Fiction - Crime

An Edgar Award-winning author delivers an explosive thriller about a motorcycle-riding private investigator working a case that risks innocent lives and leaves her no room for error. An army vet and former bodyguard for the rich and famous, Jessie Mercado has faced all kinds...

Two crime-fighting South-Asian cousins, Leela and Meena Rao are back on the scene of multiple killings in this compelling murder mystery by Kamakshi Murti, author of Murders Most Matronly. The cousins' ambition is to emulate Christie's Jane Marple - in this latest story, they...

Five years.That's how long it took me to find her.Five years after my world shattered, leaving me a scarred and broken man.By then, the girl I knew was gone. In her place stood a woman. One who looked like an angel. An impossible, beautiful...

They train to be the toughest, the smartest, the most covert operators in the world--they are the Tier One Navy SEALs, led by Lieutenant Commander Keith Chunk Redman.When a former teammate of Chunk's is killed in a shocking ambush, rumors begin to fly that...

WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE'The Bone Readers is a page-turner, but its insights and language are equally testament to a literary novel of impressive depth and acuity'GuardianSecrets can be buried, but bones can speak . . . After standing witness to a murder on...

Iris Grey arrives at Pitfeldy Castle in the Highlands, at the request of the Baron, Jock MacKinnon. Jock has commissioned Iris to paint a portrait of his fiancé, an American socialite Kathy Miller, ahead of their New Year wedding.Kathy invites Iris into her confidence,...

The year is 1940. England is at war with Germany, and its bustling capital is terrorized nightly by bomb raids. But for Montreal Gazette crime reporter Jeremy Wilde, the opportunity to work in London as a foreign correspondent is thrilling, and his task-to interview...

Unappreciated and passed over for promotion, thirty-year-old Danielle's career in law enforcement is going nowhere.When a hated Englishman is found dead, her idyllic hometown turns upside down. Against a background of prejudice, jealousy, and greed, Danielle tries to piece together the clues.But can she...

In this deliciously noir novel from the creator of HBO's Bored to Death, idiosyncratic private detective Happy Doll embarks on a quest to help a dying friend in a sun-blinded Los Angeles as "quirky, edgy, charming, funny and serious" as its protagonist (Lee Child)....

*** FROM USA TODAY & MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR J. ROBERT KENNEDY ***A MENACE IS SWEEPING PARIS.AND THE TEMPLAR ORDER IS TO BLAME.Templar Knight Sir Marcus de Rancourt rushes to Paris to determine what happened to young Thomas Durant after he fails to return...

An auctioneer beaten to death with a gavel. An elaborate scam to undervalue the work of a genius. Surrounded by a world he doesn't understand, can Macleod find the mysterious auction lot and bring a killer to justice?Waving goodbye to the canny DC Stewart,...

Countdown to DoomsdayThe year is 2026. The US military has a new weapon in its arsenal: an intelligent life-form so versatile that it can not only create a new generation of weapons but can become a weapon itself--entering a host's body to manipulate (or...

These ten short stories feature some of the homicide cases investigated by the South Side Precinct's best homicide detectives Turner Hahn and Frank Morales.In this riveting collection, you'll find cases of murder, revenge, greed, and insanity, with a hint of the supernatural thrown in...

When local girl Misty is found dead in an underground bunker, the town is thrown into a whirlwind of panic and speculation. Times are tough, but the spaced-out farmer community pulls together as one, trying to uncover who's guilty.Thrown smack in the middle of...

Ray Cruz is a killer. When his daughter is attacked, he'll do anything and spill anyone's blood to protect her. Elena Maldonado struggles to reach her father's home after she's been beaten brutally by the henchman of a local businessman, Robert Meister. At one...

Welcome to the Sisters in Crime/Los Angeles Chapter short story anthology, Avenging Angelenos. It has been my honor to serve as president of the chapter these past few years, and I am so proud of the people and the work that went into making...

Carlton gets laid off from his job after eleven years with a company that a larger company has purchased. They're calling this layoff, 'downsizing' as if that makes the situation any different. He's still without a job. They offer him a small bonus towards...

**BOOK OF THE YEAR, IRISH CAP AWARDS 2023**Fear and love in the Australian Outback.Jim Macken talks to trees. He dances around the fire and has made peace with the flies. In a bid to escape a mundane life, the broken-hearted Irish backpacker has gone...

The absolutely true story of the biggest, bloodiest and most daring bank robbery in Georgia's history, orchestrated by none other than Joseph Stalin himself... Lies and double-crosses, secret police and explosions, a carriage chase, a mattress stuffed with cash and a one-eyed master of...

The Dead Secret was Wilkie Collins's fourth published novel. Like its predecessor Hide and Seek, the "secret" and the mystery are made clear to the reader, though not to the novel's characters, at an early stage.The obsessed and arguably deranged Sarah prefigures the character...

A young apprentice is framed for the murder of her mentor, a wealthy woman who had a serious penchant for spiritualism, theatrics and staged seances. When the woman is suddenly killed all signs point to her longstanding partner. Madame Dauvray was captivated by the...

Tim Mulrooney is at a crossroads in his life when he meets Lauren: the beautiful wife of a prominent Long Beach physician who has been brutally murdered.In spite of mounting evidence against Lauren, Tim is determined to prove her innocence. Soon, more savage murders...

For underworld enforcer Richard "Rico" Sanders, it seemed like an ordinary job: retrieve his gangster boss's stolen goods, and teach the person responsible a lesson.But the chase quickly goes sideways and takes Rico from the mean streets of Chicago to sunny Honolulu. There, the...

Sometimes home is where the harm is. Tom Collins is a passionate but impetuous social worker, determined to keep the children of the Gartside estate safe, at all costs. He is sure in his vocation until, faced with the Chilcott family and their impenetrable...

When a hunter is found dead in the Atchafalaya Basin, Hawk Theriot thinks it is murder.He calls on his friend, Niki Dupre, to help him solve the mystery. The local sheriff blames the death on wild wolves, coyotes or other creatures of the swamp....

When Sergeant George Watters is assigned to a scuttling case, he thinks he can solve it in a few days. Instead, he discovers a connection to a string of burglaries of high-value shops and hotels across Dundee.Things take a turn for the worse when...

From hunting pickpockets in London omnibuses and ghosts in Hesse Square, Sergeant Watters and Detective Silver are led into the notorious Wild Geese public house, and a tangled mystery that involves the murder of a guardsman and the vivacious wife of an Austrian diplomat.With...

Inspired by true events, Dirt Dollars Death is a crime mystery novel about organized corruption in a rural county located in the Texas Hill Country and what happens when love, friendship, and loyalty don't give up the search for a missing person. Missy, Clint,...

Autumn, 1888. While the citizens of fog-shrouded London are horrified by Jack the Ripper's murder spree, another, less publicized killer is at large.Each murder takes place right after the Ripper killings, on board the carriages of the London Metropolitan Railway. Inspector Albert Norris is...

1966. England wins the soccer World Cup. The same night, a barmaid's body is discovered near an abandoned lighthouse. Two more murders follow; all remain unsolved.2005. D.I. Andy Ross is called in when a disturbingly similar series of murders begins in the same location....

Soon after the cargo liner Alexandra Rose steams into the Mersey Estuary, one of the ship's passengers is found dead, leading into Detective Inspector Andy Ross's most baffling case to date.Another death soon follows, and Ross discovers that the case has its roots in...

A fiendish classic murder mystery, from one of Japan's greatest crime writers, featuring the country's best-loved detectiveIn 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the will. But no sooner are its strange details...

★★★★★ "Reading a Sinatra book is like riding in a car without brakes down a mountain road. You have to remember to breathe."Manny Martinez has a history shrouded in secrets, a wake of destruction he hoped he could leave behind. But when his closest...

An Edwardian Murder Mystery: It is 1905; King Edward VII is on the throne. In the year following her debutante season, Lady Charlotte is trying to come to terms with the demands of being the daughter of a marquess, and the inequalities faced by...

In a sleepy, historical Iowa town, tourist season is in full swing, and the strangest serial killer the world has ever known is roaming at will.It begins with a house explosion, a severely burned man, and an unidentified female body. More victims follow, each...

When a female executive is harassed and assaulted by the company's CEO - and subsequently fired - a tenacious attorney is determined to seek justice. Profoundly affected and facing the psychological impact of a violent sexual attack on a business trip, executive Sarah turns...

Carmella always knew she would find the love of her life in an exotic foreign country. But there's a deadly catch to it, in "Souvenir". Watching archaeologists unearth a mummified Iron Age corpse from a Danish bog gives a college professor an idea...how to...

Carmella always knew she would find the love of her life in an exotic foreign country. But there's a deadly catch to it, in "Souvenir". Watching archaeologists unearth a mummified Iron Age corpse from a Danish bog gives a college professor an idea...how to...

Who killed Gwendolyn Paddington?When an extra ticket becomes available to see the dress rehearsal of King Lear, Kellan tags along with Nana D and her buddies. But when one of them dies of an apparent heart attack in the middle of second act, Nana...

This is the miracle of life over death, of a tiny sprout peeking up through a crack in the concrete. It is always bravely pushing upward to the bright and beautiful sun.BETRAYAL: The Ethel Rosenberg Story follows the case of the "Atomic Spy" Julius...

1932. After being left at the altar, free-spirited Ginny Weltermint boards a train and heads back home to Hollywood.But when she stumbles across a body in one of the carriages, she unwittingly becomes involved in a murder mystery. Stopping in a small village to...

Vivian's a 20-something bookworm who loves reading mysteries and dreams of being a detective. She gets a chance to play one in real life when bestselling author Joanna Rorke turns up dead.After the police find Vivian's prints and DNA in the author's hotel room,...

Will someone kill to keep their secret?Almost two years have passed since wildfires ravaged the tiny town of Bullock, and Melbourne journalist Georgie Harvey is on assignment in the recovering town to write a feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy.Across the state...

A skeleton and a missing woman. A doomed romance. A mystery spanning two generations.Liverpool, 1961. A group of young men come together seeking fame and fortune, as the fledgling sounds of the Swinging Sixties take root in the city. Soon, Liverpool becomes synonymous with...

Dark, funny, effortlessly cool & utterly thrilling. Join Violet Winters as she pulls the heist of her life. Will she succeed or will she end up dead?For one-woman crimewave Violet Winters, stealing is as natural as breathing. When she's offered the heist of a...

Danger lurks round every corner!Not a murder mystery, but a pacy, exciting story of love and blackmail. The orphaned heiress works as a dressmaker, unaware that she is being watched and considered as the successor to nefarious deeds. Will she escape? Who can she...

Attorney Jamie Quinn is on a six-month hiatus from practicing law to deal with her beloved mother's death. Rarely leaving the house, she shares most of her days with her late mother's cranky cat.But soon, Jamie is forced into action by a frantic call...

Dating can be dangerous, so clients who can afford the services of eccentric Russian "baroness" Grusha Olinetsky, are willing to pay the hundred-thousand dollar fee she charges for an introduction to their perfect mate.When Olinetsky hires Claudia to come to Manhattan and help her...

Richard Hannay, a restless hero, is set to show the integrity of the ordinary man who stands in defence of his country. Buchan's terrific yarn excelled as a Hitchcock movie of the same name, and inspired all subsequent spy thrillers, including the much later...

WINNER of the Independent Press Award for Best Political Thriller! LOGAN VAN HOEHN was at the peak of his profession, with the best job in the United States Navy. He was a seasoned aviator, and his mission as an adversary pilot, what the Navy...