Local Mystery

'Jonnie made me see London through new eyes.' James Corden 'A charming and surprising alternative tour of London. We loved this book' Map Men Jonnie 'is a conduit for the city's soul, distilling its chaotic history into digestible, engaging narratives' The Times Have you ever tried to find a...

Tough and gutsy PI Lou Alcott returns with a terrifyingly gritty new case that takes her deep into the dark web. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Bublitz and Jane Caro. While juggling a missing person case with unexpected ties close to home and saving an innocent woman and her child from a...

Inspired by personal experience, this is a very fresh and funny MG series by CBCA shortlisted author Samera Kamaleddine. I didn't always live with seven old people and one middle-aged cavoodle called Christine ... Claudia Smith's parents have left her to (temporarily) live with her grandparents...

A classic summer legal thriller from the most popular storyteller of our time. Dark mysteries invade East Hampton as a struggling lawyer fights to save an old friend from being framed for murder. Montauk lawyer Tom Dunleavy's client list is woefully small, with occasional real estate closings...

A country town, a brutal murder, a shameful past, a reckoning to come... The injustices of the past and dangers of the present envelop Aboriginal policewoman Renee Taylor, when her unwilling return to the small outback town of her childhood plunges her into the investigation of a brutal murder...

Suspicious goings-on at a retirement home lead to an intriguing investigation in Date with Malice, the second cosy crime novel in Julia Chapman's Dales Detective series. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and M.C. Beaton. 'A Yorkshire Agatha Raisin' - Dalesman It’s...

The USA TODAY bestselling author of Middletide returns with a lush and atmospheric novel of suspense following a young woman whose job as a game warden puts her in the path of a murderer in a small town eager to protect its own. Desperate to escape a relationship gone bad, Annie Heston flees...

The annual fishing tournament and festival in Hokes Folly, North Carolina, is the high-water mark event of the year. Antiquarian bookseller Jenna Quinn, owner of the Twice Upon a Time bookstore, is ready to catch some new customers with her fishing-themed book display at the festival. That is, she was...until a local author was found dead in his booth. All fingers point to Frank Sutter, a former detective with the police department. His soon-to-be ex-wife had been dating the victim, and Frank had been seen having an argument with him earlier that day.

A mother's worst fear, a killer on the loose, a darkness visible... A gripping page-turner for readers of Candice Fox and Karen Slaughter from an award-winning author Sergeant 'Hex' Rexford is the detective who caught the infamous serial killer Dr. Witcherton. Now, with a series of gruesome...

An enchanting debut novel exploring second chances and blossoming romance in a charming port town in Maine, perfect for fans of J. Courtney Sullivan’s The Cliffs and Catherine Newman’s Sandwich. Just about everything has gone wrong for Gwen Gilmore over the past year. She’s lost her mother...

Imagine waking up in a hospital on a small tourist island off the coast of Southern Maine. You have no knowledge of the boating accident that claimed two lives and almost your own. In fact you remember nothing at all. You have full-blown amnesia.

Author Eleanor Wagner first took listeners on a tour through Sussex County, New Jersey. Now, she invites you to take a step into new territory: with its rolling hills and rich natural resources, Warren County’s history is vast. Hear actual paranormal accounts from residents and the Lady Ghostbusters team founded by the author. Learn about the famed ghost Tillie Smith at Centenary University and other notorious hauntings. Delve into the past of the Oxford Furnace, Shippen Manor, and other landmarks.

Love and rodeos, land and greed. The inhabitants of Blue Deer are gearing up for the annual Fourth of July rodeo, with tourists descending upon the town "in a kind of berserk westward ho." When the bodies of an environmental lawyer and his lover are found bobbing inside a tent in a reservoir, Jules at first assumes jealousy, but follows the evidence through the intricacies of mining law, rodeos, and explosions, leading to a proposed resort in the Crazy Mountains.

An isolated Tuscan farmhouse on the edge of an ancient wood is the perfect setting for a late September holiday. As a group of old friends from university and their families gather to relax and unwind, all are hoping it will be a chance to put the tragic events of the previous year behind them. There were six of them once; now they are five. Watching the British visitors arrive from her own terrace is Anna Viola, whose family has lived for centuries in the crumbling red-brick farmhouse above Il Vignacce.

The engrossing and propulsive historical fiction debut from a talented new writer, for readers of Geraldine Brooks' Year of Wonders, Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet, Lauren Groff's Matrix, Robyn Cadwallader's The Anchoress, Pip Williams's The Dictionary of Lost Words. She must write her rage ... to...

A child's bones, a lost girl, a mind adrift - sometimes what is lost comes back to haunt you...from an award-winning author comes a contemporary gothic tale of guilt, grief and redemption. In the village of Kiln Creek in the Victorian Highlands, a ghost gum falls in a storm. Tangled in its roots...

Il brutale omicidio di Claudia Longo, single cinquantenne, nell'esclusivo quartiere Parioli, a Roma, sembra opera di un amante occasionale. Uno dei tanti che la donna era solita ospitare in casa. L'unica a non pensarla così è il commissario Laura Damiani, tornata nella capitale dopo una devastante esperienza lavorativa a Milano. La poliziotta scopre delle connessioni fra quell'omicidio e le morti, apparentemente accidentali, di altre donne sole. Le vittime erano tutte clienti di un raffinato locale per incontri, nel quartiere Eur, il Single.

Ghosts of the past, present, and future come together, and it isn’t even Christmas. Greenville, South Carolina, 1972 A string of brutal murders has the city on edge. All the victims have one thing in common—they worked for the Brown Tractor & Farm Supply Co. With the police stumped, Penelope Drake, private detective, takes it upon herself to follow the grisly clues left by the killer. Once again, she calls upon her friends Charles and Zed to help.

SHORTLISTED - 2025 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel Gutsy new PI Lou Alcott takes charge in this brilliantly crafted, gritty thriller. Perfect for readers of Sarah Bailey and Jane Caro's The Mother. SHORTLISTED - NZ Booklovers Awards 2025 She's the one to turn to when you need saving. But first...

In this addictive true-life whodunit, author Mardi Link details all the evidence to date in the case of the Robison family murders. She crafts her book around police and court documents and historical and present-day statements and interviews, in addition to exploring the impact of the case on the community of Good Hart and the stigma that surrounds the popular summer getaway. Adding to both the sense of tragic history and the suspense, Link laces her tale with fascinating bits of local and Indian lore.