Collection: Adult fiction

'I quite simply loved this book ... the wonderful detail of a farm so realistically evoked' Frances Evesham Lambing season always brings the unexpected. But no one expected murder Jude Gray never thought she'd find herself widowed and running a working farm full-time, but here she is, living in t...

Agatha Christie is about to embark on a new, gripping murder case. But this time, she's not the author - she's a suspect. 1926 - Christie is a darling of the literary circuit and the most desired guest in London's glittering social scene. She can often be found at meetings of the Detection Club -...

When Yaz and her dog Hercules find a dead man on a bench along the canal with chicken bones lying around him, she immediately calls Louise - and the police. The case is odd: a chicken bone has been forcibly rammed down the victim's throat, and the last person to see him was their friend - and Pac...

DCI Lesley Clarke is settling into her new job in Dorset's Major Crimes Unit, and becoming accustomed to a slower pace of life. But then she's called in to solve the murder of a woman with links to Lesley's new girlfriend. Has Lesley made a grave error of judgement? Can she track down the killer ...

When a badly mutilated body washes up on the shores of Loch Ness, DCI Jack Logan's dream of a quiet life in the Highlands is shattered. While the media speculates wildly about monster attacks, Jack and the Major Investigations Team must act fast to catch the killer before they can strike again. B...

Lady Morgan surveys her life at Camelot: she is safe, valued for her intelligence, and has the love and respect of her brother King Arthur, despite a growing conflict with Queen Guinevere. It's not enough. For, between the strict rules of court, a vengeful husband determined to snatch their son a...

Cal Lovett spends his days telling other people's stories on his true crime podcast. But the police are close to solving the mystery of his sister's disappearance - now he might finally get to tell Margot's story. Cal dreads the news as much as he hopes for answers. He seeks respite in the Sco...

When Luna O'Shea is unceremoniously fired from her frustrating office job, she tries to count her blessings: she's a proud trans woman who has plenty of friends, a wonderful roommate, and a good life in New York City. But blessings don't pay the bills. Enter Jean-Pierre, a laissez-faire trans man...

Artist Bella Sinclair throws a party to launch an exhibition of her work and to introduce the paintings of Fran Hunter. The Herring House, the gallery where the exhibition is held, is on the beach at Biddista. When a mysterious Englishman bursts into tears and claims not to know who he is or wher...

Thea Osborne and her spaniel Hepzibah embark on their second house-sitting commission with few worries. Despite her first disastrous venture, in which she became drawn into a murder case, Thea is convinced that lightning will not strike twice, and arrives at the idyllic Frampton Mansell with rene...