Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss

A priest's death leads to sinister goings-on in an old country pub.

A dentist lies murdered at his Harley Street practice.

A letter from beyond the graveOne last requestAn unsolvable crimeWhen Miss Marple receives a letter from the recently deceased millionaire Jason Rafiel, she's not sure what to make of it.

Agatha Christie's most famous murder mystery.

An old widow is brutally killed in the parlour of her cottage.

Agatha Christie's famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.

A sun-drenched story of desire and murder with a conclusion you'll never see coming.

Hercule Poirot is determined to solve an old husband and wife double murder that is still an open verdict.

A charity murder game at a Devon house turns into the real thing.

A wealthy Greek businessman is found dead at his London home.

A typist uncovers a man's body from behind the sofa.

A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players.

An old woman in a nursing home speaks of a child buried behind the fireplace.

A young woman found murderedA scandal in the makingWhen Mrs Bantry wakes to find a body in her library, there's only one woman to call: her good friend Jane Marple.

A repugnant Amercian widow is killed during a trip to Petra.

The master of a Victorian mansion dies suddenly - and his sister is convinced it was murder.

We've had MOMMY DEAREST about Joan Crawford; now Delia Ephron brings us Daddy Dearest in her witty, bittersweet first novel about love, death and the telephone, based on the Ephron sisters' experiences dealing with the death of their alcoholic father.

Jessie Driver returns in the second of this fresh, streetwise London-based series from 'the new Mistress of Thrillers' Sunday ExpressThe decaying Marshall Street Baths in the heart of Soho are a den for drug-users and the homeless - the perfect hang-out for a teenage runaway.

A wonderful collection of stories from the much-loved Salley Vickers.

The second graphic novel adventure featuring Dean Koontz's hugely popular character Odd Thomas.

A new collection of award-winning short stories from the acclaimed master of horror - author of the bestselling MR X, KOKO, THE TALISMAN and BLACK HOUSE.

The long-awaited Liverpool-at-war novel from an author whose tales of love and loss, passion and pain during the great wars are in a class of their own.

Knight of the Demon Queen is the third book in Barbara Hambly's fantasy tour de force, The Winterlands - an epic, classic quartet full of high stakes, magic and dragons.

'About as noir as it can be.

It is always the innocent who suffer to make the powerful rich.

The horror story your students have been asking you for!

From Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, the second volume of her collected short stories.

From the internationally bestselling author of The Bronze Horseman, the tale of an Ivy League campus devastated by the intractable mystery at the heart of a student's deathFour students and their relationships lie at the core of this dazzling novel of mystery, murder and suspense, set in a snowbound Ivy League college.

The second book of The Crucible, an exciting historical fantasy from the author of the popular Axis Triology.

Set in New England, 'The Forms of Water' is a superb exploration of the complexities of family life, grief and the ties that continue to bind us to the past.

'Unnervingly cool prose.

'One of the funniest and truest writers we have.

An Irish bestseller in hardback, The Boy in the Moon is the new novel from the author of Involved, set in London and contemporary and 1960s rural Ireland.

A classic American novel from the author of 'Borrowed Finery'.

Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel investigates a murder close to home in this first crime novel featuring the much-loved detective team of Dalziel and Pascoe.

'One of Britain's most consistently excellent crime novelists' Marcel Berlins, The TimesA friendship renewed; a marriage going sour; Harry Bentick heads for the Lake District not knowing if he's going in search of something or running away.

A new psychological thriller from the co-author of the massive international No 1 bestseller BLACK HOUSE.

A detective with a unique gift, a tragic suicide and big city corruption - 'The Fallen' is the stunning new thriller from the author of 'The Blue Hour': 'a great writer.

Witty Italian art-history crime series featuring English dealer Jonathan Argyll, from the author of the best-selling literary masterpiece, 'An Instance of the Fingerpost'.

Disturbing, atmospheric suspense novel from the author of Only Darkness, Silent Playgrounds and Night Angels:'Dark, edgy and compelling' The TimesBeyond the new city centre developments, the old Sheffield canal is overgrown, run-down and deserted.

'Reginald Hill stands head and shoulders above any other writer of crime fiction' ObserverWhen Geraldine Lomas dies, her huge fortune is left to an animal rights organization, a fascist front and a services benevolent fund.

The finest works of H P Lovecraft, renowned as one of the great horror writers of all time.

'Hill's wit is the constant, ironic foil to his vision, and to call this a mere crime novel is to say Everest is a nice little hill' Frances Hegarty, Mail on SundayWhen animal-rights activists uncover a long-dead uniformed body in the grounds of Wanwood House, a research facility, Dalziel is presented with a seemingly insoluble mystery.

A brilliant and darkly comic novel from the Man Booker Prize longlisted author of 'Netherland'.

'Hill is an instinctive and complete novelist who is blessed with a spontaneous storytelling gift' Frances Fyfield, Mail on SundayYears ago, young Tracey Pedley disappeared in the woods around Burrthorpe.

THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED COOPER AND FRY, coming toon to TV starring Robert James-Collier (Downton Abbey) and Mandip Gill (Doctor Who)Guilt, sacrifice and redemption in a freezing Peak District winter in this tense psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of Black Dog: 'A dark star may be born!

The first graphic novel from Dean Koontz, featuring the famously well-loved character of Odd Thomas.

The story of one family piecing itself back together after a tragic highschool shooting, Hey Nostradamus!

From the Booker Prize-winning author of 'Offshore', 'The Blue Flower' and 'Innocence', this is a funny, touching, authentic story of life at Broadcasting House during the Blitz.

All is not well at Holm Coultram College.