In this thrilling mystery novel, centuries-old secrets and modern-day danger collide in a heart-pumping race to find a killer. Intelligence analyst Richard Worse is pulled into the investigation of a murder in the parish where an unspeakable evil occurred over 600 years ago. As Worse and his partner, Emily Misgivingston, delve deeper into the case, he lays bare a shocking secret that will strike at the heart of his own family.

When linguist Edvard Tø ssentern vanishes into thin air in pursuit of an obsession, his companion Anna Camenes flies to the Ferendes to look for him. There, Edvard' s colleagues are increasingly disturbed by nefarious activities taking place around their research station. When a second man goes missing, intelligence analyst Richard Worse joins the investigation. Together, they will face cold-hearted villainy – and mysteries more baffling than the mind can conjure.

In Dante, Arizona, in 1877, two outlaws from the Mortiss family demand a loaf of bread from Tom Worse, the town baker. What they get instead is a bullet to the head. A century later, intelligence analyst Richard Worse is presented with two seemingly unrelated mysteries: a baffling plane crash near Dante, and a strange discovery in a cave across the ocean. As Worse investigates the desert crash, the Mortiss vendetta against his family reignites – and activity deep in the cave presents its o...

For fans of John Harvey's Charlie Resnick series and Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, The Harbour Master is a fast-paced detective investigation set in the evocative locale of Amsterdam.'A debut novelist of rare skill' Barry Forshaw, The Financial Times'The Henning Mankell of Amsterdam' Bill RodgersHenk van der Pol ...

For fans of John Harvey's Charlie Resnick series and Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, Night Market is the second in the gripping Detective van de Pol investigation series.When Henk van der Pol is asked by the Justice Minister to infiltrate a team investigating an online child exploitation network, he can hardly say no - he's at the mercy of prominent government figures in The Hague.But he soon realises the case is f...

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist return to the Girl in the Dragon Tattoo series in this ripped-from-the-headlines, high-octane follow-up to Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. • Also known as the Millennium series“Rest easy, Lisbeth Salander fans—our punk hacker heroine is in good hands.… A twisty, bloody thrill ride.… An instant page-turner.” —USA Today**The next installment in the Millennium series: a ge...

On a late summer evening, the train from Malmö to Ystad is involved in a crash. The deaths at the scene seem straightforward until one of the bodies is identified as a well-known conman. It's someone who had crossed swords with Chief Inspector Moberg in the past and he is keen to find out what the dead man was up to. Before long it develops into a far more sinister investigation for Inspector Anita Sundström and the team at Skåne County Police. Yet Anita is finding it difficult to keep her...

The ninth in the detective series featuring DI Geraldine SteelTwo victims and a suspect whose alibi appears open to doubt...Geraldine Steel is thrown into a double murder investigation which threatens not only her career, but her life.When her previously unknown twin Helena turns up, her problems threaten to make Geraldine's life turn toxic in more ways than one.A hand gripped her upper arm so suddenly it made her yelp. Biting her lower ...

Taut and terrifying, Snowblind is a startling debut from Ragnar Jónasson, an extraordinary new talent.Where: An isolated fishing village in the fjords of northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors.Who: Ari Thór is a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavík.What: A young woman is found lying half naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed elderly writer falls to his death. Ari ...

WISTING: THE MAJOR TV SHOW NOW ON BBC FOURStavern 1983: Christmas is approaching, snow is falling heavily, and a young ambitious policeman named William Wisting has just become the father of twins. After a brutal robbery, he is edged off the investigation by more experienced officers, but soon he is on another case that is not only unsolved but has not even been recognised as murder. Forgotten in a dilapidated barn stands a bullet-riddled old car, and it lo...

‘DCI Matilda Darke is the perfect heroine’ Elly GriffithsThe third book in Michael Wood’s darkly compelling crime series featuring DCI Matilda Darke. Perfect for fans of Peter James, Lee Child and Karin Slaughter.Eight killers. One house. And the almost perfect murder…Starling House is home to some of the nation’s deadliest teenagers, still too young for prison.When the latest arrival is found brutally murdered, DCI Matilda Darke and her tea...

“These days Scandinavian crime writers are thick on the ground. It’s nice to see that the women can be just as bloodthirsty as the men.” —The New York Times Book ReviewHe watches the women from the shadows. He has an understanding with them: As long as they follow his rules, they are safe. But when they sin, he sentences them to death.A woman is found dead in a cemetery, strangled and covered in plastic. Just a few days before her death, the victim...