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In the village of Spire murder is afoot. Wealthy landowner Alexander Earl of Greengrass is caught wi..

When DI Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym she wonders brief..

Was it a case of murder by committee at The Gillibry Island Bird Obsevatory Trust? The members of th..

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When the body of journalist Jerry Markham is found in a traditional Shetland boat young Detective In..

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Beth Rachel and Lindy are looking for new beginnings. Beth is planning her sister's wedding via Skyp..

It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home Fr..

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Emily is happy with her life just as it is. But she also feels it’s time for a change. So when her..

The suicide of William Goldacre is devastating to those left behind. But what was the cause of his t..

Having landed a small part in a new West End play The Habit of Faith Charles Paris is dismayed to di..

It has been ten years since Jeanie Long was charged with the murder of 15-year-old Abigail Mantel. N..

Lizzie has just arrived in London determined to make the best of her new life. Her mother may be kee..

When Shetland detective Jimmy Perez finds a body in a hut used by fishermen it seems to be a straigh..

Gus Lynch is directing the Youth Theatre through a rehearsal. The cast is in place but the female le..

Here are four stories by the most popular mystery writer of all time; stories told by Miss Marple an..

The remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama; and yet its inhabitants are troubled. Ser..

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It's no rest for the wicked as Kate Shackleton picks up her second sleuthing case. But exposing the ..

London’s Slough House is where disgraced MI5 spies go to while away what’s left of their washed-..

In Slough House memories are stirring all of them bad. Catherine Standish is buying booze again Loui..

The huge and powerful hawk dominated the scene. Its talons pierced the woman’s flesh and the beak ..

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Dieter Hess an aged spy is dead and John Bachelor his MI5 handler is in deep deep trouble. Death has..

Gilly runs her own B&B business from her much-loved family home which she doesn’t want to part wit..

News of the murder first came to Inspector Stephen Ramsay early on Monday morning. They found the st..

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