Contemporary Detective Mysteries

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver comes a wickedly delicious new series where dark romantic comedy meets thrilling suspense—and where falling in love can be a killer. Welcome to Cape Carnage! Visit Once, Stay Forever. You can hide in the farthest reaches of the deepest...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Crime Novels of 2016! The next blockbuster thriller for those who loved The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl...“a finely crafted novel with a killer twist.”(#1 New York Times bestselling author Paula Hawkins)...

Scarlet Fever: A Dark, Suspenseful Old Money Equestrian Gothic Romance Pemberwick Hunt Club has it all: Exclusivity. Bloodlines. Legacy. But some secrets are too dark to stay hidden. Unravel a chilling cold case in the heart of Virginia's elite fox hunting country. June Faulconer, the reclusive host of the hit true-crime podcast Defrosted, specializes in mysteries whispered to be supernatural. But when a cryptic email forces her back to Pemberwick Hall, the ancestral estate steeped in her own family's dark legacy, she confronts a chilling truth: the line between human evil and ancient myth ...

My 40th birthday gift? Having to arrest my one-night stand for murder. I should have known my big birthday would be a disaster. First, my family forgot—classic 16 Candles move. Then, perimenopause decided to crash the party with an attitude. And, to top it off, I’m in big trouble for punching my boss - but those were extenuating circumstances. Things were looking up when a drop-dead gorgeous silver fox offered himself as my birthday present. I found myself in the arms of the sexiest stranger I’ve ever met. It was supposed to be one unforgettable night. Until I had to arrest him for ...

Daniel Suarez’s New York Times bestselling debut high-tech thriller is “so frightening even the government has taken note” (Entertainment Weekly). Daemons: computer programs that silently run in the background, waiting for a specific event or time to execute. They power almost every...

Hallie works as a skip tracer—hunting down people wanted by the law, for one reason or another. It's not glamourous, and it doesn't pay all that well. But it's legal work, and that's hard to come by in low city. When her best-and only—friend calls her in a panic, Hallie goes to help and gets a lot more than she bargained for. One of the elite has been murdered and the city police and special investigators are looking for someone to blame. The moment Hallie is near a dead body of one of the ruling class, her hard work and clean record count for nothing.

In this delightfully charming rom-com mystery, a woman becomes accidentally entangled in a murder investigation (and with a handsome stranger) when her fake detective agency is enlisted to solve a real homicide. Emersyn Gray is definitely not a detective. Really, she’s an unemployed...

From “one of today’s most interesting thriller writers” (Lee Child) comes an immersive, propulsive novel in which a detective and a crime writer conduct parallel investigations, six years apart, into a series of puzzling murders. “[Nesbo] can heighten suspense with a single word and...

From the bestselling author of The Life We Bury comes a "riveting, hold-your-breath" new mystery in which a woman finds herself in a race not only for justice—but for her life (Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Wife). Lila Nash is on the verge of landing her...

Invite Hannibal Lecter into the palace of your mind and be invited into his mind palace in turn. Note the similarities in yours and his, the high vaulted chambers of your dreams, the shadowed halls, the locked storerooms where you dare not go, the scrap of half-forgotten music, the muffled cries...

From the New York Times bestselling author of When Crickets Cry and The Water Keeper comes a story of self-discovery, healing, and hope: When paramedics find a malnourished six-year-old boy near a burning car that holds a dead woman, they wonder who he is--and why he won't speak. On a stifling...

The third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. In Circus of the Damned-now in trade paperback for the first time-a rogue master vampire hits town, and Anita gets caught in the middle of an undead turf war. Jean-Claude, the Master Vamp of the city, wants her for his own-but his...

New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts serves up a sizzling novel of explosive suspense and sensual romance as the search for a murderer ignites passion between a beautiful psychiatrist and the sexy, brooding detective determined to crack the case. In the unbearable heat of another...

ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S 10 BEST MYSTERY NOVELS OF 2025 A clever and hilarious new mystery about a mother who thinks she has to do it all—even solve a murder—from the author of It's Elementary After rage quitting her job, Mavis finally has time to get all the rest she’s been putting...

Appearances can be deceptive. A charming English village mystery. Simon is asked to protect the eldest daughter of a local property developer during a family celebration. The family have received a series of disturbing threats, but the developer doesn't want to involve the police. The celebration goes well, but Simon makes a decision with fatal consequences. When the younger daughter asks for his help, there are many reasons why he should stay away from the family. But Simon wants to redeem himself. A friend's future depends on him getting it right this time. But will he?

Samantha Moon is ready for her first real vacation in nearly a decade. With a little money in her pocket from the sale of a mansion left to her by her vampire sire, Sam sets her sights on a whirlwind European tour... This complete collection includes: Banshee Moon - First stop... Ireland! When a dark shadow races across her hotel suite, followed by something evil watching her son from an ancient suit of armor, Samantha Moon is about to discover that her trip to the Emerald Isle is going to be anything but relaxing. Moon Monster - Sam books a two-hour tour of the infamous Loch with her ...

An extraordinary Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 New York Times–bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Sandford. After the events in Gathering Prey, Lucas Davenport finds himself in a very unusual situation—no longer employed by the Minnesota BCA. His friend the governor is just...

All is not as it seems. Is it possible to be so unlucky in love and so lucky with money? In Charlie’s absence, Peter Hatherall steps in to assist Simon with a new case. Lucy Lewis has asked him to prove her father didn’t kill his girlfriend. The problem is that Peter isn’t convinced he’s innocent. Neither are the police. Neighbours heard Rob Lewis violently arguing with his girlfriend around the time of her death. He has no credible alibi for the evening, and he’s set to inherit a fortune. Just like he did after the violent death of his first wife. Simon stubbornly believes Lucy ...

Looking to get lucky? Stephanie Plum is back between-the-numbers and she's looking to get lucky in an Atlantic City hotel room, in a Winnebago, and with a brown-eyed stud who has stolen her heart. Stephanie Plum has a way of attracting danger, lunatics, oddballs, bad luck . . . and mystery men...

The first Virgil Flowers novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. Virgil's been doing the hard stuff for three years, but he’s never seen anything like this. In the small rural town of Bluestem, an old man is bound in his basement, doused with gasoline and set on fire...