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1	The Narrows more books like this by Michael Connelly When an infamous serial killer known as the Poet reemerges, FBI agent Rachel Walling, long haunted by her unsuccessful efforts to bring him to justice, receives assistance from LAPD detective Harry Bosch. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Hidden Prey more books like this by John Sandford This 15th entry in the PREY series mixes police procedural with Russian--and Soviet--espionage. Lucas Davenport faces his second case as a crime troubleshooter for the state of Minnesota, teaming up with a Russian cop (or is she a Russian spy?) to solve the murder of an ex-KGB agent, found dead near Lake Superior with three 50-year-old bullets in ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	L is for Lawless more books like this by S Grafton It was the week before Thanksgiving when Kinsey Millhone first heard the sad story of the late Johnny Lee, the World War II fighter pilot of whom, rather mysteriously, the military authorities have no record. His family are concerned - perhaps Kinsey could make a few calls, straighten things out? Then Johnny's apartment is ransacked. In the debris ... see all copies from £2.06! new only from £5.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Angels Flight more books like this by Michael Connelly The sixth Harry Bosch thriller from the acclaimed and bestselling author of THE POET and BLOOD WORK. When the cody of high profile black lawyer Elias Howard is found inside 1 of the cars on Angels Flight, a funicular in downtown LA, there's not a detective in the city who wants to touch the case. For Howard specialises in lawsuits alleging police ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Phantom Prey more books like this by John Sandford Lucas Davenport has had disturbing cases before, but never one quite like this. Filled with his brilliant trademark suspense, "Phantom Prey" is the shocking new novel from the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author. see all copies from £2.59! new only from £8.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Black ice more books like this by Michael Connelly When a body is found in a hotel room, the press soon pick up on the case: it appears to be the body of a missing LAPD narcotics officer, apparently gone to the bad. The rumours were that he had been selling a new drug called Black Ice that had been infiltrating Los Angeles from Mexico. The LAPD are quick to declare the death as a suicide, but ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	The Black Echo more books like this by Michael Connelly LAPD detective Harry Bosch is a loner and a nighthawk. One Sunday he gets a call out on his pager. A body has been found in a drainage tunnel off Mulholland Drive, Hollywood. At first sight, it looks like a routine drugs overdose case, but the one new puncture wound amidst the scars of old tracks leaves Bosch unconvinced. To make matters worse, ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Maltese Falcon more books like this by Dashiell Hammett THE MALTESE FALCON (1930) set the standard by which the private eye genre is judged. Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a louse called Floyd Thursby. But Miss Wonderley is in fact the beautiful and treacherous Brigid O'Shaughnessy, and when Spade's partner Miles Archer is shot while on ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Faceless killers more books like this by Henning Mankell One frozen January Morning at 5 am, Inspector Wallander responds to what he expects is a routine call out. When he reaches the isolated farmhouse he discovers a bloodbath. An old man has been tortured and beaten to death, his wife lies barely alive beside his shattered body, victims of violence beyond reason. The woman supplies Wallander with his ... see all copies from £3.24! new only from £5.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Tin Roof Blowdown more books like this by James Lee Burke Driven by a keen sense of right versus wrong in the fight against crime following Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana lawman Dave Robicheaux has his own demons of alcoholism and rage to contend with as well. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.34! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Big Sleep more books like this by Raymond Chandler Part of the "Penguin Authentic Texts" series of books that examine English language fiction, focusing on literature and language in literature. This book includes notes on language to help clarify text for both native and non-native readers of English. "The Big Sleep" was published in 1939 and features the character of Philip Marlowe - the cynical ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £5.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Drop shot more books like this by Harlan Coben The woman was shot dead and dropped outside the stadium in front of a stand selling Moet for $7.50 a glass. Inside the venue another player is carving his way to the top. When Myron Bolitar gets involved he realizes there is a link between these lives and soon finds himself in over his head. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	L a Requiem more books like this by Robert Crais Another body in the desert outside LA means another case for Elvis Cole, LA's hippest private eye. Cole's trademark one-liners and unwillingness to say no are all in evidence, although this novel concentrates on his sidekick, Joe Pike. see all copies from £2.07! new only from £6.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Monkey's Raincoat more books like this by Robert Crais A crime novel by the winner of the Anthony Award and the MacAvity Award for crime writing by the scriptwriter and producer of "Hill Street Blues", "Quincy", "Miami Vice" and "Cagney and Lacey". It features an investigation set in the seamy side of Hollywood which ends in a blood-bath. see all copies from £2.08! new only from £2.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Last Good Kiss more books like this by James Crumley An unforgettable detective story starring C.W. Sughrue, a Montana investigator who kills time by working at a topless bar. see all copies from £7.77! new only from £8.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Fade away more books like this by Harlan Coben Myron has to face his past when he find himself helping the man he most despises in the world. A crime novel from the author of BACKSPIN, DEAL BREAKER and DROP SHOT. see all copies from £2.07! new only from £2.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Swan Peak more books like this by James Lee Burke Detective Dave Robicheaux returns in another adventure--only this time, he travels from New Iberia Parish to the wilds of Montana. see all copies from £8.77! new only from £10.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Chasing Darkness more books like this by Robert Crais During a fire evacuation, police find the burned corpse of an apparent suicide, and in his lap is a photo album of seven brutally murdered young women--one per year, for seven years. When the man is identified as a former suspect in one of the murders, the news turns detective Elvis Cole's world upside down. see all copies from £6.27! new only from £8.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Darkness, Take My Hand more books like this by Dennis Lehane When Detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro agree to protect the son of a prominent psychiatrist, they soon find the bodies are piling up around them. And what's more, all the clues point to a serial killer who has been in prison for 20 years, so he can't be killing again, can he? see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Clockers more books like this by Richard Price This is the story of Rocco Klein, a veteran homicide detective only just this side of burn-out, whose appetite for the hunt is revived by a drug-related murder that has some very unusual ramifications. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	City of Bones more books like this by Michael Connelly In a noir-ish contemporary Los Angeles, LAPD detective Harry Bosch searches for the murderer of a long-dead child whose bones have been found in Laurel Canyon. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	The Closers more books like this by Michael Connelly The 11th Harry Bosch novel marks the detective's return to the LAPD after nearly three years of retirement, when he joins a unit of "closers" who specialize in using new technology and improved police techniques to find the answers to long-unsolved cases. His first assignment at the Open Unsolved unit involves the 1988 kidnap/murder of 16-year-old ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	K is for Killer more books like this by Sue Grafton The eleventh in Sue Grafton's crime series starring private investigator Kinsey Millhone. When Lorna Kepler is killed, the Santa Teresa police suspect homicide but cannot establish motive or suspect. Before our heroine can expose a murderer, she must first prove murder. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	P is for Peril more books like this by S Grafton In her latest adventure, Kinsey Millhone enters the world of noir. A shadowland in which the mysterious disappearance of a prominent physician leads Kinsey into a danger-filled maze of duplicity and double-dealing. It is now nine weeks since Dr Dowan Purcell vanished without trace. The sixty-nine-year-old doctor had said goodnight to his ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Lush Life more books like this by Richard Price In "Lush Life," Price tears the shiny veneer off the "new" New York to show the underground networks of control and violence beneath the glamour, in this novel that reads like a movie in prose" ("New York Times"). see all copies from £10.43! new only from £10.43! \| signed copies \| first editions

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