- Location(s): North Pennines
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Crime novel The Killing Line is published by The Book Folks and tells how a schoolgirl is found dead after taking drugs, the second death in a few weeks. DCI Jack Harris suspects that there is more to the...
- Location(s): Catskill Mountains, United States (USA)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Gothic, Magical Realism
- Era(s): 1980s
‘I killed Joe once, in a manner of speaking. But not twice. Not in the way you mean.’ Llew Jones wanted to see the States and write about the experience. Then he met Joe Bosco, a butterfly salesman as...
- Location(s): Liverpool
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
Detective Chief Inspector Billy McCartney discovers a headless corpse in the scrubland close to Liverpool docks. The slaying carries all the hallmarks of a gangland hit — a message from the underworld to snitches, cops and rival gangs. One...
- Location(s): Shanghai
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
In the third of the critically acclaimed China thrillers, Li Yan and Margaret Campbell travel to Shanghai: where a new ally, and a new enemy, await. THE NEW CASE When a mass grave containing eighteen mutilated female corpses is...
- Location(s): Fair Isle
- Genre(s): Police Procedural
- Era(s): Contemporary
(Jimmy Perez and Willow Reeves Book 1) When a violent storm descends upon Orkney, the body of Archie Stout is left in its wake. An unusual murder weapon, a Neolithic stone bearing ancient inscriptions, is found discarded nearby. Archie...
- Location(s): Orkney Islands
- Genre(s): Crime, Noir
- Era(s): Contemporary
After a fierce storm hits Scotland, a mysterious cargo ship is discovered in the Orkney Isles. Boarding the vessel uncovers three bodies, recently deceased and in violent circumstances. Forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod’s study of the crime scene suggests...
- Location(s): Indiana
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 2000s
A masterful, eye-opening novel about the profound racial injustices and class inequalities roiling American society, for fans of Tayari Jones and Jacqueline Woodson. A promise could betray you. It’s 2008, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama ushers in...
- Location(s): Norrtälje
- Genre(s): Fiction, Crime, In Translation
- Era(s): Contemporary
A shipping container is mysteriously dumped in the Swedish port town of Norrtalje. Due to their ignorance of its ownership it isn’t until a week has passed that the authorities can have it forced open. There the remains of...
- Location(s): Greece, Crete
- Genre(s): Historical
- Era(s): Ancient Greece
Theseus is the grandson of the King of Troizen, but his paternity is shrouded in mystery – can he really be the son of the god Poseidon? When he discovers his father’s sword beneath a rock, his mother must...
- Location(s): Guinea
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Tierno Monenembo’s The King of Kahel was originally published in France in 2008 and was the winner of the French literary prize, the prix Renaudot, which is awarded to the author of an outstanding original novel. Loosely based on...
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