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The start of a totally gripping 1920s cosy murder mystery series A fatal jump. A missing suffragette. An inexplicable murder. London, 1920. Reporter Iris Woodmore lands a headline story when, for the first time, two women compete against each other in an election to become Britain’s next...

‘The best book of his career’ STEPHEN KING ‘A full-throttle powerhouse of a thriller’ T. M. LOGAN ‘Sharply drawn’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Keeps the engine racing’ THE TIMES * * * * * It’s a deadly race against time… Tech billionaire Miles has more money than he can ever spend, but he...

**Pre-order Bella Mackie's new 2026 novel CLAWS OUT! now** Grace Bernard is on a murderous mission… to avenge her mother, she plans to do away with every member of her family, one awful rich person at a time. And then she's imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit. Entertaining, shocking and...

It's easy to kill a man. It's hard to kill a man well. A twenty-nine-year-old man lives alone in his Glasgow flat. The telephone rings; a casual conversation, but behind this a job offer. The clues are there if you know to look for them. He is an expert. A loner. Freelance. Another job is...

THE NEW HIGGINS HAS LANDED! One man with the key to Armageddon. One chance for Sean Dillon to find him. The hunt is on, in the mesmerizing new Sean Dillon thriller of murder, terrorism and revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author. THE CLOCK IS TICKING When an eminent Iranian scientist...

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After one screw up too many, Esmeralda Barnes is shipped off to Seattle to start her first semester of college while living under the strict guardianship of her great aunt. She’s prepared to serve her time in simmering silence when she meets Charlie Campbell, the only person worth talking to at the tiny community college she’s being forced to attend.

London, 1969: The Kray twins, the nemeses of Charles Holborne, barrister, are finally convicted of multiple murders and sent away for the longest prison terms ever imposed by a British court. But with London in the grip of a housing crisis and unscrupulous landlords hiking rents, there are new ruthless enforcers terrorizing destitute East Enders. When a tenant dies during a violent altercation with bailiffs, Charles is instructed to represent the businessmen charged with conspiracy to murder.

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER The long-anticipated sequel to Sister Souljah’s million-copy New York Times bestseller The Coldest Winter Ever, featuring unforgettable heroine Winter Santiaga. Winter Santiaga hit time served. Still stunning, still pretty...

Forty years ago, the name Rachel McMahon was synonymous with evil. After killing four men in the most brutal of ways, the world rejoiced as she was locked up. Now Rachel has done her time, repented for her crimes, and is ready to live a quiet life back in Scotland under a new name.

Winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, Priyanka Champaneri’s transcendent debut novel brings us inside India’s holy city of Banaras, where the manager of a death hostel shepherds the dying who seek the release of a good death, while his own past refuses to let him go.

Meet Janusz Kiska: Private investigator, ‘fixer' and - murderer? The keenly anticipated novel from crime writer Anya Lipska, author of Where The Devil Can't Go. When masked men brutally stab one of his closest friends to death, Janusz Kiszka - fixer to East London's Poles - must dig deep into London's criminal underbelly to track down the killers and deliver justice.

For Stella Fortuna, death has always been a part of life. Stella’s childhood is full of strange, life-threatening incidents—moments where ordinary situations like cooking eggplant or feeding the pigs inexplicably take lethal turns. Even Stella’s own mother is convinced that her daughter is...

Brought to you by Penguin. Zoe, Al, Rachel, Rob, Yas and Indie. Six friends who were inseparable at university, who have all had their secret or not so secret passions for each other, their own hopes and fears. Over the years, they have gone their separate ways. Rob is a history teacher, with a...

In Death in the Fifth Position, dashing P.R. man Peter Sargent is hired by a ballet company on the eve of a major upcoming performance. Handling the press seems to be no problem, but when a rising star in the company is killed during the performance - dropped from thirty feet above the stage, crashing to her death in a perfect fifth position - Sargent has a real case on his hands.

Kenyatta has it good. The gang lord's got the ladies, the clubs, the guns, and an army of deadly brothers at the ready when he says the word. The only problem is the shady dealers who are running the drugs in Detroit. It's time to get them out, even if means making a deal with the men in blue. Once the plan is in place, nobody's safe, everybody's a target, and the streets are about to flood with blood.

A rookie postal inspector hunts a postal bomber as police search for the wrong man! Set in Tucson and Phoenix, where I worked for 20 years as a postal clerk, retiring early in 2009 to do more writing. See memoir Post Office Confidential. The story needs no update as it fits today's headlines about shootings and bombings, and border tensions with targeted immigrants and social services costs.

Herta Tanner is back and taking lessons in Tiel mind self-control from a former teacher of Turan’s. At least, she does until she’s accused of murder, smuggling and kidnapping. With the help of two Tiel apprentices and a former love interest, Herta must work to find the mastermind of the smugglers before the Gates between the worlds are closed forever. Aside from putting her out of a job, this would mean the death of many Tiel. Turan, meanwhile, is under house arrest as a co-conspirator of Herta’s and has to deal with Dekalar’s illness and treachery from within his own ranks.

Starting senior year at Clearview Academy was supposed to be an exciting time, but for Avery Lewis things are a bit more complicated than your average senior. Being dead and using someone else's body to go to school wasn't exactly how she imagined this year to go. Going from the most popular to invisible new girl was enough to make anyone irritated. At least she has Laney - her Vessel, and Clark - her almost boyfriend, sometimes, and Lindsey - her sister. The four of them have one mission: To find her killer. Step one, make her popular again. That should be easy, right?

Who killed Avery? All the clues point to one person; Avery is sure of it. Of course, she's been wrong about almost everything so far. As she searches for clues with her Vessel and Clark Daniels, she realizes that some things aren't adding up. Will Avery and her friends be able to find out who the killer is, or are they headed for another dead end? And how exactly do you accuse someone of murder?