International Detectives

Uncovering secrets, lies, and deceit surrounding US history post World War II, this thrilling suspense weaves together terrorism, racism, crime, and office romance in a modern-day espionage saga exposing the truth behind an era of pivotal decisions. A Story of assimilation, political secrets, deceit and romance. A young Nigerian college student in New Zealand achieves international accolades for constructing a revolutionary electronic device. He is hired as a guest lecturer at MIT, before his world comes tumbling down. His family is kidnapped in exchange for a replica of this secret ...

Grace Makutsi’s husband, Phuti, is in a bind. An international firm is attempting to undercut his prices in the office furniture market. Phuti has always been concerned with quality and comfort, but this new firm seems interested only in profits. To make matters worse, they have a slick new advertising campaign that seems hard to beat. Nonetheless with Mma Ramotswe’s help, Phuti comes up with a campaign that may just do the trick.

In the war-ravaged streets of Bucha, Major Andriy Koval is not just a homicide detective, he is a ghost haunted by the two faces he cannot find: his wife and daughter. Assigned to document the unspeakable atrocities left by the retreating Russian army, Andriy moves through a landscape of horror with a cold, professional detachment. But amidst the chaos of mass graves and summary executions, his trained eye spots what others miss: a pattern. A signature. The victims are bound not with standard zip ties, but with a specific, industrial-grade electrical cable. This is not the random brutality ...

Ellery had a simple case. A few days of discreet snooping, some choice advice, and the inimitable sleuth would blithely restore domestic harmony to the millionaire couple Dirk and Martha Lawrence. Then came the scarlet letters. And finally the cryptic clue, scrawled in a murdered man’s blood. A simple case? Unless Ellery did some super-fast sleuthing, he’d have nothing to show but a very scarlet face. The case will drag him all over New York as he hunts for the truth.

10am: A mother rushes for a train after dropping her daughter at school but is reported missing when she doesn't return to pick her up. 2.47pm: The same train causes the death of a young woman; her body bound and placed on the tracks. When Detective Alana Mack discovers the missing mother has vanished from the same train that claimed the life of the young woman, she fears the worst. A killer is on the loose, targeting women and leaving their broken bodies scattered across Dublin's Dart train line.

Two dead bodies. A family of suspects. One grumpy detective. Reluctantly stationed on the sweltering Caribbean island of Saint-Marie, Detective Inspector Richard Poole dreams of cold winds, drizzly rain and a pint in his local pub. Just as he is feeling as fed up as can be, a mysterious vagrant is found dead in the grounds of the historic Beaumont plantation. Immediately assumed to be suicide, DI Poole is not so convinced and is determined to prove otherwise.

Powerful executive Eliel Zetterborg has been found murdered in his upscale Helsinki home. What at first seems like a straightforward case soon proves to be anything but when it becomes clear the murderer has other targets. The only clue the police have is a photo of Zetterborg with three men whose faces have all been scratched off.

THE MAUS TRAP A quiet winter vacation in the Alps. A romantic and secluded hotel. Only nine guests. A famous crime novelist who is being stalked. Three shots, one dead body—a new case for Penny Küfer. Each book in the series features a complete, standalone mystery—perfect to enjoy in any order.

When a world-renowned Egyptologist is found dead at the foot of the Rosetta Stone, DCI Ellie Blackwell is plunged into a case that defies all logic. The victim, marked with an ancient Egyptian curse, is just the first casualty in a war she doesn't understand. Her investigation is a journey into the shadows, where two clandestine organizations are locked in a deadly conflict. One, a fanatical cult known as "The Heirs," uses ritualistic murder to reclaim their sacred history. The other, a ruthless cabal of corporate raiders called "The Meridian Club," uses high-tech espionage to plunder it ...

A gifted mind. A deadly conspiracy. A secret that could cost him everything. Alex has always been haunted by dreams—fragments of disasters before they happen, flashes of violence he can’t explain. But when his nightmares begin mirroring real-world crimes with chilling accuracy, he turns to a renowned psychiatrist for help. As their connection deepens, Alex is pulled into a shadowy underworld of corruption, murder, and secrets buried for decades. The deeper he digs, the clearer it becomes: his so-called “gift” isn’t just a curse—it’s a target. And powerful forces will stop at ...

A fascinating mystery featuring Ladarat Patalung, the first and only nurse detective in Thailand. As a nurse ethicist, Ladarat Patalung works to save the lives of her patients, and to make sure the ones she can't save have at least the dignity of a "good death". But when wealthy foreign travelers start to go missing all across Thailand, Detective Wiriya Mookjai fears that a killer is at large and turns to Ladarat for help.

When a billionaire heiress is brutally murdered in the glamorous streets of Monaco, seasoned detective Alexandre Moreau is thrust into a deadly web of secrets, power, and betrayal. As he unravels the truth behind her assassination, he uncovers a sinister conspiracy reaching into the highest echelons of wealth and influence. But the deeper he digs, the more dangerous the game becomes. With powerful enemies closing in, Moreau must race against time to expose the mastermind before he becomes the next target. Inspired by a true story, Murder of a Monaco Billionaire is a gripping thriller of ...

Hardened by the mean streets of Belfast, ex-cop Brian Caskey works as a struggling PI. He is isolated and erratic, often losing the battle to maintain his fragile mental health. Caskey escapes the real world by writing crime fiction stories about a 1940's PI investigating mysteries during the Belfast Blitz.'A Chaser on the Rocks' follows both of these characters in parallel as a ‘novel within a novel’. The two stories collide in adramatic conclusion set against the backdrop of The Giant's Causeway.Simon Maltman has created a modern noir with a new twist, a dash of black humour and a ...

Has this feisty female detective met her match? After three months undercover, Detective Liv DeMarco isn't any closer to closing her case. Her target, Axel Kincaid, is smart and ruthless. His forte - stealing cars. His temperament- violent. And his legitimate business keeps half the judges and city officials entertained, so collecting enough evidence to put him behind bars is nearly impossible. But when a parking attendant is murdered and two exotic sports cars are stolen, all bets are off. There's just one problem.

Sarah Hussain was not popular in the community of Kingsmarkham. She was born of mixed parents - a white Irishwoman and an immigrant Indian Hindu. She was also the Reverend of St Peter's church. But it came as a profound shock to everyone when she was found strangled in the vicarage. A garrulous cleaner, Maxine, also shared by the Wexfords, discovers the body. In his retirement, the former Detective Chief Inspector is devoting much time to reading, and has little patience with Maxine's prattle.

Six down-on-their-luck people with links to the world of crime writing have been invited to play a game this Christmas by the mysterious Midwinter Trust. The challenge seems simple but exciting: Solve the murder of a fictional crime writer in a remote but wonderfully atmospheric village in north Yorkshire to win a prize that will change your fortunes for good.

Criminal investigator Thomas Ravnsholdt—better known as Ravn—is on leave from Copenhagen’s special crime unit following the brutal murder of his wife. Wracked with guilt over her death, Ravn has withdrawn to a ramshackle houseboat with only his grumpy Old English Bulldog to keep him company. But his self-imposed exile ends when a friend asks him for help finding a young woman who disappeared without a trace a few years earlier. The investigation brings Ravn back to his former workplace and the underworld he’d hoped to leave behind.

What’s lost doesn’t always stay that way… Sleuth Kim Smith always knew adventure was on her horizon, and now she has her chance. After being contacted by one of her clients, she sets off to Europe in search of art stolen by the Nazis during World War II. Thinking nothing of it, she smiles at a charming stranger seated behind her on the plane, which changes her trip more than she intended. The following day at an art auction, a chance meeting with him develops into something more. She has no idea that the one piece he’s interested in might hold a secret that could blow her case wide ...

Best-selling author Minette Walters captivates mystery aficionados throughout the world with her evocative, multi-layered novels, which have been translated into 22 languages. In The Echo she spins a finely-wrought web of secrets and betrayals, love and guilt that entangles everyone who touches it. A homeless man has been found dead of starvation—huddled next to a food-filled freezer—in a London socialite’s garage.

A shootout at the École d'economie de Paris brings Cole and Warren to the City of Love, where the theory they've hatched about the killings will be tested. And while Cole learns shocking new information about her husband's death, Warren's old demons rise to the surface.