Crime Fiction

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of two Oprah Book Club Picks—She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True—Wally Lamb comes the propulsive story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable.

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author presents a novel about an injured cop who must fight to bring down a pair of twisted killers…

Sage and her sister won’t make it home from school today. Neither will the other children on Bus 315. But that’s only the beginning of the nightmare.

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby returns with King of Ashes, a Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama.

When washed-up 80s rock legend Johnny Freestone is found dead in a cave off Scotland's North Coast 500 tourist route, it looks like a tragic accident–another celebrity lost to a reckless lifestyle.

On the night he celebrates a big win, defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a former client in the trunk of his Lincoln. Haller is immediately charged with murder but can’t post the exorbitant $5 million bail slapped on him by a vindictive judge....

Imagine your best friend invites you on an all-expenses-paid trip. Luxury at its finest. A five-star resort, designer shopping sprees, fine dining, and balling out like there’s no tomorrow. She swears her new man is head over heels for her and doesn’t mind spending big.

The men in the secret society known as the Lords think they rule the world. And in a way, they do. Each has sold their soul to the devil at a young age in exchange for power and wealth. Like anything else, they have different levels of success.

Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He’s a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likable: he only kills bad people....

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Identity presents a suspenseful novel of tragedy and trauma, love and family, and the evil that awaits....

Fan-favorite heroes Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces on a deadly maritime case in the remarkable new novel from number-one New York Times best-selling author John Sandford....

When Winona rents a room at the eccentric Mirror House, she hopes to make new friends. What she gets instead is a “family” led by the charismatic psychologist Simon Spellmeyer.

Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island mansion off the Devon coast by a mysterious "U.N. Owen." At dinner a recorded message accuses each of them in turn of having a guilty secret....

Tough-as-nails criminal defense attorney Jane Smith is hip-deep in the murder trial of the century. Actually, her charmless client might’ve committed several murders. She’s also fallen in love with a wonderful guy. And an equally wonderful dog, a mutt. But Jane doesn’t have much time.

Rhonda and Barbara “Baby” Bird are half-sisters—and full partners in their Los Angeles detective agency. They agree on nothing. Rhonda, a former attorney, takes a by-the-book approach to solving crimes, while teenage Baby relies on her street smarts.

Outlaw falconer Nate Romanowski is off the grid and out for revenge in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C. J. Box.

I had no idea Fionn Quinn was an enforcer for the Irish Mob. Not when he saved me from my ex, and certainly not when we had our night together. I never gave him my name, and didn't know his either. We come from different worlds. I'd have nothing to offer a wealthy man like that.

For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night.

Two years ago, he broke my heart when he left me to do his father’s bidding. After months of crying, I finally accepted he was gone. That maybe he’d never loved me at all. I never wanted to see Luca again. Now, a cruel twist of fate has signed me over to him in a heartless deal.

The instructions were clear. Go into the enemy compound and leave no one alive. My brother is the head of the family, and he makes the calls. Normally I'd go along with it, but not this time.

Saffy is waiting to go into an important meeting when she receives a missed call and then a text message from her best friend, Leona: Please help...come now. Of course, she races to her friend’s house. But when she arrives, she notices something strange....

Renée Ballard is working the night beat again and returns to Hollywood Station in the early hours only to find a stranger rifling through old file cabinets. The intruder is retired detective Harry Bosch, working a cold case that has gotten under his skin....

Paul Sheldon is a best-selling novelist who has finally met his number-one fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes, and she is more than a rabid reader - she is Paul's nurse....

Eccentric, reclusive Walter Rennert lies cold at the bottom of his stairs. At first glance the scene looks straightforward. But his daughter, Tatiana, insists that her father has been murdered....

With its brilliant and brutal portrayal of the Corleone family, The Godfather burned its way into our national consciousness. This unforgettable saga of crime and corruption, passion and loyalty continues to stand the test of time, as the definitive novel of the Mafia underworld....

Kayleigh Morris is just trying to survive her first year at St. Kellum’s University. Freshers’ Week is a blur of social anxiety, parties, and the weight of trying to fit in. But when Kayleigh’s panic attack becomes the talk of the campus, she retreats into herself, shutting herself away in her room. Everything changes when she’s selected for a mysterious new module, led by Professor Lady Marian, who introduces her and a group of misfits to a psychedelic drug believed to cure anxiety and promote productivity.

To their followers, influencer couple Jess and Nick Brooks are beyond aspirational—they’re proof that you can have it all. They can dance and cook and surf, and somehow, they’re still madly in love despite juggling two young boys, Oliver and Archie. When a brand deal lands the family a free trip to an idyllic Balinese luxury resort, their dream holiday becomes a nightmare when Archie goes missing from the Kids Club. As the hunt for Archie begins, the loving and wholesome family that the Brooks present to their millions of followers starts to unravel.

Frida and Gabriel arrive seeking a fresh start at the stunning Ara Hotel in the secluded desert of Escalante, Utah. Once so close they were able to finish each other’s sentences, they’ve grown apart in recent years after a sudden, unspeakable tragedy. Now, at the luxe resort, they are ready to reconnect between dips in the pool and hikes on spectacular desert trails. It all feels like paradise—until the dead body of a beautiful young woman who was vacationing at the Ara with her powerful, much older husband is discovered.

A year ago, a father and his fiancée were brutally murdered in their opulent London townhouse, sparking the most high-profile murder investigation in recent history. Blood spatter expert Doctor Claudia O’Sheil’s evidence put the killer behind bars—or so everyone believes. But since the trial, Claudia’s learned a horrific truth: her evidence and her testimony were wrong. And someone she knows made sure of it.

I spend my days locked in a black-market nightmare, held captive by a twisted mastermind who considers me his prized possession. My only form of human contact is with the victims in the next room, each of whom disappears faster than the last. Everyone leaves… except me. Then I hear him—Isaac. Brash, elusive, and haunted, he isn't anyone's idea of a hero. Separated by a wall, our faces hidden, his voice cuts through the darkness, becoming my only hope. He's driven by vengeance, bearing scars as dark as my own. Despite his rough edges, a fragile bond forms between us—a lifeline.

A devoted mother navigates a web of lies and dark secrets to prove her son's innocence. He's been accused of murdering Henry Cain, his best friend, and was arrested. But she begins to question who her son really is... Who murdered Henry Cain?

Enjoy this perfect pair of quirky crime dramas featuring art theft, forgery, murder and double-dealing. Craft, tells the story of failed artist, Adam Bax. He is amazed when one of his paintings sells for a large sum, unexpectedly giving him overnight fame. Though still deeply disillusioned with the world of art, he embarks on a little nefarious money-making scheme, aided and abetted by his estranged wife, Tessa. Cashing-in in a way you wouldn’t quite imagine this comedy drama follows the twists and turns of the over-inflated underworld of the British art scene.

Deep in the majestic Northern California woods, hidden in a remote hunting cabin, lies a secret too shocking for words: a mystery that could derail FBI Special Agent Sadie Gray’s career before it even starts. Grass Valley, California, is home to all sorts of people, their darkest secrets, and the shadows where they hide them. It was also the location of a series of abductions, including Sadie's abduction, spanning back nearly twenty years.

What do you do when the killers come out to play? When it's hunt or be hunted? You sharpen your knives and prepare to get bloody because nobody does it better than a woman scorned with something to prove. Welcome to the 23rd annual serial killer war games, where the adrenaline runs high, the blood is fresh, and the revenge is best served cold.

In the Gilded Age, a time of abject poverty and obscene wealth, a desperate and ambitious young woman strikes out for a new life in the rising industrial cities of America. Naive Fanny is thrust into a Darwinian world where she is cast out and preyed upon, but she’s a survivor and quickly learns from her struggles. Thanks to her close observations of the mercenary actors around her, Fanny discovers the power of illusion and how it can overcome the immutability of social class and the ruthless rules of capitalism.

It’s 2009, the height of the Great Recession. Best friends Eddy, Cueball, and Jesse are fresh out of high school and wild at heart, but the economy is in the dumps. With jobs scarce along Florida’s Space Coast, they join a furniture-moving company run by Cueball’s father, a gruff ex-con biker who’s supposedly retired from the fast life. But when a mysterious old boss arrives in town, the payload is switched out, and the young men are coerced into shipping a new designer drug up the East Coast.

Will Alexander is the sheriff in a small town in southern Appalachia, and he knows that the local thug Holland Winchester has been murdered. The only thing is the sheriff can find neither the body nor someone to attest to the killing. Simply, almost elementally told through the voices of the sheriff, a local farmer, his beautiful wife, their son, and the sheriff's deputy, One Foot in Eden signals the bellwether arrival of Ron Rash, one the most mature and distinctive voices in Southern literature.

He begged for the cuffs—but what was he really confessing to? In the rain-soaked streets of St. Isidore, a man walks into the police station and pleads, "Arrest me, please." But when detectives press him for details, his story falls apart—until he tells another. And then another. Was it guilt, madness, or a clever trap? Arrest Me Please is a bleak, ironic journey through the shadows of postwar America—a twisted noir tale where every truth hides a darker lie. Part confession, part manipulation, and all mystery, this gripping novella pulls you into a world of cigarette smoke, flickering...

When art and deception collide, it takes an unusual partnership to uncover the truth. In the charming village of Hamsley Black Cross, Sherman Holmes and John Garden's fledgling detective agency has just begun to establish itself following their success with "The Bookcase" affair. Holmes, with his flair for the dramatic and encyclopedic knowledge of detection theory, and Garden, with his practical approach and analytical mind, make an unlikely but effective team. When the elegant Montague Gallery reports the theft of a valuable Harrington painting, Holmes sees their opportunity for a truly ...

Shatterpoint A psychological thriller with a pulse. A mystery with no safe reflections. Philadelphia homicide detective Eric Dunn isn’t out to prove anything. But when a string of calculated murders begins pointing directly at him, his past, one he never fully understood, comes back sharper than shattered glass. Each victim is chosen. Each crime mirrors Eric’s forgotten history. The killer knows him intimately. Evidence mounts: matching fingerprints, perfect DNA, and personal clues only Eric should know. The city begins to suspect him. So does he. Enter FBI Agent Mark Evans, a near-...

When four influential members are poisoned at London’s most exclusive private club, a young waitress is charged with their murder. Her personal life and upbringing are dissected, and five men begin to question how well they really knew her.

In the mist-shrouded beauty of the Lake District, retired Cambridge archaeologist Dr. Patricia Henley discovers what appears to be an ancient burial site during her morning walk around Grasmere. But her expert eye recognises the deception. DI Tobias Stone and the Rural Complex Case Unit are called to investigate when the victim is identified as Margaret Ashworth, a respected manuscript authentication expert who lived quietly in nearby Rose Cottage. What begins as a village murder quickly evolves into something far more sinister when Stone discovers Margaret had been contacted by a ...

At the prestigious accounting firm in Farlington Market, a coveted promotion is up for grabs, but the competition is proving deadly. What begins with an unfortunate hit-and-run escalates to a series of suspicious "accidents" befalling the candidates, leaving aspiring accountant Sanjay Chandra fearing he's next. Enter the eccentric Sherman Holmes and his practical, cross-dressing partner, John H. Garden. While Holmes indulges in his Sherlockian fantasies and Garden secretly embraces his alter ego, Joanne, their agency finds itself entangled in a case far more sinister than missing pets. As ...

Sherman Holmes has a dream: to emulate his hero, Sherlock, and open a prestigious detective agency. With his partner, the practical and secretly cross-dressing John H. Garden, "Holmes and Garden Private Investigators" opens its doors, ready to tackle the most baffling of crimes. But their grand aspirations are quickly grounded in the mundane. Their first clients aren't master criminals, but worried pet owners searching for a missing Princess Leia, a stolen Prince Rupert, and an elderly woman whose vegetables are vanishing from her allotment. As Holmes fumes over the indignity of "misplaced ...

Meet Sherman Holmes, an eccentric detective with a flat styled after his fictional hero, Sherlock Holmes, and his partner, John H. Garden, who harbors a secret life as his flamboyant alter ego, Joanne Their quiet lives as private investigators take a dramatic turn when they attend a meeting of the Quaker Street Irregulars, a Sherlock Holmes appreciation society. The evening descends into chaos when a controversial member, Cyril Antony, attempts to read his salacious short story, "A Study in Cerise," which portrays Holmes and Watson in a scandalous light. The next meeting, however, brings a ...

A prestigious university. An idyllic campus. A body in a dorm room. For ambitious student journalist Tessa Quinn, it’s the story of a lifetime, a chance to prove she’s more than just a writer for the college paper. But as she digs into the murder of a freshman girl, she uncovers a chilling connection to a cold case from thirty years ago. This isn't a random act of violence. It’s a copycat killing. As Tessa follows the dark blueprint left by a long-dead murderer, the killer begins to communicate with her, pulling her into a twisted game of cat and mouse. The threats become personal, ...

The little girl’s body rests gently against the trunk of an old fir tree, her small hands laid delicately in her lap. From the day she became a Special Agent, Zoe Storm vowed to seek justice for the innocent. And for this little angel, her promise burns brighter than ever.

1983. Pregnant teenager Felicity finds support from the caring, courageous protestors at the women's peace camp at Greenham Common. But when she's arrested and thrown into the cells, her worst nightmare comes true: she goes into labour and her baby is swiftly taken away from her. 2024. Locked away for manslaughter, Emma is haunted by the night where her carelessness caused her adopted father to die in a fire. With her adopted mother unable to forgive her, Emma is completely alone in the world.

The Bratva enemy forces me into marriage and knocks me up. He’s fifteen years older than me and wants revenge on my family. First, he kidnaps me, not caring about the way I fight and struggle. Then, he marries me, not caring that it’s against my will. I’m the youngest in the family, protected and shielded from the Bratva life. But nobody is there to protect me when he forces me into his mansion. He locks me in and makes me his personal toy. He cuffs our hands together so that I can’t escape him. I know about the bad things he’s done, the things he’s capable of. He senses my ...

Mystery lovers everywhere are addicted to Donna Leon’s ever-honorable Commissario Guido Brunetti and her portrayal of Venice’s beautiful but sinister byways and canals. In Willful Behavior, Brunetti is approached for a favor by one of his wife’s students. Intelligent and serious, Claudia Leonardo asks for his help in obtaining a pardon for a crime once committed by her now-dead grandfather. Brunetti thinks little of it—until Claudia is found dead. Soon, another corpse and an extraordinary art collection lead Brunetti to secrets of Nazi collaboration and the exploitation of Italian Jews.