Fiction - Crime

Seeking adventure during the school holidays, five teenagers from the Indian suburb of Lenasia accidentally witness a violent crime that has a lasting impact on their lives. Starting in June of 1993, the novel follows the Five through the next decade as they confront,...

After the Second World War, Amelia Maldonado opts to live a quiet life bussing tables at a diner during the day and going out for auditions at night. The one bright spot is her friendship with the charming Laura Wright, a well-heeled woman with...

Santorini. Turquoise seas, ancient ruins and beautiful sunsets. And a woman thrown from a cliff.The violent death shocks fellow passengers of the Empress Louise, a grand cruise liner packed with British tourists. For newly promoted Inspector Nikos Stephanakis, the case poses linguistic and cultural...

Copenhagen is a mysterious city where strange and sinister things often happen. Menacing and at times darkly humorous there are echoes of Roald Dahl and Daphne du Maurier in these stories, from the commuter who bitterly regrets falling asleep on a late-night train in...

In a tale ripped from the headlines, award-winning author P.D. Workman brings you Gabriel Tate's discovery of the dark and light sides of human nature in Mito, Medical Kidnap Files #1. Gabriel has dealt with mysterious medical issues his whole life. Just when he...

She was tired of living a lie and wanted to know the truth about herself, about her past. But now she wished she'd never looked back... A high-profile double homicide immediately pits Detective Madison Knight against her sergeant. Both victims were found in the...

"A roller-coaster ride of a plot with all manner of twists and turns." -Midwest Book Review Joni Weir kissed her husband goodbye just that morning, but she never figured it would be the last time she'd see him alive. When the news hits that...

Her breath hitches, and her stomach lurches, tossing up bile into the back of her throat. The man holds the revolver to her head and says, "Let's play a little game." She closes her eyes with each pull of the trigger, almost praying for...

"An intense, thrilling page-turner sure to satisfy any fan of the [crime] genre." -Goodreads Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ She read him stories and tucked him at night. She'd kiss his forehead and wish him "pleasant dreams." But all this is in the past and nothing more...

"Outstanding plot, unique twists and turns, and the writing style is superb...Highly recommend for crime and mystery fans." -Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ She could feel her life draining from her body, but there was nothing she could do except wait until it was all over...and...

Detective Darek Blake thought the secrets of his past were long buried, but when a young girl is murdered in a familiar way, finding the killer will not only bring back memories he's repressed, but give him a golden opportunity to impress the FBI.So,...

Who murdered Rebecca Brunella? And why did they decapitate the young woman's body and drain her blood after death? The murder is the brutal first assignment for damaged police detective Jan de Vlamingh after getting dumped in the remote coastal town of Anglesey following...

From Alafair Burke--New York Times bestselling author of the runaway hit, The Wife--comes another twisty tale of domestic noir. When a prominent Manhattan lawyer is murdered, two estranged sisters--one the dead man's widow, the other his ex--must set aside mistrust and old resentments ....

"Classy, humorous and surprisingly touching tales of cricket, friendship and crime." The SpectatorRichard Foreman's acclaimed series of Raffles stories, which gave life again to the gentleman thief and cricketer, are here collected in one volume, Raffles: The Complete Innings. Full of wit, crimes and...

Maggie Sullivan is a single woman in her early twenties, living alone and working for an accounting firm in the small Mississippi town where she grew up. A chance encounter on an evening walk brings her face to face with a stray dog longing...

An Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller."Tracy Crosswhite is one of the best protagonists in the realm of crime fiction today, and there is nothing cold about A Cold Trail." --Associated PressIn New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni's riveting series, Seattle homicide...

From the number one New York Times best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale Soon to be a Netflix Original series, Alias Grace takes listeners into the life of one of the most notorious women of the 19th century. It's 1843, and Grace Marks has...

Screams of a man being burned alive resonate in the mind of a young woman stranded in the desert.SheAuthor: Steve BertelISBN-10: 1978107676ISBN-13: 9781978107670Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2018Pages: 370Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.77d

The Complete Father Brown Mysteries includes 24 stories featuring G. K. Chesterton's eponymous Roman Catholic sleuth. These mysteries are the original source material for the current hit BBC TV show Father Brown starring Mark Williams. Chesterton's priest-sleuth was loosely based on Father John O'Connor,...

Whose Body?, first published in 1923, introduces the inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey to the world of crime. When a corpse, wearing only spectacles, is discovered in a bathtub in Battersea, Lord Peter must determine the identity of both the criminal and the victim. Assisted...

The pINPOINt: Intelligence Criminal Police Organization. They work on gathering Intel on people that could or are very harmful to the country and the world. They work alongside with other law enforcement agencies in the country. Their main goal is to make a case...

Since the night he made an ill-advised decision to commit a pair of revenge killings, Nick has made his living as a professional murderer. Early on, he dispensed with guilt or emotion. But after a routine hit gets messy, Nick gets sick and the...

SCHINA and the Queens, IVORY and NICOLE, are back from Mexico and this time the treacherous streets of Dallas threaten to take more than the ladies are prepared to lose. The plot thickens With a medical condition she wasn't prepared to deal with, a...

SCHINA was hardened by the treacherous and unforgiving streets of Dallas, trusting no one except her crew, The Queens: best friends IVORY and NICOLE. That was until she met MONEY. Calculating and cunningly smooth, Money was able to win what others failed at getting--her...

STEPHON is a young, black man who's innocent of the world's hate and racial division, until he witnesses his father get gunned down in another unjustified killing by a cop. In an instant, everything Stephon knew, including his belief in the justice system, is...

Born into the unscrupulous, male-dominated, lifestyle of drugs, murder and money, REIGN had no time for love, she was all about that bag and folding niggas up. Using a heart-shaped pattern drawn with her favorite lipstick, as her calling card, the beautiful female assassin...

On the streets of Chicago, Illinois, life usually comes with an early expiration date. The goal is to live hard and play harder while you can. And if you're lucky, you'll find a little love along the way. But death is always just around...

After all of the turmoil they've been through, KEYZ and SHAUNIE finally make their way back to each other, where they belong. This time they're stronger than ever before. But just when everything is going good, tragedy strikes. In the midst of a tragic...

A woman's loyalty is tested when her man has nothing. A man's loyalty is tested when he has everything. Twenty-three year old SHAUNIE is living the good life. She has all of the material spoils a girl desires courtesy of her long-term boyfriend, KEYZ,...

What is the price MINNIE must pay for loving her husband so blindly? And what's SAMIYAH to do when boyfriend #2 doesn't take GERRAN, the other man in her life, too kindly? Now that SLEEPY is home, he learns he's not there alone. His...

Fresh out of prison and seeking a quick come-up, SNAKE is ready to do whatever it takes to get that bag, so every hustler in the city who has big paper becomes his prey. Determined not to leave behind any witness who could send...

With an official plug, a new engagement and a baby on the way, KILLA has the world in the palm of his hands. But behind his back there's trouble brewing in paradise. At his side is TIARA, a poisonous snake of a woman who...

MACAL is a mouthwatering, successful and wealthy man. On the surface, he is a woman's dream come true. But when it comes to love and commitments, he is nothing more than a lying dog. When Macal's many infidelities are exposed, will his wife remain...

Enter the psyche of a serial killer, a desperate man trapped in a treacherous maze of murder, lies, love, and suspense.The violent love story Justified Murder defines destiny - accepting that which is written - versus fighting for control of one's life. It is...

Danny Zelko, 13 going on 14, needs to get rid of his mom's boyfriend, Harry. The guy is a creep. Drinks too much, locks Danny out of the house, gets in Danny's face and calls him Danielle. Of course everyone blames Danny. It's his...

Joe Ricker writes with a voice reminiscent of Jim Thompson and Raymond Carver. This collection of stories is set in the darkest corners of New England, where the damaged American underbelly emerges. The characters in these stories will challenge every notion you have of...

As America struggles to gain control of its borders... Extremist anti-immigrant groups and white-supremacist hate-mongers have begun to combine resources, and ideologies. These new hybrids of hate pose a rising threat, not only to the country's immigrants, but also to national security. ATF Special...

The Go-Go's made music on their own terms and gave voice to a generation caught between the bra-burning irreverence of the seventies and the me-first decadence of the eighties. Anthems like "We Got the Beat," "Our Lips Are Sealed," and "Vacation" are an indelible...

Bryan Walsh is a killer for hire. He is haunted by those who have fallen by his hand. He will stop at nothing to avenge his brother's death. When a lifetime of bad karma finally lands on Bryan's doorstep and leaves his brother dead,...

Read tomorrow's best-selling authors today in the first and best multi-genre pulp fiction journal. Since 2011, Pulp Modern has offered a wide variety of fiction from authors who have gone on to write some of today's most compelling novels.Author: Alec Cizak, Michael Bracken, Thomas...

Nick Gillis grows marijuana and minds his own business, a policy that pays off in the small Midwest town he calls home. But when he breaks his own rule by helping out a girl at a bar, it's enough to put him on the...

A strange trip through the Kentucky countryside with a glue-sniffing, skull-cracking, squirrel-hunting private detective by the name of Neil Chambers... When Chambers is approached by a father who wants to get back his (adult) daughter, he takes the skeptic's view of the case. But...

Esmeralda works for a housecleaning service during the day and as a restaurant hostess at night. Just out of high school, she is the sole support for her mother and two young siblings. She has drive and ambition. What she doesn't have is money....

"There are two types of men you must fear in this world: Men who have everything to lose-and men like me." It's a case Trevor Galloway doesn't want. It's certainly a case he doesn't need. The client-the sister of a murdered musician-seems a bit...

After the demise of Lady Scarface, the last remaining members of Tiana's crew, led by a loyal and devastated Smurf and Young-God, pack up all the drugs and money that they could salvage and head to Charlotte, NC. It doesn't take long for them...

Sixteen years have passed since we last visited Karma Alonso-Walker. After Money's conviction for attempted murder of their son, Karma turned back to her first love of track and field. Newfound fame, fortune and love has given her a fresh outlook on life, but...

A country noir about finding out how to survive and surviving what you find. In a small country town, an act of revenge causes five lives to collide. Early one Christmas morning, Graeme Sweetapple, a man down on his luck, is heading home with...

KARESSA' VAULT IN ONE WAY OUT. The first of her Lone Marauder Series installments. Karessa' leads a dangerous life. Growing up in an environment of dereliction to become a notorious criminal, being in the underworld of society trouble can come from anywhere. When she...

Christopher "Cashflow" King is the son of one of the most successful drug dealers ever to walk the streets of Atlanta. After his father's death, Cash followed in his father's footsteps and started the Street Kings. The Street Kings began as a small crew...

A Crime Novella. When two young girls disappear with a trunk-load of pot, unaware their payload has been packed with an extra five kilos of cocaine, a lovable loser persuades a sociopathic killer to pursue them across Northern California on a violent, twisted goose-chase...