Private Police

When a lottery winner is found stabbed in his home, Detective Fisher and Detective Holt think it’s a robbery turned deadly. As they begin to dig deeper they quickly discover there are people who had a motive to want the lottery winner gone. Private Investigator Lee Callaway is working as a security guard when a mysterious woman shows up and offers him big money to catch her cheating husband.

A young man is found murdered, his bones crushed nearly to dust before his body was dumped into New York's East River. In New York there are hundreds of murders a year, but this one is different. Somebody is sending a message. And shockingly, the victim has ties to a man very close to Henry Parker. The murder ties into a case that has the city paralyzed with fear: A vicious drug kingpin is looking to take back the city, and this death is just the beginning.

Twelve years ago, Chester Morton disappeared from his hometown in New York, leaving no trace and never to be heard from again. For the past twelve years, his mother has kept the search for her son alive by hounding every law enforcement agency she can get to listen. Now, Chester's body is finally found - hanging from the very billboard that has been advertising his disappearance.

El cadáver de una mujer es hallado en un bosque de Virginia. En su muñeca, el homicida ha dejado un reloj de pulsera con un extraño símbolo. Se trata de la primera víctima de un asesino en serie que tiene en vilo a la población de Wrightsburg. Su proceder es escalofriante y metódico: siempre deja en la escena del crimen un reloj al que detiene en una hora concreta.

Frank Marr was a good cop, until his burgeoning addictions to alcohol and cocaine forced him into retirement from the DC Metro police. When an old friend from his police days needs Frank's help to prove he didn't shoot an unarmed civilian, Frank is drawn back into the world of dirty cops and suspicious drug busts, running in the same circles that enabled his addiction those years ago. Never one to play by the rules, Frank recruits a young man he nearly executed years before. Together, detective and criminal charge headfirst into the DC drug wars.

It isn’t every day that Detective Chris Bailey is handed a triple homicide. They may have their share of problems in the scenic wooded hills of Tennessee, but news that a young man—a child, really—wiped out his entire family sends a ripple of shock through the whole community. Seventeen-year-old Colin Simon is witnessed fleeing the scene, gun in hand. He’s arrested for murder, but refuses to explain any of it. Not even what he did with the gun. The police have their suspect, so is it case closed?

Gaillac, southwest France. Gil Petty, America's most celebrated wine critic, is found strung up in a vineyard, dressed in the ceremonial robes of the Order of the Divine Bottle and pickled in wine. For forensic expert Enzo Macleod, the key to this unsolved murder lies in decoding Petty's mysterious reviews - which could make or break a vineyard's reputation.

Ex-NYPD detective Damien Drake thought that nothing could draw him out of retirement and away from the Virgin Gorda. He was wrong. His friends back in New York need him, and Drake can only ignore their requests for so long...even if returning to his home means prison time for himself. Meanwhile, SLH Investigations is struggling to pay the bills and to keep from going bankrupt. Which is why, when a man appears on their doorstep with a gun in hand, Screech knows he should turn him away.

Bryce’s fellow attorney and partner in their firm, Tom Middleton, experience the death of his son who is found out to be a mule for a drug cartel trading arms for drugs. The boy is killed in a violent way, and Middleton finds out that one of the firm’s biggest clients is involved. Middleton confronts the owner and later is accused of his murder. Bryce begins to investigate the murder. As he investigates, he discovers that lots of other people had the motivation to kill the deceased. This is the Series 2 of Bryce Palmer Mysteries. First, recommended reading The Gateway series.

Private detective Tony Crow has been hired to investigate the cause of death of his client's late husband. The coroner ruled it a suicide; but she has doubts. He accepts, figuring he’ll find nothing different from the police investigation, but he could lay the widow’s doubts to rest. The deeper Tony digs—uncovering an investment-loan scam, interviewing smarmy business associates of the deceased, and dodging shady characters who seem intent on following Tony’s every move—the more he thinks his client’s suspicions might be grounded in facts. Tony discovers a connection between ...

This intriguing, suspense-packed novel is the fourth Jack Taggart Mystery in the series commencing with Loose Ends, Above Ground, and Angel in the Full Moon. This time the implacable Mountie Jack Taggart goes undercover to follow the trail of a cheap Saturday-night special found at the scene of a murder. He traces the gun from the manufacturer to the person it was stolen from and through several criminals, until the trail leads him to a suspected heroin importer.

From Thomas Fincham, the new voice in crime and suspense genre. A mystery that will keep you up all night to find out what happens next. Would you kill to save someone you love? Dillon Scott is a beloved actor who is found dead in his home. Detective Dana Fisher is called in to investigate Scott’s death and what she discovers may change everything she knew about him. Private Investigator Lee Callaway is on the brink of closing his PI business when he gets a case that looks deceivingly simple, but is anything but.

It's been two years since disgraced Illinois governor Ray Perry disappeared from a federal courthouse in Chicago moments after being sentenced to 38 years in prison on corruption charges. PI Michael Kelly is sitting in his office when he gets an anonymous email offering to pay him nearly a quarter million dollars if he will find Perry.

Danger lurks behind every spotlight in comedian David Studebaker’s laugh-out-loud debut mystery novel. Worlds collide when Lance Ford, San Francisco’s favorite playwright and yoga instructor, finds out Emmy, his cop wife, is pregnant, quitting the force and moving them in with her parents in Dallas, Texas.

What horrific secret is an innocent rose bush hiding? When it's mysteriously uprooted in the middle of the night, Daisy embarks on a dangerous trail that grows darker and darker with each unexpected turn. Essentially-English, almost-certainly quirky, and definitely a little crazy, come and meet our Norfolk-based R.E.D. (Retired Extremely Daisy) heroine, and find out why she’s such a hit with readers of all ages. “One of the best cozy mysteries I’ve ever read!” “A real breath of fresh literary air!” Retirement to a sleepy East-Anglian village doesn't go quite as Daisy hoped, ...

SEXUALLY ABUSED BY HER FATHER, A SCIENTIST TAKES A PERVERTED REVENGE AGAINST MEN! *** The death of a spider monkey in a South American rain forest is the prelude to unsolvable human murders in Canada and the United States. Spurred on by a suspicious priest, a private eye begins a hunt that spans thousands of miles. A SIREN'S TEARS features a twisty plot, innovative detective work, sharp dialogue and a nail-biting ending. *** “More chills and thrills, as an intrepid P.I. hunts a Black Widow serial killer. SIREN’S TEARS, from Pulitzer-nominee Lawrence De Maria, is another winner.” (John...

Jake Crosby has traded in a stockbroker's suit and tie for a standard-issue uniform. As a newly minted Mississippi game warden, he has two tough cases to cut his teeth on - the ongoing robbery of wealthy hunters and the ruthless search for a rumored hidden fortune.

After Dr. Russo’s death, Agent Spencer and Elijah get access to some of his private files and discover that Project Orthia had three stages in total: Orthia, Elijah, and Vrykolakas. They go on to discover the destructive potential of project Vrykolakas and prepare to adapt it to their needs. Will be they able to execute their plans or not?... This is Book 4 of "Project Orthia" - the first Series of the "Orthia Labs" saga.

A wrong turn on vacation has deadly consequences.Twenty-one-year-old Lei is just looking for a good time in Mexico. Blowing off steam after a tough semester, Lei and her friend Kelly hit the border in a red Mustang convertible; but a series of deadly misadventures unfold that will change Lei’s life forever.A dog can change everything. Affected by the events in Mexico, Lei adopts a young K-9 dropout to guard the home she shares with her aunt. They try to stop a series of neighborhood robberies, and Lei discovers the scariest thing of all… how far her dog Keiki will go to save her life. ...

Its 25 years since John Rebus appeared on the scene, and 5 years since he retired. But 2012 sees his return in Standing in Another Man’s Grave. Not only is Rebus as stubborn and anarchic as ever, but he finds himself in trouble with Rankin's latest creation, Malcolm Fox of Edinburgh's internal affairs unit. Added to which, Rebus may be about to derail the career of his ex-colleague Siobhan Clarke, while himself being permanently derailed by mob boss and old adversary Big Ger Cafferty. But all Rebus wants to do is discover the truth about a series of seemingly unconnected disappearances....