Crime Heist

The men, mostly virgins, gather in the darkest corners online, drawn together by a common bond: self-hatred. They hate the way they look. They hate their disastrous sex lives. They hate alpha males. There is only one thing they hate more: women. Women are the root of all their problems. Women are inferior and deserve to be punished for rejecting them. Even before they first hear about her, Eva Santella, independent, beautiful, confident, represents everything they despise. So they get together online and feed on each other's rage and disappointment and frustration. And there, in their ...

Joey used to be a carefree surfer kid on Venice Beach. But as the youngest son of a notorious gangster, it seems he can’t escape the life. Soon, he’s forced to prove himself by leading a team in the heist of the century. Vince was always worried about getting to lectures on time and spending time with his hot girlfriend. But everything changes when he’s embroiled in his detective father’s world. Now, he’s on the run for his life from the mob. FBI Agent Monica is caught in the middle of the mob and the police, and her loyalty is being questioned by both sides.

It’s an all out mob war in The Bronx. When seven million dollars disappears from a Las Vegas casino, the number one suspect is a mid-level Vegas mobster named Anthony. The problem is Anthony has vanished without a trace along with the money. Casino owner, a powerful mob boss named Viny Boots calls upon the highly regarded skills of organization hit man Michael DeSousa to track down Anthony and bring the stolen cash home. This takes Michael back to the Bronx in New York City where he and Anthony grew up in the legendary section known as Little Italy. Once in the neighborhood of his roots, ...

Marie seems to have it all: a devoted husband, two wonderful children, and a professional career. But all of that changes when she drives her car into the darkened parking lot of a fast-food restaurant. After she lowers her car window to place an order at the drive-through, a man suddenly appears and places a gun at her temple. What follows is every woman's worst nightmare.

He stood upon the lip of a dark ocean and looked to the end of night. What do you do when you wish you'd never got away with murder? Shelley was the forbidden love of Paul's childhood. Now she has turned his life upside down. She has become his lover, and he has committed a murder. How can he possibly reconcile who he was with what he has become? And why does he keep talking about the legendary golden statue of Sumerian courtesan Ah-le-tari? Paul Cane's daughter desperately needs answers. And is it really him talking to her on the phone? "An ambitious work." - Peter Preston Note: Greek ...

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happened to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

On 22 February 2006, GBP53 million was stolen from a cash warehouse belonging to the Securitas company in Tonbridge, Kent. In terms of value, the robbery puts previous British capers, such as the Great Train Robbery, in the shade. This was a crime notable for its audacity, carried out by an unlikely crew of players that included a used car salesman, two Albanian casual workers and a roofer. Five men were convicted at the Old Bailey in January 2008, which attracted nationwide media coverage.

The fourth book in the acclaimed Queen of Spades Thriller Series featuring former Italian mob boss Eva Santella. When an American girl goes missing on spring break in Cabo San Lucas, her desperate mother turns to the Queen of Spades for help. Drunk tourists on spring break are a dime a dozen in the popular resort town, but nobody who lives there wants to help find the missing girl. Including the police. Eva finds that nothing is as it seems on the Baja Peninsula. If she is going to find the girl, dead or alive, Eva must travel a twisted and dangerous path and risk it all.

When the place you call home is under siege, taking matters into your own hands isn’t just the honorable thing to do, it’s the only thing to do. The Summit Soldiers Motorcycle Club is about to be baptized in blood. High Climber is a small town deep in the mountains of Northern Idaho and home to a group of former U.S. Marines looking to find peace and solitude after the rigors of fighting in the Middle East. Unfortunately, what they find in the seemingly sleepy small town is anything but peaceful. Organized crime has already taken hold of the nearby mountain resort and the Sheriff is ...

Mac McCall is a Florida beach bum who is living the good life in Saint Augustine, the Nation’s Oldest City. Fishing, a little golf, playing a little guitar at a couple bars: Mac has his life just the way he wants it. Now his college roommate has gone missing, and Mac sets out to find him. Mac’s quest takes him to the crystal blue Caribbean and to the murky brown waters of Florida’s inland rivers. His search also takes him to the depths of human depravity. True evil awaits Mac as he tracks his friend through the world of beach resorts and wealthy, beautiful people.

One sister is good. One sister is very, very bad. Lydia Partridge sells waterbeds on Speedway. Her sister Grace is driving a getaway car for Big Bobby Phillips and Bad Company. When the bank robbery goes badly Grace is in trouble. Trinity's kind of trouble. Cool, sympathetic, fun. A treat for fans of Elmore Leonard and Richard Stark.

New York City, 1972: Bobby Comfort and Sammy "the Arab" Nalo were highly skilled jewel thieves who specialized in robbing luxury Manhattan hotels. (They once robbed Sophia Loren's suite, relieving the Italian actress of over $1 million in gems.) With the blessing of the Lucchese crime family, their next plot targeted the posh Pierre Hotel - host to kings and queens, presidents and aldermen, and the wealthiest of the wealthy.

Tragedy. Desperation. Innocence in peril. A figure from the past is leveraging what Sorrow Hunter loves to rope her into any illegal venture that serves him, his queen, and his pawns. Sorrow must destroy her family to save them, but everyone who knows Black Pantha knows there are no strings attached, no boundaries, and no mercy when it comes to her foes. In Respect My Gansta 3, watch as a once-cohesive family and crew become wary of each other, husbands and wives, friends, siblings, and lovers pitted against each other, and Black Pantha against all. Chess is no longer enough to test one's ...

Told always with wit, candidness and a shade of pride, these remarkable stories see Lupin as a master criminal, lead detective, hopeless romantic and even champion of justice. Including ‘Two Hundred Thousand Francs Reward!’ in which Lupin offers a reward for the capture of himself, and ‘The Invisible Prisoner’ where he investigates the case of a man who mysteriously disappeared from a locked room, this brilliantly entertaining collection cements itself as a classic of the crime genre.

All Mel and Dana wanted was a weekend break... Mel and Dana take a long weekend break with the family on a Lake Erie island, or so they planned. Things just never seem to work out as they plan because crime follows them everywhere. Will they ever get a break? Probably not, but maybe Mel will find the career spark that's been missing for a while. This is a short story featuring Mel and Dana that takes place sometime after Book 12 of the Morelville Mysteries series. You don't need to have read the series to enjoy this story, but it will certainly help you understand Mel and her motivations. ...

It’s the long Thanksgiving weekend in the tiny upstate New York town of Rose Garden, and Bernice is full of two things: herself, and beer. Ostensibly back in her hometown to celebrate the holiday with her family, she hits $2 beer night at the only bar around so hard that she tangles up with the sleaziest local character. And when she wakes up in his bed on Thanksgiving morning, the guy doesn’t appear to be breathing. Now Bernice must go to absurd lengths to make it home for dinner while also clearing her name and without anyone finding out about her woefully ill-advised hook-up. The ...

Years after the death of her brother and the theft of her heirloom jewelry, ex-con Elle is on the run—until she spots a stranger wearing a signature piece. Determined to take back what is hers, Elle stalks and befriends the woman, using her gemology skills as a ruse. Elle offers to appraise and clean the jewelry, replicating and replacing the pieces instead. Olivia is drowning. She maxes out credit cards behind her financially strict husband's back in order to pay for fertility treatments. When Olivia meets Elle, she finally feels understood…and inspired.

This omnibus features 3 page-turning mysteries packed with suspense. ** from Agatha, Anthony, Barry & Macavity finalist Kristi Belcamino ** Death Under the Stone Arch Bridge — A blast from the past turns sinister when Minneapolis photojournalist Tommy St. James goes to meet an old friend and instead finds a dead body. As she investigates the murder, St. James suddenly finds herself taking care of a young boy who is far from his Mexican home. Rafael's father, hoping to give the boy a better life, paid a coyote to smuggle his son safely into America. But nobody knew what lay waiting just on...

Ensign Tom Percy is bitter. He hates the Navy, his recruiter, his ship C.O. and the civilian who ran off with his wife. However, a series of events in his life has given him an idea on how to set everything right. He has found a way to steal a million dollar Navy payroll in cash...and to get away clean! He has planned the PERFECT crime! But Percy had not planned on LT. Jake Riley being assigned to investigate the theft. This one-legged war hero is the only person able to foil the ensign's perfect plan. This fast moving caper story is a true delight for readers who enjoy an imaginative and ...

Understand the background behind a historic theft of ether. Dive into the Ethereum blockchain that hosts smart contracts. Learn more about the team that established Ethereum and kept it alive. Keep pace with what’s happening in blockchain and what the financial future may hold. The potential of blockchain to transform industries, from finance to health care, has garnered the attention of corporations and individuals all over the world. A heist of millions demands evaluation.