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A body in a lake. A wife missing for 21 years. A husband’s denial of murder. A crime reporter who was there revisits the shocking crime 25 years on. The Lady in the Lake is a real-life murder mystery and true crime memoir that reads like a thriller. A...

The secrets hidden in smoldering ashes hold the fate of a city in an explosive thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg. Vacant homes in a new housing development are erupting into flames in broad daylight with no apparent cause...

They all sold their life insurance policies to the same company—and now they’re all dead. Mac and Oliver are on the case. On a beautiful spring morning in Washington, D.C., a high-profile attorney is found dead in his office. McDermott “Mac” Burke and...

Spring has sprung, and Easter festivities are underway in Field’s Crossing, Indiana. The annual egg hunt is a huge success, thanks in no small part to Lisa DuVal, the owner of Big Al’s Diner who dyed all of the eggs. But when Sheriff Jhonni Laurent...

On a sultry afternoon in July, a man stumbles through thick foliage and rough ground, making for the coast. He wears prisoner’s garb and the guards are hot on his heels. Happening upon a bather’s clothes – the bather nowhere in sight – the escapee takes...

HER BOYFRIEND'S A DREAM. HIS FAMILY'S A NIGHTMARE. Since her mother died of an overdose, kind-hearted Cheryl's always had to look out for herself. Until Dale Moran walks into her life.Dale and his family have just bought the house across the street, and...

'Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod has become one of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction' Daily MailA gangland slaying. A missing movie star. When an actor goes missing in Glasgow, the clue to his whereabouts could be in the film script...

A CRIME STORY. A LOVE STORY. A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON. MORE THAN 7 MILLION COPIES SOLDAugust 30, 1975. The day of the disappearance. The day Somerset, New Hampshire, lost its innocence. That summer, struggling author Harry Quebert fell in love with Nola...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914399596Author Diarmid MacArthurFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Sparsile Books LtdPublisher Sparsile Books Ltd

After finishing University, Michael Brown, enrols on a course to teach English in Japan, determined to avoid all adulthood responsibilities. Upon his arrival in Tokyo, Michael meets Johnny, who is casual in both truth and morals. Michael is then abruptly...

The eighth Campbell and Carter novel from much-loved crime writer Ann Granger. Praise for Ann Granger's crime novels:'Characterisation, as ever with Granger, is sharp and astringent' The Times'Her usual impeccable plotting is fully in place' Good Book...

'Ryan and Ray go from strength to strength, and this, their third outing, is the best yet. Simon Mason has created crime fiction's most entertaining double act in decades' Mick HerronOxford, city of rich and poor, where the homeless camp out in the...

This book contains 25 stories about horrific and disturbing murders in Scotland. From the infamous body-snatchers Burke and Hare, Sawney Bean and his cannibalistic family, and the child murderer Jessie King, to the still unidentified Bible John, the...

Deciding if a prisoner should stay in prison or be released is no mean feat. Enter the fascinating world of the parole board with Rob McKeon as seen on BBC Two’s Parole.…You don’t know what you don’t know. How can you predict the future when you don’t...

Pre-order the new edge-of-your-seat thriller from the bestselling author of The It Girl, the R&J pick.AND THEN THERE WERE NONE meets THE TRAITORSFive beautiful couples. One deadly game. Who will escape alive? Lyla Santiago has spent months working on a...

A devious collection of short stories from the master of misdirection, featuring appearances from Lincoln Rhyme and Colter Shaw. Amongst the dead ends … A murder at a crime writers' conference. The method is entirely literary, the motive seems obvious...

'Intense, complex and unforgettable' James Patterson*** Pre-order the explosive new thriller in the New Orleans series, from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Rose. ***Cora-Jane Winslow's father walked out on her family 23 years ago; his letters to...

A BRAVE NEW WORLD – AN ULTRA VIOLENT NEW WORLD ORDER Brought up in the violent gangland life since birth brothers Mat and Nic take the reins from their father as his successor and become the gangland bosses of East London. Mat gets involved in the...

J. D. Daugherty and Hoolie Smith return in this riveting 1928 mystery. A sadist is preying on young women, especially Native American girls. He murders them and dumps their bodies by two creeks—one near Pawnee and one near Claremore—both named Panther...

A propulsive novel about music, coming of age and the cost of fame, for fans of Megan Abbott and Daisy Jones and the Six 'The secrets simmer in this atmospheric, powerful novel' Katie Bishop, author of The Girls of Summer Dylan Read, the legendary...

A remote island off the North Devon coast, Liars Island is home to few inhabitants. The rugged coastline has a history of smuggling and shipwreck, but there has never been a murder – until now. When the body of Kieran Deveney is found on Liars Island,...

007. Emilio Largo. Domino. As SPECTRE holds the world to ransom, MI6 launch Operation Thunderball, putting James Bond in a race against time to foil the atomic threat. This prestige hardback features bonus content as well as brand new cover art by...

Sweetpea soon to be a major TV series starring Ella Purnell Readers LOVE C J Skuse ‘Perfect for fans of a snarky narrative’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I absolutely loved it’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sweetpea is coming home at last… Newly married, with...

The grand master of gripping fiction is back. International No.1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters.Revolution is in the air1792. A tyrannical government is determined to...

The new cosy crime novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author. THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB is now a major TV series on Drama and UKTV Play. Verity Beresford is worried about her husband. Oliver didn’t come home last night so of course Verity goes straight...

A murder. Ten witnesses. But no one saw a thing...'Sharp, original, wickedly astute' Ashley Audrain, Sunday Times bestselling author of The PushA young teacher is found murdered in the preschool stationery cupboard and the only witnesses are ten toddlers...

When ambitious attorney Claire Hewitt is asked to represent the Satoris, one of Philadelphia’s most prominent families, in a lawsuit over the death of their daughter, she is thrust into an opioid nightmare with deadly impact—and not for the first time...

'A chilling psychological mystery' - Kirkus ReviewsWINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD 2023 FOR THE LAST GRUDGEOn a secluded island, homicide detective Jessica Niemi must investigate a drowning that is tied to a frightening ghostly legend . . .Jessica Niemi is...

The pieces of a troubled actress’s mysterious life come together in a riveting novel about family secrets and unspeakable lies by the bestselling author of Fortune. Marlow Fin is as famous for her beauty and success as she is infamous for her past, some...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781448311033Author Simon BrettFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate Books

When Tess hears Lydia Green is moving back to the village, she is full of excitement.As teenagers, Tess and Lydia were inseparable. Until the end of that last summer when Lydia suddenly moved away.With the recent loss of her husband and two small...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639107858Author Gordon McAlpineFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Crooked Lane BooksPublisher Crooked Lane Books

Dan Curran is a rookie journalist newly recruited from university to the Castlebridge Gazette, a struggling provincial newspaper owned by distinguished Fleet Street veteran, Jack Marston. Although sad to have moved away from home Dan relishes his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914399619Author Barrie CondonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Sparsile Books LtdPublisher Sparsile Books Ltd

Pre-order the new edge-of-your-seat thriller from the bestselling author of The It Girl, the R&J pick.AND THEN THERE WERE NONE meets THE TRAITORSFive beautiful couples. One deadly game. Who will escape alive? Lyla Santiago has spent months working on a...

'This is David Baldacci at his best' - Michael Connelly'I couldn’t stop turning the pages, fascinated, moved, horrified' – Alex Michaelides'Baldacci on top form - a tragic, gripping and intensely believable thriller.' - Peter James'A tour de force' – S.A...

THE THRILLING NEW KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERY FROM THE WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERSummoned to an unnerving, abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once loved. While teaching in Rome during the...

On a cold winter evening in a secluded fjord in Iceland, a neighbour visits the house of a family that has not been seen in a week. No one comes to the door when he knocks. After breaking down the back door, his worst fears are realised. Their home is...

Ten full-cast BBC Radio thrillers by Berkely MatherBerkely Mather (real name John Evan Weston-Davies) was a British author who wrote sixteen novels ranging from historical adventures to espionage fiction. A prolific writer for television and radio, he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802163424Author Mindy MejiaFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressPublisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press