Women Sleuths

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER | THE SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH'Imaginative, unusual, clever and fun' Sunday Times'A twisty, exciting read' Sabine Durrant'A dark, sexy mystery' Metro**********Claire Wright isn't who she seems.A British drama student, in...

Crime and punishment is Lieutenant Eve Dallas's business. Murder her speciality. Named by the social worker who found her when she was a mere child roaming that city's streets, Eve Dallas is a New York police detective who lives for her job. In over ten...

The gripping standalone thriller from Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author Karin Slaughter, now a major Netflix series starring Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote She's the person you think you know best... ...

'A fast-paced, terrifying journey.' RACHEL ABBOTT 'A born storyteller.' PETER JAMES A stranger is just a killer you haven't met yet... The SUNDAY TIMES bestseller returns with the next big thing to hit the shelves. If you haven't...

The sequel to Lynda La Plante's groundbreaking thriller, Widows - now a major feature film. DOLLY, LINDA, SHIRLEY AND BELLA ARE BACK. AND THIS TIME IT'S A FIGHT TO THE FINISH. Against all the odds, Dolly Rawlins and her gangland widows managed the ...

Meet me tomorrow, midnight. Aquarian Club. TELL NO ONE.'When New York cop Frank Wojinski is found murdered, death gets very personal for homicide detective, Eve Dallas - and she'll stop at nothing to find Frank's killer.But then another victim is...

THE MOST GRIPPING, TWIST-FILLED THRILLER YOU'LL READ THIS SUMMER. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE RUMOUR'A real page turner. An engrossing and suspenseful tale with absorbing characters and plenty of shocking twists.' Susan Lewis,...

NO ONE KNOWS CRIME LIKE KRAY...'A cracking good read' Jessie Keane 'Well into Martina Cole territory' Independent'Great writing, gripping story, loved it' Mandasue Heller__________________Lolly Bruce spent several years in the lap of luxury, but now...

*** THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER ***'A brilliant historical crime read' Bella'This thrilling and twisty crime novel is perfect for fans of Martina Cole' My Weekly'A rollercoaster of crime, revenge and murder' The SunBEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS AN...

'A sparklingly delicious confection to satisfy the mystery reader's appetite' Helena Dixon, bestselling author of the Miss Underhay Mysteries Jodie 'Nosey' Parker is back! When a body turned up at her last...

'Immersive from the start and satisfying to the finish, a faultless tale from one of our best writers of historical crime fiction' JESS KIDDIn the darkness, her face glimmered like polished bone, white, but with a bluish tinge. Her lips were dry and...

_________________________THE CLASSIC THRILLER BEHIND THE OSCAR-WINNING MOVIEFBI trainee Clarice Starling has an elusive serial killer to hunt.Only one man can help.Psychopathic cannibal Hannibal Lecter...The serial killer nicknamed 'Buffalo Bill' has...

'Gripping and elegant... brings readers into the interior of the twentieth century's most infamous crime' Nina de Gramont, author of The Christie Affair'The kind of book that shows the difference between a psychological thriller and any old thriller... a...

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...

In the first of a thrilling new Victorian detective series, Eliza Mace, on the cusp of adulthood, is battling for her independence. Stuck in a crumbling manor house in the Welsh borders in the 1870s, she is thwarted by powers that conspire to protect,...

None but the Dead is the thrilling eleventh book in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod.Sanday, one of Britain's northernmost islands, inaccessible when the wind prevents the ferry crossing from the mainland, or fog grounds the...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE SECOND THRILLING NOVEL IN VAL MCDERMID'S NEW ALLIE BURNS SERIES___________There's nothing like a killer story . . . 1989. The world is changing, and Allie Burns is still on the front line, covering the stories that...

'What would cause someone to want so many people, surely many of them strangers, to slaughter each other?'The scene that greets Lieutenant Eve Dallas one terrible evening in New York is more shocking than she has ever witnessed. The downtown bar is...

DI Clare Mackay is about to face a test of her loyalty...When a report comes in that a van containing two prison officers and a convicted jewel thief is missing, the police in St Andrews work quickly to locate the vehicle. Their efforts prove in vain...

Nine intriguing tales One unequalled storyteller An unknown wounded man in a church. A fatal riding accident. A corpse and a tape measure. Whether in St Mary Mead or further afield, there is always much wickedness lurking...

'Haunting, thrilling, wonderful. I loved it' Stacey Halls, bestselling author of The Familiars'Fierce and touching' Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne'Your next obsession. . . Unique and captivating' Cosmopolitan Discover the extraordinary,...

The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Tony Hill, hero of TV's Wire in the Blood, written by the award-winning Val McDermid. This is a psychological thriller - and serial killer - that will keep you up at night. For...

'Fabulous cosy murder/mystery with an unforgettable crime-fighting trio. Thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended.' Angela Marsons, author of Stolen OnesA fete worse than death...After finding the killer of Lucy Roth six months ago, life has settled...

THE SIXTEENTH BOOK IN THE BELOVED NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE SERIESThe one with Mma Ramotswe's summer holiday . . . Mma Ramotswe is taking a break, leaving important tasks in the capable hands of Mma Makutsi, co-director of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective...

She can't prove he did it. But she might die trying... From the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series, comes a standalone spinoff featuring DS Roberta Steel. Revenge...

She can't prove he did it. But she might die trying... From the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series, comes a standalone spinoff featuring DS Roberta Steel. Revenge...

'While Oxford had Morse, Whitstable, famous for its oysters, has Pearl' Daily MailStrictly Murder is the eighth book in Julie Wassmer's popular crime series - now a major Acorn TV drama, Whitstable Pearl, starring Kerry Godliman as private detective and...

'Omg! Wow! What a great book! Suspense, intrigue, action and a great who-done-it with a crazy twist!! I did not see that coming! What a story!' Reader review 'A breathtaking thriller with a devastating conclusion. I can't stop thinking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143131427Author M.L. LongworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

FROM FLYNN BERRY, AUTHOR OF REESE WITHERSPOON'S BOOK CLUB PICK NORTHERN SPY How do you find your sister's killer when no one will help you?When Nora takes the train from London to visit her sister in the Oxfordshire countryside, she expects to find...

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W is for Wasted is the twenty-third in the Kinsey Millhone alphabet mystery series by Sue Grafton. Two dead men changed the course of my life that fall. One of them I knew and the other I'd never laid eyes on until I saw him in the morgue. The first was...

The final book in Dolores Redondo's atmospheric Baztan trilogy, featuring Inspector Amaia Salazar. With masterful storytelling and a detective to rival Sarah Lund, this Spanish bestselling series has taken Europe by storm. It...

The boy's body was so white it was almost transparent. But that's not what caused the nausea to rise up her throat. He was so young. His body was unmarked, surrounded by a halo of plucked wildflowers.One hot summer evening, eleven-year-old Mikey Driscoll...

'If you're a crime fiction fan and haven't discovered them yet, welcome to the very best day of your life' Heat MagazineThe brand new thriller in the Sunday Times bestselling series For a Homicide cop, murder often started the day. For the mixed-race...

Emily has settled in the picturesque village of Ashton Mead, where she lives with her puppy, Poppy. Life is finally going well for Emily. She has a cottage of her own, a job she likes and friends. Then she stumbles on the body of a woman who apparently...

The truth can have deadly consequences...On a sunny morning, when the Mediterranean is dead calm, Captain Paul Thomas embarks on a dive to the wreck of the Zenobia, off the coast of Larnaca, Cyprus. Within hours, he has taken his final, gasping breath in...

__________When single mum Joanna hears a rumour at the school gates, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another and now there's no going back . . .Rumour has it that a notorious child killer is living under a new identity,...

'I wanted more' DAVID GILMAN One lie put the nation at risk. Another might save it. Harry Bristow: policeman, father, chauffeur, fraud. In 1988 Harry made one mistake: he took a bribe, letting a man he knew as Igor into Britain - and he's...

Two trains Side by side for a brief moment In that moment, a murder Elspeth McGillicuddy is positive she witnessed a man strangling a woman to death. But it was only the merest glimpse through a carriage window...