Fiction - Crime

Haunted by nightmares of her troubled past, Valerie Russo is determined to turn a new page in the seemingly innocent village of Fort Langley, British Columbia, where she takes up a house sitting position. With the 2010 Olympics approaching, Valerie settles into her new...

A heart-pounding new British crime thriller, full of stunning twists.Two murders, twenty years apart. One witness with blood on her hands.At first glance, you'd think charismatic entrepreneur Morgan Springfield was still breathing. Seated at his desk. Executive pen poised in his hand.That's the illusion...

Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's favourite, Peter Gaveston, unleashes a horde of demons . . . Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to the Dominican Priory at Blackfriars where Gaveston's corpse awaits burial. But, on arrival, Corbett...

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A thrilling roller-coaster ride about a heist gone terribly wrong, with a plucky protagonist who will win readers' hearts. What if you had the winning ticket that would change your life forever, but you couldn't cash...

Author: Daniel SellersISBN-10: 1835264980ISBN-13: 9781835264980Publisher: Joffe Books LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/11/2024Pages: 362Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.81d

Ten years ago, Art Millage, the wry police chief for the small town of Argus, took a life in the line of duty. Now, as he eases toward retirement with his wife, he is suddenly thrown into a manhunt and once again faces that...

A dark cloud has descended upon the elegant mansion of Jazz Age New York's illustrious Greene family as, one by one, the heirs to the fortune die off under mysterious circumstances. It begins when an intruder shoots two daughters, leaving one dead. Soon after,...

A classic Golden Age locked-room cozy mystery by the author of Winnie-the-Pooh -- hailed as one of the "20 Best Classic Murder Mystery Books of All Time (Town & Country, 2023) "Has the pacing equivalent of perfect pitch . . . and spiced with...

What if everything we thought we knew about New York's infamous Five Families was a lie? What if, instead of being enemies, they were actually part of a powerful secret society known as The Famiglia?Venture into the dark and dangerous world of The Famiglia,...

Millie Henshawe-intrepid, smart-talking, gay ex-GI-is the field agent (hired gun) for Continental Removals, LLC, in Boston, a niche firm catering to very special clients. In Dead Sure, Millie unravels a Russian gangster's faked death plot amid a web of deception, nuns with pistols, and...

What would you risk to save your child? A heart-pounding, timely read for readers of Harlan Coben and M.W. CravenAuthor: Dan MalakinISBN-10: 1788168437ISBN-13: 9781788168434Publisher: Serpent's TailLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/25/2024Pages: 352Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90dAbout the AuthorDan Malakin has twice been shortlisted for...

Author: Julius DifioreISBN-13: 9798890613325Publisher: Newman SpringsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/28/2024Pages: 382Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d

Author: RentaISBN-10: 1960993720ISBN-13: 9781960993724Publisher: Lock Down PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/09/2024Pages: 238Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d

Author: M. J. LeeISBN-10: 1800329326ISBN-13: 9781800329324Publisher: Canelo CrimeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/23/2023Pages: 366Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.82d

Author: Kristine RuschISBN-10: 1561469645ISBN-13: 9781561469642Publisher: Wmg Publishing, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 04/09/2024Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Ten days ago, straight-A student Jessica Stanley ran away from home. Now her lifeless body lies pale and still in an empty parking lot, her unblinking brown eyes staring up to the night sky... FBI agent Nikki Cassidy's heart pounds as she takes in...

As dawn breaks over a small gas station on the outskirts of Groveton, Ohio, the body of a teenage girl lies totally still. Long blonde hair covers her face, and a length of frayed rope hangs loosely around her neck. It's only a matter...

The third title in Roxane Gay Books' inaugural list, Hot Springs Drive is an urgent, vicious blade of a novel about a shocking betrayal and its aftermath, asking just how far you'll go to have everything you wantJackie Stinson's best friend is dead, and...

When fatal gunshots ring out at a restaurant in Chicago, Ellie, an ER physician assistant, becomes the unwitting hero in a national tragedy. Forced to make an impossible choice, she saves the life of a stranger--and loses her husband all in the same breath.The...

The wife is always the last to know...What if everything you believed was a lie?Your life...your marriage...your very existence.What if the person lying to you is your husband, the man who claims to love you more than anything in the world?Isolated in his remote...

Celebrating 100 Years of Detectives Stories This is the very first collection of amazing short stories featuring Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings. First, there was the film star and the diamond mystery... then came the 'suicide' that was a murder... What links these fascinating...

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Agatha Christie's first novel, this new edition includes a previously deleted chapter and a previously unpublished essay, 'Drugs and Detective Stories', where Christie talks about Poirot's first case and how it inspired her writing. It is widely...

It's the roaring twenties and the world is in the grip of Prohibition! In the gritty ganglands of Chicago, Al Capone and his Outfit have a stranglehold on the city. Sicilian-American Sal Scavuzzo takes full advantage of the underground activities, drinking at the speakeasies,...

From master of the mystery genre and bestselling author Adam Mitzner comes The Brothers Kenney, a murder mystery that pushes one family to the breaking point.Former track star Sean Kenney used to be on top of the world, but that was a very long...

In 1994, Heisman Trophy winner and NFL superstar OJ Simpson was arrested for the brutal murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown-Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. In 1995, after the "trial of the century," he was acquitted of both murders, though most of the...

Can not having a child can change your life as much as having one?Grace has returned to London after twenty years abroad to manage her dying mother's affairs. When she receives a blank Mother's Day card in the post, she is confused and unsettled....

Fourteen years after the murder of his detective sergeant father, Brian Blake graduates from university and follows in his father's footsteps.No3 District Police Training Centre, Pannal Ash, Harrogate. He knew the work would be hard. What he didn't anticipate was the aggression and violence...

Good cop Raphael Roberts was ambushed by a bad cop in the first installment. Now his wife and son have to figure out how to live without him.Raphael junior has finally come out of his shell but still has a lot to learn. Luckily...

It's Christmas at The Skulls and you're invited. When it came to Emily, Blaine messed up. He knocked her up and wasn't there for her. He went off the deep end and lost everything including his woman and his daughter. He owes Angel everything...

A Young David Covington, imprisoned for murder, is forced to visit a prison psychologist. It is during one of these tumultuous sessions, that the Psychologist, a stern and well respected, Dr. Owen Garrity inadvertently uncovers a secret kept hidden for over twenty years by...

Chicago Mafia Vows Promised at Birth A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage - Book 1 of Chicago Mafia Vows A Sizzling Tale of Love, Loyalty, and Deadly DesiresStep into the seductive world of Promised at Birth -- In the heart of Chicago's seedy underworld, a...

Elemental rage, bloody Greek myth, man's greed and capacity for cruelty, the insane imaginings of a killer, all intermingle in this stunning new thriller from the bestselling author of Messiah to create a novel of stunning ferocity. A storm-tossed crossing on the North Sea;...

I thought my life was perfect. Then my bodyguard, a man I was meant to trust, ripped everything away, shredding any certainty I had about my past and family.For my own protection, he's determined to train me until I obey. For my own good,...

Sheriff William Cornell had only been on the job for a week when the deaths began to pile up. Seven deaths in total, and not a single clue or piece of evidence to help him solve them. Until the letters came into his possession....

Author: Erik ThermeISBN-10: 1786819244ISBN-13: 9781786819246Publisher: BookoutureLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/12/2019Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.48d

'A very good story that gets as close as possible to the reality of being a cop'Peter, Danish police officer When 23-year-old Allan Schleppegrell is accepted into police school, it's a dream come true. A chance to become a kind, compassionate police officer like...

Canada's far north.A vast, frozen and barren land where survival is never guaranteed, and where the northern lights gather in the sky like silent witnesses.It's in this environment that Mike Gagnon, an experienced pilot and former police officer, runs chartered flights to remote areas...

Fifteen years ago, the innocence of the small town of Pleasure, Wisconsin was stolen by a young boy. Now, he is back, leaving a trail of bloody carnage in his wake. The media has dubbed him Strawberries, and the country is mesmerized.Detective Harry Bland...

In a sleepy, historical Iowa town, tourist season is in full swing, and the strangest serial killer the world has ever known is roaming at will.It begins with a house explosion, a severely burned man, and an unidentified female body. More victims follow, each...

A stash of drugs. A twisted cop. A mob on the verge of self-destruction...Nao Murata is the new godfather of the Matsukawa syndicate. When Detective Yamada confronts Nao over a dead drug dealer, Nao knows his organization isn't responsible. The Matsukawa doesn't deal drugs......

A dark, sexy, suspenseful rollercoaster ride you won't want to miss.DerekThe girl makes my body burn with lust.She makes me want to wrap her hair around my fist and f*ck her hard. To make her scream my name in pleasure.Demand her sweet surrender while...

Hamilton, Ontario, 1953.A nine-year-old boy meets with a horrific death at the hands of a sociopath; his little body is then hidden away in a soon-to-be-sealed tenement coal chute where it lies for two decades. The remains, discovered by contractors rerouting a pipe in...

CHASE BAKER GOES AFTER ONE OF THE MOST CHERISHED BIBLICAL RELICS OF ALL TIME...OR HE'S TRYING TO UNCOVER THE ALMIGHTY!!! Chase Baker is a true Renaissance Man. He's also a man who knows how to find trouble. A part-time resident of Florence, Italy, his...

The grand dame of the cozy English murder mystery, Agatha Christie introduced Tommy and Tuppence, her duo of likeable upper-class detectives, in this 1922 novel, her second book. International intrigue, secret treaties, disguises, and blackmail follow this roguishly charming 1920s couple in their globetrotting...

"The tale bubbles along, a veritable gumbo brimming with gangsters, bitter mothers, cold-blooded killers, alligators, and a touch of voodoo." -Publishers Weekly. Sangster doesn't seem to be able to escape his past as a hitman, no matter how hard he tries. And now it's...

Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in 1866. It was written after Dostoevsky's return from five years of exile in Siberia, where he was serving his sentence in camps similar to those of the infamous Soviet...

Death By Grand Jury And Other D.C. Stories features protagonists who are players in Washington, D.C.'s version of the American criminal justice system. Whether they are defense attorneys, defendants, detectives, witnesses, or student investigators, they are all struggling not so much to seek or...

When career criminal Jack Dempster gets caught and put away for five years in prison, he finds time to seriously reconsider his chosen line of work. Before he can make any serious decision, some old acquaintances track him down with a proposal. They want...

Sometimes, crime occurs with the sound of a drip of poison, or the whispering whistle of a knife moving through the air. And, sometimes, it happens with a "flash and bang." The Short Mystery Fiction Society was formed in 1996 to promote the reading,...

One beautiful day in the quiet Catalina Island town of Avalon, Lainey Parker met her destiny... Lainey has lived in Avalon for nearly a year, working at the local grocery store, taking time to decide what she wants to do with her life now...