Fiction - Thrillers - Crime

Author: Floyd MerrellISBN-10: 149903637XISBN-13: 9781499036374Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/27/2014Pages: 276Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62dReview Citation(s): BlueInk Review 07/29/2014

Detective Nick Behr is called back from an extended stay in the Nevada desert. A woman has been murdered, and there are no leads except a single word written on the wall in her own blood. Unfortunately, the murder isn't the only thing he...

A cryptic but revealing diary entry, penned by an anonymous hand. A killer in the midst of a group of friends, waiting for their moment to strike. A body - but why would they be the killer's intended victim? The identities of all three...

Terry Young is a London criminal working for a vicious West London crime gang who run their part of the capital with an iron fist. He is tempted to start his own crooked venture but falls afoul of the gang when he is responsible...

Author: Charles F. LeeISBN-10: 1493184415ISBN-13: 9781493184415Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/25/2014Pages: 334Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

Author: Patrick E. GunningISBN-10: 149311042XISBN-13: 9781493110421Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/18/2013Pages: 238Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d

From out of nowhere there comes a sweeping onslaught of murder. A game of cat and mouse begins as DCI Henry Faulkner and DS Billy Cray are assigned to the case, leading the investigation into capturing this horrific serial killer. The murders begin, so...

Detective Chief Inspector Jeff Grayson of the West Yorkshire Homicide and Major Enquiries Team was enjoying one of his rare weekends off duty when the call came. A youth had been found in the most gruesome circumstances in a Leeds public park. The following...

"Powell opens her novel with a bang, depicting the abduction almost as soon as the narrative begins. The story is impressive in the way it shifts readers' sympathies ... a gem of a legal thriller, full of plot twists and juicy secrets."--Kirkus Reviews "Powell's...

It's the late eighties, and Sam Horner and Mike Silvers are longtime neighbors living in the San Fernando Valley. Both are experiencing significant life changes in the form of divorces and midlife crises. They decide to move in together in a small home on...

It is 2010. The economy is in shambles and Jimmy James is a homeless felon. Desperate for refuge when his unemployment benefits end, Jimmy faces continual rejection from shelters and employers, leaving him to reconsider the promise he made to God to give up...

It is 1950-the Year of the Tiger. Saigon, once the Pearl of the Far East, is now a city spinning out of control. Down every tree-lined boulevard, on every outdoor terrace, in every nightclub, dance hall and restaurant, the French colonials fear for their...

Alaska has its own kind of justice-one outsiders might not understand. Dave Warren lives in this wild country. He's a determined man, a tough man, who can stare a hole right through a person. His trusty companion is Beardog, half-wolf and half- Labrador, and...

Michelle "Mickey" Grant is a rising star in a prestigious Texas law firm. Unfortunately, her career goals firm came with a heavy price-the demise of her marriage to Tyler Grant, who now holds primary custody of their teenager, Reagan. As the holidays approach, Mickey...

Jack Wright is a veteran detective with a tragic past, an uncertain future, and a passion for solving puzzles. As a member of the Toronto Police Service Hold-Up Squad, Jack is tired of always having to clean up after the fact. When the blueprints...

Summer on California's rugged north coast. Cliffs, rocky shores, tall trees, beaches, coastal lagoons, campers, and a naked dead body at the edge of the surf. Detective John Ragsdale takes the call and steps into an investigation that leads into the shadows of international...

A young man goes missing while searching for treasure in Skeleton Canyon in Cochise County, Arizona. Kit and Swifty are called in by a relative after local law enforcement fails to come up with any clue to the missing man's whereabouts or what happened...

" Arfel Booker is a great young blues musician in the 1940s South. One night, after playing a blues gig in a new town, a beautiful woman takes him back to her log cabin to make love. In the morning (after blacking out from...

Jake Carson's life is in shambles. He was once a successful attorney. Now disbarred, he lives in a La Jolla, California, halfway house and drinks away his sorrows. The only thing that drags him from his stupor is the murder of former clients, Nate...

Act I. Losing his family, a tiny Dog is captured by a sinister Doctor. After escaping, the Dog becomes 'The Little Man' and embarks upon saving NYC from 'The Euthanizer'. Act II. A Chiropractor, Doctor Alexander Vegas, who is addicted to fighting, relieves his...

The story begins with a typical encounter where boy meets girl. It quickly takes a drastic turn towards the macabre in this fast-paced novel of love, lies, and violence.Author: Joseph J. CostantinoISBN-10: 1490786023ISBN-13: 9781490786025Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/30/2017Pages: 108Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

Australia has some fine and challenging arts/music festivals. I was involved with one some years ago as a music reviewer and found this story gradually forming in my mind. Murder, of course, is never funny and needs to be treated with respect, but I...

This book will take you on a fast, truly exciting ride. From kingpins of prison to the streets of New York, LA, Atlanta, and Chicago. Four kings are taking over their cities with money and murder! Their names are notorious in the streets. One...

This is the story of two young people and their friends who have a wonderful job in the Wind River Mountain Area of Wyoming on a large guest ranch. The two trail guides have a past, each different; one more dangerous than the other....

Trevor Tyson sold his successful software company for twenty million to a Las Vegas company including all programs he develops for three years afterwards, a condition Tyson wants to avoid since he has two software programs he wants to market. To distract the buyer,...

Author: Charles F. LeeISBN-10: 148367438XISBN-13: 9781483674384Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/15/2013Pages: 386Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.24lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d

Author: Mike NevillsISBN-10: 148367259XISBN-13: 9781483672595Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/31/2013Pages: 140Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d

The Starlight Club is jumping . . . All Big Red Fortunato wants to do . . . is clear his name and get his movie studio running in the black, but lately problems appear whenever he tries to leave Queens.Was it destiny that...

The Mahans were a close-knit, yet dysfunctional, family. Uncle Bud Mahan owned and operated the Swordfish Marina at the very tip of Texas on South Padre Island. He was the eldest brother and was obsessed with high-stakes gambling. Eddie Mahan, his brother, was what...

In 1938, Edgar Madison is suffering a financial crisis. He hires the McEachin brothers to stage a fake robbery of the mill's shaky captive bank. After the robbery, he has the McEachins killed. Buddy Tate, four-year-old son of Tommy, is a secret, uncomprehending witness...

It is 1987 in the college town of Parksville. Professor Phillip Parker is doing his best to muddle through what has become a very mundane life. But as he dismisses his class for another day, Parker has no idea that his childhood friend and...

Recently demobilized and down on his luck, Major Owston becomes the bodyguard of Martin Hews, a deformed (and thoroughly amoral) art collector, just as Hews is plunged into a bitter rivalry with a gang leader simply known as "Joseph."Author: E. Phillips OppenheimISBN-10: 1479441031ISBN-13: 9781479441037Publisher:...

IRINA...the story of a girl who always obeyed Her wild impulses... IRINA...who was a match -- physically and sexually -- for any man or woman... IRINA...who loved to hate and couldn't resist temptation... IRINA...who thrived on scandal and courted danger like a lover... IRINA...who...

A psychic curse. A predator in the shadows. A fortress built on silence. In the haunted swamps of Louisiana, silence is never empty-it's alive, watching, waiting. Ruston Bock has spent his life cursed with visions of death. They strike without warning, vivid and merciless,...

Taking shelter from the rain in a nearby farm, Harry Marsland encounters a young woman seemingly expecting somebody else. Hearing a noise on the second floor of the ostensibly empty house, the two strangers investigate, discovering the owner of the farm, shot dead. Who...

"The Hampstead Mystery" is a 1916 novel by Arthur J. Rees. Arthur John Rees (1872-1942), was an Australian mystery writer. Set in Hampstead, England, the story revolves around the murder of Sir Horace Fewbanks, a distinguished High Court judge who is mysteriously shot. Private...

This early work by Earl Derr Biggers was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The Agony Column (also published as Second Floor Mystery) is a romantic suspense thriller, narrated in a series of seven...

"The Crystal Stopper" is another favourite mystery novel by Leblanc where during a burglary at the home of Deputy Daubrecq, a crime is committed and two accomplices of Arsène Lupin are arrested by the police. This early work by Maurice Leblanc was originally published...

1940. A woman lands on the Scottish coast from a German flying boat and goes to ground, hunted by British Intelligence. Suspended from the Irish police for reasons he won't explain, Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie is working on his father's farm in Wicklow. One...

The lies we tell ourselves are often more dangerous than the truth. When forty-one-year-old Sarah Price is reported missing after having arranged a date with a man she met on the internet, her son is distraught. Meanwhile, Glasgow based Detective Inspectors Kat Wheeler and...

BARRY & THE BIMBO is an original romantic/action/comedy screenplay by Michael B. Druxman.Barry is a young, somewhat naive, aspiring screenwriter, who has got the "hots" for Dawn. She's the cute blonde who lives upstairs and who runs around with a nasty guy involved in...

"A thorough and thought provoking page turner. It brought me back to a parallel, real-time setting to the extent of real life spectacle illusion. The journey for the curiosity seekers will leave you guessing...'Did the writer know some inside stories?' Absolutley fun and an...

Detroit 1965 Based on true events, this is the heartrending story of Johnny Parker, a young heroin addict consumed with an intense fear of loneliness. The story begins when Johnny, racked with pain and overwhelmed by the crippling heat of detoxification, snatches the purse...

The perfect book for fans of serial killer thrillers and crime writers such as Peter James, Mark Billingham and Peter Robinson He didn't intend to let her get so close But Robert Naysmith's girlfriend Kim has become important to him. So he decides to...

Guns of Vengeance is a thrilling Western novel by Jackson Cole. The story is set in the rugged terrain of the Wild West and follows the life of a man named Jim Hatfield. Jim is a skilled gunfighter who has a reputation for being...

The Darrow Enigma is a mystery novel written by Melvin L. Severy. The story revolves around the character of John Darrow, a wealthy and influential businessman who suddenly disappears without a trace. The police are baffled by the case, and it seems like there...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round Up Bar 20 is a Western novel written by Clarence E. Mulford. The book follows the adventures of Hopalong Cassidy, a cowboy and rancher who finds himself in the middle of a conflict between two rival ranches. Hopalong must use...

Haunted by the unsolved murder of his grandfather, a young policeman (Anthony) takes the case, and law, into his own hands. But does he have the stomach for what is necessary to uncover the truth? Join him as he takes on the mob, his...

What begins as a routine missing person investigation in California soon turns into a mystery that takes Harry Barrett to New Orleans and the prospect of a fortune in used banknotes. Along the way he becomes entangled in the Cajun community while trying to...