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England, 1914. The world is at war. Captain Hastings, injured and shaken, is invited to Styles Court to recover. It’s a grand old country house - the family home of his old friend - and a perfect haven. Or so it seems. But in the blistering summer heat, trouble is afoot. Simmering tensions are tearing the family apart, and it all comes to a head in the most horrifying way.

Does she have the perfect life... or is she the perfect liar? Sorcha thought her life was over when she discovered her husband’s affair. But somehow, she’s risen from the ashes of their divorce, and now she’s determined to give something back and help other women who need support. Women...

August 1911. Emily Hardcastle and her inimitable lady’s maid Florence Armstrong are enjoying a fine summer until Harry, Lady H’s brother, turns up out of the blue with a mystery for them to solve. A routine parachute test at a local aeroplane factory has gone horribly wrong - with pilot Dickie Dupree plummeting to his death. Harry is certain there is more to this ‘tragic accident’ than meets the eye, having discovered that someone at the airfield is leaking top secret intelligence to foreign rivals.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A dead body washes up on the shore, a mysterious woman hides too many secrets, and whispers of an international criminal ring fill the night… While would-be chef Angie Amalfi nervously awaits her engagement party with her swoon-worthy fiancé...

In London's fashionable Hyde Park, six murders have been discovered since the King's recent coronation. The gossip columnist known as 'Lady Whispers' is the latest victim—was she killed because her last column ridiculed an upstart duchess for announcing an upcoming conation ball? Enter Nellie Bly, fearless reporter with a nose for trouble. Fynn, the plucky Irregular with a hero's heart, finds himself in a daring rescue—that is, until Bly disappears into the night. The Baker Street team enters a whirlwind of clues and shadows.

When dinner ladies and amateur sleuths Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker embark on an evening walk after another busy half-term at Summerview Secondary School, they discover the body of missing maths teacher Mr Weaver.

Eve Masters is a crimefighter with a difference. Successful enough to retire from her career in showbiz management in her 40s, she is wealthy–but bored! When a body is discovered near her new home in Crete, she can’t help but get involved, not only in the investigation, but with her handsome neighbour too. Soon, she finds her amateur detective skills are in demand, leading her into a world of danger and deception.

After four dancers join a circus in Brazil, their idea of life under the Big Top changes forever. Finding themselves outsiders in a Latin American world of female rivalry, magic tricks, and murder, they walk a thin tightrope of discovery and learn how to live the nomadic life of circus performers. But amid the trapeze, treachery, and torrid affairs that constitute life in the sawdust-strewn ring, a crime has been committed.

Recently, there had been some strange goings on at Styles St Mary. Evelyn, constant companion to old Mrs Inglethorp, had stormed out of the house muttering something about "a lot of sharks". And with her, something indefinable had gone from the atmosphere. Her presence had spelt security; now the air seemed rife with suspicion and impending evil.

A Wall Street Journal ""Best Mystery of 2024"" “If The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair read like Gatsby by way of David Lynch, then The Alaska Sanders Affair recalls True Detective: there's something both classic and daring about it. One of the world's most original voices in crime...

Mystery fiction fanatic Amelia Adams is stunned when she inherits a dilapidated mansion, complete with secret passages, hidden compartments, and its very own legend. Helped by her brother, her best friend, and a documentary maker who’s determined to turn her new life into a hit TV show, Amelia throws herself into renovating the house and unravelling old secrets. When an unknown saboteur starts ruining her plans, Amelia doesn’t know who to trust. Everyone around her is acting strangely, and she soon finds herself in the center of her very own murder mystery.

A short story from the British Library Crime Classic collection Final Acts. The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel sees A .E. W. Mason's famous detective, Inspector Hanaud, and amateur detective Ricardo investigate the theft of a pearl necklace and the murder of its owner, set within the world of opera.

From the authors of the best-selling series CHERRINGHAM. When Harry takes Kat to Venice for their wedding anniversary, he promises parties on the Lido, sunset dinners, and dancing in the moonlight. But when the US embassy in Rome quietly asks them to help investigate the mysterious death of an undercover Treasury agent, romance must wait. And within hours - in this great city of canals and bridges - they're caught in a dangerous and deadly race to expose a criminal conspiracy before another murder can be committed.

So far from her home in India, Maliha Anderson did not enjoy life in her British boarding school, but discovering the school bully murdered certainly made it more interesting. And when the police chose the wrong person as the most likely suspect, Maliha decides to investigate and reveal the true culprit. But, as the bodies mount up, the murder becomes a plot, and the plot becomes a conspiracy aimed at the heart of the British Empire.

By the legendary Queen of Crime, this all-new collection of stories about love gone wrong will get your heart racing. Love can propel us to our greatest heights…and darkest depths. In this new collection of Agatha Christie short stories, witness the dark side of love – crimes of passion...

'Warm-hearted but sharp-tongued...it's hard to think of a better amateur sleuth series in the last decade' Morning Star 'Light-hearted and engaging . . . a perfect antidote to the January blues' Irish Independent The only way is murder . . . Lena Szarka, a Hungarian cleaner working in London, is...

Victoria Fanning thought her biggest worry was the usual small-town gossip at her beloved seaside salon, Affair with Hair. But when she stumbles upon a dead body in the middle of her shop—with a pair of hair scissors stuck in his chest—her cozy life in Crystal Cove spirals into chaos.

'Superior… an impressive debut' The Times ***** Two murders. Twenty years apart. One truth to be uncovered. 1999. Emily Pierce is at uni in Leeds having the time of her life. On New Year’s Eve her plans to have the best night ever are brutally cut short when she is killed in her student...

Succession in Las Vegas! From bestselling writing duo Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman, a sexy and suspense-packed thriller about the prodigal daughter of a Las Vegas casino empire who returns to take over her family business, only to discover that she’s up against the Mob, the Feds, and her...

I heard you. I know what you did. "Gripping and emotional, with creeping suspense that keeps building until the final shocking twist" KARIN SLAUGHTER "A standout thriller" ABIGAIL DEAN "Perfect for fans of The Silent Patient" RHIANNON BARNSLEY For three years, criminal psychiatrist Tamsin Shaw...