Women Sleuths

From the ITV News at Ten Anchor'Bradby has the talent of a reporter but the heart of a storyteller' Daily Mail___________________________Attempting to rebuild her shattered life in the South of France, former MI6 operative Kate Henderson receives an...

Optioned for television by the hit team behind KILLING EVE.'Filled with intrigue and suspense. The Craftsman is spellbinding.' - Clare Mackintosh'Sharon Bolton at her absolute finest. Beautifully dark and disturbing.' - Jenny Blackhurst 'Darkly gothic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496716064Author Nancy CocoFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

'My favourite series' Val McDermidDCI Nelson has been receiving threatening letters telling him to 'go to the stone circle and rescue the innocent who is buried there'. He is shaken, not only because children are very much on his mind, with Michelle's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780758287144Author Nancy CocoFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington PublishingWeight(grams) 142gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496741745Author Darci HannahFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

She says she's an ordinary mother. He knows a liar when he sees one. Sarah thinks of herself as a normal single mum. It's what she wants others to think of her. But the truth is, she needs something new, something thrilling. Meanwhile, DI Tom Thorne is...

FEEL SHIVERS DOWN YOUR SPINE WITH THIS CHILLING AND GRIPPING GHOST STORY SET ON A FAR-FLUNG SCOTTISH ISLAND . . .'Wonderfully atmospheric, genuinely eerie' GUARDIAN'Gripping, chilling and very, very satisfying' DAILY MAIL'A ghost story that kept me...

The first book in the multi-million copy bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency seriesThe one where it all beginsMma Ramotswe is the proud proprietor of the finest ladies' detective agency in all Botswana (also the only one). She spends her time,...

'This book was absolutely tremendous!...this mystery is definitely a five-star read!' Reader ReviewA murder in a locked room... can Nancy and Jane find the key to the case?Nancy Hunter is on a mission to find her mother. Samantha Hunter walked out...

'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CURRENT CRIME SERIES' Val McDermid'A FIVE-STAR THRILLER' Daily Express'GOOD WRITING AND CLEVER CHARACTERISATION' Red MagazineBoiled human bones have been found in Norwich's web of underground tunnels. When Dr Ruth Galloway discovers...

'Jane Casey's police procedurals go from strength to strength!' Sunday Times'If you have not read Jane Casey, start immediately' Marian Keyes'The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction. . .' Erin Kelly________________________________It's a...

THE ONLY WAY TO GET YOUR CHILD BACK IS TO KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD'A blazing, full-tilt thriller that entirely justifies the hype' GUARDIAN'A heart-stopping roller coaster' DAILY MAIL* * * * *YOUR PHONE RINGS.A STRANGER HAS KIDNAPPED YOUR CHILD.TO FREE THEM...

THE NINETEENTH BOOK IN THE BELOVED NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIESThe one with the election . . .When Ramotswe enters politics to oppose the construction of the dubious-sounding 'Big Fun Hotel', her opponent turns out to be local troublemaker,...

THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES.YOU KNOW WHO'LL LOVE RECEIVING THIS FOR CHRISTMAS? EVERYONE! ----------'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny' Marian Keyes'So smart and funny...

*** PRE-ORDER ZERO DAYS, COMING IN PAPERBACK SPRING 2024 *** THE RICHARD & JUDY PICK 'Deliciously dark and utterly addictive - my favourite Ruth Ware yet' LUCY FOLEYEveryone wanted her lifeSomeone wanted her dead It was Hannah who found April's body ten...

IT'S NOT JUST MURDER THAT IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT . . .The blinding new Detective Jane Tennison thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante.__________________Things can't get much worse for detective Jane Tennison. Unceremoniously kicked off the...

The third in the page-turning cosy crime series from Glenda Young, this unputdownable whodunnit is perfect for fans of Julia Chapman's Dales Detective Agency, Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, Betty Rowlands and Helen Cox.Praise for Murder at the...

*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...

There may be trouble ahead ...so will Agatha face the music? Can the feisty Agatha cut it as a private investigator? She soon learns that running her own detective agency in the Cotswolds is not quite like starring in a Raymond Chandler movie. But...

A chilling, twisting thriller that crackles with suspense, perfect for fans of BA Paris and Clare Mackintosh. She thought she'd escaped him forever. But will he ever let her go? Eleven years ago, Lindsey Nash fled into the night with her young...

A CRIME BURIED FOR YEARS.AND ONE THAT'S JUST BEGUN... 'An authentic, topical and terrifying thriller: one of Michael Connelly's very best' THE TIMES'Yet another superb thriller from a writer at the top of his game'SUNDAY EXPRESS'Consistently...

*The brand new thriller from Lucy Foley - THE MIDNIGHT FEAST - is available to pre-order now* *The No.1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller* Discover the electric thriller...

From the author of New York Times bestseller, A Flicker in the Dark, comes a gripping and atmospheric new thriller about one woman's search for the truth From the author of New York Times bestseller, A Flicker in the Dark, comes a gripping and...

True Blue is a gripping ride, full of pace, action and tension from David Baldacci, one of the world's favourite storytellers.Mace Perry was a maverick cop on the DC police force who lost everything when she was framed for a crime she didn't commit. She...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES THE ADDICTIVE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERBestseller in the UK Sunday Times, January 2017Bestseller in the USA New York Times, February 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEARTHE SUNDAY TIMES...

THE BRAND NEW HEART-POUNDING GOTHIC THRILLER FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOREveryone believes that Lenora Hope is a mass murderer.When the Hope family was massacred decades ago, she was the only one left after that tragic night.Mute,...

WINNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY. Halloween night, and the dead are closer than ever for Dr Ruth Galloway. She is used to long-dead bodies, but a fresh corpse in the middle of a museum is a new challenge. The fourth beguiling Dr Ruth Galloway...

Historical crimes involving a Victorian child killer may hold the key to several contemporary deaths in this macabre outing for Dr Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves.'Told with a deepening sense of the...

When murder strikes close to home, Dr Ruth Galloway is determined to find justice - without ending up in the firing line herself.'One of the most cinematic finales in recent crime fiction' Daily TelegraphDr Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist, spends a...

The dramatic introduction into The Edens series. Get ready for small towns stirred by mystery and desire . . . Winslow Covington believes in life, liberty and the letter of the law.As Quincy's new chief of Police she has to prove herself to the community...

Poisoned pooches and a missing teenager bring our detective duo back together in Date with Poison the fourth cosy crime novel in Julia Chapman's Dales Detective Agency series. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and M.C. Beaton's...

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 9780451490728Author Deanna RaybournFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

'This is one of these novels where you read it, not just to see what happens at the end, but to see what happens on the very next page' BooklistWhen a body is hauled from the River Tyne, Sarah Tucker heads to Newcastle for a closer look. She identifies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593101100Author Emily BrightwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

'My heart was in my throat' Reader Review'Engrossed from page one' Reader Review'This is Mari Hannah at her best' Reader Review'More twists and turns than a fairground ride' Reader Review****LIES COST LIVESTHE BRAND NEW KATE...

Lt. Eve Dallas is back and this time she's investigating the death of one of her own When a retired police officer is found dead in his home, Lt. Eve Dallas and the team are called to the scene to investigate. The victim is Martin Greenleaf, former...

Date with Justice, the ninth novel in Julia's Chapman's witty and engaging Dales Detective series, sees Delilah's brother under suspicion of murder. Can Delilah and Samson prove he's innocent? The Dales Detective Agency is on the brink of closure.Samson...

A father is murdered in the dead of night in his London home, his head wrapped tightly in tape, a crude sad face penned over his facial features. But the victim's only child is left alive and unharmed at the scene. Met Police detectives Grace Archer and...