Crime & Thrillers

AS FEATURED ON BBC RADIO 2: 'Properly gripping' Romesh RanganathanTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER from the number one bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR.'Crafted like a vintage Christie and just as tense, this will be a smash hit.' Heat'Tense...

'A fresh new voice in crime fiction' - JANICE HALLETT 'A tragi-comic banger' - HARRIET TYCE 'Funny, sad, witty and very engaging' - EMMA CURTIS Everyone needs a hobby... Things haven't been going well for Beth. Her husband has left her for one of...

The Priory may look ramshackle in appearance, but Peter, Margaret, and Celia, are totally charmed by their newly-inherited country house. But there's more to The Priory than meets the eye. Left empty for years, hardly a single person has set foot inside...

'Painfully beautiful' The New York Times Book Review'Heart-wrenching... a compelling love story' Entertainment Weekly'Astonishing' PeopleFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in...

THE classic thriller of the 20th century - 'Simply the best escape and pursuit story yet written' [THE TIMES] - with an introduction by Robert MacfarlaneAn Englishman plans to assassinate the dictator of a European country. But he is foiled at the last...

Whether on land or at sea, can Jack Aubrey stay one step ahead of his enemies? With the Treaty of Amiens, England is at peace. At least for now. . . Accompanied by his friend, ship's surgeon and spy Stephen...

Somewhere in the city of Cork, a woman's cry echoes through the rainy streets. On a bloodstained mattress in a grimy flat, a burly man lies dead. A terrified girl kneels over his body. She has been trapped here for three days. It doesn't take DS...

'One of the best psychological thrillers I've read in years. Thought provoking, unsettling and compelling' - John Marrs, bestselling author of The OneA STRING OF MURDERS. AND THE PERSON WHO LINKS THEM ALL IS . . . YOUR DAUGHTER.Alison Lennon receives the...

The No 1 Bestseller!'A triumph' Nicola Tallant, Sunday World Crime World podcast'An incredible catalogue of mayhem ... amazing' Pat Kenny, Newstalk'Riveting' Irish TimesMeet the Wilsons - the deadliest family in crimeBrothers Eric, Keith and John Wilson,...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNAP*WINNER! Crime Novel of the Year*'Contains one of the most startling plots in contemporary crime fiction' Sunday Times___Patrick has uncovered a crime that the experts were too close to see . . .Life is...

THE STUNNING FINAL INSTALMENT OF THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING DARK ICELAND SERIES **Sunday Times BOOK OF THE MONTH** 'Jonasson is an automatic must-read for me ... possibly the best Scandi writer working today' Lee Child 'Is this the best...

Many lies. But only one truth...Winter 1372, York: A man has drowned in the River Ouse. It soon becomes clear that his death was not an accident. But why would anyone want to kill a humble river pilot?As the crowds around the murdered man thicken,...

Rediscover the classic novel of love, violence and obsessions from Booker prize-winning Sunday Times bestselling author Ian McEwan.Colin and Mary are a couple whose intimacy knows no bounds. Away on a holiday together in a nameless city, they get lost...

A body on an embankment. A blast at a farmhouse. A burden on Colchester CID'Rounded characters, a terrific sense of time and place and masterful plotting . . . a 24-carat holiday read' GuardianFox Farm is, thanks to two corpses, neither picturesque nor...

ONE MURDER. TWELVE SUSPECTS. TWELVE MOTIVES FOR MURDER . . .Sit back and become a real armchair detective.A murder mystery told entirely through interviews.Private Investigator Elizabeth Chalice needs YOU to help her solve this case.It's a beautiful...

Renowned murder mystery playwright Bertie Carroll turns real life detective when his leading lady is shot and killed on stage, in full view of an unsuspecting audience. This theatrical debut is a delightful murder mystery, perfect for fans of Richard...

August 1940. On the streets of London, locals watch with growing concern as German fighter planes plague the city's skyline. But inside the famous Ritz Hotel, the cream of society continues to enjoy all the glamour and comfort that money can buy during...

Sweetpea soon to be a major TV series starring Ella Purnell Everyone's favourite serial killer is back, and she's more unpredictable than ever... Readers LOVE Thorn in My Side ...

'Incredibly chilling. A contender for THRILLER OF THE YEAR' Fiona Cummins, bestselling author of Rattle'A FAST-PACED and DARKLY DISTURBING thriller' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of Let Me Lie and I See YouYou can't choose your family. Or can you?...

The third Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'No one writes better crime novels' EVENING STANDARDThey call him the Wolfman - because he takes a bite out of his victims and because they found the first...

'One of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction' THE TIMESThere is more to solving a crime than following the clues.Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.Hardly a day goes by when nine-year-old Laurent Lepage doesn't...

'A clever and utterly absorbing thriller which marks the arrival of an author to watch' i News'A powerful feminist thriller . . . twisted in the best way' Clemence Michallon, author of The Quiet TenantSeven women stand in shock in a seedy hotel room; a...

'Baldacci is the master' Jeffery ArcherAs darkness falls, evil comes to light...Memory man FBI agent, Amos Decker, returns in this action-packed thriller to investigate the mysterious and brutal murder of a federal judge and her bodyguard at her home in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837900817Author Pamela Fagan HutchinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 382Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm *...

The Break explodes into the gangland world of 90s Soho, by snooker world champion and national superstar, Ronnie O'Sullivan.It's 1997 and Cool Britannia's in full swing. Oasis and Blur are top of the pops and it feels like the whole country's sorted out...

A tragic accident . . . or was it?Emperor Domitian has been awarded (or rather, has demanded) yet another Triumph to celebrate two so-called victories. Preparations are going smoothly until one of the men overseeing arrangements for the celebration...

Detective Scott Jericho returns in Jericho's Dead, the second gripping crime thriller by William Hussey________________Former CID detective Scott Jericho is done with murder. Done with puzzles. Done with the dark rage that seems to haunt him.That is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646040230Author Ashley LeckerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses Press

George Foss never thought he'd see her again, but on a late-August night in Boston, there she is, in his local bar, Jack's Tavern. When George first met her, she was an eighteen-year-old college freshman from Sweetgum, Florida. She and George became...

A moonlit night. A sleeping village. And an unaccountable murder...An English bobbie returning from night patrol finds a corpse in evening dress locked in the stocks on the village green. He identifies the body immediately. Andrew Vereker was not a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907954726Author Terry WestFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Wild Wolf PublishingPublisher Wild Wolf Publishing

**WINNER OF THE CWA ENDEAVOUR HISTORICAL DAGGER **'An exceptional historical crime novel' C.J. Sansom India, 1919. Desperate for a fresh start, Captain Sam Wyndham arrives to take up an important post in Calcutta's police force. He is soon called to the...

HE TRUSTS HIS LAWYER WITH HIS LIFE . . . HE SHOULDN'T Wade Darling stands accused of killing his wife and teenage children as they slept and burning their house to the ground. When the case lands on barrister Neve Harper's desk, she knows it could...

A murder she doesn't remember committing. Or a killer she doesn't remember meeting? Liv Reese wakes up in the back of a taxi with no idea where she is or how she got there. She is dropped off at her apartment, but is confronted by a stranger who claims...

EVERY CRIME IS CONNECTED.BUT WHO IS PULLING THE STRINGS?THE CHILLING THRILLER FROM THE MIND OF MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER M. J. ARLIDGEA crimewave sweeps through the city and no-one is safe. An arson at the docks. A carjacking gone wrong. A murder in a...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786818812Author Carla KovachFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 19mm

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBA brand new series.An iconic new detective duo.And a thrilling new murder to solve . . . -----Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his...

The captivating new thriller from the author of The Haven, perfect for fans of Saltburn... 'I inhaled this tense and twisty page-turner... A dark, dazzling masterpiece' Claire Douglas 'Deliciously dark and decadent... The uber rich...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739689902Author J E RowneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint J E RowneyPublisher J E RowneyWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 18mm