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Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Don Warrington, known for his roles in Death in Paradise and The Five as well as his multiple Shakespearean performances. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Oliver Ready. 'A truly great translation . . . This...

Året är 1888 och i London sätter Jack the Ripper skräck i stadsborna. Den unge journalisten William Sinclair skickas ut för att rapportera om de fruktansvärda brotten. Men det blir inget vanligt uppdrag för honom. Efter en uppväxt i de välbärgade västra delarna av staden får han en chock när han upptäcker slummen i East End. Dessutom blir han störtförälskad i kollegan James. Plötsligt har hela Williams världsbild satts i gungning.

Martina De Rossi is off-limits, and not just because her brother is about to become the Don. When I agree to protect her while he’s out waging a brutal war, it isn’t only out of loyalty. It’s because Martina is the perfect pawn in my game of revenge.

She wanted to write the story of a killer. But some stories can kill you. Journalist Ann Stackhouse is writing a true-crime book about Maxine Adams, the woman accused of five brutal murders before vanishing from the headlines. When Maxine finally agrees to meet, Ann can't believe her luck—this...

A gripping gangland thriller from bestselling author Kerry Barnes. Perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers. You’ve met the Murphy brothers. Now meet the sister. . . Nellie Murphy wants out of her family’s shadow – and an empire of her own. So when smooth-talking ex-con...

After Nancy Richards is sent to prison, her daughter Jeanie is placed in the care of Edna Baker, a respected figure in London’s East End. Under Edna’s roof, Jeanie should be safe. That changes when a corrupt copper threatens to send her to Laxville Children’s Home. Edna, fully aware of the...

A woman's naked body is found floating in the weeds of a lake near Bath by an elderly woman walking her Siamese cats. No one comes forward to identify her, and no murder weapon is found, but sleuthing is Superintendent Peter Diamond's speciality. A genuine gumshoe, practising door stopping and deduction: he is the last detective. Struggling with office politics and a bizarre cast of suspects, Diamond strikes out on his own, even when Forensics think they have the culprit.

Ett barn försvinner från sjukhuset där Marianne jobbar som nattöversköterska. Men vem var det egentligen som hämtade barnet? Och varför kom det aldrig fram till BB? När polisen inte hittar något spår får Marianne bära skulden, och det blir inte bättre av att vännerna i samma veva börjar svika. Plötsligt verkar läkaren Lasse vara hennes enda hopp.

Nora Feller har brutit helt med Sektion M och Charlotte Victorin. I Malmö hoppas hon få en nystart, såväl privat som i jobbet. Hon blir tilldelad ett uppmärksammat mordfall, där offret tillhör den innersta, rika kretsen i en välbärgad ort söder om stan. Men det är något med fallet som inte stämmer, Nora får en kuslig känsla av att en mäktig hand styr allt. Och snart får hon veta att Sektion M ska ta över utredningen. Mot chefens uttryckliga order börjar hon göra egna efterforskningar. Men Charlotte kommer knappast tyst se på när Nora sabbar för henne.

Emma and I did everything together—including getting kidnapped. As teenagers, we were both taken but only I survived. I promised myself that I would tell my story, and Emma's story, when the time was right. Life is good. I have a home, a dog, and a woman who loves me—but I'm a complete fraud. Worse still, someone knows it. One way or another, I'll find the person who is threatening me.

Holed up in prison, Mike Regan is offered a deal - his freedom in exchange for his firm taking down the gang that is supplying a new dangerous drug that has hit the streets. What starts as a game soon becomes a shocking revelation with devastating consequences. Meanwhile, Mike’s fiancé, Zara Ezra, has her own firm to run. But when the so-called Governor is out to take her down, she has her own decision to make - either fight, run, or write her own rule book.... 

He brutalised the wrong woman and now Harper Kane is coming for him . . . Following the death of her husband, Desiree is left with two clubs. However, while her family are desperate to get ownership signed over to them, Desiree has other plans that involve Harper Kane. It’s only been a year...

A Vincent is dead and the police have no idea who the killer is. The notorious Ruthers, a villainous family caught up in drugs and prostitution are the only link to the murder. Dolly returns to England to do what she does best and unravels a web of lies. With her family once more behind her she...

1964 – London. Dolly Vincent is born to an East End gangster but is sent away for her own protection. Mad Mick is hell-bent on his revenge and will stop at nothing to kill her. Estranged from her family, she becomes a successful barrister, but after defending a young Italian man she finds...

Controlled all her life by her religious mother, fifteen-year-old Kelly Raven commits the ultimate sin. She soon discovers that running away to the cold, frightening streets of London is less harsh than her previous life. A drug dealer, two fraudsters, and a prostitute are her new family now and...

The latest crime thriller from bestselling author Kerry Barnes...

Eddie Raven’s legacy continues … A gripping thriller with a shocking twist of fate. Behind the cold damp walls of the cottage, seventeen-year-old Malakai River is left to fend for his younger sisters. In her selfish quest for freedom, his mother shacks up with a small-time gangster and...

Brought to you by Penguin. One house. Nine guests. Endless motives for murder... In the seaside town of Hamlet Wick, nine guests assemble for a New Year's Eve party to remember. The owner of Hamlet Hall has organised a murder mystery evening with a 1920s twist, and everyone has their own part to...

Billy Murphy built his empire on loyalty, strategy, and power, while Jesse Murphy built his career by enforcing the law. Two brothers, two sides, one war, from which neither can escape. Kenny Ruck is out of prison and out for revenge. His target? Cas Ferrier, Billy’s closest ally. But the real...

Fourteen-year-old girls are disappearing, and it is hardly headline news. Before leaving prison, having served twelve years, Harper Kane makes a promise – to find out what happened to an inmate’s missing teenage daughter. But first, she must secure a well-paid job and a place of her own to...