Mystery & Detective

Britain is at war-but the greatest threat to the Crown might be within the Palace walls. London, 1941: Major Edgar Brampton is found shot dead in his office in Buckingham Palace. All signs point towards a self-inflicted tragedy, but when Palace...

'One of the best in the genre' THE SUN'A fabulously satisfying addition to the canon of vintage crime' DAILY EXPRESS'A delicious adventure' DAILY MAIL on The Riviera Express *** X marks the spot for murder....

Lord Westfield's Men, the most successful troupe in London and a prime target for jealousy and resentment, are plagued by a series of practical jokes. But when one of their actors is murdered, the humour turns distinctly sour. Appalling events continue:...

From Leonardo Padura-whose crime novels featuring Detective Mario Conde form the basis of Netflix's Four Seasons in Havana-'The Transparency of Time' sees the Cuban investigator pursuing a mystery spanning centuries of occult history. Mario Conde is...

The royal family's darkest secret and the establishment cover-up. Half a century before Dodi and Diana, another Prince of Wales would be involved in a deadly love triangle with a fabulously wealthy Egyptian "prince." Prince Edward was the future King of...

'This is Northern noir at its very best and wow! Brilliant! - NetGalley Reviewer, 5 Stars THREE LETTERS. THREE MURDERS. THE CLOCK IS TICKING... When the body of a homeless woman is...

Rita, a small, tough Scottish make-up artist, is on Madeira investigating who killed Kim-Jim, an American make-up supremo. Also anchored off the island is Dolly, the yacht of Johnson Johnson with whom Rita teams up to get to the bottom of this foul deed...

"[Belloc Lowndes] brings to the making of a mystery a literary sense and an imagination that puts life into the tale and into the readers." - The Observer An enigmatic young woman named Laura Dousland stands on trial for murder, accused of poisoning...

It would seem that even a pretend engagement cannot keep Lady Rose Summer from trouble. Bored with endless parties, teas and balls, she befriends Dolly Tremaine, a beautiful young girl newly arrived from the country and overwhelmed by the demands of the...

THE HUNTERS return in their third brilliant novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author Chris Kuzneski, whose writing James Patterson says has 'raw power'. The team are hunting Marco Polo's hidden treasure, but who is on their tail? THE...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451217295Author Lee GoldbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 147g

Can Skinner penetrate multiple layers of intrigue to unearth a killer? An exhilarating installment in this hugely popular Scottish crime series.Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner has witnessed the aftermath of murder countless times. Yet nothing could...

It changed her life. But can she remember everything?On a cold evening Zeb, a single mum in her thirties, is found wandering aimlessly on a remote road. She is dazed, confused and bloodied.She doesn't know where she is, or how she got there. She has...

"The Perfect Lie will pin you to your seat until you reach the last page" - Jane Casey"Another twisty and intense thriller from the great Jo Spain" - Adrian McKinty********He jumped to his death in front of witnesses. Now his wife is charged with murder...

'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The TimesWhen a woman is burned to death in Grandal Field in Devon, it looks like it could be a case of mistaken identity. Until DI Wesley Peterson learns of a legend involving a woman who died in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786813084Author Kerry FisherPage Count 348Imprint BookouturePublisher Bookouture

When Fi went to support her best friend's drag debut, she didn't imagine a killer would be going to watch it too. And they're waiting for their grand finale... Fi McKinnery is full of nerves as the gorgeous Mae B (aka her best friend Robyn) takes to...

A classic murder-mystery set among the struggling upper classes of 1920s Perthshire as, in the aftermath of the First World War, their comfortable world begins to crumble. Dandy Gilver, her husband back from the War, her children off at school and her...

Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they've just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life. But it is not long...

A charity murder game at a Devon house turns into the real thing... Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fete, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer,...

The second book in Dolores Redondo's atmospheric Baztan trilogy, featuring Inspector Amaia Salazar. With masterful storytelling and a detective to rival Sarah Lund, this Spanish bestselling series has taken Europe by storm. IT TAKES JUST ONE...

BAD LOVE turns murderous in this gripping novel from No. 1 internationally bestselling Jonathan Kellerman, author of KILLER, MOTIVE and BREAKDOWN. 'Kellerman really knows how to keep those pages turning' (The New York Times Book Review) and the tension...

He is not going to die, after all, in this Victorian pesthouse called a hospital. But the accident that felled him on a London street has left him with only half a life, because his memory and his entire past have vanished. His name, they tell him, is...

The fourth novel in Anne Perry's breathtakingly tense and exciting spy thriller series, featuring British secret agent Elena Standish, who will need every ounce of her strength and ingenuity to survive what lies ahead...It is the summer of 1934 when MI6...

'A superbly crafted and clever book' (The Times) from Greg Iles, the New York Times No.1 bestseller. The perfect family. On the perfect night. About to become trapped in the perfect crime. In 24 hours, one family will learn the meaning of fear...

The last thing you need when you're on holiday is to become involved in a murder. For most people, that would easily qualify as the holiday from hell. For George Gently, it is a case of business as usual. The Chief Inspector's quiet Easter break in...

The second novel in Izzo's acclaimed Marseilles trilogy is a touching tribute to the author's beloved city, in all its colour and complexity. Fabio Montale is an unwitting hero in this city of melancholy beauty. Fabio Montale has left a police force...

It's the sweltering summer of 1911, and one Friday evening a young aristocrat arrives into the custody of detective Jim Stringer, a man recently found guilty of murdering his father in the sleepy village of Adenwold. He warns Jim of another murder likely...

One guilty secret will tear her life apart...After a series of heart-breaking miscarriages, Kate's marriage is hanging by a thread. When her husband Michael tells her he has shocking news, at first, she thinks the worst - he's been having an affair. It...

'THE FRENCH SUSPENSE KING' NEW YORK TIMES'ONE OF THE GREAT THRILLER WRITERS OF OUR AGE' DAILY EXPRESSParis, a misty night a few days before Christmas: a young woman is saved from the waters of the Seine. She is naked, doesn't remember her name or how she...

DECEPTION is at the heart of this shockingly intriguing novel, showing that privilege can be a front for evil. New York Times No. 1 bestseller Jonathan Kellerman's books are a must-read for fans of Harlan Coben and Michael Connelly. DECEPTION is 'all you...

A tense and nerve-shattering classic from the highly acclaimed masster of action and suspense. A ROLLING FOR KNOX is how the journalists describe the Presidential motorcade as it enters San Francisco across...

'Seriously brilliant' CJ Tudor'Chilling and compulsive' Cara Hunter"There's something I have to explain, my love," he says, taking your hand in his. "That wasn't a dream. It was an upload."Abbie wakes in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781448305926Author David MarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 315gDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 15mm

'Do not read this. No reader deserves to be terrified like this' Linwood Barclay'Explosively exciting' SUNDAY MIRROR'Brutally compelling serial killer thriller... told at blistering pace' DAILY MAIL'Completely mesmerizing!' Lisa GardnerWhen the two...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593333617Author Jessica FletcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

The unconventional Hamish Macbeth finds that his own impetuousness places him at the center of a murder investigation. Everyone in the Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh called Randy Duggan 'the Macho Man'. Duggan went around the village and bragged...

Joanne Fluke's eighteenth Hannah Swensen mystery is packed full of intrigue and delicious recipes. Perfect for fans of M. C. Beaton and Leslie Meier.Life in Lake Eden, Minnesota, is usually pleasantly uneventful. Lately, though, it seems everyone has...

___________________________________ A gripping Temperance Brennan novel from world-class forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, the international no. 1 bestselling crime thriller writer and the inspiration behind the hit TV series Bones.Dr Temperance...

A woman is on trial for her life, accused of murder. The twelve members of the jury each carry their own secret burden of guilt and prejudice which could affect the outcome.In this extraordinary crime novel, we follow the trial through the eyes of the...