Secondhand Crime Fiction Books

"Hypnotic and chilling - you won't forget this in a hurry." - Lee Child, Sunday Times #1 bestselling author NOMINATED FOR THE STRAND CRITICS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL OF...

Sister Conchita, the young nun with a flair for detection, is immersed in another Solomon Islands investigation when an islander who claims to be a reincarnation of Noah is drowned...

Three sons, one massive fortune. The race to be the first to make GBP1,000,000 to win the inheritence is on... Harry Bingham is a wonderful new talent in the great...

Family care lawyer Lilly Valentine's life is demanding enough. But when she is begged for help by Anwar Khan after his teenage sister commits suicide, she finds herself dragged into...

'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...

In 1904 Hanna Lundmark escapes the brutal poverty of rural Sweden for a job as a cook onboard a steamship headed for Australia. On the voyage she finds love in...

'A fictional tour de force which combines erudition with mystery' PD JamesOxford in the 1660s. Sarah Blundy stands accused of the murder of Robert Grove, a fellow of New College.Four...

Richard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B&B in the Val de Follet. Nothing ever happens to Richard, and really that's the way he likes it.Until scandal erupts in...

Over the years, Ian Rankin has amassed an incredible portfolio of short stories. Published in crime magazines, composed for events, broadcast on radio, they all share the best qualities of...

Seeking a quiet spot to write his memoirs, Laurent de Rodergues secludes himself in Saint-Chartier, a village in the heart of France where his grandfather once lived. Yet his tranquil...

Treachery has a price, in the mesmerizing new Sean Dillon thriller from the Sunday Times-bestselling author. Helmand Province, Afghanistan: a lone convoy edges its way towards a deserted mountain village,...

Treachery has a price, in the mesmerizing new Sean Dillon thriller from the Sunday Times-bestselling author. Helmand Province, Afghanistan: a lone convoy edges its way towards a deserted mountain village,...

The new bestseller from the original thrill-seeker - Jack Higgins. In Higgins' acclaimed bestseller Dark Justice, intelligence operative Sean Dillon and his colleagues in Britain and the United States beat...

'Probably the fastest thriller and most unrelentingly tense thriller I've read since The Chain' 4 star reader review 'Absolutely phenomenal' 5 star reader review 'Kept me hooked from the very...

With the suspense of JEFFERY DEAVER, the tension of THOMAS HARRIS and the gruesomeness of M. J. ARLIDGE, The Mayfly is a breathtaking debut that will have you leaving your...

'IMPECCABLE DESCRIPTIONS MADE THE STORY COME ALIVE ... EXHILARATING STUFF' THE SUN *The first in an electrifying new British detective series starring PC Donal Lynch.* Meet PC Donal Lynch.Irish runaway....

SOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL AMAZON PRIME SERIES____________________________________'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves...

The spellbinding No 1 bestsellers Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls introduced Washington homicide detective Alex Cross. Now he's back - in James Patterson's most explosive and powerful...

THE SEQUEL TO INSTINCT, A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERDr Dylan Reinhart is no stranger to solving crimes.When an Ivy League professor is murdered, Reinhart reunites with his old partner Detective Elizabeth...

A young mother is recuperating in a top San Francisco hospital when suddenly she's gasping for breath. The call button fails to bring help in time. How and why did...

HIGH ADVENTURE. MIND-BLOWING SUSPENSE.TOM KIRK IS BACK In London, an Auschwitz survivor is murdered in his hospital bed, his killers making off with a macabre trophy-his severed left arm. In...

The most audacious heist in history is about to commence, and Tom Kirk is right in the middle of it... Whilst investigating the theft of a stolen Da Vinci, reformed...

A heart-stopping debut thriller about a woman named Freedom, who will stop at nothing to save the daughter she only knew for two minutes and seventeen seconds. Call me what...

A burial chamber beneath the Palace of the Popes in Avignon. A 2,000-year-old skeleton. A conspiracy that will shake the foundations of the world. Here lie the bones of Jesus...

New psychological suspense novel from bestselling American author of The Blue Hour, Red Light and Silent Joe. 'Parker has only one rival - Thomas Harris' Washington Post Where Sergeant Merci...

When vengeance runs in the blood only murder can stop it dead, in this stunning new thriller from the award-winning author of Black Water. Feuding families and a murdered millionaire.A...

The gripping new standalone thriller from the critically acclaimed, award-winning author of `California Girl' and `The Fallen'. Funny how different lives can suddenly collide. When TV weatherwoman Frankie Hatfield gets...

The latest short-story collection from Britain's bestselling writer, 'the greatest storyteller of our age'. The fourteen new stories in To Cut a Long Story Short follow in the tradition of...

A pacy literary thriller, 'The Buried Circle' is a gripping blend of fact and fiction, peopled with extraordinary characters. The village of Avebury is one of the most mysterious places...

A brilliantly witty story of unconventional, unwavering, and regularly exasperating friendship. Meet Jarvis Ham: tea-room assistant, diarist, lift-cadger, Princess Di fan, secret alcoholic, and relentless seeker of fame. Jarvis may...

The new book from the number one bestselling author of The Son and The Snowman, Jo NesboJon is on the run. He has betrayed Oslo's biggest crime lord: The Fisherman.Fleeing...

They found him in a small town in Brazil, near the border with Paraguay. He had a new name, Danilo Silva, and his appearance had been changed by plastic surgery....

Nate and Sara are broke -- and on the run from the past. When a shady hitchhiker offers them cold hard cash for a lift, they can't afford to say...

Re-inventing the spy story for the 21st Century. John Le Carre meets Jason Bourne! Daniel Marchant, a suspended MI6 officer, is running the London Marathon. He is also running out...

For fans of Bond and Bourne, the third instalment of the pulse-pounding Daniel Marchant spy series. The special relationship between London and Washington is in tatters. Salim Dhar, the world's...

Meet Happy DollHank to his friends. He's a LA private detective living a quiet life along with his beloved half-Chihuahua half-Terrier, George. He's getting by just fineWhen he's not walking...

Outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Batman has assaulted Spider-Man. A Marilyn Monroe called it in and three Elvises witnessed it. Business as usual for the cops out of Hollywood Station, but...

'Starts off like a fired bullet and never lets up. A sheer delight' David Baldacci. At a global tech gala hosted at the British Museum, scientist Tobias Hawke is due...

The first death came unexpectedly. An old man attacked outside his home, his murder a shock to the town. Then the second death came and, with it, fear.For Raythune County's...

A gripping psychological thriller for fans of Lisa Jewell and C.L Taylor.500 five star Goodreads ratingOnce you start reading, you won't want to stop. Two women, two secrets, one murder......

It's 1983 and best friends Vicky and Lucy swear that they will always be there for each other, that they'll never let anyone come between them. But fast forward 4...

The nail-biting new novel from the thrilling Sunday Times bestseller Karen Rose, and Book 3 in the Cincinnati series.Cincinnati's children are in grave danger, and time is running out to...