Fiction - Crime

The only way to stop a stalker is to become one yourself... Your new obsession starts here. Get hooked by C.L. Taylor's next impossible-to-put-down thriller. Available to pre-order now! Keep your friends close and your enemies closer... Alexandra, Lucy, Bridget, River and Natalie. Five...

Harrowing, smart, and riotously entertaining, Guilt by Degrees is a thrilling ride through the world of LA courts with the unforgettable Rachel Knight. Someone has been watching D.A. Rachel Knight -- someone who's Rachel's equal in brains, but with more malicious intentions. It began...

Detective Bernie Gunther navigates two corrupt regimes in this "richly satisfying mystery...that evokes the noir sensibilities of Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald while breaking new ground of its own"(Los Angeles Times). Berlin, 1934. Former policeman Bernie Gunther, now a hotel detective, finds himself caught...

New York Tribune investigative reporter Matt Kozar is compelled to head to Ukraine, the homeland of his great-grandparents, after hearing an impassioned speech by high-ranking US senator William Bradford denouncing Vladimir Putin's murderous invasion. On a trek to a front line, Kozar witnesses firsthand...

Phyllis Bottome taught Ian Fleming to write. Published 7 years before Fleming's Casino Royale. Mark Chalmers, 36, dark haired, athletic, keen on skiing and winter sports, speaks fluent French and German and has a taste for wine, food and women. Sounds familiar? It is...

Unforeseen Brain Injury Unleashes Time-Traveling Power: A Man, the CIA, and a Terrorist Threat. A Hidden Identity, a Relentless Pursuit, and a Race Against Time.In Hindsight 20/20, Kevin Spears, an ordinary demolition worker, suffers a life-altering brain injury that bestows upon him an extraordinary...

A tragedy and a disappearance involving one of Charlotte's first families have baffled police for a decade. A prodigal son returns seeking revenge, and Detective Krystal Murphy faces her most challenging case as she unravels the threads of the mystery while battling her own...

The small child floats so gently in the water, he could be peacefully asleep: but the cold blue of his skin reveals his fate. One mother's little boy is never coming home again.When Chief Maggie Riley sees the body of the small boy still...

Harmony Grove is a small town in Texas. The normally quiet, sleepy town is rocked awake when murders start happening. Some take place in the city park where Mary, Elaine, and Amy walk daily. Mary is very taken with Harmony Grove's young officer Williams,...

How do you catch a killer who doesn't exist? After twenty years on the force, Detective Chief Inspector Jack Logan thinks he has seen it all. He is wrong. When a nurse is murdered on her way home from nightshift, Jack and his team...

Precious gems are stolen from a museum tour of the Highlands. All but one of the gems are found dumped at the side of a loch. Can Clarissa Urquhart and her new team find the culprits before the gem finds a new home far...

Landon Briggs is a small-time crook, gambling addict, Iraq war vet, and a dabbler in Buddhism amongst other things. He finds a new mission in trying to stop his ex-wife from marrying Ray, the trucking company con man who is about to become his...

CJ's past collides with the present when he finds an ominous sticky note on his windshield: "Return what you've stolen... or else."He says it's a mistake, but as new notes appear and loved ones are hurt, it's clear his blackmailer thinks otherwise.From high speed...

A year had passed since former Marines Jane Carter and Tanner Riley completed their journey on the Appalachian Trail. Now, they were navigating through the rugged landscape of Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. Meanwhile, a tactical team of FBI agents in Missoula, Montana, is...

"In Search of Pleasure Island" delves into the bowels of 'international sex trafficking' as Dr. MATHEW NOBLE (a professor of criminology and retired special warfare operator) journeys across the globe in the search for his daughter and the men responsible for her abduction and...

First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder features nineteen juicy tales of revenge, betrayal, bad breakups, and a few I dos and some I don'ts.Each short story takes ruthless relationships to an all-new level in all kinds of places like destination weddings, riverboat cruises, wineries,...

In a sequel to Presumed Innocent, the book that redefined the legal thriller, judge and lawyer Rusty Sabich returns to the courtroom to defend his step-son against a murder indictment as the boy's life--and perhaps Rusty's last chance at happiness--hang in the balance. Rusty...

Ocean's 8 meets Blade Runner in this trail-blazing debut science fiction novel and swashbuckling love letter to Hawai'i about being forced to find a new home and striving to build a better one--unmissable for fans of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir and Six...

"Whispers of The Damned" is a chilling book written by Danny Messer that tells the story of Janus, a female serial killer who is possessed by an evil and unholy Legion. Janus serves as a vessel for the Legion, which drives her to commit...

I'm getting married tomorrow. But someone has taken my daughter...I first start worrying about my beautiful daughter Lennie when she claims her imaginary friend told her not to trust me or her father, Nathan. And as she retreats further into her own world and...

CHARLESTON, SC-Wyatt Brewer has a respectable life as a newspaper reporter in the Holy City. One winter morning, he is assigned to cover the death of a mysterious Estonian who washed up on Folly Beach.When intelligence agents Bert Wilson and Penelope Lowe pick him...

The BRAND NEW instalment in the Yorkshire Murders series from bestseller Wes Markin! A gruesome find. A missing colleague. A case that hits closer to home... As winter settles over Yorkshire, DCI Emma Gardner is hoping that work will calm down for everyone. Distracted...

"...an entertaining story that plunges the reader into adventure and mystery in old-time Colorado." -Karen Gerdes, Retired University English Teacher"A delightful read depicting life in a mining town at the turn of the century woven into the interesting twists and turns of an action-packed...

It's 1965, and cynical former private investigator Henry Gore just wants to drink his days away in corrupt, sun-soaked Santo Domingo - but life has other ideas in this novel of pitch-black noir, the sequel to the savage, gut-punch of a crime thriller, Havana...

Following an unforgettable cast of characters and a jaded female P.I. enmeshed in a criminal conspiracy in 1980s Mississippi, The Queen City Detective Agency is a riveting, razor-sharp Southern noir that unravels the greed, corruption, and racism at the heart of the American Dream.Meridian,...

An utterly original and compulsively readable detective story about a woman who uses her uncanny ability to analyze words and speech patterns to help solve crimes.Tattooed, pierced, and a bit of a mess, Maggie Moore is a surprising genius when it comes to words,...

A compelling courtroom drama, Dice is an incredibly timely exploration of how sexual violence is viewed in our society. 'Dice has a forensic depth that is compelling, that challenges and deeply moves the reader. But what sets this novel apart is the precision and...

From critically acclaimed author Rio Youers, an action-packed crime novel featuring three kick-ass heroines--bandmates who moonlight as vigilantes.Blood. Bullets. Rock and roll.Meet the Bang-Bang Sisters: Brea, Jessie, and Flo. Together, they're a kick-ass rock band with an unbreakable bond.But that's only half the story....

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Laurie Notaro comes a haunting true-crime novel about Winnie Ruth Judd, one of the twentieth century's most notorious and enigmatic killers.It's October 1931. When Winnie Ruth Judd arrives at the Los Angeles train station from Phoenix, her...

MI5 has a task for psychic investigator Jake Conley: Operation Black Panther, a mission to obtain DNA from a beast in Exmoor.Meanwhile, wealthy arms manufacturer, Dr. Aubrey Drake, and the unhinged Major Lorimer infiltrate a top-secret military research station, dreaming of creating the ultimate...

Deidre experiences what all parents dread: the disappearance of one of her children. A number of suspects emerge, including a convicted sex offender, an out-of-place vagabond, a rapist, and even a wife abuser. One by one, the usual suspects are crossed off the list...

NO MAN IS ABOVE THE LAW In this story, written by future President Theodore Roosevelt long before The Great Detective's first encounter with Dr Watson, Holmes visits America to solve a most violent and despicable crime. A crime that was to prove the most...

Introducing private investigator Kate Weller in the first of the brand-new Marked for Retribution mystery series. On the run from a troubled past, Kate Weller, the newest member of Price Investigations, covers her tracks, changes her name and takes a case in Charleston, South...

When not shooting weddings or special events, Florida Keys photographer Budd Perry would spend his time pursuing his twin passions of sailing and flying his drones. After being convinced by a mysterious woman to do a surveillance job, which he found to be both...

The intense action thriller from million copy bestseller Rob Sinclair This mission will test him to his limit... When a simple surveillance mission goes awry and the key target is kidnapped in broad daylight in a busy London square, James Ryker, a veteran intelligence...

What are cursed artifacts, a talking cat, and a dead body doing in the sweet little town of Citrus Grove? That's what spirited shopkeeper Rebecca Cuthbert wants to find out, and she had better do it fast because she's the prime suspect in the...

From multi-million-selling Joy Ellis, one of Britain's best-loved crime writers, with over twenty number-one bestsellers.Meet Detective Nikki Galena. She will stop at nothing to avenge her daughter. Under the brooding skies of the Lincolnshire Fens, she pursues the most vicious criminals.A ruthless criminal is...

From multi-million-selling Joy Ellis, one of Britain's best-loved crime writers, with over twenty number-one bestsellers.Meet Detective Nikki Galena. She will stop at nothing to avenge her daughter. Under the brooding skies of the Lincolnshire Fens, she pursues the most vicious criminals.Detective Nikki gets a...

Discover your new favourite cozy mystery series set in Brittany.Reformed banker Pippa is living her best life in the idyllic town of Louennec in Brittany. Business at her new bakery is booming and she even has a new man. But life in France still...

When Sofia sets out from South America to start a new life in the States, she is forced to leave young Manny and Isobel behind until she can afford to send for them. To her disappointment, Sofia soon discovers evil is just as prevalent...

Rude Boy aka Khalifa Bah is a notorious figure throughout the streets of Atlanta; the New Chaos City of the US. His power stretches with force and his street savvy allows his hand to be pressed against anything that forms a dollar.After the rules...

"What is good? What is evil? Can good come from evil? - a highly recommended read for anyone who ponders the mysteries of life." - Maureen C. Grix, Ph.D. Clinical Neuropsychologist/Psychoanalytic PsychotherapistVigilante Priest is a gripping thriller that addresses a serious issue, and while...

Long time grifters Sam and Rachel love two things: each other and the grift. On the run from the mob, the two lovers move from one con to the next, winning some and losing others, but always finding a way to survive. Season Five...

When a desperate young man strikes in Kettering, killing a woman and injuring several others, Detective Inspector Caitlin Murphy's world is turned upside down. Just as she begins to grapple with the aftermath, another body is discovered at Lac Sainte-Marine, deep in Ontario's picturesque...

Stolen whisky, drug dealers, bent cops, social influencers and yakuza mobsters. And Robbie Gould is caught in the middle.1964. A hoard of the finest Scotch whisky ever made - the legendary Dalziel Double Proof - goes missing.2023. Albie, youngest son of the wealthy Dalziel...

The weather is hot in southern Oklahoma, but the blackjack tables at the Fortune Frontier Casino are even hotter. They are so hot that a blackjack player is brutally murdered alongside a highway in broad daylight! Was he killed for the $12,000 in cash...

The BRAND NEW psychological thriller from the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of The Nurse A terrible wife... Sarah Westfield is unhappily married to perfect husband Nick. Handsome, devoted and kind, he should be the ideal man for her, but Sarah knows their marriage is...

The time for celebrations is over... Jude Gray's farm is going from strength to strength, and even though her grumpy neighbour has concerns about the new campsite in the lower field, she is undeterred. When a hen party arrives for a weekend away, she...

The time for celebrations is over... Jude Gray's farm is going from strength to strength, and even though her grumpy neighbour has concerns about the new campsite in the lower field, she is undeterred. When a hen party arrives for a weekend away, she...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NEW BLOOD DAGGER AWARD LOOKING FOR AN ANYTHING-BUT-ORDINARY WHODUNIT? - Welcome to the West Heart Club. Where the drinks are neat but behind closed doors . . . things can get messy. Where upright citizens are deemed downright boring. Where...