Mystery & Detective

'There's a scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.'From the moment Dr John Watson takes lodgings in Baker Street with the consulting detective...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992939311Author Howard of WarwickFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint The Funny Book CompanyPublisher The Funny Book Company

In COLD COLD HEART, Tami Hoag - the Sunday Times bestselling author of A THIN DARK LINE - with the gripping follow-up to THE 9TH GIRL. Dana Nolan has escaped from notorious serial killer Doc Holliday. But can she ever be safe?She was the only one to make...

Michael Marshall Smith's surreal, groundbreaking, and award-winning debut which resonates with wild humour interlaced with dark recollections of an emotional minefield. May we introduce you to Stark. Oh, and by the way - good luck. ...

'He could be out there right now. Passing you on the street. You'd never know ...' DI Charlotte Savage is back, chasing a killer who was last at large ten years ago, a killer they presumed dead ...Now he's back and more dangerous than ever. ...

1932, Devon. Amory Ames is glamorous, wealthy and unhappily married to notoriously charming playboy Milo. She willingly accepts her former fiance Gil Trent's plea for help in preventing his sister Emmeline from meeting a similar matrimonial fate. Amory...

Rediscover Gladys Mitchell - one of the 'Big Three' female crime fiction writers alongside Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers.Could the dead body of a young student at a women's agricultural college be connected to the appearance of a ghostly horseman...

Super sleuth Sister Fidelma returns in the seventeenth historical mystery by Peter Tremayne, acclaimed author of MASTER OF SOULS, WHISPERS OF THE DEAD and many more.PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: 'Rich helpings of evil and tension with lively and...

United States of America, 2051 A.D.It has been twenty years since Eustace Fargo's justice bill was passed. There are new weapons on the streets and vast city blocks rising to the sky, as the first human being sets out to visit another star system. New...

The crime: one scalding afternoon, the mutilated body of a young woman, half naked beneath her burqa, is discovered on a Saudi beach; soon afterwards a Western woman's husband vanishes without trace.The place: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the City of Veils. A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Rita Awards (Romantic Suspense) 2002.Book InformationISBN 9780425178577Author J. D. RobbFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Berkley Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451489678Author Laura ChildsFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Taking us into a 1930s London of grimy back streets, smoky cafes and shabby rooms, Plain Murder, C. S. Forester's second crime novel, is a brilliantly atmospheric and gripping portrayal of the dark heart of a killer, published in Penguin Modern Classics...

Though she resists, every day brings her closer to the inevitable: working for her father's company. Secret Staircase Construction specialises in bringing the magic of childhood to all by transforming clients' homes with sliding bookcases, intricate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781617738548Author Carlene O'ConnorFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615665405Author Kris NelscottFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Wmg PublishingPublisher Wmg PublishingWeight(grams) 449gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

The mutilated body of a senior banker is found on a remote Kent beach. Could the man's death be linked to the scandal engulfing his employer, a global investment bank created by the CIA to help it track terrorism financing? Kate Pendragon, a financial...

A city, gripped in the fear of terrifying crimes, will be pushed to breaking point.London, 1914. A killer is at liberty in the dark alleys of the city. His victims have one thing in common: all the blood has been drained from their bodies. Who could do...

In this exquisite, absorbing historical mystery, Tetisheri, confidant of Queen Cleopatra, must solve a troubling case in ancient Alexandria. Alexandria, 47BC. Cleopatra - seventh of her name, avatar of the goddess Isis, ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781728263038Author Alexandra BenedictFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Poisoned Pen PressPublisher Poisoned Pen PressWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm)...

THE NOVEL THAT STARTED IT ALL - ARKADY RENKO NOVEL #1 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' Val McDermid 'Makes tension rise through the page like a shark's fin' Independent*** Three...

World War II has ended. The United States is locked in a Cold War with the Eastern Bloc. It's the time of mutually assured destruction, yet the atomic bomb isn't the only weapon to fear. And the Soviets have another enemy with whom to contend. Dr. Morris...

'I was covered in blood, but it wasn't mine, so it was okay.' Edward is a hit man. He specialises in monsters. Vampires, shape-shifters, anything and everything. There are people like me, Anita Blake, who do it legally, but Edward doesn't sweat the...

A gripping, atmospheric crime novel about a town on the edge of collapse, and a murder that shakes the community. Perfect for fans of The Dry. When Daniela Cain returns to her small hometown after seven years'...

Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Anne O'Brien and Elizabeth Chadwick, Deborah Swift brings a unique period in history to vivid, fascinating life in her acclaimed Pepys trilogy.'A remarkably beguiling read. It transported me to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847516251Author David HewsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm *...

'Oh, she'll turn up all right. Somewhere or other. Trouble is, we won't know where to look.'Slowly, almost imperceptibly, Anna Durrant's acquaintances realize that Anna has gone missing. Normally so reliable, so helpful, she has neglected what duties...

Mr. and Mrs. Darcy are looking forward to a relaxing stay with dear friends when their carriage is hailed by a damsel-in-distress outside of the village of Highbury. When the Darcys leave the carriage to aid the woman, their servants are knocked...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780291017Author Simon BrettFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Severn House Publishers LtdPublisher Severn House Publishers LtdWeight(grams) 400g

An explosive serial killer thriller perfect for readers of Lee Child, Karin Slaughter and Michael Connolly.Southern California, 1986. Detective Ben Wade has returned to his hometown in search of a quieter life and to try to save his marriage. Suddenly...

In these three stories, the Saint finds himself embroiled in further plots and facing new enemies. The Inland Revenue sees him up against the most unyielding opponent ever - the taxman. In The Million Pound Scandal, a good deed leads Simon to uncover a...

Dr Fu-Manchu is back once again! His very existence seemingly proves him immune from natural laws, a deathless incarnation of evil! Brand new editions of the world-famous novels featuring one of the most iconic characters of the 20th Century, standing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345514134Author Anne PerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Minutes after Sergeant Pete Decker witnesses his wife give birth to their first child his policeman's instinct tells him something's wrong - not just with his baby but with the hospital itself. The disappearance of a new-born baby, together with that of...

Hollywood loves a dead girl. She's always so photogenic. Salma Lowe understands better than anyone how Hollywood chews up and spits out starlets. She is the offspring of Hollywood royalty, a former child star turned guide on a true crime bus tour and...

*Read the book that inspired THE SISTER, the major ITV drama starring RUSSELL TOVEY* 'Stunning' Peter James'Creepy, unsettling, and subtle' Guardian'For fans of Hitchcock' IndependentNathan is desperate to escape his past. If only his past was willing to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593313794Author Jane PekFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 130mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991068463Author Lawrence BlockFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint LB ProductionsPublisher LB ProductionsWeight(grams) 191g

Hugh Corbett returns in the twenty-first gripping mystery in Paul Doherty's ever-popular series. If you love the historical mysteries of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell you will love this.Secrets simmer in the lonely wasteland of Dartmoor...

'A Sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple' - Lin Anderson'Impeccable historical detail with a light touch' - Lesley Cookman, The Libby Sarjeant Series'Euphemia Martins is feisty, funny and completely adorable'...