British House

On Christmas Eve, DCI Mackenzie Jones is called to a shooting at a remote farmhouse. Ralph Mallender believes his father lies dead inside. When three more bodies are discovered, it's clear a festive family gathering has turned into a gruesome tragedy. At first it seems like an open and shut case: a murder suicide committed by Ralph's volatile brother Cameron. Then new evidence makes Mack suspect the man who reported the crime is in fact the perpetrator. But Mack isn't the only one with a stake in the case.

A fake engagement. A deadly secret. A killer who believes love is the perfect disguise. When wealthy widower Geoffrey Marchmont is poisoned just days before rewriting his will, suspicion falls on everyone closest to him—from his much younger fiancée to the family member determined to protect their inheritance. But Miss Jane Marple quickly realizes the murder may have little to do with romance and everything to do with a long-buried secret someone has guarded for thirty years. Or maybe the two are connected? To draw out the killer, Miss Marple and her longtime friend Sir Alec Hadley ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The award-winning, bestselling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait returns with a soaring historical novel set in Ireland in the years before and after the Great Hunger. “A breathtaking hymn to the sanctity of natural spaces, operating on timescales both...

THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER A Book of the Year in The Times and Financial Times ‘The biographer who brought down Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’ THE OBSERVER ‘This isn’t a book; it’s a case for revolution’ SUNDAY TIMES 'Undoubtedly the most important book of the last year, if not the...

You are cordially invited to a murder… Judith Spears was expecting a quiet retirement. Instead, she’s investigating a killing at a country estate. When a loud-mouthed media celebrity is accused of murder, he insists he’s been framed—and for reasons Judith would rather keep to herself, she’s inclined to believe him. So she agrees to help. As Judith begins to dig, it quickly becomes clear that nothing about the case is straightforward. Secrets lurk behind polite smiles. Alibis don’t quite hold. And someone is determined to keep the truth buried. Unfortunately for them— Judith ...

The house sees everything. And so does he. When architect Lena Marsh and her husband Tom buy Cliffside — a stunning glass house perched on the Cornish cliffs — it feels like a dream come true. Designed by the brilliant Julian Voss, who tragically fell to his death six months ago, the house is a masterpiece of light, space, and glass. The auction price was suspiciously low. But Lena doesn’t ask questions. She’s too busy falling in love with the views. Then she finds the cameras. Hidden in the walls, embedded in the mirrors, wired into every room. Julian wasn’t just an architect —...

Great Value! 12 Book Box Set at a very special price of 99c, limited time only. Grab all 12 haunted house complete stories for one low price! DOWNLOAD FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED If you love scary stories, things that go bump in the night, ghostly encounters, strange, unexplained noises and visits from the grave, you'll love Haunted House Evil. Something evil resides in all of these places, and it never plans to leave. The set includes: The Haunting of Hilltop Mansion The Haunting of Maple Mansion The Haunting of Thomas House The Haunting of Whitfield Mansion The Haunting of Owensboro ...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2020 BY The Washington Post HuffPost The Seattle Times Lit Hub...

INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A rollicking history of England’s kings and queens from Arthur to Elizabeth I, a tale of power, glory, and excessive beheadings by award-winning British actor and comedian David Mitchell “Clever, amusing, gloriously bizarre and razor sharp. Mitchell...

Extraordinarily tense and deliciously mysterious, Anna Downes's The Shadow House follows one woman's desperate journey to protect her children at any cost, in a remote place where not everything is as it seems. A HOUSE WITH DEADLY SECRETS. A MOTHER WHO'LL RISK EVERYTHING TO BRING THEM TO LIGHT...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—The Washington Post Book World Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Discover the global phenomenon that tells an unforgettable story of love, loss, courage, and healing. “Compellingly artful . . . [a] blockbuster memoir.”—The New Yorker (Best Books of the Year) It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century...

"Matt Drabble is a name that will one day be as widely recognized as Stephen King & Dean Koontz" - READERS FAVORITE Lucy Sheppard hadn't been back to the small town of Woodforge Valley in a long time, but it still didn't seem long enough since she'd set foot inside the black hole of terror that had once been her childhood home. The family run care home had closed its doors some time ago and her mother had spent her final months fading away inside the manor house walls. The large building and sprawling grounds have seen better days, a once proud beacon on the local map now lies in tatters as...

Cross on Amazon Prime debuted at #1 in over 100 countries worldwide. Now read the latest action-packed Alex Cross thriller. In The House of Cross, Supreme Court Candidates are being murdered—and only Alex Cross and John Sampson can take on the killer.“[Alex Cross’s] innate nature is to...

Finished a wonderful British mystery and wondering what to watch next? Classic British Mysteries to Watch Next is a spoiler-light guide to 75 detective films, television mysteries, and unforgettable whodunits. Whether you prefer quiet villages, imposing country houses, eccentric amateur sleuths, brilliant professional detectives, locked rooms, family secrets, or carefully constructed alibis, this illustrated guide will help you choose the right mystery for your next evening at home. Inside you will discover: • Classic Agatha Christie screen adaptations • Golden Age films and suspense ...

The Good House, by Ann Leary, is funny, poignant, and terrifying. A classic New England tale that lays bare the secrets of one little town, this spirited novel will stay with you long after the story has ended. Now a major motion picture starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline! Hildy Good is a...

The House on Thornhallow Moor (Book One of the Between Heartbeats Series) On the wind-swept cliffs overlooking Blackwater Hollow stands Thornhallow Moor—a house bound by secrets older than the sea. When Clara Wren returns to the neglected Victorian estate of her childhood, she expects memories, perhaps even closure. But the house has waited patiently for her arrival, harboring more than just dust and echoes of the past. Whispers drift through empty rooms, footprints glisten with seawater, and in the shadows stands Silas Vale—a ship’s captain lost to a storm over a century ago. Bound ...

Great British Houses: The Anglophile’s Guide to Britain’s Stately Homes is a comprehensive and fascinating guide to some of the most magnificent and historically significant houses in Britain. This book takes you on a journey through the grandest and most elegant homes, castles, and manors in Britain, and provides you with a wealth of information about their history, culture, and architectural significance. In this book, you can explore the grandeur of houses like Highclere Castle, the setting for the popular TV series Downton Abbey, or the stunning Blenheim Palace, which was the ...

It is very early in Jack Ryan’s career—so early that he has not yet even become an analyst for the CIA. But a series of nasty encounters with an IRA splinter group has brought Ryan to the attention of the CIA’s Deputy Director and his British counterpart. They offer him his first job as a...

Great Value! 13 Book Haunted House Ghost Tales Box Set Grab all 13 complete haunted house stories for one low price. Get your scare on with haunting stories you may not want to read alone. The stories are full of terrifying encounters, noises that go bump in the night, ghosts that want to destroy, and evil that is so dark and sinister it will never go away. Each spooky place has a past so gruesome, you must be out of your mind to want to live there. The 13 Book Box Set includes: The Haunting of Langdon House The Haunting of Mercer House The Haunting of Camp Lakewood The Haunting of Bella ...