12 deadly gifts, one killer on a Christmas countdown… On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… this is one deadly Christmas that you can’t forget.The police are baffled by the ‘Santa’ killer, who sends his intended victims gruesome presents based on the twelve days of Christmas. When a young journalist… Continue reading The Present by D S Devlin
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The Foster Child by Jenny Blackhurst
When child psychologist Imogen Reid takes on the case of 11-year-old Ellie Atkinson, she refuses to listen to warnings that the girl is dangerous. Ellie was the only survivor of a fire that killed her family. Imogen is convinced she's just a sad and angry child struggling to cope with her loss. But Ellie's foster… Continue reading The Foster Child by Jenny Blackhurst
The Deaths of December by Susi Holliday
It looks like a regular advent calendar. Until DC Becky Greene starts opening doors...and discovers a crime scene behind almost every one. The police hope it's a prank. Because if it isn't, a murderer has just surfaced - someone who's been killing for twenty years. But why now? And why has he sent it to… Continue reading The Deaths of December by Susi Holliday
The Midnight Peacock (The Sinclair’s Mysteries 4) by Katherine Woodfine
You are cordially invited to Sinclair's Midnight Peacock Ball! The festive season has come to Sinclair's and Sophie and Lil are spending the holidays at snowy Winter Hall. But it turns out that this is no ordinary house party ...As sinister secrets come to light, our intrepid heroines find themselves faced with a more baffling… Continue reading The Midnight Peacock (The Sinclair’s Mysteries 4) by Katherine Woodfine
Broken Bones (D.I. Kim Stone 7) by Angela Marsons
They thought they were safe. They were wrong. The murder of a young prostitute and a baby found abandoned on the same winter night signals the start of a disturbing investigation for Detective Kim Stone – one which brings her face to face with someone from her own horrific childhood. As three more sex workers… Continue reading Broken Bones (D.I. Kim Stone 7) by Angela Marsons
The Mistake by K.L. Slater
You think you know the truth about the people you love. But one discovery can change everything… Eight-year-old Billy goes missing one day, out flying his kite with his sister Rose. Two days later, he is found dead. Sixteen years on, Rose still blames herself for Billy’s death. How could she have failed to protect… Continue reading The Mistake by K.L. Slater
In a Cottage In a Wood by Cass Green
A strange encounter Neve comes across a troubled woman called Isabelle on Waterloo Bridge late one night. Isabelle forces a parcel into Neve’s hands and jumps to her death in the icy Thames below. An unexpected gift Two weeks later, as Neve’s wreck of a life in London collapses, an unexpected lifeline falls into her… Continue reading In a Cottage In a Wood by Cass Green
Lies She Told by Cate Holahan
The truth can be darker than fiction. Liza Cole, a once-successful novelist whose career has seen better days, has one month to write the thriller that could land her back on the bestseller list. Meanwhile, she’s struggling to start a family, but her husband is distracted by the disappearance of his best friend, Nick. As… Continue reading Lies She Told by Cate Holahan
Cherringham – Death on a Moonlit Night (Cherringham: Mystery Shorts Book 26) by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards
When the boss of the big local DIY outlet is murdered on a moonlit night, all the evidence points to the store's junior manager. And when police retrieve the murder weapon from the Thames, the manager goes on the run. But Jack and Sarah are not at all sure of his guilt. Can they uncover… Continue reading Cherringham – Death on a Moonlit Night (Cherringham: Mystery Shorts Book 26) by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards
Cold Blood (Detective Erika Foster 5) by Robert Bryndza
The suitcase was badly rusted, and took Erika several attempts, but it yielded and sagged open as she unzipped it. Nothing could prepare her for what she would find inside… When a battered suitcase containing the dismembered body of a young man washes up on the shore of the river Thames, Detective Erika Foster is… Continue reading Cold Blood (Detective Erika Foster 5) by Robert Bryndza
