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The standalone novel from the critically-acclaimed Peter Lovesey. Rough Cider was nominated for an Edgar Award.It is World War II and American soldiers stationed in rural England have made friends, especially with the local girls. After a dance to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781991173430Author Iris BeagleholeFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Te Ra Aroha PressPublisher Te Ra Aroha PressWeight(grams) 463gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Otis Joy is a very good vicar - he attracts record-breaking congregations, is admired and respected by all, and the village of Foxford is delighted to have him. What the citizens of Foxford don't realise, though, is that their beloved parish priest is a...

Thea Slocombe is struggling to entertain her stepchildren through the long summer holiday while her husband Drew works, so she keenly accepts a new job house-sitting in Barnsley, near Bibury. However, her commission proves to be far from relaxing when...

Sergeant Hamish Macbeth - Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman - returns for the latest mystery in M.C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling series.Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell...

When the wedding of her oldest friend ends with a shocking murder, Dr Nell Ward is once again caught up in a web of subterfuge, secrets and lies...Dr Nell Ward is delighted when her childhood friend Percy announces she's engaged to handsome businessman...

When the wedding of her oldest friend ends with a shocking murder, Dr Nell Ward is once again caught up in a web of subterfuge, secrets and lies...Dr Nell Ward is delighted when her childhood friend Percy announces she's engaged to handsome businessman...

The delightfully clever mystery in which Queen Elizabeth II secretly solves a murder at Buckingham Palace - perfect for fans of The Crown and The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.'A witty whodunit starring our very own HM The Queen as an amateur...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035002382Author Julia ChapmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint MacmillanPublisher Pan MacmillanWeight(grams) 130g

LOVEREADING'S BOOK OF THE MONTH! The perfect murder mystery to gift this Christmas.Find the truth. Solve the murder. Never reveal your secret.Twelve years ago, eight friends ran an exclusive group at university: The Murder Masquerade Society. The...

In the small town of Crozon in Brittany, a library houses manuscripts that were rejected for publication: the faded dreams of aspiring writers. Visiting while on holiday, young editor Delphine Despero is thrilled to discover a novel so powerful that she...

Discover the brilliant cozy mystery from bestselling author T.A. WilliamsAn old friend in need...Despite being retired from the police, Dan Armstrong is always on hand to help with solving a crime. So, when he's contacted by an old colleague in need of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914537097Author M S MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 394Imprint Landmark MediaPublisher Landmark MediaWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

'A cracking example of cozy crime!' Katie Fforde Just when Sophie Sayers is starting to feel at home in the Cotswold village of Wendlebury Barrow, a fierce new vicar arrives, quickly offending her and everyone else in the close community!Vicar Neep is...

'For fans of Agatha Christie' Mail on Sunday The new DI Richard Poole mystery Two dead bodies. A family of suspects. And one very disgruntled detective. Reluctantly...

Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkerton's wild allegation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786816610Author Betty RowlandsFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 14mm

Returning from a much-needed holiday, Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown discovers that life in the Lake District is, as ever, far from relaxing. Before she can enjoy the idea of being the future Mrs Chris Henderson, her fiance discovers the body of his friend,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914537103Author M S MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Landmark MediaPublisher Landmark MediaWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

Not everything that goes bump in the night brings gifts ... As the nights draw in, the veil between worlds thins, and all sorts of ghosts and ghouls come tumbling in. In the shadows, under the bed, in wind-whipped snowy landscapes and in rooms lit by...

* * AN IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER * * * * Shortlisted for the 2019 Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year * * ___________________From the bestselling, multiple prize-shortlisted novelist Catherine Ryan Howard comes an explosive story about a...

Though as cunning as ever, the formidable Skullion - previously head porter, now elevated to Master - is showing signs of physical frailty after his stroke. So the tricky business of appointing a new Master must start all over again. Meanwhile the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914537110Author M S MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 390Imprint Landmark MediaPublisher Landmark MediaWeight(grams) 572gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

***Shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize 2021*** THE ACCLAIMED MURDER MYSTERY FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PERFECT FOR FANS OF RICHARD OSMAN 'Funny, clever, charming, imaginative and nostalgic' The Times 'Terrific' Mail on...

'Andrew Taylor is a master story-teller' Daily Telegraph From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court, this is the first instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth seriesWorkmen in the small market town of Lydmouth are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838299217Author Benedict BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Benedict BrownPublisher Benedict BrownWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

'Rosie can write and Prudence Bulstrode is here to stay' Miriam Margolyes'Witty, warm and so enjoyable' Jo BrandThe next irresistible cosy crime novel from celebrity TV chef Rosemary Shrager! Preparing a midwinter's feast for all hundred residents of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914537035Author M S MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Landmark MediaPublisher Landmark MediaWeight(grams) 585gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse - discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. Richard Cadogan, poet and would-be bon vivant, arrives for what he thinks...

There's a fine art to murder... Hal Mulberry has long dreamt of owning the iconic painting, Buttermere at Dawn. And now the entrepreneur has got his hands on it, he's determined to bring it back to the...

There's a fine art to murder... Hal Mulberry has long dreamt of owning the iconic painting, Buttermere at Dawn. And now the entrepreneur has got his hands on it, he's determined to bring it back to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838881917Author Betty RowlandsFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781448311033Author Simon BrettFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate Books

The very first case for Oxford-based sleuth Gervase Fen, one of the last of the great Golden Age detectives. As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse, this is the perfect entry point to discover the delightful detective stories of...

November 1911. Lady Emily Hardcastle is celebrating her birthday by seeing a play at the Duke's Theatre in Bristol with her maid and confidante, the inimitable Flo. Act One is a triumph. Then Act Two opens with a body on stage-a real one. One of the cast...

A brand-new collection of twelve short stories, featuring the popular characters from Rebecca Tope's Cotswold mystery novels. A suspicious funeral, a fatal encounter at a garden centre of all places, and a country walk marred by the discovery of a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838882068Author Dee MacDonaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 13mm

On the day Juno Browne's van goes up in flames and nearly cooks a dog, Juno meets James Westershall, owner of Moorworthy Chase, a large family estate. She is invited, along with her friends from Old Nick's, to bring along their goods for sale at an...

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet againMurder in Paradise is the third mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.Cheerful...

Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Emerging from their smoke-filled rooms at 21B Baker Street, Holmes and...