Crime Drama Fiction

It’s time to take your place on the jury. The victim: A 16-year-old girl with facial deformities, neglected by an alcoholic mother, who accuses the boys of something unthinkable. The defendants: Four handsome teenage boys from hardworking immigrant families. All with corroborating stories. Whose side would you take?

Kitty Marchland has always known that her family isn't like others. But when her father uproots them to a remote cottage in the woods, she realises that her parents are keeping secrets from her - secrets that could unravel everything. Years later, Kitty starts to question what really happened out in the forest. When the police revisit a suspicious death, she must examine her most painful memories - and this time, there’s nowhere to hide.

Terri and her friends narrowly escaped the clutches of a madman, only to be hunted for that very reason. Caruso is so hell-bent on vengeance and recapturing the women that he unknowingly walks into a trap. Can he and his goons extract the revenge he desperately wants, or will Ed’s team successfully eliminate the threat to their lives? Find out if Ed’s team comes out victorious or if they fall prey to Caruso’s twisted plan.

Lafayette made a move on his rise to power that comes back to haunt him. His mistake puts him at odds with one of the most dangerous drug cartels south of the border. If he doesn’t give them what they want then he and everyone he loves will be executed. Will he bow down to an opponent far greater than him? Or will he choose to bear arms? A botch hit lands one of Lafayette’s hittas behind bars. He finds himself with a decision to make. He can take his chances and hope that the killa doesn’t snitch or he can put a green light on him and guarantee it. Will he follow his first mind and ...

A businessman drowning in debt makes a dangerous deal with a gang to kidnap his own son and demand ransom from his wife. But when things spiral out of control, the police step in! Will he escape, or will justice catch up with him?

Sadie Wilson’s heart stops the moment the phone rings. Deep in her soul, she knows what’s coming, and the voice on the other end only confirms her fears: Emma never made it to school. Her sweet, scared five-year-old climbed onto the bus for her very first day of kindergarten…and then vanished.

The T&E crew believed they were out of danger. Unbeknownst to them, someone was making plans to eliminate them one by one, starting with Freddie's adopted daughter, Terri Atkins. How will Freddie, Ed, and Craig join forces to protect Terri and her family?

When successful journalist Marshall McEwan discovers that his father is terminally ill, he returns to his childhood home in Bienville, Mississippi - a place he vowed to leave behind forever. His family’s newspaper is failing; and Jet Turner, the love of his youth, has married into the family of Max Matheson, one of the powerful patriarchs who rule the town through the exclusive Poker Club. Bienville is on the brink of economic salvation, in the form of a billion-dollar Chinese paper mill.

Stay-at-home mom Yvonne Landis enters her kitchen one day to meet a huge surprise: Seated on a chair is her son, Gabe. He went missing when he was ten years old, more than three years ago. It turns out he was abducted by pedophiles who made his existence a living hell. Yvonne is determined to heal Gabe. Her husband Ben is not completely on board with that idea, especially since Gabe stabbed him with a fork shortly after they were reunited. Then disturbing things happen to their younger son, 9-year-old Joseph, and Gabe may be behind those, too....

Sheltered and naïve Carmen Darby has lived under the thumb of her father Rex, a brutal criminal businessman, her whole life. But when Rex announces his retirement and plans to leave his vast wealth to his three daughters, Carmen doesn't thank her father as effusively as he'd like, enraging him. Cast out from her home, Carmen assumes a new identity and starts her life over, but she knows she can't outrun the sins of her family for ever.

A childhood spent moving around the world left Revelle Lee with an unusual gift—the ability to fluently speak 11 languages. Now, Revelle spends her days translating for witnesses, victims, and the accused across London crime scenes and courtrooms. It's a stressful job, though not as stressful as the process she is currently going through to adopt little boy, Elliot. She is determined to be the mother to him that she never had, and to make up for her own past mistakes.

A young man named James had dreams of becoming an NFL player until life took a tragic turn and forced his world into ruins. In today’s society, some young men and women are forced to make choices they should not have to. The exposure of death, drugs, sex, corruption, and police brutality are becoming more the norm in Black and Brown communities across the country, causing a hindrance in our economic growth.

Greg, an ex-New Yorker with a tangled past, finds himself In Northern Europe, entangled in a dangerous game. As a private security specialist, he takes on a high-risk smuggling case at the port, pushing himself far beyond his comfort zone. But little does he know that he's about to face his most cunning adversary yet, a man known only as "V" with a chilling capacity for evil. Amidst this perilous mission, Greg's path unexpectedly intersects with Lulu, a nursing student harboring enigmatic secrets of her own. As their friendship deepens, unspoken desires begin to strain their initially ...

Are you a fan of addictive and suspenseful serial killer stories with unpredictable characters? "Four Hours" is the thrilling short story for you! “Twisted, trippy, and unique, 'Four Hours' is as dark as it is entertaining.” ~Bestselling Author Emerald O’Brien The high-rise on Fifth and Main is home to many eccentric characters, the types of suit-wearing men who buy exotic pets and import plants the likes of which aren’t available in stores. But when the doors close for the night, the building hosts another breed: those hired solely to care for these exotic acquisitions, those who ...

“Sharp and engrossing, Witness is pure suspense… an exploration of dark family secrets that reminds us that no lie is without consequence. Perfect for fans of gritty hardboiled mysteries.” ~Bestselling Author Kristen Mae A missing victim. A deceitful family. And a detective too close to come out unscathed. Detective Edward Petrosky has seen his share of horrors—abused children, terrified assault victims, and of course, the vicious predators who don’t stop killing until someone like Petrosky puts them away. It’s no wonder he needs a little whiskey to take the edge off. So he’s ...

Amy jumps at the opportunity when she's offered a nannying job in picturesque West Cork. The assignment is for the welcoming Carroll family, whose stunning house is situated on a stretch of remote and rugged coastline. It's the perfect chance for Amy to start over - far away from her life in Dublin she is trying to escape. With two adorable children to oversee, a pair of generous employers and a lavish new home, everything seems wonderful. So why can't Amy shake a creeping sense of unease?

Alexis Fields is now a doctor living happily in Chicago with a new life, a new career, and a newfound freedom to replace the harrowing past she left behind. But when several women are found brutally murdered near downtown, Chicago police fear the worst: A deranged serial killer could be responsible for the killings. Alexis suddenly finds herself in the throes of a sadistic psychopath, who raises the stakes in a game of cat and mouse each time he strikes. Chicago Police and FBI Special Agent Preston Ponder of the VCAU (Violent Crime Apprehension Unit) are under intense pressure to solve the ...

One September afternoon in 1999, teenagers Matthew, Zoe and Duncan Lang are walking home from school when they discover a boy lying in a field, bloody and unconscious. Thanks to their intervention, the boy's life is saved. In the aftermath, all three siblings are irrevocably changed. Matthew, the oldest, becomes obsessed with tracking down the assailant, secretly searching the local town with the victim's brother. Zoe wanders the streets of Oxford looking at men, and one of them, a visiting American graduate student, looks back.

Step into the gritty world of "Crossing Big Coal River," a pulse-pounding story set in the rugged hills of Boone County, West Virginia—a place where the coal runs deep, but the corruption runs even deeper. Quincy Ashford was just a regular sixteen-year-old boy, living life along the banks of the Big Coal River, a waterway that sustains—and takes from—the tight-knit community he calls home. But all that changes when a devastating mining disaster strikes, shattering families and forcing Quincy to leave his adolescence behind. Forced to become the man of the house overnight, Quincy ...

In a world where technology and consciousness intertwine, a mysterious and transformative journey awaits. Welcome to the realm of "Quantum Shadows," a gripping tale that delves into the profound complexities of human existence, the ethical dilemmas of emerging technologies, and the eternal quest for understanding. In this story, we follow Detective Samuel Dunne, a seasoned investigator whose life takes an unexpected turn when he is assigned a perplexing case—the murder of Victor Gould, a multimillionaire tech mogul. But this is no ordinary murder. Gould's consciousness has been ...