Mystery & Detective

The first annual omnibus edition in the new Penguin Inspector Maigret series, comprising four titles from the series so far: Pietr the Latvian, The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien, The Carter of La Providence and The Grand Banks Cafe. Additional material...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781448306572Author David HewsonFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 495gDimensions(mm) 220mm * 150mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916901278Author Susan WilkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Herkimer LimitedPublisher Herkimer Limited

The new thrilling medieval mystery from the West Country's master of crime.1325: There is turmoil in England. But could the Prophecy of St Thomas's Holy Oil save King Edward? It is believed that the king who is anointed with it will be a lion among men:...

Emil Ganz was always extraordinary. Child genius. Prize-winning astrophysicist. And then, aged 40, missing person. A decade later he re-emerges as Jupiter, guru of an apocalyptic new age cult, bringing shame on his family, worrying local parents and...

'I don't know why you came back to Liberty, Ms. McCall, but little towns have long memories. People don't forget. You'd be wise to keep that in mind.'Some secrets won't stay buried . . . Ten years ago, Kat McCall left her home town in Louisiana after...

A superb thriller from the writer of A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES.Scudder is a witness to a heist in an illegal drinking den, and the owners would like him to find the culprits, while another witness wants him to investigate the murder of his wife.A...

Young, rich widow Diana Porteous has inherited a vast collection of paintings, but she feels without purpose again. Then her beloved stepgrandson comes up with the idea for an exhibition of portraits with the title 'A Question of Guilt'. It starts as a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.Book InformationISBN 9780143113003Author Andrea CamilleriFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam...

John Rain is back. And "the most charismatic assassin since James Bond" (San Francisco Chronicle) is up against his most formidable enemy yet: the nexus of political, military, media, and corporate factions known only as the Oligarchy. When legendary...

For fans of Scandinavian crime, Intrigo is the gripping collection of Hakan Nesser's best novellas and short stories, three of which have been adapted into major motion pictures.Set in the fictional city of Maardam, each story is linked by themes of...

The race is on. The stakes are high.Frankie James thought his troubles were behind him. He's busy running his Soho Club, and his brother's finally out of prison. But when a postcard arrives from Mallorca, he's stopped in his tracks . . . Is it from his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949980882Author NisiOisiNFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Vertical, Inc.Publisher Vertical, Inc.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250798121Author Hannah DennisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Minotaur BooksPublisher Minotaur BooksWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 168mm * 104mm...

Late one night, Jim Qwilleran is disturbed by the shrill ringing of the telephone. His erstwhile landlady, Iris Cobb, now resident manager of the Goodwinter Farm Museum, is distraught. Knowing her frail state of health Qwill is concerned and becomes even...

After years of abuse, Bernadette makes the decision to leave her husband, only to find that he is missing ... along with a little boy she'd befriended years earlier. A tense, dramatic and moving novel from the bestselling author of How To Be Brave and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910946886Author Allan MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint ThunderPoint Publishing LimitedPublisher ThunderPoint Publishing Limited

Freshly trained detective Johannes "Hannes" Niehaus is brand-new to the Criminal Investigation Department. And his partner, unconventional veteran detective Fritz Janssen, isn't the least bit thrilled to train a rookie. When a woman's body washes up...

The New York Times No.1 bestseller Greg Iles keeps the pages turning in this 'splendidly creepy, compulsive' (Daily Telegraph) serial killer thriller. By day, Harper Cole is a successful commodities trader working from his home in the isolated...

A violent drunk with a broken heart, Mackie looks for love in all the wrong places. When two hit men catch him with his pants down, he barely makes it out alive. Worse still, his ex-gangster uncle, Rab, has vanished, leaving him an empty house and a dead...

When Paul Raven's ride at Plumpton crashes through the wing of the third last flight, it seems like one of racing's tragic accidents. But that doesn't explain why Paul's closest friend, Alex Drew, appears to be involved. Or why the fall that ends Paul's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590130322Author David DonachieFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint McBooks PressPublisher McBooks PressWeight(grams) 485gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

In the gripping new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate the death of one of Mumbai's wealthiest citizens, a murder with ramifications for its poorest.The Parsees are among the oldest, most secretive and most...

THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STANDALONE NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BROKEN SHORE.'An Iron Rose shows just how good he is . . . the characters are brilliantly realised' Sunday Telegraph When men in police uniforms came to execute me on the roadside, beside...

Super sleuth Sister Fidelma returns in THE LEPER'S BELL the fourteenth historical mystery by Peter Tremayne, acclaimed author of BADGER'S MOON, THE HAUNTED ABBOT and many more.PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: 'The background detail is brilliantly...

In the second book in the Detective Harriet Foster thriller series, author Tracy Clark weaves a twisted journey into the underbelly of Chicago as Harriet and her team work to unmask a serial killer stalking the city's aldermen. The Chicago PD is on...

January 1954. Mists cover the hills around Selchester. Someone at the research facility known as the Atomic is leaking secrets to Soviet Russia, and when nuclear scientist Bruno Rothesay goes missing, the British Intelligence Services are convinced he's...

'Staalesen is one of my very favourite Scandinavian authors and this is a series with very sharp teeth' Ian Rankin Varg Veum receives a surprise visit in his office. A woman introduces herself as his half-sister, and she has a job for him. Her...

'Simply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapore is brought richly to life' Catriona McphersonSu Lin is doing her dream job: assistant at Singapore's brand new detective agency. Until Bald Bernie decides a 'local girl' can't be trusted with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250757869Author Alex NorthFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Celadon BooksPublisher Celadon BooksWeight(grams) 513gDimensions(mm) 242mm * 162mm * 30mm

What Is Hiddenby Janice Kay Johnson Death doesn't frighten him...but the thought of losing her does Former navy SEAL Alan Burke is on the trail of a serial killer - and determined to protect Jo Summerlin...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'If music be the food of love, play on;Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,The appetite may sicken, and so die.' A comedic romance of mistaken...

Five years since his daughter's death. Now it's happening again.**A Sunday Times pick of the week**'The Next to Die is a remarkably assured debut. It oozes the sour tang of authenticity, mingling psychiatry and crime with the mean streets of London.'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992822859Author Ann SwinfenFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Shakenoak PressPublisher Shakenoak Press

Fire fighter Jack Bartholomew dies whilst trying to put out a fire in a derelict building. Was it an accident or arson? In a cryptic message Jack has left for his closest friend, marine artist Adam Greene, orchestrated before his untimely death, Jack...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Hugo Award (Novel) 2008 and Locus Awards (Science Fiction) 2008 and Nebula Awards 2007 and ALA Notable Books (Fiction) 2008. Runner-up for John W. Campbell...

When Rome falls, so too will the world...Christmas, 1797. Erstwhile magistrate Felix Gracchus wakes in the French embassy beside the Tiber after a serious bout of malaria. Despite his poor health, the intricate puzzle of a local inheritance scandal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922407351Author Dionne ListerFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Dionne ListerPublisher Dionne ListerWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914537097Author M S MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 394Imprint Landmark MediaPublisher Landmark MediaWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for CrimeFest Last Laugh Award 2016.Book InformationISBN 9780727884787Author Mike RipleyFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate...