Crime & Thrillers

Sometimes murder is the only way to get even... The gripping new Scottish crime thriller that you won't be able to put down. Perfect for fans of L J Ross and Val McDermid. 'A deliciously dark and twisted...

The award-winning debut thriller from the bestselling author of Kolymsky Heights'Quite simply the best thriller writer around.' SpectatorNicolas Whistler is young, bored and in debt. When an opportunity to make some money arises, he can't turn it down...

Terrifying tales of the ultimate evil among us! One of the best serial killer books for fans of true crime.The Killer Book of Serial Killers is the complete resource for any true crime fan or student of the lurid, fascinating world of serial killers...

Terrorism, heroism and everything in between...THE TRAP is a teen thriller about espionage, a missing brother and the ever-raging war on terror by million-copy-selling author, Alan Gibbons.MI5 agent, Kate, receives a tip-off about an asset, who seems too...

'Ever inventive, ever surprising, Hamdy is fast carving a name as one of the most intelligent and gripping thriller writers of our time' - Peter James, author of Dead Simple.A daring escape from a Cairo prison.An assassin who kills with a single touch.A...

'The later Renko novels are stark, spare and beautiful, like trees in winter. Martin Cruz Smith does more on a page than most writers manage in a chapter. He is unique and irreplaceable' MICK HERRON ARKADY RENKO IS BACK . . . Renko has been confined to...

THE FIRE PIT IS THE THIRD BOOK IN THE FAROES NOVEL SERIES, FOLLOWING ON FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED THE KILLING BAYIn the wake of a dying man's apparent suicide, the skeleton of a young woman is discovered on a windswept hillside. Detective Hjalti...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of National Book Critics Circle Awards 1994.Book InformationISBN 9780385478007Author Mikal GilmoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Bantam...

HIS DAYS ARE NUMBERED. BUT SO ARE YOURS.'Keeps readers on the edge of their seats through a roller-coaster ride of high-octane action that builds to an explosive finale' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Propulsive ... outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES'Pacy' LITERARY REVIEW'Fresh...

THE THRILLING FOURTH JACK IRISH NOVEL, FROM THE FIVE-TIME NED KELLY WINNER AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BROKEN SHORE AND TRUTH.'Peter Temple's fourth Jack Irish thriller is like slipping into deliciously dangerous quicksand . . . demands to...

Soon to be a film from Netflix and Oscar-winning director of The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow. 'Fantastic story, a real page-turner. Impossible to put down' Stephen King 'Forget a good night's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538752647Author Patterson JFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher Little, Brown & Company

WINNER OF THE IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD 2010 FOR BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR!The last time Jonah saw Nor ed-Din, he was lying face down in a pool of black water in the Khyber Pass. For many years, Jonah had been under the impression that he'd killed...

From the award-winning author of ROAD TO PERDITION, the new QUARRY novel continues the deadly story of the assassin who stars in the acclaimed Cinemax original series Memphis, 1975. "Raunchy" doesn't begin to describe Max Climer's magazine, Climax, or...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2013 CWA ELLIS PETER HISTORICAL DAGGERSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2013 DEANSTON SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEARIt's 1947 and the worst winter in memory: Glasgow is buried in snow, killers stalk the streets - and Douglas Brodie's past is...

The captain who went further than any had before tells her life story for the first time in her own words; perfect for fans of Star Trek: Voyager and the upcoming Star Trek: Prodigy Kathryn Janeway reveals her career in Starfleet, from her first...

An aspiring TV journalist faces a shattering moral dilemma and the prospect of losing her career and her life, when she joins an impetuous photographer in the Middle East. A shocking, searingly authentic thriller by award-winning ex-CNN news executive...

Raves for Janet Evanovich's novels: 'Stephanie Plum in ass-kicking form...utterly delightful' (Cosmopolitan); 'A laugh-out-loud page turner' (Heat); 'Plum is not just a smart private eye but a heroine with a sense of humour' (Daily Mail) An impossible...

1976, THE GREATEST HEIST STORY NEVER TOLD.In a breathtaking act of daring, a band of armed men blast their way into the Imperial Bank of Beirut. Over the next 48 hours they load up three trucks with gold bullion, and disappear without a trace.But whilst...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593437858Author Rhys BowenFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

For fans of Adele Parks and Clare Mackintosh'Deceptively clever... Bad Seed is a chilling portrayal of how family can go terribly wrong.' - Shari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door'I LOVED Bad Seed. Twisty, wonderfully written, genuinely...

For fifteen years, ever since the taciturn civil servant Stephen Summerchild fell to his death from a window, there have been rumours. So Brian Jessel, a young member of the Cabinet Office, is diverted from his routine work and asked to prepare an...

'Wow! I loved this book. So much suspense!... Many twists and turns! I highly recommend reading this book!' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars Seven days until the killer strikes again - but who is next? DCI...

Five strangers. One horrific event. What did they see? 'Assured and engrossing' The Sunday Times 'Tightly-plotted, entertaining' LOUISE CANDLISH ...

BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ACCORDING TO GUARDIAN AND THE SPECTATOR THE FINAL NOVEL FROM THE GREATEST SPANISH WRITER OF HIS GENERATION, JAVIER MARIAS'The most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature' Boston GlobeSpain in the 1990s is beset...

True stories of prison breaks including those of Frank Abagnale, whose story is told in Catch Me If You Can; Henri Charriere who claimed to have escaped from the supposedly inescapable Devil's Island - the true story as opposed to his questionable...

The teachers thought they knew her. They were wrong...'Must read' Bella'A brilliant thriller' Closer'Gripping and powerful!' Lauren North'An addictive page-turner' Samantha Tonge'School run revenge at its best' Jacqueline Ward'The end was a triumph,...

How far would you go to find the truth? 2009Since Amber lost her child ten years ago, her sole focus has been keeping her small business afloat. Her life seems to be on hold until the morning she finds a girl on the beach outside her gift shop...

'Raw, relentless and heart-poundingly real, this book knocked me off my feet like a river in flood' Ruth Ware, bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10 'A thought came to me that I couldn't force away: What we are wearing...

A woman is missing. But is it by choice, or is she in grave danger? When Lauren Cook fails to return from a hen weekend in Amsterdam she is reported missing by her husband. But DS Catherine Bishop and her colleagues see no reason to believe this is...

In a North Sea storm a drilling rig sinks, taking with it the ten kilos of hashish that Calum Bean has hidden in its superstructure. When the bankrollers decide that Cal's kneecaps are a reasonable forfeit, his cousin, renegade army officer Seb...

'God, he's good' Stephen King An American Indian demon is unearthed in the present day. Original, disturbing and utterly terrifying, this is the new standalone from master of horror, and author of The Manitou, Graham Masterton. A BODY IN FLAMES In...

Somewhere deep in the desert, the location of Rahimere's tomb has long been kept a closely guarded secret. But now, the Sebaus - a sect taking its name from demons - has plundered and pillaged the sepulchre for its most powerful treasure.The fiery...

The brand new Covert-One thriller from a master storyteller and global bestseller.When a US Special Forces team is wiped out by a group of normally peaceful farmers in Uganda, Covert-One operative Jon Smith is sent to investigate. Video of the attack...

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A lethal secret society. A priceless stolen treasure. A map worth killing for. Relic smuggler and expert thief Guy Bodie is a tough man in a dangerous world, loyal only to his elite team of five. But when one of them betrays him, landing Guy in a...

A girl trapped in a secret room. Only silence can save her.From the multi-million-copy bestselling author behind The Secrets She Keeps, a major BBC series, comes a heart-stopping new psychological thriller.__________She has secrets.Six years ago, Evie...

THE TIMES '100 BEST SUMMER READS''Magnificent' Sunday Times'Gripping... the twists and intrigue keep coming' Observer 'As ever, Furst vividly evokes a sense of time and place' Mail on Sunday (Must-Read Books of the Year)Occupied Paris, 1942. In the dark,...

Criminal psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware is pushed to his limit like never before in Breakdown by New York Times No.1 bestseller Jonathan Kellerman. Fans of Michael Connelly and Harlan Coben will love this sabre-sharp storytelling from the master of...

Murder - the most appalling crime of all. It comes in many guises and is as diverse as the victims and perpetrators themselves. But no matter how horrifying, it fascinates as much as it repels.In this updated edition of THE LAW KILLERS, journalist...