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Cozy crime novel featuring female sleuths set in 1960s Berlin. Highlights the situation of Cold-War Germany and the tensions of the Berlin Wall being erected.

Alice Jerrard is returning to Hillbury in Dorset. But when a travelling merchant is found dead and the main suspect is a servant within her friend's household, Alice must be careful - for someone is a master of lies, and one man is already dead ... A thrilling, page-turning read full of historical intrigue

To Britain's criminal underworld, Freddie Foreman is the Godfather. Held responsible for the gangland killings of Ginger Marks and Frank 'The Mad Axeman' Mitchell, he was the punisher to those who broke the underworld's strict code of conduct.

About the BookANTHOLOGY OF SPINE-CHILLING GHOST STORIES, HANDPICKED BY RUSKIN BOND, THAT WILL LEAVE READERS HAUNTED LONG AFTER THE LAST PAGE IS TURNED.A shadow lurking over the bed, a hand pressed against the window, the sound of slippers scuffing down a dark alley ... everyone loves a good ghost story, especially Ruskin Bond-one of India's best-loved authors and a doyen of the art of spooky tales. Within the pages of this carefully curated anthology are stories handpicked by Bond himself.Featuring masterful storytellers like Nathaniel Hawthorne, H.P. Lovecraft, M.R. James, Rudyard Kipling, Edith Nesbit, Paul Ernst and other notables, this collection is a haunting mix of the eerie, the unsettling and the downright terrifying.In 'The Ghost of Dr. Harris', for instance, the spectre of a wronged doctor haunts the living, blurring the line between justice and vengeance. Then there's 'The Terrible Old Man', in which three criminals plan to rob an old man with a spooky smile. M.R. James's 'The Haunted Doll's House' unfolds a miniature horror show, complete with a murder. Rudyard Kipling's classic 'My Own True Ghost Story' takes you into the eerie atmosphere of British India. And this is just the beginning ...Open the pages of 13 Chilling Ghost Stories-if you dare-and lose yourself in its perfect blend of timeless horror and classic storytelling.About the AuthorRuskin Bond is India's most-loved and read children's author. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, written when he was seventeen years old, won the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then, he has written several novels, essays, poems and children's books. He has also written over 500 short stories and articles that have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993 and the Padma Shri in 1999.

A story of slow-burning revenge set in the world of diplomats and spies, one the author knows well from his earlier career. It follows on from the author's previous novel 'An Expected Death'.

Could Alexander Hamilton be at the center of a vast murder plot engulfing Old New York? As his widow, Eliza, pieces together the puzzle, she unearths a heartbreaking secret that threatens to tear her family apart.Perfect for fans of Sherry Thomas and Deanna Raybourn, taking us from the city’s gilded mansions to its meanest streets, Mollie Ann Cox’s debut historical mystery transports readers to center stage in a time of grave political danger.New York, 1804. America’s beloved Alexander Hamilton lies dead after a duel with Aaron Burr. Meanwhile, Eliza Hamilton’s eighteen-year-old son, Alexander Jr., was seen fighting with a man in a tavern the night before his father’s duel and quickly comes under suspicion for murder when the man turns up dead. Eliza searches for ways to clear her son’s name, even as she is grieving, but as she combs through her late husband’s papers, she finds evidence of a plot to steal money from the government during his tenure as secretary of state. Hamilton was accused of stealing that money, and it was a scandal that almost broke the family—but is Eliza now holding proof of Alexander’s innocence?Deep in debt and despair, with eight children to support, Eliza turns to selling her handmade lace—and is drawn into a mysterious network of widow lacemakers who are intimately connected to New York’s high-society families. They know their dead husbands’ secrets—and soon, Eliza begins to piece together the truth.There’s a dark plot connected with the duel, as one by one, witnesses to the bout are being killed. Now, Eliza must not only clear her husband’s and son’s names but keep herself out of the killer’s sights.

Hope You Are Satisfied welcomes you to Dubai as you've never seen it before... An astute satire in the vein of The White Lotus, with a touch of espionage. Malik's cast of characters undo the 'guest worker' stereotype one tequila shot at a time, even as their world teeters on the cusp of an explosive global conflict....

The Terrible Changes is a journey through the shadow-realm between reality and dream, between clarity and madness, between the living and the dead.

Digital Street thrusts Kate Bishop into a whirlwind of political intrigue and personal turmoil. She must navigate dangerous waters. But can she risk everything while protecting those she loves?

Cairo, 2010. Geoff Ward is kidnapped, his client Khaled and Khaled's sister, Layla, set out to find him. Meanwhile Geoff's wife, enlists an old family friend, Shimon, to ask for help...

A darkly comedic, cinematic horror about a revolutionary group who kidnap an heiress, only to discover she's pregnant with the antichrist, and she's about to give birth.

'A blistering mystery. With I Dreamed of Falling, Julia Dahl proves she's simply one of the best thriller writers working today' Gillian Flynn

Holy City is the captivating debut from Henry Wise about a deputy sheriff who must work alongside an unpredictable private detective after he finds himself on the outs from his sheriff's department over his unwillingness to look the other way when an innocent man is arrested for murder.

A dark psychological thriller bringing together two unlikely companions, each suffering from their own forms of psychological trauma, in a complex tale of murder, revenge and abandonment.

The thought-provoking final instalment in the Every Colour You Are duology follows protagonist David through Europe, as his journey continues to find the woman appearing in his recurring dream.

A gripping story of danger, intrigue, jealousy and love set in the uncertain world of Oliver Cromwell's post-civil war Republic. When army surgeon, John Lockyer attends the pregnant victim of a street stabbing, saving the child but not the mother, Lady Derryn Barlow, ward of the Earl of Pembroke, his life unravels. Hours later, a hospital laundry maid, Sally, is killed and, pressured to keep quiet by the Earl's henchman, Lockyer and his colleague, Madame O'Brien, search for Sally's sister, Finny, at the Whitecross Street brothel. But she has already fled. What is the link between the dead women? Who has taken the child? What are the brothel's secrets? And will the murderer be found?Infiltrating the exiled Royalists in France, will Lockyer uncover the answers? Will he find favour with Cromwell? And will he meet Madame O'Brien again?In this compelling debut, Tallis Clark deploys her medical expertise and meticulous historical research to deliver a pitch-perfect story of murder, forensic investigation, political high stakes and the search for truth.

The first in an all-new fantasy series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair. In this biting, feminist retelling of Lilith's story, Lilith will rise from the ashes of her former life to destroy the ancient power that stole everything she loves. She is the beginning and the end. She is peace and chaos. She is terror knocking at the gates. Estranged from her powerful family, Lilith Leviathan finds refuge in Nineveh, a district in the city of Eden devoted to sin. There, she uses her magic to steal for a living, attracting the attention of the five governing families as well as the church, which expects women to remain pious and silent. When Lilith comes into possession of a beautiful blade, she thinks all her worries are over...until her usual buyer dies while inspecting it. Frantic, Lilith turns to the only man who can help her: Zahariev, head of the Zareth family and ruler of Nineveh. His currency is information, and his power is extortion, though he's always had a soft spot for Lilith. But when the dagger appears, he isn't sure he can protect her from what's to come. Together, they embark on a mission to discover the true power running their world. As their lives intertwine, Lilith realizes Zahariev is more than just a friend, but their devotion to each other is a threat-to the truth, to the church, and to those who want to tear it all down.