Fiction - Crime

"I have someone new to admire." -Joe R. Lansdale, Edgar Award winner "Trent Zelazny has already begun to carve out his own genre niche. He's got the right stuff to make fiction both engrossing and literate." -Tom Piccirilli, winner of two International Thriller Awards...

Take a crime-filled tour of Manhattan with this collection of all-new stories of mystery, murder, and suspense presented by Mary Higgins Clark--with contributions by Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, and more. From the streets of Harlem to the winding paths of Central Park to the...

A national bestseller from acclaimed author Iain Pears, The Portrait is a novel of suspense and a tour de force. An art critic journeys to a remote island off Brittany to sit for a portrait painted by an old friend, a gifted but tormented...

Old friends. Small favors. Bitter rivals. Stirred together, it all makes for one explosive cocktail. Spenser can feel the heat stretching from Boston to Vegas--and people are about to get burned. Henry Cimoli and Spenser have been friends for years, yet the old boxing...

The Great War is over, and jobs are scarce. Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley meet and agree to start their own business as The Young Adventurers. They are hired for a job that leads them both to many dangerous situations, meeting allies as...

MIDNIGHT SIN When a rookie cop walks on to the midnight shift, the lines between right and wrong become blurred. Every step he takes and every decision he makes has unforeseen consequences. His life will never be the same. Becoming a cop changes everything...

2019 recipient of the Derrick Murdoch award from the Crime Writers of Canada "Delaney glides between scenes with ease. She uses a bare-bones style, without literary flash, to achieve artistry as sturdy and restrained as a Shaker chair."--Publishers Weekly, STARRED reviewSiblings Wendy and Jason...

SOON TO BE A NETFLIX FILM STARRING JAKE GYLLENHAALA fast-paced, riveting novel inspired by the true story of a group of four young Swedish men who pulled off "one of the most spectacular heists of all time" (Time). Sami has a new child to...

Trando is only thirteen years old, but he knows he is the one person who can save his best friend from the electric chair... It is 1919 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Trando Brini, a promising violinist and the child of Italian immigrants, lives quietly with...

Acapulco's first female police detective feels the wrath of a voodoo-like cult in a riveting thriller that takes the award-winning Detective Emilia Cruz series into dangerously uncharted cartel territory."A thrilling series." -- National Public RadioIn Acapulco's remote Coyuca Lagoon, where Stallone filmed Rambo, Emilia...

They stated that for two days past no one had seen the Widow Lerouge, one of their neighbours, who lived by herself in an isolated cottage. They had several times knocked at the door, but all in vain. The window-shutters as well as the...

At sunrise on a first of April, there appeared, suddenly as Manco Capac at the lake Titicaca, a man in cream-colors, at the water-side in the city of St. Louis. His cheek was fair, his chin downy, his hair flaxen, his hat a white...

First book in the critically-acclaimed Jon Spicer series, also includes the opening of the second novel in the series, Shifting Skin. Reviews 'I'll be downloading more of Chris Simms' books ASAP. I feel like I've found a hidden gem.' (Amazon Reader Review - Pecking...

Lost for more than 60 years and overflowing with political and sexual intrigue, Thieves Fall Out provides a delicious glimpse into the mind of Gore Vidal in his formative years. By turns mischievous and deadly serious, Vidal tells the story of a man caught...

New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni's thrilling series continues as Seattle homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite is plunged into a case of family secrets and murder..."Another outstanding novel from one of the best crime writers in the business." --Associated PressCalled in to consult after...

Madame Maigret takes the lead in a disturbing investigation in this new translation, book 34 of the Maigret series. Inspector Maigret's wife turns sleuth after a strange encounter in a Paris square leads her on the trail of a woman in a white hat...

When a bloody war between rival gangs claim dozens of lives on both sides, leaving both crews short on street soldiers, the gangs' leaders turn to desperate recruitment measures to reinforce their troops. Only days after clicking up with their hood team, young ZEP...

The highly anticipated seventh novel in the bestselling DI Nick Dixon Crime Series.A man has been mutilated and left to drown on the incoming tide, handcuffed in his van. With the murder bearing a striking resemblance to a string of sadistic killings carried out...

When family man and war veteran Russell loses his job as a quarry worker, his life suddenly seems more like a waking nightmare than a chance to finally live the American dream. Facing bills, a new baby, and a bone-dry bank account, he's got...

"In Tucker's impressive first novel and series launch, NYPD detective Buddy Lock...keeps the excitement level high throughout. The surprise ending will leave readers impatiently awaiting Buddy's next outing." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)A New Year's Eve celebration begins with the pop of a champagne cork--and...

There's only one thing worse than doing the unthinkable: what you're willing to do to hide it.Helen lives a decent, uncomplicated life. Satisfied in her career, she's raising three happy teenagers, and her family has the most envied house on the street. Admittedly, she's...

A group of hate crimes, a conspiracy, or a coincidence? Investigator Maria Kallio searches for answers close to home in award-winning author Leena Lehtolainen's riveting thriller.After completing a dangerous mission training police officers in war-torn Afghanistan, Detective Maria Kallio returns to Finland as the...

THE FIRST FU-MANCHU NOVEL Commissioner Nayland Smith returns to London from Burma, telling his old friend and colleague, Doctor Petrie, of a master criminal who has been active in Burma... ...the criminal is Doctor Fu-Manchu, a great scientist and the most dangerous criminal mind...

Set in the early part of the twentieth century, the novel's main protagonist, Gabriel Syme is a Scotland Yard detective who's assigned to break the trend of anarchic groups mushrooming all over London. He hides his true identity and takes on the role of...

A tight-knit community is shocked by revelations from decades past in this "enthralling" (Associated Press) literary mystery that "will keep you racing toward the end" (Lisa Gardner). The lead homicide investigator in a rural town, Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock is deeply unnerved when a...

Detective Louise Rick must race against the clock to stop a violent killer targeting immigrants in this disturbing and timely thriller, perfect for readers of Lisa Gardner, Tami Hoag, Tess Gerritsen, or Jo Nesbo. It's clearly no ordinary drowning. When a young girl is...

#1 internationally bestselling author Sara Blaedel returns with a captivating suspense novel: Detective Louise Rick encounters her most troubling case yet as she goes up against an extremely wealthy-but psychologically twisted-sociopath targeting vulnerable young women. The Stolen Angel When the granddaughter of the wealthy...

USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Bryndza is back again with the third book in the thrilling, crime series, starring Erika Foster, which has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. When Detective Erika Foster receives a tip off that key evidence...

A lost pawn ticket. An old charm bracelet. A secret key. In the hands of Alex Lomax, a wide-boy London market trader transplanted to Berlin, they lead to the greatest secret of WW2 - the order for the extermination of the Jews. Lomax wants...

It was the murder that shocked the nation. Thirty years ago Kate Rokesmith went walking by the river with her young son. She never came home. For three decades her case file has lain, unsolved, in the corner of an attic--until Stella Darnell, daughter...

Robin Triggs does a good job setting up a climate of suspicion in Night Shift, and the book has some genuinely chilling moments. - Crime Review Antarctica. A mining base at the edge of the world. Anders Nordvelt, last-minute replacement as head of security,...

An era marked by sweeping change, the age of Queen Victoria was a time of rapid modernization as well as social and political upheaval, which is reflected in its literature. Bridging the gap between the Romantic and Modern traditions, Victorian writers held a mirror...

Flambeau, once the most famous criminal in France and later a very private detective in England, had long retired from both professions. Some say a career of crime had left him with too many scruples for a career of detection. Anyhow, after a life...

'An intelligent psychological drama with a gasp-making twist.' Good Housekeeping - thriller of the month 'Move over Gone Girl, you've got company on the top shelf.' Read & Rated Book Reviews When city girl Shona moves with her partner Mikey and their baby to...

Charlotte's baby is safe. But is she? When the body of mother Charlotte Brannon is discovered by her husband Adam, in their bedroom, Detective Natalie Ward is first on the scene. The killer has left a chilling calling card: The word 'Why?' written on...

The blur of shapes began to sharpen, forming a clear picture that stood out against the darkened background. For a moment he couldn't move, his fear rendering him immobile. He needed help. He turned to run. On a dark night, on a mountain road,...

A tenacious young detective with scars both physical and emotional, Beth Young will stop at nothing in her fight for justice for the innocent. Death in the Lakes is the first book in the series. Set in the Lake District, it is perfect for...

An absolutely gripping mystery thriller with a jaw-dropping twist. This book will hook you from page one and keep you reading 'just one more chapter' late into the night. On a damp October day, a body is found in an abandoned hospital, too burnt...

You have to fight for the ones you love. Anna Davis has spent years terrified of her sadistic gangster boyfriend. Right up until she runs away in the dead of night, she's frightened he will kill her. And she knows he still will, if...

You let her in. You'll wish you hadn't. Following a whirlwind romance, Rose and Chris's marriage has been unshakeable for twenty years. But when teenager Katie turns up on their doorstep, blonde, wide-eyed and beautiful, their perfect life threatens to crumble to pieces. Because...

Rose Denton wakes up in her car. She has no memory of how she got there. But she knows something bad happened... There's blood on the windscreen and bonnet - but it's not hers and there's no sign of anything or anyone she might...

Gifted criminal profiler Nathan Radley has a unique way of thinking that allows him to empathize with the twisted killers he helps capture. But Nathan a dark secret. He has more in common with the criminals he hunts than anyone could dare to imagine....

She took a mouthful of the sweet liquid and started to feel a pounding in her head. Arms went around her waist and she was half lifted and half pulled. The last thing she was aware of was her head hitting a step... Sixteen-year-old...

It has been a week since anyone last saw fifteen-year-old Daisy, after she left her best friend's house and started her short walk home. Detective Kate Matthews and her team have been looking for her ever since. When a tip-off leads Kate to a...

Blinking her eyes open, she looks around the room, taking in the bed and the wardrobe full of clothes she's never seen before. This isn't her bedroom. Those aren't her clothes. She begins to cry as she wonders if she'll ever see her own...

'I was hooked from page one and couldn't put it down until I'd reached the end. The twists and turns just keep coming... will have you gasping in surprise.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'Police, please... My daughter's gone ... she's been abducted...' Michelle Harper's...

Take a breath. Pray it's not your last. Just a few months after a terrifying case that nearly took her life, Detective Lucy Harwin is back with her squad in the coastal town of Brooklyn Bay - and this time, she's faced with a...

One girl found dead. Another girl gone... Long shadows danced on the tin walls. Inside the trunk lay Carrie Miller, wrapped in plastic, arms folded across her ribcage, lips sealed tight forever... When a girl's body is found at a Midlands storage unit, it...

How do you catch a killer who knows your every move? The woman lay flat on the table, her face to one side, her wrists bound with thick tape. Deep scratches marked the wood beneath her fingers, now resting cold and still... When a...

She got into bed but sleep didn't come easily. Every creak in the house made her alert. She was waiting for him to come and get her. The small city of Stockleigh is in shock as three women are brutally attacked within days of...