Fiction - Crime

A missing woman. A gruesome delivery. A terrifying discovery. Where is Caroline Crow?All has been quiet in Liverpool, suspiciously quiet...So, when a frantic 999 call comes into Hale Street Police Station reporting a missing woman, it seems like there's work to do. Except for...

Abby Duncan was just an average-looking, almost-middle-aged, divorced woman, who, like so many like her, began working toward rebuilding a new life for herself. Her life took a very unusual turn when she became involved with an outlaw biker club. That involvement resulted in...

A tale of mercenaries and myths, set amid the political turmoil of Bengal. In the largely undocumented sphere of political violence in eastern India, Qadir the Spider is a mythological killer and casanova, known for the various assassinations and liaisons he carries out across...

Deep into the dark rabbit hole of crime and hacking, everything can get taken away from you. Even when Lucca was young, he never really felt like he was like other kids. He was a lone wolf-a brilliant, reclusive boy. Lucca possessed a gifted...

During the visit of King Zog of Albania to Vienna in 1931, ostensibly for medical treatment but probably for more mundane reasons, he escapes two failed attempts on his life. An unexplained fire in a suburban house ultimately reveals a threat to the life...

In the stunning follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Second Life of Nick Mason, the remarkable hero fights to take back control from the crime lord who owns his life, as he races to complete a daring and dangerous new mission... Nick...

Welcome to Season Four of Murders Under the Sun, a podcast that takes a trip to the dark side of sunny Southern California. I'm your host, Molly Shure. The large house perched on the cliffs over the beach has tantalized Rosie Ring for years....

Two lives lost. One long shot at justice.Luca believed his days of chasing killers were behind him. But the tranquility of retirement is shattered when two boys in his neighborhood are snuffed out by a ruthless drug gang.When the killer escapes to Mexico, Luca's...

"Something about the outside of a horse makes me feel better on the inside." Left unsaid by Steven Ricci is that he has no use for fellow humans. He steps on them as he ascends to become the top thoroughbred horse trainer in the...

When Isabelle returns to her hometown after years away, she is pulled into the chilling mystery of her father's obsession with the lake, a place wrapped in shadows and steeped in unsettling legends. The lake holds secrets-whispers of unsolved crimes, fractured lives, and haunted...

A collector's prized possession vanishes without a trace. One of six magical carriages, each housing a precious gem. Can DI Clarissa Urquhart recover the set before the last stroke of midnight?When a rare, jewelled carriage is stolen from a prominent Highland collector, DI Clarissa...

"I don't generally condone vigilante violence in our line of work..." Letting her voice drift, she raised her attention my way, "But he's right, you know." Taking up a post across from her, my hands draped over the side, I nodded. "There won't be...

Bront? Falls is a crime story like no other. Exciting, suspenseful and intensely funny it follows the brutal crimes of a copycat serial killer, punctuated by the amusing goings-on of a very odd Yorkshire precinct.Detective Inspector Charles Bront?, long-suffering, irreverent but effective is on...

The sophomore novel from one of the most electrifying voices in contemporary crime fiction, Gabino Iglesias, Coyote Songs follows several, lost, desperate folk in the heart of the southwest. In this mosaic horror/crime novel, ghosts and old gods guide the hands of those caught...

"A fascinating and intelligent WWII home front story." --Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author for The Physicists' DaughterCan a family's dark history repeat itself?Estella Ecker has returned to Rockfall House, the last place on earth she wants to be. Years after she ran...

Meet Tony Capra, an organized crime boss with a real tale to tell. Follow him from his early childhood until becoming a man. Discover how an innocent child is drawn into trouble by a seemingly lucrative opportunity that changes the direction of his life's...

Clay Blackburn--poet, book scout, and sometimes detective--cruises the mean, and sometimes not so mean, streets of Berkeley. With his accomplices, a soldier of fortune, a "defrocked" FBI agent, and a smooth and sexy con man, he lives a life of bisexual sensation with a...

When ten million dollars vanish, so does Flash Finnegan's career.In the world of money laundering and high-stakes fraud, "Flash" Finnegan was a star in the Seattle Police Department. Now, caught in the crossfire of his own team's sting operation, Flash is framed for the...

The unexpected Mildred Unchained Series ContinuesLike Mildred Petrie, the Ivory Winds Casino is back, and business is recovering. She didn't know how much she missed the outdated background music and the fake clanging of slot machines. During her time off, Mildred made a new...

Trish Kleerey is a by-the-book cop who views the world in starkly defined terms of right and wrong. Commit a crime and face the consequences. Period. But her strict moral code is challenged when her investigation into a series of gruesome murders incriminates Bryan...

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO FIGHT ANIMAL CRUELTY?A Firebird Book Award Winner 2022When a mysterious threat is received at a government laboratory and a terrorist attack precipitates a multi-agency response, DCI Greg Geldard is called in to investigate.As he delves deeper into the...

MURDER AT THE NO-KILL ANIMAL SHELTER is a prequel novella in the Cheater's Lake Mystery series.The story is set in the fictional town of Cheater's Lake, Washington. The main character is Homicide Detective Mark Walsh, who relocated to the town from Phoenix, Arizona, (after...

A local artist is found dead at her easel, and Faith discovers that several of her flock may be implicated. It is late July and preparations are underway for the one thousandth anniversary of the church at Little Worthy. As Vicar, Faith Morgan has...

FBI Special Agent Cat Kavanagh is trailing a vicious serial killer who stabbed each of his victims. It is more than coincidental that every time author Bradley R. Woodbury publishes another best-selling novel, police find a woman dead, always in the same quiet town...

Praise for Dave Zeltserman: "Pariah will keep you glued to its pages. There are no holds barred anywhere in this wonderful launch into evil. The meek beware . . . be-very-ware." --Charlie Stella"This fusion of hard-boiled and bitter satire is brand new territory for...

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: 10 Classic Tales of the Macabre. Volume l: The Raven Edition. Includes: Edgar Allan Poe, Death of Edgar A. Poe, The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfaall, The Gold-bug, Four Beasts in One-The Homo-Cameleopard, The Murders in the...

Annesa, one of Grazia Deledda's most enigmatic and dramatic characters, battles with a guilt she suffers when her own strength tempts her to a crime that will save others who won't save themselves. Annesa has tragically attached herself to the tree of the Decherchi...

New York, 1993: Mistry thinks she has a safe job in a bank, but when she realises a client is using her to launder money, someone tries to kill her. How can she outwit a criminal who has already outwitted the police?London, England: College...

Alice is reeling as Joe consistently blames Professor Erickson-Law's death on her. The stakes escalate with her killer unleashed in San Francisco. While Matthew Erickson and Kenneth Law scramble to search for Journey's killer, Joe proceeds with the flagrantly extravagant wedding to Anita White...

How did a woman's dream career turn nightmare? All her money can seem to buy is the riotous living and ingratitude of her adult son Joseph. When Joe insists on gifting her astronomically valuable assets to the mentally disturbed Anita White, Alice is forced...

Best of the West 2019 - 2nd Place in 20th- to 21st-Century Western Mystery Fiction by TrueWest Magazine"Wortham's writing style is easygoing, relying on natural-sounding dialogue and vivid descriptions to give us the feeling that this story could well have taken place." --BooklistAs the...

Top 5 Modern Westerns by True West Magazine"Loaded with healthy doses of humor, adventure, and intrigue, populated by a remarkable cast of characters both good and bad and featuring one heck of an electrifying climax is a throwback to the pulp era in the...

THE NEW 'JOHNNIE WALKER' THRILLER TAKES ON A CORRUPT PROSECUTOR & THE WORLD'S MOST WANTED ARMS DEALER"REDEEMING JUSTICE" is an Action- based Thriller on the continuing saga of Vietnam War Hero, Johnnie D. Walker, Real Estate Mogul, who is set up and framed by...

An exceptional art collection. Treason. Genomics. Evidence of a high-profile politician's brutal murder unearths the shadows of a case Doctor Genevieve Lenard and her team thought was closed. Thrust back into this case, Genevieve might finally find answers to the questions that never stopped...

In her final year of law school, Jill Hansen's greatest joy is representing criminal defendants in court through her school's criminal justice clinic. But when she's appointed to represent Carl, a handsome, charming man who's been charged with assault, she and her supervising professor...

Trapped on a remote island by a howling storm, nine people sit down to dinner.One of them is about to die.A group of international players has gathered in a tiny village off the coast of Iceland for a diplomatic dinner. There's Kristj?n, the mayor...

From the co-editor of the bestselling anthology Never Whistle at Night, a semi-autobiographical novel that follows a group of teenage gang members as they trek across Chicago to a momentous meeting, inspired by the cult classic The Warriors "Cool and real as hell." --Tommy...

From the author of The Woman in the Garden, Jill Johnson is back with another gripping Professor Eustacia Rose Mystery...Betrayal is a bitter poison . . .After getting caught in the middle of a murder investigation involving her very own poisonous plants, Professor Eustacia...

A second witty, fun, 1970s-set whodunnit in the Lowe and Le Breton mysteries series, featuring two ageing actors attempting to solve a murder after their famous co-star is found dead in a doorway outside the theatre in which they're performing. Nostalgic cosy crime that's...

No WiFi, no distractions. No way out... Agatha's husband has bought her a first-class ticket on the scenic six-hour train from Toronto to Montreal as a gift--a one-day writing retreat so she can get some serious work done on her new book, a highly-anticipated...

"A fascinating and intelligent WWII home front story." --Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author for The Physicists' DaughterCan a family's dark history repeat itself?Estella Ecker has returned to Rockfall House, the last place on earth she wants to be. Years after she ran...

The Clear Conspiracy is a gripping dystopian thriller and the first installment of the End of Life trilogy. Set on a decaying, war-torn Earth, this futuristic dystopian novel follows Jay Preston, a talented hospice social worker who unwittingly becomes entangled in a global conspiracy...

Author: Scott PhillipsISBN-10: 1641297085ISBN-13: 9781641297080Publisher: Soho CrimeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/2025Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbs

When his old partner shows up in Miami promising to make him rich, Rooster finds his world turned upside down. HIs ex thinks he's part of a shakedown on her husband. A couple rogue Homeland Security agents use ruthless force to get things done....

She's here to help my daughter. She wants to steal my life. I have a gorgeous husband, Scott, two lovely children and a stylish townhouse. Anyone would think my life is perfect.But it's all a lie. My twelve-year-old Katie has been in big trouble...

Lucifer IS NOT DONE YET! Lucifer is still on the loose, and he is looking to corrupt his offspring, Joseph James Williams and make him his advocate and successor of HELL. But little does he know that he will receive an unpleasant surprise for...

One night. One shift. No rest. Featuring the 87th Precinct's entire cast of characters, this Halloween takes them into the darkest corners of depravity the city has to offer. And sometimes, surviving is the greatest treat of them all.From a liquor store hold-up ending...

In the heart of a bustling medical center, a sinister plot unfolds, shattering the sacred trust between doctors and patients. Dr. Melanie Kaspar, a beloved physician, falls victim to a deadly deception when a seemingly innocuous decision to take a saline IV bag home...

Frug is a big-hearted, big-bodied man with a not-so-big brain, living in a small town where the extraordinary is always lurking around the corner. When a conspiracy about watermelons spirals out of control, Frug embarks on a hilariously misguided quest to save the world....

Not your average neighborhood watch, the Willow Brook Murder Society seeks to put an end to the crime plaguing their community3/4by any means necessary.A sleepy golf course community in South Carolina keeps a watchful eye on a group of criminals responsible for a wave...