Police Procedural

Introducing a truly unforgettable, surprising and original new detective, D.S. Lucy McVeigh. The ambitious new crime novel from number one Sunday Times bestselling author Stuart MacBride. No Less The Devil: the chilling and compulsive new novel from the No. 1 bestselling author. 'We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.' It's been seventeen months since...

The Sunday Times bestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans returns with a compelling thriller about a woman who holds the key to a decades-old missing child case. Vivvy Bouchet saved a boy's life when she was a child, after a premonition. That boy is now a Texas police officer, who has always believed Vivvy is psychic. He convinces her to help...

Two girls went into the woods. Only one came back... an intense, dark thriller from the R&J bestselling author. Detective Jonah Sheens is enjoying a moment of peace and quiet when a teenage girl wanders out of the wood. She's striking, with flame-red hair and a pale complexion. She's also covered in blood. Jonah quickly discovers that Keely and her...

When Dublin pathologist Quirke glimpses a familiar face while on holiday with his wife, it's hard, at first, to tell whether his imagination is just running away with him. Could she really be who he thinks she is, and have a connection with a crime that nearly brought ruin to an Irish political dynasty? Unable to ignore his instincts, Quirke...

Hunting Game by Helene Tursten introduces an explosive new series featuring Detective Inspector Embla Nyström, a sharp, unforgiving woman navigating a man’s world. When one of her peers is murdered during a routine hunting trip, Embla takes charge of the search to track down the killer. The investigation leads her into a murky underworld, uncovering secrets that force her to...

‘This disturbingly-brilliant thriller… is chock full of lies, secrets, cheating husbands, and nosy housewives’ Metro In a world where appearances are everything… you can’t trust anything In a pristine suburb outside of London, everything and everyone is perfect… on the surface. But when one of their own – an innocent teenage girl – goes missing, DCI Sue Fisher and her...

A thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last! A kidnapped child…A young boy is snatched in broad daylight outside his Stockholm nursery. He has vanished without a trace. A race against time…Detective Mina Dabiri calls on her close friend Vincent to help with the investigation. As they uncover links...

How far would you go to hide a killer in the family? A heart-pounding new novel from the Richard and Judy bestselling author of She Lies in Wait. Aisling's two sons, Ethan and Finn, mean everything to her. Ever since becoming estranged from her own parents, she's always felt like a piece of herself is missing. Desperate to find answers—about...

Taste of Blood by Lynda La Plante introduces Detective Inspector Jane Tennison, who is beginning to feel she may have made a big mistake. Having requested a transfer to a station closer to her home, she's now wondering if any serious crimes are ever committed in Bromley. Especially since the first case she's assigned to involves nothing more dramatic than...

IT ENDS WHERE IT ALL BEGAN . . . THE FINAL DETECTIVE JANE TENNISON THRILLER - AND THE PREQUEL TO TV HIT PRIME SUSPECT - FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING CRIME FICTION ICON, LYNDA LA PLANTE. Now available to pre-order in hardback, eBook and audiobook. _____________________________ Newly promoted Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison has elbowed her way into the Area Major...

The Laidlaw books are not just great crime novels, they are important ones - Mark Billingham It's doubtful I would be a crime writer without the influence of McIlvanney's Laidlaw - Ian Rankin When his brother dies stepping out in front of a car, Jack Laidlaw is determined to find out what really happened. Laidlaw begins an emotional quest through...

It was supposed to be a simple case: a young man arrested for armed assault. But it was just the beginning. As Rodney Middleton awaits trial, Detective Jack Warr is warned by his mentor DCI Ridley that they have only scratched the surface of the man's crimes. Then DCI Ridley is suddenly removed from his post. No one is to...

DS Lucas Walker is off duty. His young half-sister Grace is visiting from Boston, and he's supposed to be spending time with her at his home in Caloodie in outback Queensland. But instead, they've driven 400 kilometres west to the tiny mining town of Kanpara to pick up Walker's cousin Blair, who's been digging for boulder opals and is suddenly...

WHO IS TO BLAME WHEN NO ONE IS INNOCENT? There's a heatwave in Glasgow and the drugs trade is booming. The whole force is searching for missing thirteen-year-old Alice Kelly. All except Harry McCoy, who has been taken off the case after a run-in with the boss, and is instead sent alone to investigate the death of rock-star Bobby March,...

SOME KILLERS CAN'T BE TAMED . . . The brand new Detective Jack Warr thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante. 'Do you know what a Judas Horse is? When the wild mustangs are running free, you corral one and train it. When he's ready, you release him and he'll bring his team back into the corral...

From USA Today bestselling author, Annette Dashofy, comes the start of a brand new crime series set on the shores of Lake Erie, Pennsylvania. For fans of Ann Cleeves, Louise Penny and Elly Griffiths. ‘Fast paced and tension-filled… Dashofy weaves the perfect mystery and has created an unforgettable cast you can’t help rooting for’ USA Today bestseller Carissa Ann Lynch...

It's not just murder that is in the spotlight... The blinding new Detective Jane Tennison thriller from Lynda La Plante. Things can't get much worse for Detective Jane Tennison. Unceremoniously kicked off the adrenaline-fuelled Flying Squad, she's been relegated to Gerald Road, a small and sleepy police station in the heart of London's affluent Knightsbridge. With only petty crime to...

A cracking rural crime debut that will have you on the edge of your seat, now available in a smaller format. The summer of 1966-7, Hal and his little brother have just come to live in Moorabool. They're exploring the creek near their new home when they find the body of a dog. Not just dead, but killed. Not just...

Gritty, compelling and laced with menaceMel Sherratt If you like Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers, you will LOVE [Caz Finlay]⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Reader Review The unmissable Liverpool gangland crime drama OLD GAME When several young prostitutes are found murdered in Liverpool, DI Leigh Moss knows there is only one person she can turn to for help with the case. Gangland queen, Grace Carter,...

Bestselling phenomenon Simon McCleave is back with another gripping, atmospheric new crime thriller set on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. On a remote island, there’s nowhere to run… When a teenage boy goes missing on a camping trip with his friends, the close-knit community of Anglesey is shaken. DI Laura Hart is brought in to lead the murder investigation and...

‘A tense and twisty thriller that had me gnawing my fingernails one minute and laughing out loud the next.’ – Marion Todd A CASE GONE COLD Six years ago, Beata Dabrowski arranged to meet her lover in Glasgow and was never seen again. There were no leads… until now. AN UNRELIABLE WITNESS Imprisoned gang boss Davie Hardie wants to talk...

SOON TO BE ADAPTED FOR TV! The first in a gripping new mystery series introducing Detective Tess Fox and her con-artist sister Sarah Jacobs. ‘A tasty whodunnit’ The Sun ‘Three deviously clever impossible crimes’ Gigi Pandian, Edgar-award winning author ‘A real puzzle box of a story’ J.M. Hall, author of A Spoonful of Murder ‘An ending I never saw coming’...

He took her voiceShe took it back Don’t miss the next nerve-shredding instalment in the DCI Matilda Darke Thriller series… A CENSURED DETECTIVE WITH NO LEADS DCI Matilda Darke and her team have been restricted under special measures after a series of calamitous scandals nearly brought down the South Yorkshire police force. A BRUTAL ATTACK WITH NO WITNESSES Now Matilda...

Bestselling phenomenon Simon McCleave is back with another Anglesey-set gripping, crime thriller full of twists that will keep you guessing until the last page. When a seventeen-year-old girl vanishes from her home overnight, DI Laura Hart knows that time is of the essence. Then, an inmate at the local prison is murdered in her cell and suddenly Beaumaris CID is...

In 1895, a senior executive at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is discovered in his office with a bullet hole between his eyes and a pistol discarded nearby. The local police have officially ruled the death as a suicide, but with no apparent motive for such an act, the museum's administrator, Gladstone Marriott, suspects foul play. With his cast-iron reputation...

THE #2 BESTSELLING SCOTTISH CRIME EBOOK SHORTLISTED FOR THE McDERMID DEBUT AWARD 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE 2024 LONGLISTED FOR SCOTLAND’S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD – FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 Midwinter in Orkney. Six hours of daylight. A race against time to catch a killer. 'My debut novel of the year' CHRIS LLOYD 'I couldn't turn...

The sensational Jack Caffery thriller from Mo Hayder, soon to be an international TV series (BBC/HBO). Who's afraid? She's locked the door but the killer's inside. I believe, from what I can hear, that either my daughter or my wife has just been attacked. I don't know the outcome. The house is silent. Fourteen years ago two teenage lovers were...

‘Well, this is a belter of a book! A hugely entertaining and gripping read!’ – NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ He’ll watch you.A lawyer is found dead at sunrise on a lonely clifftop at Dunnet Head on the northernmost tip of Scotland. It was supposed to be his honeymoon, but now his wife will never see him again. He’ll hunt you.The case...

SOME THINGS SHOULD REMAIN BURIED . . . The Sunday Times bestselling first book in a brand new thriller series by Lynda La Plante. DC Jack Warr and his girlfriend Maggie have just moved to London to start a new life together. Though charming, Jack can't seem to find his place in the world - until he's drawn into an...

The 13th chilling and adrenaline-packed Robert Hunter thriller and Top Ten Sunday Times Bestseller. ‘Gruesome but utterly riveting – and all the more so for being at least partly true’ Daily Mail Dark, chilling and full of clever little plot kinks designed to send the reader off on a wild goose chase – and succeeding.’ Crime Fiction Lover ‘Prepare to...

If you haven’t read Jane Casey, start immediately’ - Marian Keyes, the Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller Don’t miss the newest Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent thriller – THE STRANGER IN THE FAMILY – out now! A Times best crime book of the year Suburban bliss The new neighbours seem just right for Jellicoe Close, a pretty street filled with perfect...

In this cautionary tale, a ruthless businessman finally gets his comeuppance. When a wealthy wine merchant is shot and killed in Paris, Inspector Maigret must investigate a long list of family, colleagues, and lovers to uncover just who could have committed the crime. Delving into the depths of the man's personality, Maigret discovers that the victim may have made one...

‘Think Jack Reacher fronting Line of Duty’ Ian Rankin You get away with murder.In a remote sea loch on the west coast of Scotland, a fisherman vanishes without trace. His remains are never found. You make people disappear.A young man jumps from a bridge in Glasgow and falls to his death in the water below. DS Max Craigie uncovers evidence...

‘Think Jack Reacher fronting Line of Duty’ Ian Rankin You get away with murder.In a remote sea loch on the west coast of Scotland, a fisherman vanishes without trace. His remains are never found. You make people disappear.A young man jumps from a bridge in Glasgow and falls to his death in the water below. DS Max Craigie uncovers evidence...

‘Omg! Wow! What a great book! Suspense, intrigue, action and a great who-done-it with a crazy twist!! I did not see that coming! What a story!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A breathtaking thriller with a devastating conclusion. I can't stop thinking about it.’ – Bestselling author Susi Holliday One for sorrow, two for joyEdinburgh is gripped by the greatest terror it...

Get ready to meet Rebekah in Tim Weaver's first standalone. She is stranded on an island, left for dead and determined to get home, but danger will continue to stalk her... It was meant to be a chance for Rebekah to reconnect with her brother Jonny and forget about her crumbling marriage. But stepping onto Crow Island puts her in...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE Winner of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2024 Winner of the Crime Writers’ Association ILP John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2024 One detective driven by instinct, the other by logic. It will take both to find a killer who knows the true...

Bestselling phenomenon Simon McCleave is back with another gripping, atmospheric new crime thriller series set on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. ‘An intriguing crime thriller’ The Sun ‘Full of twists and with plenty of atmosphere.’ – Million-copy bestseller Faith Martin Some secrets should stay buried for ever… Two months since ex-Police Negotiator Laura Hart was forced back into action after...

The new 'impossible to predict' detective thriller from the Sunday Times and Richard & Judy Bookclub bestselling author Cara Hunter. Midnight. A callout to an isolated farm outside Oxford. A body, shot at point blank range in the kitchen. It looks like a burglary gone wrong, but DI Adam Fawley suspects there's something more to it. Who exactly was the...

A thriller writer set to blow up the bestseller lists - CL Taylor This grave can never be opened. The head of Scotland's most powerful crime family is brutally murdered, his body dumped inside an ancient grave in a remote cemetery. This murder can never be forgotten. D.S. Max Craigie and D.C. Janie Calder arrive at the scene, a small...

‘This book is one hell of a ride. Neil Lancaster’s Blood Runs Cold is spellbinding.’ – NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ She was taken against her will. On her fifteenth birthday, trafficking victim Affi Smith goes for a run and never returns. With a new identity and secure home in the Scottish Highlands, she was supposed to be safe… She escaped once....

ONE HOUSEEIGHT KILLERSNO WITNESSES Jeanette is the manager of a probation hostel that houses high-risk offenders released on licence. At 3am one morning, she receives a call telling her a resident has been murdered. Her whole team, along with the eight convicted murderers, are now all suspects in a crime no one saw committed… Don’t miss the first nerve-shredding standalone...

Don’t miss out on the gripping new thriller featuring Laughton Rees and Tannahill Khan, The Clearing – out now. ‘Count to three,’ her mother told her, the last words she would ever speak. An Impossible Crime Scene: A wealthy woman is found brutally murdered in the locked fortress of her London mansion. Surrounding her are four mysterious objects, including a...

Don’t miss the next book from bestselling crime writer Neil Lancaster! Available to pre-order now! She was taken against her will. On her fifteenth birthday, trafficking victim Affi Smith goes for a run and never returns. With a new identity and secure home in the Scottish Highlands, she was supposed to be safe… She escaped once. With personal ties to...

A gripping standalone thriller from the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series. Beware of the dark… Welcome to the Misfit Mob – where Police Scotland dumps the officers it can’t get rid of, but wants to. Officers like DC Callum MacGregor, lumbered with all the boring go-nowhere cases. So when an ancient mummy is found at...

A Change of Circumstance is the 11th book in the bestselling and addictive Simon Serrailler series by Susan Hill. Over one million copies sold. Innocent or guilty. It's a matter of which lines you cross. It's mid-winter, and a body is discovered in a flat just outside Lafferton. It's a drugs overdose, but something doesn't feel right. The place is...

The Whole Truth is the latest in the DI Fawley series from the biggest crime brand to emerge in the last five years. She has everything at stake; he has everything to lose. But one of them is lying, all the same. When an Oxford student accuses one of the university's professors of sexual assault, DI Adam Fawley's team think...

The breakout bestselling crime thriller debut of 2021, The Sanatorium was published with rave endorsements from Richard Osman, Lucy Foley, and A J Finn. An instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller, it was picked as Waterstones Thriller of the Month. 'The Sanatorium will keep you checking over your shoulder. This spine-tingling, atmospheric thriller has it all—an eerie Alpine setting, sharp prose,...

Pre-order The Kill List in paperback now! ‘Dark, tense, action-packed, and so, so clever … I couldn’t stop until the very last page. Outstanding’ Andrea Mara, number one Sunday Times bestselling author of No One Saw a Thing ‘Another absolute cracker. Gruesome and gritty' Liz Nugent, Sunday Times bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond ‘This is a series that just...

The Retreat is a top ten Sunday Times bestseller. Dive into this atmospheric locked-room thriller from the breakout brand Sarah Pearse, renowned author of The Sanatorium, the bestselling crime thriller debut of 2021. Will you brave The Retreat? This new bestselling thriller comes from the author of The Sanatorium. A TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SARAH PEARSE HAS NOW SOLD...

The Sunday Times Bestseller ‘Immensely gripping…Stayed up till past 2am to finish this' – Sophie Hannah Four people walked into the dining room that night. One would never leave. Matthew: the perfect husband. Titus: the perfect son. Charlie: the perfect illusion. Rachel: the perfect stranger. Charlie didn't want her at the book club. Matthew wouldn't listen. And that's how Charlie...

The Darkness by Ragnar Jónasson heralds the Icelandic entry into the world of Nordic Noir, launching the internationally bestselling Dark Iceland series. Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir of the Reykjavik Police is on the brink of forced early retirement. Given one last opportunity, she is allowed to select a cold case to reinvestigate. She chooses the mysterious death of a young...

It's gory, it's gripping, it's Gerritsen. Vanish is a Rizzoli & Isles bestseller. Stare death in the face. 'If you're home alone, do not risk even the first sentence. Once you've started reading this book, putting it down is not an option.' — Mo Hayder Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles unzips a body bag and gets the fright of her life....

Did you see anything on the night the Feverel family were murdered? It's one of the most disturbing cases DI Fawley has ever worked. The Christmas holidays, and two children have just been pulled from the wreckage of their burning home in North Oxford. The toddler is dead, and his brother is soon fighting for his life. Why were they...

‘One of the great novelists of all time’ STEPHEN KING ‘One of the finest thriller series in existence. Sandford is superb - in a class of his own’ JOHN CONNOLLY Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. When federal judge Alex...

‘One of the great novelists of all time’ STEPHEN KING ‘One of the finest thriller series in existence. Sandford is superb - in a class of his own’ JOHN CONNOLLY Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. When federal judge Alex...

The final part of the thrilling duology in the bestselling Alex Cross series, preceded by Cross My Heart. Detective Alex Cross has lost everything and everyone he's ever cared about. His enemy, Thierry Mulch, is holding his family hostage. Driven by feelings of hatred and revenge, Mulch is threatening to kill them all, and break Cross forever. But Alex Cross...

It's gory, it's gripping, it's Gerritsen. A Rizzoli & Isles bestseller. A killer who knows his trade 'Gerritsen was a medic before she turned to writing, and her book contains enough grisly details to put you off hospitals for life. But if you like your crime medicine strong, this will keep you gripped' Mail on Sunday A series of horrific...

The second heart-stopping book in the Hidden Iceland series from the Icelandic crime-writing sensation. The island of Elli aey sits off the Icelandic coast. Accessible only by boat, its isolation makes it the perfect place to vanish. During a long, hot summer, four friends visit the island. Only three will return. They each share a past, and a dark secret...

All the Rage by Cara Hunter is a gripping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The story begins with a girl being taken from the streets of Oxford. However, this is no ordinary abduction, as DI Fawley quickly discovers. Faith Appleford was attacked, with a plastic bag tied over her head, and taken to an...

The gripping new instalment in the William Warwick series, An Eye for an Eye, is available to pre-order now! An unputdownable story of murder, revenge and betrayal from international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer. THE CLOCK IS TICKING IN THIS ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF A THRILLER… In London, the Metropolitan Police set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit – a cold...

The gripping new instalment in the William Warwick series, An Eye for an Eye, is available to pre-order now! THE UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER ‘Only someone like Jeffrey Archer... could have written a compelling story like this. Every page bristles with suspense and the ending comes at you with the force of a tank round’ DAVID BALDACCI London,...

Knife is the brand new Harry Hole thriller from Jo Nesbo, where Harry will come face to face with a deadly foe. THE No.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'This is the king of Norwegian crime on top form' Observer HARRY HOLE'S DEADLIEST ENEMY IS BACK... AND OUT FOR BLOOD Harry is in a bad place—Rakel has left him, he's working cold...

Triptych: The first Will Trent novel, from the No. 1 Bestseller. I'd follow her anywhere - GILLIAN FLYNN One of the boldest thriller writers working today - TESS GERRITSEN Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled - MICHAEL CONNELLY Watch Will Trent on Disney+ The first novel in the gripping Will Trent series from No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author. When...

The second Will Trent novel, from the No. 1 Bestseller. Discover the second book in the gripping Will Trent series, from the Sunday Times bestselling crime and thriller author. 'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'One of the boldest thriller writers working today!' TESS GERRITSEN Now a major TV Series on Disney+ When Atlanta housewife Abigail Campano...

The Black Dahlia is a neo-noir crime novel from the legendary crime novelist James Ellroy. Los Angeles, 15th January 1947. A beautiful young woman walks into the night and meets a horrific destiny. Five days later, her tortured body is found drained of blood and cut in half. The newspapers call her 'The Black Dahlia'. For two cops, what begins...

Fallen is the fifth book in the gripping Will Trent series from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling crime and thriller author, Karin Slaughter. "Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled," says Michael Connelly, while Tess Gerritsen calls her "one of the boldest thriller writers working today!" Now, this thrilling series is a major TV series on Disney+. Special Agent...

A gripping debut thriller from the host of the #1 podcast CRIME JUNKIE THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER If you liked I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK and SHARP OBJECTS, you will love this! 'A stunning debut from a fresh new voice in the thriller space' —Karin Slaughter ‘This is the perfect gripping, twisty thriller for fans of cold...

Two brand-new legal thrillers in one book from the authors of Juror No. 3—perfect for fans of John Grisham and Steve Cavanagh. A young lawyer takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown—and ends up behind bars... In picture-perfect Erva, Alabama, the most serious crimes are misdemeanours. Speeding tickets. Shoplifting. Contempt of court. Then why is the jail so...

It was never supposed to be murder... Pensioner Felix Pink is about to find out that it's never too late for life to go horribly wrong. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, this is the page-turning, twisty, and often hilarious new crime novel from bestselling author Belinda Bauer. 'Quirky, charming, intensely human, important... and very suspenseful....

Death of the Black Widow is a stunning stand-alone thriller from the bestselling authors of The Noise, following a Detroit cop's hunt for a serial killer like no other. You never forget your first case. Officer Walter O'Brien is called to a murder scene on his first night with Detroit PD. A terrified young woman has bludgeoned her attacker with...

Criss Cross by James Patterson, the twenty-seventh instalment in this bestselling series, sees Alex Cross confronting a criminal from his past who threatens to frame him. Could a ghost from his past take everything away from Alex Cross? Only hours after witnessing the execution of a killer he helped put behind bars, Alex Cross is called to the scene of...

The seventh gripping volume in The Brighton Mysteries series by bestselling author Elly Griffiths. It starts with a magician and a murder in a Brighton boarding house; throw in a show on Brighton pier, a sinister radio personality, and a potential serial killer, and you've got the next gripping book in The Brighton Mysteries series. Magician Max Mephisto, now divorced...

In the latest instalment in the globally bestselling Women's Murder Club series, SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer vows to protect a twenty-year-old victim long enough to see her twenty-first birthday. Will she live to see her twenty-first birthday? When a distraught mother pleads with reporter Cindy Thomas to investigate the disappearance of her daughter, Tara, and her baby granddaughter, Cindy goes...

On dark nights, someone needs to light a few fires... Bodies are piling up with messages carved into their chests. Rival gangs are competing for control. New drugs have arrived in Glasgow, and they've brought a different kind of violence to the broken city. The law of the street is changing, and demons from Detective McCoy's past are coming back...