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Welcome to Gumshoe Books, the Independent Crime & Mystery Fiction Bookshop

Gumshoe Books is your online mystery and crime fiction bookseller; we stock new releases, Golden Age classics, Crime in Translation, signed editions and a lot more. 

Gumshoe Books is a member of the Bookseller Association, and is based in the town of Totnes in Devon, UK. We ship to the UK, USA, EU, Canada, and many other countries.

To find out where you can see the Gumshoe Books stall at local events in Devon, check the Events page.

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New crime books in November and December 2026

Coming Soon -

The best new mystery and crime fiction books, due in 2026 and up to the end of February 2027 in the UK, and available to pre-order from Gumshoe Books.

Coming Soon Catalogue

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Pre-publication Special Offers

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  • book cover of The Stranger From the Mountains by Satu Rämö (Paperback)
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    Satu Rämö

    The Stranger From the Mountains

    Hildur 5

    £8.99 GBP £9.99
  • Book Cover of Numb Were the Beadsman's Fingers by Alan Bradley (Hardcover)
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    Alan Bradley

    Numb Were the Beadsman's Fingers

    Flavia de Luce 12

    £19.99 GBP £22.00
  • Book Cover of The Body in the Bath by Ragnar Jonasson (Hardcover)
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    Ragnar Jonasson

    The Body in the Bath

    Helgi Reykdal 3

    £18.99 GBP £20.00
  • Book Cover of The Ghosts of our Ancestors by Lindsey Davis (Hardcover)
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    Lindsey Davis

    The Ghosts of our Ancestors

    Flavia Albia 15

    £22.00 GBP £25.00
  • Pre-order, due February
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    Elly Griffiths

    The Night Watchman

    Ali Dawson 3

    £18.99 GBP £22.00
  • Book Cover of Mrs Hudson and the Kensington Clairvoyant by Martin Davies (Hardcover)
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    Martin Davies

    Mrs Hudson and the Kensington Clairvoyant

    Holmes & Hudson 9

    £18.99 GBP £22.00
  • Book Cover of Island of the Dead by Peter May (Hardcover)
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    Peter May

    Island of the Dead

    £19.99 GBP £22.00
  • Book Cover of Sherlock by Various (Hardcover)
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    Sherlock

    £19.99 GBP £22.00
  • Book Cover of We Are the Dead by Laura Shepherd Robinson (Hardcover)
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    Laura Shepherd Robinson

    We Are the Dead

    £18.00 GBP £20.00
  • Book Cover of The Vanishing Jury by Anthony Horowitz (Hardcover)
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    Anthony Horowitz

    The Vanishing Jury

    Daniel Hawthorne 7

    £19.00 GBP £22.00

Gumshoe 22.22: the author Q&A

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  • Chris Hammer, author of Full Circle

    Gumshoe 22.22: Chris Hammer

    Chris Hammer writes brilliant and highly-recommended Australian police procedurals and thrillers. Chris answered the Gumshoe Books 22.22 Q&A for his 2026 standalone title Full Circle - find out his top...

  • Kate Rhodes

    Gumshoe 22.22: Kate Rhodes

    Kate Rhodes writes the Isles of Scilly mystery series which features detective DI Ben Kitto and his dog Shadow. She has a gruesome fate in mind for the Gumshoe Dude... 

  • Tim Sullivan

    Gumshoe 22.22: Tim Sullivan

    Tim Sullivan is a crime writer, screenwriter and director. His latest novel The Tailor again features brilliantly persistent DS George Cross. In his Gumshoe 22.22, Tim tells us about his...

  • Jurica Pavicic

    Gumshoe 22.22: Jurica Pavičić

    Jurica Pavičić is a Croatian journalist and author whose crime fiction plays out against the recent turbulent history of Croatia, from communism to capitalism, the breakup of Yugoslavia and the...

  • Phil Lecomber, by Jamie Sinclair

    Gumshoe 22.22: Phil Lecomber

    Phil Lecomber writes the Piccadilly Noir series, set in the underworld of 1930s London. In this fascinating author Q&A, Phil has sage advice for the Gumshoe Dude.

  • Terry Green

    Gumshoe 22.22: Terry Green

    Tavistock-based author Terry Green brings his extensive business experience to bear in the Jake Elderfield thrillers.  Find out which authors inspried him in the 22.22 author Q&A.

Explore our Crime Fiction Collections

Christmas Crime 2026

Browse the 2026 Christmas Crime catalogue, with the best in new and classic winter crime and murder mysteries. Discover seasonal puzzle books, detective fiction, Golden Age classics and more.

Christmas Crime 2026

Devon and Dartmoor - Gumshoe bestsellers

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Suggestions for your Reading Group or Book Club - with bulk discounts

Reading Group Suggestions

Browse Gumshoe Books' crime and murder mystery suggestions for your reading group.

10% discount & free UK shipping applies to all orders of 4 or more copies of the same book going to the same address.

To claim the discount, simply add the book to your basket, and increase the quantity to 4 or more.

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