Crime Town

A heart-pounding FBI thriller where the hunter becomes the hunted. Ten-year-old Sarah Truby disappears without a trace in Charlottesville, Virginia—and the case hits far too close to home for FBI Agent River Collins. Twenty years ago, she was the one who vanished. She survived. Her captor was never caught. When River learns Sarah had been chatting online with a man posing as her friend, and she realizes this isn’t just one missing child. It’s the gateway into a predator’s network. The deeper River digs, the more she’s forced to confront the horrors of her own past… and the ...

The vast plains hide the darkest secrets. In the heart of America’s northern frontier, isolation is a way of life—and the perfect cover for unthinkable acts. Beneath the endless skies and sweeping prairies lies a hidden history of brutal tragedies, vanished travelers, and quiet towns shattered by sudden violence. From the lawless days of the Gold Rush to modern-day disappearances that still haunt local communities, this gripping collection pulls back the curtain on twenty of the most perplexing and haunting criminal acts ever committed on the plains. Inside, discover: • The terrifying...

🔪 Murder, Mystery, and Legends from the Heart of the Mountains 🔪 The Ozarks hold more than breathtaking landscapes—they hide secrets soaked in blood. Across Arkansas and Missouri, small towns and winding highways have been the hunting grounds of killers whose crimes remain unsolved. Legends have formed around these dark events, leaving behind whispered warnings and restless ghosts of the past. Inside True Crime: Ozarks, you’ll discover: 🩸 The Highway’s Harvest – A forgotten serial killer stalked the roads of northwest Arkansas, preying on hitchhikers and vanishing without a...

America’s Hometown has a dark side. And the truth has been hidden in plain sight. Hannibal, Missouri is known around the world as the boyhood home of Mark Twain—a picturesque river town celebrated for its charm, history, and sense of American innocence. But beneath the postcards, museums, and storybook streets lies a far more unsettling legacy. True Crime in America’s Hometown uncovers the real crimes that shaped Hannibal in silence: brutal murders, unexplained deaths, disappearances that haunted families for generations, and scandals quietly erased from public memory. These are not ...

"This series is my top reading escape, with colorful characters you care about, a great setting, good mystery plots--and a funny, heartwarming cat!" ~Reviewer "I'm former Secret Service, current Postal Service...and my little town of Ohia on Maui has crime mysteries as wild and crazy as anything I dealt with in DC!" ~Kat Smith, women sleuth, with her cat Tiki at her side to solve whatever comes up on a tiny island in Hawaii. "I hope this series never ends! Favorite cozies of all time." ~Reviewer

Obsession is a dark, twisting path... When Texas Ranger Ruth Baker catches the murder of a small-town detective found dumped on a remote ranch, she expects a tough case. What she doesn't expect is where it will lead her. The victim, Travis Maitland, was a dogged investigator who died chasing a case nobody else believed in. As Ruth and her partner Aaron Tate retrace his final weeks, they uncover the work of a man who was on the verge of something big — something that someone would kill to keep buried. Meanwhile, in a nearby town, a group of women who call themselves the Bloody Bookmarks ...

Two true tales of small-town murders Unfriendly: How a social media feud led to a double homicide When the bodies of Bill Payne and Billie-Jean Hayworth were discovered in their Mountain City, Tennessee home on January 30 2012, investigators initially assumed it was a drug deal gone awry. However, soon their attention was drawn to a vicious online feud that had been simmering in full view of the entire town of Mountain City for over a year. What followed was an unbelievable case involving a CIA agent, a secret relationship, and an impressionable local man who had never had a girlfriend. At ...

The Hendricks family has long known that it’s wise to be careful what you wish for...dark family secrets have a way of finding their way to the light. Unfortunately, enemies usually aren’t too far behind. Grace had never been more terrified...the pain was relentless. Nothing in her life prepared her for this. She desperately needed somewhere safe...someplace she could hide. Someone she could trust with her life. It was dark...and getting darker. Ronan Hendricks didn’t recognize her voice. Not family...not friends. Probably not an enemy. But he didn’t need the years he’d spent as a...

Readers who enjoy James Patterson, Elmore Leonard, and Robert B. Parker should love every moment of this collection. Danny Acuff, a badass detective and prior Force Recon Marine, isn't afraid to stick his nose where it doesn't belong. And in both Take Down (Book 1) and Gravel Road (Book 2), he ends up in the fights of his life.

Travis Hale has four computer monitors, a caffeine addiction, and zero interest in human interaction. He hasn't left his compound in two years. Whatever the CIA did to him—or made him do—sent him underground, literally, into a Montana bunker disguised as a ranch house where the surveillance system is military-grade and the man who once ran field ops now doesn’t leave his own driveway. Or so everybody thinks. He’s vital to Warrior Security operations from within his fortified walls. He’d die for them and knows the feeling is mutual. But even his brothers-in-arms don’t know the ...

Jackie and Pete King have lived in Dunmore for years, running one of the two local pubs in the sleepy little town. Money has been tight after the bushfires, and it’s about to get tighter if they can’t find a way to pay their suppliers to keep their business going and keep the bank from foreclosing on their property. So when Jackie receives a mysterious phone call offering them $100,000 to let someone bury a body on their land, the answer isn’t as simple as they thought it would be.

In the snowy mountain town of Suspicion, Montana, single mom Janey Hendee waits tables at the local roadhouse—and on the sly, she runs an underground card game. All to give her daughter a better life than the one she had. When her sleazy ex fails to get their daughter to school, Janey takes matters into her own hands and breaks into his place to threaten him using her cousin’s gun. Unfortunately, Janey is caught, and a local crime boss is using the security footage as leverage against her, forcing her to make a shady drop under the town’s bridge.

Packed with small-town murders, cold cases, and real criminal history, True Crime in Lee County, Iowa is a gripping read that exposes the darkest stories of Southeastern Iowa. Set along the Mississippi River, this Iowa true crime collection uncovers unsolved murders, violent crimes that shocked tight-knit communities, and the kinds of cases locals still whisper about decades later. Inside, you’ll find chilling accounts of murders committed by brothers, bank robberies that rattled rural towns, and investigations that raised more questions than answers. The book also explores the lasting ...

Every battle has a winner. But not everyone will survive the war… Crystal wants out. Out of her small-town life. Out of shared parenting with a man she no longer respects. When she decides to take her daughter and move across state lines, she tells herself she’s doing nothing wrong. Supported by his father and sister, Jake believes in doing the right thing and trusts the system. He just wants access to his daughter. He just wants to be a good dad. But he has no idea of the danger he is in... Seven-year-old Holly is caught in the middle. And love, she discovers, is conditional. Meanwhile...

The Secrets of Hardy Lodge A MORA Paranormal Mystery (Book One) A remote lodge in the Northwoods. A gathering of paranormal investigators. And a murder the dead themselves may help solve. When paranormal investigator Mary O’Reilly and her husband, Police Chief Bradley Alden, arrive at Hardy Lodge for a weekend retreat with several ghost-hunting teams, they expect a few spirited debates about equipment, techniques, and the existence of ghosts. What they don’t expect is a body. Lady Edna, a controversial psychic known for being a diva, is found murdered behind the lodge’s bar. With a ...

Barb Stitch Cozy Mystery Box Set (Books 1–5) One small town. Endless secrets. Librarian-sleuth Barbara Stitch and her golden retriever, Suga, untangle murders and mysteries in the cozy mountain town of Broad Hollow, Wyoming. Friendship, curiosity, and courage uncover the truth one clue at a time. Murder by Arrangement When a feared flower judge is found dead inside a funeral display, Barbara must clear her friend the florist and dig through tangled gossip, cursed herbs, and blooming lies before she becomes the next arrangement. Murder at the Class Reunion A reunion turns deadly when a ...

A respected businessman. A brutal murder. And a conspiracy that could bury the truth forever. When Derrick Styles is arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, the case against him looks airtight. His fingerprints are on the weapon, he was seen arguing with her, and he was the last one to see her alive. But Styles claims he’s innocent. Veteran defense attorney Jim Cohen has heard that claim before, but this case feels different. The evidence keeps shifting. The witnesses don’t add up. And no matter which thread he pulls, it leads back to the same place—someone within the investigation is...

Parker Hayes—a former true-crime podcaster turned aspiring cafe owner—thought swapping the hustle of big-city life for the charm of Magnolia Grove would be a piece of cake… or at least a slice of pie. But when a high-society gala at the historic Beauregard Mansion ends with a murder and the theft of the priceless Magnolia Rose necklace, Parker's peaceful plans quickly go up in steam.

Seven years. That's how long Jolly has been Ben Garrison's partner. His constant. The only relationship the Citadel Solutions K9 handler has ever trusted completely. But Jolly's slowing down. Retirement is coming. And Ben has no idea who he is without the dog at his side. He didn't plan on a little boy whispering through the fence. Or the boy's mother, whose warm, chaotic home feels like everything Ben never knew he wanted. Kayla sees past his silence. Her son trusts his dog. And Ben starts finding reasons to stay. But his investigation into police corruption has made dangerous enemies. ...

New Town. New Café. Deadly Secrets. Tiffany Black was ready for a fresh start—quaint small-town life, a cozy café, and days filled with cupcakes, coffee, and zero drama. But from the moment she and her best friend, Rosie, open their bakery, things start to go horribly wrong. First, someone sabotages the café, determined to shut them down before they even get started. Then, a murder rocks the town—and all signs point to someone who’s a little too close for comfort. Who is trying to destroy Tiffany's dream? Who wanted the victim dead? And how long before the killer strikes again? As ...