Crime & Thrillers

'Nobody understands the many faces of cops better than Mari Hannah.' Val McDermid'Mari Hannah writes with a sharp eye and a dark heart.' Peter James'Thrilling, exciting and kept me on the edge of my seat.' Angela Marsons*****************'He was her child...

Run. Don't look back. Just run.When Michael Rowland saves his younger brother Joshua from the clutches of his stepfather, he runs for his life with his brother in his arms. From his hiding place he sees the man who has made their lives a misery taken...

Who guards the guardian angel?New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is on the trail of a con-man in Notorious Nineteenth, the nineteenth sizzling adventure in the hilarious Stephanie Plum series by bestselling author Janet Evanovich. The perfect series...

A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BOOK OF THE YEAR'Spellbinding' Elly Griffiths'The most wonderful book. Unusual, beautiful, feminist, gripping, deserves to win prizes. I loved it so much.' Marian Keyes'A brave and timely novel which will fuel the debate on women's...

'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily TelegraphAn apparent suicide. A deepening mystery. A letter from a dead man...Secret agent George Smiley is in trouble. A Foreign Office civil servant,...

Battle is joined...Hero of Jutland in World War I, Kelly Maguire progresses rapidly through Navy ranks during the dangerous post-War years.Amidst the Russian Civil War, British forces must rescue thousands of terrified White Army men from rampaging...

'I'd like to crown Ariana Franklin Queen of the Historical Mystery!' TESS GERRITSENThe King of England has called upon his Mistress of the Art of Death - anatomist and doctor Adelia Aguilar - to accompany 10-year-old Princess Joanna on her thousand-mile...

The gripping new historical novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl from Bletchley Park and The Forgotten Secret. A heartbreaking choice. A secret kept for centuries. ...

Reissue of the timeless Higgins classic... In the depths of a cavernous of concert hall, a gifted psychopath plots and waits, his thoughts on nothing but music and murder. He kills for pleasure, constantly searching, and with a brand new...

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger...Monty Bannerman's father is a leading genetic scientist, and Nobel Prize winner, whose company has just been taken over by what will soon be the world's biggest pharmaceutical giant. He had some misgivings about...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Adult Novel, Davitt Awards 2023 (Australia).Book InformationISBN 9781911231387Author Lucy ChristopherFormat PaperbackPage Count 1Imprint The Text...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088178300Author Wendy DalrympleFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 7mm

The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Edgar and Anthony Awards for Best First Novel 'Bristling with suspense and elegantly crafted' Patricia Cornwell 'Smart, clever suspense, skilfully plotted, and a lot of fun to read' John...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685122560Author Eunice Mays BoydFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Level Best BooksPublisher Level Best BooksWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

THE TOP 50 BESTSELLER, a gritty, historical saga from author AnneMarie BrearCan she keep the baby she loves?Yorkshire Dales 1850As a terrible storm rages, Annabelle Wallis is shocked to find a distressed young woman at her cottage door, heavy with child...

Bank robberies should run like clockwork, right? If your name's Parker, you expect nothing less. Until, that is, one of your partners gets too greedy for his own good. The four-way split following a job leaves too small a take for George Uhl, who begins...

'Much later, as he sat with his back against an inside wall of a Motel 6 just north of Phoenix, watching the pool of blood lap toward him, Driver would wonder whether he had made a terrible mistake. Later still, of course, there'd be no doubt. But for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837902361Author Wendy DranfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 21mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451212849Author Jessica FletcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

'An unputdownable thriller' Gregory Dowling'It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an almost surreal climax' Daily Mail*****Murder is the deadliest art . . . An...

As a mother, wife, employer and editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, Isabel Dalhousie is aware that to be human is to be responsible. So when a neighbour brings her a new and potentially dangerous puzzle to solve, once again Isabel feels she has no...

***NOW THE SUBJECT OF A MAJOR TV SERIES ***DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE TRUE CRIME STORY OF SERIAL KILLER, CHARLES SOBHRAJ, AND THE RACE TO BRING HIM TO JUSTICECharles Sobhraj remains one of the world's great con men, and as a serial killer, the story of his...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Wilfred of Ivanhoe is a Saxon loyal to the Norman king Richard I. Because of this loyalty, and his love for Lady Rowena, Ivanhoe is cast out by his...

'Asia Mackay continues to blaze a trail through the spy genre' Chris Whitaker'Funny, tense, and thrilling' Claire McGowan'Fast, fresh and interesting' The Crime Review***She's not here to play.Lex Tyler is trying to have it all, but being a working...

Nowhere is safe. No one can be trusted.A bloodied body is found in a Manchester Immigrant Removal Centre. The investigating officer and the pathologist seem certain: a suicide. But for DI Ridpath something doesn't add up.As the evidence starts to...

Discover the compelling gangland thriller from bestseller, Kerry KayaPerfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers and Martina Cole.Bethany's back - and this time it's personal!Spiteful and twisted, Bethany Johnson is a woman scorned. After spending the past...

Dangerously addictive, The Secrets of Us is a pulse-pounding exploration of a disturbed psyche and the bond between two sisters desperate to escape a troubled past. Foster sisters Krystal and Nichole have always been there for each other, so when...

The new riveting novel from the West Country's medieval crime master Michael Jecks.King Edward II is furious when he learns that his wife Queen Isabella has defied him and remains in France with their son. As the unfortunate messengers of this unhappy...

Set on the coast of Sicily, The Safety Net is the twenty-fifth novel in the bestselling Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri.***Adapted for BBC4's Inspector Montalbano series***Vigata is bustling as the new filming location for a Swedish...

'A complete rollercoaster romp of a story... Kit has a created cast of heroes and villains whose escapades leave the reader crying with laughter and gasping with horror... But the story also has an emotional depth and poignancy which resonates long after...

'Well plotted and page turning' - Patricia Gibney'A tense, fast-paced, and deftly plotted thriller, which kept me guessing right to the end. I'm already looking forward to the next outing for Detective Sergeant Lucy Golden and her crew!'- Andrea...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922389244Author Tony ParkFormat PaperbackPage Count 414Imprint Ingwe PublishingPublisher Ingwe PublishingWeight(grams) 603gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

When cracks start forming in an influencer's curated life, she finds out that jealousy is just as viral as a video in this riveting suspense novel by bestselling author Jesse Sutanto. 'Irresistible' Daily Mail ...

A MATTER OF MURDER is the seventh Cotswold village crime novel in Ann Granger's Campbell and Carter series. Sure to appeal to fans of Midsomer Murders and M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin mysteries.Two years ago, Miff Ferguson chose to opt out of the rat...

An SAS outcast back in from the cold.A Ukrainian general on the hunt for traitors.A deadly threat that could drag the world to war.From No.1 bestselling SAS hero Chris Ryan comes COLD RED, the brand new 2023 action thriller ripped straight from the...

I used to just write murder mysteries. Now I investigate them... Crime writer turned amateur sleuth, Jen, has taken over the running of the local bookstore in her hometown of Riddleton. But balancing the...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'Loads of twists and turns throughout keeps you drawn along. Terrific' 5***** Reader Review'Outstanding. Dick Francis delivers in this action-packed thriller...

Exposing the horrifying consequences when communities ignore the people who need them the most, The Shape of Snakes is the psychological mystery from crime queen Minette Walters.November 1978. Britain is on strike. The dead lie unburied, rubbish piles in...

No stranger to sprawling country estates, well-heeled Daisy Dalrymple is breaking new ground at Wentwater Court to cover a story for Town & Country magazine. But her interview gives way to interrogation when suave Lord Stephen Astwick meets a chilly end...

Another compelling and captivating historical mystery from the pen of multimillion-copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis. Ancient Rome is brought to life in all its humour, political manoeuvring and murderous intent...'Davis' books make old Rome sound...