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***The 7th novel in the Strike series, THE RUNNING GRAVE, is coming in September 2023. Pre-order now and be the first to read it***'Deliriously clever' GUARDIAN-----Now a major BBC drama: The Strike seriesWhen a mysterious package is delivered to Robin...

'I loved it . . . Unputdownable' MICK HERRON'Like Daphne du Maurier he sustains the ambiguity deftly and deliciously' SUNDAY TIMES'Mysterious, suspenseful and suffused with paranoia' ALEX MICHAELIDES'Fast-paced and exhilarating, you'll be hooked'...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Cosy crime of a superior order' Sunday TimesWords can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill...Natalka and Edwin are running a detective agency in Shoreham, Sussex. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is...

'A pulsing, pacy, devour-at-one-sitting thriller . . . Coben grabs you with the opening paragraph and never lets you go. A class act' OBSERVER'This book will keep you up until 2 a.m.' TIMES'Intelligent and gripping this is a real white-knuckle read of a...

'Lee Child continues his meteoric rise and mastery of suspense with Tripwire. It's a tightly-drawn and swift thriller that gives new meaning to what a page-turner should be.' Michael ConnellyFor Jack Reacher being invisible has become a habit.He spends...

The hotly anticipated follow-up to David Baldacci's runaway number one Sunday Times bestselling thriller, The 6:20 Man, featuring Travis Devine.***********A BRUTAL MURDERRetired from the Army's most prestigious special ops force, Travis Devine is now...

The hotly anticipated follow-up to David Baldacci's runaway number one Sunday Times bestselling thriller, The 6:20 Man, featuring Travis Devine.***********A BRUTAL MURDERRetired from the Army's most prestigious special ops force, Travis Devine is now...

'A page-turner... you'll get your money's worth out of this one' Stephen King 'Riveting' The Times 'Linwood Barclay is a flat-out master of the modern thriller, and I Will Ruin You is impossible to put down. You need this book in...

***From THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES comes the next book of MURDLE - the 'utterly addictive' murderous puzzle book for armchair detectives everywhere*** 'THE PUZZLE SENSATION OF THE YEAR!' - JANICE HALLETT, bestselling author of THE TWYFORD...

FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND AND DARK SKIESRyan's most explosive case yet...It's been five months since a killer walked free and DCI Ryan is preparing to leave Newcastle to hunt him down - this time, for good. But Ryan's...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the world's number one thriller writer, twenty pulse-pounding short stories are collected for the first time in one edition, complete with an introduction from the author.'It's Lee Child. Why would you not read...

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet againA Bird in the Hand is the first novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.In England's...

The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years have passed since Jake Fisher watched Natalie, the love of his life, marry another man. Six...

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND AND SYCAMORE GAPThe hunter becomes the hunted...When a man is found dead at the remote church of Heavenfield, DCI Ryan is the only other person for miles around. The police have no weapon, no motive and no...

The book that topped the international online poll held in Agatha Christie's 125th birthday year to discover which of her 80 crime books was the world's favourite. 1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier...

The top 10 Sunday Times bestseller NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES on Drama and UKTV Play 'I love the audacity of the Marlow gang, those ladies sure know how to live' Reader review ...

THE GRIPPING THRILLER THAT INSPIRED THE MAJOR NEW NETFLIX SERIES********'A sizzling summer read fans won't want to miss' - Bustle'Sink into this book like a hot, scented bath . . . a delicious, relaxing pleasure. And a clever whodunit at the same time' -...

WINNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY. A bullet-ridden body is unearthed from a buried WW2 plane - but the body isn't from WW2. Dr Ruth Galloway must discover who the victim was, and who put him there, in this atmospheric mystery for fans of Val...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913401245Author Rachel McLeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint Ackroyd PublishingPublisher Ackroyd PublishingWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLANDAre you afraid of the dark..?After his climactic battle with notorious serial killer The Hacker, DCI Ryan is spending the summer with his fiancee within the grounds of Cragside, a spectacular...

SOME LEGENDS NEVER DIE... Irish newsreader Isolde Malone has a face many would recognise; in fact, she can't walk through the streets of Dublin without bumping into a hoard of fans, all of whom want their picture taken with the darling of broadcast...

*Read it before you watch it - now a major TV series for Paramount+* 'The final double twist is well worth waiting for' My Weekly 'Hooks you in to the drama straight away and does not let you...

*THE THEAKSTON'S OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2021**WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR**WINNER OF THE NED KELLY INTERNATIONAL AWARD*A GUARDIAN BEST THRILLER OF THE YEARAn EXPRESS BEST THRILLER OF THE YEARAn i BEST...

'Grips from the first page. An emotive thriller which I couldn't put down.' Carys Jones, author of We Are All LiarsWhat would you hide to get everything you ever wanted?After years of infertility and heartbreak, Hannah and Charlie are finally going to...

*The Sunday Times bestseller* *A CHILLING WINTER THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR* _______________________________________________________________ THE PERFECT DAY...

THE HEART-POUNDING NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BURNING GIRLS WHICH HAS NOW BEEN ADAPTED INTO A HIT PARAMOUNT+ SHOW!'The wildest thriller of the year is three thrillers in one. Buckle up' LINWOOD BARCLAY'If you like my stuff,...

THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MURDER BEFORE EVENSONGCANON DANIEL CLEMENT IS BACK...It's been a few months since murder tore apart the community of Champton apart. As Canon Daniel Clement tries to steady his flock, the parish is joined...

'Had me in a chokehold from beginning to end... A true five star read' Lisa Jewell 'Devious and dizzying, with twist after twist after twist - I loved it' Louise Candlish 'Wonderfully dark and sinister' The...

*Molly the maid returns . . . Nita Prose's brand new novel, THE MYSTERY GUEST, is available to pre-order now!* _________________________________________________________________ Get swept away by the million-copy...

THE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON 'Eerily macabre... Wonderful' Guardian'A nerve-fraying thriller' New York Times'Every bit as horribly fascinating as In Cold Blood' Daily MailLibby Day was seven when her family was murdered: she survived by hiding in a closet...

FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLANDBeware what lies beneath...One fateful, starry night, three friends embark on a secret camping trip but only two return home. Thirty years later, the body of a teenage boy rises from the depths...

The circus is in town... When a ten-year-old girl turns up on DCI Ryan's doorstep to tell him she's witnessed a murder, he has no idea he's about to step into his most spellbinding case yet. The circus has rolled into Newcastle upon Tyne, bringing...

York, 1865. A passenger train stands ready to depart amid the bustle at the station. The flurry of passengers and porters, the swooping pigeons and barking dogs are thrown into a state of turmoil when an explosion rips through the brake van of the train,...

'One of the great American prose stylists of our time.' New York Times'Auster really does possess the wand of the enchanter.' New York Review of BooksThe New York Trilogy is perhaps the most astonishing work by one of America's most consistently...

A murder for the history books... After a long and eventful winter, DCI Ryan and his team are looking forward to the joys of spring. But, when one of their colleagues is shot dead on her own doorstep and the brass think it's an inside job, Ryan...

IN THE FAKED VIDEO, YOUR DAUGHTER IS DEAD. AND IF YOU DON'T PAY, SHE'LL DIE FOR REAL.Things have been difficult for Annie since her husband left; her teenage daughter, Isla, has become a ghost of her former self. Annie's terrified that Isla might hurt...

Between the devil and the deep blue sea... Viking treasure is discovered beneath the icy waters of the North Sea and local historian Doctor Anna Taylor is called in to help catalogue the most exciting hoard in living memory. But when a shipwreck...

FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND AND SEVEN BRIDGESHe thought he was invincible, but he was wrong...When an old man is found dead inside the ancient hermitage at Warkworth Castle, Northumbria CID are called in to investigate...

'Part Sherlock Holmes murder mystery, part Through the Looking-Glass, The Tainted Cup is one of the wildest, most original stories' WESLEY CHUAn eccentric detective and her long-suffering assistant untangle a web of magic, deceit, and murder in this...

Life is tough. Women are tougher. When Gina Turner's husband, Scott, is sent down for a ten-year stretch, her world falls apart. It's not just that she misses her husband, but the fact that the Proceeds of Crime team...