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The remarkable conclusion to the Laidlaw series which launched a genre, from the godfather of Scottish crime fiction

A body discovered beneath the waves off Scolt Head Island. A series of break-ins targeted at wealthy second-home owners. A lethal strain of adulterated cocaine flooding the streets of nearby Lynn. When a second body is found, DI Shaw and DS Valentine fear the simmering tensions underpinning this remote coastal community will reach breaking point.

The fourth instalment in the Anderson and Costello series turns personal for Anderson as he fights to clear his name while investigating a series of brutal crimes targeting child victims

Jack Haldean's weekend entertainment at the country estate of Birchen Bower is cut short by the discovery of a body, mauled to death as if by a wild animal. Birchen Bower has a long and colourful history, and is rumoured to be haunted. Refusing to believe the wild tales of man-eating beasts prowling the grounds, Jack sets out to uncover the truth.

During a storm off the coast of Maine where her home, the Towers, stands, Lilah Calhoun rescued Professor Max Quartermain from the turbulent sea. In the wake of the near tragedy, an undeniable desire grows between them. But Lilah knows Max is hiding something that threatens her family's future and any chance for love between them.

March, 1859. During an exhibition to showcase London's top engineers' plans to solve the 'Great Stink' of sewage from the River Thames, proceedings are disrupted by an agonised scream - and the discovery of a blood-soaked body. Charles Dickens is convinced of foul play, and once again he and Wilkie Collins set about uncovering the shocking truth.

Leeds. November, 1823. After hearing about the brutal deaths of two young boys, thief-taker Simon Westow's painful memories of his childhood reawaken. Unable to sleep, he goes for a walk - and stumbles upon a body being pulled from the river. Simon is drawn into investigating the deaths, but the pursuit of the truth takes him down a dangerous path.

Edited and introduced by Roderick Lyall

The #1 international bestselling phenomenon: a profound and riveting story of love, loss, and memory

As Henry Christie and his colleague DS Debbie Blackstone close in on a lead for the Lancashire police Cold Case Unit, they find themselves embroiled in a brutal, blood-soaked turf war between organized crime gangs in Europe, the fallout of which will be felt across the genteel country lanes of northern England.

When her father is accused of murder, Lydia rushes to Boston alongside Will Rees. Despite them offering to help prove his innocence, Marcus Farrell rejects their help. Things escalate when Julian, Marcus's brother, is killed. Is Marcus behind both murders? Can Will and Lydia solve the murders before the Farrell family tears itself apart?

In the beginning there was Laidlaw. The CWA Silver Dagger-winning masterpiece that launched a genre, from the godfather of Scottish crime fiction

?This is truly inimitable storytelling' Observer'[A] master of language' New York TimesA boy stands alone, unable to enter the room in which his grandfather's coffin lies. Freddie Jackson's song ?You Are My Lady' plays on the car radio as a son is brought to a prison cell in Arizona. A narrator contemplates the Atlanta child murders from 1979.Look For Me And I'll Be Gone is vital reading for anyone interested in the state of America today. Historical and contemporary, intimate and expansive, the stories here represent a pioneering writer whose innovation, form and imagination know no bounds.

A powerful and moving novel recounting the life and death of Walter Benjamin from the award-winning author