Crime & mystery fiction

More than 50 years ago, Peter Lovesey published a short story in an anthology. That short story caught the eye of the great Ruth Rendell, whose praise ignited Lovesey's life-long passion for short form crime fiction. More than 100 stories later, Peter Lovesey has assembled this devilishly clever ...

Recently swept off her feet, after a week of courting, the newly married Alix Martin is a woman obsessed by a reoccurring dream of her new husband's murder. Each time she can see the murderer clearly and it is the mild mannered man she had almost married wreaking his revenge. But, what is worse i...

Nick Buckley led an unusual life. On a Cornish hillside, her car brakes failed. On a coastal path, a falling boulder missed her by inches. Later, an oil painting fell and almost crushed her. Poirot decides she needs some protection.

Twenty-two bestselling crime writers from diverse cultures come together from across the world in a razor sharp and deliciously sinister collection of crime stories.

Mark Easterbrook learns of a mysterious organisation called the Pale Horse, and in the village of Much Deeping he is told of the organisation's supernatural connections. A piece of paper with a list of names seems to foretell the deaths of several people, and Mark must discover what connects them...

Every marriage has its secrets. Sadie has it all - a handsome husband, two beautiful children, a highly respected job. But when she finds out Will is having an affair, her perfect life falls apart at the seams. Camille is hot-headed, beautiful, fiery - everything that Sadie isn't. And she's obses...

From literary icon Joyce Carol Oates comes a collection of haunting and, at times, darkly humorous mystery & suspense stories. These are tales of psyches pushed to their limits by the expectations of everyday life - from a woman who gets lost on her drive home to her plush suburban home and ends ...

A gripping new translation of the iconic short story collection featuring Simenon's celebrated literary detective, Inspector Maigret.

Throughout her distinguished career, Ann Granger has penned an array of hugely entertaining and gripping short stories. To mark her thirtieth anniversary as a crime writer, eighteen of these compelling mysteries have been brought together to delight and enthral crime fans everywhere. From a nosy ...

Throughout her distinguished career, Ann Granger has penned an array of hugely entertaining and gripping short stories. To mark her 30th anniversary as a crime writer, 18 of these compelling mysteries have been brought together to delight and enthral crime fans everywhere. From a nosy neighbour w...