Classic Crime books

Berlin, 1931. A power struggle is taking place in Berlin's underworld. The American gangster Abraham Goldstein is in residence at the Hotel Excelsior. As a favour to the FBI, the police put him under surveillance with Detective Gereon Rath on the job.

The third novel in the bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache series by multi-award-winning Louise Penny.

(Daily Mail)Never forgive, never forget. But he has a burning desire to right wrongs - and rewrite his own agonizing past.When Reacher witnesses a brutal kidnap attempt, he takes the law into his own hands. Has Reacher lost his sense of right and wrong?Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Persuader is seventh in the series.

Featuring Jack Reacher, hero of the blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise, as he comes to the UK.Jack Reacher is alone, the way he likes it. Reacher's job is to make sure it all turns out right - money paid, family safely returned.What started on a busy New York street explodes three thousand miles away, in the sleepy English countryside.

December 1860. With Christmas fast approaching, the last thing Inspector Colbeck needs is a complex case. As he wrestles with one crime, he is alarmed to hear of another - the abduction of Superintendent Tallis. Colbeck and Leeming find themselves raceing to solve a brutal murder before rushing to Kent in a bid to save the superintendent's life.

Our darkest fears lurk in the shadows in these two stunning J. D. Robb short stories.

With neglected stories by John Bude and E. C. R. Lorac, as well as tales by little-known writers of crime fiction, Martin Edwards blends the cosy atmosphere of the fireside story with a chill to match the temperature outside. This is a gripping seasonal collection sure to delight mystery fans.

Class reunions: a time for memories - good, bad, and, as Virgil Flowers is about to find out, deadly - in the thrilling new novel in the number one New York Times-bestselling series

THE SEVENTH DI HELEN GRACE THRILLER BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR M. J. ARLIDGE...

An execution on the overlook above the Mulholland Dam entangles Bosch with FBI Agent Rachel Walling and Homeland Security. The brilliant thirteenth Harry Bosch novel from the award-winning No. 1 bestselling author.

Ari Thor returns in the latest instalment of the Dark Iceland series, as a series of mystery deaths in a forgotten village provide him with his most challenging case yet!

5 stars

From the author of the highly acclaimed YOU: ('Hypnotic and scary' Stephen King) comes an equally addictive new novel ...

The fourth Harry Bosch novel from the award-winning No. 1 bestselling author. After being put on involuntary stress leave for attacking his boss, LAPD detective Harry Bosch tackles his mother's murder case.

Six shots. The accused gunman refuses to talk except for a single phrase:Get Jack Reacher for me.Reacher lives off the grid. He's not looking for trouble. But sometimes trouble looks for him. What could connect the noble Reacher to this psychopathic killer?Although the Jack Reacher can be read in any order, One Shot is the 9th in the series.

It's been thirty years since Anna's older sister disappeared. Anna's never stopped missing her.

Harry Bosch meets an ex-FBI profiler in one of the most disturbing cases he has faced...From the bestselling author of THE LINCOLN LAWYER. BOSCH TV STARTS FEBRUARY 2015.

There is a rat in the house! Determined to bring their nemesis Gruber Handclap to justice, the Majors embark on a global adventure that features kidnapping in The Congo, manslaughter on the Orient Express and romance at the Stasi's Christmas party. And what's more, they embark on the greatest adventure of all: Fatherhood.

A gripping new outing in London for PC Grant in the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling series from Ben Aaronovitch.

5 stars

Stunning debut thriller - first in the Reykjavik Noir series - by bestselling Icelandic crime writer, with an unforgettable protagonist.

5 stars