To mark the publication of Stop What You're Doing and Read This!, a collection of essays celebrating reading, Vintage Classics are releasing 12 limited edition themed ebook 'bundles', to tempt readers to discover and rediscover great books. THE ADVENTURES AND MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES A collection of Sherlock Holmes's most memorable and intriguing cases, including adventures with mysterious masked strangers,...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time 'Gripping from start to finish, a brilliant plot and fast paced' 5***** Reader Review 'Another brilliant adventure story from the inimitable Dick Francis. This story keeps you turning the pages eagerly' 5***** Reader Review ______ Foreign Office diplomat Peter Darwin is returning to England,...

Merciless follows Senseless as the second in Mary Burton's thrilling two-part series. First you beg. Then you die . . . No Pity Each skeleton is flawless - gleaming white and perfectly preserved, a testament to his skill. Every scrap of flesh has been removed to reveal the glistening bone beneath. And the collection is growing . . . No...

A daughter’s death A teenage girl is found brutally murdered in her squalid flat. A mother’s love Her mother is devastated. She gave her child up to the care system, only to lose her again, and is convinced that the low-life boyfriend is to blame. Two ordinary women, one extraordinary job DC Rachel Bailey has dragged herself up from a...

Sweden, winter, 1991. Inspector Kurt Wallander and his team receive an anonymous tip-off. A few days later a life raft is washed up on a beach. In it are two men, dressed in expensive suits, shot dead. The dead men were criminals, victims of what seems to have been a gangland hit. But what appears to be an open-and-shut case...

A DOOMED VOYAGE April 14th 1912. The maiden voyage of the world's most luxurious passenger liner, Titanic. A DARK PAST Each passenger has their own reason to make the crossing, but for former Special Branch police officer Arthur Beck it is the only way he can escape the demons of his past. Also on board is Martha Heaton, a female...

'ONE OF THE BEST THRILLER WRITERS WORKING TODAY' LEE CHILD THEY'RE DYING TO MEET HIM . . . _______ The discovery of a body in Boston harbor has crime scene investigator Darby McCormick looking into an almost identical case: both were female students, abducted months earlier, each carrying a Virgin Mary figurine. It's a troubling mystery that suddenly turns desperate...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time 'A masterpiece from the master of equine fiction.Truly sensational from start to finish' 5***** Reader Review 'Tense, tautly-written, with memorable characters - an absolute cracker' 5***** Reader Review ______ Bert Checkov, a racing correspondent, drunkenly confesses to fellow Fleet Street hack James Tyrone that...

The hit BBC series Sherlock offers a fresh, contemporary take on the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, and has helped introduce a whole new generation of fans to the legendary detective. In this TV tie-in edition of the classic novel, first published in The Strand in 1901, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are called to the haunting and beautiful...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time 'Another exciting read that keeps you on the edge of your seat' 5***** Reader Review 'Grabbed my attention from the beginning . . . One of Dick Francis' best!' 5***** Reader Review 'Excellent characterisations, believable villains and wonderful plots' 5***** Reader Review ______ Gene...

On a Monday night in October in a small seaside town in Suffolk, a woman is brutally murdered. There are no obvious suspects, she was not an obvious victim. She just wasn't, thinks her grieving, bewildered friend Tess, the type to have something happen to her. Something Might Happen is not a murder mystery. There are clues, false trails, detectives,...

The North Precinct of Portland, Oregon, is home to two kinds of cops: sergeants and lieutenants who've screwed up somewhere else, and patrol men who thrive on the action on the Avenue. Officer Hanson is the second kind, a veteran who has traded his bronze star for a badge. War is what Hanson knows, and in this battle for Portlands...

The Chill of Night is James Hayman's second instalment in his McCabe and Savage series. A frozen corpse means a big headache for Detective Michael McCabe Lainie Goff thinks she has it all. A glamorous young Portland attorney with the brains and looks to match her ambitions, she's on the fast-track to a partnership. Until one cold winter night she...

Constantinople 1204: the holy city is razed to the ground by Crusaders - the streets awash with blood. Modern day Istanbul: an elite group of archaeologists uncover the grave of Enrico Dandolo, once Doge of Venice, and leader of the bloodthirsty Fourth Crusade. They seek a legendary set of documents that reveal the truth behind Dandolo's rumoured secret links to...

One wintry Dublin morning, a hired killer unleashes a deadly ambush. His targets: a Government Minister campaigning against drugs and his medical spokesman, Dr Scott Nolan. But the attacks go horribly wrong, and in the bloodbath that follows, Scott's wife Laura is killed by a bullet meant for him. Fuelled by guilt, grief and revenge, Nolan enters into an uneasy...