Gritty Crime

Jennifer MacKenzie being hit by a car was a tragic accident. Or so it seemed. Until Connor is summoned to a meeting with his girlfriend's dad, Duncan McKenzie. MacKenzie claims that Jen's accident was actually a message intended for him - and a way to force him to kill his trusted Lieutenant Paulie King, who has now mysteriously disappeared. His request to Connor is simple. Find Paulie and the men who hurt his daughter. Do whatever it takes.  

Late at night on a deserted Chester ring road, a man is run down and killed. But is it an accident, suicide, or murder? First thing next day Inspector Walter Darriteau is on the case. The dead man was a lay preacher up for promotion. Surely that couldn’t be relevant, but they are zealous and jealous in that game. Or could it be something more sinister? Why didn’t the driver stop? And the wife doesn’t seem too upset about it. Her main concern is the insurance policy that should pay off their mortgage. Where was she when it happened? “The Murder Diaries – Seven Times Over” is the ...

They shouldn't work together. DS Susie Drummond is the detective trying to keep a serial killer off Edinburgh's front pages while her boss watches the clock. Doug McGregor is the journalist who already knows more than he should and isn't above using it. They've struck an uneasy truce built on mutual leverage and something that might, on a good day, resemble trust. It's not much. But it's all they've got.

A SERIES OF GRIPPING, ACTION-PACKED, Set in the USA and Liverpool. Soft Target Soft Target 2 'Tank' Jerusalem 18th Brigade Blister TTF Series Synopsis In the gripping and high-stakes series by international bestselling author Conrad Jones, the Terrorist Task Force (TTF) stands as the last line of defense against a looming threat. As Islamic extremists unleash a series of coordinated attacks across iconic American locations—starting with a shocking assault on Downtown Disney in Las Vegas, followed by chaos in San Francisco and an attack at the Grand Canyon—the nation grapples with fear ...

The sand hides everything. Eventually. Far from the city lights and paved roads, there are stretches of earth that belong only to the scavengers. This is where the desperate run, where the violent thrive, and where the unlucky simply disappear. From the merciless slaughter of territorial border massacres to the blood-stained dirt of isolated arroyos where legendary lawmen met unpunished ends, this collection strips away the frontier myths to reveal the brutal reality underneath. These are not neat, tidy mysteries wrapped up with a courtroom gavel. These are raw, unflinching accounts of ...

I’m dressed for my engagement party when my fiancé takes a bullet… in the head. One second, I’m the dutiful omega daughter on my father’s arm—perfect dress, perfect smile, promised since childhood to the golden heir of a brutal gang. The next, a sniper’s bullet tears through my “future,” and the hockey arena turns into a war zone. Glass shatters. People scream. My father’s soldiers open fire into the crowd. And I freeze with my fiancé’s blood on my hands… until a stranger in skates vaults the boards and grabs me. He’s the home team captain, all muscle and fury, ...

When a Janie Doe is found strangled in a small clearing along Whisper Creek in Charleston, South Carolina, Lieutenant Mark Wheeler must use all his resources to find a sadistic killer. As he digs deeper into the investigation, the case stirs up old wounds from his past. Soon he discovers there may be a connection between human trafficking and his victim. Suddenly, all of Charleston is in an uproar for the police to find the girl’s killer. When the case takes a few hard turns, nothing can prepare him for the world he’s about to encounter, the past that haunts him, and a city on the brink...

One man pulls every string—and cuts them when necessary. On the deceptively calm shores of Florida’s Sapphire Island, amid postcard-perfect beaches and gleaming mansions, business mogul Arnold Thornberry III quietly shapes every decision and every outcome. Few dare to question him. Even fewer survive crossing him. Pastor Nick Landstrom arrives on Sapphire Island searching for renewal after personal tragedy leaves him questioning everything he once believed. But hope proves elusive when a runaway girl shows up at his door, and Nick senses trouble in her wake that may be tied to the past ...

The past comes back in a big way for Chicago's only professional wizard in this action-packed novella—now a national bestseller—from the #1 New York Times–bestselling Dresden Files. In a city that's just beginning to recover from the devastation caused by the Battle of Chicago, Harry...

Nikki Ashford had it all. Not only was she drop-dead gorgeous with a figure to match, but she was smart – a top student at one of the most elite high schools in town. Moreover, Nikki was used to getting her way. As an only child, she was spoiled rotten by parents who had worked their way out of the hood in order to give her everything she ever wanted. The only problem was that Nikki wanted everything: clothes, money, jewelry... But at the top of the list was Quilon – who, shockingly, didn’t want Nikki. Unfamiliar with being denied what she wanted (and certainly not accustomed to being...

Vincent never had a chance. He lost his mother in the South Tower. He lost his father to a bottle. The rest, he gave away slowly—to heroin, silence, and survival. ★★★★★ "by the time the last scene fades out, you’ll want to sit in the dark for a minute, just letting it settle."- Goodreads ★★★★★ "It did what The Sopranos ending tried to do but actually pulled it off. The final pages of In Powder Blue by Nikolas Pleiadi left me completely silent." - Goodreads ★★★★★ "A modern crime masterpiece....You could dissect this forever. On par with The Godfather."- ...

The first three books in the Rebecca Watson crime thriller series. Stone Cold Detective Rebecca Watson is tracking a vicious serial killer in Eugene Falls, Florida. As a distraction, she’s dragged back into court for the retrial of a man convicted of murdering his girlfriend five years earlier. His defense attorney will use any means to get his client freed, including uncovering old wounds from Watson’s past. As the case takes a few hard turns, nothing can prepare her for the world she’s about to encounter, the past that haunts her, and the truth behind the serial killer’s motive. ...

'Disturbing, eerie, and immensely captivatingwill send shivers down your spine.' Reader Review The imposing gates of Ramsay Hall yawned open. As Serena and 4-year-old Lana walked up the long driveway, little did they know the dark secrets that lay within. When Serena Green accepted the role of...

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒈𝒐 𝒐𝒇? Dawn is a disciplined young woman from the projects of Staten Island who has always stayed clear of the chaos surrounding her, determined not to be consumed by the streets. Lucifer, on the other hand, is the very definition of that chaos, a feared drug lord who rules his territory with ...

A dead body. A buried conspiracy. And a detective who won’t back down. Frank Rozzani thought he’d left the worst behind when he walked away from the force. He was wrong. Now, every case pulls him deeper into a world of corruption, betrayal… and killers who don’t miss twice. Get the first THREE full-length Frank Rozzani thrillers in one gripping box set—over 900 pages of fast-paced crime fiction for just $2.99. 🕵️ Meet Frank Rozzani He’s not your typical private investigator. Relentless. Flawed. And willing to cross lines others won’t—to uncover the truth. If you like ...

Darnell Jackson thought he’d found the perfect come-up: a private poker table in his New Concordia apartment, a professional dealer who looks as good as she works, and enough liquor and weed to keep the neighborhood ballers betting sloppy. It was supposed to be easy money—$600 an hour just for providing a little hood hospitality. But in the streets, when the money starts flowing, the vultures start circling. As the money grows, so does the heat. Every night is a gamble, and the stakes are their lives. In a world where Ace knows where you sleep, there is no room for mistakes. Darnell ...

Author Ron Chepesiuk chronicles the little known history of organized crime in Harlem.

African American organized crime has had as significant an impact on its constituent community as Italian, Jewish, and Irish organized crime has had on theirs. Gangsters are every bit as colorful, intriguing, and powerful as Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, and have a fascinating history in gambling, prostitution, and drug dealing. In the late 1800s, Harlem became a highly fashionable neighborhood.

𝑨𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒐𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝑳𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒓’𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅, 𝑫𝒂𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 ...

She traded her computer screen for a deadly field mission to save her sister, but hiding from a brutal club enforcer is impossible—especially when he decides to make her his ultimate obsession. HUNTER As a club enforcer, violence isn't just my job—it’s my heritage. The Butcher of Chicago groomed me to inherit a throne of bones. Betrayal forced me to walk away, but I've found a new brotherhood. Then Brandy comes to the clubhouse looking for her sister. She stirs a primal protectiveness in me I didn’t think I possessed. She’s strong yet broken, which only makes me want her more. ...

He attacks women in their homes. Then he has dinner with them. Detective Lily Hart is brilliant, sarcastic and running on fumes. Insomnia and sleeping pills blur her nights into hallucinations, but when a predator known as The BFF Killer strikes again, dragging her into a case that echoes the darkest chapter of her own past. One survivor tells the story: The blindfolded dinner. The only clue is a lizard tattoo. When Lily’s partner is murdered while protecting her, everything changes. The deeper she digs, the more the lines between justice and obsession disappear. Because he isn’t just ...