Fiction - Thrillers - Crime

A vigilante on the hunt. A journalist on a warpath. To expose an international crime ring they might have to pay the ultimate price... Ex-CIA assassin Doug Hunter wants to forget his lethal past. But when he discovers a well-connected American involved in a...

Framed for murder. Chased by criminals. He must recapture the past he has blocked or die.Newspaper editor Dave Stanford is convinced he's invisible. Dull and shy, nobody notices him. But at night, in his ratty apartment, Dave lives out his dream in his drawings,...

The Pit-Prop Syndicate, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future...

Becker is a British traveler in trouble. Madhurima is a rising star police officer. In these three explosive tales, the two join forces to investigate the city's crooked high society.On the way, they take on deluded would-be messiahs in search of Mother Teresa's stolen...

This book is based on a true homicide incident that took place in the 1950's in Arizona.Gene McLain, also known as "Bulldog" and "Man of Murder", was an investigative reporter employed by a national Hearst newspaper who wrote and solved major crimes.In the 1950's,...

Only John Standard knows how billionaire Proctor Scofield really died. He's kept the secret for four years, but now, a lawyer determined to learn what really happened has tracked him down in the sleepy coastal town of Zihuatanejo, Mexico.Standard reluctantly agrees to tell him...

Klavdiya dreamed of money and love. Her dreams died with her under a merciless rain. Leah, a Canadian detective with empathetic skills, and her team engage in a tedious race to find the culprit. Leah is able to read people's minds and sense their...

Justice is deadly.Violetta Cq'linns-a relentless homicide detective on the world of K'lais-lives by the law. But when she digs too deep into department corruption, she finds herself framed for the one crime she didn't commit... murdering the chief of police.Now, she's a fugitive with...

A dangerous killer targets criminals released on technicalities.Then, he sets his sights on C.T. Ferguson.Explosions rock the city of Baltimore. Bomb blasts kill criminals convicted of terrible offenses but released on legal technicalities. The police are either unable or unwilling to identify a culprit.When...

"What do you do when the money runs out? That's the challenged faced by the Whitacres, a couple who find themselves -- as the title promises -- damn near broke. Their back-and-forth story will keep you reading ... and being thankful it's not happening...

Hard Fall: Special Edition with Bonus Novella, After Shock After Shock (Lucy Guardino Thriller #4) As head of the FBI's Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Squad, Agent Lucy Guardino has made a name for herself bringing the lowest of lowlifes to justice. Rapists, serial killers,...

Ripe as a plump chardonnay grape on a twisted vine, meek, middle-aged Wally Wilson swells with the golden promise of tomorrow. Unleashed on a psychedelic pilgrimage through California's Central Coast wine country, destiny forces Wally to face Syrah, a vicious personal demon who taunts...

He had evaded the law for years, but now it's personal...Detective Joshua Chase's life-long quest to find the most elusive and violent robber in the United States is about to end. But not in the way he hoped.For decades, a team of masked, violent...

A covert cop becomes a target when she picks the wrong cover storyThe Treadwater Estate has become the epicentre of a series of strange events. People go missing. Bodies are found - buried and wrapped in clingfilm. Yet there appears to be no connection...

Jim Brennan is flying high. Against all odds, he is tipped for the head job at Glasgow's prestigious university; an office at the top of the ivory tower. Not bad for the son of a hardman who grew up in a room and kitchen....

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...

You can't escape the past. When newly elected, Sheriff Robert Yates investigates the death of a mine manager found in the ditch by two young Vietnam vets, Yates has no idea what's brewing under the surface in his quiet, picturesque town. Along with his...

All murder is wrong.Yet some murders are just more immoral than others.When an innocent young woman is murdered in her own bed in the dead of night, it shocks the whole of Glasgow. When it emerges that the murderer climbed three storeys high to...

In Cat Connor's pulse-pounding crime thriller "Terrorbyte," Supervisory Special Agent Ellie Conway is forced to team up with the FSB, the Russian intelligence agency, in a high-stakes mission. As the investigation unfolds, Ellie and her unlikely partner must navigate through a web of deception...

Dancer Investigations are approached by ageing actor Luke Rockford who tells them he was once a close friend of Marilyn Monroe and that he was involved in the Kennedy assassination. He says that he is now being stalked by one of JFK's men and...

It all happened so long ago. Does a murderer still stalk the small Connecticut village? Is he watching? Is he still killing? Local policeman, Gordy Powell, who lives on a small farm with an attached pond, is rarely put in harm's way: traffic stops,...

The girl lay in the grass on the side of the trail beneath the low-hanging limbs of a dogwood tree. Her arms were by her side, one leg bent at the knee. She was completely nude, and her skin glistened with a thin coat...

In the moments she has remaining, as her battered body surrenders to Death's cold fingers, US Army PFC Gabriel Sumpter's life flashes before her, and her heartbeat slows. Beaten, raped, and left for dead in Afghanistan by a ruthless gang of fellow soldiers who...

Christopher Day the private investigator for the law firm of Constantine, Constantine, and Fitzpatrick has been given a case for one of the firm's wealthiest clients. His name is Walter Houseman, and his unattractive and overweight daughter, Rachael, has gotten involved with a lounge...

Red Patterson is a TV psychiatrist, a video force, and a famous healer. His newest patient, Curtis Newns, is an artist with a damaged soul. Red is so intrigued by Curtis that he seeks to separate the artist and his wife and claim Curtis's...

"I didn't guess whodunnit at all, so I was gripped from start to finish!" --Amazon Reviewer, five stars Money may make the world go round, but it turns a village upside down, in this tense British crime thriller by the author of The Last...

After a month of relishing every small detail of the killings, the abuse, the abductions, and the part she had played herself, Martha would do her very best to recapture any remnant of the sordid legacy left behind. "All women are born evil. Some...

That one country, albeit a very big one, should contain two such different cities as Peking (set in the remote past of the emperors) and Shanghai (cosmopolitan and ahead of its time) at the same time seems fascinating in itself. And here, they are...

Edgar Wallace's 1931 novel "The Devil Man" is the mysterious and thrilling story of Charles Pearce, an small, unnerving, musician, gifted but terribly boastful. Woman can't resist him, but they don't know the real Pearce. Full of dispense, action and amusing characters, "The Devil...

""White Lies"" is a novel written by Charles Reade, first published in 1867. The story revolves around the life of a young woman named Lucy Fountain, who is brought up by her wealthy aunt and uncle after her parents' death. Lucy is engaged to...

Delve into classic detective fiction with "The Starvel Hollow Tragedy," an Inspector French Case by Freeman Wills Crofts. This meticulously prepared edition brings back to print a timeless story of crime and police investigation. When tragedy strikes in Starvel Hollow, the methodical Inspector French...

Venture into the heart of Sicily with F. Marion Crawford's "Corleone: A Tale of Sicily," a gripping exploration of crime and revenge set against the backdrop of Sicilian life. This historical fiction provides a glimpse into the world of the Mafia, offering a suspenseful...

Delve into the thrilling world of crime and investigation with Arthur B. Reeve's "The Poisoned Pen," a classic tale from the Craig Kennedy series. Follow the brilliant detective Craig Kennedy as he unravels a complex case involving deadly poison and hidden motives. This meticulously...

Looking for a serious relationship, Mona treats men better than any other woman would. With her beauty, charisma and self-sufficient attitude, she's captivating to any man who has roving eyes. But after too many failed romances, she begins using the methods of the Black...

How did a street hustler, in and out of jail since he was ten, beat a murder rap, no matter whether he did the crime or not? Meet Myra Cross, a thirty-one-year-old redheaded beauty with a take-no-prisoners reputation as a Public Defender. She confounds...

In this 1935 historical suspense thriller, praised as "riveting and gripping" (Robert Dugoni, NY Times and Amazon #1 Best Seller of My Sister's Grave), Ed Bowman, small town reporter for the Casey Clarion in Virginia, is unjustly convicted for the murder of his wife,...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb spins an epic tale of loyalty, treachery, murder, and the long shadow of war... His passport read Giovanni Rossi. But decades ago, during the Urban Wars, he was part of a small, secret organization...

The New York Times bestselling author and master of suspense returns with a devious collection, featuring two never-before published stories in which fan favorites Colter Shaw, adapted for TV (CBS's Tracker, starring Justin Hartley), and Lincoln Rhyme are united by the layers of deception...

A gritty comic crime debut where paradise collides with peril, and every flirtation has consequences.Josh Cohen is a cautious engineer who boards a Caribbean singles cruise to prove he can "make good mistakes." Instead, one unlucky table assignment seats him with four glamorous women...

In a single motion I rose, aimed at the middle of the goon's chest, and squeezed off three quick rounds. All three slugs found their mark - more or less where I'd intended - and the impact sent the intruder tumbling backward like a...

A man comes to grips with a long-assumed family legacy...A woman trying to save her home turns to a natural method for removing human trash from the environment...A daughter is forced to help her mother escape from grief...The team behind the Dark Waters Podcast...

In Hillsford, California, a sadistic killer stalks the streets-his methods brutal, his targets chosen with unnerving precision. Businessmen are strung up as warnings, neighbors beheaded, commuters set ablaze in public spaces. The killer appears to be a chameleon in the way he dresses and...

Brian Brady's fourth book is a departure from his San Francisco roots and the familiar SFPD Homicide Inspectors. In still waters run DEEP, you're transported to the previously unfamiliar regions of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, where you meet new detectives and encounter a violent...

This book Twisted is about Joe's life and many experiences throughout his life. Tamika he met at Mango's. She was a middle-age lady, a blonde very attractive. Her big breast and long blonde hair was what attracted him to her. With his blue eyes...

Priscilla Breen, Criminologist: The Capture is a riveting psychological thriller that weaves emotional depth with forensic complexity. It explores how communities may unknowingly perpetuate evil, and how one woman-flawed, yet connected and fearless-can expose the truth while trying to hold her own life together....

The BRAND-NEW twisty, witty, lethally sharp thriller from Tam Barnett, author of How to Read a Killer's Mind! Perfect for fans of Bella Mackie, Alice Feeney, CJ Skuse and Paula Hawkins' The Girl on the Train! 'Tam Barnett is a name to watch.' Daily...

Longlisted for the 2025 CWA Historical Dagger 'Jackson's hero is the natural heir to Bernie Gunther' Andrew Taylor, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ashes of London 'One of the UK's finest crime writers' Ben Kane, Sunday Times bestselling author of Napoleon's Spy 'A...

Her picture-perfect life is a lie.The target on her back is real. In a world of PTA meetings, soccer games and wine moms, Stella Meyers fits right in. No one in her ritzy Connecticut suburb suspects the photographer who captures weddings, parties and fundraisers...

PRAISE FOR THE RYAN WILKINS MYSTERIES 'I am absolutely hooked. Ryan Wilkins is a most extraordinary creation. There has never been a detective like him. Mason writes quite magnificently. Add to that brilliant plotting and character drawing that Le Carré would be proud off......

Stepford Wives meets Big Little Lies in this twisty thriller that uncovers the untruths, petty grievances, and local school politics underneath a seemingly quaint small town. Hamilton, Massachusetts is one of those suburban towns that appears untouched by the outside world where stay-at-home moms...