Crime & Thrillers

The forgotten story of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York. A strong woman who claimed the throne for her family in a time of war... 'A compelling story of divided loyalties and family betrayals. Dramatic...

The Cold War is long dead but the trade in deceit and lies is still running hot. In Hamburg, John Anselm is hiding from the ghosts he has left behind in foreign war zones. He spends his days working for a surveillance firm. At night he drinks too much,...

A French patisserie opens in the village of Ashton Mead in time for Christmas. Local residents are pleased but Hannah, owner of the Sunshine Tea Shoppe, feels threatened by the competition. When the owner of the patisserie is killed, Hannah is suspected...

This is the story of Bethan Mary Gray and the prophecy of a terrifying gift, an impossible choice and a love that never should have been. At fifteen, Beth unwittingly receives the 'gift' of life over death and is faced with the horrifying consequences...

Pre-Order SHY CREATURES: the unforgettable new novel about love, family and freedom from award-winning author of SMALL PLEASURES, Clare ChambersCOMING AUGUST 2024***A BEAUTIFUL HARDBACK SPECIAL EDITION, FEATURING RECIPES AND AN EXCLUSIVE Q&A WITH THE...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781835264034Author Janice FrostFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Joffe Books LtdPublisher Joffe Books LtdWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

Now a major film directed by Idris Elba, Yardie by Victor Headley shines a light on the brutal underworld of 90s London gang culture.At Heathrow Airport's busy immigration desk, a newly arrived Jamaican strolls through with a kilo of top-grade cocaine...

It's 1968. Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King are dead. The Mob, Howard Hughes and J Edgar Hoover are in a struggle for America's soul, drawing into their murderous conspiracies the damned and the soon-to-be damned. WAYNE TEDROW JR: parricide,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101982778Author Alex BerensonFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint E P Dutton & Co IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

'The plot goes like a train . . . vivid and compelling' Ian Rankin One chance to crack the case. A million ways to lose. Federal prosecutor Nora Carleton has spent years building a case against a powerful New York mobster. She finally has a star...

Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel returns in the fifth in the series, facing a case of grisly murder in London When a successful businessman is the victim of a vicious murder, all evidence points to his wife and her young lover. But then the victim's...

A DEADLY VIRUS. QUARANTINE. A WORLD IN LOCKDOWN. THE THRILLER THAT PREDICTED IT ALL. THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Flies thrillingly, eerily close to reality' Guardian'This page-turner... is riveting and spookily anticipates much that has...

The brand new gripping, gritty crime thriller from Kerry Barnes that will have you hooked. 'This gripping page-turner will leave you gasping in horror, yet entirely mesmerised' Woman's Weekly ...

Payne and Jones return in this electrifying thriller from internationally bestselling author Chris Kuzneski.A lab destroyed.An explosion in Stockholm claims the lives of an elite collection of scientists. Evidence suggests the blast was designed to...

PERFECT FOR FANS OF THE DRY AND MAKING A MURDERER'Outstanding . . . an absorbing thriller told with heart and wit. Morality and ambition clash on a journey full of twists as [this] takes readers from the cut-throat media landscape to a sleepy town full...

'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray In everyone's eyes, even the old ladies hiding behind their quivering curtains, even the kids just now who had turned to stare after they had passed him, he was the intruder, the undesirable. No, worse,...

*If you love The Butlers, meet QUEENIE! Kimberley Chambers' new No.1 bestseller and prequel to The Butler series is out now!* With family like this, who needs enemies. . . There are some families that...

WITH JUST ONE LOOK, SHE KNOWS HOW AND WHEN YOU WILL DIE . . .'Strikingly well-told, and with a compelling central character' Daily Mail _______Nothing surprises Adam Brandt anymore. As a forensic psychologist, he's seen and heard everything. That is,...

In the shadow of the Berlin Wall, murder is never an open-and-shut case . . .The award-winning, critically acclaimed Cold War crime thriller set in East Berlin - perfect for fans of Tom Rob Smith, Phillip Kerr and Joseph Kanon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737098102Author Guy Leonard EdwardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint Brainjar MediaPublisher Brainjar MediaWeight(grams) 807gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781479403080Author R Austin FreemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Wildside PressPublisher Wildside PressWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

'Witty and well researched.' THE TIMES 'A scientific dose of reality.' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A fun and comprehensive exploration.' LINDA McROBBIE 'Endlessly fascinating.' LIBRARY JOURNAL The science behind James Bond's exploits - armaments, tactics,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781471415920Author Fiona Veitch SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Hot Key BooksPublisher Hot Key BooksWeight(grams) 303gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

Just a few years ago, Corie Geller was busting terrorists as an agent for the FBI. But at thirty-five, she traded in her badge for the stability of marriage and motherhood. Between cooking meals and playing chauffeur, Corie scouts Arabic fiction for a...

Nothing-and no one-at Croft Towers is what they claim in this Gothic Regency romance. Can Sybil even trust her own self? When Sybil Delafield's coach to Croft Towers was robbed by highwaymen, she should have realized that her new position as companion to...

A brutal murder hints at a terrifying mystery, and this time it's personal.A body is found on a quiet lane in Exmoor, victim of a hit and run. He has no ID, no wallet, no phone, and - after being dragged along the road - no recognisable face.Meanwhile,...

THE TOP TWENTY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A brilliant new story-teller has arrived' ERIN KELLY'A read-in-one-sitting thriller' LUCY CLARKE'Chilling, devious' JANICE HALLETT'Glorious escapism with a murderous twist'...

'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature - himself in one arm-chair, a police officer in another, and between them - a mystery.' The Reverend Dodd, vicar of the quiet Cornish village of Boscawen, spends his...

Cowardice is a very dirty word. When Malachy Kitchen, an intelligence officer in Iraq, is accused of running away in the face of enemy fire, his career is left in tatters.Kicked out of the amry, Malachy sinks into despair. He becomes an isolated recluse...

Paul and Steve are back to solve the latest hard-hitting case of robbery and murder. After a heist goes down at Harkdale bank, a gang of thieves flee and a car chase ensues. As police close in on them, the thieves come to a screeching dead end...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641290647Author Colin CotterillFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Soho PressPublisher Soho Press

'Complex, intelligent, hugely intriguing - Alan Furst is in a class of his own' William Boyd 'Furst's ability to recreate the terrors of espionage is matchless' Robert Harris 'Furst never stops astounding me' Tom Hanks Chosen as one of the 50 Best...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948405522Author David FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Valancourt BooksPublisher Valancourt Books

A tragic accident. A blackmail plot. A house of cards.And murder.In his late father's house, Carl finds a hoard of pills, 'wonder drugs' and herbal remedies. He sells a box of slimming pills to his close friend Stacey.She dies.And Carl's new tenant is...

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 18 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including uncollected stories by Ngaio Marsh and John Dickson Carr. ...

The thriller that opened a new chapter in the sex wars ...Thomas Sanders' world collapses in just 24 hours - he is passed over for promotion, his new woman boss comes on to him during a drink after work, then, the next morning, he learns that she has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781960315304Author Annie AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 442Imprint Annie AndersonPublisher Annie AndersonWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

A century before the emergence of its cousin, the Sicilian mafia, the criminal organisation known as 'The Camorra' was establishing a deadly grip on Naples and Southern Italy. Its influence today is as strong as ever. This account of the organisation and...

In 1298, Edward I of England invaded Scotland and brutally sacked the town of Berwick, razing to the ground the Red House of the Flemings who had permission to trade there. He little knew his action would have far-reaching repercussions.A year later,...

***BEST CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR - THE TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES******CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH - THE TIMES***'Brings the obsessional dread of James Ellroy to 1940s London.' IAN RANKIN'Extraordinary...a career-defining performance.' THE SUNDAY TIMES'This is crime...