Showing results for "UP" in Amateur Sleuths

Brought to you by Penguin. An unforgettable story about a family with a terrible secret. From the #1 bestselling author of Then She Was Gone, The Night She Disappeared and The Family Upstairs. ____________ When a tragedy breaks a family apart, what can bring it back together? The Birds seem to...

Life is sweet when you live in Confection, Oregon. Or, at least, that's how it's supposed to be. But on a summer day, when tourists and locals alike gawk at the majestic mountains, quaint Craftsman houses, and lovely flowers - particularly the renowned Confection Rose - the last thing anyone has come to see is a dead body, unearthed from a shallow grave by a curious dog. 

**T.M. LOGAN'S BRAND NEW UNMISSABLE THRILLER, THE WEEKEND, IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIO** From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Catch and Richard & Judy pick The Holiday comes T.M. Logan's new, utterly gripping thriller 'Thriller of the year? This is the...

After Abby Fields is disastrously fired from her London firm, she applies for a stable hand job at Langdon House Estate in the village of Hazelmere. But when she arrives for the interview, the estate’s in chaos. Lord Langdon has died and his estranged sons have arrived for the reading of the will. Handsome farm manager Oliver offers her temporary work that might become permanent depending on who inherits and what they decide to do with the estate.

Summer has come to Busman's Harbor, Maine, and tourists are lining up for a taste of authentic New England seafood, courtesy of the Snowden Family Clambake Company. But there's something sinister on the boil this season. A killer has crashed a wedding party, adding mystery to the menu at the worst possible moment.... 

Isabella Cruz has died more times than she can count, just never in her own body. At twenty-three, she’s stuck working in her mother’s small-town bar, drowning under responsibility and secrets. Do you know what it feels like to die? To have your breath stolen, your lungs burn as you drown, to feel a bullet tear through you or a blade split your skin? Izzy does. Because dreaming isn’t just dreaming for her. When Izzy dreams, people die. And she feels every last breath as if it were her own.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Tis the season for murder, in this locked-room holiday mystery. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Robert Thorogood and Rev Richard Coles. Welcome to Mistletoe Manor Hotel. Four days before Christmas, twelve stranded strangers gather round a crackling fire… They...

The must-have cosy crime novel of the year! Perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Ian Moore and Robert Thorogood! The Bromley Botanists are getting down and dirty as they seek to dig up the truth. Gill and her fellow Bromley Botanists are excited to take ownership of the Chequered Lawns Golf Club...

The most famous of all locked-room mysteries - a classic in the crime genre. 'The first deadly walking of the hollow man took place when the side streets of London were quiet with snow and the three coffins of the prophecy were filled at last...' The murderer of Dr Grimauld walked through a...

Dealing with her father’s recent death, Laura Meehan decides to move back to her New Jersey hometown and take over the paint and wallpaper store he opened after quitting his straining job in the police. Knowing that she is uprooting her own and her supportive husband Roy’s lives, she’s determined to continue her father’s legacy and keep the business alive. But that doesn’t seem to be the only thing alive when Laura discovers that her store is haunted by none other than her deceased father! Either that or Laura has finally lost her mind and developed Ghost Traumatic Stress Syndrome. . .

**A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOKS OF 2026 PICK** 'A deeply atmospheric tale' The Times 'A race against time, in every sense. A beautifully written crime thriller set against an atmospheric Brighton backdrop' Elly Griffiths Arthur Cotton is losing his once sharp mind to dementia. But when a...

Princess Jayne Frost and Prince Consort Sinclair Crowe have been called back to Nocturne Falls for Christmas so that Jayne can help out at the short-staffed Santa’s Workshop. Being back means seeing some old friends, but also finding new trouble that Jayne just can’t stop thinking about. Are the random break-ins really someone trying to ruin Christmas? Because as Santa Claus’s niece, that feels personal to her.

Francine Witt is back: armed with a travelogue, a wry charm, and a habit of finding murder where the rosé flows freely. What begins as a biography project about a disgraced Egyptologist quickly spirals into something far stranger: a sealed bottle marked with an ancient glyph, whispers of Empress Joséphine Bonaparte's secret rituals, and a trail of memory-infused wine—possibly connected to the eccentric Masonic collector Daniel Iffla—that stretches from Amarna to Bordeaux.

When these canine-loving sleuths go off the leash, the fur's bound to fly! The Dog Park Detectives are back with another tail of intrigue from the bark side of crime… When a young homeless man is found murdered in the playground of their local park, the Pack – a group of friends who meet...

Between hosting a haunted house on her lawn, serving on the town’s 400th Anniversary Planning Committee, and prepping for the Fall Festival’s 10k fundraiser, Lilly has her hands full. She doesn’t have time for prickly newspaper reporter Tyler Crane, who’s been creeping around town, looking for dirt on Goosebush’s most notable families...until he’s found dead on the race route moments before the start. An unfortunate accident? Or did Tyler unearth a secret that someone in Goosebush is willing to kill to keep?

'I absolutely devoured One Dark Summer. It had me gripped from the very first page and didn't let me go until the end . . . totally captivating' Angela Marsons, #1 million-copy bestseller 'A deeply absorbing novel with a wonderfully atmospheric setting. Beautifully written and thrillingly...

An'gel and Dickce Ducote, busy with plans for the Athena Garden Club's spring tour of grand old homes, are having trouble getting the other club members to help. The rest of the group is all a-flutter now that dashing and still-eligible Hadley Partridge is back to restore his family mansion. But the idle chatter soon turns deadly serious when a body turns up on the Partridge estate after a storm . . .As the Ducotes begin uncovering secrets, they discover that more than one person in Athena would kill to be Mrs. Partridge.

Allie McMurphy is up to her neck in renovations at the grand old hotel that's been in her family for generations. With its quaint Victorian charm - and world-famous fudge shop - the place is one of Mackinac Island's most beloved landmarks.

Designing spaces is her passion, but clearing her sister's name is her mission. Can Lady Beatrice outwit the formidable DCI Richard Fitzwilliam to solve the case, or will she become a royal embarrassment? DEATH AT FRANCIS COURT NOW CONFIRMED AS MURDER! Speculation is rife that the victim, estate...

Immortal not-ghost Wes Cooper and his vampire partner, Hudson Rojas, have it all - rewarding private investigation work, great friends, and, most important, a love that's endured. But ever since Wes sent a demon screaming back to the beyond, his abilities have grown overpowering and overwhelming. He's hiding the fact that he's losing control the best he can, but it's hard to keep anything a secret for long when your partner's a former cop...and especially when your partner's a former cop who wants to move in together.