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Murder is no occupation for a lady... or is it? 1929: Miss Clara Vale is a woman ahead of her time. Rather than attending Oxford to bag an eligible Duke (as her mother, Lady Vale, so desperately hoped), she threw herself into a degree in chemistry, with aspirations to become a scientist in her...

A killer is hiding in plain sight, like a snake in the long grass... When Dr Nell Ward stumbles across a woman's body amongst the purple heather on Furze Heath, she was on the lookout for nests of poisonous adders. But something is lurking out here far more dangerous than vipers. A cold-blooded...

One brave woman will risk her life to save innocent Jewish children in occupied Paris. Paris, 1942. During the dark days of Nazi occupation, Adele Basset continues to teach in her dance studio, providing a beacon of light and hope amongst so much terror and suffering. When the Germans demand the...

When a driver dies during a glamourous classic car event at her family's estate, Dr Nell Ward is in a race against time to uncover the truth and prevent the killer from making a speedy getaway... Back in her natural habitat, Dr Nell Ward heads to a woodland pond to survey local newt populations...

When the wedding of her oldest friend ends with a shocking murder, Dr Nell Ward is once again caught up in a web of subterfuge, secrets and lies... Dr Nell Ward is delighted when her childhood friend Percy announces she's engaged to handsome businessman Hawke McAnstruther - and rashly offers to...

Dr Nell Ward is an ecologist, not a detective. But when she's the prime suspect in a murder, only her unique set of skills could help to clear her name... In the sleepy village of Cookingdean, Dr Nell Ward is busy working in the grounds of a local manor house. Whilst inspecting an old tunnel...

Readers are OBSESSED with The Miss Clara Vale Mysteries series! 'Wow... kept me guessing till then. I found this one to be a real page turner... lots of twist and turns to keep you guessing' NetGalley Review, 5 stars 'I love historical mysteries, and this one held my interest until the end. I...

The new gripping thriller from the author of OUTBACK Perfect for fans of Jane Harper, Cara Hunter and Chris Hammer. A girl stumbles out of the bush onto an isolated track in far west Queensland, disoriented, terrified, and near death. Walker's nemesis, ruthless Vandals gangster Stefan Markovich...

A forgotten voyage. A forbidden name. A secret that crosses oceans. 1938. Shy nineteen-year-old, Nora O'Brien, leaves behind her life in rural Ireland and boards a ship bound for Australia - carrying little more than a valise and a secret. On board she meets glamorous and unconventional Flo, and...

'OK. WOW... a fast paced, page turner that I simply could not put down... kept me hooked right from the start to the very end!' NetGalley Review, 5 stars The upcoming psychological thriller from the bestselling author of My Husband's Lies and The Girl in the Cellar. They say grief does strange...

The Piddlington Gazette is ready to dig up another story. When intrepid reporter Hattie falls into a giant sinkhole in the High Street of Piddlington Minster, she escapes with little more than bruises, and a glimpse of something glittering beneath the surface. Gold, perhaps? Her editor, Harry...

Vanessa is chasing the ghosts of her past: what if she catches up with them? Forensic entomologist Dr Vanessa Marwood isn't in Sydney for the sights. She's hunting for answers - and Detective Finn Harper, renowned cult expert might have them. His expertise could be the key to exposing a shadowy...

Under the Greek shimmering sea, deep dark secrets lie just beneath the surface... 1960. Shy eighteen-year-old Jean is resigned to yet another long empty summer stretching out before her, working for her father at the stables and dreaming of a life so different from her own. Until one day...

All she ever wanted was a quiet life. Until now. When Katie marries the sweet and loyal Howard, she gives up her career ambitions. She is a loving, dutiful wife living a loving, dutiful life. She doesn't ask for much, so when she tells Howard she wants to move to a beautiful new house she has...

A storm on the way. A killer on the loose. Will they ever find The Lost Girls? The town of Charleston in South Carolina is rocked to its core when the body of a young woman is found in a creepy abandoned mansion, grotesquely staged. Journalist Anna feels her blood run cold. Could this be her...

Don't miss the third instalment of the DI Fraser Brodie series as he and his team solve their next gripping case in the Scottish Isles! The past won't stay buried. And neither will the truth. When the body of retired racehorse trainer Jack McFarlane is discovered in his isolated bungalow, the...

Everyone has something to hide but this secret could cost a child's life. When eight-year-old Jasmine Peterson goes missing, the police want to know everything. What is local park ranger, Sam McIntyre, running away from and why did he go out of his way to befriend a young girl? Why can't...

The second book in the Piddlington Gazette cosy mystery series! Perfect for fans of Ian Moore, Richard Osman and Reverend Richard Coles. It's still kicking off in Piddlington Minster... If Piddlington Gazette editor, Harry Hedges, thought the sleepy Dorset town had earned a respite from murder...

One murder. Two bodies. A chilling island secret . . . Detective Fraser Brodie is at a grisly crime scene on the Isle of Harris. Local aristocrat Lord Edward Devlin has been brutally murdered, his skull bashed in. The violent and bloody scene is all the more shocking for the fact that the victim...

It's all kicking off in Piddlington Minster... Harry Hedges is a desperate man. Desperate to be a journalist again. Desperate to pay off his overdraft. And desperate to find a decent coffee. In a paper cup. With a lid on. There's not much chance of that in Dorset, where he's trying to revive an...