Domestic Noir

Some families evolve. Some erupt. Travelling through Norway after a tough year of loss, DI Harriet Sloane leaves her family behind and falls into the company of strangers. Some of whom help her shake loose for a while. One of whom is hell-bent on wreaking revenge. When their paths cross, Harriet must remember how to keep her cool or risk more people losing their lives. In this gripping thriller, Kelly Creighton gives the Belfast police procedural a Scandi noir accent while exploring the nuances of parenthood and how and when we should relinquish control and accept our losses. A powerful, ...

Two gripping novellas from the number one international best-selling author. Women Without Mercy and Truth or Dare.

Semi-finalist, Publisher's Weekly Booklife Prize Can a conspiracy be uncovered before the Death Count rises? Forensic accountant Kat Munro fights corporate fraud during the day and kickboxes her demons at night while trying to ignore the nightmares that have plagued her since a car accident changed her life forever. DS Adam Jackson is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of a friend two years ago. When the partner of a successful London Investment fund dies in suspicious circumstances, Kat joins forces with Adam to investigate the firm. As they gather evidence of a crime with ...

Saffron vowed to love Miles no matter what life threw at them both. But when her mother-in-law moves into their happy family home, Saffron’s shiny life begins to tarnish. Even as Caprice’s barbed comments turn to something more sinister, Saffron hopes the new nanny’s arrival will shield her from the worst of it. She’s starting to feel paranoid in her own home.

Vince Taylor has everything he could dream of. He’s the CEO of a tech firm in New York City, owns a beautiful home and, most importantly, he is married to Nicole - the woman who stole his heart the first moment he set eyes on her. Together they have built the perfect life. But when Layla, a stunning young intern at Vince’s company, is found dead, all eyes are suddenly on him. Vince has a secret that threatens to tear their perfect world apart.... He was having an affair with Layla. And he’ll do anything to cover his tracks.

Ray Spalding's had enough of his wife, Paula. He's left his home in Edinburgh's Southside and headed for Belfast. It's safer there. Unknown to Ray, Paula's also had enough of him. She's not going back home. Not now, not ever. Jesse Spalding wakes up one morning to find both his parents gone. And he can't tell anyone or he'll be taken into care. As time passes and bills need paying, all Jesse can rely on are his wits, his friend Archie and his dad's 1950s record collection. Southsiders is a powerful short novel that follows the spiralling fortunes of Ray and Jesse, pushing father and son to ...

There is only one rule for Eva Santella: Kill or be killed. Former assassin and mafia boss Eva Lucia Santella has lost everything she’s ever cared about, but is still attempting to carve out a new life for herself back in Italy as a modern day Robin Hood, devoted to taking down those who prey on the innocent. Eva Santella is training an army of female assassins to help her do it. When one of her top lieutenants comes under attack, Eva vows revenge. But when her niece Gia Santella—unexpectedly shows up in Italy, Eva finds that she has more to lose than she ever dreamed possible. She’d ...

The campus went crazy when a final year student was found murdered. Can Shreeja and Shiuli get to the murderer before anyone else gets hurt? Monali Santra was the topper of the mathematics department. Shiuli was upset when she was assigned to investigate the murder of Monali Santra in the university campus where she studied mathematics two and a half decades ago. She was petrified to know that the campus dynamics did not change at all. Her colleagues came in her support and Shreeja shared the weapons with her. She took the war path to cleanse the system that had been taking lives of ...

Nunca debió estar en el barco. Cuando las circunstancias chocan con el destino, la aburrida ama de casa Patricia Fisher se encuentra sola en un crucero alrededor del mundo, pero lo que podría haber sido un período tranquilo de reflexión personal pronto se convierte en algo mortal. El cadáver de un ladrón hace pensar en una joya de valor incalculable desaparecida hace tiempo y Patricia fue la última persona que se vio con la víctima. Acusada de su asesinato, debe convertirse en detective para encontrar al verdadero asesino antes de que acabe en la cárcel. ¿Pero la encontrará él ...

Murder is Easy. But the consequences are Deadly. Amy Sholes has a problem. An obsession. She's a murderer. A talented and prolific serial killer. To most, Amy is a monster--evil, a cancer on her soul. But to many, she is an angel, avenging, serving justice and helping those who could not help themselves. Amy's only rule, she only kills those who prey on others. Beautiful and sexy, Amy is a killer you'll want to root for. Book 2 continues Amy’s story and her Affair with Murder.She’s not dangerous—not like other murderers. Amy has kept to her rule, killing only those who the world ...

A perfect life, a perfect love – and a perfect murder.Loving Frankie was easy but teenage Carol wasn’t the only woman Frankie charmed. Tired of Frankie’s cheating ways, Carol kills him and buries him in her orchard. Forty years later Frankie's grave will be found and Carol’s guilt revealed. As she writes her confession before they arrest her, she discovers other friends lied. The truth should free her, but their betrayal demands revenge. Will she atone for her sins and kill the innocent girl she was, or will that girl exact retribution? If you love dark, domestic noir, full of ...

A severed finger. A missing person. Are they linked? Detective Amber Cooper believed in resolving cases fast. When visitors picked up a severed finger in a national monument, Detective Cooper felt that the leads were just like needles in a haystack. In addition, Amber found out that a man had gone into thin air. Amber felt that the vanished man was the key to saving lives. She risked almost everything in her pursuit of solving the mystery, though time was not on her side. Could she bring the perpetrators to justice? Just a Finger is the second book in the American Small Town Mysteries ...

Dos hermanas estrechamente unidas. Un horrible accidente que cambiará sus vidas. Un incidente oscuro y perverso. Un secreto, un misterio y dos versiones sobre los hechos. ¿Quién miente? ¿Quién cuenta la verdad? ¿Alguien dice la verdad? ¿Y si nadie miente? Escucha lo que tienen que decirte los muertos porque… porque los muertos sí hablan. ¿Preparado para sumergirte en este thriller con tintes de domestic noir tan original como infartante? No podrás evitar tener una mano en el libro y otra en la boca. Otras obras de la autora: -HERMANAS, nominada al Premio Nadal 2024 --LA CONDESA ...

Lies, Lust, and always, Consequences Cathy and Phil, high school sweethearts, reunite after years apart, reigniting a love that refuses to die. The catch? They're married. But not to each other. As their passion ignites, Cathy confides in her best friend Jan, only to discover Jan's hidden secrets. Cathy's own marriage to Tom holds another enigma. In this captivating short story, the delicate balance between truth and deception unravels, leaving readers questioning the lies we tell ourselves and the ones we keep hidden. Can love survive when secrets threaten to shatter it all?

She was supposed to be the perfect mother—until the night everything went wrong. When Peyton Hayes survives a horrifying car crash with her six-year-old son, she awakens to a living nightmare: a year of her memories erased, a nagging suspicion that she wasn’t alone in the car, and cryptic warnings scrawled on slips of paper. Everyone insists her life is flawless—her ex-husband suddenly wants back in, her best friend is eerily devoted, and her son flinches whenever she asks about that fateful night. But Peyton’s half-glimpsed flashbacks scream that something far darker lurks beneath ...

It’s lonely being a serial killer. Another must-read psychological thriller from Sam Anthony. What a dilemma: Should he confess his crimes, seek absolution, hand himself over to the police and serve a long prison sentence … or continue to live with the overwhelming guilt, and stay on the run with his beautiful pregnant lover? What happens when an adulterer meets a serial killer? While Jo begs Lee to just suck it up and find a way to cope with his guilty conscience, a real-life serial killer tries to convince him to murder again, just for the sheer fun of it. Enjoy the continuing ...

When Sloane Ellery starts receiving chilling emails from her sister’s deactivated account—two years after Delilah’s death—she thinks it’s a cruel hoax. But as each message reveals secrets only Delilah could know, Sloane is pulled into a web of digital conspiracies, haunted memories, and an underground network hellbent on resurrecting the past. To uncover the truth, she must confront the darkest corners of her grief—and the possibility that death is just another doorway. Fans of twisty, tech-infused psychological thrillers will devour this heart-racing tale where sisterhood meets...

Lives in the city are all under attack. Can she nab the killer or the attackers before they hurl on another life? Young yet respectable Keira Jones is a detective in the Collinsville Police Department in Illinois. Each case appeared before her as a new challenge as it is difficult for others to accept that her eyes are as sharp as those of the eagles. The difficulty deepens when she is asked to take part in a joint investigation with the federal agents. To prove her smartness she always needed to move fewer steps ahead of her partner from the federal agencies. The stress pushed her on the ...

In a close-knit, blue-collar town, the shocking murder of a resident sends shockwaves through the community. Jacquie Underdown's gripping novel, "All That Was Left Unsaid," delves into a web of suspicion, where three women find themselves entangled in a dangerous game of secrets and betrayal. As the investigation unfolds, the spotlight falls on Tina, Maddison, and Isabelle, each carrying their own burdens and hidden pasts. Tina's relentless quest for truth takes her on a perilous journey, where familiar faces blur the lines of trust. Maddison, trapped in a loveless marriage and battling ...

When Helen Whitmore's stepson brings home a new girlfriend one evening, her already imperfect family begins to tip towards breaking point. Diana is smart, beautiful, feisty and clearly out to cause trouble. Then an old photograph resurfaces that threatens to uncover a long-buried secret, one that Helen has taken great care to keep hidden in the past. Only one person could have that photograph – and she is dead. Helen immediately suspects that Diana is connected somehow, but before she can confront her, Diana is found dead and the entire family has motive.