"Two for the Lions," by Lindsey Davis, takes place in A.D. 73. Lindsey Davis' sleuth – informer Marcus Didius Falco – admits he needs a partner and so teams up (to work on a census project) with Anacrites, a man he loathes because of his...
An intriguing new mystery featuring Chicago private investigator Dek Elstrom Men are dying in Chicago. Not ordinary men, but rich men, powerful men, men who control the city. They are being murdered, quietly, skilfully. Dek Elstrom's...
Emma Porter is forty, fat, frumpy, and a passionate amateur gardener. When her longtime lover dumps her for a younger woman, Emma escapes the cloying sympathy of family and friends by setting out on a summer-long driving tour of England's...
When Minnie loses a grant that
was supposed to keep the
bookmobile running, she’s
worried her pet project could
come to its final page. But she’s
determined to keep her patrons —and Eddie’s fans—happy and
well read. She just needs...
This thriller, set in Newmarket, centres around Neil Griffon who is abducted by two ruthless men. When he is set free he is the victim of vicious threats, weird extortion, and a nerve-wracking war of...
Anthology by Thomas H Cook and Otto Penzler
This year's worth of the most powerful, the most startling, the smartest and most astute, in short, the best crime journalism. Scouring hundreds of publications, Otto Penzler and Thomas H. Cook have...