Women Sleuths

A ruthless killer is stalking Glasgow's streets in The Reborn, the seventh novel in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod.When the body of a pregnant teenager is found at a Glasgow funfair, her unborn baby surgically removed,...

Run.Moonlight slants through the trees on the ancestral Dunlow estate, where a young woman runs for her life. Gunshots break the silence.The next morning, the body of seventeen-year-old student Melanie Pirt is found.DS Gabe Martin is more than ready to...

Someone is lying… and someone is dead. When a young woman is found dead in her own bedroom, the Canterbury police are baffled. There’s no sign of a break-in and no evidence. It’s as though the killer has vanished overnight. DI Edina Ogborne is determined...

Don't miss the new, totally addictive psychological thriller from Sarah Goodwin, with bombshell twists that will leave you stunned. Fans of The Sanatorium, The Paris Apartment and One of the Girls will be hooked from the very first page. ...

'Will keep you reading long into the night. I absolutely loved it.' Lesley Kara'Absolutely outstanding.' Lauren North________________________________Jenny has just given birth to the baby she's always wanted. She's never been this happy.Her husband, Leo,...

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Hearing footsteps pounding along the street behind him he glanced back, fleetingly worried, then laughed because the street was deserted. All the same, he felt uneasy. Everything looked different in the dark. Then he heard more footsteps approaching, and...

'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting, with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase . . . Nancy Spain was bold, she was brave, she was funny, she was feisty. I owe her a great deal' Sandi ToksvigWhen Prince...

From behind her came a noise, and she whirled around. Two pairs of cold, murderous eyes stared back at her from beneath hooded cloaks. She stood cemented in place, even as her brain screamed at her to run...It's their usual Thursday girls' night in, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250157768Author M C BeatonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 172mm *...

'I loved CLEAR MY NAME. It features two strong women, one in prison for murder, one working to reinvestigate the case. Add in secrets, lies, and family drama and it's an immediate page turner.' Lisa Gardner, bestselling author of WHEN YOU SEE ME'The UK's...

The third in the detective series featuring DI Geraldine Steel Headmistress Abigail Kirby is dead. A potential witness has been murdered. And for DI Geraldine Steel, the stakes have been raised yet higher. Abigail's teenage daughter, Lucy, is missing,...

The third in the detective series featuring DI Geraldine Steel Headmistress Abigail Kirby is dead. A potential witness has been murdered. And for DI Geraldine Steel, the stakes have been raised yet higher. Abigail's teenage daughter, Lucy, is missing,...

'The Sleeping Nymph': a work of art of magnetic beauty, painted by a young partisan fighter during the last days of the Second World War. A painting carrying a shocking secret hidden in the red pigment on the canvas, made with the blood of a human heart...

Agatha Christie meets Andy Weir in the ultimate locked room mystery set in the first hotel on the moon. Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Anthony Horowitz and Hanna Jameson.FEATURED IN THE EVENING STANDARD'S BOOKS TO WATCH IN 2023THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH'S...

Agatha Christie meets Andy Weir in the ultimate locked room mystery set in the first hotel on the moon. Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Anthony Horowitz and Hanna Jameson.FEATURED IN THE EVENING STANDARD'S BOOKS TO WATCH IN 2023THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH'S...

A haunting and absorbing debut - fans of Before I Go to Sleep and Sister will be hooked. She closed her eyes and he was gone - who is watching him now? When Carrie's five-year old son, Charlie, disappeared...

'Nick is hot, and cute and a serious book boyfriend material' 'It got my heart in a flutter...romance was so perfect, I haven't read anything like it' 'Carlie Walker can tell a story!!' He wants to take her out. She wants to take him...

'Nick is hot, and cute and a serious book boyfriend material' 'It got my heart in a flutter...romance was so perfect, I haven't read anything like it' 'Carlie Walker can tell a story!!' He wants to take her out. She wants to take him...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496712417Author Ellery AdamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

Rome, the very end of December. The Field of Mars is packed with monuments, none more beautiful than Domitian's new Odeon and Stadium. But the area has been overtaken by ugly events: elaborately staged murders. Someone bears a spectacular grudge against...

Queen of French Noir, Johana Gustawsson returns with a spell-binding, dazzlingly dark gothic thriller that swings from Belle Epoque France to 21st-century Quebec, with an extraordinary mystery at its heart ... FIRST in a bewitching new series ...

The second title in Genevieve Cogman's The Invisible Library series, The Masked City is a wonderful read for all those who enjoyed Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair or Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London...

'Wow, wow, wow!!' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 'Gripping, original, with a great storyline.' B A Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors and The Dilemma She looked like...

'This was such a brilliant whodunit thriller that I didn't want to put down. I picked it up in the morning and by lunchtime I was finished.' NetGalley Reviewer, You can cover up the truth, but...

K is for Killer is the eleventh in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series by Sue Grafton.Lorna Kepler was beautiful and wilful, a loner who couldn't resist flirting with danger. She has also been found dead in mysterious circumstances and her death pulls...

A thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last! A kidnapped boy...A young child is snatched in broad daylight outside his nursery. Nobody in charge sees a thing, but the other children say a woman is the...

'Fennell has created one of the most compelling characters in UK crime fiction' - M.W. CRAVENWHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T MAKE A SOUND . . .The stunning new crime thriller from one of British crime writing's brightest talents, and one of the twistiest, most...

Crime reporter Rosie Gilmour returns from hiding in Bosnia to a story of a brutal execution. University lecturer Tom Mahoney was shot at point blank range and the killing has all the signs of a hit. But who would want to kill a retired lecturer? Rosie...

Crime reporter Rosie Gilmour returns from hiding in Bosnia to a story of a brutal execution. University lecturer Tom Mahoney was shot at point blank range and the killing has all the signs of a hit. But who would want to kill a retired lecturer? Rosie...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593197714Author Laurie CassFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

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 ...

___________________________________________'Readers can expect authenticity - and that is what she delivers.' The TimesILLEGAL ACTION is the third thriller from the former head of MI5 and bestselling author Stella Rimington, featuring MI5 officer Liz...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613162699Author Mary Roberts RinehartFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Penzler PublishersPublisher Penzler PublishersWeight(grams) 282gDimensions(mm)...

The first thrilling standalone crime novel from the international number one bestseller and Sweden's answer to Val McDermid, Anders de la Motte.'Enthralling...De la Motte juxtaposes the horrors of war with age-old superstitions to superb effect' Joan...

'An absolute masterpiece' ANGELA MARSONS The gripping new novel from million-copy bestseller, Mel Sherratt. 'I love all Mel Sherratt's books' IAN RANKIN 'Twists and turns and delivers a satisfying shot of tension' RACHEL ABBOTT The truth can be a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838319502Author Katherine GrahamFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint Quartz BooksPublisher Quartz BooksWeight(grams) 367g

'Compulsive, twisty and deliciously dark' 5* reader review'Another brilliant book by Charlotte Duckworth!' 5* reader review'A fabulous twisty thriller' 5* reader review'Tense and gripping' 5* reader review'Addictive and devourable and I loved every...

In Nothing But Trouble, a gripping crime thriller by bestselling crime author Kerry Wilkinson, DI Jessica Daniel has to protect the streets of Manchester from escaped prisoners - and those trying to hunt them down.Niall O'Brien is a veteran living on the...

'Vivid, amusing and immensely enjoyable . . . A triumph' Alexander McCall SmithMeet Tannie Maria: the loveable writer of recipes in her local paper, the Klein Karoo Gazette.One Sunday morning, as Maria stirs apricot jam, she hears her editor Harriet on...