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Dead Red (Crime Waves)
by Ruth StarkeDear old Mrs Tuck has run the school canteen for years. But after a chain of nasty culinary upsets, she gets the chop and a slick new commercial caterer is appointed. Angelo Martinelli, junior private eye, smells a rat – and not just the dead one in the canteen. Is it sabotage, or is it a red herring? Can The Angel get to the bottom of the mystery that has the whole school on the run?Dead Red is a saucy detective story from bestselling author Ruth Starke, full of humour and the kind of explosive jokes that children love.
Dead Sleep (The\mississippi Ser. #Bk. 3)
by Greg IlesTerrifying secrets and a stunning mystery power this page-turner from the New York Times No.1 bestseller.
Dead Sleep: Part 1, Chapters 1 to 3 inclusive
by Greg IlesTerrifying secrets and a stunning mystery power this page-turner from the New York Times No.1 bestseller. This novel has been serialized into 4 parts – this is PART 1 of 4 (Chapters 1 to 3 of 29)
Dead Sleep: Part 2, Chapters 4 to 9
by Greg IlesTerrifying secrets and a stunning mystery power this page-turner from the New York Times No.1 bestseller. This novel has been serialized into 4 parts – this is PART 2 of 4 (Chapters 4 to 9 of 29)
Dead Sleep: Part 3, Chapters 10 to 20
by Greg IlesTerrifying secrets and a stunning mystery power this page-turner from the New York Times No.1 bestseller. This novel has been serialized into 4 parts – this is PART 3 of 4 (Chapters 10 to 20 of 29)
Dead Sleep: Part 4, Chapters 21 to 29
by Greg IlesTerrifying secrets and a stunning mystery power this page-turner from the New York Times No.1 bestseller. This novel has been serialized into 4 parts – this is PART 4 of 4 (Chapters 21 to 29 of 29)
Dead Weight: A page-turning racing thriller about courage on the racecourse
by John FrancomeThere is no hiding place for a jump jockey when his courage deserts him...Dead Weight is a gripping racing thriller addressing the mental challenges faced by jump jockeys, from ex-jockey and racing broadcaster John Francome. The perfect read for fans of Dick Francis and Felix Francis' Pulse and Triple Crown. 'Authentic, thrilling and compulsive' - Bookseller After a crashing fall, champion rider Phil Nicholas returns to racing, but though his body has healed, his mind has not. Flashbacks of his accident invade his dreams, rob him of his sleep - and freeze him in the saddle. While Phil is battling to overcome his fear, his weighing-room colleague Adrian Moore is viciously attacked after losing a race he should have won. It's the start of a vendetta by someone determined to hurt those who break the rules of racing. If Phil wants to save the sport - and the woman he loves - it's time for him to recover his nerve...What readers are saying about Dead Weight:'Great characters and tons of nail-biting racecourse action, sex and jokes''A thrill on every page''Just like reading a Dick Francis novel. Great read from beginning to end'
Deadly Famous
by Richard KiddDo you have to be dead to be famous?Stanley Buckle is a quiet sort of boy. Since his dad died, his closest friend has been Neville, an artist who lives in an old mill with a one-eared cat called Vincent. Then Neville mysteriously vanishes in a terrible flood. As the story of Neville's disappearance spreads, the price of his paintings rockets. Stanley is shocked to discover that Neville's work is worth more when he's dead than when he's alive. Then Stanley discovers something even more astounding - something that is to lead him into the most dangerous adventure of his life.Set partly in rural England and partly in the Scottish isles in the 1960s, this is a very special adventure tale with an original emotional edge.
Deadly Games (Murder Room)
by Hilary NormanJake Woods, ex-cop and criminal justice professor, is pulled into danger when investigating the disappearance of a friend's son. Attempting to help, he uncovers a similar case in New York City, where Lydia Johanssen is going through hell because her sixteen-year-old son has vanished. Each disappeared after receiving an anonymous gift: 'Limbo', a violent, bestselling computer game.Jake identifies with Lydia's plight. But his involvement brings great peril. This is the work of a kidnapper for whom the margins between reality and fantasy have blurred beyond recognition. To him, it's all just a game ...'Spine-chilling' Publishing News
Death in Holy Orders: An Adam Dalgliesh Novel (Inspector Adam Dalgliesh Mystery #11)
by P. D. JamesWhen the body of a theology student is found on a desolate stretch of coast in East Anglia, his wealthy father demands that Scotland Yard should re-examine the verdict of accidental death. Commander Adam Dalgliesh agrees to pay a visit to the young man's theological college, St Anselm's, a place he knew as a boy, expecting no more than a nostalgic return to old haunts and a straightforward examination of the evidence. Instead he finds himself embroiled in intrigue, secrets and mystery as the college is torn apart by a sacrilegious and horrifying murder . . . Award-winning P.D. James (author of Death Comes to Pemberley and Children of Men) masterfully explores an isolated and beleaguered community coping with the evil and disruption of murder. In 2003, this novel was adapted for BBC television and starred Martin Shaw, Hugh Fraser and Robert Hardy. Set on the wild coast of East Anglia, this number one bestseller is the fourteenth Adam Dalgliesh novel and a thrilling work of crime fiction possessing all of the qualities which distinguish P. D. James as a novelist.
Death in Paradise: A Jesse Stone Mystery (A Jesse Stone Mystery #3)
by Robert B ParkerThe third Jesse Stone mysteryThe Paradise Men's Softball League has wrapped up another game, and Jesse Stone is lingering in the parking lot with his teammates, drinking beer, swapping stories of double plays and beautiful women in the late-summer twilight. But then a frightened voice calls out to him from the edge of a nearby lake. There, two men squat at the water's edge. In front of them, facedown, was something that used to be a girl.The local cops haven't seen anything like this, but Jesse's L.A. past has made him all too familiar with floaters. This girl hadn't committed suicide; she hadn't been drowned: she'd been shot and dumped, discarded like trash. Before long it becomes clear that she had a taste for the wild life; and her own parents can't be bothered to report her missing, or even admit that she once was a child of theirs. All Jesse has to go on is a young man's school ring on a gold chain, and a hunch or two.'Robert B. Parker is one of the greats of the American hard-boiled genre' - GuardianLook out for the other novels in the Jesse Stones series published by No Exit Press: Night Passage, Trouble in Paradise, Death in Paradise, Stone Cold, Sea Change, High Profile, Damned If You Do, Robert B. Parker's Blind Spot, Robert B. Parker's The Devil Wins, Robert B. Parker's Debt to Pay, Robert B. Parker's The Hangman's Sonnet, Robert B. Parker's Colorblind and Robert B. Parker's The Bitterest PillFinished all the Jesse Stone mysteries? Search for the Spenser series and the Sunny Randall series to meet Robert B. Parker's other iconic detectives!
Death of a Dustman: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery (Hamish Macbeth #34)
by M.C. BeatonGrime and punishment . . .When Fergus Macleod, Lochdubh's abusive, drunk dustman is put in charge of the local recycling centre and is dubbed 'Environment Officer', Hamish Macbeth smells trouble. Sure enough, Fergus, imbued with his new powers, becomes a bullying tyrant and when his body is found stuffed in a recycling bin, no one is sorry - including his long-suffering family. But Hamish is surprised to find that many of the despicable dustman's victims refuse to talk - and when violence strikes again, the lanky lawman must quickly unearth the culprit among a litter of suspects . . . before the killer makes a clean getaway!Praise for M.C. Beaton:'The books are a delight: clever, intricate, sardonic and amazingly true to the real Highlands' Kerry Greenwood'It's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh' New York Times
Death of an Effendi (Mamur Zapt #12)
by Michael PearceShortlisted for the Ellis Peters Award for best historical crime novel, this is an engrossing murder mystery set in the Egypt of the 1900s, featuring the inimitable Mamur Zapt.
Death of Kings: No 2 (Nick Revill)
by Philip Gooden'Highly entertaining' Sunday TimesElizabeth I is nearing the end of her reign with no direct heir and plots and rumours of rebellion abound. The Queen's former favourite, the Earl of Essex, appears to be eager to protect the throne, but some believe he intends to seize it. In the world of the theatre, the Chamberlain's Men are approached by a member of Essex's inner circle.He offers them money to put on a special performance of Shakespeare's "Richard II" - the treasonous drama of monarchy deposed and murdered. And player Nick Revill finds himself forced to act as a government spy and keep watch on his own company. But then the murders start.Praise for Philip Gooden'The witty narrative, laced with puns and word play so popular in this period, makes this an enjoyable racy tale' Sunday Telegraph 'The book has much in common with the film Shakespeare in Love - full of colourful characters . . . but the book has an underlying darkness' Crime Time'Welcome to Elizabethan England where... Gooden will give you a gratifying taste of the danger and excitement of that lusty place and time' Publishers Weekly
The Death on the Downs (Fethering Village Mysteries #2)
by Simon Brett‘King of the witty village mystery’ Daily Telegraph ‘Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories’ JILLY COOPER ‘A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans’ P. D. JAMES It wasn’t the rain that upset Fethering resident Carole Seddon during her walk on the Downs, or the dilapidated barn in which she was forced to seek shelter. No, what upset her was the human skeleton she discovered there, neatly packed into two blue fertiliser bags . . . Amateur sleuths Carole and Jude go to the small hamlet of Weldisham where gossips quickly identify the corpse as Tamsin Lutteridge, a young woman who disappeared from the village months before. But why is Tamsin’s mother so certain that her daughter is still alive? As Jude sets out to discover what really happened to Tamsin, Carole digs deeper into Weldisham’s history and the bitter relationships simmering beneath the village’s gentle facade.
A Death to Record: The riveting countryside mystery (West Country Mysteries #5)
by Rebecca TopeFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING COTSWOLD MYSTERIES SERIESWhen the body of herdsman Sean O’Farrell was discovered in one of the farm buildings, DS Den Cooper is more than happy to cast one of the local farmers, Gordon Hillcock, in the role of chief suspect. After all, it is a well-known fact that there was no love lost between Gordon and the victim. And besides, Den has a little grudge of his own – Gordon is currently dating Den’s ex-fiancée Lilah and was actually the reason she dumped him only a few short months before their wedding.However, Den did not plan on Lilah’s determination to protect her new lover. How far will she go to make sure that Den directs his suspicions elsewhere?
Death's Own Door: The Lydmouth Crime Series Book 6 (Lydmouth Crime Series #6)
by Andrew Taylor'Andrew Taylor is a master story-teller' Daily Telegraph From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court, this is the sixth instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth seriesWhen the body of Rufus Moorcroft, a middle-aged widower with a distinguished war record, is found in his summerhouse, the verdict is suicide. But both reporter Jill Francis and her lover, Detective Richard Thornhill, approaching the case from different angles, discover there's more to it than that. The key to the mystery stretches back to a highly-charged summer before the war, and back to another death. A local asylum plays a part, as do a moderately famous artist and his wife; Superintendent Williamson, now retired and loathing it; Councillor Bernie Broadbent - a man with more pies than fingers to put in them; a Cambridge don; an aristocratic unmarried mother, now gleefully drawing her old-age pension; and - to Thornhill's surprise and growing horror - his own wife, Edith.'An excellent writer. He plots with care and intelligence and the solution to the mystery is satisfyingly chilling' The Times'The most under-rated crime writer in Britain today' Val McDermid 'There is no denying Taylor's talent, his prose exudes a quality uncommon among his contemporaries' Time Out
Deeds of the Disturber: An Amelia Peabody Novel Of Suspense (Amelia Peabody #No. 5)
by Elizabeth PetersJoin our plucky Victorian Egyptologist, together with her devastatingly handsome and brilliant husband Radcliffe, in another exciting escapadeSwapping the stifling heat and dust of Egypt for the cooler climes of London, adventuress Amelia Peabody finds herself plunged into an escapade set in the dignified surroundings of the British Museum, and as ever, she is aided and abetted by her irascible husband Emerson and precocious son Ramses. First of all a night watchman is found dead in the Mummy Room of the museum, a look of horror frozen on his face and very soon panic spreads through the capital while the gutter press ask the question 'Can Fear Kill?'. And before Amelia can respond with an appropriate answer, a pair of dissolute aristocrats with a shady past appear in her life together with supernatural curses, a lady of dubious reputation with a link to Emerson's bachelor past and a homicidal maniac disguised as an ancient Sem priest - but they are only the very tip of this most singular mystery. And as Amelia closes in on the murderer, Emerson and Ramses must try to keep her from adding herself to the list of victims...
A Deep Deceit
by Hilary Bonner'A very classy crime yarn' Manchester Evening NewsAlthough to all appearances Suzanne and Carl Peters live an idyllic life in pretty St Ives, beneath the veneer of domestic bliss lurks a dark secret which threatens to destroy everything they hold dear. For the last seven years they have lived a lie, lived in fear that the violence of the past will catch up with them, and now it seems that their worst nightmares are coming true.Suzanne was a damaged child, and she has grown into a damaged woman. For seven years Carl has protected her from her terrors, sheltered her from the world for which she seems ill-equipped, but when a series of poison pen letters disturb long-buried ghosts, Suzanne and Carl's carefully guarded world explodes with shocking consequences.Engrossing, chilling and utterly compelling, A Deep Deceit is a tour de force of sexual intrigue and obsessive love with a startling sting in its tail.
Detection Unlimited (Inspector Hemingway Ser. #4)
by Georgette HeyerSecond to none in her ability to make detective stories, Georgette Heyer is queen of the genre.Slumped on a seat under an oak tree is old Sampson Warrenby, with a bullet through his brain. He is discovered by his anxious niece, Mavis, who is just one of the tne people in the village in the running for chief suspect, having just cause to dislike Warrenby intensely. Only Chief Inspector Hemingway can uncover which of the ten has turned hatred into murder.
The Devil's Highway (Ulverscroft Large Print Ser.)
by Hannah MarchThe second novel in the gripping Georgian mystery series chronicling the adventures of Robert Fairfax. A must-read for fans of historical crime fiction.It's 1761. Travelling up to the country home of his new employer, Robert Fairfax is aware that this lonely stretch of road is the haunt of a notorious highwayman. But nothing can prepare him for the shocking discovery of the Stamford to London stagecoach, tipped into a ditch. The driver has been shot through the head and the two passengers are dead.Investigating at the behest of his employer, the local JP, Fairfax soon suspects that this is more than a simple highway robbery. Fairfax must piece together his most baffling puzzle yet - knowing that a ruthless killer will stop at nothing to prevent him...
Disloyal Opposition: Number 123 in Series (The Destroyer #123)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirA secret Russian particle beam weapon has long been suspected of being responsible for the space shuttle Challenger explosion. Many have scoffed...until the old Soviet Union dissolves and the weapon is sold on the Russian black market to the ruling council of Berkeley, California - the most famous enclave of unrepentant socialists in the Western world. They, in turn, immediately direct it at American skies, making no planes, satellites or space shuttles safe until their very heavy price is paid.Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
Disloyal Opposition (The Destroyer)
by Warren Murphy Richard SapirA secret Russian particle beam weapon has long been suspected of being responsible for the space shuttle Challenger explosion. Many have scoffed…until the old Soviet Union dissolves and the weapon is sold on the Russian black market to the ruling council of Berkeley, California – the most famous enclave of unrepentant socialists in the Western world. They, in turn, immediately direct it at American skies, making no planes, satellites or space shuttles safe until their very heavy price is paid.Breathlessly action-packed and boasting a winning combination of thrills, humour and mysticism, the Destroyer is one of the bestselling series of all time.
A Distinction of Blood (Ulverscroft Large Print Ser.)
by Hannah MarchThe third novel in the gripping Georgian mystery series chronicling the adventures of Robert Fairfax. A must-read for fans of historical crime fiction.Engaged as tutor to the children of a wealthy and ambitious sugar merchant, Samuel Appleton, Robert Fairfax soon finds that his employer has work of a more delicate nature for him to do. Appleton's beautiful daughter, Charlotte, has made a very good marriage to the rakish and aristocratic Lord Mortlock - but all is not well.Urged to investigate discreetly, Fairfax finds evidence of gambling debts, love affairs - and intrigue. When Lord Mortlock is found murdered in his bed, Fairfax must find the truth behind an elegant facade of lies and unmask an evil killer...