Thrillers

What REALLY happened at Turtle Lake? You think you know. Think again.California, 2003A thirteen-year-old girl disappears from a party at Carlsbad's Turtle Lake. Discovered on the trunk of a nearby cottonwood tree is the word 'LIAR' graffitied in blood...

New York Times bestseller and 'one of the finest crime writer's America has ever produced' James Lee Burke returns with his latest masterpiece, the story of a father and son separated by war.From its opening scene in revolutionary Mexico to the Battle of...

A twisty collection of short stories from the master of classic crime fiction, Peter Lovesey, one of which stars his most popular creation, Peter Diamond. More than fifty years ago, Peter Lovesey published a short story in an anthology. That short story...

The discovery of a lost Caravaggio painting yields centuries of deadly secrets in this pulse-pounding novel of historical intrigue and modern-day suspense? In seventeenth-century Rome, an arrogant and reckless artist named Caravaggio drinks and brawls...

The latest gripping thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes, now a Netflix sensation! 'Gloriously glamorous, and brilliantly plotted: Dead to Her is everything I love in a novel' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling...

Written by 'a sublimely elegant historical novelist as addictive as crack' (Daily Telegraph), the Inspector Troy series is perfect for fans of Le Carre, Philip Kerr and Alan Furst.1963.England is a country set to explode but Troy, now Britain's most...

He's your attacker. He's a murderer.He's your twin. When DI Dani Stephens returns to work after an attack that almost ended her life, she's quickly plunged into a horrific new case, as dead bodies are discovered on the streets of Birmingham. But with no...

Harrowing loss, psychological trauma, and a deadly mystery test the human will to survive in this electrifying novel from award-winning author Brian Freeman. Lisa Power is a tortured ghost of her former self. The author of a bestselling thriller...

Brook Reynolds died in a car crash. Tragic accident, the police say. But her father Don Hoffman knows otherwise. And he wants Joe Hunter to find the men responsible.Joe is not convinced - until he is attacked by two troublemakers, and Don's other...

Murder in the Blue Ridge MountainsBy R. Barri Flowers A cold case could get him killed! The discovery of a body becomes personal when special agent Garrett Sneed is forced to work the case with law...

Blood stains the altar. Can she be found? Paula Maguire, forensic psychologist is called in to investigate a missing girl and the disappearance of a holy relic in Claire McGowan's exhilarating fourth novel in the series, A SAVAGE HUNTER. The Paula...

'Riveting, twisty as all hell, and very, very clever, A Knock at the Door is a rollercoaster ride of brilliance. TW Ellis is a superb thriller writer' --- SARAH PINBOROUGHThey ask for your husband. They just want to talk. THEY'RE LYING.Your husband isn't...

Watching a rented video, Tertuliano Maximo Afonso is shocked to notice that one of the actors is identical to him in every physical detail. He embarks on a secret quest to find his double and sets in motion a train of events that he cannot control...

The senior pupils of St Peter's High School are on retreat to a secluded outdoor activity centre, coming to terms with the murder of a fellow pupil through the means you would expect: counselling, contemplation, candid discussion and even prayer - not to...

Sitting in a dark, dank prison cell in Paris, serving a life sentence for murder, Abbie Elliot tries to piece together the story of how she came to be here.It all happened in Monte Carlo, where she was having the holiday of a lifetime with her three best...

'Gripping, dramatic and with twists you won't see coming. I loved this book' Sally Hepworth, author of No.1 ebook bestseller The Mother-in-Law _____________ SHE WANTS HIM BACK. SHE WANTS YOU GONE. Finally, Georgia has found the one. Luke is kind,...

What if everything your family ever told you was a lie? Frankfurt, 1963At the war's end, Frankfurt was a smoldering ruin, severely damaged by the Allied bombings. But that was two decades ago. Now it is 1963, and the city's streets, once...

'Historical fiction of a high order' The Times Germany, October 1944: Dozens of cities lie in ruins. Enemy armies are at the gates. For the Thousand Year Reich, time is running out. Desperate to avoid the humiliation of unconditional surrender,...

In a race down the Thames, Detective Chief Inspector John Kerr is caught in a fight ot the death with two gold smugglers. The American wife of the British Defence Secretary is brutally murdered while walking her dog. A senior judge is executed in Middle...

Alexanor is a man who has seen too much blood. He has left the sword behind him to become a healer in the greatest sanctuary in Greece, turning his back on war.But war has followed him to his refuge at Epidauros, and now a battle to end the freedom of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439138663Author Stephen HunterFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm) 192mm *...

The call of the republic, the weight of destiny. A new legend takes to the seas.'A thrilling new adventure series that rivals the immortal Patrick O'Brian' Angus Donald1793. The infant French republic is assailed on all sides, by enemies within and the...

Small-town guy meets big-time evil... A spine-tingling Odd Thomas novella. THERE'S ROOM AT THE INN, BUT YOU MIGHT NOT GET OUT... Odd Thomas and Annamaria need a break from the road. Nestled on a lonely stretch along the Pacific...

'Graham Greene's beautiful and disturbing novel is filled with tenderness, humour, excitement and doubt' The Times A leak is traced to a small sub-section of the secret service, sparking off the inevitable security checks, tensions and suspicions. The...

A gritty, page-turning thriller perfect for fans of Martina Cole. Refugees are disappearing in Glasgow. The mutilated body of one has been found, but the police aren't interested. Can crime reporter Rosie Gilmour uncover the truth before the killer comes...

*** SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD 2018***'Sensational' Clare Mackintosh, No 1 bestselling author of I Let You Go.'The definition of a page-turner' Sun'Truly scary' Marian KeyesMOTHER. WIFE. POLITICIAN. LIAR.THEN: How far did she...

'[The Gosling Girl] interrogates the context of a child's crime and simplistic notions of evil by society and the media. It fosters understanding & empathy and draws us deep inside the protagonist's psychology' Bernardine EvaristoMonster? Murderer? ...

To catch an enemy with nothing to lose, MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle must venture into dangerous waters. When pirates attack a cargo ship off the Somalian coast and one of them is found to be a British-born Pakistani, alarm bells start ringing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593548615Author Carissa OrlandoFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

From the author of the thrilling Sunday Times bestseller Dear Amy______________What if your parents had been lying to you since the day you were born? Sophia's parents lived quiet, ordinary lives. At least she thought so, until she came home to discover...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061672279Author Timothy HallinanFormat PaperbackImprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 244g

A powerful debut novel set in Australia, continuing the legacy of 'Master of the Genre' Desmond Bagley. The Sequel to Desmond Bagley's DOMINO ISLAND Insurance investigator Bill Kemp had never wanted to...

THE EPIC HISTORICAL NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR CONN IGGULDEN - FANS OF GAME OF THRONES AND WOLF HALL WILL BE HOOKED'Superbly plotted and paced' THE TIMES________Winter 1461. Richard Duke of York is dead, his ambitions in ruins, his head spiked on the...

Kenton's career as a journalist depends on his facility with languages, his knowledge of European politics and his quick judgement. Where his judgement sometimes fails him, however, is in his personal life. When he travels to Nuremberg to investigate a...

How well can you ever really know someone?As Ben Casper watches his best friend plummet from her sixth-floor apartment balcony, he realises his life is about to change. Diana had no reason to kill herself, she had to have been pushed.Diana worked for the...

'A delicious web of grief, sex and obsession that will leave you guessing until the very end . . . fast-paced and addictive' ELLE KENNEDY'A shocking debut thriller . . . Keeland keeps the twists coming hard and fast, and few readers will be able to...

Stolen. Missing. Dead...Forensic psychologist Paul Maguire is up against the clock to stop a merciless killer in THE DEAD GROUND, the second novel in the highly acclaimed Paula Maguire series and the gripping follow up to The Lost. Claire McGowan's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958503355Author Marie JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Genz PublishingPublisher Genz PublishingWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

The new crime thriller by the author of The Fear of Falling: "A gritty and unflinching journey through 90's Glasgow. Dark, delicious, and authentic." -Marrisse Whittaker, author of Buried Dreams As DI Luc Kidston investigates the grisly murder of a...

'Quick's ambitious novel, set during the golden age of Hollywood, sparkles with wit and clever plotting' Publishers WeeklyWelcome to Burning Cove, California where 1930s Hollywood glamour conceals a ruthless killer . . .Vivian Brazier never thought life...