British Crime Thrillers

Three university scientists are found dead in a gruesome murder-suicide, and the only suspect in the case, Victor Lazar, is quickly captured. When the spate of violent suicides follows him to prison he is moved to solitary confinement, reserved for the highest-risk inmates. And then his assigned psychologist inexplicably takes his own life. Alex Madison, a former forensic psychologist turned private therapist, is brought in to interview Victor. He suspects that Victor is controlling his victims, somehow coaxing them into a suggestive trance.

A stand-alone mystery featuring DCI Peter Hatherall. It's hard to defend yourself when you have memory lapses, and everyone thinks you are crazy. Journalist, Megan Roach, is given a story by an old man in a nursing home that could make her famous. When her carefully constructed life starts to unravel, she is forced to confront her childhood demons and the possibility she could be a murderer. DCI Peter Hatherall uncovers a conspiracy that confronts his own beliefs and goes far deeper than Megan Roach imagined. But can he believe anything she says?

Three-year-old Rosie Logan is missing. Her mother, Maria, turned away for just one moment and now her life is changed forever. It falls to PC Lucy Halliday and her police dogs, Moss and Iggy, to find the girl, under the direction of Lucy's boss and friend, DCI Jack Ellis. The case brings up old trauma for Jack. His childhood best friend, Theo, went missing when he was eleven and was never found. This is Jack's chance to make things right. He won't fail Rosie like he failed Theo.

Guy Fawkes Night, fireworks light up the sky—but something far more sinister unfolds below. A neighbour vanishes into a backyard shed and never comes out alive. Three children are seen acting strangely on the harbour. By morning, a body is found on the shore: Harry Mansfield, a known troublemaker with a long list of enemies. Detective Nick Lewis is called in to investigate. But every step into Harry’s past leads to more shadows—seedy bars, shady alibis, and people with secrets they’d kill to keep. Then, a key witness turns up dead. Now, what began as a routine investigation becomes ...

Ten years ago fifteen-year-old Abigail Mantel was murdered, her cold body discovered lying in a ditch. Her father’s girlfriend was found guilty of the crime. Now, evidence has emerged that proves her innocence and means that Abigail’s killer still roams free. Abigail’s best friend at the time of the murder has now returned to the East Yorkshire village of Elvet to raise her young family. Shocked by the new revelations, she begins to realize that she didn’t know her friend as well as she thought. Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope is tasked with uncovering the truth.

To light the way ahead, he must burn his past...When Harvey Stone betrays his foster-father, John Cartwright, by failing to carry out one of his bloody requests, a series of events unfold, opening doors to the past that should have remained closed for eternity. A killer is awoken, and his sights are set on revenge. Racked with guilt, Harvey takes one last glance at the house where he and sister grew up before turning his back on the family that raised him, setting a course to find his sister’s killer.

The enigmatic and brooding Detective Chief Police Inspector Simon Serrailler has long regarded drugs operations in Lafferton as a waste of time. The small-time dealers picked up outside the local high school can’t - or won’t - turn in any valuable names, so they are merely given a fine and the trail runs cold. But when the body of a 22-year-old drug addict is found in neighboring Starley, the case pulls Serrailler into the underbelly of an elaborate drug running operation that pushes narcotics out from the cities, into the suburbs, and right down to villages.

In the black days of a Shetland winter, torrential rain triggers a landslide that crosses the main road and sweeps down to the sea. At the burial of his old friend Magnus Tait, Jimmy Perez watches the flood of peaty water and mud smash through a croft house in its path. Everyone thinks the croft is uninhabited, but in the wreckage he finds the body of a dark-haired woman wearing a red silk dress. Perez becomes obsessed with finding out her identity and what she was doing there.

On New Year’s Day, Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour. As Fran opens her mouth to scream, the ravens continue their deadly dance. The body is found close to the home of a lonely outcast and local suspicion falls firmly on him. But when Inspector Jimmy Perez insists on broadening the search for suspects, a veil of distrust and fear is thrown over the entire community.

When Blake Barton opens the door to a stranger one morning, he comes face to face with an unimaginable evil. Because this stranger claims to be the devil, and he promises to kill Blake—not now, but in six days, six hours, and six minutes exactly. Plunged into a nightmare race to save his wife and young son, Blake finds himself fighting not only the stranger but an army of young men who call themselves the devil's disciples—men who will do anything to please their master. As time runs out, Blake realizes that in order to fight evil, he must find the devil inside himself.

It's New Year's Eve and the stage is set for a lavish party in one of Edinburgh's best postcodes. It's a moment for old friends to set the past to rights-and move on. The night sky is alive with fireworks and the champagne is flowing. But the celebration fails to materialize. Because someone at this party is going to die tonight. Midnight approaches and the countdown begins—but it seems one of the guests doesn't want a resolution. They want revenge.

Penny is invited by Alex Adamas, her secret crush, to a glamorous evening at the Vienna State Opera. But she quickly discovers that there are no romantic motives behind this rendezvous. Alex is on the trail of a poisoner at the opera house, and soon Penny is up to her ears in a new case. One that's going to challenge her in every way…

All is not as it seems. Is it possible to be so unlucky in love and so lucky with money? In Charlie’s absence, Peter Hatherall steps in to assist Simon with a new case. Lucy Lewis has asked him to prove her father didn’t kill his girlfriend. The problem is that Peter isn’t convinced he’s innocent. Neither are the police. Neighbours heard Rob Lewis violently arguing with his girlfriend around the time of her death. He has no credible alibi for the evening, and he’s set to inherit a fortune. Just like he did after the violent death of his first wife. Simon stubbornly believes Lucy ...

Abducted by bikies can he get to the church on time? Private Detective Jack Hamma is about to be married. He should be donning a suit and tie with a white rose in his lapel but instead he finds himself incarcerated in a blacked out room. Jack escapes only to be hunted by a gang of ruthless bikies. 'Another action packed Jack Hamma book' 'Some great characters in this, little Miss Jabber is fantastic and I think she deserves her own book.' ''ll never stop smiling when reading about Jack and his ability to collect people.' 'Out of the first three books in this series this is the funniest.'

Police Sergeant Elizabeth West is stalked by a serial killer in the heart of London. She goes out on a lonely heath at night to meet the murderer only to be confronted by a dead body. At ever throw of the dice the murderer is one step ahead of the police and then West finds herself alone in a room with the pathological murderer. He has a gun and she nothing to defend herself with. 'A fast paced comic extravaganza.'

Melissa Craig is struggling with her new novel, so when the invitation arrives to visit a nearby country house for some writing time, she decides a bit of peace and quiet is just what she needs. The house is everything she could have hoped for, even if the staff do seem rather unsettled. She has barely unpacked when the owner of the house persuades Melissa to investigate some threatening notes he has received. But before she can do any digging, he is found murdered in his own orchard.

Moonshine, magic, and murder. I’m definitely having a midlife crisis… I didn’t expect to be single at forty-five, but I’ve always prided myself on facing up to a challenge. A new town, a better job, and a cozy cottage of my own are all at the top of my To Do list. A new man? Right at the bottom. I’m far too busy for love. Returning to the Devon village of Crows Tor on Dartmoor brings a new lease of life for me – in more ways than one. It turns out my old school friend, Fiona, makes a secret moonshine at her whisky distillery using spring water collected under the full moon. ...

On a cold November evening, Guido Brunetti and Paola are up late when a call from his colleague Ispettore Vianello arrives, alerting the Commissario that a hand has been seen in one of Venice's canals. The body is soon found, and Brunetti is assigned to investigate the murder of an undocumented Sri Lankan immigrant. Because no official record of the man's presence in Venice exists, Brunetti is forced to use the city's far richer sources of information: gossip and the memories of people who knew the victim.

Department 12: Dirty. Deniable. Deadly. Allegra Page is found dead from an overdose of fentanyl-spiked cocaine, trafficked into Britain by the ruthless Albanian shqiptare. But Allegra’s mother is Olivia Page, the Home Secretary of a failing, bankrupted government. Wracked by grief, Page learns of a secret unit. Department 12. Half-forgotten. A relic from Britain’s murky past. Department 12 is sanctioned perform the unthinkable - extrajudicial killing. And, if Olivia Page so chooses, she can unleash them on organised crime. If she dares. Department 12 is the latest book from author of ...

Private Investigator Charlotte Lockwood is used to solving complex cases in the heart of Exeter, Devon. But when her friend Katrina becomes the victim of a malicious catfishing scam, Charlotte is pulled into a web of deception and betrayal. Things take a dark turn when the catfisher is found brutally murdered, and Katrina becomes the prime suspect. With the help of her trusted partner, Angus Darrow, Charlotte sets out to clear Katrina's name and bring the real killer to justice. With danger lurking around every corner, they must use all their skills and intuition to stay one step ahead of ...