Women Sleuths

Summerview Secondary School is holding its annual charity auction. Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are on hand to prepare delicious baked goods for the big day - with the assistance of Clementine's mysterious sister, Maria. As the auction begins, chaos erupts when Eleanor Black, the owner of Dewstow Museum, is found murdered in the stage storeroom. Maria has vanished. Her fingerprints cover the crime scene. Clementine refuses to believe her sister is capable of murder and is sure they need to widen the search – Eleanor has a long list of enemies.

Spring has come to Berrywick, and Julia Bird is determined to enjoy the fine weather. But not all life is in flower when she stumbles across the body of building expert Basil Crow next to a bright yellow digger. And Julia believes this is no accident.

How do you stop a killer no one believes exists? DS Kat Ballantyne wants to know why a perfect girl like Rosie Duggan would jump to her death from a multistorey car park. Everyone is saying she took her own life. But Kat is unconvinced. Girls like Rosie—bright, popular, well adjusted, and with her whole life ahead of her—don’t fall from tall buildings. Unless someone pushes them.

During a hospital visit, Lady Violet Thorn overhears a young woman accusing a married couple of her parents' murder and stealing their home, Maccabee House. From body parts scattered around town igniting rumours about a cannibal to a sex worker found brutalised, macabre events soon unfold culminating in Violet receiving a mannequin, resembling herself, stabbed through the heart. With the town of Montford in meltdown, Violet knows that the answers wait at Maccabee House, which lies in the shadow of the old tannery. But with the killer's sights firmly on her, can she make it out alive?

From New York Times bestseller Elle Cosimano comes Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line—the highly anticipated next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan series. "[Narrator Angela] Dawe proves herself to be a virtuoso vocal shape-shifter, moving seamlessly from one character to another and...

Scotland, 1924: When Lady Poppy Proudfoot is invited to Glasgow University to celebrate a scholarship she generously established, she’s excited to return to her old stomping grounds. But the delightful champagne reception is interrupted by screams when a body plunges from the tower to the ground below… While everyone exclaims at the tragic death of the young student, Poppy is instantly suspicious. Just moments before the body fell, tutor Mary Christie told her a student died falling from the very same tower eighteen years ago.

Stella Darnell knows her partner, Jack, is lying to her. He's been secretive for months and is clearly hiding something – but it's not what you might think. As Jack disappears down a rabbit hole, Stella craves distraction. When DI Toni Kemp asks for her help after a body is discovered in the quiet, unassuming village of Prestbury, she throws herself into the case. Soon, she is pulled into a strange world where the presence of a once-famous psychic echoes through the lives of everyone she knew, even after her death.

When DCI Lesley Clarke is called upon to investigate a death on the banks of the River Frome in Wareham, she initially suspects a straightforward drowning. But when she discovers that the victim went missing years ago and that his family have a dark past, the mystery deepens. Can Lesley and her team uncover the secrets in this family's past and identify the killer?

London, August 1759. Lizzie Hardwicke, society harlot and occasional investigator for the magistrate, is shaken by an encounter with her estranged brother during a riotous evening hosted by the notorious Devil's Brotherhood. Beyond the opulence of this Mayfair party, a streetwalker is found strangled on the doorstep of a well-known moral campaigner, her cheek branded with the letter V.

Learn more about Diana, Zaf and Gus! In these bonus stories, you can get more of the Chartwell and Crouch team's exploits and sleuthing, as an exclusive addition to the main books.

Welcome to Seacastle, a neglected resort on England's south coast. Divorced, broke, and saddled with a malevolent rescue cat, Tanya Bowe has swapped investigative journalism for running a struggling vintage furniture shop. When her tech-savvy stepson, Mouse, invades her life, he's a reminder that the modern world moves faster than she does. But life takes a darker turn when an old schoolmate is found dead in her family mansion.

Westleham Village, May 1948 The villagers of Westleham are excited for the first village cricket match since the end of the war. But Martha Miller has more pressing concerns - namely, the sudden reappearance of her husband, Stan, missing for two years and acting as though nothing has happened. Martha doesn’t know what to feel, especially now that his return threatens her growing fondness for the kind-hearted village vicar, Luke. Yet she’s not the only one unsettled by Stan’s return…

Murder’s on the menu, and no one is safe from playground gossip . . . classic Tuesday. From cocktails to cold tea, and swanky dinners to school-gate antics, Rachel Walker has lost her old life—and her identity. But when the new term begins, and she’s swept into the Parent WhatsApp group...

'Entertaining, twisty read, steeped in authenticity' Amy Jordan A gripping Devon mystery for fans of forensics and police procedurals and LJ Ross, Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths. *************** Assume nothing The body of Leo Hawkins is found in a Devon holiday cottage, the cause of death carbon...

Isabell kommt beim Einkaufen mit einem Fremden ins Gespräch und ahnt zunächst nichts Böses. Als dieser jedoch ihren Namen weiß, ihre Gewohnheiten kennt, ihr zunehmend auflauert und vor ihrer Tür ein geflochtenes Armband hinterlässt, beschleicht sie ein ungutes Gefühl, welches rasch in pure Angst umschlägt. Zur gleichen Zeit steht die Freiburger Kommissarin Evelyn Holm vor einem rätselhaften Fall: Eine Studentin wird als vermisst gemeldet.

They thought she was dead. Now she’s back—and she’s out for answers. Cassie Quinn barely survived the betrayal that should’ve killed her. Three months in hiding, off the grid, recovering from a bullet wound no one was supposed to walk away from. As far as the world knows, she's already buried. But Cassie isn’t staying dead. With Apex Publicity growing more dangerous by the day, and the ghost of her would-be killer haunting every step, Cassie makes a daring escape—determined to protect the family he died to save.

The charming seaside Isle of Man cozy mystery series continues in A Case of Pier Pressure. Toby Haddock and his investigative partner, Quinn Flitcroft, had recently played a pivotal role in bringing a vicious murderer to justice. But if Toby thought life in his new home on the Isle of Man was going to be a sedate, quiet affair from now on, he was in for a serious wake-up call.

'A cozy mystery so delicious you can almost taste the tang of the salt and vinegar!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A brilliant series starter, one of the best I've read in a long while' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't miss this quirky and charming British cozy crime mystery series, perfect...

The fourth nerve-shattering installment of the San Diego Case Files from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose sees Kit McKittrick’s sister caught in a maelstrom of deadly family secrets. As an infant, Kit McKittrick’s foster sister Akiko was abandoned at a firehouse. Now 32, Akiko...

Zion Sawyer is about to marry the man of her dreams. Her focus has narrowed to planning her wedding and running her coffee shop, but when Condor asks her to meet with him, she isn’t prepared for what the Rusty Bucket’s leader wants. Fellow motorcycle gang member Hatchet Henry reveals that he was part of a 1970s bank robbery, which resulted in the death of a security guard. His accomplice, Whistling Willie, has always sworn he didn’t kill the guard, but he’s serving a life sentence at Corcoran for the crime. Now Willie is dying, and he wants one last taste of freedom.

Im deutsch-dänischen Grenzgebiet ereignen sich rätselhafte Unfälle mit Fahrerflucht. Der neue Rechtsmediziner Mølgaard interessiert sich sehr für die Fälle – und zunehmend auch für Archäologin Fria Svensson, mit der er ein Schicksal teilt: Beide haben als Kinder die Mutter verloren. Währenddessen hat Staatsanwalt Matthis Svensson die dänische Rocker-Gruppe MB28 im Visier. Als der plötzlich verschwindet, überredet Fria Kommissar Ohlsen, mit ihr zum Rockertreffen nach Dänemark zu fahren.

Als ein Obdachloser behauptet, der Suizid seines Freundes war in Wirklichkeit Mord, ist DI Sheridan Holler zunächst skeptisch. Aber es lässt sie nicht los, und sie beginnt, eine Reihe vermeintlicher Selbstmorde zu untersuchen, die alljährlich am 22. Juli begangen wurden. Für Sheridan und ihr Team beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit, denn der Tattag steht kurz bevor. Der Fall ist komplex, erst ein numerisches Detail bei den Opfern entpuppt sich als heiße Spur.

Detective Lawson buried the case years ago. Her partner’s murder was never solved—and some part of her stopped trying. Until Dead Air, a popular true crime podcast, launches a new season focused entirely on the cold case. The host? A sharp-tongued former attorney with a knack for exposing corruption—and a tangled past with the investigation itself. When the podcaster vanishes mid-season, Lawson is left with more questions than answers.

When the skeletal remains of a young woman and her baby are discovered entombed behind the kitchen wall of a historic Tudor house, Cassandra is overcome with grief. She feels certain she knows who the woman was, yet she can’t explain how—or how the two came to be sealed away. Drawn irresistibly to the house and the mystery of the “Bones of Blackfriars,” Cassandra begins searching for answers.

'Hugely enjoyable and compelling' LOUISE DOUGLAS 'Full of friendship, grief, love and loss … a stunning read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A rollercoaster of a novel, full of twists and turns … an immersive read that I cannot recommend enough. I inhaled it in two days!' RACHEL BURTON 'This really is a...