Crime & Thrillers

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'Just incredible' Naomi Klein'Gripping and shocking...with the pace of a thriller' The TimesA New York Times bestseller, The Outlaw Ocean is a riveting, adrenalin-fuelled tour of a vast, lawless and rampantly criminal world that few have ever seen: the...

The wolves of Odin have been unleashed: the hunt has begun.Anno Domini 1040. Christianity has swept unstoppably across Scandinavia, leaving few enclaves of the old ways clinging on to their fading world as King Olof of Sweden works to convert his people...

Legendary warriors, devastating sea battles, and a chance, finally, for vengeance.After a daring escape from a British prison, Philippe Kermorvant returns to France and gains command of a frigate in the Mediterranean, where France is trying to rebuild...

'Clever, cunning, and diabolical in the best possible way. Anyone longing for a good old-fashioned thrill need look no further' Ann PatchettCelebrated, bestselling, elusive...who is Maud Dixon?Florence Darrow wants to be a writer. Correction: Florence...

'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' Daily MailA theatre partyYorkshire, 1927. Eclipse fever grips the nation, and when beloved theatre star Selina Fellini approaches trusted sleuth Kate Shackleton to accompany her to a viewing...

WHAT PRICE WOULD YOU PAY FOR THE PERFECT LIFE?**The jaw-dropping new thriller from Sunday Times and Kindle #1 bestseller Harriet Tyce**'Completely unpredictable. The shocks kept coming right up to the final pages.' Lisa Jewell'Harriet's best so far.'...

When companies suffer a dramatic even catastrophic drop in their share price, it is the investors who lose their shirts and employees their jobs. But often, a company's published accounts offer clues to impending disaster, providing you know where to...

A country manor. Two murders. Multiple suspects. Can DI Ford solve the case before his own dark past is exposed? After a dog walker discovers human remains in a badger sett in the idyllic Salisbury countryside, DI Ford is called in to lead the ensuing...

After losing her job and her partner in one fell swoop, journalist Elspeth Reeves is back in her mother's house in the sleepy village of Wilsby-under-Wychwood, wondering where it all went wrong. Then a body is found in the neighbouring Wychwoods: a woman...

ENTER THE DARKEST CORNERS OF EDINBURGH IN THIS GRITTY, MYSTERIOUS AND SPINE-TINGLING MURDER INVESTIGATION . . .'Full to the brim with intrigue. You will not be disappointed' 5***** Reader Review'Grips you from the beginning and doesn't let go' 5*****...

Lord Peter Wimsey's fishing holiday is interrupted in Dorothy L Sayers' classic crime novel, introduced by writer and reviewer Barry Forshaw - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries.'One of the best...

A REGIMENT LEGEND IS MISSING.ONLY ONE MAN CAN TRACK HIM DOWN.From No.1 bestselling SAS hero Chris Ryan comes OUTCAST, a brand new action thriller ripped straight from the headlines._________________After single-handedly intervening in a deadly terrorist...

Through a series of mishaps, Henry Warren, a recently divorced City financier, ends up in hospital in a Northern town ruined by the closure of its shipyard. Moved by the fate of the town's inhabitants, Warren risks his fortune and reputation to save the...

SOON TO BE ADAPTED FOR TV! 'Glorious fun, packed with puzzles and twists. An absolute riot' Tom Mead, author of The Murder Wheel A gripping new mystery featuring Detective Tess Fox and her...

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First published as Game of Chance under A. C. Koning. 1929. Blinded war veteran Frederick Rowlands has escaped the bustle of London to establish a secure life for himself and his family in the countryside. But everything is about to change when an old...

Banks is back - and this time he's investigating the murder of one of his own. Detective Inspector Bill Quinn is killed by a crossbow in the tranquil grounds of a police rehabilitation centre, and compromising photos are found in his room. DCI Banks,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789360073176Author Edgar Allan PoeFormat HardbackPage Count 268Imprint Tgc PressPublisher Tgc PressWeight(grams) 417g

Another engrossing historical mystery bringing Ancient Rome to life in all its gruesome glory from the pen of multimillion-copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis. Fans of S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor and C. J. Sansom will not be disappointed.....

THE TWISTY FOURTH NOVEL AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, FROM THE GRIPPING INSPECTOR MCLEAN SERIES SET IN EDINBURGH A family lies slaughtered in an isolated house in North East Fife . . .____________ Morag Weatherly and her two young daughters have been shot...

The year is 1143, and once again Brother Cadfael is forced to abandon the tranquility of his herb garden and use his knowledge of human nature to solve a murder- this time frighteningly close to home. When a newly ploughed field, recently given to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993237294Author Ann SwinfenFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Shakenoak PressPublisher Shakenoak Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734464115Author M K WisemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Megan WisemanPublisher Megan WisemanWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 12mm

Three seasonal stories set in Paris at Christmas, from the celebrated creator of Inspector Maigret.It is Christmas in Paris, but beneath the sparkling lights and glittering decorations lie sinister deeds and dark secrets... This collection brings...

'Compelling and utterly absorbing ... an artfully crafted debut that echoes the dark essence of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN while maintaining a fascinating originality all of its own' Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of PANDORA'A gripping Gothic tale of...

'A sexy, sensational novel with intoxicating vengeance and an unexpected tenderness' No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter A woman who has everything... People would kill to have Faye...

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERYRediscover Gladys Mitchell - one of the 'Big Three' female crime fiction writers alongside Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers.Alastair Bing's guests gather around his dining table at Chaynings, a charming country manor. But one...

Claire Lidman died fourteen years ago.So why does she appear in the background of a recent holiday snap taken in Venice?Her husband brings the anomaly to Hans Rekke and Micaela Vargas. Initial scepticism gives way to cautious belief, but Rekke is falling...

A gripping tale of murder and mystery in eighteenth century England. Across the still, dark English Channel come the smugglers. But tonight they carry an unusual cargo: a coffin. Several miles inland, a respected banker holds a birthday party for his...

Knives Out meets The Binding in this historical romp full of magic, queer romance and adventure. A Restless Truth by Freya Marske is the thrilling follow-up to A Marvellous Light.'It's the lesbian locked-room murder mystery of my dreams. Beyond...

It's a brutal race to the finish line . . .July 2012: The Games have arrived in London and the stage is set for one of the greatest ever showcases of sporting excellence.When Sir Denton Marshall, a key member of the London Olympic organising committee,...

'A thrilling and gripping novel.' Roberta Kray 'No matter what she did, he would always be there, right behind her. She could never escape' Breaking the rules has fatal consequences... Sixteen-year-old...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786816696Author Samantha HayesFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 19mm

Hot on the heels of the "superb" (Stephen King) New York Times bestseller City on Fire comes the explosive second novel in an epic crime trilogy from #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow. Following the epic, ambitious, instant New...

It was the perfect romantic honeymoon. Until her husband disappeared. It was supposed to be the happiest time of their lives. But for newlywed Stella, the dream honeymoon has turned into a nightmare overnight. Her perfect husband, Austin, has vanished...

North East India, 1923. On the broiling Night Mail from Calcutta to Jamalpur, a man is shot dead in a first class compartment. Detective Inspector Jim Stringer was sleeping in the next compartment along. Was he the intended target? Jim should have...

The estranged grandson of a wealthy collector of human curiosities becomes fascinated with teenaged twin sisters, leading them into a web of dark obsessions. A dazzlingly dark gothic novel from the bestselling author of The Somnambulist. 'Makes skilful...

By-the-book forensic scientist Harry Steinbeck and rogue BCA agent Van Reed must catch a cold-case killer who's returned to abduct a small town's children one by one in this heart-stopping novel from the Edgar Award-nominated author of Unspeakable Things...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786819345Author Shalini BolandFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 15mm