Magic, murder and a mystery rooted in a murky wartime past. Meet DI Stephens and Max MephistoBrighton, 1950.When the body of a girl is found, cut into three, Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is reminded of a magic trick, the Zig Zag Girl.The inventor of the trick, Max Mephisto, is an old friend of Edgar's. They served together in the war as part of a shadowy unit called the Magic Men.Max is still on the circuit, touring seaside towns in th...

A TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR. THE RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK.'Goose-bump spooky, smart, and haunting' LOUISE PENNYA dark story has been brought to terrifying life. Can the ending be rewritten in time?This is what the police know: English teacher Clare Cassidy's friend Ella has just been murdered. Clare and Ella had recently fallen out. Found beside the body was a line ...

**Start right here! Discover the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and become obsessed with one of the most popular crime series in Britain.'Galloway now seems as real as Marple and Morse' The Times**Dr Ruth Galloway is called in when a child's bones are discovered near a prehistoric site on the north Norfolk salt marshes. Are they the remains of a local girl who disappeared ten years earlier - or are the bones much older?DCI Harry Nelson refuses to give up the hu...

The instant Sunday Times bestsellerSOME MURDERS CAN'T BE SOLVED IN JUST ONE LIFETIME.A mysterious death. A Victorian psychic. A case for Ali Dawson and the Frozen People.'Warm and engaging characters and a wildly brilliant story wittily told' Ann Cleeves'Truly wonderful, wildly atmospheric' Marian Keyes'A thriller that is full of zest and joy'

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Criminally clever' Daily Mail'The perfect holiday treat' GuardianThis collection of tales by the No 1 bestselling author features all her best-loved characters: Dr Ruth Galloway, Harry Nelson, Max Mephisto, Detective Harbinder Kaur and more. It features several stories never published before, including a brand new Ruth and Nelson story. A must ...

THE WINNER OF THE 2022 FINGERPRINT AWARDS' CRIME BOOK OF THE YEARFROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DR RUTH GALLOWAY MYSTERIESA propulsive thriller set in London featuring Detective Harbinder Kaur. A murderer hides in plain sight - in the police.DS Cassie Fitzherbert has a secret - but it's one she's deleted from her memory. In the 1990s when she was at school, she and her friends killed a fellow pupil. Thirt...

Words turn deadly with an unlikely detective duo on the case of a murdered obituary writer in this literary mystery from the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway series. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman and the Thursday Murder Club.Natalka and Edwin are perfect if improbable partners in a detective agency. At eighty-four, Edwin regularly claims that he’s the oldest detective in England. He is a master at surveillance, deploying his age as a cloa...

The instant Sunday Times bestsellerSOME MURDERS CAN'T BE SOLVED IN JUST ONE LIFETIME.'A five-star start to a dazzling new series . . . Smart, original and utterly masterful' Janice Hallett'A pleasure from finish to start' Anthony Horowitz'Fresh and exciting with both humour and thrills, Griffiths' first book in her new series knocks it out of the park' Shari Lapen...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'Cosy crime of a superior order' Sunday TimesWords can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill...**Natalka and Edwin are running a detective agency in Shoreham, Sussex. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated, longing for a big juicy investigation to come the agency's way.Then a murder case turns up. Local writer, Melody Chambers, is found dead and her family are convin...

Clare Bright came to Otters Ridge for peace and quiet.Nestled along the river bordering Devon and Cornwall, the picturesque village seems the perfect place to leave her old life behind. When Clare is invited to an elegant garden party at Pinefalls Manor, she hopes it marks the beginning of a fresh start.Instead, she wakes up to murder.A waiter is discovered dead in the manor's swimming pool. Priceless diamond and sapphire jewels vanish overnight.Determined to un...

LONGLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCATION 2025 DAGGER AWARDSFrom the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries, an eclectic, thrilling collection of short stories, featuring many characters that readers have come to know and love.Elly Griffiths has always written short stories to experiment with different voices and genres as well as to explore what some of her fictional creations such as Ruth Galloway, Harbinder ...

Looking for a new mystery series to suck you in? Dive into the inaugural novels of the captivating Ruth Galloway mysteries with this starter pack.Archaeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway turns amateur sleuth once Detective Chief Inspector Nelson calls her for help when a child’s bones are found on a desolate beach. Gone are the days of digging up artifacts and living alone with her cats—Ruth is pulled into the world of shadowy murders, resurfaced bones, historical mysteries, twisted secrets...