Fiction - Crime

Lily is the link to ending the human trafficking ring. Now Branch and Charlie must do all they can to protect her. Lily has almost given up believing she can escape from the clutches of the Master, the man who holds her as a...

Stalking, addiction and obsession - Detective Claire Boyle returns in this gripping new psychological thriller from Sinead Crowley, for fans of Patricia Gibney and Angela Marsons. Dear Elizabeth, I've been watching you. I hope to see you . . . Soon. Liz Cafferky is...

Matt Helm has got a good thing going with Elly. So a terrorist outfit really have picked the wrong woman when they kidnap her in order to leverage Matt into carrying out an assassination. Now, Helm finds himself in Costa Verde with one thing...

SOMETIMES INFORMATIONCAN BE THE MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON When the man he worked for abruptly exits the business, Quarry finds himself in the crosshairs as a rival tries to take over. But what does Quarry have that the new man wants? And how did the...

The brand new adventure from the author of A Betrayal in Blood, in which Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are faced with a fiendish locked room mystery. Dr Watson has been invited to Crain Manor, where his old friend James Crain is to hold...

When a group of international activists arrive on the Faroe Islands, intent on stopping the traditional whale hunts, tensions between islanders and protestors run high. And when a woman is found viciously murdered only hours after a violent confrontation, the circumstances seem purposely designed...

A failed attempt on his life by a contract killer gets Mike Hammer riled up. But it also lands him an unlikely job: security detail for a Hollywood producer having a party to honor his beautiful fiancée, a rising Broadway star. But it's no...

Dostoyevsky's dark masterpiece of murder, the ensuing mental anguish, and finally a spiritual restoration. Truly one of the great novels of all time, and one of the most readable.Dostsoyevsky's depth of insight has been widely appreciated. Ernest Hemingway stated that in Dostoyevsky "there were...

Arthur J. Raffles is a character by E. W. Hornung. He is a gentleman thief, living in a salubrious part of London, playing Cricket and supporting himself through his ingenious burglaries. He has a sidekick called Harry "Bunny" Manders who is brave and loyal,...

A HIT. AND A MISS. Quarry doesn't kill just anybody these days. He restricts himself to targeting other hitmen, availing his marked-for-death clients of two services: eliminating the killers sent after them, and finding out who hired them...and then removing that problem as well....

As brilliant as Sherlock Holmes. As daring as James Bond. Sexton Blake, the adventuring detective, is back again! Murderers, Conmen and Thieves A new breed of villain has risen, possessed of extraordinary intellect and violence. Only the brilliant mind and courage of Sexton Blake,...

A missionary woman has disappeared in Spitalfields, one of London's most dangerous districts. When Sherlock Holmes in called on to find her, he discovers enormous, highly intelligent rats have made their home under the streets of London. Holmes is forced to confront the horrors...

A call from an old comrade has Holmes chasing a reported agent of Satan between the towering tors and bottomless bogs of Dartmoor only to find the limits of his own confidence and his Public's esteem. Only Watson stands his friend but even his...

Reichenbach was not his deepest fall.... Autumn 1903 has not been kind to Sherlock Holmes. Irene Adler, his platonic love, is dead, and the detective has again fallen into the clutches of cocaine. Dr Watson hopes that the distraction of a marriage fraud case...

A police man-hunt fails to find the husband of a brutally murdered woman - until he turns up in Gently's office. The hunted man is, in fact, a far-distant relative of Gently and throws himself on the Chief Inspector's mercy. Gently will have none...

Mrs Pargeter discovers the skills by which Public Relations can make evil look good in the latest wickedly entertaining mystery. It is her characteristic generosity rather than her love of animals that finds Mrs Pargeter supporting her friend, Jasmine Angold, at a charity reception...

Perched on a Welsh clifftop, the ancient, picturesque hamlet of Rhosddraig has its peaceful fa ade ripped apart when human remains are discovered under a pile of stones. The village pub, The Dragon's Head, run by three generations of women, becomes the focal point...

Ugly Beast doesn't want an arranged marriage, but what his president says, he gets. Abriana Vigo is not beautiful. In fact, she's bland and terrified, but she's a virgin and a Capo's daughter. Now she's been thrown to the wolves at his president's demands.Abriana...

One man's fight through poverty, crime, and violence to build a better life for his wife and daughter.Author: Kevin HardcastleISBN-10: 1771961473ISBN-13: 9781771961479Publisher: BiblioasisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/10/2017Pages: 310Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90dReview Citation(s): Foreword 06/26/2017Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017Publishers Weekly 09/04/2017

The mayor of Copenhagen is found murdered in his luxury apartment. Detective Lars Winkler is put on this sensitive case, which is further complicated by the fact that the victim's mother is the leader of the country's most radical political party and the current...

The second novel in the Marko della Torre series, Killing Pilgrim is a propulsive political thriller following a complex plot hatched by members of the CIA and set against the backdrop of war-torn Yugoslavia. Early autumn, 1991. Croatia and Slovenia officially declared independence from...

Racing to find a killer before he strikes again, an unlikely investigator is haunted by an even more unlikely source in this gripping crime novel "Clark writes well and has created some amusingly zany characters." -- Publishers Weekly on Clean Sweep It's the summer...

Fresh off investigating the ambush murders of two police officers, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent, Buck Taylor and his team are called upon to find a missing journalist, in a case that leads to murder and child pornography, in the much anticipated fourth "Crime"...

Sharonda Miller AKA Almasi came from the gutter to the top of the food chain of the black underworld of Philadelphia. From the gutter to the head of the notorious BSN game. They threw her to wolves but never expected her to come back...

Outlaw is not just his name...Christopher "Outlaw" Caldwell lives life the only way he knows how. Hard. Loyal. Brutal. As president of the Death Dwellers he takes what he wants and gives only what is deserved, even meeting death head-on if it's called for....

Revisit the "mean streets" of MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN with this tale about two cousins, both of whom grew up back in the day on those very same mean streets of South Brooklyn, who team up against a powerful bully who will stop at nothing to...

It's a hot Boston summer, and Nick Young, a washed-up journalist back in town to care for his dying father, is feeling the heat. A major labor strike has everyone taking sides, and a wave of anti-capitalist violence has targeted the city's most prominent...

The novel that introduced Tommy and Tuppence, a bantering pair of 1920s bright young things who solve a mystery together while falling for each other. The Great War is over and jobs are scarce. Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley, who were friends before...

Richard Hannay, a restless hero, is set to show the integrity of the ordinary man who stands in defence of his country. Buchan's terrific yarn excelled as a Hitchcock movie of the same name, and inspired all subsequent spy thrillers, including the much later...

Suspensefully enjoyable.Season of Malice, the fourth book in the standalone suspense series starring Detective Kendall Halsrud.Her wedding planned for New Year's Eve has Detective Kendall Halsrud looking forward to the holiday season. Recently disciplined for involving non-professionals in a case she was working, Kendall...

The first book in a new series from New York Times bestselling author M A Comley, who has sold over two and a half million books worldwide.He stands in the shadows. Watching them. DI Sara Ramsey's life is about to change forever. Recently moved...

This story of intrigue is based on real events. Rod Burton, a retired police detective, owned the inn at Collana D'Ora, a remote settlement. On a weekend holiday four members of a criminal organisation, the Cartheren Brotherhood, arrived at the inn and hours later...

"I got her to pull the groceries from her shopping bag, there were a lot of things to eat, like bread, cheese and other stuff. So, I told her we would eat first. She was pretty scared and kept asking me not to kill...

THEY DINE WITH BISHOPS. THEY VACATION WITH PRESIDENTS. THEY SLEEP WITH MOVIE STARS. SO WHO CAN STOP THEM WHEN THEIR ACTIONS TURN DEADLY?Sydney Rye and Gia Santella-two fierce vigilantes devoted to justice-meet for the first time when they find themselves caught up in a...

Her next case. She's in it for good. Just months after solving her first case, Isabel Long is in a funk. Her relationship with the Rooster Bar's owner is over. Then the cops insist she must work for a licensed P.I. before going solo....

From the Author who brought you "Waiter to the Rich and Shameless" comes the fictional novel, "Kings of Malibu." Follow the adventures of four righteous restaurant servers as they embark on a Robin Hood quest to avenge the sins of their despicable and avaricious...

"A phenomenal talent blazing up suddenly on the horizon. . . . precise, brilliant language that evokes without ever having to explain. . . . His transcendent vision gives us devastating glimpses."--Elle"John McManus writes visceral prose that explodes within the tight boundaries of the...

Author: David CroweISBN-10: 1941165753ISBN-13: 9781941165751Publisher: Deeds PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/16/2015Pages: 298Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.67d

Author: Lou ReiterISBN-10: 1941165737ISBN-13: 9781941165737Publisher: Deeds PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/26/2015Pages: 510Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.41lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.14d

In this gripping novel, "Beef" Buddusky, who wanted nothing more than a one-day job when he entered the Salvation Army in Colorado Springs, finds himself swept up by an obsessive mother with a diabolical plot.Author: Darryl PonicsanISBN-10: 1941071155ISBN-13: 9781941071151Publisher: Stairway PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/03/2015Pages: 264Format:...

1999. Ex-con June returns to Los Angeles to bury his father, and in the process brings violence and mayhem to everyone he encounters. Low-rent gangsters fight dogs and pistols shoot quiet through potato silencers, and at the center of this sweltering California Gothic and...

Two pieces of fiction, and two pieces of nonfiction. Authors: Nick Mamatas Steve Rasnic Tem Benjamin Whitmer James SallisAuthor: James Sallis, Nick MamatasISBN-10: 1940885469ISBN-13: 9781940885469Publisher: Broken River BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/03/2018Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.14lbsSize: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.12d

"NOT SINCE DASHIELL HAMMETT'S MALTESE FALCON HAS AN OBJECT OF DESIRE CAUSED SO MUCH TROUBLE!"--Craigie ZildjianIn a beguiling tale of deception and murder, desire and theft, seduction and betrayal--where nothing is what it appears to be--a man is murdered and an iconic musical instrument...

Lima, 1970: a tremendous earthquake has just struck the Peruvian capital, and mayhem reigns. Tensions are high, with a population reeling from the disaster and mesmerized by the World Cup. Enter detective Simon Weiss, tasked with solving two seemingly unrelated murders: the crucifying and...

"Impossible to put down. Sparkling dialogue, references both musical and literary, and an offbeat cast of believable characters make the pages fly by."--Library Journal STARRED REVIEWMaggie Fiori uses her powers as a journalist to dig into the world of San Francisco's elite after a...

When Bethany Crutchfield failed to show for Sunday brunch and her father's phone calls remained unanswered, concern was warranted. Police officers from "America's Safest City," Irvine, California, discovered a gruesome homicide scene which established Bethany as the first in a series of murders that...

"Brilliant." --3: AM Magazine"Intelligent... thrilling." --Michael Silverblatt, 'Bookworm' on KCRWCarl Stagg, a writer researching imperial power struggles in 17th century Sri Lanka, ekes out a living as a watchman in a factionalized America where confidence in democracy has eroded. Along his nightly patrol, Stagg...

When a robbery goes horribly wrong in a small town on the plains of Oklahoma, the end result is ultimately not one but two men dead. Gayla Early claims to know who did the first killing but now she's wanted for the second ......

The first new Spider novel in 65 years picks up where the last left off, packed to the gills with the greatest slam-bang action ever penned by master pulpster CJ Henderson! Richard Wentworth, the Spider, wonders if his long struggle against the forces of...

"Tense and evocative . . . Despite its powerful social critique, Vengeance is cautious and prismatic, openly troubled by its own claims to authority." --Katy Waldman, The New Yorker As someone who writes "fiction, nonfiction, sometimes a hybrid of both," the narrator of Vengeance,...