Fiction - Crime

MONTAIGNE MEDAL AWARD FINALISTIn his intriguing and unexpected second novel, Biology Professor Matt Ritter delivers a strange and startling generational tale of hardship and triumph in the American West. Natural science blends with history, and an unforeseen chain of causation emerges. In current day...

Murder is the last thing on Joanne Kilbourn's mind on a perfect morning in May. Then the phone rings, and she learns that her daughter Mieka has found the corpse of a young woman in an alley near her store. So begins Joanne's chilling...

Gangsters & Whores is a romp through some of the more colourful characters of Australian history.G.S. Willmott tells their stories with his trademark mix of dramatisation and fact, embellishing them with dialogue and vintage photos, facts, figures and a sly sense of humour. This...

On a grey October morning, the strangled body of a teenager is found in the North Yorkshire city of Eborby, a mutilated doll lying by her side. Singmass Close, where the girl is found, has a famously sinister past. Reputedly haunted by the ghosts...

When Carmel Hennessy begins a new job in North Yorkshire, she finds the historic city of Eborby gripped by fear. A killer is on the prowl - a killer who binds and asphyxiates his victims before leaving their bodies in isolated churchyards. The press...

'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times__________________ Serpent's Point in South Devon is the focus of local legends. The large house on the headland is shrouded in an ancient tale of evil, and when a woman is found strangled on the...

Her marriage broken and infidelity losing its luster, Chloe Stenhouse is a high-powered capitol lobbyist drifting through life. That is, until she becomes fed up with it all by ending her affair and leaving her husband Mike, a reclusive workaholic who emerges from the...

When the days start getting longer and of course warmer the marsh starts to tell its own story. Summer in the marsh is like a sea of green. The wetland plants grow thick and wild. Twice a day, the tides along the coast rise...

Three women. One mission. Enemies everywhere.May 1944. When spy Elisabeth de Mornay, code name C馗ile, notices a coded transmission from an agent in the field does not bear his usual signature, she suspects his cover has been blown--something that is happening with increasing frequency....

Prem Bedi is the Mogul--the third-richest man in the country. He commands both fear and respect, and at fifty-three, he still looks handsome and aristocratic. But Bedi's smoothly run empire comes to a screeching halt when he's accused of killing his ex-wife and her...

Eight months after the murder of Hugo, Savannah is beginning to find her way as Queen of the Black Grove Clan until Sergeant Marcus Cain calls, begging for her help with a case. A young female vampire has shown up at the police station...

1969. Fricke Island, isolated in the marshes of the western basin of Lake Erie, is home to grumpy old Forest Fricke, a commercial Lake Erie Fisherman. He lives with his wife Fiona and 15-year-old twins Floyd and Freddie, also known as the Fricke Tag...

The island of Gothard is a law unto itself. Separated from the mainland by a long bridge, it has its own chancellor and popular jury. The island is run by two powerful families, the Faols (who own the silver mine) and the Cárthaigs (who...

In the third book in Kenna McKinnon's 'Annie Hansen Mysteries', Annie and her partner, Mark Snow, investigate the murder of Mark's aunt Clarise, after she's found dead in the lobby of their apartment building.Several people have seen Clarise before her death, but none of...

In the third book in Kenna McKinnon's 'Annie Hansen Mysteries', Annie and her partner, Mark Snow, investigate the murder of Mark's aunt Clarise, after she's found dead in the lobby of their apartment building.Several people have seen Clarise before her death, but none of...

In the third book in Kenna McKinnon's 'Annie Hansen Mysteries', Annie and her partner, Mark Snow, investigate the murder of Mark's aunt Clarise, after she's found dead in the lobby of their apartment building.Several people have seen Clarise before her death, but none of...

In the third book in Kenna McKinnon's 'Annie Hansen Mysteries', Annie and her partner, Mark Snow, investigate the murder of Mark's aunt Clarise, after she's found dead in the lobby of their apartment building.Several people have seen Clarise before her death, but none of...

In the third book in Kenna McKinnon's 'Annie Hansen Mysteries', Annie and her partner, Mark Snow, investigate the murder of Mark's aunt Clarise, after she's found dead in the lobby of their apartment building.Several people have seen Clarise before her death, but none of...

Margaret, 'Dimpy' Gruar resides in the Mountain View Residential Manor at Kinross, a small town in the north of Tasmania. In A Deadly Manor, the second in the Dimpy Gruar mystery series, Dimpy discovers the body of a naked man floating in their brand...

Stretched across the road was the body of a policeman.On the way home one evening in the Romney Marsh, Bookseller Theodore Terhune and friend Julia are caught in heavy coastal fog. A passing lorry provides some guidance on the narrow country roads, but the...

Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett and his wife, Marybeth, make separate discoveries that put the Pickett family in a pair of killers' crosshairs in this thrilling new novel in the bestselling series. Don't miss the JOE PICKETT series--now streaming on Paramount+ A day before...

Family is everything, but in Dalton Ridge, it might be the very thing that kills you. Living upon the rolling hilltops of the lakeside town, the Luddington name is one everyone knows. It's mid - November as best friends Charlie Luddington and Lennon Grey...

Detective Heaven Chambers would like to relax in a bubble bath with a bottle of wine, but that's immediately interrupted by a phone call from her wild twin sister Nevaeh, who just went through a messy divorce. Heaven offers a room to her sister;...

Things get personal for Deputy Coroner Clay Edison when a murder hits close to home in this riveting, emotional thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write "brilliant, page-turning fiction" (Stephen King).A raging wildfire. A massive blackout. A wealthy man shot to death in...

The grouse season has begun, and Lord Peter Wimsey's brother, the Duke of Denver, has descended upon the Wimsey family retreat in rustic Riddlesdale village with a small hunting party. Captain Denis Cathcart, Wimsey's soon-to-be brother-in-law, is found shot dead at the door of...

He's a Harley-riding ex-thief...she's a gun-toting ex-socialite. Together they'll take the ride of a lifetime in this erotic romance from "an undoubted master."* Mac Canfield was the last man Lily West expected to see again, never mind aim her gun at. But there he...

The unmissable new mystery in the bestselling DI Wesley Peterson crime series'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times__________________ Serpent's Point in South Devon is the focus of local legends. The large house on the headland is shrouded in an ancient tale...

Author: Khushwant SinghISBN-10: 014342632XISBN-13: 9780143426325Publisher: India PenguinLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2016Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 7.72h x 5.04w x 0.79d

New York Times BestsellerIn this relaunch of the electrifying, landmark #1 bestselling thriller series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta hunts those responsible for two wildly divergent and chilling murders. Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta has come almost full circle, returning to Virginia, the...

In this breakout standalone novel of suspense in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on a Train, a woman agrees to help an old boyfriend who has been framed for murder--but begins to suspect that she is the one being manipulated. And...

A propulsive and ambitious novel as electrifying as The Wire, from a writer hailed as the West Coast's Richard Price--a mesmerizing epic of crime and opportunity, race, revenge, and loyalty, set in the chaotic streets of South Central L.A. in the wake of one...

Innocent people are dying. Who will be next? Find out in the second Detective Mark 'Heck' Heckenburg from #1 ebook bestseller Paul Finch.A vicious serial killer is holding the country to ransom, publicly - and gruesomely - murdering his victims.When a man is burnt...

"Gorgeously brutal, jaggedly mattering, Meg Tuite's incantations crackle with the clarities of a true visionary. White Van treats the trample and grime of trauma withcleansing ecstasies of language. This book will turn you inside out."-Garielle Lutz, author of Worsted "I'm convinced nobody on earth...

The body of Margaret Brewster is found outside her home the day after a blizzard that had been predicted for three days. A suspicious death to some, it sets in motion the administration of her estate by Steven Mott, an experienced but imperfect bank...

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

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...

This book is a collection of four stories, titled "Roselyn", "Honourable Option", "Warriors" and "Damini - The transgender".."Roselyn" deals with menace of drugs and its dire consequences suffered by Rose. It is a story of her great sacrifice while fighting against drugs to safeguard...

There's a serial killer on the loose and his motive is one that no one has ever seen before. All of your worst nightmares come to life when he finds you. Who and is he and can Detective Aaron Stokes stop him?Author: Kayley Ann...

Alternative Ulster Noir ... The Cops Are Comin'A collection of seven new Northern Irish crime short stories inspired by music from Northern Ireland.Enjoy a diverse anthology of work from some of the best NI thriller writers featuring Colin Bateman, Stuart Neville, Sharon Dempsey, Gerard...

Guilty is a magazine of crime stories, of criminals, their motivations and their beginnings and ends. In issue three: "Oksana" by Robb T. White - Just a little blackmail, 21st century-style. The plan was perfect - except for the target. "Soft Mouths" by Dustin...

A young Leland O'Reilly grows up in a strict Catholic community in the town of Lived, Texas, and whilst being parented by an even more strict alcoholic single mother. After receiving an old school punishment one day for shooting a neighbors cat with a...

Steve Guest, recently retired and moved to Moelfre on the idyllic holiday island of Anglesey off the stunning northwest coast of Wales, accidentally stumbles across an international criminal organisation involved in precious gemstone smuggling, drug importation and distribution, and money laundering. Initially, he is...

A missing person case quickly turns sinister.Two boys stumble across a crashed car in nearby woodland. The driver's seat is covered in blood, the airbag blown, but the car is empty.So where is the driver?As part of the Major Crimes Investigation Team, DI Chase...

Honey and Trap's lives are finally looking up! Enjoying the Florida sun while on baecation they are ready to start planning their dream wedding. Trap is finally showing Honey the true perks of being the "Dope man's Girl". Bliss can only last for so...

Lorna has passed the bar and is a fully qualified lawyer who thinks she has her whole life mapped out in front of her. However, when her father dies unexpectedly, before he can tell her something important, all her plans are turned upside down.Along...

This is the second book in the Dr. Ben David series. Dr. David is a world famous sports medicine physician who has found amazing methods to enhance athletic performance in legal and safe ways. In the first book of this series, "A Second Chance"...

Defending Red Wing is a challenge when he won't tell Alexis, his attorney, where he was when a home invasion-assault took place. When he disappears into the Rez while out on bail, Alexis goes looking for him and Red Wing promises to take her...

Snuff films are a myth. Everyone knows that.When a serial killer begins rampaging through Kansas City, Missouri, the press dubs him The Lady Burner, because after he kills his victims, he sets their bodies on fire and burns down their houses.The SCTU knows that...

THEY WERE DEADLY BEAUTIFUL. 1886 New Mexico and troubles swarm. Sharpshooter and ex-Pinkerton detective, Oliver Redcastle, opts for the quiet life. Hoping to leave his violent past behind and provide his asthmatic young daughter a healthy environment, he settles on a sheep ranch with...

It falls to an unconventional and oddly intuitive detective, The Jesuit, to hunt down a serial killer terrorizing New York City, to put an end to his brutal reign of terror.Author: Richard WintersISBN-10: 8596404104ISBN-13: 9798596404104Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/17/2021Pages: 258Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 9.02h x...