SOCO Maya Barton is called to a canal where a heavily decomposed male body has been discovered. A bank card belonging to Trevor Dawlish is found in the cadaver's pocket, and the name matches that of a missing person. All seems straightforward - until Trevor's wife phones the police to say that Trevor has returned home, leaving Maya and the team wondering who the unknown male is. When it's revealed that the male was dead before he entered the water, Maya finds herself with a murder on her hands. But when another body is discovered, the case becomes further complicated. The hope is that facial reconstruction of the first victim will help solve the mystery - but it may lead Maya and her team down an even darker path.

Maya Barton

Shattered Bones

When Caroline Daniels takes a deadly fall in front of a train and her lover fails to turn up at the funeral, Zoë Boehm wants nothing to do with the case. But Caroline's boss is persistent, and as Zoë attempts to unlock the secrets of a woman she's never met while in search of a man who could be anywhere, she starts to wonder if he's found her first. And if he has, will that make her the next victim?

The Last Voice You Hear

When irascible farmer Guy Beardon meets a very dirty death in his own farmyard, it seems like an accident initially – despite the fact that he was widely disliked. Only his daughter Lilah is prepared to defend his memory. And when, slowly, Lilah begins to suspect foul play, no one is eager to help her investigate. Suspicion becomes certainty when two more deaths occur – and both of them are unmistakably murder. There is certainly no shortage of suspects and it falls to local policeman Den Cooper to investigate the mysterious deaths.

A Dirty Death

Nina Cattermole had an unusual death: headbutted by a horse as she protested against the local hunt. The official verdict is that it was a freak accident. But for the Cattermoles it is merely the start of their troubles. On the day of the funeral a family friend, himself a hunt saboteur, is found dead in a ditch. Local CID detective Den Cooper is sent to investigate. It soon becomes clear that this is not another accident…

Death of a Friend

Keeping on top of the family funeral directors' and private-investigation businesses is no easy task for the Skelf women, and when matriarch Dorothy discovers a human foot while walking the dog, a perplexing case presents itself . . . Daughter Jenny and granddaughter Hannah have their hands full too: The mysterious circumstances of a dying woman lead them into an unexpected family drama, Hannah's new astrophysicist colleague claims he's receiving messages from outer space, and the Skelfs' teenaged lodger has yet another devastating experience. Nothing is clear as the women are immersed ever deeper in their most challenging cases yet. When the daughter of Jenny's violent and fugitive ex-husband goes missing without trace, real danger presents itself, and all three Skelfs are in peril.

Skelfs

The Great Silence

When a body is hauled from the River Tyne, Sarah Tucker heads to Newcastle for a closer look. She identifies the dead woman as private detective Zoë Boehm, but putting a name to the corpse only raises further questions. Did Zoë kill herself, or did one of her old cases come back to haunt her? Coincidence is an excuse that soon appears pretty unconvincing. Sarah can't leave until she's found the answers to her questions, however dangerous they might turn out to be.

Smoke and Whispers

Après un divorce, à 48 ans, Prudence Poivert hérite d’une superbe maison de campagne dans une petite bourgade près de Bordeaux. Bien décidée à profiter de sa liberté retrouvée, elle s’y installe… mais la vie à la campagne est d’un ennui mortel ! Un jour de déprime, elle décide d’aller visiter les sites pittoresques des environs. Rien de passionnant, jusqu’à ce qu’elle tombe nez à nez avec le cadavre de l’odieux dentiste du village ! L’homme a été empoisonné avec des cannelés avant d’être poussé à l’eau. Suspect numéro un : le neveu de Prudence, un jeune homme qu’elle trouve très « crétin » mais qui est le dernier à avoir vu la victime vivante. Prudence Poivert, qui n’a pas la langue dans sa poche et les deux pieds dans le même sabot, prend les choses en main. Hors de question de laisser tomber l’un des siens !

Les enquêtes de Prudence Poivert

Les enquêtes de Prudence Poivert : Mortelles Douceurs - Tome 1

When the body of a herdsman is discovered in a farm building, Detective Sergeant Den Cooper is more than happy to cast local farmer Gordon Hillcock in the role of chief suspect. After all, it is a well-known fact that there was no love lost between Gordon and the victim. And besides, Den has a little grudge of his own – Gordon is currently dating his ex-fiancée Lilah. However, Den did not plan on Lilah's determination to protect her new lover…

A Death to Record

A Swedish crime writer as thrilling as Mankell, a detective as compelling as Wallander . . . The Mind's Eye by Håkan Nesser is the first novel in the stunning Van Veeteren series. Janek Mitter stumbles into his bathroom one morning after a night of heavy drinking, to find his beautiful young wife, Eva, floating dead in the bath. She has been brutally murdered. Yet even during his trial Mitter cannot summon a single memory of attacking Eva, nor a clue as to who could have killed her if he had not. Only once he has been convicted and locked away in an asylum for the criminally insane does he have a snatch of insight – but is it too late? Drawing a blank after exhaustive interviews, Chief Inspector Van Veeteren remains convinced that something, or someone, in the dead woman's life has caused these tragic events. But the reasons for her speedy remarriage have died with her. And as he delves even deeper, Van Veeteren realizes that the past never stops haunting the present . . . The Mind's Eye is followed by the tensely gripping Borkmann's Point.

The Van Veeteren series

The Mind's Eye

Strange things are going on in Black Dog Wood, near the village of Nasely. There are rumours that it's become a popular dogging spot, and there have been alleged sightings of a werewolf-like monster. And then someone discovers a blindfolded skeleton, bizarrely buried standing up…When the secretary of a prestigious girl's boarding school is found murdered, all of the evidence points to the local MP. His only chance to avoid prosecution for a crime that he claims he didn't commit is to hire ex-homicide detective Frank Shunter. Meanwhile, the identity of the blindfolded skeleton may reveal a startling truth about the fate of murder-mystery writer Agnes Crabbe's long lost novel, Wallowing In The Mire…

The Diabolical Club

Jusqu'où la folie humaine est-elle prête à tendre pour assouvir un désir d'enfant ? Le nouveau thriller de Céline Denjean. En plein mois de décembre, une terrible tempête se déchaîne sur les Pyrénées. Sous la pluie battante, une jeune femme enceinte qui court à perdre haleine est percutée par une camionnette. Avant de mourir, elle murmure quelques mots en anglais : " Save the others. " Qui est cette femme sans identité ? Que cherchait-elle à fuir ? Que signifie la marque étrange sur son épaule ? Et qui sont ces autres qu'il faudrait sauver ? Les gendarmes Louise Caumont et Violaine Menou se lancent alors dans une enquête hors-norme. Au fil de leurs investigations se dessine la piste d'un trafic extrêmement organisé. Dès lors, les enquêtrices comprennent que l'horloge tourne pour d'autres femmes, sans doute prisonnières quelque part, et dont la vie ne tient plus qu'à un fil. Cet ouvrage a fait partie de la sélection pour le Prix de la Ligue de l'Imaginaire. " Glaçant. " Le Point " Bien documenté et construit à la manière d'un puzzle, Matrices ne laisse pas le lecteur indemne. L'intrigue est pertinente et la psychologie des personnages, fine et soignée. " CNews " Un roman noir puissant et désespérant." Libération

Matrices

Icelandic sisters Arora and Isafold live in different countries and aren't on speaking terms, but when their mother loses contact with Isafold, Arora reluctantly returns to Iceland to find her sister. But she soon realises that her sister isn't avoiding her . . . she has disappeared, without trace. As she confronts Isafold's abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend Bjorn, and begins to probe her sister's reclusive neighbours - who have their own reasons for staying out of sight - Arora is led into an ever-darker web of intrigue and manipulation. Baffled by the conflicting details of her sister's life, and blinded by the shiveringly bright midnight sun of the Icelandic summer, Arora enlists the help of police officer Daniel, as she tries to track her sister's movements, and begins to tail Bjorn - but she isn't the only one watching . . .

Arora Investigation

Cold as Hell

The Cornish village of St Petroc is the sort of place where people come to hide. Tom Killgannon is one such person. An ex-undercover cop, Tom is in the Witness Protection Programme and St Petroc offers him a chance to live a safe and quiet life. Until he meets Lila. Lila is a 17-year-old runaway. When she breaks into Tom's house she takes more than just his money. His wallet holds everything about his new identity. He also knows that Lila is in danger from the travellers' commune she's been living at. But to find her he risks not only giving away his location to the gangs he's in hiding from, but also becoming a target for whoever is hunting Lila.

Old Religion, The

Premier volet d'une série so british, Rendez-vous avec le crime est un polar drôle, plein de charme et au casting haut en couleur. " Le roman de Julia Chapman se place directement en tête de liste des cosy mysteries ! " Kirkus Reviews Quand Samson O'Brien débarque sur sa moto rouge à Bruncliffe, dans le Yorkshire, pour y ouvrir son agence de détective privé, la plupart des habitants voient son arrivée d'un très mauvais oeil. De son côté, Delilah Metcalfe, génie de l'informatique au caractère bien trempé, tente de sauver de la faillite son site de rencontres amoureuses. Pour cela, elle décide de louer le rez-de-chaussée de ses locaux. Quelle n'est pas sa surprise quand son nouveau locataire se révèle être Samson – et qu'elle découvre que son entreprise porte les mêmes initiales que la sienne ! Les choses prennent un tour inattendu lorsque Samson met au jour une série de morts suspectes dont la piste le mène tout droit... à l'agence de rencontres de Delilah !

Les Détectives du Yorkshire

Rendez-vous avec le crime - Les détectives du Yorkshire - Tome 1

​La mort cherche des noises à l'amour... Retrouvez la voix pétillante et captivante d'Odile Cohen dans ce dixième tome de la série best-seller Les Détectives du Yorkshire Samson et Delilah ont traversé bien des tempêtes. Aujourd'hui, tandis que leur mariage se profile à l'horizon, le calme semble être enfin revenu. Mais rien n'est jamais aussi simple à Bruncliffe, et les semaines qui précèdent leur union sont chargées en électricité... Lorsqu'un ami du couple est accusé de meurtre, la ville est plongée dans l'agitation. Samson et Delilah vont devoir mettre de côté leurs problèmes personnels pour attraper le tueur. Cette dernière enquête des détectives du Yorkshire sera-t-elle celle qui les brisera ou celle qui les liera à tout jamais ? ------ " Des enquêtes 100% anglaises, Pleines de drôlerie et semées de chausse-trapes, menées par un duo de choc. " Le Figaro Magazine

Rendez-vous avec le destin - Les détectives du Yorkshire - Tome 10

From the twice CWA Dagger shortlisted author of The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas comes a collection of stories to transport you to the macabre world of inexplicable phenomena. As the dark winter nights get longer, prepare to lose yourself in the world of the strange. With a tale for each day of Christmas and a rather unlucky 13th, Christmas is not the only spirit in these pages. 'Tis the season for sacrificial feasts, cultish communities and a train with a rather final destination. So wrap up warm and let yourself get lost in the world of the strange, the scary and the supernatural…

Essex Witch Museum

The Twelve Even Stranger Days of Christmas

When his most celebrated case is suddenly reopened, Detective Chief Inspector Jejeune's long-buried secrets threaten to come to light. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Lindy, faces an unseen threat of her own, one which Jejeune may not be able to protect her from. Between fending off inquiries from the internal review and an open murder case to solve, more than ever Jejeune will have to rely on the help of the stalwart Sergeant Danny Maik. But Maik is learning things on his own that have caused him to question his DCI's actions, both past and present. In the current case, and in the former one, the facts seem clear enough. But often the most insidious lies hide behind the most honest-seeming truths.

Birder Murder Mystery

Tiding of Magpies, A

Newly estranged from his girlfriend, Lindy Hey, Inspector Domenic Jejeune returns to Southern Ontario, where he receives news that his brother, Damian, has gone missing in Wood Buffalo National Park while conducting research on Whooping Cranes. Domenic immediately heads out to try to find him. Back in the UK, Jejeune's plan to protect Lindy has failed, and she has been kidnapped by his old foe, Ray Hayes. Jejeune's trusty sergeant, Danny Maik, tracks down Lindy, but there is far more to the situation than he anticipated. With Lindy in imminent danger, Maik is forced into a desperate rescue attempt. Will either of them survive? And if so, can they find their way back to each other?

Dance of Cranes, A

Secretly Rosie Strange has always thought herself a little bit more interesting than most people – the legacy her family has bequeathed her is definitely so, she's long believed. But then life takes a peculiar turn when the Strange legacy turns out not just to be the Essex Witch Museum, but perhaps some otherworldly gifts that Rosie finds difficult to fathom. Meanwhile Sam Stone, Rosie's curator, is oddly distracted as breadcrumb clues into what happened to his missing younger brother and other abducted boys from the past are poised to lead him and Rosie deep into a dark wood where there lurks something far scarier than Hansel and Gretel's witch…

Strange Tricks

PRIX COUP DE COEUR CUXAC D’AUDE 2023 FINALISTE PRIX LOIRET CRIMES 2023 Greenville, État du Maine, États-Unis. 2017 : Un lac sauvage. Une île désertée. Une forêt dense. Une villa isolée. Une bande de jeunes fêtards. Une disparition inquiétante… 2022 : Karen Blackstone, journaliste spécialiste des cas de disparitions irrésolues, pose ses valises et ses interrogations à Greenville, bourgade tranquille au bord du lac Moosehead. Bien décidée à élucider le mystère de la disparition de Veronika Lake, elle va très vite se heurter à la méfiance des habitants… De découvertes en révélations, l’enquêtrice tente pourtant de faire émerger la vérité sur cette affaire taboue ! La vérité pourrait bien être aussi glaçante et noire que les eaux du lac Moosehead… Karen Blackstone Déjà plus de 40.000 lecteurs passionnés par cette série multi-récompensée : La disparition de Veronika Lake : Lauréat Prix Cuxac d'Aude 2023 Finaliste Prix Loiret Crimes 2023 10è place Prix des Mordus de Thriller 2023 Je veux maman : Meilleure vente concours Amazon Storyteller 2023 Chaque tome de la série peut se lire indépendamment avec une enquête bouclée à l’issue du roman. Toutefois, la série complète comporte en fil rouge des bribes du passé trouble de la journaliste Karen Blackstone, ce qui permet d’apprécier la lecture de la série dans l’ordre chronologique. Sébastien Théveny est un auteur français, qui a publié son premier roman « Trouble Je » en 2016. Il a connu un franc succès avec son deuxième roman, « Un Frère de Trop », devenu le livre autoédité le plus lu de 2018. Publiant en majorité des romans policiers, Théveny est aussi reconnu par le public pour ses romances ainsi que ses romans feel good.

Karen Blackstone

La Disparition de Veronika Lake

Une enquête sur la face sombre de l'adolescence. 2022, Sarrouilles, petit village des Pyrénées. Valériane Ducuing reprend connaissance chez elle. Bâillonnée, immobilisée par un savant entrelacs de sangles, elle repose au fond de sa baignoire. Un instant plus tard, elle réalise que le robinet coule et que l'eau monte lentement. À son oreille, une voix murmure : " Tu vas mourir, Valériane. " Alors que, terrorisée et impuissante, elle assiste à sa noyade imminente, la jeune femme est sauvée in extremis par l'irruption inespérée d'un tiers. Avant de prendre la fuite, son agresseur tague trois lettres sur le carrelage : MPC. Louise Caumont, major à la brigade de recherche de Tarbes, est dépêchée sur les lieux. Au regard de la mise en scène retorse, du mode opératoire ayant nécessité une grande préparation et du graffiti qui a tout d'une signature, Louise redoute le début d'une série de crimes. Ses craintes se confirment quand le tueur récidive. Alors que les meurtres s'enchaînent, un point commun apparaît : les victimes ont fréquenté le même lycée d'élite, durant l'année 2001-2002. Sont-elles liées par un évènement caché ? Les meurtres du présent ont-ils quelque chose à voir avec des éléments vieux de vingt ans ? Que signifie le sigle MPC et, surtout, qui se cache derrière ? Pressée par le temps, accompagnée de collègues qui ne partagent pas son approche, Louise va devoir jouer des coudes pour faire la lumière sur une affaire enracinée dans le passé.

Précipice

Mr. Royston is driving his hansom through the night-time streets of Melbourne when he is hailed by a man supporting a slumped, intoxicated figure, and requesting that the cabman take the unfortunate fellow home - before proceeding to drop his burden and make a rapid exit. Bundling the drunken man onto the seat, the cabman is startled by the reappearance of the good Samaritan, who joins his acquaintance inside - but jumps out before the end of the journey. And when Royston, receiving no response to his inquiries about directions, peers into the cab, he finds that his passenger is now a corpse...

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

"Extrêmement divertissant. Cet ouvrage a sa place de choix dans la bibliothèque de tout lecteur amateur d’enquêtes savamment construites et de rebondissements, une trame captivante. Vous serez conquis. Un ouvrage idéal par les froides journées d'hiver !" --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (Meurtre au Manoir) LA BOULANGERIE DE LA PLAGE: UN CUPCAKE FATAL est le premier opus de la toute nouvelle série policière désopilante de Fiona Grace - son bestseller Meurtre au Manoir (Un Roman Policier de Lacey Doyle) comptabilise déjà près de 200 commentaires cinq étoiles. Allison Sweet, 34 ans, second de cuisine à Los Angeles, ne supporte plus les clients médisants, son patron exigeant, sa vie sentimentale ratée. Un incident la contraint à prendre un nouveau départ et réaliser son rêve de toujours : ouvrir sa propre boulangerie dans une petite ville. Allison repère une adorable boutique vacante sur le front de mer, non loin de Venice. Un vrai signe du destin ! Il est temps de repartir de zéro, prendre des risques, se lancer. Mais Allison ignore ce qui l’attend : le front de mer bouillonne de personnages hauts en couleurs qui croquent la vie, des propriétaires de pizzerias se disputant ses faveurs aux diseuses de bonne aventure, sans oublier la boulangerie concurrente. Allison se focalise sur ses délicieuses nouvelles recettes de pâtisserie afin de maintenir son commerce à flot — mais la donne change lorsqu'un meurtre est commis au voisinage de sa boutique. Accusée à tort, son avenir est péril ; Allison n'a d'autre choix que mener l'enquête pour se disculper. Un nouvel acolyte dévoué et doué pour résoudre les mystères surgit dans sa vie en la personne d’un chien errant. L’enquête peut commencer. Quid du tueur ? Faillite assurée pour sa boulangerie ? LA BOULANGERIE DE LA PLAGE : une série policière désopilante mêlant intrigues, rebondissements, romance, voyage, cuisine et aventures ; des heures de lecture hilarantes jusqu’au bout de la nuit, vous craquerez pour la nouvelle protagoniste. Tome n° 2 — MACARON MORTEL — déjà disponible !

Série policière cosy La Boulangerie de la Plage

La Boulangerie de la Plage: Un Cupcake Fatal (Série policière cosy La Boulangerie de la Plage – Tome 1)

Deuxième volet d'une série so british, Rendez-vous avec le mal est un polar drôle, plein de charme et au casting haut en couleur. Quand Mme Shepherd vient voir Samson O'Brien à l'Agence de Recherche des Vallons, convaincue que quelqu'un essaie de la tuer, le détective privé pense avoir affaire à une vieille dame un peu sénile. Pourtant, après une série de curieux incidents à la maison de retraite de Fellside Court, il se demande s'il n'aurait pas dû prendre la chose un peu plus au sérieux... Alors que Noël approche, Samson se lance dans une enquête qui l'oblige à renouer avec les habitants de Bruncliffe, ceux-là mêmes qu'il a fui une dizaine d'années auparavant et qui le traitent à présent comme un paria. Et qui mieux que la tempétueuse Delilah Metcalfe, propriétaire de l'Agence de Rencontre des Vallons, peut l'aider à regagner leur confiance ?

Rendez-vous avec le mal - Les détectives du Yorkshire - Tome 2

La mort ose tout... Le septième tome de la série best-seller Les Détectives du Yorkshire. Après un enlèvement qui l'a terrifiée, Delilah Metcalfe tente de retrouver ses esprits. Or les ennuis ne font que commencer : elle a découvert qu'une menace pesait aussi sur son coéquipier et prétendant Samson O'Brien. Pour le protéger d'une mort certaine, elle va devoir prendre ses distances avec lui alors même qu'elle vient de propulser les émotions de son partenaire à des sommets étourdissants... Et convaincre les habitants de Bruncliffe de l'aider ! Hélas, nombreux sont celles et ceux qui ont des griefs envers Samson. Car qui fait du tort à un seul en menace beaucoup... " Des enquêtes 100 % anglaises, pleines de drôlerie et semées de chausse-trapes, menées par un duo de choc. "Le Figaro Magazine

Rendez-vous avec la menace - Les détectives du Yorkshire - Tome 7

Jane Ferguson suffers from horrific nightmares which she claims not to be able to explain. And when her traumatised six-year-old daughter finds Jane dead, hanging by the neck in the hallway of the family's seaside home, it is assumed she took her own life. But routine police enquiries reveal evidence indicating that Jane has been murdered, and her businessman husband Felix, commodore of the local yacht club, becomes the chief suspect. Called in to launch a major inquiry, Detective Inspector David Vogel discovers that nothing connected with Jane Ferguson's death is as it seems. Gradually, he uncovers a deeply disturbing story involving a succession of shocking family secrets stretching back over three decades.

David Vogel

Dreams of Fear

Mataura is a small town in rural New Zealand where, apart from the odd tractor theft, nothing very interesting happens. But when the body of a young mother is found washed up on the banks of the Mataura River, the small rural community is rocked by her tragic suicide. All is not what it seems, however. Sam Shephard, sole-charge police constable in the town, soon discovers the death was no suicide and has to face the realisation that there is a killer in town. To complicate the situation, the murdered woman was the wife of Sam's former lover. When Sam finds herself on the list of suspects and suspended from duty, she must cast aside her personal feelings and take matters into her own hands. She has to find the murderer...and clear her name.

Sam Shephard

Overkill

Molly the Maid is used to being invisible. But it's time for her to shine in a brand new mystery…*THE SPARKLING NEW MYSTERY FROM THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE MAID* ––––– Molly the maid is no stranger to secrets… She sees everything behind closed doors at the Regency Grand hotel: wiping away the dust and grime of guests passing through. But one secret lies much closer to home. An old trinket – a faux Fabergé egg – is revealed to be a precious antique during an appraisal at the hotel, making Molly a rags-to-riches sensation. But no sooner has the egg shown its value than it’s stolen: vanishing without a trace. Determined to crack the case of the missing Fabergé, Molly begins dusting for clues – uncovering a mystery that stretches deep into the past. For in the pages of a long-forgotten diary, written by her late gran, lie the secrets that could unlock all others – and only Molly holds the key… ––––– Join the millions of readers who have been swept away by Molly the Maid: ‘Full of such charm!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Brilliant, captivating and engaging’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘5 out of 5 stars for its charming blend of mystery and warmth’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Great cosy crime with twists and turns that I did not expect’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Can’t recommend this enough’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A heartwarming yet brainteasing whodunit’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nita Prose's book 'The Maid' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2023-05-01.

Molly the Maid

The Maid’s Secret

‘Had me laughing aloud within its first five pages. Charming, hilarious and heartfelt’ Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach ReadLife is good for sixty-year-old teashop owner and amateur sleuth, Vera Wong. Her teashop is bustling, and her son, Tilly, finally has a girlfriend! Still, Vera can’t help but wish for some excitement and adventure. Sometimes all an old lady wants is a murder to solve… Then Vera comes across a distressed young woman in need of her kindly guidance. The woman is looking for her missing friend Xander. Online, he appeared to have it all: a parade of private jets, fabulous parties with socialites, and a burgeoning career as a social media influencer. When Xander turns up dead, it seems he isn’t who he claimed to be. The police have no leads, but Vera intends to uncover the truth in the only way that this Chinese mother knows how: by spilling the tea. Praise for Vera Wong ‘I thoroughly loved it. With a Vera in your life nothing bad can ever happen!’ J. M. Hall, bestselling author of A Spoonful of Murder ‘Fans of Crazy Rich Asians will love it’ My Weekly ‘I appreciate the recent uptick in books featuring sleuths of a seasoned age, particularly ones as prickly, opinionated and delightful as Vera Wong’ The New York Times Readers love VERA WONG… 'Vera Wong is my favourite fictional character in the world.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I'll be recommending this one to all my friends.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A mystery with heart and humour' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Vera Wong is honestly the best character I've read in crime fiction' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fast paced and addictive' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Vera Wong series

Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

***KITTY'S BACK! I BET YOU'D LOOK GOOD IN A COFFIN IS OUT NOW*** Meet Kitty Collins. FRIEND. LOVER. KILLER. He was following me. That guy from the nightclub who wouldn’t leave me alone. I hadn’t intended to kill him of course. But I wasn’t displeased when I did and, despite the mess I made, I appeared to get away with it. That’s where my addiction started… I’ve got a taste for revenge and quite frankly, I’m killing it. A deliciously dark, hilariously twisted story about friendship, love, and murder. Fans of Sweetpea, My Sister the Serial Killer, How to Kill Your Family and Killing Eve will love this wickedly clever novel! Don't miss Katy Brent's new wickedly witty novel, The Murder After the Night Before, available now! Readers LOVE How to Kill Men and Get Away With It!‘I literally couldn’t put this book down, I was just so engrossed in Kitty and what the heck she was going to do next!!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book has got to be my favourite so far this year.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘There are just so many good things I could say about this book. I absolutely tore (pun intended) through this read. Everyone needs to go read it.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Being a man I really shouldn't like this book. Well I didn't like it. I loved it! Oh I just couldn't stop reading this.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘How to Kill Men was an absolute treat to read, sending out American Psycho and Promising Young Women vibes.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘AMAZING!!! Where has Kitty been all my life?’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This is one of the most clever books I have read in quite a while.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A well-rounded cast of characters, quick pace, and thrilling twists make this one of my favourites of the year!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Kitty Collins

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

La mort frappe toujours deux fois. À la suite d'un accident mortel survenu à la foire aux bestiaux de Bruncliffe, le commissaire-priseur Harry Furness engage Samson et Delilah pour mener l'enquête. Mais ce qui semblait n'être qu'une simple vérification de routine prend vite un tour plus sombre quand les détectives découvrent que cet accident a probablement été provoqué... Ajoutez à cela des vols de moutons, un dangereux chantage et un fermier amoureux, et vous aurez la recette parfaite pour une enquête explosive ! Le cinquième tome de la série best-seller Les Détectives du Yorkshire. " Des intrigues 100 % anglaises, pleines de drôlerie et semées de chausse-trapes, menées tambour battant par un duo de choc. " Marie Rogatien, Le Figaro Magazine.

Rendez-vous avec le danger - Les détectives du Yorkshire - Tome 5

LA MORT FAIT SON INTÉRESSANTE ​Le huitième tome de la série best-seller Les Détectives du Yorkshire. Un vent de panique souffle sur Bruncliffe : plusieurs vols sont recensés et un terrible incendie provoque l'explosion d'une caravane. Pour couronner le tout, Mme Lister débarque à l'Agence de recherche des Vallons pour déclarer la disparition de son fils Stuart. Incendie criminel, vols, disparition inexpliquée : tous ces incidents convergent vers un dangereux multirécidiviste. Samson et Delilah, les deux détectives les plus respectés des Vallons, mènent l'enquête... " Des enquêtes 100 % anglaises, pleines de drôlerie et semées de chausse-trapes, menées par un duo de choc. " Le Figaro Magazine

Rendez-vous avec le diable - Les détectives du Yorkshire - Tome 8

Il voit tout, Il entend tout, Il sait tout. La nouvelle enquête de Violaine Menou et Louise Caumont a de quoi vous faire trembler durant votre écoute. Interprété par Léovanie Raud, ce livre audio vous fera découvrir des secrets de famille qui auraient peut-être mieux faits de rester enfouis... " Depuis qu'un fou furieux a tué maman, la rage qui couvait au fond de moi est sortie de ses gonds. Je la sens, là, qui enfle, gronde, bouillonne. Elle ressemble à un monstre qui me soulève le ventre. " Une violence sourde ronge la très respectable famille Bellegarde dont la mère, Marie-France, a été sauvagement assassinée. Les fondations de l'édifice familial vacillent. La major Louise Caumont trouvera-t-elle la faille pour percer à jour les secrets du clan ?

Châtiment

Un cosy crime dans l'univers des Trois Mousquetaires ! Paris 1624. La jeune Aude de Mantégnac a rendez-vous avec la propriétaire d'un magasin d'un genre nouveau : une boutique de thés. Mais derrière les feuilles et les odeurs enivrantes de cette plante qui vient d'arriver en France, se cache une femme intrigante, capable de résoudre les mystères les plus épineux, et qui utilise le pseudonyme de Milady. C'est cette femme que Aude vient rencontrer afin de lever le voile sur des apparitions étranges qui troublent la quiétude du château familial. Bien consciente de l'opportunité de nouer une relation étroite avec une famille ayant ses entrées à la Cour, Milady accepte la mission qui, bientôt, va prendre une tout autre dimension, quand le corps d'un parent proche de Aude est retrouvé sans vie, les lèvres noires et entouré de tulipes tout aussi sombres. Découvrez dans la première aventure de cette série de cosy crime historique le personnage emblématique de Milady, avant qu'elle ne devienne l'héroïne si connue de l'œuvre d'Alexandre Dumas.

Le baiser de la tulipe noire - Les enquêtes de Milady - Tome 1

Enquêter sur un adultère ? Ce n'est pas vraiment le rêve de Samson et Delilah, les détectives de l'Agence de Recherche des Vallons. Seulement voilà, la demande vient de Nancy Taylor, une femme charmante à laquelle on ne peut rien refuser. L'infidèle, quant à lui, est le maire, mais aussi un respectable homme d'affaires et l'ex-beau-père de Delilah. Diable ! Le duo de détectives va devoir marcher sur des œufs... Or Samson et Delilah découvrent qu'une affaire peut en cacher une autre. Et que ruses, fourberies ou tromperies sont bien plus présentes à Bruncliffe qu'ils ne le croyaient.

Rendez-vous avec la ruse - Les détectives du Yorkshire - Tome 6

A head teacher's work is never done, especially if, like Jane Cowan, you're a victim of your own success. Having done well with Wrayford Primary, she's now expected to bring neighbouring schools up to scratch as well. And all these responsibilities are compounded by an influx of children, most of whom do not speak English, following their families supplying cheap labour to surrounding farms. Jane can't turn a blind eye to the conditions in which many of these families are living, even more so when some children simply disappear. When everything points to the shadowy dealings of people smugglers in the area, she has her work cut out for her seeing justice done.

Jane Cowan

Head Count

Maya Barton has just embarked on her dream job as a scene of crime officer. When she attends her first death the post-mortem deems it to be non-suspicious and the case is closed. But despite the lack of evidence, she suspects a crime has been committed. When Maya is called to another apparent sudden death her reservations resurface. She is convinced a killer is on the loose; a killer who has evaded suspicion until now, but Maya's series of mistakes alienate those around her. Can Maya catch a killer and escape from her troubled past, or will the skeletons from her closet come back to haunt her? Who can Maya really trust? And who will make it out alive. . .

Definitely Dead

February 1922. Hollywood is young but already mired in scandal. When a leading movie director is murdered, Irish-American investigator Tom Collins is called in by studio boss Mack Sennett, whose troubled star, Mabel Normand, is rumoured to be involved. But Normand has gone missing. And, as Collins discovers, there's a growing list of suspects. His quest leads him through the brutal heart of Prohibition-era Los Angeles, from speakeasies and dope dens to the studios and salons of Hollywood's fabulously wealthy movie elite, and to a secret so explosive it must be kept silent at any cost …

Long Silence, The

Fifty-five-year-old Jim Lapsford makes an unusually healthy-looking corpse. Having spent his life taking vitamin pills and herbal remedies, it seems almost ironic that he has succumbed to a heart attack. But ex-nurse and trainee undertaker Drew Slocombe is convinced that there is enough conflicting medical evidence to merit a coroner's inquest though. Whilst Drew may have plenty of suspects, he has no proof. And Jim's cremation is days away…

Dark Undertakings

The discovery of the partially-clothed body of a teenage girl in the heart of Bristol's red light district indicates a tragic yet familiar scenario. But this marks the start of a baffling murder investigation where nothing is as it first appears. Fourteen-year-old Melanie Cooke told her mother she was visiting a school friend. Who was she really going to meet? Detective Inspector David Vogel is led towards three very different principal protagonists, each of whom grows increasingly chilling. But are they what they seem? And is any one of them capable of murder? A darkly complex secret lies behind Melanie's death – and its ultimate revelation will shock Vogel and his team to the core.

Deadly Dance

Karen Slocombe isn't sure why she visited SuperFare that day – as a committed member of the Food Chain group and a regular stallholder at local farmers' markets, it's a place she would normally avoid. Luckily for Karen, she leaves moments before a bomb explodes. Only a few days later, Karen finds herself in the midst of another horrific crime. When friends from the Food Chain group start warning Karen not to tell the police certain details, her suspicions are instantly aroused. Could the two events be linked?

A Market for Murder

When Max Brennan's estranged father and then his own girlfriend go missing in quick succession, he turns to his old friend Detective Jake Porter for help. As Max is then attacked in his own home, Porter and his partner Nick Styles waste no time in investigating. But when their main suspect turns up dead, alongside a list of other targets, it seems the case is much bigger than it first appeared. With events spiraling, can Porter and Styles catch the killer before another victim is claimed?

Porter & Styles

Nothing Else Remains

Meet the Skelfs: well-known Edinburgh family, proprietors of a long-established funeral-home business, and private investigators...When patriarch Jim dies, it's left to his wife Dorothy, daughter Jenny and granddaughter Hannah to take charge of both businesses, kicking off an unexpected series of events. Dorothy discovers mysterious payments to another woman, suggesting that Jim wasn't the husband she thought he was. Hannah's best friend Mel has vanished from university, and the simple adultery case that Jenny takes on leads to something far darker than any of them could have imagined. As the women struggle to come to terms with their grief, and the demands of the business threaten to overwhelm them, secrets from the past emerge, which change everything…

A Dark Matter

The arrest of a Finnish contract killer and the subsequent murder of an Edinburgh reporter seem unconnected - until a ghost from the past appears in the investigation. The horrors of past misdeeds in Northern Ireland, contract killers, military secrets and organised-crime feuds collide on the streets of Edinburgh and the Irish Republic, drawing Detective Grace Macallan into brutal score-settling on Dublin's streets and a life-or-death race against time.

Detective Grace Macallan

Where Angels Rest

« Au moment où vous pensiez que la vie ne pouvait pas s’améliorer, Blake Pierce propose un autre chef-d’œuvre de thriller et de mystère ! Ce livre est plein de rebondissements et se termine sur une révélation surprenante. Je le recommande vivement à tout lecteur friand de thrillers très bien ficelés. » --Livres et critiques de films, Roberto Mattos (au sujet de Sans Laisser de Traces) CONDAMNÉ À FUIR est le deuxième volume d’une nouvelle série de thrillers du FBI de Blake Pierce, l’auteur à succès de UNE FOIS PARTIE (Volume 1) (en téléchargement gratuit) qui a reçu plus de 1000 critiques à cinq étoiles. Un tueur en série dont les meurtres rappellent ceux de Jack l’Éventreur fait des ravages dans la communauté des expatriés américains à Paris. L’agent spécial du FBI Adèle Sharp se lance aveuglément dans une course contre la montre pour entrer dans son esprit et sauver la prochaine victime – jusqu’à ce qu’elle découvre un secret encore plus sombre que ce qu’elle aurait pu imaginer. Hantée par le meurtre de sa propre mère, Adèle se plonge dans l’affaire et évolue dans les bas-fonds d’une ville qui a un jour été la sienne. Adèle parviendra-t-elle à arrêter le tueur avant qu’il ne soit trop tard ? Une série mystère pleine d’action, d’intrigues internationales et de suspense captivant, CONDAMNÉ À FUIR vous fera tourner les pages jusqu’aux heures tardives de la nuit. Le troisième volume CONDAMNÉ À SE CACHER est maintenant disponible en pré-commande.

Un Mystère Adèle Sharp

Condamné à fuir (Un Mystère Adèle Sharp — Volume 2)

The Hopwicke Country House Hotel, owned by Jude's glamorous friend Suzy Longthorne, is to host an event for the all-male society, the Pillars of Sussex. On the night, Jude helps Suzy serve dinner, and in the early hours of the morning they watch with relief as the guests drag themselves to their beds. ## The next morning, one young solicitor does not come down for breakfast. Jude heads for Nigel Ackford's room, presuming he is feeling the effects of the night before. It soon becomes apparent, however, that Nigel has been spared his hangover, for Jude finds him hanging from the beams of his four-poster bed. And she is convinced that this is not suicide…

Fethering

The Hanging in the Hotel

“Uketsu is a disrupter, the master of quiet horror.”—Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author of The Appeal “Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever. Seemingly unconnected stories tie themselves into a complicated knot, which Uketsu masterfully unravels.”—G. T. Karber, author of the national bestseller Murdle The spine-tingling ""triumphant international debut"" (Publishers Weekly starred review) that has taken Japan by storm—an eerie fresh take on mystery-horror in which a series of seemingly innocent pictures draws you into a disturbing web of unsolved mysteries and shattered psyches. An exploration of the macabre, where the seemingly mundane takes on a terrifying significance. . . . A pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning. A child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message. A sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth down a rabbithole that will reveal a horrifying reality. Structured around these nine childlike drawings, each holding a disturbing clue, Uketsu invites readers to piece together the mystery behind each and the over-arching backstory that connects them all. Strange Pictures is the internationally bestselling debut from mystery horror YouTube sensation Uketsu—an enigmatic masked figure who has become one of Japan's most talked about contemporary authors. Translated from the Japanese by Jim Rion. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Strange Pictures

***Don't miss the second book in the series, Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man), out now!***Put the kettle on, there’s a mystery brewing…'Vera Wong is my new favourite sleuth' Elle CosimanoTea-shop owner. Matchmaker. Detective? Sixty-year-old self-proclaimed tea expert Vera Wong enjoys nothing more than sipping a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy ‘detective’ work on the internet (AKA checking up on her son to see if he’s dating anybody yet). But when Vera wakes up one morning to find a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, it’s going to take more than a strong Longjing to fix things. Knowing she’ll do a better job than the police possibly could – because nobody sniffs out a wrongdoing quite like a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands – Vera decides it’s down to her to catch the killer. Nobody spills the tea like this amateur sleuth. USA Today Bestseller and Edgar Award WinnerReaders LOVE Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice For Murderers 'This is the perfect book for fans of found family, humour and mystery – full of warmth, heart, good food and well-meaning meddling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fans of The Thursday Murder Club and other cosy mysteries with great characterisation will love this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This was ABSOLUTELY my cup of tea' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I need a Vera (and her cooking) in my life! This book is potentially my favourite read of the year' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERAN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2024WINNER OF GOODREADS MYSTERY & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'I was totally gripped' DOUGLAS STUART'Immersive and enthralling' PAULA HAWKINS___________Some said it was tragic, what happened to the Van Laars. Some said the family deserved it. That they never even thanked the searchers who stayed out for five nights in the freezing forest trying to help find their missing son. Some said there was a reason it took the family so long to call for help. That they knew what happened to the boy. Now, fifteen years later, the Van Laars' teenage daughter has gone missing in the same wilderness as her brother. Some say the two disappearances aren’t connected. Some say they are. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––- ‘Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced … I can't remember the last time I felt so entangled in a novelist's coils’ Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures 'A beguiling novel with a relentless grip. You won't be able to put it down' Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground 'At once an immersive family saga and utterly propulsive mystery. Beautifully written' Emilia Hart, author of Weyward ‘A masterful literary thriller’ Lucy Clarke, author of The Hike ‘Riveting from page one to the last breathless word … This book flew by at lightning speed, but will stick with me for a very long time’ Rebecca Makkai, author of I Have Some Questions For You ‘Dickensian in scope … Very entertaining’ Vogue, Best Picks for Summer 2024 The God of the Woods debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list on 21 July 2024. READERS ARE SAYING…'I simply couldn't put it down!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'An excellent page-turner' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I didn’t see the end coming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I strongly urge everyone to read it and experience the magic for themselves' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'My top read for 2024 so far. Actually, top read full stop' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A fascinating story with lots of ups and downs… I did like the conclusion, very clever!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Loved this book from page one! … A book not to be missed!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I cannot think of when I have read anything so evocative' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A riveting read. If you're looking for intriguing characters, a beautifully crafted, slow and atmospheric mystery that feels incredibly intense, then this is the one for you' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The God of the Woods

1938. Dans une Europe au bord de l'abîme, une organisation nazie, l'Ahnenerbe, pille des lieux sacrés à travers le monde. À la recherche de trésors aux pouvoirs obscurs destinés à établir le règne millénaire du Troisième Reich. Son maître, Himmler, envoie des SS fouiller un sanctuaire tibétain dans une vallée oubliée de l'Himalaya et se rend lui-même en Espagne, dans un monastère, pour chercher un tableau énigmatique. De quelle puissance ancienne les nazis cherchent-ils la clé ? À Londres, Churchill découvre que la guerre contre l'Allemagne sera aussi la guerre spirituelle de la lumière contre les ténèbres. Ce livre est le premier tome d'une saga où l'histoire occulte fait se rencontrer les acteurs majeurs de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et des personnages aux destins d'exception : Tristan, le trafiquant d'art au passé trouble, Erika, une archéologue allemande, Laure, l'héritière des Cathares...

La Saga du Soleil noir

Le Triomphe des ténèbres

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