Ann Cleeves Collection - 10 Books (collection)
Ann Cleeves
CLEE
With the television adaptation of her Vera Stanhope series proving very successful, there has never been a better time to start working your way through bestselling author Ann Cleeve's enticing crime fiction. This ten-book collection includes all five of her books starring Vera Stanhope and also the Shetland island Quartet series. Every single book in the collection is captivating, riveting and full of shocking twists and turns guaranteed to keep you guessing throughout.
Jo Nesbo Collection - 6 Books (collection)
Jo Nesbo
JNES
Following in the ever-popular vein of Steig Larsson, this great value 6-book collection by international bestselling author Jo Nesbo will take readers deep into the crime scenes of some incredibly dark murders and on plenty of thrilling investigative journeys with Detective Harry Hole. From the strange disappearance of wives and mothers when Oslo's first snowfall sets in, to a professional hit man on the run and playing by rules of his own, Harry is at the heart of these edge-of-your-seat novels. Packed with terrible shocks, tension and chilling atmosphere, Nesbo's creepy and contemporary thrillers are totally unputdownable.
Lynda La Plante Collection - 6 Books (collection)
Lynda La Plante
LAPL
From Prime Suspect writer Lynda La Plante, this collection of six books brings together six books starring the intelligent, ambitious, brilliant and flawed Detective Anna Travis. As the body count rises, Anna finds herself assigned to her first murder investigation in Above Suspicion. It is a case that has shocked even the most hardened of detectives. The method of killing is identical and the backgrounds of the girls - drug users and prostitutes - are also identical. But when a seventh body is found and this time the victim is a bright young student, Anna stumbles across some evidence that links a famous actor to the murders. But what if he's the wrong man?
Dan Brown's new novel, Inferno, features renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and is set in the heart of Europe, where Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centred around one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces. As Dan Brown comments: "Although I studied Dante's Inferno as a student, it wasn't until recently, while researching in Florence, that I came to appreciate the enduring influence of Dante's work on the modern world. With this new novel, I am excited to take readers on a journey deep into this mysterious realm. A landscape of codes, symbols, and more than a few secret passageways."
Kerry Greenwood Collection - 3 Books (collection)
Kerry Greenwood
KYGW
This three-book collection of cosy crime will introduce readers to Miss Phyrne Fisher, a very glamorous and feisty socialite heroine. After leaving London in search of adventure in Australia, Phyrne finds herself embroiled in a number of exciting new adventures, romances and mysteries. Kerry Greenwood's novels are sure to keep fans of M.C. Beaton and Carola Dunn hooked from the first page to the very last!
Dana Stabenow Collection - 3 Books (collection)
Dana Stabenow
DANA
Fans of gritty crime fiction will love this thrilling three-book collection by award-winning author Dana Stabenow. Featuring the desolate, snow-covered and dangerous landscapes of Alaska, private investigator Kate Shugak is a female protagonist who will engage readers in a way similar to Stieg Larsson's unforgettable Lisbeth Salander. Donning a scar from ear to ear and at just 5 foot 1 inches tall, the resourceful, strong-willed and defiant Kate faces the Alaskan wilds, and those sinister characters within it, head first. In this gripping collection, she must find out what has happened to a missing ranger, investigate a massacre when nine people are shot dead by two different shooters and uncover the torturous conditions on an Alaskan fishing trawler after two men disappear on a remote island. Atmospheric literature laced with unpredictable and intricate plots.
Craig Russell Collection - 3 Books (collection)
Craig Russell
CRAG
Please not that this was incorrectly advertised in the catalogue and the set comprises of the following titles: Lennox, The Long Glasgow Kiss, The Deep Dark Sleep. Praised by the likes of Peter James for his gritty and gangster-filled fiction, Craig Russell is a crime writer at the top of his game. Vivid and compelling, Russell's 1950s Glasgow-set dramas draw readers into dark places with even darker characters. This gripping collection sees the shady investigator Lennox in the middle of a gruesome murder case trying to prove his own innocence, stirring Glasgow's underworld and the crooked characters within it when human remains, which are 18 years old, are dredged up from the River Clyde, and striving to protect his livelihood when the men he's been hired to follow start to violently track him... A seriously addictive series you won't be able to put down!
Barbara Vine Collection- 3 Books (collection)
Barbara Vine
BARV
Superb, original and still at the forefront of popular crime fiction, Ruth Rendell, here writing as Barbara Vine, will be sure to appeal to fans of John le Carre and Robert Harris as well. This unputdownable three-book collection features A Fatal Inversion, which sees a group of young people in the middle of a gripping murder investigation ten years after they were even at the murder scene, A Dark-Adapted Eye, a rich and beautifully crafted story which uncovers a family's dark secret hidden behind their genteel exterior, and The Birthday Present, a 1990-set novel of one man's hypocrisy, greed and self-obsession and ultimate fall from grace in a troubled era...
The Millennium Trilogy Collection - 3 books (collection)
Stieg Larsson
TATT
Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy changed the face of crime fiction and firmly asserted Scandinavian literature at the forefront when The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was first released in 2005. A global craze for the dark and very distinct genre followed and remains phenomenally popular today. This bestselling series is a thoroughly engrossing must-read for anyone gripped by fast-paced and shocking storytelling and our great value set offers the trilogy in its entirety. Starring a superb and wholly original heroine, Lisbeth Salander, and an unbeatable cast of brilliantly imagined, unique and totally unhinged criminals, Larsson's masterpieces are not for the faint-hearted, but need to be read by everyone!
Gillian Flynn Collection- 3 Books (collection)
FLNN
This three-book set will introduce you to the work of Gillian Flynn, an author who has taken the world of crime fiction by storm. One of the most talked-about novels of recent years, Gone Girl tells the story of Nick and Amy Dunne, a very unhappily married couple. When Nick is accused of murdering Amy, all the evidence points towards him being guilty, but not all is as it seems... With narrators that make it difficult to know who to trust and plenty of twists and turns along the way, this is a very stylish psychological thriller. The set also contains Gillian's two previous novels, the compelling Dark Places and gripping Sharp Objects.
A Place of Confinement (Hardback)
Anna Dean
APLC
A historical novel that mixes Jane Austen with Georgette Heyer, Miss Anna Dean's A Place of Confinement finds Miss Dido Kent embarking on her most intriguing investigation yet. Dido's sister Margaret is attempting to marry her off to the ghastly Doctor Prowdlee but Dido is determined to refuse him. As punishment for this deed, she is forced to stay with her rich, hypochondriac Aunt Manners, who the family all want to keep on the right side of. Not long after Dido arrives at her aunt's, she is plunged straight into a mystery. A rich heiress has disappeared and there are strange happenings in the house, including a crying ghost that keeps visitors awake...
Death of Yesterday (Hardback)
M. C. Beaton
YDAY
M.C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth is always a popular character with Book People customers and this Highlands mystery finds the police officer solving one of his toughest crimes yet. When a local woman tells Hamish that she doesn't remember what happened to her the previous evening, he's not too worried. She's been out drinking and he'd prefer not to deal with such an arrogant and annoying woman. But when her body is discovered in a ditch shortly after, Hamish is forced to investigate a crime that the only known witness - now dead - had forgotten.
Blotto, Twinks Collection- 3 Books (collection)
Simon Brett
BLOT
Become acquainted with an aristocratic sleuthing duo in this three-book collection of Blotto, Twinks crime novels. Set in the years between the first and second world wars, these are hair-raising adventures starring the brother and sister duo Blotto and Twinks. Trusty chauffeurs, dowager duchesses, the daughter of an exiled king, opium dens, a Scottish castle and a disused Cornish tin mine all feature heavily in these tantalising mysteries, while Blotto and Twinks also team up with ex-pats living the life on the French Riviera.
The Invisible Ones (Hardback)
Stef Penney
ONES
The second novel from Stef Penney, the Costa award-winning author of The Tenderness of Wolves, this hardback edition of The Invisible Ones is an absorbing read. Set amongst a community of gypsies, the intriguing murder mystery sees small-time private investigator Ray Lovell veering between paralysis and delirium in a hospital bed following his attempts to find missing girl Rose Janko. With a mysterious plot and a fascinating analysis of the insecurities that lurk within families and relationships, this is a gripping work of fiction that explores the Romany world quite brilliantly.
Dan Brown Collection - 3 books (collection)
DBRO
Immerse yourself in Dan Brown's enthralling world in this three-book collection. With two stories featuring his popular character Robert Langdon, all are gripping reads sure to keep you hooked. Angels and Demons follows symbologist Langdon as he attempts to stop the legendary secret society, the Illuminati, from destroying Vatican City while the bestselling The Da Vinci Code finds Langdon investigating a puzzling murder in Paris's Louvre Museum, one which will lead him to a number of startling discoveries. Meanwhile, Deception Point is the story of a meteorite that may provide proof of extraterrestrial life and the dark forces that are trying to prevent this becoming public knowledge...
This collection also includes a sneak preview excerpt of Dan Brown's long-awaited new novel Inferno, published on 14 May.
This collection also includes a sneak preview excerpt of Dan Brown's long-awaited new novel Inferno, published on 14 May.
Rebecca Tope Mystery Collection - 3 Books (collection)
Rebecca Tope
RTOP
This collection brings together three of Rebecca Tope's West Country Mystery books. The crime novels are realistic, intelligent and completely readable. Set in an attractive rural location in the West Country, the countryside might seem idyllic but its less than charming underbelly is the ideal backdrop for murder, mystery and plenty of plot twists and turns. Among the cases covered include an unpopular farmer meeting an untimely end, the suspicious death of a hunt protester and the surprising heart attack of a local detective.
The Carrier (Hardback)
Sophie Hannah
CARR
A psychological thriller from bestselling author Sophie Hannah, The Carrier is an intelligent and gripping read packed with chilling intrigue. When her plane is delayed overnight, Gaby Struthers finds herself having to share a room with the terrified Lauren Cookson. Lauren doesn't explain why she is so scared but instead blurts out something about an innocent man going to prison for a murder he didn't commit. On learning that the murder victim is Francine Breary, the wife of the only man she truly ever loved, Gaby soon suspects Lauren's presence on her flight can't be a coincidence. Meanwhile, Tim Breary has made a full confession to the murder of his wife, but claims to have no idea why he did it...
Patricia Cornwell Collection - 3 Books (collection)
Patricia Cornwell
PCOR
Dr Kay Scarpetta, a consultant pathologist, follows the forensic trails left by murderers in search of the truth in Patricia Cornwell's thrilling reads. A reluctant heroine, Scarpetta is a brilliantly drawn character who immediately engages her audience and has them hooked every step of the way. With her state-of-the-art knowledge of forensics and investigative techniques, Cornwell's novels are taut, tense, often frightening and among the very finest of the genre. Unputdownable crime fiction from a talented bestselling author!
Martina Cole Collecton - 3 Books (collection)
Martina Cole
MCOL
This explosive collection includes three of bestselling author Martina Cole's gripping thrillers, including Dangerous Lady and The Runaway - both of which were adapted into highly-rated television dramas. Not for the faint-hearted, all the books are enthralling, hard-hitting, violent and dangerous. Brilliantly written, the novels are fast-paced and all feature intriguing plots to keep you guessing. Dangerous Lady was Cole's first novel and tells the story of the tough seventeen-year-old Maura Ryan and her brother Michael - the queen and king of organised crime. The Runaway tells how Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty's paths cross years after their tough childhoods, while The Graft finds Nick Leary's determination to protect his family and reputation costing him dearly...
Peter Lovesey Collection - 3 Books (collection)
Peter Lovesey
PTLY
Hailed by Ruth Rendell as "wickedly clever", internationally bestselling author Peter Lovesey is one of the UK's most entertaining and skilled crime fiction writers. This gripping 3-book collection sees Bath's Head of CID, Peter Diamond, investigate one of the most puzzling crime cases of his career after a skeleton is unearthed on Lansdown Hill; track down a killer who has an unhealthy thirst for the limelight at Bath's superstitious Theatre Royal; and avoid being the victim himself as he attempts to outwit a dangerous assassin who's after Somerset's police blood... With extraordinary plotting, twisted killers and the pages bursting with suspense, you won't be able to put these books down.
