Precious Ramotswe, a kind and cheerful woman of traditional build, is the founder of Botswana’s first and only female-run detective agency. Her methods may not be conventional, and her manner not exactly Miss Marple, but she’s got warmth, wit and canny intuition on her side, not to mention Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, the charming proprietor of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. And Precious is going to…
After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, and creditors are calling. He has also just broken up with his longtime girlfriend and is living in his office. Then John Bristow walks through his door with an amazing story: His sister, thelegendary supermodel Lula Landry, known to her friends as t…
Nobody around here reads anymore. Why bother, when you can just shoot all the images and excitement straight into your brain? I've heard of books, but they were long before I was born, in the backtimes before the Big Shake... In a world where people only use mindprobes for entertainment, a teenaged boy is one of the rare human beings who can see life for what is really is. Cruelly nicknamed …
There has been a murder at Styles Court. Detective Poirot comes out of retirement to solve who would want the rich heiress Inglethorp dead, and would have the impudence to poison her. The jagged plot turns keep Poirot guessing as suspicion shifts from one peculiar character to the next.
Caroline Crale, a beautiful woman, was convicted of poisoning her husband. But, like the nursery rhyme, there were five other potential suspects—each with their own motive. Philip Blake, the stockbroker, who went to market; Meredith Blake, the amateur herbalist, who stayed at home; Elsa Greer, the three-time divorcée, who had her roast beef; Cecilia Williams, the devoted governess, who had n…
Three fatal accidents in three days. Three accidents that nearly cost the life of Nick Buckley, a beautiful young woman living alone at End House. Hercule Poirot, concerned for her safety, begins to question whether these are truly accidents—or attempts at murder. He keeps his eyes open and his ears alert. But another accident occurs, and this time, the victim is another young woman.
For Dr. David Beck, the loss has been devastating. Every day for the past eight years, he has been trapped in the nightmare of that fateful night—the gleaming lake, the pale moonlight, the piercing screams—the night his wife, Elizabeth, was taken. The last night he saw her alive. Everyone tells him it’s time to move on, to let go of the past. But for David Beck, closure is an illusion.…
When it comes to sleuthing, she's not horsing around... When full-time vet and part-time sleuth Jessica Popper is asked to treat a billionaire's ailing horse, she gets a deadly glimpse into the lifestyles of the rich and felonious…. Murder gallops after Jessie when an emergency call sends the traveling vet to a posh Long Island estate with her one-eyed Dalmatian, Lou, and her tailless W…
In this unprecedented collaboration, twenty-three of the world's favourite crime writers bring you original, co-written short stories featuring teir much loved series characters. Your favourite crime writers and your favourite series characters FACE OFF in eleven original short stories.
Mackenzie Allen Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, was abducted during a family vacation, and evidence suggesting she may have been brutally murdered is discovered in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, while grappling with his profound sadness, Mack receives a puzzling note that appears to be from God, inviting him back to the shack for a weekend. Despite his r…
There are two sides to every story... The No.1 bestselling novel that everyone is talking about, GONE GIRL is now a major motion picture starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. Includes Reading Group Notes. THE ADDICTIVE No.1 BESTSELLER THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT Who are you? What have we done to each other? These are the questions Nick Dunne finds himself asking on the morning of his fifth…
This exclusive authorized edition features some of the most famous and beloved tales from the Queen of Mystery. Ten individuals, each harboring secrets and fears, are summoned to a secluded mansion on Indian Island by a host who mysteriously never arrives. Isolated from the outside world, they must confront not only each other but also the haunting shadows of their pasts. As the guests revea…
Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That's when the first ace arrives in the mail. That's when Ed becomes the messenger. Chosen to …