Fiction - Crime

Darkness. Trembling, I lie in bed, in that state between consciousness and dreaming. In the distance, I hear tense meows from a cat. Did I hear the same voice? Fighting an inexplicable fear choking my throat, I open my eyes. Out of the corner...

Taking classic stories from Asia and the West, Pop Lit for Kids reimagines them into easy-to-read stories that provide the perfect introduction to classic tales. The most well-loved stories from around the world have been adapted into a form that will excite and entertain...

Innocent Kimberly Malone, new tenth grade English teacher, is shocked to discover the drama that rules the halls at Franklin Crest High School. Cliques and torrid affairs aren't limited to the student population. Kimberly is wildly unpopular among the other teachers who ignore her...

"A Burglary - or, Unconscious Influence" is an 1883 novel by Elizabeth Amy Dillwyn. A classic Victorian comedy of manners, the story revolves around the burglary of heiress Ethel Carton while she's visiting the welsh town of Llwyn-yr-Allt, the blame for which is unjustly...

A thrilling tale of life in the fast lane. Honkey, and his motorcycle club brothers, ride hard and fast. Living life on the edge. The ruthless life style that they live, reminds some of modern day Viking raiders. Where death and violence are natural...

Millie Henshawe--intrepid, smart-talking, gay ex-GI--is the field agent (hired gun) for Continental Removals, LLC, in Boston, a niche firm catering to very special clients. Millie's well-honed skills are tested when the unexpected happens and the hired gun becomes the target A pitch-black comic novel....

On a bitterly cold night in January 1945, a heavily armored train pulled into the station at Breslau in German occupied Poland. Here, ancient tapestries, priceless masterpieces, and three hundred tons of gold looted from the treasuries of conquered countries were loaded aboard. Just...

They stared at each other, and Maggie felt the tightness in her middle expand as it shifted, burning its way up... Painful sobs rose in her throat as Colin, his face expressionless now, reached for his mobile and tapped 999. When three-year-old Olivia disappears...

Let he who is without sin... COME GET SOME. All his life, Reverend Clyde Hilburn has fought to protect his downtrodden flock in the tiny town of Palestine, West Virginia from the evils of the modern world. To that end, he has held a...

When one of his best inspectors is shot, Maigret decides to book himself into Mademoiselle Clement's well-kept Paris boardinghouse nearby in order to find the culprit. 'What he thought he had discovered, in place of the joyful candour that she usually displayed, was an...

Maigret sets the record straight and tells the story of his own life, giving a rare glimpse into the mind of the great inspector - and the writer who would immortalise him. 'I can still see Simenon coming into my office the next day,...

One by one the lighted windows went dark. The silhouette of the dead man could still be seen through the frosted glass like a Chinese shadow puppet. A taxi pulled up. It wasn't the public prosecutor yet. A young woman crossed the courtyard with...

Maigret dismantles an intricate network of lies stretching from Paris to Nice. Mechanically, he had put his pince-nez down on the blotter and looked at it there with his large, short-sighted eyes. It is at that moment that the strange thing happens. One of...

Exiled from Paris, Maigret discovers some disturbing secrets in a sleepy coastal town in this new translation. A short, sprightly man appeared in the doorway, looked left and right, and went back into the passage. A moment later, the improbable happened. The little man...

This novel is an introduction to the characters, attitudes, and lifestyles that make up St. Augustine Beach. The tale begins as a love story, becomes a mystery, and then a thriller. There are laughs and tears along the way.This novel is a good read...

This thrilling mystery in the "compelling, passionate, and gritty" (Daily Mail, UK) Captain Carmine Delmonico series finds Carmine swept up in the hunt for not one, but two depraved killers. It's August 1969 in the sleepy college town of Holloman, Connecticut, and police Captain...

A TOWN'S TERRIBLE SECRETTwo years ago, a woman was brutally murdered, her body burned until only ash and shattered bone remained. Police Sergeant Valerie Ryker solved that case, putting psychopath Dixon Hess in prison for life, and becoming the first female police chief of...

Author: Uzoma OkoroISBN-10: 1456888013ISBN-13: 9781456888015Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/05/2011Pages: 392Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.26lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d

From Simon & Schuster, Bounty Hunter Blues is John Leslie's tale of a bounty hunter's pursuit of revenge. Bounty hunter Craig Chappell had a personal score to settle with a killer named Brown--but the fat boy got in the way. Now the Mob is...

Ars鈩e Lupin is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. He was originally called Ars鈩e Lopin, until a local politician of the same name protested. The character was first introduced in a series of short...

Kai Russell returned from Fresno when her father came back to help save his club. For years, she was the good girl of the club, the one who loved books and majored in English in college. Leaving Fresno meant leaving behind the man she...

Someone even crazier than their own Psycho appears in town... When a man appears in Griffin's Beach who breaks into various Drifter homes and attempts to kidnap the Sergeant at Arms' daughter right in front of her house, the men jump into action. The...

The story is about the Ashbys, an English country-squire family. Their centuries-old family estate is Latchetts, in the fictional village of Clare, near the south coast of England. It takes place in the late 1940s, after World War II. The Ashby family consists of...

American author Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1966) wrote a murder tale titled The Case of Jennie Brice that takes place in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, in 1904. (which since 1907 has been a part of the city of Pittsburgh). It describes the discovery of a blood-stained...

Who would murder people with special needs? A performance of a troupe of young people with disabilities is backing one of their own, the beloved singer Julian Lockhart. As he is about to sing his penultimate note, he pauses ... and a crack is...

'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' P. D. James 'Murder most enjoyable' Colin DexterBlotto and Twinks are off on another adventure - and this time they're bound for the Alpine village of Luzvimmen in Switzerland, where Blotto participates in racing...

"Adrian McKinty is a gifted storyteller I love to read, and Sean Duffy is a character you will never forget."--Don Winslow, #1 internationally bestselling authorFrom New York Times bestselling author Adrian McKinty comes the next thrilling mystery in the Edgar Award-winning Sean Duffy detective...

A brand-new novel from New York Times bestselling author Robert Littell, A Plague on Both Your Houses is a thrilling tale of love and war.On Christmas Day, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev delivered a ten-minute televised speech announcing his resignation as Soviet president. Moments later, with...

Author: Lynda RenhamISBN-10: 1504085981ISBN-13: 9781504085984Publisher: Bloodhound BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2023Pages: 374Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.83d

Abductions and murder are not what ex-DCI Luke Sackville expected when he left the police after tragedy struck his family.Luke's return to the workplace was meant to be a soft landing but when a woman vanishes after being accused of taking bribes, he is...

Returning to his hometown after a 12-year absence, FBI Special Agent Tom Driscall's homecoming takes a dark and ominous turn when two explosions claim the lives of unsuspecting victims, leaving dozens injured, including Tom himself. Determined to uncover the person responsible, he must race...

After a lifetime of secrets how far would you go for the truth? An unputdownable new psychological thriller, full of twists you won't see coming, from Chris Curran. Your whole life has been a lie... One email is all it takes to turn Eve's...

Annie writes tales for the sexually liberated, often bisexual in nature, at times absurd or sophomoric. Some are of those who abuse positions of authority, subjecting subordinates to humiliation, embarrassment, and degradation. Others are about abductions with elements of domination and submission. A list...

STAIRWAY TO HOMICIDE Unpublished for more than 50 years, HOW LIKE A GOD is the earliest masterpiece by an author who would later be named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America and become world famous for creating one of the most...

How many years after BTK stopped killing was he finally caught?Which notorious hotel was Elisa Lam staying in when she mysteriously disappeared?The International Criminal Court is based in which city?This book of true crime trivia has more than 250 questions and countless fascinating facts...

The world's greatest detectives are all invited to Styles manor house for Cocktails at midnight. Can they stop the crime of the century and capture the evil criminal behind it all? Or have they all fallen into his deadly trap? Cheers, ladies and gentlemen,...

The tiny town of Eagle Cove rarely has crime of any type. Detective Larry Saunders is called to a scene where something smells terrible. As the crime unfolds, the small police agency becomes overwhelmed. The terrible smell is only the beginning. The detective is...

INFLAMMATION - A Psychological Thriller Set in London, Brighton, Oxford, and M疝aga; this fast paced novel follows Adam, a Psychologist, as he struggles to cope with life after the brutal murder of his truest love, Lorelei, at the hands of her abusive ex-partner. In...

"Odd is unique's ugly cousin, " protagonist Jackie explains to her mentor, Detective Dennis Dahm.Humming Bridge is the story of the extraordinary role sight and sound play in the lives of protagonist Jackie and her "unique" Uncle Vic. Exploiting the special insights their combined...

A cryptic murder pulls a former soldier turned financial analyst deep into the corruption and menace that prowl beneath the opulent world of finance, in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from David Baldacci. Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a...

NEW YORK,1900: A captivating cozy crime novel set on-board the maiden voyage of the S.S. Minneapolis, featuring series character Flora Maguire. Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey.Young governess Flora Maguire is on her way home from America on the maiden voyage of the S.S....

Corrupt officials.Illegal hunters.Death to those who dare complain.Book 3 in the Gabriel Hawke SeriesFish and Wildlife State Trooper Gabriel Hawke encounters a hunter with an illegal tag. The name on the tag belongs to the Wallowa County District Attorney and the man holding the...

I thought I lost her forever, but I'll be damned if I lose her again. Logi In the past I wasn't a good man. No one had to tell me 'cause I already knew it. I made mistakes and I screwed up more times...

Sun Ray community is an independent living facility somewhere in the Sunshine State where gracious living, spacious accommodations and fine dining are expected by its residents.However not all is as it seems. A love triangle leads to murder and the discovery of stolen artifacts...

Revenge in Shepherds PassRevenge, one of the oldest motives for homicide known to man sweeps through Shepherds Pass. Lavon and Abby must rush to stop the righteous anger of a killer willing to die to get her revenge.Normal people are dying. Taxpayers are being...

That Which Makes Us Who We AreThe naked body of a woman lands in the indoor fountain of a major hotel lobby.Retired Police Detective Robert Bobby Bond had agreed to one last case. One last chance to ride with an old partner an retell...

To most, it would seem that English businessman and horse-racing aficionado Richard Montrose has it all, with three successful businesses-a car dealership and a small farm in Norfolk, England, and a development corporation in Barcelona, Spain-as well as the affectionate devotion of the beautiful...

To most, it would seem that English businessman and horse-racing aficionado Richard Montrose has it all, with three successful businesses-a car dealership and a small farm in Norfolk, England, and a development corporation in Barcelona, Spain-as well as the affectionate devotion of the beautiful...

Bad Karma is the thrilling story of a small vigilante group intent on avenging the financial mistreatment of their family and friends. Led by marine vet, Malcolm Jennings, and his cyber expert wife, the vigilantes gather an arsenal of weapons, infiltrate the FBI DNA...

Book 10 in the Gabriel Hawke SeriesGreed, Misdirection, and MurderOregon State Trooper Gabriel Hawke's sister, Marion, is on a corporate retreat in Montana when she becomes a murder suspect. Running for her life from the real killer, she contacts Hawke for help. Hawke heads...