Mysteries and Suspense

New and recommended mystery fiction

Updated February 8, 2024
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The return of Faraz Ali
Ahmad, Aamina
Paper Book
'Stunning, not only on account of the author's talent, of which there is clearly plenty, but also in its humanity' New York Times Book Review A spellbinding debut set in Pakistan during the anarchic late '60s - a multi-layered tale of family, identity and the politics...
Djinn patrol on the purple line : a novel
Anappara, Deepa
Paper Book
'Anappara creates an endearing and highly engaging narrator to navigate us through the dark underbelly of modern India' Observer 'I love this book...I just fell into it' Tayari Jones We children are not just stories. We live. Come and see.<...
Better the blood
Bennett, Michael
Paper Book
'A compelling, atmospheric page turner with an authentic insight into Māori culture' Val McDermid A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH. A KILLER IN SEARCH OF RETRIBUTION. A CLASH BETWEEN CULTURE AND DUTY. THE PAST NEVER TRULY STAYS BURIED. WELCOME TO...
Dirty laundry : a novel
Bose, Disha
Paper Book
Keep your friends close and your neighbours closer... Ciara has it all - a loving husband, well-behaved children and an immaculate home. But behind the filters, her reality is far from what it seems. Mishti is stuck in a loveless marriage, raising her...
Even the darkest night
Cercas, Javier
Paper Book
Razorblade tears
Cosby, S. A.
Paper Book
A BLACK FATHER. A WHITE FATHER. TWO MURDERED SONS. A QUEST FOR VENGEANCE. *SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH* * FINANCIAL TIMES CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR* * BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2022* '...
The enchanters : a novel
Ellroy, James
Paper Book
Los Angeles. August 4, 1962. The city broils through a mid-summer heat wave. Marilyn Monroe ODs. A B-movie starlet is kidnapped. The overhyped LAPD overreacts. Chief Bill Parker's looking for some getback. The Monroe deal looks like a moneymaker. He calls in Freddy Otash. The...
Daisy Darker
Feeney, Alice
Paper Book
An all-consuming tale of psychological suspense with a spectacular twist, inspired by Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None From Alice Feeney, the internationally bestselling author of His and Hers, soon to be a major TV series produced by Jessica Chastain.
What have we done
Finlay, Alex
Paper Book
From Alex Finlay, the author of Every Last Fear and The Night Shift, comes an action-packed new thriller about the lives we leave behind and the secrets we carry with us forever...The foster children of Savior House never knew the peace of a normal childhood. Raised in an...
The Paris apartment : a novel
Foley, Lucy
Paper Book
*The brand new thriller from Lucy Foley - THE MIDNIGHT FEAST - is available to pre-order now* *The No.1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller* Discover the electric murder mystery thriller from the No.1, million-copy bestseller, Lucy Foley ...
Red queen
Gómez-Jurado, Juan
Paper Book
Now an Amazon Prime Original series, Red Queen is the first in Juan Gómez-Jurado's internationally bestselling thriller series, translated by Nick Caistor. Winner of the Cognac Prize 2022 with more than two million copies sold in Spain alone. Sunday Times - Best...
The stranger diaries
Griffiths, Elly
Paper Book
Exiles
Harper, Jane
Paper Book
The brilliantly twisty mystery from Jane Harper, the bestselling author of The Dry and Force of Nature, now major films starring Eric Bana. 'A fantastic crime writer' - Bella Mackie, author of How To Kill Your Family In Exiles,<...
Everybody knows
Harper, Jordan
Paper Book
L.A. Confidential for the 21st Century: a gripping, must-read thriller about Hollywood's corrupt factory of dreams and the woman determined to burn it down.
Squeeze me : a novel
Hiaasen, Carl
Paper Book
The twenty : a thriller
Holland, Sam (Novelist)
Paper Book
A nail-biting, award-winning crime novel from the author of The Echo Man! A shocking crime scene... DCI Adam Bishop has never seen anything like it. Five murder victims - all with numbers written above their bodies. And the spray-painted daubs reveal a horrific truth: the...
Murder your employer : the McMasters guide to homicide
Holmes, Rupert
Paper Book
'Full of twists, the emphasis is on comedy . . . but the extraordinary Holmes can pull the heartstrings too.' THE TIMES The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts - a luxurious, clandestine college dedicated to the fine art of murder where earnest students study how...
The trap
Howard, Catherine Ryan
Paper Book
None of This Is True
Jewell, Lisa.
Paper Book
Age of vice
Kapoor, Deepti
Paper Book
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED OPRAH DAILY PICK FOR 2023 'Ill-fated love and toxic family power struggles provide emotional drive for this big dynastic saga' JAKE ARNOTT, GUARDIAN 'Huge, epic, immersive and absorbing . . . certain to be a book of the year'...
Happiness falls : a novel
Kim, Angie
Paper Book
A gripping, heart-wrenching, missing-person story, Happiness Falls is about family, the pursuit of happiness and how far we go to protect the ones we love.
The leftover woman : a novel
Kwok, Jean
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author comes an evocative family drama and riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women.
All that is mine I carry with me : a novel
Landay, William
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob. . . . A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the children, there is only doubt. One afternoon in November 1975, ten-year-old Miranda Larkin...
Since we fell
Lehane, Dennis
Paper Book
'The most thrilling novel I've read all year' Kate AtkinsonI LOVED YOUI HATED YOUI NEVER KNEW YOU...Rachel's husband adores her. When she hit rock bottom, he was there with her every step of the way as she slowly regained her confidence, and her sanity. But his mysterious behaviour...
All that's left unsaid : a novel
Lien, Tracey
Paper Book
Readers are GRIPPED by ALL THAT'S LEFT UNSAID: 'The beautiful prose delivers a complex and heart-wrenching (but at times funny) story' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A stunner of a novel . . . powerful' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐...
The long weekend : a novel
Macmillan, Gilly
Paper Book
'Fast paced and incredibly compelling' Shari Lapena ___________________________________ By the time you read this, I'll have killed one of your husbands. In an isolated retreat, deep in the Northumbria moors, three women arrive for a weekend...
I have some questions for you
Makkai, Rebecca
Paper Book
**A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK FOR OPRAH DAILY, TIME, NPR, USA TODAY, BUSTLE, STAR TRIBUNE, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND MORE** 'Whip-smart and uncompromising' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 'Quietly riveting' IRISH TIMES 'It's the perfect crime' NEW...
Tell me what I am : a novel
Mannion, Una
Paper Book
Two women, wrenched apart by a terrible crime, must find a way back to each other in this haunting page-turner, perfect for fans of Tana French and Jane Harper
The jigsaw man : a novel
Matheson, Nadine
Paper Book
'The Jigsaw Man ranks amongst the very best debut thrillers - we're talking top-ten territory here - I've read this past decade... It evokes, vibrantly and indelibly, a world I've never even glimpsed, much less entered - neither in literature nor in life... Matheson's voice is exciting, urgent....
Death and the conjuror
Mead, Tom
Paper Book
An enthralling locked-room murder mystery inspired by crime fiction of the Golden Age, Death and the Conjuror is the critically acclaimed debut novel by Tom Mead. Selected as one of Publishers Weekly's Mysteries of the Year. 1936, London. A celebrity...
Homecoming : a novel
Morton, Kate
Paper Book
'If you haven't read Kate Morton before, do yourself a favour' - Graham Norton, broadcaster and bestselling author of Home Stretch A breathtaking mystery of love, lies and a cold case come back to life, Homecoming is an immersive, twisting epic from the...
Shifty's boys : a Mick Hardin novel
Offutt, Chris
Paper Book
Mick Hardin is an Army CID officer home on leave, recovering from an IED attack, when a body is found in the centre of town. It's Barney Kissick, the local heroin dealer, and the city police see his death as an occupational hazard. But when Barney's mother, Shifty, asks Mick to take a look, it seems...
The Glass Kingdom : a novel
Osborne, Lawrence
Paper Book
A tense, stunningly well-observed heist novel following an American woman on the run in the blazing heat of Bangkok, from 'a modern Graham Greene' (Sunday Times) 'Bangkok is the star of this accomplished novel. Its denizens are aliens to themselves, glittering on the...
The Thursday murder club
Osman, Richard
Paper Book
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce,...
The London Séance Society
Penner, Sarah
Paper Book
The Maid A Novel
Prose, Nita.
Paper Book
*Molly the maid returns in THE MYSTERY GUEST - available to buy now!* _________________________________________________________________ Get swept away by the million-copy bestseller . . . *THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER...
Cold-blooded liar
Rose, Karen
Paper Book
A most agreeable murder : a novel
Seales, Julia
Paper Book
'If you grew up reading Jane Austen and Agatha Christie (or are a fan of the more recent Bridgerton and Knives Out), you will adore A Most Agreeable Murder' Kate Stayman-London, author of One to Watch 'A delightfully entertaining debut! Be prepared...
Everyone in my family has killed someone
Stevenson, Benjamin
Paper Book
EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY IS A KILLER. EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY IS A SUSPECT. BUT WHICH OF THEM IS A MURDERER? 'The best thing I've read in ages' STUART MACBRIDE 'Fun, witty and exciting. This is not one to miss!' 5***** READER REVIEW 'A must...
Zero days
Ware, Ruth
Paper Book
The white lady : a novel
Winspear, Jacqueline
Paper Book

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