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  • 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.

  • Satu Rämö photo by Björgvin Hilmarsson

    Gumshoe 22.22: Satu Rämö

    Satu Rämö is a Finnish writer living in Iceland. Her nordic noir series Hildur has been translated into many languages, and is one of Gumshoe Books' bestselling series. Satu Rämö's...

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six crime fiction books coming soon

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

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    The Party at No 5

    British Library Crime Classics 153

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    Bury Your Dead

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    The Double Agent 3

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    Invitation from a Dictator

    £16.99 GBP
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    We Tell Lies

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    The Vanishing at Père-Lachaise

    Victor Legris 2

    £10.99 GBP
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    Enemy of the Good

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    Death Writ Large

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    Murder at Clover Farm

    Violet Brewster 6

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    The Killer's Mark

    Washington Poe 8

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    They Came to Baghdad

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    Strange Affair

    DCI Banks 15

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    Death in Montmartre

    Victor Legris 3

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    The Marais Assassin

    Victor Legris 4

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    Mrs Sidhu's Just Desserts

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    Who Can You Trust

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    Ghost Notes

    The Skelfs 7

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    Murder's the Word

    The Bookstore Mystery Series 7

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