Amateur Sleuth

A gripping serial killer thriller with a twist - from No. 1 bestseller Stuart MacBride This time the serial killer picked the wrong family... 'MacBride is a damned...

'There is no denying the winning charm of these artfully fashioned mysteries' - Barry Forshaw, Independent 'Gentle, often funny and undeniably charming' - Readers Digest 'We should welcome him to the ranks of classic detectives' - Daily Mail ...

'I raced through this murder mystery' Good Housekeeping, 10 Books to Read Right Now!'Smiley is a masterful writer' Sunday Times'Outstanding. Her sentences are sublime' Roxane GayFrom a brilliant Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling author: a...

For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers.------------------------------------The winter of 1353 has been...

BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, CAROL AND STRANGERS ON A TRAIN 'Bears Highsmith's unique, unsurpassed mixture of unsettling psychological insights' THE TIMES 'The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense' MARK...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642471229Author Ann RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Bella BooksPublisher Bella BooksWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 14mm

'Addictive, tense and pacy, Safe at Home kept me constantly guessing' B A Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors and The TherapistWhat if you left your child alone, and something terrible happened?Anna James is an anxious mother. So when she...

The sixteenth chronicle in the Matthew Bartholomew series. When a wealthy benefactor is found dead in Michaelhouse, Brother Michael and Matthew Bartholomew must find the culprit before the College is accused of foul play. At the same time, Cambridge is...

Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T. L. Huchu is the second spellbinding book in the Edinburgh Nights series.'Stupendously engaging' - Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of LondonSome secrets are meant to stay buriedWhen Ropa Moyo discovered...

'A rich, complex and beautifully crafted novel' P.D. JamesThe prize-winning classic that 'changed the thriller landscape', with a new foreword from Val McDermid.VERA HILLYARD. AUNT. MOTHER. MURDERESS.Faith Severn's life has long been overshadowed by the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451418180Author C. S. HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 170mm * 107mm * 24mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984822147Author Rhett McLaughlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063297265Author Tim DorseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint HarperLuxePublisher HarperLuxeWeight(grams) 152g

THE UNMISSABLE NEW THRILLER FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GIRL IN THE ICE AND NINE ELMS ROBERT BRYNDZA__________'You can't help turning the pages hungrily to see what happens next' THE TIMES'Taut, atmospheric and spooky, Shadow Sands...

'Not just the first of the tough school of crime-writing but the best' THE TIMESMiss Gabriel Dain Leggett is young and wealthy, with a penchant for morphine and religious cults. She also has an unfortunate effect on the people around her. They die -...

Don't miss Faith Martin's fiendishly clever new novel, Murder by Candlelight, set in the 1920s and described as 'the perfect village mystery' by J.M. Hall 'A beautifully crafted crime mystery I could not put down.' Anita Davison,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781618953919Author Dorothy L SayersFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Bibliotech PressPublisher Bibliotech PressWeight(grams) 152g

Organising a wedding can be murder...The entire O'Sullivan brood have gathered at St. Mary's Church for the wedding of Siobhan O'Sullivan and Macdara Flannery. It's not every day you see two garda marrying each other. Only Siobhan's brother James is...

In the summer of 1358 the physician Matthew Bartholomew returns to Cambridge to learn that his beloved sister is in mourning after the unexpected death of her husband, Oswald Stanmore. Aware that his son has no interest in the cloth trade that made his...

Don't miss Nell's new blockbuster thriller that T.M. Logan loves - HIDE, coming December '21 - available to pre-order now! What happened while they were sleeping? A school for the deaf takes an overnight...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984804310Author Jessica FletcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Pamela Dorman BooksPublisher Penguin Adult

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496725301Author Jill ShalvisFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

DISCOVER THE GRIPPING THRILLER FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING TWIN CITIES SERIES'Supercharged storytelling' DAILY MAIL________ A young woman is murdered in a park in Minneapolis. When detectives Gino and Magozzi discover a playing card near the...

The second crime story from the award-winning Peter Diamond mystery series, by Peter Lovesey.Peter Diamond, ex-CID and notoriously difficult to work with, is sacked from his latest job as a security guard in Harrods. Doggedly he turns his sleuthing...

The gripping thriller about one man's perilous journey through the high seas . . . FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SHARPE SERIES'A classic Bernard Cornwell tale - fast and furious. Couldn't put it down but didn't want it to finish' 5***** Reader...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641291910Author Colin CotterillFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Soho PressPublisher Soho Press

'Inspector Morse would appear to have a rival' - Scotland on Sunday 'A perfect accompaniment to a sunny afternoon, a hammock and a glass of Pimms' - Guardian 'An undiluted pleasure' - Scotsman _______________ Sidney Chambers, the Vicar of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496735690Author Barbara RossFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

Winner of four major prizes for the best critical/biographical book related to crime fiction: the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and H.R.F. Keating Awards; and shortlisted for both the Agatha and Gold Dagger Awards. ...

Michael Moorcock's triumphant return to Britain's adventuring detective, Sexton Blake! His first published novel restored, revised, expanded... and presented with a brand new prequel story!A deep sea mission...A baffling murder...Beneath a sky of limpid...

NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER'A witty, fast-paced, and swoon-worthy mystery.' 5* reader review'Riveting from start to finish . . . definitely a must-read!' 5* reader review'Action packed and definitely eventful, I also found myself chuckling.' 5* reader...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'Well-researched and expertly written, it is gripping from start to finish' 5***** Reader Review'You really feel that you are involved with the plot and feel...

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'Well-researched and expertly written, it is gripping from start to finish' 5***** Reader Review'You really feel that you are involved with the plot and feel...

Marsali Taylor returns with the eighth enthralling mystery in her thrilling Shetland Sailing Mystery series.'This series is a must-read for anyone who loves the sea, or islands, or joyous, intricate story-telling.' Ann CleevesAs summer draws to a close...

'Layers of secrets are gradually peeled back in this brilliantly absorbing tale.' Marion Todd, author of Old Bones LieDarkness lies at the heart of this family...In 1959 Milly starts her new life as a housemaid at Rutherford House, working for the...

LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER'Simply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapore is brought richly to life' CATRIONA MCPHERSON 'Charming' RHYS BOWEN'One of the most likeable heroines in modern literature' SCOTSMAN _________Mirza, a...

The perfect classic crime story to cosy up with this winter as Amateur sleuth Mrs Bradley investigates a puzzling Christmas mystery.'The equal of Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie' IndependentIt is December and Mrs Bradley has left London behind for...

'Daisy Waugh's featherlight satires are as refreshing and uplifting as a glass of chilled vintage champagne. . . Imagine Agatha Christie on laughing gas' TimesThe Todes are back, and they're taking on Hollywood . . .When Hollywood wants to do a remake of...

Amateur sleuth Astrid Swift investigates a maritime mystery in this cosy crime adventure set on the Isle of Wight. The sailors are ashore, and murder is afoot. It's summer in the Isle of Wight, and the islanders have little more to do than munch...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781448312825Author Mike RipleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate Books