Women Sleuths

'Karin Slaughter is simply one of the best thriller writers working today, and Cop Town shows the author at the top of her game... I would follow her anywhere!' Gillian Flynn_________________________________________Atlanta, 1974As a brutal killing and a...

Life is sweet for Flavia Albia and her soon-to-be husband Faustus. But his new job as a building contractor runs into a problem: At the Garden of the Hesperides a barmaid went missing years before; now the workmen start unearthing her bones.Albia...

The tiny Swedish island of Sandhamn has always been a haven for lawyer Nora Linde. With trouble brewing in her marriage, she finds its comforts more welcome than ever, even in the depths of winter. That is, until her two young sons trip across a severed...

The sixth book in the multi-million copy bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency seriesThe one where Mma Makutsi finds a dancing partner . . . Although Mma Ramotswe and Mr J. L. B. Matekoni have finally settled down, at the shared premises of the No...

The stunning new thriller from international No.1 bestseller Karin Slaughter, author of Pieces of Her, now a major Netflix series A girl with a secret...Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for prom night, the highlight of any high...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593640692Author Jessica FletcherFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

'An evocative, endearing, entertaining and thoroughly delicious character portrait and a terrific first novel' - Donal MacIntyre, TV presenter'A tender, thought-provoking and totally gripping novel from a wonderful storyteller...deserves to be a huge...

Thea Osborne and her loyal spaniel Hepzie are still pursuing their occupation as house-sitters, despite the disastrous incidents of the past. At the moment they are staying in the late Greta Simmonds' house, which is currently between ownership. But when...

'Involving, sophisticated, intelligent and suspenseful' Lee Child'A gripping, twisty police procedural' Shari Lapena'Sets off at a cracking pace from page one and never slows down' Rachel Abbott'Compelling, page-turning suspense ... Mari is a writer at...

A missing girl. A murdered friend. No one left to trust. 'Seriously good suspense ... trust me, you'll need to know what happens' Lee Child 'Superb characterisation,...

Stay Dead is the heartstopping sixth book in Jessie Keane's gritty Annie Carter series. Annie Carter finally believes that life is good.She and Max are back together and she has a new and uncomplicated life sunning herself in Barbados. It's what she's...

'MARTINA COLE FANS WILL LOVE THIS FAST-PACED THRILLER' SUNDAY MIRRORThey came for her family. Now she's coming for them. This nail-biting thriller introduces Glasgow's newest gangland mistress, Kerry Casey.Kerry Casey thought she'd made a life away from...

A past master at playing with your mind, Richard & Judy million-copy bestselling author Sharon Bolton has penned a menacing and gripping thrill ride that will keep you gripped. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Cara Hunter and Karin Slaughter.'Bolton is a...

Home is where the horror is...Jilted thriller writer Lady Violet Thorn has withdrawn to the Suffolk market town of Montford with two servants and her leading character, the adventuress Ruby Gibson, for company.Violet's peace is disturbed when a stranger...

'An absolutely gripping reflection on the true crime phenomenon, and the various victims of both the initial crime and its exploitation for entertainment.' NetGalley Reviewer A missing girl. An angry mother. A true crime...

A slick, smart, stylish - and shocking - thriller from one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.On a lonely farmstead, a 70-year-old woman falls down outside and, unable to move, is consumed overnight by two of her pigs.It seems like a tragic...

A sadistic serial killer, the weapon a deadly virus Dublin, Ireland and Richmond, Virginia: separated by thousands of miles - linked by murder. For Dr Kay Scarpetta a lecture stint in Ireland provides the perfect opportunity to find out if the murders on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940270463Author Jana DeLeonFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint J&r Publishing LLCPublisher J&r Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914537042Author M S MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Landmark MediaPublisher Landmark MediaWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

Pre-order Five Days Missing now! The gripping new thriller from the bestselling author Caroline Corcoran, coming February 2022. 'Deliciously twisted' RED 'Addictive' STYLIST ...

Pre-order Five Days Missing now! The gripping new thriller from the bestselling author Caroline Corcoran, coming February 2022. 'Deliciously twisted' RED 'Addictive' STYLIST ...

'Just the thing to chase the blues away' M. C. BeatonWhen a body found on the Honeychurch Hall estate proves to be that of a villager who had supposedly moved to Ireland years earlier, tongues start wagging and theories abound. Charlie Green had always...

'Just the thing to chase the blues away' M. C. BeatonWhen a body found on the Honeychurch Hall estate proves to be that of a villager who had supposedly moved to Ireland years earlier, tongues start wagging and theories abound. Charlie Green had always...

A gripping new crime series for fans of Val McDermid, Jane Casey and Cara Hunter 'Gold-standard crime writing' Erin Kinsley 'An impressive start in an exciting new series' The Sun ...

A gripping new crime series for fans of Val McDermid, Jane Casey and Cara Hunter 'Gold-standard crime writing' Erin Kinsley 'An impressive start in an exciting new series' The Sun ...

THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR NICCI FRENCH 'Stunning - I loved it' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of I Let You Go____________At long last, a final reckoning is coming for Frieda Klein...On a north London high street, a runaway...

THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR NICCI FRENCH 'Stunning - I loved it' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of I Let You Go____________At long last, a final reckoning is coming for Frieda Klein...On a north London high street, a runaway...

The man you love has been murdered. You'd do anything to find out the truth. Wouldn't you?A man lies dead in a hotel room, and the police attend his home address to inform the widow. Nothing unusual, until DC Freya West realises that the victim is the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643859590Author Lucy BurdetteFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Crooked Lane BooksPublisher Crooked Lane Books

M.C. Beaton meets Miss Marple in the second book in the charming Laetitia Rodd Mysteries, which sees Kate Saunders' Victorian lady detective on the hunt for a missing Oxford scholar who is soon to be the heir to a fortune It is 1851 and Laetitia Rodd...

Discover the second of the two masterful hit novels adapted for the massive new BBC One Drama series In The Dark, featuring brilliant heroine Helen Weeks - continuing from number one bestseller Time of Death.'Billingham produces an astonishing final...

'Smart characters, shocking twists' Lisa Gardner'I couldn't turn the pages quick enough' Heidi Perks'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy' Jo Spain'A compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters'...

Family secrets are hiding a legacy of lies. Can DI Kelly Porter get to the truth before innocent lives are left?When the seventh Earl of Lowesdale is found hanging from the rafters at Wasdale Hall, everyone assumes the aging aristocrat finally had enough...

FEATURED IN THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'The ending really took my breath away' IAN RANKIN Discover The Island - Agatha Christie meets Nordic noir. . . _____________ Four friends visited the island. But only three returned . . . Detective...

When murder comes to a secluded island, the ghosts of the past will resurface... As a young boy, Fredrik Froeding survived one of Europe's worst ferry disasters. The tragedy haunts him, and decades later Fredrik refuses to give up hope that his brother...

The discovery of a human foot in an Edinburgh park, the inexplicable circumstances of a dying woman, and the missing daughter of Jenny's violent ex-husband present the Skelf women with their most challenging - and deadly - cases yet... Book THREE in the...

After her husband's big promotion, Cece Solarin arrives in Brighton with their three children, ready to start afresh. But their new neighbourhood has a deadly secret.Three weeks earlier, Yvonne, a popular parent, was almost murdered in the grounds of the...

After her husband's big promotion, Cece Solarin arrives in Brighton with their three children, ready to start afresh. But their new neighbourhood has a deadly secret.Three weeks earlier, Yvonne, a popular parent, was almost murdered in the grounds of the...

The fifteenth book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. 'America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The TimesThe 'book of the dead' is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For...

New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni's thrilling series continues as Seattle homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite is plunged into a case of family secrets and murder... "Another outstanding novel from one of the best crime writers in the...