Includes a bit of humour, no bad language or gratuitous violence. (Cover image: The Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew St)

    When another woman is burned to death police suspect there’s a killer on the loose mimicking an old series of murders, using the elements to lethal effect. Freya Macalister knows her return to the village has sparked off another murder spree, linked to a tragedy from her childhood and she fears she is in the killer's sights. Tensions rise even further when a storm cuts off the village from civilisation, leaving the residents trapped with a murderer.Freya's old friend and local police sergeant, Craig Donaldson, knows the key to discovering the killer’s identity lies in the locals’ deceptions and half-truths and he must wade through their dangerously complex relationships to discover which mask the monster hides behind.

    Two pillars made them and supported them through their lives; now one is gone and the other is near to collapse. Can he be renewed, or has he been conquered at last? Major James Andrew Skinner, AKA Jazz Morgan, takes up the story. Quintin Jardine's 6,000 word short story is a glance into the future that was born from a joke, when he used its title as a throwaway line to a friend. 'A great title for a children's book,' she observed. This isn't a children's book, but in a real sense it's a take about children and the power they have to help us overcome, and emerge from, the deepest despair.

    Two cops at each other's throats. Acting DI Scott Cullen faces his worst fear. Managing DS Brian Bain, his old boss and notorious loose cannon. But when Cullen is called through to Glasgow to investigate a murder, Bain is back on his home turf. A body found in an industrial bin, soaked in bleach and naked except for an adult nappy. Amid an ongoing investigation into similar crimes, but stopping short of murder, can Cullen rise above Bain's behaviour and solve the crime? City of the Dead is a standalone novella continuing the Cullen story after the shocking events of Heroes & Villains.

    A child killer on the loose. Time is running out.When a toddler goes missing in the middle of a bustling Bradford park in broad daylight, Detective Daniel Ward is put on the case. It ought to be an open and shut investigation; but the hours tick by, and Millie Thompson is nowhere to be found.There’s only one conclusion DI Ward can come to: she was taken.When a known child-killer is spotted in the vicinity, Ward fears the worst. Has this infamous monster struck again, right under his nose?He has to catch up with the only lead he has, before the infamous Hunters - merciless, vigilante, justice seekers who will seek retribution at any cost - catch up with his suspect first.If they do, DI Ward may never find Millie alive again.‘I raced through this book in one sitting. A compelling and intriguing plot that kept me turning the pages with a cast of complex and diverse characters and a gritty Northern setting. Highly recommended.’ — Imogen Clark, #1 Amazon Bestselling AuthorSet in the diverse, beautiful, and historical city of Bradford, The Past We Run From is the first in the DI Ward crime thriller series from debut crime novelist Meg Jolly. Perfect for fans of JD Kirk, Dave Gatward, and JE Mayhew, join DI Ward today on a twisting race to solve the case.

    This is no ordinary hairdresser. Viv Fraser Ph.D and stylist to the Edinburgh establishment, has a double life as an investigative journalist and finds herself involved in some hair-raising, not to mention explosive scenes, as she trawls the seamier side of her city. In this fast-paced mystery Viv investigates the case of a missing teenage boy, but her efforts are hampered by people trying to save their own skin. Always top of his class, Andrew’s school blazer turns up on a river path without him. As she picks at the veneer of the Capital’s gay scene Viv discovers an unsavoury mix of lies, jealousy and sexual deceit. Determined to find Andrew, she ignores threats on her life and continues to dig in places that even Detective Marconi has yet to explore.

    For DCI Malcolm Ford it's like nothing he's ever seen before, the savagery of the crime makes him want to catch the murderer before he strikes again. For reporter Donna Blake it's a shot at the big time, a chance to get her career back on track and prove all the doubters wrong. But for close protection specialist Connor Fraser it's merely a grisly distraction from the day job. But then another bloodied and broken corpse is found, this time in the shadow of the Wallace Monument - and with it, a message. One Connor has received before, during his time as a police officer in Belfast.With Ford facing mounting political and public pressure to make an arrest and quell fears the murders are somehow connected to heightened post-Brexit tensions, Connor is drawn into a race against time to stop another murder. But to do so, he must question old loyalties, confront his past and unravel a mystery that some would sacrifice anything - and anyone - to protect. From Dundee International Book Prize and Bloody Scotland book of the year nominee Neil Broadfoot comes No Man's Land, the first in the white-knuckle Connor Fraser series.

    As the investigation unfolds, a 25 year-old murder case is re-opened, and when Miller delves into the past, he finds that somebody had a secret that is costing people their lives. He also discovers the awful truth of who really killed his wife in a hit-and-run two years ago, and how his wife’s killer is coming after him…

    Not only has his high-class prostitute girlfriend just been attacked, but his father is reaching out to him from the past despite abandoning Kenny as a child after his mother s suicide. Kenny is now on a dual mission to hunt down his girl's attacker and find out the truth about his father... but instead he unravels disturbing family secrets and finds that revenge is not always sweet. An intelligent, violent thriller shot through with dark humour, Beyond the Rage enthralls and disturbs in equal measure. With an intricate plot, all-too-believable characters and perfectly pitched dialogue, this is a masterclass in psychological crime fiction writing.

    Casey Shaw is going to need all the help he can get from the Mallard Cove gang if he's going to prove his innocence. He has to find the real killer in order to stay out of jail and save his business, but time isn't on his side.

    Eighty miles from the Mexican border. The last week of September. It’s sizzling by noon.Detective Sarah Burke is a homicide cop with a lot on her plate. Her boss has a grudge against her, her sister is just out of rehab, her ex-husband is taking her for all she’s worth in the divorce, and her new man is keeping secrets from her.One sweltering early Arizona morning, Sarah is called out to a body in a parking lot. The dead man has the hands of a street fighter, but he’s wearing expensive clothes and looks too clean cut. What did he do to get himself stabbed to death?Sarah gets home to see her ten-year-old niece on the news. Denny was left in the car while her mom went to the grocery store for beer. The carjacker didn’t see the little girl asleep in the back.Detective Sarah Burke must race against time to stop a killer — and a kidnapper.WHEN THE PEOPLE SHE LOVES ARE IN DANGER, SHE’LL STOP AT NOTHING TO PROTECT THEM.

    He and Brody are settling into their new life when he stumbles onto a plot of marijuana plants on public land. Knowing a thing or two about growing weed, Breeze befriends the mysterious mountain man tending to the crop. When his new friend is killed, he tries to help law enforcement solve the crime. When the authorities prove reluctant, he is forced to take matters into his own hands. In the process, he transforms from boat bum to a true man of the mountains.

    and newly promoted Detective Inspector Stella Cole catches her first murder. An intruder has murdered the husband of a glamorous older lady who turns out to have an interesting past.As Stella investigates, pieces of the puzzle come together but then fly apart and she’s left wondering how she’s going to solve the case.Her boss is putting her under pressure to clear it ‘for the statistics’ and steering her towards the burglar-disturbed-in-the-act story.But then, as she grabs some time with her husband, a shocking revelation shows her what might have really happened.

    The death is indeed suspicious, and a murder book is opened. The race is on to identify the victim and get to the bottom of this bizarre case.But DI Jordan Carr and his small team struggle to get a breakthrough. His boss is displeased and on the verge of reassigning the inquiry until they discover it has happened before.With the pressure mounting, and a clear link between the victims less than forthcoming, will Carr keep his cool head in the face of a calculating killer?BODY OUT OF PLACE is the third book in the DI Jordan Carr series of mysteries based in Liverpool. Look out for the other books, BODY ON THE SHORE and BODY BY THE DOCKS, also free with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback.

    A stabbing . A cloaked figure. A hit and run. On a blustery Autumn night, a middle-aged man leaves Newcastle’s Chinatown to go to his car. Later he is found dead at Blackfriars Gate. There appears to be no obvious reason for his murder, unless he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Then a middle-aged woman is killed in a hit and run on a quiet country road, early in the morning, in north Northumberland. Detective Chief Inspector Alex Shaftoe, a history and archaeology buff, is considering retirement as she walks into Chinatown to resolve a gang fight. But soon the grizzly murder at Blackfriars Gate which adjoins Chinatown is discovered. As the stakes are raised, can she join the dots in a thirty-year old past which connects these events, before there is another death. Set in Newcastle upon Tyne and the wild beauty of Northumberland, this is a fast-paced British detective mystery. A whodunnit with a hint of mid-life romance and humour. The twists and turns and suspense will keep you guessing until the end.