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4 & 5 Star Crime and Mystery Thrillers
Blue Shoes and Happiness (No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 7)Blue Shoes and Happiness (No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 7) by Alexander McCall Smith
Buy new: £4.87 / Used from: £0.01
Daily Telegraph : 'The books [in the No. 1 Ladies' series] possess a beguiling simplicity ... they are direct, vivid and down-to-earth'
Sovereign (Shardlake)Sovereign (Shardlake) by C.J. Sansom
Buy new: £4.69 / Used from: £0.40
The Independent : 'Between them, Sansom and Starkey have the 16th century licked.'
Piece of My HeartPiece of My Heart by Peter Robinson
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £0.01
Stephen King : 'The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are, simply put, the best series now on the market.'
Little FaceLittle Face by Sophie Hannah
Buy new: £2.91 / Used from: £0.01
Sainsbury's Magazine : 'This taut psychological thriller is full of heart-thumping suspense'
VanishVanish by Tess Gerritsen
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01
Medical examiner Maura Isles is looking at another body in a slab. Not a new experience for her, but she’s in for another shock when the body opens its eyes and proves to be alive.
The HusbandThe Husband by Dean Koontz
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Mitchell Rafferty is a landscape gardener--not a rich man--who receives a phone call that he initially thinks is some kind of a hoax: he is told that for two million in cash, he can get his wife back
One ShotOne Shot by Lee Child
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A sniper, Barr, kills five people with six shots and leaves a clear trail of evidence; arrested, he asks for Jack Reacher
Dead SimpleDead Simple by Peter James
Buy new: £4.54 / Used from: £0.01
It was meant to be a harmless stag night prank. A few hours later four of his best friends are dead, and Michael Harrison has disappeared
CHERUB 4: The KillingCHERUB 4: The Killing by Robert Muchamore
Buy new: £4.89 / Used from: £0.16
When a small-time crook suddenly has big money on his hands, it's only natural that the police want to know where it came from. But the plot James begins to unravel isn't what anyone expected
Dying LightDying Light by Stuart MacBride
Buy new: £3.84 / Used from: £1.19
This is a new Logan McRae thriller from the bestselling author of "Cold Granite", set to rival Ian Rankin
Aberystwyth Mon AmourAberystwyth Mon Amour by Malcolm Pryce
Buy new: £3.06 / Used from: £0.01
Daily Telegraph : 'Pryce's book promises to do for the reputation of Aberystwyth what Irvine Welsh has done for Edinburgh'
The Lincoln LawyerThe Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Buy new: £4.33 / Used from: £0.01
The Times : '...the best courtroom drama for some time ... the trial is terrific, full of twists, surprises and legal trickery.'
The Shape of WaterThe Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £0.01
The Observer : This sly and witty novel... is funny and intriguing with a fluent translation...
All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an EyeAll Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye by Christopher Brookmyre
Buy new: £2.80 / Used from: £0.01
The Observer : 'A sharp, memorable and occasionally surprisingly touching book'
The Dead PlaceThe Dead Place by Stephen Booth
Buy new: £4.47 / Used from: £0.01
Val McDermid : 'Stephen Booth makes summer in the Derbyshire as dark and terrifying as midwinter.'
No Place Like HomeNo Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark
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When she was ten Liza Barton shot her mother dead, trying to protect her from her violent stepfather. The court ruled the death a tragic accident. Many believed it to be deliberate murder
One Fine Day in the Middle of the NightOne Fine Day in the Middle of the Night by Christopher Brookmyre
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £0.01
A. D. MacFarlane : 'Featuring guns, bombs, rocket launchers and a laundry chute, this is one of the best books I have ever read. Absolutely bloody brilliant!'
PsychopathPsychopath by Keith Russell Ablow
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01
Harlan Coben : 'Keith Ablow's setting is the darkest of all - the twists and turns of the human mind.'
The Ninth Life of Louis DraxThe Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen
Buy new: £3.50 / Used from: £0.01
Image : ‘Shocking, moving and beautifully written, it is an extraordinary novel about family mystery and medical marvels’
Strange AffairStrange Affair by Peter Robinson
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Publisher's Weekly : '...deeply absorbing, and the nuances of Banks's character are increasingly compelling.'
Hell To PayHell To Pay by George Pelecanos
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A fatal shooting that strikes too close to home leaves PI Derek Strange determined to find the killer - whatever the cost.
The CryptographerThe Cryptographer by Tobias Hill
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John Law is a man full of secrets. People call him the Cryptographer, or the Codemaker. He is mysterious and charming, the world's first quadrillionaire, the inventor of an unbreakable code
The Colour of LawThe Colour of Law by Mark Gimenez
Buy new: £0.75 / Used from: £0.01
Sunday Telegraph : 'A good story, which Gimenez tells with passion and conviction'
Ice TrapIce Trap by Kitty Sewell
Buy new: £1.05 / Used from: £0.01
Guardian : 'An involving narrative, a sharply observed cast and an atmospherically evoked and unusual setting'.
Dark HorseDark Horse by Tami Hoag
Buy new: £0.02 / Used from: £0.01
12-year-old Molly Seabright believes something terrible has happened to her older stepsister. Erin, eighteen and trouble, is a groom at the Wellington show grounds but hasn't been seen for days