Humour Crime

Bryson Wilde, investigator for hire, lives in an edgy world where the dames are dangerous, cigarettes dangle from ruby-red lips, and the nights are hotter than whiskey-soaked jazz. In R. J. Jagger’s riveting noir thriller, A Way with Murder, Wilde finds himself entangled in two deadly assignments, one for a young, raven-haired attorney on the run after visiting an archeological site in Mexico, and the other for a pretty, little doll-face, who is too mysterious to trust and too hypnotic to resist.

When Adeline Bertrand-Verdon, the haughty, conniving president of the Proust Association, is murdered, Inspector Jean-Pierre Foucheroux is called on to lead the investigation. Soon Inspector Foucheroux is overwhelmed by a seemingly endless list of suspects: from her assistant to her colleagues, her fiancé to her lover, almost everyone Adeline knew had motive to kill her.

Heikki Nevalainen is the proud owner of a once successful sawmill, a mountain of debt and very few options to deal with either of them. An unexpected solution arrives in the form of local gangster Ismo Sippo. Dispose of Sippo’s dead wife, and the sawmill can keep running. Refuse, and Heikki loses everything. Horrified but desperate, Heikki agrees, loads Annaleena into his car and heads for the mill. But Annaleena proves to be not quite as dead as expected.

Morris Duckworth can't get over Massimina, or Mimi, as he likes to refer to her. But then, he should have thought of that before he kidnapped and killed her. Only now, living in Verona and married to Mimi's sister, does he appreciate how much he misses her and how blindly he has stumbled into a trap of fate. Struggling to adjust to his good fortune, with a lavish house and cushy job, our unsavory hero finds that his new success is rife with tribulation: not least his pushy bride's staggering sexual appetite.

Sammy Dee is a mid-level Long Island mafioso in witness protection. Didier Onyekachukwu was the corrupt minister of finance of the former Upper Volta. Both men find themselves in middle age, living in the Southern California version of genteel poverty in a down-market condo complex called Paradise Gardens. Enter Marcy Gray, a "mature" actress barely getting by on a meager SAG pension.

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A thrilling story about sisterhood, secrets, love and murder by Sally Hepworth, the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and The Mother-in-Law. It’s not just secrets buried at Wild Meadows. For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah and Alicia have been told how lucky they...

Kate Kinsella is in her office above Humberstones Funeral Directors, contemplating her first real murder case as a private investigator. Jacky Byfield, a nurse at rundown St. Dymphna's Hospital, was stabbed to death on the grounds while running an errand on her night shift. The police have hit a dead end. Jacky's family are desperate for justice, and it's up to Kate to get results — and catch a killer. Kate decides to go undercover at St. Dymphna's. But three more people die in suspicious circumstances while she's there — including her prime suspect. Will Kate become the fifth victim?

The Golden Girls meets Bonnie and Clyde in this thrilling novel about two elderly women who go on the run to cover up a double murder they committed four decades ago. Four decades ago, Ida and Jean got away with murder. Now settling into her golden years, Ida’s biggest problems are HOA...

From Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, comes his captivating sixth collection of short stories, And Hereby Hangs a Tale, full of magnificent characters and shocking plot twists. In ‘High Heels’ discover what happens in a loss adjuster’s...

From two-time Leacock Medal winner and bestselling author Terry Fallis comes a slim parable of a novel that imagines a world where literature rules—and one humble writer discovers that success can be the strangest fiction of all. What if novelists were the new rock stars? Malcolm Forde is a...

Who killed Eric Davenport? A senior mathematics professor at Underhill College has been found dead in his office, the victim of murder. At Underhill, a small liberal arts college with a pricy tuition and a pampered student body, all of the students are close to their professors. But at least one loved Eric Davenport in a deeply inappropriate fashion. Some hated him. And then there is the faculty at war with itself. And the idiotic administration. And the twin boys who live next to campus. And what’s with all those praying mantises?

The brand-new novel from the bestselling author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With it. *Contains an exclusive bonus chapter!* Featured as 'best books about female rage' in Stylist ‘So engaging and easy to get lost in. I couldn’t put it down’ ★★★★★ ‘All the twists, all the...

Bloomsbury presents I Think We Should Kill Other People by L.M. Chilton, read by Mei Mei Macleod. The new laugh-out-loud serial killer thriller from L.M. Chilton, author of Don't Swipe Right and Everyone in the Group Chat Dies. 'Razor sharp, irreverent and as funny as hell' JOHN MARRS Hazel and...

A dramatisation of A. A. Milne’s only detective novel, plus two of his sparkling comedies A.A. Milne achieved lasting fame as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, but he was much more than just a children’s writer. A prolific novelist, playwright and humorist, he penned numerous works for adults...

Brought to you by Penguin. Writer, Samson Young, is staring death in the face, and not only his own. Void of ideas and on the verge of terminal decline, Samson’s dash to a decaying, degenerate London has brought him through the doors of the Black Cross pub and into a murder story just waiting...

'Brace yourself for this laugh out loud, Christmas themed mystery. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would' ★★★★★ 'An absolutely delightful festive read! So fun!' ★★★★★ 'A Christmas mystery with fun and chuckles along the way… Kept me guessing until the end'...

Ein sonniger Samstagnachmittag im Flöhaer Schrebergarten Parzelle 42: Inspektor a.D. Erwin Knatterfeld übt sich gemeinsam mit seinem griechischen Polizeikollegen Dimitri Papadopoulou in Gelassenheit. Doch die Ruhe währt nur so lange, bis Margarita van der Kaas im lauten Leoparden-Look mit...

“Kirby has mastered the art of short fiction…A stunning collection from a writer whose talent and creativity seem boundless.” —NPR “Kirby takes joy in subverting the reader’s expectations at every turn. Her characters might be naïve, even reckless, but they aren’t about to be...

New York Times Bestselling Author “Brilliant...impressive...superb.” —Washington Post Book World “A Hollywood hit….Taut, inimitable prose and characters who could have only sprung from the mind of Elmore Leonard.” —Detroit News The classic New York Times bestseller that introduced...