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  • One Good Deed: Aloysius Archer Book 1

    Series Book 1 - Aloysius Archer
    Murder and family secrets, a touch of romance and deeply-felt revenge - with the twist of all twists - make up the ingredients of One Good Deed. A gripping page-turner for all those who love mystery, crime, Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie from one of the world's favourite thriller writers, David Baldacci.In 1949, Aloysius Archer arrives in the dusty Southern town of Poca City. He has ... ... Read more

    $13.99 NZD $4.99 NZD

  • Dream Town

    Series Book 3 - Aloysius Archer
    It is New Year's Eve, 1952 in Los Angeles. Private Investigator, Aloysius Archer, is dining with his friend and rising Hollywood star, Liberty Callahan, when they're approached by Eleanor Lamb, a famous screenwriter, who would like to hire him as she suspects someone is trying to kill her.A visit to Lamb's Malibu residence leaves Archer in no doubt of foul play when he's knocked unconscious ... Read more

    $13.99 NZD $4.99 NZD

  • The Frozen River

    From the bestselling author of Code Name Hélène

    by Ariel Lawhon ...
    From the bestselling author of Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who investigates a shocking murder that unhinges her small community.Maine, 1789: When a man is found entombed in the frozen Kennebec River, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death.As the local ... Read more

    $14.84 NZD $4.99 NZD

  • A Gambling Man: Aloysius Archer Book 2

    Series Book 2 - Aloysius Archer
    Evoking the golden age of crime and for fans of Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie, comes A Gambling Man from one of the world's bestselling thriller writers, David Baldacci.A lucky roll of the diceIt is nearly 1950 and Aloysius Archer is on his way to Bay Town, California to take up a post with renowned gumshoe, Willie Dash. Making an overnight stop in Reno he gets lucky at the casino, meets a ... Read more

    $13.99 NZD $4.99 NZD

  • Deception

    The Sunday Times Bestseller 2022

    by Lesley Pearse ...
    THE GRIPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWhat happens when the person closest to you has led a life of deception?'Full of suspense and intriguing characters' MY WEEKLY'A gritty, gripping drama' WOMAN'S WEEKLY_______No one wants to believe their mother is a liar . . .After her mother's funeral, Alice Kent is approached by a man who... ... Read more

    $14.99 NZD

  • Next in Line (William Warwick Novels)

    Series series William Warwick Novels
    International bestseller Jeffrey Archer returnsTHE UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER‘Only someone like Jeffrey Archer . . . could have written a compelling story like this. Every page bristles with suspense and the ending comes at you with the force of a tank round’ DAVID BALDACCILondon, 1988. Royal fever sweeps the nation as Britain falls in love with the ‘people’s princess’ ... Read more

    $20.99 NZD $4.99 NZD

  • The Price of Lemon Cake

    A Below Stairs Mysteries Novella

    Series series Below Stairs Mysteries
    When Kat Holloway approaches Lady Bobby Perry and Judith Townsend to help her discover what a young aristo is getting up to in a gentleman’s club, Bobby quickly accepts, coaxing a promise of Mrs. Holloway’s stupendous lemon cake in return.But the investigation quickly turns into more than a simple spy mission, forcing Judith to confront a painful part her past. Both Judith and Bobby must bring ... Read more

    $2.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Speculations in Sin

    Series Book 7 - A Below Stairs Mystery
    To save an innocent man’s life, amateur sleuth and cook Kat Holloway must expose a financial scam that could ruin the most powerful aristocrats in Victorian-era London, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret of Bow Lane.Kat Holloway is distressed to learn that Samuel Millburn, husband of the woman who looks after her daughter, has been accused of embezzling funds from the bank ... Read more

    $20.99 NZD

  • The Hidden Child

    A completely unputdownable mystery thriller inspired by a true crime

    "Connie splashed through puddles, the rain slapping her face. Everywhere was tarmac and concrete, fog and drizzle, but no sign of her child. ‘Have you seen my daughter? Please, you must’ve seen her?’ Connie’s face crumpled, preparing to cry. But there wasn’t time for tears, she told herself, she had to find her child.Manchester, England, 1965: In an instant Connie’s life has changed. She only ... Read more

    $4.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Leaving Everything Most Loved

    The bestselling inter-war mystery series

    Series Book 10 - Maisie Dobbs
    London, 1933. Two months after an Indian woman, Usha Pramal, is found murdered, her brother turns to Maisie Dobbs to find the truth about her death. But Maisie's investigation becomes clouded by the unfinished business of a previous case and at the same time her lover, James Compton, gives her an ultimatum she cannot ignore... ... Read more

    $13.99 NZD

  • S. G. MacLean: Captain Damian Seeker Books 1 to 5

    by S.G. MacLean ...
    Experience the story from start to finish with this complete collection of the Captain Damian Seeker Series from prize-winning author S. G. MacLean.London, 1654. Oliver Cromwell is at the height of his power and has declared himself Lord Protector. Yet he has many enemies, at home and abroad.The city is a teeming warren of spies and merchants, priests and soldiers, exiles and assassins. One of the ... Read more

    $22.99 NZD $4.99 NZD

  • The Last Protector (James Marwood & Cat Lovett, Book 4)

    by Andrew Taylor ...
    Series Book 4 - James Marwood & Cat Lovett
    From the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ashes of London comes the next book in the phenomenally successful series following James Marwood and Cat Lovett. Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold!A dangerous secret lies beneath Whitehall Palace…Brother against brother. Father against son. Friends turned into enemies. No one in England wants a return to the bloody days of the Civil War. ... Read more

    $14.99 NZD

  • The Librarian of Crooked Lane

    by C.J. Archer ...
    Series Book 1 - The Glass Library
    A librarian with a mysterious past, a war hero with a secret, and the heist of a magic painting. THE LIBRARIAN OF CROOKED LANE is an intriguing new fantasy from C.J. Archer, the USA Today bestselling author of the Glass and Steele series.Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that ... Read more

    $5.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Murder Under the Mistletoe

    Series series A Jane Wunderly Mystery
    Recently engaged Jane Wunderly is celebrating Christmas with her fiancé at his ancestral home at the quaint English market town of Barnard Castle—where murder is the new family tradition . . .Northern England, 1926: Surprised by her eager acceptance of Redvers’ proposal, Jane is ready to spend the festive season deciphering the mysterious man she agreed to marry, while surviving scrutiny from the ... Read more

    $5.99 NZD

  • Murder at Merewood Hospital

    A BRAND NEW addictive historical mystery from Michelle Salter for 2024

    'A fabulous murder mystery with twists and turns that had me turning the pages faster and faster' bestselling author Catherine ColesThe patients survived the Great War only to face a new danger…One doctor and one nurse remain at Merewood Hospital.Since the disappearance of Nurse Taplin the previous year, locals believe the hospital is cursed. And when another unnatural death occurs on Midsummer’s ... Read more

    $3.77 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nothing Ventured: William Warwick Book 1

    Series Book 1 - William Warwick
    ***Nothing Ventured***is the incredible and thrilling novel by the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, Jeffrey Archer.This is not a detective story, this is a story about the making of a detective...William Warwick has always wanted to be a detective, and decides, much to his father's dismay, that rather than become a barrister like his father, ... Read more

    $10.99 NZD

  • Death On Board

    The first in an addictive, historical cozy mystery series from Anita Davison

    by Anita Davison ...
    Series Book 1 - The Flora Maguire Mysteries
    NEW YORK,1900: A captivating cozy crime novel set on-board the maiden voyage of the S.S. Minneapolis, featuring series character Flora Maguire. Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey.Young governess Flora Maguire is on her way home from America on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Minneapolis with her young charge Eddy, Viscount Trent, when she discovers a dead body.Unconvinced when the death is pronounced ... Read more

    $1.88 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Death at Crookham Hall

    The start of a gripping 1920s cozy mystery series from Michelle Salter

    Series Book 1 - The Iris Woodmore Mysteries
    A fatal jump. A missing suffragette. An inexplicable murder.London, 1920. For the first time ever, two women are competing against each other to become an MP. Reporter Iris Woodmore has a big story on her hands when she accompanies one of the candidates to the House of Commons. But it’s a place that holds painful memories. In 1914, her mother died there when she fell into the River Thames during a ... Read more

    $4.99 NZD $3.77 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The French Agent

    The unputdownable historical mystery novel from the bestselling author of THE MYSTERY WOMAN for readers who love Kate Morton, Natasha Lester and Kirsty Manning

    A world in chaos. Two very different women. And the mystery of the man who may connect them.The stunning new novel from beloved Australian storyteller Belinda Alexandra.Paris 1946: Sabine Brouillette is a war crimes investigator with the French secret service. She lost her family, including her young son, when her Resistance circuit was betrayed near the end of the war. New evidence comes to light ... Read more

    $12.99 NZD $4.99 NZD

  • Murder at the Dinner Party

    by C.J. Archer ...
    Series Book 8 - Cleopatra Fox Mysteries
    The staff in high society households are expected to be unobtrusive, but a dead butler in the dining room tends to get noticed. Did he die of natural causes or was he poisoned?Cleo is hired by the housekeeper at a Mayfair residence after the police rule the sudden death of the butler was the result of natural causes. Not convinced by the verdict, she wants Cleo to prove foul play was involved. ... Read more

    $7.55 NZD

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  • Secrets of the Lost Ledgers

    by C.J. Archer ...
    Series Book 5 - The Glass Library
    An invisible message from a dead man resurrects a decades-old mystery.With her sharpened magical senses, Sylvia recognizes invisible writing while cataloging an obscure book for the library. She’s shocked to discover the message, written many years earlier, pleaded for help. She’s even more shocked to discover the author of the message was married to a paper magician. Could there be a connection ... Read more

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  • The Guernsey Novels - Books 1-3

    Charming stories of drama, love and mystery set on beautiful Guernsey

    by Anne Allen ...
    Series series The Guernsey Novels
    The Guernsey Novels by award-winning author Anne Allen are linked but standalone stories, which will appeal to fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.DANGEROUS WATERSTragedy seems to follow Jeanne Le Page around . . .Can she really go through it again and survive?She is lucky to be alive … at sixteen Jeanne was almost killed in a boating accident which brought heart-breaking ... Read more

    $8.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fatal Legacy

    by Lindsey Davis ...
    Series series Flavia Albia
    An unpaid bar bill leads Flavia Albia to her most bitter and complex case yet.Decades earlier Appius Tranquillus Surus wrote his will: it freed his slaves and bequeathed his businesses to them. He left an orchard to the Prisci, a family he was friendly with, on the condition that his freedmen could still take its harvest.The convoluted arrangement has led to a feud between the two families, each ... Read more

    $19.99 NZD $13.99 NZD

  • Traitors Gate (William Warwick Novels)

    Series series William Warwick Novels
    24 hours to stop the crime of the century The race against time is about to begin…THE TOWER OF LONDON…Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on earth. But once a year, the Metropolitan Police must execute the most secret operation in their armoury when they transport the Crown Jewels across London.SCOTLAND YARD…For four years, Chief Superindendent William Warw... ... Read more

    $15.99 NZD $9.99 NZD