Fiction - Crime

Late one night on his family's summer vacation in Duck, N.C., on the Outer Banks of N.C., Dr. Vincent Brown sees a shady character after hearing a loud bang coming from the other side of the dunes that separate his beach house from the...

When Johnny Caruso arrives in New York, all he wants is a clean slate and a chance at building his own name. But before he can settle into that life, he's coerced into the Caruso crime family-a seductive, manipulative, and brutal world where morality...

Spike Brown has been a grave digger and worked in advertising and design. He conceives his books in a 'writing hut', a four wheeled caravan parked round the coast. He enjoys cycling, reading widely, anything Sherlock Holmes, music making, and playing bass, also studying...

They don't follow the law. They hunt those who break it. In Dark Web Spiders, the explosive sequel to Ordeal Therapy by R. Julian Hafner, a covert five-person team uses the Internet's Dark Web to track down the world's most dangerous criminals and wage...

Welcome to Murders Under the Sun, a podcast that pulls back the curtain on the dark side of sunny Southern California. I'm Molly Shure, and last March, I stumbled upon a chilling pattern-seven crimes, all linked, but their connection buried in the shadows. Each...

In a city where opulence masks treachery, Detective Dion Knight is called to the scene of a high-society murder. Lydia Harper, a glamorous socialite, lies dead in her penthouse, surrounded by a puzzle of shattered glass and a bloodless knife. As Dion and his...

The discovery of a young woman's body at a lonely country reservoir sets in train a long and complex murder inquiry for Detective Inspector Greg Bowker and his team. But this one is different. This one becomes much more personal, and of all the...

Did a talented classical violist jump or slip off a cliff? An inquest delivers a verdict of death by accident, but two friends of Lisa Wright believe she leapt and want somebody to blame other than themselves.The antithesis of plot-driven suspense and resolution thrillers,...

A hockey legend slain. A sheriff under suspicion. A town haunted by secrets. Sheriff Cammie Farnsworth came back to Twin Ponds for peace, not scandal. But when Eli Kelley, her former flame and the town's beloved hockey legend, is found murdered, whispers of betrayal...

A mother. A detective. A case that could cost her everything. When Detective Callahan's instincts scream that a suicide is actually murder, she knows there's more at play--especially when the victim's employer is tied to international smuggling. Uncovering the truth will put her life...

Some killers you can bury. Some haunt you forever.Nightmares Unleashed masquerades as a horror attraction, but Dr. James Wylder is running something far more sinister. But behind the professional facade, he's systematically breaking down victims, collecting their psychological profiles, and selling interrogation techniques to...

Supernatural ThrillerStep into the world of Shakhti: First Omens of Ragnarock, the first book in a thrilling four-part series that lays the foundation for an epic saga. This inaugural volume offers a tantalizing glimpse into the unfolding narrative and sets the stage for the...

A mutilated body in a shop doorway. Someone on the force wants the case buried. Still recovering from the crash that nearly ended his career, Irish DCI Brendan Moran is called to the savage murder of a young man. But when a Catholic priest...

The African Asset is the fifth novella in the Helen and Frank series by Thomas Morgan. Helen and Frank built their retirement home in Defiance, Missouri, and try to settle into a quiet life. Their friend and colleague, Barney Browning, goes to Africa on...

When Mama ain't happy...It could be murder. Spring is in full swing in the small town of Maple Creek, Michigan, and Mother's Day is just days away. Moira Darling is looking forward to spending a relaxing weekend with her daughter, but her plans get...

Inside These Gates is a real, unfiltered exposé of the brutal realities buried deep within Georgia's prison system - a world rarely seen by the public, but lived every day by the men trapped behind its razor wire. Written by Allen Wayne, who is...

Gavin Anderson and friends, Colby Richmond and Roger Fraser, take a vacation in Lausanne. Quite by chance, they happen on the beautiful but mysterious, Stephanie Nightingale. The liaison leads to some heart-stopping moments to track down priceless Romanov treasure. They include face-offs with criminal...

Having failed her detective's exam, Constable Caroline Lees is taken under the wing of Detective Ray Barden. Together, they investigate a drunken brawl outside a riverside pub. Discovering her boyfriend Harry was involved, Lees lies to her partner and tries to shift the blame...

On what should have been a fun family vacation for the Yearns family turned into a nightmare after an attempted abduction of their older child by a serial killer. It's every parent's worst fear, to have a child taken, and Scott Yearns is not...

Blogger. Coach. Reluctant Assassin.A year ago, Greg Newsome was just a sharp-tongued business coach with a grudge against startup scammers. Now, he's hunting a Russian mobster through the opium-stained shadows of Hanoi-and being hunted right back.After exposing a global laundering scheme, Greg thought he...

The Sommelier is a thriller about fake wine and treacherous love. Zachary Taylor is a prominent sommelier in San Francisco whose wine consulting business is thriving. Everything is going smoothly until he meets Vanessa, a wealthy socialite in the throes of a stressful divorce....

The popular notion of the clever, crafty criminal takes a serious hit in this darkly humorous, erotically charged, offhandedly postmodern, ultimately terrifying tale - as viewed through the eyes of seven highly unreliable narrators - of a hypothetical crime that is very likely nothing...

Marcos, a fisherman from Costa Ayala in Gran Canaria, finds his life turned upside down after discovering 150 kilograms of cocaine floating in the water. Instead of reporting it to the authorities, he teams up with his cousin Dalmacio to sell part of the...

"The Sol Of Shadows" by Parvin Rosario is an enthralling collection of three distinct yet deeply interconnected science fiction stories, each presenting a gripping narrative filled with unexpected twists and emotional depth. What to expect "The Sol Of Shadows" takes the reader on a...

Alex is a frolic marketer who hates every relationship with girls that lasts longer than hangovers, which doesn't make him a drunkard. Apart from chasing skirts, he also has a day job he loves. He spends his every weekend, in some of the hip...

The twins are on the hunt for ghosts again, and trouble follows. Tripping into an open grave, they discover a dead man covered in fresh blood.They race to find Hawk Theriot, the only federal ranger in the vast Atchafalaya Basin. Hawk tracks the murderer...

Miranda finds adjusting to a new life challenging, when the upstairs neighbor in the apartment building is found dead.Her past comes rushing back to haunt her, with the internet and the press declaring her the "Princess of Death". Murder seems to follow her wherever...

"Aye! Lots of queer things 'ave 'appened in that tharr 'ouse - it be so old. It be no wonder folk tell them tales about Beech Farm," said Bill, in the rich brogue of this Dorset/Wiltshire country, as he shook his head knowingly at...

One man and a woman with two bags of cash. The Feds want to catch them and the mob wants to kill them. Escape or die.After ex-con Frank and his girlfriend Mary Lou rob a Baltimore Bank, they must flee across country before the...

Jimmy Craig Andrews, or formally known as Jason Stephens, at the age of 2 and with his sister aged 6, was abducted by child abusers Joe and Mary, taken from the front garden of their auntie's house in London to outside Liverpool and kept...

For Wyn Rhys, Director of the Special Police Oversight Agency, justice is not an idea, but a destination. Charged with investigating those who are meant to serve and protect, Rhys is at once a pragmatist and a maverick, intent on changing the world of...

The Man With 21 Faces is back. Private Detective Axel Webb is called to Japan by his Yakuza partner and friend, Hibiki Sato, to help the authorities find who's behind the new threats. Axel's expertise is finding lost, stolen, or misappropriated relics of great...

Stone ColdBetween a Stone and a Hard PlaceOn the surface Major William Stone (Retired) is merely a rich, English expatriate with a diverse military and financial services background now living in Palermo, Argentina where he runs a small art gallery along with his assistant...

Horse trainers, Davey and Pauly Cisco are looking for a fresh start in Southern California after wearing out their welcome in their native Australia. The Cisco twins are identical in looks but not personality; Pauly, like most horse trainers, pushes the envelope of acceptable...

Criminal Suspense at its Best! Officer Razon Parker is facing an elusive killer in this criminal suspense thriller. Razon is a suburban socialite who chose law enforcement as a career against his families' wishes. The rush and excitement that he receives from crime fighting...

Five finger discount is street slang for shoplifting, or just plain stealing. This story highlights the unwept misdeeds of several petty shoplifters, and reveals the consequences of their actions. Although, the motives driving several characters in this story are drug related, such is not...

Alex Day continues his work as an investigative journalist, But things quickly develop into something else. Along with Lydia from the RealLiveNews network they began investigating a slave trafficking operation. This has now developed in a Child Sex Expoitation racket! It is not long...

DARE DEVIL ESCAPESometime long ago, but not too long, about 200 secondary school girls were abducted en masse. They were whisked away from the school where they were about to write their final year exam by the notorious Boko Haram bandits. The abduction of...

Author: Alec MacLeodISBN-10: 1984121073ISBN-13: 9781984121073Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/21/2018Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d

This story is based on the life of a young couple entangled into a murder mystery. On one fine day, the husband finds his wife murdered. During investigation, it turns out to be a murder of relationship rather than a simple murder. Needle of...

In this fast moving story, DCI Tom Brindle, Sarah Morgan an MI5 intelligence officer and Megan a powerful psychic, join forces to uncover the link between a London investment bank murder and the Islamic State Executioner. The Executioner has taken the son of MI5's...

This macabre mélange of mostly ghostly tales is not recommended for the faint of heart. These stories explore the netherworld of human depravity, nightmares, conscience and retribution and expose the ethereal realms of lost love and human anguish. They will make you think a...

Introducing: Dark Harvest by John Tallon JonesThe Andy Marsh DiariesAndy Marsh is called in, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young migrant girl. His search leads to a horrific discovery and a race against time to destroy a gang of people traffickers.Edge of...

John Mercer is a tough, street-wise New York homicide cop. The precinct, Mercer and his partner Ray Freemond have struggled to keep the peace for years between the many sophisticated gangs that run the city, dealing with corruption and fear is part of the...

Introducing: A Lesson in Terror by John Tallon JonesThe Andy Marsh DiariesLondon is under attack by a different type of terrorist threat. The city is facing an enemy that it has never encountered before, and one man has been given the job of stopping...

Introducing: Dangerous People by John Tallon JonesThe Andy Marsh DiariesAndy Marsh flies into London and is once again on the trail of a terrorist gang.With his usual contempt for authority and rules, Marsh soon becomes embroiled with a team of dangerous fanatics and attempts...

How many times have you asked yourself, "Why didn't she leave him. She knew he was dangerous"? Why do women stay with men who beat or otherwise abuse them? This story looks at one such relationship based on the real life of a woman...

While investigating the death of his father in a suspicious car accident and adjusting to his new life as a cattle rancher in Upstate New York, Frank Reynolds, retired U.S.M.C. Special Ops Captain happens upon a ruthless gang of Russian drug dealers. With the...

Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team - the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson - as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best...

Justice Minister Elaine Parry dies in an explosion. A terrorist attack? A political assassination? Or is it personal? Big-time criminals, an international media tycoon, the CEO of a pharmaceutical giant, even one of London's top cops - all have reasons for wanting the minister...