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The brand new Slough House thriller from the #1 bestseller Mick Herron Now an award-winning Apple TV+ series starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jack Lowden Old spies grow ridiculous, River. Old spies aren't much better than clowns. Or so David Cartwright used to say, but he forgot to add they can be dangerous too, especially if they've fallen...

‘Fabulous, cosy, mystery… Wonderful… Absolutely perfect for fans of Richard Osman!’ NetGalley Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Introducing the three unlikeliest sleuths you'll ever meet… Every Thursday, three retired school teachers have their ‘coffee o’clock’ sessions at the Thirsk Garden Centre café. But one fateful week, as they are catching up with a slice of cake, they bump into their ex-colleague, Topsy. By...

Four unlikely friends A shocking murder Welcome to THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might...

Suspicious goings-on at a retirement home lead to an intriguing investigation in Date with Malice, the second cosy crime novel in Julia Chapman's Dales Detective series. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and M. C. Beaton. It's dark in the Dales this winter . . . When Mrs Shepherd arrives at the Dales Detective Agency, quite...

'VERY funny' Jennie Godfrey 'Smart, twisty, and original' Heat 'Terrific' J. M. Hall 'Superb' Glamour 'Wildly original' Elly Griffiths 'Delightfully refreshing' Daily Mail FRANCES ALWAYS SAID SHE'D BE MURDERED. SHE WAS RIGHT. In 1965, Frances Adams was told by a fortune teller that one day she'd be murdered. Frances spent the next sixty years trying to prevent the crime that...

THE INSTANTLY ICONIC NO. 1 BESTSELLER 'I've been waiting for a novel with vicars, rude old ladies, murder and sausage dogs... et voila!' Dawn French 'Cosy crime with a cutting edge' Telegraph 'Whodunnit fans can give praise and rejoice' Ian Rankin 'Charming and funny' Observer 'Even better than I knew it would be' India Knight 'Quintessentially English' Sunday Express 'An...

Combining the heart and humour of The Thursday Murder Club with a puzzling international mystery, welcome to the blockbusting new series from the biggest new fiction author of the decade, Richard Osman. Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines— the pub quiz, his favourite bench,...

The hilarious new novel from the bestselling author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With It and The Murder After the Night Before. 'I was rooting for Kitty even as she killed more men (oops!). Funny and twisty in the best of ways' Tasha Coryell * My name is Kitty Collins and I’m a serial killer. I don’t...

The number one Sunday Times bestseller, Big Sky by Kate Atkinson, marks the much-anticipated return of Jackson Brodie in a stunning new literary crime novel. Known as "a hero for men and women alike" (The Times), Jackson Brodie is once again at the centre of a masterfully woven story filled with intrigue, humour, and poignancy. Set against the bucolic backdrop...

Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A pitch-perfect espionage thriller' Sunday Times 'The foremost living spy novelist in the English language' New Statesman In MI5, a scandal is brewing and there are bad actors everywhere. A key member of a Downing Street think-tank has disappeared without a trace. Claude Whelan, one-time First...

The much-anticipated sequel to How To Solve Your Own Murder Annie thought the murders were over. She was wrong. It is autumn in Castle Knoll and Annie Adams is busy settling into her new home. She doesn't find Gravesdown Hall particularly cosy, especially since she found two dead bodies there over the summer. What's more, ever since she arrived in...

The Spy Coast is the instant Sunday Times bestseller. Imagine a thrilling combination of Killing Eve and The Thursday Murder Club in this exhilarating novel that introduces retired spy Maggie Bird. 'The Spy Coast is The Thursday Murder Club on steroids' - SAGA Magazine 'I loved it. A hugely entertaining read!' - ANN CLEEVES Maggie Bird wears many hats. She's...

Retired schoolteachers and amateur sleuths Liz, Pat and Thelma have a brand-new mystery to solve in this witty tale – perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Robert Thorogood. Curious white envelopes have been delivered to friends and neighbours. Inside are letters revealing the deepest secrets they have tried to hide. As one by one, careers are ended,...

The third book in the record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series from British national treasure Richard Osman. It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and...

The second novel in the record-breaking number one bestselling Thursday Murder Club series, featuring the old (but far from past-it) team as they pursue a brand new mystery. It's the following Thursday. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He is being hunted and he needs her help. His...

The Last Devil to Die is the eagerly anticipated fourth instalment in the record-breaking, million-copy bestselling Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman. This thrilling mystery novel continues the adventures of four unlikely friends, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron, as they tackle yet another perplexing case. When shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club, the tranquillity of their world is...

Combining the heart and humour of The Thursday Murder Club with a puzzling international mystery, welcome to the blockbusting new series from the biggest new fiction author of the decade, Richard Osman. Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers the pub quiz and afternoons at home with his cat...

Secrets don't stay secret for long in publishing Six authors. One private island. Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives. ‘This is a house of novelists, not murderers. You dream up crimes. You don’t commit them.’ ‘But a writer has. And so, who better than a writer to catch them?’ World famous author Arthur Fletch is...

For fans of The White Lotus, Anthony Horowitz and Benjamin Stevenson, a tricksy murder mystery from the internationally bestselling authorGreece, 1960. Rough weather at sea leaves a group of strangers stranded on the idyllic island of Utakos, all guests of the only local hotel. Nothing could prepare them for what happens next: Edith Mander, a quiet British tourist, is found...

The unmissable new mystery in the bestselling, record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman \"A wedding. A code. A murder. Time is ticking . . . Your move.\" It's been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is...

Now published in the Discworld Collectors Library hardback, the penultimate adult Discworld novel from the master, Terry Pratchett, sees Sam Vimes investigating a country house murder. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse. And Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork...

The final novel in the highly acclaimed and beloved Thursday Next series. Will Thursday find her happy ending? The Dark Reading Matter is a theoretical realm that suggests that the observable bookverse can only account for 20% of the calculated total readable mass. Out there somewhere, possibly, is a larger and more expansive and unseeable 'Dark Bookverse' that contains millions...

THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG CANON DANIEL CLEMENT IS BACK... It's been a few months since murder tore apart the community of Champton. As Canon Daniel Clement tries to steady his flock, the parish is joined with Upper and Lower Badsaddle, bringing a new tide of unwanted change. But church politics soon become...

The Cat Who Caught a Killer by L T Shearer is a charming cosy crime read for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and S. J. Bennett's The Windsor Knot. 'Charming and original. This book is the cat's whiskers' – Anthony Horowitz Meet Conrad the cat. You've never met a detective like him before. Neither has Lulu Lewis...

Richard Osman's globe-trotting series We Solve Murders returns this September with the thrilling new mystery, We Chase Shadows. In the Italian hills, a body is found on the steps of a private villa at sunrise. Our mis-matched detective trio Amy, Rose and Steve return, in pursuit of an elusive and ruthless killer. Between Italy and Palm Springs, via Barcelona and...

Adventure can be a deadly business. It began in the manner of all the very best adventures: in a coffee house. When one Richard Hannay—intrepid, inquisitive, and on the hunt for intrigue—encounters an old acquaintance in Constantinople, he has an inkling that something thrilling is afoot. Charged with an item of great mystery and import—a washbag, no less!—he soon finds...

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...

Satisfyingly intriguing - Faith Martin J.M. Hall has mastered the warmth of a perfect modern cosy crime with all the twists and turns that go with it. I really enjoyed it! - Hannah Hendy Retired schoolteachers and amateur sleuths Liz, Pat and Thelma are giving up their coffee morning for a brand-new mystery. Retired teachers Pat, Liz and Thelma are...

Satisfyingly intriguing - Faith Martin J.M. Hall has mastered the warmth of a perfect modern cosy crime with all the twists and turns that go with it. I really enjoyed it! - Hannah Hendy Retired schoolteachers and amateur sleuths Liz, Pat and Thelma are giving up their coffee morning for a brand-new mystery. Retired teachers Pat, Liz and Thelma are...

The thirty-fourth Discworld novel and seventh in the City Watch series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. FOR THE ENEMY IS NOT TROLL, NOR IS IT DWARF, BUT IT IS THE BALEFUL, THE MALIGN, THE COWARDLY, THE VESSELS OF HATRED, THOSE WHO DO A BAD THING AND CALL IT GOOD ... In...

Pre-order the brand-new gripping novel in the Marlow Murder Club Mystery series now! The Marlow Murder Club is now a major TV series The new cosy crime novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author. The Marlow Murder Club is now a major TV series. Someone is killing celebrities in Marlow! When footballer Gary Wise and thriller writer Tony Sexton are...

The thirty-fourth Discworld novel, now available in hardback as part of the Discworld Collector's Library. 'Some people would be asking–whose side are you on? If you're not for us, you're against us. Huh. If you're not an apple, you're a banana' Koom Valley, where the trolls ambushed the dwarfs, or the dwarfs ambushed the trolls, was a long time ago....

Slick, gripping and 'madly fun and exciting' (Lisa Jewell), get ready for Andrew Hunter Murray's new crime caper. Alex used to break into houses illegally. These days, it's his job. Alex is part of a small firm of consultants who break into offices and homes to test their security. It's fun, it's well paid, and he's very good at it....

The first in a mystery series from the much-loved Irish actor, writer, and comedian, for readers who enjoy the warmth of Graham Norton and the mystery of Death in Paradise, all wrapped up in one small Irish town. When beloved celebrity gardener Finn O’Leary returns to his hometown of Abbeyford in Ireland to care for his ageing mother, he is...

Canon Daniel Clement has suffered a secret humiliation and to recover takes respite at the monastery where he was a novice. But the monastery doesn't allow the break he needs, for tensions are building there too. There is a death at the monastery, and Daniel thinks it might be murder. Meanwhile back at Champton, Daniel is the subject of village...

The new cosy crime novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author. NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, and Cara Horgan. Season 3 coming in 2026! ‘Step aboard for another sparkling Marlow Murder Club yarn … The best thing since Jerome K Jerome!’ Orlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills for Beginners Verity Beresford is worried about her...

The Game Is Murder by Hazell Ward offers an intriguing challenge: Thirteen guests. Thirteen suspects. But only one is the murderer, and only you can solve the mystery... Introducing the most original murder mystery of 2025! You are invited to a very special murder mystery party. Thirteen guests have been gathered—rather, thirteen suspects. Only one of them is a murderer....

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Stephanie Plum returns to hunt down a master cyber-criminal operating out of Trenton in the 28th book in the wildly popular series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. When Stephanie Plum is woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of footsteps in her apartment, she wishes she...

Who is Nellie Thorne and why does she keep disappearing? Amateur sleuths Jane Pye and Simon Mash are on the case in this cosy crime mystery novel. The Pie & Mash Detective Agency is perfect for fans of Janice Hallett and Robert Thorogood! "Fans of Richard Osman will love it!" – Jonathan Ross "Like the dish in the title, I...

In their most gripping case yet, Freya Lockwood and Aunt Carole are back... The Lockwood Antique Hunter's Agency return for a third instalment in this perfect cosy crime series in a race against time set in the haunting Scottish countryside. A mission for stolen art turns dire when one of Freya and Aunt Carole's team members, Bella, disappears into the...

BOOK 4 IN THE BESTSELLING CANON CLEMENT MYSTERY SERIES 'The best of the new cosy crime writers' Daily Telegraph 'You'll want to take a front row pew in Champton while this delicious series unfolds' Janice Hallett It is Christmas Day and at Champton Rectory, Canon Daniel Clement and his mother Audrey are joined by the residents and guests of the...

The new instalment of the million-copy bestselling mystery series. What if an Agatha Christie style murder mystery happened inside OCEAN'S ELEVEN... Ten suspects. Ten heists. A puzzle only Ernest Cunningham can solve. I've spent the last few years solving murders. But a bank heist is a new one, even for me. I've never been a hostage before. The doors are...

The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C L Miller is the start of your new favourite crime series. Think The Number One Ladies Detective Agency meets The Fellowship of the Puzzle Makers, as written by Richard Osman. Freya, it's down to you to finish what I started... Freya Lockwood has avoided the quaint English village where she grew up...

The thirty-ninth Discworld novel and eighth in the City Watch series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. 'THE JURISDICTION OF A GOOD MAN EXTENDS TO THE END OF THE WORLD.' Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is having some time off. Apparently. But crime doesn't take a break - it's...

This Weekend Doesn't End Well for Anyone by Catherine Mack introduces us to Eleanor Dash, a woman who seems perpetually embroiled in murder plots. After navigating two real-life mysteries in the past year, both of which inconveniently occurred during her holidays, she's ready for a respite. Armed with a ticket to relaxation—a weekend at an all-inclusive resort in the Bahamas—Eleanor...

Number One New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich returns with the launch of a blockbuster new series that blends wild adventure, hugely appealing characters, and pitch-perfect humour, proving once again why she’s 'the most popular mystery writer alive' (New York Times). Lost something? Gabriela Rose knows how to get it back. As a recovery agent, she’s hired by individuals...

Pre-order the first in a brand new murder mystery series now! There's a killer on the airwaves … and they're calling for you. Darkness looms over sunny Sidmouth, when an unsolved murder comes to the attention of late-night radio talk show host Edward Temmis. Recently sacked from his beloved job after a devastating tragedy, Edward is cast adrift – until...

In Paris, murder is a dish best served with chocolate eclairs. Starting over in Paris was supposed to be the opportunity of a lifetime for American sommelier Olivia Beech - until her dream job ends in murder. Once a rising star in the wine world, Olivia was one of a handful of women in the world to hold the distinction...

'A terrific read - murder, arson and a cat who is so much more than he seems!' - J. M. Hall, author of A Spoonful of Murder The Cat Who Solved Three Murders by L T Shearer is a charming cosy crime read for fans of Richard Osman and S. J. Bennett. Retired police detective Lulu Lewis's life changed forever...

‘Had me laughing aloud within its first five pages. Charming, hilarious and heartfelt’ Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read Life 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...

I used to just write murder mysteries. Now I investigate them… Crime writer turned amateur sleuth, Jen, has taken over the running of the local bookstore in her hometown of Riddleton. But balancing the books at Ravenous Readers is nothing compared to meeting the deadline for her new novel. However, dodging phone calls from her editor takes a back seat...

“A super cozy mystery… The perfect pick up for a weekend read by the fire. It has everything… Hijinks, who-dun-its, loveable characters, and a wonderful setting. And a main character who is FIERCE.” NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ She can write the perfect murder mystery… But can she solve one in real life? Meet Jen Dawson, mystery writer, coffee lover, and amateur...

In New York’s high-end restaurant scene, one chef will do anything, and cook anything, to come out on top. Kash owes a lot of money. His restaurant, specialising in exotic meats and catering to New York’s elite, was doing well. Then business dried up, and now Boris the loan shark wants his investment back. But Kash has a plan. There’s...

'A whip-smart whodunnit, this will keep you guessing' Red 'A fast-paced thriller with clever twists' Bella KATY BRENT IS BACK! I BET YOU'D LOOK GOOD IN A COFFIN IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW Something bad happened last night. My best friend Posey is dead. The police think it was a tragic accident. I know she was murdered. I’ve woken up...

The top 10 Sunday Times bestseller NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES. Season 2 out March 2025! ‘I love the audacity of the Marlow gang, those ladies sure know how to live’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fiendishly clever and a satisfying puzzle to try and solve’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A brilliant whodunnit mystery that keeps you guessing’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ * Who...

Gilmore Girls meets Knives Out. A deliciously smart locked-room mystery featuring an irresistible grandmother and granddaughter sleuthing duo. 'I adored this deliciously twisty and wickedly sharp murder mystery' Lucy Clarke 'A thriller with a twist!' Cosmopolitan 'Slick and witty' Daily Mail _____________________________________ Two unlikely detectives. A killer cocktail of suspects. A Gibson martini garnished with three silverskin onions is 77-year-old...

The thirty-fourth Discworld novel. Seventh book of the original and best CITY WATCH series, now reinterpreted in BBC's The Watch 'Imaginative, witty and consistent' SFX The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle,...

Immerse yourself in the dark, challenging world of unsolved murder mysteries with 5 Minute Murder by Christopher J. Yates and Bruce Pitchers. Masterfully intertwined with logic puzzles and cryptic codes, this book offers a daring challenge to your mental faculties and deductive reasoning skills. 5 Minute Murder beckons you to step into the shoes of a detective. Each murder has...

A gem of a book... a complete delight – Alexander McCall Smith The world's most unlikely crime-solving duo is back – and this time Irish nun Sister Agatha Murphy and Indian hotel owner Avtar Mehta discover that family secrets are the most deadly. When the tyrannical head of one of Delhi's richest families is found dead inside a locked room...

Murder can be a family business… Sixteen-year-old Ivy is your average teenager. She’s annoyed by the scratchy labels on her school uniform, old men who wolf-whistle, and her mother the serial killer. Ivy was raised far away from the shadows of Rhiannon Lewis, the Sweetpea killer, but when the local predator – better known as Ivy’s football coach – is...

One murder. Six suspects. Two billion reasons to solve it. Only Murders in the Building meets Schitt's Creek in this charming and quirky cosy mystery set in a funeral home (and B&B). Welcome to the Rite Love Funeral Parlour (and B&B), where the tea is hot and the bodies are cold. Mortician Essie Love has always felt the dead are...

The witty and gripping new thriller introducing your new favourite murderous heroine: Lalla Rook. Lalla Rook is ruthless, unapologetic, and shamelessly murderous, you're going to love her - Gillian McAllister A wickedly dark and hilarious debut … witty, wise and wildly entertaining - Alice Feeney Deliciously dark, clever satire. Lalla Rook is a genius creation. I absolutely loved it! -...

The staff of Style magazine in London are in the feverishly exciting period just before the latest Paris fashion news is to break. They have debated late into the night about which photographs to feature, but only one of them knows that the stakes are so high that an employee will be dead by morning... Inspector Henry Tibbett must act...

The brand-new novel from the bestselling author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With it. ‘So engaging and easy to get lost in. I couldn’t put it down’ 5 star reader review ‘All the twists, all the drama and wit sharp enough to slit throats’ Tam Barnett If a man hurt your best friend – like, really hurt...

Community service clean-up was supposed to be a tedious affair. But, when a young offender stumbles upon a bin bag filled with human remains, a quiet Highland village is thrown into chaos. The investigation leads DCI Jack Logan to a remote and nightmarish cottage, where a forgotten freezer holds a disturbing discovery: a full set of human fingers. As more...

The Treasure Hunt is the sixteenth gripping novel in Andrea Camilleri's darkly humorous Inspector Montalbano series. When a crazed elderly man and his sister begin firing bullets from their balcony down onto the Vigàta street below, Inspector Montalbano finds himself a reluctant television hero. A few days later, when a letter arrives containing a mysterious riddle, the Inspector becomes drawn...

Set on the coast of Sicily, The Safety Net is the twenty-fifth novel in the bestselling Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri. Adapted for BBC4's Inspector Montalbano series Vigàta is bustling as the new filming location for a Swedish television series set in 1950. In the production frenzy, the director asks the locals to track down movies and vintage photos...

The Cat Who Cracked a Cold Case by L T Shearer is a charming cosy crime read for fans of Richard Osman and S. J. Bennett. A crime gone unsolved for five years . . . The life of Lulu Lewis, a retired police detective, took an unforgettable turn when Conrad first introduced himself to her. Unforgettable because: a) Conrad...

In their most gripping case yet, Freya Lockwood and Aunt Carole are back... The Lockwood Antique Hunter's Agency returns for a third instalment in this perfect cosy crime series, in a race against time set in the haunting Scottish countryside. A mission for stolen art turns dire when one of Freya and Aunt Carole's team members, Bella, disappears into the...

Andrea Camilleri's sensational and darkly humorous Inspector Montalbano series continues in the fourteenth instalment, The Age of Doubt. A chance encounter with a strange young woman leads Inspector Montalbano to Vigàta harbour—and into a puzzling new mystery. The crew of a mysterious yacht, the Vanna, due to dock in the area, has discovered a corpse floating in the water, the...

Attending your best friend's wedding should be a piece of (wedding) cake, but not for bestselling mystery author Eleanor Dash. Because murder seems to follow her every time she goes on holiday—and is her uninvited plus-one to this special occasion... Eleanor's best friend, Emma, is starring in a movie alongside her co-star and fiancé, Fred. As filming wraps, they invite...

Some wars rage forever. It all started harmlessly enough. An egged window. A deflated car tyre. A few garden gnomes knocked over. But then, the silent calls began - late nights and early mornings, to landlines, and mobiles, and to numbers that no one should have access to. At their wits' end, three former British Army soldiers, now living in...

Tracy Whitwell's second novel Gin Palace picks up with the main character, Tanz, from The Accidental Medium, as she grows accustomed to her rather unusual gift. Tanz can talk to ghosts, although she'd prefer it if she couldn't. Struggling to make ends meet as an actress and wholly unsuited to supply teaching, Tanz is only one bad day away from...

The second book in a hilarious series featuring Tanz, the accidental medium who, with the help of the dead, has become an unwilling crime-solver.

Ten days. Eight suspects. Six cities. Five authors. Three bodies. One trip to die for. Eleanor Dash, bestselling author of the Vacation Mysteries series, is on a book tour along the gorgeous Amalfi Coast when life starts imitating art as her ex-boyfriend (and book protagonist) Connor Smith is targeted by a killer. Eleanor's sleuthing skills are about to be put...

Ten days. Eight suspects. Six cities. Five authors. Three bodies. One trip to die for. Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies is a thrilling read featuring Eleanor Dash, the author of the Vacation Mysteries series. While on a book tour along the gorgeous Amalfi Coast, Eleanor finds herself embroiled in a real-life mystery as her ex-boyfriend becomes the...

Date with Justice, the ninth novel in Julia Chapman's witty and engaging Dales Detective series, sees Delilah's brother under suspicion of murder. Can Delilah and Samson prove he's innocent? The Dales Detective Agency is on the brink of closure. Samson O'Brien has returned to his position as an undercover operative for the Met in London, and his relationship with Delilah...

In the eighth novel in the Dales Detective series, Date with Evil, Samson and Delilah are about to discover that all of their new cases may be connected to a network of evil that seems to be surrounding Bruncliffe. Will they solve them all before the danger comes directly to their door? Evil is stalking the streets of Bruncliffe... From...

Don't miss the final instalment in the Dales Detective series! From death to danger and malice to mystery, Samson and Delilah have weathered many storms. Finally, things should be going smoothly. Except life's never that simple in Bruncliffe, is it? As the couple are beset with worries about their upcoming wedding, a charismatic celebrity comes knocking on the Dales Detective...

In the seventh novel in Julia Chapman's Dales Detective series, Date with Betrayal, betrayal is rife in the idyllic Yorkshire Dales as Samson O'Brien, owner of the Dales Detective Agency, is targeted by a hitman. Can Bruncliffe save him? A brilliantly engaging and witty mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and M. C. Beaton's Agatha...