Crime and mystery: women sleuths

A crime writer's family witnesses a real-life murder - the neighbourhood just got dangerous.

For the police it was an open and shut case: Stephen Lumley was guilty of taking part in the robbery at his uncle's jewellery shop.

When Evelyn Henshaw comes to Rosa Epton's office demanding that in the event of her disappearance her husband be investigated for murder, Rosa is more than a little doubtful.

No one knew what finally prompted a shy young schoolboy to walk out of Warren Hall School never to return.

Solicitor Rosa Epton has vowed never again to work on a case with Malcolm Palfrey.

Vernon Gray is the oldest and richest of the residents of the four flats on the sixth floor of a block in his small seaside town.

Her Honour Judge Celia Kilby does not suffer fools gladly.

It is extremely bad luck for Sarah Atkins that she is very slightly over the limit when she knocks down and kills a man in a patch of fog.

In the fourth Rosa Epton mystery, Underwood's protagonist, whom Mystery Magazine declared 'one of mystery fiction's most talented attorneys', is called upon to defend the scapegrace younger brother of an acquaintance.

The dog was old and unappealing - which may have been why Virginia Freer decided to adopt him; that and the fact that he had belonged to her mother's old friend Helen Lovelock, who had recently died.

Whenever Felix, Virginia Freer's estranged husband, reappears in her life, murder does too.

When Virginia Freer spends a weekend with her friends the Boscotts the last person she expects to meet is the lying, light-fingered charmer who was her husband.

While her faithful friend Virginia watched by the bedside, rich old Mrs Arliss passed away peacefully in her sleep - and left behind a legacy of violent death.

A very complex mystery develops in London's clubland and among the legal grandees who frequent the Old Bailey and the Inns of Court.

Dr Nell Ward is an ecologist, not a detective.

'This was a rollercoaster!

When the wedding of her oldest friend ends with a shocking murder, Dr Nell Ward is once again caught up in a web of subterfuge, secrets and lies.

Television producer Laurie Moran has spent her career solving cold cases on-screen.

The RumourmeetsThe Holiday an addictive thriller with a toxic friendship at its heart that will keep you in the dark until the final breathless pages.

In a city where dreams really do come true, nightmares can follow .

THE SUNDAY TIMESBESTSELLER I await the next Kathy Reichsthriller with the same anticipation I have for the new Lee Child or Patricia CornwellJAMES PATTERSON Over the course of twenty books, Kathy Reichs and Tempe Brennan have thrilled readers with pacey, mazey tales .

From the million-copySunday Times bestseller comes a thrilling novel about a woman with an extraordinary life, based on a true story.

AMERICA IS THREATENED BY CYBER ATTACKS ONLY ONE WOMAN CAN PUT A STOP TO THEM Running a double agent from inside the White House to spy on the Russians is not easy, but Hayley Chill has never backed down from a challenge.

The procedural details in this gripping murder story have the ring of truth but then the author is a detective in the Metropolitan PoliceSUNDAY TIMESCRIME CLUBThere were only ever two choices - your life or mine.

There is nothing as powerful as a mother's love.

* THE NEW ADDICTIVE THRILLER FROM THE MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE * ';Expertly paced, psychologically sharp, thoroughly enjoyableLouise Candlish ';Meticulously plotted, psychologically astute'Sarah Vaughan Confirms Nicci French as the giantof the genreErin Kelly ';A pure adrenaline rush'Jenny Colgan Neve Connolly looks down at a murdered man.

';He did kill.

**HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR THE 2021 CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD** She's a murderer.

Intense, insightful and impossible to put down CAZ FREAR When you go looking for a new start, make sure you dont find a nightmare instead.

A GRIPPING READ FROM THE DAGGER-AWARD WINNING AUTHOR Apowerful, thought-provoking story.

';Will suck you in from the first page'Stephen Booth, author ofFall Down DeadIn a small northern town, girls are disappearing.

Brilliant psychological suspense from the author of APPLE TREE YARD, now a major BBC drama.

Comisaria María Ruiz ermittelt in MadridDer Sommer in Madrid ist rot: Von den Flaggen bis zu den Trikots, überall bekennt man Farbe für La Furia Roja, die spanische Nationalmannschaft.

Mondo mega money is a murder magnet.

'Rosie can write and Prudence Bulstrode is here to stay' Miriam Margolyes'Witty, warm and so enjoyable' Jo BrandThe next irresistible cosy crime novel from celebrity TV chef Rosemary Shrager!

Macavity Award 2018 nominee, Best First NovelLeft Award 2018 nominee, Best Debut Mystery Novel"e;Thomas makes a rollicking debut with this comic mystery featuring an unconventional protagonist who proves to have the skills of MacGyver.

Clara Gamadge's latest adventure finds the white-haired sleuth in the hospital, at Christmas of all times, a victim of a bad hors d'oevre consumed at the opening of a friend's new mystery book shop, Pushing Murder, in Greenwich Village.

Few writers have captured the flavor of the American Southwest better than Aimee and David Thurlo, in both mysteries and romantic suspense.

History, mystery, and murder are the traveling companions of Nellie Bly, the world's first female investigative reporter.

The Society Scandal of the Season.

Next book in the Attorney Rachel Gold Mystery SeriesIn this fascinating and fast-paced legal thriller, attorney Rachel Gold learns that family doesn't always come first An emotionally propulsive legal thriller, Bad Trust is:- Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Linda Fairstein- For readers who enjoy courtroom dramas and St.

What secrets lie deep beneath the surface?

Autumn, 1282As Edward I wages a bloody conflict with Wales, Prioress Eleanor escorts her younger brother, Robert, and his wife, who is in labor, from their Marcher lands to greater safety at a Wynethorpe manor in a village just inside the English border.

"e;Fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum will cotton to Cyd.

- Best of the West 2019 - 1st Place in Mystery by True West Magazine- 2018 - CIPA EVVY Winner for Mystery/Crime/Detective- 2018 - CIPA EVVY 2nd Place for Historical FictionIn the next book in the Silver Rush mysteries, Inez Stannert struggles to solve the murder of a young musician.

"e;The Longchamp mysteries combine history and mystery in a gritty way that makes them feel different from most amateur-sleuth fare-dark-edged rather than cozy.

With a foreword by David Morrell"e;A pure delight.

Mondo mega money is a murder magnet.

Barnes & Noble pick for "e;20 Favorite Indie Books of 2018"e;"e;Casey expertly nails the extended Tucker family some 20 people and combines these convincing characters, a superb sense of time and place, and a solid plot in this marvelously atmospheric historical.

Macavity Award 2018 nominee, Best First NovelLeft Award 2018 nominee, Best Debut Mystery Novel"e;Thomas makes a rollicking debut with this comic mystery featuring an unconventional protagonist who proves to have the skills of MacGyver.