British Detectives Thrillers

A beloved businessman. A brutal murder. A notorious crime family returns. Late-night takeaway owner Baba Sen is savagely killed in his shop. The crime scene bears the unmistakable mark of the feared Atacan family—a name DI Hogarth never expected to see again. Once thought to be buried in the past, the Atacans are back, and Hogarth knows things are about to get dangerously complicated. ★★★★★ “Fast-paced and exciting… expect a couple of late nights because you won't be able to put it down!” As Hogarth delves into the investigation, he uncovers a feud between rival Turkish ...

In the heart of the Staffordshire Peak District, a sinister secret lurks beneath the tranquil surface… When nineteen-year-old Tilley McCleave disappears without a trace, the historic market town of Leek is in shock. Detective Jessica Ryan is assigned the case, but things take a chilling turn when she discovers a horrifying connection to five women who were abducted. Four remain lost, their fates unknown, while one survivor’s harrowing tale is etched into her traumatised soul. Haunted by her ordeal, lone escapee Heidi Dawson has spent years confined to a psychiatric hospital. Could her ...

A family outing to Tattershall Castle comes to a chilling end when eleven-year-old Tommy Burton disappears without a trace in broad daylight. All that remains in his place is a small blue teddy bear. DS Karen Hart and her team are called in to investigate the unusual circumstances—but for DI Morgan the crime scene is eerily familiar.

August 1911. Emily Hardcastle and her inimitable lady’s maid Florence Armstrong are enjoying a fine summer until Harry, Lady H’s brother, turns up out of the blue with a mystery for them to solve. A routine parachute test at a local aeroplane factory has gone horribly wrong - with pilot Dickie Dupree plummeting to his death. Harry is certain there is more to this ‘tragic accident’ than meets the eye, having discovered that someone at the airfield is leaking top secret intelligence to foreign rivals.

Inspector Witherspoon has been assigned another tough case. The latest murder victim has possibly swindled his shareholders out of a huge sum of money. When the businessman is found with a bullet through is chest, all of them are suspects - but no one is telling the truth. It is up to Mrs. Jeffries and the household staff at Upper Edmonton Gardens to crack the case.

It was supposed to be the perfect reunion: six university friends together again after twenty years. Host Ali finally has the life she always wanted, a career she can be proud of and a wonderful family with her college boyfriend, now husband. But that night her best friend makes an accusation so shocking that nothing will ever be the same again.

July 1912. Lady Hardcastle and her tenacious lady’s maid, Florence Armstrong, are enjoying a convivial gathering at the home of their dear friends, the Farley-Strouds. The only fly in the idyllic ointment seems to be the lack of musical entertainment for the forthcoming summer party—until, that is, Lady Hardcastle’s brother Harry calls with news of a murder.

When the bonds of brotherhood are strained, who do you turn to? The celebration of the Viking Festival of Scira ensures that thousands descend annually on the small coastal town of Sheringham, but when one man dies amidst the grand finale, it falls to DI Tom Janssen and his team to identify who the victim was and how he met such a grisly end. The victim was a local man, successful, hard working, and well respected. A motive proves to be elusive. As the case progresses it becomes evident that not all is at it seems.

When a police detective is taken off life support after falling into a coma, only an autopsy reveals the murderous act that precipitated her death. She'd been working on a special task force within North London's Nigerian community, and Acting Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley is assigned to the case, which has far-reaching cultural associations that have nothing to do with life as he knows it. In his pursuit of a killer determined to remain hidden, he's assisted by Detective Sergeants Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata.

A threatening letter is sent to a Cornish news website, warning that a dead body has been hidden at a remote clifftop location. When Detective Inspector Zennor races to the scene, she discovers that the victim is still alive - but barely. Journalist Jason Blake has been beaten and left to die in the elements of the wild Atlantic coast. The man has a checkered past... could it be that an old score is being settled? The news comes just as DI Zennor, Cartwright, and Boswell are ready to make a breakthrough in the human trafficking case - forcing them to divert their time and attention ...

A single mother is brutally murdered in her garden. DI Fiona Williams interprets the crime scene differently from her colleagues but fears her history of failed relationships taints her judgment. The wrong decision will change the lives of three children forever. In a male-dominated department, with mounting evidence pointing in the other direction, will she find the courage to trust her instincts and narrow the investigation? An intriguing mystery that blurs the distinction between the villain and the victim.

DI Sheridan Holler is used to solving crimes on Liverpool’s streets, but after a decayed corpse turns up in a cemetery, she finds herself reopening not one but two cold cases. Seven years earlier, two women were gunned down and the only suspect, small-time drug dealer John Lively, was never seen again. Case closed. Until the body in the cemetery is identified as his.

She was trouble from the start. Now he might pay with his life... Southend's streets are awash in blood. A ruthless killer is hunting—and Detective Joe Hogarth is tangled in his own secret sin. A deadly affair. A brutal murder. A killer always one step ahead. The deeper Hogarth digs, the higher the stakes. And if his own team takes a fatal hit, his secret may be to blame. ★★★★★ "Had me hooked from the start!" If you love gritty crime thrillers, jaw-dropping twists, and detectives who never back down, this book is for you. Don't Miss Out. Grab Your Copy Now!

It's been several years since Detective Jimmy Perez left Shetland. He has settled into his new home in Orkney, the group of islands, off the northern coast of Scotland, with his partner Willow Reeve and their growing family. One stormy winter night, his oldest and closest friend, Archie Stout, goes missing. Ever the detective, Perez catches a boat to the island of Westray, where Archie worked as a farmer and lived with his wife and children. But when he arrives he finds a shocking scene.

A dead man on the beach. A detective with everything to prove. And a secret that won't stay buried. When a man’s body washes up on the North Yorkshire coast with a gunshot wound to the chest, DCI Tom Raven is handed the case. The only clue to the victim’s identity? A ring engraved with two names. Raven hasn’t set foot in Scarborough for over thirty years. Now he’s back – leading a murder investigation and facing ghosts from his past.

A luxury home. A deadly dinner. A brutal execution. Property developer Grant Cooper had it all—wealth, power, enemies. But when he’s murdered mid-meal, DI Hogarth finds himself unravelling a crime that’s more than just blood and betrayal. Beneath the lies, beyond the crime scene—Hogarth is about to uncover a truth no one can bear to face. As rival forces close in, Hogarth must fight a war on two fronts. One deadly case. Two powerful enemies. Is this the end of the line? ★★★★★ “Fast paced! Cant wait for the next one!” If you love gritty crime thrillers, shocking twists,...

Feisty, passionate Beatrice Steele has never fit the definition of a true lady, according to the strict code of conduct that reigns in Swampshire, her small English township—she is terrible at needlework, has absolutely no musical ability, and her artwork is so bad it frightens people. Nevertheless, she lives a perfectly agreeable life with her marriage-scheming mother, prankster father, and two younger sisters— beautiful Louisa and forgettable Mary. But she harbors a dark secret: She is obsessed with the true crime cases she reads about in the newspaper.

Relics. Risks. Revelations. Angus Darrow just wants to finish renovating his Exmouth flat. Charlotte Lockwood just wants something — anything — to distract her from the endless smell of paint. When the local museum reports missing artefacts, Charlotte takes the case. But what seems like a simple undercover job soon turns into something far more sinister. Meanwhile, Angus can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t quite right with his neighbour... As Charlotte and Angus race to uncover the truth, it’s not just missing artefacts they need to worry about… it’s staying one step ...

Claire Perrigaux a clandestine SOE agent during WW2 operating from Saint Brieuc in Northern France,has a past life she doesn't like to talk about. In 1925, the world was a different place. As a child prodigy, Claire Lane, a Professor of Mathematics at London’s prestigious St Anne's University. Her specialty- scientific study of probability. In other words, the likelihood that an event will reoccur. Chief Police Inspector Ralph McGinniss of Scotland Yard is sent down from London to investigate these heinous crimes, and enlists the skills of Claire Lane to help him. A team is forged. How ...

October 1912. The inhabitants of Littleton Cotterell emerge from their homes after a week of torrential storms to the gruesome news that one of Sid Hyde’s prized sheep has been mauled to death. As rumours abound of a vicious beast stalking the Gloucestershire countryside in search of prey, Lady Hardcastle and her fearless lady’s maid, Florence Armstrong, set out to find what is surely a rational explanation. Then Hyde himself is brutally killed in a similar attack, and the villagers go from curious to terrified.