A friend in need is a friend indeed. And no one is a better friend than hitman-for-hire Lex Harper. ..

When hordes of people descend on the picturesque village of Nasely for the annual celebration of its..

When the bloated body of a leading anarchist is discovered floating in one of Bologna's hidden canal..

His native Scotland stands on the cusp of a new era of international expansion under its charismatic..

After graduating university four friends - Peter Avery James and Isaac - spent a golden summer worki..

1925. Elspeth Valentine dreams of leaving Strathallyn Station to pursue an equestrian career in Engl..

January 1943. Warsaw. City of the dead. In the ghetto the last 50000 Jews await their fate but unlik..

When his former deputy Julie invites Detective Peter Diamond and his partner Paloma to spend a week ..

Inspector Daniel Kohi of the Zimbabwean police force returns home one night to find his family dead...

Judi Westerholme has been through it. Brave and strong-willed she's just about coping in her new rol..

Ex child star Posy Starling is finally filming her dream role - Dahlia Lively in The Lady Detective ..

It’s not the first time Laurel Nightingale has found a dead body but this one - discovered alone i..

Harry Lucas and Guy were best friends when they were kids. But then they made a terrible mistake and..

When Óttar Karlsson a wealthy and respected government official and businessman is found murdered a..

Una McMurray is puzzled. Surely statistically the international cat show scene shouldn't be this... ..

Impossible crime stories have delighted readers since the invention of detective fiction as puzzle-l..

There is excitement in the air as the travelling theatre arrives in Seal Bay. When The Spriggan Trav..

The wildest places often conceal the darkest secrets... DSI William Lorimer never expected that the ..

His passport read Giovanni Rossi. But decades ago during the Urban Wars he was part of a small secre..

While making merry at the York Christmas Book Fair Kitt Hartley finds herself drawn into a murder my..

September 1939. A city ruled by fear. A population brutalised by restrictions and reprisals. Amid th..

When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott she is horrified to discover that it contai..

Cheryl Davidson was happy with husband Leo watching her beloved son Dean grow into a handsome young ..

Personal shopper Annie Valentine is presenting her own popular TV fashion series. But despite this b..

On a lonely moor in the northeast of England the body of a young woman is discovered near the site o..

Laurel Nightingale wants to start again. However after discovering a dead body shortly after arrivin..

All mothers have secrets... some are unforgivable. Kate Marshall lives an enviable life. Married to ..

Icelandic sisters Áróra and Ísafold live in different countries and aren‘t on speaking terms bu..

The Carter Family is back... Annie Carter is burying her sister Ruthie from who she has long been e..

SPRING 1940. GERMANY IS AT WAR. HITLER IS PREPARING TO UNLEASH THE BLITZKRIEG. IN BERLIN WHERE EVIL ..

London Christmas 1999. The world is on edge. With the new millennium just days away fears of the Mil..

The Skelf women live in the face of death every day running a funeral directors and private investig..

Old spies grow ridiculous River. Old spies aren't much better than clowns. Or so David Cartwright us..

Strathbran Scotland. A village steeped in folklore and impenetrable mists and a horrifying mystery. ..

US exchange student Hieronymus Beck is Professor Jack Griffen's biggest fan. Why else would he invei..

When millionaire Leo Speight is found poisoned at his Ayrshire mansion Police Scotland has a tough c..

WHO CAN YOU TRUST WHEN YOU CAN'T TRUST FAMILY?Sheltered and naïve Carmen Darby has lived under the ..

I’ve just made the biggest mistake of my life. As the last of my children leave home I’ve persua..

Will Carl Aiden and Darren are inseparable from the day they meet at school. The combination of Will..

Agatha Raisin can think of nothing duller than a lecture on birdwatching. . . but events take a thri..

Mistletoe mince pies… and murder. When Jude Gray inherited Malvern Farm she never thought she’d ..

February 1918. Detective Inspector Harvey Marmion and Detective Sergeant Joe Keedy are pulled from t..

It wasn't just a fall. It was a game… And Freddie Manning lost. Grieving father Harry Manning is d..

'You are cordially invited to Murder on the Moors the most glamorous murder mystery event of the sea..

Vying with her rival Tim for a promotion actuary Una finds herself on the back foot when her researc..

When Arora receives a call telling her that a child she's never met is claiming to be her missing si..

Teenager Lewis Hoxworthy discovers a disturbing painting in a medieval barn; a discovery which excit..

'All about them happy holiday-makers were strolling and laughing evidently oblivious of the prevaili..

Following an argument with her British boyfriend Chinese student Min Li is abducted whilst walking t..

DSI William Lorimer first meets Meredith St Claire when he is giving a careers talk at his goddaught..

Hazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small thing: they're ex-ser..

Agatha Raisin's private detective agency is working flat out on a series of burglaries which take a ..

Winter storms lash the Isles of Scilly when DI Ben Kitto ferries the islands' priest to St Helen's. ..

Sir Robert Skinner's stock is rising - after retiring from the police service he's been promoted to ..

A murder on stage. A cast full of suspects. Can dresser to the stars Jayne unravel the mystery? It i..

It's been a few months since murder tore the community of Champton apart. As Canon Daniel Clement tr..

It’s been a busy year for Alice Carroll with her Curiosity Shop opening for business and not one b..

In the sleepy village of Elderwick the past refuses to stay buried - literally . . . When an archaeo..

When the fate of Áróra's missing sister Isafold is discovered Áróra is relieved that she can hal..

Susan never imagined herself an amateur sleuth and she certainly never goes looking for trouble pr..

After losing her sister to a drug overdose Chief Superintendent Jo Howe is desperate to tackle the w..

A governmental think-tank whose remit is to curb the independence of the intelligence service has lo..

Four generations of the Black family have farmed Blackpeak Station in the high country of New Zealan..

Susan has always taken comfort in the peaceful rhythm of life on the Isle of Wight. But when her dau..

When a body is discovered in a picturesque South Devon village DI Wesley Peterson is called in to in..

Brothers Carl and Roy Opgard have succeeded in life. Or at least they've had as much success as is p..

When two people are murdered their only connection lies buried in the past. As police search for the..

Girls Together magazine agony-aunt 'Mrs Friendly-wise' aka Katinka Jones finds herself at a loose en..

Anarchy hits Dunedin when a cargo ship runs aground on Aramoana Beach amid a crowd of onlookers. One..

Argentina 1988. Human remains are found on a beach - a gruesome echo of when the tide brought home d..

A violent South London gang will be destroyed if Dan “Spider” Shepherd can gather enough evidenc..

1865. A passenger train stands in York station. Jack Follis the guard patrols the platform to make s..

Despite many years living in South Devon DI Wesley Peterson has never visited the tiny island of St ..

After losing her mum in a tragic accident when she was young Chrissy Moss had to find out the hard w..

Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke are building a brand-new school and youth shelter hopin..

When homicide Detective Kit McKittrick and psychologist Sam Reeves discover a mutilated body in the ..

Iceland 1934: Two boys playing see something they shouldn't have. The consequences will haunt them a..

Former Chief Constable Bob Skinner may have left the police service but he's never far from a case. ..

London 1918 Fiona Figg finds herself back in Old Blighty saddled with shuffling papers for the war o..

The trip of their dreams is about to end in murder. When five old friends are invited to join Abigai..

In Lower Hembrow an idyllic village nestled beneath Ham Hill in Somerset the villagers are preparing..

A high society Christmas Eve wedding at a remote Scottish castle sounds like the perfect winter geta..

It's 1996. Detective Sergeant Tom Thorne is a haunted man. Haunted by the moment he ignored his inst..

Three young women have gone missing. They're all pretty mid-twenties - someone clearly has a type. B..

In the spring of 1990 we return to Champton where the characters we've come to love are all aflutter..

The twentieth century is drawing to a close and the Russians are up to all sorts of dirty tricks in ..

Charismatic chef Jared Keaton is serving a life sentence for the murder of his daughter Elizabeth. H..