Fiction - Crime

A mysterious murder near Esher, a gruesome delivery of two human ears packed in coarse salt, the disappearance of secret submarine plans, the sudden descent into madness of two brothers - these are only some of the apparently unsolvable cases contained in this volume,...

When a foreign worker is found dead in a Singapore back street, few people care. Even the police dismiss the killing as another underclass slaying. Then more victims turn up, all killed with the same weapon and Singapore must come to grips with its...

Detective Inspector Stanley Low is having a bad day. His bipolar disorder is ruining another session with his psychiatrist, and when a murdered prostitute and a dead expatriate are discovered at Singapore's most prestigious hotel in the glamorous Marina Sins Bay, he is plunged...

The new gripping gangland thriller from Stephanie Harte is perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Martina Cole and Jacqui Rose.All they want is a brighter future but will taking a risk be worth the gamble?Finn McCaskill feels like he's hit the jackpot when he...

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...

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...

From the author of Sherlock Holmes & The Christmas Demon another beautifully presented seasonal mystery. 1889. The First Terror. At a boys' prep school in the Kent marshes, a pupil is found drowned in a pond. Could this be the fulfilment of a witch's...

THE INSANELY GRIPPING AND CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FOURTH INSTALMENT IN MARK ELLIS' DCI FRANK MERLIN SERIES '[A] stylish thriller' - Sunday Mirror 'This exciting, very well plotted and historically evocative story drives forward to its gripping conclusion' - Euro Crime 'A richly atmospheric, authentic, and...

Marie Russell and Detective Rom駮 Leduc are finally getting married, but the joyous occasion is overshadowed by the unexpected arrival of Magnus S renson, renowned eco-warrior and Marie's first great love. When Magnus' plans for a dramatic environmental protest take a dark turn, Rom駮...

Gracie Flynn may be dead, but she's not gone. Three university friends are divided by a tragic death. Eighteen years later, chance reunites them. Robyn is still haunted by memories of her best friend Gracie, and Cohen's heart has never healed. Only Sam seems...

'A wonderfully atmospheric Danish noir debut which felt like the literary equivalent of curling up with a box set of The Bridge or The Killing'The Times on The Jensen SeriesNot all little old ladies are so innocent ... When ninety-year-old Irene Valborg is found...

Doors are slamming at the Green Lady Inn indicating that the resident spirits are not happy with the guests that have arrived for the artist retreat.Mega Durant's deceased cousin, Lucinda, is sending her cryptic messages again about paintings and death. Megan has to rush...

Hailed by critic Anthony Boucher as "one of the best detective stories of modern times," this classic tale by Grand Master Dorothy Salisbury Davis combines suspense and psychological insight as a priest and a police detective both race to find a self-confessed murderer before...

"Laugh-out-loud caper." --Shelf Awareness, Starred Review"A fast-paced, witty story for those who enjoy dry British humor." --Library JournalMeet Richard Ainsworth: an almost divorced part time B&B owner, part time film historian, full time self-deprecator. Hoping to continue running his B&B in the quiet Val...

"Those who treasure books won't want to miss this." -- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review"A welcome pleasure for fans of classic British mysteries." -- Kirkus ReviewsAn honest policeman, Sergeant Wigan, escorts a drunk man home one night to keep him out of trouble and, seeing...

Some legacies are best abandoned...A legacy of loss.1600s: Hawaiian fishermen attempt to carve a life on a small island of rugged beauty. Mid-century, those who've survived the tsunamis and floods flee the place forever, dubbing it Kaumaha--Misery Island.A legacy of lies.1847: King Kamehameha chuckles...

"Fiendishly clever." --Kirkus Reviews"Judith and Co have to bring all their bonkers interview techniques and leaps of logic into play to uncover the truth." --Crime Fiction Lover BBCOne show creator of Death in Paradise, Robert Thorogood delights in giving the Christie-mystery a busy-body twist....

A staggering debut novel of murder, loyalty, love, and survival at all costs, set in the teeming underbelly of Calcutta's most infamous neighborhood.In Calcutta's notorious red-light district, Lalee aspires to a better life. Her unfailingly loyal client Tilu Shau has dreams too. A heady...

A staggering debut novel of murder, loyalty, love, and survival at all costs, set in the teeming underbelly of Calcutta's most infamous neighborhood.In Calcutta's notorious red-light district, Lalee aspires to a better life. Her unfailingly loyal client Tilu Shau has dreams too. A heady...

A frantic chase to catch a grave robber reveals a startling discovery in this tenth installment of the Widow's Island novella series by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.Deputy Tessa Black spots a man disturbing a grave in the local cemetery and gives...

From bestselling author Kendra Elliot comes a riveting installment in the Widow's Island Novella series about an ex-FBI agent's race to save the man she loves from a trio of bank robbers.When two men kidnap former FBI agent Cate Wilde's fiancé, the boldness of...

Follow Marine Scout Sniper Jack Crest as he returns from the jungles of Vietnam, only to find little left that he can call home. His parents having died in a tragic accident, Jack picks up the pieces with old friends in the outlaw biker...

Was she the billionaire's lover? His partner in crime? Or his killer?Former cop Emma Tapper and her lawyer boss Angela Kler are defending shipping boss Anita Spendel, charged with murdering her billionaire husband. Anita insists Martin Spendel is still alive, but his car is...

Race and civil rights in 1963 Los Angeles provide a powerful backdrop in Gary Phillips's riveting mystery about an African American crime scene photographer seeking justice for a friend--perfect for fans of Walter Mosley, James Ellroy, and George Pelecanos. LOS ANGELES, 1963: Korean War...

To his chagrin, Alaskan PI Cecil Younger learns his teenage daughter has launched her own detective agency. But when her first case goes awry, she's going to need some help from an unlikely source: her father, who's currently locked up in prison. The verdict...

There's no such thing as a free cruise in Cuban American author Teresa Dovalpage's addictively clever new Havana mystery. Cuban-born Mercedes Spivey and her American husband, Nolan, win a five-day cruise to Cuba. Although the circumstances surrounding the prize seem a little suspicious to...

Award-winning crime novelist Abir Mukherjee is back with another brilliant mystery featuring police detective Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Surrender-Not Banerjee, set in 1920s Calcutta. Calcutta, 1923 When a Hindu theologian is found murdered in his home, the city is on the brink of...

Winner of the 2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction--known as the "Arabic Booker Prize"-- this novel explores themes of loneliness, homelessness, and mental illness. After losing his job and refuge, Ibrahim al-Warraq, a bookseller, decides to live with the homeless people in his city...

In late 1980s Chicago, Nick Hayden, a rookie INS field agent, is eager to make his mark in the unit responsible for picking up illegal immigrants around the city. Hayden excels, whether he's raiding factories or busting Colombian drug dealers. Seen as a rising...

A CrimeReads "Best Noir Novel of 2021" "A sucker punch noir that is also a powerful and haunting allegory of work, debt, and power." --Richard Price "An unreliable narrator makes this thriller all the more gripping." -- WBUR A down and dirty gem of...

AD 848.Bernwyn of Lythe, the young daughter of an ealdorman, spurns marriage and chooses to remain a virgin dedicated to Christ. When she is found murdered in the chapel where she kept her nightly vigils, it is thought that she has fallen victim to...

"Fans of traditional mysteries will welcome Axelrod's entertaining fifth outing for Nantucket police chief Henry Kennis...That Henry believes in an 'old school low-tech version of police work' allows the reader to readily follow the clues." --Publishers WeeklyThe fifth Henry Kennis mystery takes us into...

"Another great read. Buddy Steel is my kind of Sheriff." --Tom SelleckWhen legendary Sheriff Burton Steel summoned his son Buddy home from LAPD Homicide, a reluctant Buddy agreed. Burton is debilitated by ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease. While Buddy is to cover his back, not...

"With Moving Targets, Warren Easley delivers another humdinger of a tale featuring the City of Roses. But there's so much more to like about this story than just its evocative Portland setting. Cal Claxton is a guy worth rooting for, and the gang who...

Best of the West 2019 - 2nd Place in 20th- to 21st-Century Western Mystery Fiction by TrueWest Magazine"Wortham's writing style is easygoing, relying on natural-sounding dialogue and vivid descriptions to give us the feeling that this story could well have taken place." --BooklistAs the...

Next book in the Posadas County Mystery Series"This is one of the very best entries in a consistently excellent series."--Booklist STARRED reviewWhen County Sheriff Bill Gastner retired from Posadas County, Deputy Robert Torrez rose through ranks of small town law enforcement. But what were...

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder"Steeped in atmosphere, with skillful plotting and intriguing characterization." --Booklist'The death was an odd one, it was true; but there was after all no very clear reason to assume it was anything but natural.'In the...

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder"A deliciously anti-cozy tale of murder most multiplied..." --Kirkus ReviewsRobert Arthur Kewdingham is an eccentric failure of a man. In middle age he retreats into a private world, hunting for Roman artifacts and devoting himself...

A fascinating historical mystery by Sulari Gentill, author of #1 LibraryReads pick The Woman in the Library"This book has it all: intrigue among the British aristocracy, the Nazi threat and a dashing Australian hero. I didn't want it to end!" --Rhys Bowen, New York...

"Masterfully crafted... stunningly beautiful descriptions..." --Anne Hillerman, New York Times bestselling authorThe first closing of the floodgates of the mammoth Dalles Dam on the Columbia River inundated the sacred falls and the Native American village at Celilo which depended on the river's magnificent fish....

2019 recipient of the Derrick Murdoch award from the Crime Writers of Canada What would it be like to return to your hometown after twenty-five years in prison for a crime you have maintained you did not commit? And why would you return?Walter Desmond...

"A good choice for anyone who enjoys small-town mysteries and ghost stories." --BooklistWhen private detective Sam Blackman agrees to help his partner and lover, Nakayla Robertson, conduct a fundraiser for orphaned twin boys, he does so to ease his conscience. The boys' parents were...

Next book in the Posadas County Mystery SeriesPosadas County Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman has a lot on her plate--but when her family is threatened by a criminal underworld, she'll stop at nothing to protect her ownGifted fifteen-year-old Francisco Guzman has become an internationally renowned concert...

"Axelrod crafts an enjoyable, fast-paced read." --Publishers WeeklyHenry Kennis, Nantucket island's poetry-writing police chief who will remind readers of Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone and Spenser, works a second challenging case in Nantucket Five-spot.At the height of the summer tourist season, a threat to...

Top 5 Modern Westerns by True West Magazine"Loaded with healthy doses of humor, adventure, and intrigue, populated by a remarkable cast of characters both good and bad and featuring one heck of an electrifying climax is a throwback to the pulp era in the...

"This fascinating mystery, merging past and present, brings some little-known history to light and shows that laws change much faster than attitudes..." --BooklistThings are slow at the Blackman & Robertson Detective Agency. So when Nakayla Robertson suggests a mushroom hunt at the historic, freed-slave...

"Axelrod's promising debut introduces a protagonist who will remind readers of Robert Parker's sleuths. The two-part story structure ("Premeditation"and "Post Mortem") also gives readers an Ellery Queen type of opportunity to "help solve" the crime." --Library JournalWhen Nantucket homeowner Preston Lomax is killed, everyone...

"The perfect piece of noir fiction." --New York Times Book Review"Terse, brutal, poetic, perfectly wrought." --Publishers Weekly STARRED reviewAt the end of Drive, Driver has killed Bernie Rose, "the only one he ever mourned," ending his campaign against those who double-crossed him. Driven tells...

On Haida Gwaii, Meg unravels a story of betrayal that reaches back more than a century. While visiting Vancouver, Meg Harris encounters the crime scene of a murdered Haida carver. She and her husband Eric are forced to confront Eric's painful past when the...

Low Town: the worst ghetto in the worst city in the Thirteen Lands. Good only for depravity and death. And Warden, long ago a respected agent in the formidable Black House, is now the most depraved Low Town denizen of them all. As a...