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1	Tell No One more books like this by Harlan Coben Fourteen years ago, Dr. David Beck's young wife Elizabeth was horribly murdered by a serial killer who is now in jail. Or was she? Someone who looks just like Elizabeth has been communicating with David via computer, causing him to wonder whether Elizabeth's father, a cop, misidentified the body that is buried in a grave with Elizabeth's name on ... see all copies from £1.16! new only from £3.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Jack & Jill more books like this by James Patterson A pair of killers with the monikers Jack and Jill are brutally murdering prominent Washingtonians in preparation for assassinating the president. Detective Alex Cross investigates the case as well as that of a brutal child murderer who preys on schoolchildren. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £5.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Fade away more books like this by Harlan Coben Former pro-basketball-player turned sports agent, Myron Bolitar, has a chance to get back in the game--sort of. The owner of the New Jersey Dragons wants him to use the skills he developed working for the FBI to find a missing star player. Winner of the 1997 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	And Then There Were None more books like this by Agatha Christie The original title of this book when it was published in 1939 was "Ten Little Niggers," a title that immediately prompted considerable protest. It was published in the United States as "And Then There Were None," in 1940, and in 1965 as "Ten Little Indians." Ten people are invited to Indian island and accused of murder by a faceless voice. One by ... see all copies from £1.16! new only from £4.12! \| first editions
5	Hide & Seek more books like this by James Patterson When pop queen Maggie Bradford is accused of killing her husband, a professional athlete the whole world watches the trial. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £1.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Running Blind more books like this by Lee Child Women who once worked for the military and who knew Jack Reacher are dying. How and why these women are in danger completely baffles the elite FBI team working the case. There is only one certainty: there is a new kind of killer out there, one so calm, cautious, and careful that even the brilliant Reacher is left running blind. see all copies from £4.60! new only from £5.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Maltese Falcon more books like this by Dashiell Hammett An often ignored key to Hammett's philosophy is contained in the anecdote of Flitcraft that Spade tells Brigid O'Shaughnessy in a seemingly tossed-off aside. According to critic Steven Marcus, in his introduction to Hammett's THE CONTEINTAL OP, the Flitcraft anecdote shows Hammett's belief that "life is inscrutable, opaque, irresponsible, and ... see all copies from £1.16! new only from £2.16! \| first editions
8	Perfect Husband more books like this by Lisa Gardner A woman who puts her husband in jail becomes the target of his revenge when he escapes. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Unnatural Exposure more books like this by Patricia D Cornwell Dr. Kay Scarpetta explores cyberspace to find a killer bold enough to send her photos of the dead victim via the Internet. Not only does the murderer seem to strike in Europe and the United States, but the killer also contaminates the victims with deadly viruses, leaving a potentially lethal surprise for the forensic investigator. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £3.73! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Deal Breaker more books like this by Harlan Coben Hardball negotiating is paying off for Myron Bolitar. His newest client, Christian Steele, is about to become The Giants' new superstar. But when Christian's girlfriend disappears and her nude photo surfaces in a porno magazine, Myron gets entangled with a group of sleazy players--and a killer. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £2.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Third Victim more books like this by Lisa Gardner Although a boy confesses to a horrific crime that has torn Bakersville, Oregon, apart, Officer Rainie Conner finds evidence that he may not be guilty. With the help of FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, Rainie comes closer to a deadlier truth than she can imagine. This killer kills for sport--but what he's really come for is Rainie. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £2.14! \| first editions
12 view cover	Point of Origin more books like this by Patricia D Cornwell Dr. Kay Scarpetta receives a haunting note from a psychopathic killer she helped put away in Cornwell's previous novel, "Body Farm". Scarpetta must interrupt a vacation when the killer escapes and threatens to seek revenge. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £2.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Genesis Code more books like this by John Case Joe Lassiter, who heads a security firm, encounters multi-layered deception as he tries to uncover the mystery surrounding the murders of his sister, Kathy, and her young son, Brandon. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £4.64! \| first editions
14 view cover	P is for Peril more books like this by Sue Grafton Kinsey Millhone investigates the disappearance of a well-to-do doctor named Dowan Purcell. She finds evidence of Medicare fraud at Purcell's hospital, and suspicious behavior on the part of the doctor's wife, a former stripper named Crystal. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £4.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	M is for Malice more books like this by S Grafton "M" is for the Malek brothers. The four men are poised to inherit the fortune amassed by their parents...but one brother has been missing for 18 years. That's where Kinsey Millhone steps in. The family hires her to locate the missing brother, and in the process, Millhone enters a forbidding web of family secrets and resentments. She begins to ... see all copies from £1.16! new only from £5.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Adventures of Sherlock Holmes more books like this by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle This classic collection consists of the early mysteries featuring the unflappable Sherlock Holmes and his trustworthy assistant, Dr. Watson. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £1.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Back Spin more books like this by Harlan Coben Sports agent Myron Bolton investigates the death of a golf pro whose body turned up in a sand trap. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £5.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Faceless killers more books like this by Henning Mankell When a dying woman's last word seems to implicate members of the Swedish immigrant community, Police Inspector Kurt Wallander must race to solve a crime for which there are no apparent clues before local white supremacists take the law into their own hands, evidence or not.... see all copies from £1.62! new only from £2.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Poirot Investigates more books like this by Agatha Christie The murder masquerading as suicide. A fraud disguised as robbery. The witnesswho does not exist. A murder weapon that played no part in the crime. All arediabolical red herrings. All are successful in throwing every pursuer off thescent. Everyone but the incomparable Hercule Poirot. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £4.81! \| first editions
20 view cover	The charm school more books like this by Nelson DeMille An American tourist unwittingly picks up an escaped prisoner of war on the road in Russia and gets caught in an international spy web. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £5.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Master of the game more books like this by Sidney Sheldon Kate Blackwell is the symbol of success--a beautiful woman who has parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Now, celebrating her 90th birthday, Kate surveys the family she has manipulated, dominated, and loved: the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the mild, the good and the evil--her winnings in life. Unabridged. 12 CDs. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £5.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Real Murders more books like this by Charlaine Harris Now repackaged, the first Aurora Teagarden mystery by "New York Times" bestselling author Harris finds this Southern librarian and member of the Real Murders Club hunting the person behind a terrifying killing spree. see all copies from £4.64! new only from £5.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Gold Coast more books like this by Nelson DeMille The Gold Coast runs along the North Shore of Long Island, New York, where wealth and power go hand in hand with greed and corruption. When lawyer John Sutter meets crime boss Frank Bellarosa, he is drawn into a world of organized crime, murder, and betrayal. see all copies from £1.16! new only from £6.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Sole Survivor more books like this by Dean R Koontz A airplane crash robs Los Angeles crime reporter Joe Carpenter of his happy life with his wife and two daughters, who perished in the accident. While visiting their graves, Carpenter spies a woman photographing the site and watches in horror as she is harassed by several toughs. He discovers that the mysterious woman is a genetic scientist who ... see all copies from £1.16! new only from £2.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The fifth woman more books like this by Henning Mankell Kurt Wallander--a Swedish cop with a lot of vulnerability concealed beneath a hardboiled veneer--finds himself on the trail of a remarkably cruel serial killer, one who kills slowly and excruciatingly. Various clues lead Wallander to the conclusion that this killer is unmistakably female. He and his cronies track the femme fatale through the ... see all copies from £1.16! new only from £5.81! \| signed copies \| first editions

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