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England, 1938. Kitty Underhay is enjoying a stroll in the Yorkshire town where she and her husband Matt are visiting his family. As she stops to take in the rolling hills, she suddenly sees a most unexpected sight. There’s a bike in the ditch just along the road… and the cyclist is dead.

A young woman. A bath full of chlorine. A killer who knew exactly what they were doing. When Brooke Trotter is found dead in her family home in Jedburgh, DCI Rob Marshall arrives to find a crime scene that has been methodically erased. No prints. No DNA. No obvious motive. Just a twenty-year-old student who worked at the local museum, a town full of festival strangers and a killer who understood forensics well enough to almost disappear completely. Almost.

In the rural idyll of St Mary Mead, a murder has taken place. The despised Colonel Protheroe is found dead in the vicarage study by Reverend Leonard Clement. Though the Colonel had many enemies, the violence of his death shocks the sleepy village and starts the tongues of the local gossips wagging. The first suspects are the Colonel's beautiful young wife, Anne, and her purported lover, handsome artist Lawrence Redding. But St Mary Mead is full of secrets, and the real killer could be anyone.

After years behind bars, former drug kingpin Bosco Maximuke is back on the streets, insisting he’s turned over a new leaf, and determined to win back the trust of his daughter. But when members of the criminal network that replaced him start turning up dead, suspicion falls squarely on Bosco. With old enemies closing in, and a trail of bodies stretching from Inverness to the most remote corners of the Highlands, one thing is clear - someone is settling scores.

He came home to escape his past. Now it’s back to haunt him. Crouched over the body of a young woman in the mud, her glassy eyes reflecting the glowing Manchester skyline, DI Vincent Swann feels a familiar chill creep his spine. Home after his last case almost cost him his life, he knows he can’t trouble the waters with his new team. But the pram tracks leading away from the scene mean a killer didn’t just take a life. He took a child…

Richard Osman’s globe-trotting series ‘We Solve Murders’ returns this September with the thrilling new mystery, We Chase Shadows. At sunrise, high in the Italian hills, a body is found on the steps of a beautiful private villa. On the body is a threatening note, signed by a mystery man...

The new novel from #1 international bestseller Liane Moriarty, and the sequel to the worldwide phenomenon and inspiration for the award-winning TV series, Big Little Lies . . . Ten years ago, at the Pirriwee Primary school gates, the friendships of Celeste, Jane and Madeline were forged in the...

Dashing showman Richard Ratcliffe is set to return to the stage at the famous Shakespeare Memorial theatre. But when priceless items belonging to Shakespeare himself go missing from the theatre’s collection, Eleanor knows someone has gone off-book… Then the beautiful old theatre is set on fire. The gang are horror-struck, and while racing to help, Eleanor’s loyal butler Clifford discovers an act of foul play: Ratcliffe, the show’s leading man, is dead inside from a blow to the head.

Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the complete works of Sherlock Holmes - four novels and five collections of short stories.

Detective Mina Harker has built a reputation as the sharpest mind in the New Orleans Police Department, closing cases no one else can crack. But the case that's been haunting her for years is unlike anything else in her files. The victims leave behind no forensic evidence, no witnesses, and not a single drop of blood in their bodies. When FBI Special Agent Jon Weston enlists Harker to help track a serial killer who's striking in New Orleans, she knows two things: he's closer to the truth than he knows.

Meet Detective Inspector Amber Kash — she’s sharp, she’s stubborn, and after twelve years of policing she’s running out of reasons to stay on the force. But as Detective Kash is writing her resignation letter, she’s unexpectedly called to Summerfield Police Station’s interview room. Inside is celebrity psychologist Joanna Merrick, infamous for her role in viral true-crime documentary The Portrait Maker. The woman is nothing like she appears on screen. She’s dirty. She’s terrified. And she’s making an impossible claim.

Blythe Abney's opulent beachside wedding should have been flawless. As the founder of a billion-dollar lifestyle brand, Blythe built an empire on her carefully curated image—with her three adult daughters, Allison, Grace, and Kit, an essential part of its public face. But beneath the façade, their family is irrevocably broken.

I get to the nursery gates. “Sorry I’m late. Work was super busy.” The receptionist seems puzzled. “I think there’s been some confusion. Madison was picked up four hours ago.” ‘By Gemma, my childminder?’ I ask. ‘Uh... no, Ms Banks. By you.’ My baby daughter is just nine months old. They show me the CCTV. The woman collecting my daughter looks just like me. Except it’s not me. My worst nightmare has just begun.

A festive gathering... Private investigator Dan Armstrong, accompanied by his wife and his canine sidekick, Oscar, are spending the days before Christmas in a luxurious Alpine chalet tucked away in a hidden valley. It should be the perfect escape, except the owner is in fear for his life. A...

A teenage boy's body is found on a lonely country road at dawn. By the time police arrive, it has vanished without trace. The blanket that covered him remains. The witness is adamant the boy was dead. But when Detective Bob Foreman reaches the scene, there is nothing. No body. No blood. No explanation. With no forensic evidence and conflicting accounts, Foreman is running out of leads. He's already looking for a second missing boy. Last spotted on a moonlit towpath, and never seen again. At the same time, two children are displaying abilities that defy explanation.

Meet Detective Inspector Zoe Finch. She's ambitious, determined, and damaged. And she's about to uncover evidence that could make her career... or get her sacked.

One survivor. Two detectives. Twenty-four hours to catch a killer. Detective Sergeant Theo Wilde is out of second chances. After a five-month suspension that nearly ended his career, he's been given one last assignment: to guard Rachel Raines, the sole survivor and witness to a terrifying serial killer. Dubbed the ‘sleeping beauty’ by the press, Rachel lies in a coma in hospital, fighting for her life. But as Theo obeys his orders to watch over her, another victim is strangled in broad daylight.

John Moffatt stars as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The ABC Murders: A chilling letter sets the sleuth on the trail of an enigmatic killer. After the Funeral: A wealthy businessman is dead, and his sister thinks it was murder. Death on the Nile: Poirot is in Egypt when a chilling murder takes place. Peril at End House: Whilst on holiday, the sleuth encounters a young woman, a hat and a bullet. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: Mrs Farrars is found dead, one year after the death of her husband.

The Mindhunter introduces you to Paul Harrison a British criminal profiler working in the FBI's elite behavioural analysis unit, profiling the twisted minds of notorious serial killers like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer. Hailed as "Britain's Mindhunter," Paul became an author and public speaker captivating True Crime fans across the UK with his chilling tales and unparalleled insights into the depths of human depravity. But it turns out that the real mystery of the mind may lie with Paul himself, because his past isn't exactly how it seems to be.

The Sunday Times number one bestselling author returns to Ancient Rome in his latest thriller – coming August 2026. Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever. One is Caesar’s 17-year-old nephew, Octavius, whom he has made his heir. The other is...