English Mystery In England

A rising star who has garnered some of Europe’s most important literary prizes, Juli Zeh has established herself as the new master of the philosophical thriller. With In Free Fall, she now takes us on a fast-paced ride through deadly rivalry and love’s infinite configurations. Against the backdrop of Germany and Switzerland, two physicists begin a dangerous dance of distrust.

The vicar is dead, and Dan Paige is the prime suspect. Caught in the middle of a murder investigation in the village full of eccentrics, Dan just wants to get on with his two-week vacation on a tropical beach. All was going well until his car broke down on the way to the airport. Lost in the village of Nether Bumble, he’s discovered behind the pub in the middle of the night, holding a crowbar with blood all over his hands. The villagers quickly put two and two together when they discover the local vicar has been murdered. As Dan tries to prove his innocence, he’s hindered by the ...

Snarky, ill-tempered and alone: Anna Harris kills for money. Weightier paycheques. Bigger risks. Longer bills. She can see no way of turning work down. Until now. An ambitious politician. A publicist. And an assassin. Are the stakes too high? A page-flipping adventure, thick with action, that sets the moral compass spinning. The Mathewson Media Series: Book One: Good Press Book Two: Blood Sports Book Three: Kill Switch Book Four: Hell Bird Book Five: Death Log

A quiet governess. A powerful politician. A dangerous conspiracy and scandal… In the heart of early 19th-century London, where whispers of intrigue echo through the corridors of power, a quiet governess named Margaret Hayworth discovers a world beyond her wildest dreams. Trapped in a life of routine and intellect, Margaret yearns for passion and adventure beyond the confines of her role. But when her path crosses with James Thornton, a rising star in the political arena, Margaret's ordinary life is turned upside down. Drawn to each other despite the societal boundaries that separate them,...

When Jerome Kronberg, who is facing prosecution for investment fraud, dies in a fall from a mountain in Connecticut, there are some people who believe it was no accident. Some think it was suicide; some suspect he was killed by an irate client. Others suspect a more supernatural cause. According to the legend of The Black Dog, if you see the dog three times on the mountain, you die, and Kronberg had seen the dog twice when he took his last hike.It is The Black Dog that motivates Marcie Ducasse to investigate the death for her Weird Happenings Column in Roaming New England Magazine. While ...

Closing the Circle & Murder in New England is about a very dysfunctional family. Closing the Circle & Murder in New England is about a deadly secret and a high school reunion.

"Upon hearing that I had to consciously resist the temptation that I had to peek through the drapes to see if I could catch a glimpse of that scoundrel." Double Trouble in York is the 19th in a string of new short stories set in the late 19th century, no fictional character is more renowned for his powers of thought and observation than Sherlock Holmes.