Suspense

Big Ben chimes in the first seconds of the first day of 1900, the start of a fresh century. Inside London's oldest gaol, preparations are afoot to hang Victorian England's deadliest assassin, a man wanted for two decades' worth of murders. Cold-blooded...

'Had me hooked from the first page' 'I felt myself dreaming of being there... until the body count started piling up!' 'The twists along the way were great and so unexpected right up to the end' 'Highly recommended for a...

'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves Cars drove past along with the trucks and trams, but by now Maigret had realised that they were not important. Whatever roared by like this along the road was not part of the...

Private Detective Isaac Bell crosses some of America's harshest terrain in pursuit of the most twisted killer yet, in the latest action-packed historical blockbuster from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler.Women are being brutally murdered all over...

'Lottie Parker is one of the most compelling characters in Irish detective fiction' Liz Nugent'A stunningly addictive series, Patricia Gibney's books go from strength to strength. Engrossing crime fiction with real heart' Andrea Mara__________She lay so...

Sheriff Bree Taggert is both hunter and hunted in #1 Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh's blood-freezing thriller of murder, rage, and revenge. New sheriff Bree Taggert is called to a shooting in a campground...

A NAME FROM THE PAST When Mary DeAngelo walks into Happy Doll's office, she brings with her the scent of sandalwood perfume, a whole lot of cash, and the name of his old flame: Ines Candle. LURES HAPPY INTO A TRAP Ines is living rough up in...

Someone in your family isn't who they say they are . . . THE PAGE-TURNING NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SHE LIES IN WAIT'A darkly deceptive, twisting, masterful mystery. Gytha Lodge should be on every crime fiction fan's must...

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP READING. BECAUSE YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT . . .'Gripping. Kept me guessing right till the end and the final twist was brilliant!' 5***** READER REVIEW'Pulls you in from the get-go and refuses to let go until the...

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP READING. BECAUSE YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT . . .'Gripping. Kept me guessing right till the end and the final twist was brilliant!' 5***** READER REVIEW'Pulls you in from the get-go and refuses to let go until the...

Fifty years after The Andromeda Strain made Michael Crichton a household name - and spawned a new genre, the technothriller - the threat returns, in a gripping sequel that is terrifyingly realistic and resonant. THE...

Caleb Zelic can't hear you. But he sees everything. The prizewinning debut thriller from the new name in crime. CALEB ZELIC IS ON THE HUNT FOR HIS FRIEND'S KILLER His childhood friend has been brutally murdered - fingers broken, throat slit - at his...

_________________________HANNIBAL LECTER WASN'T BORN A MONSTER.HE WAS MADE ONE.Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front of World War II, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck. He will not speak of what happened to...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER The twisty and darkly compelling thriller, European bestseller and RICHARD & JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK that will keep you up all night.'The rock cast a sharp, dark shadow over a shape huddled on the ground. Please don't let...

It was 1882 when Antoinette Giry, Maitresse du Corps de Ballet at the Paris Opera House, took her small daughter to the funfair at Neuilly. And there, in a cage, she saw a filthy manacled creature whose tormented eyes shone from a grotesquely deformed...

What would you do if your home assistant turned evil? 'Terrifyingly believable and utterly gripping.' Lisa Jewell 'The Assistant is the definition of suspense!'...

One by one, young girls are being murdered. Now a killer has a different victim in his sights. HAVE YOU SEEN HER is an unforgettable thriller, part of bestselling author Karen Rose's Raleigh series. Young girls are disappearing from their beds at night...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593336328Author Karen RoseFormat HardbackPage Count 592Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

I've been following her for the past few days. I know where she buys her groceries, where she has her dry cleaning done, where she works. I don't know the colour of...

I've been following her for the past few days. I know where she buys her groceries, where she has her dry cleaning done, where she works. I don't know the colour of...

'A heart in your mouth read' Red Magazine *****THE ADDICTIVE BESTSELLERAfter sixteen years apart sisters Jessica and Emily are reunited. With the past now behind them, the warmth they once shared quickly returns and before long Jess has moved into...

Sixteen-year-old Amanda McCready has disappeared. Her anxious aunt contacts Patrick Kenzie to investigate. It is not the first time she has gone missing, as Patrick well knows - he was the investigator who worked on her case when she was kidnapped...

'In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world' - GuardianIt is 1797 and Thomas Kydd is now master's mate on Achilles, a 64-gun ship-of-the-line, on his way back from the Caribbean. After a dangerous rescue mission...

THE TV TIE-IN TO THE MAJOR NEW AMAZON PRIME SERIES Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of twelve thousand people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.Heather never thought she would compete...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Goodbye Man, discover Jeffery Deaver's chilling series featuring much-loved protagonists Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs.How can Lincoln Rhyme catch a killer who leaves no trace?Sixteen-year-old Geneva...

Meet the Millers'Anyone who enjoys thrillers NEEDS to read this book!' *****'I practically threw the book across the room when I read THAT twist.' Heidi Perks, bestselling author of Now You See Her'Allison Dickinson has a sure fire hit on her hands'...

'Vera Morris is one of those unexpected gems who turn up occasionally on the crime fiction scene' Mystery PeopleSomeone knows what happened . . .1971. David was thirteen when he went missing two years ago. It's now up to Laurel Bowman and Frank Diamond,...

This gripping, captivating and wonderfully evocative archeological thriller by bestselling author Paul Sussman is a must read for fans of Clive Cussler and Wilbur Smith."A tremendous adventure, one of the most intriguing mysteries of the past, a great...

This gripping, captivating and wonderfully evocative archeological thriller by bestselling author Paul Sussman is a must read for fans of Clive Cussler and Wilbur Smith."A tremendous adventure, one of the most intriguing mysteries of the past, a great...

For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers.------------------------------------The winter of 1353 has been...

'A fast-paced, breathtaking read... This will definitely be making my list of favourite books of the year' Go Buy The BookDetective Alyssa Wyatt is hunting a serial killer.She doesn't know that he's hunting her.A woman is found naked, badly beaten and...

THE STUNNING NEW SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BETRAYALS AND THE GOOD GIRL'No one writes about modern family with more truth or authenticity than Fiona Neill' LISA JEWELL'A stunning, almost hypnotic read that pulls you under...

'What an absolute corker! More twists than your local theme park rollercoaster!' NetGalley review 'Reading it felt like watching a movie peeking through my fingers' NetGalley review 'Everyone has...

All is not well at Holm Coultram College. All is not well at Holm Coultram College: lecturers having affairs with students, witches' sabbaths, a body buried under a statue. Detective Superintendent Dalziel, despite his cynical view...

From the author of The Coffin Club, a twisty psychological suspense about family secrets. How well do your family really know you? Belle can't wait to finally have her twins all to herself after their first term at university. But when Kit...

A detective rings the doorbell in the middle of the night.He wants to ask Jack Baxi some questions. Jack fears the police have come to arrest him. But things quickly take a darker, more violent turn.He isn't here to solve a crime.Because soon Jack is...

The fifth crime novel in the award-winning Peter Diamond series, from Peter Lovesey.A young woman emerges from a coma. Who is she, and why was she dumped unconscious in a hospital car park upon a dark night? She is unable to recall anything, even her...

In the latest riveting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, an international research station in the Coral Sea comes under siege during a geological disaster that triggers massive quakes, deadly tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. To...

The brand new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Karen Rose is out now. The closer you get to the truth, the more dangerous it gets.FBI Agent Tom Hunter has been chasing down leads to find the brutal cult that damaged some of his closest friends. They...

The brand new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Karen Rose is out now. The closer you get to the truth, the more dangerous it gets.FBI Agent Tom Hunter has been chasing down leads to find the brutal cult that damaged some of his closest friends. They...