Gumshoe Books - your online mystery and crime fiction bookshop

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Welcome to Gumshoe Books

Gumshoe Books is your online mystery and crime fiction bookshop, based in the town of Totnes in Devon, UK.

Why order from Gumshoe Books?

  • Personal and friendly customer service
  • A great selection of the latest and evergreen titles
  • Showcasing small publishers and independent authors, as well as bestsellers
  • Books are well-packaged and dispatched quickly, International shipping available
  • Honest, easy online shopping without the annoying stuff*

Just Published - Highlights

The 2026 CWA Dagger Awards - longlists

All CWA Daggers

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Coming Soon - new mystery and crime fiction

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exciting new crime fiction due out soon with six book cover highlights Jane Harper, Jeremy Vine, Satu Ramo, Peter Grainger, Chris Brookmyre and Anthony Horowitz

Coming Soon -

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

Coming Soon Catalogue

Gumshoe 22.22: the author Q&A

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  • Gumshoe 22.22: Kate Webb

    Gumshoe 22.22: Kate Webb

    The Gumshoe Q&A with Kate Webb, author of Vital Signs, the latest book published in the DI Matt Lockyer series of cold case crime novels.

Special Offers

Pre-publication Special Offers

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  • Book cover of 'Quite Ugly One Evening' by Chris Brookmyre with a ship and orange background.
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    Special Offer

    Chris Brookmyre

    Quite Ugly One Evening

    £18.99 GBP £22.00
  • The Art of Occupation by Chris Lloyd (Hardcover)
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    Chris Lloyd

    The Art of Occupation

    Eddie Giral 4

    £21.99 GBP £25.00
  • Book cover of 'Ironwood' by Michael Connelly with a sunset and airplane silhouette.
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    Michael Connelly

    Ironwood

    Catalina 2

    £18.99 GBP £22.00
  • Book cover of 'Under the Blazing Sun' by Jenny Lund Madsen with a wine glass and building silhouette.
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    Jenny Lund Madsen

    Under the Blazing Sun

    £14.99 GBP £16.99
  • book cover of Hero by Patricia Wolf (Paperback)
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    Patricia Wolf

    Hero

    DS Lucas Walker 5

    £8.99 GBP £9.99
  • book cover of Blood, Rust and Steel by Stuart MacBride (Hardcover)
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    Stuart MacBride

    Blood, Rust and Steel

    £18.99 GBP £22.00
  • book cover of Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray (Hardcover)
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    Jo Murray

    Dissection of a Murder

    £14.99 GBP £16.99
  • book cover of Partners in Crime : The Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries by Agatha Christie (Hardcover)
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    Agatha Christie

    Partners in Crime : The Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries

    Agatha Christie Special Editions

    £12.99 GBP £14.99
  • Book cover of 'The Pinnacle' by Abir Mukherjee with a silhouette of a skyscraper on an orange background.
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    Abir Mukherjee

    The Pinnacle

    £14.99 GBP £16.99
  • Mother of Sorrows by Jurica Pavicic (Paperback)
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    Jurica Pavicic

    Mother of Sorrows

    £9.99 GBP £10.99

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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Japan
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Iceland

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India
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Australia

Bundles now available

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