Fiction - Crime

Metropolitan Police Detectives, Vance and Shepherd, are investigating a case in Central London. Several murders of prominent Iranian exiles present Vance with a powder-keg primed to explode.He and Shepherd must avoid a conflict among London's Muslim community. MI-6 involvement results in the arbitrary closure...

It's New Year's Day. But there's no rest for Detective Markham and the gang.Not when they've found a body down at Beauclair Drive allotments!Headteacher Catherine Leckie loved nothing more than pottering in her shed. This time, someone was there waiting - and left her...

Four dead.One clinging to life.A tragic accident or is someone out to kill?Detective Dove Milson is called out to a gruesome scene under the pier: four bodies floating in a flooded escape room. The chamber is meant to flood with seawater as the tide...

McGill and Gropper are back for another adventure! McGill never leaves the diner, drinks coffee, and eats pancakes/bacon, while Gropper is in charge of the heavy lifting. Both men wouldn't have it any other way.As they've gotten older, times have changed. While Gropper has...

On the hauntingly beautiful shore of Puget Sound, an explosion rips through city hall and shatters a once-peaceful community.Teacher MJ Brooks narrowly escapes the devastation, but not everyone in West Sound, Washington, is so fortunate. Among the casualties is her school's principal, a man...

An utterly original and compulsively readable detective story about a woman who uses her uncanny ability to analyze words and speech patterns to help solve crimes.Tattooed, pierced, and a bit of a mess, Maggie Moore is a surprising genius when it comes to words,...

When justice couldn't be had......one man balanced the scales.Would he take Mr. Petersen's case?Beck's life took a bad turn when he went into the foster system, but it taught him to survive. He grew up with an unusual moral compass that let him do...

Discontent: The Lieutenant Harrington Series, Book 5. Two bodies wait on an oceanside boat dock for Miami Homicide Lieutenant Nash Harrington. Yet this isn't a typical Wednesday morning murder. The bodies are those of two undercover vice officers who have been sniffing into the...

In the gripping pages of The Sisters Graves, a shocking murder rocks the tranquil property of Coo Blackstone. The victim, a beautiful woman, is discovered in a grotesque state, sending shockwaves through the community. All eyes turn to Angus, her lover and Coo's own...

Is Allison Shafer dead or alive? Finding the answer may be the only thing that will save John Standard's life.Standard is a freelance writer who believed he had chronicled the last days of a beautiful woman dying of cancer and determined to end her...

One wrong choice...Every time Kate Duggan looks in a mirror she's reminded of the night her life changed forever. Kate managed to walk away from the car accident that ruined the lives of her siblings, but questions still remain about what really happened on...

Young, beautiful and poor Jeri Martinelli is charged with murdering her two-year-old daughter. She is being represented by a bumbling public defender. Enter Ricky Burns, top rate private investigator. He's burnt out and plans to leave his houseboat in Miami to return to his...

As a wave of murders grips Southern California, an unlikely pair must untangle the mysterious patterns of an elusive killer. A propulsive new series by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado.Carmen Sanchez is a tough...

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...

Its about 3 families that get caught up in lies, deception and have to find a way back to one another do to the circumstances. And with the uncertainly that they will make it out alive. Or will they have enough time to come...

The patients survived the Great War only to face a new danger...In 1916, Sister Helen Hopgood was sent with a team of nurses to care for wounded soldiers at Merewood Farm, a temporary military hospital in Hampshire.Now the war is over, only five patients...

When the island of Kauai becomes a playground for the world's deadliest players, only Flash Finnegan can turn the tide of a private war.Flash is pulled back into the fray when a high-stakes gambling debt sets off a deadly domino effect. With a billionaire's...

A perfect cosy crime for fans of M C Beaton's Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series.Change is coming to Wendlebury Barrow - and not everyone is happy about it...When the local bus company announces it will be stopping its route through their quaint Cotswold...

It's a snowy day in the city of Decreston, New York. After 25 years of service, Detective Derrick Mallow is retiring from the Decreston Law Enforcement Division.Mallow needs a change; there are too many bad memories in Decreston. No longer wanting to be a...

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...

From the internationally bestselling author of I Am Not Who You Think I Am--a New York Times Thriller of the Year--comes Lilith, an incendiary powerhouse of a novel that strikes straight at the wounded heart of America.Mother. Hero. Villain. Killer. After her son, Lydan,...

Whispers of the Silent Shadows," a mysterious disappearance, sets the stage for an intricate web of secrets and enigmas. As detective Sarah Reynolds delves into the case, she discovers a series of cryptic messages, hidden rooms, and long-buried family secrets. The story weaves through...

When he was a child, Liam Granger never thought of being a serial killer. He overcame a series of setbacks in life, including the death of his parents, and managed to put everything behind him as he grew into a mid-twenties man. However, one...

Australian journo Peter Clancy is in London this time, working for a notorious scandal sheet. While writing salacious stories on celebrities, Clancy poses as a biographer to dig the dirt on drug- and alcohol-raddled Olivia Michaels, once a star of the screen. But the...

Murder is rarely cut and dried. Usually it follows its own unique, twisted logic... Deputy Chief Constable Bob Skinner has a failed marriage on his hands, and a death on his conscience. He faces the biggest challenge of his career within the secret corridors...

Author: Snowden WrightISBN-10: 0062963589ISBN-13: 9780062963581Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/13/2024Pages: 272Format: HardcoverReview Citation(s): Library Journal 04/01/2024 pg. 1

"A big crime novel. . . . Stone has a grand story to tell, and he does it with panache. It's the story of a city and an era (the Reagan reference isn't gratuitous), at once hilarious and tragic. It's a story filled with...

As a wave of murders grips Southern California, an unlikely pair must untangle the mysterious patterns of an elusive killer. A propulsive new series by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado.Carmen Sanchez is a tough...

2024 Reprint of the 1928 Edition. Poirot boards Le Train Bleu [The Blue Train] bound for the French Riviera. So does Katherine Grey, who is having her first winter out of England, after recently receiving a relatively large inheritance. On board the train Grey...

After Detective Adrian Stark witnesses a bizarre incident at the scene of a serial murder, he and his partner track the killer to a hotel and arrest him. While being transferred to county, the prisoner escapes and murders Stark's wife and unborn baby. Stark...

"My husband, Steve, and I have always had a great relationship, married, for the last five years. He's a private investigator, and I have my artwork. Much of his work involved using a special laptop, one that was rugged and lockable, in his home...

FREAKSHOWBat Fidler has always been a loner, never able to fit in with other people. Then he lands a wrestling job at a carnival sideshow. That's where he meets Emmy, a scrappy stripper, and Fish Boy, the belligerent guy in charge-and his lovely wife,...

A maniacal religious fanatic, a physician following the preaching of his reverend and mentor uses quotes the bible to go on a crusade against the LGBTQ+ community. He becomes a serial killer and is sought by the FBI and investigators Vic Gonnella and Raquel...

"Flaherty writes with stealthy acuity, his prose seemingly simple yet full of coiled power. . . . Multiple hauntings emerge in 'The Dredge, ' and you'll be contemplating them after the last page."--Sarah Weinman, The New York TimesIn Brendan Flaherty's debut novel, two estranged...

Murder on Demand, the new book in the delightful Morning Show Murders series from bestselling author and TV news icon Al Roker, finds Billy Blessing investigating a suspicious boating accident in Long Island.Ten years have passed since Billy Blessing's adventure in Chicago, and a...

March, 1918. British newspapers carry the dreadful news that the German Spring Offensive has begun, with thousands of British lives lost. Detective Sargeant Joe Keedy is awaiting release from hospital in London and is anxious to resume the fight against crime on the Home...

Murder in Hilden Heights?Was Hattie Baker the victim of a serial killer?On a balmy, late summer morning in Hilden Heights, Hattie Baker is found dead in her pool, and she wasn't the first. A socialite and successful business owner, Hattie was an excellent swimmer....

Inspector Maigret is followed home one evening by a man who reveals his intention to kill his wife and her lover. Maigret intervenes and speaks to the man daily, but when the calls suddenly stop Maigret finds a murder on his hands.Author: Georges SimenonISBN-10:...

Every moment of Sir Hugo Fletcher's life has been chronicled in the British press: his privileged upbringing, his high-profile charity work to end human trafficking--even his two marriages. But when the billionaire philanthropist is discovered murdered in his London home, tied naked to a...

He's a ONE and DONE kind of guy. Can she live long enough to find out if she's the ONE?Percy Honeybun and his honey, Brita Muldane just can't catch a break. They've danced around their relationship for years, unable to find a way to...

Someone is killing the citizens of Hildebrandt, Texas, and carving perplexing numbers on the bodies. Police Officer Marla Adams is forced into a position for the first time in her career. She has never wanted to be the lead investigator of a major crime,...

Washington Territory, 1888. With contacts on the docks and in the railroad, and with a buyers' market funneling product their way, Alma Rosales and her opium-smuggling crew are making a fortune. They spend their days moving product and their nights at the Monte Carlo,...

SOMEONE HAS BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS... Claire Beacham arrives home to a parcel on her doorstep - no note, no label. As a politician she has received her fair share of hate mail, but there's no way she could be prepared for what's inside...

"A thrilling murder mystery that kept me turning the pages. Well worth a read." Bestselling author T.A. Williams.A failing hotel...With its reputation in tatters, Alexi Ellis is determined to save her beloved Hopgood Hall from any more bad press. A writing course for wannbe...

The Inkwell, a stretch of beach on Martha's Vineyard, lay nestled between sand dunes and rolling waves. The annual gathering, a cherished tradition, cast a magical aura over the normally tranquil island. As evening draped its velvety cloak across the sky, the atmosphere crackled...

The patients survived the Great War only to face a new danger...In 1916, Sister Helen Hopgood was sent with a team of nurses to care for wounded soldiers at Merewood Farm, a temporary military hospital in Hampshire.Now the war is over, only five patients...

Jake Reynolds is an art thief. Perhaps the greatest, luckiest art thief ever. He steals rare paintings and replaces them with forgeries so exact that nobody can tell the difference.It's 1915 and WW1 rages across Europe. After finding the owner of an unknown Rembrandt...

Dundee, 1860s. Sergeant George Watters and his team investigate the murder of a local banker, found dead on the 13th tee of a local golf course.Illicit prizefighters, merchants and prostitutes all seem to be somehow connected to the murder, and even the toughest of...

He needed to get out of his office, soak up the atmosphere and discover different worlds with each new investigation. He needed the caf s and bars where he so often ended up waiting, at the counter, drinking a beer or a calvados depending...

The sleepy hamlet of Inlet Cove in Westchester, New York, is about to have some excitement. After his attempted rubout and subsequent arrest, Tim Collins must reveal his secret. He's been living a double life. His best friends know him as a good humored...