Crime Drama Fiction

Ten full-cast vintage BBC Radio crime dramas featuring Michael Gilbert’s most enduring characters, including Mr Calder and Mr Behrens, Inspector Hazlerigg and Inspector Petrella A treat for any fan of crime dramas, this collection stars legendary voices including Prunella Scales, Maurice...

Investigating a crime seemingly unconnected to the Royal Family, Holmes & Watson uncover a conspiracy to kidnap Queen Victoria and destabilise the British Empire. With a ticking clock to her next public engagement, Holmes and Watson must discover who is behind the plot and locate her majesty, while Mycroft tries to keep the monarch’s disappearance a secret from the British people. At first, Holmes believes Moriarty is responsible for the abduction, but when the Napoleon of Crime is proved innocent, Holmes must work with his arch-nemesis to rescue the Queen.

Brought to you by Penguin. Return to the dark underbelly of Ardnakelty in the thrilling new sequel to The Searcher. It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in the village. They’re coming for gold. What they bring is trouble. Two years have passed since retired Police Detective Cal Hooper...

Eight BBC Radio crime dramas featuring Golden Age detective Gideon Fell, starring Donald Sinden With his cape, canes and shovel hat, portly amateur sleuth Dr Gideon Fell cuts an eccentric figure - but his odd appearance belies his sharp intellect and astonishing faculty for deduction. Created by...

The beheaded body of an ambassador's son is dumped on the curb in front of his father's embassy just blocks from the White House. Federal prosecutor Jeff Trask and an FBI task force are called upon to solve the murder. Their search for the killers leads to the MS-13, a hyper-violent gang from El Salvador, but Trask and his team soon learn that someone else is also tracking their suspects - and with deadly efficiency.

A BRAND NEW gripping gangland read, perfect for fans of Mobland, House of Guinness and Peaky Blinders, from the bestselling author of Double Trouble. Meet the O'Connors... 🍀🩸 London, 1975. Dublin-born Sean O’Connor rules the streets of Kilburn with his charm and his fists. But the locals...

Classic crime stories featuring the affable British bobby, plus bonus radio documentary On the Beat with PC 49 Created specifically for radio, The Adventures of PC 49 was a pioneering police drama, offering a new kind of investigative hero: the humble bobby on the beat. One of the most popular...

Could the child once accused of murder really be innocent? 'So good . . . Ballantyne makes it look easy' NEW YORK TIMES 'Beautifully told' DAILY MAIL 'Thought-provoking and unsettling' ALEX GRAY 'A breathless thriller' WOMAN'S OWN 'Had me turning the pages late into the night' C. J. COOPER...

In the gripping new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate the death of one of Mumbai's wealthiest citizens, a murder with ramifications for its poorest. The Parsees are among the oldest, most secretive and most influential communities in the city...

Freddie Jackson thinks he owns the underworld when he gets out of prison. He's done his time, made the right connections, and now he's ready to use them. His wife Jackie just wants her husband home, but she's forgotten the rows, the violence, and the girls Freddie can't leave alone. Bitter...

We all see what we want to see… 1990: Holly is a fresher student at Oxford University. Out of her depth and nervous about her surroundings, she falls into an uneasy friendship with a group of older students from the upper echelons of society and begins to develop feelings for one in particular...

A pair of action-packed mysteries featuring Satyajit Ray's famous super-sleuth Prodosh Chandra Mitter – aka Feluda – has been delighting Bengali crime fans since 1965. Sometimes referred to as ‘the Indian Sherlock Holmes’, he is the literary creation of award-winning filmmaker and...

A Riveting Legal Drama of Murder, Corruption, and Hidden Truths in 1980s Australia. Queensland, 1986. When the man he secretly loves is found dead, respected lawyer, Robert’s quiet suburban family life is shattered. And then he becomes the prime suspect – framed by a small group of corrupt police officers intent on burying the truth.

Have you discovered the gangland crime series everyone is talking about? ‘If you like Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers you will LOVE [Caz Finlay]’ Reader Review You’re either with them The Carters have always run the streets of Liverpool, but now there’s a new family in town who think...

BBC radio dramatisations of classic novels centred around engaging anti-heroes who dominate high society Ambitious. Ruthless. Unprincipled. With their blurred morals and relatable imperfections, it’s no wonder we find anti-heroes so appealing and fascinating. Featuring a mixture of male and...

With wicked humor and steamy slow-burn tension, this serial killer dark rom-com will have you questioning your every moral. As a tarot card reader, Willow Vale knows the truth cuts like a knife. But when predatory men bury the truth to cover their crimes? Real knives cut, too. Sure, killing...

Frank Marr returns in this thrilling, dark novel, as the private investigator takes on a family case that brings him deep in the world of his vices. Frank Marr was a good cop with a bad habit, until his burgeoning addictions to alcohol and cocaine forced him into retirement from the DC police...

"Haunting and atmospheric." —Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author, for The Farmhouse The past isn't just haunting her—it's hunting her. Addison Lowe knew her mother-in-law despised her, but inheriting Barb's massive estate after her death feels less like closure and more like a...

Arthur Beauchamp takes a break from the courtroom to write a memoir so he can set the record straight about a headline murder case he fought as a young lawyer in 1966. The trial would either mark him as a pathetic loser or thrust him into the top ranks of criminal counsel. The background: in 1966, a young housemaid was raped by her employer, a callous and vindictive millionaire. She shot him point blank, so it seemed an open-and-shut case of first-degree murder. Enter Arthur Beauchamp, a young lawyer haunted by having bungled his only previous murder case.

With this new thriller, The New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag delivers her own message to suspense fans everywhere: Don't turn off the lights, and keep reading if you dare. From the gritty streets of Los Angeles to its most protected enclaves of prestige and power to the ruthless...