Fiction - Crime

The Edgar Award-winning introduction to private investigator Kate Shugak, A Cold Day for Murder is the first in Dana Stabenow's critically acclaimed Kate Shugak mysteries. Kate Shugak is a native Aleut working as a private investigator in Alaska. She's five foot, one inch tall,...

'Outstanding... Rich in details of Alaskan life, history, and archaeology, this fast-paced mystery builds to a satisfying conclusion. Fans will hope they won't have to wait another eight years for Liam's next outing' Publishers Weekly, Starred Review IT'S A NEW START FOR ALASKA STATE...

Life is a game of chess, and Russians like to play―but they're not the only ones. The world witnesses the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The border's opening brings happiness and hope, but not all East Germans are smiling. As Western ideology...

What's the true cost of a free vacation? Geri is an introverted writer who is most comfortable at home. When her boss-turned-best-friend wins two passes for a single's cruise, she thinks she's taking steps towards expanding her circle. What begins as an uncomfortable but...

When Cleopatra's most beloved actress disappears, her new Eye of Isis must solve a case that will lead to the darkest corners of Alexandria. From the palaces of Alexandria reigns Cleopatra - seventh of her name, avatar of the goddess Isis, ruler of the...

When billionaire Francis Reboul finds himself on the wrong side of a Russian tycoon, he's fortunate to have vacationing friends Sam Levitt and Elena Morales on hand to help him out. Now it's up to Sam--who's saved Reboul's neck before--to negotiate with an underworld...

The shocking ninth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by Maj Sj wall and Per Wahl finds Beck investigating parallel cases that have shocked a small rural community. In a country town, a woman is brutally murdered and left buried in a swamp....

By the author of the award-winning The Ghost Garden, a bravely imagined, deeply empathetic novel of two adolescent boys, bound by friendship and a terrible secret. With love and sex so deeply entwined with betrayal and abuse, how does a boy grow up? Monday...

Daniel Wilder felt like a starved animal approaching a baited trap, but he had to return to Glen Park. He had to know if his friends and the people he knew were holding him in contempt for something he could barely remember. He woke...

From "master of the genre" (Washington Post) Walter Mosley, Detective Easy Rawlins' latest client sends him down a warren of memory and nostalgia--blinding him to reason and risk. January 1970 finds Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins, LA's premier Black detective, at 50 years of age despite...

In this holy mess of a case for the "perpetual bad boy" (New York Times) sleuths in the beloved Hap and Leonard series, PI Duo Hap and Leonard investigate the untimely death of a woman whose family stood much to gain from her passing....

From "master of the genre" (Washington Post) Walter Mosley, Detective Easy Rawlins' latest client sends him down a warren of memory and nostalgia--blinding him to reason and risk. January 1970 finds Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins, LA's premier Black detective, at 50 years of age despite...

One woman's path to rediscovering herself through music, romance, and a little vigilantism Inside Half Moon Bay, a sparkling California coastal town, Ester Prynn is dulled and diminished by struggles with work, money, marriage, her senile father, a troubled teenage son, and old guilt...

Sylvie Salt is living her best life helping to solve violent crimes by night and hunting college boys before the sun comes up. When she suspects the case she's working on may be supernatural, she wonders if her dark past is coming back to...

Forensic pathologist and physician, Dr. Anya Crichton does not just examine the dead. She also treats survivors of sexual assault, and the women she now sees compel her to follow the trail of a violent serial rapist--who is becoming more brutal with each attack....

The unforgettable creation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes is fiction's most famous and charming detective, renowned for his brilliant powers of deduction and perfect analysis of crime. With his faithful sidekick Dr Watson, he solved the most complex and intriguing fictional crimes...

Welcome to Soon! Behold a preview of your forthcomings. ​You're about to embark on the ultimate immersive experience, the written equivalent of a live-action role-playing game. Sit back, sip some pink tea, and enjoy the ride. Propelled by the effects of groundbreaking drugs that...

Matt Connell, a formerly successful literary agent who's been in prison for four years for a crime of passion-- homicide by strangulation after learning his wife slept with a friend-- receives an early release from Sing Sing to join an FBI undercover investigation of...

Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest project could endanger the entire world, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. Gaia is dying. That, at least, is what Dr....

In this riveting paranormal political thriller, prepare to embark on a dangerous pulse-pounding adventure where the past and present collide, whilst around every corner - evil lurks in the shadows. "Readers will find themselves emotionally engaged in a way most political thrillers don't offer....

Krissy heard someone scream her name just as a car crashed into her leg and sent her flying. After bouncing off another car, she fell headfirst onto the hot asphalt parking lot. She didn't feel any different at first, but mentally, things started to...

An unmarked cargo plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire as it was coming in for a landing somewhere in the vicinity of Erbil in Northern Iraq. It is believed that the shots originated among Kurdish rebels. A Mossad agent, friendly with the local insurgents,...

Agatha Christie's famous serial-killer mystery starring Hercule Poirot. Now with a beautiful new series look."Let us see, Mr. Clever Poirot, just how clever you can be."There's a serial killer on the loose, working his way through the alphabet and the whole country is in...

Can not having a child can change your life as much as having one?Grace has returned to London after twenty years abroad to manage her dying mother's affairs. When she receives a blank Mother's Day card in the post, she is confused and unsettled....

MEET ABBY FINCH. SHE'S THE BUSY MUM OF THREE, AN EXPERT GARDENER AND THE STAR OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE COZY MURDER MYSTERY.Abby Finch heads to the old church hall armed with mistletoe and holly ready to help decorate in time for the festive season....

In this riveting paranormal political thriller, prepare to embark on a dangerous pulse-pounding adventure where the past and present collide, whilst around every corner - evil lurks in the shadows. "Readers will find themselves emotionally engaged in a way most political thrillers don't offer....

Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey aboard the luxurious Blue Train, bound for the French Riviera. A beautiful heiress, a precious collection of rubies, and a love triangle form the backdrop of Agatha Christie's fifth Hercule Poirot novel. As the Belgian detective sets...

A small town in coastal Maine is shaken to its core by a serial killer in this crime novel from Peter Nichols, bestselling author of The Rocks In scenic Granite Harbor, life has continued on―quiet and serene―for decades. That is until a local teenager...

Beloved heroes Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are up against a powerful vigilante group with an eye on vengeance in the latest in the beloved series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author. "We're going to murder people who need to be murdered."...

Murders cast a pall over the playground of the powerful, rich, and famous.Murders in peak tourist season are enough to drain the lifeblood from any beach town--none more so than the elite playground of Rehoboth Beach. When the mayor and police chief are confronted...

A serial killer the media has dubbed the DARK killer grips a small town in Arizona in fear. No one knows who is next, and the killer is notoriously unpredictable. Pastor Joe lives in the small town. He's a well-known televangelist and travels to...

Mystery readers and fans of detective fiction and the police procedural are in for a real treat with these twelve interlaced stoires featuring Lady Molly, head of the Female Department at Scotland Yard in and around 1910. Lady Molly is an ace sleuth and...

Ars鈩e Lupin, Gentleman Burglar (French: Ars鈩e Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur) is the first collection of stories by Maurice Leblanc recounting the adventures of Ars鈩e Lupin, released on 10 June 1907. It contains the first nine stories depicting the character, first published in the French magazine Je...

After months of hard work, Jamie and her best friend, Linda, are on vacation. Lounging on the sandy beaches of South Haven, on the shore of Lake Michigan, the ladies only plan is no plan. No deadlines for Jamie, the investigative reporter. No papers...

When a monk is found poisoned at St. Emma's Priory, the Chief Constable - a friend of the Prior - insists that Andy Ross and his team handle the investigation.The case turns out to be more complex than they first thought. After a second...

Twenty years ago, Erin Steedly found her brother, Thomas, strangled on his bedroom floor. The case remains cold, leaving his family without closure. Erin, a therapist married to a controlling husband, returns home where the murder happened. While snooping through Thomas's belongings, Erin discovers...

"Desdemona Dean is the best there is. This gorgeous madam can provide any sensual fantasy, ignite any insatiable hunger. She fiercely protects the women who work for her and helps them attain the lives they deserve - especially when it comes to her beautiful,...

An artist is murdered. We know who did it. But why?"Literary crime fiction doesn't get any better than this." - Readers' FavoriteFrom award-winning author Harlin Hailey comes this ripped-from-the headlines tale of desperation, depravity, and murder. The year is 2012. The end of the...

"Poker World" plunges the reader deep into the card clubs and casinos of 1995 Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Biloxi. Someone is murdering and mutilating young women, but the serial killer doesn't work alone. A struggling poker pro is caught in the middle of...

In every sense of the word, Santiago Acevedo is a boss. Men respect and fear him, and women worship and desire him. But not all is well within the Acevedo family. Santiago learns of his wife Melanie's affair from his second in command, Basim....

His arms were hanging down, but his face was turned upwards. For the first time Johnny saw a dead man.Colonel Meroy is a prosperous pillar of the landed gentry. But his neighbours would be shocked to learn he'd started out as a London pickpocket,...

'The man died from wounds on the head. There was no trace of carbon in his lungs, so he must have been dead before he was put on the dump.'The livelihood of Louie Patra depends entirely on the supply of bad men; men who...

Absolute Zero Cool is a post-modern take on the crime thriller genre. Adrift in the half-life limbo of an unpublished novel, hospital porter Billy needs to up the stakes. Euthanasia simply isn't shocking anymore; would blowing up his hospital be enough to see Billy...

*Shortlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award 2017* World-weary Jonathan Craine is a detective at the LAPD who has spent his entire career as a studio 'fixer', covering up crimes of the studio players to protect the billion-dollar industry that built Los...

Detective Michael, recently discharged from the Metropolitan police starts up a small detective agency to start his life anew. His office though in a small town at the edge of a city, still teams with mystery and crime as any major city would. Animals,...

Published under a pseudonym, J. K. Rowling's brilliant debut mystery introduces Detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates a supermodel's suicide.After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one...

This early work by Arthur Benjamin Reeve was originally published in 1912 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "The Smuggler" is a short story where Craig Kennedy is brought in to foil an attempt to smuggle designer gowns...

Science has been Caspian's life, but an unorthodox approach to problem solving is out of favour with the new corporate ethos that sees science as a business and truth no longer holds any currency. There are other pressures as Caspian's French wife, Marie-Claire, is...

For years Burke has harbored an outlaw's hard love for Wolfe, the beautiful, driven former sex-crimes prosecutor who was fired for refusing to "go along to get along." So when Wolfe is arrested for the attempted murder of John Anson Wychek, a vicious rapist...

A hilarious LA crime fiction satire about a smart, sexy Latina, two brothers, three guns, and a diamond heist that goes horribly right! If Carl Hiassen and Elmore Leonard had a love child, this book would be it!Gabi Perez's life is far removed from...