The main aim of detective stories is to entertain but the best cast a light on human behaviour and d..

First published in 1944 Fell Murder sees E.C.R. Lorac at the height of her considerable powers as a ..

Will Christmas bring an unexpected reunion? Frances O'Leary has always dreamed of being a dancer. Bu..

Busy mum of twins Liv is looking forward to a week at the Beach Hut in Devon even if she feels that ..

London 1818. MP Sir Roger Mellanby attends a performance of Macbeth at Covent Garden featuring Hanna..

Simmy Brown had hoped that her autumn would be less frantic than usual to give her a chance to enjoy..

The Oast Theatre in Steeple Martin is hosting a touring production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night wh..

Having lost her father during the Great War and her mother a famous French impressionist painter in ..

Ellie Quicke is shocked when her daughter Diana turns up at her door with a suitcase in tow. Bunny B..

The stories in this collection will dredge up delight in crime fiction fans as watery graves claim u..

A short story from British Library Crime Classic Deep Waters. The character that made Bailey’s nam..

Consisting of articles taken from his popular column in The Yorkshire Post Julian Norton's The Diary..

When irascible farmer Guy Beardon meets a very dirty death in his own farmyard it seems like an acci..

Fifty-five-year-old Jim Lapsford makes an unusually healthy-looking corpse. Having spent his life ta..

With Peaceful Repose Cemetery Drew Slocombe is determined to revolutionise the entire death industry..