Police Procedural

A serial killer hides in plain sight. Can Shaw and Darmody find him before he strikes again? From the bestselling author of If I Tell. An au pair disappears in the heart of suburbia. When her body shows up, all eyes are on the only witness to her abduction, a two-year-old child. Detective and expert witness interviewer Laura Shaw knows...

A REMOTE HOTEL. FIVE GUESTS. ONE MURDER. A rising star of Australian crime fiction - SUNDAY TIMES 'S. R. White is the real deal.' - CHRIS HAMMER, author of SCRUBLANDS During a broiling heatwave, the inner circle of a high-profile charity attend a critical meeting at White Ash Ridge, a small hotel nestled in the Australian wilderness. As the temperature...

Every serial killer has a story to tell... A serial killer publishes a how-to guide for murder, which includes clues from a series of recent deaths. Can the police catch him in time to save his next victim? If you picked up this book because you truly want to get away with murder, you will not be disappointed. Simply turn...

A community built upon secrets and lies. One man’s hunt for justice. Jacob Taylor is driving home from a roadside bar and sees a young woman walking barefoot, covered in blood. Desperate, she asks if she can stay with him just for one night. Next morning, local sheriffs burst in, search the place and arrest him, finding blood and DNA...

Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner brings back Frankie Elkin for her most breath-taking adventure yet. This brand new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author is sure to captivate readers. Frankie Elkin usually prefers her cases cold. However, she finds herself in the broiling streets of Tucson, Arizona, where an Afghan refugee has been missing for three weeks. The...

Murder at Mount Fuji: A classic cosy mystery from Japan's queen of crime. 'A treat . . . a rediscovered classic for us all to enjoy' - The Times 'The Agatha Christie of Japan' - Murder & Mayhem 'An undisputed classic' - Reader Review 'Full of unexpected twists . . . a perfect mystery for a chilly night' - Reader...

It takes a village to kill a child... The village of Teetarpur, outside Delhi, is famous for nothing until one of its children is found dead, hanging from the branch of a Jamun tree. In the largely Hindu village, suspicion quickly falls on an itinerant Muslim man, Mansoor. It's up to the local policeman, Sub-Inspector Ombir Singh, to get to...

Confirms Charlotte Vassell as one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction. A must for fans of Susie Steiner or Belinda Bauer, the Caius Beauchamp novels are fresh, funny, occasionally furious and I can't wait for the next instalment. – Erin Kelly Some people are in. On the last Saturday in August, politicos and socialites trade tidbits of...

‘As much a thriller as a chilling exploration of grief, The Woman on the Pier is one of B P Walter’s finest—and most shocking—novels yet’ A. J. Gnuse, author of Girl in the Walls Two strangers meet on the pier. Only one walks away... Screenwriter Caroline Byrne is desperate to know why her daughter Jessica died, murdered in Stratford when...

The perfect wife. The perfect motive. The imperfect murder. In this gripping cat-and-mouse thriller, a brilliant cop must nail down an ingenious true crime author for murder. Writer. Wife. Murderer? When Denise Morrow is discovered standing over the body of her husband, a bloody knife between them, Detective Declan Shaw thinks it's an open-and-shut case. But Denise is no ordinary...

When former high-powered lawyer turned PI Selma Falck is shot and her oldest friend, a junior MP, is killed in a sniper attack, everyone—including the police—assume that Selma was the prime target. But when two other people with connections to the MP are also found murdered, it becomes clear that there is a wider conspiracy at play. As Selma sets...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE FOR SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 'One of the great Scottish crime writers' - The Times 'Brilliant' - Sunday Times Crime Club NO ONE WILL FORGET In a grimy flat in Glasgow, a homemade bomb explodes, leaving few remains to identify its maker. Detective Harry McCoy knows in his gut that there'll be more...

One woman is dead, and another is missing—and time is running out. Politically incorrect detective Andreas Kaldis, promoted out of Athens to serve as police chief for Mykonos, is certain his homicide investigation days are over. Murders don't happen in Greece's tourist heaven. At least that's what he's thinking as he stares at the remains of a young woman, ritually...

A race against time for justice on the edge of the world When a desperate young man arrives on an isolated Scottish isle, the locals view him with suspicion. But Niko is there for a reason—he's running for his life, pursued by those who want him silenced for what he has seen in the Balkan War. His neighbour is a...

Water washes away everything, even the bodies. Lake Zurich is Rosa Zambrano's beat. Once a detective with the CID, she's traded in serious crimes for the serenity of the water, patrolling it daily as the first female officer in Zurich's maritime police force. But when the body of Dr Jansen, a renowned fertility doctor and successful biotech entrepreneur, is dredged...

'The body is in the library,' Colonel Osborne said. 'Come this way.' Following the discovery of the body of a well-loved parish priest at Ballyglass House—the Co. Wexford family seat of the aristocratic, secretive Osborne family—Detective Inspector St. John Strafford is called in from Dublin to investigate. Facing obstruction from all angles, Strafford is determined to identify the murderer. But,...

From the internationally bestselling author of blockbuster thriller The Chestnut Man comes a spine-tingling new thriller. Count to one, count to two... A strange voice from inside the woods, repeating a child's counting rhyme. Count to four, count to five... A body discovered in the water. You're trying to go home. Will you make it alive? Thirty years later, a...

An inexplicable murder. Two detectives out of their depth. Take a deep breath and dive into a stand-out, haunting new procedural series, for readers of Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths, and Tana French, and fans of Broadchurch and Happy Valley. 'A master of her craft... she makes the words sing' ANN CLEEVES 'An astonishingly gifted writer' MARIAN KEYES Every place has...

Welcome to Da Vinale's, the beachside restaurant on the island of Capri, where murder is on the menu... A summer on the Italian island of Capri. The perfect opportunity for recently widowed DCI Joe Mottram to reconnect with his teenage daughter. What better place to bond than in his late wife's childhood home where her parents still run the renowned...

Detective Hole: The Devil’s Star is soon to be a major Netflix series. Discover Jo Nesbo's debut in translation. This is the novel that launched his career 20 years ago in a series that has gone on to sell over 60 million copies worldwide. "Many authors know how to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up....

A dazzling, multi-award-winning mystery from the finest crime writer in Sweden (David Lagercrantz). On a cold, snowy winter's night in 1999, Sander and Killian leave a house party together in a small town in rural Sweden. The very best of friends, they imagine they will remain so forever. The next morning, each is a key suspect in a murder. Each...

Murder, mystery, and a disappearing crime writer all come together in the new Golden Age crime novel from Sunday Times bestseller Ragnar Jónasson. One winter evening, bestselling crime author Elin S. Jónsdóttir goes missing. There are no clues to her disappearance, and it is up to young detective Helgi to crack the case before it's leaked to the press. As...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW 'Absorbing' The Times 'Gripping' Scotsman Christine Falls takes readers into Quirke's pathology department, set deep beneath 1950s Dublin. This is his own gloomy realm: always quiet, always night, and always under his control. That is, until one evening when he stumbles across a body that should not be there. The investigation he initiates uncovers...

Sacrifice by Lynda La Plante follows Detective Jack as he leads Scotland Yard's fledgling art fraud unit. The unit's survival hinges on exposing a suspected forgery — a multimillion-dollar Basquiat. When his informant, gallerist Ester Langton, is brutally murdered, Jack's hunt spirals into obsession. Clues point to Adam Border, a reclusive genius hiding in a decayed Sicilian villa haunted by...

The debut crime novel of the year—acquired in a ten-publisher auction—this is The List of Suspicious Things meets Shuggie Bain. It's beautifully written and startlingly original—a reading experience unlike anything you've come across before. Don't miss the must-read debut of the year—a murder mystery unlike any other... Clever, honest, heart-rending. VAL MCDERMID Richly authentic, funny, moving and insightful. JANICE HALLETT...

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW From the Sunday Times bestselling author TWO'S COMPANY, THREE'S MURDER 'I loved it!' GILLIAN McALLISTER 'Nobody writes psychopaths like Swanson.' MARK EDWARDS When private detective and former cop Henry Kimball is hired to investigate a cheating husband, he senses all is not quite what it seems, and before he knows it, he's gotten far too close...

The best new voice in crime fiction, (praise from William Kent Krueger) is back! A small-town cop finds himself at a low point. With no resources or support, he dives into a decades-old cold case as a civilian and uncovers far more than he bargained for... A big thriller with an even bigger heart! - Lisa Gardner, New York Times...

Bestselling phenomenon Simon McCleave is back with a gripping, atmospheric new crime thriller series set on the Isle of Anglesey. Will there be blood in the water? Three years ago, DCI Laura Hart was the top Hostage and Crisis Negotiator for the Greater Manchester Police. Then her husband was kidnapped. Despite her best efforts to reason with the criminals, he...

The nineteenth instalment in LJ Ross's globally bestselling DCI Ryan mystery series FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY... When a cantankerous old woman dies at her home in the sleepy, picturesque village of Bamburgh, DCI Ryan doesn't think much of it—except, that is, for the small matter of it having been his...

Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+! New York Times Bestseller “Fans of Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito, characters created by the author’s father, Tony Hillerman, will savour this multilayered story of suspense, with its background of contemporary environmental versus development issues.” — Library Journal A deadly bombing...

The edge-of-your-seat, knock-out psychological thriller that everyone will be talking about. Natalie has spent ten years trying to get over the two events which changed her life forever. The first - the moment her boss assaulted her. The second - the moment the jury declared him innocent, and her, a liar. So when her husband, Ryan, gets accused of the...

Danger is desperately seductive . . . Aud Torvingen is a rangy six-footer with eyes the colour of cement and a tendency to hurt people who get in her way. Born in Norway, she now lives in the sticky heat of Atlanta—working as a security consultant gliding between the city's elegant elite and its sleazy underbelly. One night during a...

Winner of the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards (1996), Dave Warner's debut novel, City of Light, is a contemporary crime novel that will get hearts racing. Book one in the Snowy Lane series by award-winning Australian author Dave Warner. It is 1979, and Perth is jumping with pub bands and overnight millionaires. Constable Snowy Lane is kicking back, preoccupied with...

Detective Sofia Hjortn is in a race against time to find them as she and her colleagues desperately search a snow-covered rnskldsvik. Meanwhile, Sofia has other problems to deal with. Heavily pregnant and balancing work and a difficult relationship with her boyfriend, she is at breaking point. Can she make it to the light at the end of the tunnel?

'Gripping and violent, dark and satisfying. I flew through it.' - Bret Easton Ellis 'A blistering plot, unforgettable characters and writing so sharp it's like it's been written with a knife ... Detective McCoy is a true noir antihero and the perfect guide through the vice and violence of Glasgow's underbelly. Bloody January firmly sets Alan Parks in the same...

A dark and twisted early thriller from the dark master of suspense, Alex North For DI Andrew Hicks, solving a murder is logical- your first suspicions are usually right. So when the brutally beaten body of a young woman is found, Hicks immediately turns his attention to the most likely culprit - her possessive ex-husband. But when a second body...

Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the latest George Cross Mystery - available now. To solve a murder, you need to know your victim. When a ravaged body is discovered on a building site in Bristol, the first job is to identify who the person is. Luckily, DS George Cross is famous for spotting clues that others overlook.George needs a name to...

Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the latest George Cross Mystery - available now.Good detectives notice details. Great detectives connect them. When a weather-beaten body is found on Clifton Downs, the police are quick to dismiss it as a quarrel among the unhoused community.DS George Cross knows how it feels to be overlooked. Unwilling to do the same to others, he sets...

Roy Grace never dreamed a murder investigation would take him deep into Buckingham Palace... Her Majesty, Queen Camilla, is aboard the Royal Train heading to a charity event in Sussex when disaster strikes – the train is derailed. A tragic accident or a planned attack? When, minutes later, a trusted aide is shot dead by a sniper, the police have...

The twenty-second instalment in LJ Ross's globally bestselling DCI Ryan mystery series FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND The clock is ticking... For Detective Chief Inspector Ryan, the stakes have never been higher. Most of the world thinks he's dead, killed by an assasin's rifle in his own home. But another man took the bullet intended for him,...

Has DCI Jack Logan finally met his match? When a blood-soaked old man is spotted wandering through a sleepy fishing village in the far north of Scotland, his neighbours think he's been in an accident. Until he leads them to his home, and to the mutilated remains of his late wife. It is the first murder that the remote Highland...

What will it take to tell the truth when your life depends on a lie? This is the question a blood spatter expert grapples with when she realises she sent the wrong person to prison. The 20th novel from NYT bestseller and Costa-shortlisted crime writer Denise Mina, for fans of Tana French and Elly Griffiths. ** FROM THE NY TIMES...

How many more will die? When the body of a teenager is discovered near Eilean Donan Castle several months after she disappeared, DCI Jack Logan and his team journey across the Highlands to investigate. As they start to unpick the young woman's life, the secrets and lies they expose soon threaten to tear the small, rural community apart. But, when...

The first in a gripping police procedural series from New York Times, USA Today and international #1 bestselling author, Caroline Mitchell. Perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths and Stuart MacBride. Ten years ago, in the depths of the Finnish winter, Detective Elea Baker's daughter was taken-and never found. Now, in the quiet streets of Lincoln, girls are disappearing again. When...

Detective William Wisting is on the case in this new, captivating no. 1 international bestselling novel from author J rn Lier Horst Following a harsh winter, the dam gates at Farris Lake have been badly damaged, and as summer approaches the lake must be drained for repairs. Under the intense summer sun, the idyllic lake transforms into a barren wasteland...

An isolated location. A violent murder. Something’s wild out west… When a badly burned body is found near the remote Ardnamurchan Lighthouse on the west coast of Scotland, it feels like just another day on the job for DCI Jack Logan and his team. But the victim’s list of enemies—including a diminutive loan shark and a powerful local politician—is far...

You saw it. You were too scared to act. But now it's coming back for you... A terrifying new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Whisper Man Dan Garvie can't move on from a thing he didn't do. He saw the boy. He knew he needed help. But he ran and hid - and a terrifying serial killer...

She left him for dead. Now, he’s back to repay the favour. DCI Jack Logan should’ve known things were going too well. Genuinely happy for the first time in years, Jack has almost fooled himself into believing that the world is a decent place. But, when the discovery of a mutilated body kicks off a series of grisly murders, Jack’s...

Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the latest George Cross Mystery - available now.'George Cross is becoming one of my favourite detectives.’ ELLY GRIFFITHSA victim with no enemies. A murder with no motive. When the body of a monk is found savagely beaten in woodland near Bristol, DS George Cross discovers that nothing is known about the man’s past.How can he unpick...

Some scars don’t heal. Some killers don’t forget. Life has been good for DCI Jack Logan lately. Happily settled down with the woman of his dreams and a dog he begrudgingly tolerates, things are finally going Jack's way. All that is about to change. When a murderer on a misguided revenge mission begins picking off victims on the streets of...

Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the latest George Cross Mystery - available now. No fingerprints. No weapon. No witnesses.For days, George Cross notices the same woman sitting patiently in the reception of the Bristol Crime Unit. Eventually, he asks her why.She wants to talk about her daughter’s death, officially ruled a suicide after a long history of drug abuse. But the...

Do you know who's knocking at your door? After a violent home invasion in the remote wilds of Glen Coe leaves a family of four dead, DCI Jack Logan and his team are brought in to lead the manhunt. But, when one of the victims is revealed to be one half of legendary 1980s Glasgow-based comedy double act, ‘Neeps &...

Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the latest George Cross Mystery - available now.A burglary gone wrong – or a staged murder? George Cross loves puzzles, and the crime scene at the home of Bristol’s former mayor is a complicated one. To most, it looks like a burglary gone wrong, but George can see this was murder.There’s no shortage of potential killers:...

When a body is discovered at a popular Highland landmark, it seems like just another day on the job for DCI Jack Logan and his team. Except this body is missing a very vital component, and given its location—The Well of Seven Heads—it seems like someone is trying to send a message. But why? And to whom? With pressure mounting...

Detective Konrad tries to solve a woman's murder and find her lost child from fifty years before. For readers of Ann Cleeves, Ian Rankin and Jo Nesbo. 'Arnaldur Indridason is a literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why' HARLAN COBEN 'Indridason writes crime novels that are as chilling as the landscape where they're set' ANN CLEEVES 'The undisputed...

Can a battle-scarred detective with chilling secrets seize her only chance of redemption in this gripping mystery from a talented voice in crime fiction Dakota's world broke in two the day her best friend Flora was murdered - and Dakota has never been able to confess her own dark secret about that day. Years later, and now a detective, Dakota...

A dark and twisted early thriller from the dark master of suspense, Alex North. Every year Detective David Groves receives a birthday card for his son—even though he buried him years ago. His son's murder took everything from him, apart from his belief in the law, even though the killers were never found. This year, though, the card bears a...

A gripping, claustrophobic thriller on the theme of the girl who cried wolf- how do you solve a murder when no one believes it took place? And now the killer has their sights set on you... Storm used to be just like her name. Wild and strong. A force to be reckoned with. But ever since her younger brother was...

A gripping mystery for fans of Angie Kim and Listen for the Lie following three characters investigating the death of a young girl years before- the brother, the best friend, and the detective searching for connections as a string of new murders upend the community, forcing them all to question what pasts should remain buried. A gripping mystery perfect for...

Hidden Depths is the third book in Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series, which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. A hot summer on the Northumberland coast, and Julie Armstrong arrives home from a night out to find her son strangled, laid out in a bath of water and covered with wild flowers. This stylised...

A narcotics pick-up at sea goes horribly wrong. A man is lost overboard. A dangerous series of events sends shockwaves through the local community. On a wintery day, a young woman is found dead at a local beach. Sergeant Bill Granger, the local policeman, is called in to investigate. He had hoped for a quiet off-season. Instead, what seems to...

The 39th Alex Delaware novel from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense, perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and David Baldacci. 'A novel full of surprises' Sunday Times 'A cracker' Peterborough Telegraph ___________________________ Some secrets are worth killing for. In an upscale Bel Air property, two lovers are found dead in a swimming pool. The man...

SOMEONE'S ABOUT TO TURN THEIR LAST PAGE... 'One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.' DAILY MAIL ‘These are must-read detective novels.’ MARK BILLINGHAM 'One of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHS Beware a well-read murderer... A bookseller is found dead in his shop on a quiet square in Bristol, surrounded by rare books, first editions, and...

The gripping new novel from million-copy bestseller, Mel Sherratt. ‘An absolute masterpiece’ ANGELA MARSONS ‘I love all Mel Sherratt’s books’ IAN RANKIN ‘Twists and turns and delivers a satisfying shot of tension’ RACHEL ABBOTT The truth can be a dangerous thing… When a young boy falls from a balcony in a block of flats, DS Grace Allendale witnesses the shocking...

Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell is all at sea. He's been demoted and exiled to Newenham, an ice-bound bush town in the middle of nowhere, where he's taken up residence in a leaky old gill-netter on the bay. Newenham is small, but Liam Campbell is quickly finding out that small doesn't guarantee a simple life. Three months in, Campbell is...

A Twist in the River A PERFECT DAY. A TWISTED CRIME. THE AWARD-WINNING JAKE JACKSON SERIES RETURNS… 'This series is irresistible' – LEE CHILD 'Atmospheric and chilling' – ELLY GRIFFITHS 'Totally immersive' – ANN CLEEVES 'My favourite new crime series' – LUCY FOLEY 'Highly recommend' – KARIN SLAUGHTER A beautiful summer day When young nurse Claire Davidson goes missing on...

Detective Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck are back, in an irresistible Scandi crime thriller for fans of Jo Nesbo and Lars Kepler. A community torn apart As a heavy mist rolls into the Swedish coastal town of Fjällbacka, shocking violence shakes the small community to its core. Rolf Stenklo, a famous photographer, is found murdered in his gallery. Two days...

The twenty-sixth thrilling novel in the globally bestselling Women's Murder Club series. Beautiful young women are disappearing by the dozen. A celebration is cut short when a concerned father crashes Detective Inspector Lindsay Boxer's party. His daughter is missing - and she's not the only one. DI Lindsay Boxer has been tracking a chilling pattern: a Jane Doe washed ashore,...

'Samantha writes characters that I would love to play. Her stories and dialogue are an actor's dream!' TV Legend, Frazer Hines 'Samantha Lee Howe writes like a dream... twisty, turny and not to be missed!' Pop Icon, Ayshea Brough 'Downton Abbey turned murderous.' Paul Finch, Sunday Times bestselling author Secrets bloom where the roses die - and Mel Greenway is...

This series is irresistible LEE CHILD An immersive, intelligent delight LUCY FOLEY The Jake Jackson books get better and better ELLY GRIFFITHS Highly recommend KARIN SLAUGHTER A pleasure BERNARD CORNWELL A beautiful landscape… It began as the project of a lifetime. A group of archaeologists uncovering the remains of a Roman settlement in the English countryside. A looming threat… But...

A wickedly dark police procedural with a hint of the supernatural, this crime novel is Dinuka McKenzie meets The Bluffs. When Detective Sergeant Anastasia Brown is sent to investigate the strange death of a man found in a small NSW town, she sees it as an opportunity to redeem herself after an unjust suspension. But it’s far from a simple...

NOW A NETFLIX SERIES BOOKBEAT’S SWEDISH CRIME AUTHOR OF THE YEAR The slaying of a hotel developer in the Swedish mountains casts a shadow over a blissful vacation paradise in a chilling novel of suspense by the acclaimed author of Hidden in Shadows. On Easter weekend, a guest at a luxury ski lodge in Åre is stabbed to death in...

The gripping and exciting first book in a brand new crime thriller series from the No.1 bestselling author. 'Quite simply, Karin Slaughter is the best of us' Dervla McTiernan Welcome to North Falls. A small town where everyone knows everyone. But nobody knows the truth. Emmy Clifton has lived here all her life. She thinks she knows her neighbours. She's...

Pre-order the next adventure in this bestselling mystery series featuring France's favourite country cop, Bruno, as he investigates the brutal murder of a woman newly arrived to the quiet town of St. Denis. Bruno Courrèges, chief of police of the Dordogne town of St Denis, is no stranger to murder. But when he receives a phone call from his friend,...

Maigret in Court sees Maigret called to testify in court, where he reveals his doubts about the guilt of the accused. Maigret receives an anonymous phone call concerning the brutal murder of a woman and a young child. The tip-off points to the woman's nephew, a mild-mannered man by the name of Gaston Meurant. Maigret, however, remains unconvinced of the...

DI Clare Mackay will be pushed to her limits as the bodies begin to pile up...A body is hauled out of St Andrews harbour. The cause of death – a blow to the back of the head.DI Clare Mackay and her team are immediately suspicious. This was no accident. Local Dennis Gibb was murdered.Meanwhile a string of burglaries across town...

They thought they were safe. They were wrong. The murder of a young prostitute and the discovery of an abandoned baby on the same winter night signals the start of a disturbing investigation for Detective Kim Stone. When three more sex workers are murdered in quick succession, the team realise that a twisted serial killer is preying on the vulnerable....

The dead don't tell secrets... unless you listen. When Detective Kim Stone and her team are sent to Westerley, a forensic research facility, they discover the body of a young woman, her mouth filled with soil. But she doesn't belong there. It seems a killer has discovered the perfect cover for their crime. Then a second woman is attacked and...

When Walter Nash is recruited by the FBI to help bring down a global crime network, his life is turned completely upside down in this thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci. Nash is an intelligent man, tough but fair-minded. He has a wife and a daughter and a very high-level position at Sybaritic Investments, where his...