"Bloomsbury presents The Tailor by Tim Sullivan, read by Finlay Robertson.
The unfailingly shrewd and uniquely brilliant DS George Cross is back...
'One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.' DAILY MAIL
'One of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHS
'Reaffirms everything that has made this series a bestseller.' VASEEM KHAN
‘I absolutely loved The Tailor' GARY BARLOW
'A joy to read, beautifully penned, rich in detail and as elegantly put together as a bespoke suit.' ABIR MUKHERJEE
Measure twice. Cut once.
A bespoke tailor boards the 10:00 train from Bristol to London. Before it reaches Bath, he’s found dead in the toilet, his throat slit and a plastic bag pulled over his head.
DS George Cross deduces that this wasn’t a robbery – nothing about the killing is random.
It’s an execution.
George’s investigation brings him dangerously close to a cold and merciless world. And is it his imagination or is he being followed?
With the highest conviction rate of any officer in the force, someone will do anything to stop George from getting to the truth.
This time, the next cut could be meant for him...
Perfect for fans of MW Craven, Ann Cleeves and Joy Ellis, this is the eighth book in the million-copy-bestselling George Cross Mystery series, which can be read in any order. P 2026 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC C 2026 Tim Sullivan"
"For at finde en drabsmand skal man have et motiv ...
Kriminalassistent George Cross bliver tilkaldt, da liget af en munk bliver fundet brutalt myrdet i et skovområde nær Bristol.
Man ved intet om broder Dominics fortid. Hvordan kan Cross opklare forbrydelsen, når han ikke ved noget om offeret? Og hvorfor skulle nogen ønske at gøre en munk fortræd?
De finder ud af, at broder Dominic ikke havde nogen fjender – eller i hvert fald ikke nogen, der er åbenlyse. Men hans fortid afslører, at han engang var en velhavende mand, og at han ofrede det hele for sin tro.
For en mand, der intet har, virker det mærkeligt, at grådighed kan være motivet for hans drab. Men grådighed er trods alt en synd ...
'Et intelligent mysterium fuld af spænding, men også af humor og medfølelse. George Cross er ved at blive en af mine yndlingsdetektiver.' - Elly Griffiths
'Jeg er smaskforelsket i George Cross.' - Stephen Fry
'Det ultimative trylletrick: et spændende plot med en engageret kriminalassistent, som jeg ville følge til verdens ende. Bare genialt!' - Marion Todd
'En genial kriminalassistent af den gamle skole med et moderne tvist ... fra de komplekse følelser i hans privatliv til de knivskarpe detaljer i politiets efterforskning. Spot on!' - Russ Thomas
'Tim Sullivans detektiv, kriminalassistent George Cross, er autist. Hans tilgang til efterforskningen er uortodoks ... han fungerer overraskende godt som en fiktiv karakter, der behandler spor på en måde, der minder om Poirots 'små grå celler'.' - Sunday Times
'Endnu en tour de force ... Hvis du er på udkig efter en god krimiserie, kan du ikke få meget bedre end denne. George Cross er en absolut fornøjelse.' - Biskop Stortford Independent"
"Hvordan kan han bevise at det var mord?
Ingen fingeraftryk. Intet våben. Ingen vidner. Kan kriminalassistent Cross bevise at det var mord?
Kriminalassistent George Cross stoler ikke på gætterier, og han har ikke tid til falske formodninger. Han er en betjent som arbejder ud fra de beviser der er for næsen af ham, ikke 'intuitioner' eller 'mavefornemmelser'. Han ved ikke hvad de er.
Da en ung kvinde bliver fundet død, er Bristols Efterforskningsenhed hurtig til at erklære at der er tale om et selvmord da kvinden havde en fortid med stofmisbrug. Men hendes mor er overbevist om at det var mord og forklarer at hendes datter havde været stoffri i flere år og havde gjort store fremskridt i et nyt terapiforløb.
Da han selv er en outsider, er kriminalassistent Cross draget til sager der involverer dem uden en stemme og uden rettigheder, og beviserne er her for at kvinden blev myrdet – Cross skal bare finde dem. Men med pres fra hans chef om at lukke sagen og med talrige potentielle mistænkte, er tiden for at få de svar, som den sørgende familie fortjener, hurtigt ved at løbe ud.
'Jeg er smaskforelsket i George Cross, en perfekt detektiv til vores tid og til alle tider. Hans kompleksitet, genstridighed og stædige vedholdenhed skaber en så komplet og beundringsværdig helt … Patienten er et fantastisk mysterium, fyldt med twists og overraskelser helt til slutningen' - Stephen Fry
'Sullivan har skabt en britisk detektiv til det 21. århundrede som bliver svær at glemme' - Daily Mail
'Fremragende, intelligent og nervepirrende' - Belfast Telegraph
'Fantastisk indblik i politiprocessen og fokus på detaljerne' - Bishop's Stortford Independent
'En fantastisk bog' - The Bookbag
'Der er så meget at gå på opdagelse i i denne fantastiske roman … Fantastisk historie med en genial kriminalbetjent. Elskede den' - Frost Magazine
'En god politiroman gjort dobbelt så interessant af karakterernes udvikling' - Choice
'En medrivende, spændingsfyldt politiroman med et intimt, positivt indblik i hvordan det er at leve på autismespektret' - Woman"
"Bloomsbury presents The Basket Case by Tim Sullivan, read by Finlay Robertson.
The brand new DS George Cross short story - available to pre-order now.
'One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.' DAILY MAIL
Three go up. Two come down...
Detective George Cross receives a very bizarre call from a distressed family after their picnic was horribly interrupted. Just as they were about to tuck into their sandwiches, a human arm landed unceremoniously next to them. Soon, another limb followed.
As they looked up, they were horrified to see a decaying, disarticulating body perched at the top of a very tall tree.
DS George Cross is an exceptional detective but it doesn't take a genius to work out what needs answering first:
How on earth did it get up there?
Discover why everyone loves George Cross in this puzzling short story that can be read as a standalone mystery within the bestselling series.
ALSO IN THE GEORGE CROSS MYSTERY SERIES
#1 THE DENTIST
#2 THE CYCLIST
#3 THE PATIENT
#4 THE POLITICIAN
#5 THE MONK
#6 THE TEACHER
#7 THE BOOKSELLER
#8 THE TAILOR (COMING 2026)
CROSS CHRONICLE SHORT STORIES
THE LOST BOYS
THE EX-WIFE
THE HUNTER
THE BASKET CASE (COMING DECEMBER 2025)
Read what the many fans of George have to say...
'One of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHS
'A must-read series.' THE TIMES
'These are must-read detective novels.' MARK BILLINGHAM
'DS George Cross is as arresting as the cases he solves.' RICHARD E GRANT
'One of the best series to emerge in recent years.' SOPHIE HANNAH
'George Cross is an absolute one-off... the detective's detective.' JEREMY VINE
'I am insanely in love with George Cross.' STEPHEN FRY C 2025 Tim Sullivan P 2025 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC"
"Bloomsbury presents The Lost Boys by Tim Sullivan, read by Finlay Robertson.
Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the latest George Cross Mystery - available now.
A short story from the George Cross Mystery series.
DS George Cross's father, Raymond, always takes an annual holiday in a local care home. He enjoys the company it brings him. He busies himself repairing the residents' wheelchairs and has become their self-appointed tech guru. But this time it's different. A new arrival causes a stir – he's convinced one of the older residents, suffering with dementia, is the man who killed his father decades before.
The staff say it has to be a mistake, but after Cross investigates, he discovers that a similar murder really did take place. With Cross reopening this cold case, can the truth be revealed? Or is it already lost to time and unreliable memory?
Perfect for fans of MW Craven, Ann Cleeves and Joy Ellis, this is a short story featuring the brilliantly persistent, wonderfully unique DS George Cross from the 2025 Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award longlistee.
ALSO IN THE GEORGE CROSS MYSTERY SERIES
#1 THE DENTIST
#2 THE CYCLIST
#3 THE PATIENT
#4 THE POLITICIAN
#5 THE MONK
#6 THE TEACHER
#7 THE BOOKSELLER
#8 THE TAILOR (COMING 2026)
CROSS CHRONICLE SHORT STORIES
THE LOST BOYS
THE EX-WIFE
THE HUNTER
THE BASKET CASE (COMING DECEMBER 2025)
What readers are saying about Tim Sullivan:
'Suspenseful, engaging and gripping'
'Tim Sullivan has created a quirky, enigmatic character you just can't get enough of'
'George Cross is a detective like no other'
'So many twists and turns I couldn't have guessed the ending'
'I love George Cross' P 2025 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC C 2022 Tim Sullivan"
"Bloomsbury presents The Ex-Wife by Tim Sullivan, read by Finlay Robertson.
Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the latest George Cross Mystery - available now.
An exclusive short story based on a true case.
A cold case. A cremated body. A killer brought to justice.
David North was convicted of murdering of his fiance. To the rest of the courtroom, it was an open-and-shut case. But as DS George Cross sees the man smile as he’s led away from sentencing, he becomes certain something crucial had been missed.
After all, two partners dead within six years of each other couldn’t be a coincidence.
What really happened to North’s ex-wife? As Cross takes on this new cold case, he encounters an insurmountable obstacle: the body he's looking into has been cremated.
Perfect for fans of MW Craven, Ann Cleeves and Joy Ellis, this is a short story featuring the brilliantly persistent, wonderfully unique DS George Cross from the 2025 Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award longlistee.
ALSO IN THE GEORGE CROSS MYSTERY SERIES
#1 THE DENTIST
#2 THE CYCLIST
#3 THE PATIENT
#4 THE POLITICIAN
#5 THE MONK
#6 THE TEACHER
#7 THE BOOKSELLER
#8 THE TAILOR (COMING 2026)
CROSS CHRONICLE SHORT STORIES
THE LOST BOYS
THE EX-WIFE
THE HUNTER
THE BASKET CASE (COMING DECEMBER 2025)
'I am insanely in love with George Cross, a perfect detective for our time and for all time' Stephen Fry
'Sullivan has given us a British detective for the 21st century who will be hard to forget' Daily Mail P 2025 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC C 2023 Tim Sullivan"
"Bloomsbury presents The Hunter by Tim Sullivan, read by Finlay Robertson.
Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the latest George Cross Mystery - available now.
'George Cross is becoming one of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHS
A George Cross Christmas short story.
When George is informed that his mother will be joining him and his father for Christmas, he is sent into a tailspin. How on earth is he meant to know what present to get her?
Soon after, one cold winter morning, Cross goes to inspect a dead body found tangled in thick hedgerow. It appears the young man was trying to scramble through the hedge when he died. Perhaps he was running away from something - or someone...
With frost on the ground obscuring evidence and secretive neighbours not giving anything away, finding the killer won’t be easy. But even with the odds stacked against him, DS George Cross is more confident in solving this murder than successfully working out what to get his mother for Christmas…
Perfect for fans of MW Craven, Ann Cleeves and Joy Ellis, this is a short story featuring the brilliantly persistent, wonderfully unique DS George Cross from the 2025 Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award longlistee.
ALSO IN THE GEORGE CROSS MYSTERY SERIES
#1 THE DENTIST
#2 THE CYCLIST
#3 THE PATIENT
#4 THE POLITICIAN
#5 THE MONK
#6 THE TEACHER
#7 THE BOOKSELLER
#8 THE TAILOR (COMING 2026)
CROSS CHRONICLE SHORT STORIES
THE LOST BOYS
THE EX-WIFE
THE HUNTER
THE BASKET CASE (COMING DECEMBER 2025)
Why readers love this series...
'Every generation has its iconic detective - Holmes, Poirot and Morse - but Cross is emerging as the one for now.' DAILY MAIL
'DS George Cross shot to the top of my favourites when I first encountered him. The Teacher shows him at his best.' MARI HANNAH C 2024 Tim Sullivan P 2025 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC"
"Keine Fingerabdrücke. Keine Waffe. Keine Zeugen. Kann DS Cross beweisen, dass es Mord war?
Als eine junge Frau nach einer Überdosis tot aufgefunden wird, schließt die Bristol Crime Unit schnell auf Suizid. Es war Mord, meint hingegen die Mutter der Toten. Ihre ehemals drogensüchtige Tochter sei seit Jahren clean gewesen. Keiner glaubt ihr - außer DS Cross. Als Autist und Außenseiter fühlt er sich zu Fällen hingezogen, in denen er für Stimmlose eintreten kann. Dank seiner brillanten Art zu ermitteln kann er auch bald einen Kreis verdächtiger Personen ausmachen. Doch unter dem Druck, den Fall einzustellen, wird die Zeit schnell knapp, um die Beweise zu erhalten, die diese trauernde Mutter verdient ..."
"Bloomsbury presents The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan, read by Finlay Robertson.
SOMEONE'S ABOUT TO TURN THEIR LAST PAGE...
'One of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHS
THE SETTING
The body of a bookseller is discovered, lying in a pool of blood in his Bristol bookshop. Police have one question: how did the man meet such a violent, murderous end in this peaceful place?
THE CONFLICT
DS Cross’s ability to dismiss red herrings is challenged by a worrying development in his personal life. Hopelessly distracted, he needs to rely on those around him in a way he has never been comfortable doing before.
THE MURDER PLOT
It may be a quiet profession, but it’s full of passionate, ambitious characters who know the value of a rare book. Their extensive reading means they also know how to get away with murder.
But is that enough to fool the tenacious DS George Cross?
Perfect for fans of MW Craven, Peter James and Joy Ellis, this is the seventh book in the bestselling series, which can be read in any order.
ALSO IN THE DS CROSS THRILLER SERIES
#1 THE DENTIST
#2 THE CYCLIST
#3 THE PATIENT
#4 THE POLITICIAN
#5 THE MONK
#6 THE TEACHER
#7 THE BOOKSELLER
#8 THE TAILOR
CROSS CHRONICLE SHORT STORIES
THE LOST BOYS
THE EX-WIFE
THE HUNTER
Readers love George Cross . . .
'George Cross is an absolute one-off... the detective's detective.' JEREMY VINE
'Every generation has its iconic detective — Holmes, Poirot and Morse — but Cross is emerging as the one for now. Treasure him.' DAILY MAIL
'DS George Cross shot to the top of my favourites when I first encountered him.' MARI HANNAH
'A must-read series.' THE TIMES
'George Cross is in a class of his own.' SIMON TOYNE
'I am insanely in love with George Cross.' STEPHEN FRY
'George Cross is a superb creation.' DOM NOLAN
‘A compelling, suspenseful police procedural with an intimate, positive insight into living on the autistic spectrum' WOMAN
'George Cross is a highly readable creation whose adherence to the rules throws a bright light on the often murky world of policing.' SARAH HILARY
‘I love George Cross a little more with every case. Deftly plotted, with characters that leap off the page.’ RACHEL WOLF C 2025 Tim Sullivan P 2025 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC"
"Wer ist die Leiche, die auf einer Baustelle mitten in Bristol ausgegraben wird? - Der Einzige, der Antworten findet: DS Cross!
Detective Sergeant George Cross hat unvergleichliche Talente. Indem er mit Logik, Entschlossenheit und oft auch Pedanterie brillant kombiniert, ist er für Angehörige meist die letzte Hoffnung, um endlich Antworten in verzwickten Fällen zu finden.
Als eine Leiche auf einem Abrissgelände von einem Bagger aus der Erde geschaufelt wird, liegt es daher an Cross, die Wahrheit aus allen Fragmenten zusammenzusetzen, die er finden kann.
Bräunungsstreifen auf dem Körper der Leiche und seltsame Narben an den Unterarmen enthüllen die Identität des Verstorbenen: ein männlicher Amateur-Rennradfahrer, der mit Drogen seine Leistung steigerte.
Nun ist Cross gefragt, die Hintergründe der Tat zu entschlüsseln - und gerät dabei mitten in eine dunkle Familiengeschichte ...
Einzigartig authentisch, intelligent und unglaublich fesselnd: der 2. Band der Krimireihe mit dem beliebten Detective Cross!"
"Wer ist der erdrosselte Obdachlose, dessen Leiche in den Clifton Downs bei Bristol gefunden wird, und warum musste er sterben?
DS George Cross kann mit sozialen Konventionen nichts anfangen, für seine Kollegen ist er oft schwierig im Umgang.
Doch dank seiner Besessenheit für Logik, Muster und jedes noch so kleine Detail, ist seine Aufklärungsrate die beste der ganzen Einheit. Und so hegt er sofort Zweifel, als seine Kollegen nach einem Leichenfund in einem Bristoler Park zu dem Schluss kommen, dass der Tod des Mannes die Folge eines Streits unter Obdachlosen sein muss. Cross beginnt, in der Vergangenheit des Opfers zu graben, und merkt schnell, dass es Verbindungen zu einem alten Fall gibt.
Einem Mord, der fünfzehn Jahre nicht aufgeklärt wurde. Und der Täter hat nicht vor, sich nach so vielen Jahren von diesem exzentrischen Kommissar das Handwerk legen zu lassen ...
Intelligent, feinfühlig und unglaublich fesselnd: der grandiose Auftakt einer Krimireihe mit einem einzigartigen Ermittler!"
"An eighty-year-old man is found murdered in his home. His age and standing in the community makes finding his killer difficult – why would anyone harm an elderly man? What threat could he possibly be to anyone?
With no apparent motive, DS George Cross canvases the community for potential suspects but the man was known as generous, charitable, community-minded. Each interview about who the man is muddies the picture further. So Cross decides to look for who he was – revealing a past that is far less honourable than his present . . .
Perfect for fans of MW Craven, Peter James and Joy Ellis, The Teacher is part of the DS George Cross thriller series, which can be listened to in any order.
'I am insanely in love with George Cross, a perfect detective for our time and for all time.' STEPHEN FRY"
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