- Location(s): San Francisco
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Earlier 20th Century
‘His name remains one of the most important and recognisable in the crime fiction genre. Hammett set the standard for much of the work that would follow’ Independent Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track...
- Location(s): Sweden
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): Modern looking back a century
REVENGE CAN TAKE MORE THAN A LIFETIME In a sleepy hamlet in north Sweden, the local police make a chilling discovery; nineteen people have been brutally slaughtered. It is a crime unprecedented in Sweden’s history and the police are...
- Location(s): Sarajevo
- Genre(s): Historical, Thriller
- Era(s): WW2
A Gregor Reinhardt Novel Book 1 Sarajevo, 1943: Marija Vukic, a beautiful young filmmaker and socialite, and a German officer are brutally murdered. Assigned to the case is military intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt. Already haunted by his wartime...
- Location(s): Dieppe
- Genre(s): Fiction, Crime, Historical
- Era(s): Earlier 20th Century
On a foggy winter’s evening in Dieppe, after the arrival of the daily ferry from England, a railway signalman habitually scrutinizes the port from his tiny, isolated cabin. When a scuffle on the quayside catches his eye, he is...
- Location(s): North Wales
- Genre(s): Crime, Nonfiction
- Era(s): present day
The true story of former criminal defence lawyer Dylan Rhys Jones’ experience of defending Rhyl serial killer Peter Moore, found guilty in 1996 of murdering four men and seriously assaulting many more, and referred to by the judge when...
- Location(s): Malta
- Genre(s): Mystery, Suspense
- Era(s): Modern
Normally, life on the Mediterranean island of Malta is safe and calm. Then two professors go missing on the same day. A baker starts dealing in a shady side business. A woman wakes up in a mysterious clinic. Soon...
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
- Location(s): New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1950s
Universally acclaimed when first published in 1955, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit captured the mood of a generation. Its title , like Catch-22 and Fahrenheit 451 , has become a part of America’s cultural vocabulary. Tom Rath...
- Location(s): Italian Lakes
- Genre(s): Mystery
- Location(s): France
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 17th Century
The Man in the Iron Mask is the final episode in the cycle of novels featuring Dumas’ celebrated foursome of D’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, who first appeared in The Three Musketeers. Some thirty-five years on, the bonds of...
- Location(s): The Pennines
- Genre(s): Horror
- Era(s): Modern
Perfectly preserved in black peat, the Man in the Moss is one of the most fascinating finds of the century. But for the isolated community of Bridelow, his removal is a sinister sign—a danger to the ancient spiritual tradition....
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