Fiction - Crime

ATF Special Agent Cooper "Coop" Bellamy's rigid adherence to rules has left his relationship with his 11-year-old daughter in ashes. When Charleston's fire chief calls him to investigate a series of mysterious nuisance fires ravaging the city, Coop sees a chance to redeem himself...

From the Crime Writers' Association, a beautiful new anthology of classic crime stories, designed as a perfect gift for the reader of crime and mystery, and a lifetime of reading pleasure. A CWA anthology celebrating members' fiction from over the years, Then There Were...

"A deftly crafted, emotionally engaging novel." -Midwest Book ReviewThe homeless men of the Kelsey Rescue Mission think of Greg Smith as the nice fellow serving meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They don't know that Greg was once one of Washington's most powerful political operatives....

A pitch-black crime comedy from two of the hottest thriller writers on either side of the Atlantic, Supermax is a bloody, bawdy odyssey of drug dealing, adultery, and murder for fans of Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, and Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho. When a...

Anything can happen when the super yacht, Boys Night Out, drifts out past the 3-mile limit...The passengers are some of Palm Beach's richest and most libidinous men in town and the "crew" are twenty of the most smoking hot women around. Throw that together...

Find out what happens when Mason Smith enlists the help of two friends in order to perform a heist that'll give him his life back.Author: Linette KingISBN-13: 9798305274660Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/29/2024Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.17d

Raskolnikov, an impoverished student, determines to kill a pawnbroker whom he detests. He does, and much plot ensues. The first book that Dostoevsky wrote after his exile in Siberia, and widely considered one of the greatest novels of all time, in all of world...

This adaptation of "The Black Mask" by H. Bedford-Jones into a hardboiled / noir Detective Nick Carter story retains the core elements of the original while significantly altering the setting, characters, and plot structure to fit the new genre.It introduces a kidnapping subplot involving...

Simultaneously a high-stakes mystery and an in-depth exploration of grief and loss, The Beltane Massacre is reminiscent of a classic spy novel with a modern twist - Rowan McRae is a different kind of hero for a different age who must learn how to...

In a quiet town, hidden away from the chaos of the world, lies a dark and sinister secret. Jack and Lila thought they had left their nightmares behind when they destroyed the cursed doll, Crimson. But the malevolent spirit that inhabits the doll was...

"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...

The discovery of a mutilated body in the British Museum launches DI Marshall's murder investigation into what appears to be the work of a twisted serial killer. With victims butchered as if they'd undergone an ancient Egyptian funeral rite, Marshall struggles to find anything...

Mo and Birdie are back in their element, swimming against the tide.Mo is seriously conflicted about life, love, family and religion. Without Birdie to guide him, Mo would simply be a rudderless canoe drifting aimlessly with the current.After they're summoned to solve a brutal...

Author: Ethel Lina WhiteISBN-10: 1471917231ISBN-13: 9781471917233Publisher: Murder RoomLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/14/2015Pages: 196Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.49d

Fifteen years ago, the innocence of the small town of Pleasure, Wisconsin was stolen by a young boy. Now, he is back, leaving a trail of bloody carnage in his wake. The media has dubbed him Strawberries, and the country is mesmerized.Detective Harry Bland...

You would think finding a body in a morgue was easy. The search was just routine, but the result was a complete surprise. His old friend Fate was back with a vengeance. The second story of crime fighting Gary's way.Author: R. D. ScottISBN-10: 1393838685ISBN-13:...

From USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman!No one was lookingA missing girl.Her confused family and friends don't know what to think about her disappearance.The police will only put so many resources into the search for a missing teen. They don't have time and money...

Answers. They're hard to come by. The way the Outfit obtained them rocked us to our very core, but we're overcoming the loss and looking ahead. The war is here, and preparations will take Piper and me to Boston and into a meeting with...

With the shitshow in Miami behind us, Piper is finally mine. I'm on the brink of accepting something I never thought possible. I think I'm falling in love, but how would I know? The monster's never allowed such emotion to fester, and he doesn't...

Piper Tate has cast a spell, making me into a man who blurts Italian endearments without thought. One who gives her full thumbprint access to my penthouse. A guy who makes her breakfast and serves it to her in my bed, even though it...

My acts are vicious and cruel, vile and life-taking. My demands are unquestioned no matter how depraved. There's a monster inside me, and the wounds that scar my soul are dark and deep. I'm Dante Simone.Underboss of the Chicago Outfit.She walks into the audition,...

In tis coming of age story, teen Chooka grows up in the weird world of 1950s Aussie pub life. When his alcoholic dad dies, he searches for his identity, and that of his shadowy underage girlfriend, Iris. Captivated by the pub's many crazy customers...

A British soldier storming the Normandy D-Day beachhead, a man whose girlfriend had been deported to Auschwitz four years previously - "Whenever I see a German in black? I see a dead German in SS black." The #1 Amazon charts bestseller - The Long...

On a beautiful fall evening, in the middle of a game of hide-and-seek, five-year-old Bobby Clark is kidnapped by his estranged father, a shiftless man with a history of domestic violence and drug abuse. Bobby's twin brother Ricky watches, terrified, from his hiding place...

An original new series, with heart-pounding suspense and surprising twists. Meet Louie Thorne. They didn't kill her--and they'll soon regret it. When DEA agent Jack Thorne's house is stormed by vengeful drug lords, both he and his wife are shot dead. Only his daughter...

"Get it how you live it," is the foundation of the street lawmakers. When two well-connected Arabs enter the city limits of Durham, North Carolina, they do so without knowing the rules of the land. Pay close attention to the main character of your...

Spring of 1952. Annie Watson, now widowed, is assisting her daughter Lady Penelope Sheridan with the first formal dinners to be held at the renovated Big House. Even the reputedly troublesome Dowager Lady Edwina cannot cast a shadow over the triumphant success of the...

The building and repair work carried out by dangerously incompetent and unscrupulous builders, often known as "cowboys," is widely reported in newspapers and investigations into their nefarious activities make popular and thought-provoking television documentaries. This publicity helps to warn the unwary of the misery,...

Terrence Allen and Donovan Michaels were best friends, and upon their return home, they encountered various new changes. They were looking forward to reconnecting with a past friend. But this past friend offered new surprises about his life now--the first being that he had...

The Third Murray Whelan Adventure When Murray Whelan, lovelorn political minder and part-time fitness fanatic, is recruited to massage Australia's bid for the Olympics he has no idea how tough the going will get. Not even the sight of the gorgeous Holly Deloite in...

Monte Irvin, alderman of the city and prospective Lord Mayor of London, paced restlessly from end to end of the well-appointed library of his house in Prince's Gate. Between his teeth he gripped the stump of a burnt-out cigar. A tiny spaniel lay beside...

This instant New York Times bestseller and "outstanding" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) thriller features a brilliant and unorthodox Army investigator, his enigmatic female partner, and their hunt for the Army's most notorious--and dangerous--deserter. When Captain Kyle Mercer of the Army's elite Delta Force disappeared...

John Littlefeather and his son Timmy are on vacation in the wilderness of Washington State, when John meets the woman he loves. There is a small problem. He has to rescue her after she is kidnapped by one of The People Who Live in...

'Shadow Man is a harrowing and horrific game of consequences.' Val McDermid THE FIRST COMPELLING SCOTTISH CRIME THRILLER IN THE GRIPPING DI LUKAS MAHLER SERIES Two sisters Just before her wedding day, Morven Murray, queen of daytime TV, is found murdered. All eyes are...

The short stories, poems, and photographs featured in the Spring 2011 edition of Tacenda Literary Magazine contribute another layer to our understanding of the multifaceted world of crime and punishment. By offering unique and contemplative insights into the justice system, the works featured here...

Meet Vinny Serrano: Young Visionary Aiming to Resurrect Mafia Glory through a Bold New Syndicate. Navigating Power, Loyalty, Betrayal, Can He Succeed Without Losing Himself?In The Perfect Crime Family, we delve into the life of Vinny Serrano, a young man disillusioned by the current...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Matterhorn comes a heart-stopping thriller about a man who returns to a life of espionage to save the woman he loves and the City of Light.Retired special agent Mac Dekker travels to Paris to propose to...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Matterhorn comes a heart-stopping thriller about a man who returns to a life of espionage to save the woman he loves and the City of Light.Retired special agent Mac Dekker travels to Paris to propose to...

Author: Ashley & JaquavisISBN-10: 1601622775ISBN-13: 9781601622778Publisher: Urban BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2010Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 8.22h x 5.57w x 0.65d

Thea Osborne is thanking her lucky stars. After two disastrous house-sitting incidents in which she unwittingly became embroiled in murder and mayhem, she is only too happy to have a bit of time to concentrate on her blossoming relationship with DI Phil Hollis. But...

In the wild heart of Wales, terror stalks the open moor.In the remote and unforgiving Cambrian Mountains, two bodies are found, sparking fears that a long-buried nightmare has returned. DCI Warlow is plunged into a chilling mystery, hunting a murderer who disappeared without a...

Author: Simon BrettISBN-10: 1448314674ISBN-13: 9781448314676Publisher: Severn HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2025Pages: 192Format: Hardcover

THE THRILLING EPIC FINALE TO THE SOLARIS AND CRELLO TRILOGY BY TIKTOK SENSATION RINA VASQUEZ Zerathion was once a beacon of hope. Now it is a world in ruins . . . After the events that led to Darius's capture, Nara resolves in her...

Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that a beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Alex vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that she was mixed up in one of Washington's wildest...

Author: Michelle KiddISBN-10: 1805730894ISBN-13: 9781805730897Publisher: Joffe Books LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/10/2025Pages: 378Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.94d

If you have to choose between going too far or being too late, always choose too far.Marion Pallas is the plain middle sister, the raven between two tropical birds, and that is how the ladies in 1920's London high society treat her with their...

Despite the catastrophic outcomes of her previous house-sitting commissions, Thea Osborne, accompanied by her trusty spaniel, Hepzie, is truly convinced nothing can go wrong on her next assignment in the charming village of Blockley. The Montgomerys have asked her to look after their house...

This story is about how people turned up murdered after their arraignment in a court of law. In the meantime, two detectives named Michelle and Steven; they are working real hard to find out the responsible person or persons for these assassinations and murders....

"A Warrior's Promise"Gary Lee never thought he'd make it home from Iraq. Sometimes he wishes he hadn't. Haunted by the ghosts of war and drowning in the weight of survivor's guilt, he drifts through life in the heart of the city, a forgotten soldier...

A brilliant mind. A perfect life. A chilling secret.Curry, a Mensa member and former Jeopardy! champion, seemed to have it all-until his dark side emerged. After marrying Linda, he took control of her finances, concealed shocking secrets, and devised a sinister plan: poison her...