Women Sleuths

'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...

WNNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY. The shadow of the Second World War looms dark over the third chilling mystery for Dr Ruth Galloway. Some buried secrets shouldn't be uncovered.'A melancholy setting, an eerie discovery, a lone investigator.....

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND FINAL INSTALMENT OF THE DR RUTH GALLOWAY MYSTERIESRuth and DCI Nelson are working on a murder case in which their friend Cathbad emerges as the prime suspect. Can they uncover the truth in time to save him?'Galloway now...

Bestselling phenomenon Simon McCleave is back with a gripping, atmospheric new crime thriller series set on the Isle of Anglesey. 'Knocked my socks off. McCleave knows how to leave you gasping for air. Absolutely...

'Unexpected and satisfying . . . The engaging heroine never loses her cool, from the melancholy opening to the whirlwind finale, a marvellously extended set-piece' Kirkus ReviewsZoe Boehm has harbored a distinct aversion to death ever since she shot the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593545935Author Deanna RaybournFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'My favourite current crime series' Val McDermidDr Ruth Galloway is flattered when she receives a letter from Italian archaeologist Dr Angelo Morelli, asking for her help. He's discovered a group of bones in a tiny hilltop...

'Good characterisation, dialogue and a well-paced narrative make this confident first novel frighteningly plausible' Daily TelegraphWhen a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a young girl disappears in the aftermath, Sarah Tucker - a young...

The murder of women priests in Norfolk's spooky shrine town of Walsingham draws forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway into a thrilling new adventure. 'Ever-more ingenious detective stories with a powerful sense of place' The TimesWhen Ruth's friend...

Julia Chapman's sixth Dales Detective Agency novel, Date with Deceit, sees Delilah going undercover at a shoot involving dangerous criminals. A page-turning cosy crime mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and M.C. Beaton...

The truth was dead and buried . . . until now.When a collection of human bones is unearthed during a routine archaeological dig, a Black Country field suddenly becomes a complex crime scene for Detective Kim Stone.As the bones are sorted, it becomes...

The Kamogawa Food Detectives, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.What's the one dish you'd do anything to taste just one more...

Julia Chapman's fifth Dales Detectives Agency novel, Date With Danger, sees our intrepid leads Samson and Delilah on the trail of a sheep rustler turned killer. A heartwarming cosy crime caper, perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club...

'HOOOOLY MOOOOLY. My jaw is on the floor. What. A. Wild. Ride. I need to go stare at the wall in the dark for a few minutes... I read this book in ONE day because I couldn't put it down! The ending?! 👀' Reader Review, Vacation flings...

'Herron is a stylish writer with a mordant sensibility and a deadly wit. He's also a tricky plotter' New York Times Book ReviewWhen Zoe Boehm agrees to track down the gang who knocked over Sweeney's jewellery shop, she's just hoping to break even in time...

THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'An addictive read packed with twists and turns' Closer Ten years ago, Alice Metcalf vanished after a car accident, leaving her daughter Jenna to grow up grappling with the mystery of her disappearance.Jenna has...

'It is immediately clear why her books stand out from the crowd. Chilling and compelling plots, brilliant characterisation . . . Addictive from start to finish' RACHEL ABBOTTA detective hiding dark secrets, Kim Stone will stop at nothing to protect the...

It was the house of their dreams. Now it's their worst nightmare . . .'Spine-chilling' SUNDAY TIMES'A well-plotted tale . . . Intriguing. Twisty. Surprising. Touching' DOROTHY KOOMSON'Secrets, skeletons, mothers and daughters - and some absolutely...

*** FOR FANS OF RICHARD OSMAN AND JANICE HALLETT, WE INVITE YOU TO MEET A NEW LITERARY SLEUTH - JANE AUSTEN . . . ***'Richly imagined and wonderfully plotted - a great read' S.J. BENNETT'Sharp and energetic whilst simultaneously warm and heartfelt. This...

'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...

'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________________A woman and her teenage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593197318Author Deanna RaybournFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Retired schoolteachers and amateur sleuths Liz, Pat and Thelma have a brand-new mystery to solve in this witty tale - perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Robert Thorogood Curious white envelopes have been...

'A wonderfully twisty maze' JAMES OSWALD A missing boy. A brutal killer. D.I. Charlotte Savage is ready . . . DI Charlotte Savage has been warned to lay low. After a string of high profile cases, her infamous reputation precedes her...

A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK'Fiendish good fun' ANTHONY HOROWITZIf you want to get away with murder, play by the rules Years ago Malcolm Kershaw wrote a list of his 'Eight Favourite Murders' for his Old Devils mystery bookshop blog. Among others, it...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door."I just loved how intriguing the mystery is but also the dynamics between a grandmother, a mother, and a teenage daughter." -Reese...

Telling Tales is the second book in Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series - which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera .They thought she was a murderer. But now she's a victim . . .Ten years ago fifteen-year-old Abigail Mantel...

One suspicious death. Two amateur sleuths. And an utterly impossible crime... The NUMBER ONE ebook bestseller! 'Amuses and intrigues in equal measure... a splendid start to what promises to be a long-running series' Daily Mail ...

The second book in the multi-million copy bestselling No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency seriesThe one where Precious gains a new familyMma Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is hoping to set up home with Mr J.L.B. Maketoni. But first she must...

A snobbish Danish literary author is challenged to write a crime novel in thirty days, travelling to a small village in Iceland for inspiration, and then a body appears ... an atmospheric, darkly funny, twisty debut thriller, first in an addictive new...

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,...

An investigative reporter is found dead in Virginia's icy waters ...New Year's Eve and the final murder scene of Virginia's bloodiest year takes Scarpetta thirty feet below the Elizabeth River's icy surface. A diver, Ted Eddings, is dead, an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451476029Author Deanna RaybournFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593197288Author Deanna RaybournFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc