Thrillers

'Better than Sharpe... Napoleon's Run deserves to be a runaway success'Ben Kane, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lionheart One man against an armadaLondon, 1798. Late one night, a junior naval officer at the Admiralty intercepts a coded despatch,...

'A rollicking good tale.' INDEPENDENT'A first-rate mystery.' WASHINGTON POSTAN AURELIO ZEN MYSTERYAurelio Zen returns to his native Venice in an unofficial capacity, to investigate the disappearance of an American millionaire. But he is quickly reminded...

'Dibdin's best book.' LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS'Bawdly, suspenseful, and splendidly farcical.' ITALIAN MYSTERIESAN AURELIO ZEN MYSTERY Inspector Zen has been posted to Naples in disgrace, where he is asked to oversee the clean-up of the city's corrupt...

The twentieth book in the hugely popular Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman When fifteen-year-old Gregory Hesse is found dead, a single gunshot to his head, it...

A Sunday Times top 10 hardback bestseller. Ancient secrets buried deep in Glastonbury's past.And one woman's quest to finally set them free. Cambridge, present day: Following the death of her mother, Abi Rutherford receives a...

What is the truth? And how do you recognise it when you hear it?Jenny and Pippa are twins. Like many twins they often know what the other is thinking. They complete each other.When Pippa disappears Jenny is left to face the world alone, as she tries to...

Sunday Times bestselling author Nora Roberts returns with a brand new standalone novel - a story about the power of love to light a way through the darkness'If you're after the perfect pick-me-up, take-me-away-from-the-world read, then she's your...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREFEATURED IN THE TIMES TOP 100 CRIME & THRILLER NOVELS SINCE 1945A murder. A murderer. No motive.Fabrizio Collini is a hard working, quiet and respectable man. Until the day he visits one of Berlin's most luxurious hotels and...

'A fast-paced, breathtaking read... This will definitely be making my list of favourite books of the year' Go Buy The BookDetective Alyssa Wyatt is hunting a serial killer.She doesn't know that he's hunting her.A woman is found naked, badly beaten and...

For fans of Children of Men, Years and Years & Station Eleven, a postcard from a future Britain that's closer than we think.An Evening Standard 'Best New Book' 'A beautiful book: thought-provoking, eerily prescient and very witty.' Brit Bennett, author...

'The Fourth Monkey has one of the most ingenious openings that I've read in years. This thriller never disappoints.'James Patterson 'Superbly constructed and immaculately paced'The Daily Mail Two days to save her... ...

'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray During a quiet spell in June Maigret is called to investigate the disappearance of a reputable businessman. When a body is discovered near the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery Maigret struggles to find any...

'SUSPECT is an intense, fast-paced and thrilling page turner. Crais is winning raves' CNN'A touching relationship between man and dog' THE SUN'Robert Crais is hands-down the World's Greatest Crime Fiction Writer, and that's no joke' HUFFINGTON POSTThey...

'Cracking . . . Taut, gripping and beautifully written' Steve Cavanagh'An ending you definitely won't see coming' JP Delaney'Drew me in from the first chapter . . . This should be one of the books of the year' James DelargyDCS Frankie Sheehan is...

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'I am not my husband. I am innocent. Do you believe me?'The beautiful, enigmatic wife of a feared dictator stands trial for her late husband's crimes against the people. The world will finally know the truth. But whose? A BBC2 Between the Covers Book...

'Robyn Young realistically evokes the brutal world of the late fifteenth century, and interweaves a gripping tale with a highly original take on Richard III and the Princes in the Tower. Provocative and grounded upon impressive research, this is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781542038577Author Loreth Anne WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 351Imprint MontlakePublisher Amazon Publishing

A gripping, addictive thriller from the bestselling author of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP.'Simultaneously believable and terrifying...An edgy, disturbing read.' ObserverShe loves her husband.She's obsessed by a stranger.She's a devoted mother.She's prepared to...

Number one bestselling author Conn Iggulden takes on the story of the mighty Kublai Khan. An epic tale of a great and heroic mind; his action-packed rule; and how in conquering one-fifth of the world's inhabited land, he changed the course of history...

A gripping, high-concept Sigma Force adventure from bestselling author James Rollins.When a US military satellite crashes into the remote wilds of Mongolia, a desperate search begins. The satellite contains a code-black physics project - research linked...

'His artistry is supreme' John Banville Eyes half-closed, head tilted against the back of his seat, he seemed not to be thinking, as the plane flew over a thick carpet of bright clouds. In reality, he was making an effort to bring names and shadowy...

A classic thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Eagle Has Landed. Oliver Grant is a decorated soldier, Military Intelligence Major and a case-hardened mercenary. So when the stepson of a Mafia boss is kidnapped and taken to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957513822Author Ray GreenFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Mainsail BooksPublisher Mainsail Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803146713Author L G DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 17mm

The nail-bitingly suspenseful second book in the smash-hit Wayward Pines trilogy, from the bestselling author of Dark Matter, Recursion, and Upgrade.It's the perfect town . . . as long as you don't try to leave.Nestled amid picture-perfect mountains, the...

'Simone St. James knows how to haunt you. The Book of Cold Cases is St. James at the top of her game' JENNIFER McMAHON'No one writes a ghost story like Simone St. James' LAURA McHUGH--In 1977, in the small town of Claire Lake, two men were murdered with...

Detective Catherine McLeod was always taught that in Glasgow, they don't do whodunit. They do score-settling, vendettas and petty revenge. And however she looks at it, the discovery of a dead drug-dealer in a back alley means she's going to be busy...

A small town divided by prejudice. A family torn apart. A secret that won't remain silent.Read the magnificent new novel from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author. 'Compelling, important, devastating: you have to read this one' Sunday...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'A gut-wrenching tale of mother love . . . contains enough blind alleys and red herrings to keep even the most astute readers on their toes' Daily ExpressAs a career-driven Assistant District Attorney, Nina Frost's life is...

When art historian Dr Miranda Jones arrives home one bitterly cold night, someone is waiting for her in the shadows. In a terrifying attack she is held at knifepoint, her bags stolen by an unseen assailant. Deeply shaken by the ordeal, Miranda is glad to...

** FEATURED ON BBC TWO'S BETWEEN THE COVERS **'Unlike anything else you'll read this year, Sixteen Horses is a deeply disconcerting ride. Irresistible' - Val McDermid, author of Still Life'Totally gripping from start to finish' - Alex Michaelides, author...

Children think we make them, but we don't ... They come into the world and make us. They make us by breaking us first. 'Utterly gripping' Karin Slaughter 'Impossible to put down' Booklist ...

A Swedish crime writer as thrilling as Mankell, a detective as compelling as Wallander . . . The Strangler's Honeymoon is the penultimate gripping Scandinavian crime thriller in the Van Veeteren series by Hakan Nesser.Desperately lonely, sixteen-year-old...

'Fans of MARTINA COLE will love this' Katerina Diamond A gripping new series from million-copy bestseller Mel Sherratt. 'I love all Mel Sherratt's books' IAN RANKIN 'Twists and turns and delivers...

WINNER OF THE 2019 NGAIO MARSH AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVELONE OF THE TIMES' BEST CRIME FICTION BOOKS OF 2019'I read it in one go' Harriet Tyce, author of BLOOD ORANGE'A smart, propulsive thriller' Kate Hamer, THE GIRL IN THE RED COAT'One of the most...

*SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION WITH DESIGNED FOIL BOARDS AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY*‘I inhaled this book in less than 48 hours and what a treat it was. What Have You Done? exceeded all expectations. A total reading pleasure.' - LIZ NUGENT, No.1...

'Gripping' Guardian'Pacy and stylish' Jeremy Vine 'It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, yes. Propaganda, yes. All of that and more - but not this. Not murder.'South Africa has become a powder keg. Its precious land is being sold off to the...

Discover the action-packed adventure thriller, perfect for fans of The Da Vinci Code, Indiana Jones and C. J. SansomHidden away in a dusty antiquities shop in Egypt, an ancient artefact is discovered.Quickly, it becomes the centre of the deadliest...

She saved her son once. Would she do the same again?Sara and her family needed a fresh start after a tragedy that ruined many lives. They have found peace since arriving at their new home in the Kielder Forest National Park twelve months ago. That is,...