'Mrs MacBain, thank god it's you.' Without another word, he grabbed her arm and pulled her into the room, locking the door behind them. Mrs MacBain turned around, clearly offended at being manhandled, but then gasped, 'Is that blood?'Loch Down Abbey is full of guests for a Highland Ball. Including several uninvited members of the Inverkillen clan, the Abbey's former residents. Housekeeper Mrs MacBain thinks her biggest challenge wi...

Bloomsbury presents Ghostlines by Katya Balen, read by Emma Hindle‘Wild and brilliantly crafted’ – Sarah Crossan, author of One and Where the Heart Should BeOn the Island of Ayrie, everybody knows everyone. They know each other’s stories as they know every road, every hill and the coming of the tide. In the summer, there are bonfires to celebrate the migration of the puffins. Everything is familiar, nothi...

Who killed Lord Inverkillen? Lockdown meets Downton Abbey in this playful, humorous mystery set in 1930s Scotland.No one in. No one out.Family can be murder . . .It's the 1930s and a mysterious illness is spreading over Scotland. But the noble and ancient family of Inverkillen, residents of Loch Down Abbey, are much more concerned with dwindling toilet roll supplies and who will look after the children now that Nanny has regretfully (and most inconveniently)...

Start a BRILLIANT cozy mystery series from Debbie YoungA picturesque village. A quaint highstreet... And a murder to solve. Alice's new life is off to a deadly start.When Alice Carroll steps into Curiosity Cottage, a picture-perfect former bric-a-brac shop in the Cotswold Village of Little Pride, she thinks she’s found the perfect place to start the new phase of her life. Freshly separated from her collector long-term boyfriend, she’s excited to embrace h...

A BRAND NEW page-turning Cosy Mystery series set around a Curiosity Shop in the Cotswolds ♀️ From BESTSELLER Debbie YoungWith her Curiosity Shop open for business, Alice Carroll is finally settling into life in the picturesque Cotswold village of Little Pride. But then her old life comes knocking… Alice’s ex boyfriend, Steven, who dumped her to travel the world, has run out of money and asks Alice to sell off his collection of chess sets.Alice decides to host a tou...

An hilarious and gripping festive whodunnit, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Agatha ChristieIt's Christmas Eve at the Merry Monarch.Nestled amongst the Yorkshire Dales, the pub is preparing to host its annual scavenger hunt for its rabble of regulars. There's the landlord, Mickey, his wife Sofia and their wayward son, James; local policeman Alex and his supernaturally minded deputy Don; as well as Sita, Mrs Fazarkaley, the Kapoors and Curtis, who's ...

Discover the delightfully gripping new historical mystery series that's perfect for fans of Helena Dixon, Verity Bright and T E Kinsey.'If you thought the Golden Age of crime was dead, think again!' Verity BrightAgatha Christie is about to embark on a new, gripping murder case. But this time, she’s not the author – she’s a suspect…1926 – Christie is a darling of the literary circuit and the most desired guest in London’s glittering soci...

The BRAND NEW gripping cozy mystery from Anita Davison, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Helena Dixon and Verity Bright! Nobody should be in the market… for murder! Even though its famous opera house has shuttered its doors for the war, Covent Garden remains one of the most exciting, bustling areas of London. It’s where Hannah Merrill and Aunt Violet have their bookshop and, in spite of the recent spate of burglaries in the area, it’s generally thought to be a g...

'A new Simon Brett novel is an event for mystery fans!' P.D. James'Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone' Jilly CooperIntroducing a new, but not-so-amateur, sleuth from another peaceful English village with an alarmingly high death rate! The first mystery in a new cosy series from one of the world's favourite crime writers - perfect for fans of Richard Osmand, Janice Hallett, Robert Thorogoo...

In the snowy Salzburg landscape, Miss Atalanta has another mystery to solve…★★★★★ 'One of my favourite detectives…it reminded me of some of the old Sherlock Holmes cases'November 1930After accepting an invitation to attend the ballet in snowy Salzburg, Miss Atalanta Ashford is shocked when a convicted jewel thief is found dead in the concert hall where the theft occurred a decade ago.Did he return to the scene of the crime because he wanted ...

One murder mystery movie. Three Dahlias. And a whole cast of suspects...Ex child star Posy Starling is finally filming her dream role - Dahlia Lively in The Lady Detective movie. But things take a nightmare turn when a prop weapon is replaced with the real thing - with almost fatal consequences for her fellow Dahlia, Rosalind King. There's something very wrong on the set of The Lady Detective - which means it's time to call in Caro Hooper, so the ...

'Calling all mystery lovers, this one’s for you!' ★★★★★ 'The Atlanta Ashford cosy crime stories are perfect' ★★★★★–A luxury cruiseHidden family secretsA body on board…A birthday trip to Bonn sees amateur detective Atalanta Ashford drawn into the scandalous will of a wealthy grandmother during a scenic cruise down along the Rhine.But growing tensions lead to a sudden and shocking death. Facing...