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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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Gumshoe Book of the Month June 2025

Knave of Diamonds

By Laurie R King.

Published on .
Allison & Busby, 352 pages.
Hardcover, ISBN: 9780749032876

***Signed by the author (book plate)***

19th in the Mary Russell series.

Mary's uncle Jake needs the assistance of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes - the infamous disappearance of the Irish Crown Jewels from Dublin Castle may lie at the root of this mystery.

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£19.99 GBP £22.00

Coming Soon - new mystery and crime fiction

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Coming Soon -

The best new mystery and crime fiction books, due to be published over the next six weeks or so in the UK, and available to pre-order from Gumshoe Books.

Coming Soon Catalogue
  • The Piazza Murders by Michael Jecks - Hardcover
    Pre-order
    Special Offer

    Michael Jecks

    The Piazza Murders

    The Art of Murder 3

    £19.99 GBP £21.99
  • Murder in Pitigliano by Camilla Trinchieri - Hardcover book
    Pre-order

    Camilla Trinchieri

    Murder in Pitigliano

    Tuscan Mystery 5

    £26.99 GBP
  • Murder on the Books by T. C. LoTempio - Hardcover book
    Pre-order

    T. C. LoTempio

    Murder on the Books

    £21.99 GBP
  • The Misplaced Physician by Jeri Westerson - Hardcover book
    Pre-order

    Jeri Westerson

    The Misplaced Physician

    Irregular Detective Mysteries 3

    £21.99 GBP
  • Murder in the Trembling Lands book
    Pre-order

    Barbara Hambly

    Murder in the Trembling Lands

    £21.99 GBP
  • Peach Tea Smash by Laura Childs - Paperback book
    Pre-order

    Laura Childs

    Peach Tea Smash

    Tea Shop Mysteries 28

    £8.99 GBP
  • Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden - Paperback book
    Pre-order

    Freida McFadden

    Do Not Disturb

    £9.99 GBP
  • Seesaw Monster by Kotaro Isaka - Hardcover
    Pre-order

    Kotaro Isaka

    Seesaw Monster

    £18.99 GBP
  • Snapshot by Garry Disher - Paperback
    Pre-order

    Garry Disher

    Snapshot

    Hal Challis 3

    £9.99 GBP
  • Chain of Evidence by Garry Disher - Paperback
    Pre-order

    Garry Disher

    Chain of Evidence

    Hal Challis 4

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Alaska Sanders Affair by Joel Dicker - Paperback
    Pre-order

    Joel Dicker

    The Alaska Sanders Affair

    Marcus Goldman 3

    £10.99 GBP
  • Blood Ties by Jo Nesbo - Paperback
    Pre-order

    Jo Nesbo

    Blood Ties

    £9.99 GBP
  • Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch - Hardcover
    Pre-order
    Special Offer

    Ben Aaronovitch

    Stone & Sky

    Rivers Of London 10

    £17.99 GBP £20.00
  • The Inside Man by Trevor Wood - Hardcover
    Pre-order

    Trevor Wood

    The Inside Man

    £20.00 GBP
  • Strange Houses by Uketsu - Paperback
    Pre-order
    Special Offer

    Uketsu

    Strange Houses

    £12.99 GBP £14.99
  • The Red Shore by William Shaw - Hardcover
    Pre-order, Signed

    William Shaw

    The Red Shore

    £18.99 GBP
  • The Betrayal of Thomas True Paperback
    Pre-order

    A. J. West

    The Betrayal of Thomas True

    £9.99 GBP
  • A Murder in Paris by Matthew Blake - Hardcover
    Pre-order

    Matthew Blake

    A Murder in Paris

    £16.99 GBP

Signed by the Author

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  • Traitor’s Legacy by S.J. Parris - Hardcover
    Signed by the author
    Special Offer

    S J Parris

    Traitor’s Legacy

    £16.99 GBP £20.00
  • Knave of Diamonds by Laurie R King
    Signed by the author
    Special Offer

    Laurie R King

    Knave of Diamonds

    Mary Russell 19

    £19.99 GBP £22.00
  • The Red Shore by William Shaw - Hardcover
    Pre-order, Signed

    William Shaw

    The Red Shore

    £18.99 GBP
  • Dead as Gold by Bonnie Burke-Patel - Hardcover book
    Pre-order, signed

    Bonnie Burke-Patel

    Dead as Gold

    £16.99 GBP
  • Everyone in the Group Chat Dies by L.M. Chilton - Paperback
    Signed by the author

    L.M. Chilton

    Everyone in the Group Chat Dies

    £9.99 GBP
  • Big Bad Wool by Leonie Swann - Hardcover
    Signed by the author
    Special Offer

    Leonie Swann

    Big Bad Wool

    £19.99 GBP £22.00
  • Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood - Hardcover book
    Signed by the author
    Special Offer

    Robert Thorogood

    Murder on the Marlow Belle

    The Marlow Murder Club 4

    £14.99 GBP £16.99
  • Susie Dent Guilty by Definition signed
    Signed by the author
    Special Offer

    Susie Dent

    Guilty by Definition

    £12.99 GBP £16.99
  • Don't Swipe Right by L.M. Chilton - Paperback
    Signed by the author

    L.M. Chilton

    Don't Swipe Right

    £9.99 GBP
  • Murder at the Colosseum by Jim Eldridge - Hardcover
    Pre-order, Signed
    Special Offer

    Jim Eldridge

    Murder at the Colosseum

    Museum Mysteries 11

    £19.99 GBP £22.00

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

Bundles now available

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Imprints

Looking for some inspiration away from the bestseller lists and railway station adverts? These imprints offer great variety:

Short Stories and Anthologies

The best mystery story stories are perfectly-formed masterworks in
the art of writing detective fiction: one puzzle to solve, one location
to describe, a few characters and their interactions to flesh out.

For the reader, the short story can leave an impression that lingers longer than
a fully-fleshed novel, and we can pace the reading to suit our lives.

Anthologies

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Short Story collections

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