Mystery & Detective

A man climbs into Ferdinand Sponer's cab, gives the name of a hotel, and before he reaches it has been murdered: shot through the throat. And though Sponer has so far committed no crime, he is drawn into the late Jack Mortimer's life, and might not be...

When Paul Casablancas, Claire DeWitt's musician ex-boyfriend, is found dead in his home in San Francisco's Mission District, the police are convinced it's a simple robbery. But, as Claire knows, nothing is ever simple. With the help of her new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804680308Author Matthew BoothFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie PublishersPublisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers

"My accidents can't be accidental. Very well, there's only one thing they can be-and that's attempted murder." Archy Mitfold had always loved a mystery, but he never expected to take the lead role in a thriller. Yet there was no doubt in his mind...

I am the reason girls are told not to trust strangers. I am their cautionary tale. Nineteen years ago Linn Wilson was attacked. Seventeen-years-old and home alone, she'd been waiting for her friends to arrive when she heard the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800994478Author Andrew TeiloFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 195mm * 130mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781455542673Author James PattersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint FaithWordsPublisher Time Warner Trade PublishingWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm)...

From USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb comes a thrilling installment in the Finley O'Sullivan series about a well-connected woman who stands accused of her husband's murder. She's innocent-unless Finley proves otherwise. Legal investigator...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593311622Author Aidan TruhenFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Vintage Crime/Black LizardPublisher Penguin Random House LLCWeight(grams)...

Now a NETFLIX film starring Mark Wahlberg and Alan Arkin Henry Cimoli and Spenser have been friends for years, yet the old boxing trainer has never asked the private eye for a favor. Until now. A heavy-handed developer is trying to buy up Henry's condo...

James Lear does Lee Child in his latest sexy and suspenseful mystery. Dan Stagg is an ex-military man who fell foul of Don't Ask Don't Tell. Like Jack Reacher, he's prone to violence, always upholding what he views as justice. With no personal ties and...

'A belter of a thriller. Creepy, convincing, it kept me gripped and guessing' Peter James A twisty and chilling thriller about a woman who did one bad thing when she was young... and must now suffer the consequences. She thought she'd got away with...

He is only in his early thirties, but now Quinn Colson is jobless - voted out of office as sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, thanks to the machinations of county kingpin Johnny Stagg. He has offers, in bigger and better places, but before he goes,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496740915Author Angela M. SandersFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250118868Author Phillip MargolinFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451211712Author Jessica FletcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

For a brilliant forensic linguist, crimes of the past hold clues to new series of murders in a twisting novel of suspense by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of A Familiar Sight. The double murder of a married couple in a small Washington...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911021315Author Helen H DurrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Joffe BooksPublisher Joffe BooksWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 12mm

Despite Thomas Pitt's success in the Whitechapel case, the secretive Inner Circle prevent his returning to Bow Street police as Superintendent. Pitt's next task for Special Branch is to investigate Charles Voisy - the corrupt Inner Circle man Pitt...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593549162Author Mia P. ManansalaFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

1802. An ancient Scottish university is wracked by murder. A vindictive professor, an uncouth student, and a man seeking ministry lie dead, but who wanted to kill them? Charles Murray, a student with enough problems of his own, is drawn into the mystery,...

Watson's house in South Kensington is up for sale. Miss Clytenmestra Fanning has made an appointment to view the property without realising she would be in competition with Professor Moriarty, which is also a surprise for Watson. She has travelled all...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809510566Author Jacques FutrelleFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Wildside PressPublisher Wildside PressWeight(grams) 548g

When paramedics find a malnourished six-year-old boy near a burning car that holds a dead woman, they wonder who he is-and why he won't speak. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Mountain Between Us comes a story of self-discovery, healing,...

A mesmerising novel set in the Louisiana heartland from award-winning author James Lee Burke.Toussaint Boudreaux, a black docker in New Orleans, puts up with his co-workers' racism because he has to, and moonlights as a prize-fighter in the hope of a...

DCI Grace Macallan's career has hit a serious roadblock. When a covert police operation in Northern Ireland goes badly wrong, she s faced with a painful decision lie to save a young officer's career or tell the truth and ruin her own reputation. For...

The most exciting new crime voice you'll read this year! Fifteen years ago her mother's killer got away. Has he finally struck again? MURDER SHOCKS PEACEFUL NEIGHBOURHOOD ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538747834Author K L SlaterFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher Grand Central PublishingWeight(grams)...

To catch a killer...or die trying A murderer dubbed 'The Night Prowler' has turned the city that doesn't sleep into a town kept awake by terror. Unseen, he enters couples' home. Unsuspected, he lingers until the perfect moment arrives. And then he...

This is one of Scandinavia's top crime writers in the tradition of Henning Mankell. It was one of those days in February of which there are far too many, despite its being the shortest month of the year. February is the year's parenthesis. The tax forms...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838880804Author Patricia GibneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 434Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 22mm

A respected professor is dead - shot in a crowded Zurich restaurant, in front of dozens of witnesses. The murderer calmly turned himself in to the police. So why has he now hired a lawyer to clear his name? And why has he chosen the drink-soaked,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062821669Author Tony HillermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Harper PaperbacksPublisher Harper PaperbacksWeight(grams) 227g

An instant New York Times bestseller, this prequel to the acclaimed Cork O'Connor series is "a pitch perfect, richly imagined story that is both an edge-of-your-seat thriller and an evocative, emotionally charged coming-of-age tale" (Kristin Hannah, #1...

Set amid the beauty and decadence of the Ottoman Empire, Lady Emily's next adventure is full of intrigue, treachery, and romance.Looking forward to the joys of connubial bliss, newlyweds Lady Emily and Colin Hargreaves, diplomats of the British Empire,...

The electrifying new thriller from the bestselling author of Baby Doll - perfect for fans of Claire Douglas and Jane Corry.____________________________A GIRL ON THE RUN. A MOTHER WHO WILL DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT HER.When forensic psychologist Becca Ortiz...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593441398Author Ann RuleFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Ex-army sergeant Daniel McEvoy is ready to say goodbye New Jersey's lawless underworld and concentrate on his new life as club owner and bona fide boyfriend. But when he's abducted and driven into the Hudson by a vengeful crime boss, he realises that the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496722881Author Maddie DayFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

'Verve and charm in abundance'Andrew Caldecott, author of Rotherweird'Sunder City [is] an evocative creation, it has echoes of Ankh-Morpork, but also a broken melancholy all of its own'SFXI'm Fetch Phillips, just like it says on the window. There are...