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THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER The epic Welsh crime thriller fiction series featuring the much-loved DI Ruth Hunter.A murdered millionaire. A violent drug operation. Another death looming. When the body of a businessman washes up on a secluded North Wales shore, DI Ruth Hunter is anxious to nail the killer – and quickly. As she digs into the dead millionaire’s business affairs, she discovers a disturbing link to an infamous Liverpudlian drug lord. Bringing him to justice is far from easy. Between botched raids, tight-lipped suspects, and a slew of cold case murders, Hunter is sure the criminal mastermind must have corrupt players in his pocket... Can Ruth take down the mobster before he orders a highly personal hit?
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLERThe epic Welsh crime thriller fiction series featuring the much-loved DI Ruth Hunter.The vengeful have a long memory. Called to a body found by the Berwyn river, DI Ruth Hunter and DS Nick Evans know something isn’t adding up. Mark Fisher, a once-renowned guitarist since lost to his addictions, has been murdered; the crime scene has been staged to look like suicide. Ten years ago, Mark was responsible for a car crash that ruined lives. There are historical allegations of sexual assault against him. Plenty of people wanted Mark Fisher dead. Then another apparent suicide is found and the hunt for a cold-hearted killer begins. Ruth and Nick must work out what links these deaths – before another victim pays the price. A chilling police procedural with twists you'll never see coming.
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER The epic Welsh crime thriller fiction series featuring the much-loved DI Ruth Hunter.In the hunt for a missing girl, every second counts. On the night of her sixteenth birthday, Rosie Wright vanishes from a remote farm in North Wales. DI Ruth Hunter and DS Nick Evans investigate the cracks in her family: a dad with a temper and a mum lying to cover herself. Rosie found refuge in an online relationship with a girl called Hayley, but is it really an innocent romance?When blood is found at the farm, social media buzzes with conspiracies and the press demand answers. Ruth and Nick uncover links to slavery, intimidation and bribery, only to find that the repercussions of the investigation damage those they are closest to. Rosie’s fate is in the hands of the two detectives. It’s up to them whether she comes home alive – or dead. 
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER The epic Welsh crime thriller fiction series featuring the much-loved DI Ruth Hunter.A controlled gangland hit or a crime of passion?A crudely dismembered body part is found at Lake Vyrnwy but DI Ruth Hunter and DS Nick Evans have little to go on to identify the victim. When a local man is reported missing, it seems that his links to heavy gambling and a Merseyside gang might explain his disappearance. Or could it simply be a marital dispute that made him want to leave town?The missing man is spotted at several locations. Is he on the run and hiding out? Or perhaps there’s a darker explanation for the sightings…
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER The epic Welsh crime thriller fiction series featuring the much-loved DI Ruth Hunter.Never let her go…DI Ruth Hunter has spent seven years searching for her ex Sarah after she vanished from a train station in London. Chasing down every lead until a desperate call from Sarah confirms her worst fears: she’s a victim of sex trafficking. Held against her will at a farm south of Paris, Sarah is in terrible danger. Ruth must navigate French political and police corruption and put everything on the line to get Sarah back, even if it means risking her own life. Time is running out. Someone is following Ruth’s every move. Will she reach Sarah before it’s too late?
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLERThe epic Welsh crime thriller fiction series featuring the much-loved DI Ruth Hunter.The safe house is under attack. When a terrorist cell is raided in Manchester, the extremists flee into the streets. One is shot dead by police and the other – a bomb maker – is captured. It falls to DI Ruth Hunter and DS Nick Evans to transfer the prisoner to a top secret MI5 safehouse in Snowdonia. But things don’t go as smoothly as they hoped. Someone else breaks into the building and before either detective can react, Nick is taken hostage. He must weigh up the risk of saving his team against making it home to his pregnant fiance. Can both Nick and Ruth make it out unscathed?
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLERThe epic Welsh crime thriller fiction series featuring the much-loved DI Ruth Hunter.Can DI Ruth Hunter catch a psychopath before they destroy her life?DI Ruth Hunter hopes that settling in Snowdonia will melt away the grief of a missing partner. Burying herself in her work, she senses that her current missing persons case isn’t all that it seems. And then a body turns up torn to pieces, the work of a deadly serial killer. Ruth and her team have a prime suspect – but he’s always one step ahead of them. When the killer hints at a personal connection to Ruth, she knows she must catch him, and soon, before someone close to her is brought to a grisly end. A masterful, edge-of-your-seat crime thriller by the number one bestselling author.
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLERThe epic Welsh crime thriller fiction series featuring the much-loved DI Ruth Hunter.Playing happy families can be a deadly game. Geoff Williams is a popular coach to the Conwy under-18s rugby team, being a former Wales player himself. He loves the attention from the lads’ mums, while his wife looks the other way. But when Geoff is found stabbed to death, after a bloody struggle, one family seems to have especially close ties. Louie Ellroy is a promising player, hampered by a fiery temper; Zoe, his mum, enjoys flirting with the coach while on the touchlines even though her husband Neil has heard the rumours flying around. When their twenty-one-year-old daughter Rhian vanishes on the day Geoff is murdered, it adds one more suspect to the household’s list. DI Ruth Hunter has a murder to solve and a missing woman to find. 
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLERThe epic Welsh crime thriller fiction series featuring the much-loved DI Ruth Hunter.Blind faith can be deadly. DI Ruth Hunter and DS Nick Evans witness a horrifying collision in Snowdonia. Callum Roper doesn’t survive the crash. In his possession are prescriptions for painkillers and tranquilisers, not in his name. He has severe scars on his palms and abdomen, a tattoo reading ‘Thomas’ and a recent rifle-shot wound. This isn’t just a drug-running case. Near the collision site there is a farm housing The Family, a cult led by Rachel. She believes herself to be a true prophet, sent to save the souls of her flock – even when they resist. With a missing person’s report also linked to The Family, the investigating team are given seventy-two hours of surveillance. Seventy-two hours that will change everything. And what Ruth sees is unlike anything she’s seen before…An unmissable and addictive Welsh crime thriller. Perfect for fans of Sarah Ward, Neil Lancaster and LJ Ross.
A murder victim with celebrity connections spells trouble for DI Clare Mackay...Gaby Fox is known to many due to her successful TV career, so when her brother and his pals hire the salubrious Lamond Lodge for his birthday celebrations, it is noted by the St Andrews locals. A ripple of shock goes round the town when Russell Fox is gunned down on the premises. DI Clare Mackay is attending a wedding when she sees Gabrielle receive a phone call then flee. Soon after, Clare learns why when the news of the shooting reaches her. Instead of trying to enjoy the day not easy when the groom is her ex-boyfriend Clare is preoccupied. Clare gets to work on uncovering the facts surrounding Russell Fox's death. The guests at the lodge have secrets to hide, but even when Clare begins to unravel the deceit, it doesn't bring the answers. The detective can't help but wonder why no one who knew Russell seems capable of telling the truth, and whether there is more than one person with a reason to want him dead. An utterly gripping addition to the bestselling crime series by much-loved Scottish author, Marion Todd. 
Will DI Clare Mackay end up with blood on her hands?A young man is found dead near a nightclub. He has marks on his neck, the signature of the Choker, a killer who has been targeting gay men across the country. Now, it seems he's in DI Clare Mackay's territory. She discovers this victim has links to notorious criminals in the area. Is it possible his death was at the hands of someone else?More men, including ones linked to the victim, are attacked and left injured. It's only a matter of time before someone else is killed. But Clare's desire for justice leaves her with blindspots which put her job and her life at risk. An utterly gripping addition to the bestselling crime series by much-loved Scottish author, Marion Todd. 
DI Clare Mackay is about to face a test of her loyaltyWhen a report comes in that a van containing two prison officers and a convicted jewel thief is missing, the police in St Andrews work quickly to locate the vehicle. Their efforts prove in vain when no trace is found and they realise the wives of both officers also appear to have left the area. Is this a case of corrupt guards springing a felon, or innocent people caught in the crossfire?DI Clare Mackay leads the team but has to do without her right hand man; DS Chris West is a cousin to one of the missing prison officers and must not be involved in the case. With a new sergeant at her side plus a previously unencountered DCI, Clare's people skills are pushed to the limit. Especially once she realises her boss is keeping her on the sidelines. Just what is it that Clare doesn't know? And if she has to choose between keeping secrets from a friend, or letting slip something that could see a culprit go free, which path will she take? An utterly gripping addition to the bestselling crime series by much-loved Scottish author, Marion Todd. 
Keep your friends close and your enemies closerEarly one morning DI Clare Mackay receives a message from her boss DCI Alastair Gibson telling her to meet him in secret. She does as he asks and is taken from St Andrews to a secure location in the remote Scottish hills. There, she is introduced to ethical hacker Gayle Crichton and told about a critical security breach coming from inside Police Scotland. Clare is sworn to secrecy and must conceal Gayle's identity from colleagues until the source is found. Clare already has her hands full keeping a key witness under protection and investigating the murder of a university student. When a friend of the victim is found preparing to jump off the Tay Road Bridge it is clear he is terrified of someone. But who? Clare realises too late that she has trusted the wrong person. As her misplaced faith proves a danger to herself and others, Clare must fight tooth and nail to protect those she cares about and see justice done. An unputdownable crime thriller from a rising star of Tartan Noir
DI Clare Mackay starts the new year with a death It is the stroke of midnight on Hogmanay when Alison Reid admits a caller to her home. When her death is later reported, DI Clare Mackay attends the scene. The initial evidence does not rule out murder, but it's not possible to say for certain if foul play was involved. Yet when the pathologist informs Clare about a post mortem of a young woman found in the Kinness Burn, and with some similarities to Alison's case, it seems there's a strong chance that there's a killer on the loose in St Andrews. Clare and her team will have to look past the obvious conclusions and delve deeper into the lives of the victims to get to the truth. But who else risks meeting the same fate while the clock is ticking? An unputdownable crime thriller from a rising star of Tartan Noir
How can DI Clare Mackay uncover the facts if nothing is what it seems? DI Clare Mackay is called to Albany High, where the body of a girl has been found. A suspected suicide yet Sophie Bakewell was by all accounts a cheerful, talented student. Could she really have been hiding a darker side? It's not the only disturbing case to land on Clare's desk. Across town, an elderly man is in danger. Yet before the police can determine the facts, everything changes and they are presented with two suspicious deaths to investigate. As Clare and her team face the possibility that anything they believe to be true about the deaths is wrong, they might find that a killer can lurk behind the most innocent of faces. An unputdownable crime thriller from a rising star of Tartan Noir
Can DI Clare Mackay unravel a dead man's secrets? Harry Richards, a local solicitor, is found in his car, throat slit. DI Clare Mackay is on the case. She soon learns that Harry was not the upstanding man he seemed to be. Finding the killer should be easy. Then the wife of one of Harry's colleagues is discovered dead in her car, and Clare realises there is something more sinister at play. Can she find out who's behind the murders before they turn their attention to her? An utterly gripping addition to the bestselling crime series by much-loved Scottish author, Marion Todd. 
A TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER For the first time since the beloved Shetland series, Detective Jimmy Perez is back. He's traded the stark beauty of Shetland for the wild isolation of Orkney, but the darkness of human nature follows him everywhere. When a ferocious storm rages across the islands, it leaves behind more than just damage: it uncovers the body of Archie Stout, a popular, larger-than-life member of the community. The murder weapon? A Neolithic stone, bearing cryptic, ancient inscriptions. Now living in Orkney with his partner, Willow, and their young son, Perez is drawn into a case that is chillingly personal—Archie was a friend from his own childhood. And the island is full of familiar faces, all of whom are potential suspects in the killing. Perez must immerse himself in the lives of the islanders, separating truth from local legend before a desperate killer can strike again .  . . and threaten the new life he's desperately trying to build.
Mix one old flame with a splash of suspicion for the perfect. .  . murder.  In the seaside haven of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Willa Keane’s marriage is in a rut. As a retired interior-designer-turned-influencer, she’s sure life begins at fifty-five, whereas her husband, Marty, is more interested in watching his beloved birds. So when Willa is invited to the opening of the chicest new cocktail bar in town, she hopes the evening will rekindle their flame. But arriving at the party, Willa is shaken to discover it’s being hosted by her charming ex-husband, Paul. The night is thrown into even deeper chaos when the bar’s enigmatic owner is found dead on the rocks below. A suicide message suggests there’s no foul play, but Willa’s heightened senses aren’t so sure. Now she must solve the mystery together with her husband…and her ex-husband. Can they find the killer before another victim is served their last cocktail? For fans of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
ONCE UPON A TIME LIKE YOU'VE NEVER READ IT BEFORE… DI Lyla Rondell is on the case of a lifetime. Tasked with investigating a series of perplexing deaths, the only lead she has is that each appears to be based on a different classic fairy tale. Far from the stuff of bedtime stories, the press is having a field day with what they have named the Grimm Ripper Murders. But as the bodies stack up, Lyla’s whole world is about to flip on its head. Because the killer’s bloody trail stretches deep into her own origin story, and when she discovers the truth, nothing will ever be the same again. Faced with the fact that everything she knows is fiction, Lyla will have to take a little creative license of her own if she’s going to turn the final page on the killings…
In Too Close to the Sun, the fourth crime novel in the Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries, it is JD's mother, Rosa, who insists that she investigates the tragic death of a young man who falls into the sea while paramotoring close to the harbour. As shocked sunbathers watch the para-motor stall and the pilot desperately struggle to regain height, a strong gust of wind suddenly sweeps him across the harbour wall and out of sight. A second para-motor close by continues to fly due west, apparently oblivious to what has happened. The coast guards are quick to reach the scene but at first there is no sign of the man or his machine. Police divers are brought in to recover his dead body. They find nothing unusual about the death and declare it an unfortunate accident, but JD's mother, Rosa, is not convinced and contacts her daughter. The dead man is the son and heir of a prominent aristocrat, the Duke of Roble and she is a close friend of the family. She explains to JD that the father is very ill and is not expected to recover. His son stood to inherit both the title and a considerable fortune if he had lived. Now his sister has become the duke's heir. Not only is she a possible suspect but she could also be in danger. As JD begins to investigate the case she struggles to find any evidence that points to murder, however there are plenty of people with a motive to kill him. The main question is who had the means to do it? And who is the mystery man who was paramotoring with him?
Jacaranda Dunne-known to everyone as JD-is an ex-Metropolitan police officer who has moved to Málaga to open a detective agency. At first, the work is routine, missing dogs, stolen passports and unfaithful husbands. Then one day a woman bursts into the agency, waving the photo of a young girl; it's her missing daughter, Sophie. Together with her best friend, Julie-both aged fourteen at the time-Sophie had disappeared the previous summer. An extensive police search has failed to find the teenagers but now they have found Julie's dead body, but instead of continuing with the investigation they have closed the case. The distraught mother tells JD that she is her last hope and begs for her help. But has too much time passed? Is the girl still alive? Why have the police shut down the investigation? And more to the point, how can JD find her when the police have failed to do so? This intricate crime mystery, Sophie is still Missing, is the first book in the Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries by award winning Joan Fallon, and takes the reader into the shadowy world of the Costa Del Sol, people trafficking and modern slavery. If you love the Cormoran Strike novels you will enjoy following JD as she searches for the missing girl.
When a well known film star is murdered during the Málaga Film Festival, the Guardia Civil turn once more to Jacaranda Dunne and her team for help. Although Jacaranda-known to everyone as JD-is still basking in the success of solving her first case for the Guardia Civil, she can see that this crime is far from straightforward. The killer has left a trail of clues for the police to follow, but the question is why? And what is he trying to tell them? They can find no obvious motive for the murder of a popular actor, who appears to have no enemies and whose naked body is found in the locked basement of the Picasso Museum. This tense, page-turning mystery takes our fearless female detective along a trail of dead ends and through the bloody world of terrorism and revenge, until she discovers the perpetrator was closer to home than she had realised. Set in southern Spain, 'Dark Heart' is the second book in the Jacaranda Dunne mysteries by award winning author Joan Fallon. If you love mysteries with plots that keep you guessing until the last page you will enjoy this one.
Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the brand new DS Cross Thriller - available now. No fingerprints. No weapon. No witnesses. Can DS Cross prove it was murder? THE DETECTIVE DS George Cross doesn't rely on guesswork and he has no time for false assumptions. He is a detective who goes off the evidence in front of him, not 'hunches' or 'gut feelings'. He does not know what these are.  THE CLOSED CASE When a young woman is found dead, the Bristol Crime Unit is quick to rule it a suicide as the woman had a long history of drug abuse. But her mother is convinced it was murder, saying that her daughter had been clean for years and had been making strides in a new therapy programme. THE ANSWER As an outsider himself, DS Cross is drawn to cases involving the voiceless and dispossessed and, here, the evidence states that this woman was murdered – Cross just has to prove it. But under pressure from his boss to shut down the case, and with numerous potential suspects, time is rapidly running out to get the answers that this grieving family deserve.
Agatha Christie's most famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer - in case he or she decides to strike again.
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