Mysteries to solve and plots to be thickened in a more reasonable, not so distant past. Four untimely deaths and the brutal murder of a budgie called Bertie. The indefatigable, stalwart housekeeper with a sad secret past. The rascally yet good hearted and occasionally disaster-prone youth. The wise and ancient widow who sees all and misses nothing. The motliest bunch of disparates that ever graced a dilapidated old house. With amazingly copious amounts of tea drinking. And the blonde.

A household name, an Australian rock icon, the elder statesman of Ozrock - there isn't an accolade or cliche that doesn't apply to Jimmy Barnes. But long before Cold Chisel and Barnesy, long before the tall tales of success and excess, there was the true story of James Dixon Swan - a working class boy whose family made the journey from Scotland to Australia in search of a better life.Working Class Boy is a powerful reflection on a traumatic and violent childhood, which fue...

Ever look at your life and find yourself wondering: how did this happen?When Claire discovers the list she wrote as a teenager entitled '20 Years From Now', she realises how far removed her life is from the one she'd imagined. Divorced. Stuck in a dead-end job. Dating a man who is desperate to settle down to a future she doesn't want . . . it's time for Claire to put her life back on track, before it's too late.From the bestselling author of Whi...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'Riveting from start to finish' 5***** Reader Review'Nothing beats a good Francis, and this is as good as they come' 5***** Reader Review'An excellent thriller. Spellbinding up to the end' 5***** Reader Review______When inventor Stephen Scott abruptly fires his winning trainer Jody Leeds, the...

The Yorkshire detectives reopen an old murder case and stir a royal scandal in this "dynamic, surprising mystery" ( Publishers Weekly).Reginald Hill "raised the classical British mystery to new heights" when he introduced pugnacious Yorkshire Det. Inspector Andrew Dalziel and his partner, the callow Sgt. Peter Pascoe ( The New York Times Book Review). Their chafing differences in education, manners, technique, and temperament made them "the most r...

The No.1 Sunday Times bestselling novel!*Don't miss Fern's brand-new novel A Cornish Legacy – out now!*Three women. A chance to rewrite history…**1918.**The Great War is over, and Clara Carter has boarded a train bound for Cornwall – to meet a family that would once have been hers. But they must never discover her secret…1939. Hannah has always been curious about her mother’s mysterious past, but th...

In a sea-cave on Lovatt Island, just off the west coast of Scotland, a skeleton is found shackled to the rocks. A victim of unparalleled brutality, the skeleton seems to belong firmly in the past, and DI Marjory Fleming anticipates a straightforward case. But when a modern watch is discovered on the skeleton's wrist, Fleming realises the crime may be far closer to home.Meanwhile, a series of escalating crimes arise in the nearby village of Innellan. The villagers, with their own eni...

THIS IS THE CLASSIC BOOK THAT STARTED AN ENTIRE GENRE – THE STORY OF THE MOST ICONIC HARDMAN OF THEM ALL.Lenny McLean was one of the deadliest bareknuckle fighters Britain has ever seen. He had dear, powerful friends, but he also had terrible enemies. So much so that he had two bullet wounds in his back – each from a different attack. He was also stabbed repeatedly – always from behind. But Lenny was also a warm, big-hearted grizzly bear of a man, whose main weakness was an overwhel...

The new Christmas bestseller from Katie Flynn; the UK's bestselling saga authorLiverpool 1938It’s Christmas in the Courts, and single mother Rosheen Clarke and her mischievous twin daughters April and May have no idea of the cataclysmic events which will soon overtake them.When war is declared, April and May are evacuated to the countryside and Rosheen joins the WAAF where she befriends fellow Liverpudlian Cassie Valentine.W...

A heartwarming novella of first love during wartime in London's East End.December 1942. When the local girls' school is bombed, Michael Brogan's class is forced to share lessons with the young ladies of Stepney Green. For Michael, it's love at first sight when he meets Jane.Determined to win Jane's heart, Michael asks her to the church Christmas dance. But Jane's father disapproves, and the relentless air raids threaten their budding romance. As bombs fall ...

In this gritty crime thriller set in the Scottish Highlands, a detective's hunt for a serial killer leads him to confront his own past.Haunted by the loss of his daughter, Detective Inspector Alec McKay obsesses over a missing person case that's going nowhere. But that investigation is interrupted when bodies start appearing on the Scottish Black Isle—each with roses and candles placed around it. As McKay and his team begin to identify a disturbing pattern behind t...

Superintendent Dalziel falls for the recently bereaved Mrs Fielding’s ample charms, and has to be rescued from a litter of fresh corpses by Inspector Pascoe.Superintendent Andy Dalziel’s holiday runs into trouble when he gets marooned by flood water. Rescued and taken to nearby Lake House, he discovers all is not well: the owner has just died tragically and the family fortunes are in decline. He also finds himself drawn to attractive widow, Bonnie Fielding.But several more ...