Fiction - Crime

NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED THE LOST DETECTIVE NOVEL BY THE CREATOR OF PERRY MASON HBO series Perry Mason airs June 2020 starring Matthew Rhys in the titular role. Lost for more than 75 years, The Knife Slipped was meant to be the second book in...

Nobody would've imagined that a federal agent would find success helping the government in an unlikely undercover position, nor the possibility of his becoming embroiled in a cross-country adventure to escape a ruthless crime syndicate. However, that's exactly what happened, and once a fatal...

Naomi Stride was a wealthy woman, and her death has left several people richer--none more so than her twenty-six-year-old son Theo, with whom she had long had bitter differences over money. She was also a controversial woman, a writer whose novels had been banned...

An affair spirals out of control, a detective investigates four mysterious disappearances, and a mysterious message from space leads to a manhunt in these three electrifying thrillers from the world's #1 bestselling writer.The House Next Door (with Susan DiLallo): Married mother of three Laura...

She seeks the truth. He seeks revenge. "Gripping, intriguing, sinister... had me hooked from the first page!" --Karen Hamilton, author of The Perfect Girlfriend Charlotte wants to start fresh. She wants to forget her past, forget prison and, most of all, forget Sean. But...

She wants to win the championship. He wants her dead.Formula One racer Stacey James is taking the world by storm. But when her body double is killed on the Hungarian podium, things begin to spiral out of control.Menacing phone calls, creepy photos and subtle...

She's on trial for murder... Now it's her turn to tell her story...The truth is that I loved James with my whole heart. We were soulmates: meant to be together forever. On the morning of our wedding, I had just found out I was...

Eva's dad is dead. Her mother isn't, but ought to be, says Aunt Mathilde. Time to move on . . . Moving from Nova Scotia, Eva tries not to care. She's already dropped out of school and is washing dishes for a living. Despite...

The perfect gripping, twisty suspense for fans of Netflix's You and Lisa Jewell's Watching YouThis is not a love story...Watching sunrises together should have been romantic.But you were always inside with your wife, and I sat in your garden, in the shadows.I thought you'd...

Our lust burns red hot. Our lust is turning into something more powerful and it has consumed me completely.The more I learn about Vincent, the more I crave him. The more I want him. I have put myself into his hands and now everything...

Some of the worst criminals in Avalon City history, such as Nicky "The Butcher" De Luca, The Charkov family, and many more have turned up dead. The world is a safer place. Jake and his team of detectives have done miracles in their mission...

The sequel to The Birds That Stay - hailed by the New York Journal of Books as "a fascinating and gripping tale of suspense" and the Globe and Mail as one of "Ten thrillers that will keep you on the edge of your seat"....

Memphis, the Bluff City, is at the heart of Gerald Duff's hilariously violent story about lies, crimes, and those who must dig down to the ugly truths hiding beneath false claims made by movers, shakers, and criminals high and low. Memphis cops J. W....

The Confidence-Man (1857) is a novel by American writer Herman Melville. After the failure of his novels Moby-Dick (1851) and Pierre: or, The Ambiguities (1852), Melville struggled to find a publisher who would accept his work. When it was published, The Confidence-Man was seen...

Nominated for the Brooklyn Public Library's Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize for Fiction This is a fine mystery and protagonist] D Hunter is as world weary, yet steadfast, as Philip Marloew, Spenser, Dave Robicheaux, or Easy Rawlins. A definite yes to purchase for both mystery...

3 pulse-pounding stories from the world's #1 bestselling writer in one book THE LAWYER LIFEGUARD with Doug Allyn: Are you the lawyer who got blown up with his girlfriend? Defense lawyer Brian Lord survived the car bomb that killed his fianc e. Out of...

"All men, however highly educated, retain some superstitious inklings." --- H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man The Invisible Man is a 1897 science fiction novel, originally serialized in Pearson's Magazine. The Invisible Man of the title is "Griffin", a scientist who theorizes that if a...

Detective Lotte Meerman is convinced the death of Frank Stapel, a painter and decorator, isn't an accident after she and his widow Tessa find a skeleton in a sports bag in his left luggage locker at Amsterdam Central train station. The remains date from...

In this "perfect 'fix' for the thriller aficionado" (Associated Press) and #1 New York Times bestseller, maverick FBI detective Amos Decker must forge an uneasy alliance with the Defense Intelligence Agency to prevent an international incident that could spell the end of the United...

When a street brawl abroad turns deadly, Danny Maik faces a charge of manslaughter, but when evidence emerges that he may have planned the victim's murder, he is looking at the death penalty. His only hope is reaching out to those he can trust...

On a curved, country road in the middle of the night, a man is killed in an automobile accident. As the story unfolds, a beautiful woman is accused of driving the car that ended his life. When her attorney becomes personally involved with her,...

From a brilliant new voice, Welcome to the Game is a gripping thriller that races through the Motor City at a heart-stopping pace as its protagonists swerve to avoid danger at every turnCraig Henderson screeches onto the scene with this fast-paced debut starring ex-rally...

True Crime detective Nathan Heller returns in a brand new case that connects a millionaire's kidnapped child to Robert F. Kennedy's campaign to bring down union boss Jimmy Hoffa. Nathan Heller, star of MWA Grandmaster Max Allan Collins' most acclaimed series of novels (more...

Available January 24, 2023 Don't miss out on Issue 1 of DARK YONDER, a new literary journal that's pushing the boundaries of neo noir. Issue 1 includes a killer cocktail recipe, commentary by editors and crime fiction authors Eryk Pruitt and Katy Munger, plus...

Eighteen-year-old Theodore Perkins, "Theo", is practically modern-day nobility. His bloodlines stem from those of British aristocrats. Theo's father, Archibald, believes the Perkins family is divine, above everyone else in society. His archaic ways do not reflect the modern Canadian society they live in.Theo and...

The suspicious death of an Army veteran fallen on hard times at his run down, isolated home in the Derbyshire village of Brockley leads Detective Chief Inspector Allan "Sniffer" Clarke of Leverton CID to suspect foul play, but in doing so he is also...

These men don't build bridges... They bury bodies.Now an INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERI've been running for ten years - fleeing my past and clawing my way toward an inescapable act of vengeance. Finally, I can taste revenge on the tip of my tongue.Then he walks into...

Two authors defend themselves along with their family and friends from a stalker determined to recreate gruesome scenes found within their published best sellers. The killer leaves clues via vicious communications on their author websites. Ken and Kari Whirley must assist their hired security...

Howard Bradshaw is a widow, having lost his partner Jeffrey four years ago. But he's just started a new job, he's got a nice group of friends, The Breakfast Club, who are helping him through it. But he's also got a secret.Howard Bradshaw is...

In 1935, a New York private detective Daniel Benson, is down on his luck after losing his family due to his alcholism. He has made it a goal to win his family back but he needs one good case to get the money. When...

The BRAND NEW instalment in bestselling author T. A. Williams' Armstrong and Oscar cozy mystery series!A brand-new cozy crime series set in gorgeous Tuscany...It's murder in paradise!A lazy weekend in the country...Dan Armstrong and the new love of his life, Anna, are heading to...

Two Dead Women. Will Kimo's Niece be Next?The latest Honolulu homicides in the long-running Mahu Investigations series are perplexing, even to a seasoned detective like Kimo Kanapa'aka.The two female victims, a young art college student and a seasoned HR executive, seem to have nothing...

When Jennifer Tracey discovers that her new parish priest has harmed her two sons, she encounters the Coalition--a secret church organization tasked with the responsibility of taking care of these types of incidents quickly and quietly and by any means necessary. Jennifer decides to...

When Superintendent Tom Harper's wife is threatened during an election campaign, the hunt for the attacker turns personal. Leeds, England. October, 1897. Superintendent Harper is proud of his wife Annabelle. She's one of seven women selected to stand for election as a Poor Law...

When a wealthy Iraqi couple disappear following a concert at Sherebury Cathedral, American Anglophile Dorothy Martin investigates. When Dorothy Martin and her husband Alan meet the wealthy Ahmad family, they are charmed by their courtesy, their perfect English, their delightful children and their commitment...

"Cornelia Read's darkest, most passionate, and most poignant book yet." --Tana French, New York Times Bestselling Author The smart-mouthed but sensitive runaway socialite Madeline Dare is shocked when she discovers the skeleton of a brutalized three-year-old boy in her own weed-ridden family cemetery outside...

"Gone were the days of neighborhood rallies and volunteer-packed halls, only to be replaced by high-end fundraisers and professional phone banks. It was the cold, unattached politics of the present Henry didn't like." Seven points down with two weeks to close the gap on...

Four ex-cops in a retirement paradise. Sure they'll rest...when the killer is caught. After a long career as a police officer, Moira hopes a move to a luxury retirement community will mean she can finally leave the detective work to the youngsters and focus...

From internationally bestselling author Katrine Engberg, the series that is a "gripping addition to the Scandinavian crime fiction pantheon" (Oprah Daily) comes to a stunning conclusion as Jeppe K rner and Anette Werner rush to untangle a long-simmering mystery before a brutal killer strikes...

FEATURING BRAND-NEW STORIES FROM: Paula McLain, Jill Bialosky, Thrity Umrigar, Michael Ruhlman, Daniel Stashower, D.M. Pulley, J.D. Belcher, Alex DiFrancesco, Miesha Wilson Headen, Abby L. Vandiver, Sam Conrad, Angela Crook, Susan Petrone, Dana McSwain, and Mary Grimm.FROM THE EDITORS' INTRODUCTION: "Cleveland is a working-class...

24 hours to stop the crime of the centuryThe race against time is about to begin...THE TOWER OF LONDON...Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on earth. But once a year, when the Queen attends the State Opening of Parliament, the...

H.G. Wells meets Sherlock Holmes in this thrilling historical mystery in which the famous detective seeks the culprit behind an alien invasion Sherlock Holmes, Professor Challenger, and Dr. Watson meet their match when the streets of London are left decimated by a prolonged alien...

July 1665. As the great plague rages rampant outside London's city walls, Harry Lytle returns after his trials and tribulations in The Sweet Smell of Decay to investigate the murder of the Earl of St. Albans. A grisly dinner-table death starts Harry off on...

FBI agent Sheila Richardson finds herself entangled in a twisted game of cat and mouse when the daughter of a powerful Louisiana congressman is kidnapped. As she leads the desperate search, Sheila discovers that the kidnapper possesses intimate knowledge of her dark past, turning...

Are you missing Happy Valley? The next gripping instalment in the Yorkshire Murder Series by bestselling British crime author Wes Markin!A murdered child. A case from the past. A detective inspector with nothing to lose...DI Paul Riddick is a man tormented by his own...

On the day Juno Browne's van goes up in flames and nearly cooks a dog, Juno meets James Westershall, owner of Moorworthy Chase, a large family estate. She is invited, along with her friends from Old Nick's, to bring along their goods for sale...

A young Sherlock Holmes arrives in London to begin his career as a private detective, catching the eye of the master criminal, Professor James Moriarty. Enter Dr. Watson, newly returned from Afghanistan, soon to make history as Holmes' companion... By turns both shocking and...

"Riveting, original, and chillingly plausible, Kill Show is both an urgent reckoning with the ethics of true crime and a tense mystery in its own right. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."--Flynn Berry, Edgar Award-winning author of Northern SpyWhen sixteen-year-old Sara Parcell goes...

"One of the best new voices in the mystery genre." --William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling authorBill Sanderson--former high school quarterback, husband to Carrie, one-time husband to Sheri, used car salesman, lover of easy money--had a plan. Now, it's Labor Day weekend and...

The Center County Sheriff's detectives are investigating the disappearance of older, financially successful women. Leads are slim. A county-wide task force is developed, and some minor leads begin to develop. The task force includes some very experienced detectives. A former rodeo cowboy has come...