Detective and mystery stories, English

Thunderbolt, Benny, Bridie and Sharky Bob are a mixed bunch of vagabonds and urchins who come together to form the New Cut Gang in two comic tales of stolen silver, skullduggery and desperadoes.

A unique anthology for crime aficionados - seven of the world's most notorious genuine murder mysteries retold by the most accomplished classic crime writers of their generation.

Here is a collection of autumn-themed mysteries from the master of the genre. Autumn is the season of misty mornings and cosy nights in, but as the leaves begin to fall the nights get longer and the shadows grow darker. Secluded cottages, eerie manors and ghostly hauntings and cursed tombs abound...

There is no detective like DI Rebus - brilliant, irascible and endlessly frustrating both to his friends and his long-suffering bosses. For over two decades he has walked through the dark places of Edinburgh, and now Rebus's life is revealed through this complete collection of stories, from his e...

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 his phenomenally popular Rebus novels. Brought together for the first time, and including brand new material...

'Beggars Banquet' is a collection of short stories from Ian Rankin. In 1997 he was awarded the Macallan Gold Dagger for Fiction for 'Black and Blue'. His subsequent Rebus novels have all been international bestsellers.

Guest editor Lee Child selects the very best mystery stories published in the past year, including tales from Stephen King, Sara Paretsky, James Lee Burke, and even a posthumous story from Sue Grafton! If you're a fan of the mystery short story, you won't want to miss this anthology.

When the manager of newly-formed girl band Bling-Bling needs a surveillance operator to protect them, retired policeman Bill Muir jumps at the chance - but he doesn't know what he's let himself in for. In 'Making Changes', Tania Harkness is on a mission to turn around her run-down estate. But som...

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 20 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including uncollected stories by Ngaio Marsh and John Dickson Carr.