Crime & Thrillers

If you go down to the woods today, you're in for a big surprise... 'Exceptional' A.J. Finn 'A smart thriller' Gillian McAllister 'Creepy, absorbing and unnerving'...

'The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong' - Stephen King.From the master of police procedural and bestselling author of Standing in the Shadows comes A Dedicated Man, book two in Peter...

Voted one of The Guardian's top 10 best crime books of all time and one of the best true crime books ever written according to StylistShirley Pitts, the eldest of six children was born upside down on 24 November 1934. Her 'career' began by thieving...

'WOW fantastic book. You have to read it.' Reader review A MISSING CHILD Returning to Exeter CID after his son's unsolved disappearance, Detective Sergeant Pete Gayle's first day back was supposed to...

'His artistry is supreme' John Banville Conflict rather than harmony probably reigned in eight out of ten of the still magnificent houses that surrounded the park. But he had rarely had the opportunity to breath such a strained atmosphere as the one...

Former soldier. Ex-copper. Current man on the edge. Shunned by his old colleagues, and dividing his time between a dead-end job and the bottom of a whisky bottle, former Police Scotland Detective Superintendent Bob Hoon's life is a mess. Then an...

Alexander Fitzpatrick is one of the most wanted men in the Western world. A Howard Marks character, but far more dangerous, his wealth, accrued through drug-trafficking, runs into millions. For the past ten years there has been no sighting of him. Has he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786771735Author Simon ParkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint White Crow ProductionsPublisher White Crow ProductionsWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496730312Author Lynn CahoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

When he was twelve years old, Adam Ryan went playing in the woods with his two best friends. He never saw them again. Their bodies were never found, and Adam himself was discovered with his back pressed against an oak tree and his shoes filled with blood...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'Written in Dick Francis inimitable style, this fast-paced thriller leaves the reader gasping for breath' 5***** Reader Review'Fast paced action with a hero...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781835265628Author P F FordFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Joffe Books LtdPublisher Joffe Books Ltd

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'One by one they were all becoming shades. Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.'...

'An excellent read! So original and clever that I was completely absorbed in the story. Gripping, tense and twisty with an unexpected ending. Phenomenal.' Claire Douglas, bestselling author of Local Girl Missing and Last Seen AliveWhen Laura wakes up...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837903184Author Leah MercerFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 14mm

When the body of Nicola Maiden, the daughter of a retired Scotland Yard undercover officer, is found near an unidentified body in the middle of a pre-historic stone circle in Derbyshire, the newly married Inspector Lynley is asked to lead the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786772145Author Simon ParkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint White Crow BooksPublisher White Crow BooksWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm...

On her way home from an all-night surveillance job, V.I. Warshawski's dogs lead her on a mad chase that ends when they find a badly injured teen hiding in the rocks along Lake Michigan. The girl only regains consciousness long enough to utter one...

As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse - discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. When an opera company gathers in Oxford for the first post-war production...

A heart-pounding new standalone thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Stephen Leather. 'He has the uncanny knack of producing plots that are all too real, and this is no exception' (Daily Mail on First Response)When a British Special Forces...

A CRIME TOO CLOSE TO HOME . . .A superb, highly suspenseful crime thriller from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'You'll love every second of it' MIRROR'Excellent' SUNDAY TIMESAt a private school, two teenagers are killed by an...

'Well-drawn characters and painterly depictions of place' A Times Thriller of the Month'A gripping, tense and highly original thriller' Scots MagazineBus driver Dave Kellock is a pillar of the community in Portobello, Edinburgh. But he's got a terrible...

A quiet English village A shocking murder An unlikely detective Nobody liked Colonel Protheroe. So when he's found dead in the vicarage study, there's no absence of suspects in the seemingly peaceful village of...

Discover the spellbinding mystery from the Richard & Judy bestselling author of THE GLASS HOUSE'An enthralling story of secrets, sisters and an unsolved mystery' KATE MORTON'One of the most enthralling novelists of the moment' LISA JEWELL______When four...

He was a pillar of the community, serving on local committees, donating prizes to the rugby club, organising charity collections. His patients thought the world of him: he was attentive, kind, never too busy to chat. Yet Dr Harold Frederick Shipman was...

As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse - discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. Long inhabited by a collection of profoundly...

'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' Daily Mail'Brody's writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton: witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive' Ann Cleeves A lady with a secret Kate Shackleton's sterling reputation for...

Agatha Christie meets Made in Chelsea'Vassell's sharply witty debut novel is an enticing blend of frothy social satire and deadly serious detective work.' Daily Mail'Brilliantly compulsive . . . I could not stop reading this book.' DENISE MINA'As sharp,...

'This is the most complete self-portrait ever painted by a serial killer... as unique a document as Bundy was a killer. There are lessons in this book for everyone' ROY HAZELWOOD, FORMER FBI PROFILERCharismatic. Articulate. Evil. Killer.Two journalists...

THE EIGHTH INSTALMENT IN THE HANNE WILHELMSEN SERIES.A snowbound mountain pass, a derailed train, a locked, shuttered and heavily guarded carriage, an apocalyptic storm, an ancient hotel, old betrayals, murder and state secrets.1222 metres above sea...

THE ATMOSPHERIC AND HAUNTING THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING BLACK-EYED SUSANS**LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER 2024**'Haunting, heartfelt, chilling and beautifully told' CHRIS WHITAKER---------------Three-year-old Lizzie Solomon...

She can't prove he did it. But she might die trying... From the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series, comes a standalone spinoff featuring DS Roberta Steel. Revenge...

Originally built to house the workers of Victorian London, Balaklava Street is now an oasis in the heart of Kentish Town and ripe for gentrification. But then the body of an elderly woman is found at Number 5. Her death would appear to have been peaceful...

'A fast-paced thriller . . . An impressive debut' - FINANCIAL TIMESThe incredible thriller about a codeword, an extraordinary murder - and the detective who must solve both to stop a deadly plot fifty years in the making. Geiger is the perfect read for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781963255218Author Shawn McGuireFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Brown Bag BooksPublisher Brown Bag BooksWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

A devoted father. A loving partner. A suspect for murder . . . THE GRIPPING, PAGE-TURNING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER THAT WILL GRIP YOU INSTANTLY'A gut-wrenching, breathlessly tense thriller' ALLIE REYNOLDS'Full of twists and revelations right to the...

TV's top fugitive hunter investigates the UK's worst unsolved murdersRoughly ten per cent of all murders in the UK go unsolved. Here, Britain's top ex-undercover cop shines new light on cases up and down the country in search of answers.Peter Bleksley's...

THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER When a spike in CIA intelligence suggests a major terrorist attack planned for Memorial Day, the president orders Mitch Rapp, his top counterterrorism operative, to pull out all the stops. Rapp immediately leaves...

A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick. 'One of the most twisted and entertaining plots' - Reese WitherspoonThe Other Woman by debut author Sandie Jones, is a gripping psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Michelle Frances's The...

Shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2023Into the Dark is the gripping crime thriller from Fiona Cummins about revenge, greed, ambition and the true cost of friendship.'Complex. Inventive. Twisting. Unsettling' - Sarah...