Crime, Thrillers & Mystery Books

The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's beloved novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption - the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award-...

The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 shor...

'I couldn't help thinking of Harper Lee's great American novel To Kill a Mockingbird while reading The Reckoning . . . [Grisham] knows how to spin ...

It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' ...

***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***Jake Brigance, lawyer hero of A Time to Kill and Sycamore Row, is back, in his toughest case ever. 'A new Grisham ...

The best thriller writer alive' - Ken FollettSometimes you have to fight dirty to get clean. Sebastian Rudd takes the cases no one else wants to ta...

The best thriller writer alive' Ken FollettThe most corrupt judge in US history. A young investigator with a secret informant. Lacy Stoltz never ex...

'Another knockout - unputdownable and completely thrilling' TAYLOR JENKINS REID, bestselling author of Malibu Rising and Daisy Jones and the Six'Sm...

In the latest thrilling Cotton Malone adventure from international bestseller Steve Berry, one by one the seven precious relics of the Arma Christi...

'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' ANN CLEEVES There is more to solving...

'Compelling . . . almost Dickensian' The Times'The best thriller writer in the world' Daily Telegraph*****Jonas Merrick. At MI5 they call him 'the ...

'Seymour produces the most intelligent writing in the thriller genre' Financial Times***He had been to the limit. Then they sent him further. Gar...

The incredible new book in Louise Penny's #1 bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache series. When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is asked to provide ...

***The Sunday Times Crime Club Star Pick***'Lighthearted, witty and effortlessly clever, just like its wonderful heroine, this is a window into anc...

'For a totally exhilarating romp through Ancient Rome, Lindsey Davis' latest Flavia Alba novel won't be beaten and offers an immersive experience o...

Who knows your darkest secret?After every parents' evening, friends Nina, Bel and Rachel look forward to their regular debrief at the pub. But ther...

'The action scenes are deftly choreographed and Standing is an engaging protagonist' Financial TimesWhat makes a good man become an assassin?A Navy...

In bestselling author Steve Berry's stunning novel, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone encounters information from a secret World War II...

*** THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER ***'A brilliant historical crime read' Bella'This thrilling and twisty crime novel is perfect for fans of M...

'Clever, twisty, and altogether spine-chilling. . . . [A] deliciously terrifying story. . . .You'll want to read this one after dark, ideally with ...

The day she left was only the beginning . . . Sam was eleven when his mother went out and never came back. He waited for her and then he grieved ...

Rome, the very end of December. The Field of Mars is packed with monuments, none more beautiful than Domitian's new Odeon and Stadium. But the area...

***'Thought-provoking, high-octane chase thriller with style' - Financial Times******'Leather once again delivers high-octane thrill-a-minute actio...

The Sunday Times bestseller from international bestseller John Grisham. Is a Perfect Storm the Perfect Time for a Murder? 'Another gem from John...

THE NEW INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BY THE 80 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR1920, TexasSoldier Thatcher Hutton returns to a country unlike t...

THE 80 MILLION COPY BESTSELLER AUTHOR'Sandra Brown skilfully sets up the sticky web of dynamics between her cast of characters . . . this is a tigh...

A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles. Bombay, 1950For over a century, one of the world's great treasures, a six-hundred-...

'[A] masterly novel' - The Sunday Times'Strong echoes of George Smiley' - Financial Times'A novel of real quality. Top brass' - The Times Thriller ...

A world at war. A beautiful young star. A mission no one expected. 'A truly outstanding novel, brilliantly written, that captured me and held me ...

Set in 1930s Dundee and St Andrews, investigating the murder of a Punch and Judy puppeteer, THE MIRROR DANCE is the latest in the Dandy Gilver seri...

When he was twelve years old, Adam Ryan went playing in the woods with his two best friends. He never saw them again. Their bodies were never found...

At 8am the first shots are fired. At 1pm, the police establish the gunman has a hostage. By 5pm, a siege is underway. At 9pm, DI Helen Birch ...

'Stunning' - Sunday Times Claire Askew won the Scottish Debut Crime Award with her debut All the Hidden Truths, praised as 'A meticulous and compel...

'Shiveringly good suspense!' Lisa GardnerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE 30 MILLION COPY SELLING AUTHORTwenty years ago, Rachel Gaston accidentally sh...

'Outstanding. The best thriller in years' MARTINA COLE'One of the best thrillers I have read in years' THE OBSERVER'I couldn't put it down. A visce...

A cold case. A recent discovery. A very real threat... Amongst the ruins of the old Beaumont mansion lies a terrible secret. In the cellar are th...

'Shiveringly good suspense!' Lisa GardnerTHE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM 30 MILLION COPY SELLING AUTHORThe Cahill family are famous for two things: their ...

'There's only been one time that Rose couldn't stop me from doing the wrong thing and that was a mistake that will haunt me for the rest of my life...

'I love the Children's House series and Yrsa delivers again with The Doll. Such engaging characters and a compelling, twisted and creepy mystery -...

'Iceland's outstanding crime novelist' Daily ExpressOn a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of e...

*** WINNER OF THE CWA SAPERE BOOKS HISTORICAL DAGGER 2021 ***'The leading character is the deftly drawn Persis Wadia, the country's first female de...

It is the breezy Scottish summer of 1936, Lady Dandy Gilver has been called, with trusted colleague Alec Osbourne, to solve the strange case of the...

'Leather's latest full-throttle thriller could hardly be more topical . . . it hurtles off the page, grabbing the reader by the throat' Daily Mail'...

The new thrilling instalment of John Connolly's popular Charlie Parker series. He is our best hope. He is our last hope. On a lonely moor in ...

'A novel full of surprises... It's vintage Paretsky, and hard to put down' - The Sunday Times Named Top 10 Thriller of 2020 by KirkusChicago is the...

'The undisputed champion of South African crime. Meyer grabs you but the throat and never lets you go' Wilbur Smith'From its startling opening to i...

The gripping new psychological suspense novel from the bestselling author of breakout hit HE SAID/SHE SAIDThis novel was previously published as St...

'Sophie Hannah, who can twist a conventional plot until it screams for mercy, puts an existential spin on the domestic-suspense novel' New York Tim...