Dark Crime Thrillers

From the author of Blind River and the Absence of Screams comes a new mystery you won't be able to put down! Norman Green is a disgraced former professional athlete turned private investigator. He has created a career out of working for those the police have turned their back on. The only people he won't work with are child abusers, rapists, and journalists. However, when Robin Sweetwater, a journalist working for the same paper that destroyed Norman's athletic career, comes begging for help, Norman finds himself dragged into the same web of lies and deception that destroyed his life once ...

Dermot McEvoy sweeps his listeners into the midst of one of the most heated political races in New York City history, where an unlikely player decides to make her presence known. First it hits the papers that the Virgin Mary has appeared to Jackie Swift, an affable G.O.P. congressman with a couple of nasty habits. She then appears in a dream to Wolfe Tone O'Rourke, a liberal political consultant who is still haunted by the ghost of Bobby Kennedy, whose death he feels responsible for.

It all begins with a call to the police. A 16-year-old boy, Roger Eriksson, has gone missing in the town of Västerås. A search is organized and a group of young scouts makes an awful discovery in a marsh: Roger is dead. Meanwhile, Sebastian Bergman, psychologist, criminal profiler, and one of Sweden's top experts on serial killers, is in Västerås to settle his mother's estate following her death. Sebastian has withdrawn from police work after the death of his wife and daughter in the 2004 tsunami.

I didn't ask for her as my bride. I just made her mine. Her father had to be taught what happens when you cross a King, but that isn't why Genevieve Rossi is sore, well-used, and waiting for me to claim her in the only way I haven't already. She's sore because she thought she could embarrass me in public without being punished. She's well-used because after I spanked her I wanted more, and I take what I want. She's waiting for me in my bed because she's my bride, and tonight is our wedding night.

On the quest to find her missing mother, prim and proper Enne Salta became reluctant allies with Levi Glaisyer, the city's most famous con man. Saving his life in the Shadow Game forced Enne to assume the identity of Seance, a mysterious underworld figure. Now, with the chancellor of the republic dead and bounties on both their heads, she and Levi must play a dangerous game of crime and politics...with the very fate of New Reynes at stake.

Denver, 1992. Claudette Cooper, Moses King, and Dexter Diaz have been failed by the justice system. Claudette was sexually assaulted. Blinded by her perpetrator, she’s not able to identify him until she has a dream. As a result of that dream, Moses is wrongfully convicted. Dexter gave a false confession to murder after a grueling and unethical interrogation. Now, he faces a sentence of life without the possibility of parole.

Michael has been called into action once more. He must take on a mission of legendary magnitude to silence the ghosts of his past and serve justice to those who have wronged. Tristan Duke is is an infamous thirty year old billionaire that took Wall Street by storm. Living a life of power and extravagance Duke was unmatched in his lust for greed and power. But when it all came crashing down around him his power and riches are now his only defense, a man with all the resource to jet set across the world on the run and stay there. But what he wasn't expecting was Michael to be on his tail. ...

It's the score of a lifetime: easy access to a lavish New York City apartment, hordes of valuables, and an absentee owner avoiding the lawyers of his unhappy ex-wives. But before they pull the job, Dortmunder's crew is startled to find their beloved gin joint, the OJ, in the clutches of the Mafia--who consider it perfect for a little fraud, courtesy of a nice big fire. For tactical and highly superstitious reasons, the fate of the OJ is even more important to the crew than the enormous score.

"In a small town, every secret has its price—and someone is ready to collect." From bestselling author Chris Witt comes The Unmasked Villain, a spellbinding thriller mystery novel that will leave readers breathless. Known for crafting stories that delve deep into the human psyche, Witt delivers yet another masterpiece, blending crime thriller intensity with the layered details of a psychological thriller. Follow the compelling journey of Detective Sarah Miller and Professor Zachary Barnes as they unravel a web of deceit, peril, and murder. An Unlikely Alliance When heinous crimes grip ...

Getting rich and unintentionally famous has its downsides. In Dante Jacoby's case, it's the beginning of a nightmare. After returning to San Francisco, a sorry-looking bank account forces him to take the plunge into entrepreneurship to fund his vigilantism. Thanks to wicked intelligence and a sickening work ethic, his novel spin on a nightlife venue takes off. Before he knows it, he's an overnight success story.

They only give us one chance in 10 of surviving, which really means one chance in 1000! Molka assembles her “Dream Team to finally attempt to avenge her little sister! What Readers Are Saying… "A GREAT NEW SERIES TO DIVE INTO AND ENJOY!” “Molka is like a female Jack Reacher, Scot Harvath, Jack Noble, etc., only tougher and sexier!” Molka, an elite special forces warrior, resigns from the military after a tragic mission leads to the murder of her little sister and wishes to live a quiet life as a veterinarian. They wouldn’t let her though. She is coerced to serve as covert ...

Can the Black Sheep of the Family be its Guardian Angel? Cole Dust opens with inheriting a farm in the small town of Orvin, Oklahoma from a cousin he never knew. When investigative journalist Cole Sage stumbles upon an old trunk in the attic of his family’s farmhouse, he unearths something far more valuable than gold. Inside, neatly bound and yellowed with age, are the journals of his grandfather, George Sage—an enigmatic man Cole barely knew. These journals pull Cole into a story from the past, one that intertwines with his own life in ways he never expected. As Cole delves deeper into...

Five days ago, aspiring crime novelist Jason Swike awoke chained to the wall of a run-down horse stable, convinced he would soon die at the hands of Crackerjack, the infamous serial killer who had terrorized the residents of Massachusetts for the past year - capturing and tormenting men, painting whimsical designs on their faces before shattering their bones and ending their lives. Just when death seems inevitable, Jason, with the help of another captive, manages to kill the madman and escape.

Almost one year has passed since the earth shook up Matt Horning and his coastal village. Now, the world’s foremost scientists have flocked to the remote town to study the aftereffects on the sea and land. Turns out, one of them isn’t a nice man. Famous geologist British Lord Phineas Stuart goes missing. As the investigation into Stuart’s disappearance gets underway, Matt and his colleagues quickly realize they’re not hurting for suspects who wish the geologist harm. Has Stuart just taken off somewhere, or is a jealous competitor responsible for the missing scientist?

Sydney, Australia. Charlie Cooper needs more time with his family. With his transfer out of homicide to a quieter station fast approaching, the weary detective's only regret is the decade-long serial killer case he couldn't crack. But when he's called to one last murder scene, Cooper can't believe the victim is the perp he's been chasing for years. Certain the sociopath's latest abductee still lives, the desperate cop races to find her before the clock runs out.

Joey Lucrazi ratted on his entire family, and now because of it, I'm forced to live in fear of retaliation. I count down the days in witness protection until I'm caught, but it turns out reality is worse than imagination when Leandro Rigiano—the most ruthless hitman in the five families—comes knocking. Six feet of tattooed muscle stomps into our quiet house and takes his revenge, revealing that the rat I married also took the life of Leandro's wife. Now I'm his prisoner, and he's not at all what I expect.

Paris is a city of sin. But at the Sapphire Club, pleasure has a price… and some never make it out. Simon Sinclair built the Sapphire Club into an empire, a palace of luxury and desire. But when financial struggles force him to sign a lucrative deal with a secretive group known as The Consortium, his club becomes a hunting ground. Girls are vanishing without a trace. Alina Carter isn’t here for pleasure. She’s here to hunt. A French Intelligence agent, she’s spent years chasing the monsters who traffic in flesh. The trail has led her straight to the Sapphire’s doors—and to Lucas...

Nicky just wants to save her brother. She showed up with an envelope full of cash and a smart mouth and found herself in a den of monsters. I wish I could say I was the best of them, I wish I could protect her - but I’m far from perfect.

A mystery novel set in New York City during the early autumn of 1923. In the vibrant, tumultuous world of 1920s New York, a shocking murder sends ripples through the heart of Broadway. "Death of a Star" follows the harrowing investigation into the life and untimely death of Eleanor Simon, the illustrious "Cardinal" of the stage, as her demise unveils dark secrets lurking beneath the glitzy façade of fame and fortune. When Eleanor is discovered strangled in her ransacked apartment, the city's elite are thrown into chaos. District Attorney John F.-X. Stanford is tasked with solving this high...

It begins at the end. Eli is dead—gunned down in a hail of bullets, framed for a crime he didn’t commit. But this isn’t where his story ends. It’s where it rewinds. In a world of cyber heists, mob wars, and covert betrayal, Echo spirals backward through time, peeling away each layer of Eli’s choices, until it lands at a single, pivotal moment: a phone call he didn’t answer. This time, he picks up. The second half of Echo charges forward from that one altered decision, hurtling through a parallel path of shifting loyalties and deadly consequences. But even with time on his side, ...