Women Sleuths

Find out how far these divas will go to stay on top in the sexy thriller that inspired the BET show Games People Play. When entertainment writer Nia Bullock loses her job and her live-in boyfriend, she flees LA for Manhattan and a gig as...

When Houston reporter Lucy Resnick cashes in her retirement to buy her grandmother's farm in Buttercup, Texas, she's looking forward to a simple life as a homesteader. But Lucy has barely finished putting up her first batch of Killer Dewberry Jam when an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143128076Author M.L. LongworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 223g

New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry's twenty-first heart-warming Christmas novella.When Mariah Ellison arrives in the picturesque village of St Helen's to spend the festive season with her old friend Sadie Alsop, she is shocked to discover that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for CrimeFest Last Laugh Award 2016.Book InformationISBN 9781780295572Author Simon BrettFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593547427Author Laurie CassFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

The killer is closing in... can she find him before he finds her? When Detective Nikki Parekh receives a set of threatening postcards, she knows it can only mean one thing... The man who escaped arrest after murdering...

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...

Despite Lana's protests, Betty Lee signs her daughter up to attend a restaurant convention being held in sunny Irvine, California. To make matters worse, her sister, Anna May, invites herself along to escape the dating woes of her new relationship. Lana...

She can't see what she fears the most.As far as the police are concerned, Terence Bailey is a killer. Imprisoned for breaking and entering, he has long been the key suspect in the murders of six women but they have never been able to make the charges...

Rediscover Gladys Mitchell - one of the 'Big Three' female crime fiction writers alongside Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers.When Rupert Sethleigh's body is found one morning, laid out in the village butcher shop but minus its head, the inhabitants...

A hanged man. A stolen painting. An impossible crime.A marine engineer is found hanged in a locked apartment. Some artwork is stolen, then mysteriously returned. And a security guard is found dead at the base of a Welsh cliff.When Fiona Griffiths is...

'Powerful' Harriet Tyce'Brave' Liz Nugent'Compulsive' John Marrs'Dazzling' Chris Whitaker'Fearless' Anna Mazzola'Masterful' Araminta Hall'Timely' TM LoganYou know what it's like. A comment here, a closed door there, turning a blind eye to get ahead.My...

ONE TURKEY FARM, FIVE WILD COLLEAGUES AND A BARN FULL OF MYSTERY When jilted crime writer August Saunders returns from London to her roots in rural Wiltshire, she feels lost and lacking in inspiration. Determined to reignite her writing mojo, she...

Sunday Times bestseller Charlaine Harris returns at last to her fan favourite Aurora Teagarden series with a brand new mystery Librarian Aurora Teagarden is basking in the news of her pregnancy when disaster strikes her small town: four children,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496725998Author Traci HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

Tracy Crosswhite returns in the second book in the page-turning series by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni. Homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite has returned to the police force after the sensational retrial of her sister's killer. Still...

___________________________________________'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...

'A brilliantly paced, imaginative thriller with plenty of dark twists that had me turning the pages well into the night.' Heidi Perks, author of Now You See Her ___________________________________HOW CAN YOU SOLVE A CRIME IF YOU CAN'T REMEMBER THE...

A Man Called Ove meets Inspector Montalbano, Auntie Poldi leaves no stone unturned in her quest for answers. Wine and murder - nothing is more likely to rouse Auntie Poldi's love of the chase.Still relishing the notoriety from her spectacular resolution...

How long would you keep searching? 1993. A trip to the cinema turns into a nightmare for Anna and her little sister Jessica when two men throw thirteen-year-old Jessica into the back of a van and speed away. The years tick by... Tick, tick... The...

'The procedural details in this gripping murder story have the ring of truth - but then the author is a detective in the Metropolitan Police' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUBThere were only ever two choices - your life or mine. Alana Loxton was part of the...

The debut novel from the author of My Brilliant Friend in a brand-new edition Following her mother's untimely death, Delia sets off on a breath-taking odyssey through the chaotic, suffocating streets of her native Naples in search of the truth about her...

'I absolutely adored this book' - Stephen KingMeet Mrs Planksy, supposed retiree, reckless motorbike rider and exasperated solver of international internet scams.Mrs Plansky's Revenge is bestselling author Spencer Quinn's first novel in a new series...

Casey knows the truth. But it won't set her free. Casey Cox's DNA is all over the crime scene. There's no use talking to police; they've failed her abysmally before. She has to flee before she's arrested . . . or worse. The truth doesn't matter anymore...

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called upon by the sheriff's department in rural, upstate New York to infiltrate a reclusive Amish settlement where a young girl has been found dead under mysterious circumstances. Kate's longtime love interest, State...

'Packed to the rafters with tension and suspense, misdirection which made me dizzy and a heart stopping climax... Another five star read.' NetGalley reviewer HER PARTNER. HER SON. SHE'S NEXT. Hannah...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639104475Author Misha PoppFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Crooked Lane BooksPublisher Crooked Lane Books

When recovering drug addict Lyle Pickering is found dead of an overdose, it looks like a tragic accident. But his sister Rochelle knows better, and so does Lieutenant Eve Dallas. Lyle was murdered, and the evidence points directly to his old street gang...

'5/5 Stars - I did not see that ending coming!...it's a great thriller with some fun twists that will keep readers on their toes' (e) Book NerdAll families have secrets... some are deadly.When D.I. Matthew Denning is called in to investigate a house fire...

If you slept with a stranger for money, who'd really end up paying?'A page-turning thriller with heart' Renee Knight, author of DisclaimerWe all think we know who we are.What we're capable of.Roz is a single mother, a physiotherapist, a sister, a friend...

Seven guests. One killer. A holiday to remember... 'Addictive and fun' Daily Mail Not all the guests will survive their stay... You use an app, called Cloud BNB, to book a room...

'A fast-paced, terrifying journey.' RACHEL ABBOTT 'A born storyteller.' PETER JAMES The Sunday Times bestseller returns with his latest nail-shredding thriller - a...

Sometimes to catch a killer you have to become the prey.'A satisfying and pacey thriller from a talented author' J M Dalgliesh, author of ONE LOST SOUL___________________________________**THE THIRD DR BLOOM...

The unputdownable thriller from the bestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans. 'Gripping' The Times____________Long ago, Carl Feldman was acquitted of murder.Now he's an old man, living alone with his fading memories.His daughter has come to see him, to...

The fifth book in a series featuring painter/photographer Rose Trevelyan. Rose suspects a murder has been committed. In trying to help young, talented Joel, Rose uncovers family secrets. She is proved right; there is a murder, but not the one she had...

WINNER OF THE 2019 CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE CHOSEN AS A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, TELEGRAPH AND GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A dark trail of murder, political corruption and lies' i A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780295763Author Simon BrettFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 235gDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451419491Author Simone St. JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint New American LibraryPublisher New American LibraryWeight(grams) 270g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250142900Author Linda CastilloPage Count 384Imprint Minotaur BooksPublisher Minotaur BooksWeight(grams) 650g