Fiction - Crime

When a Halloween Party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirots to unmask a murderer in Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery, Hallowe'en Party.At a Halloween party, Joyce--a hostile thirteen-year-old--boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home....

Three murders within eighteen months. Three that Special Agent Rick Clark and forensic psychologist Dr. Marty Robin knew of. How many other women the Bedsheet Serial Killer had raped and murdered was anyone's guess. This case was definitely beyond the reach of a single...

2019 recipient of the Derrick Murdoch award from the Crime Writers of Canada Passionate environmentalist, old-time hippy Lucky Smith and Chief Constable of Trafalgar, British Columbia Paul Keller are an unlikely couple. Their vacation to the Rocky Mountains is a chance to explore their...

A #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorAn Eve Duncan NovelIris Johansen returns with a thrilling novel of action and danger where fan favorite Eve Duncan is thrown once more into a deadly game of intrigue. It begins when Eve receives a package containing a...

When a child trafficking ring takes root in the shadows of the Big City, a detective mired in tragedy, a hitman hiding from his past, and a femme-fatale vigilante cross paths and trade crosshairs. But to take down the crime syndicate behind the operation,...

Tribal policeman Bill Maytubby and Deputy Hannah Bond partner again to solve a grisly murder that is more than it appears.In the shadow of a massive boulder on Oklahoma's Big Rock Prairie, a squirrel hunter discovers a charred skeleton in a homemade charcoal kiln....

In a world profoundly impacted by the devastating consequences of global warming, "Unforeseen Saskatchewan" weaves a gripping narrative that delves into both the inspiring endeavors of individuals fighting climate change and the bewildering denial of its existence for misguided reasons in the year 2032.Allan...

Author: Brian SheaISBN-10: 1648753809ISBN-13: 9781648753800Publisher: Severn River PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/11/2020Pages: 246Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 8.97h x 6.11w x 0.63d

From the twelve-million copy bestselling author of the Lewis trilogy comes a chilling new mystery set in the isolated Scottish Highlands. A TOMB OF ICE A young meteorologist checking a mountain top weather station in Kinlochleven discovers the body of a missing man entombed...

A classic of Italian feminist mafia literature about a gender-bending mafiosa and the writer who becomes obsessed with telling her story Sicily, 1980s: When she was just eight years old, Tina watched as her father, a member of Cosa Nostra, was murdered in cold...

One bush cop, three dead bodies, and a monster on the loose. Constable Chris Taylor runs a one-cop station in the remote, high-country town of Jarrajarra. With little to do beyond traffic duty and the occasional welfare check, he has found some much needed...

We open on Moon City in the 1960's two gangsters are waiting for a shipment to arrive at an old warehouse on the outside of town. What these two men are here to pick up is so dark and sinister, that it will ruin...

DANEEL When people hear the name Dean Cantrell, it's all hero-worship and stars-in-the-eyes. He was an idol, a mentor, a champion. A fa軋de. A fantasy. My father, the longest reigning champion in MMA history, inspired people of all ages and from all walks of...

Andi: He was my sister's best friend and the only man I'd ever loved. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't stop hurting each other, so I asked him to leave. Since my sister died last month, I've needed the comfort only he...

The Vinyl Detective plunges into the world of electronic dance music in his seventh adventure. Expect laughs, LPs, cats and the return of fan favourites, Nevada, Tinkler, Stinky Stanmer and more. The Vinyl Detective enters the fraught and frenzied realm of electronic dance music....

"Bradshaw writes a great thriller, with likeable characters, and a taunt timeline that keeps you reading way past lights-out." - Robin Landry, Amazon Top 1,000 ReviewerSloane Monroe has solved every case except one: the brutal murder of her sister Gabrielle.Three years have passed without...

Since the establishment of the Catholic Church a myth has been told inside its cloistered environment. Those foolish enough to speak of it have been quickly extinguished. One man, an ex-communicated priest still speaks of to today. He preaches a time when man is...

When ambitions run high and intentions are bad, then life falls into a jeopardy. Five small town criminals with a big dream of becoming rich overnight, plan and commit a robbery. One wrong turn makes them lose their way and ruin their intricately drafted...

The most lovable family ever to live outside the law gives us a wild, funny, tough-talking, big-hearted novel. Between Grandpa Jessie, son Vito, and grandson Adam, the McMullen men represent a good portion of the ethnic groups in America-Cherokee Indian, Irish, Jewish, and Italian-but...

In this wonderful anthology of new stories, Sherlock Holmes travels to the far ends of the Earth in search of truth and justice. A host of singularly talented writers, while remaining respectful towards Conan Doyle's work, present a new and thrilling dimension to Holmes's...

In Kate Wilhelm's latest crime novel, a small Oregon town is rocked by a wheels-within-wheels case of art, fraud, and murder. Silver Bay, Oregon, a small coastal resort town with nearly a thousand residents, is home to three generations of women: Marnie, the long-widowed...

Love Miss Marple? Adore Holmes and Watson? Professor Morley's guide to Norfolk is a story of bygone England: quaint villages, eccentric locals--and murder ...It is 1937, and disillusioned Spanish Civil War veteran Stephen Sefton is broke. So when he sees a mysterious advertisement for...

To escape an unfilled life, a socially awkward middle-aged family man steals one million dollars and goes on an unforgettable joyride from the east coast to the west. As he keeps one step ahead of the law and a fascinated media, he discovers love...

A victim who's made her last mistake.A killer hiding in plain sight.Detective Siv Drummond faces her toughest case yet . . .One Saturday morning, Detective Siv is called to Lansdown Court, a secluded little seaside community of artists, entrepreneurs and drifters. Where someone just...

Claire knows her sister Holly didn't send the text message saying she was safe in Martha's Vineyard...but who did? And what happened to Holly? Claire's younger sister Holly has been working on the millionaire's playground of Martha's Vineyard for the summer--all barefoot beach parties...

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, may be true for a tourist. When you're born and raised in the devil's playground, and when the conditions are just right, what happens in Vegas is a closet bursting with skeletons.Author: Chase PeaceISBN-10: 8223412314ISBN-13: 9798223412311Publisher: Chase...

In Afghanistan, a US pilot is shot down during a covert mission. In New York, a mother is forced to flee with her two young children. Finding the connection between the two will lead the Private team right into a deadly trap. A wealthy...

A quirky and funny series for fans of a good mystery and compelling characters. Can you solve the crime before our dressmaking duo? After losing her job at an exclusive London hotel, Penny Slipper is only too happy to help when her grandma asks...

The basis for the Oscar-winning buddy film. "There is no questioning the rampant power achieved through shriveling, shattering scenes" (Kirkus Reviews). Midnight Cowboy is considered by many to be one of the best American novels published since World War II. The main story centers...

In Allen Wyler's 6.0 installment of the Deadly Odds techno-thriller series, Arnold Gold-reformed hacker turned security consultant-lands a vital contract for his fledgling company-a penetration test of both the computer and physical security of a high-profile law firm. Up against the clock and a...

Four blistering novellas, drawn together by themes of strife, violence, and humanity; "Every time I read one of George Pelecanos's novels, I'm left a little awed."(Dennis Lehane) When the son of the Carusos is involved in a hold up, the family home comes under...

Duffy is back! After almost a decade our social working, pro boxing, Schlitz drinking, basset hound loving, bleeding heart tough guy has no idea what he's in for. His world literally blows up with a new gig, a career shift, another hound and, though...

He's always been good at being bad. When he decides to match wits with the mob on their turf, will he push his luck a shade past survival?Matt Friedrich figures there's no way out. Half a million in debt after doing time for fraud,...

Scotland Yard's Murder Squad--and Jack the Ripper--return, in the extraordinary new historical thriller from the bestselling author of The Yard and Red Rabbit. In The Devil's Workshop, London discovered that Jack the Ripper was back, sending the city--and Scotland Yard's Murder Squad--into chaos. But...

"A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason." --John Le CarréAfter receiving a series of mysterious calls from a man who later turns up dead, Inspector Maigret must plunge into the murky Parisian underworld to solve the case...

"A harrowing, humane, and very beautiful book." --Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You A searing dystopian vision of a young boy's flight through an unnamed, savaged country, searching for sanctuary and redemption--a debut novel from one of Europe's bestselling literary stars. A...

What if the trip of a lifetime ends in murder? Nineteen-year old Maisie leaves behind her demanding family to hike the West Coast Trail. One day, she meets Ric and Sera, but what begins as a fun-filled adventure, quickly turns sour, with devastating consequences....

2024 Spur Award Winner!Grand Prize Winner for the 2023 Chanticleer Laramie Award for Americana Fiction!"A novel as compelling as the incredible true story it's based on." James Wade, two-time Spur Award-winning author of Beasts of the Earth. When Santa Claus enters a Texas bank...

Despite their different backgrounds, Teo and Gordo have been friends since they were at school. Teo's father is head of neurosurgery at the local hospital and wants his son to follow in his footsteps. Gordo's father is a drunk, a wastrel. Gordo leaves school...

I found my love, a tall golden girl, in the cruel, thousand-angled city that was Tokyo, mid-occupation, death-hungry for Mate Buchanan. I am Buchanan. Mate Buchanan, that is, ex-G.I., court marshal and all, sent to this treacherous town on a mission, literally, of life-or...

Raves for the hottest thriller of 2023! "This is wicked fun." --Publishers Weekly "Absolutely amazing. Readers are going to flip!" --Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of ONE STEP TOO FAR "Like a firecracker on a hot summer night . . . If...

BOOK ONE, Origin's Edge, of The Book of Men seriesA fate-changing manuscript is at the center of a battle that could forever alter the course of humanity. Against the backdrop of the idyllic Great Plains of Colorado and the 1970s New York blackouts, a...

DCI David Vogel investigates a sudden death at a local book festival in this gripping police procedural: Agatha Christie with an edge! When Delia Day, the world's most successful living romantic novelist, accepts an invitation to be the headline author at a prestigious book...

In the bestselling tradition of Jennifer Weiner, a clever, funny yet poignant novel about the friendship between two absolutely unforgettable women. Ellen has been an outsider since she was a child. In fact, she has done everything in her power to make herself seem...

What are the dead sea scrolls? Relive their discovery and uncover their translations and meanings. Follow N.M. Reed's fictional characters as they travel on a journey of discovery. Professor Anthony Jacobs is [part of a team of researchers chosen to translate the current finds...

Across nearly a dozen internationally-acclaimed and awards-nominated novels, the Hector Lassiter series has beguiled readers with a secret history of 20th Century crime, politics and the arts.Hector-wanderer, lover and a fiction author frequently described by literary critics as "living what he writes and writing...

Not every gift is one you want to keep on giving.What if you had the ability to know things about people just by touching them? As a massage therapist, that would be an extremely helpful tool. Unless your gift showed you about the darker...

A serial killer is on the loose in New York City. He frequents busy night clubs and undermines his female victims using a soft, unassuming approach that allows them to drop their guard, where he lures them to his killing field. After cutting their...

'A brilliant thriller from an exciting new voice. Stalker had me on the edge of my seat' Kerry Barnes'An atmospheric, taut thriller which keeps you hooked from the first page. An exceptional debut.' Jacqui RoseEve Harding's world implodes one Sunday morning when she is...

Gisela and Amelia Howard were young girls when their parents were murdered and they were left in the Panic Room of their home. Sent to live with their maternal grandparents, they grow up surrounded with love and support. Upon her graduation, Amelia makes it...