Mystery & Detective

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913419707Author Karl HillFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Bloodhound BooksPublisher Bloodhound Books

Michael Moorcock's triumphant return to Britain's adventuring detective, Sexton Blake! His first published novel restored, revised, expanded... and presented with a brand new prequel story!A deep sea mission...A baffling murder...Beneath a sky of limpid...

The eighth book in the Sergeant Cribb series by Peter LoveseyLondon, 1888. Though Miriam Cromer has confessed to the murder of her husband's assistant, she is still confident of her acquittal. However, the jury sentence her to hang. Miriam then says her...

Eliza Peabody is one of those dangerously blameless women who believe they have God in their pocket. She is a modern-day Florence Nightingale, always up at the Hospice or the Wives' club; she is too enthusiastic; she talks too much. Her concern for the...

The king's coronation brings hope. Until a murderer strikes.Spring 1661: After years of civil war followed by Oliver Cromwell's joyless rule as Lord Protector, England awaits the coronation of King Charles II. The mood in London is one of relief and hope...

'Will keep you reading long into the night. I absolutely loved it.' Lesley Kara'Absolutely outstanding.' Lauren North________________________________Jenny has just given birth to the baby she's always wanted. She's never been this happy.Her husband, Leo,...

Hearing footsteps pounding along the street behind him he glanced back, fleetingly worried, then laughed because the street was deserted. All the same, he felt uneasy. Everything looked different in the dark. Then he heard more footsteps approaching, and...

The final book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s and 70s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. Hugely acclaimed, the Martin Beck series were the original Scandinavian crime novels and have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838499358Author Joshua BlackFormat PaperbackPage Count 354Imprint Rupert ColleyPublisher Rupert ColleyWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

A rainy night in London. Shots are fired into a car which swerves on to the pavement, ploughing into a bus stop. It seems that a chilling gang initiation has cost an innocent victim their life. But the reality is far more sinister...One life is wiped out...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786813862Author Carla KovachFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 16mm

From behind her came a noise, and she whirled around. Two pairs of cold, murderous eyes stared back at her from beneath hooded cloaks. She stood cemented in place, even as her brain screamed at her to run...It's their usual Thursday girls' night in, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Edgar Allan Poe Awards (First Novel) 2001.Book InformationISBN 9780804119122Author David LissFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher...

The USA Today bestseller This is a stunning and memorable page-turner of love, loss and resilience for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz Don't miss...

Six severed arms are discovered buried in a forest clearing. They are arranged in a mysterious circle, and appear to belong to missing girls between the ages of eight and thirteen. But the rest of the bodies are nowhere to be found.Criminologist Goran...

Who saw him die?I, said the fly,with my little eye.I saw him die.An astonishingly beautiful setting on the island of Skye.A gathering of fascinating guests at a hunting lodge set to enjoy abundant hospitality. And a double murder.A household in chaos . ...

A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICKA KINDLE TOP 5 BESTSELLER'Fast, funny and furious, this book has bags of humour, bags of heart and a proper murder mystery at its core' Janice HallettClaire and Sophie aren't your typical murder investigators . . .When...

When a blind, retired dentist is run down by a logging truck as he crosses the road to post a letter, Dr Siri Paiboun, official and only coroner of Laos, finds himself faced with his most explosive case yet. The dentist's mortal remains aren't nearly as...

Death is Now My Neighbour is the twelfth novel in Colin Dexter's Oxford-set detective series.As he drove his chief down to Kidlington, Lewis returned the conversation to where it had begun. 'You haven't told me what you think about this fellow Owens -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250157768Author M C BeatonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 172mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781402258619Author Susanna KearsleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 367Imprint Sourcebooks, IncPublisher Sourcebooks, IncWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

The finest works of H P Lovecraft, renowned as one of the great horror writers of all time. A major figure in twentieth-century supernatural fiction, H P Lovecraft produced works of enduring power. He has influenced the whole spectrum of those...

With his international bestseller The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Nicholas Meyer brought to light a previously unpublished case of Sherlock Holmes, as recorded by his amanuensis, Dr. John H. Watson. Now Meyer returns with a shocking discovery - an unknown...

The third in the detective series featuring DI Geraldine Steel Headmistress Abigail Kirby is dead. A potential witness has been murdered. And for DI Geraldine Steel, the stakes have been raised yet higher. Abigail's teenage daughter, Lucy, is missing,...

'The Sleeping Nymph': a work of art of magnetic beauty, painted by a young partisan fighter during the last days of the Second World War. A painting carrying a shocking secret hidden in the red pigment on the canvas, made with the blood of a human heart...

Jack Morgan receives an offer he cannot refuse...When the head of the world's foremost investigation agency is invited to meet Princess Caroline, third in line to the British throne, he flies straight to London.The Princess needs Morgan's skills - and...

It is 1919 in Breslau. The hideously battered bodies of four young sailors are discovered on an island in the River Oder. When Criminal Assistant Mock arrives at the scene to investigate, he discovers a note addressed to him, asking him to confess his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957237902Author Professor Stephen BoothFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint Westlea BooksPublisher Westlea BooksWeight(grams) 517gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

On December 11, 1966, a mysterious assassin shot Henry Stockton to death, set his house on fire, and left the scene without a trace. A year later, when a woman was found brutally killed, shreds of evidence suggested a connection between the two murders...

'Cut his eyes out, so he has. What kind of a monster could . . . Cut his eyes out?' The brutal murder of ten-year-old Callum Bradley sent shockwaves across Scotland. But weeks have stretched on with no solid leads except for a 999 call which may have...

Sherlock Holmes may be the world's greatest detective, but he needs your help. Join the renowned sleuth and his assistant Dr Watson as they travel across Victorian England, encountering mysterious crimes along the way. Using just Watson's illustrated...

...Can destroy your life'Wow, wow, wow, this book had me guessing all the way to the end!' Reader Review When new mother, Laura Caldwell, opens the card dropped through her letterbox, she expected to see a heartfelt note, congratulating her on the...

Master crime writer Stephen Booth ventures into the Peak District's dark subterranean world for a brand new, stunning and gasp-inducing Cooper & Fry thriller.'A modern master'GuardianHow do you prove a murder without a body?Ten years ago, Reece Bower was...

A pen pusher from Head Office soon finds himself pushing up the daisies...Local police stations all over the Scottish Highlands are being threatened with closure and this presents the perfect opportunity for Detective Chief Inspector Blair, who would...

'Essential reading for Jodi Picoult fans' Daily Mail A gripping and emotional family drama you won't be able to put down, for fans of Amanda Prowse and Susan Lewis. Since the awful...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK From the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife comes a bold combination of true crime, psychology and a hint of the metaphysical. 'A novel of both great sadness and great...

Lizzie is the sixth and youngest daughter of the late Sir Beverley, the patriarch who gambled away their beloved estate, Mannerling. Each of Lizzie's sisters had been entrusted by their ambitious mother to cast lures for the various owners of their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780727823069Author Michael JecksFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm) 224mm * 147mm *...

A Daily Mail Book of the Year and a The Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2021'Monumental.. Authoritative and highly readable.' Ben Macintyre, The Times'A fascinating history of royal espionage.' Sunday Times'Excellent... Compelling' GuardianFor the...