Thrillers

AD 60. Britannia. The Boudica Revolt begins . . .Macro and Cato - heroes of the Roman Empire - face a ruthless enemy set on revenge The Roman Empire's hold on the province of Britannia is fragile. The tribes implacably opposed to Rome have grown cunning...

**THE DROWNED - THE CHILLING NEW STRAFFORD & QUIRKE MURDER MYSTERY - AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW**'Addictive.'DAILY TELEGRAPH'Hypnotic.'SUNDAY BUSINESS POST'Crime writing of the highest quality.'DAILY MAILThe Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358673255Author Waubgeshig RiceFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint William Morrow & CompanyPublisher William Morrow & CompanyWeight(grams)...

The golden summer of 1303 and Oxford is plunged into chaos. The severed heads of beggars have been tied by their hair to the trees in woods outside the city. John Copsale, the Regent of Sparrow Hall, has been found dead in his bed and it is being...

Pre-order The Nurse now! The gripping and totally addictive new thriller from Claire Allan. THE TOP FIVE KINDLE BESTSELLER 'AMAZING. I read it in one go. I was totally hooked.' MARIAN KEYES ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847515612Author Cynthia Harrod-EaglesFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

The unputdownable and action-packed story of Ancient Rome.Correus and Flavius are half-brothers, sons of a brilliant general. One, son of a slave, is a born warrior destined to excel. The other, a nobleman by birth, must struggle relentlessly to succeed...

DISCOVER THE GRIPPING DI HELEN GRACE THRILLER BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR M.J. ARLIDGE 'Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years' JEFFERY DEAVER _______ There are some fates worse than death . . . Called to a Southampton nightclub,...

The truth can be hidden . . . but secrets always surfaceThe peace of Kielder Water is shattered when tourists open a barrel they found floating in the reservoir at dawn. Detectives Stone and Oliver are called to examine the skeletal remains inside.The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913401313Author Rachel McLeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint Ackroyd PublishingPublisher Ackroyd Publishing

A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOKCLUB PICK**SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM**'A nail-biting immersive whirl of a read. Every thriller lover's dream' ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS'Tense and original . . . Genuinely mind-blowing twists. Completely addictive'...

Would you run, or stay and call an ambulance, if it was you that pushed him?'A terrific premise, delivered with panache' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Dark and intense . . . an exhilarating, hold-your-breath read!' PrimaIt's the end of the night. You're walking home...

'A page-turner of a crime thriller . . . This is a world conveyed with convincing, terrible clarity' - C. J. Sansom, author of Dissolution.Winner of the HWA Debut CrownWinner of the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel AwardBlood & Sugar is the thrilling debut...

Is she the victim, or the killer? . . . THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER GYTHA LODGE'Addictive, fast-paced and so expertly plotted' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'Smart, moody, intense and tangled. I loved it' GILLIAN MCALLISTER________Two sisters,...

A young woman is caught up in a dangerous double life on behalf of her country during World War Two in Spy, by the world's favourite storyteller Danielle Steel.Alexandra Wickham is a stunning beauty who seems destined for a privileged life. But fate, a...

'The best thriller writer alive' - Ken FollettSometimes you have to fight dirty to get clean.Sebastian Rudd takes the cases no one else wants to take: the drug-addled punk accused of murdering two little girls; a crime lord on death row; a homeowner...

DISCOVER THE TECHNO THRILLER THAT ROCKED THE INTERNET GENERATIONA Guardian thriller of the month: 'Elsberg is nothing if not prescient'_______ZERO, an anonymous activist, has given the world a warning: stop the tech giants before it's too late.But is...

'One of the boldest thriller writers working today' TESS GERRITSEN'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' MICHAEL CONNELLY_________________________________________The fifth book in Karin Slaughter's #1 bestselling GRANT COUNTY series.Deep in...

The second book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. 'America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The TimesA reclusive writer is dead. And her final manuscript has disappeared . . .Someone is stalking Beryl...

'I couldn't put down Jailhouse Lawyer, a page-turning legal thriller' Tony Messenger'A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting' Mark Lawson, Guardian'Nobody does it better' Jeffery Deaver_____________________________Two brand-new legal...

THE PERFECT HUSBAND, the first book in the FBI Profiler series from The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner. What would you do if the man you loved wanted to kill you? If you love Karin Slaughter, you'll love Lisa Gardner.When Tess...

KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSEDespite the school's tampering, Class C made it through the special exam without anyone being expelled. Now, they face the final event of their first year-the graduation ceremony. Horikita struggles to decide what to say to her...

She's accused of four murders. She's only guilty of three...When Ruby was a child growing up in Miami, she saw a boy from her school struggling against the ocean waves while his parents were preoccupied. Instead of helping him, Ruby dove under the water...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538753255Author Boon Joon HoFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher Little, Brown & Company

An investigative reporter is found dead in Virginia's icy waters ...New Year's Eve and the final murder scene of Virginia's bloodiest year takes Scarpetta thirty feet below the Elizabeth River's icy surface. A diver, Ted Eddings, is dead, an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593545836Author Rachel HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 244g

'He said he didn't remember killing them...'As a series of rolling blackouts plunge the city into darkness, Detective Aidan Waits sits on an abandoned hospital ward, watching a mass murderer slowly die. Transferred from his usual night shift duties and...

'A fantastic read. Mind bending, gut wrenchingly tense and one of the most original stories I've read in years. It was an absolute treat' - John Marrs, author of The VacationA New York Times Best Thriller Pick for 2022Bestselling author Adam Hamdy...

Little Tales of Misogyny is Highsmith's legendary, cultish short-story collection. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbours into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. In...

'A breathtaking thriller. A classic in the making' PETER JAMES'Hugely impressive and compelling' WILLIAM BOYD'Look out for The Scarlet Papers . . . Engrossing' STEVE CAVANAGH___________VIENNA, 1946: A brilliant German scientist snatched from the ruins of...

LONGLISTED FOR THE MCILVANNEY PRIZE 2019 When reporter Rebecca Connolly is told of Roddie Drummond's return to the island of Stoirm she senses a story. Fifteen years before he was charged with the murder of his lover, Mhairi. When he was found Not...

In this tense thriller from the bestselling author of What You Did and The Other Wife, a woman finds a dead body. Will she make the same mistake as last time? When Rachel stumbles upon a body in the woods, she knows what she has to do: run. Get away...

The epic sequel to Victim Without a Face. ON A HOT SUMMER'S DAY. A car speeds through the streets of Helsingborg. When it reaches the harbour, the driver keeps going, straight into the cold, dark sea. A BODY IN THE WATER. But it is not a...

A masterpiece of modern literature that mirrors Maugham's own career.Of Human Bondage is the first and most autobiographical of Maugham's novels. It is the story of Philip Carey, an orphan eager for life, love and adventure. After a few months studying...

The gripping new emotional thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ice Cream Girls, My Best Friend's Girl and The Brighton Mermaid. Pieta has a secretTen years ago, Pieta survived a weekend with a sadistic serial killer. She never told...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom coastal California to upstate New York, a killer is plotting a devastating path of destruction . . .Michael and Megan Fitzgerald are siblings who share a troubling past. Both adopted, and now adults - Michael is a...

***Now a Netflix Original movie, starring Leighton Meester, streaming globally.*** Miles from home. Trust no one. Suspect everyone. Orla and Kate have been best friends forever...

In a city full of cameras ... where can you hide? Killing Eve meets James Bond in this page-turning, heart-pounding thriller . . .'One of those wonderful thrillers that you read in a day and know you'll remember for years' James Patterson'A thrilling...

'Clever and compulsive' LOUISE CANDLISH 'A fantastic read' JAMES DELARGY 'I loved it' LEE CHILD 'It's everything you could want from a crime novel' SARAH WARD 'A bold and brilliant new voice in crime fiction' KATE RHODESA WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE...

'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times'A powerful story of loss, malice and deception' Ann Cleeves1921. When a Member of Parliament goes missing in a small Derbyshire village, Scotland Yard detective Albert Lincoln is sent up...