British Crime Drama Mystery

A whip-smart and darkly funny crime novel—perfect for fans of My Sister, the Serial Killer and The Maid—that follows a wife and mother with a deadly secret that she must suppress if she wants to maintain her picture-perfect façade. Meet Lalla Rook. Lalla has a lot on her plate: She needs to...

In this sensational thriller from the number-one internationally bestselling author, two sisters discover that the secrets they keep from each other prove to be deadly. You’ve known her all your life. Or have you? Tasha and her older sister Alice may look alike, but they couldn’t be more...

The multi million copy bestseller that has enthralled generations of readers. A haunting tale of obsessive love. A mesmerizing psychological thriller. In Monte Carlo, our unnamed heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned...

"...read with suitable tension by Kenny Blyth...It’s perfect early winter listening, especially if the wind’s roaring outside." — Financial Times "Kenny Blyth's warm Scottish accent and facility with creating characters make him the ideal narrator for Ann Cleeves' new series featuring...

Why do the fallen women in The Magdalen House refuge continue to die mysteriously? A devastating fire at Danvers’s ancestral home induces Charles to accept his brother Frederick’s plea for help with his work among fallen women and impoverished orphans in York. Charles soon finds himself struggling to identify a ruthless murderer while Antonia helps feed the women and children living in the asylum Frederick runs. The trial of notorious poisoner William Dove leads to surprising discoveries and sets legal precedent still followed today.

A spirited factory worker on a mission. A nerdy manager with a propensity for puzzles. An unexpected adventure. Charmingly British and off-beat, Miscellaneous 0125 is a story about following your dreams, healing past traumas, and the joy of truly being understood.

The basis for the hit series "Shetland" now airing on PBS. Winner of Britain's coveted Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, Ann Cleeves's Raven Black introduces a dazzling suspense series to U.S. mystery readers. It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home...

A brand new Golden Age cosy crime mystery from the multi-million-copy bestseller Faith Martin. 'Hugely entertaining with an ingenious solution! I loved it!' Clare Chase 'A wonderful book with which to cosy up’ The Belfast Telegraph 'A masterfully constructed pageturner of a murder mystery...

Ann Cleeves returns to her critically acclaimed Shetland Island series, now a BBC television show available on streaming. Dead Water is the next stunning mystery featuring Inspector Jimmy Perez, who readers will remember from Raven Black, White Nights, Red Bones, and Blue Lightning. When the...

The 11-year-old school bully has gone missing- seemingly vanished into thin air. Everyone says that they know nothing about her mysterious disappearance... ...everyone is lying. Nelly Chester gave a lot of people a lot of reasons to dislike her. She had no respect for authority; was a burden on her poverty-stricken parents; routinely broke all the rules and, worst of all, was a nasty, vicious and merciless bully. So when Nelly disappears from school one Friday afternoon, at first all fingers are pointed at the mother of one of her weakest victims... until the police discover that the ...

In a city where appearances sustain power, what shortens a life is not always what ends it. London, 1668. The theaters have reopened. The King laughs. The city applauds. And two men are dead. When a celebrated actor collapses mid-performance at the Theatre Royal, the death is dismissed as mischance—until another follows with disturbing similarity. Summoned quietly to examine the pattern, physician Étienne Moreau finds something far more dangerous than poison alone: repetition. The source lies not in a single vial, but in a culture of performance. Apothecary Margaret Hale confirms what ...

Before Shetland and Vera, Ann Cleeves wrote the George and Molly Palmer-Jones series following remarkable mysteries in a birdwatching community—now available for the first time in the US. The picturesque privately owned island of Gillibry off the North Devon coast turns out to be the perfect...

Even though everything seemed to point to her ending up alone and being eaten by her cat, Daphne has got married and her legendary singlehood has vanished in the blink of an eye. Now she works in television, hosts her own radio show, and still writes for In Style. Everything in her life has changed… except one thing: she’s still a complete disaster. Her world is thrown off balance again when she discovers they’re going to make a film about that mortifying adventure she lived through in the past. At the same time, the murder of a top model and the appearance of a disturbing figure ...

“The Historians blends a fascinating historical intrigue with the quick pace and excitement of a thriller.” — Ellen Keith, author of The Dutch Wife “The perfect read…. Exciting and enjoyable .” — New York Times Book Review The Secret History meets The Alice Network in this riveting...

In the spirit of Lisa Jewell and Kate Morton, an emotional mystery set in the rugged remote landscape of north Cornwall full of dark secrets and twists, about three unusual sisters forced to confront the past. Some secrets need to be set free… When half-sisters Kat, Flora, and Lauren are...

A NEW NEIGHBOUR. A NEW FRIEND. A NEW THREAT. At first it was exciting to see the new neighbour move into the vacant apartment across the way... then it quickly changed. Grace and Mike have lived in Church Place for almost four years. It's their home, they're settled and are extremely content. When the new tenant asks for Grace's help during a time of need, she's happy to assist as it gives her an opportunity to learn more about the woman. It isn't long until Grace and Mike discover who she really is. Only now it may be too late... THE NEIGHBOUR'S SECRET - the new suspenseful thriller by ...

When retired detective Frank Marshal believes that a local man’s suicide is suspicious, he and his friend Annie investigate, only to unearth a dark web of conspiracy, government cover-ups and betrayal. Frank Marshal lives in a remote part of Snowdonia / Eryi with his wife Rachel who is...

Inspector Maxwell Abaline is back, and this time, the stakes are higher, the shadows darker, and the terror more personal. In a sinister follow-up to The Devil’s Tourniquet, Abaline finds himself on the trail of a sadistic killer, a merciless figure driven by vengeance and an unsettling, twisted sense of family loyalty. When 84-year-old Joseph Clancy vanishes without a trace, the investigation takes a harrowing turn. The last known sighting of him is as he prepares to walk his dog up on the moors, late in the evening. Abaline, tasked with finding Joseph, is drawn into a case that cuts far...

'One of the best British crime writers' – Lee Child A shocking reveal threatens to unravel Detective Superintendent Roy Grace’s happy new life . . . Grace is newly married, having moved to a country cottage with Cleo and their baby son. But his first, long-missing wife, now found, has left...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, “A captivating mystery: beautifully written, with a rich sense of place, a cast of memorable characters, and lots of deep, dark secrets.”—Kate Morton, New York Times bestselling author of The Clockmaker's Daughter “Extraordinary…Absolutely her best yet...