Crime & Thrillers

'With its stopwatch timing, locked-room murder and perplexing abundance of alibis ... Readers are in store for plenty of surprises' Wall Street JournalMultiple murders. Decades apart. No solid evidence.A popular young girl disappears without a trace, her...

The classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. Winter 1943, and US General Carnaby has been captured by the Nazis. He is being held in a fortress high in the Bavarian Alps. headquarters of the German Secret...

'Wonderfully haunting' JANE HARPER, author of The Dry'Extremely well written, fantastic' HARRIET TYCE, author of Blood Orange'Conjuring up... Twin Peaks and Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects' Stylist'Spellbinding.... a stunning debut' Woman &...

Robyn Carr returns to the beloved town of Virgin River with a brand new story about fresh starts, new friends and the magic of Christmas. Warm-hearted characters, a stunning setting - what more could you want for a...

A fast-paced crime-thriller, full of chilling twists, turns and grisly surprises, Matt Brolly's Dead Lucky will have you gripped from beginning to end! DCI Michael Lambert is back... When a woman is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668016534Author Robert MccammonFormat PaperbackPage Count 880Imprint GalleryPublisher Simon & Schuster

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957652231Author Rachel AbbottFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Black Dot Publishing LtdPublisher Black Dot Publishing LtdDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm...

The Penguin English Library editionWhen Dr John Watson takes rooms in Baker Street with amateur detective Sherlock Holmes, he has no idea that he is about to enter a shadowy world of criminality and violence. Accompanying Holmes to an ill-omened house in...

She thought they wanted her baby. But they won't stop there. Roz is young, penniless and pregnant. All she wants is to be the perfect mother to her child, but the more she thinks about her own chaotic upbringing, the more certain she is that the best...

BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, CAROL AND STRANGERS ON A TRAIN 'Bears Highsmith's unique, unsurpassed mixture of unsettling psychological insights' THE TIMES 'The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense' MARK...

In The New Adventures of Old Sherlock, a brand-new series, it's Christmas at Baker Street, and Holmes is obsessed his most fiendish of unsolved cases: someone is murdering Santas across London!As Holmes and Watson struggle through the Christmas-shopping...

_________________________The first book in the DI Charlie Resnick series, from the master of British crime writingShirley Peters is dead. Murdered. Her body is found twelve hours later in her own home. Just one of the many sordid domestic crimes hitting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781955924054Author Scott BladeFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Black Lion MediaPublisher Black Lion MediaWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

'Laura Thompson's outstanding biography . . . is a pretty much perfect capturing of a life' - Kate MosseIt has been 100 years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. In this biography, Laura Thompson...

When the San Angelo drifts into port in the Thames Estuary, telephones begin to ring across the capital and an intricate series of events is set in motion. Beset by dreadful storms in the Bay of Biscay, the ship, along with the 'mixed cargo' it carries,...

On the morning after Boat Race Day, a man's body is found in a nature reserve beside the Thames. He has been viciously stabbed, his tongue cut out, and an Oxford college scarf stuffed in his mouth. The body is identified as that of Nick Bellamy, last...

One toxic family. Eight suspicious guests. Everyone is guilty. But who is a killer? Welcome to the McAlpine Lodge: a secluded mountain getaway, it's the height of escapist luxury living. Except that everyone here is lying. Lying...

There are many conflicting stories about who Ronnie and Reggie Kray were. Films depicting their lives have made the public vilify them, adore them and even admire them. This guide book will dig a little deeper into the places they spent their time. Many...

Christmas Eve, 1931. On the way to see a client, Maisie Dobbs witnesses a man commit suicide on a busy London street. The following day, the Home Secretary receives a letter threatening a massive loss of life if certain demands are not met. Maisie is...

In a propulsive thriller by the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Baztan Trilogy, a female detective follows a psychopathic killer into the eye of a storm. Amaia Salazar, a young detective from the north of Spain, has joined a group of...

ACCLAIMED AND BESTSELLING REGIONAL CRIME FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE STRANGER DIARIES'My favourite current series' Val McDermid'Ruth Galloway is one of the most engaging characters in modern crime fiction' Kate Mosse'Elly Griffiths writes with a sharp, smart...

Isaac Asimov's Robot series - from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three Laws of Robotics, they continue to...

'Stone is a deceptively complex action hero' Mail on Sunday'Like his creator, the ex-SAS soldier turned uber agent is unstoppable' Mail on Sunday'McNab's first-hand army experience shines through this pulsating adventure' Daily Express______________When...

A beautiful 60th anniversary special edition of the first George Smiley novel, now with a new introduction by John le CarreAfter a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus...

Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers and Jessie Keane, this gangland thriller shows how far one woman will go to protect her family's empire. ___________Most authors write what they know. Linda Calvey writes what she lived.After Ruby's husband, Archie,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645283891Author Fiona TarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Fiona TarrPublisher Fiona TarrWeight(grams) 313g

"A very early candidate for the crime novel of the year" IRISH TIMESLive Aid, July 1985. The great and the good of the music scene converge to save the world. But the TV glitz cannot disguise ugly truths about Thatcher's Britain.Jon Davies and Suzi...

A #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller. Every time Gwen closed her eyes, she saw him in her nightmares. Now her eyes are open, and he's not going away. Gwen Proctor won the battle to save her kids from her ex-husband, serial killer Melvin Royal, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838343002Author Jack ByrneFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Northodox PressPublisher Northodox Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913628093Author Anna PenroseFormat PaperbackPage Count 351Imprint Mudlark's PressPublisher Mudlark's PressWeight(grams) 129g

ABSOLUTION BY MURDER is the brilliant and evocative first novel in Peter Tremayne's Sister Fidelma series, bringing 7th-century Ireland vividly to life.PRAISE FOR ABSOLUTION BY MURDER: 'In the simultaneously sharp-tongued and full womanly figure of...

'A solid gold revival of the golden age whodunnit, with a delicious Danish twist' JANICE HALLETT 'A love letter to the classic country house murder mystery' J.M. HALL 'Wonderfully descriptive and loaded with atmosphere' IAN MOORE A snowstorm. A country...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Agatha Awards (Best Historical Novel) 2021.Book InformationISBN 9781496732453Author Colleen CambridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Kensington...

Richard Littlejohn exposes the madness of modern Britain in this thrill-packed rollercoaster ride of a novel, bursting with all the humour and irreverence that have made him Britain's No 1 newspaper columnist. What right do you have to protect your...

A chilling, addictive psychological thriller from bestselling thriller writer Keri BeevisOne sister murdered. One brother jailed. One love betrayed.Mead House was once our childhood home. Despite my fears, I always knew we would have to return to face...

When a woman is burned to death in Grandal Field in Devon, it seems like a case of mistaken identity. Until DI Wesley Peterson learns of a legend involving a French woman who burned to death there in the thirteenth century. And when he discovers that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910751244Author Kathryn CroftFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint BookouturePublisher Bookouture

The second book in Dolores Redondo's atmospheric Baztan trilogy, featuring Inspector Amaia Salazar. With masterful storytelling and a detective to rival Sarah Lund, this Spanish bestselling series has taken Europe by storm. IT TAKES JUST ONE...

A Simple Favour is a twisting free-fall ride filled with betrayal, reversal, secrets and revelations, love and loyalty. Now a major feature film starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively.'Packed with betrayal, secrets and plenty of twists and turns' -...

'If you are a fan of British police procedurals, add Shame the Devil to your must-read list.' Reader ReviewSometimes catching a killer means looking close to home...A young father is stabbed to death on his front doorstep in East London. Kieran...