Discover the first in a BRAND-NEW series of post-WW1 mysteries, from international bestselling author Michael Ridpath. An absolute must-read for fans of Robert Harris, Alan Furst and Robert Goddard.'The perfect marriage of thriller and whodunit' Simon BrettIn a city rebuilding from war, truth can be the most dangerous weapon of all.Berlin, 1930.Historian Archie Laverick, scarred mentally and phy...

A Lesson in Dying is the first mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.Who hung the headmaster in the playground on the night of the school Halloween Party?Almost everyone in Heppleburn either hated or feared the viper-tongued Harold Medburn. Inspector Ramsay is convinced it was the headmaster’s enigmatic wife but Jack Robson, school governor and caretaker, is determined to ...

A deadly game. A sadistic target. A job that will push Nick Hunter to the brink.Assassin Nick Hunter is hired by British intelligence to eliminate ex-KGB operative Gennady Popovich. His mission takes him to Russia, where Popovich hosts a gruesome game show financed by Moscow’s criminal underworld.As Nick infiltrates the city’s mob scene to locate his mark, he becomes entangled in their brutal games. With the stakes higher than ever, Nick must navigate a treacherous landscap...

At the peak of her career as lead singer of a legendary 1980s indie band, Meredith Vincent was driven off the international stage by a horrific incident. Now living a quiet existence in a cottage on the grounds of an old stately home, she has put her past behind her and come to terms with her new life. When a body is found in the manicured gardens of her home, and a series of inexplicable and unsettling events begin to occur, it becomes clear that someone is watching, someone who knows who...

'A great summer read' Woman's WayGlamour, infidelity, murder . . .Ruthless, devilishly handsome businessman Harry Rose is head of Rose Corporation, No. 18 on the Forbes rich list, and recently married to wife number six. But now, with his business in the spotlight and his love life under scrutiny, Harry's perfect world has the potential to come crashing to the ground.From eighties young gun to noughties billionaire, there's...

A gritty, edge-of-your-seat gangland thriller from Gillian GoddenThe Lambrianus are back, and they are badder than ever.Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Adam Lambrianu understands only too well the fearsome family legacy he's inherited. He only wants to make his family proud, but as a renowned playboy and bad boy he has a wild and reckless reputation.Scarlet Lambrianu knows her little brother needs to step up in running the family casino bus...

Rachel Somers, running... Something appalling happened in the wood. When Gabriel Ash and his dog come to her aid, she thinks she's safe. But this is Norbold, where things aren't always as they seem. Detective Chief Inspector Gorman thinks this is his worst nightmare: a predatory paedophile who's prepared to kill rather than be taken. Constable Hazel Best thinks she's helping both the Somers family and her friend Ash, but her tendency to follow her heart rather than her orders is about to g...

Rory Connor was a gambling man and he had a gambler's luck. From the day he was born, his mother had known that Rory would be the one to make something of his life. At seven years old he was earning money from odd jobs and by 14 he was in full-time work. By the time he was 19, he had escaped the factory to become a rent-collector. Now, at 23, ambition was in full flow and he was always looking to bigger and better games to play. He feared nothing and nobody, not even the unscrupulous landl...

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet againThe Healers is the fifth mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.Isolated farmer Ernie Bowles was found lying on his kitchen floor, gruesomely strangled . . .News of the murder came to Inspector Stephen Ramsay early on Monday morning and he fears this case will ...

Lord Lyon of Normandy had saved William the Conqueror from certain death on the battlefield, yet neither his strength nor his skill could defend him against the defiant beauty the king chose for his wife.Ariana of Cragmere lost her lands and her virtue to the mighty warrior, but the willful beauty swore never to surrender her heart.Saxon countess and Norman knight, Ariana and Lyon were born enemies. And in a land rent asunder by bloody wars and shifting loyalties, they were...

AN ADRENALINE-CHARGED NEW WILDE & CHASE ADVENTURE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHORTHE WORLD'S RICHEST MAN IS DEAD.HIS FINAL ACT: A BILLION DOLLAR BOUNTY ON THE PERSON HE BLAMES.ARCHAEOLOGIST NINA WILDE IS ABOUT TO HAVE A VERY BAD DAY . . .A global social media message from late trillionaire Rafael Loost makes Nina the most hunted person in history. She and her husband, former SAS sold...

Former SAS soldier Jeff Bradley thought he had left warzones behind when he inherited a vineyard in rural New Zealand. But now his vineyard manager, Arben Shala, has gone missing in his native Kosovo. An enigmatic message tells Jeff that his friend is in grave danger.Determined to find Arben and bring him home, Jeff travels to Kosovo and finds a lawless state in the grip of criminal gangs. Corrupt officials obscure every lead. With the help of USAID director Morgan Delaney, Jeff de...