'Who says we're a dysfunctional family?' Having just arrived home to England Margot knows that her choice of phrase is too near the mark. Cousin Chloe is in Holloway awaiting trial for murdering her twin sister Claudia, their mother has withdrawn into the world of her regency romances, and Claudia's fourteen-year-old daughter has regressed to early childhood. As Chloe's trial approaches the atmosphere in the house becomes increasingly fraught and Margot begins to wonder whether someone else was responsible for Claudia's death. Only Tikki the cat seems to have the measure of them all. It's not until a second body is found and the murderer is revealed that he finally agrees to come home.

'Marian Babson is one of my favourites.' Scotsman
'Engagingly and amusingly done.' Daily Telegraph

A studious Asian schoolgirl has gone missing and while her family are adamant that she is with relatives in Leicester, police in the Yorkshire town of Cloughton fail to find any trace of her.
Her teachers are worried and there is a feeling amongst the officers that the girl has been murdered.
The case, however, is not the only thing worrying DI Mitchell and his superior Chief Inspector Browne. Hannah, Browne's wife and Mitchell's mother-in-law is seriously ill and with Browne on leave, Mitchell finds himself torn between sorrow and the addictive challenge of being in charge.
Meanwhile DCS Clement is trying to catch a teenager suspected of breaking into doctors' cars and stealing their medical bags for drugs. A thankless task until the young thug's girlfriend is found dead and Clement ends up in the thick of a murder investigation. When another girl dies in an identical drug related murder, it looks as if the pieces are beginning to fit together.
But murder is never straightforward and while the search goes on for the missing Asian student, Mitchell's team uncover an obsession that goes deeper than anyone could ever have imagined.

Praise For Pauline Bell's Novels:- •
'In the tradition of the classic English thriller... Like Agatha Christie, only with better in-depth characterisation.' Sunday Press, Dublin. •
'A well-constructed tale expertly told... a satisfying series of accumulated surprises.' Scotsman Choral
'Choral compulsion... engagingly analysed as red her rings are neatly floated between high notes and low. A must on the Messiah circuit.' Guardian

Rose Trevelyan has been commissioned to paint the portraits of two sisters who live frugally in a remote farmhouse on Bodmin Moor. At first Rose believes they are eccentric recluses; then, through a pupil who she teaches at evening classes, she hears something which leads her to think that they might have something to hide. When she also learns that two of the women's relatives have disappeared Rose quickly comes to suspect that one of them has been murdered. DI Jack Pearce, Rose's sometime lover, refuses to take her seriously, until, that is, Rose provides proof that all is not well.

It is 334 BC and the young Alexander waits with his troops by the Hellespont, poised to attack the empire of the great Persian king, Darius III. To win the approval of the gods for his enterprise he makes many offerings, yet the smoke does not rise, the sacrifices are tainted. Worse, his guides are being brutally murdered, Persian spies are in the camp, and Alexander's generals have their own secrets.
Into this turmoil comes Telamon, a physician, and boyhood friend of Alexander. As the climax builds and Alexander throws off his nervous fears, winning a brilliant and bloody triumph over the Persians, Telamon at last succeeds in uncovering their enemies.

First in a new series of historical mysteries featuring Alexander the Great
Paul Doherty has published many hugely successful historical novels and murder mysteries

Superb reviews in UK and USA include:
'The Mask of Ra is the best of its kind since the death of Ellis Peters. As ever, Doherty dazzles us with his knowledge and intimate feel for ancient Egypt.' Time Out
'A rare example of historical fiction that isn't overloaded with history and doesn't give supense short shrift.' Publishers Weekly

A gritty new novel in the popular series featuring Burgundian detective Pel

While most of France watched their beloved rugby XV being beaten in a memorable World Cup final, the Burgundy Butcher cut his victim into manageable pieces and disposed of them in the swollen river Saone. When the torso is discovered, Commissaire Pel is faced with an exceptionally gruesome murder - and has no clue to the victim's identity. Then when a second mutilated body is discovered, Pel has to accept the possibility of a serial killer operating on his patch; something he has always dreaded.

A joy to read . . . filled with the sounds, smells and tastes of France . . . a must for the growing number of Pel fans.' Financial Times

Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur and his amoral superior ACC Desmond Iles face a political and personal dilemma when they suspect a police officer of taking bribes from underworld villains Panicking Ralphy Ember and Mansel Shale. Is Nivette doing some unauthorised undercover work, or is he really bent? And where has the body of Slow Victor gone? Trussed up in the cabin of a deserted boat one minute, gone the next. Harpur starts to make the connection, but will he be in time to save Nivette?

'Bill James is frontrunner among those who have turned the police procedural on its head. His prime law-enforcers have a wicked style all of their own.' John Coleman, The Sunday Times
'One of the kings of the dark hill.' Val McDermid

On one of the islands which form part of the beautiful and remote Outer Hebrides, Len Wallace is custodian of a nature reserve.
He lives by his own code of ethics, whereas Mark, the son of wealthy landowners, a brain-damaged boy in a man's body has no code, only allegiances. Most of the time he is saved from his own excesses by his formidable minder, Bruce.
But when a camera crew anives to survey the wildlife reserve for 'an experiment in desert island settlement, the locals are deeply alarmed. The presence of so many outsiders soon begins to eat away at the islanders' fragile community and when a young girl is murdered, the tension on the island reaches dangerous levels.
As accusations fly, rumours of clandestine trysts, illegal slaughter and drugs all serve to cloud the picture surrounding the girl's death. Suspicion soon turns to one of the TV crew, but is blaming an outsider just an easy way out for the islanders? As the hunt to find the killer escalates, the treacherous channels that link the islands are witness to a climax that is highly appropriate in a world where people live on the cusp of civilisation.

Gwen Moffat creates vivid characters, and not only manages a fast-moving, well-patterened plot, but also shows an aptitude for brilliant atmospheric set pieces.' Daily Mail
'Cool, incisive tale of collusive amorality - from one of the crime shelfs defter hands.'Matthew Coady, Guardian
• 'Irresistible.' Financial Times

Politicians and lawyers take centre stage in this brilliantly plotted courtroom drama When society snob Francis Richmond dies, his diary ends up in the hands of Digby Price, owner of News Universal. To his delight, Price finds in its pages all the information he needs to destroy Minster for Defence Procurement Richard Tancred. Price publishes. Tancred sues. As Mordecai Ledbury QC and Tancred's lawyer Patrick Foxley prepare to meet in court, the case against Tancred looks increasingly strong. But Tancred is planning his own courtroom exposure and what he has to reveal is far more tragic than the political shame Francis Richmond thought he had stumbled across.

A cracking good yarn.' London Evening Standard
'The court scene is engrossing . . . the end contains a double twist which I defy the reader to anticipate.' Daily Telegraph

`Why the Angel books have not been snapped up for television now that Daly and Del Boy have both retired, is a mystery.' The Times
`The outrageous rip-roarious Mr Ripley is an abiding delight...' Colin Dexter

Streetwise Jack-the-lad hero Roy Angel is bored, so his fashion designer partner Amy gets him involved in her latest project - working on a big budget American movie being filmed at Pinewood Studios.
With his unerring nose for trouble, Angel discovers that the mishaps dogging the set are anything but accidental. And the heart-throb star of the film seems especially at risk, from two groups of fanatical fans and his own personal Internet stalker.
Angel is faced with life on the celebrity A-list, baby-sitting a handsome and talented film star and mingling with the sexiest of actresses. It's a dirty job and it's about to get dirtier, but somebody's got to do it.

This enthralling Texas-based historical thriller is an excixiting new departure from Steven Saylor's internationally popular series of Roman detective stories featuring Gordianus the Finder

Based on a string of horrifying crimes that took place more than a century ago, Honour the Dead vivdly evokes a fledgling American South in the aftermath of the Civil War. The year is 1885 and a brutal serial killer is tertorising the streets of Austin, Texas. Will Porter - later to become a famous writer under the pseudonym 0. Henry - dubs the murderer 'The Servant Girl Annihilator'. Panic engulfs the city and the spectre of bigotry emerges when lawmen indict a black man. But as the bodies continue to mount it becomes apparent that the killer is still on the loose.
Through the escalating mystery Saylor portrays the colourful denizens of Austin - both real and imaginary - as long-buried secrets begin to circulate, hidden affairs are divulged and the city's deep-seated political corruption is dramatically exposed.

Praise for Steve Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa Series:
'Saylor's scholarship is breathtaking and his writing enthralls.' Ruth Rendell
'Readers will find his work wonderfully (and gracefully) researched ... this is entertainment of the first order.' Washington Post
'How comforting, to feel instant confidence in the historical accuracy of the novel.' The Sunday Times