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3 new titles coming soon to Gumshoe Books

New Mystery and Crime Fiction - Coming Soon

New releases in mystery and crime fiction, due to be published in October and November 2025 in the UK, and roughly sorted in date order. This page is updated frequently with the latest book announcements, so keep checking back, or sign up to our newsletter to receive new title information each week.

Not enough new crime fiction? On our forthcoming page we list titles that are further ahead, but are not yet available for pre-order from Gumshoe Books (because we think that pre-ordering months in advance is playing silly business ... please let us know if you disagree!).
  • Book cover of 'Wild Animal' by Joel Dicker with a modern house at night.
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    Joel Dicker

    Wild Animal

    £17.99 GBP £20.00
  • Book cover of 'The Proving Ground' by Michael Connelly with palm trees and city skyline.
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    Michael Connelly

    The Proving Ground

    The Lincoln Lawyer 8

    £22.00 GBP
  • The Hawk Is Dead by Peter James - Hardcover book
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    Peter James

    The Hawk Is Dead

    Roy Grace 22

    £22.00 GBP
  • The Christmas Eve Murders by Noelle Albright - Paperback
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    Noelle Albright

    The Christmas Eve Murders

    £9.99 GBP
  • Silent Bones by Val McDermid - Hardcover book
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    Val McDermid

    Silent Bones

    Karen Pirie 8

    £19.99 GBP £22.00
  • A Case of the Claws: Classic Tales of Feline Crime - Hardcover book
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    Various

    A Case of the Claws: Classic Tales of Feline Crime

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Bloomsbury Murder by Mike Hollow - Hardcover book
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    Mike Hollow

    The Bloomsbury Murder

    The Blitz Detective 10

    £18.99 GBP £22.00
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    Andrea Carter

    There Came A-Tapping

    £10.99 GBP
  • Bitterfrost by Bryan Gruley - Paperback book
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    Bryan Gruley

    Bitterfrost

    £9.99 GBP
  • Cold Blooded Killer by Alex Pine - Paperback book
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    Alex Pine

    Cold Blooded Killer

    DI James Walker 6

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah - Hardcover book
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    Sophie Hannah

    The Last Death of the Year

    The Hercule Poirot Mysteries 6

    £19.99 GBP £22.00
  • Not Another Bloody Christmas by Jo Middleton - Paperback book
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    Jo Middleton

    Not Another Bloody Christmas

    £9.99 GBP
  • A St Ives Christmas Mystery by Deborah Fowler - Paperback book
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    Deborah Fowler

    A St Ives Christmas Mystery

    £9.99 GBP
  • Quantum of Menace by Vaseem Khan - Hardcover book
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    Vaseem Khan

    Quantum of Menace

    £17.99 GBP £20.00
  • Merry Murdle by G T Karber - Paperback book
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    G T Karber

    Merry Murdle

    Murdle 8

    £10.99 GBP
  • Black As Death by Lilja Sigurdardottir - Paperback book
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    Lilja Sigurdardottir

    Black As Death

    Arora 5

    £9.99 GBP
  • A Lake District Christmas Murder by Rebecca Tope - Paperback book
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    Rebecca Tope

    A Lake District Christmas Murder

    Persimmon Brown 14

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Reluctant Sheriff by Chris Offutt - Paperback book
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    Chris Offutt

    The Reluctant Sheriff

    £9.99 GBP
  • Crooks by Lou Berney - Hardcover book
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    Lou Berney

    Crooks

    £20.00 GBP
  • Murder Under the Mistletoe by Richard Coles - Paperback book
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    Richard Coles

    Murder Under the Mistletoe

    Canon Clement

    £9.99 GBP
  • Death Comes in Threes by Michael Jecks - Paperback book
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    Michael Jecks

    Death Comes in Threes

    Bloody Mary Tudor 4

    £9.99 GBP
  • The East Ham Golem by Barbara Nadel - Paperback book
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    Barbara Nadel

    The East Ham Golem

    Hakim and Arnold 9

    £9.99 GBP
  • Death in the Dressing Room by Simon Brett - Paperback book
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    Simon Brett

    Death in the Dressing Room

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen - Hardcover book
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    Antti Tuomainen

    The Winter Job

    £14.99 GBP £16.99
  • Murder by Christmas puzzle book
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    Joel Jessup

    Murder by Christmas

    £12.99 GBP
  • The Secret of the Three Fates by Jess Armstrong - Paperback book
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    Jess Armstrong

    The Secret of the Three Fates

    £9.99 GBP
  • Murder at Midwinter by Ada Moncrieff - Paperback book
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    Ada Moncrieff

    Murder at Midwinter

    £9.99 GBP
  • Snow Blind by Ragnar Jonasson - Hardcover book
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    Ragnar Jonasson

    Snowblind

    Ari Thor Arason (Dark Iceland) 1

    £16.99 GBP £18.99
  • Book cover of 'Buzz Kill' by Robert B. Parker with a silhouette of a person on a bridge.
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    Alison Gaylin

    Robert B Parker's Buzz Kill

    £9.99 GBP
  • Tunnel Vision by Wendy Church - Paperback book
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    Wendy Church

    Tunnel Vision

    £9.99 GBP
  • Waters of Destruction by Leslie Karst - Paperback book
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    Leslie Karst

    Waters of Destruction

    £9.99 GBP
  • Easeful Death by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles - Paperback book
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    Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

    Easeful Death

    £9.99 GBP
  • Home Fires by Claire Booth - Paperback book
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    Claire Booth

    Home Fires

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Black Wolf by Louise Penny - Hardcover book
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    Louise Penny

    The Black Wolf

    Armand Gamache 20

    £17.99 GBP £20.00
  • Travels with Agatha Christie by David Suchet - Hardcover book
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    David Suchet

    Travels with Agatha Christie

    £30.00 GBP
  • Other People's Fun by Harriet Lane - Hardcover book
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    Harriet Lane

    Other People's Fun

    £20.00 GBP
  • The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery - Hardcover book
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    Ross Montgomery

    The Murder at World’s End

    £16.99 GBP
  • Angelique by Guillaume Musso - Paperback book
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    Guillaume Musso

    Angelique

    £10.99 GBP
  • The Samurai Detectives Vol 1 by Shotaro Ikenami - Paperback book
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    Shotaro Ikenami

    The Samurai Detectives Vol 1

    £10.99 GBP
  • The Night Watcher by Tariq Ashkanani - Paperback book
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    Tariq Ashkanani

    The Night Watcher

    Callie Munro 1

    £8.99 GBP
  • Exit Strategy by Lee Child and Andrew Child - Hardcover book
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    Lee Child and Andrew Child

    Exit Strategy

    Jack Reacher 30

    £22.00 GBP
  • The Fracture by Morgan Cry Hardcover book
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    Morgan Cry

    The Fracture

    £21.99 GBP
  • The Devil in Oxford by Jess Armstrong - Hardcover book
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    Jess Armstrong

    The Devil in Oxford

    £22.00 GBP
  • Death and the Final Cut by G.M. Malliet - Hardcover book
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    G.M. Malliet

    Death and the Final Cut

    £21.99 GBP
  • All Spooked Up by E.J. Copperman - Hardcover book
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    E.J. Copperman

    All Spooked Up

    £21.99 GBP
  • The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by S. J. Bennett - Hardcover book
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    S. J. Bennett

    The Queen Who Came in from the Cold

    Her Majesty The Queen Investigates 5

    £16.99 GBP
  • A Lively Midwinter Murder by Katy Watson - Paperback book
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    Katy Watson

    A Lively Midwinter Murder

    The Three Dahlias

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Return of Moriarty by Jack Anderson - Hardcover book
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    Jack Anderson

    The Return of Moriarty

    £16.99 GBP £18.99
  • Book cover of 'The Bookseller' by Tim Sullivan with a green background and book illustration.
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    Tim Sullivan

    The Bookseller

    DS George Cross 7

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Christmas Stocking Murders by Denzil Meyrick - Paperback book
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    Denzil Meyrick

    The Christmas Stocking Murders

    Frank Grasby 2

    £9.99 GBP