Fiction - Crime

Sex and adventure meet history and intrigue in this breathless nautical thriller that spans decades to imagine a fascinating answer to the real-life mystery of the vanished French sub, Surcouf.When Maggie Riley sets sail for the Caribbean, all she wants is a little R...

Before he introduced the world to Scottish Private Investigator J McNee, award-nominated crime writer Russel D McLean wrote a series of gritty short stories featuring PI Sam Bryson, a young investigator with a strong sense of justice that is tested to the limit as...

On a Caribbean cruise with her older husband, Honey is convinced that the man in the next cabin plans to murder his wife. But why wouldn't anyone believe her? And why has her own husband turned against her?Author: Elisabeth Sanxay HoldingISBN-10: 1515425703ISBN-13: 9781515425700Publisher: Black...

Hot shot lawyer Thaddeus Ziemann thinks dessert chef Odessa Wilkes should stick to baking cupcakes. He wishes her best friend; Maggie would busy herself with taking another community college adult class on Knitting for Fun and Profit. The two amateur detectives are screwing with...

The ruthless owner of a top French champagne house lies bleeding to death in his own underground caves. Baffled by the secretive world of those who make and market champagne, the Reims region Police Judiciaire face a tangle of deadly rivalries, illicit passions and...

From critically acclaimed author David Joy comes a remarkable novel about the cover-up of an accidental death, and the dark consequences that reverberate through the lives of four people who will never be the same again. When Darl Moody went hunting after a monster...

First published in 1925, 'The House Without a Key' is the first book in Earl Derr Biggers' hugely successful Charlie Chan mysteries. Atmospheric and entertaining, Biggers shows you a side of Hawaii that few will ever see. In this first novel, Chan comes to...

How do you solve a murder when everyone thinks you're guilty? Marjorie Crowe lives in Kilgoyne, Scotland. The locals put her age at somewhere between 55 and 70. They think she's divorced or a lifelong spinster; that she used to be a librarian, a...

The incredible new novel from C.S. Green - featuring Detective Rose GiffordSomething terrible happened in that house... 'An enthralling, multi-layered crime novel that fans of Peter James and Lisa Jewell will adore' MARK EDWARDS'This dark and tightly plotted supernatural thriller was a joy to...

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE CBS ORIGINAL SERIES TRACKER In New York Times bestselling master of suspense Jeffery Deaver's riveting thriller, reward seeker Colter Shaw plunges into the woods and races the clock in a case where nothing is quite what it seems. Allison Parker...

Set in a sequestered part of Lake Champlain known as the Inland Sea, this book is about the people and families who have spent their lives there. Paul Brearley, part owner of Osprey Island, is a handsome, athletic, successful young minister with a beautiful...

Hercule Poirot must solve a baffling case from the past in this classic Agatha Christie mystery. Now with a beautiful new series look. Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were five other suspects: Philip Blake (the stockbroker) who went...

#1 in the Best Defence/Robbie Munro SeriesCrime with an edge of dark humour. The Best Defence series could only come out of Scotland.Tommy Flanagan, Braveheart, SOA, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Follow the trials of Scots criminal lawyer Robbie Munro as he joins battle...

A bold new standalone thriller involving Swiss watch timing, nerves of steel, and ten million dollars in cold hard Wall Street cash, from the longtime James Patterson coauthor.It's summer in New York City and Faye Walker has it all. She's not only scored one...

These men don't build bridges... They bury bodies.Now an AMAZON INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER I wasn't looking for his kind of trouble... It found me anyway. Tall. Dark. Addictive.He unravels me with his ferocity.Melts me with his touch. It's impossible not to become consumed by him.Until...

International bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith returns to his bestselling Cold Poker Gang Mystery series with another twisted mystery in Case Card.Retired detectives Debra Pickett and Sarge Carson return to the Cold Poker Gang Task Force after the pandemic to tackle the most famous...

Alexandra "Ali" Klein is a homicide detective in rainy Seattle, Washington tasked with solving some of the city's most horrific and inhumane crimes. As bodies begin to turn up and no suspect is to be found, Ali is forced to face the unsettling realities...

Buckle up for this darkly comedic ride through the blood-splattered lay-bys of rural England. Trying to get his life back on track, Adam unwittingly gets a job with a bunch of ruthless fruit gangsters hell-bent on expansion. As he navigates a treacherous landscape teeming...

A terrifying novel about internet dating, secret desires and a chilling serial killer. From bestselling authors Mark Edwards and Louise Voss. He's posted on your wall.He's following you on Twitter.He knows where you are right now... When Amy receives an email from her older...

"Things like this just don't happen here." At least that's what the citizens of Callahan, Texas used to say.When Nick Moran, sheriff and divorced father of two, answers a call from emergency dispatch regarding a burning house, he discovers that the fire is an...

If they move you, they will kill you.When Kate Foster secures a lucrative new job, her boss insists that she undertake a pre-deployment security and hostage survival course - a course that's not meant to be easy, and one that Kate almost fails, to...

THIS IS BOOK 3 OF THE THEY ARE H.E.L.L SERIES. Please read We Are H.E.L.L and Running From H.E.L.L first, as this book is a continuation.Elsie and Lu Torres Alvarez have been sentenced to fifty-five years in prison each. They won't be out until...

Author: Don WinslowISBN-10: 0062851241ISBN-13: 9780062851246Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/06/2024Pages: 352Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.90d

A missing federal agent, suitcases full of cash, a secluded cabin in the woods. Spider Lake is no longer the peaceful retreat John Cabrelli needs to recover from his gunshot wounds and start a new life. Knowing Cabrelli is a former law enforcement officer,...

Discover three short stories featuring Detective Kay Hunter in this page-turning collection of crime thrillers.Nowhere to RunWhen a series of vicious attacks leaves the local running community in shock and fear, newly qualified detective Kay Hunter is thrust into the middle of a fraught...

A battered body. A missing handbag. A false confession?The call comes on Monday afternoon. About to demolish a row of derelict cottages, workmen discover a body in the bedroom of Number 9. A young woman, expensively dressed in designer clothes. It's a mystery what...

Jason Marinko's Starry Nightmares is a collection of dark reality-inspired short stories, a hard-hitting companion to his revenge saga, Time the Avenger. Unique in its gritty, urban, and bleak rural landscapes with characters that personify reality-based horror, here is a taste of some of...

With a name like Joy, you'd think her life would have been full of love and happiness. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case, she was born into dysfunction and was taught to live a life of trife. Being born to a teenage prostitute and a...

The last good time in the Great Lakes region, the so-called Third Coast gouged into the Upper Midwest of America, was in the shipbuilding era of the two world wars. But even in 1941, in Port Nicollet, Wisconsin, a certain taint grew and spread....

A remote island. A missing girl. A woman with a troubled past.Becky is back on the tiny island where she was born, the island she swore she'd never return to.Apart from her former best friend Megan, everyone makes it clear she isn't wanted. The...

"An enthralling look at murder and the ensuing police investigation, The Dusty Road to Homicide is written with a gripping authenticity, possible only from someone on the inside of law enforcement. Impossible to set aside!" -Chris Amato, author of Peace River VillageDusty Sampson's parents...

Rain hammers the earth and a vicious wind rattles the trees. Then lightning strikes, the flash illuminating a young girl staggering out of the woods, her brown eyes wide with fright, a silent scream on her lips... There's a storm approaching the tiny Maine...

The gripping new psychological thriller by bestselling author J.A.Baker! Prepare to be hooked!I am safe here, in my cottage in the woods where no one knows me or my real name. All is peaceful and calm and the real world can't hurt me -...

A stately mansion sits atop the crest of Hummingbird Hill on the outskirts of Big Spring, Texas. This is the tale of that mansion and the trials and tribulations experienced by its inhabitants over the years, as it goes from the family home of...

Homicide Johnny West has been called in to solve the murder of Harry Waters whose newspaper columns have ruined many men. But the web of violence grows, and murder follows murder, until Johnny and his co-worker, Penny Lane, find out they are next in...

"A Pandora's box of demons. . . . High-stakes espionage, family drama, double crosses, noble gestures . . . it's all here." -- Kirkus Reviews"An ambitious thriller that. . . delivers a deeply satisfying conclusion. . . . Code 6 features some of Grippando's...

Who killed the Woman in the Wine?It's a question that has haunted the village for over thirty years, but the woman's daughter is convinced I, Julie Belmain, can come up with an answer.No one cares that I have the worst cold ever. And no...

An unexpected fate awaits a corrupt and vengeful counterterrorism official as he seeks to destroy three innocent lives. The hunter becomes the hunted in this intricately woven heart-pounding suspense novel. US Attorney Katz and his colleagues have 72 hours on Memorial Day weekend to...

In the midst of the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, a senior Federal prosecutor is brutally attacked in her home. Over the next two weeks, U.S. Attorney Mo Katz and his staff assist in bringing the perpetrator to justice. Due to the constraints...

A locked room in a castle contains a dead body. Or does it?Trapped in a medieval wine ch穰eau, a fierce snowstorm raging outside. This is not how I imagined celebrating the Beaujolais Nouveau. A sparkling extravaganza had seemed the perfect escape from ordinary life...

"A thrilling murder mystery that kept me turning the pages. Well worth a read." Bestselling author T.A. Williams.The high society wedding...Social media influencer Crystabel Hughes is determined her wedding to Giles Preston Smythe will be the talk of the town. No matter the cost...

Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett investigates a mysterious death at a secret remote high-tech facility in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C.J. Box. When a prominent University of Wyoming professor goes missing, authorities are stumped. That is, until Joe...

Dark Mafia Romance Arranged Marriage Sister's Fiancé/Forbidden Affair Protective Hero Raquel Burtonelli has never been as ruthless or powerful as her older siblings. She prefers to spend her days posting on social media, being a waitress at her family's casino...and taking boxing lessons from...

When an eviscerated body is discovered in the swamp, the residents of Morgan City - including the Mayor - blame the Rougarou.A swamp creature similar to Yeti or Bigfoot, the Rougarou is also known as the Werewolf of Louisiana, and Hawk - who's patrolled...

Beautiful assassin. Mysterious Mark. One hell of a sexy, suspenseful ride....Once, I was nothing. Hungry, abandoned, wandering, and alone. An adolescent street rat fighting for crumbs. Then a chance encounter changed my entire world. A man in an expensive suit asked me how much...

The Blossoms are six mature ladies with humorous personalities and are lifetime friends. Each year they meet up and have a Mediterranean cruise, only this year on board the ship is a killer, who strikes at night when others are sleeping. The Blossoms -...

When fourteen-year-old foster child Johnathan Thomas Woods is suspected of murdering his foster mother, an old letter and a tacky billboard advertisement lead him to the office of attorney Brian Stone. Unbeknownst to John, Stone is having a bad day. Attacked by an angry...

The World Out There is set in Gainesville, FL during the early nineteen-nineties and its North-Central Florida setting is important as both physical and psychological space. In addition to Spanish moss, heat-radiating highways, and palmettos, the novel explores the violence beneath the glittering surface...

"An intense, thrilling page-turner sure to satisfy any fan of the [crime] genre." -Goodreads Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ She read him stories and tucked him at night. She'd kiss his forehead and wish him "pleasant dreams." But all this is in the past and nothing more...

The blood of Adonis, thought Sarah, remembering the church that was built like a pagan temple. Coquelicot rouge - the symbol of a dying man whose blood stained the hillside in the spring. Sarah Lane, abandoning her French lover for the brilliant Lebanese sunshine,...