Mystery & Detective

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Ends with one of the most reverberating shocks in modern crime fiction' The Sunday Times 'A dazzling, unexpected and haunting masterpiece' Daily Mail 'A work of genius... Stunning' Daily Express Jerome Morval has...

** A THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST 100 BEST CRIME NOVELS SINCE 1945** 'Smoke and Ashes is Abir Mukherjee's best book yet; a brilliantly conceived murder mystery set amidst political and social turmoil - beautifully crafted' C.J. Sansom India, 1921. Captain...

Feel chills down your spine with the thrilling first novel in Nicci French's bestselling killer series'Undeniably at the top of British psychological suspense writing' OBSERVER'Utterly gripping . . . I could hardly turn the pages fast enough' 5*****...

Richard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B&B in the fictional Val de Follet in the Loire Valley. Nothing ever happens to Richard, and really that's the way he likes it. One day, however, one of his older guests disappears, leaving behind a...

The local mayor has a dinner date with death...With school out for the summer, Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are taking advantage of the break to go on holiday. They plan to explore the village of St-Martins-on-the-Water and rest before the chaos...

The enthralling Sunday Times bestselling story of a young female journalist exposing murder and lies in her search for the truth, from the international bestseller Lesley PearseTHE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE WOMAN & HOME BOOK CHOICE...

In this special 20th anniversary edition, Lee Child introduces the Gold Dagger award-winning serial killer thriller that began the Number One bestselling crime series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill, hero of TV's much-loved Wire in the Blood...

In the summer of 1932, Maisie Dobbs's career takes an exciting new turn when she accepts an undercover assignment directed by Scotland Yard's Special Branch and the Secret Service. Posing as a junior lecturer, she is sent to a private college in...

When a body is discovered at a popular Highland landmark, it seems like just another day on the job for DCI Jack Logan and his team. Except this body is missing a very vital component, and given its location - The Well of Seven Heads - it seems like...

'You won't put this novel down until you've uncovered every last skeleton in the closet. I loved it ' Louise CandlishKieran Elliott's life changed forever on a single day when a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that haunts him...

The twenty-first book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.'America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The Times After working on one of the worst mass killings in US history, Chief Medical Examiner Kay...

'Rich, authentic and entertaining' New StatesmanDiscover the darkly funny follow-up to cult classic Death and the PenguinViktor - last seen in Death and the Penguin fleeing Mafia vengeance on an Antarctica-bound flight booked for Penguin Misha - seizes a...

The brand new pulse-pounding psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat! ‘Filled with tangible foreboding and pitch-perfect twists’ Sunday Times bestseller, B P Walter ‘Utterly unputdownable’ Jane Bailey, author of Stay ‘This...

The discovery of a woman's body and a link to the events of 9/11 takes Detective Superintendent Roy Grace around the world in Dead Man's Footsteps, by award winning crime author Peter James.Amid the tragic mayhem of the morning of 9/11, failed Brighton...

*The sparkling new novel from the award-winning, million-copy bestselling author of The Maid* ‘Witty, joyful and utterly unique’ A J FINN‘Captivates from page one’ JANICE HALLETT‘A flawless and brilliant read’ LIZ...

PRE-ORDER THE NEW ROBERT CRAIS NOVEL, COMING AUTUMN 2024, NOW! 'Another grand slam for the master storyteller' DAVID BALDACCI 'A modern master of crime fiction' GREGG HURWITZTHE CITY OF ANGELS Adele Schumacher isn't a typical worried mum. When she hires...

A gripping thriller from David Baldacci, The Last Mile is perfect for fans of Lee Child and James Patterson.Memories can be a real killer.Melvin Mars awaits his fate on Death Row. He was one of America's most promising football stars until, aged twenty,...

The brand new novel featuring Private Investigator Kate Shackleton!1930, Yorkshire. Intrigued by a mysterious letter from a stranger offering important information, Private Investigator Kate Shackleton arrives in the mill village of Saltaire. At nearby...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802146045Author Donna LeonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Black CatPublisher Black Cat

A victim? Or a killer?One icy cold morning, the remains of a woman are discovered. She has been abused, then butchered. DI Kelly Porter knows this is the work of a monster. One who has killed before - and will do so again.Kevin Flint is a young man with...

Discover the seriously funny, stunningly written novel about one woman's attempts to put her past behind her, from the author of 2023 No. 1 bestseller AGAIN RACHEL'A brilliant, unusual, brave book . Confirms Keyes's place as one of our finest writers'...

Book 3 in the Rivers of London series, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch.Peter Grant is learning magic fast. And it's just as well - he's already had run-ins with the deadly supernatural children of the Thames and a...

The next gripping mystery featuring DI Wesley Peterson by the million-copy-bestselling author Kate Ellis.Despite many years living in South Devon, DI Wesley Peterson has never visited the tiny island of St Rumon's. That is until erosion from a storm...

Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkerton's wild allegation...

Little Marcus Fallbrook was kidnapped in 1976 and when he never returned home, his grieving family assumed the worst. Then, thirty years later, teenage singing star Leah Wakefield disappears and DI Wesley Peterson has reason to suspect that the same...

Enthralling children's fiction for everyone who loves Robin Steven's Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries and Frances Hardinge's The Lie Tree. Twelve mysteries. Twelve authors. One challenge: can YOU solve the crimes before...

THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE #1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER. SCARPETTA IS COMING TO THE SCREEN SOON, STARRING NICOLE KIDMAN AND JAMIE LEE CURTIS'I'M STILL SEEING STARS . . . KAY SCARPETTA IS THE SAME GRUMPY, WONDERFUL, RIVETING PERSONALITY...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914537226Author M S MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Landmark MediaPublisher Landmark MediaWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

'As twisty-turny as a Cornish lane in high summer'J.M. Hall, author of A Spoonful of Murder 'A sparklingly delicious confection to satisfy the mystery reader's appetite'Helena Dixon, bestselling author of the Miss Underhay Mysteries ...

From the bestselling author of The Axeman's Jazz, Ray Celestin's The Mobster's Lament is a gripping tale of crime and jazz music, and the third entry in his City Blues Quartet. A gangster is on his last chance to escape the clutches of New York's mafia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915054142Author Sarah PennerFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Legend Press LtdPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams) 500g

The new Rivers of London novella, from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch.Ghost hunter, fox whisperer, troublemaker. It is the summer of 2013 and Abigail Kamara has been left to her own devices. This might, by those who know her,...

The eleventh Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee Child'Britain's best crime novelist' DAILY EXPRESS.Edinburgh is about to become the home of the first Scottish parliament in 300...

Faced with his most disturbing case yet, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace tracks a serial killer in You Are Dead, by award winning crime author Peter James.A series of young women - all beautiful, all with long brown hair - have been stalked and...

THE RUNAWAY GLOBAL BESTSELLER'Really great suspense novel. Kept me up most of the night. The alcoholic narrator is dead perfect' STEPHEN KINGRachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time,...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'One of this country's finest crime writers' Daily Mail'Concludes with a glorious twist' The Times'A high wire balancing act but MacBride never falters' Scotland on SundayTHE UNPUTDOWNABLE, UNMISSABLE NEW THRILLER...

Returning from a brief holiday, Juno Browne is relieved to find that no one has been murdered in the picturesque Dartmoor town of Ashburton while she was away. Though uncharitable friends suggest that the quiet was simply due to her absence. Just as...

To love and to cherish, till death did them part...'A brilliant thriller' The SunTwo desiccated bodies are found in each other's arms in the bricked up room of a derelict Victorian warehouse. After six months of work, the police have nothing and Ridpath...

"There is not a more intense, prolific, or apocalyptic writer of fiction in America than Brian Evenson."-George Saunders "A contemporary gothic tale about the apocalyptic connection between religion and violence."-Publishers Weekly When Rudd, a...

A puzzling locked-room mystery that puts someone Oldroyd loves in terrible danger... When a film shoot on Wharfedale's vintage railway turns into a grisly crime scene, DCI Oldroyd's idyllic visit to the countryside with his partner Deborah is well and...