Fiction - Crime

Ex-superintendent Fabia Havard is struggling with civilian life when a local girl is found dead.Out walking near the rain-swelled river running past her small Welsh town, she comes across the body of Amber Morgan. Fabia's police training tells her instantly that the death is...

The investigation into a serious motorway accident in Oxfordshire reveals much more than the police bargain for.A woman's body is found in a clapped out campervan. Her wounds indicate she died elsewhere. The other occupants have long since fled the scene.DI Tanya Miller leads...

What if the only way to protect the one you love is to destroy everything you've ever known?"Mayhem on Mulberry is a fast-paced page-turner that readers will not soon forget, and that will appeal to fans of hard-boiled stories and more grounded crime novels...

There's something about taking something valuable from a person that gives a hardcore criminal a rush beyond any drug known to man. But not everybody in that game is built for the consequences or capable of taming that beast as it threatens to take...

Oxfordshire police and ruthless criminals are chasing the same quarry. Who will get there first?When a semi-retired home tutor is found killed in her home, the obvious suspects are two teenage lads encountered fleeing the scene. After the boys give the police the run...

The investigation into a warehouse fire turns into a murder inquiry when a woman's body is found in the debris.Forensics quickly establish foul play is involved. Now fully in charge of her team, DI Tanya Miller investigates, but her efforts are thwarted by a...

A corpse dressed in a bridal gown, a killer playing a macabre game, and a woman detective who stands by her instincts.When a woman disappears from a motorway service station, DI Charlie Lambert struggles to make any headway finding her. Missing person specialist DI...

No matter the lengths the adults in her life go to try and protect her, growing up a Lieberman in the post-industrial-aged city of R? burg, meant that Ruth would never have a normal life. The fiery sixteen-year-old, Ruth was the daughter of the...

Car thieves and the chop shop that buys from them combine to create high-octane stories of hot cars, hot crimes, and hot times in Dallas, Texas. Barracuda Backfire by Tom Milani In "Barracuda Backfire," Billy Wright's first loves were Veronica Valdez and his 1965...

The brilliant new instalment of Katie Marsh's bestselling Bad Girls Detective Agency series 'Fresh, funny and charming - this is cosy crime at its absolute best!' Sarah Turner, The Unmumsy Mum Since Amber started the Bad Girls' Detective Agency, she's been feeling the pressure....

Los Angeles is once again gripped by fear as a brutal predator stalks the streets. It's up to FBI Agents Constantine "Con" Striker and Alex Frost to stop them. But the case takes a darker turn when the crimes don't cease, even after an...

FBI Agent Constantine Striker has lost everything-his job, his partner, his family-and he's no closer to solving the decade-long mystery of his sister's disappearance.Alex Frost's career is in free fall. Branded a pariah after teaming up with Con, she's one mistake away from being...

Note to self: no matter how desperate you are, do not move in with someone you just met. They may end up as your best friend, or a serial killer. Turns out, Vic is both. Author: Emilie KnightISBN-13: 9798224731411Publisher: Emilie KnightLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/28/2025Pages: 192Format:...

The first gripping standalone title in a brand new detective seriesA woman's body lies in the heather, her neck broken. Her horse watches nervously from a few paces away.Despite looking like an accident, it doesn't take long for DI Callum MacLean, newly arrived in...

Amidst the crisis of the global pandemic, a veteran MBTA transit police sergeant must navigate politics and protest while being on the lookout for a madman back from the dead. This latest edition of the Morris Fitzgerald series continues the journey above and below...

It's every teacher's nightmare. After Gina brings her class to Central Park on a sunny autumn day, she leaves little Rachel behind. And Rachel disappears.Losing her job and her marriage, Gina struggles to stay sane. With the help of her brother, Christopher, she plans...

Murder, Missing, and Injustice in the Maritimes is a gripping exploration of crime, corruption, and resilience, penned by true crime author Willa Rose. In this compelling narrative, Rose illuminates the chilling stories of forgotten murders and wrongful convictions that have long cast a shadow...

In the spring of 1826, ex-soldier Gregory Hardiman is settling in to civilian life as an ostler and university constable in Cambridge. When an undergraduate is found hanged in his rooms at St Clement's College, the Master asks Gregory to find out what could...

Under the flight path, more than one secret is about to emerge...On the brink of closing a high-profile terrorism investigation, DI Leon Peterson and his team are pulled off to investigate a cold case, a body found on a site for a new airport...

An FBI agent stumbles into a pattern across multiple serial killing sprees. The economy is wrecked, political upheaval rampant, and the people who are supposed to care are burned out, swamped, or corrupt.Using the dregs of available staff, and a savant with a posse...

An exuberant dark comedy about dying young, parenting through grief, and the full-on hilarity of copyediting a medical journal while the city around you burns James Ballard is a recently widowed single father to a baby daughter. And he is a copy editor tasked...

The legendary detective ?mile Cinq-Mars must unravel a conflagration of events triggered by a series of murders involving a triple gangland homicide that goes down at a bikers' " bank" where an alleged killer, wounded and in custody, stole no money. The accused, Douglas...

Dive into the intriguing world of mystery and investigation while enhancing your French skills with "Learn French with Detective Stories." This collection, designed for A2 level learners, offers a compelling way to improve your French vocabulary and comprehension through engaging narratives set in various...

Jimmy "Boomer" Benjamin has arrived at the place he has dreaded and dreamed of for the past fifteen years: the town he grew up in. Nearing retirement and seeking closure to a novel that has plagued him for decades, Jimmy is determined to break...

"Con artists and charlatans take advantage of the building boom in 1920s Florida in Mellon's historical novel. "In Target City, Florida, Harry Easton has it made: Sheltering under the friendship of the mayor and sheriff and married to the beautiful Gabe, he runs a...

The Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1857Naomi Banks, mistress of Hickory Hill, is a pillar of society, respected by all, envied by many. But she has a secret, never revealed. She killed her first husband, twenty-five years before. And when a ghost from her past...

All three books in Ed Duncan's 'Pigeon-Blood Red', a series of crime thrillers, now available in one volume!Pigeon-Blood Red: For underworld enforcer Rico Sanders, it seemed like an ordinary job: retrieve his boss's ruby necklace and teach the double-dealing cheat who stole it a...

Chattanooga super preacher Billy Curtis' prophesies always come to pass. He has gained world-wide notoriety because his visions portend death. After years of adoration, Billy is about to get a different type of attention when a new detective joins the local police force: Scrutiny....

MURDER IN THE ACADEMY is a gripping must-read thriller - perfect for fans of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Steig Larsson, THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY by Agatha Christie and THE CUCKOO'S CALLING by Robert Galbraith. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A new crime series set...

Award-winning author Mark M. Bello presents another headline-inspired Zachary Blake legal thriller.Hayley Larson isn't a party girl, but she is tired of always doing everything her parents say. She decides to finally attend a Wilkinson party and see what all the hype is about....

THIS OLD HOUSEA Lily Blooms in the Jaws of HellBOOK 1VICTORIAN MYSTERY SERIES I walked out of my grandmother's home on Stockbridge Street in Eagle Lake, Texas, late on a Sunday night, and stared across the street. Against the night sky, all I could...

Der Ich-Erz hler, ein rechter Lebemann, flieht nach gescheiterter Karriere als Politiker aus dem krisengesch ttelten Paris, ger t in den Bann einer jungen Engl nderin, Clara, und folgt ihr nach China. Dabei lernt er Clara kennen, die sich bald als exzentrisch und grausam-l...

At 10 AM, Tom Coleman saw a man he knew was dead. By 10 PM, he was dead and the man walked free.When Mike Airlie, former colonel in the army and Vietnam vet, arrived at the dorm, Tom's body was hanging cold from the...

This follow-up to The Last Gig features a tough and edgy, one-of-a-kind heroine--an entirely fresh take on the hardboiled women private investigators who dominate so many crime fiction classics.PI Marty Stiles was shot and paralyzed and is now in rehab, trying to decide whether...

The first book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series introduced by crime writer Laura Wilson - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily...

In this official authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, famed private eye Hercule Poirot tackles international intrigue and espionage.Framed in the doorway of Hercule Poirot's bedroom stands an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man stares for a moment,...

The sweltering Iowa sun beat down upon me like a heavy blanket as I prepared myself to enter the sanctum of the unknown. With my CI at my side, whom I have to rely on with my life, we enter the garage where I...

Author: John SandfordISBN-10: 1420518755ISBN-13: 9781420518757Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/30/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

Author: Ron CurrieISBN-10: 1420521721ISBN-13: 9781420521726Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/15/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

Mifuyu is a high school student living with a large collection of books left by her great-grandfather--the vast library known as Mikura Hall. Although her father is the current caretaker, Mifuyu herself doesn't share her family's passion for literature. But when several books are...

Author: Janice HallettISBN-10: 1420516779ISBN-13: 9781420516777Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/29/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

From the author of The Violin Conspiracy and Symphony of Secrets comes a mesmerizing page-turner about a musical virtuoso who's forced into hiding when his family runs afoul of a ruthless criminal organization--and how he uses music to bring his enemies to justice Curtis...

She's perfect. Too perfect...Wife: For twenty-five years, my husband and I have been the ideal couple. I'm shy, but he's always been the life and soul of the party, a charmer, so I didn't worry the first time I caught him a little too...

AN UNSETTLING, ATMOSPHERIC NOIR SET IN THE REMOTE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS Meet Tommy Bruce - he's washed-up already, marooned in a ramshackle hotel inherited from dead parents in the armpit of Perthshire, that's just too far off the main tourist trail to be viable. He's...

To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, 'The King of Detective Story Writers', this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television. The Jane Vosper is plunged to the bottom of the...

When the crimes of a serial arsonist lead to murder, Sharpe and Walker need detective Eve Ronin to join the hunt in a blistering thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg.After dozens of Hollywood apartment buildings erupt in flames during a...

There's a baby in your house. It isn't yours... The day I was told I'd never be able to have a child, my world came crashing down. My husband says he still loves me, but I lie awake at night, wishing we could have...

Dean Deveraux wants to get back on his feet after a lifetime of addiction and the failures that go with it. He never planned to return to his parents' trailer in Mahuenga after his mother's death but, then, he never planned anything. Before he...

A former thief turned private detective is drawn into a deadly web of murder, drugs, and gang wars, forcing him to confront his darkest demons to survive. Having tried his hand at medicine, pickpocketing, and good old-fashioned thuggery, Seamus Caron has finally settled into...

For generations, Hollywood has attracted all sorts of dreamers--and then has slowly crushed their aspirations. Elliott Gross is one such case; fresh out of college, he moved west from New York with hopes of writing for the silver screen and living a life of...