Fiction - Crime

It would not be fair to record the adventures of Father Brown, without admitting that he was once involved in a grave scandal. There still are persons, perhaps even of his own community, who would say that there was a sort of blot upon...

Thea Osborne and her faithful spaniel, Hepzie, have taken on a house-sitting assignment in the charming Cotswold village of Temple Guiting. But as always, an idyllic village can harbour a disquieting number of secrets and when a skeleton is discovered at the roots of...

Good people - caught in a bad place ... When Tom and Anna Reed find $370,000 in their house one night it seems as if all their problems are solved. But what they can't quite wrap their minds around is that nothing in this...

Someone is assassinating the financial industry's most powerful players--in cold blood and in broad daylight--in intricate, eerily relevant new thriller from Alan Glynn, the award-winning author of Bloodland and Limitless. On a bright Saturday morning, a Wall Street investment banker is shot dead while...

Rednose knows that the ten years he did in prison has put him ahead of the average street punk. However, he doesn't realize how much things have changed in his city. Back then, he was well-known and respected on every side of town. These...

Author: Frances Schepp RuhISBN-10: 1460264819ISBN-13: 9781460264812Publisher: FriesenPressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/22/2015Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d

From the Collins Crime Club archive, the second Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed 'The King of Detective Story Writers'. THE RETURN OF INSPECTOR FRENCH When young Maxwell Cheyne discovers that a series of mishaps are the result of unwelcome attention...

Amber thought she had troubles before her grandma was arrested for murder...Former PI-in-training Amber Winslow has decided to flee her life in the dead of night, carrying nothing but the clothes on her back. Down on her luck and with no other choice, she...

Fall semester 2009. Will Thierry is burnt out. He thought he had written a philosophy to end all philosophies. Instead, after abandoning his former life in New York, he has found himself stuck in Ohio at a perpetually renovated public university where the students...

Michigan's sunset coast turns deadly when a group of vacationers encounter a dying author who sees the ghosts of children.When Arnie refuses surgery for his bum knee, Laurel takes the family on a relaxing trip to the beautiful sunset coast on Lake Michigan to...

"You shouldn't have come here. You'll be sorry." Annie stares at the note, her hands shaking. If the killer has followed her, how will she ever escape?When Annie Logan travels to her mother's birthplace, she is shocked to discover a string of murders have...

The second novel from the critically acclaimed writer of Pike, which was nominated for France's prestigious Grand Prix de Littérature Policière crime fiction award and "easily rivals Larry Brown's most renowned novels" (Spinetingler Magazine). In the tradition of Cormac McCarthy and Larry Brown comes...

AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING BRITISH CRIME THRILLER FULL OF TWISTS.She digs up London's past crimes. Her blog is called Deadtown. Now she's dug up something that got her killed.Detective Mary Hume stares at the crime scene in confusion. She's in an empty flat. Peeling wallpaper....

Michigan's sunset coast turns deadly when a group of vacationers encounter a dying author who sees the ghosts of children.When Arnie refuses surgery for his bum knee, Laurel takes the family on a relaxing trip to the beautiful sunset coast on Lake Michigan to...

Two detectives under fire. One missing student. No answers. Chaos breaks out as DS Gabe Martin leaves Southampton Crown Court. Gunshots ring out. She and DI Juliet Stern are hit. The culprit disappears without a trace. Despite her injuries, Gabe is determined to work....

Bestselling author James Grippando's legendary criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck is back to defend a single mother accused of kidnapping her own child in a perilous case involving politics and international diplomacy that will test his legal expertise and his marriage.Jack Swyteck's new client...

If you will, On the Christian Day of the Dead in San Juan, Atitlan, a speeding bus runs over a gray-haired mongrel dog and severs its spine. The terrified animal drags its paralyzed lower body over heaped stones in a shallow gulch. Black-feathered vultures...

Sometimes you are just in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong client. David Mattson was in just such a place, time and had the wrong client. Not long after September 11, 2001, David was caught up in a broad net...

He left for university... and never came back Arran went missing in Edinburgh twenty years ago. The last time his parents saw him he was withdrawn and on edge where he'd once been happy and carefree. Still searching for their son, they turn to...

The headlights blind me as the cab pulls away, but I catch a glimpse of my friend's carefully made-up face before the car disappears into the darkness. If I knew that was the last time I'd see her, I might have recognised the fear...

I stand at my father's funeral, tears rolling down my cheeks. Someone puts a hand on my shoulder, pulling me into a hug. As I look into the face of a woman I've never seen before, she whispers something that shatters my world. "He...

A high-flying, high-octane thrill ride, Deep Fury is the long awaited seventh installment of the bestselling Cordell Logan Mysteries from author David Freed.A naked man drops from the night sky and crashes through the roof of a mobile home, nearly killing the elderly couple...

All This and Heaven Too by Rachel Field is a captivating tale of love, scandal, and redemption. Based on a true story, it follows Henriette Deluzy-Desportes, a governess whose tragicromance nearly topples a noble French family. This sweeping novel explores the power of love...

It's Murder on the Orient Express - with witches! A thrilling blend of fantasy and classic murder mystery, this rollicking adventure with a wide cast of suspects is ideal for those who love both Agatha Christie and V. E. Schwab, and are drawn to...

Six friends on holiday. A secret worth dying for.In a gorgeous French stone villa, a group of friends reunite for a weekend of reminiscing and laughter. But as glasses of wine are poured, they find they aren't alone. Standing at the door is a...

The start in a BRAND NEW cosy mystery series from Debbie Young A picturesque village. A quaint highstreet... And a murder to solve. Alice's new life is off to a deadly start. When Alice Carroll steps into Curiosity Cottage, a picture-perfect former bric-a-brac shop...

As a member of an organized crime family, remaining loyal and keeping one's mouth shut is the only option for staying alive. But for duplicitous hitman Devlin Davenport, staying alive isn't part of the plan. Handpicked to be the right-hand man of Mob boss...

"I gather Foster has found something disagreeable in the motor car."1926. Norman Threlfall, a young naval lieutenant, aide to the Governor of The St Edward Islands, is attempting to explain to the Governor's wife that a headless torso (male) has been found in the...

DI Mark Williamson and his wife, Christine, move from Sydney to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia for a quieter lifestyle. Serious crime is low here and Mark finds time to join the local Tennis Club, but peace in this idyllic area is shattered...

On January 16, 1969, a devastating train derailment in the small community of Springville, AL caused an explosion and fire that burned down half the town. Although official news reports said no one died, only a small handful of people knew that the infamous...

A BRAND NEW cosy Isle of Wight mystery perfect for fans of Frances Evesham, Faith Martin and LJ Ross.Susan didn't plan on being an amateur sleuth and, after two successful investigations, she's looking forward to a quiet Christmas.So, when local businesswoman Meera is in...

Summer, Sydney, 1978. Jane is in awe of her older cousin: Angie's only fourteen, but she's already making waves in their tight beachside community with the promise of who she's about to be.But Angie is murdered, devastating Jane and shattering her family. They retreat...

A taut edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden and Claire Douglas.The higher you climb, the greater the fall.I would never have been hired if they knew what I'd done. My past.St Anne's is a strict environment, and after one year in...

The addictive psychological thriller from top 50 bestselling author J A Baker!A long-ago trauma and a family mystery may shed light on her troubled sleep-or pull her into the darkness once and for all . . .As a child, Grace Cooper suffered from bouts...

Avenging Memories: The Time between Now and Then, is a metaphysical mystery, set against a backdrop of rallies for human rights, that follows the journey of Indi, a woman who embodies the reincarnation of many serial killers throughout the decades. As an adult, Indi...

JUSTICE: The administration and conformity of the law according to prescribed and accepted principles. In a gripping new mystery, Chief Inspector Augustus T. Rose faces his most challenging case yet. When two priests are found brutally murdered and mutilated, Rose must navigate a complex...

If you can't live with the truth, bury it...Following a devastating encounter with a serial killer, Detective Inspector Freya Bloom is left mentally scarred. After a six-month sabbatical, and no desire to return to the bustling London streets, she accepts a position in rural...

It's not only secrets that are buried by the water... A gripping crime thriller from bestseller master Nick LouthOn the tree-lined banks of Surrey's River Wey, a decaying corpse is dug up by workmen in the middle of an Anglo-Saxon burial site. His modern...

On June7, 2021 the wife and son of a prominent South Carolina attorney, Alex Murdaugh were gunned down on their 1700-acre hunting property in the Lowcountry. Three generations of Murdaughs served as the chief law enforcement officers of the 14th circuit of South Carolina,...

Abigail Summers, dressmaker in life and brilliant sleuth in death, has solved her own murder. Now, she has the murder of blackmailer Dora Bream to unravel, with the help of the other spirits.When her friend, psychic medium Hayley Moon, is arrested for the murder...

Embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey like no other as you delve into the thrilling world of "KAOS." Meet the enigmatic squad of operatives ready to take on covert, high-stakes mercenary missions. Karla Rockoff and Holly Prince, two MMA fighters with unparalleled skills, Tommy Stone,...

This story is about tow sisters one sisters gets kidnapped and her older sister rescues her and later on they fine out the kidnappers motive behind the kidnappingAuthor: Daniel MendezISBN-10: 8223211874ISBN-13: 9798223211877Publisher: Daniel MendezLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/30/2024Pages: 82Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.20d

'Fast paced and packed with the Yorkshire duo's trademark humour' Daily Mirror 'These stories will make a perfect Christmas present for mystery fiction aficionados' Guardian 'Fast paced and packed with the Yorkshire duo's trademark humour' Daily Mirror 'These stories will make a perfect Christmas...

This terrifying story of Susan Woods's unexplained murder took place in the darkened alleys of Stevenville, where secrets clung to shadows and ghosts of the past mumbled through the passage of time. This book, "TRUE CRIME STORY: The Untold Story of Susan Woods' Mysterious...

The mean streets of St Kilda, Victoria. The 1980s. Vice Rules.Moving to Melbourne after a youth of small-time crime, James quickly finds himself heading up his own criminal operation; the Locust Gang. Scourge of the city, the gang executes a series of robberies that...

Wealthy businessman Ray Fisher dies in a plane crash. His entire body was inexplicably burned. Ray's daughter, Kyla Fisher, claims that her father was murdered. She appeals to Major Boris Pavlov to investigate the incident. Pavlov asks his friend Prof. Simon Blake for help....

Quiet streets hide the worst crimes Manchester's Manor Estate is the kind of place people want to live - smart houses, neighbours who look out for you. But what if you don't want to be seen?Behind the tidy front gardens and glossy painted doors...

Isaac Perry has spent the majority of his life wearing the Devil Hounds MC patches. As president, he's used to making tough decisions, even the occasionally vicious ones. He doesn't have to take orders from anyone anymore. He never bends, never breaks, until she...

A visit to his old family cabin on a lake in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, turns deadly and terrifying when novelist Jeff Branson encounters unexpected activity that involves him in a crime spree that spans several counties. He just came to write his latest...

When murder becomes a game......there's only one question.How many people are playing?Detective Luca knows the killer posed the victims for a reason. Each body, numbered and staged in a way that makes it evident a madman longs to show up the police. This sick...