An old woman in a nursing home speaks of a child buried behind the fireplace...

'Death by self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head' is the on-scene assessment, but the victim's relatives are adamant in their rejection of suicide as an explanation. Discovered in a closet, a week after death, the body is barely recognisable. Extreme heat has accelerated decomposition, and Dr Temperance Brennan's forensic expertise is required.

Phillip Marlowe is mixing business with pleasure - getting paid to follow a mysterious and lovely red-head named Eleanor King. And wherever Miss King goes, trouble seems to follow. But one dead body later and what started out as a lazy afternoon's snooping soon becomes a deadly cocktail of blackmail, lies, mistaken identity - and murder.

A serial killer known as the Whistler is terrorising the neighbourhood and Commander Dalgliesh is drawn into the lives of the headlanders when it quickly becomes apparent that the Whistler isn't the only murderer at work under the sinister shadow of the power station.

When Mrs. Maxie Martingale was busy in organizing St Cedd's Church fete, she gets the news of her son's sudden engagement to her new parlour maid, the sly single mother, Sally Jupp. On the following morning Martingale and the whole village are shocked by the discovery of Sally Jupp's body.

Two men lie in a welter of blood in the vestry of St Matthew's Church, Paddington, their throats brutally slashed. One is Sir Paul Berowne, a baronet and recently resigned Minister of the Crown, the other an alcoholic vagrant. Dalgliesh and his team are faced with a case of great sensitivity and complexity.

After a three-week-long investigation, Kinsey couldn't wait to get home. What she needed most was a few quiet days by herself - but two things happened to change all her plans. First she ran into a murder case. Then Kinsey met Bibianna Diaz, and before the night was over they were sharing a prison cell.

For the record, the name is Kinsey Millhone. Private investigator. Three things happened on May 5, the day everyone sang 'Happy Birthday' to Kinsey. The repairs were completed on her apartment. She was hired by Mrs Clyde to bring her mother back from the Mojave Desert. And, the news that she'd made one of the top slots on Tyrone Patty's hit list.

A title that was originally published in 1932.

Cordelia Gray is the inheritor of the Pryde Detective Agency. Her first assignment finds her hired by Sir Ronald Callender to investigate the death of his son Mark, found hanged in mysterious circumstances. Required to delve into the hidden secrets of the family, she soon realizes it is not a case of suicide, and that the truth is more sinister.

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder - and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family.

The 16th Inspector Rebus novel from 'Britain's No.1 crime writer' [Daily Mirror]

Stephanie Plum has a whole lot of trouble on her doorsteps. Her Uncle Fred has disappeared and Grandma Mazur is convinced he's been abducted by aliens. Meanwhile, cousin Vinnie has asked her to bring in the vertically challenged Randy Briggs who's jumped bail. But instead of coming quietly, he has taken up residence in Stephanie's closet.

The adrenaline-fuelled first novel in the Women's Murder Club series

A mind-blowing thriller in the Women's Murder Club series

Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.

The 4th Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author - 'unmatched in the field of British crime fiction' [The Times]

The 5th Inspector Rebus novel from the award-winning No.1 bestselling author

The first ever Harry Bosch novel - the start of bestselling Michael Connelly's career.

Tom Ripley is struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors and the law, when an unexpected acquaintance offers him a free trip to Europe and a chance to start over. Ripley wants money, success and the good life and he's willing to kill for it. When his new-found happiness is threatened, his response is as swift as it is shocking.