Fiction - Crime

The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in 1922. The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five Tommy...

In this award-winning thriller, Griffin Hunter, a by-the-book detective, must investigate the corrupt underbelly of the Houston police department to save his own life. While recovering from an assassination attempt, Griff rips the Band-Aid off several cold cases. He scratches and claws to resolve...

Liz Savage can barely make ends meet, and when her bank account is hacked, she's on the verge of homelessness and starving and losing her dream of becoming a lawyer. When she witnesses a mafia hit, she has a brilliant idea: blackmail the mob...

"[A] vibrant and punchy novel . . . Through Falero's lovable characters, readers will meditate on violence and respectability within the death-trap of runaway capitalism. Head-on against the grim indignities of an unequal world, Falero's poetic novel embraces humor and empathy." --Kirkus Reviews (starred...

As Detective Joseph O'Brien investigates a gold theft at the Royal Canadian Mint, he meets Alicia, a Russian exotic dancer who knows something about the crime. She introduces O'Brien to some of the girls at Karina's club, including Kim who has lost everything, and...

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley becomes involved in the horrifying, chilling search for a violent serial killer targeting dancers from a club ... the first book in an award-winning, wildly original, addictive series... ' Such a revelation' Laura Lippman' Gruesome and assured, Buchholz's work...

How did she get here?And why does she hurt so bad?When Amber-May regains consciousness in the woods, she doesn't remember what happened to her. Once she discovers the truth, she makes a firm decision......she wants those who hurt her to pay for their crimes.But...

Aroz Johnson was no stranger to drugs, money and murder. However, this time around he had to be different if he was going to remain free in order to take care of his baby sister Shonda and his nephew Pudgy. They say "that people...

Most people have never hired a leg-breaker, had a mobster offer to kill a person for them, or been questioned in two murder investigations as a person of serious interest. Those are just a sample of things that actually happened to author Tom C....

Obsession can be deadly.What's worse than a missing man?A dead one.Following a messy divorce and the messier death of his partner, Detective Frank Luca needed a break. He needed sunlight and clean air. He needed a re-boot. So, he's traded the smog of New...

She's all about family. Frankie's a young grandma to the smartest grandson, a proud mom to a traveling nurse, and a judgmental mother-in-law to an immature son-in-law. She also co-owns Bookaday & Company with her life-long best friend, Harrie. But her days and nights...

Join Holmes and Watson as they try to solve a case that takes them on a twisted path meeting many interesting characters along the way Is it a murder? A disappearance? Or both? Can Holmes and Dr. Watson solve it?Author: Jack LexingtonISBN-10: 8375815136ISBN-13: 9798375815138Publisher:...

A quirky and funny series for fans of a good mystery and compelling characters. Can you solve the crime before our dressmaking duo? Penny Slipper runs a sewing shop in the beautiful market town of Framlingham and she's got her wild and creative cousin,...

In the crime world, all hustlers have ambition. It is the driving force that pushes them to ascend and establish themselves.Cameron Greene is no different. He wants the top spot, and will stop at nothing to get it.But, to the top boys, he barely...

Cozy Craft Mysteries can be read in any order. A funny whodunnit series, full of charming characters and mysteries that will keep you guessing to the very end. Things are going great for Penny Slipper. Running a sewing shop in the middle of the...

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts--one animal, one human--in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C.J. Box. A rogue grizzly bear has gone on a rampage--killing, among others, the fiancee of Joe's daughter. At...

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,...

Alan Brodie, a highly decorated former Special Forces operative in the British army, is a trained killer with extensive experience in undercover black ops in the deadly battlefields of Iraq, Afghanistan, and other deniable war zones. Retired from the military and now working in...

Alan Brodie, a highly decorated former Special Forces operative in the British army, is a trained killer with extensive experience in undercover black ops in the deadly battlefields of Iraq, Afghanistan, and other deniable war zones. Retired from the military and now working in...

From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes a HOT mafia, standalone romance. I was innocent before him, and he wanted nothing more than to ruin me.And if I'm honest, I wanted him too, even knowing I shouldn't. I knew he was a bad...

In 1929, Bert Bass, farmer and labor organizer, joins Julia Johnson, sharpshooter and war widow, to investigate the murder of Iver Nylund, the son of a United States senator, in Deerfield, Wisconsin. The dairy owner, self-made millionaire Alfred de Nimes, cuts payments to farmers...

The Canasta Table is a stirring story which revolves around three couples living on a beautiful Caribbean Island, whose lives become entangled with greed, corruption and ultimately murder. A group of women get together weekly to enjoy the card game 'Canasta'. The conversation is...

A walk down the aisle, a resort hotel, a drink on the beach...for these unlucky couples, the honeymoon's over.A newlywed couple steps into the sauna in their deluxe honeymoon suite--and never steps out again. When another couple is killed while boarding their honeymoon flight...

Dutch Verlander's life was winding down and drastically changing. Retirement was only a step away, and old age had snuck up on him and was smiling at him with the grin of a child molester. Like a man falling from a great height and...

It's a world with pink plants and green cats... basically for Elaine, who can see auras around every living thing. In kindergarten, she coped with the bullying and learned to conceal her gift from everybody, even her loved ones. As a teenager in secondary...

The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922. The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five...

In the powerful conclusion to the sci-fi noir Water City trilogy, faith, power, and tech clash when our nameless protagonist passes the responsibility of saving the world to his teenage daughter. For fans of Phillip K. Dick and The Last of Us. Year 2160:...

The Burden of Memory, a literary crime novel about murder, human trafficking and transformation, introduces Robert Russell, a retired college professor and Viet-Nam Veteran, who chooses the beauty of the Low Country of Beaufort, South Carolina to write his first novel. Because of past...

"... and what a motive! Murder to save one's artistic soul... who'd believe that?"Behind the stage lights and word-perfect soliloquies, sinister secrets are lurking in the wings. The mysteries in this collection reveal the dark side to theatre and performing arts: a world of...

There's a serial killer on the loose around Florida State University, or at least that's what everyone believes. Young women go missing for several days and then are found dead a few miles from where they were abducted. The local police and an FBI...

For the first time in more than a decade, Kenyatta's Last Hist is now back in print, along with the previous titles in the series, with a whole new look to attract new readers as well as long-time fans of the legendary godfather of...

Psychological elements run deep in this collection of short fiction.A breathless prison break. A deadly chain of events linking small town residents. Amoral and murderous game developers. Shooting a man in the head is one girl's lucky charm. A killer socialized with systematic waste...

Psychological elements run deep in this collection of short fiction.A breathless prison break. A deadly chain of events linking small town residents. Amoral and murderous game developers. Shooting a man in the head is one girl's lucky charm. A killer socialized with systematic waste...

Psychological elements run deep in this collection of short fiction.A breathless prison break. A deadly chain of events linking small town residents. Amoral and murderous game developers. Shooting a man in the head is one girl's lucky charm. A killer socialized with systematic waste...

Psychological elements run deep in this collection of short fiction.A breathless prison break. A deadly chain of events linking small town residents. Amoral and murderous game developers. Shooting a man in the head is one girl's lucky charm. A killer socialized with systematic waste...

She's a successful career woman. Single, strong-willed and beautiful. She's made her career in the newspaper game the hard way, and she'll keep digging until the full story is told.But she's also human. And like most humans, she keeps secrets - close, personal secrets...

She's a successful career woman. Single, strong-willed and beautiful. She's made her career in the newspaper game the hard way, and she'll keep digging until the full story is told.But she's also human. And like most humans, she keeps secrets - close, personal secrets...

She's a successful career woman. Single, strong-willed and beautiful. She's made her career in the newspaper game the hard way, and she'll keep digging until the full story is told.But she's also human. And like most humans, she keeps secrets - close, personal secrets...

She's a successful career woman. Single, strong-willed and beautiful. She's made her career in the newspaper game the hard way, and she'll keep digging until the full story is told.But she's also human. And like most humans, she keeps secrets - close, personal secrets...

She's a successful career woman. Single, strong-willed and beautiful. She's made her career in the newspaper game the hard way, and she'll keep digging until the full story is told.But she's also human. And like most humans, she keeps secrets - close, personal secrets...

Morgan Knight is many things: security company owner, a sheriff deputy's widow, and an expert in alternative religions and occult practices.After local law enforcement finds human remains and evidence of unusual ceremonies, it all points to some sort of occult ritual, and Morgan's late...

Morgan Knight is many things: security company owner, a sheriff deputy's widow, and an expert in alternative religions and occult practices.After local law enforcement finds human remains and evidence of unusual ceremonies, it all points to some sort of occult ritual, and Morgan's late...

Morgan Knight is many things: security company owner, a sheriff deputy's widow, and an expert in alternative religions and occult practices.After local law enforcement finds human remains and evidence of unusual ceremonies, it all points to some sort of occult ritual, and Morgan's late...

The Journey of Sandra and Ike enters a new stage. This precarious duo avoids capture by law enforcement and reaches the Star 69 nightclub in Sin City. Delivering the gemstones to the proprietor, Vincent Dupree, Ike gives his best friend his notice. Suffering from...

Can an act of terrorism in Malaysia have elements of magic and mystery about it?Would it be possible for the antagonist to be one so ancient and unheard of that it becomes impossible to vanquish? A bomb blast in the city of Malacca (Malaysia)...

Cozy Craft Mysteries can be read in any order. A funny whodunnit series, full of charming characters and mysteries that will keep you guessing to the very end. A wedding is a cause for celebration. Not only do dressmakers Penny and Izzy get an...

Clouds of Witness is a 1926 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, the second in her series featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. In the United States the novel was first published in 1927 under the title Clouds of Witnesses.The book's title derives from Hebrews, Chapter...

"The twists and turns had me captivated and the personal struggles the characters had to deal with was so vivid that I could feel the emotional pain, embarrassment, indecision, and desire of each. I was shocked at the visually violent way some of the...

The festivities that accompanied Christmas 2015 and the New Year celebrations brought romance and excitement to Rebecca and having a new home designed and built for her in Esher, Surrey.The following months were the most exciting and rewarding for both her and her husband,...

Residents of Oldminster are horrified by the arrival of the city's first lady vicar, Reverend Stacey Williams. No sooner does she step foot in the ancient church that trouble begins . . . First there are violent protests. Next are several threatening letters. Then...