Fiction - Crime

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 -...

How far can one go to conceal evil?Detective Mansfield has seen a lot in his years in the police force, but he's never had to stare into the eyes of a dead baby before.He now wishes he never had to...Days after an unidentified woman...

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,...

It is the winter of 1942. In the wartime blackout, a midnight bus breaks down near the small, semi-rural town of Bexford North, 30 miles from Sydney. Outside the bus, a passenger screams as torchlight fall on the body of a soldier stabbed to...

A brand-new Sherlock Holmes mystery from acclaimed Sherlockian author David Stuart Davies, featuring the sinister Dr Caligari Sherlock Holmes has just uncovered the truth about the theft of a priceless ruby. The wealthy Lady Damury staged the theft and tried to frame her husband...

Praise for Cynan Jones: "[A] piercing novella. . . . Like Cormac McCarthy, Jones can make the everyday sound fraught and biblical." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Jones's perfectly pitched novel will appeal to anyone looking beyond sheer thrills." --Library Journal"This slim volume has all the...

When a Halloween Party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirots to unmask a murderer in Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery, Hallowe'en Party.At a Halloween party, Joyce--a hostile thirteen-year-old--boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home....

Three murders within eighteen months. Three that Special Agent Rick Clark and forensic psychologist Dr. Marty Robin knew of. How many other women the Bedsheet Serial Killer had raped and murdered was anyone's guess. This case was definitely beyond the reach of a single...

2019 recipient of the Derrick Murdoch award from the Crime Writers of Canada Passionate environmentalist, old-time hippy Lucky Smith and Chief Constable of Trafalgar, British Columbia Paul Keller are an unlikely couple. Their vacation to the Rocky Mountains is a chance to explore their...

A #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorAn Eve Duncan NovelIris Johansen returns with a thrilling novel of action and danger where fan favorite Eve Duncan is thrown once more into a deadly game of intrigue. It begins when Eve receives a package containing a...

When a child trafficking ring takes root in the shadows of the Big City, a detective mired in tragedy, a hitman hiding from his past, and a femme-fatale vigilante cross paths and trade crosshairs. But to take down the crime syndicate behind the operation,...

Tribal policeman Bill Maytubby and Deputy Hannah Bond partner again to solve a grisly murder that is more than it appears.In the shadow of a massive boulder on Oklahoma's Big Rock Prairie, a squirrel hunter discovers a charred skeleton in a homemade charcoal kiln....

In a world profoundly impacted by the devastating consequences of global warming, "Unforeseen Saskatchewan" weaves a gripping narrative that delves into both the inspiring endeavors of individuals fighting climate change and the bewildering denial of its existence for misguided reasons in the year 2032.Allan...

Author: Brian SheaISBN-10: 1648753809ISBN-13: 9781648753800Publisher: Severn River PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/11/2020Pages: 246Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 8.97h x 6.11w x 0.63d

From the twelve-million copy bestselling author of the Lewis trilogy comes a chilling new mystery set in the isolated Scottish Highlands. A TOMB OF ICE A young meteorologist checking a mountain top weather station in Kinlochleven discovers the body of a missing man entombed...

A classic of Italian feminist mafia literature about a gender-bending mafiosa and the writer who becomes obsessed with telling her story Sicily, 1980s: When she was just eight years old, Tina watched as her father, a member of Cosa Nostra, was murdered in cold...

One bush cop, three dead bodies, and a monster on the loose. Constable Chris Taylor runs a one-cop station in the remote, high-country town of Jarrajarra. With little to do beyond traffic duty and the occasional welfare check, he has found some much needed...

We open on Moon City in the 1960's two gangsters are waiting for a shipment to arrive at an old warehouse on the outside of town. What these two men are here to pick up is so dark and sinister, that it will ruin...

DANEEL When people hear the name Dean Cantrell, it's all hero-worship and stars-in-the-eyes. He was an idol, a mentor, a champion. A fa軋de. A fantasy. My father, the longest reigning champion in MMA history, inspired people of all ages and from all walks of...

Andi: He was my sister's best friend and the only man I'd ever loved. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't stop hurting each other, so I asked him to leave. Since my sister died last month, I've needed the comfort only he...

The Vinyl Detective plunges into the world of electronic dance music in his seventh adventure. Expect laughs, LPs, cats and the return of fan favourites, Nevada, Tinkler, Stinky Stanmer and more. The Vinyl Detective enters the fraught and frenzied realm of electronic dance music....

"Bradshaw writes a great thriller, with likeable characters, and a taunt timeline that keeps you reading way past lights-out." - Robin Landry, Amazon Top 1,000 ReviewerSloane Monroe has solved every case except one: the brutal murder of her sister Gabrielle.Three years have passed without...

Since the establishment of the Catholic Church a myth has been told inside its cloistered environment. Those foolish enough to speak of it have been quickly extinguished. One man, an ex-communicated priest still speaks of to today. He preaches a time when man is...

When ambitions run high and intentions are bad, then life falls into a jeopardy. Five small town criminals with a big dream of becoming rich overnight, plan and commit a robbery. One wrong turn makes them lose their way and ruin their intricately drafted...

The most lovable family ever to live outside the law gives us a wild, funny, tough-talking, big-hearted novel. Between Grandpa Jessie, son Vito, and grandson Adam, the McMullen men represent a good portion of the ethnic groups in America-Cherokee Indian, Irish, Jewish, and Italian-but...

In this wonderful anthology of new stories, Sherlock Holmes travels to the far ends of the Earth in search of truth and justice. A host of singularly talented writers, while remaining respectful towards Conan Doyle's work, present a new and thrilling dimension to Holmes's...

In Kate Wilhelm's latest crime novel, a small Oregon town is rocked by a wheels-within-wheels case of art, fraud, and murder. Silver Bay, Oregon, a small coastal resort town with nearly a thousand residents, is home to three generations of women: Marnie, the long-widowed...

Love Miss Marple? Adore Holmes and Watson? Professor Morley's guide to Norfolk is a story of bygone England: quaint villages, eccentric locals--and murder ...It is 1937, and disillusioned Spanish Civil War veteran Stephen Sefton is broke. So when he sees a mysterious advertisement for...

To escape an unfilled life, a socially awkward middle-aged family man steals one million dollars and goes on an unforgettable joyride from the east coast to the west. As he keeps one step ahead of the law and a fascinated media, he discovers love...

A victim who's made her last mistake.A killer hiding in plain sight.Detective Siv Drummond faces her toughest case yet . . .One Saturday morning, Detective Siv is called to Lansdown Court, a secluded little seaside community of artists, entrepreneurs and drifters. Where someone just...