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When Laurel entered her father’s strip club at nine years old, she was dazzled by the kaleidoscope of lights, the shimmering silver of the disco ball. After an injury, Laurel’s father, Michael Woods, left the California Highway Patrol and took up a new career in high-profile adult entertainment, opening the Jet Strip Club and building a successful business with his...

In the most crucial case of her career, US Attorney Nora Carleton must confront a murderous espionage plot that risks the security of the United States. The unmissable new legal thriller from the former director of the FBI. THE MURDER OF THE YEAR. THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY. An influential defence company executive sits down for dinner at an exclusive...

When Father Tom Morgan hears the confession of a murderer, he is faced with an impossible dilemma: whether to violate the sacred seal of confession and betray his vows, remain silent while the killing continues and risk innocent lives, or take justice into his own hands at the cost of his faith and conscience. Meanwhile, Detective Atalia Reid is hunting...

On a brilliant December morning, Nora finds her customary seaside walk rudely interrupted: she's been summoned, with Detective Inspector Rideout, to the home of Doreen Chimes, Gore-on-Sea's resident medium. Chimes would like to report a robbery—and to personally invite Rideout to that evening's private séance. It's an invitation he will regret accepting: the evening ends in a suspiciously spooky murder....

January 1901. Abigail and Daniel Wilson, often lauded as 'The Museum Detectives', are on their way to the Great Pyramid at Giza. Their explorations, including the Robbers' Tunnel, take a very sinister turn when they come upon the dead body of a man who has been brutally murdered. Investigations by the local police reveal him to be Simeon McGruder, a...

Merrin McKenzie has returned to her hometown of St Ives, putting tragedy behind her. She has settled into a busy but peaceful life with a lovely cottage and some fulfilling pro bono legal work. New friendships, including with Chief Inspector Louis Peppiatt, are also beginning to blossom in the unfolding spring season. When Merrin takes a call from Jane, a...

From the bestselling author of Snow 'Stunning' Independent 'Impressive' Irish Times When spring storms descend on 1950s Dublin, a body is found in a canal, and pathologist Quirke must find the truth behind this brutal murder. The investigation leads him into the dark heart of the organisation that really runs this troubled city: the church. As Quirke's traumatic childhood in...

He thought he'd left his life as a detective behind. But the past has a deadly way of catching up. Three years after losing his wife, retired DI Gus Freeman is drawn back into the force to lead a new cold case unit. His first investigation: the brutal murder of Daphne Tolliver, a widow killed during her morning walk through...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW 'Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANG 'More than a touch of genius.' THE TIMES As a deep, bewildering fog cloaks Dublin, a young woman named April is found to have vanished. Flawed pathologist Quirke responds to a request to help find her. Speaking with those who knew her, he...

PREORDER Bane of Bernicia NOW - THE THRILLING NEW BERNICIA CHRONICLES ADVENTURE! Anglo-Saxon warlord Beobrand must navigate the caprices of kings as he fights for his honour and his life. The unmissable new Bernicia Chronicles novel from Matthew Harffy. Returning from a dangerous mission to Rome, warlord Beobrand looks forward to peace at home, but bloodshed remains his constant companion....

AN IMMORTAL FOUND DEAD AN ANCIENT LEGACY AT RISK In the hallowed city of Tours, the death of a sixteen-year-old dressed as an 'Immortal Knight' appears to be a tragic overdose. Juge d'instruction Matthieu Lombard is called in to investigate. When, weeks later, a provocative author is found brutally murdered, Lombard suspects the two deaths are connected by a sinister,...

‘One of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.’ Erin Kelly There are rules to first dates: don't talk about your ex, do ask lots of questions, always meet in a public place. Digby Coombe-Watson didn't think they applied to him. He had other worries: how to get rid of his great-grandfather's crumbling property, and whether his family would...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW 'Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANG 'More than a touch of genius.' THE TIMES Newspaper magnate Richard Jewell is found dead at his country estate, a shotgun still in his hands. Few see his demise as cause for sorrow, but before long, Quirke realises that, rather than the suspected...

“Look at all those people down there, I can’t disappoint them. It’s showtime!” he said before leaping dramatically to his death, much to the delight of a cheering crowd estimated at up to 100,000. 11 Hours on the Ledge is the stunning story of John William Warde, a privileged, wealthy, educated young man who inexplicably stepped out onto the 17th-floor...

The deadliest truths are those in the shadows . . . Detective Matthew Venn is called in to investigate a puzzling death. The body of a young woman has been found in the swimming pool of Tide House, a luxurious holiday home in North Devon, and her best friend is missing. The property belongs to rising political star Paul Armstrong,...

Conrad is a delight – S.J. Bennett Join Lulu Lewis, a retired detective with a knack for exposing mysteries, and Conrad, her extraordinary talking cat, as they take on their spookiest case yet. Lulu and Conrad dock in Stratford-upon-Avon to visit friends for Halloween. But the festivities take a haunting turn when a local midnight performance of Macbeth ends with...

In this small town bakeshop, the sweets are to die for... Ten years ago, Jules Capshaw left her quaint hometown of Ashland, Oregon, and set sail on a cruise ship as a pastry chef. After getting her heart broken, she returns home to help her mum, Helen, run the family bakeshop—Torte. Torte is always buzzing with pastries, chocolatey confections, rich...

Roy Grace is back in this gripping new instalment from number one bestselling author Peter James. 23 million books sold. Now a major ITV/BritBox show starring John Simm as Roy Grace. Creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla's favourite fictional detective. 'Peter James is one of the best British crime writers and therefore one of the best in the world' -...

OUT ON THE WATER, THERE'S NOWHERE TO HIDE On a sun-soaked voyage around enchanting French Polynesia, three rising stars, their CEO and their partners are living the dream: cocktails, coral reefs, and the promise of reward after a year of hard work. But as the tight quarters of their luxury superyacht close in, tensions emerge - not just between the...

The latest gripping Inspector Lynley mystery from the No. 1 international bestselling author. The brand-new Lynley TV series is on iPlayer now. Amid the beauty of Cornwall's coastline, the death of a local man shatters the peace with its violence... The body of Michael Lobb is discovered in his family's tin and pewter workshop, and as Detective Inspector Beatrice Hannaford...

Patrons from all over Japan arrive at The Kamogawa Food Diner, seeking out memorable dishes from their pasts in order to find answers to burning questions, closure from childhood memories or simply a sense of peace in this latest tale from the international bestselling author, Hisashi Kashiwai. Among its customers is a budding lawyer desperate to bring pride to the...

It's every mother's worst nightmare. Your son is gone. And everyone's a suspect - even you... a page-turning new thriller from the author of Believe. Laura's a good mother. Between her messy divorce with her ex-husband and moving in with her new fiancé, her son Benjy has been her constant. But now that they're settled, Laura is excited to throw...

Alice Hoffman meets Riley Sager's Middle of the Night in The Whisper, a speculative thriller following a group of friends who must return to the small mountain town where they grew up to confront the past and use their power to find justice for their dead friend... Perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman and Riley Sager's Middle of the Night,...

Arrange a brief encounter with one of the original, and best, thriller writers, Graham Greene, and his iconic tale of espionage and betrayal - The Third Man. Graham Greene's iconic thriller is a shocking tale of espionage and deceit, told from amongst the smouldering ruins of war-torn Europe. Rollo Martins, a second-rate novelist, arrives penniless in post-war Vienna to visit...

Downton Abbey meets Sherlock in this irresistible second instalment in the Stockingham & Pike series, from a beloved and internationally bestselling author. London, 1911. Coronation fever. Suffragette unrest. A city crackling with tension. When a policeman is found brutally murdered on the streets of Kensington, blame falls on the three women seen fleeing the scene. Their sole witness? Stephen Pike:...

Packed with delicious atmosphere and slow-burn suspense, the new must-have mystery from the author of Richard and Judy pick The Heatwave. It's been years since Rain went home. To many, growing up on the Tanglewood estate, nestled in a beautiful corner of the Cotswolds countryside, seemed like a dream. But for Rain, memories of her childhood there are forever tainted...

From the queen of the destination thriller comes a gripping new escapist novel, where the secrets of a marriage emerge against a sun-soaked and dangerous safari setting. The Last Place You Look tells the story of Leo, who thought he knew his wife. Until she disappeared. Leo Kennedy has it all: money, looks, the perfect marriage and luxury homes in...

I suggest you brush up on your hexes, babes. Sounds like you got a nasty one on your hands. As the bastard child of the late Erlking, Detective Avery Hemlock is used to being alone. Two hundred years ago, she preferred it. But after endangering Saga Trygg's life by involving her in a case, Avery must choose solitude for Saga's...

A gift beyond your wildest dreams might just turn out to be your worst nightmare... The nail-biting new thriller from the Sunday Times Number 1 bestselling author of The New Neighbours. When Imogen is told she's inherited a country mansion near Bath, she thinks it must be a mistake. She last saw its owner, reclusive artist Dorothea Roe, sixteen years...

The gripping new Adam Green thriller from barrister, broadcaster, and No. 1 bestselling author Rob Rinder. At MP-turned-wellness-guru Adrian Wells's glitzy launch event for a bath salt that promises to reverse ageing, someone is about to turn up the heat... As Adrian lowers himself into the architectural copper tub to showcase his miracle product in front of countless influencers, it...

A superb murder mystery set in the snowy wastes of ancient northern China. Judge Dee is again in relentless pursuit of evil in one of van Gulik's most strange, atmospheric, and ingenious murder mysteries. Set in a remote, freezing part of China, the novel twists together a girl's disappearance, the theft of some jewels, and a horrifying beheading. And, just...

Relish a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with one of the 'Queens of Crime', Margery Allingham, and her fiendishly brilliant, brutal, but deeply entertaining novella of Middle England, in the midst of a murder spree. A fiendishly brutal but brilliant, charming English murder mystery, from Agatha Christie's favourite writer - the criminally underrated, Margery Allingham. Private detective Albert Campion is summoned to the...

A gripping, entertaining murder mystery that launched the career of one of America's greatest Golden Age crime writers - the perfect beach read for the summer. The summer holiday becomes a nightmare in this classic murder mystery, set during a heatwave. Phoebe Atwood Taylor can get more fun into a detective story than any writer at present producing books of...

Riverdale meets The Craft in this fantasy series from the Number 1 New York Times bestseller. Enter a town where secrets don't stay buried and the dead won't stay quiet . . . The dead chose her. Now she has to figure out why. Eighteen-year-old Thalia Cross has spent her whole life invisible in the mountain town of Wilder, Colorado,...

A riveting thriller about an ordinary man's quest for extraordinary vengeance. Charlie Heller is a CIA cryptographer, a quiet man in a back-room job. He's not a spy, let alone an assassin. But when his beloved fiancée is murdered by terrorists and his employers refuse to pursue her killers, Heller decides to take matters into his own hands. Pursuing the...

The enthralling insight of We Are Bellingcat meets the human drama and compassion of The Devil You Know: this is the true story of those who go missing, and the people who dedicate their lives to finding out what happened. "The heart and soul of what it means to be human. Heart-rending but utterly uplifting" - PROFESSOR LADY SUE BLACK...

Radical, ruthless – and razor-sharp. Welcome to the brutal, revolutionary crime thrillers of Jean-Patrick Manchette, reissued by Vintage Classics in a major new celebratory series. Eugène Tarpon is back to sleeping in his office and waiting for a job that pays. Then he gets a call from an old contact in the police. A distant relative of his – a...

Six friends. One dinner. A secret that won't stay buried. Mallory Taylor was looking forward to a fun night out with old college friends — nostalgia, laughter, nothing more. But Caitlin, always the quiet one of the group, seems even more withdrawn than usual. On edge. Distant. Then, hours after the women all head their separate ways, a massive earthquake...

Essential reading for mystery fans: the first masterpiece by the doyenne of American noir. Sailor, former henchman and trouble-accruing gangster, travels from Chicago to Santa Fe, New Mexico, looking for revenge and for money. But it's hard to make a dishonest buck when everything seems to be against him. It is Fiesta, it is hot, thousands of people are crowding...

Alex Cross is back in the next instalment of James Patterson's globally bestselling series... but so is an old enemy he thought he'd laid to rest... 'Alex Cross is a legend' HARLAN COBEN Discover the next book in the globally bestselling Alex Cross series... now the inspiration for the original series CROSS on Prime Video starring Aldis Hodge as Alex...

A laugh-out-loud cosy crime caper perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club but with gardening! Having won the Golden Trowel Award for best community gardening club, Gill and the Bromley Botanists are poised to turn the Chequered Lawns Golf Club into a flower farm. Confident they can succeed with their new plan, Gill has already handed in her notice...

Your dream holiday is interrupted when a child desperately needs your help—the irresistible new psychological thriller from the R&J bestselling author. A teenager at an idyllic Greek holiday resort is shocked to receive an anonymous message. It claims to be from a kidnapped girl, trapped with a family that's pretending to be her own. Detective Amanda Coton just happens to...

A cross-country train journey where everyone is a suspect. An investigator with a love of puzzles. A Golden Age classic, perfect for summer. First published in 1937, a Golden Age classic murder mystery set on a cross-country train. Obelists En Route is a highly ingenious, entertaining and unusual tale - Daily Herald. The luxurious Transcontinental Express, a locomotive journeying coast-to-coast...

Obelists At Sea by C. Daly King is a forgotten Golden Age classic—a puzzling murder mystery set aboard a luxury transatlantic liner, making it the perfect holiday read. A forgotten Golden Age classic, set aboard a luxury transatlantic cruise liner—the perfect holiday read! 'Unusually puzzling ... highly enthralling' - New York Times The lights go off aboard the luxury transatlantic...

Radical, ruthless - and razor-sharp. Welcome to the brutal, revolutionary crime thrillers of Jean-Patrick Manchette, reissued by Vintage Classics in a major new celebratory series. Ex-cop, ex-idealist, and man in free fall, Eugène Tarpon has been kicked off the force for killing a protester. Now he's holed up in a dingy Les Halles office, drinking too much and waiting for...

From bestselling indie author Natalie Barelli comes Missing Molly, a dark psychological thriller about a woman who will do anything to keep her past from coming to light when the newspaper she works for decides to investigate a cold case that hits a little too close to home... Millions are searching for the truth. Only she knows it's all a...

Missing in Soho by Holly Stars features the return of drag queen detective Misty Divine, confronted with a brand new mystery to solve. Photographer Jeremy Edmunds has vanished without a trace. His last known location? Soho. As the owner of Lady's Bar, no one knows the city—or its secrets—better than drag queen Misty Divine. So who better to help private...

Experience a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Vera Caspary, queen of mid-century noir, in this haunting psychological thriller of love, obsession, and betrayal. When the woman you love may be dead, or worse - unknowable - obsession takes over. A young woman is found dead in her Manhattan apartment. In the aftermath, the men who knew her begin to tell their stories:...

A collection of fourteen Golden Age Christmas-themed mysteries, from the masters of the genre, for fans of classic, cosy, and seasonal crime and the British Library Crime Classics series. Curl up by the fire this Christmas with the masters of cosy and seasonal crime fiction - the perfect stocking-filler for fans of Agatha Christie and the British Library Crime Classics!...

Crime strikes in the world of books... A collection of fourteen puzzling murder mysteries, all set in the world of books, from the masters of the genre. Perfect for cosy crime fans and book lovers alike. In this collection of Golden Age Bibliomysteries, crime strikes in the world of books... 'If much of the action is set in a bookshop...

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...

If you look closely, you just may catch a killer. From USA Today bestselling author Jaima Fixsen comes a gripping crime novel perfect for fans of William Kent Kruger, following one man who would do anything for his sister, even if it means catching a serial killer... If you look closely, you just may catch a killer. Peter's sister Ellie...

The first in a globe-trotting adventure thriller series about a team of former special forces operators' mission to find the lost city of Ubar, the legendary 'Atlantis of the Sands'. Perfect for fans of Cussler and Jack Carr. Former Green Beret, Nate Wilde, knows it will take something special to get ahead in his new civilian academic career. Like locating...

A remote Scottish Island, a blizzard, and a killer on the loose... The dazzling new festive murder mystery, perfect for Christmas, from the author of Murder at Mistletoe Manor. A Christmas crime festival on a remote Scottish island. A crumbling Victorian hotel. Eight authors... and a ruthless killer. Welcome to Holly Island, where the annual Christmas crime-writing festival is about...

A cosy murder mystery in which a cat helps solve the crime, this forgotten Golden Age classic is perfect for readers of the British Library Crime Classics series. Blood on the Cat is a cosy murder mystery in which a cat helps solve the crime. This is a forgotten Golden Age classic. Expert sleuthing - The Saturday Review Bennet Farr...

A house to die for. Discover the jaw-dropping, page-turning thriller that Taylor Jenkins Reid and Freida McFadden are raving about. A laugh-out-loud, jaw-dropping, voice-driven, cross-market thriller that does for the housing market what YELLOWFACE did for publishing. 'I promise you, you have no idea where this story is going' - Taylor Jenkins Reid's Must-Read Book of the Year in TIME...

The third thrilling instalment in the Alexander Gregory series from globally bestselling author LJ Ross. From the international bestselling author of the DCI Ryan mysteries. "LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers" - The Times "A literary phenomenon" - Evening Chronicle In a world gone mad, who can you trust? Fresh from a high-profile case in the Paris...

This collection of 50 scary but true stories features paranormal activity, abductions, alien encounters, true crime, and other strange and horrifying mysteries from internet true crime sensation Sebastian Krahl! Terrifying true tales to keep you up at night—from TikTok sensation Sebastian Krahl. This deeply horrifying collection of 50 chilling stories is not for the faint of heart. Collected and told...

James Sallis' collection of five novellas.'James Sallis is a superb writer ' - TimesJames Sallis' World's Edge presents five masterful novellas—Dayenu, Carriers, Settlers, Allotments, and Reconstruction—exploring fractured societies, human resilience, and the fragile intersections of morality and survival. Sallis's prose, as sharp as it is evocative, captures the nuances of his dystopian and near-future settings, resonating with themes of dislocation...

The sudden death of a beloved brother leads a young woman on a quest to find a missing boy and into a tangled web of mystery, blood and fear. Maitland 1892: When Viola Oswald's beloved brother Sebastian dies of a hereditary blood disease, Viola suspects her stepfather, prestigious surgeon Elias Sinclair, has used Sebastian's illness to enhance his reputation. But...

From the CWA Whodunnit Dagger Winner Lisa Hall:Sticks, stones and MURDER...Gossip is nothing new in Hollywood but when a new column takes the town by storm, rumours are rife. The mystery writer holds no punches, knows all secrets and seems dead set on taking people down. The studio system will stop at nothing to protect the reputation of its stars,...

Agatha Christie’s most daring crime mystery – an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’, with its legendary twist, changed the detective fiction genre for ever. Poor Roger Ackroyd. He knew the woman he loved had been harbouring guilty secret. And then, yesterday, she killed herself.But guilty secrets rarely stay secret. Who had been...

'The best crime fiction I’ve read in twenty years. You’d think Winslow was mobbed up – it’s that good' Stephen King'Don Winslow is my favorite crime fiction writer and THE FINAL SCORE is his best yet' James Patterson #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow – America’s King of Crime Fiction – is back and he’s better than ever in this...

The gripping new thriller featuring DI Diana Walker: a gruesome murder leads Diana into the heart of Sheffield's seedy underbelly *Praise for Nina Bhadreshwar*'One of the most original and exciting new voices in crime fiction’ – David Peace‘Everything I love in a crime novel – passion, interesting and rooted characters and a great story’ – Ann Cleeves'A complete page turner,...

Sergeant Ali Wren and her springer spaniel, Police Dog Wilson, return in another mystery set in the charming but secretive town of Heft.When a pride of peacocks escapes from the local stately home and makes itself comfortable in a quiet cul-de-sac, Ali expects a day of feathers, fuss, and phone calls. But what she finds inside the house they've invaded...

Police stations are outdated, and AI's make more efficient detectives, or so says a UK Home Office determined to make cuts.When the sole witness in a trafficking case is discovered brutally murdered, a brass horseshoe forced between his teeth, Detective Sergeant Rex King is summoned back to London and into a labyrinth of memory, music, and political unrest. From The...

A high society fraud and a scrappy swindler team up to take down Gilded Age New York in this tale of intrigue, drama, and female friendship.The Grand Duchess Marie Charlotte Antonie of Würrtemberg--a turmoil-plagued Germanic nation with closely guarded emerald mines--has taken Gilded Age high society by storm. Little does the upper crust know that Würrtemberg's mines are a sham...

Happy Valley meets The Woman in Cabin 10 in this gripping, twisty thriller from debut author Elle Blair. For perfect summer reading! ‘A wonderful opening to the Rachel Harlow series' Abigail Dean'Twisty and entertaining' Sarah Turner'Dangerously addictive' Will Dean'More twists and turns than a packet of fusilli' Daily MirrorA murder at sea. One detective. No backup.DI Rachel Harlow is off...

Lindisfarne in 1494 is a holy island of secrets.The scribe Linnet is running from her criminal past and seeking sanctuary in the island of her childhood. She's friendless in the monastery, the monks resentful of a woman scribe, and her only company is Tom the fisherman and a child, Isabelle - watchful, clever and unlikeable - with her partly tamed...

‘Cancel your plans because once you start reading you won't be able to stop’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The book ends with a final twist that is as shocking as it is dramatic’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ He was ten years old when the world decided he was evil.A child is killed falling from the Humber Bridge. Despite fleeing the scene, two young brothers are found guilty...

The Sunday Times Thriller of the MonthBirds, Strangers and Psychos is a thrilling anthology that brings together the biggest names in mystery and crime fiction to pay homage to Alfred Hitchcock, the legendary filmmaker whose name is synonymous with suspense. Acclaimed editor Maxim Jakubowski curates 24 original short stories, each inspired by the mood, tension, and style that defined Hitchcock's...

A twisty thriller with an unforgettable new protagonist from crime queen Sara Paretsky. The CIA forced Lily to retire before she was ready. She'd spent forty years as a field agent. She'd been skilled, resourceful, dedicated - everything that makes a good agent, but she'd rubbed too many of her bosses the wrong way. They jumped on a botched op...

Leonor: A queen's ambition. A kingdom on the edge. One woman's hunger for power will set Portugal ablaze—unless she's devoured first. Portugal, 1367. The court is a powder keg, and Leonor Teles de Meneses is the spark. Born noble, married off for duty, Leonor aches for more—freedom, passion, a place at the heart of power. Her wit is sharp, her...

The Reckoning delivers a powerful and unsettling exploration of justice turned back on those who inflicted unimaginable horror. The worst criminals in history prey on the vulnerable — women, children, the unsuspecting, the defenceless. They act without mercy, driven by obsession, cruelty, or a chilling indifference to human life. But what happens when the balance shifts? When the hunters become...

A true crime memoir of international abduction, miraculous rescue, and the long road from trauma to forgiveness and redemption. At seven years old, Lauren Burns was abducted by her father and taken from her home in Texas. She was flown to the Middle East and thrust into a life she did not recognize with a future she could not understand....

Seven Recipes for Revolution is described as "a clever page-turner set in a unique and brutal world that will definitely leave you hungry for a second helping." —Jay Kristoff, Sunday Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire. The tale expertly combines elements of The Bear and Attack on Titan in an exhilarating, food-based epic fantasy filled with high stakes...

A high-octane spy thriller from the international bestselling author of Arena Mode and The North Valley Grimoire Reagan Ashe—a young CIA operative on her first undercover assignment in Russia—poses as the girlfriend of a ruthless mafia boss. Her mission: shut down a multi-billion dollar arms deal that could lead to a terror group acquiring next-gen military tech… weaponry so advanced...

At last in one volume: the collected Slough House spy novellas, perfect for fans of the #1 bestselling Slough House series. Espionage. Blackmail. Revenge. Cunning. Secrets. From the troubled recruitment of a new MI5 informant to the buried secrets of the Cold War, Herron's novellas capture the drama, humour, and high stakes of everyday life in the world of spycraft....

The Case of the Christmas Card is a festive murder mystery novella featuring Ali Dawson. No-one is more surprised than time-travelling detective Ali Dawson when Charles Dickens suddenly turns up on her doorstep a few days before Christmas. The Great Writer is as baffled as she is as to how he got there. Ali takes him in, despite being preoccupied...

'Wood is close to taking the crown as our top action writer.' THE TELEGRAPH 'Packed with action' FINANCIAL TIMES 'An incendiary thrill ride' HEAT 'A pure hitman thriller with cinematic flair' THE I PAPER In his latest gripping adventure, the world's deadliest assassin is all out of luck. Malmo, Sweden. What should have been a simple job – to kill...