Domestic Crime

Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died. Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and worried police, but also a sinister voice from a past she has no memory of. As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood, recluse Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, finding independence, and learning that people don't always mean what they say.

After moving from a small country town to Seattle, Heather Baxter marries Tom, a widowed doctor with a young son and teenage daughter. A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family together, but once they’re deep in the Australian outback, the jet-lagged and exhausted kids are so over their new mom. When they discover remote Dutch Island, off-limits to outside visitors, the family talks their way onto the ferry. But as soon as they set foot on the island, which is run by a tightly knit clan of locals, everything feels wrong.

When Fiona Lawson comes home to find strangers moving into her house, she's sure there's been a mistake. She and her estranged husband, Bram, have a modern coparenting arrangement: bird's nest custody, where each parent spends a few nights a week with their two sons at the prized family home to maintain stability for their children. But the system built to protect their family ends up putting them in terrible jeopardy. In a domino effect of crimes and misdemeanors, the nest comes tumbling down.

A NEW CASE OF INSPECTOR VEGA MARTÍN. An addictive thriller by the Spanish bestselling author in Spain who has captivated over 400,000 readers worldwide. PARADISE AND HELL CAN GO HAND IN HAND… …And the “perfect” couple is about to find out. Lucía becomes, in less than two months, the fourth victim of the elusive Glove Killer. Information leaked to the press and many speculations, but nothing sufficiently revealing for Inspectors Vega Martín and Daniel Haro, until a security camera in the right place brings them closer to the shocking truth. Astrid Rubio and Hugo Sanz, the ...

'The Girl in the Woods is a great psychological thriller which kept me glued to the pages.' Amazon reviewer 'A brilliant, creepy but very creative domestic noir' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'This psychological thriller kept my interest. How well do we really know someone?' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I finally have the family I've always dreamed of, so why do I feel like someone's stepped on my grave? Noel and I are desperate for a child, so when we're given the chance to adopt a young girl named Orchid, we eagerly seize it. We've been cautioned it will take time for Orchid to adjust ...

Christian Thriller – Selah Third Place Winner Little seeds we sow, and someday they will grow. What if the ill weeds our society wades in today were being planted decades earlier? What if someone had a chance to uproot them? Whole families are being murdered in middle-class neighbor-hoods in Colorado Springs. Everyone is looking to Police Lieutenant Darrell Jacobs, one of the only amputees able to return to police work with a mechanical hook, to find the murderer before he kills again. Bioelectronic genius Callie Williams has followed Darrell’s inspirational story and decided he is a ...

It's August 1984, and paperboy Christopher Stewart has gone missing. Hours later, 12-year-old Sammy Cox hurries home from his own paper route, red-faced and out of breath, hiding a terrible secret. Crystal, Sammy's 17-year-old sister, is worried by the disappearance but she also sees an opportunity: the Stewart case has echoes of an earlier unsolved disappearance of another boy, one town over. Crystal senses the makings of an award-winning essay, one that could win her a scholarship - and a ticket out of their small Iowa town.

Kate Nelson had it all. A flourishing company founded with her husband, John; a happy marriage; and a daughter, Ashlyn. The picture-perfect family. Until John left for another woman. Tish is half his age. Ambitious. She’s cultivated a friendship with Ashlyn. Tish believes she’s won. She’s wrong.

Rumors have swirled around Jake Cashen his whole life. Is he crazy like his father? Is it true they booted him out of the F.B.I. right after he cracked a career-making RICO case? Was he dirty? Only Jake knows, and he’s not telling. He came back to his tiny hometown at the foot of Ohio’s Blackhand Hills to serve as a deputy sheriff. He hopes to punch a clock and keep his head down until retirement. It was a solid plan—until someone put a bullet in the head of a revered county judge.

The walls hold secrets no one else can hear. The mirror shows a perfect life—beauty, wealth, happiness. But behind the door, the truth is far darker. The air feels heavy, every moment filled with quiet threats. Every step is careful, every breath fragile. He’s always watching. Always waiting. "Sometimes, doing the right thing means breaking everything you’ve ever stood for. There’s only so much a person can take. The lies, the hurt, the pressure to keep everything together—it can break you." This isn’t a story with a happy ending. It’s about survival.

Inspired by a true story, which takes place in Taiwan. A young woman killed her boyfriend and sentenced to prison for 9 years.When she got out of prison, she was determined to work on her way of self-healing and find her happiness in most simplistic way...

A car submerged in a remote pond. The bodies of two girls strapped into their seats. The mystery of their mother, vanished without a trace, leads Gwen Proctor and Kezia Claremont into dangerous territory. On the surface, Gwen’s life is good - two children approaching adulthood, a committed partner, and a harrowing past dead and gone. That past is attracting the attention of someone invisible and unstoppable. Trouble’s just beginning. So is the body count in this backwoods Tennessee town. As threats mount and Gwen’s hunted by an enemy who pulls all the strings, Kezia has her back.

Selena Murphy is commuting home on the train when she strikes up a conversation with a beautiful stranger in the next seat. The woman introduces herself as Martha and soon confesses that she’s been stuck in an affair with her boss. Selena, in turn, confesses that she suspects her husband is sleeping with the nanny. When the train arrives at Selena’s station, the two women part ways, presumably never to meet again.

What could be more restful than a weekend getaway with family and friends? An isolated luxury cabin in the woods, spectacular views, a hot tub and a personal chef. Hannah’s generous brother found the listing online. The reviews are stellar. It'll be three couples on this trip with good food, good company and lots of R & R. But the dreamy weekend is about to turn into a nightmare.

Newlyweds Sam Statler and Annie Potter are head over heels, and excited to say good-bye to New York city and start a life together in Sam's sleepy hometown upstate. Or, it turns out, a life where Annie spends most of her time alone while Sam, her therapist husband, works long hours in his downstairs office, tending to the egos of his (mostly female) clientele. Little does Sam know that through a vent in his ceiling, every word of his sessions can be heard from the room upstairs.

Janie Klassyn was only 14 years old when she made the blood pact with her friends. She could never imagine she was setting in motion the horrifying crime that would tear her peaceful prairie town apart. Twenty years later in California, school counselor Emma Grant struggles to keep her past buried. But when she finds a note on her car threatening to reveal her secret, it becomes harder to keep up the deception. Even her teenage stepdaughter suspects that Emma is hiding something.

On the surface, Emerson, Massachusetts, is just like any other affluent New England suburb. But when a young woman is found dead in the nicest part of town, the powerful neighbors close ranks to keep their families safe. In this searing novel, Eden Perry’s death kicks off an investigation into the three teenagers who were partying with her that night, each a suspect. Hannah, a sweet girl with an unstable history. Jack, the popular kid with a mean streak. Christopher, an outsider desperate to fit in.

Someone close to legendary detective John Jordan is murdered and now he is . . . OUT FOR BLOOD! Lister’s sterling new novel, featuring empathic chaplain-turned–sheriff’s investigator John Jordan, finds Jordan nearing a turning point in his storied career. His longtime boss and close friend, Sheriff Reggie Summers, has lost a reelection bid and has just weeks to go in her tenure—and Jordan’s not a fan of her successor. Meanwhile, he’s thrust into a high-profile case. While investigating the brutal attack of two teenage girls, Ava Branch and Olivia Colvin, Jordan uncovers the ...

Cherice Meriwether, a devoted wife and mother, vanishes without a trace. For six agonizing days, her family, friends, and the authorities scramble to uncover what happened to her. Clues surface. Secrets unravel. Tensions rise. And just when the truth seems within reach—everything changes. On the sixth day, Cherice is found. But how, why, and in what condition? That depends on who’s telling the story. Vanished: Six Days in Seven Ways is a bold and immersive storytelling experience, crafted by seven different authors, each bringing their unique perspective to Cherice’s mysterious ...

The three Williams girls are as close as sisters can be, and they also share one special trait in common: each of them have a man in their lives that they could do without.