Whatever you do, don’t open the door…When a severed foot is delivered to the unsuspecting residents of a student house in Norwich, DCI Kett’s Extreme Crime Task Force begins one of the most gruesome investigations of its career.It’s not just a foot. More packages begin to appear at random on people’s doorsteps, all of them containing body parts that have been surgically removed and meticulously wrapped.Kett, Porter, Savage and PC Duke find themselve...

When a chamber of horrors is revealed during building work at Norfolk’s County Hall, dozens of bones arranged in an arcane pattern inside a long-forgotten cellar, everybody expects the worst—until a forensic team discovers that the human remains are decades old.After the horror of his kidnapping at the hands of Hollenbeck, DCI Kett isn’t in a hurry to return to work. But Superintendent Clare thinks these historic crimes are the perfect way to ease him back into the...

When you find yourself in hell, it pays to be a Devil.DCI Kett’s worst nightmares have finally come true, the mysterious group known as Hollenbeck, have resurfaced. After being violently abducted, Kett wakes inside a labyrinthine warehouse with no apparent way out—a warehouse rigged with deadly traps.And he’s not alone in here!Forced to become a rat in a maze, Kett must use every skill he has if he wants to escape. But there is a far greater price t...

'The read of the summer . . . the richness of a beautiful setting and well-crafted storytelling**'** Aspects of CrimeSet against the backdrop of the most beautiful city on earth, this is a gripping and atmospheric crime novel perfect for fans of Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri.__________________________________________The city of Venice is alive with celebrations for Redentore, the most spectacular festival of the y...

For those who think that either Agatha Christie wasn’t funny enough or that PG Wodehouse didn’t feature anywhere near as many baffling murders as he could have, this book is a classic, cozy, locked-room mystery written in the style of an homage to PG Wodehouse.In The Case of the Canterfell Codicil, Wodehousian gadabout and clubman Anty Boisjoly takes on his first case when his old Oxford chum and coxswain is facing the gallows, accused of the murder of his wealthy uncle. N...

The classic Second World War novel that inspired the acclaimed 1981 film'Breathless, terrifying U-boat drama . . . a masterclass in economical, tight-space story telling, piling the pressure on both characters and audience' TIME OUT'Riveting' NEW YORK TIMES'Dynamic . . . striking . . . relentless' KIRKUSIt is autumn 1941 and a German U-boat commander and his crew set out on yet ano...

Escaped criminal Eddie Myers has been presumed dead until he is discovered in Spain by ambitious young police officer, Larry Jackson. Jackson's attempt to capture Myers quickly spirals into an obsession. When a nerve-wracking extradition sees Myers back on English soil, he finally agrees to talk - but only to the officer that brought him in.Myers' deadly charm soon brings Jackson into his web, forging a friendship that wreaks havoc on his life and soon leads to fatal consequences.....

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL DAGGER 2013.Set in Florence in the 1960s, this is the third in the Inspector Bordelli series of atmospheric Italian crime.Florence, 1965. A man is found murdered, a pair of scissors stuck through his throat. Only one thing is known about him - he was a loan shark, who ruined and blackmailed the vulnerable men and women who would come to him for help.Inspector Bordelli prepares to launch a ...

Three dead bodies. A mountain of lies. Will the hunt for a killer turn fatal?Private Investigator Carlos Jacobi wants to spend time in London with his girlfriend, and his favorite pooch. But, after recovering stolen puppies to smash a dog-theft ring, he’s still upset that the mastermind escaped, when he gets a call about strange fatalities in Leicester. And with the victims’ wives asking for help, he allows himself to be roped into investigating a possible triple m...

Keeping watch over the Easter Sepulchre, where the Host and crucifix are stored between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, is considered a privilege. So it is shocking when it is discovered that Odo, the priest’s clerk, has abandoned his post. But as the hours pass and Odo is not found, Hugh de Singleton is called upon.It is Hugh that finds the dried blood before the altar, and fear grows for the missing man … Will Hugh be called upon to investigate another murder, or will the man be f...

‘Beautifully written and entirely gripping’ CHRIS WHITAKER‘An evocative, haunting literary thriller’ ERIN KELLY'A terrific spine chiller’ TELEGRAPH'A sinister tale, beautifully told' THE SUNThey thought they’d found their dream home. They were wrong.Maxine has bought a huge Georgian townhouse on the edge of Peckham Rye – but already the dou...

'An unputdownable thriller' Gregory Dowling'It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an almost surreal climax' Daily Mail'Gwynne Jones's talent for evoking place and atmosphere is clear as ever' Literary Review'An impressive, tersely-written account linking old crimes to the political contention in the country at present... Recommended' The Critic