Fiction - Crime

When it comes to fast, authentic, hard-hitting street lit, the OG godfather of urban lit was in his bag with this joint set in the streets of 1970s Detroit, where blood isn't always thicker than water. Eldorado Red has it all--new cars, women, and...

The trial for a fifty-year-old murder comes with plenty of danger for one judge, in this explosive legal thriller by the author of The Hanging Judge. Dominic O'Connell is one of Boston's most prominent businessmen. His rise from poverty to power as a successful...

When ten million dollars vanish, so does Flash Finnegan's career.In the world of money laundering and high-stakes fraud, "Flash" Finnegan was a star in the Seattle Police Department. Now, caught in the crossfire of his own team's sting operation, Flash is framed for the...

The criminal underworld is teetering on the brink of war, and only Smitty can quell the storm.The disappearance of math prodigy Donald Irving ignites a fuse that could blast the city's crime syndicates into oblivion. A bloody showdown between the gangs is inevitable, unless...

The story revolves around Arjun, who unwittingly discovers he has multiple personalities. The narrative unfolds with Arjun being one of his alter egos, Vikram, and Meera orchestrating an elaborate illusion to conceal a shared dark past. Arjun, guided by fragmented memories, confronts Meera, exposing...

This story is of a young man in his 20's trying to figure out; a couple of days of surreal, unexpected events that takes place in his house. This story is told from the point of view of Ropus and Tod. The peaceful town...

A cold case that's no longer cold. A suspect who's been murdered. A silenced witness."A brilliant debut." --Steve Cavanagh"True fans of Val McDermid will love Payne's writing." --A. J. West"One of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction." --Kia AbdullahDI Sheridan Holler is...

An eagerly awaited collection of brand new, specially commissioned short stories from the master of historical crime fiction Edward Marston, featuring his quick-witted Railway Detective, Inspector Robert Colbeck. In this thrilling selection of stories, a young porter is found dead in a coal tub;...

Author: Carolyn ArnoldISBN-10: 1989706754ISBN-13: 9781989706756Publisher: Hibbert & Stiles Publishing IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/06/2022Pages: 286Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.64d

Gabriel Cross has spent his entire life keeping a secret from his older brother. The tattoo artist all but inked the two words on his flesh, and yet Abe still hasn't figured it out. Terrified of losing the only family he has left, Gabriel...

The Maze in the English Park, a historical crime novella, spans two centuries, and ties two worlds of people who will be unknowingly brought together in an unexpected drama of lost identities, love, and death.It is in 19th century Prague where the path of...

When John Burton and Kurt Powell witness a young boy almost being rundown crossing the street to his school bus, they stop to help. But when the bus driver disappears a few days later, Kurt thinks it's once again time to play private detective....

Ten years ago John Burton had it all. A wife and a new baby son, a successful acting career, a hit television show, and a beach house in Malibu. Things couldn't get any better ... but things could get worse.Now, back in his home...

Nick Fisher and his son have not spoken for years. But, when the boy brings the girl he is about to marry to the island of Crete, Nick is persuaded to travel to the remote south-west coast, seeking a reconciliation. Instead, he discovers that...

When fourteen-year-old foster child Johnathan Thomas Woods is suspected of murdering his foster mother, an old letter and a tacky billboard advertisement lead him to the office of attorney Brian Stone. Unbeknownst to John, Stone is having a bad day. Attacked by an angry...

To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, 'The King of Detective Story Writers', this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.Anne Day is the new housekeeper at Frayle, the home of...

"A suspense novel from page one, and you never knew which way the character or storyline was going to go." -Reading Is My RemedyKenny Elliot has decided to quit his job as a police detective with a knack for perceiving things beyond the scope...

Someone is dumping bodies on DI Ted Darling's patch and he's not happy. Ted's a good solid copper, in an old-fashioned way, with an excellent clear-up rate. He's not at all like your average cop and has his own unique way of dealing with...

Approaching his office one Sunday morning, environmental lawyer and investigator Rick Ryder is greeted by the strobing lights of emergency and police vehicles - and the body of a naked stripper. The police quickly tag him for the young woman's murder. Ryder, trying to...

When Poppy Cordover is found dead at the bottom of the office stairs at the Magpie boutique, which she co-owned with her twin sister Juno, the twins' father asks Ellie Quicke to investigate. Ellie's enquiries are about to uncover a hornet's nest of greed,...

Praise for RETURN FIRE ""RETURN FIRE leaps off the page, and hits the reader between the eyes like a high-powered rifle bullet. Barry Ozeroff's writing is gritty, hard-edged, and utterly compelling. This book has bestseller written all over it."" -Jeff Edwards, award-winning author of...

In the drowsy heat of the summer afternoon the Red House was taking its siesta. There was a lazy murmur of bees in the flower-borders, a gentle cooing of pigeons in the tops of the elms. From distant lawns came the whir of a...

In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled anancient Greek hero. Yet--reasoned the detective--like Hercules he had been responsible for riddingsociety of some of its most unpleasant monsters.So, in the period leading up to his retirement, Poirotmakes up his mind to accept just twelve more cases:...

Jerome Lupien -- libidinous, unscrupulous, and fresh out of university -- is ambitious and at loose ends. Whether on a hunting trip in the woods, on an escape planned in good faith to Cuba, or seeking to make his way in Montreal, Jerome cannot...

H.H. Holmes: The Devil in Me combines historical events and point of view, based on true events of America's first 'termed' serial killer H.H. Holmes. A period piece that follows Herman Mudgett's (H.H. Holmes') early childhood, to a graduate student at University of Michigan...

A shocking act of violence at the Palace of Westminster draws Edinburgh's toughest cop into a complex new case... Skinner is plunged into a web of politics and enemies in STATE SECRETS, another compelling and utterly addictive mystery from bestselling author, Quintin Jardine. Not...

Brad Smith, a "funny, poignant, evocative" (Dennis Lehane) crime novelist, debuts a new series set in upstate New York featuring jack-of-all trades, Virgil Cain, who must clear his name of two murders while on the run from the law in this spirited country noir....

While vacationing at the Regal Isabela resort in Puerto Rico, attorney Daniel Mendoza witnesses what he suspects is an abduction of a hotel guest. He and his private investigator, Pamela Williams, investigate the suspicious activity to determine what really happened.After the trail goes cold,...

They expected me to bend. To wilt.But this rose has thorns too. I have no family. No life. No dreams. I have nothing left. My father and Nikolai made sure of that when they made me a pawn in their mafia games. A broken...

Leaving her past in Germany, Gretha Braun's new life on Cape Breton Island Canada is cut short when she is brutally murdered.With international and local pressures urgently demanding they find the killer, Detectives Gordie MacLean and Roxanne Albright sort through a suspect list that...

When June Kato visits Tokyo, it's with sightseeing in mind. Little does she realize that she is in for a lot more than temples and gardens.Taking one last stab at her past modeling career, June helps her sister open a new fashion company in...

Private investigator Gregg Hunter faces a chilling dilemma when his daughter is kidnapped by unknown assailants. Instead of a ransom, they issue him an ultimatum: solve a baffling murder or lose his daughter forever. Determined to rescue her, Gregg launches dual investigations-one to unravel...

A story of a Gulf War veteran living incognito on the streets of New York Chivalry takes place in New York City, where an aspiring author stumbles onto a manuscript. It becomes a bestseller. He must now find the true author. Isa, a Gulf...

After five years of living a quiet life in rural Oklahoma, hitman Lefty Collins and his daughter Layla's past comes back to haunt them when the Detroit mob boss who let them go kidnaps Layla to force Lefty and his former rival Orlando Williams...

Killing the Taxman is a thrilling sequel to 'Dead Girl Found' and 'I Know It Was You, ' continuing the interlinked stories of DCI Grace Swan and Chloe Macbeth.Grace now faces a new threat: a ruthless serial killer who also has Grace in his...

Oprah.com raved that Asa Larsson's Rebecka Martinsson is a crime fighter who has all the needed gut insticts," and listed the series as "Mysteries Every Thinking Woman Should Read." In Until Thy Wrath Be Past the body of a young woman surfaces in the...

Life after crime from the International Booker-shortlisted author of Elena KnowsFifteen years after killing her husband's lover, In駸 is fresh out of prison and trying to put together a new life. Her old friend Manca is out now too, and they've started a business...

The 1983 classic gangster film Scarface wooed over a billion fans worldwide, but it ended in the abrupt, violent massacre of Tony and his squad at the behest of ruthless Bolivian crime boss, Alejandro Sosa. Since then, Scarface has birthed a nation of diehards...

One street, ten doors, who's the killer?The street that contains No.4 is a dark place, secrets linger and whispers of a murder haunt it. The residents have learnt to live with its sinister past, but when one of their own returns to hunt for...

I watched her from afar ever since she was born. I knew from the moment my eyes spied her that she was the one: the one I needed, the one I had searched for so very long. My careful planning and sacrifices would all...

Move over Morse. Simon Mason Oxford crime novel breathes fresh life into the police procedural' Val McDermid 'There is no one else like him' Mark Sanderson The Times/Sunday Times Crime Club A DI RYAN WILKINS MYSTERY A SHOCKING DISAPPEARANCE A four-year-old girl goes missing...

The aftermath of the Vietnamese liberation of Cambodia sets the stage for a chilling pursuit of justice. In the refugee camps along the Thai border, a ruthless killer is targeting young girls. Decades later, a series of similar crimes in Phnom Penh awakens painful...

In the fourth book in David P. Warren's Scott Winslow Legal Mysteries Series, attorney Scott Winslow and investigator Lee Henry tackle a high-stakes case in the brokerage industry. A secretive coalition of elite brokers has devised a clever way to trade on insider information...

"The human heart is unknowable" is the theme of Fatal Friendship. Based on a true story, the novel begins when Frank Bradley learns that his best friend, Rich Wahnfried, has brutally murdered his girlfriend in his Florida condo and fled to Europe. Bearing all...

Complete series omnibus containing all 6 books in the Sinner's Lullaby series under 1 roof! Beautiful Sinner, Made for Sin, Ruthless Sinner, Savage Sinner, Born Sinner & Fallen Sinner. After witnessing a gangland murder, Jasmine is given an ultimatum. To die for being a...

A couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this unputdownable thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six.Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad's late...

Named a Best Book of the Year by: Boston Globe * New Yorker * NPR * PopMattersFrom the bestselling and award-winning author of The Fortress of Solitude and Motherless Brooklyn comes a sweeping story of community, crime, and gentrification, tracing more than fifty years...

The new DS Knight investigation now!When Alfie Hook settles down to eat his fish and chips by the Hunstanton seaside he hasn't anticipated it is going to be his last meal. DS Ashley Knight and her Major Investigation Team are called to investigate and...

A collection of three thrillers by Zach Abrams, now available in one volume!133 Hours: Arriving at work to realize she's lost almost six days of her life, Briony has no recollection of what has happened. Has she been ill or had a breakdown -...

Ancient conspiracies and modern-day crimes collide in Pete Adams's 'Choir Of Assassins'. When the seventh officer of Hegemon is assassinated in the Temple Round Church, the body is taken under the London Bridge. Meanwhile, in Portsmouth, the Brainy Boy gang is found not guilty...