Thrillers

'One of their very best. Compelling, moving and beautifully written . . . an absolute winner' Observer 'Classic Nicci French: an unputdownable missing-persons thriller that's also a searing examination of family, memory and grief. A big-skied,...

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford's 'haunting, unforgettable, ice-blooded thriller' - first in the Lucas Davenport series! The killer was mad but brilliant. He left notes with every woman he killed. Rules of murder: Never have a...

THE ISLES OF SCILLY MYSTERIES #3 'Gripping, clever and impossible to put down' ERIN KELLY 'An absolute master of pace, plotting and character' ELLY GRIFFITHSINTRUDERS HERE ARE BOUND TO DIE . . . As the sun sets on a cold November evening, the tiny...

Bernie Gunther returns in the thirteenth book in the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling series, perfect for fans of John le Carre and Robert Harris.'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILD'Kerr leads us through the facts of...

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2008Balram Halwai is the White Tiger - the smartest boy in his village. His family is too poor for him to afford for him to finish school and he has to work in a teashop, breaking coals and wiping tables. But Balram...

Unpleasant things are going on in an exclusive school for girls - things like murder... Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion, while the rest of the school sleeps. There, among the lacrosse...

In this sinister tale from 4 million copy bestselling author Mark Edwards, a deadly secret turns a couple's new romance into a nightmare. And they're not the only ones who know the truth... "The perfect thriller to pack in your suitcase...A high...

**Shortlisted for 'best novel' in the 2021 Ngaio Marsh Awards!**A regular weekday morning veers drastically off-course for a group of strangers whose paths cross in a London cafe - their lives never to be the same again when an apparently crazed gunman...

AS SEEN ON ITVXOVER HALF A MILLION COPIES OF APPLE TREE YARD SOLD'The perfect thriller.' Stylist'Scarily plausible . . . desperately moving.' Guardian'Gripping.' Good HousekeepingThe novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Platform Seven at 4am:...

Knowing the truth will destroy her.Keeping it secret will destroy him. 'A powerful, beautifully crafted story that ratchets up the tension with every page and packs a huge emotional punch' TM Logan, bestselling author of The...

A towering philosophical novel that is the summation of her Objectivist philosophy, Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is the saga of the enigmatic John Galt, and his ambitious plan to 'stop the motor of the world', published in Penguin Modern Classics.Opening...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorSimone St. James is the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases and The Sun Down Motel. She spent twenty years behind the scenes in the...

'Smart characters, shocking twists' Lisa Gardner'I couldn't turn the pages quick enough' Heidi Perks'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy' Jo Spain'A compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters'...

'Serrailler, Hill's brilliant detective, is the central character in the great writer's crime fiction novels' CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALLHeavy rain falls on Lafferton. As the rain water slowly drains away, a shallow grave - and a skeleton - are revealed...

The Vacation is a compulsive, holiday-set thriller from John Marrs, the author of The One.How far would you run to escape your past? Venice Beach, Los Angeles. A paradise on earth.Tourists flock to the golden coast and the promise of Hollywood.But for...

'The Secret History for Millennials' Belinda BauerA golden summer, and six talented teenagers are looking forward to the brightest of futures - until a daredevil game goes horribly wrong, leaving three strangers dead. 18-year-old Megan takes the blame...

An ancient sect. A modern mystery. The most dangerous secret ever unearthed.Antiquarian bookseller Robin Jessop has acquired a strange medieval volume. What appears to be a book is a cleverly disguised safe, in which she finds a single rolled parchment,...

A glamorous ship. A missing woman. A holiday to DIE for... The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller! 'A brilliant new storyteller has arrived' ERIN KELLY ...

PRE-ORDER THE PAPERBACK EDITION OF DROWNING, THE THRILLING NEW BLOCKBUSTER BY T. J. NEWMAN. OUT JUNE 2024. 'Amazing . . . Intense suspense, shocks and scares plus chilling insider authenticity make this one very special' LEE CHILD 'FALLING is the best...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739244545Author B BaskervilleFormat PaperbackPage Count 404Imprint Hyem BooksPublisher Hyem Books

'[A] gripping tale of the Great Siege of Malta...Ferocious and compelling it is a story of blood, romance and sacrifice' **** Daily ExpressSWORD AND SCIMITAR is the compelling tale of the Great Siege of Malta from Simon Scarrow, bestselling author of the...

The Blunderer was written by Highsmith in between Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr Ripley. The novel follows the young, successful and handsome, Walter Stackhouse who seems to have it all, that is, until the day his wife's body is found at the...

_______________________________________Two Supreme Court Justices are dead, their murders unsolved.But one woman might have found the answer - if she can live to tell it.Darby Shaw is a brilliant New Orleans legal student with a sharp political mind. For...

When his child is taken, a father will stop at nothing to get her back in this explosive, white-knuckle thriller from the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once. When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter.....

The fate of Rome, and thousands of lives, rests on the shoulders of one man.After murdering his brother, and taking the position of Emperor for himself, Caracalla orders a brutal purge of the supporters of Geta.Meanwhile, Caracalla's ally Marcellus has...

From the New York Times bestselling author of the beloved, million-copy selling Stark series, comes Dirtiest Secret, the provocative first book in the Stark S.I.N. series. For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey, Sylvia Day, Meredith Wild and Jodi Ellen Malpas...

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER!What if winning means losing everything?'A gripping story of greed, lies and dark family secrets' Lisa Jewell'Utterly engrossing and brilliant' Lucy Foley'Addictive, provocative... brilliantly crafted' TM Logan ...

THE PITCH-BLACK REDISCOVERED CLASSIC OF 2024 From the Booker-shortlisted author of Great Granny Webster, this twisted modern classic is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Celia Dale. 'One of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived' Virginia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991283873Author Elizabeth BaroneFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Maietta InkPublisher Maietta InkWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

*** PRE-ORDER THE NEXT THRILLING INSTALMENT IN THE SERIES BEHIND THE HIT NETFLIX SHOW - FOR YOU AND ONLY YOU IS OUT IN PAPERBACK SPRING 2024 ***'Crazy, sexy, cool: Caroline Kepnes gets better - and Joe Goldberg gets worse - with every book' ERIN...

FROM FLYNN BERRY, AUTHOR OF REESE WITHERSPOON'S BOOK CLUB PICK NORTHERN SPY How do you find your sister's killer when no one will help you?When Nora takes the train from London to visit her sister in the Oxfordshire countryside, she expects to find...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473718305Author Avina St GravesFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Avina St. GravesPublisher Avina St. GravesWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

"I still have whiplash from this book""I. Am. Speechless. This book is RELENTLESS. Page after page of twists and turns.""WOW!! Twisty and super fast-paced.""Easily the best book I've read all year.'Real readers love The Last Word.If you give this book a...

_______________________'Reads like Liane Moriarty at her Big Little Lies best' TONY PARSONS'A gripping thriller about toxic female friendships with a killer twist' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'Kept me up late into the night' LUCY CLARKE_______________________Grace's...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'Riveting from start to finish' 5***** Reader Review'Nothing beats a good Francis, and this is as good as they come' 5***** Reader Review'An excellent...

An atmospheric thriller with a knockout ending!' Diana Wilkinson That Lake. This house. His friends. They all know what happened to my boy. I know they do. And you... you have to help me find the truth...A weekend to remember...Ten years ago, deeply in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781835258408Author Claire CooperFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 19mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956792648Author Elizabeth HaynesFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Myriad EditionsPublisher Myriad Editions

'Unputdownable...This writer gets better and better' A.N. WilsonThe Hither Green murder...William Benson knows what it's like to be accused of something you didn't do - the fear, the vulnerability and the nightmare of watching your life unravel. Now he...

'A cracking storyteller' ANN CLEEVESThere is more to solving a crime than following the clues.Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.In the green depths of spring, morning breaks on a woman splayed in a bed of flowers - her eyes...