Crime & Thrillers

Now a BBC Radio 4 Drama Series.Political corruption, capitalist greed and past injustices are all revealed when Inspector Chen investigates a serial killer in Shanghai.An early morning jogger found her. Clad in nothing but a red mandarin dress, she had...

Can your sleuthing skills help identify the murderer of a Hollywood starlet? Los Angeles, 1958. The biggest, brightest and best names in Hollywood have gathered at the Royale Premiere Hotel on...

IT'S GORY, IT'S GRIPPING, IT'S GERRITSEN. A Rizzoli & Isles bestseller. STARE DEATH IN THE FACE 'If you're home alone, do not risk even the first sentence. Once you've started reading this book, putting it down is not an option' Mo Hayder ...

Don't miss the new, devastatingly good thriller from Helen Fields, The Institution. Coming March 2023 - available to pre-order now! 'One of the best crime fiction series out there... Helen Fields always delivers...

Chosen as a Book of the Year in The Times Literary Supplement, the Evening Standard, the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, The Times'A brilliant novel of deception, love and trust to join his supreme cannon' Evening Standard'Vintage le Carre. Immensely...

The Redeemed is the third thrilling installment in Matthew Hall's gripping, CWA Gold Dagger shortlisted Coroner Jenny Cooper series, from the creator of Keeping Faith. A mystery from the past. A deadly secret in the present. The body of a dead man is...

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language...

A murder. A world in crisis. Britain's greatest spy . . . 'BRILLIANT' Richard OsmanIt is M's funeral. One man is missing from the graveside: the traitor who pulled the trigger and who is now in custody, accused of M's murder - James Bond.Behind the Iron...

Operation Fool's Mate 24 is a thrilling and immersive debut that sets a high bar for the rest of the Fool's Mate series. Baldwin's military background shines through in the realistic action sequences and world-building, while his engaging characters and...

'Its plot twists and turns . . . Fascinating' The Times'Addictive' iWHO IS TO BLAME WHEN NO ONE IS INNOCENT?There's a heatwave in Glasgow and the drugs trade is booming. The whole force is searching for missing thirteen-year-old Alice Kelly. All except...

For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers.------------------------------------The seventeenth chronicle in the...

An unputdownable thriller set in the dark underbelly of Europe, perfect for fans of I AM PILGRIM. Into the darkness they fall... Tarifa, Spain. A man's body washes up...

'You'll love every single heart-breaking word' *****'Hands down one of the best books I've read in years' *****Finn and Kaz are about to meet for the first time.Ten-year-old Finn, a quirky, sensitive boy who talks a lot and only eats at cafes with a...

Judy Hammer has accepted the challenge of Richmond, Virginia's police department to try and reverse the escalating crime statistics in the city. She brings with her Deputy Chief Virginia West and Andy Brazil, now a full-time police officer. They find a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781805085096Author Doug SinclairFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Storm PublishingPublisher Storm PublishingWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

'The most popular novel of the nineteenth century, and still one of the best plots in English literature' Sarah WatersThe original 'sensation novel', The Woman in White opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter with a strange, solitary woman on a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473616274Author Iris BeagleholeFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint Te Ra Aroha PressPublisher Te Ra Aroha PressWeight(grams) 626gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

'Excellent' Literary Review'Kate Shackleton is a splendid heroine' Ann Granger The Woman Unknown: Deirdre Fitzpatrick is married to a man who wants to know where she really goes when supposedly taking care of her sick mother and calls on the expertise of...

'The greatest find in American crime fiction since Raymond Chandler' Sunday TimesJackson's woman has found him a foolproof way to make money - a technique for turning ten dollar bills into hundreds. But when the scheme somehow fails, Jackson is left...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035855957Author C K BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams)...

A BARACK OBAMA SUMMER READING PICK 2023'You'll be lucky if you read a more engaging novel this year' The Times Thriller of the Month April 2023'At the heart of the book is a masterly psychological study of racism. Lehane (who was a writer on The Wire)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781835252833Author D K HoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 16mm

Nishimura is a seasoned pickpocket, weaving through Tokyo's crowded streets, in search of potential targets. He has no family, no friends, no connections ...But he does have a past, which finally catches up with him when his old partner-in-crime...

Pre-order Five Days Missing now! The gripping new thriller from the bestselling author Caroline Corcoran, coming February 2022. 'Deliciously twisted' RED 'Addictive' STYLIST ...

THE TARGET: Israel's leading nuclear scientist, giving a lecture in London. THE ASSASSIN: A Palestinian terrorist, the lone survivor of a three-man hit squad ambushed by Israeli Intelligence in France while on their way to London. THE MERCENARY:...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593639412Author Anna Lee HuberFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

The Girl Who Just Wanted To Be Loved is a heart wrenching true story from foster mum and Sunday Times bestseller Angela Hart.Eight-year-old Keeley looks like the sweetest little girl you could wish to meet, but demons from the past make her behaviour far...

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERYAgatha Christie called her 'a shining light'. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true queen' of the classic murder mystery?The tranquility of Cambridge is punctured when Cousin Andrew of the illustrious Faraday family...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648882749Author Eileen OrmsbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Dark Webs True CrimePublisher Dark Webs True CrimeWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm)...

An enthralling history of Italian organised crime by the author of the international bestseller COSA NOSTRA. The Sicilian mafia, or Cosa Nostra, is far from being Italy's only dangerous criminal fraternity. The south of the country hosts two other major...

The Sunday Times bestselling author Manda Scott brings Ancient Rome to life in this memorable tale of treachery, espionage and violence. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Robert Harris and Conn Iggulden."Superior in almost every way...one of the most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803143019Author Helena DixonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 15mm

From the bestselling author of Star of the Sea and Shadowplay, a thrilling novel about a father who takes the law into his own hands.'Gripping and moving...a taut, expertly crafted plot' GuardianDublin, June 1995: the hottest summer since records began...

Betrayal, family loyalties, secrets: not all gangsters live in the east end. Two families run this part of Manchester: the Johnsons and the Bennetts. With the head of the Johnson family banged up, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641294553Author Cara BlackFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Soho PressPublisher Soho Press

The sudden death of Guy Brouard after his morning swim shocks the residents of Guernsey. A generous patron and benefactor of the island since his arrival there a decade ago, his demise puts a question mark over many cherished projects.When a young...

Conspiracy thrillers don't come any bigger or better than THE KEY - from the author of the bestselling thriller debut of 2011, SANCTUS: 'Plenty of action, plenty of intrigue and wonderfully imaginative. The sort of novel to devour in one sitting' Kate...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'A masterpiece from the master of equine fiction. Truly sensational from start to finish' 5***** Reader Review'Tense, tautly-written, with memorable...

What if you thought your husband was Jack the Ripper? London, 1888. Susannah rushes into marriage to a young and wealthy surgeon. After a passionate honeymoon, she returns home with her new husband wrapped around her little finger. But then everything...

When the victim of a violent gang rape accuses five premier sportsmen of the attack, she has no idea that her suffering has only just begun . . .It's a scandal that rocks a nation of sports fans. But, in spite of a huge amount of evidence, no one seems...