the vicar's wife, has persuaded her to support the local am dram society in their festive offering.

A novella featuring Detective Gunnhildur of Quentin Bates's Icelandic crime series.

Incomer Gloria French is at first welcomed in the Cotswold village of Piddlebury.

DI Kate Simms is on the fast track to nowhere.

'Superior crime fiction set in Iceland' The Times'As chilling as an Icelandic winter' S.

'HELP US'Lilly Valentine tries to help a damaged teenager - but has she been horrifically abused, or is she lying to save her own skin?

Murphy's Law is the captivating first novel in Rhys Bowen's New York Times bestselling Molly Murphy series.

The bossy, vain and irresistible Agatha is back in this latest short story.

'Delightful.

At the heart of every crime, there's a family.

"e;A fine and remarkably well-written novel, psychologically true and deeply affecting and timeless"e; Katherine V.

"e;The Funniest Damn titles in gay Fiction"e; - InstinctIf you travel with the Nurses' Guide to Snakes or can get a raisin pie stain out of a pink poplin frock, you'll fit right in with Nancy Clue and her gay chums on a road trip from sleepy Pleasantville, Idaho, to sparkling River Depths, Illinois, where Hannah, Nancy's beloved housekeeper, stands wrongfully accused of murder!

"e;The Funniest Damn titles in gay Fiction"e; - InstinctNurse Cherry Aimless's first vacation from her hectic career in a big-city hospital takes her to visit her spinster Aunt Gertrude in thrilling San Francisco.

His mother's death left cop Jax Cassidy to settle her estate, watch over three younger sisters.

Two seemingly unrelated murders put Tampa homicide detective Karen Sweeney in the crosshairs.

Selbstbewusste Besitzerin eines Hotels an der Ostsee klärt in den 50er Jahren auf eigene Faust einen Mord auf.

From the author of The Ashes of London, comes a new historical mystery set in the last days of WWII'Ten out of ten' The Times'A grand piece of work - a triumph and one of Taylor's best' MICK HERRON'A wonderfully unique novel from the master of historical crime fiction.

With haunting prose and deft psychological insight, Averil Dean spins a chilling story that explores the dark corners of obsession-love, pain, and revenge.

She didn't want to need him.

For former private investigator Dana Miller, there can be no peace of mind until she finds the person who killed her husband.

There are some things only a mother can feel.

THEY WEREN'T LOOKING FOR EACH OTHER.

Her dream of becoming a fashion model shattered by a car accident, Kaylee Benton has a successful career running a top Texas modeling agency.

Sheriff Tucker Spencer has seen some action.

Forbidden relationships are the most tempting.

Kara Galway thought moving home to Texas after years in New England would put her life back in perspective.

Closing the door doesn't always keep you safe.

A young woman's body is found with puncture marks on her neck, and soon the delicious word vampire is on everyone's lips.

Dreams come true with Susan WiggsKim van Dorn was living the dream.

Too much of a good thing.

Whiskey River is a quiet Arizona mountain town-until it's rocked by murder.

Dark family secrets can be murder .

'Waiting for her, he was on edge with expectation.

An inheritance comes with its own sinister dangers.

A child in danger, an isolated house - and a killer on the loose.

It should have been her sanctuary - until things got murderous.