Crime & Thrillers

'Jecks keeps the suspense at a steady boil as his well-rounded characters fight for a corner in tumultuous London' Publishers Weekly'I look forward to seeing what mishap next awaits the unlikely hero of Jack Blackjack' Historical Novel SocietyDANGER LIES...

'Kate Winkler Dawson is an unbelievable crime historian and such a talented storyteller.' Karen Kilgariff, cohost of the My Favorite Murder podcast'Heinrich changed criminal investigations forever, and anyone fascinated by the myriad detective series and...

The gripping thriller from the bestselling author of VOX and Q 'A compelling, fast paced read.' Guardian 'The queen of dystopia' Nina Pottell, Prima ...

Charlatans is an explosive thriller from New York Times bestselling author and master of the medical thriller Robin Cook.Noah Rothauser is the new super chief resident at the state-of-the-art Boston Memorial Hospital. Taking on such a prestigious job is...

In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Jarrow was a thriving shipbuilding town. People from all walks of life moved to the area in search of work and a new beginning, bringing their families - and often their troubles - with them. A local...

THE MOST SHOCKING ADVENTURE YET FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and a tormented hero with a heart . . . packs a real punch' Andy McDermott A TRAGIC DEATH. A...

THE CHILLING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER HELEN CALLAGHAN. 'An enthralling and compelling page-turner with twists that kept me guessing' Claire Douglas Local girls are going missing.And the secrets lie close to home.....

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787053236Author Denis O SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint MX PublishingPublisher MX PublishingWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

An isolated highway in the middle of the desert-the perfect place to hide a secret. LA-based artist Laurie Simmonds disappeared two months ago, her campervan abandoned on the isolated Twentynine Palms Highway, miles from anything-or anyone. With the...

'This explosive debut reels you in from the first page and never lets up. Sinister, unsettling and gripping.' The Sun A heart-stopping, gripping thriller for fans of C. L. Taylor, Karin Slaughter and Linwood BarclayOn the tenth anniversary of her...

The crime, the criminals, the victims and their families.And the biggest manhunt by British police...The establishment, press and public reaction, the trial, and the aftermath are all set out in compelling narrative detail. Jack Witney served twenty-five...

The greatest detective of all time. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle put pen to paper and created a legend: Sherlock Holmes. His tall, slender, hawk-nosed figure with his deerstalker hat is instantly recognizable in every corner of the world. Alongside...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804242223Author David MarcumFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint MX PublishingPublisher MX PublishingWeight(grams) 699gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

ENTER THE LATEST ISAAC BELL ADVENTURE AS HE IS JOINED WITH DIRK PITT OVER A CENTURY APART TO DISCOVER A TRUTH LOST WITH THE TITANIC . . .'The Adventure King' SUNDAY EXPRESS________The Titanic's greatest secret is finally revealed . . .When Dirk Pitt...

For lovers of Alexander McCall Smith, Nicholas Drayson introduces the charming Mr Malik and the East African Ornithological Society in A Guide to the Birds of East Africa.Reserved, honourable Mr Malik. You wouldn't notice him in a Nairobi street -...

'A compelling, addictive thriller' Samantha Downing'Dark, gripping and suspenseful' Lesley Kara'Tense, twisty and unpredictable' T.M. Logan'Had me on the edge of my seat' Lisa Hall'[A] powerhouse of a thriller' Louise Mumford Two couples. A...

New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry's eighteenth enthralling Christmas novella. When Celia Hooper discovers that her dear friend Clementine is to marry widower Seth Marlowe - a man with a sinister past - she calls upon her husband, Detective...

Late one night, Jim Qwilleran is disturbed by the shrill ringing of the telephone. His erstwhile landlady, Iris Cobb, now resident manager of the Goodwinter Farm Museum, is distraught. Knowing her frail state of health Qwill is concerned and becomes even...

Nothing has happened. Not yet, anyway. This is how all things begin.Welcome to Apex City, formerly Bangalore, where everything is decided by the mathematically perfect Bell Curve.With the right image, values and opinions, you can ascend to the glittering...

The Metropolitan Police of the mid-twentieth century, in particular The Flying Squad and Obscene Publications Squad, has been described as 'the most routinely corrupt organisation in London'. Larger-than-life characters such as Ken Drury and Alfred...

It's early May when a young family out on a forest walk stumble upon a heavily mutliated body. The female corpse is in eerily good condition, and signs of torture are all too visible.Inspector Malin Fors immediately draws parallels between this case and...

Don't miss this stunning novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lady of Hay - a gripping tale of secrets, betrayal and revenge... After a broken love affair, biographer Kate Kennedy retires to a remote cottage on the...

It's 1933, and the political landscape of Europe is darkening. Eric Campbell, the man who would be Australia's Fuhrer, is on a fascist tour of the Continent, meeting dictators over cocktails and seeking allegiances in a common cause. Yet the Australian...

'Gripping and gritty, this book will keep you hooked from the first page to the last.' Roberta KrayLiberty Chapman had a difficult childhood. The oldest of four kids, she tried to protect them from their violent father until one day he murdered their...

'An absolute belter of a page-turner' HEAT'A fantastic book club choice' PRIMAWould you have a baby for your daughter?Ruth has the life she always wanted - stellar career, loving family, beautiful home - but now, with an empty nest, and heading towards...

font size="+1">'Animal lovers will delight' Ann Granger'A real treat . . . I loved it. Cats, dogs, murder and a credible and relatable heroine' Barbara NadelSummer in the Lincolnshire Wolds and Clarice is rung by her friend Louise, asking whether she can...

__________________________Former Crime Analyst Merilyn Davies brings to life a gritty, heart-stopping crime thriller that will have you utterly obsessed.'Assured, fresh, engrossing' MEL SHERRATT'Taut, authentic and sensitively told' CHRIS...

In 1974 the same boy had surfaced in connection with a sudden death in his new home. And then again ten years later, in connection with yet another case: a dramatic double-murder in Sunnfjord. The small boy is now an adult, and on the run in Oslo,...

Espionage fact and fiction collide in this thrilling compendium of spy writing, where some of the greatest spy stories ever told meet the genuine agent records and instructions that altered history. Ian Fleming's genre-defining genius and John le...

It is Autumn in Linkoeping and the heavens have opened, but not even these biblical rains can wash away the blood of crimes past and present.Then the brutally-stabbed body of self-made Internet billionaire Jerry Petersson is discovered floating facedown...

'A stunning spy story ... incomparable' GuardianIt is the most dangerous secret of the Second World War, one that could destroy Britain's reputation forever. In 1940, a clandestine meeting took place between Churchill and Adolf Hitler. All records of it...

Amazon reviewers can't get enough: 'I LOVED THIS BOOK' ***** 'Gloriously gripping' ***** 'Magnificent' ***** 'Heart-stopping, racy and...

The Striker is the sixth novel in Clive Cussler's Isaac Bell series.It is 1902, and Isaac Bell is investigating sabotage in a West Virginia coal mine. But when he stops a runaway train, saving countless lives, Bell discovers that it is part of a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786813794Author Casey KelleherFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 17mm

It was a dirty job in a dirty war.Danny Curnow, known in the army family by his call sign, Vagabond, ran agents, informers. Played God with their lives and their deaths, and was the best at his job - and he quit when the stress overwhelmed him.Now he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143134299Author Rennie AirthFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

From the author of Harry's Game - A Sunday Times '100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945' pickGus Peake should have kept his job and stayed at home, but an old family debt of friendship draws him to the remote wastes of Northern Iraq and to a...

Canine conspiracies, spurned lovers, murderous greed, jealousy, politics, power and knitting: Pelagia and the White Bulldog marks the beginning of an addictively entertaining new crime series from the internationally bestselling author, Boris Akunin.In...

From the author of Harry's Game - A Sunday Times '100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945' pickPeter Holt, a young diplomat, witnesses the horrific murder of his fiance and the British Ambassador within days of a new posting to the Soviet Union...

The second novel from the award-winning author of international bestseller WAKE, picked as a Guardian Book of the Year in 2022.Gemma Guillory has lived in Rainier her entire life. She knows the tiny town's ins and outs like the back of her hand, the...