The Crime Files

  Prologue Clients trust me because I blend in. It’s a natural skill – my gift, if you like. I focus my lens and capture stories, like the ones unfolding tonight: natural and guarded expressions, […]

A Shooting at Chateau Rock is the latest book in the Dordogne Mysteries series by Martin Walker. Bruno, Chief of Police returns to solve another mystery which leads him to untangle a web of criminality […]

Enjoy a free extract from Sister Dear, the crime thriller of 2020 that will have you OBSESSED.    ‘Sister Dear drew me in, had me hooked and I was never really sure what to expect or […]

SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB / ELIZABETH GEORGE CRIME-WRITING COMPETITION   Have you got what it takes to be a bestselling crimewriter? Here’s your chance to find out, by entering The Times and Sunday Times Crime […]

Cracked is a gripping, dark and unforgettable debut from Louise McCreesh. When Jenny’s old therapist is murdered and she is implicated, she realises that someone else out there might know her deepest, darkest secret…  We’re […]

  Hitler’s Peace is a gripping alternative history thriller set in the Second World War, from Philip Kerr: the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of the Bernie Gunther novels. Start reading the opening chapter below… […]

Author of DI Nicholas Lowry series, James Henry shares his 5 crime series to tuck into over the coming cooped-up weeks.   1/ Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallander. This Swedish crime series appeared in UK bookshops […]

Murder on the Moorland is the third book in the Kitt Hartley mysteries series. A page-turning cozy mystery set on the picturesque Yorkshire Moors. Perfect for fans of Faith Martin, Betty Rowlands and LJ Ross. […]

    The fifth novel in the Baby Ganesh Agency series is out today! In this one, Inspector Chopra investigates the murder of a wealthy Parsee. Parsees are a small but influential community in India. […]

SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB GIVEAWAY: JOHN CONNOLLY   Win the most recent four Charlie Parker thrillers in paperback!   Charlie Parker made his debut in May 1999 in Every Dead Thing. Since then, John Connolly […]

      And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie   No one does the locked-room mystery like Christie and this one is clever, chilling, and a true whodunit. I’ve read this novel multiple […]

This week marks the publication of Victim 2117, the heart-pounding new installment in the Department Q Thrillers series by international bestseller Jussi Adler Olsen.     In this new blockbuster thriller a terrifying international investigation […]