Psychological Crime Detective

Awarded 'Distinguished Favorite' in The New York City Big Book Awards 2020. The man sitting at the wheel of the car was 100 yards from his moment of destiny. He was oblivious to it, of course. Murderers don't necessarily realise they are killers until a few seconds before it happens. Murderers are sometimes just like you and me. He would never have dreamed that such a thing might happen. Ridiculous. If anyone had told him that today was the day he would turn into a killer, he would have looked at them quizzically; questioning their sanity; instead of questioning his own. The murder ...

A secret kept for nearly a decade comes home to roost when retired pensioner Alan Jones and his wife, Sandra, are horribly murdered in their own home. Even Detective Inspector David Stark of Nottingham CID and his team are shocked by the methods used. This is no ordinary murder case. As the investigation throws up a connection, Stark is convinced that discovering the motive for the killings will ultimately reveal the killer’s identity. If they can find the motive, they can find the killer. When another life is taken in a similarly brutal manner it is apparent that a vendetta is at play. ...

Chapel of Shadows is a gripping, psychological thriller that follows the journey of Tom Shearer, a seasoned detective on the verge of retirement, as he uncovers a chilling conspiracy. When Shearer is relegated to investigating cold cases due to failing health, he stumbles across a disturbing pattern: a series of victims linked to the same psychiatrist, Dr. Malcolm Quarrie. As Shearer digs deeper, he discovers that these seemingly unrelated cases may not be accidents — they might be the work of a manipulative mastermind with a dark agenda. But Quarrie is no ordinary criminal. He’s a ...

Dr. Warr’s decayed corpse is found in the woods. He worked at the local psychiatric hospital before vanishing over a year ago without a trace. People blamed his disappearance on a mental breakdown. There have always been whispers about Newman Hospital—staff brutality, deliberate misdiagnosis. DI Gilbert Markham and his right-hand man, DS Noakes, begin asking questions. They are met with a chilling silence. It seems the people in power know more than they are letting on. Another staff member is found in the annals of the hospital, strangled to death.

A vicious serial killer is terrifying boaters on the serene waterways of Upstate New York. Young women are disappearing, and their weighted bodies are being pulled out of the canals and rivers. Did an innocent young artist capture something suspicious in one of her paintings of the area? Can her painting provide the critical clue, allowing homicide detective Chris Taylor and blonde attorney Kate Johnson to track down the murderous villain? This suspenseful whodunnit is fast-paced and riveting. It is a classic Jimmy Ray Conner page-turner that will keep you on the edge of your seat, guessing...

Bath detective Peter Diamond is having woman trouble. His boss wants him to find the missing daughter of one of her friends. He is not enthusiastic. A woman calling herself his Secret Admirer wants to arrange a date in a pub. He tries ignoring her. And his colleague, sexy Ingeborg Smith, distracts the murder squad from their duties. Then a woman's body is found hanging from a playground swing, with a suspicious second ligature mark around her neck and a very colourful past. As more hangings are discovered, Diamond is certain that a secret hangman is at work in the city.

A murder in a locked room… A faceless ghost… Throw in a cross-dressing detective-savant plus his assistant extraordinaire in this new mystery series! A high profile murder calls for a high profile detective. When the famous Sushi Czar is found dead in a room that’s locked from the inside, the evidence just doesn’t add up. Of course, a killer ghost is no match for the deductive skills of Michael Archangel. The fabulous cross-dressing former FBI agent can rock a set of sky high stilettos and assemble clues like puzzle pieces, but can he actually prove a ghost committed murder? Only ...

Overthrow a government. Destabilize the world. And it all starts with a single murder. From Kenneth R. Overman, award-winning author of the Nathan Radcliff Thriller series, comes a heart-pounding international suspense novel where history, power, and terror collide on the edge of Europe and the Middle East. When the president of a small island bank is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Professor Nathan Radcliff is pulled back into a world of secrets and shadows. The murder points to a treasure buried beneath an ancient graveyard near Istanbul, hidden since 330 A.D. and powerful ...

Scario is contracted by the government to handle the most heinous crimes. His current case leads him into a dark place where college students are being kidnapped for deadly games and rituals. The clock is ticking and he’s running out of time to save them before the next mass murder. Each step he feels he is closer to capturing the criminals, turns out to be a step behind them. He calls on Angel to see if new eyes and fresh blood can see what he is missing. This heart-pounding, fast pace, action crime thriller is full of twists and suspense. It will keep you on the edge of your seat until ...

When Izzy Grant’s newborn daughter disappears, her world shatters around her. Despite an extensive search the police find no trace of the missing girl, but Izzy refuses to give up hope that her daughter will be found. Then a note is pushed through her letterbox, warning her off. For Izzy it’s a ray of hope, another lead for the police to follow. For DC Gaby Darin it’s another piece of the puzzle that just won’t fit. But as a long-lost friend returns to Izzy’s life with a shocking secret, Gaby realises the truth of who took Izzy’s daughter from her might lie in the past.

PENNINE CRIME - Four Crime Tales from the North of England 1 - The Revenge of Darian Devlin: Darian Devlin, the most merciless job centre adviser for miles around, is not amused when he leaves work to find that his car has been tampered with. He sets out to ascertain which of his reviled customers might be responsible and on narrowing his list of suspects down to three he hits back with a vengeance, unleashing a spiral of retribution that soon gets out of control. 2 - A Singular Murder – My Grandfather’s Secret crime: When young Tom Turnbull’s grandfather gives him a large envelope to...

Diamonds are a girls best friend & the Russian Mafia's. The Russian Mafia are in the throes of abducting Anastasia, a seventeen year old school girl. Private detective Jack Hamma intervenes but the Mafia are the least of his problems, the Australian police are on his trail and, just to make things interesting, Anastasia falls for Jack hook, line and sinker ***Winner of the Rodney Fisher Award*** ‘A fantastic cast of characters in a smoothly written plot, with plenty of action to keep the reader interested.’ 'I finished the book. I then downloaded and read the next book in the series, ...

Set in the 1920s, "Dark Diamond" by Harper Stanwick, Sr. takes place primarily in London, England, but also involves some scenes in Egypt. Prepare to embark on a suspenseful journey into the depths of deception, where secrets lurk in the shadows and danger looms around every corner. This spellbinding tale will captivate your imagination and keep you guessing until the shocking truth is revealed. In the dark underbelly of a sprawling metropolis, "Dark Diamond" unfolds against the backdrop of a city consumed by greed and corruption. Set in a time when trust is a rare commodity, this tale is ...

"Stories of a Schizophrenic Who Didn't Want to Be, But Was" is a gripping psychological crime thriller that follows Marcos, a man trapped in the shadows of his own mind, struggling with schizophrenia. His life spirals into chaos when he becomes entangled in a murder investigation, suspected of crimes he doesn’t fully comprehend. As the police dig deeper, Marcos battles with his fractured sense of reality, while trying to prove his innocence. Each encounter with the authorities brings him closer to revealing a dangerous conspiracy lurking in the shadows — or is it all part of his ...

When struggling journalist Cecily Wong is invited to join an expedition to climb one of the world's tallest mountains, it seems like the chance of a lifetime. She doesn't realise how deadly the climb will be. As their small team starts to climb, things start to go wrong. There's a theft. Then an accident. Then a mysterious note, pinned to her tent: there's a murderer on the mountain. The higher they get, the more dangerous the climb becomes, and the more they need to trust one another. And that's when Cecily finds the first body.

Tom Thorne has it all. In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by his side. He finally has a love life worth a damn and is happy in the job to which he has devoted his life. He has everything to lose. Hunting the woman responsible for a series of grisly murders, Thorne has no way of knowing that he will be plunged into a nightmare from which he may never wake. And he'll do anything to keep it. Finally, Thorne's past has caught up with him and a ruinous secret is about to be revealed. If he wants to save himself and his friends, he must do the unthinkable.

Can you imagine what it feels like to be me? No, of course not. You can recognise yourself in a mirror, know your relatives and friends as soon as you see them and remember them when you see them again. My name is Rosie Hayes, I’m thirty-six and, after an accident when I was eight, I’ve suffered with prosopagnosia (face blindness). I might be your best friend but I won’t recognise you if I see you again. I might be your sister but the same applies - I won’t even recognise your voice, let alone your face. When on a walk with my dog Skipper, I’ve seen a murder being committed but ...

This is a fact: Ryan Summers walked into Three Rivers College and killed 13 women, then himself. But no one can say why. The question is one that cries out to be answered - by Ryan's mother, Moira; by Ishbel, the mother of Abigail, the first victim; and by DI Helen Birch, put in charge of the case on her first day at her new job. But as the tabloids and the media swarm, as the families' secrets come out, as the world searches for someone to blame...the truth seems to vanish.

This story, whose title itself is so exciting, is jam-packed with thrill and mystery. All throughout it consists, a very strong character establishment, and a cunningly intelligent game between the police and the criminal with frequent twists and turns. A brilliant knitting of plot gets each of the characters under the radar of suspicion; yet the suspense remained unrevealed till the last chapter. It’s for sure, that if you read just a single chapter of this crime-story, you won't rest before completing it in one go.

Freshly minted college graduate Maggie O’Malley embarks on a career fueled by professional ambition and a desire to escape the past. As a pharmaceutical researcher, she’s determined to save lives from the shelter of her lab. But on her very first day she’s pulled into a world of uncertainty. Reminders appear on her phone for meetings she’s never scheduled with people she’s never met. People who end up dead. With help from her best friend, Maggie discovers the victims on her phone are connected to each other and her new employer. She soon unearths a treacherous plot that threatens ...