Fiction - Crime

A Vatican Conspiracy. A Papal Conclave Thriller. A Cardinal's Descent into Corruption. Inside the walls of the Vatican, power, faith, and corruption collide in this gripping religious thriller. As the world's attention turns to the papal conclave, a dark secret festers beneath the holy...

The Honest Truth About Lying: Understanding and Navigating Deception in the Modern World by Michael W.G. Berman is your essential guide to unraveling the complexities of deception in today's information-saturated landscape. In an era dominated by misinformation, fake news, and the blurring lines between...

When you get a friend in trouble... You're responsible to get him out. Whatever the cost! Air Force crew chief Connor Pierce wants to help his lonely assistant get comfortable around women. But when the stripper he lets loose on his romantically challenged friend...

Kate Wright, a young police officer is set to investigate the disappearance of three young men on a night out. Her investigation leads her to police corruption and, what she first believes to be human trafficking. But things are not always what they first...

John Hayes is trying to move on but it's not easy.Haunted by nightmares after the death of his wife he attempts to start a new life in Hong Kong, but the excitement and glamour of the city soon wears off and he finds himself...

DANGER ...The dead can't rest in peace. The living are in danger. And one man's run has begun.A MAN ON A MISSIONWhen Kennedy Paul Maina runs away from home, robbing the dead and crime becomes his life at the university where to survive he...

A string of misfortunes has left photographer Carrie Daniels penniless and desperate. When her former mentor, Louise Dickenson, steps forward to offer her a job as an art model for a private commission, Carrie has no choice but to accept. Things seem to be...

Two men each vowed to keep me safe in a world I want no part of. Giovanni is the kind of man they warn young women about; detached, emotionless, and dangerous, but for some reason, when my life is threatened, he is the one...

Dive into the heart of the American dream gone awry in this captivating classic that explores ambition, love, and moral dilemmas with piercing realism.An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser masterfully tells the haunting tale of Clyde Griffiths, a young man yearning for success and...

The Secret of Chimneyr is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie. What is The Secret of Chimneys? A young drifter finds out when a favor for a friend pulls him into the heart of a deadly conspiracy in this captivating...

Unravel the chilling mystery that has captivated readers for generations in ""The Adventure of the Devil's Foot,"" a masterful tale by the legendary Arthur Conan Doyle. This gripping Sherlock Holmes mystery invites you into the shadowy corners of Victorian crime fiction, where the brilliant...

Attorney Jamie Quinn is on a six-month hiatus from practicing law to deal with her beloved mother's death. Rarely leaving the house, she shares most of her days with her late mother's cranky cat.But soon, Jamie is forced into action by a frantic call...

At the edge of the Pennine Moors, Detective Sergeant Blackshaw and his rookie colleague, Detective Constable Lumb, are called to the scene of a double murder committed on a burial ground.They discover that the case is connected to an ancient Celtic cult, in the...

Kurt Hammer's life is falling apart. His family has been found murdered, and his personal life is a shambles.While Kurt tries to leave his past behind and turn a new page, a serial killer is loose in the city of Trondheim, Norway.The police are...

Someone has decided to make life difficult for Jamie Quinn's boyfriend, Kip Simons: the new director of Broward County parks.There is trouble in the park, but who's the culprit? Is it the angry supervisor passed over for promotion, or the disgruntled employee Kip recently...

Life is finally good for reluctant family law attorney James Quinn.Her father may get his visa soon, her boyfriend is the bomb, and her law practice is growing like crazy. But when she agrees to take on a high-profile divorce case, everything falls apart.What...

Mid October 1970, a rare birth event occurred in South Bend, Indiana. Ruth Fletcher delivered to John, her husband, two biracial identical twins: Sheila, and Matthew. Fifteen years later, Sheila was bent on a medical career. And Matt committed to a treacherous path, a...

An easy case with a nasty client. A partner Charity can't trust. Teaming up can be hazardous. Charity Deacon has never been one to back down from a challenge, even if it means putting herself in harm's way. When a local small-time crime boss...

Goddess of Justice A series of seemingly unrelated deaths have occurred around the city. When one is an obvious homicide, Detective Brad Coulter gets the case. Coulter has barely started investigating when more murders take place. It is clear that the killer not only...

From USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman!He met with tragedyRichard Harding was walking alone when he was struck by a vehicle and died.A tragic accident that was no one's fault.But if that was so, then why was his girlfriend so sure that it was...

Never tell all you know-not even to the person you know best.London, 1919: Out of work and out of money, Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley and Tommy Beresford renew their friendship and decide to form their very own "espionage for hire" company called The Young Adventurers,...

SERIAL INTENT -- When Lindsey Fetter opened her eyes, the man that killed her husband stood at the end of her bed...When Charlie Dunn pocketed his cell phone, he could only stare at the empty ice on Lake Michigan. The monster that killed his...

Selena has settled in to being a crime boss with her cronies at the Red Light Lounge. But when a sadistic drug dealer attempts a bloody takeover of their territory, loyalties are strained and alliances broken. All forces are aligned against Selena, including her...

Evil has come to Cedar Hill.When the tortured body of fourteen-year-old Sarah Jo McElvoy washes up on the river's edge during a Fourth of July fireworks display, panic seizes Cedar Hill. And when another young girl goes missing just days later without a trace,...

A generation has lost its way. And no one will sin without retribution. Parents are crushed after their daughter is ripped from their lives. Ivy chases every lead, but the fog of deception is deep. For mankind, the end is near. It was supposed...

Patrick Forrester is in trouble. Deep trouble. Someone wants him dead. In fact, lots of people want him dead, but one of them has taken him hostage. As he's being bundled away, he manages to call his ex-lover, Summer Morris, and begs her for...

When Teresa Stillman, the daughter of an elderly barrister, disappears her father asks Hawk to find her. Experience tells Hawk that Teresa is probably dead, so he declines the job offer. And then his own wayward daughter goes missing for just a few hours...

Discover this brilliant crime fiction series now!DCI Gawn Girvin is on leave, waiting to hear the outcome of an internal affairs investigation when her godfather, Assistant Chief Constable Norman Smyth, asks her to revisit a missing persons case as a personal favour before he...

A murder in a public place, a victim who hides his killer's intent...A German citizen is murdered in Belfast Botanic Gardens. Investigating, DCI Gawn Girvin concludes it is a revenge killing. But she draws a blank from CCTV and forensics.The only clue is the...

A city has to give up one of its secrets for a detective to catch a killer.Liverpool is in the midst of an emergency. Several people have been poisoned. But DI Tara Grogan is not on the case. Instead, she has an in-tray full...

After a plane passenger fails to reach his destination alive, DCI Gawn Girvin must once again chase a dragonWhen pathology reports that a passenger found dead on arrival on a flight from Amsterdam to Belfast passed due to natural causes, it should be an...

Police officer Bobby Owen is a weekend guest at Lady Cambers's majestic country pile, there to advise on security following recent burglary scares. But when the lady of the house disappears, her bed unslept-in, it's a case of murder not burglary - for Bobby...

Who killed Mr. Jessop? Who stole the Fellows necklace? Who attacked Hilda May? The web of suspicion encompasses a dealer in 'hot goods', respected jewellers, a millionaire, an ex-pugilist, a playboy, members of the nobility, a hard-boiled moll and a girl who could not...

Discover one of Britain's bestselling crime writers, with over three million books read!First a shooting, then a grisly discovery on the common . . .A bag of severed fingers is found in the playground by a rough housing estate.Police partners, Detective Inspector Tom Calladine...

'A dark and devastating story that grips you from the very first page' T. J. Emerson, author of The Perfect Holiday. What you don't know can hurt you.Thirty years ago Anthony Mailer was a seven-year-old boy trapped in Dr Galbraith's basement. Now he's a...

Ben wasn't brought up, he was dragged up.With absent parents and broken friends, a young Ben makes choices that are ruining his life. Before he's even twenty, Ben's spells in prison begin, and soon he finds himself involved in serious crime. When people begin...

There's a killer on the streets, and no one is safe...First there was the drowned man, but maybe his death was an accident?Then there were the decapitated bodies, the burnt girl, the women pursued in the dark. Finally the police have to admit there's...

How far would you go to protect your friends?Will, Carl, Aiden and Darren are inseparable from the day they meet at school. The combination of Will's street smarts, Carl's brains, Aiden's loyalty and Darren's fearlessness mean they are a force to be reckoned with,...

Vinnie has always been different. But Vinnie is a survivor...A childhood accident robbed Vinnie of his memories, making him sensitive and anxious, and his difference soon attracted bullies. If it wasn't for his family and his brother Frank, Vinnie wouldn't have survived.But as the...

A man can no more outrun his shadow, as he can escape his past. Michael Devlin, former soldier and contract killer, thought he had retired. He was wrong. Rameen Jamal - the man who murdered and maimed his comrades in Helmand - is in...

When Jeter Wolfe escapes maximum security prison, he embarks on an elaborate revenge fantasy against everyone who put him behind bars. Detective Brad Coulter discovers the Wolfman's primary target: Crown Prosecutor Jenny Blighe. But when Wolfe's plans are interrupted, this predator can't contain his...

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle had decided that these would be the last collection of Holmes's stories, and intended to kill him off in "The Final Problem". Reader...

Paul Cutler is a former undercover operative, now working off the books for his handler, Malik Khalil. When Cutler is tasked with investigating the disappearance of an Australian marine scientist on a Taiwanese distant water fishing vessel, Cutler realises that the apparent murder he's...

Hunter by name - Hunter by nature. Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson is a loyal friend and a fair leader. He is called to the scene of a murder in Edinburgh where the corpse has been fatally shot. He is dismayed to find the victim...

Val Penny has produced another brilliant, cracking read, and I thoroughlyenjoyed it. She is fully engaged with her characters - and it shows." Michael Jecks - best-selling author of unmissable historical mysteries including the 'Jack Blackjack' crime series including 'Rebellion's Message' and the 'Knights...

The city of Bayfront is under siege by a killer. When one murder becomes two and both appear to go unsolved, the San Francisco Bay Area community is crippled with fear and anger. This killer is unfazed by boundaries. Public areas and the safe...

William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His best-known works are The Woman in White (1859), No Name (1862), Armadale (1866) and The Moonstone (1868). The last is considered the first modern...

Evil knows no boundaries. The unthinkable happens. And a grandfather grieves. Ivy sees his pain, feels his pain, but she can't connect the dots. How can Ivy possibly locate the missing kids? A community comes together to fight back. Yet, the battle is useless...

Marissa Rooney stands in her daughter's empty dorm room, a half-used vial of insulin clutched in her trembling hand. Brooke has been missing for days. Her roommate hasn't seen her since that night in the bar. And if Marissa has Brooke's insulin, it means...

The Trail of the Serpent follows Richard Marwood, a reformed gambler unjustly accused of his uncle's murder. Declared insane and confined to an asylum, Richard's only hope lies in the hands of a mute yet astute detective determined to unravel the real killer's path....