Fiction - Crime

An FBI agent stumbles into a pattern across multiple serial killing sprees. The economy is wrecked, political upheaval rampant, and the people who are supposed to care are burned out, swamped, or corrupt.Using the dregs of available staff, and a savant with a posse...

An exuberant dark comedy about dying young, parenting through grief, and the full-on hilarity of copyediting a medical journal while the city around you burns James Ballard is a recently widowed single father to a baby daughter. And he is a copy editor tasked...

The legendary detective ?mile Cinq-Mars must unravel a conflagration of events triggered by a series of murders involving a triple gangland homicide that goes down at a bikers' " bank" where an alleged killer, wounded and in custody, stole no money. The accused, Douglas...

Dive into the intriguing world of mystery and investigation while enhancing your French skills with "Learn French with Detective Stories." This collection, designed for A2 level learners, offers a compelling way to improve your French vocabulary and comprehension through engaging narratives set in various...

Jimmy "Boomer" Benjamin has arrived at the place he has dreaded and dreamed of for the past fifteen years: the town he grew up in. Nearing retirement and seeking closure to a novel that has plagued him for decades, Jimmy is determined to break...

"Con artists and charlatans take advantage of the building boom in 1920s Florida in Mellon's historical novel. "In Target City, Florida, Harry Easton has it made: Sheltering under the friendship of the mayor and sheriff and married to the beautiful Gabe, he runs a...

The Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1857Naomi Banks, mistress of Hickory Hill, is a pillar of society, respected by all, envied by many. But she has a secret, never revealed. She killed her first husband, twenty-five years before. And when a ghost from her past...

All three books in Ed Duncan's 'Pigeon-Blood Red', a series of crime thrillers, now available in one volume!Pigeon-Blood Red: For underworld enforcer Rico Sanders, it seemed like an ordinary job: retrieve his boss's ruby necklace and teach the double-dealing cheat who stole it a...

Chattanooga super preacher Billy Curtis' prophesies always come to pass. He has gained world-wide notoriety because his visions portend death. After years of adoration, Billy is about to get a different type of attention when a new detective joins the local police force: Scrutiny....

MURDER IN THE ACADEMY is a gripping must-read thriller - perfect for fans of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Steig Larsson, THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY by Agatha Christie and THE CUCKOO'S CALLING by Robert Galbraith. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A new crime series set...

Award-winning author Mark M. Bello presents another headline-inspired Zachary Blake legal thriller.Hayley Larson isn't a party girl, but she is tired of always doing everything her parents say. She decides to finally attend a Wilkinson party and see what all the hype is about....

After a night out celebrating the conclusion of a successful assignment, computer forensic expert Jack Rhodes, wakes up with a beautiful woman in his bed, an almighty hangover, and someone is pounding on his door. He answers, and the large stranger asks for the...

THIS OLD HOUSEA Lily Blooms in the Jaws of HellBOOK 1VICTORIAN MYSTERY SERIES I walked out of my grandmother's home on Stockbridge Street in Eagle Lake, Texas, late on a Sunday night, and stared across the street. Against the night sky, all I could...

Der Ich-Erz hler, ein rechter Lebemann, flieht nach gescheiterter Karriere als Politiker aus dem krisengesch ttelten Paris, ger t in den Bann einer jungen Engl nderin, Clara, und folgt ihr nach China. Dabei lernt er Clara kennen, die sich bald als exzentrisch und grausam-l...

At 10 AM, Tom Coleman saw a man he knew was dead. By 10 PM, he was dead and the man walked free.When Mike Airlie, former colonel in the army and Vietnam vet, arrived at the dorm, Tom's body was hanging cold from the...

This follow-up to The Last Gig features a tough and edgy, one-of-a-kind heroine--an entirely fresh take on the hardboiled women private investigators who dominate so many crime fiction classics.PI Marty Stiles was shot and paralyzed and is now in rehab, trying to decide whether...

The first book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series introduced by crime writer Laura Wilson - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily...

In this official authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, famed private eye Hercule Poirot tackles international intrigue and espionage.Framed in the doorway of Hercule Poirot's bedroom stands an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man stares for a moment,...

The sweltering Iowa sun beat down upon me like a heavy blanket as I prepared myself to enter the sanctum of the unknown. With my CI at my side, whom I have to rely on with my life, we enter the garage where I...

Author: John SandfordISBN-10: 1420518755ISBN-13: 9781420518757Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/30/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

Author: Ron CurrieISBN-10: 1420521721ISBN-13: 9781420521726Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/15/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

Mifuyu is a high school student living with a large collection of books left by her great-grandfather--the vast library known as Mikura Hall. Although her father is the current caretaker, Mifuyu herself doesn't share her family's passion for literature. But when several books are...

Author: Janice HallettISBN-10: 1420516779ISBN-13: 9781420516777Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/29/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

From the author of The Violin Conspiracy and Symphony of Secrets comes a mesmerizing page-turner about a musical virtuoso who's forced into hiding when his family runs afoul of a ruthless criminal organization--and how he uses music to bring his enemies to justice Curtis...

She's perfect. Too perfect...Wife: For twenty-five years, my husband and I have been the ideal couple. I'm shy, but he's always been the life and soul of the party, a charmer, so I didn't worry the first time I caught him a little too...

AN UNSETTLING, ATMOSPHERIC NOIR SET IN THE REMOTE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS Meet Tommy Bruce - he's washed-up already, marooned in a ramshackle hotel inherited from dead parents in the armpit of Perthshire, that's just too far off the main tourist trail to be viable. He's...

To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, 'The King of Detective Story Writers', this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television. The Jane Vosper is plunged to the bottom of the...

When the crimes of a serial arsonist lead to murder, Sharpe and Walker need detective Eve Ronin to join the hunt in a blistering thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg.After dozens of Hollywood apartment buildings erupt in flames during a...

There's a baby in your house. It isn't yours... The day I was told I'd never be able to have a child, my world came crashing down. My husband says he still loves me, but I lie awake at night, wishing we could have...

Dean Deveraux wants to get back on his feet after a lifetime of addiction and the failures that go with it. He never planned to return to his parents' trailer in Mahuenga after his mother's death but, then, he never planned anything. Before he...

A former thief turned private detective is drawn into a deadly web of murder, drugs, and gang wars, forcing him to confront his darkest demons to survive. Having tried his hand at medicine, pickpocketing, and good old-fashioned thuggery, Seamus Caron has finally settled into...

For generations, Hollywood has attracted all sorts of dreamers--and then has slowly crushed their aspirations. Elliott Gross is one such case; fresh out of college, he moved west from New York with hopes of writing for the silver screen and living a life of...

A missing woman. A gruesome delivery. A terrifying discovery. Where is Caroline Crow?All has been quiet in Liverpool, suspiciously quiet...So, when a frantic 999 call comes into Hale Street Police Station reporting a missing woman, it seems like there's work to do. Except for...

Abby Duncan was just an average-looking, almost-middle-aged, divorced woman, who, like so many like her, began working toward rebuilding a new life for herself. Her life took a very unusual turn when she became involved with an outlaw biker club. That involvement resulted in...

A tale of mercenaries and myths, set amid the political turmoil of Bengal. In the largely undocumented sphere of political violence in eastern India, Qadir the Spider is a mythological killer and casanova, known for the various assassinations and liaisons he carries out across...

Alec Alton is a member of an elite RCMP National Security team investigating a Pakistani drug trafficking organization. But when his suspects turn up dead, Alec joins up with a colleague, a highly specialized and skilled agent. Together, they trace the drug trafficking to...

Deep into the dark rabbit hole of crime and hacking, everything can get taken away from you. Even when Lucca was young, he never really felt like he was like other kids. He was a lone wolf-a brilliant, reclusive boy. Lucca possessed a gifted...

During the visit of King Zog of Albania to Vienna in 1931, ostensibly for medical treatment but probably for more mundane reasons, he escapes two failed attempts on his life. An unexplained fire in a suburban house ultimately reveals a threat to the life...

In the stunning follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Second Life of Nick Mason, the remarkable hero fights to take back control from the crime lord who owns his life, as he races to complete a daring and dangerous new mission... Nick...

Welcome to Season Four of Murders Under the Sun, a podcast that takes a trip to the dark side of sunny Southern California. I'm your host, Molly Shure. The large house perched on the cliffs over the beach has tantalized Rosie Ring for years....

Two lives lost. One long shot at justice.Luca believed his days of chasing killers were behind him. But the tranquility of retirement is shattered when two boys in his neighborhood are snuffed out by a ruthless drug gang.When the killer escapes to Mexico, Luca's...

"Something about the outside of a horse makes me feel better on the inside." Left unsaid by Steven Ricci is that he has no use for fellow humans. He steps on them as he ascends to become the top thoroughbred horse trainer in the...

When Isabelle returns to her hometown after years away, she is pulled into the chilling mystery of her father's obsession with the lake, a place wrapped in shadows and steeped in unsettling legends. The lake holds secrets-whispers of unsolved crimes, fractured lives, and haunted...

A collector's prized possession vanishes without a trace. One of six magical carriages, each housing a precious gem. Can DI Clarissa Urquhart recover the set before the last stroke of midnight?When a rare, jewelled carriage is stolen from a prominent Highland collector, DI Clarissa...

"I don't generally condone vigilante violence in our line of work..." Letting her voice drift, she raised her attention my way, "But he's right, you know." Taking up a post across from her, my hands draped over the side, I nodded. "There won't be...

Bront? Falls is a crime story like no other. Exciting, suspenseful and intensely funny it follows the brutal crimes of a copycat serial killer, punctuated by the amusing goings-on of a very odd Yorkshire precinct.Detective Inspector Charles Bront?, long-suffering, irreverent but effective is on...

The sophomore novel from one of the most electrifying voices in contemporary crime fiction, Gabino Iglesias, Coyote Songs follows several, lost, desperate folk in the heart of the southwest. In this mosaic horror/crime novel, ghosts and old gods guide the hands of those caught...

"A fascinating and intelligent WWII home front story." --Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author for The Physicists' DaughterCan a family's dark history repeat itself?Estella Ecker has returned to Rockfall House, the last place on earth she wants to be. Years after she ran...

Meet Tony Capra, an organized crime boss with a real tale to tell. Follow him from his early childhood until becoming a man. Discover how an innocent child is drawn into trouble by a seemingly lucrative opportunity that changes the direction of his life's...

Clay Blackburn--poet, book scout, and sometimes detective--cruises the mean, and sometimes not so mean, streets of Berkeley. With his accomplices, a soldier of fortune, a "defrocked" FBI agent, and a smooth and sexy con man, he lives a life of bisexual sensation with a...