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Wolf Rock
Peter Tonkin
A Mayday signal leads to a charge of murder.
In a terrible storm in the English Channel, Richard Mariner receives a Mayday signal. Plunging across the shipping lanes in his SuperCat, he saves most of the distressed crew from the deadly shoals of Wolf Rock, though the captain has already abandoned ship and is subsequently declared missing, presumed dead. But at the inquiry, Mariner, coincidentally a member of the wrecked ship's board, is astonished to find himself charged with Corporate Killing . . .
The Women of the Souk
Michael Pearce
The kidnapping of an innocent schoolgirl throws a glaring light on the tensions and injustices of pre-War Egyptian society in this absorbing historical mystery.
Cairo, 1913. When schoolgirl Marie Kewfik is kidnapped, snatched away as she strolled through the bustling bazaars of the Souk, the Khedive insists that the Mamur Zapt takes charge of the negotiations for her safe return. But, as the Mamur is to discover, there is more to this kidnapping than meets the eye.
World Enough
Clea Simon
This intriguing, hardhitting, intricately-plotted mystery set in Boston's clubland marks an exciting new departure for cozy author Clea Simon.
The Boston rock music scene is where Tara Winton belongs; the world she's been part of for 20 years. But when one of the old gang dies in mysterious circumstances, Tara sets out to uncover the disturbing truth beneath the surface of the club scene in its heyday.
World War Two Will Not Take Place
Bill James
Set during an alternative version of 1938 with Bill James' trademark satirical take on events.
England,1938. War looms, but the Prime minister's talks with Hitler in Munich seem to result in a pact of peace. Now Mount, a secret service officer, is sent on an undercover mission to Berlin. But with all this talk of peace he starts to wonder whether his mission has any point. All until a meeting with Toumlin and two good-time girls from the local bar results in a broken chair. Could this chair have been not only the key to his mission but also the key to peace?
Worst Fear
Matt Hilton
Private investigator Tess Grey discovers that someone from her past is pursuing a deadly vendetta - and she could be the next to die.
When the body of Tess Grey's former university roommate is found on a rocky Maine beach, having fallen from the cliffs above, the initial verdict is suicide. But why would Chelsea Grace, who was terrified of heights, have chosen to end her life in a way that invoked her very worst fear? Tess determines to find out.
Worthless Remains
Peter Helton
Chris Honeysett's latest assignment.
Babysitting TV archaeologist Guy Middleton during filming at an aging rock star's mansion near Bath seems straightforward enough. It turns out to be anything but. While his brief is to protect Guy from over-eager fans, when the TV presenter starts to receive threatening letters and spiked drinks, Honeysett realizes that there's a lot more to this job than he'd been led to believe. As the menacing incidents escalate in intensity, it becomes clear that someone intends Guy Middleton serious harm. With his highhanded ways and less-than-professional attitude, the presenter has annoyed a lot of people. But who would hate him enough to try to kill him? Meanwhile the archaeological dig unearths some unexpected findings: it's not only Roman remains that are buried in the mansion's grounds...
The Wounded Snake
Fay Sampson
Amateur sleuths Hilary Masters and Veronica Taylor face a real-life murder mystery at a crime writing weekend. Is a dark conspiracy unfolding on a West Country estate?
Hilary Masters and Veronica Taylor are hoping to find inspiration at a weekend-long crime writing masterclass. However, when the guest of honour suddenly falls ill that evening, it triggers a series of sinister incidents which draw Hilary and Veronica into a real-life murder mystery. Can they separate fact from fiction to solve a deadly puzzle?
The Wounded Thorn
Fay Sampson
The first in a thrilling new mystery series set around the sacred historical sites of the British Isles.
On holiday in Glastonbury, recently retired Hilary and her friend Veronica are saddened to discover that the sacred thorn tree has been damaged, and they wonder whether other local sacred sites are under threat too. But even they are unprepared for the shocking discovery Hilary makes at the Chalice Well: an abandoned bag, containing a bomb . . .
Writ in Stone
Cora Harrison
A Mystery of Medieval Ireland
Christmas, 1509. Mara, the investigating judge of the Burren, has accepted the offer of marriage made by King Turlough. But on the eve of the marriage festivities, a man kneeling in prayer in the abbey church is violently murdered. Who could have planned to kill the king? Cut off from the outside world by heavy snow, Mara must act quickly to catch the assassin before a second death occurs...
Written in Red
Annie Dalton
The murder of a college professor has its roots in the Cold War: the new Oxford Dogwalkers mystery from award-winning YA writer Annie Dalton.
When Professor Lowell is brutally attacked in his rooms at Walsingham, Oxford, college administrator Anna Hopkins discovers he had a connection with her fellow dogwalker Isadora Salzman - who has been keeping a surprising secret all these years. But someone else knows of Isadora's secret, someone who has sent her a threatening, frightening letter.
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