About 	 Lucy Rycroft: Lucy is the founder of The Hope-Filled Family, a ministry encouraging Christian parents, carers and all those investing in the younger generation. She is the author of several books for adults and children, including Busy Family Devotional and the Mighty Girl, Mighty God series. She is mum to four children ages 11 to 16, who arrived by birth and adoption, and is married to Al, a church leader in York, England.

	 Lucy Rycroft

5ive Guys FC

82ASK

A A Gill

About A D Swanston: Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge, but was inspired to write by his lifelong interest in early modern history. His Thomas Hill novels – The King’s Spy, The King’s Exile and The King’s Return – are set against the backdrops of the English Civil War, Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the early Restoration respectively. He is also the author of Waterloo: The Bravest Man and Beautiful Star and Other Stories. His first historical thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth I – Incendium (published in paperback as The Incendium Plot) – introduced readers to the academic, lawyer and intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff, whose adventures continue in Chaos. Andrew Swanston lives in Surrey.

A D Swanston

A E Langsford

A G Hopkins

About A J Baime: A. J. BAIME is the New York Times best-selling author of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Both books are in development for major motion pictures. Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science, and Men’s Journal. He lives in Granite Bay, California. Visit him at facebook.com/ajbaime and trumanbook.com.

A J Baime

A J Jacobs

A J P Taylor

About A J Pollard: Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian, specialising in the fifteenth century and in particular the Wars of the Roses. A leading authority in the field, he is profesor emeritus of Teesside University. His books include North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses, Richard III and the Princes in theTower, Imagining Robin Hood: the Late Medieval Stories in Historical Context and Warwick the kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

A J Pollard

A J Rochester

About A K Benjamin: A K Benjamin is a clinical neuropsychologist and the author of Let Me Not Be Mad: A Story of Unravelling Minds.

A K Benjamin

About A L Berridge: A. L. Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. She has written two previous novels, Top Ten besteller Honour and the Sword and In the Name of the King. Into the Valley of Death is her third novel.

A L Berridge

About A L Gaylin: Alison Gaylin's first job was as a reporter for a celebrity tabloid, which sparked a lifelong interest in writing about people committing despicable acts. More than a decade later, she wrote and published her Edgar-nominated first novel, HIDE YOUR EYES. 
 
She's since published nine more books, including the USA Today and international bestselling Brenna Spector suspense series, which has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Thriller awards and won the Shamus award. 
 
She lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, cat and dog.

A L Gaylin

A Maxwell-Hyslop

A McArthur

A P Wavell

About A S Webb: A.S. Webb is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos, the first instalment of The Dark Pantheon Trilogy. She is inspired by stories rooted in history and mythology, that push the boundaries of imagination and urge us to reflect on what it means to be human.

A S Webb

About A. A. Dhand / A. A. Dhand: A. A. Dhand is the author of six previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being adapted for TV by the BBC. He was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. For more information about A. A. Dhand and his books, follow him on X @aadhand, and on Instagram @aa_dhand.

A. A. Dhand

A. A. Gill

A. A. Milne

A. Anatoli

About A. B. Poranek / A. B. Poranek: A. B. Poranek grew up sharing her time between Ontario, Canada and rural Poland, and eventually completed a veterinary degree at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. A lover of mythology and history, she enjoys exploring both in her writing. Her debut novel, Where the Dark Stands Still, an instant New York Times bestseller, is an ode to Poland's folktales, while A Treachery of Swans transports readers to a world inspired by 17th century France.

A. B. Poranek

A. Bradley

About A. C. Grayling / A. C. Grayling: Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

A. C. Grayling

About A. D. Miller / A. D. Miller: A.D. Miller is the author of Snowdrops, The Earl of Petticoat Lane and The Faithful Couple. Snowdrops was a bestseller and was shortlisted for many prizes including the Man Booker and the CWA Gold Dagger. It was translated into 25 languages. As Moscow Correspondent of The Economist A.D. Miller has travelled across the former Soviet Union and covered the Orange Revolution in Ukraine; he is now the magazine’s Culture Editor based in London. 
 
admillerbooks.com

A. D. Miller

A. E. Ellis

A. E. W. Mason

A. Humphreys

PublicationStatus

Brand

Format

AgeRange

Series

Imprint

CategoryLabel

J M Dalgliesh

Escape to the Isle of Skye in this unputdownable murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author, J M Dalgliesh. The fourth book in the Misty Isle series. 
 
What doesn’t kill you only makes them try harder... 
 
When the body of a celebrity author is found on Staffin beach, DI Duncan McAdam is left with a mystery to solve. 
 
The victim had recently returned to the island to live out his remaining days, so how did he meet his end alone on the sands at dawn? 
 
The case creates a media storm that puts Duncan in the spotlight. And he soon begins to realise just how many people have been keeping secrets on the island. Secrets that some thought – and many hoped – would never come to light. 
 
Set amidst the dramatic landscape of the Isle of Skye, this addictive and fast-paced crime novel takes you into the heart of a rural community, where everyone is hiding secrets. 
 
‘A phenomenal storyteller’ Simon McCleave 
 
A Dead Man on Staffin Beach is the fifth book in the #1 bestselling Misty Isle series from the multi-million selling crime writer, J M Dalgliesh, the author of the Hidden Norfolk and Dark Yorkshire books. 
 
Readers love J M Dalgliesh: 
 
‘Fantastic’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘The best detective series I’ve read’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘You can’t put these books down’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘J M Dalgliesh never disappoints’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘Like watching Shetland on TV’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘So much tension’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

A Dead Man on Staffin Beach

Start at the beginning - discover the first murder mystery in J M Dalgliesh's internationally bestselling Misty Isle series. 
 
You can’t stay dead forever... 
 
A group of high school students gather on the Isle of Skye's remote Coral Beach for a party to celebrate the passing of their finals. Their future beckons, promising new hope and a fresh wind of optimism. 
 
In the coming days, many will leave the island for work or to study on the mainland, whereas others will remain on Skye and forge a more traditional path much as their families have done for centuries before them. That is, all but one... 
 
DI Duncan McAdam is dispatched home to the Misty Isle. A body has been found buried in a remote location on the Waternish peninsula. A teenage runaway is dead, and no one is talking... 
 
Set amidst the dramatic landscape of the Isle of Skye, this addictive and fast-paced crime novel takes you into the heart of a rural community, where everyone is hiding secrets. 
 
‘A phenomenal storyteller’ Simon McCleave 
 
A Long Time Dead is the first book in the new Misty Isle series of crime thrillers from the Amazon #1 multi-million selling crime writer, J M Dalgliesh, the author of the Hidden Norfolk and Dark Yorkshire books. 
 
Readers love J M Dalgliesh: 
 
‘Fantastic’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘The best detective series I’ve read’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘You can’t put these books down’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘J M Dalgliesh never disappoints’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘Like watching Shetland on TV’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘So much tension’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

A Long Time Dead

Escape to the Isle of Skye in the gripping new murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author, J M Dalgliesh. 
 
Twelve teenagers go into the water. Only eleven come back... 
 
As the Skye Ball comes to an end, a group of teenagers throw caution to the wind and leap together into Portree Harbour – to mark their journey from adolescence into adulthood. Only they don’t all make it back to shore alive... 
 
When the missing teenager’s body is discovered at Neist Point close to the famous lighthouse, DI Duncan McAdam must determine how he died. 
 
The investigation takes him into the glitzy world of the great and the good of the island, a place steeped in tradition, where your family name dictates your path in life. And where people are willing to kill to protect what’s rightfully theirs... 
 
Set amidst the dramatic landscape of the Isle of Skye, this addictive and fast-paced whodunnit takes you into the world of an isolated rural community, where everyone is hiding secrets. 
 
‘A phenomenal storyteller’ Simon McCleave 
 
Death at Neist Point is the sixth book in the Amazon #1 Misty Isle series, penned by the multi-million selling British crime writer, J M Dalgliesh, the author of the Hidden Norfolk and Dark Yorkshire books. 
 
Readers love J M Dalgliesh: 
 
‘Fantastic’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘The best detective series I’ve read’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘You can’t put these books down’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘J M Dalgliesh never disappoints’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘Like watching Shetland on TV’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘So much tension’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

Death at Neist Point

A gripping murder mystery set in the foothills of the Cuillin Mountain range on the Isle of Skye, from the multi-million-copy bestselling author J M Dalgliesh. 
 
Life is full of choices. Death is chosen for you... 
 
When the body of a missing tourist is discovered slain in the foothills of the Cuillin Mountain range beside Loch Coruisk, it falls to DI Duncan McAdam and his small team to discover how he came to be there and who had a motive to kill him. 
 
The summer season is a welcome distraction following a long and challenging winter. Here, on the inner Hebridean island, long-held secrets, past crimes and burning resentment will be unveiled in the most brutal fashion. 
 
Set amidst the dramatic landscape of the Isle of Skye, this addictive and fast-paced whodunnit takes you into the world of an isolated rural community, where everyone is hiding secrets. 
 
The Cuillin Dead is the fourth book in the Amazon #1 bestselling Misty Isle series. 
 
Readers love J M Dalgliesh: 
 
‘Fantastic’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘The best detective series I’ve read’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘You can’t put these books down’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘J M Dalgliesh never disappoints’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘Like watching Shetland on TV’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘So much tension’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

The Cuillin Dead

A GRIPPING MYSTERY FROM THE NO.1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER, J M DALGLIESH. 
 
Your past will find you. And it will kill you... 
 
When the owner of a Portree gallery is found dead, lying in the snow at the foot of the Storr, DI Duncan McAdam and his small team must piece together who killed him and why. An ambitious man who liked to flirt, he had no shortage of enemies ... and there are many who would willingly kill him themselves. 
 
As Duncan reveals the long-held secrets of the man’s life, his own ghosts come back to haunt him. The course of the investigation will not only put others in danger, but Duncan himself will have to face up to his past – whether he likes it or not... 
 
Set amidst the dramatic landscape of the Isle of Skye, this addictive and fast-paced crime novel takes you into the heart of a rural community, where everyone is hiding secrets. 
 
‘A phenomenal storyteller’ Simon McCleave 
 
The Dead Man of Storr is the second book in the Misty Isle series of mysteries set on Scotland's atmospheric Isle of Skye, the Misty Isle, by the Amazon No.1 multi-million selling British crime writer, J M Dalgliesh, the author of the Hidden Norfolk and Dark Yorkshire books. 
 
READERS LOVE J M DALGLIESH: 
 
‘Fantastic’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘The best detective series I’ve read’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘You can’t put these books down’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘J M Dalgliesh never disappoints’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘Like watching Shetland on TV’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘So much tension’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

The Dead Man of Storr

The third gripping mystery in the Misty Isle series, from the multi-million-copy bestselling author, J M Dalgliesh. 
 
Digging up the past can be deadly... 
 
A teenage boy goes missing on Burns Night. A woman’s body is found in Talisker Bay. And it’s DI Duncan McAdam’s job to find the killer before someone else turns up dead. 
 
A closely guarded secret, lying in a shallow grave for years, is under threat of being revealed and no one seems willing to face up to their past... least of all Duncan McAdam. 
 
He has a decision to make, one that will impact not only his life but the lives of those he cares about the most. Does he have the courage to follow his instincts? And who will he choose - the people he loves, or himself? 
 
Set amidst the dramatic landscape of the Isle of Skye, this addictive and fast-paced crime novel takes you into the heart of a rural community, where everyone is hiding secrets. 
 
The Talisker Dead is the third book in the new Amazon #1 bestselling Misty Isle series from the multi-million selling crime writer, J M Dalgliesh, the author of the Hidden Norfolk and Dark Yorkshire books. 
 
Readers love J M Dalgliesh: 
 
‘Fantastic’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘The best detective series I’ve read’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘You can’t put these books down’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘J M Dalgliesh never disappoints’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘Like watching Shetland on TV’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 
‘So much tension’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

The Talisker Dead

The unputdownable new novel in the No.1 digital bestselling Misty Isle series, starring DI Duncan McAdam. 
 
Some secrets can’t be buried… 
 
D.I. Duncan McAdam is called to a cemetery to investigate a desecrated grave. The deceased was the skipper of a trawler with a chequered past. Its crew all died in mysterious circumstances - one man fell to his death; the second took his own life; the third jumped from a rocky clifftop. Only one crewman remains. 
 
When Duncan goes to interview the skipper’s widow, he finds her house ransacked, blood on the floor, and a body in the boot of her car. He soon realises that everyone on board that trawler was hiding something - and it all leads back to one stormy night at sea years ago. 
 
As the case begins to spiral, Duncan’s own personal challenges with his son come back to haunt him. Can he find the only surviving crew member before it’s too late? What secrets did these men take with them to their graves? And why is someone willing to kill to unearth them now? 
 
Readers love J M Dalgliesh: 
‘Fantastic’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW‘The best detective series I’ve read’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW‘You can’t put these books down’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW‘J M Dalgliesh never disappoints’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW‘Like watching Shetland on TV’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW‘So much tension’ FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW

The Missing Dead

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

1Q84

365 Days of Art

A BBC Christmas

A Black Book Thriller

A Box Full of Murders

A Cal Leandros Novel

A Christmas Mystery

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

A Commissario Brunetti Mystery

A DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation Series

A Daisy Story

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

A Dance to the Music of Time

A Fairy Tale Revolution

A Frank Grasby Mystery

A Guide For the Curious

A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea

A Jo Birmingham Thriller

A Jon Roscoe Thriller

A Ladybird Book

A Ladybird Magic Windows Book

A Look Back at

A Luke Carlton Thriller

A Max Mingus Thriller

A Michael Bennett Thriller

A Midge McGowan Mystery

A Mitchum Thriller

A Moneybunny Book

A Murder Most Unladylike Collection

A Murder Most Unladylike Mini Mystery

A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery

A Nigel Strangeways Mystery

biblio.categories.code

biblio.publicationStatus

biblio.brand

biblio.workEditions.format

biblio.ageRange

biblio.series.seriesName

biblio.imprint.description

biblio.type

About us

About Us (Header 4)

Best-Jane-Austen-quotes_Online-Desktop_Penguin

James-Baldwin

Marian-Keyes

haruki-murakami-320×320-1

Richard-Osman

Malorie Blackman

Lisa-Jewell

Charlie-Mackesy

Authors (Header 3)

Children&#039;s

Company

Discover

Fiction

Non-fiction

Penguin Classics

Penguin Shop (Header 5)

Useful links

Work with us

Search Results

The Make-Believe

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Fight or Flight (Book 21)

Tangled Webs

Little Black Classics Box Set

Features

5 ways to Be More Terry

Robert Macfarlane's best books, including Underland, Landmarks, The Lost Words, and more

Reading lists

Where to start reading Robert Macfarlane

An image of the author Terry Pratchett, on a red and purple background, holding out his hand as though he is casting a spell and there are a couple of illustrations from his books riding the wave

'At his best, Terry was a teacher': Why we love Terry Pratchett

Collage of images associated with romantasy books, including a fae, throne, castle and a couple.

A beginner's guide to romantasy

Competitions

Win a pair of Jimmy Fairly sunglasses when you pre-order Family Friends by Chloë Ashby!

The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout

Extracts

Exclusive Extract: The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout

Uncategorized

Extract: Borrowed Land by Kapka Kassabova

Quizzes

Which Homebound character are you?

A collage of book covers on a light blue background. Titles include I Capture the Castle, Beloved, The Secret History and The Wind in the Willows.

100 must-read classics, as chosen by our readers

Terms and Conditions: Heavenly Bodies Fan Competition

Win a signed copy of Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister and a necklace from LOVELOX!

30 must-read romantasy books and series

Invitation from A Dictator by Rory Clements

Extract: Invitation from a Dictator by Rory Clements

The best books out this month

Win a two-night stay at a cosy cottage in Wales!

Juliet Nicolson’s Thirteen Secrets to writing non-fiction

Start planning your summer readingTBR

Getting published

WriteNow 2026 Feedback 

Win a £200 spa voucher with People Pleaser by Bryony Gordon!

A still from the winning animation, featuring a girl sitting in her 1980s bedroom

Vintage announces Vintage x Kingston Animation Prize 2026 Winners

The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks

stemming

Filters

Category

Publication Date

Format

Series

Imprint

Follow penguin

Follow ladybird

Follow puffin

Sign up to the Penguin newsletter