'Fabulous' JANICE HALLETT'Great fun...clever and wickedly funny' THE SUN'Deliciously funny' MARTINA COLEA headmistress is dead. The circumstances are suspicious.And as every parent knows, being on the school group chat can be murder...As educators go, Claudia Stitchwell makes Miss Hannigan look like Miss Honey.But when the reviled headteacher drops dead in the sc...

*A mind-boggling locked door mystery written in collaboration with the Historic Royal Palaces*'Love, Love, Love! I absolutely devoured this book... The ultimate locked room mystery' READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐When one of the ladies in residence at Hampton Court Palace fails to answer her maid's call in the morning, Mrs Lydia Bramble, palace housekeeper, is called in to investigate.What Mrs Bramble finds sends shockwaves through the whole pa...

*A SUNDAY TIMES PICK OF THE MONTH*'Agatha Christie, with a thrilling modern twist' DAILY MAIL'Pacy and tense - I loved it!' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Superb ... A riveting read' SUNDAY TIMES'Updates Agatha Christie with contemporary ingenuity' IAN RANKIN_______________TEN STRANGERS.Investigative journalist Lauren never dr...

**“A thoroughly enjoyable mystery story with all the tropes and pleasures of a golden age detective story . . . Well-written and pacy.”—The GuardianAmerica’s most beloved literary characters**A page-turning mysteryThe gilded opulence of the Roaring TwentiesAnd a clever young woman of unusual persistenceBe ready to re-think the world of GatsbyFreshly twen...

'A cosy romp of cream teas, double-barrelled names and murder.' THE SUN The new book in the Val and Arbie mysteries from the multi-million-copy selling author Faith Martin.One of these guests has a date with death…Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Swift arrives at Dashwood House, a glamorously modern hotel in the up-and-coming resort of Galton-next-the-Sea, but all plans for a relaxing stay are scuppered when one of the guests is ...

“A beautiful novel, suffused with fondness and wit. . . . A real triumph!”—Alexander McCall SmithRetired nurse, avid gardener, and renowned cake maker Miss Hortense has lived in Bigglesweigh, a quiet suburb of Birmingham, England, since she emigrated from Jamaica in 1960. She takes great pride in her home, starching her lace curtains bright white, and she can tell if she’s being shortchanged on turmeric before she’s taken her first bite of a beef patty. A ca...

A witty, engaging murder mystery featuring Jane Austen as an intrepid sleuth—the second installment in the Miss Austen Investigates series.1797: A broken-hearted Jane Austen travels to Kent to look after her brother Neddy’s children and further her writing. She soon realizes it’s imperative she uncovers the true identity of a mysterious young woman claiming to be a shipwrecked foreign princess before the interloper can swindle Neddy’s adoptive mother out of her for...

'A fascinating, forensic deep-dive' DENISE MINA'Beautifully written, richly evoked and utterly gripping' EVA DOLAN'A seductive tale of sex and death' SARA SHERIDAN***1857, Glasgow.A young socialite named Madeleine Smith stands accused of murdering her lover. Thousands wait outside the court to hear the result. The scandalous nature of the affair, detailed explicitly ...

The eagerly awaited sixth novel in the highly acclaimed Tuva Moodyson series - soon to be on screens around the world!This audiobook features an exclusive interview between Will Dean and the long-standing sensitivity reader of the Tuva Moodyson series, DG.ONE WAY IN. NO WAY OUT.'Deaf teenager goes missing in Esseberg. Mountain rescue are launching a search party but conditions h...

'Atmospheric, intricate and authentic' ERIN KELLY'Utterly immersive and completely compelling . . . A dazzling debut' D. V. BISHOP'An unusual and enjoyable crime story' SUNDAY TIMES***DARKNESS LIES IN THE SHADOWS OF VICTORIAN LONDONOpium, treachery, murder . . .Pearl Fitzgerald arrives in Limehouse - London's very first Chinatown - to settle her late father's ...

**Brought to you by Penguin.The hilarious and heart-wrenching new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of STEPPING UP and** THE UNMUMSY MUM.*******************Sometimes, in order to move forward, you need to go back.Joni’s always felt like an outsider in her blended family, and as an adult she’s done all she can to avoid them. The only person she’s remained close to is her beloved Nana....

When a blaze takes both a neighbor’s home and his life, Emily Dickinson and her maid Willa have a burning desire to crack the case in this new historical mystery from Agatha Award–winning author Amanda Flower.Amherst, 1857. The Dickinson family braves one of the worst winters in New England’s history. Trains are snowbound and boats are frozen in the harbor. Emily Dickinson and her maid, Willa Noble, have never witnessed anything like it. As Amherst families attempt...