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Gumshoe Books is your independent mystery and crime fiction specialist. We stock a wide range of murder mysteries, from the classics and Golden Age, historical mysteries, international crime fiction, some thrillers and espionage novels and more...

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three book covers coming soon in November

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The best new mystery and crime fiction books, due before the end of the year in the UK, and available to pre-order from Gumshoe Books.

Coming Soon Catalogue

2025 Christmas Mysteries

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It'll be here before you know it...

Get a head-start on your Christmas TBR with this year's new Christmas and winter-themed murder mysteries, and browse our selection of puzzle books and classic mysteries.

2025 Christmas Mysteries

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  • New Icelandic Crime Fiction by Female Authors

    New Icelandic Crime Fiction by Female Authors

    Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Satu Rämö and Lilja Sigurdardottir are all writing gripping thriller series set in Iceland. They are published by three different publishers, and as it happens, all three have...

  • The Golden Age of Detective Fiction

    The Golden Age of Detective Fiction is usually defined by the interwar period, with most books written in the 1920s and 1930s. The formation of The Detection Club falls into this era,...

  • Shipping to USA and Canada

    UPDATE 27 September 2025 Shipping to the US is now available again, for books ordered from Gumshoe Books. We regret that we had to increase the cost to pay for...

Bundles now available

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Explore the World in Crime Fiction

New Icelandic Crime

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New Zealand Crime Novels

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New Crime Novels set in France

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  • The Fourth Door by Paul Halter
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    Paul Halter

    The Fourth Door

    £9.99 GBP
  • Murder in Paris by Christina Koning - Hardcover book
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    Christina Koning

    Murder in Paris

    The Blind Detective 10

    £22.00 GBP
  • The Killing Sense by Sam Blake - Paperback book
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    Sam Blake

    The Killing Sense

    £9.99 GBP
  • Dead Behind the Eyes by Ian Moore - Paperback book

    Ian Moore

    Dead Behind the Eyes

    Juge Lombard 2

    £9.99 GBP
  • Angelique by Guillaume Musso - Paperback book

    Guillaume Musso

    Angelique

    £10.99 GBP

Bibliomysteries - Gumshoe Books exclusive

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Bibliomysteries


The Bibliomysteries Series is published for and by the legendary Mysterious Bookshop in New York. These short stories feature books and those who write them, buy them, read them, collect them, sell them or are in some way involved with them.

Most are in now stock at Gumshoe Books.

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  • The Book of Virtue by Ken Bruen - Paperback

    Ken Bruen

    The Book of Virtue

    Bibliomysteries 1

    £7.99 GBP
  • The Book of Ghosts by Reed Farrel Coleman - Paperback

    Reed Farrel Coleman

    The Book of Ghosts

    Bibliomysteries 2

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Scroll by Anne Perry - Paperback

    Anne Perry

    The Scroll

    Bibliomysteries 3

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Book Case by Nelson DeMille - Paperback

    Nelson DeMille

    The Book Case

    Bibliomysteries 4

    £9.99 GBP
  • Pronghorns of the Third Reich by C. J. Box - Paperback

    C. J. Box

    Pronghorns of the Third Reich

    Bibliomysteries 5

    £7.99 GBP
  • Death Leaves a Bookmark by William Link - Paperback

    William Link

    Death Leaves a Bookmark

    Bibliomysteries 6

    £9.99 GBP