Mystery England

Amateur sleuth Charles Lenox investigates the murder of a Parliament member, moving through the glamorous high society of Victorian London in the next novel from acclaimed author Charles Finch. In the spring of 1881, Lenox is caught up in the whirl of London life when his brother arrives to tell...

New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick returns with a thrilling new venture into romance and mystery, featuring the most unusual, highly compatible--undeniably combustible--pairing of Tobias March and his mesmerizing partner, Lavinia Lake. An invitation to a country house party at...

Dear Bennington College Admissions Officer: I’m probably not your average applicant from Beverly Hills, CA. And I’m not one to brag, but I’m pretty much the smartest girl in my class at Mark Frost Academy. My grades are excellent. My motivation is high. I don’t drink or do drugs or hang...

Don't miss the next instalment in the Alma Timperley Mystery Series, available to pre-order now! Readers LOVE F.H. Petford: 'Don't read before bedtime or you'll stay up until the wee hours of the morning to finish' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I absolutely adored this book. It was compelling...

When schoolteacher Lorna Buchanan witnesses a strange ceremony on the grounds of St. Anne’s College, she is sacked by the tyrannical headmistress - and becomes entangled in a web of mysticism and murder. Set in a cozy 19th-century English spa town, The Malvern Mystery follows Lorna as she investigates a deadly crime clouded by deception, greed, and ancient rituals.

Having survived a double tour on Lancasters in WW2 (and won two DFCs), Flight Lieutenant Silk rejoins Bomber Command much later and qualifies to fly the Vulcan bomber. Welcoming him, the airbase commander says: “You have the best, and the worst, job in the world. You have the Vulcan, incomparably the finest bomber. That's the best bit. Your job is to fly to the Soviet Union and destroy cities.

In den schattigen und kostspieligen Gemäuern von Rosewood Manor lebt die eigenwillige Lady Agnes Blackwood ein zurückgezogenes Leben. Das ändert sich, als ihr Gärtner mit einer Gartenschere in der Brust aufgefunden wird. Kommissar Edward Sterling wird mit dem Fall betraut.

A powerful, award-winning novel that follows the lives of two women as democracy starts to crumble in Hong Kong. One summer morning, college roommates, Ah Lei and Panda, wake up with very different reactions to the night before. They have been chased and tear-gassed in the streets of their city...

Some cities feed on secrets. Naples is ravenous. A peaceful evening mass at the historic Chiesa del Gesù Nuovo is shattered when a young au pair is killed in one of the cathedral’s quiet chapels. The daughter of the US Ambassador sees it happen—but she'll speak only to one person: Nikki...

The ghostly little monk of Foulridge and the giant apparition from Heaton Norris are just two of the denizens of the North-West you might not care to meet on a dark, stormy evening. But for those intrepid souls whose hearts quicken at the thought of eerie footsteps and muffled groans Peter Underwood has assembled an impressive collection of traditional legends.

New England has always had a special place in the national memory. Its rich folklore and colorful history is woven into the national identity, and destinations such as Plymouth Rock, the lighthouses of Maine, and Vermont's autumn leaves are quintessential symbols of the United States. But New England has always had a dark side, a strange side. Monsters and ghosts lurk in its woods and old houses, and strange monuments that may be from a forgotten civilization puzzle local investigators.

Gowns. Champagne. Murder. Hollywood, but make it French, for twelve days straight, as the red carpet rolls out to the riviera for the Cannes Film Festival. The most famous people are all here to celebrate themselves, while the rest of the world watches in awe. And with a heavy dose of envy, at...

George Lamming—one of the Caribbean’s most powerful literary voices—reimagines the age of European exploration to expose the deep scars of conquest in this novel, which Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’'o, perennial contender for the Nobel Prize, calls “one of the great political novels in modern...

From the bestselling author of Look Closer comes a new domestic thriller about betrayal and murder inside one twisted family Two siblings. One murder. So many lies. Siblings Allison and Luke have been through a lot together. They’ve always stood by each other. They’d do anything for each...

A down-on-her-luck shop girl and the son of an earl find they have more in common than they thought—including sexual chemistry they can’t resist—in this fresh Regency romance by Shana Galen. Tamsin Archer might just be having the worst year of her life. And that’s saying something...

England is an ancient land steeped in history and tradition, filled with prehistoric ruins, majestic castles, and a countryside sculpted from millennia of human habitation. Its rolling countryside is dotted with prehistoric burial mounds and stone circles. Brooding castles hold tales of bloodshed and honor. Medieval churches have elaborate stained glass windows and gruesome carvings, reflecting a mixture of hope and darkness.

Auf der Suche nach einem Mörder heißt es wieder: Bühne frei für Lady Hardcastle und ihre treue Zofe Flo Armstrong! Eine Filmcrew besucht den kleinen Ort Littleton Cotterell, um dort ihren neusten Film zu promoten. Eigentlich hätten der Regisseur und die Schauspieler von Lady Farley-Stroud beherbergt werden sollen, doch nach einem Brand in deren Küche erklärt sich Lady Hardcastle bereit, die Gastgeberin zu sein. Obwohl nicht alle Dorfbewohner von der Idee einer Filmvorführung begeistert sind, ist der erste Filmabend ein voller Erfolg.

Miss Marigold Manners may be steeped in the etiquette of her old-money Boston family, but she is also an accomplished, modern woman and an avid student of archaeology who can handle any situation with poise. When the death of her parents leaves her too destitute to pursue her academic career and she receives a letter from a distant relative on Great Misery Island, Marigold decides she must do what any person of superior sense and greater-than-average curiosity would: she mounts her trusty bicycle and heads up the craggy, fog-shrouded coast of New England for a date with fate.

A series of linked stories following the members of a large Latinx family exploring the pressure points of familial obligations and the complexities of love. From the author of Malas comes a short story collection that centers the challenges of family, with characters constantly trying to...

Auf sich gestellt. Auf der Jagd. Auf der Flucht! Connor Reeves hat gerade für seinen Auftraggeber, den MI 6, erfolgreich eine gefährliche Mission in Indien beendet und begegnet auf dem Rückflug einem alten Freund aus Bodyguard-Zeiten. Doch dann versuchen Entführer das Flugzeug zu kapern und es kommt zu einem fatalen Schusswechsel in 10.000 Metern Höhe. Es grenzt an ein Wunder, dass Connor die Notlandung im Himalaja überlebt.