Thrillers

Whitechapel, 1888: London is bowed under Jack the Ripper's reign of terror. London 2015: actress Julianne Bell is abducted in a case similar to the terrible Tower Hamlets murders of some ten years earlier, and harking back to the Ripper killings of a...

Six days to stop a deadly attack. And no one else believes it's real.'Ingenious and turbocharged with suspense. A writer to surely put on your reading list.' David Baldacci 'Very well done - tight action and a smart central character.' Anthony...

From innovative bestselling novelist Walter Mosley comes the return of the beloved Leonid McGill detective series featuring a morally ambiguous P.I. who solves crimes and whose victims are society's most downtrodden.Leonid McGill's spent a lifetime...

'The undisputed champion of South African crime' - Wilbur SmithA Financial Times Book of the Year 2022One last chance. Almost fired for insubordination, detectives Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido find themselves demoted, exiled from the elite Hawks unit...

'John Harvey is one of the all-time greats and remains one of my favourite writers.' IAN RANKIN_____________________Frank Elder's last case could be the one that breaks him for good.The heavy manacles around the girl's wrists, perhaps not surprisingly,...

'A gripping page-turner about nightmare neighbours' Platinum 'A small act of malice between suburban neighbours snowballs, bringing tension and terror...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AND CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF SPARE ROOM, GANGLAND GIRLS TRLIOGY and the FLESH AND BLOOD SERIESDreda Say Mitchell was awarded an MBE in Her Majesty The Queen's 2020 New Year's Honours List'Great read written by a great girl'...

From Edgar Award-winning Chris Pavone, author of the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller The Expats, comes a riveting time-bomb of a thriller (fans of The Expats will be excited to see a few characters from Pavone's first book pop up here as well)...

V.I. Warshawski's impossible god-daughter Bernie convinces her to look for August, a young film-maker who has disappeared. The evidence indicates that he has gone to Kansas in the company of Emerald, an older black movie actress who wants to film the...

It's a thin line between love and murder... A tense new thriller, perfect for fans of Clare Mackintosh, Cara Hunter and Lisa Jewell A murder that shocks a city... Shots ring out on...

In the second book in the Detective Harriet Foster thriller series, author Tracy Clark weaves a twisted journey into the underbelly of Chicago as Harriet and her team work to unmask a serial killer stalking the city's aldermen. The Chicago PD is on...

USA Today bestselling author of The Girl Who Lied and Sister Sister Dear Carys, Zoe and Andrea Come and join me for my fortieth birthday adventure weekend, full...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'An absolutely enthralling suspense right to the very end' 5***** Reader Review'Keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering what is going to happen next'...

In MYSTERY, psychologist Alex Delaware becomes personally involved in a dark and mysterious crime. A haunting thriller from New York Times No 1 bestseller Jonathan Kellerman, author of KILLER and BREAKDOWN, which is perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and...

The Chimney Sweeper's Boy - a classic crime novel by bestselling, prize-winning author Barbara Vine'Gripping, almost impossible to put down' Guardian'One of the most frightening novels I have ever read ... Gerald Candless, the monster at the heart of...

'This was one of the best and most unique books I've read all year! I just could not freaking put this book down! 87 stars from me!!!' NetGalley reviewer SHE HAD THE PERFECT MARRIAGE. UNTIL HER MOTHER-IN-LAW MOVED IN... ...

A brilliant high-concept debut thriller - just how do you solve a murder when you only remember yesterday?'The thriller of the summer' - Observer'Yap is a phenomenon' - Guardian'The intrigue of Gone Girl and the drama of Before I Go to Sleep' - iNews'So...

Mankind's greatest mystery lies in wait...Civil war rages in Ethiopia. A priest waits to die in a parched prison cell; he has not seen daylight for four decades. But then a mortar shell hits the compound, and the prisoner and his secret are free. Two...

'Historical fiction of a high order' The Times To avoid war across Europe, a killing strike is needed. 1937. Flying for the infamous Condor Legion over the battlefields of Spain's civil war, Merz has been able to unleash the fearsome potential of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892965878Author Donald E. WestlakeFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams)...

A waitress turned librarian just wants a new life. What she ends up with is a killer change of pace in a funny, snappy, and suspenseful mystery by Edgar Award–nominated author Jess Lourey. With a cheating boyfriend, a thankless career in waitressing,...

Lost City is a nerve-shredding NUMA Files novel from Clive Cussler, international bestseller.Kurt Austin's toughest assignment yet...The discovery of a body frozen for ninety years in a glacier high in the French Alps seems of unlikely concern to Kurt...

He gave her everything. But can she trust him?'Get ready for a creepy, twisty ride' HeatLauren can't wait to leave London for a fresh start in the countryside with her new partner Paul and his two young children. She never thought she'd be so lucky. A...

Conard County: Code AdamBy Rachel Lee Opposites attract... Newly promoted, Guy Redwing wants Valerie Brighton to stay away from his first case. But the missing child he's searching for is Valerie's niece,...

This compelling, breath-taking read for fans of AMERICAN DIRT will make you question everything you thought you knewOne of the 'most important and prescient' books - Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes, The High Low'Bhutto's new novel will move you' - Elif...

**AN IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER**___________________________'Funny, endearing, mysterious and outrageous, this book is wildly entertaining and hugely enjoyable.' Liz NugentOn this street, no secret is safe.___________________________The Pine Road WhatsApp...

'Everyone's going to be talking about the twists and turns of The Honeymoon' Good HousekeepingYou won't be able to put down this addictive psychological thriller from the bestselling author of HOME TRUTHS___________ It should be paradise. But it's turned...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598534122Author Elmore LeonardFormat HardbackPage Count 1024Imprint The Library of AmericaPublisher The Library of AmericaWeight(grams) 653g

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WEEKEND'Savage: think Atwood in the outback'Paula Hawkins'An unforgettable reading experience'Liane Moriarty'Ferocious... recalls the early Elena Ferrante'NPR'A masterpiece'Guardian'Devastating' EconomistShe hears her...

'Tense, gripping and packed with twists' Lucy Clarke Someone is watching your every move... Holly Lawrence always wanted to be a spy, but the experience proved more dangerous than anything she imagined. Now,...

Early one morning in the seaside resort of Whitley Bay, the lifeless body of a young girl, Sophie Washington, is found brutally murdered - her face mutilated beyond recognition. Back on active duty after being shot, DI Jack Brady is struggling...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786814999Author Anna-Lou WeatherleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 346Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm *...

Edinburgh, 1791. Isobel Duguid and her friend Clessidro are the stars of the Edinburgh Musical Society. Clessidro sings opera and Isobel sings famously dark Scottish ballads, despite her cavalier attitude to holding a tune. They roam the streets of...

'[A] scorchingly good thriller' - Lisa Hall, bestselling author of mega-hit Between You and Me 'A tantalising and taut thriller with more twists and turns than a corkscrew. Red herrings swim all the way through it. An excellent page turner' -...

The day she left was only the beginning . . .Sam was eleven when his mother went out and never came back. He waited for her and then he grieved for her, as his family fell apart around him.Sam tried to get on with his life in the intervening years. But...

The six stories in Consider Her Ways: And Others, the second collecton of John Wyndham's short tales, continue his exploration of the science fiction staple - what if? In the title story we are introduced to a world where all the men have been killed by...

Travis McKinley is an ordinary man living an ordinary life - he has a job that he despises, a marriage that has lost its passion, children from whom he feels disconnected, and, at age fifty, a sense that he has accomplished nothing of consequence with...

A blistering take on Cool Britannia and London's underbelly in the 1990s, the third novel in Jake Arnott's loose trilogy following The Long Firm and He Kills Coppers. It's 1995, and crime is the new cool. Actress Julie wants none of it as she comes to...

In THE LAST POLICEMAN, Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Ben H. Winters, offers readers something they've never seen before: A police procedural set on the brink of an apocalypse. What's the point in solving murders when we're...

The 4th novel in the bestselling Conqueror series, continuing the life and adventures of the mighty Khan dynasty. Genghis Khan is dead, but his legend and his legacy live on. His son Ogedai has built a white city on a great plain and made a...