Crime & Thrillers

St Petersburg 1917. The capital of the glittering Empire of the Tsars and a city on the brink of revolution where the jackals of the Secret Police intrigue for their own survival as their aristocratic masters indulge in one last, desperate round of...

*The first in a series of novels by Olguin starring the journalist Veronica Rosenthal. It is set in Buenos-Aires and has been made into a TV series currently showing in Argentina. *Veronica is a successful young journalist, beautiful, unmarried, with a...

A mother will do anything to protect her child... Love and hate are no match for a prison's walls What would you do if your son was sent down? Any parent would want justice - but...

'Beautiful and haunting... A tour de force' MICHAEL CONNELLY'There aren't nearly enough beautifully written novels that are also great mysteries... A Quiet Belief in Angels is one of them' JAMES PATTERSONA TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A RICHARD AND...

Spain, summer 1937. The civil war between Spanish nationalists and republicans rages. On the bloody sierras of Aragon, among Generalissimo Franco's volunteers is Martin Bora, the twenty-something German officer and detective whose future adventures will...

***THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER***'This epic tale deserves all the praise that is coming its way. Phenomenal' SunIn Amsterdam, three people die in a canal house, their remains arranged around the crucified form of their patriarch, De Jaager: fixer,...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER This was no accident... Haunting, compelling, this psychological thriller will have you hooked. Perfect for fans of Gone Girl and Daughter. I know your name's not really Jane Hughes . . . ...

The seventh book in the Sergeant Cribb series by Peter LoveseyLondon, 1889: After Jerome K Jerome's Three Men in a Boat became a Victorian bestseller, rowing on the Thames was the great craze of 1889. When an elementary school teacher in training takes a...

'One of the best historical crime series out there' Crime Review'Could challenge CJ Sansom for dominion' Sunday TimesSummer, 1658, and the Republic may finally be safe: the combined Stuart and Spanish forces have been heavily defeated by the English and...

Every night, Kawashima Masayuki creeps from his bed and watches over his baby girl's crib while his wife sleeps. But this is no ordinary domestic scene. He has an ice pick in his hand, and a barely controllable desire to use it. Deciding to confront his...

The twelfth book in the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling series, perfect for fans of John le Carre and Robert Harris. 'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' Lee ChildFrance, 1956. Bernie Gunther is on the run. If there's one thing he's...

***********************Lisbeth Salander returns to take her revenge in the most explosive novel of the series - 100 million copies of the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series sold worldwide"Complex, satisfying, clever, moral . . . a grown-up novel for...

The unforgettable, pulse-pounding new novel from the multi-Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author.'My heart was in my mouth as I raced through it. You have to read this one' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Taut, compelling and moving' ADELE PARKS'Powerful...

'Then the rhythm of the train changed, and she seemed to be sliding backwards down a long slope. Click-click-click-click. The wheels rattled over the rails, with a sound of castanets.' Iris Carr's holiday in the mountains of a remote corner of Europe...

PRE-ORDER PRECIPICE, THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS, NOW - PUBLISHING AUGUST 2024'A pure thriller . . . wry, clever, thoughtful, with a terrific sense of timing and eye for character' Observer'No one delivers thrilling yet timeless games of...

'Outstanding ... a constantly surprising series' THE NEW YORK TIMESThere is more to solving a crime than following the clues.Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.As Quebec City shivers in the grip of winter, its ancient stone...

Thrown out of the navy for a crime he did not commit, Jack Aubrey has lost everything he held most dear. In command of his beloved Surprise, but in a civilian capacity, Jack Aubrey must navigate a world apart from anything he has previously...

WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARDFROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS, NOW A MAJOR BBC SERIES, AND THE SUSPECT, NOW A MAJOR ITV SERIES'A gripping and eerie read. You won't be able to look away' Karin SlaughterThe girl...

'HELP! I am addicted to this series! Unputdownable' NetGalley reviewer, 'Alex Pine has done it again! Another excellent crime thriller... I was hooked from the first page. Read it - you won't be disappointed' NetGalley reviewer, ...

Chosen as Star Pick in the Sunday Times Crime Club Chosen as a 'Best New Crime Novel' in the Sunday Times'The series that has shadowed Brunetti for three decades is an epic achievement' The Times 'Leon's books are a joy' GuardianWhen two young American...

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THE SETT is another absorbing thriller by Ranulph Fiennes, the man the Guinness Book of Records called the 'world's greatest living explorer'.'The book is a tour de force in its scope, ambition and eclecticism'. - The Times A fight that starts when Alex...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643858326Author Maggie BlackburnFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Crooked Lane BooksPublisher Crooked Lane Books

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 most gripping psychological thriller you'll read this year - perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Mark Edwards, Claire McGowan, TM Logan and KL Slater...'This is a real page turner. I finished it in one go!' MARTINA COLE'A.J. Park is a master of suspense...

A classic murder mystery from the Golden Age of detective fiction, written by genre legend Josephine Tey.Leys Physical Training College is famous for its excellent discipline and its spectacularly athletic students. Miss Lucy Pym, expert psychologist, is...

Florence, October 1966. The rain is never-ending. When a young boy vanishes on his way home from school the police fear the worst, and Inspector Bordelli begins an increasingly desperate investigation. Then the flood hits. During the night of 4th...

For fans of TENNISON and MISSING PRESUMED, comes the gripping follow-up to the number 1 bestseller, LITTLE BONES.Good intentions can be deadly . . . Cat Connolly is back at work. Struggling to adjust to the physical and mental scars, her workload once...

DI Kelly Porter knows some people will risk everything to get ahead. But when the truth comes out deadly prices are paid... After a scandal forces DI Kelly Porter out of the Met, she returns to her home turf in the Lake District. Crimes in the Cumbrian...

Fascinating - PrimaEngaging and informative - GuardianAgatha Christie is one of our most beloved authors - a storyteller unparalleled in her clever plots and twisting tales. But Agatha was also a forensic expert; in each of her books she employs an...

'One of the great series of British crime fiction' --- THE TIMES'Cry Baby is the perfect prequel to send us back to revel in Tom Thorne's twenty years. As if we needed reminding how good Mark Billingham is' --- VAL MCDERMIDIt's 1996. Detective Sergeant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733824347Author J T GeissingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint J.T. Geissinger Inc.Publisher J.T. Geissinger Inc.Weight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm)...

From the #1 bestselling author and creator of hit Netflix series THE STRANGER"Run Away confirms one of the world's finest thriller writers is at the very top of his game." PETER JAMES"Coben never, ever lets you down - but this one is really special." LEE...

Framed for murder. Out for revenge.Private bodyguard Alex Drayce is on assignment in the States, tasked with protecting a wealthy businessman under threat of assassination.He is presented with the opportunity to make some quick cash for a week's work,...

Vera Stanhope, star of ITV's Vera, returns in the tenth novel in number one bestseller Ann Cleeves' acclaimed series.Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return...

No Man's Land by David Baldacci is an exciting thriller featuring special investigator John Puller, who is pursuing a case that will send him deep into his own troubled past.One man demands justice . . .John Puller is the US Army's most tenacious...

THE FINAL INSTALMENT IN THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING DARK ICELAND SERIES OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE When a police officer is murdered in the dead of night, in the isolated Icelandic town of Siglufjordur, Ari Thor Arason faces a complex...

A visionary novel about our interconnected world, about the collision of horror and humanity, from the Man Booker-shortlisted master of the spine-tingling tale A Guardian & Observer Best Fiction Book of 2020 * A Sunday Times Best Science Fiction...

Now a major Channel 5 series'The Queen of Crime.' New York TimesCommander Adam Dalgliesh is already acquainted with the Dupayne Museum in Hampstead, and with its sinister murder room celebrating notorious crimes committed in the interwar years, when he...

"Social commentary meets thriller in Delphine de Vigan's smart novel, which explores the frightening phenomenon of the 'kidfluencer'" -The Telegraph (5 stars) The first time that Melanie met Clara, Melanie was stunned by Clara's sense of authority, and...