Crime & Thrillers

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER"Don't start a Freida McFadden book late at night. You won't be able to put it down!"- Natalie Barelli, bestselling author of UnforgivableTwo women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back.Dawn...

'Animal lovers will delight' Ann Granger'A real treat . . . I loved it. Cats, dogs, murder and a credible and relatable heroine' Barbara NadelDriving home from a ceramics evening class, Clarice Beech reflects on the absence of one of her students, Colin...

"As every amateur toxicologist knows, the difference between a poison and medicine is often simply the dose."There is no weapon as insidious, as seductive or as mysterious as poison. In this terrifying account of history's silent assassin, discover the...

"I still have whiplash from this book""I. Am. Speechless. This book is RELENTLESS. Page after page of twists and turns.""WOW!! Twisty and super fast-paced.""Easily the best book I've read all year.'Real readers love The Last Word.If you give this book a...

The first book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series introduced by crime writer Laura Wilson - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story...

'The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.' When Dorian Gray has his portrait painted, he is captivated by his own beauty. Tempted by his world-weary, decadent friend Lord Henry Wotton, he wishes to stay forever young, and pledges his...

THE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON 'Eerily macabre... Wonderful' Guardian'A nerve-fraying thriller' New York Times'Every bit as horribly fascinating as In Cold Blood' Daily MailLibby Day was seven when her family was murdered: she survived by hiding in a closet...

The first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series, The Kamogawa Food Detectives is perfect for fans of Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop and Toshikazu Kawaguchi's Before the Coffee Gets Cold...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL WINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARD A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013 From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a...

The new cosy crime novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author. THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB is now a major TV series on Drama and UKTV Play. * * * * Verity Beresford is worried about her husband. Oliver didn't come home...

The new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Eve Chase, author of The Glass House and The Birdcage, available to pre-order in paperback! Notting Hill, London. One May evening, seventeen-year-old Maggie Parker's mother walks out of their front door and...

Bestselling phenomenon Simon McCleave is back with another Anglesey-set gripping, crime thriller full of twists that will keep you guessing until the last page. Pre-order now! When a seventeen-year-old girl vanishes...

Harry Bosch works cold cases, helping out the under-funded San Fernando police department. When a double murder at a local pharmacy is called in, Bosch is the most seasoned detective on the scene.But with experience, come the ghosts of long-forgotten...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593101117Author Emily BrightwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE SAFE,WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE ALL ALONE,THAT'S WHEN HE'LL COME FOR YOU...A silent killer stalks the city, targeting those home alone at night, playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with the victims.As panic spreads, Detective...

An escaped convict threatens more than the summer tourist trade in the gripping fifth thriller featuring Detectives Fry and Cooper. 'Today was the day Detective Constable Ben Cooper was supposed to have died. For practical purposes, he was...

A book of short stories featuring Dorothy L Sayers' classic character Lord Peter Wimsey, introduced by thriller writer Christopher Fowler - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'D. L. Sayers is one...

Set in the buried streets of Georgian London and the outrageous underworld of the molly houses, a carpenter hiding a double life searches for a traitor who is betraying the secrets of the mollies. The visceral, raucous, tender and utterly enchanting...

The twelfth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by actress Dame Harriet Mary Walter, DBE - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'D. L. Sayers is one of the best...

The irresistible new Stephanie Plum mystery from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. AN INSTANT NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Stephanie Plum, Trenton's most underappreciated bounty hunter, is on the trail of a stolen cache of...

FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND AND IMPOSTOR THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A COINCIDENCE... When the body of a talented photographer is found on the rocks beneath the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle, DCI Ryan and his team of...

The thirteenth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by crime writer Natasha Cooper - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. They plan to have a quiet country honeymoon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609457273Author Maurizio de GiovanniFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint World NoirPublisher World NoirWeight(grams) 327g

A novel about the magical lure of books and summoning the courage to rewrite our stories by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Keeper of Happy Endings and The Last of the Moon Girls. Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer's affinity for books extends...

THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERSAWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021'One of the best regarded crime series of recent years.' Independent'No one can create a more eloquently written...

Don't miss the explosive new novel from No.1 bestseller Kimberley Chambers - QUEENIE - available to pre-order now! TWO CHILDHOOD FRIENDS. Tommy Boyle and Scratch always had each other's backs. But old...

A gripping, twisty thriller from Freida McFadden, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker!The guiltiest people aren't always the ones behind bars...As a new nurse practitioner at a maximum-security prison, Brooke Sullivan is...

Trick or treat? No one believes Joyce Reynolds when she boasts she once witnessed a murder. Until, that is, she is found drowned, face down in an apple-bobbing tub. What exactly was it she saw? Then the victim's brother...

THE NAIL-BITING THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9 SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS SAFE. SO DID THE OTHERS . . .'Douglas's best yet - an ingenious concept with a corker of a twist' GILLIAN MCALLISTER, bestselling author of THAT NIGHT'An immersive...

LIBBY SARJEANT IS BACK'Lesley Cookman is the Queen of Cosy Crime' PAUL MAGRS'A real page turner' KATIE FFORDELibby Sarjeant returns to take on her latest case in this gripping and twisting whodunit from Lesley Cookman. Perfect for fans of Faith Martin, J...

A fantastic mystery short story collection, the perfect Christmas gift for crime fiction lovers A beloved detective dies in a fire Sherlock Holmes takes a trip to Italy A...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrid, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young... If it was only the other way!' Wilde's first...

PRE-ORDER THE NEW ROBERT CRAIS NOVEL, COMING AUTUMN 2024, NOW! 'Another grand slam for the master storyteller' DAVID BALDACCI 'A modern master of crime fiction' GREGG HURWITZTHE CITY OF ANGELS Adele Schumacher isn't a typical worried mum. When she hires...

In the latest Robicheaux novel, Clete Purcel - veteran, private investigator, and former New Orleans cop - takes centre stage for the first time. ****Clete Purcel - private investigator, ex-member of the New Orleans Police Department, and war veteran...

A perfect introduction to Agatha Christie - four of the best Hercule Poirot stories, chosen for their readability and sense of adventure. A man is found shot through the head in a locked room. A wealthy banker vanishes while posting a letter...

YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE... Kate Irving arrives at her grandfather's cottage at Frenchman's Creek in the dead of night with her young son, a small suitcase and little else. Its scattered community of fishermen, farmers, artists and jetsetters...

WINNER - IBA Crime Fiction Book of the YearBy the author of the No. 1 Bestselling Strange Sally Diamond 'Truly excellent . . . strongly recommended' Sophie Hannah__________'I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her.'Oliver Ryan is a handsome...

On a sultry afternoon in July, a man stumbles through thick foliage and rough ground, making for the coast. He wears prisoner's garb and the guards are hot on his heels. Happening upon a bather's clothes - the bather nowhere in sight - the escapee takes...

Pre-order THE STALKER, a new standalone cat-and-mouse thriller from Kate Rhodes, coming Autumn 2024!THE ISLES OF SCILLY MYSTERIES #7 'An absolute master of pace, plotting and character' ELLY GRIFFITHSON A REMOTE ISLAND When Jez Cardew's boat is found...

'A thrill a minute - I loved it!' Clare MackintoshNO ONE KNOWS THE MIND OF A KILLER LIKE EMMA KAVANAGH.I've been watching you DS Alice Parr.I saw you trying to save the poor young woman you found in the park.The woman I tried to kill.I've been waiting...