Fiction - Crime

Father Vera Daniel was a man of mystery. He served as a parish priest in the rural regions of the Kingdom of Parvion, one of the great powers of its day. Although welcoming of gentry and commoner alike, Father Vera kept his past hidden...

"Who were these people with money, and what had they done that they should enjoy so much luxury, where others as good seemingly as themselves had nothing? And wherein did these latter differ so greatly from the successful?"-Theodore Dreiser, An American Tragedy (1925)An American...

From classics like "Werewolves of London," "Excitable Boy," and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" to lesser-known gems across a career spanning nearly four decades, the songs of Warren Zevon are rich with crime and intrigue and suspense-guns and gunners, assassins and drug dealers, a...

Mick is a slightly quirky officer of the law who decides he needs out of the dangers of the narcotics division in a big city, more so since his wife has left him. He decides to settle into life as a private investigator in...

Greed in the form of benign pink pills found in Springdale's medicine cabinets is poisoning its young people. Unfortunately, it is 2001 and the infancy of Big Pharma's false marketing campaign. These new class of synthetic drugs - known as opiates - free people...

When Sheriff Bree Taggert discovers the body of a young woman floating near the bank of the Scarlet River, a note in her abandoned car suggests suicide. The autopsy reveals a different story. Holly Thorpe was dead long before she dropped off the bridge...

Carolyn Wells (June 18, 1862 - March 26, 1942) was an American writer and poet. Born in Rahway, New Jersey, she was the daughter of William E. and Anna Wells. After finishing school she worked as a librarian for the Rahway Library Association. Her...

Carolyn Wells (June 18, 1862 - March 26, 1942) was an American writer and poet. Born in Rahway, New Jersey, she was the daughter of William E. and Anna Wells. After finishing school she worked as a librarian for the Rahway Library Association. Her...

"Seems like everybody comes to Austin, sooner or later, and now the Akashic Books series of original noir anthologies has finally arrived, its freshly inked pages strewn with shadows and ill intent." --Austin ChronicleFrom the editors' introduction: "You've probably heard of Austin. You may...

New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Philadelphia Inquirer Best Book of the Month World Literature Today Notable Translation of the Year CrimeReads: Best International Crime Novel of the Year Ms. Magazine Most Anticipated Book of the Year Washington Independent Review of Books Favorite...

Sherlock Holmes in America- a riveting tale of the greatest literary sleuth of all time uncovering a murder ring in the Victorian Post-Civil War South and the secret society behind it.Author: Breck EnglandISBN-10: 1633536491ISBN-13: 9781633536494Publisher: Tma PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/03/2017Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.90h x...

With his blue mohawk and ragged leather jacket, Alex Damage fits in to only a small pocket of 1981 Los Angeles: the dynamic, changing punk scene.In this world, he survives on favors and reputation as a small-time private investigator, but when a young woman...

Matthew Hope is a divorce lawyer in the town of Calusa, Florida, where the Gulf waters are warm and the women on the beach topless. One such woman, Michelle Benois Harper--a striking beauty with cascading black hair--enters Matthew's office revealing swollen eyes and a...

Her old schoolfriends are dead. She might be next.When Ruby hears from her best friend Elizabeth that two of their old classmates have been murdered, Ruby is more certain than ever that leaving her hometown was the right decision. But after Elizabeth suddenly stops...

It looks like an open-and-shut case--until one of the Retired Detectives disappears...When movie producer Cody Ziegler goes missing from The Homestead's Millionaires' Row, his wife, retired actress Olivia, immediately claims there's foul play afoot. A million-dollar ransom demand soon follows, with clear instructions not...

The most revered detective in Paris puts his skills to the test in three thrilling cases from the creator of Alex Cross and Detective Michael Bennett. French Kiss: Very handsome and charming French detective Luc Moncrief joined the NYPD for a fresh start--but someone...

Owen Link, working as a hitman for the mob had one job to do, little did he know this job would lead to his undoing. Now on the run from the mob and the law, Owen must prove that although several murders he may...

A young man, nursing a tortured soul just because he is different. OK, so what's wrong with being a short-arsed, curly ginger-haired, pale faced, thin looking lad with freckles? Plenty in London's tough East End during the 1960s. At the age of 18, something...

A young man, nursing a tortured soul just because he is different. OK, so what's wrong with being a short-arsed, curly ginger-haired, pale faced, thin looking lad with freckles? Plenty in London's tough East End during the 1960s. At the age of 18, something...

A medical conference becomes a murder scene, in this mystery starring a doctor in rural Scotland by the author of Shooting Pains. Dr. Cathy Moreland welcomes the chance to stay at a country hotel for an advanced life support course. But the atmosphere among...

"Had me gasping and on the edge of my seat. Gripping from the start and took my breath away!" --Goodreads reviewer, five stars He's just proposed to his girlfriend--but another woman has him in her sights, in this terrifying thriller by the author of...

Long-listed for the Bath Novel Award: An estranged brother and sister reunite, stirring up dark truths about their childhood, in this brooding mystery.As children, siblings Gareth and Helen went ignored and utterly unsupervised in their isolated English farmhouse while their mother obsessively tended to...

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published late in 1893 with 1894 date. It was the second collection featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, following The...

His first murder investigation......and Joe Rafferty's already got troubles in spades.His first case in charge looks like being his last.Because his new boss has taken against him; the case is a poisoned chalice with a 'faceless lady' victim; and his main suspect is pals...

England is dancing to the sound of fiddle, fife and drum as the 1990's Irish theme pub explosion takes the country by storm. Suddenly on every street corner, failing pubs are being re-branded with shamrocks and shillelaghs into caricatures of the good auld Irish...

Beyond the yew tree, the truth lies forgotten.An uplifting story of the unbreakable bond between a blind girl and her executed mother. Their story is relived by a juror who is haunted by child-like whispers in an old courtroom. She must unravel an historical...

Best Friends Patrick Kelly and Jimmy Flynn, from Belfast, share a common dream of a better life beyond the borders of their small island. In his quest to see the world, Patrick Kelly joins the military. He's sent to VietNam to fight the spread...

About the Book - Kiss of the Death Adder, third novel in the Noir Intelligence SeriesHerr Rafael Blosch was about to reveal unknown details regarding the enigmatic Quer when he was fatally bitten by a death adder that had crawled up through a dank,...

She's dying, and she knows it. If only she can stay alive long enough to leave one last message. As the rain beats against the metal roof, she uses her blood-soaked fingertip to scrawl on the floorboards... The letters GB. Detective Madison Knight has...

She's dying, and she knows it. If only she can stay alive long enough to leave one last message. As the rain beats against the metal roof, she uses her blood-soaked fingertip to scrawl on the floorboards... The letters GB. Detective Madison Knight has...

Speak easy. Prohibition-era New York swims in a sea of illegal booze and it seems like the party will never end. Even so, dark deeds and bad men lurk behind the good life. Freshly returned from Europe's conflicts, strong and silent Riley wants to...

Fourteen-year-old Seth Wilcox has been admitted to the hospital forty-eight times, according to his mother's latest social media posts, when Social Services steps in and takes Seth into care, believing his mother suffers from Munchausen by Proxy and Seth is not safe in her...

With a long string of unbelievable stories to explain her frequent injuries, Social Services sees Katt is the stereotypical abused child. When she is admitted to hospital with yet another broken bone, they do the only logical thing to protect her, removing Katt from...

"Gritty and emotionally jagged... Power Struggle pours on the suspense as one twisted assassin plays hide-and-go-seek with a detective who refuses to give up." -Tome Tender Book Blog He led her into the barn and locked her in a small cage, and he left...

"A gripping thriller with nonstop action throughout. If you love crime dramas, mysteries, and a tough female cop, this series is not to be missed." -The Reading Café, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ She put a hand over her stomach. She had wanted to start over and make...

FBI Special Agent Zane Tomlin was preparing to go on vacation when someone tried to kill his partner with a bomb. He puts his vacation on hold to track down the unknown suspect. He goes deep undercover as a jail inmate, as a trucker,...

Another brutal murderthis time of a young woman with a lot to look forward tohas just been committed in the usually quiet Devonfield Township. Having just successfully completed their first murder investigation, Alex Stratton and Silas Davis must find another murderer. Helped or hampered...

Lights Feeling her stardom fading, struggling soap-actress Adele Rafferty is ready to give up on her dreams when she gets a last-minute offer to play the lead in upcoming horror film Final Draft. Could this be her big break? Will she have redemption for...

It is 1989 when the dean of the political economics department at Yale University is murdered and dismembered. Are members of Yale's secret society, Skull & Bones, responsible for the gruesome death of Anton Ainsley and, if so, why? When the investigation goes cold,...

A middle-aged attorney is charged with a white collar crime - is convicted by a jury and awaiting sentencing. He finds out he's getting a long jail sentence and flees to Cuba to start a new life.Author: Tom BoydISBN-10: 198223931XISBN-13: 9781982239312Publisher: Balboa PressLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

ISHMAEL JONES IS ON THE CASE. Paranormal private detective Ishmael Jones is invited to his employer's country house for Christmas just in time to become embroiled in a locked-room mystery with a supernatural twist. CALL HIM ISHMAEL . . . Ishmael Jones. He's used...

This third novel in the "thrilling, nerve-wracking" (Shelf Awareness) Korner and Werner series follows the two detectives as they search for a missing teenager and uncover the web of lies that has threatened his life--and may prevent him from ever being found.When fifteen-year-old Oscar...

Alan O'Reilly has known Tony MacBride since he was a young boy.Now he's helping to bury him...The Last Days of Tony MacBride forms part of the Case Files series of short crime stories from USA Today bestselling author Rachel Amphlett.Author: Rachel AmphlettISBN-10: 1915231302ISBN-13: 9781915231307Publisher:...

A walk in the woods takes a dark turn for Ben...A Grave Mistake forms part of the Case Files series of short crime stories from USA Today bestselling author Rachel Amphlett.Author: Rachel AmphlettISBN-10: 1915231299ISBN-13: 9781915231291Publisher: Saxon PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/05/2022Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.07lbsSize: 7.00h x...

Zoe Michaels is working the late shift in the Easy Stop Diner on Route 15. Vince, the owner is nowhere to be seen, and the fryers and griddle went cold over an hour ago.But luckily for Zoe, it's a Monday - and quiet.Because something...

When Ray Holden is told by his doctor that his stress levels are dangerously high, he decides to take drastic action...The Moment Before forms part of the Case Files series of short crime stories from USA Today bestselling author Rachel Amphlett.Author: Rachel AmphlettISBN-10: 1915231175ISBN-13:...

Veronica Mars meets Serial in this detective novel, where a female Jewish P.I finds herself involved in a deadly gang war while looking for a murder suspect... Crimereads Most Anticipated Crime Fiction 2023, Hey Alma's 23 Jewish Books in 23 Selection, Featured in ITW's...

Á ró ra becomes involved in the search for an Icelandic woman who disappeared from her home while making dinner, as she continues to hunt for her missing sister. The second breathtaking instalment in the chilling, addictive An Á ró ra Investigation series... '...

The lives of five strangers collide on a London train carriage, as they become involved in an incident that will change them all forever. A shocking, intensely emotive and wildly original new thriller from Will Carver... 'Impossibly original, stylish, sinister and heartfelt. The Daves...

From the author of Elena Knows, finalist for the 2022 International Booker Prize20 years after a shocking accident, Mary Lohan returns to the Buenos Aires suburb she escaped in a fugue of guilt and isolation. She is not the same--not her name or voice,...