While staying in post-World War II Paris with her grandfather, Tabitha Knight becomes friends with her neighbor and fellow American, Julia Child, and must clear both their names when a woman they both knew is murdered with a knife from Julia’s kitchen and a note from Tabitha in her pocket.

Detective Sean Duffy investigates the death of an American military veteran in 1982 Ireland and quickly finds himself combatting his romantic instincts, professional misconduct, and powerful men.

Where there's smoke there's fire, and no one knows this better than New Jersey bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum. Dead bodies are showing up in shallow graves on the empty construction lot of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. No one is sure who the killer is, or why the victims have been offed, but what is clear is that Stephanie's name is on the killer's list. Short on time to find evidence proving the killer's identity, Stephanie faces further complications...

"Jane and William are enjoying their honeymoon at an exclusive couples-only resort...until Jane receives a chilling note warning her to "Beware of the couple at the table nearest to yours." At dinner that night, five other couples are present, and none of their tables is any nearer or farther away than any of the others. It's almost as if someone has set the scene in order to make the warning note meaningless--but why would anyone do that? Jane has...

In a remote Swedish farmhouse, an elderly farmer has been bludgeoned to death, his wife left to die with a noose around her neck. Before the old woman dies, she utters the word foreign, which may be the only real clue the police have to go on. And they need to work fast. The press has reported the dying word, and white supremacists have threatened a nearby refugee camp, vowing to take justice into their own hands. Recently divorced, overweight, drinking...

Bestselling author Ira Levin's award-winning debut novel set a new standard in the art of psychological suspense and is a modern classic. Published to rave reviews and adapted twice for the big screen, once starring Robert Wagner and Joanne Woodward, and once starring Matt Dillon and Sean Young, “A Kiss Before Dying” is a dark and thrilling twisty tale of criminal psychopathy. Known for his looks and charm, a young man obsessed with wealth and...

Having focused on the victim-criminal-investigator trio, the Anatomy Of Crime Fiction series then blends into the background. The second episode analyses the crucial importance of location in the DNA of any self-respecting thriller. Whether located in grimy backwaters, rain-swept streets or luxury apartments, the setting dictates the content of the narrative, reflecting the authors' social perspective. For many authors, the backdrop is a character...