Detective Novels

They're your best friends. Lucy and her husband do everything with their closest friends Cora and Scott. They've even bought a beach house together to enjoy summers with their kids. They're more than friends: they're family. They're hiding something. When a colleague passes around photographs from her honeymoon in the Maldives, Lucy is shocked to see Scott in one of the pictures, his arm around another woman. The truth will change everything. Then news breaks that the woman from the photograph has mysteriously vanished. Why was Scott there and what is he hiding? As Lucy looks for answers, her whole life begins to unravel. If the lies start here, where do they end? Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781399701051 • Author: Helen Cooper • Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks • Format: Paperback • Pages: 323 • Dimensions: 12.6 x 3 x 19.6cm

Boothgate House is a recently converted apartment building with a sinister past. Once an asylum for the insane, known as Havenby Hall, it was where serial killer Peter Brockmeister was sent on his release from prison. Detective Inspector Joe Plantagenet is drawn into the house's history when the daughter of a solicitor, who was investigating Havenby Hall's closure, is kidnapped. Joe wonders whether there may be a connection between the case and the building's disturbing past. But as secrets come to light, Joe is forced to face an evil that threatens those closest to him. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780349440958 • Author: Kate Ellis • Publisher: Piatkus • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 12.6 x 2 x 19.6cm

When a body is found at the castle ruins, can DCI Lesley Clarke uncover the killer? After being injured in a bomb attack in Birmingham, DCI Lesley Clarke relocates to the peace of rural Dorset. But things don’t stay calm for long. Before she’s even started her new job, Lesley has to hit the ground running as she’s dragged into investigating a murder at one of England’s most iconic landmarks, the imposing Corfe Castle. Can she navigate the politics of a smaller force and work with her new partner DS Dennis Frampton, who doesn’t appreciate her. And most importantly, can she solve the murder before the killer strikes again? An unputdownable, character-driven mystery, perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths and Ann Cleeves. Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781804367605 • Author: Rachel McLean • Publisher: Canelo • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.1 x 19.8cm

A murder at Old Harry Rocks. A detective on a case that’s too close to home. After moving to rural Dorset, DCI Lesley Clarke is settling into her new job at the Major Crimes Unit and becoming accustomed to a slower pace of life. Until she's called in to solve the murder of a woman with links to Lesley's new girlfriend. Has Lesley made a grave error of judgement? Can she track down the killer or does she already know her? And how will Lesley's new colleagues react when she tells them she's dating a suspect? A fast-paced, gripping detective novel that fans of Elly Griffiths and Ann Cleeves will love. Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781804367612 • Author: Rachel McLean • Publisher: Canelo • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 2 x 19.8cm

Pip Fitz-Amobi is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her. But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared but the police won’t do anything about it. And if they won’t look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town’s dark secrets along the way… and this time EVERYONE is listening. But will she find him before it’s too late? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405297752 • Author: Holly Jackson • Publisher: Electric Monkey • Format: Paperback • Pages: 432 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2.9cm

A body in the theatre. A cast full of suspects. Can Maisie Cooper crack this case? Maisie Cooper is looking for peace and quiet. But the arrival of a troupe of actors for a new production at the local theatre turn her best laid plans upside down. Among them is the young French actress, Adélaïde Amour, who appeals to Maisie for help as she struggles to prepare for her new role. As opening night approaches, a terrible crime is committed, and a body is found concealed behind the scenes in the theatre. Can Maisie unravel a real-life plot worthy of a great play? Or will the killer strike again? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399715195 • Author: Greg Mosse • Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.2 x 19.8cm

DI Kelly Porter knows his death was no accident. The body of a man is found at the bottom of a quarry. His appearance, and physical evidence, rule out the chance he travelled there unaided: he was put there. DI Kelly Porter is tasked to investigate and soon digs up a bitter history between the two brothers who own the Cumbrian farmland that the quarry sits on. Arthur and Samuel inherited half each and have been locked in a feud that’s dragged on for decades. Their reluctance to cooperate makes getting answers even harder. Privately, Kelly has other concerns about the family. Her elderly friend recently moved to a care home on the old farm that is managed by Arthur’s inscrutable wife. Kelly senses there is more than meets the eye with this case, but will searching for the truth put others at risk? Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781800327290 • Author: Rachel Lynch • Publisher: Canelo Crime • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 2 x 19.8 cm

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In twenty years on the force, he has seen his share of monsters. When a badly mutilated body washes up on the shores of Loch Ness, DCI Jack Logan's dream of a quiet life in the Highlands is shattered. While the media speculates wildly about monster attacks, Jack and the Major Investigations Team must act fast to catch the killer before they can strike again. But with Nessie-hunters descending on the area in their dozens, and an old enemy rearing his ugly head, the case could well turn out to be the most challenging of Jack's career. And, if he isn't careful, the last. Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781804368169 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm

A missing child. A tormented detective. A ticking clock. Ten years ago, DCI Jack Logan stopped the serial child-killer dubbed 'Mister Whisper,' earning himself a commendation, a drinking problem, and a broken marriage in the process. Now, he spends his days working in Glasgow's Major Investigations Team, and his nights reliving the horrors of what he saw. And what he did. When another child disappears a hundred miles north in the Highlands, Jack is sent to lead the investigation and bring the boy home. But as similarities between the two cases grow, could it be that Jack caught the wrong man all those years ago? And, if so, is the real Mister Whisper about to claim his fourth victim? Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781804368145 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm

DC Nicola McKenna promised her boyfriend Matt she would leave work behind for a romantic weekend in the Isle of Skye. But things get off to a bad start when a hotel mix-up leaves them stranded, just as a snowstorm is blowing in. Luckily, one last guest house on the island has room... The couple is glad to reach the safety of The Loch House, especially with little George asleep in the back, but their relief is short-lived when they are given strange rules ‘for their own good’ and start to hear whispers of the house’s dark past. Despite her scepticism, Nicola can’t ignore the gnawing sense that there is something really wrong with this place. And when her son suddenly disappears, she starts to wonder if they will ever leave here alive... As snow starts to fall, and night closes in, can Nicola solve the mystery of The Loch House before it claims another victim? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781471416286 • Author: Caroline Mitchell • Publisher: Bonnier Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.6 x 19.8cm

How do you catch a killer who doesn't exist? After twenty years on the force, Detective Chief Inspector Jack Logan thinks he has seen it all. He is wrong. When a nurse is murdered on her way home from nightshift, Jack and his team go on the hunt for her killer As more victims are uncovered, Jack finds himself tracking a murderer afflicted by a unique psychosis - one that leaves him free to maim and kill without a shred of guilt or remorse. Facing a new type of killer in an unfamiliar city, DCI Jack Logan is about to be pushed to his limits by an enemy he cannot hope to understand. Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781804368176 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm

Discover the Detective Society and its daring murder mysteries! At Deepdean School for Girls, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have set up their detective agency. But they are struggling to find any real crimes to investigate. Included in this Collection: • First Class Murder • Arsenic For Tea • Murder Most Unladylike Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241683545 • Author:  Robin Stevens • Publisher:  Penguin • Format:  Box Set

Murder is a dish best served ice cold... Margery and Clementine are enjoying a peaceful middle-age together in the small, idyllic town of Dewstow, and eagerly awaiting retirement from their work on the front line serving meals to the students at Summerview secondary school. Their calm life is shattered when their kitchen manager is found dead in the school's walk-in freezer. The police are adamant that it's an open-and-shut case of accidental death. Margery and Clementine are convinced there's something far more nefarious going on, and they take it upon themselves to investigate. As they inch closer to the truth, it becomes clear that someone will stop at nothing to keep the pair quiet. Will the perpetrator get their just-desserts before their time runs out? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800326491 • Author: Hannah Hendy • Publisher: Canelo • Format: Paperback • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.9cm

When hundreds of birds fall from the sky into Slayton's lake in a terrifying freak event, the waters are dredged - revealing a dark, long-held secret. An old pram is pulled from the depths, with the bones of a baby still strapped inside. It's the moment that new mother, Cora, has been dreading since she moved to Slayton - because someone knows, and is going to make her pay. With the help of forensic anthropologist Sophia Hudson, and the extraordinary young Elliott Carter, Detective Sarah Noble gets to the bottom of a cold case that refuses to stay in the past. Will she survive the secrets of the bone house? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781471415401 • Author: Caroline Mitchell • Publisher: Bonnier Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9cm

Fifty years. Two deaths. One detective to solve an impossible case... DI Jan Talantire is called to a cottage in the quiet Devon town of Ilfracombe. The female occupant has been found dead, her body impaled with a crucifix. Documents at the house provide clues to the victim's identity, but while her name means nothing to the young PC who found her, DI Talantire knows this cannot be the body of Ruth Lyle, despite what the evidence suggests. Fifty years earlier, sixteen-year-old Ruth Lyle was murdered – stabbed by a crucifix, in the same location. To track down a violent killer, DI Talantire must solve the ultimate riddle: how can a woman die twice? Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781804367179 • Author: Nick Louth • Publisher: Canelo • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm

DI Clare Mackay is called to Albany High, where the body of a girl has been found. A suspected suicide – yet Sophie Bakewell was by all accounts a cheerful, talented student. Could she really have been hiding a darker side? It’s not the only disturbing case to land on Clare’s desk. Across town, an elderly man is in danger. Yet before the police can determine the facts, everything changes and they are presented with two suspicious deaths to investigate. As Clare and her team face the possibility that anything they believe to be true about the deaths is wrong, they might find that a killer can lurk behind the most innocent of faces… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804362150 • Author: Marion Todd • Publisher: Canelo • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 2 x 19.8cm

The New Start. Fin Macleod, now head of security on a privately owned Lewis estate, is charged with investigating a spate of illegal game-hunting taking place on the island. The Old Friend. This mission reunites him with Whistler Macaskill - a local poacher, Fin's teenage intimate, and possessor of a long-buried secret. The Final Chapter. But when this reunion takes a violent, sinister turn and Fin puts together the fractured pieces of the past, he realises that revealing the truth could destroy the future. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529419450 • Author: Peter May • Publisher: Riverrun • Format: Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 3.6cm

A cosy crime with a cutting edge... the sequel to Murder Before Evensong. It's been a few months since murder tore apart the community of Champton apart. As Canon Daniel Clement tries to steady his flock, the parish is joined with Upper and Lower Badsaddle, bringing a new tide of unwanted change. But church politics soon become the least of Daniel's problems. His mother - headstrong, fearless Audrey - is obviously up to something, something she is determined to keep from him. And she is not the only one. And then all hell breaks loose when murder returns to Champton in the form of a shocking ritualistic killing...  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781474612685 • Author:  Reverend Richard Coles  • Publisher:  W&N • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  432 • Dimensions:  12.6 x 3.2 x 19.6 cm

A lawyer has been murdered and a note found on the body. DS Siobhan Clarke asks for Rebus's help with the case and he is quick to agree. After all, being a cop is in his blood. When, across town, an identical note is received, along with a bullet through a window, it is all too obvious that in the city, as in the wild, it's a dog eat dog world - and a world where Rebus is very much at home in... Product Information:• ISBN: 9781409159384• Author: Ian Rankin• Publisher: Orion Books• Format: Paperback• Pages: 404• Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.8 x 2.4cm