Women Sleuths

What if someone wanted your family dead?-------- 'I was hooked from beginning to end' Claire Douglas'Confirms her place in the front rank of British crime writers' Sunday Times It's one of the most disturbing cases DI Fawley has ever worked. The...

'Here are characters who are real and likeable, even when they are complicated and flawed. Paula Hawkins is a genius'Lisa JewellIT'S THE QUIET ONES YOU HAVE TO WATCHThree women, connected by one brutal crime.Three women, determined to right the wrongs...

Don't miss the new, devastatingly good thriller from Helen Fields, The Institution. Coming March 2023 - available to pre-order now! 'Relentless pace, devilish cleverness and a laser-sharp focus on plot.'...

She's accused of four murders. She's only guilty of three...When Ruby was a child growing up in Miami, she saw a boy from her school struggling against the ocean waves while his parents were preoccupied. Instead of helping him, Ruby dove under the water...

*** A BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK ***'A BLOOMING GOOD READ' - THE TIMES'A MUST FOR LOVERS OF CRIME FICTION THAT'S JUST A BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE NORM' - HEAT magazine'[THIS IS LIKE] SHERLOCK HOLMES MEETS GARDNER'S QUESTION TIME' - NISH KUMAR on...

On a perfect Spring morning at Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth II will enjoy a cup of tea, carry out all her royal duties . . . and solve a murder.The perfect book for fans of The Crown and The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.'Like an episode of...

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...

* OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD * * THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * * THE RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK * * THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK * _______________________________________ * NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES ON APPLE TV+ STARRING JENNIFER...

PRE-ORDER BONE OF CONTENTION, THE BRAND NEW DOG PARK DETECTIVES NOVEL, COMING SPRING 2025. Murder is never just a walk in the park . . . When friends Louise and Irina find a dead body in the local park whilst walking their dogs, they are soon drawn into...

Florida is full of human predators, and they all give Dr Kay Scarpetta the opportunity and the means to do what she does best - persuading the dead to speak to her. And in Boston, Benton Wesley is working on a secret case involving convicted killers. ...

The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller! Will Trent and Sara Linton are back! Don't miss the electrifying thriller featuring GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton from the international No.1 bestselling author Karin Slaughter. ...

An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a house party of enemies. All drawn inexorably ... Towards Zero. Now Anjelica Huston and a star-studded cast feature in a brand new BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie's tense, ingenious novel. Read it...

Don't miss the new, claustrophobic crime thriller that will keep you up at night, The Institution. Coming in March 2023 and available to pre-order now! The Shadow Man is a twisty thriller that will leave you gasping for more. The...

Don't miss the new, claustrophobic crime thriller that will keep you up at night, The Institution. Coming in March 2023 and available to pre-order now! The Shadow Man is a twisty thriller that will leave you gasping for more. The...

Step into snowy Iceland with the final nail-biting instalment in the critically acclaimed Hidden Iceland series - FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHORA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR'Is this the best crime writer in the world today? If...

A strange house A ghost from the past As soon as she moves into Hillside, Gwenda knows there's something strange about this house. A sealed room. A hidden door. The apparition of a young woman being strangled. ...

Buy Val McDermid's masterful new thriller, 1989, now!'No-one can plot or tell a story like she can. The hairs on my neck literally stood up' Daily Express'So gripping it puts your life on hold' The Times'You should have been a detective. If there's one...

Someone has served up a show-stopping murder...In Kilbane, conflicting opinions are plentiful. There's one thing everyone agrees on though - the nearby bakery is the best in County Cork. It's no wonder they're about to be featured on a reality baking...

The brand-new crime thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author, J, D. Robb. Keep your friends close and your enemies closerOn a hot August night, Lt. Eve Dallas is called to a downtown club, where a joint bachelorette party full of love, friendship...

A body in the theatre. A cast full of suspects. Can Maisie Cooper crack this case?Maisie Cooper is looking for peace and quiet. But the arrival of a troupe of actors for a new production at the local theatre turn her best laid plans upside down.Among...

In this special 20th anniversary edition, Lee Child introduces the Gold Dagger award-winning serial killer thriller that began the Number One bestselling crime series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill, hero of TV's much-loved Wire in the Blood...

The Moth Catcher is the seventh book in Ann Cleeves's Vera Stanhope series - which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.As though to a flame, they were drawn to their deaths . . .Life seems perfect in Valley Farm, a quiet...

THE RUNAWAY GLOBAL BESTSELLER'Really great suspense novel. Kept me up most of the night. The alcoholic narrator is dead perfect' STEPHEN KINGRachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time,...

THE ROCKET-PACED SERIAL-KILLER THRILLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK FROM M. J. ARLIDGE 'What a great premise! Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years' JEFFERY DEAVER'Wow! A gripping read from the very...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781542034067Author Loreth Anne WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint MontlakePublisher Amazon Publishing

THE BIGGEST MYSTERIES ARE MURDER TO SOLVE . . . 'TODAY'S GREATEST EXPONENT OF PLAYFUL DETECTIVE FICTION' GUARDIAN'One of the year's most entertaining crime novels' SUNDAY TIMES'When did you last read a genuinely original thriller? The wait is over' A. J...

THE BIGGEST MYSTERIES ARE MURDER TO SOLVE . . . 'TODAY'S GREATEST EXPONENT OF PLAYFUL DETECTIVE FICTION' GUARDIAN'One of the year's most entertaining crime novels' SUNDAY TIMES'When did you last read a genuinely original thriller? The wait is over' A. J...

A Caribbean resort Strangers thrown together Is there evil in paradise? Major Palgrave enjoys an audience, and, in Miss Marple, he discovers a captive audience too polite to walk away. But midway through...

The debut cosy culinary crime thriller from Suk Pannu, creator of BBC Radio 4's Mrs Sidhu Investigates and writer for Goodness, Gracious, Me and The Kumars at No. 42. Shortlisted for the 2024 McDermid Award 'Stuffed with warmth and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804622292Author Norman SFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Book FolksPublisher Book Folks

'The story is juicy, the detail about Lagos life is rich - I gobbled it all up' PANDORA SYKES, Books and Bits'I was hooked right through to the shocking end' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'An excellent read' GUARDIAN'Big Little Lies meets The White Lotus' GOOD...

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...

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

A classic murder mystery from the Golden Age of detective fiction, written by genre legend Josephine Tey.Leys Physical Training College is famous for its excellent discipline and its spectacularly athletic students. Miss Lucy Pym, expert psychologist, is...

THE ONLY WAY TO STOP A STALKER IS TO BECOME ONE YOURSELF... 'Exceptional! A breathless, chilling one-sitting read with twist after brilliant twist. Clever, original and filled with tension. A story I won't ever forget...

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...

Former investment banker Johan Golding - Joe to his friends - is the newest member of the Hartley and Edwards Investigations team. And he's thrilled to be shadowing Kitt Hartley, librarian-turned-top sleuth, and her right-hand woman Grace Edwards; even...

'A taut, clever whodunit ... Kayte Nunn keeps the stakes high and the characters compelling, making for a fast, fresh, engrossing historical mystery!' KATE QUINN 1949 It is the coldest winter Orcades Island has ever known, when a pregnant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781805084099Author Ellie AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Storm PublishingPublisher Storm PublishingWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

Eve wasn't sure what it said about her that she was more comfortable in the morgue than a baby boutique. And she didn't care. The scent of death was the familiar.Rushing to the murder scenes of a tortured young woman, Eve is far more at home than when...