Four heavyweights of British crime writing in one perfectly formed bundle. From island murders to prison cells, these are the authors who forged the genre's biggest names.
Peter May, The Black Loch — Fin Macleod returns to Lewis when his son is accused of murdering a young woman, unearthing a secret buried in his own past.
Ian Rankin, Midnight and Blue - Convicted and imprisoned, Rebus investigates a locked cell murder from behind bars while Siobhan Clarke hunts a missing girl outside.
Ann Cleeves, Murder in Paradise - Birdwatcher George Palmer-Jones returns to remote Kinness for a wedding, but the celebrations end when the groom's sister falls to her death.
Elly Griffiths, The Postscript Murders -When a murder consultant dies suddenly, three amateur sleuths and DS Harbinder Kaur uncover a killer stalking crime writers themselves.