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'Had me hooked from page 1!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ SHE’S A FAN Melody runs a fan account for TV’s hottest regency romance actor, Griff Beckett. But when one of the photos she posts shows Griff in a romantic position with an unknown woman, angry fans turn on Melody and accuse her of...

'I absolutely devoured One Dark Summer. It had me gripped from the very first page and didn't let me go until the end . . . totally captivating' Angela Marsons, #1 million-copy bestseller 'A deeply absorbing novel with a wonderfully atmospheric setting. Beautifully written and thrillingly...

Bloomsbury presents The Summer We Lied by Rebecca Hardy, read by Helen Reuben. 'Shocking... gripping' WOMAN & HOME 'Expertly crafted' SUN 'So many twists and turns it made my head spin' JENNIE GODFREY 'Rebecca Hardy is a blazing new talent' HOLLY SEDDON Eighteen years ago teenager Alex sent a...

"Mentink has designed a story that will keep the reader wondering, and then knowing, and then wondering again, as the suspects and victims keep changing places." —New York Journal of Books A murder for the holidays is about to shake things up! Trinidad Jones is starting the festive season with...

'A perfect easy reading escape that transports you to Cornwall, with lush descriptive writing that keeps you hooked to the end' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A fabulous cosy crime read with everything you would expect from the genre... I highly recommend it' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐...

"An inventive mystery loaded with humor, heart, and found family." —People Magazine “I have never had so much fun watching a fictional character try to figure out if she killed someone or not. Wild, outrageous, silly, smart, Tilly is a heroine for the ages and Mary Lowry writes like no one...

Dr. Watson macht die Bekanntschaft von Edgar Rice Burroughs, welcher ihm von seinem Onkel John Carter vorschwärmt. Sogleich holt er Sherlock Holmes auf den Plan, um gemeinsam den wundersamen Nachlass des berühmten Onkels aufzuspüren.

Lies are poison . . . but so is the truth Professor Eustacia Rose has been arrested. Her charge: possession of poisonous plants without the appropriate licence. But behind the scenes, ulterior motives are at play... Locked in a windowless cell, Eustacia begins to uncover memories she didn't know...

'Another genteel but compelling murder mystery in a glorious setting that deserves a huge readership' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A devastating accident An isolated hotel A murdered guest… When Miss Atalanta Ashford learns that her dear friend Raoul Lemont has had a serious accident, she rushes to his...

Daisy Swanson's daughter Jazzi has moved away to the lakeside town of Belltower Landing, but the apple doesn't fall from the tree. Much like Daisy, she's running a tea bar and bookshop—and has a knack for getting into hot water . . . Town librarian Mathilda has a troublesome new employee, and...

An Earphones Award Winner! Knives Out meets Downton Abbey! Secrets, murder, and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo—an under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogenarian—hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world, in this locked-room mystery by #1 New York Times...

Originally published in 1927, The Secret of Father Brown sees our wise and moral amateur detective navigate more tales of crime and violence. Although quiet and unassuming, Father Brown has sharp skills of deduction and – most importantly – a deep, empathetic understanding of human nature, putting himself into the minds of the criminals he faces. From a mistaken suicide and a potential culprit with two faces, to a missing aristocrat and a remorseful killer, this brilliantly unique collection of short stories cement G.K. Chesterton as a master of the mystery genre.

When semi-retired Irish nun Sister Agatha Murphy meets Avtar Mehta round the back of his historic Delhi hotel, they form an instant bond over a sneaky smoke and good gossip. Then a street robbery outside the hotel, a dead body inside it, and the disappearance of a pilgrim guest bring the local...

Well-known current affairs investigator David Chase, nick-named 'the axe' from popular segment 'Cut to the Chase,' has been on the tail of a murderer who was released from jail after killing a man but who claims he was a wolf man at the time. A good old-fashioned right-wing 'moral outrage sensationalist' field-operative, Chase doesn't like what he sees happening to the news world around him—especially at his long-standing conservative TV Network, CNT (we missed 'u'), which, under the spinning eye of Veronica Fox, is reverting to myth making, 'false facts' and disinformation.

It's all kicking off in Piddlington Minster... Harry Hedges is a desperate man. Desperate to be a journalist again. Desperate to pay off his overdraft. And desperate to find a decent coffee. In a paper cup. With a lid on. There's not much chance of that in Dorset, where he's trying to revive an...

Sarah Brandt is shattered when she learns that a woman has inquired at Hope’s Daughters Mission for Catherine, the abandoned child she has taken as her daughter. The woman claims she was Catherine’s nursemaid, now acting on behalf of the girl’s mother to reunite them. Unwilling to simply hand Catherine over to a complete stranger, Sarah asks Malloy to investigate. But when he goes to interview the woman at her tenement in Chelsea, he finds she has been murdered. Though her death leaves Sarah’s claim to Catherine unchallenged, her sense of justice compels her to work with Malloy to find the killer.

Weddings are even better with a touch of magic — and mystery! Enter the magical world of the Seattle Haven where magic is real and the weddings are over the top! Enjoy the completed A Touch of Magic trilogy and the prequel novella in this boxed set edition! Cupid in a Bottle Climbing the...

***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR*** **OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE** Her 3 o’clock just became a murder case... When a body is found near Beachy Head, the police chalk it up to suicide — a tragic but not uncommon end in these parts. But local psychotherapist Patricia...

In einem Steinbruch in der Nähe von Newton wird die junge Kellnerin Marylin Cox erschossen aufgefunden. Pater Brown begibt sich auf die Suche nach dem Täter, dabei erfährt er, dass die junge Frau in wenigen Tagen eine neue Stelle in einem Hotel in Brighton antreten sollte. Liegt darin das Motiv für den Mord? Immerhin hatte Marylin Cox aus diesem Grund ihre Verlobung mit Nicholas Ryan gelöst.

Everything needs to be just right for bestselling mystery writer Faye Wader’s first-ever fan weekend. Her sales might be slipping—only a little!—but her readers still love her enough to pony up for three days and two nights on Great Misery Island. The retreat is precisely planned, from the small-batch artisanal doughnuts to the perimenopausal Mermaid Meditation, by Faye and her beleaguered assistant, Jade—an aspiring author who can’t seem to finish her own novel.