Years ago, he chose his victim. Now the wait is over.Julianna Baptiste, a feisty bodyguard, finds her new job tedious, that is until her boss, the evasive Jackson Haynes, spikes her curiosity. Who is behind the vicious threats to his beautiful wife and why is he interested in two estranged siblings?Mark works for Haynes's vast company. He's hiding from ruthless money launderers.His teenage sister Ellen has an online friend whom she has never met. El...

Banks isn't back - and that's the problem.If DCI Alan Banks had been in his office when his old neighbour came calling, perhaps it would have turned out differently.Perhaps an innocent man would still be alive. And perhaps Banks's daughter wouldn't be on the run with a wanted man.But Banks is on holiday, blissfully unaware of the terrible chain of events set in motion by the discovery of a loaded gun in a y...

What happens when a police officer goes outside the law?When wealthy housewife Ella Watson is brutally stabbed to death in broad daylight it sends shockwaves through the Lake District community. Later that day, Keira Bradley meets the same fate but on the notoriously rough Beacon Estate.DI Kelly Porter must run two simultaneous investigations, hampered by a boss always protecting his reputation and a housing estate where fear rules and no one speaks out.Kelly won'...

An Undertaker's Diary is based on the diariesthat the authorkept during his 7 years as an undertaker.The stories are told 'through his eyes' and in a raw and down to earth way that will absorb the reader in each and every varied encounter with death.This is not for the 'fainted hearted' and contains gruesome and often disturbing accounts of tragedy and death from plane crashes to house fires, murders to hit and runs. If you have ever wanted to be a 'fly on ...

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace exposes the dark side of internet dating in the intriguing crime novel Dead at First Sight, by award winning author Peter James.A man waits at a London airport for the love of his life to arrive. Across the Atlantic, a retired cop waits in a bar in Florida’s Key West for his first date with the lady who is his soulmate. The two men are about to discover they’ve been scammed out of almost every penny they have in the world...

The fourth unputdownable book in the DS Mark Heckenburg series. A killer thriller for fans of Stuart MacBride and Luther, from the #1 ebook bestseller Paul Finch.His worst nightmare is back…As a brutal winter takes hold of the Lake District, a prolific serial killer stalks the fells. ‘The Stranger’ has returned and for DS Mark ‘Heck’ Heckenburg, the signs are all too familiar.Last seen on Dartmoor ten years earlier, The Stranger murdered his victims in vicious, cold...

When the official investigation into the murder of a respectable local businessman fails to add up, and personal problems start to play havoc with her state of mind, New Zealand's favourite young detective Sam Shephard turns vigilante...'Fast-moving New Zealand procedural ... the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' Ian Rankin'New Zealand's answer to Siobhan Clarke' The Times'A sassy heroine, ...

A deliciously dark, unapologetically funny, and nail-bitingly tense psychological thriller by the international bestselling author of The CryNUMBER ONE BESTSELLER*** Guardian, Telegraph, Herald Scotland AND The Week BOOK OF THE YEAR****** Sunday Times TOP 40 Crime Novels in the Last 5 Years******Longlisted for Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2020***

What if everyone in your family was given a DNA test at Christmas: would there be any surprise results? For two women the answers are shocking, and dangerous. Perfect for readers of Liane Moriarty and Sally Hepworth.Families lie. DNA doesn't.Isobel Ashworth breezes through life, blissfully accustomed to the privilege which comes with her family name. But that changes when she arrives in the exclusive town of Hartwell. Sent there by...

Dunedin's favourite young police officer Sam Shephard is drawn into a perplexing investigation when a series of shipping containers wash up on a sleepy New Zealand beach, and then a body is discovered…'Fast-moving New Zealand procedural … the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' Ian Rankin'If you like taut, pacy thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you' Liam McIlvanney'A sass...

Reviewers love Relight My Fire...'Transgressively hilarious . . . Of course there's a story that the intrepid journalists of The Stranger Times have to tease out . . . but the real joy lies in the pitfalls and pratfalls of getting there'DAILY MAIL'An absolute riot of a read' DAILY EXPRESS'Laugh-out-loud funny' DAILY MIRROR'I loved the dry and embed...

Discover the page-turning new mystery thriller from Scottish crime author, Eva Macrae, and digital bestseller. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Happy Valley, and Vigil.'Outstanding and enthralling' Angela Marsons'Raw, authentic and utterly gripping' Caroline Mitchell'A dazzlingly good thriller' Marion Todd-------------------------------------------