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New and uncollected tales of murder, mischief, magic and madness. Ruth Rendell was an acknowledged master of psychological suspense: these are ten (and a quarter) of her most chillingly compelling short stories, collected here together for the first...

An apartment on the rue Morgue turned into a charnel house; the corpse of a shopgirl dragged from the Seine; a high-stakes game of political blackmail-three mysteries that have enthralled the whole of Paris, and baffled the city's police. The brilliant...

International bestseller Amor Towles, critically acclaimed author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility, together with award-winning editor and Mysterious Press founder, Otto Penzler, has selected the creme de la creme of the year's crime and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496723604Author Carlene O'ConnorFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937387327Author Lawrence BlockFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint LB ProductionsPublisher LB ProductionsWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933354224Author Denise HamiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 275Imprint Akashic Books,U.S.Publisher Akashic Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 291g

Camilleri, best known for his Inspector Montalbano series, presents the charming Judge Surra who moves to a small Sicilian town in the late nineteenth century. He does not quite understand the quirky welcoming gifts from the locals, but nothing stands in...

A collection of Ruth Rendell mysteries. A wife plots her husband's psychological destruction - then his murder; a son is ruined by his mother's obsession; a man marries the woman he rescues from suicide, only to become the victim of her obsessiveness;...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Anthony Awards (Critical Nonfiction) 2014.Book InformationISBN 9780143122548Author Sarah WeinmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Penguin USAPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780547055329Author Richard RussoFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 137mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936363681Author John CreaseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Crippen & Landru PublishersPublisher Crippen & Landru PublishersWeight(grams)...

Detective Carson Ryder faces his most terrifying adversary yet in this nail-biting thriller from the author of Her Last Scream. Carson Ryder thought he'd seen everything ... A specialist in twisted crimes, Detective Carson Ryder...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643962665Author Libby CudmoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Down & Out BooksPublisher Down & Out BooksWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

A new war is dawning... For millennia, the vampires walked the earth undetected, feasting on humans in keeping with ancient tradition.In the Information Age, vampires realised they must be more careful to avoid detection. In the late 20th...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316012652Author Michael ConnellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Back Bay BooksWeight(grams) 370gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983661078Author Massey SujataFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Ikat PressPublisher Ikat PressWeight(grams) 463gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063210950Author Laura LippmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 224mm *...

International bestselling author Sara Paretsky selects the twenty best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Michael Connelly, Jo Nesbo, Joyce Carol Oates, Colson Whitehead, and more in this crime connoisseur's collection. Under the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062573216Author Agatha ChristieFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint William Morrow & CompanyPublisher William Morrow & CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Anthony Awards (Anthology/Collection) 2015.Book InformationISBN 9781939751027Author Joe CliffordFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Gutter BooksPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936363704Author John Dickson CarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint Crippen & Landru PublishersPublisher Crippen & Landru PublishersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781617753435Author Samuel ShimonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Akashic Books,U.S.Publisher Akashic Books,U.S.

An engrossing collection of gritty, raw and sometimes very funny short stories with fully realised characters and surprising twists and turns. This is Aussie noir at its best by one of Australia's great actors. In the tradition of Peter Temple, Australia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933354910Author Dennis LehaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Akashic Books,U.S.Publisher Akashic Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 222g

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors. This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933354507Author Janine ArminFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Akashic Books,U.S.Publisher Akashic Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 283g

Discover Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson through the eyes of those who knew them best. From familiar faces like Mrs Hudson to minor characters like Lomax the sub-librarian, Observations by Gaslight - told through diaries, telegrams, and even grocery...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781504011341Author Rex StoutFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Open Road MediaPublisher Open Road Media

The hit BBC series Sherlock has introduced a whole new generation of fans to Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective. In this unique collection, Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have selected their all-time favourite Sherlock Holmes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395843673Author John UpdikeFormat PaperbackPage Count 835Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 960g

Occult or psychic detective tales have been chilling readers for almost as long as there have been ghost stories. This beguiling subgenre follows specialists in occult lore - often with years of arcane training - investigating strange supernatural...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641293181Author Peter LoveseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Soho PressPublisher Soho Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857302601Author Nick RennisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint No Exit PressPublisher Oldcastle Books Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780928296Author David MarcumFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint MX PublishingPublisher MX Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781447479161Author Virginia WoolfFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 364gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 16mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781504092012Author Margery AllinghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Open Road Media Mystery & ThrillerPublisher Open Road MediaDimensions(mm) 215mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780446573528Author M C BeatonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm)...

The greatest detective of all time. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle put pen to paper and created a legend: Sherlock Holmes. His tall, slender, hawk-nosed figure with his deerstalker hat is instantly recognizable in every corner of the world. Alongside...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062094414Author Agatha ChristieFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

'What treats you have in store!' IAN RANKIN. Who knew literature could be so lethal? Here are 20 specially commissioned stories about deadly books from the world's best crime writers. By turns hair-raising and playful, packed with twists and turns,...