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14 Crime Fiction


74376 GENTLEMEN AND BLACKGUARDS: Gambling Mania and the Plot to Steal the Derby of 1844 by Nicholas Foulkes


The Epsom Derby was the ultimate criminal’s playground but when, in 1844 it ended in chaos and one of the most sensational court cases of the time took place. It is a tale of rogues and rascals, subterfuge and


chicanery, duelling, suicide and murder. The tide of the narrative sweeps from grand stately homes to low gambling dens, from the taverns of the day to one of the most ancient courts in the land via the many racecourses and trainers’ yards. Even the brother of Sir Robert Peel, the Prime Minister, was a key player in the drama. 298 paperback pages, plates in colour. £8.99 NOW £3.50


74283 BOOK OF WILLIAM: How


Shakespeare’s First Folio Conquered the World by Paul Collins


The book traces the history of one of the world’s most hotly pursued literary treasures, the ‘white whale’ of rare books - William Shakespeare’s First Folio. For four centuries, this volume has transformed connoisseurs into grasping, green-eyed monsters, imbued them with the lust to possess, been the Holy Grail of their dreams. The author pursues his quest for the book that was laboriously printed in a Barbican shop, haphazardly bound, and cast for 386 years upon the currents of chance and covetousness. Since then, it has been variously: sold for shillings in the streets of London, whisked to Manhattan for millions, and stored deep within the vaults of Tokyo. 246 unusual pages. $25 NOW £6.50


72377 BRIDGE OF SPIES: A True Story of the Cold War by Giles Whittell


In February 1962, the news bureaux in Berlin had all got wind of a previously unheard of event - a spy exchange between the Soviets and the Americans. The three men - Rudolf Abel, Soviet spy and master of disguise; Gary Powers, a US pilot captured when his U2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviets, and Frederic Pryor, a young idealistic doctor mistakenly identified as a spy and captured by the Soviets - in this three-way political swap had been drawn into the Cold War by duty and curiosity. The pilot and the spy were the original WMD seekers; the third was an intellectual, in way over his head. 274pp, b/w photos. £18.99 NOW £2.50


72432 BLACK SHIP by Dudley Pope HMS Hermione was the Black Ship which in 1797 saw the worst mutiny in British naval history. The ship’s commander Captain Pigot had been in trouble the year before at anchor in Haiti, when he ordered an American skipper to be swished with a rope’s end after his ship the Mercury had rammed Pigot’s Surprise. Casey apologised but refused to go down on his knees. Other officers petitioned Pigot not to carry out a flogging, but 150 crewmen of all nationalities were summoned to witness the punishment. The humiliation of Casey triggered a violent rampage in which not only Captain Pigot was savagely slaughtered but also others who were completely innocent. 367pp, paperback, b/w reproductions.


£15.99 NOW £5.50 CRIME FICTION


The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.


- Ralph Waldo Emmerson


74938 BAD INTENTIONS: An Inspector Sejer Mystery by Karin Fossum


Inspector Conrad Sejer must face down his memories and fears as he investigates the deaths of two troubled young men. The first victim Jon Moreno was getting better after a mysterious guilt had driven him to a nervous breakdown one year earlier. His psychiatrist said so, as did his new friend at the


hospital Molly Gram, with her little-girl-lost looks. So when he drowns in a lake, Sejer hesitates to call it a suicide. Then the corpse of another young man is found, a Vietnamese immigrant and Sejer begins to feel his age weigh on him. Does he have the strength to pursue the elusive explanations for human evil? 213pp. $24 NOW £6


73986 PROPHECY: An Historical Thriller by S. J. Parris


Giordano Bruno - renegade monk, philosopher, scientist, poet and magician - was a real, historical figure. In this gripping novel, he is portrayed as having a blend of rare knowledge and a Sherlockian instinct that serves him well as he searches for a clever killer. It is 1583 in London, a year when Jupiter and Saturn align in a new sign of the zodiac - an astrological phenomenon that occurs only once in every thousand years. The streets are rife with predictions of horrific events to come. Fear has taken a vicious grip on the court ever since one of Queen Elizabeth’s young maids of honour was found dead with astrological symbols carved into her flesh. Her corpse was clutching a witch’s doll fashioned to resemble the monarch - murdered. The Queen turns to her personal astrologer, Dr John Dee for elucidation. Can Bruno solve the mystery without putting the Queen, England and his own life in terrible danger? 375 thrilling pages. $26.95 NOW £5


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74830 FEAR IN THE COTSWOLDS by Rebecca Tope


Following a string of disastrous house-sitting assignments and an equally troubled personal life, Thea Osborne is understandably apprehensive about her latest commission - a wintry month in an isolated house with only her loyal spaniel Hepzie for company. With the summer lushness of the Cotswolds turned icy grey, Thea


spends her first days exploring the beautiful hamlet of Hampnett, but then the weather turns extreme so do events. She stumbles across a man lying dead in a snow covered field. 413pp in paperback. £7.99 NOW £3


74834 GRAVE CONCERNS by Rebecca Tope With Peaceful Repose Cemetery, Drew Slocombe is determined to revolutionise the entire death industry and make ecologically sound burials a popular choice. Unfortunately his gravedigger has just discovered that their cemetery has one too many corpses, that of an elderly woman. The police don’t appear to be particularly concerned but for Drew things don’t add up. When Genevieve Slater, a woman from Drew’s past, turns up at his door, and asks him to prove that the body was that of her missing mother, the mystery deepens. 508pp in paperback. £7.99 NOW £3


74870 THE STING OF DEATH by Rebecca Tope


One glorious summer’s afternoon, Karen Slocombe is visited by her cousin Penn who unexpectedly asks for husband Drew’s help in tracking down a missing relative. But why has Penn come to him and why is she reluctant to get the police involved? Roma Millan, an avid beekeeper, is not interested in the whereabouts of her daughter, but her husband senses a troubled history. Detective Den Cooper joins Drew as the case takes a sinister turn when it is discovered that a small child is also missing. With plenty of quirks and plot twists. 445pp in paperback. £7.99 NOW £3


74838 MALICE IN THE


COTSWOLDS by Rebecca Tope


Thea and her beloved spaniel Hepzie have a new assignment for the mysterious Yvonne Parker. The somewhat unsettling village of Snowshill has Thea on edge as soon as she arrives and soon enough she becomes entangled in another horrifying murder. Along with friends Drew Slocombe and DS Sonia Gladwin, she uncovers a


sinister plot where seemingly separate lives are intertwined in strange and secretive relationships. A web of suspects leads Thea through the lives of the villagers and their secrets, to London and beyond. 414pp in paperback.


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72937 THE HEADHUNTERS by Jo Nesbo Roger Brown has it all - he is clever and wealthy and at the top of his game as a headhunter. Life never gets dull and he has his sideline as an art thief to keep him busy. At a gallery opening, his wife introduces him to Clas Greve. Not only is Greve the perfect candidate for a position that Brown is recruiting for, he is also in possession of one of the most sought-after paintings in modern art history. Roger sees his chance to become rich beyond his wildest dreams, and starts planning his biggest ever theft. But it’s not long before the hunter becomes the hunted. 376pp in paperback. £7.99 NOW £3


72348 FUNERAL IN BERLIN by Len Deighton First published in 1964. In Berlin during the Cold War era, where neither side of the wall is safe, Colonel Stok of Red Army Security is prepared to sell an important Russian scientist to the West - for a price. British Intelligence is willing to pay provided that their own top secret agent acts as a go-between in Berlin. The events that follow unfold like a game of chess, but to win this match, deadly manoeuvres are essential. 270pp, paperback.


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Tibbett Mystery by Patricia Moyes An extravagantly iced cake, two dozen dark red roses, and a case of vintage champagne - all gifts to celebrate socialite Crystal Balaclava’s 70th birthday. Strange that she should feel it necessary to invite Chief Superintendent Henry Tibbett to join the party as her bodyguard. Henry’s scepticism turns to horror when Lady Balaclava drops dead in his arms, apparently poisoned. 256pp in reprinted paperback. £6.99 NOW £3.50


73444 LET IT BLEED: An Inspector Rebus Novel by Ian Rankin


Struggling through another Edinburgh winter, Inspector John Rebus finds himself sucked into a web of intrigue that throws up more questions than answers. Was the Lord Provost’s daughter kidnapped or just another runaway? Why is a city councillor shredding documents that should have been waste paper years ago? And why on earth is Rebus invited to a clay pigeon shoot at the home of the Scottish Office’s Permanent Secretary? Sucked into the machine that is modern Scotland, he confronts the fact that some of his enemies may be beyond justice. Maps and illus, 360pp, paperback. £7.99 NOW £3.50


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74369 MINORITY REPORT by Philip K. Dick In the future, crime can be prevented. The Department of Precrime has cut major crime by almost 100% but how? By looking into the future, arresting potential criminals, sentencing and punishing them before they actually commit the crime. No one doubts the efficiency and fairness of the system until Precrime Commissioner John Anderton finds himself accused. If he is to remain free, he must go on the run as a convicted murderer. Made into a Hollywood blockbuster film starring Tom Cruise and directed by Stephen Spielberg, the original book as reproduced here was first published in 1956. Includes eight other stories including Imposter, Second Variety and War Games in a short story compilation for the bedside.


£7.99 NOW £3.75 73778 THE GOLIATH BONE: A Mike Hammer


Novel by Micky Spillane and Max Allan Collins On an amateur dig in Israel, two students discover what appears to be the femur of a very large humanoid. It is likely to be the thigh bone of the Biblical giant Goliath. Back in New York they are heading into the subway carrying the carefully wrapped bone when a hit man attempts to kill them. Hammer comes to their rescue, though it is only the beginning of their troubles. 274pp, paperback.


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Daisy Dalrymple Mystery by Carola Dunn In a novel evocative of 1920s England - cars, cocktails and the delightfully dotty Daisy. The corpses of three men are found in shallow graves off the beaten track in Epping Forest. Each one was shot through the heart. None of the bodies has any identification. Called in to lead the investigation, DCI Fletcher of Scotland Yard is under urgent orders to accomplish two things: to solve the murders quickly and to keep his wife, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher, away from the case! As she tries to solve one murder, her husband discovers the link between his three victims. 288 pages. $24.99 NOW £5


73433 FIDDLERS: An 87th Precinct Novel by Ed McBain


Detective Steve Carella and ‘Fat’ Ollie Weeks are deceptively brilliant sleuths of the old school. It started with the blind violinist, shot twice through the head at point-blank range in the alley outside his dingy restaurant. It’s only when the omelette lady gets shot with the same gun in the same way 24 hours later that the 87th Precinct really starts to sit up and take notice. 229pp, paperback. £6.99 NOW £3


73306 HUE & CRY by Shirley McKay Set in 1579 in St. Andrews. Cullan, a young lawyer, returns home from studying in Paris, but it proves to be a cold homecoming. His friend, university regent Nicholas Colp is accused of murdering a 13 year old boy. The boy was a private pupil of Nicholas. A salacious gossip backed up by incriminating letters have him judged, convicted and heading for the hangman’s noose. Hew uncovers a dark tale of duplicity and passion in a world of religious piety and corruption emerges. 325pp in paperback.


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73269 CANDLENIGHT by Phil Rickman Corpse-candles, phantom funerals, the bird of death, in a remote Welsh mountain village there hides an ancient and bloody secret. For Bethan, the schoolteacher, the old superstitions woven into the social fabric of her West Wales village are primitive and distasteful. Which is why she is pleased to welcome the sophisticated newcomers, London journalist Giles Freeman and his wife Claire. Surely they’ll let in some fresh air? They soon learn that this community hides an ancient secret, one that bodes ill for newcomers. 500 page paperback. £8.99 NOW £3


73148 THE LIFE by Martina Cole The Bailey brothers are gangsters determined to make their mark in the world. Peter and Daniel are chalk and cheese in many ways but together they are unstoppable. From the late seventies on, they rule London’s East End and, when their sons join the business, it seems that no-one can touch them. However, it’s never easy at the top. There is always someone waiting to take you down, even those closest to you. Lena Bailey is determined to shield her youngest child, Tania, from the Life, but, when a terrible tragedy occurs, Tania’s eyes are opened. 502 pages. £19.99 NOW £3


73747 FOLLOWING THE DETECTIVES: Real Locations in Crime Fiction


edited by Maxim Jakubowski This unusual volume follows the trail of more than 20 of crime fiction’s greatest investigators, revealing the cities and countries in which they work. Here are the sleuths’ regular haunts, such as the


Oxford Bar in Edinburgh, where Inspector Rebus - and his creator Ian Rankin - drank, and John’s Grill in San Francisco, where private investigator Sam Spade partook of lamb chops, a baked potato and a sliced tomato. 256 pages, colour and b/w images, maps, and title and location index. £24.99 NOW £4.50


73015 PAPILLON by Henri Charrière An immediate sensation upon its publication in 1969, Papillon is one of the greatest true tales of courage, resilience and an unbreakable will. Condemned for a murder he did not commit, Henri Charrière, known as Papillon, was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. 42 days after his arrival, he made his first break, travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat. Recaptured, his spirit remained untamed - in 13 years he made nine amazingly daring escapes. 560pp, paperback.


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By the creator of TVs Wire in the Blood 74829 DEAD BEAT by Val McDermid


Hot on one liners, Chinese food, tabloid papers and Thai boxing, Kate Brannigan is refreshingly funny. Here we are introduced to a female private detective who does for Manchester what V. I. Warshawski has done for Chicago. As a favour, Kate agrees to track down a missing songwriter in a search that takes her into some of the seediest


parts of Leeds and Bradford. But little does she realise that finding the songwriter is a prelude to murder. 275pp in paperback. £6.99 NOW £3.50


74861 THE DISTANT ECHO by Val McDermid


On a freezing Fife morning four drunken students stumble upon the body of a woman in the snow. Rosie has been raped, stabbed and left for dead in an ancient Pictish cemetery. The only suspects are the four young men now stained with her blood. 25 years later the police mount a ‘cold case’ review of Rosie’s unsolved murder and the four are still suspects. But when two of them die in suspicious circumstances it seems that someone is pursuing their own brand of justice. For the remaining two there is only one way to avoid becoming the next victim - find out who really killed Rosie. McDermid pulls out all the stops in this powerful story of murder and revenge. 561pp in paperback.


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74837 KILLING THE SHADOWS


by Val McDermid


Professor Fiona Cameron is a psychologist who uses computer technology to track serial offenders. She vowed never to work for the Met again after they went against her advice and screwed up an investigation as a result. But when her lover, thriller writer Kit Martin tells her a fellow crime novelist has been


murdered, Fiona can’t help taking an interest. With the killer striking again, Fiona is caught up in a race against time, not only to save a life, but to bring herself redemption, both personal and professional. A haunting and multi-layered novel. 605pp in paperback.


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74864 GRAVE TATTOO by Val McDermid A 200 year old secret is now a matter of life and death and could be worth a fortune. It is summer in the Lake District and torrential rain has uncovered a bizarrely tattooed body on a hillside. Could it be linked to centuries-old rumours that surround Fletcher Christian, mutinous First Mate on the ill-fated Bounty, a legendary massacre on a strange island of Pitcairn, and Christian’s possible return to England? An expert on Wordsworth, Jane Gresham wants to know and she has a theory that the Lakeland poet, a childhood friend of Christian’s, had harboured the fugitive and turned his tale into an epic poem - which has since stayed hidden. As she follows each lead, death is hard on Jane’s heels and the 200 year old mystery is putting lives at risk. But the bounty could be worth millions of pounds. Lost manuscripts, enigmas, this is a cleverly plotted thriller. 546pp in paperback. £6.99 NOW £3.50


74866 LAST TEMPTATION by Val McDermid A twisted killer is targeting psychologists and leaving a grisly trail across Europe. Dr Tony Hill, expert at mapping the minds of murderers, is reluctant to get involved, but then the next victim is much closer to home. Meanwhile his former partner DCI Carol Jordan is working undercover in Berlin on a dangerous operation to trap a


millionaire traffiker. When the game turns nasty, Tony is the only person she can call on for help. Confronting a cruelty that has its roots in Nazi atrocities, Tony and Carol are thrown together in a world of violence and corruption where they have no one to trust but each other. 592pp in paperback. £6.99 NOW £3.50


75044 VAL MCDERMID: Set of Five by Val McDermid


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74368 LONELY MAGDALEN: An Inspector Poole Mystery by Henry Wade


The body of a woman is found in a corner of Hampstead Heath. She has been strangled and it is clear from her appearance that she was a prostitute. The police soon have a suspect and several contradictory witnesses, but no proof and little information. With ingenuity and patience, Inspector Poole pieces together the story behind the lonely Magdalen and why she came to grief. Henry Wade was the pseudonym of Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher (1887-1969) who had a distinguished military career in World War One and was one of the founding members of The Dection Club in 1930. He wrote 20 novels, this one in 1940. 352pp with map in paperback reprint. £6.99 NOW £4


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