Fiction - Crime

When Detective Superintendent Cully returns to South Island for a long-awaited school reunion, little does he know that the event will swiftly turn into a nightmare. A devastating mass shooting unfolds, and Cully is thrust into the role of leading the investigation. However, amidst...

On a moonless April night pretty college-coed Sarah Martin was walking back to her dorm from the campus library, where she had been working on a course paper. Suddenly a shadowy figure appeared from between two parked automobiles and grabbed her from behind. In...

Business is dead at the Pick Me guitar store. But that's not the only thing that's dying in town.Gene Stevens owns a gorgeous rare guitar - his favourite 'axe'. He wouldn't be seen dead without it. Until one day, he's seen dead with it.Somebody...

Inspired by true events, The Last Horseman is a gripping story of a Midwestern housewife who secretly devises an epic gambling scheme to save the career of her alienated horse trainer husband -- perfect for fans of Secretariat and The Greatest Gambling Story Ever...

December 1971 - The dark days of the short but brutal Indian-Pakistan War. In an East Bengali village near the front lines, a young Pakistani girl hurrying home from a shopping errand witnesses her family home destroyed, her parents killed in an indiscriminate rocket...

When Detective Superintendent Cully returns to South Island for a long-awaited school reunion, little does he know that the event will swiftly turn into a nightmare. A devastating mass shooting unfolds, and Cully is thrust into the role of leading the investigation. However, amidst...

"Keep your eyes open, because when someone stab the body it can heal, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime."In the final installment of Gangsta Fever everyone is tested and it's either swim or drown in the intertwined web of love,...

A standalone dark mafia romance novel by International Bestselling Author, Nikita Slater.When she runs, he will hunt.Protector, stalker, lover... she is his obsession. From the moment Roman Valdez set eyes on Katie, he knew she was the one for him. Beautiful, carefree and captivating,...

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories that were written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891. This story was first published in The Court and Society Review, in late 1887. The main character, Lord Arthur...

How does the disappearance of nineteen high school baseball players remain a mystery for thirty years? Angel Blondeaux had been taught since birth to never betray family, only to escape the clutches of home to become an FBI agent. For generations, Blondeaux has been...

It's eviction day for The Hope Apartments.The residents have known about it for over a year.It's too bad they ignored all the warning signs.More than a century ago, developer Elijah Hope constructed a state-of-the-art hotel. As the generations passed and tastes changed, The Hope...

Rule #1 - Only be where flip-flops can be worn.Former deputy Sam Strait lives his life by a particular set of rules. They provide him freedom to do the things he wants where he wants with whom he wants. For a single man in...

Robert Binder is a prominent attorney currently waiting to hear from the White House about his appointment as Assistant Secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services. His wife, Ann, is a renowned economist and, quite possibly, a future Nobel Laureate. Their teenage...

Second book of the Knight of Sin Series. Book Theme: Romance and Crime. Theme Story: The Kiss, Neysa.This book has all new stories. I may come out with another future volume containing continuation chapters of some of the best stories from these first two...

Author: Steve LoweISBN-10: 1940885116ISBN-13: 9781940885117Publisher: Broken River BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/02/2014Pages: 142Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.33d

A collection of short stories detailing the lonely lives of drunks and killers. Navigating the deserts of Mexico to the backwoods of North Carolina, our narrators tell their stories in hauntingly poetic voices reminiscent of William Gay and Cormac McCarthy. INCARNATIONS is a bold...

Melville Davisson Post's famed historical detective, Uncle Abner, solved perplexing crimes of passion and greed with courage and the understanding that justice must be served. All 22 of the original Uncle Abner stories are included here.Author: Melville Davisson PostISBN-10: 1616460164ISBN-13: 9781616460167Publisher: Coachwhip PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

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...

A story about two boys that grow up together in the South Bronx, NY Ghetto. John Rodriguez brought up by parents that grew up in Puerto Rico, and moved to NY to help their son to become successful in the land of opportunity. They...

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...

In a quiet town where the most dramatic stories are found on bookshelves, a real-life horror unfolds.The local library, once a sanctuary of knowledge, now becomes the epicentre of a chilling mystery as staff members meet untimely ends. These were ordinary individuals, deeply embedded...

A super-rich eminent plastic surgeon, driven insane by grief over the death of his beloved mother who was the light of his life and a celebrity in her own right. Two young, pretty, innocent schoolgirls out riding their bicycles. An FBI criminal profiler assisting...

This classic story of bad decisions leading to worse consequences takes place in a small Illinois Rust Belt city circa 1979. Al Heidorn is a working stiff, a Korean War vet and recently divorced father of three whose life is unraveling from decades of...

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...

In the gripping spy novel, the hidden machinations orchestrated by governments and corporate giants come to light decades after the fact. Within these pages lies a captivating tale that chronicles the extraordinary journey of an unsuspecting young man thrust into the treacherous realm of...