Mr. E. Morse, BA Oxon (failed) / Colin Dexter Ghosts / John Harvey The blood pearl / Barry Maitland The common enemy / Natasha Cooper Bloodsport / Tom Cain The rat in the attic / Brian McGilloway Enough of this shit already / Tony Black Hogmanay homicide / Edward Marston Fruits / Steve Mosby A place for violence / Kevin Wignall Four hundred rabbits / Simon Levack History! / Toby Litt The masquerade / Sarah Rayne Take death easy / Peter Turnbull The parson and the highwayman / Judith Cutler Special delivery / Adrian Magson A blow on the head / Peter Lovesey Chicago / Jon Courtenay Grimwood The house that got shot / Barbara Nadel The octopus nest / Sophie Hannah Walking the dog / Peter Robinson The velocity of blame / Christopher Fowler Someone take these dreams away / Marc Werner Animal intelligence / Alexander McCall Smith 12 Bolinbroke Avenue / Peter James Appetite for murder / Simon R. Green The other half / Mick Heroon Sword Lilies / Sally Spedding Love hurts / Bill Kirton Funeral weather / Kate Ellis A year to remember / Robert Barnard Time of the green / Ken Bruen Vivisection / Bernie Crosthwaite Star's jar / Kate Horsley There's no such thing as a victimless crime / Paul Johnston And here's the next clue ... / Amy Myers Freckles / Allan Guthrie Happy holidays / Val McDermid