Mystery & Detective

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496712417Author Ellery AdamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

A serial killer is terrorizing the senior citizens of Denton, and the local police are succumbing to a flu epidemic. Tired and demoralized, the force has to contend with a seemingly perfect young couple suffering arson attacks and death threats, a...

From the author of Thirteen Hours - A Sunday Times '100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945' pickThe former freedom fighter known as 'Tiny' has finally achieved his dream of a peaceful life. But then his beloved son is taken away from him. In that...

*A TIMES 100 BEST BOOKS FOR SUMMER 2022 SELECTION* *A TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH* 'In the gutsy Casey, [the author] has created an unstoppable yet entirely credible modern heroine... Much of John le Carre's work was steered by his moral compass...

The road to happiness is full of surprises The last place Darcy Evans wanted to find herself was on a road trip with her estranged mother, Marja. She's busy launching her business,...

'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray Maigret is called to the home of professional gambler, Felix Nahour, who has been found shot dead by his chambermaid. Maigret is shocked to recognise a photo of the man's wife who becomes the main suspect...

The heart-stopping and gripping novel from the author of international No. 1 bestsellers Mercy and Disgrace - fans of Scandinavian crime thrillers will love this. 1987Nete Rosen thought she'd put her traumatic youth behind her. Her caring foster parents...

Colleen Stan was a sweet-natured, lively twenty-year-old when she set out to hitchhike from her home in Washington to Southern California. Seven years later she emerged from hell, the victim of a bizarre and chilling crime. Cameron and Janice Hooker had...

In 1298, Edward I of England invaded Scotland and brutally sacked the town of Berwick, razing to the ground the Red House of the Flemings who had permission to trade there. He little knew his action would have far-reaching repercussions.A year later,...

'There is no denying the winning charm of these artfully fashioned mysteries' - Barry Forshaw, Independent 'Gentle, often funny and undeniably charming' - Readers Digest 'We should welcome him to the ranks of classic detectives' - Daily Mail ...

'Michel Bussi is one of France's most ingenious crime writers... has plenty of twists and turns in store in this fast-moving novel about a long-planned act of revenge' Joan Smith, SUNDAY TIMES'Takes the reader on a thrilling ride across the remote isle...

From the writer of the award-winning Game of Thrones series for HBO based on the books of George R. R. Martin.'David Benioff is an exceptional storyteller' Khaled Hosseini'[An] acerbically captivating first novel' New York TimesAlso adapted as a feature...

Another runaway adventure with glamorous heroine Phryne Fisher!When Phryne Fisher arranges to go to Ballarat for a week, she eschews the excitement of her Hispano-Suiza for the sedate safety of the train. But as the passengers sleep, they are all...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425226780Author Emily BrightwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

From the author of the international bestsellers The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes "a compelling read, filled with lovable characters and an alluring twist of fates" (Ellen Keith, author of The Dutch Wife) about five women living across...

The first novel in the acclaimed VAN DER VALK series - now a major new ITV series starring Marc Warren'Masterful' SUNDAY TIMES'Freeling's Inspector Van der Valk is less rugged than Rebus, less parsonical than Dalgliesh, more Morse than Frost, and more...

'A cleverly constructed plot, at once romantic and threatening, promotes Tom Benjamin to the first division of crime writers' Daily Mail'Ideal holiday reading for those pining for the tastes and smells of the Mediterranean' The Herald'Atmospheric and...

A classic tale of the American west from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author.John Russell has been raised as an Apache. Now he's on his way to live as a white man. But when the stagecoach passengers learn who he is, they want nothing to do with him...

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Best ThrillerSooner or later, everybody pays.Gerry Fegan, a former paramilitary contract killer, is haunted by the ghosts of the 12 people he has slaughtered. Every night, on the point of losing his mind, he...

Before she can move forward, she must first go back...When Chala loses her beloved stepfather, it opens the floodgates to a lifetime of secrets. Since childhood, Chala has battled with the guilt she feels for a tragedy that changed the entire course of...

Vividly atmospheric and brimming with suspense, Mark Ellis presents this insanely captivating wartime thriller of classic espionage.The third instalment in the Frank Merlin series, following on from Stalin's Gold. Previously published as Merlin at War...

"Rhys Bowen crafts a propulsive, unexpected plot with characters who come vibrantly alive on the page." -Mark Sullivan, author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky Love and secrets collide in Venice during WWII in an enthralling novel of brief encounters and...

For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers.------------------------------------The twenty third chronicle of Matthew...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244344153Author Daphne NevilleFormat PaperbackImprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 236g

'Refreshing . . . I look forward to reading more' Alex Gray'First-rate' Sunday SportWhen it comes to murder, there's no such thing as a coincidence ...When DI Dania Gorska is called to investigate the shooting of a young man on a Dundee street, the nail...

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...

The eighth thriller in the Joe O'Loughlin series, the inspiration for the major ITV series The Suspect.I close my eyes and feel my heart begin racingSomeone is comingThey're going to find meA mother and her teenage daughter are found murdered in a remote...

He is the self-appointed sheriff of Raufarho fn, a sleepy town in northern Iceland, and has everything under control. There's no need to worry. Day by day, he treks the wide plains which surround the almost deserted village, hunts Arctic foxes and lays...

No one feels safe when there's a murderer in their midst...Ann Granger returns to her fan favourite series with the gripping sixteenth Mitchell and Markby novel, featuring her trademark strong and appealing characters, gentle wit and engrossing intrigue...

A stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family posing as Patrick Ashby, the heir to the family's sizeable fortune. The stranger, Brat Farrar, has been carefully coached on Patrick's mannerisms, appearance and every significant detail of...

'Crackles with energy and wit' - The Times London Society takes their problems to Sherlock Holmes. Everyone else goes to Arrowood. 1895: London's scared. A killer haunts the city's...

1976: friends, Marcus and Ruth, go missing in Afghanistan during an overland bus trip to Kathmandu. A generation later, Ruth's niece Amber, haunted by the disintegration of her family, determines to get at the truth of their disappearance. Was it murder,...

'A nimble and uncanny performance, brimming with Lethem's trademark verve and wit' Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground RailroadPhoebe Siegler first meets Charles Heist in a shabby trailer on the eastern edge of Los Angeles...

'As good as Martina Cole and Jessie Keane' Amazon reviewThings have gone from bad to worse for Daisy Lane.When husband Kenny is banged up for robbery, she is left to run the family cafe with his brother Eddie.Hard man Eddie is a handsome man, but the...

Not bored to death but murder most foul . . . Celebrated author John Heppel is known in Lochdubh as a self-important bore, prone to belittling the scribblings of the locals in his creative writing class. So when he's found dead, his mouth oozing ink, it...

When millionaire Leo Speight is found poisoned, Scotland's toughest cop is called in to solve the high-profile case... Skinner joins his old team in a complex murder investigation in the twenty-ninth gripping mystery in Quintin Jardine's bestselling...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553249859Author Rex StoutFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 153gDimensions(mm) 170mm *...

Sister Fidelma returns in THE HOUSE OF DEATH, the thirty-second Celtic mystery by Peter Tremayne, acclaimed author of THE SHAPESHIFTER'S LAIR, BLOOD IN EDEN, and BLOODMOON. If you love Ellis Peters, you'll be gripped by THE HOUSE OF DEATH and the Sister...

The Sleeping and The Dead is a tense psychological thriller from Ann Cleeves, author and creator of the three astounding TV series: Shetland, Vera and The Long Call. Detective Peter Porteous is called to Cranwell Lake where the body of a teenager has...