A snow-covered cottage is nestled in the hills, all ready for Christmas, but inside a body lies dead upon the floor. Melissa Craig is enjoying her first winter in the Cotswolds, taking brisk walks through the snowy fields and basking in the winter sunshine. But after the unexpected death of local writer Leonora Jewell, Melissa is asked to complete Leonora's final book. However, on her first visit to the cottage, she finds a gruesome object overlooked by the police - a metal bar covered with dried blood. Terrified, she rushes to the nearest telephone box to call the police, but by the time they reach Leonora's cottage, the murder weapon has mysteriously vanished. As Melissa does some investigating of her own, she uncovers some pretty suspicious local characters, and with the police unwilling to help, can she solve this vicious crime alone? 202pp, paperback.

French cheese, fine wine and... a mystifying murder? A delightful afternoon stroll turns to disaster when the guests of an artists' retreat in the French mountains spot the body of a man at the bottom of a cliff. Amongst them is Melissa Craig who, binoculars at the ready, suddenly finds herself at the centre of a very puzzling mystery. Was it an accident, or was he pushed? Her suspicions are confirmed when another body is found days later in almost exactly the same spot. No coincidence - someone in this idyllic French village is up to no good, and it's up to her to find out who. Between the eccentric locals and mischievous guests, Melissa finds herself with no shortage of potential suspects - was it the surly handyman with a dark past, or perhaps the short-sighted widow with an excellent golf swing? Another utterly addictive cosy mystery novel previously published as 'Over the Edge'. 264pp, paperback.

Covering Elizabethan, 18th century, Victorian and 20th London and looking at witches, witchcraft, Nicholas Hawksmoor, secret societies and more, the book describes practitioners of the occult and their unorthodox beliefs. London more than any other city has a secret history concealed from view, a city of esoteric traditions, obscure institutions and forgotten locations. The book rediscovers this history, from the Elizabethan magic of Dr Dee and Simon Forman to the occult designs of Wren and Hawksmoor, from the Victorian London of Spring-Heeled Jack to the fin de siècle heyday of Madame Blavatsky and Aleister Crowley. A gazetteer maps the sites of the most resonant occult locations. 224pp, paperback.

'A fast, funny and enjoyable romp through the criminal world more recognisable decades ago. Rogues' justice often prevails against a background of colourful lifestyles, from expensive restaurants and bars to flashy cars and mistresses. Few lawyers can turn their hand to fiction after a lifetime processing the dry details of the law but Milner clearly can, with verve and humour' said The Times. A notorious loan shark is shot dead in broad daylight right outside the front doors of the Old Bailey. The killer is arrested at the scene, and Adrian Stanford is lined up to take on the toughest defence case of his career. Can he steer his client past the no-nonsense Detective Chief Superintendent 'Iron-Rod' Stokes, hell-bent on achieving a murder conviction in his last case before retirement? That's assuming he can keep his client alive in prison long enough for the trial to go ahead. Can his illustrious defence QC Patrick 'The Edge' Gorman swerve the case past the acerbic judge known to all as Mack the Knife whose own resolve is being tested to the limit by an adulterous wife? And why is London underworld Big Jake Davenport showing such a keen interest? With a wildly eccentric cast of brilliantly drawn characters. 368pp, paperback.

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In the fourth Shetland novel, Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to Fair Isle to introduce his fiancée to his parents. With the autumn storms raging, the island is cut off from the rest of the world, and with the island on lockdown, a killer is on the loose. A woman's body is discovered at the renowned bird observatory, with feathers threaded through her hair. Perez has no support from the mainland and must investigate the old-fashioned way. He soon realises that this is no crime of passion, but a murder of cold and calculated intention. There is no way of getting off the island until the storms abate, so the killer is also trapped, just waiting for the opportunity to strike again. 352pp, paperback.

Set contains Murder on the Clifftops, Murder in the Orchard and Murder on A Winter Afternoon. Buy all three paperbacks and save even more.