Crime & Thrillers

Phoebe MacNamara first comes face to face with Duncan Swift high up on a roof, as she tries to stop one of his ex-employees from jumping to his death. As Savannah's chief hostage negotiator, Phoebe is calm, courageous, and ready to risk her life to save...

Discover the addictive and gripping novel from the bestselling author of You'll Never See Me Again, Lesley Pearse'A gripping novel' HELLO! Magazine_______________London, 1960.The lives of teenage twins Maisy and Duncan change for ever the night their...

'Superb sleuthing! I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Dedley End and can't wait to go back!' Heidi Swain, author of The Cherry Tree CafeOnce Upon a Crime...Nancy Hunter and her grandmother Jane Hunter run the Dedley Endings Bookshop, selling crime, thriller...

The ninth book in the Tom Thorne series, from bestselling author Mark Billingham.It has been a decade since Alan Langford's charred remains were discovered in his burnt-out car. His wife Donna was found guilty of conspiracy to murder her husband and...

'Deeply atmospheric.'MICK HERRON'A joy to read.'SUNDAY TIMES'The ultimate page-turner.'IRISH INDEPENDENTThe sumptuous, propulsive, sun-kissed follow up to the bestselling Snow, from the Booker Prize winning author'He wanted to know who she was, and why...

THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERIn the thrilling new novel from the bestselling Mitch Rapp series, Rapp heads to Pakistan to confront a mortal threat he may not be prepared for. In fact, this time he might have met his match. Mitch Rapp is used...

The gripping new crime thriller from the bestselling author of Before We Met and Critical Incidents Robin Lyons is back in her hometown of Birmingham and now a DCI with Force Homicide, working directly under Samir,...

_____________________________At Ronnie Kray's funeral, London crime expert John Pearson saw a man he didn't recognise - but who all the notorious criminals present deferred to.This is the remarkable true story of that man: 'the Englishman'.Investigations...

When a man is discovered dead by poisoning in his empty home his beautiful wife, Ayane, immediately falls under suspicion. All clues point to Ayane being the logical suspect, but how could she have committed the crime when she was hundreds of miles...

Fandorin returns in a swashbuckling tale of abduction and intrigue, set during the build-up to the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II.Grand Duke Georgii Alexandrovich arrives in Moscow for the coronation, with three of his children. During an afternoon...

The thirteenth book in the Tom Thorne series, from bestselling author Mark Billingham.THE 2016 SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERDI Tom Thorne returns in a chilling mystery that will keep readers guessing until the final page.The MissingTwo schoolgirls...

'As much a thriller as a chilling exploration of grief, The Woman on the Pier is one of B P Walter's finest-and most shocking-novels yet' A. J. Gnuse, author of Girl in the Walls Two strangers meet on the pier ...

**Shortlisted for Ngaio Marsh Awards 2023***Shortlisted for The Ned Kelly Awards 2023*'Tom Baragwanath's provocative first novel is riveting and shocking' The Times'[A] magnetic debut . . . breathtakingly compelling' Daily MailMasterton, New Zealand may...

Ava Simon designs storage boxes for STAEDA, a slick Brooklyn-based furniture company. She's hard-working, obsessive and heartbroken from a tragedy that killed her girlfriend and upended her life. It's been years since she's let anyone in. But when Ava's...

THE WORD-OF-MOUTH SENSATIONTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA RICHARD & JUDY BOOKCLUB SELECTIONNOW A NUMBER ONE NETFLIX SERIES'Timely and compelling' Shari Lapena'Impressive' The Times'Gripping' Observer'Sensational' Clare MackintoshA high-profile marriage...

The discovery of a severed head in a golf course bunker triggers a frantic race to find a serial killer that brings the town of Burnham-on-Sea to a standstill. A connection is made with a series of unsolved murders harking back to the 1970s, and...

THE NAILBITING RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK FOR SPRING 2020___________________The tension is simmering. The lies are piling up. Who do you trust?'Pulses with tension until its shocking conclusion' SHARI LAPENA'White-knuckled suspense' TESS...

A USA Today bestseller. Captain Calli Chase races against time to thwart a plot that leaves the fate of humanity hanging in the balance in this new thriller from international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. In the aftermath of a NASA rocket...

**Devotion, the new novel from Hannah Kent, is out now!**'Exquisite' - Daily MailShortlisted for the Walter Scott PrizeOne woman's mercy is another's murder . . .Ireland, 1825. Nora, bereft after the sudden death of her husband, finds herself alone and...

THE LAST THING A TWIN EXPECTS IS TO BE ALONE ...*** From the acclaimed author of THE LAST THING TO BURN comes a new thriller about identity, rivalry and deceit. ***'Dean handles his plot with skill ... Molly is an intriguing protagonist and Dean has...

**Shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize** A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022 The Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month The truth must come out. In 1963, in a Siberian gulag, former nuclear specialist Valery Kolkhanov has...

If he isn't guilty . . . Who is? 'Addictive' Caz Frear'Brilliant, compelling' Karen Hamilton'Compulsive' Rachel AbbottDon't miss Laura Marshall's addictive new thriller, MY HUSBAND'S KILLER. Pre-order now!___________Sasha North has gone missing...

The Quincunx is an epic Dickensian-like mystery novel set in 19th century England, and concerns the varying fortunes of young John Huffam and his mother. A thrilling complex plot is made more intriguing by the unreliable narrator of the book - how much...

London, 1670. Commissioned to design and build a new house for Francis Polegate, a merchant, Christopher Redmayne is pleased when the project is completed without a hitch. To celebrate the success of the venture, Polegate throws a party and invites...

A gripping British cosy crime mystery with a mysterious death and a village full of secrets...MAISIE COOPER IS NO DETECTIVE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.BUT SHE MIGHT JUST SOLVE A MURDER... Maisie left the picture-perfect village of Framlington years ago. But...

The new novel in Robert B. Parker's New York Times bestselling series featuring Paradise police chief Jesse Stone. Jesse Stone, still reeling from the murder of his fiancee by crazed assassin Mr Peepers, must keep his emotions in check long enough to get...

___________________ 'Anything written by Celia Imrie is guaranteed to put a smile on your face' - Good Housekeeping ___________________ The beautiful town of Bellevue-sur-Mer, tucked between glitzy Monte Carlo and the plush red carpets of Cannes,...

Spring 1940. With Britons facing what has become known as the Bore War - nothing much seems to have happened yet - Maisie Dobbs is asked to investigate the disappearance of a local lad, a young apprentice craftsman working on a "hush-hush"...

He's every woman's worst nightmare...THE LADYKILLER is the first book in the DI Kate Burrows series: the only time the 'undisputed queen of crime writing' (Guardian) and Sunday Times bestseller Martina Cole has written from the perspective of the Old...

Summer, 1660. Cromwell is dead and Charles Stuart has been restored to the throne. Men who supported the Protectorate are being hunted down as traitors. 'S. G. MacLean can make any historical period sing with life' Antonia HodgsonBy the summer of 1660...

December 1860. Headed for the morning shift at the Swindon Locomotive works is an army of men pouring out of terraced houses built by the GWR, a miniature town and planned community that aims to provide for its employees from cradle to grave...

The thrilling new novel from the acclaimed author of Murder on Mustique, based on the childhood described in her international bestseller Lady in Waiting.January 1950. Lady Anne Coke, daughter of the 5th Earl of Leicester, is in Scunthorpe on a business...

**NOW THE WINNER OF THE 2022 BEST DIRECTOR OSCAR AND TWO 2022 BAFTA AWARDS**Discover Thomas Savage's dark poetic tale of a small town in early 20th century America.Phil and George are brothers and joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley...

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Death and honour are thought to be the same, but today I have learned that sometimes they are not.' Set in frontier America in the midst of the...

SOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL AMAZON PRIME SERIES____________________________'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD, international bestselling author of...

When a skeleton is discovered on a Devon smallholding, DS Wesley Peterson, a keen amateur archaeologist, is intrigued by the possibility that it is a Viking corpse, buried in keeping with ancient traditions. But he has a rather more urgent crime to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859838785Author Philip HutchinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

A hint of gold glistened in the sand. It was a watch, no doubt about it. A watch... attached to a body. Criminal psychologist Robyn Adams is at breaking point after a previous case resulted in an attempt on her own...

Though as cunning as ever, the formidable Skullion - previously head porter, now elevated to Master - is showing signs of physical frailty after his stroke. So the tricky business of appointing a new Master must start all over again. Meanwhile the...

'As sweetly profane a poet as American noir could have asked for' Ian Rankin'A friggin' masterpiece' Dennis Lehane'The stunner that reinvigorated the genre and jacked up a generation of future crime novelists' George PelecanosMeet Private Detective C. W...