Fiction - Thrillers - Crime

This is the first Dr. Thorndyke novel, from 1907, one of the earliest forensics-based mysteries. A valuable shipment of diamonds goes missing from a safe, and a nice young man is put in the dock for it. As evidence mounts, a renowned forensics expert...

This is the first Dr. Thorndyke novel, from 1907, one of the earliest forensics-based mysteries. A valuable shipment of diamonds goes missing from a safe, and a nice young man is put in the dock for it. As evidence mounts, a renowned forensics expert...

It's C.T.'s first case. He wants an easy one.Instead, he gets Alice.C.T. Ferguson spent years as a hacker. He lived in Hong Kong, working against the Chinese government. Then they found him, threw him in jail, and eventually kicked him out. In Baltimore, C.T....

Some secrets are deadly. When approached by a troubled woman, Shea Stevens offers the protection of the Athena Sisterhood Motorcycle Club. But the powerful politician this woman is running from will do anything to conceal a dark secret. After Shea and the Sisterhood tell...

Vickey Romano is the girl with a secret you don't want to bring home to mum.Beautiful, haunted, and on the run, she works a string of temp jobs and never lets anyone get too close. Until that is, she meets Jake. The living definition...

The step by step life account of a serial killer, as heard through recordings with a doctor who has the chance to meet him.Follow the killer on a journey that spans decades as he details every encounter, thought and murder. Beginning in the 1970s,...

Perimeter: The Levi Yoder Saga BeginsLevi Yoder's life as the Mafia's moral compass takes a death-defying turn in "Perimeter," a thriller that Kirkus Reviews hails as "first-rate." Faced with a terminal diagnosis, Levi prepares to meet his end with the same resolve he navigated...

Two CIA field operators obtain a bill of lading from an arms supplier in Moscow. Tracing the origin and destination of the weapons there is reason to believe a massive arms shipment has come into the U.S. through the Port of Long Beach. While...

The Devil Woman is no more. The world's deadliest assassin has embraced peace and abandoned her violent past. She has faked her death years ago, now living as a nun in a small village in the jungles of Columbia. Meanwhile, on the other side...

A gray hat hacker. A dark-hearted crime boss.Baltimore isn't big enough for both of them.C.T. Ferguson uses his illicit digital skills as a private investigator. When a teenaged boy wants to find his missing brother, C.T. takes the case.He soon discovers the missing brother...

Jack Swyteck and his family are caught in the crossfire after a deadly school shooting claims twenty casualties--Florida's fifth mass shooting in as many years--in this provocative and timely thriller from Harper Lee Prize-winner James Grippando that touches on some of the most contentious...

Thaddeus Murfee is back in this twisted tale of two trials, mother and daughter, each claiming to have committed the crime...No one will admit the truth. When both defendants are pleading guilty, how will Thaddeus sift through the evidence?Thaddeus defends the mother on murder...

The legacy of a failed regime rises from the deep. Indomitable marine biologist Chris Black is looking forward to six quiet months of scientific research off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. But when on a routine dive Chris discovers the wreck of...

A mind-blowing discovery. A deadly conspiracy. Caught off-guard when she receives an unexpected phone call from an old friend she hasn't seen in 20 years, Dr Sandy Jones gives Connie Pike a polite brush-off. A few days later, she learns that Connie has been...

A message from the grave. An assassin on her tail. Sniffing out the truth could get them all killed.September Day is ready for a new start with her detective boyfriend. Believing she's finally put her husband's death behind her, her life upends when his...

Jinx Ballou is a fugitive's worst nightmare.In the sun-scorched urban sprawl of Phoenix, Arizona, bounty hunter Jinx Ballou is a singular female figure in a sea of macho men. She'll take on anyone, no matter how big, how well-armed, or how well-connected. From murderers...

Having reluctantly accepted a job from family friend and CEO Emil Swenson, former pararescueman Nick Hayden quickly transitions from rescuing soldiers in Afghanistan to desk jockeying at Weston, a Wisconsin-based insurance company. He's tasked with closing a failing division responsible for insuring religious institutions,...

Having reluctantly accepted a job from family friend and CEO Emil Swenson, former pararescueman Nick Hayden quickly transitions from rescuing soldiers in Afghanistan to desk jockeying at Weston, a Wisconsin-based insurance company. He's tasked with closing a failing division responsible for insuring religious institutions,...

A new future. An old enemy. A fight to end things once and for all.Maggie Black is settling well into life after being a government assassin. Finally content and deeply in love with her partner Leon, she is ready to open her own secret...

A sleep-deprived anesthesiologist consults his friends on dealing severely with his wife's lover. Suspense, dark humor and physicians behaving badly. A Cause and Manner is a noir psychological thriller. Dr. Matthias Kork is an anesthesiologist and a coroner. There is tension in the operating...

As the son of a disgraced army deserter, Dex Kevan has struggled to escape the dark shadow of his father's past and his own bad attitude. An air cargo specialist for the US Air Force he spends his days counting crates, filling out paperwork,...

Alexander (Xander) Kellogg III became a prominent apartment owner, purchasing a portfolio of several thousand units in Denver, Colorado over the 1960's and early 1970's. After successfully selling the multi-family projects, Xander delves into the office building development business in 1977, along with his...

'Immensely exciting and atmospheric' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH'Move over Rebus' Daily Mail'Exciting, pacey, authentic'ANGELA MARSONS'Convincing Glaswegian atmosphere and superior writing'The Times Don't miss Alex Gray's latest novel - WHEN SHADOWS FALL is out now in paperback It doesn't matter whether you've read them all or...

A Crime Thriller mixing the worlds of Fashion, Law and the mob. Full of action and intrigue with a dash of romance.Madison thought she knew everything about her best friend Abby. Their friendship was one of trust and she believed they didn't keep secrets...

Alexander (Xander) Kellogg III became a prominent apartment owner, purchasing a portfolio of several thousand units in Denver, Colorado over the 1960's and early 1970's. After successfully selling the multi-family projects, Xander delves into the office building development business in 1977, along with his...

A landmark cricket club is formed in the heart of the Western Isles. A gala opening leaves a battered body in the changing room when stumps is called. Can Macleod and McGrath find the killer before the rest of the team are bowled out?In...

SOMEONE IS KILLING OFF LAWYERS IN THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Michael Gresham is assigned to prosecuting the case against the at-large killer. When Michael's team has tried everything else to find the killer, they turn to twelve-year old Annie Gresham to create a criminal...

It's 1991 and there are more murders at Western Meadows Hospital A priest is found dead in the hospital chapel with an Arabic knife protruding from his back. More murders follow.Dr Chris Walker, a young cancer specialist, finds himself in the middle of it,...

2020 Booklife Prize Critic's Report 9.5/10DUBLIN 2019: Michael Gleeson is a well-respected psychiatrist - a quiet man, a good friend, and a useless cook. As the son of a long-dead IRA man, he also spends part of his professional life secretly counseling former members...

Fear Makes You Weak. Weakness Gets You Killed.This life. It becomes more toxic every day. There is no escape for me or the ones I love. I've done things to claim my rightful place. I've taken care of those who challenged that place, and...

'Irish crime writing at its best' John ConnollyBREAKING FREE ONCE WAS LUCKY. THIS TIME, THERE MAY BE NO ESCAPE... Leo Kennedy was always meant to enter the family business, where deals are made in dark corners and crossing the wrong people can get you...

Murder by Drone is the fifth book in the exciting Biddy and Justin Series by Pamela Arnold. This mature but lively pair of Australian espionage agents are embroiled once again with arch ISIS enemy Suzette, who entices Biddy on horseback onto the desirable next-door...

Wartime secrets are about to haunt Gibraltar's present. It seems the legacy of spying, sabotage and treachery runs deep on the Rock.Past and present collide plunging detectives Sullivan and Broderick into a tangled web of intrigue and murder.Their skills and uneasy working relationship are...

"The Swedes have a lock on hard-hitting crime novels... the latest in a string of superb procedurals written by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom."--Marilyn Stasio, The New York TimesThe explosive third novel in the Ewert Grens-Piet Hoffmann trilogy, which began with The New York...

Icelandic Vacation Becomes Race Against Death in Sarquis, a Thriller from Brooke Sivendra --Present Day, New York City-- She's buried the wrong man and her best friend's been spying on her for thirteen years. Makaela Ashwood needs a vacation and ex-CIA agent turned Security...

Criminal Prosecutor Hires Wanted Man in Escanta, a Romantic Thriller from Brooke Sivendra --Present Day, New York City-- James Thomas is a dangerous man with a past full of secrets, the skills to keep them, and a singular purpose...survival. Makaela Ashwood doesn't have a...

An unexpected journey into the wilderness can test even the strongest bonds...Nearly a year has passed since the slaughterhouse raid. Eureka should be happy now that he and Baltan are Azzie and Lleuwellyn's legal guardians, but he can't shake the feeling that a storm...

A glittering Hollywood gala. An actress with a vendetta. A cold-blooded murder among the stars."This is truly a ten-star read " ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Goodreads ReviewerAsha has snagged the most coveted catering job in Los Angeles. But she doesn't realize she's going to face the most brutal...

Sophie Whittaker shared a terrifying secret. Hours later, she was dead.Detective Kay Hunter and her colleagues are shocked by the vicious murder of a teenage girl at a private party in the Kentish countryside. A tangled web of dark secrets is exposed as twisted...

Dr. Trevor Knight has left the dry heat of the Arizona desert, only to find himself in the hot and humid dangerous swamps of the Louisiana bayou. Time to relax, to enjoy the sights and Cajun food, the music, and the laid-back mood. However,...

Chris Treiger would never forget the eight words that changed his life.As soon as he heard the ebullient voice at the other end of the phone, he'd wondered how to cut short the call. Bill Brewster, a high-pressure PR head-hunter, had been hounding him...

Four is the story of a man simply known as Number Four.He's known to his employers as Number Four because he operates by four concrete rules at all times. He's known by this reputation because he's the clean-up man, just like the fourth batter...

A cynical local reporter discovers that the grandmother who brought him up is actually not his blood relative. Suddenly, the past he has called his own turns out to be a complete fabrication; from the stories of his parents' lives to the photos in...

Samantha Starr races the clock to decipher a riddle and ransom the man she loves in Vanished, a heart-pounding adventure from S.L. Menear -- Egypt, Present Day -- When Special Air Service Captain Ross Sinclair is taken prisoner by Lord Edgar Sweetwater, it's up...

It looks like paradise, but the northern tropics of Australia in 1980 is a wild place. It's not just the extreme weather, rugged as hell country and dangerous animals. It's the people too.Seth Kelly is the nicest bad guy around. Dope grower, bouncer, and...

It is the winter of 1945, seven months after the Nazi defeat, and Munich is in ruins. Mason Collins-former Chicago police detective, U.S. soldier, and prisoner-of-war-is now Chief Warrant Officer of the American Zone of Occupation. It's his job to enforce the law in...

The news of her mother's death hits Nell as if she's been shot. The letter must be some kind of prank, but who could be so cruel? Because Nell's mother died nearly thirty years ago. When Nell was just a tiny baby, her parents...

Do you want to read Crime and Punishment? If so then keep reading...One of the supreme masterpieces of world literature, Crime and Punishment catapulted Dostoyevsky to the forefront of Russian writers and into the ranks of the world's greatest novelists. Drawing upon experiences from...

Luke Rizzo, a retired NYPD narc, now a private eye, is a smart, righteous guy with a full sense of humor. Except, he finds nothing funny about watching his former snitch, Rabbit, get stabbed to death by a hooded assailant on his way to...

After surviving the onslaught of Blackridge in Rome, Sam Pope has been lying low in Italy. With the world changing files in his possession, Sam is faced with the choice of disappearing or bringing down General Wallace for good. When it becomes apparent that...