Crime & Mystery

An incisive workplace satire and twisty murder mystery featuring a young executive assistant who realizes the peril in being diligently attentive to her boss's whims. As the assistant of the...

Inspired by the true story of Jamaica’s first serial killer. Jamaica, 1772. Caribbean jewel, or a killer's playground? On the island of Jamaica, people have started disappearing without trace. Have...

A razor-sharp, breathlessly harrowing novel of siblings, the nightmares that haunt us, and the deep, powerful love that can tie a family together, perfect for fans of Grady Hendrix, Isabel...

'It's Murder She Wrote as you've never seen it before' Sir Lenny Henry 'The formidable Miss Hortense will be your new favourite literary sleuth! Fresh, original and intriguing from start...

'A startling new crime writing talent!' Peter James 'Impossible to put down' Patricia Cornwell Victim or murderer . . .Can she discover the truth? On a misty autumn afternoon, a...

A son returning home. A dangerous debt. Secrets about to ignite . . . and a family consumed by flames. Roman Carruthers left the smoke and fire of his family's crematory...

'The greatest find in American crime fiction since Raymond Chandler' Sunday TimesJackson's woman has found him a foolproof way to make money - a technique for turning ten dollar bills into...

A KINGWITH A SCORE TO SETTLE.A DEMONDRIVEN TO REBEL.A GIRLWHO HOLDS THE POWER OF THE GODS. The epic conclusion to the fantasy trilogy set in a world of magic and...

Five shocking murders Twenty-five years ago, DCI Harry Rhimes arrested Andrew Streeter for the brutal murders of five young people. Streeter’s ‘kill list’ of victims was found in his home,...

From a former U.S. House spokesman and Senate speechwriter, a group of junior staffers working on Capitol Hill find themselves in the middle of a political standoff in this satirical...

A MUST-READ NOVEL OF 2025 IN THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, GQ, ELLE, WATERSTONES AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, AMONG OTHERSIn the new novel from the author of Assembly, a viral longread expos raises more questions than it...

Ben and Corinthia spent years abducting college coeds, until one night they took the wrong victim. No one knew witnessing their first murder at seven would propel Ben and his...

Devils Kill Devils is perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Certain Dark Things and Southern gothic horror. Johnny Compton brings his trademark terror and dread that readers fell in love...

THE BLISTERING FINAL INSTALMENT OF THE AWARD-WINNING HIGHWAY 59 SERIESTexas Ranger Darren Mathews has handed in his badge. A choice made three years before, which served justice if not the...

John Tucker Must Die meets A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder in this tongue-in-cheek mystery about three feuding exes of a social media prank star who are forced to work...

'Spectacular! British crime fiction has a dazzling new voice in Nicola Williams' Tony Parsons THE BRILLIANTLY TAUT, GRITTY AND TWISTY NEW LEGAL THRILLER FOLLOWING BARRISTER LEE MITCHELL IN HER MOST...

A modern-day writer and a Harlem Renaissance artist are connected by a painting with a deadly secret in this gripping dual-timeline gothic thriller.  Shanice Pierce knows better than to heed bad...

Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in #1 New York Times best-selling author Nicola Yoon's first adult novel. When Jasmyn Williams and her husband King realise they're expecting their second...

Ordinary New Yorkers are brought together in a story of betrayal, race, what connects us to each other - and what sets us apart***A ROXANE GAY BOOK CLUB 2024 SELECTION***'A...

Scott Snyder’s Dark Spaces anthology line returns with an all-new story surrounding a deadly conspiracy from a creative team of rising stars! In search of a fresh start, teenager Cheyenne...

An extraordinary historical debut for any reader who loves gothic mysteries like Rebecca and Fingersmith, and fiction which shines a light on untold stories. The library is under lock and key. But its...

‘A sultry, immersive exploration of 30s New York with a taut plot and a vivid soundtrack. The perfect escape – evocative, smooth prose’ Harriet Tyce, Sunday Times bestselling author ‘[A]...

'There's no one quite like Carlotta Mercedes, the transgender Black Colombian heroine - no, star - of the second novel by Hannaham.' -THE OBSERVERWhen Carlotta Mercedes was pulled into a...

From award-winning actor, producer, and director Eriq La Salle comes the final installment of the Martyr Maker series where an FBI agent battling a terminal illness, alongside two NYPD detectives,...

Rear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a...

A story about a dangerously curious young undergraduate whose rebelliousness leads her to discover a shocking secret involving an exclusive circle of students . . . and the dark truth...

It is 1873, and Mycroft Holmes is in service to the Crown once again. A distant relative of Queen Victoria has been slain by the Fire Four Eleven killer, a...

*GUARDIAN BEST CRIME AND THRILLERS OF 2020* 'Sensationally good' — Lee Child'I loved BLACKTOP WASTELAND' — Stephen King'An urgent, timely, pitch-perfect jolt of American noir' — Dennis Lehane Beauregard "Bug"...

'One of the towering figures of the [B]lack literary tradition.' — Henry Louis Gates, Jr The night's over for Ulysses Galen. It started going bad for the big Greek when...

From the multi-award-winning author of Orangeboy, comes a YA road-trip mystery. I pick up the envelope . . . As I rip down the sides, there's loads of paper bursting...

New York Times bestselling author and NAACP Image Award winner Stacey Abrams, writing under her pen name Selena Montgomery, tells a chilling tale of lost love, dark family secrets, and...

*SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH* A BLACK FATHER. A WHITE FATHER. TWO MURDERED SONS. A QUEST FOR VENGEANCE. Ike Randolph left jail fifteen years ago, with not so much...

Black Britain: Writing BackA sensational, original art heist thriller about the high stakes theft of a priceless African artefact and its dark consequencesUniversity lecturer Gus knows that stealing the priceless...

A dead woman’s cherished trinkets become pieces to a terrifying puzzle. Mickie Lambert creates 'digital scrapbooks' for clients, ensuring that precious souvenirs aren’t forgotten or lost. When her latest client,...

THERE'S MAGIC IN HER BLOOD. Explosive fantasy set in a West African world of magic and legend, where one girl must sacrifice her life, year by year, to gain the...

Before, Arrah was shamed by having no magic at all. Now, with demons on warpath, she is the only one in the world who has it. Explosive fantasy set in...

Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars in this drama-packed debut about three perfect girls who will do anything to be the prima ballerina at their elite New York ballet school....

Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars in this drama-packed sequel to Tiny Pretty Things set in an elite New York ballet school. Now a Netflix TV show! June, Bette and...

A New York Times Best Crime Mystery of the YearIn the third book in the Nanette Hayes series, Nanette finds a voodoo doll is bringing her some much needed luck....

A New York Times Best Mystery Novel of the YearStraight-talking jazz musician Nanette Hayes is swapping New York for Paris as she tries to solve the mystery of her missing...

New York Times bestselling author and political leader Stacey Abrams, writing under her pen name Selena Montgomery, delivers a gripping story of a woman forced to play the hand life...

New York Times bestselling author and NAACP Image Award winner Stacey Abrams, writing under her pen name Selena Montgomery, delivers a “sexy thriller” that is deliciously “twisty and satisfying” (Publishers...

A smash debut novel from rising star Yasmin Angoe, Her Name Is Knight features an elite assassin heroine on a mission to topple a human trafficking ring and avenge her...

There's a serial killer on the loose. When bodies start washing up along the banks of the River Thames, DI Henley fears it is the work of Peter Olivier, the...

A powerful hardboiled noir of violence and obsession set against the backdrop of the simmering racial tension produced by the LA Riots and the O.J. Simpson trial. He's on the...

A woman’s trip home reveals frightening truths in a twisty novel of murder and family secrets by the New York Times bestselling author of And Now She’s Gone and These...

From popular political leader and lawyer Stacey Abrams comes a reissue of her romantic suspense novel, Never Tell, written under the name Selena Montgomery! Criminal psychologist Dr. Erin Abbott wants...

Two best friends. A weekend to remember. But what happened to Jade? A page-turning YA story tackling grief, anxiety and mental health — for fans of A Good Girl's Guide...

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby's debut novel My Darkest Prayer is republished in a new edition, with a new introduction from the author. "I handle the...

With compelling characters, broken friendships and complicated romances, BAD THINGS HAPPEN HERE is the irresistible YA murder mystery thriller: it makes your heart race, your toes curl, and your mind...