Crime & Thrillers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486417776Author Sir Arthur Conan DoyleFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

My little boy's room was empty, his bed neatly made. Alarm bells should have rung immediately. Then the knock on the door came. All I remember is a thick fog wrapping itself tightly around me. This couldn't be happening to us . . . Three years ago, nurse...

All is not what it seems... In the murky London gloom, a knife-wielding gentleman named Jack prowls the midnight streets with his faithful watchdog Snuff - gathering together the grisly ingredients they will need for an ancient and unearthly rite. For...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913083113Author David DowningFormat PaperbackImprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street PublishingDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 21mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063023246Author Dale BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 191mm *...

Three generations of women from the Skelfs family take over the family funeral home and PI businesses in the first book of a taut, gripping page-turning and darkly funny new series. ***Shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Book...

Mel Starr's latest novel is a thoroughly enjoyable medieval crime mystery. It may be enjoyed as complete in itself, or as part of the Hugh de Singleton series. When Hugh and Kate's new-born son is taken to the church to be baptized, they are astounded...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739676650Author Martha BondFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Emily OrganPublisher Emily OrganWeight(grams) 222g

One woman's reappearance throws her family into turmoil, exposing dark secrets and the hidden, often devastating truth of family relationships. Kate Bennett vanished from a parking lot eleven years ago, leaving behind her husband and young daughter...

Leading crime expert Christopher Berry-Dee gained the trust of some of the most infamous convicted killers, having corresponded with them and even entered their prison lairs to discuss their horrific crimes in detail. In this book, he presents six...

Adultery, murder and dangerous love collide in Jessie Keane's gritty debut thriller set in the London's East End. Perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Lynda La Plante. For longer than she cares to remember Annie Bailey has lived in the shadow...

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a fascinating mix of memoir and science, telling the story of how one woman's cells have saved countless lives. Now an HBO film starring Oprah Winfrey & Rose Byrne.'No dead woman has done more for the living . . ...

'The Secret History for Millennials' Belinda BauerA golden summer, and six talented teenagers are looking forward to the brightest of futures - until a daredevil game goes horribly wrong, leaving three strangers dead. 18-year-old Megan takes the blame...

'One of the boldest thriller writers working today' TESS GERRITSEN'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' MICHAEL CONNELLY_________________________________________Watch Will Trent on Disney+ The sixth Will Trent novel, from the #1 bestselling...

The Forgotten Tower is a mesmerising gothic mystery about a castle full of dark secrets and buried history, from Sunday Times top ten bestselling author Lulu Taylor.Georgie is reluctant to move when her husband inherits Wakefield Castle, but he is...

TOM THORNE IS BACK . . . AND SO IS HIS WORST NIGHTMAREA gripping, grisly read. Mark Billingham is a terrific crime writer' ----- ANTHONY HOROWITZTom Thorne has it all.In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by his side. He finally...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593466308Author Juneau BlackFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

'A PERFECTLY PLOTTED FESTIVE MYSTERY' SUSI HOLLIDAY, AUTHOR OF THE PARTY SEASON'A DELICIOUS LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY' VAL MCDERMIDTwelve clues. Twelve keys. Twelve days of Christmas.But who will survive until Twelfth Night?Lily Armitage never intended to...

SHERLOCK HOLMES IS NOT ONLY THE MOST FAMOUS CHARACTER IN CRIME FICTION BUT THE MOST FAMOUS CHARACTER IN ALL OF FICTION.'Holmes has a timeless intelligence that puts him head, shoulders and deer-stalker above all other detectives' Alexander McCall...

The chilling new novel and Sunday Times top 10 bestseller from the bestselling author of The Chalk Man and The Taking of Annie Thorne'C. J. Tudor is terrific. I can't wait to see what she does next' Harlan Coben'A mesmerizingly chilling and atmospheric...

'This gripping psychological thriller slowly lures you in, then keeps you guessing about who's good - and who really isn't - all the way to the end' Heat 'Twisted and suspenseful, each layer of deception...

WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 'A strange, painfully tender exploration of the brutality of desire indulged and the fatality of desire ignored... Exquisite' Eimear McBride Yeong-hye and her husband are ordinary people - dutiful wife and...

Penniless Gwinny Tuffel is delighted to attend her good friend Tina's upmarket wedding. But when the big day ends with a dead body and not a happily-ever-after, Gwinny is left with a situation as crooked as a dog's hind leg. When her friend is...

An Instant Sunday Times Bestseller* and a gripping standalone thriller with a riveting reveal about a disastrous MI5 mission in Cold War Berlin. A dazzling entry-point to Mick Herron's writing and an unmissable read for Slough House fans'Pure class' Ian...

The gripping thriller from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author, shortlisted for the Irish Crime Book Awards 2020 Don't miss the newest Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent thriller - A STRANGER IN THE FAMILY - Coming March...

*Soon to be an Apple TV+ limited series starring Julianne Moore and Clive Owen*Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark.Lisey knew it when she first fell for Scott. And now he's dead, she knows it for sure.Lisey was the light to Scott...

*** NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES *** 'Thriller of the Year' Daily Mail 'Hypnotic and scary' Stephen King'Examines the fine line between seduction and stalking . . . Ludicrously readable' Guardian When aspiring writer Guinevere Beck strides into the...

She stood in Purgatory and studied death. The blood and the gore of it, the ferocity of its glee. It had come to this place with the wilful temper of a child, full of heat and passion and careless brutality.' In an uptown strip joint a cop is found...

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Be careful before answering your next call. It could be the beginning of your worst nightmare. After a tough week, Tanya Kaitlin is looking forward to a relaxing night in, but as she steps out of her shower, she...

'A fantastic read. Mind bending, gut wrenchingly tense and one of the most original stories I've read in years. It was an absolute treat' - John Marrs, author of The VacationA New York Times Best Thriller Pick for 2022Bestselling author Adam Hamdy...

'I raced through it. Brilliant writing' Harriet Tyce author of Blood OrangeSingle mother Revelle Lee spends her days translating the words of witnesses and defendants in London's court rooms.Only she knows what they're saying; a misinterpreted word could...

Discover the explosive second instalment in the Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore, the bestselling author of I AM NUMBER FOUR'Exhilarating . . . Each book grows more and more cataclysmic and heroic' 5***** Reader Review'This series is consistently...

*GUARDIAN BEST CRIME AND THRILLERS OF 2020**LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER 2020*'BLACKTOP WASTELAND may be the book of the year.' MICHAEL CONNELLY'Sensationally good' LEE CHILD'I loved BLACKTOP WASTELAND' STEPHEN KING'Stunning. Can't remember the last time I...

NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING RACHEL WEISZ AND SAM CLAFIN 'Du Maurier is a storyteller whose sole aim is to bewitch and beguile' NEW YORK TIMES'Du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH' One of her best novels, ingeniously contrived as to plot, successfully...

'He said he didn't remember killing them...'As a series of rolling blackouts plunge the city into darkness, Detective Aidan Waits sits on an abandoned hospital ward, watching a mass murderer slowly die. Transferred from his usual night shift duties and...

'Ten Seconds will keep you up all night' HARLAN COBEN***Broadchurch meets Harlan Coben in the most compulsive thriller you'll read all year. Whether you've read Twelve Secrets and Eleven Liars, or whether you're discovering Robert Gold for the first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101985571Author Meg GardinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint DuttonPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 188mm * 106mm * 30mm

Prolific armed robber. Close ally of Joey Pyle. Friend and fellow inmate of the Kray twins. Last man to stand trial with a Kray brother. First prisoner in the notorious Belmarsh Unit … Welcome to Ronnie Field's world. From his abusive childhood, his...

Longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Historical Fiction Dagger, 2019A Walter Scott Prize Academy Recommended Read 2019'Rich, intelligent and dark in equal measure, leaving you wrung out with terror. Historical fiction at its most sumptuous.'...

*The thrilling new novel from Lucy Clarke, THE HIKE, is available to buy now* The deeper the water, the darker the secrets... There were so many times I thought about telling you the truth, Eva. What...