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NATIONAL BESTSELLER Inspector Thomas Lynley travels to Scotland to solve the untimely demise of a renowned playwright in the second novel of the #1 New York Times bestselling Inspector Lynley series. Don’t miss the upcoming BritBox streaming series Lynley! “George writes like Agatha...

“Wildly entertaining.”—New York Times Book Review From the bestselling and award-winning author comes a wickedly clever and fast-paced novel of greed, revenge, obsession—and quite possibly the perfect murder. Simon and Vicky couldn’t seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a...

Nina can never forgive Maggie for what she did. And she can never let her leave. They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past. Every other night, Maggie and Nina have dinner together. When they are finished, Nina helps Maggie back to her room in the attic, and into the heavy chain that keeps her there.

Brought to you by Penguin. It's never too late to teach an old woman new murders...a razor-sharp, edge-of-your-seat new thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Samantha Downing. You’d never guess Lottie Jones had skeletons in her closet. She’s lived in town for decades now. She’s getting...

The sudden death of Guy Brouard after his morning swim shocks the residents of Guernsey. A generous patron and benefactor of the island since his arrival there a decade ago, his demise puts a question mark over many cherished projects. When a young American woman is charged with the murder, her...

P. D. James meets E. L. James in Under a Silent Moon, this first novel in an exciting British crime series—a blend of literary suspense and page-turning thriller that introduces formidable Detective Chief Inspector Louisa Smith—from suspense talent Elizabeth Haynes, author of the bestselling...

Read by AudioFile Golden Voice Simon Vance. The latest gripping Inspector Lynley mystery from the No. 1 international bestselling author. The brand-new Lynley TV series is on iPlayer now. Amid the beauty of Cornwall’s coastline, the death of a local man shatters the peace with its violence...

Intrepid archaeologist and superior sleuth Amelia Peabody returns in A River in the Sky. In this breathtaking new adventure, New York Times bestselling Grand Master Elizabeth Peters transports the indomitable Amelia and her family, the Emersons, from their usual milieu, early twentieth-century Egypt, to an exciting—and dangerous—new locale: Palestine! A tale full of atmosphere, intrigue, and thrills, A River in the Sky is further proof that “Peters has few rivals” (Houston Chronicle).

Debut novel of adventure, romance and interplanetary intrigue from a new voice in science fiction. When her crewmate, Danny, is murdered on the colony of Volhynia, Central Corps engineer Commander Elena Shaw is shocked to learn the main suspect is her lover, Treiko Zajec. She knows Trey is...

"The story begins with my father, actually, and the fact that I'm the one who's answerable for his death. It was not my first crime, as you will see, but it is the one my mother couldn't forgive." In her astonishing New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Elizabeth George reveals the even...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers must navigate fraught politics and explosive secrets in this “rich [and] addictively readable” mystery in the renowned Inspector Lynley series. Don’t miss the upcoming BritBox streaming series...

After a grisly death ruins a couple’s vacation, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley must determine whether this small-town tragedy was an accident or the beginning of a sinister plot—a “totally satisfying mystery” (Denver Post) in the #1 New York Times bestselling Inspector Lynley series...

The shocking conclusion of Elizabeth George's previous bestseller, WITH NO ONE AS WITNESS, saw the wife of New Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley gunned down in the street outside her home. Under arrest for the crime is a twelve-year-old boy, Joel Campbell. What possible motive could he have? What...

“This brilliant anthology of short stories by some of the most outstanding women now writing mysteries and crime fiction...is a truly glorious collection” — Globe and Mail New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George has gathered nearly two dozen chilling, boldly original stories...

The vicious murder of a young socialite leads Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley into a web of false identities, hidden motives, and buried secrets that some might kill to protect—a thrilling novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Inspector Lynley series. Don’t miss the upcoming BritBox...

Elena Weaver udstrålede intelligens og seksualitet med sine små kjoler og skinnende smykker. Som studerende på St. Stephen’s College i Cambridge levede Elena et liv fuld af tilfældige, lidenskabelige og intense forhold; et liv fuld af mellemværender, som skulle afgøres, og mål, som skulle opnås. En morgen, da Elena var ude på sin sædvanlige løbetur langs floden Cam, blev hun tæsket til døde af en person, der havde ligget på lur ved flodbredden.

Deborah, la mujer del mejor amigo del inspector Thomas Lynley, descubre el cadáver desnudo y con señales de tortura de un joven estudiante. Todas las sospechas conducen a Bredgar Chambers, un viejo y sombrío internado. Allí, Lynley descubrirá una enrarecida atmósfera de frustración, desarraigo y soterrada perversidad entre estudiantes. Pero, esencialmente, descubrirá que todo ello puede resolverse de un plumazo con el asesinato o el suicidio.

"San José no está." Esta fue la reflexión del sacerdote anglicano ante el cuadro "La Virgen con el Niño", de Leonardo, expresión quizá de aspiraciones insatisfechas que encontraron en Deborah St. James, con su maternidad frustrada, una oyente receptiva. Algún tiempo más tarde, el sacerdote muere –envenenamiento accidental, según la investigación– en su vicaría de Lancashire, poco antes de la llegada de Deborah y su marido Simon. Varios son los enigmas que rodean el caso: ¿quién es la mujer sin pasado en cuya casa tomó el vicario su postrera cena?

A Elena la asesinaron mientras hacía footing uni neblinosa mañana de Cambridge. Dejó un vacío entre quienes la conocían –todos deseaban lo mejor para ella– y su muerte se convirtió en un engorro para las autoridades académicas, que además estaban en pésimas relaciones con la policía local. El recurso a Scotland Yard era inevitable, y con él, la presencia del inspector Lynley y la sargento Havers.

El Inspector Lynley, Deborah y sus amigos Helen y Simon pasan unos días en la casa familiar del primero, en Cornualles. Su visita coincide con un hecho que perturba la placidez de la vida pueblerina: el asesinato y castración de Mick Cambrey, un conocido donjuán local. Su muerte, y la posterior de Justin Brooke, biólogo y novio de la hermana de Simon, parecen deberse a las drogas. Pero la investigación de Lynley y Simon desvelará un universo de ambiciones más oscuras, más implacables.