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This week's new release! Light-hearted private detective fiction set in Norn Iron by Robert McCracken. Sleuths Sidney an...
10/02/2025

This week's new release! Light-hearted private detective fiction set in Norn Iron by Robert McCracken. Sleuths Sidney and Ursula Valentine return in THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY MURDERS and get sent around the houses when a woman asks them to find her missing sister.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWN92JXN/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWN92JXN/

Just 99p or 99c for launch and FREE with Kindle Unlimited. Out in paperback tomorrow!

Easy money has a bitter price for an unusual crime-solving duo

Father and daughter private investigator team Sidney and Ursula Valentine are bored out of their wits surveying potholes in Belfast when they land a job from a woman looking for her missing sister.

With a generous retainer in hand, they down clipboard and pen, and in good spirits head out to her address among the small cluster of new-build homes in the countryside near the famous Giant’s Causeway.

Yet, after stumbling upon a body, they are led up the garden path and around the houses with tales of winning lottery tickets, and long-lost treasure from a Spanish ship.

With Sidney succumbing to the amber distractions of Bushmills and Ursula fighting off the affections of a smitten oaf, trying to make sense of these odd stories without getting arrested or igniting the ire of locals, will be far from straightforward.

Can the detectives get their heads together to separate fact from fiction and locate their quarry, or will they be outwitted on the legendary Irish coastline?

THE GIANT’S CAUSEWAY MURDERS is the second standalone title in a humorous private detective mystery series, which begins with THE MOURNE MOUNTAIN MURDERS, by Robert McCracken, author of the bestselling DI Tara Grogan crime books.

A chilling read for a chilly Saturday evening? Sorted, with Ray Clark's IMPALED. Just 99p or 99c to download for a short...
08/02/2025

A chilling read for a chilly Saturday evening? Sorted, with Ray Clark's IMPALED. Just 99p or 99c to download for a short time!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CVXMMC28/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVXMMC28/

When DI Stewart Gardener is called to investigate a crime, he has no idea of the terrible scene that awaits him. The co**se of a man has been found with nails driven into his chest, and no hands. There are no witnesses to the crime, just reports of a strangely dressed man seen nearby. Gardener feels a serial killer is at work, and the clock is ticking.

Free with Kindle Unlimited!

Four box sets at a rock bottom price to download on Kindle!The Mid Wales Mysteries by Nicola Clifford (Books 1-3)Light d...
06/02/2025

Four box sets at a rock bottom price to download on Kindle!

The Mid Wales Mysteries by Nicola Clifford (Books 1-3)

Light detective fiction set in the remote hills of Wales

https://geni.us/MidWales

Perfect Crimes by Nathan Senthil (Books 1-3)

Immersive serial killer thriller fiction set in the US

https://geni.us/PerfectCrimes

The Midlands Murders by Tony Bassett (Books 1-3)

An Asian detective battles crime and other problems in the Midlands

https://geni.us/MidlandsMurder

The Galway Homicides by David Pearson (Books 10-12)

Irish cops buzz about the sticks on the west coast

https://geni.us/Galway

Special offer for crime fiction fans! SQUEALER the second book by one of our great new signings of 2024, Sadie Norman ab...
04/02/2025

Special offer for crime fiction fans! SQUEALER the second book by one of our great new signings of 2024, Sadie Norman about young detective Ann McArthur who has a not wholly unjustified reputation for being a loose cannon. Try it now for just 99p/c on Kindle!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DCC5K5D4/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCC5K5D4/

Hot on the heels of the ex-husband of a murdered woman, rookie Norfolk detective Ann “Crazy” McArthur must pe*****te the wall of a close-knit, churchgoing community to find the truth about the crime. If she does, she might win the respect of her colleagues. But can she keep a cool head, and her complicated love life under wraps?

If you've been enjoying Carol Cole's debut novel MURDER IN THE NEW FOREST, you'll be delighted to hear that her second b...
03/02/2025

If you've been enjoying Carol Cole's debut novel MURDER IN THE NEW FOREST, you'll be delighted to hear that her second book in the DI Callum MacLean series STRAW IN THE WIND is now available on Kindle and in paperback from Amazon, FREE with KU!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DQQ6J99J
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQQ6J99J

A suspicious death, a missing girl, and very few leads... New Forest police are grasping at straws

Whilst Detective Inspector Callum MacLean is settling into his new role in rural Hampshire, a young woman is found dead in the neighbourhood, her identity unknown.

For a close-knit community where everyone knows everyone else, this seems very odd, but when a local child goes missing shortly afterwards, panic sets in.

It’s not the first such case for the Scottish inspector, yet the last one in Glasgow ended in tragedy. This is personal. And when Callum’s team don’t share his sense of urgency, he will have to put his foot down.

It doesn’t help that Sergeant Daisy Donaldson, with whom Callum had developed a rapport, has doubts about his theories. Like the weather, relations are becoming stormy.

As the search gets underway to find the little girl, last seen feeding her ponies, all potential suspects have rock solid alibis. The only lead is a white van seen near the area in both cases.

Yet Callum begins to fear they might not be the only ones looking for the missing girl. Will they find her before tragedy strikes again?

STRAW IN THE WIND is the second standalone detective mystery by Carol Cole featuring DI Callum MacLean. Look out for the bestselling first book, MURDER IN THE NEW FOREST. Great for fans of Rachel McLean, J.R. Ellis and LJ Ross!

Both are available on Kindle Unlimited and in paperback from Amazon.

Snap up this   and get stuck into an easy-to-read detective mystery series set in  . Ric Brady's COLD CASE ON THE MOOR i...
31/01/2025

Snap up this and get stuck into an easy-to-read detective mystery series set in . Ric Brady's COLD CASE ON THE MOOR is completely free to download worldwide right now, and the other standalone books won't set you back much either!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CXQ6TQNB
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXQ6TQNB

An unusual spell of hot weather reveals a dark secret on the Yorkshire moors. A woman’s body is found in a dried-up reservoir. When the police work out her identity, it brings the past flooding back for ex-detective Henry Ward. He was in charge of the investigation into her disappearance many years ago. Now he is more determined than ever to find her killer.

Take a trip to stormy Scotland with our new release, Traude Ailinger's PARTING WORDS, the seventh book in her cozy myste...
27/01/2025

Take a trip to stormy Scotland with our new release, Traude Ailinger's PARTING WORDS, the seventh book in her cozy mystery series THE EDINBURGH MURDERS. Out now on Kindle for the incredible launch price of just 0.99, and soon in paperback and hardback. Like all of our books it is free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DV5KZYLN
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DV5KZYLN

Passions flare when amateur sleuthing meets modern policing in this cute Scottish murder mystery!

When sassy Edinburgh journalist Amy Thornton infiltrates an environmental activist group, little does she know how quickly she’ll scoop a story worthy of the front page.

A member of the group, who had moved clandestinely to the city after being stalked by her ex-boyfriend, is found murdered in her home.

All indications are it was a crime driven by jealousy, but DI Russell McCord is forced to back down from charging the obvious suspect. His mother is a high-profile lawyer who has a bite that promises to excel her bark, and friends in high places.

The activists don’t trust the police, and McCord might have to exploit Amy’s rapport with the group to get compelling evidence to solve the case. If she can keep her real identity secret, that is.

But the detective has other things on his mind. His father is remarrying and he has a best man’s speech to write. He is more comfortable with homicide than matters of the heart which, when it comes to Amy, touch on his own.

PARTING WORDS is the seventh standalone mystery in this light-hearted mystery series by Traude Ailinger. The full list of books is as follows:

1. NEAR MISS
2. HIGH HAND
3. LAST TRAIN FOR MURDER
4. SHIFTING ICE
5. BRIGHT SPARKS
6. FICKLE FORTUNES
7. PARTING WORDS

All FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback. Books 1-3 are available exclusively on Kindle in the super-value box set THE EDINBURGH MURDERS.

No such thing as a free meal? Think again! MURDER ON THE TABLE by Linda Hagan is completely free to download on Kindle n...
26/01/2025

No such thing as a free meal? Think again! MURDER ON THE TABLE by Linda Hagan is completely free to download on Kindle now! Dive in to this excellent crime fiction series now!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNL6L9Y1/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNL6L9Y1/

A charity dinner event should be a light-hearted affair, but two people dying as the result of one is certainly likely to put a damper on proceedings. DCI Gawn Girvin is actually an attendee, and ready at the scene to help establish if murder was on the table. But the bigger question is why, and if Gawn can catch a wily killer.

Put the kettle on, plump up the cushions, and get ready to immerse yourself in the world of British detective Jordan Car...
23/01/2025

Put the kettle on, plump up the cushions, and get ready to immerse yourself in the world of British detective Jordan Carr as he tackles crime in Merseyside. Just 99p or 99c to download, and FREE with Kindle Unlimited!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DTQCGM4R
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTQCGM4R

Four bestselling murder mysteries in one super-value box set!

Comprising the first four books in the Detective Inspector Jordan Carr series.

BODY ON THE SHORE – Book 1 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

When police retrieve a body from the flat sands of a popular beach, DI Jordan Carr is presented with his first murder case. The victim is a woman, but the detectives know little more about her. Tracing the events that led to her death will take Carr on an uncomfortable journey into the dark side of Liverpool.

BODY BY THE DOCKS – Book 2 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

DI Jordan Carr appears set on a collision course with his boss when he prioritizes finding a missing woman over a murder inquiry. Will his instincts prove right, or will he make the biggest mistake of his career?

BODY OUT OF PLACE – Book 3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Disturbed by wildlife, a body is discovered shallowly buried in another person’s grave. Initially dismissing a murder, when a similar incident comes to light the police realise they have a serious problem on their hands. One of the serial killer variety. But with no clues, what hope does Carr have of catching him?

BODY IN THE SQUAT – Book 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

After a bungled drugs raid, DI Jordan Carr suspects a mole in the force. Seconded to the Liverpool suburb of Kirkby, he encounters DS Stella May who is leading a murder inquiry. She has little to go on apart from the strange comments of an old woman who fancies herself as something of a clairvoyant. Can May convince Carr to support her line of investigation, no matter how odd it seems?

All four of these books are also available separately on Kindle and in paperback. This box set is available FREE with Kindle Unlimited.

A further four books in the series are also available separately on Kindle and in paperback. They are: BODY IN THE CANAL, BODY ON THE ESTATE, BODY BELOW THE BRIDGE, and BODY IN THE WAY.

If you like British crime fiction books with a great team of detectives and plots that keep you in suspense, these books are definitely for you!

Forget Blue Monday, we have the perfect antidote with BURIED DEEP WITHIN, the new DI Meadows mystery by Cheryl Rees-Pric...
20/01/2025

Forget Blue Monday, we have the perfect antidote with BURIED DEEP WITHIN, the new DI Meadows mystery by Cheryl Rees-Price. Available now on Kindle and in paperback from Amazon!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DNZFR125
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNZFR125

Abduction and murder occur a little too close to home for a team of Welsh detectives

A christening party turns into a terrifying ordeal when baby Cora vanishes, seemingly into thin air.

A frenetic search operation gets underway immediately, and DI Winter Meadows marshals his team to investigate the attendees, who are mostly worse for wear.

Suspicion falls on Olwen, the elderly grandmother of the missing baby, who appears confused. She went walkabout during the time of the infant’s disappearance. Fears grow that she drowned the child in the swollen River Amman.

It is not the first time that tragedy has struck this small Welsh community. Five years before, someone died in a caving incident, and feelings are still raw.

As Meadows familiarises himself with the friends and family, it is clear that animosity runs deep.

But who would be so callous as to endanger the life of a newborn child? And might someone who goes to such lengths be cunning enough to escape recrimination?

BURIED DEEP WITHIN is the tenth standalone mystery in the DI Winter Meadows series. It can be enjoyed entirely on its own but look out for the other bestselling books. The full list is:

1. THE SILENT QUARRY
2. FROZEN MINDS
3. SUFFER THE CHILDREN
4. A KNOT OF SPARROWS
5. LIES OF MINE
6. RISE TO THE FLY
7. WINTER'S CRY
8. HARBOUR NO SECRETS
9. THE CRIMSON HARVEST
10. BURIED DEEP WITHIN

All FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback!

Hiss... there's a snake in the grass. Do you know where it is hiding?THE SERPENT'S LAIR by Riall Nolan. Thrilling action...
18/01/2025

Hiss... there's a snake in the grass. Do you know where it is hiding?THE SERPENT'S LAIR by Riall Nolan. Thrilling action suspense fiction from an old school storyteller! Just 99p/99c now!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNWKBH31
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNWKBH31

Max Donovan has survived a bomb explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka, but is handed a powder keg in the form of a mission to protect the author of a manuscript exposing insurrectionist plans. He’s up against powerful forces, not least the ocean and jungle, that he’ll have to strike at the heart to subdue.

This whole series is FREE with Kindle Unlimited, and available in paperback!

Our second release of 2025 is THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT, a new murder mystery in the DCI John Blizzard series by the indefa...
13/01/2025

Our second release of 2025 is THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT, a new murder mystery in the DCI John Blizzard series by the indefatigable John Dean! Out now as an ebook and soon available in paperback, the crime novel tells the story of how things go belly up when a prisoner is released early from jail. Will the veteran cop be able to put things right?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DSWDQBCH/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSWDQBCH/

Can DCI John Blizzard stop an ex-con from getting his cut?

When an elderly couple walk into Abbey Road Police Station and announce, with a certain nonchalance, that they’ll be murdered in the coming week, Detective John Blizzard has every reason to take them seriously.

Some twenty years earlier, they were subject to a brutal assault in their home, which they barely survived.

Enraged that he’d been diddled out of his rightful inheritance, their nephew Charlie Louden had decided to take the law, and a machete, into his own hands. Now he’s being considered for early release from prison.

Blizzard tries to put their fears to rest. Charlie is apparently a changed man. And surely the parole board would not make such a grave mistake.

Yet when a body is recovered following a warehouse fire, things begin to hot up in the industrial city of Hafton. Despite his assurances, inwardly Blizzard has a nagging feeling that matters are about to go south.

THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT is the twelfth standalone murder mystery by John Dean to feature stalwart crime-solver DCI John Blizzard. The full list of books is as follows:

1. THE LONG DEAD
2. STRANGE LITTLE GIRL
3. THE RAILWAY MAN
4. THE SECRETS MAN
5. A BREACH OF TRUST
6. DEATH LIST
7. A FLICKER IN THE NIGHT
8. THE LATCH MAN
9. NO AGE TO DIE
10. THE VENGEANCE MAN
11. THE NAME ON THE BULLET
12. THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT

Books 1-7 are available in a super-value box set, exclusive to Kindle! All of these books are FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback.

Look out for John Dean’s other long-running series about ex-army detective DCI Jack Harris.

Add a spark to your weekend by getting stuck into John Dean's A FLICKER IN THE NIGHT, a murder mystery in the ever-popul...
10/01/2025

Add a spark to your weekend by getting stuck into John Dean's A FLICKER IN THE NIGHT, a murder mystery in the ever-popular DCI John Blizzard series. Completely FREE now on Kindle worldwide!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07WSGYX1S
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WSGYX1S

Someone is setting deadly fires, but the only clue to their identity is the obscure poetry that DCI John Blizzard receives on his desk. Taunting the police is one thing. Taunting Blizzard another. He'll stop at nothing to crack the case and collar the arsonist. But as the city burns it also stokes up the detective's incendiary past.

Our first release of 2025! The brilliant legal thriller PROTECTION RACKET by US author James Warren, out now on Kindle a...
06/01/2025

Our first release of 2025! The brilliant legal thriller PROTECTION RACKET by US author James Warren, out now on Kindle and in paperback! The ebook is just £1.99 or $2.99, and FREE with Kindle Unlimited...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DMWX4MHT/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMWX4MHT/

A man who had it coming, a woman who plays with fire, and a lawyer facing a tough choice…

When a big-shot lawyer with a reputation for being handsy is found murdered in his office, the evidence points to his colleague Amanda Morelli who, despite having suffered the victim’s unwanted attentions, insists she’s innocent.

Quickly indicted, Amanda’s parents rush to employ attorney David Lee to take on the case, no expense spared. Given how stunning the accused woman is, it’s a no-brainer.

Yet with a murder trial impending, Amanda inexplicably leaves town. Her vague answers and elusiveness soon raise doubts in David’s mind.

Add to the blurry picture some damning new evidence and a tough prosecutor, and the cards seem stacked against him.

Can David convince the jury of Amanda’s innocence? And is she telling the truth, or has falling for her charms clouded his judgement?

If you like legal procedurals with a good mystery, courtroom drama, lots of suspense, and a clever twist, you’ll absolutely love this book.

Look out for James Warren’s first legal thriller novel, the brilliant THAT CARE FORGOT, about a cold serial killer case set in New Orleans and Los Angeles.

PROTECTION RACKET is great for fans of Robert Dugoni, James Chandler, John Grisham, and Teresa Burrell.

With over half a million books sold and one hundred million pages read in the Kindle Unlimited library, Pete Brassett's ...
05/01/2025

With over half a million books sold and one hundred million pages read in the Kindle Unlimited library, Pete Brassett's DI Munro mystery series is one you won't want to miss out on. And on this snowed-in Sunday we're giving away SHE, the first book, completely FREE on Kindle!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01CDFGPBM/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CDFGPBM/

DI Munro is a burly Scottish policeman who doesn’t suffer fools gladly. DS West is an intelligent young woman, new to the force with a lot to prove. When a missing person case lands on their desks, Munro is sceptical there is much to it but before long, a body is found. Yet, even with the accomplice collared, establishing the killer’s true identity proves nearly impossible.

Marilyn is at a low point in her life, so when she receives an invitation to meet up with some old friends at a coastal ...
04/01/2025

Marilyn is at a low point in her life, so when she receives an invitation to meet up with some old friends at a coastal holiday home, she doesn’t think she has much to lose. But old friends bring with them old memories, in particular those of a terrible event that happened ten years ago. As the past is dug up, having been bored with her life, Marilyn will now find herself fighting for it.

Vanessa Garbin's NO FRIENDS OF MINE on special offer at 99p/99c for the next few days!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BS1F6BDL
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS1F6BDL

If you haven't quite shaken off the hangover yet, and fancy reading something light-hearted but stirring, take a break f...
01/01/2025

If you haven't quite shaken off the hangover yet, and fancy reading something light-hearted but stirring, take a break from all our crime fiction and journey to ancient Britain with Lavinia Collin's romance, ROMAN CONQUEST. Just 99p/99c on Kindle now!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09YRRBFW1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YRRBFW1

When Roman centurion Quintus becomes separated from his legion, he is lucky to meet with feisty warrior Sena rather than his death at the hands of her tribe. She guides him back to his camp in exchange for money. But a romantic attraction has been ignited between them and this will threaten the uneasy peace between invaders and British natives.

Free with Kindle Unlimited.

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