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THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. WINNER OF THE 2020 PRIX GONCOURT. 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD.*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 CWA CRIME THRILLER IN TRANSLATION AWARD*'Just when you think you've worked it out . . ...

Lance Bradley, idling his life away in Somerset, suddenly receives a call for help from the eccentric sister of his old friend Rupert Alder. Rupe appears to have vanished without trace. Reluctantly, Lance goes to London where he discovers that Rupe's...

Anna Travis and James Langton return, and must work together to capture one of the most terrifying killers they have ever encountered. A young girl is found dumped on the banks of the Thames. Horrifically mutilated and drained of blood, her death is an...

Two sisters go into the family business they didn't know they had . . . catching killers. From the creator of the no. 1 bestselling Women's Murder Club thrillers.______________________________________Attorney Rhonda Bird returns home to LA to bury her...

BRAVE HERO OR CRIMINAL MASTERMIND?TONIGHT WE FIND OUT'Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight!' HARLAN COBEN'Great plots, great characters, great action' LEE CHILD'Heaven for readers who love ruthless, full-throttle...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525954972Author Ken FollettFormat HardbackPage Count 928Imprint VikingPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1247gDimensions(mm) 243mm * 165mm * 44mm

** The inspiration for the NETFLIX original series Young Wallander - out now **When Kurt Wallander first appeared in Faceless Killers, he was a senior police officer, just turned forty, with his life in a mess. His wife had left him, his father barely...

Uncover the truth or end up six feet underNO ONE KNOWS CRIME LIKE KRAY'A cracking good read!' Jessie Keane'Martina Cole territory' Independent'Gripping' Daily ExpressCut from the same cloth as Kimberley Chambers, Martina Cole and Casey Kelleher...

International bestseller Steve Berry returns with another brilliant Cotton Malone thriller involving a mystery about Abraham Lincoln and a political issue that's as explosive as it is timely - not only in Malone's world, but in ours.September 1861: All...

Buy Val McDermid's masterful new thriller, 1989, now!'One of the most surprising twists you'll read this year. Outstanding' Irish Independent'Engrossing . . . a colossal reminder of just why McDermid has been the queen of crime for three decades'...

Buy Val McDermid's masterful new thriller, 1989, now!'One of the most surprising twists you'll read this year. Outstanding' Irish Independent'Engrossing . . . a colossal reminder of just why McDermid has been the queen of crime for three decades'...

They think as one. They act as one. They kill as one. 'Look Both Ways is devilishly good - exciting, thrilling - Barclay at his best!' SHARI LAPENA, No. 1 internationally bestselling author The residents of...

They think as one. They act as one. They kill as one. ‘Look Both Ways is devilishly good – exciting, thrilling – Barclay at his best!’ SHARI LAPENA, No. 1 internationally bestselling author The residents of Garrett Island are part of a ground-breaking...

***The brand new, unmissable John Corey novel from America's Greatest Living Thriller Writer.***'Bottom line, if a man is known by his enemies, I'm one helluva guy.'Former anti-terrorist cop John Corey is NYU - New York Unemployed - and watching his...

A brilliantly twisty, 80-page novella from the No. 1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series. Including an extract from his new Logan novel, THE MISSING AND THE DEAD. It's the night of the big Referendum, and all Acting Detective...

"One of the world's best storytellers."-Huffington PostFor eons, the city of Troy-whose legendary fall was detailed in Homer's Iliad-was believed to be myth, until archaeologists in the nineteenth century uncovered its ancient walls buried beneath the...

THE MOST GRIPPING, TWIST-FILLED THRILLER YOU'LL READ THIS SUMMER. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE RUMOUR'A real page turner. An engrossing and suspenseful tale with absorbing characters and plenty of shocking twists.' Susan Lewis,...

THE MOST GRIPPING, TWIST-FILLED THRILLER YOU'LL READ THIS SUMMER. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE RUMOUR'A real page turner. An engrossing and suspenseful tale with absorbing characters and plenty of shocking twists.' Susan Lewis,...

From the author of 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' come stories of hardship and hope in post-war Britain. The title story in this classic collection tells of Smith, a defiant young rebel, inhabiting the no-man's land of institutionalised...

The electrifying new adventure in the Sunday Times bestselling series - in which Orphan X faces his most challenging mission ever . . .'A series character to rival Reacher' INDEPENDENT'Gregg Hurwitz has outdone himself. Readers will get whiplash . . ...

JUST PRAY YOU'RE NOT NEXT . . .The page-turning new Detective Jane Tennison thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante.___________________A coffin is dug up by builders in the grounds of an historic convent - inside is the body of a young...

JUST PRAY YOU'RE NOT NEXT . . .The page-turning new Detective Jane Tennison thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante.___________________A coffin is dug up by builders in the grounds of an historic convent - inside is the body of a young...

*Don't miss The Lost Wife - the brand new jaw-dropping thriller from Georgina Lees* 'Compelling, heartbreaking and beautifully written. This superb thriller will stay in my mind for a very long time' B P...

A gripping tragedy of crime and class, widely regarded as one of multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell's seminal masterworks and a crime fiction classic. Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will not be disappointed...

'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'...

From the bestselling author of The House Guest comes a chilling story set deep in the woods... With his marriage over and his career in freefall, journalist Tom decides to reconnect with his fourteen-year-old daughter, Frankie. Desperate to spend...

THE SIXTH NOVEL IN THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE 'QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME' (Guardian) 'I am hooked!! Reading the entire Dalgliesh series! Great character and plot development.' 5* reader review'P. D. James at her very...

When her husband Richard is killed in a freak accident, Shelby Pomeroy is devastated. But she soon learns a horrible truth - Richard was a conman and a cheat, and their life together was a lie.Returning home to Tennessee, Shelby discovers a new sense of...

A MISSING BOY Teenager Luke Mullen was last seen getting into a car with an older woman. No one can understand why he has disappeared. His father - a former police officer - knows all too well that the longer he is missing, the more likely he is to turn...

The first fall of snow can be fatal... A year has passed since DI James Walker cracked his biggest case yet, and he's hoping for peace and quiet this festive season. But across the fells, a local farmer returns home on...

GOLD. THEFT. MURDER. A ROAD TRIP TO DIE FOR.Winner of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing PrizeShortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger AwardShortlisted for the Davitt Award for Best Adult Crime NovelShortlisted for the ACWA Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut...

GOLD. THEFT. MURDER. A ROAD TRIP TO DIE FOR.Winner of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing PrizeShortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger AwardShortlisted for the Davitt Award for Best Adult Crime NovelShortlisted for the ACWA Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut...

'THE SURPRISES ARE FAST AND FURIOUS AND WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS TO READ MORE' LISA GARDNER They say face your fears. Here I am. OLD ENEMIES... Francis Ackerman Jr. is one of America's most prolifific serial killers. Scarred from their past...

*** PRE-ORDER THE DEATH WATCHER, THE THRILLING NEW CHRIS CARTER NOVEL, COMING SUMMER 2024! ***THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERA killing like no other.A killer more twisted than he's ever seen before.A case that will test him to the limit. Has...

Don't miss the gripping new book from the Sunday Times bestseller, Susan Lewis - available to buy now! 'A compelling, timely mystery' bestselling author, Lisa Ballantyne 'You'll be...

'Compelling stuff *****' Woman's Own'A fast-paced romp of a read' Best'Smart characters, shocking twists' Lisa Gardner______________The Sunday Times bestsellerA honeymoon interrupted. . .Detective Lindsay Boxer's long-awaited wedding becomes a distant...

The ghosts of the past will not be silenced. Glasgow, 1983, and a beat constable walks away from a bar where he knows a crime is about to be committed. It is a decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life. In the present, an old fisherman...

The international thriller sensationIt starts with just one body - the hands bound, the skin covered in marks.Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg is determined to find out who is responsible, despite opposition from her superiors. When two more...

Refusal is the new Dick Francis novel from bestseller, Felix Francis. When Sir Richard Stewart, chair of the horse racing authority, demands ex-investigator Sid Halley examines some suspicious races, he is given a firm no. Sid retired six years ago - and...

Refusal is the new Dick Francis novel from bestseller, Felix Francis. When Sir Richard Stewart, chair of the horse racing authority, demands ex-investigator Sid Halley examines some suspicious races, he is given a firm no. Sid retired six years ago - and...