Mystery Heist

John Dortmunder has been working an encyclopedia-selling scam while waiting for his next big heist. Unfortunately, his latest mark seems to be wise to the con, and he has to cut his sales pitch short and make a quick escape.

A Thrilling Journey into Malaga's Dark Past Where art, history, and dark secrets intertwine. Diego Doria is an art investigator whose life is anything but ordinary. With his deep expertise in occult mysteries, Diego is drawn into a dangerous web of history's untold secrets—rooted in the picturesque yet enigmatic city of Malaga. Beneath the sunlit plazas and serene coastlines lies a buried darkness that stretches back to the aftermath of World War II. When Diego embarks on his latest investigation, he uncovers a disturbing trail linked to the ratlines—the clandestine routes used by Nazis...

DON'T MESS WITH BINGO NIGHT!!!! When two losers working for a floral supply outfit get it into their heads that they can rob the creepy old home for the elderly which is located directly across the street from their place of employment on Bingo Night, it sounds like an easy score. Too easy. Because what they don't realize is that just because people are old, doesn't mean they still don't have some fight left in them. In fact, in the case of Bingo Night, these elderly people have more than fight in them. They are barbarians. Originally published in Pulp Metal Magazine in two parts, Bingo ...

Hello. I am Rory Branagan. I am a detective, and the time has come for me to solve the biggest and most important mystery in my life: where is my dad?

On a clear summer night, an unauthorized Venezuelan military aircraft landed at a closed airport in the Cayman Islands. Eighteen minutes later, thousands of gold bars stolen from the country’s main vault were loaded onto the aircraft before it disappeared into the night skies. The British government discovered that Russia had a hand in the heist but were too intimidated to act. Can three unlikely heroes succeed in retrieving the gold, or will it mean death? Will the Communists take advantage of another golden opportunity to line their already rich vaults?

WHEN THE AMERICAN DREAM DIES, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TURN TO AMERICAN CRIMES! A lower middle-class couple, a mailman and a housewife, living in the suburbs suddenly find themselves caught up in the middle of a Mexican Cartel drug war. Brand new, hot-off-the-press material by New York Times Thriller Award winning author Vincent Zandri. For readers of Charlie Houston, Don Winslow, Lawrence Block, and watchers of Ozark, Breaking Bad, and more. Grab your pulse-pounding thriller now! Praise for Vincent Zandri: "The story of Vincent Zandri is the story of our times." --Business Insider "...

Ten suspects. Ten heists. A mystery only Ernest Cunningham can solve. I've spent the last few years solving murders. But a bank heist is a new one, even for me. I've never been a hostage before. The doors are chained shut. No one in or out. Which means that when someone in the bank is murdered, hostages become suspects.

Seventeen year old Aaron stumbles into the aftermath of a five million dollar bank heist gone wrong. Hiding under a canoe, Aaron partially catches the murder of one of the robbers. In the chaos he sneaks away with the money and heads straight for the closest place of safety, his high school. Terrified, Aaron tells his shocking tale to Amanda Becker, his drama teacher, but it doesn't take long for one of the psychotic robbers to show up. In the locked down school the pair are relentlessly pursued in a quest to get the money back.

Desperate for clues to a cold case art heist, psychic Celine Skye must turn to the dead for help. . . Eager to help the Gardner Museum recover its stolen art, Celine Skye has finally accepted her psychic abilities. But instead of leading her to the lost works, Celine’s fledgling psychic senses envision death. Her own death—and the man fated to deliver it to her. But before he can deliver the fatal blow, Celine’s agent of death, sculptor Tony Reynolds, is himself murdered. Stunned to learn the man had information about the Gardner theft—information he was willing to share—Celine ...

Former Crime detective and University Professor, Claire Lane has joined the SOE – Special Operations Executive. Has she intentionally run away from Daroonga Castle and Lord Ralph McGinniss? In France, Aunt Avery is running a successful brothel in Saint Brieuc, next door to the German Radar Station. Ralph mounts an operation to rescue his wife from the beaches of Brittany. Have the commandos made a mistake and who have they brought back to England? Claire or a German informant. And what are those two children doing in the Library at Daroonga? Will the Lady Margarethe welcome them with open...

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.

«Последний суд» – очередной роман в серии восхитительных интеллектуальных детективов Йена Пирса о преступлениях в мире искусства, которые расследуют английский искусствовед Джонатан Аргайл, следователь Флавия ди Стефано и генерал Боттандо. Детективы Йена Пирса – это изысканное пиршество для души и мозга.

Art conservator JJ Jego’s hobby is photography. When an incident involving the police unfolds on the pier she starts clicking away. Later she finds she has captured something unusual in the window of an apartment. It looks like a Vincent van Gogh—a print surely, but it's not just any Van Gogh: the original Six Sunflowers was destroyed in 1945. And that's not the only famous painting she glimpses.

And there you have it, sports fans. The game plan in a nutshell. Get The Mark, the very rich Shelby Coleman, to a poker game where, over time, they can take all his money. Get Shelby to the point where he begs them for credit to get even. And let him play a little longer, so he can wipe the smiles off the faces of those he thinks have milked him dry. And each time he begs them for more credit, he’ll be getting in deeper with them. And deeper still. That’s the plan. That’s what they’re getting so very close to pulling off.

The new year starts with a bang in Sydney's Chinatown - and not just fireworks. While the rest of the country is celebrating, the biggest bank job in Australia's history is taking place. The press called it 'The Great Chinese Take-Away', but in those missing safety deposit boxes is something much more valuable than money. A gold key with a dragon on it. Why does the Chen family want it back so badly? What starts as a routine case soon leads Claudia Valentine into a world of ancient treasures and modern Triad killings, through the sleazy back streets and exotic oriental temples.

You are offered the getaway of a lifetime on a remote island with a group of strangers. Things have been difficult recently, so you jump at the chance to swim under the summer sun, explore the peaceful woodlands and return to an elegant hotel for a glorious dinner. As the boat pulls into the harbour, you’re surrounded by crystal-clear water and soon you are alone. Just the peace and quiet you were promised. No phone signal, no internet…no way to call for help. But nothing will go wrong in paradise, right?

Serryan White has dreams of being the king of New York for a day. Serryan recruits a “network” of professional Black women who are specialists in various fields to pull off a multimillion-dollar heist in the Big Apple. He takes aim at his target by going after a stock brokerage and securities firm called Empire Capital. The intricate plot is to take money from the target by using an inside man to leave the fall guy holding the bag. Only the inside man is not a man; it is a woman.

The last thing newly married jewel thief Gregg Hadyn expects is to bump into a former girlfriend, especially one who also happens to be an exceptional thief. Now plying his talents for a premier espionage team, Gregg considers it one too many coincidences to learn fellow thief Derek Clayton is also in the mix. When Derek’s routine heist from a billionaire Greek recluse puts him on the run for his life, he heads directly to Gregg and the SIRU.

People show their True Colors when they desire something unlawfully. When we covet someone else’s property, we show what we are really made of. However, the joy of acquiring does not last forever.... When Jason escapes from prison after 10 years, it is not as easy as he thought it would be. He braves the perils and reaches a safe harbor.

Robert Dougherty is determined to seek retribution after Steadly’s Bank robs his grandfather of his life savings on his deathbed - regardless of how long it takes. Over the years, a combination of luck, talent and ingenuity align to make him solely capable of taking on the largest banking institution in the world. Gerrod Hopkins is Scotland Yard’s finest detective. After a series of audacious robberies are reported around the globe, he and Dougherty face off in a high-stakes game that will take its players to their very limits.