Fiction - Crime

Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this "utterly original" (Jane Harper), "not to be missed" (Karin Slaughter), fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery.Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high...

The stunning debut from the new name to watch in espionage thrillersLisbon, 1943: When her cover is blown, SOE agent Elisabeth de Mornay flees Paris. Pursued by the Gestapo, she makes her way to neutral Lisbon, where Europe's elite rub shoulders with diplomats, businessmen,...

A mother of two grown children, thought her life was going to be nothing but magic. She had a wonderful, loving husband, and two boys that were growing into successful young men.One year a virus hits the world, and the stock market crashes. The...

Three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this chilling locked-room thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger. What could be more restful, more restorative, than a weekend getaway with family and friends?...

A hard-boiled crime saga inspired by a true story.An Internet task force conducts an undercover sting. They ID a target and arrange a rendezvous.When a man arrives at the meeting point, undercover cops arrest him. Charge him as a child-predator.But did the cops get...

Buffalo Homicide Detective Thomas Shea is searching for answers; the most important one being finding a reason to live again. Then, he grabs a case; someone is killing seemingly unrelated people in the most horrific ways imaginable, and Thomas needs to find him before...

A memory wiped clean. A dark past. A faceless killer. They call her Jane. No one knows her real name, not even her. She has no memory of who she was before coming to on the side of a highway. Her life essentially began...

Tressa Harrison, a timid social worker, has always seen the best in people. After a robbery rocks her sense of security, she quits her job and moves to suburbia. She loves her cozy new neighborhood but things aren't always what they seem. Her plans...

BENEATH THE GLITTER Welcomes back beloved characters from THE LONG ROAD BACK. Join Monique and Reed, who are now husband and wife, as they once again give all they have to make the world a better place. This time, the couple, along with fellow...

My father: murdered. My baby sister: killed the same day. And my only remaining sister's whereabouts? A mystery.I'm drowning in my desolation and yet nobody seems to care. As president of the Fallen Aces MC Fort Worth chapter, I'm looked to for guidance in...

Caribbean Queen is sexy ...Caribbean Queen is a police procedural murder mystery that would make super sleuths like Charlie Chan, Colombo, Sonny Crockett, & Theo Kojak proud to solve ...Caribbean Queen is a love story ...Although the action starts at a Flyers ice hockey...

Jack Freestone's first novella, a satirical but humorous piece, based upon his experiences as a defence lawyer in New Zealand.Author: Jack FreestoneISBN-10: 8201014529ISBN-13: 9798201014520Publisher: Jack FreestoneLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/14/2022Pages: 130Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d

Two weeks before his twenty-first birthday, Las Vegas native Bobby Ingersoll finds out he's inherited a crushing gambling debt from his scumbag father. The debt is owed to an even scummier bag named Fraser Ruphart who oversees his bottom-rung criminal empire from the classy-adjacent...

Dr. Amy Winslow tells the story: in foggy, nighttime San Francisco a jogging SFPD captain is savagely attacked by a Bengal tiger which then vanishes. In her ER, Amy labors unsuccessfully to save the captain's life, then consoles his aggrieved closest friend, Lt. Luis...

Dr. Amy Winslow tells the story: in foggy, nighttime San Francisco a jogging SFPD captain is savagely attacked by a Bengal tiger which then vanishes. In her ER, Amy labors unsuccessfully to save the captain's life, then consoles his aggrieved closest friend, Lt. Luis...

WHAT ARE THE DEFINING ELEMENTS OF SHORT FICTION BY CONTEMPORARY WOMEN WRITERS? HOW DO THEY NAVIGATE THE WORLD AROUND THEM TO CREATE LITERATURE? These questions gave shape to the idea of The Punch Magazine's inaugural anthology, comprising 18 short stories, selected from the pool...

Among these pages, you will find ten stories of crime and detection. From classic whodunnits to modern police procedures. From jilted lovers to dastardly evil-doers of the orient. Ten talented authors have put their spin on murder, mystery, and mayhem. Why not see of...

Professor Craig Kennedy is a scientist detective at Columbia University. He uses his knowledge of chemistry and psychoanalysis to solve cases, and uses exotic devices in his work such as lie detectors, gyroscopes, and portable seismographs. "Gold of the Gods" - A Professor of...

Attorney Daniel Mendoza returns in 'The Mendoza Memo' with his trusty private investigator, Pamela Williams.This time, the two are in London, working on a royalty case involving a miracle drug licensed from Arizona. When a witness mysteriously falls ill during a deposition, it is...

Attorney Daniel Mendoza returns in 'The Mendoza Memo' with his trusty private investigator, Pamela Williams.This time, the two are in London, working on a royalty case involving a miracle drug licensed from Arizona. When a witness mysteriously falls ill during a deposition, it is...

Attorney Daniel Mendoza returns in 'The Mendoza Memo' with his trusty private investigator, Pamela Williams.This time, the two are in London, working on a royalty case involving a miracle drug licensed from Arizona. When a witness mysteriously falls ill during a deposition, it is...

Attorney Daniel Mendoza returns in 'The Mendoza Memo' with his trusty private investigator, Pamela Williams.This time, the two are in London, working on a royalty case involving a miracle drug licensed from Arizona. When a witness mysteriously falls ill during a deposition, it is...

Attorney Daniel Mendoza returns in 'The Mendoza Memo' with his trusty private investigator, Pamela Williams.This time, the two are in London, working on a royalty case involving a miracle drug licensed from Arizona. When a witness mysteriously falls ill during a deposition, it is...

In the stifling heat of a Sydney summer, young Rhia is being hunted.She was in the wrong place at the wrong time; now, both the police and a right-wing group of fanatics are after her. The only one on her side is Indigenous investigator...

In the stifling heat of a Sydney summer, young Rhia is being hunted.She was in the wrong place at the wrong time; now, both the police and a right-wing group of fanatics are after her. The only one on her side is Indigenous investigator...

In the stifling heat of a Sydney summer, young Rhia is being hunted.She was in the wrong place at the wrong time; now, both the police and a right-wing group of fanatics are after her. The only one on her side is Indigenous investigator...

In the stifling heat of a Sydney summer, young Rhia is being hunted.She was in the wrong place at the wrong time; now, both the police and a right-wing group of fanatics are after her. The only one on her side is Indigenous investigator...

In the stifling heat of a Sydney summer, young Rhia is being hunted.She was in the wrong place at the wrong time; now, both the police and a right-wing group of fanatics are after her. The only one on her side is Indigenous investigator...

In the Small town of Finchley, upstate New York, three bodies are discovered in an old mine. Soon after, Sheriff Doug Harrison contacts the FBI for help.Ronin Nash is an ex-FBI special agent who wanted nothing more than to finish restoring the old family...

In the Small town of Finchley, upstate New York, three bodies are discovered in an old mine. Soon after, Sheriff Doug Harrison contacts the FBI for help.Ronin Nash is an ex-FBI special agent who wanted nothing more than to finish restoring the old family...

In the Small town of Finchley, upstate New York, three bodies are discovered in an old mine. Soon after, Sheriff Doug Harrison contacts the FBI for help.Ronin Nash is an ex-FBI special agent who wanted nothing more than to finish restoring the old family...

Lindy Larsen promised K.C. she would stop snooping into other people's business. Her obsession has landed her in danger before, after all. But when her suspicions are aroused, it's a promise she can't keep. Lindy and K.C. are back at Wacasko-W穰i Ranch, looking forward...

Diablo Returns, Book 8 in the Mitch Strongbow Series. There's revenge, and then there's Strongbow revenge. As we exited the plane, we showed security our documentation and were allowed to go to the cargo haul door to wait for the casket. Seamus already had...

Dear Friends, You ask, "Who may benefit from reading your book, ALL IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE?" Truly everyone will. It is a brutally honest and gripping story that will hold a reader's interest as the main character journeys through his occupational revelations as...

Dear Friends, You ask, "Who may benefit from reading your book, ALL IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE?" Truly everyone will. It is a brutally honest and gripping story that will hold a reader's interest as the main character journeys through his occupational revelations as...

A gripping action story with a vein of star-crossed romanceIn this prequel to 2022's THE RED CANOE, Buck, aka Michael Fineday, aka Red Deer is on his way to track down his wayward brother in the Twin Cities, when he's trapped in a snowstorm...

When retired pro wrestler Alex Donovan sees his best friend, former world champion 'The Wild Child' Ray Wilder, gunned down in the street, he's drawn back into a world of spandex, spangles, and spotlights in order to find the killer. As Donovan digs deeper...

Originally published: [Paris], France: Editions Viviane Hamy, 1997.Author: Fred VargasISBN-10: 1846559987ISBN-13: 9781846559983Publisher: Harvill SeckerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2018Pages: 256Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.60lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.10dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 02/05/2018Booklist 03/01/2018 pg. 24

A romantic melodrama set in rural Ireland in the early 19th century, this complex story of love, rivalry, secrecy, and betrayal, based on a real case of 1829, was one of the most successful thrillers of its day Young Hardress Cregan is a collegian...

The pocket-sized FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CRIME CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless gift library of classic crime and mystery thrillers. Each stunning unabridged edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The first best-selling title in S.S....

A young Czech girl, missing for eight days, is found abandoned in a deserted playground. She is so traumatized she cannot speak. DCI Eve Clay is on her way to interview the victim, when another case is called in. Two Polish migrant workers have...

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are holidaying on the English coast when they discover a corpse on the beach... which then disappears. They can get little help from the nearby village, populated by strange and unfriendly characters. Then the corpse suddenly reappears in their...

Author: Bryan BrownISBN-10: 176106522XISBN-13: 9781761065224Publisher: Allen & UnwinLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/31/2021Pages: 296Format: Paperback

'When Charlie's good he's great. But when he's bad he's better ' John Ibrahim, best-selling author of Last King of the CrossCharles Staunton was a good cop. Until he got sacked from the police force and sent to jail for refusing to inform on...

A cryptic and mysterious case history appears in the autobiography of pioneering Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung: "A lady came to my office. She refused to give her name . . . What she had to communicate to me was a confession. Some twenty years...

At high noon on a hot summer's day, a beautiful young woman shoots the mayor dead. So begins a story of passion and betrayal in a quiet Tuscan village, leading to a sensational trial. The defense team, headed by the brilliant but unhappy Carlo...

A bit of adventure and quick cash is all that good-natured drifter Anthony Cade is looking for when he accepts a messenger job from an old friend. It sounds so simple: deliver the provocative memoirs of a recently deceased European count to a London...

A dark secret. A haunted past. And a house full of lies.When two teenage girls vanish without a trace from an educational retreat at Chidlow House in Lincolnshire, the students and teachers are put on high alert.Called in to investigate, Detective Karen Hart questions...

--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 Marlowe, Spenser, Dave Robicheaux, or Easy Rawlins. A definite yes to purchase for both mystery...

Twisty and brimming with the emotional power of beautifully drawn characters, the solo debut by the coauthor of The Boy in the Suitcase is a brooding and atmospheric thriller that sets a young mother on a collision course with her past in order to...