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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...

Just Published - Highlights

  • The Shadow of the Northern Lights by Satu Ramo - Paperback book

    Satu Rämö

    The Shadow of the Northern Lights

    Hildur 3

    £9.99 GBP
  • Legacy by Chris Hammer - Hardcover book

    Chris Hammer

    Legacy

    Martin Scarsdale 4

    £20.00 GBP
  • Dead Behind the Eyes by Ian Moore - Paperback book

    Ian Moore

    Dead Behind the Eyes

    Juge Lombard 2

    £9.99 GBP
  • Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon - Hardcover book

    Thomas Pynchon

    Shadow Ticket

    £22.00 GBP
  • The Wake by Yrsa Sigurdardottir - Hardcover book

    Yrsa Sigurdardottir

    The Wake

    Black Ice 2

    £20.00 GBP
  • The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves - Hardcover book

    Ann Cleeves

    The Killing Stones

    Jimmy Perez Shetland 9

    £22.00 GBP
  • Lucky Thing by Tom Baragwanath - Hardcover book

    Tom Baragwanath

    Lucky Thing

    £22.00 GBP
  • The Clock House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji - Paperback book

    Yukito Ayatsuji

    The Clock House Murders

    £10.99 GBP
  • Murder in Tinseltown by Max Nightingale - Paperback book

    Max Nightingale

    Murder in Tinseltown

    £9.99 GBP
  • Mrs Pargeter's Past by Simon Brett - Hardcover book

    Simon Brett

    Mrs Pargeter's Past

    £21.99 GBP

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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
  • You Will Never See Me by Jake Hinkson - Paperback book
    Pre-order

    Jake Hinkson

    You Will Never See Me

    £17.99 GBP
  • Blood Rival by Jake Arnott - Paperback book
    Pre-order

    Jake Arnott

    Blood Rival

    £9.99 GBP
  • Book cover of 'Mystery in White' by J. Jefferson Farjeon with a stylized illustration of a train and cityscape.
    Pre-order

    J Jefferson Farjeon

    Mystery in White

    British Library Crime Classics

    £14.99 GBP
  • A Scrooge Mystery by Andreina Cordani - Hardcover book
    Pre-order
    Special Offer

    Andreina Cordani

    A Scrooge Mystery

    £14.99 GBP £16.99
  • A Curiously Convenient Demise by Hannah Hendy - Paperback book
    Pre-order

    Hannah Hendy

    A Curiously Convenient Demise

    The Dinner Lady Detectives 7

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Hunters Club by Alis Hawkins - Hardcover book
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    Special Offer

    Alis Hawkins

    The Hunters Club

    Non Vaughan 3

    £16.99 GBP £18.99
  • The Cat and the Christmas Kidnapper by L T Shearer - Hardcover book
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    L T Shearer

    The Cat and the Christmas Kidnapper

    Conrad the Cat 4

    £18.99 GBP
  • Book cover of 'The Bookshop Murder' by Henry Lewis featuring a typewriter, books, and magnifying glass on a red background.
    Pre-order

    Henry Lewis

    The Bookshop Murder

    £18.99 GBP
  • Broken House by Louisa Scarr - Paperback book
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    Louisa Scarr

    Broken House

    £9.99 GBP
  • Book cover of 'Wild Animal' by Joel Dicker with a modern house at night.
    Pre-order
    Special Offer

    Joel Dicker

    Wild Animal

    £17.99 GBP £20.00
  • Book cover of 'The Proving Ground' by Michael Connelly with palm trees and city skyline.
    Pre-order

    Michael Connelly

    The Proving Ground

    The Lincoln Lawyer 8

    £22.00 GBP
  • The Hawk Is Dead by Peter James - Hardcover book
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    Peter James

    The Hawk Is Dead

    Roy Grace 22

    £22.00 GBP
  • The Christmas Eve Murders by Noelle Albright - Paperback
    Pre-order

    Noelle Albright

    The Christmas Eve Murders

    £9.99 GBP
  • Silent Bones by Val McDermid - Hardcover book
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    Special Offer

    Val McDermid

    Silent Bones

    Karen Pirie 8

    £19.99 GBP £22.00
  • A Case of the Claws: Classic Tales of Feline Crime - Hardcover book
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    Various

    A Case of the Claws: Classic Tales of Feline Crime

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Bloomsbury Murder by Mike Hollow - Hardcover book
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    Special Offer

    Mike Hollow

    The Bloomsbury Murder

    The Blitz Detective 10

    £18.99 GBP £22.00
  • There Came A-Tapping by Andrea Carter - Paperback book
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    Andrea Carter

    There Came A-Tapping

    £10.99 GBP
  • Bitterfrost by Bryan Gruley - Paperback book
    Pre-order

    Bryan Gruley

    Bitterfrost

    £9.99 GBP

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.

2025 Christmas Mysteries

From the blog

  • 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 Japanese Mysteries

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New Crime Novels set in France

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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