Detective Novels

THIS CHRISTMAS, A KILLER TAKES FAMILY GAMES TO A MURDEROUS NEW LEVEL. On 19th of December, renowned puzzle setter, loner and Christmas sceptic Edie O’Sullivan finds a hand-delivered present on her doorstep. Unwrapping it, she finds a jigsaw box and, inside, six jigsaw pieces. When fitted together, the pieces show part of a crime scene – blood-spattered black and white tiles and part of an outlined body. Included in the parcel is a message: ‘Four, maybe more, people will be dead by midnight on Christmas Eve, unless you can put all the pieces together and stop me.’ It’s signed, Rest In Pieces. Edie contacts her nephew, DI Sean Brand-O’Sullivan, and together they work to solve the clues. But when a man is found near death with a jigsaw piece in his hand, Sean fears that Edie might be in danger and shuts her out of the investigation. As the body count rises, however, Edie knows that only she has the knowledge to put together the killer’s murderous puzzle. Only by fitting all the pieces together will Edie be able to stop a killer – and finally lay her past to rest. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398525405 • Author: Alexandra Benedict • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.41 x 12.6 x 1.85 cm

Playing happy families can be a deadly game. Geoff Williams is a popular coach to the Conwy under-18s rugby team, being a former Wales player himself. He loves the attention from the lads’ mums, while his wife looks the other way. But when Geoff is found stabbed to death, after a bloody struggle, one family seems to have especially close ties. Louie Ellroy is a promising player, hampered by a fiery temper; Zoe, his mum, enjoys flirting with the coach while on the touchlines even though her husband Neil has heard the rumours flying around. When their 21 year-old daughter Rhian vanishes on the day Geoff is murdered, it adds one more suspect to the household’s list. DI Ruth Hunter has a murder to solve and a missing woman to find… A page-turning Welsh detective novel, perfect for fans of LJ Ross, Nel Lancaster and Michael Wood. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835981832 • Author: Simon McCleave • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.7 cm

A controlled gangland hit or a crime of passion? A crudely dismembered body part is found at Lake Vyrnwy but DI Ruth Hunter and DS Nick Evans have little to go on to identify the victim. When a local man is reported missing, it seems that his links to heavy gambling and a Merseyside gang might explain his disappearance. Or could it simply be a marital dispute that made him want to leave town? When the missing man is spotted at several locations, Ruth and Nick must discover if he is on the run and hiding out, or if a darker web of lies could explain the sightings. A chilling police procedural full of twists. Perfect for fans of Neil Lancaster, Sarah Ward and LJ Ross. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835981849 • Author: Simon McCleave • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4 cm

The vengeful have a long memory. Called to a body found by the Berwyn river, DI Ruth Hunter and DS Nick Evans know something isn't adding up. Mark Fisher, a once-renowned guitarist since lost to his addictions, has been murdered but the crime scene has been staged to look like suicide. Ten years ago, Mark was responsible for a car crash that ruined lives. There are historical allegations of sexual assault against him. Plenty of people wanted Mark Fisher dead. When the case of Gerry Doyle comes in, another staged suicide, the hunt is on for a cold-hearted killer. Ruth and Nick must work out what links these deaths before another victim is claimed. A chilling police procedural with twists you'll never see coming. Perfect for fans of Neil Lancaster, LJ Ross and Sarah Ward. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835981788 • Author: Simon McCleave • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.5 cm

Detective Superintendent Jack Hawksworth is seconded by counter-terrorism to investigate a spate of domestic events. First it was needles in strawberries, then tampering with lipstick samplers and baby formula. But when toxic mushrooms hit the supermarket shelves and a death occurs, a wave of panic is set to sweep the country. Breaking news of a possible serial killer only heightens the alarm. There are no leads, no DNA, no witnesses, no CCTV footage. Jack and his team must work on instinct to figure out why someone would want to harm innocent victims, each of them curiously linked to a single blood transfusion. Then a hospital bomb threat erupts, and it’s up to Jack’s team to prevent the inevitable bloodshed. But the clock is ticking, and no one is safe from the possibility of a tragedy on a catastrophic scale. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835011324 • Author: Fiona McIntosh • Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 356 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 cm

Newly promoted Detective Superintendent Jack Hawksworth has headed up three major serial operations in England and in each of these cases he has lost a part of himself. Then, while on sabbatical as guest lecturer in a London university, one of his female students dies under highly suspicious circumstances, and he finds himself drawn into a chilling new case that reaches across the world. Jack’s investigations lead him to Australia, where he identifies a cynical international crime consortium that preys on the anguish of childless couples and vulnerable women. Together with local major crime officers, he follows his leads to a windswept coast, and becomes caught up in an intoxicating private drama. With his personal and professional business entangled once again, Jack must put his own life on the line to bring justice to those who are grieving. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835011362 • Author: Fiona McIntosh • Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers Ltd • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.6 cm

Superstar footballer Luca Bruni is being blackmailed for a night of sex he swears he didn’t participate in… except the photos contradict that. A media darling on and off the field, Luca has a perfect home life he’ll do anything to protect, and more money than he knows what to do with. He’s determined to defy the extortion racket. When Detective Superintendent Jack Hawksworth learns that the mastermind behind this crime has already swindled a dozen of the world’s most highly prized male sporting stars, he knows he has to keep the situation from escalating and prevent a media frenzy. Intrigued by the creativity of the crime and the shockwaves it is creating through the global sporting fraternity, Jack begins a journey into a case that has tentacles far more wide-reaching than he could have imagined – and far more deadly. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835011263 • Author: Fiona McIntosh • Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 317 • Dimensions: 19.81 x 12.9 x 1.7 cm

A fanatical religious cult. A growing list of missing teenagers. Can DI Ruth Hunter and DS Nick Evans uncover the dark secrets of Solace Farm before there is another ritual killing? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835981801 • Author: Simon McCleave • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 312

In the hunt for a missing girl, every second counts On the night of her sixteenth birthday, Rosie Wright vanishes from a remote farm in North Wales. DI Ruth Hunter and DS Nick Evans investigate the Wright family, finding cracks a dad with a temper and a mum lying to cover herself. Rosie found refuge in an online relationship with a girl called Hayley, but is it really an innocent romance? When blood is found at the farm, social media buzzes with conspiracies and the press demand answers. Ruth and Nick uncover links to slavery, intimidation and bribery, only to find that the repercussions of the investigation damage those they are closest to. Rosie's fate is in the hands of the two detectives, and it's up to them whether she comes home alive or dead. A gripping, edge-of-your-seat Welsh crime thriller. Perfect for fans of Neil Lancaster, JD Kirk and Michael Wood. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835981771 • Author: Simon McCleave • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.6 cm

After the sudden death of her sister, devastated detective DS Ronnie Blake relocates to Cambridge to help her brother Alex raise their sister’s young son, Noah. She reports for her first day but instead finds herself being questioned by a special investigations unit, nicknamed the DEAD Team. With a small group of six, led by DI Fenton, the once-successful DEAD team has a single outstanding case, Operation Byron, and the failure to resolve it threatens the unit’s existence. Their most promising lead is an anonymous note linking three seemingly unconnected people: a convicted fraudster, a dead academic… and Ronnie’s sister Jodie. When Ronnie is denied information about Operation Byron, she follows a lead slipped to her by Malachi, the youngest member of the team, and makes a discovery which links Operation Byron to a disturbing unsolved murder. She is rapidly drawn into an intricate web of deceit, buried secrets and tragedy and the discovery that her connection to Cambridge is far darker than she could ever have guessed. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781472123916 • Author: Alison Bruce • Publisher: Little Brown • Format: Paperback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 19.69 x 12.7 x 1.91 cm

Detective Michael Bennett must discover who's murdering glamorous young women - before his eldest daughter is targeted. Detective Michael Bennett and the NYPD are aboard a police boat in the Hudson River searching for a murder victim - a young college student. They find her tossed in the dark waves, dressed for a night out. The gruesome sight fills Bennett with dread only a father could fathom. As the obsessive killer extends his spree, a pattern emerges. One that Bennett's eldest daughter fits to a harrowing degree. Now NYPD's top detective must lure the murderer into the light of day before the next deadly strike lands closer to home than Bennett could ever bear - as a parent and a protector. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529160437 • Author: James Patterson • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4 cm

Community service clean-up was supposed to be a tedious affair. But, when a young offender stumbles upon a bin bag filled with human remains, a quiet Highland village is thrown into chaos. The investigation leads DCI Jack Logan to a remote and nightmarish cottage, where a forgotten freezer holds a disturbing discovery: a full set of human fingers. As more body parts are uncovered, Logan and his team hunt for a killer with a gruesome obsession for collecting trophies. Across the vast Highlands, where secrets run as deep as the lochs, the team must piece together a jigsaw puzzle of horror that’s as fragmented as the remains they've found. But how do you solve a jigsaw when you can’t see the picture on the box? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368350 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 2.01 cm

The threat has never been so close to home… DI Shona Oliver’s fellow officer PC Hayley Cameron drowns during a triathlon in the Solway Firth. The post-mortem reveals drugs in Hayley's system, perhaps self-administered performance enhancers. But a puncture wound in the back of her wetsuit suggests foul play. Shona and her colleagues investigate, but those closest to Hayley grapple with the truth and risk letting personal feelings cloud their judgement. Could the answers to Hayley’s death lie within Shona’s own ranks? As the case hits the buffers, Shona clashes with her daughter and also faces difficult questions about the murder of her old boss. Will Shona keep her head above the water long enough to see justice done, and what will it cost her if she does? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835980651 • Author: Lynne McEwan • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 1.78 cm

DSI William Lorimer and his wife Maggie are taking their first extended holiday for the first time in years, and they’re looking for an adventure. What better place than Zimbabwe, with its bustling cities and beautiful scenery? Back in Glasgow, PC Daniel Kohi, former inspector with the Zimbabwean police, finds himself uncomfortably close to a murder investigation. Why did the murdered man appear at Daniel’s house just hours before he was killed? And how he is connected to the troubled family history of Netta Gordon, Daniel’s dear friend and lodger? But it’s not just Netta’s history that’s about to resurface. For in Zimbabwe, rumours are circulating about Daniel Kohi, and the couple from Scotland who appear to know him. Rumours which could place the Lorimers in unimaginable peril. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408729304 • Author: Alex Gray • Publisher: Little Brown • Format: Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.6 x 2.74 cm

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 dark and twisted Nordic noir novel, set in the chilling Iceland fjords. Hildur Rúnarsdottir is the only police detective working on the isolated west coast of Iceland. She is desperate to forget her traumatic past by burying herself in her cases alongside her new trainee, Jakob Johanson. But Jakob’s life has its own complications, and it soon becomes clear that neither can run from their pasts for long. When a local man is found with his throat slit, underneath an avalanche that has buried much of the evidence, Hildur and Jakob must set their own problems aside and unravel the dark secrets to expose a killer . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804188408 • Author: Satu Rämö • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK Limited • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1 cm

The President is missing. The world is in shock... Terrorists are planning a devastating attack. And they have help from traitors inside the White House. The only thing standing in their way is a President determined to save his people. Even if it means putting himself in mortal danger...  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781787460171 • Author: President Bill Clinton & James Patterson • Publisher:  Arrow • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  544 • Dimensions:  12.9 x 3.2 x 19.8 cm