Crime & Thrillers

'An atmospheric and gripping standalone thriller' - THE TIMESThe gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times and one million copy bestselling author of The English Fuhrer. In this brilliant standalone crime novel set in 1930s Munich, Detective...

***The 7th novel in the Strike series, THE RUNNING GRAVE, is coming in September 2023. Pre-order now and be the first to read it***'Teems with sly humour, witty asides and intelligence ... A pleasure to read' TIMES-----Now a major BBC drama: The Strike...

DCI Mackenzie and Atticus Priest are back, but can they work together to solve a conspiracy?A dog walker finds a human bone on lonely Salisbury Plain. DCI Mackenzie Jones investigates the grisly discovery but cannot explain how it ended up there. She...

'Wow, what a read! Great plot and characters. Everything you want in a mystery. This series gets better with every book' NetGalley reviewer, When a body is found at the Merrywell Book Festival,...

***The 7th novel in the Strike series, THE RUNNING GRAVE, is coming in September 2023. Pre-order now and be the first to read it***'Hugely absorbing. . . the best Strike novel yet' SUNDAY MIRROR'Highly inventive storytelling' GUARDIAN'Outrageously...

'Completely, terrifyingly BRILLIANT'Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups 'I didn't want it to end'Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women and Animal 'Magnificent: I read it in one sitting' Kate...

Cloaked strangers and danger abound...Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are coming to the end of another busy half term as dinner ladies at Summerview Secondary school. The school is abuzz with chatter about the upcoming break, the local harvest...

The brand new edge-of-your-seat thriller from the author of the smash hit bestseller The Woman in the Window. "I'll be dead in three months. Come tell my story." This is the...

Soon no one on Earth will have a place to hide in this novel about fears known and unknown by #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz. In retreat from a devastating loss and crushing injustice, Katie lives alone in a fortresslike...

'An irresistibly delicious mix of cooking and murder' Trisha Ashley'Takes two of the world's greatest pleasures - food and mystery writing - and combines them exquisitely. I devoured it!' Thomas MogfordChef Charlie Hunter's arrival in the beautiful...

CAN YOU CATCH A KILLER?OR ARE YOU ALREADY IN THE WEB?Three years ago, Detective Saga Bauer received an ominous postcard describing a gun and nine white bullets - one of which was intended for her partner, Detective Joona Linna. The sender alleged that...

Reacher never backs down from a problem.And he's about to find a big one, on a deserted Arizona road, where a Jeep has crashed into the only tree for miles around. Under the merciless desert sun, nothing is as it seems.Minutes later Reacher is heading...

THE BRAND NEW REBUS THRILLER FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER. ONE OF THE MUST-READ NOVELS OF THE YEAR. 'I loved it - Rebus is one of fiction's greatest creations' MARIAN KEYESJohn Rebus stands accused: the once legendary detective is on trial,...

Tudor England is brought vividly to life in Tombland, the seventh novel in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.'When it comes to intriguing Tudor-based narratives, Hilary Mantel has a...

The gripping new gangland thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller and Queen of the Underworld, Jessie Keane.Once, he loved her. Now he's going to put her away for murder.Christie Doyle is living the dream: she has a beautiful mansion on the South Downs...

THE BIGGEST NETFLIX SHOW OF 2024 STARRING MICHELLE KEEGAN, JOANNA LUMLEY AND RICHARD ARMITAGE.READ THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL . . .'The absolute master' RICHARD OSMAN'One of the all-time greats' GILLIAN FLYNN'At the top of his game' PETER JAMES'Never...

***The 7th novel in the Strike series, THE RUNNING GRAVE, is coming in September 2023. Pre-order now and be the first to read it*** Winner of the Crime and Thriller British Book of the Year Award 2021 'One of crime's most engaging duos'...

Behind the sequins and the sparkles, the competition is about to turn deadly . . . 'I loved it! I'm quite convinced I've danced with Lily Richmond, and if anyone can solve a few crimes she can . . .' ANTON DU BEKE ...

If most men say they're one of the good guys, then why are so many women afraid to walk alone at night?'Groundbreaking. Hall's take on a very contemporary subject is challenging, revelatory and controversial' - Sunday Times'Razor-sharp, spine-tinglingly...

'Heir to Christie' Daily Mail'Clever, classy and captivating' CHRIS WHITAKER_______________________________One happy couple.Two divided families.A wedding party to die for.On the private island of Castello Fiore - surrounded by the glittering waters of...

'An excellent action-thriller' Daily Telegraph'The action never lets up for a moment' Daily Mail'Very entertaining' Guardian'An old-fashioned blockbuster...Conway writes with brio and ambition' Financial Times'The most incredible spy franchise since Ian...

'James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.' Steve Berry'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' Ian Rankin'Nobody does it better.' Jeffrey Deaver________________With the country in chaos and corruption on all sides, there's only...

AS SEEN IN THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE UK'S NO.1 FORENSIC ECOLOGIST LOOKS AT HER MOST HIGH-PROFILE AND INTERESTING CASES...'I love puzzles, and finding answers is the only truly enjoyable part of what I do.' Professor Patricia Wiltshire is a forensic...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Cosy crime of a superior order' Sunday TimesWords can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill...Natalka and Edwin are running a detective agency in Shoreham, Sussex. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is...

San Pedro is Bolivia's most notorious prison. Small-time drug smuggler Thomas McFadden found himself on the inside. Marching Powder is the story of how he navigated this dark world of gangs, drugs and corruption to come out on top.Thomas found himself in...

FROM THE MULTI-MILLION SELLING AUTHOR MARK DAWSON FOUR MURDERS. TWO DETECTIVES. ONE MYSTIFYING CRIME.On Christmas Eve, DCI Mackenzie Jones is called to a shooting at a remote farmhouse. Ralph Mallender believes his father lies dead inside. When three...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914537110Author M S MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 390Imprint Landmark MediaPublisher Landmark MediaWeight(grams) 572gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

At once a vivid, haunting reimagining of 1950s Britain, a gripping, humane spy thriller and a poignant love story, with Dominion C. J. Sansom once again asserts himself as the master of the historical novel.1952. Twelve years have passed since Churchill...

London's most notorious gangsters, in their own words . . .The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller.The Kray twins were Britain's most notorious gangsters. Ruling London's underworld for more than a decade, as gang lords they were among the most powerful and...

BESTSELLER An explosive expose of how British military intelligence really works, from the inside. The stories of two undercover agents -- Brian Nelson, who worked for the Force Research Unit (FRU), aiding loyalist terrorists and murderers in their...

THE GRIPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER JULY 2022What happens when the person closest to you has led a life of deception?'Full of suspense and intriguing characters' MY WEEKLY'A gritty, gripping drama' WOMAN'S WEEKLY_______No one wants to believe their...

THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER 'One of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Engrossing, a haunting page-turner. A book I could not put down' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR __________ Meet the forensic...

The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author is back with a brand new, breath-taking thriller. Whether you loved TWELVE SECRETS or whether you're discovering Ben Harper for the first time, ELEVEN LIARS will keep you hooked till the last page.***LOOKING FOR MORE...

Now a major TV series from JJ Abrams and Stephen King, starring James Franco (Hulu US, Fox UK and Europe, Stan Australia, SKY New Zealand).WHAT IF you could go back in time and change the course of history? WHAT IF the watershed moment you could change...

The TikTok phenomenon and #1 New York Times bestseller.A beautiful and distinguished family.A private island.A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.A group of four friends-the Liars-whose friendship turns destructive.A revolution. An...

"Complete with crackling fast dialogue, an edgy ambivalent plot, and the capacity to make his readers turn the page, this feels like Child's breakthrough book into the mega-sellers. He is that good." (Daily Mail)Jack Reacher, adrift in the hellish heat...

THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Gripping' NEW YORK TIMES'At last, the Ripper's victims get a voice... An eloquent, stirring challenge to reject the prevailing Ripper myth' MAIL ON SUNDAY____________Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine...

'Lee Child continues his meteoric rise and mastery of suspense with Tripwire. It's a tightly-drawn and swift thriller that gives new meaning to what a page-turner should be.' Michael ConnellyFor Jack Reacher being invisible has become a habit.He spends...

'Smart characters, shocking twists' Lisa Gardner'A compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters' Sun'I couldn't turn the pages quick enough' Heidi Perks'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy' Jo...

NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESHOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO FIND THE ONE?A No. 1 ebook bestseller and featured on Simon Mayo's Radio 2 book club. Perfect for fans of BEHIND HER EYES and BLACK MIRROR.One simple mouth swab is all it takes. A quick DNA test...