Historical crime and mysteries

New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry's twentieth heart-warming Christmas mystery.

1920s script girl Jessie Beckett investigates the murder of a movie projectionist in this absorbing historical mystery.

Before George R.

A quest for vengeance leads a man into the deadly underworld of the Cold War in this thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Midnight Bell.

A poisoned paan, a non-government issue arrow and the cameo of a mysterious Englishman.

THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING SENSATION NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EBOOKNow a major Netflix series starring Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning and Daniel Br hlOver 3 million copies sold worldwide108,000 Goodreads ratings For fans of Mindhunter and Sherlock Holmes************************ New York City, 1896.

Why Paul Ferroll Killed his Wife (1860) is a novel by Caroline Clive.

From the Number One bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes.

A centuries-old conspiracy is about to be blown open .

Heroes united Camelot threatenedA fight to the endIn a wintry shelter, hidden from marauders, the warrior Lancelot and Arthur, High King of Britain, conceive of an order of knights to defend the newly united kingdom from all who would destroy it.

Before George R.

The summer of 1919 is over, and on the high prairie, a small army of men, women, and machines moves across the land, bringing in the wheat harvest.

Can Judge Amerotke discover what links two deaths before the killer strikes again?

A bleak Christmas turns into a murder investigation for Superintendent Runcorn.

'An exquisite tale of intrigue and dark secrets' LISA JEWELL'A gripping atmospheric read' RUTH WAREA GRIPPING HISTORICAL WHODUNNIT ON THE SEAS DRIPPING WTH HIGHSMITH-ESQUE GLAMOUR, INTRIGUE AND MURDER**********England, September 1939Former chambermaid Lily Shepherd boards a cruise liner for a new life in Australia and is plunged into a world of cocktails, jazz and glamorous friends.

In this “exceptional” British mystery by a Gold Dagger winner, an aging aristocrat and her longtime lover explore the dark events of their shared past (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution).

The sequel to the internationally bestselling historical thriller THE ALIENIST, now a major Netflix series, starring Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning and Daniel Br hl.

The insightful political thriller first published at the dawn of the Cold War, from the author of the postapocalyptic classic, Alas, BabylonIn Pat Franks riveting, insightful, and thought-provoking novel, young, outspoken Jeff Baker comes out of World War II determined to work for the State Department.

A man wakes in a cell.

The second installment in the Marion Lane mysteries series.

'A fantastic tale of spies, deceit and murder in the Elizabethan age' S.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Astonishing.

When Loveday Brooke falls from her place in London high society, losing her financial security, she has no choice but to become a working woman.

The Devil's Workshop is the third historical thriller in Alex Grecian's acclaimed Scotland Yard Murder Squad series.

It is the summer of 1891 and a young, beautiful bride is snatched from her wedding, leaving her guests shocked and her new husband distraught.

Two men seeking the bones of a martyr stumble upon the crimes of a devil in the stunning historical crime novel by bestselling author David Mark.

A picturesque Yorkshire town, a night at the theatre and a touch of .

In this gripping novel by CWA Gold Dagger winner Peter Dickinson, the survivor of a manor-house crime delves into the past to solve a mystery At the elegant English manor known as Snailwood, tourists come daily to hear decades-old gossip about the second wife of the sixth earl.

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

Utterly compelling Heidi Swain Evocatively written, poignant and compulsive' Emma Curtis Brilliant, twisty Sara SheridanThree women.

A New York Times Notable Book: CWA Gold Dagger winner Peter Dickinson revisits his alternate British monarchy, ensnaring the imagined royal family in a dark conspiracy of kidnapping, politics, scandal, and murder Britain’s beloved Princess Louise is a grown woman now, married to commoner Piers Chandler and enchanted by their infant son, Davy.

As the Crusades take hold, one man's legacy is yet to be determined.

The child Judas, illegitimate offspring of a Jewish woman and a Roman soldier, struggles to understand his mother's god, a god who allows terrible things to happen to him and his family.

Ralf Ehrlich sucht keine Abenteuer!

Murder and mayhem strike when a small group of people are confined to an island in the middle of a New Zealand lake in one of Ngaio Marsh's last - and best - novels.

Time to leap into the Cortina as Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt roar back into action in a brand new installment of Life on Mars.

STUART TURTON'S INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD NOW IS OUT NOW'If you read one book this year, make sure it's this one' Daily MailCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY EXPRESS AND i PAPERWINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR FICTION SELECTED FOR THE BBC TWO BOOK CLUB BETWEEN THE COVERS AND THE RADIO 2 JO WHILEY BOOK CLUBAn impossible murder A remarkable detective duo A demon who may or may not exist It's 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is facing trial and execution for a crime he may, or may not, have committed.

Did you know that one of the world's sharpest and most forensic minds inhabited the persona of an attractive old lady, with pink cheeks and blue eyes, and a gentle, rather fussy manner?

Time to leap into the Cortina as Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt roar back into action in a brand new installment of Life on Mars.

When Andrew Apperley visits his brother David in the East, he brings along an unexpected companion.

Upon the death of his uncle, Ernest Selby, a young man from Iowa, inherits the Red Rock Ranch in Arizona.

Unlikely hero Sammy Gregg has never met a challenge he wont face head on, but he hasnt met outlaw Chester Furness!

A collection of some of the best short fiction writing from the most famous Western author of all time.

';Thunder and Lightning' is the story of two men, Soapy Almayer and Jimmy Clarges.

Jeffrey Ford is one of the few writers who uses wonder instead of ink in his pen.

A fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie's 73 recently discovered notebooks, including illustrations, deleted extracts, and two unpublished Poirot stories.

In his historical novel, 'The Portrait', the author takes us on a journey to post-war Belgium, in the aftermath of the First and Second World War.

HOMO BELLUM entführt Sie ins Jahr 1999, mitten in den Kosovo-Krieg.

In der Mitte des 19.

The debut novel from the 2025 Booker-longlisted author of Seascraper'One of the finest British novelists of his generation'Times'A huge talent' Hilary Mantel'Benjamin Wood is a magnificent writer and I intend to read everything he has written' Douglas Stuart'What a writer' Richard Osman'A stunningly good debut .