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No Exit Press is an award-winning crime imprint first introduced in 1987. From classic detective novels and page-turning spy thrillers to singular writing that just grabs the attention, our books are carefully crafted by some of the world’s finest writers and brought to you by a small but passionate team.

New Releases

Victorian Tales of the Weird

Nick Rennison

An incredible anthology of truly fascinating Victorian tales of the supernatural.

Cold Justice

Leigh Russell

The stakes have never been higher for Geraldine Steel.When Alice Lewis is found murdered, the case becomes personal for DI Steel, as Alice was the …

The Palazzo

Kayte Nunn

They’re all killers. Which one will resort to murder? A luxury holiday suspense novel set in a gorgeous Italian palazzo.

Hattie Steals the Show

Patrick Gleeson

There will be scores to settle when Hattie is caught up in a murder related to the production of a musical in a grand Tudor house — in the new Theatreland mystery.

The Reluctant Sheriff

Chris Offutt

FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR CHRIS OFFUTT

The Reluctant Sheriff is Chris Offutt’s fourth book featuring Mick Hardin.

A dark and fierce return to the Kentucky hills, where nothing is what it seems.

Mick Hardin returns to the trials and tribulations of local sheriff duties, whilst the previous sheriff, his sister Linda, recovers from a gunshot wound sustained in the line of duty.

Living in Linda’s house in Rocksalt, Mick finds himself entwined in the trials and tribulations of being a sheriff in the perturbing Kentucky community. Unable to retire from a world of dubiousness and violence, Mick Hardin is back with determination to deliver retribution.

‘Righteous Kentucky noir… I gulped it down, relishing the burn’ Ian Rankin on Shifty’s Boys

Death of a Mystery Guest

Alex Coombs

The new Old Forge Café mystery sees Charlie heading to Edinburgh’s New Town to provide cover in a restaurant that is soon struck by death…

Saint of the Narrows Street

William Boyle

Acclaimed author William Boyle, who has come to be known as the ‘crime poet of Brooklyn’, follows the lives of two sisters who become embroiled …

Robert B. Parker’s Buried Secrets

Christopher Farnsworth

Jesse Stone left the LAPD in disgrace over a drinking problem in the wake of his failed marriage to become chief of police in Paradise, Massachusetts. He struggles with alcohol and his tangled relationship with his ex-wife.

The Blindspot

Hannah King

A taut, suspenseful and thought-provoking exploration of a sibling relationship — a sister who would do anything for her younger brother, even when he’s accused of an appalling crime. By the author of the highly praise She and I.

Murder at Merry Beggars Hall

Kay Blythe

This delicously funny first in a new series of country house murder mysteries is full of period Twenties flavour and introduces feisty dressmaker Jemima Flowerday.

Holy City

Henry Wise

Holy City is the captivating debut from Henry Wise about a deputy sheriff who must work alongside an unpredictable private detective after he finds himself on the outs from his sheriff’s department over his unwillingness to look the other way when an innocent man is arrested for murder.

I Dreamed of Falling

Julia Dahl

‘A blistering mystery. With I Dreamed of Falling, Julia Dahl proves she’s simply one of the best thriller writers working today’ Gillian Flynn

Mirror Man

Fiona McIntosh

A masterful blend of emotion, action and suspense: the third novel featuring DCI Jack Hawksworth of London’s Metropolitan Police, by million-copy bestselling author Fiona McIntosh – now available in the UK.

Bye Bye Baby

Fiona McIntosh

Introducing DCI Jack Hawksworth, Scotland Yard’s brightest talent, in the first in the series by million-copy bestselling author Fiona McIntosh – now available in the UK.

Beautiful Death

Fiona McIntosh

The second novel featuring DCI Jack Hawksworth of London’s Metropolitan Police, by million-copy bestselling author Fiona McIntosh – now available in the UK.

The Ancients

John Larison

A richly imagined, sweeping novel set in the climate-changed world of our own descendants, by the acclaimed author of WHISKEY WHEN WE’RE DRY

Recent Updates

Double film score for award winning Michael Farris-Smith

5th June, 2023

We are extremely excited to announce that not one but two books from award-winning author Michael Farris-Smith are due to be released as movies this …

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