Women Sleuths

The definitive companion to the MISS MARPLE novels, short stories, films and TV appearances, now revised and updated. 'I have had a lot of experience in solving different little problems that have arisen.' Most of the 'little...

'An entertaining read' - Sunday TimesWhy did Sir Julius Farran die?Hoping to attract a generous endowment, St Agatha's College, Cambridge, invites the fabulously wealthy Sir Julius Farran to dine. The evening is a disaster for everyone except the college...

THE GRIPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWhat happens when the person closest to you has led a life of deception?'Full of suspense and intriguing characters' MY WEEKLY'A gritty, gripping drama' WOMAN'S WEEKLY _______After the funeral of her mother, Sally,...

The Missing Children Case Files: Case 6 'Mind-blowingly addictive!' Samantha Lee Howe, USA Today-bestselling author of The Stranger in Our Bed Three decades of disappearances... Every day...

The No. 1 New York Times BestsellerA thrilling and fast-paced mystery in the much-loved Stephanie Plum series from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. Raves for Evanovich's novels: 'Romantic and gripping' (Good Housekeeping); 'Pithy,...

SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTHFEATURED IN THE TIMES' BEST CRIME BOOKS ROUND-UPWINNER OF THE PETRONA AWARD 2022**Don't miss the next case for DI Karen Eiken Hornby. CRUEL TIDES is available to pre-order now**A remote island. A brutal murder. A...

The second instalment of Kerry Barnes' explosive series! 'Absorbing, gripping and really hard to put down' Reader review, 'Never in my life have I read such a great fabulous series of books' Reader review, ...

___________________________________ A gripping Temperance Brennan novel from world-class forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, the international no. 1 bestselling crime thriller writer and the inspiration behind the hit TV series Bones.Dr Temperance...

THE TWISTY NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE RUMOUR'Startlingly original . . . It's hard to think of a recent novel than can match it for an almost unbearable level of suspense' Sunday Times'I loved this absorbing, twisty...

'She is the perfect heroine' Elly Griffiths The addictive new crime thriller featuring DCI Matilda Darke. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons. 'DCI Matilda Darke is going places' James Oswald Some...

'She is the perfect heroine' Elly Griffiths The addictive new crime thriller featuring DCI Matilda Darke. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons. 'DCI Matilda Darke is going places' James Oswald Some...

'Tense, twisty, emotional and gripping. Will definitely be reading more from Matilda Darke and this gets a huge 5 stars from me!' Angela Marsons 'Matilda Darke is an excellent character' BA Paris ...

'Tense, twisty, emotional and gripping. Will definitely be reading more from Matilda Darke and this gets a huge 5 stars from me!' Angela Marsons 'Matilda Darke is an excellent character' BA Paris ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643859101Author Eva GatesFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Crooked Lane BooksPublisher Crooked Lane Books

'The Ugly Truth is fresh, compelling and searing in its exploration of the toxicity of social media and the reality of modern celebrity. Not to be missed!' Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS'#FreeBritney meets The Appeal in this...

'The Ugly Truth is fresh, compelling and searing in its exploration of the toxicity of social media and the reality of modern celebrity. Not to be missed!' Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS'#FreeBritney meets The Appeal in this...

THE BRAND NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AWARD-WINNING #1 BESTSELLING AUTHORTOM THORNE IS BACK . . . AND SO IS HIS WORST NIGHTMAREA gripping, grisly read. Mark Billingham is a terrific crime writer' ----- ANTHONY HOROWITZTom Thorne has it all.In...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIESTHE ADDICTIVE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERTHE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEARTHE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTHTHE SIMON MAYO RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIESTHE ADDICTIVE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERTHE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEARTHE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTHTHE SIMON MAYO RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451224842Author Jessica FletcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

FROM THE AUTHOR OF FRIENDS LIKE THESE, THIS WILL KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT.You're at home with your family. You think you're safe. You're wrong . . . Ava's life is the kind other people envy: loving husband; great kids; beautiful house. Until a violent home...

When Lauren Stillwell sees her husband with another woman, her perfect world is destroyed. His betrayal turns her into a woman lusting for revenge.It was supposed to be a way to even the score. But Lauren's one night stand takes a shocking turn, and she...

An art expert joins a detective to investigate a horrific murder on a Swedish island, leading them to a mystery rooted in Viking rites and Scandinavia's deepest, darkest winter. The Queen of French Noir returns with a chilling, utterly captivating gothic...

JUST PRAY YOU'RE NOT NEXT . . .The page-turning new Detective Jane Tennison thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante - now available in hardback, eBook and audiobook.___________________A coffin is dug up by builders in the grounds of an...

'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 As it often did since he'd married a cop, murder interrupted more...

'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' Daily Mail'Brody's writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton: witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive' Ann Cleeves1929, London. In the darkness before dawn, a London railway porter...

Agatha's away with the fairies ...And the little folk are causing big trouble for her! Angry at being jilted by new husband James, Agatha follows a fortune-teller's advice and rents a cottage in pretty Fryfam. There, she hopes, true love will come...

*** PRE-ORDER THE BONE HACKER, COMING IN PAPERBACK IN SPRING 2024! *** 'This page-turning series never lets the reader down' HARLAN COBENIN A PROFESSION LIKE THIS, YOU'RE BOUND TO MAKE ENEMIES . . . It all starts when Dr Temperance Brennan finds a box...

*** PRE-ORDER THE BONE HACKER, COMING IN PAPERBACK IN SPRING 2024! *** 'This page-turning series never lets the reader down' HARLAN COBENIN A PROFESSION LIKE THIS, YOU'RE BOUND TO MAKE ENEMIES . . . It all starts when Dr Temperance Brennan finds a box...

Love, like hell, is a four-letter word for Agatha . . . No happily ever after for her! Recently married to neighbour James Lacey, Agatha quickly finds that love is not all it's cracked up to be - soon the newly-weds are living in separate cottages and...

An Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller. "Tracy Crosswhite is one of the best protagonists in the realm of crime fiction today, and there is nothing cold about A Cold Trail." -Associated Press In New York Times bestselling author Robert...

This new mini hardback edition completes the series of collectable Miss Marple hardbacks - the first time all 14 Marple books have had their own uniform hardback series. Nine intriguing tales One unequalled...

The latest gripping thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes, now a Netflix sensation! 'Gloriously glamorous, and brilliantly plotted: Dead to Her is everything I love in a novel' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling...

A life has been taken. But whose life is it?On a stifling hot day, former journalist Dee Doran finds the crumpled body of her friend at the roadside. Katie and her little boy, Jake, have been a light in Dee's otherwise desolate life - now a woman is dead...

Winter Parva, a traditional Cotswolds village next door to Carsely, has decided to throw a celebratory hog roast to mark the beginning of the winter holiday festivities and Agatha Raisin has arrived with friend and rival in the sleuthing business,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451477842Author Donald BainFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Rich in intrigue, intensity and atmosphere, Friday on my Mind is classic Nicci French - a dark, gripping and sophisticated masterclass in psychological suspense in which nothing is quite what it seems . . .When a bloated corpse is found floating in the...

The elite neighborhoods of Sydney are becoming a serial killer's hunting ground. But for a city-and a detective-on the edge, not everything is as it seems in a twisting novel of suspense. During a stifling summer in Sydney, the body of a chaplain's...

THE HEART-STOPPING THRILLER FROM THE 6-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER BEHIND BBC SERIES THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS AND RICHARD & JUDY PICK WHEN SHE WAS GOOD'No one does suspense better' STEPHEN KING'Why won't he let you go?' I ask.'He thinks he owns me.' To...

'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,...