Thrillers

'If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat' Stephen King Melvin always was a creepy kid. Vicki still has nightmares about what he did with the dead body and the car battery. Now, years later, he's been released from the institution and Vicki knows...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914602269Author Henry JamesFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Chiltern PublishingPublisher Chiltern Publishing

The second blistering Elvis Cole novel from the bestselling author of RACING THE LIGHT'Brilliant... read this, then read all his others' MirrorBradley Warren had lost something very valuable, something that belonged to someone else: a rare...

Readers say:'Classic Kennedy. Brilliant plot, wonderful dialogue and characters. You are bowled over by the pace.''Excellent five star read from the first to the last page''If you haven't read any of Douglas Kennedy books please do'Ned Allen is young,...

"A war's on and a murder has been committed-and we sit here talking nonsense about almond whirls and mince pies!" Good old Uncle Willie-rich, truculent and seemingly propped up by his fierce willpower alone-has come to stay with the Redpaths for the...

Secrets, miracles, prophecies, and the threat of Armageddon intertwine in this riveting sequel to the international bestseller The Sacred Bones . . . When American geneticist Charlotte Hennesey examined what she believed were the bones of Jesus, the...

One man taught her to love She left her old life for him. Now Nora is torn in two. Wanting to fit into this new, innocent relationship, yet relentlessly hungering for her darker self...and Soren, the man she left...

Pre-order THE STALKER, a new standalone cat-and-mouse thriller from Kate Rhodes, coming Autumn 2024!THE ISLES OF SCILLY MYSTERIES #7 'An absolute master of pace, plotting and character' ELLY GRIFFITHSON A REMOTE ISLAND When Jez Cardew's boat is found...

Beauty. Wealth. Success.She's got it all.And it all should've been mine.'A stunning achievement! Beautifully plotted story with characters that left a mark' Samantha Downing, author of #1 bestseller, My Lovely WifeWhen Eleanor Hardwicke's beloved father...

An elite team of MI6 agents must go undercover to unravel a smuggling network funding violent terror in the second thrilling adventure in the acclaimed Double O series by Kim Sherwood Six days. Three agents. One chance to find...

Swinging from South Africa to England: one woman's hunt for her birth mother in an all-too-believable near future in which an antibiotic crisis has decimated the population. A prescient, thrilling debut. 'Combines the excitement of a medical thriller a...

SHE GAVE YOU HER BABY... AND THEN SHE JUMPED.'Woman on the Edge begins with a shocking, tragic event and doesn't stop there. An impressive debut that will keep you reading until the final twist' Samantha Downing'Riveting, hold-your-breath suspense'...

'Packs a punch... impossible to put down' Daily Mail'The plot is as taut and lean as ever' Daily Express'The master of the political thriller strikes again' Kirkus______________________THE KILL LISTThe names of those men and women who would threaten the...

A world in darkness. A secret she must bring to light.'A brilliant near-future thriller and a really cracking read' Richard Osman'A beautifully realised and thought-provoking thriller' The Times'Reminiscent of Robert Harris's high-concept conspiracy...

From the bestselling author of the phenomenally successful The Kashmir Shawl London 1885As a turbulent and change-filled century draws to a close, there has never been a better time to alter your fortune. But for a beautiful young woman of...

At first, they put Konrad's absentmindedness down to an immoderate fondness for alcohol. For years he had been a benign parasite on the Koch family, first as the childhood playmate of Thomas, heir to the Koch family fortune, later as caretaker of the...

'A white-knuckle descent from champagne and caviar to blood and murder. Toxic friendships, jealousy, private helicopters - I loved it! Lord of the Flies in a cocktail dress!' - RACHEL WOLF, Author of Five Nights ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525618638Author Jonathan KellermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

David Baldacci's heart-stopping Hour Game is the second fast-paced thriller in the King and Maxwell series.Following their collaboration in Split Second, ex-Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell have gone into partnership and are...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'The most successful novelist on Planet Earth' Washington Post Liz Palmer runs a dive business in the quiet tranquillity of a Caribbean island. Tranquil, that is, until...

'A cracking thriller and a great female protagonist.' C.J. Tudor, author of Sunday Times Bestseller The Chalk Man'I couldn't put I,Witness down, this is a 2018 must-read' Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House*************They say I'm a murderer. Six...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786813794Author Casey KelleherFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 17mm

To whom does one's true allegiance lie? Jack Aubrey's long service has at last been rewarded with promotion to the rank of commodore, and a squadron of ships to command. His new commission is twofold - first, inhibit the slave trade off the...

Gavin is creating a unique 'holiday experience', every facility any tourist who hates abroad will ever want, will all be available on a converted North Sea oil rig. To test the facilities he's hosting a reunion for his old school (none of his...

The breathtakingly twisty new thriller - guaranteed to shock and surprise I'm alive. But I can't be saved . . . When a woman's body is found submerged in icy water, police are...

When a lone gunman goes on a shooting spree aboard a packed San Francisco ferry, Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer is called in to investigate. At the scene she finds three people dead and Claire Washburn fighting for her life. Lindsay promises to find whoever...

'Deighton is a marvel ... a tale told by an author at the height of his power' Chicago TribuneWorld-weary agent Bernard Samson is losing control of his personal and professional life. Sent to Mexico to aid the defection of a KGB agent to the West, he has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948084031Author Louisa May AlcottFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Brom Bones BooksPublisher Brom Bones BooksWeight(grams) 449gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

On her way home from an all-night surveillance job, V.I. Warshawski's dogs lead her on a mad chase that ends when they find a badly injured teen hiding in the rocks along Lake Michigan. The girl only regains consciousness long enough to utter one...

A collection of five heart-stopping stories from the master thriller writer.A miracle in war-torn Siena that begins with the persecution of a young nun in the turbulent days of the sixteenth century and culminates in the bitter German retreat from Italy;...

The best-selling young adult series that began with Flowers in the Attic continues in the harrowing third book of the Dollanganger Saga... They thought they had left the attic far behind,But the darkness stalks them, ready to claim the next...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER____________________________The one who knows the secrets is the one who holds the power.The richest of New York's rich gather at The Pierre's Cotillion Room to raise money for those less fortunate. Detectives Zach Jordan and...

WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE! 'Relentless and sleek. This pitch-perfect debut signals the arrival of a remarkable talent.' A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window 'A thoroughly engaging spy thriller that had me gripped from start to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780147517722Author Deborah HarknessFormat PaperbackPage Count 1760Imprint Penguin BooksPublisher Penguin BooksWeight(grams) 1451g

Nora Roberts - the world's greatest storyteller. Abigail Lowery has a dark and terrifying secret. Aged just sixteen, she witnessed a shocking mafia murder. Narrowly escaping with her life, she was forced to leave her old identity - even her real name -...

She wants your life - and she'll do anything to get it... Erica has always wanted to be exactly like her neighbour, Faye: beautiful, thin, and a mother. But Faye's life isn't as perfect as it seems - she has a terrible secret, and slowly but...

THE SIXTH GEORGE SMILEY NOVELGeorge Smiley, now acting head of the Circus, must rebuild its shattered reputation after one of the biggest betrayals in its history. Using the talents of journalist and occasional spy Jerry Westerby, Smiley launches a...

Terrifying serial killer thriller set in the gritty Glasgow of the near future, from the bestselling author of the Logan McRae series. There are worse things than the death penalty... They call them...

In the second part of John le Carre's Karla Trilogy, the battle of wits between spymaster George Smiley and his Russian adversary takes on an even more dangerous dimension.George Smiley, now acting head of the Circus, must rebuild its shattered...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316069359Author Michael ConnellyFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Little Brown and CompanyPublisher Little Brown and CompanyWeight(grams) 690g