British Crime

Two skeletons are discovered in the grounds of St Mary's Choir School. This was not a centuries-old Christian burial. They are wearing modern-day clothes, and there is evidence of foul play. Consecrated land has been sadistically violated.

Detective Inspector Gilbert Markham is a rising talent of the Bromgrove police force. He is on the trail of the murderer when another life is brutally claimed. Who is the savage killer lurking in this innocent place?

When overwhelmed stay-at-home mom Alexis finds herself at odds with her husband after she’s charged with a DUI, she is given one chance to get her family back: complete AA and admit her faults. The problem is, she’s never had a drinking problem and has no idea what caused the blackout that led to her arrest. Still, she’s committed to working through the program, if that’s what it takes to be reunited with her two young children. But when she connects with a new friend, Farrah, she’s empowered to take a closer look at her husband’s role in her downfall.

DCI Evan Warlow believes that murder is a cardinal sin. Even when the victim is a drug dealing, money-laundering criminal. But when a police officer is shot in the same incident at a tranquil beach near Tenby in South Pembrokeshire… Suddenly it’s personal. What appears, on the surface, to be a falling out between partners in crime soon spirals into an operation involving gang warfare and a great deal of money. But even Warlow is not prepared for what lurks beneath the surface of this most terrible of crimes.

Some crimes refuse to stay buried… Taking leave from Kent Police, DCI David Garrick travels to the USA determined to finally close the chapter on his sister’s brutal murder—a case linked to a grotesque club of serial killers. Accompanied by journalist Molly Meyers, Garrick quickly learns that hunting killers across the Atlantic is far more dangerous than he imagined. And the last surviving killer has no intention of letting him find closure—they’ve only just begun. As the line between justice and vengeance blurs, Garrick is forced to confront his darkest instincts. Every decision ...

Marti Greenwood has just moved into a brand-new home after a bitter divorce from her husband Emery, and while she’s still not quite done with him - of course, some of her most cherished possessions are nowhere to be found once she unpacks her things - a fresh start in a beautiful LA neighborhood is exactly what she needs. But days after her arrival, Marti is attacked in her home. She's found shaken and beaten, and her neighbors who immediately call the police. She never saw the face of her attacker, and so there is little to go on as detectives open an investigation.

What if everything you admired about the Victorians—was built on denial? Beneath the lace gloves and gaslight of 19th-century England lay a darker world—one of public executions and private abuses, imperial brutality and official denial, moral posturing and systemic hypocrisy. The Dark Side of the Victorian Era pulls back the velvet curtain to reveal the crimes, cover-ups, and contradictions that polite society worked hard to ignore. From child migrants sent overseas under the banner of Christian charity to the macabre spectacles of execution day, from Parliament’s strategic silences ...

They call him the gourmet detective; the only thing sharper than his mind is his palate. When chefs need a rare ingredient, an ancient wine, or simply a new idea to gain that extra Michelin-star boost, they come to the detective's cozy London office and plead for his help. For top-notch cooking, he is always happy to lend his taste buds to the cause. 

A frozen corpse. A property deal worth killing for. And a killer who plays by no rules. DCI David Garrick thought he’d seen it all—until the bodies started piling up. Deep inside a commercial freezer lies a corpse with a familiar face. What begins as a case of greed and betrayal soon spirals into something far more sinister. Garrick struggles to juggle sleepless nights with a newborn, while his once-loyal team fractures under the weight of personal ambition. Meanwhile, a ruthless killer orchestrates chaos from the shadows. Each new victim drags Garrick closer to a terrifying truth: ...

Before Jack the Ripper terrorised London, Police Inspector Samuel Ravenscroft patrolled the streets of Whitechapel. Clever and hard-working, Ravenscroft nonetheless has the worst record in the force. He lets a murderer escape during a chase and is banished to the spa town of Malvern for a water treatment to cure his asthma. Ravenscroft accepts a dinner invitation from a new acquaintance, Jabez Pitzer. Before dinner, the maid finds Pitzer slumped over his desk - dead. Ravenscroft immediately recognises the signs - Pitzer has been poisoned.

Who is willing to fully face up to their past? A group of teenagers promise to never tell. Ten years later one of them feels compelled to reveal their closely guarded secret. DI Fiona Williams is pursuing an unusual house burglar who takes personal trinkets while leaving valuable items behind when she is asked to review a case ruled as suicide. She's reluctant to choose between the cases, but there's a second unexplained suicide and she's forced to make a harder decision between making an arrest and saving a colleague. As she digs deeper into the deaths, seemingly unrelated current events ...

Perfect for fans of Peter James, Ian Rankin, and Lynda La Plante START AT THE BEGINNING. THREE LONDON CRIME THRILLERS. DETECTIVE CHIEF INSPECTOR ISAAC COOK'S FIRST CASES. Meet DCI Isaac Cook as he takes on his first major investigations—a missing actress with deadly secrets, a thirty-year-old corpse in a fireplace, and a methodical female killer carving numbers in blood. From the glamorous world of television to family secrets buried for decades to a serial killer stalking London's streets, Isaac proves why he'll become one of the Met's finest detectives. MURDER IS A TRICKY BUSINESS (Book...

STAND-ALONE MURDER MYSTERY, #11 IN THE SERIES. MEET MAVERICK BRITISH DETECTIVE DI SKELGILL... "MAD, BAD AND JUST A LITTLE BIT COZY."WHEN BEAUTIFUL YOUNG SOCIALITE Scarlett Liddell apparently commits suicide during a ‘Murder Mystery Weekend’, extravagantly staged at a Lakeland castle, the coroner calls in DI Skelgill to tie up the loose ends. Post mortem results, however, cast doubt upon the provisional verdict – and circumstantial evidence begins to point to one obvious suspect – the woman’s multi-millionaire husband, Will Liddell. And when Will Liddell is accused of a separate ...

When a high-flying adman is stabbed to death on a company weekend in the English Lake District, local detective Daniel Skelgill finds himself wrenched from his rural Cumbrian comfort zone. As the investigation unfolds, DI Skelgill is led a merry dance between London and Edinburgh, at every turn confronted by uncooperative suspects—colleagues, wife and lovers of the deceased—each of whom is possessed of motive and opportunity. Is this a crime of passion, a professional hit, or a cleverly calculated killing borne out of greed and jealousy?

STAND-ALONE MURDER MYSTERY, #16 IN THE SERIES. MEET MAVERICK BRITISH DETECTIVE DI SKELGILL... "MAD, BAD AND JUST A LITTLE BIT COZY." NOBODY SAW HER. NOBODY CAN FIND HER. When 37-year-old Lisa Jackson sets out for work one Friday morning she is in high spirits. Things are going well with her new boyfriend. But when she does not reach her desk, or answer her mobile phone, her colleagues and family raise the alarm. Suspicion immediately falls on co-worker Ray Piper. A married man, he and Lisa have recently ended an affair. But steely-eyed Piper denies any knowledge of Lisa’s ...

Exiled from Glasgow for exposing corruption, DI Sarah Lynch was sent to Fort William as punishment. The remote Scottish Highlands were meant to end her career. Instead, they became her purpose. From dark lochs to frozen peaks, from burning moorland to ancient forests, DI Sarah Lynch investigates murders that the powerful want buried. Each case transforms her—from bitter outsider to Highland protector, from exile to home. This complete six-book series includes over 180,000 words of atmospheric British crime fiction: 📖 THE DARK LOCH - A body in the water exposes illegal poaching and ...

Perfect for fans of Peter James, Ann Cleeves, and Faith Martin THE COMPLETE SERIES. TEN MURDERS. ONE UNFORGETTABLE DETECTIVE. SALISBURY'S DARKEST SECRETS. Detective Inspector Keith Tremayne is ageing, cynical, and refusing to retire. In the shadow of Salisbury Cathedral and ancient monuments, he investigates murders where history, ritual, and revenge collide. Alongside Sergeant Clare Yarwood, Tremayne confronts crimes that test not just his detective skills, but his failing health and determination to see justice done—no matter the cost. DEATH UNHOLY (Book 1) A man reduced to ash in a ...

A comprehensive boxed set of classic detective fiction featuring four of literature's greatest sleuths. The complete Sherlock Holmes collection by Arthur Conan Doyle, from "A Study in Scarlet" to "His Last Bow." Hercule Poirot stories by Agatha Christie, including "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" and "The Murder on the Links." G.K. Chesterton's complete Father Brown collection, from "The Innocence" to "The Scandal." And Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey novels, including "Whose Body?" and "Clouds of Witness." The greatest mysteries in one collection.

A picturesque seaside town. A body by the boathouse. And a retired detective who thought he’d left murder behind. When Arthur “Art” Lennox moves to the quiet village of Bracktown-on-Sea, he expects sea breezes, friendly neighbors, and peace. But when a body washes up by the old boathouse, his hopes for a tranquil retirement vanish with the tide. The victim, a well-connected newcomer with more enemies than friends, has left behind a tangle of grudges, secrets, and half-truths. The suspects range from a hot-tempered fisherman to the victim’s estranged daughter — and in a place this ...

A solstice sunrise reveals a mysterious death at Cotswold’s standing stones. Can a rural police officer illuminate the truth before darkness falls? Passionate and hard-working community cop and café owner, Sergeant Keya Varma, serves up lattes and law in equal measure. Yet her dedication to her dual duties is tested when a festive midsummer gathering turns deadly at an ancient ring of stones. Aided by her fellow officers, this dedicated detective delves into the puzzling demise of a vibrant young woman. With no apparent cause of death and the community united in grief, Keya wonders if ...

There is no better hiding place for clues - or red herrings - than inside the pages of a book. With Martin Edwards as librarian and guide, delve into an irresistible stack of tales perfect for every book lover and armchair sleuth, featuring much-loved Golden Age detectives such as Nigel Strangeways, Philip Trent and Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn. But listeners should be warned that the most riveting tales often conceal the deadliest of secrets.