Police Procedurals

Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from author David Baldacci....

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die....

Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home....

It's the most dangerous case of Will Trent's career. He knows this from the moment he sets foot in the abandoned Atlanta warehouse where a body lies on the floor—the body of an ex-cop....

Frankie Elkin is an expert at finding the missing persons that the rest of the world has forgotten, but even she couldn’t have anticipated this latest request—to locate the long-lost sister of a female serial killer facing execution in three weeks’ time.

SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, Medical Examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime writer Cindy Thomas gather at one of San Francisco’s finest restaurants to celebrate exciting news: Cindy is getting married.

Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. He agrees to represent a woman in prison for killing her husband, a sheriff’s deputy. Despite her conviction four years earlier, she still maintains her innocence....

"One of the greatest crime novelists writing today" (Vox) weaves a masterful, atmospheric tale of suspense, asking how to tell right from wrong in a world where neither is simple, and what we stake on that decision....

Haunted by the serial killer she never caught, Detective Kimberley King leaves her job in New York and relocates to the sleepy town of Dead Woman Crossing, Oklahoma. Kimberley hopes to bring her daughter Jessica up close to her family, far from the bad memories the city holds....

A Karin Slaughter Will Trent thriller collection featuring Fractured, Undone, and Broken....

The doors of the Inn at Gloucester are always open to anyone running from trouble or hiding from life. Its owner, former Boston police detective Bill Robinson, welcomes them with no questions asked....

New York City detective Michael Bennett faces his most terrifying killer ever. It could be anyone. They could be anywhere....

A masterful, intensely suspenseful novel about a reader whose obsession with a reclusive writer goes far too far....

Joe Leaphorn may be long retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, but his detective skills are still sharp, honed by his work as a private detective. His experience will be essential to solve a compelling new case.

Homicide Detective Eve Dallas hunts a killer who turns a wedding party into a murder scene in the next novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author, J.D. Robb.

In this startling psychological thriller, a killer is targeting young women in New York City and is obsessed with Michael Bennett's daughter....

In the new crime thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling J.D. Robb, a small and easily concealed weapon wreaks havoc, and the killer is just a face in the crowd....

In Room 217 of the Lakes Region Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, something has awakened. Something evil....

From the New York Times bestselling author and cohost of chart-topping true crime podcast Morbid comes the thrilling book two in her national bestselling series, told from the dueling perspectives of a notorious serial killer and a medical examiner seeking justice.

Chief Inspector Gamache and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal.

As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods....

A new case brings Frankie Elkin to Mattapan, a Boston neighborhood with a rough reputation. She is searching for Angelique Badeau, a Haitian teenager who vanished from her high school months earlier....

Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton’s life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended in a violent attack that tore her world apart. Since then, Sara has remade her life. A doctor, she has finally managed to leave the past behind her. Until one evening, on call in the ER, everything changes....

Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a PhD in psychology. He works and lives in the ghettos of D. C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town. But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and they are his own special vulnerabilities....

Community service clean-up was supposed to be a tedious affair. But, when a young offender stumbles upon a bin bag filled with human remains, a quiet Highland village is thrown into chaos.

When a mud-splattered man staggers from Bacton Wood with a terrifying tale about being buried alive, DS Ashley Knight and her team are called in to investigate. Soon, another victim is found, and more men are missing – all with connections to the well-known Vialli family. The Major Investigation Team find themselves attempting to untangle a case that stretches from Eastern Europe through to North Norfolk.

There's been a murder at the Blue Sky Cafe, and a killer's on the loose. After a busboy discovers a body dumped in the alley, Portland's ace detective Frank Lane is called to the scene. Joined by computer wiz Clyde Wechsler, the crime fighting duo must unravel the clues that have already left one victim dead. Was it a drug deal gone wrong, an accidental overdose, or something more sinister? The answer seems clear until a new body turns up, bearing the same cryptic mark of a serial killer. With innocent lives hanging in the balance, will the murderer be unmasked before the next victim falls?...

Manhattan. FBI Special Agent Silver Cassidy, the head of a task force that's on a collision course with disaster, finds herself fighting impossible odds to stop a serial killer before he can kill again. Struggling to balance the hunt for a savage predator with the challenges of being a single mom, Silver finds herself thrust into a nightmare of brutality that will demand every ounce of determination she possesses to survive. ----- Q&A with Russell Blake Q: Silver Justice is a departure from your usual action/adventure thrillers. Why a police procedural/serial killer epic featuring a female ...

Stretched thin between her sisters in the US and her new life in France, Merle Bennett is feeling the strain of obligations. That is even before Pascal's grape harvest goes sideways, her father falls ill, and her older sister shows up in France unexpectedly. Her son Tristan and sister Stasia then inexplicably disappear.

DI Jan Talantire is called to a cottage in Ilfracombe, where the female occupant is found dead, impaled with a crucifix. The woman, who had been renting the house for a few months, is well known locally, but the documents at the house indicate her real name is Ruth Lyle. The name means nothing to the young PC who found her, DI Talantire knows this cannot be the body of Ruth Lyle.

Burr, Oklahoma, summer, 1976: On the eve of America’s Bicentennial celebration, a notorious local politician is assassinated at a campaign rally. The case seems open and shut; the killer—a young, anonymous homeless woman—is shot by police at the scene. With the death of the assassin, the lead investigator is content to write off the crime as a random act. Burr’s Chief of Police, Emmett Hardy, isn’t so sure.

While Ryker completes building a small dog park, Spenser can’t help but think about her past. With her former FBI partner’s trial looming around the corner. It seems like the darkest chapters of her life might finally see justice. Shortly after arriving at her office, Spenser is called to the scene of a shooting. She talks to the wife of the victim. The woman is visibly shaken up and in a state of shock and terror. From the couple to the quiet neighborhood, nothing seems out of the ordinary.

DCI Harry McNeil is back at the helm, joined by his old friend, DI Frank Miller. He is juggling his private life with being a single father, running a new Major Investigation Team, and spending time with a woman who may or may not become more than just friends. Edinburgh at New Year is a time for celebration, fun, and for one person, murder.

This is not your ordinary thriller. It's Stephen King meets Garrison Keillor. A small town cop's peaceful life is blown apart by a series of murders in his beloved Dry Creek. He must not only determine whodunit, but how did they do it. The novel tracks Ben's struggle to accept the awful truth.

With her life on the line, a casino dealer must navigate a deadly game of love and deception to find her happily ever after. Stephanie Taylor's world shatters when she witnesses a murder. Whispers of mob corruption place her squarely in the killer's sights, threatening her life and her chance at love. But Lady Luck is with her when ex-LAPD Detective Jason Strickland takes a seat at her table, sparking an undeniable attraction with his broad shoulders and piercing blue eyes. Jason Strickland's heart races as he locks eyes with the beautiful dealer. Despite casino rules putting her firmly off...

Holly Fenwick thought she had left her nightmare behind. Twelve years ago, she narrowly escaped the clutches of a brutal serial killer. Now, while she films a documentary in Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders, to recover from her ordeal and rebuild her life, she spots a figure eerily similar to her former captor. She rushes in, only to find no trace of the man but a chaotic crime scene–and a missing woman.

In scenic Granite Harbor, life has continued on—quiet and serene—for decades. That is until a local teenager is found brutally murdered in the Settlement, the town’s historic archaeological site. Alex Brangwen, adjusting to life as a single father with a failed career as a novelist, is the town’s sole detective. This is his first murder case and, as both a parent and detective, Alex knows the people of Granite Harbor are looking to him to catch the killer and temper the fear that has descended over the town.

Step into the chilling landscapes of Iceland and immerse yourself in a bone-chilling tale of suspense, betrayal, and redemption in "Aurora's Whisper of Death: Unraveling Vik's Dark Secrets". As you listen to the captivating narration, you'll be transported alongside Detective Elin Magnusdottir, a resilient investigator with a troubled past, as she uncovers the hidden depths of a small coastal town plagued by baffling murders.

Are you ready to uncover the chilling secrets of Sisimiut, Greenland? Experience a gripping crime thriller that will keep you captivated from start to finish. Join Detective Eva Larsen as she confronts her own demons while unraveling a series of brutal murders that echo an ancient legend whispered among the locals. But The Sisimiut Curse is more than just a thrilling tale—it's an immersive experience that will transport you to another world.

Not long after receiving a devastating medical diagnosis, Amy Cooper is at the police station—reporting the disappearance of her husband, Callum. A few miles away, a mother and her children are outdoors enjoying a day in the snow when they discover a dead man in a ditch nearby. The mother calls the police, whose initial investigation indicates the body belongs to the missing husband, killed in a hit-and-run. But the autopsy results reveal to DI Samantha Freeman and DS Jenny Newcombe that the man didn’t die in a car accident.