Thrillers

A fast-paced crime-thriller, full of chilling twists, turns and grisly surprises, Matt Brolly's Dead Lucky will have you gripped from beginning to end! DCI Michael Lambert is back... When a woman is murdered,...

The Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Irish Independent crime fiction book of the year! Don't miss the newest Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent thriller - A STRANGER IN THE FAMILY - Coming March 2024. Available to Pre-Order...

The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of Sometimes I Lie 'Not just fiendish but positively Feeneyish - dark, ingenious and very clever' Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home Ten...

'A perfect detective for our time' Stephen Fry No fingerprints. No weapon. No witnesses. Can DS Cross prove it was murder? THE DETECTIVE DS George Cross doesn't rely on guesswork and he has no time for false assumptions. He is a detective who...

No electricity, no family, no connection to the outside world. For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods. And that's exactly the way Cooper wants it, because he's...

She thought the murders had stopped. She was wrong. The instant New York Times bestseller and a Sunday Times Thriller of the Year, soon to be a major TV series, developed by Emma Stone 'Very few debuts are as insightful,...

A SECRET KEPT FOR A THOUSAND YEARS... After the dramatic theft of a priceless artefact from Durham Cathedral, the rest of the world believes that DCI Ryan and his team were able to recover and return St. Cuthbert's cross to its rightful home. But Ryan...

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND AND SYCAMORE GAP The hunter becomes the hunted... When a man is found dead at the remote church of Heavenfield, DCI Ryan is the only other person for miles around. The police have no weapon, no motive and...

When you sell your soul, the devil gives no refunds...   When an old man is burned alive in a sleepy ex-mining village, Detective Chief Inspector Ryan is called in to investigate. He soon discovers that, beneath the facade of a close-knit community,...

IF YOU'RE HOOKED ON THE TRAITORS, YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS A GAME OF LIES... THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING THRILLER AND NO.1 KINDLE BESTSELLERThey say the camera never lies.But on this show, you can't trust anything you see.Stranded in the Welsh...

FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND Hell has unleashed a demon - and he's coming for you... Detective Chief Inspector Ryan's worst nightmare has just become a reality. Notorious serial killer The Hacker has escaped prison and...

'Cunning, explosive . . . A thumping good read.' Time OutJack Reacher, alone, strolling nowhere. A Chicago street in bright sunshine. A young woman, struggling on crutches. Reacher offers her a steadying arm.And turns to see a handgun aimed at his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984805263Author George WallaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 704Imprint Pamela Dorman BooksPublisher Penguin Adult

* Pre-order LOYALTY, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2023. *Has DI Kate Burrows met her match?Sequel to THE LADYKILLER, BROKEN is the second book in the DI Kate Burrows series: the only time the 'undisputed queen of crime writing'...

**Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club 2023** 'Tense. Moving. Morally complex. Zina Pavlou is wholly unforgettable.' Rachel Rhys 'Hugely powerful... Easily one of the best books you’ll read this year.' Emma Christie THEY HAVE TOLD SO MANY...

Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again . . . Working as a lady's companion, the orphaned heroine of Rebecca learns her place. Life begins to look very bleak until, on a trip to the South of France, she meets Maxim de Winter, a handsome widower...

***THE UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF NOW YOU SEE HER***'Slick, gripping and compelling. I couldn't put it down' LISA JEWELL____________________________THREE PERFECT WOMEN.THREE PERFECT LIVES.WHAT ARE THEY HIDING?When Laura returns from...

Bestselling phenomenon Simon McCleave is back with another gripping, atmospheric new crime thriller set on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. On a remote island, there's nowhere to run... ...

The circus is in town…   When a ten-year-old girl turns up on DCI Ryan’s doorstep to tell him she’s witnessed a murder, he has no idea he’s about to step into his most spellbinding case yet. The circus has rolled into Newcastle upon Tyne, bringing with...

'A brutal and thrilling page-turner' The Sun'Compelling' Heat 'The best pure mystery plot of the year' Morning Star'Gleefully gory and witty, with a terrific sense of place' Sunday Mirror ______________________After The Puppet Show, a new storm is coming...

The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's beloved novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption - the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award-nominee The Shawshank Redemption - about an unjustly imprisoned convict who seeks a strangely satisfying...

FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLANDHe'll make you his angel, but first you have to die... After a turbulent time, DCI Ryan's life is finally returning to normal and he's looking forward to spending an uneventful Easter bank...

Gritty, complex and effortlessly chilling, Brolly's Dead Eyed is a grisly crime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. DCI Michael Lambert thought he'd closed his last case... Yet when he's...

FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND AND DARK SKIES Ryan's most explosive case yet... It's been five months since a killer walked free and DCI Ryan is preparing to leave Newcastle to hunt him down - this time, for good. But...

A dam breaks. A body rises from the flood.Hidden for decades, can this small town face the secrets that will surface?**THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR****SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH**Young detective Nell Buchanan uncovers a deadly, decades-old...

The truth was dead and buried . . . until now.When a collection of human bones is unearthed during a routine archaeological dig, a Black Country field suddenly becomes a complex crime scene for Detective Kim Stone.As the bones are sorted, it becomes...

William McIlvanney changed the face of crime fiction when he created DI Laidlaw, the original brooding Glasgow cop. He wrote three Laidlaw books and, as recently discovered, left one handwritten manuscript tantalisingly unfinished when he passed away in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911231363Author Iain ReidFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Text PublishingPublisher Text Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063337480Author Cj WrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 454g

FROM THE SHADOWS INTO THE LIGHT... When a fishing boat is wrecked off the treacherous North Sea coast and the body of a young woman washes up on the beach beside the iconic 'Marsden Rock', DCI Ryan cannot ignore the call to duty. With one...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798212882439Author Marshall KarpFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Blackstone PublishingPublisher Blackstone Audiobooks,U.S.

Set between the icy streets and dark forests of Norway, The Katharina Code is a heart-stopping story of one man's obsession with his coldest case. Atmospheric, gripping and suspenseful; this is Nordic Noir at its very best.You loved Wallander, now meet...

'A perfect detective for our time' Stephen Fry A cold case that has been ignored... A detective who fights for the voiceless. THE DETECTIVE Bristol detective DS George Cross might be difficult to work with - but his unfailing logic and...

A woman and her child are taken. But only one will return... When a local mother and her six-year-old daughter suddenly vanish into thin air, their close-knit suburban community is rocked by fear and...

THE SERIAL KILLER ISN'T ON TRIAL.HE'S ON THE JURY...****************'Books this ingenious don't come along very often.' Michael Connelly'THIRTEEN is my favourite read of the year.' Sarah Pinborough'Outstanding.' Lee Child'Smart and original. This is a...

Set in and around the dark, misty canals of Lichfield, Stephen Booth's incredible new novel is awash with mystery.When council officer Chris Buckley is approached by an odd old man demanding help in healing a decades-old family rift, he sends the...

*Discover The Secret Hours, the gripping new thriller from Mick Herron and an unmissable read for Slough House fans**Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman*'The best thriller writer in Britain today' Sunday ExpressAt Regent's Park, the Intelligence...

Penny Francone, age sixteen, is a murderer. Her guilt is beyond doubt: She was found alone in the victim's apartment, covered in blood, holding the murder weapon. The victim's identity and secret relationship to Penny give her the perfect motive, sealing...

In the fourth edge-of-your-seat adventure from bestselling author Nick Petrie, Peter Ash pursues one case - and stumbles into another - in the City of the Blues. Peter Ash came home from fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan with only one souvenir:...

FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND AND SEVEN BRIDGES He thought he was invincible, but he was wrong... When an old man is found dead inside the ancient hermitage at Warkworth Castle, Northumbria CID are called in to investigate...