Thrillers

'There are a dozen clever deceptions in the book, twice as many as most writers would have given us.' - Julian Symons in Bloody Murder Hugh Everton was intent on nothing more than quietly drinking in the second-rate hotel he found himself in on...

Meet James Bond, the world's most famous spy, in these landmark 70th anniversary reissues of Ian Fleming's classic series. James Bond is not a superstitious man, but it's hard not to feel unnerved in the presence of Mr. Big. A ruthless Harlem gangster...

A seductive psychological thriller about obsession, jealousy and deceit, and a Japanese classic Sonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady in an uninspiring marriage. When she decides to take an art class in town she meets the extraordinary Mitsuko, a...

"A gripping and thrilling tale....INCREDIBLE!." Goodreads reviewer, When working for the British Secret Service, Sarah Gillespie can trust no one, not even her closest friends... ...

In the flamboyant Twenties, Englishman William Grover-Williams and Frenchman Robert Benoist were fierce rivals racing their elegant Bugattis on the glittering European race circuits. Not only is the World Championship in their sights, but they have both...

Ripley Todd has a great life. Her job as a sheriff's deputy keeps her busy and she has no trouble finding a man when she wants one. She's perfectly content, except for one thing: she has special powers. And though she tries hard to hide them, she just...

The second psychological thriller from No 1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg. In the fishing community of Fjallbacka, life is remote, peaceful - and for some, tragically short. Foul play was always suspected in...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE 2022. An action-packed historical novel featuring Danish warrior Styrkar, and his journey through the violent Norman Conquest as he fights for vengeance. The champion of a dead king has nothing...

As science develops more and more sophisticated military hardware, inevitably it has also turned to the genetic 'enhancement' of military personnel.Scottish former police protection officer Harriet 'Harry' Armstrong discovers the body of a beautiful...

'Wow!... I read it in one sitting.' NetGalley reviewer, She told you the house would keep you safe. She lied. Esther is safe in the house. For sixteen years, she and her mother have lived off the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312335069Author Naomi RagenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.Publisher St Martin's Press

AN UNWINNABLE WARCocaine is worth billions of dollars a year to the drug cartels who spread their evil seed across Western society. It causes misery, poverty and death. And slowly its power is spreading...A MAN ON A MISSIONEx-CIA special ops, Paul...

'Dear Tommie . . . I've spent most of my life searching for you. I believe you are my daughter.' Just after her father's death, Tommie receives a letter from a stranger. The woman claims that Tommie is her biological daughter, kidnapped as a baby over...

From the bestselling author of The Best of Friends comes a fast-paced thriller about how one woman's murder unravels the tangled web of lies and deceit connecting a group of Hollywood elite. When Kiersten McCann, president of the West Hollywood Moms'...

No one is innocent in this story. First Rule: Make them like you. Second Rule: Make them need you. Third Rule: Make them pay. ...

'Great characterisation and plenty of genuine suspense in a psychological thriller par excellence' Guardian 'Absorbing and original ... The writing is pitch perfect. A very smart tale packed with jeopardy' Daily Mail 'Terrifying and amusing .....

Dan Taylor is trying to keep a low profile when an old friend contacts the Energy Protection Group seeking his help. The man's daughter is alone in North Africa, and her life is in grave danger. Thrust back into active duty, Dan realises...

When Peter Ash rescues a stranded woman, he finds she's in far deeper trouble than he bargained for... Peter Ash came home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with only one souvenir: crippling claustrophobia due to PTSD. After years of living...

NOW A MAJOR BBC SERIES STARRING LAURA CARMICHAELThe electrifying thriller from the mind behind ITV series THE SUSPECT and Richard & Judy Pick and No.1 bestseller WHEN SHE WAS GOOD'Two terrific female characters, both with secrets. Add Michael Robotham's...

A bomb destroys a medical centre in Seattle, killing over a hundred staff and patients. While no-one claims responsibility, the centre has been the target of anti-abortionists and the authorities are sure that pro-life campaigners are behind the attack,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999215562Author John ClarksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 472Imprint John Clarkson Inc.Publisher John Clarkson Inc.Weight(grams) 540gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

ENTER THE DARKEST CORNERS OF EDINBURGH IN THIS GRITTY, MYSTERIOUS AND SPINE-TINGLING MURDER INVESTIGATION . . .'Full to the brim with intrigue. You will not be disappointed' 5***** Reader Review'Grips you from the beginning and doesn't let go' 5*****...

Another Fabulous Art History Thriller by the Bestselling Author of Oil and Marble, Featuring the Master of Renaissance Perfection: Raphael! Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling is one of the most iconic masterpieces of the Renaissance. Here, in Raphael,...

Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year, The Scold's Bridle is the mystery thriller from crime queen Minette Walters. I wonder if I should keep these diaries under lock and key. Jenny Spede has disturbed them again . . . What...

'Bold, gritty and deeply immersive, the compelling plotline, richly drawn characters and authentic sense of place wrapped up in taut heartfelt prose, drew me in and had me racing through the pages well into the night. A stunning and hugely suspenseful...

Sheriff Bree Taggert's downfall is part of a killer's cunning design in #1 Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh's novel of murder, lies, and revenge. Called to an isolated farm to check on an elderly widow, Sheriff...

'I was hoping you'd be able to help me. I'm looking for my baby.' Casey Edwards has demons to put to rest. Since she had to give away her baby at 15, she's been lost in booze and bad company. But now she wants to find...

The world's most ruthlessly efficient assassin, Jason Bourne, has carved a bloody swathe through all his opponents but now he's facing the one force he can't defeat - his own past - in the latest thrilling entry in Robert Ludlum's New York Times...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781542007047Author Melinda LeighFormat PaperbackPage Count 315Imprint MontlakePublisher Amazon Publishing

The thirteenth book in the award-winning Peter Diamond series, from Peter Lovesey.Peter Diamond, head of Bath CID, takes a city break in Vienna, where his favourite film, The Third Man, was set, but everything goes wrong and his companion, Paloma, calls...

Where were you the night Lina Stavred went missing? 'A terrific twisting roller-coaster of a thriller.' PETER JAMES'Intensely gripping.' CHRIS WHITAKERThe case was closed.Lina Stavred went missing 20 years ago. A local boy confessed to her murder - but...

'Historical fiction doesn't get much better than this' ANGUS DONALD. 'Matthew Harffy's tale of England in the Dark Ages is nothing less than superb' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY. 'Murder, betrayal and vengeance fuel tribal warfare and personal combat...

A page-turning novel of desire and broken dreams from the internationally bestselling author of The Other Side of Midnight and If Tomorrow Comes. Three young doctors-their hopes, their dreams, their unexpected desires... Dr.Paige Taylor: She...

A stressed, middle-aged man picks up a teenage escort and commits an unspeakable crime, unaware that a homeless man - her only real friend - will do anything to find her. A shocking, race-against-the-clock, standalone thriller from the Queen of New...

First in a new series from bestselling author and famed O. J. Simpson trial prosecutor Marcia Clark, a "terrific writer and storyteller" (James Patterson). Samantha Brinkman, an ambitious, hard-charging Los Angeles criminal defense attorney, is...

'A novel to detonate the heart. Fans of Gail Honeyman and Joanna Cannon will love Bitter' A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window 'As gripping as Zoe Heller's Notes on A Scandal' Peter Bradshaw, Guardian Film Critic'Brilliantly paced, moving,...

The second in the detective series featuring DI Geraldine Steel When a man dies in a gas explosion, the police suspect arson. But the case takes on a new and terrible twist when the prime suspect, a local felon, is viciously attacked. As police enquiries...

A vivid and gripping novel from 'the master of the modern spy thriller' (Mail on Sunday) which sees Alec Milius coaxed back into the secret world to face the uncontainable danger of 21st century terrorism... For six...

'A masterpiece by the woman who may be Britain's finest living crime novelist' Daily Telegraph'Absorbing... this is a bravura performance, a true original' Ian RankinGlasgow, 1957. It is a December night and William Watt is desperate. His family has been...

One secret could destroy a family. One lie could save them. The brilliant prequel to The Boy Who Saw, a gripping thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Simon Toyne, featuring the enigmatic...