Gritty Mystery

THE MAN WHO PRICED THE KINGDOM. Judas Iscariot was the movement's Treasurer and its only true realist. While the other disciples debated theology, he managed the insolvency of a revolution running on miracles and debt. He saw the collision with Rome coming before anyone else. Desperate to save the Messiah from a suicide mission, Judas orchestrated a tactical arrest designed to force a display of divine power. It was meant to be the ultimate political maneuver—a forced move to crown the King. File 003 of The Unsealed Archives documents the fatal calculation of a man who tried to manage the...

To hunt a killer in paradise, Sofia Costa must use every skill Interpol ever taught her—and stop a murderer who’s been watching from the start. Sofia Costa is no ordinary investigator. A former Interpol forensic polyglot turned luxury travel security consultant, she’s brilliant, solitary, and trained to blend in anywhere. When a discreet message summons her to the legendary Hotel Miramare high above the Amalfi Coast, she expects a petty theft. What she finds is far more sinister. Priceless heirlooms are being returned as if the thieves had a change of heart. A young woman is found ...

Most times of the year, the tight-knit community gardens in quaint Arborville, New Jersey, overflow with seasonal vegetables and herbs. But who planted the dead body? Farm-to-table enthusiast Jenny Miller had a cookbook in the works when she was suddenly found strangled by a circular knitting needle in her own plot. Now, the pressure is on Pamela and her neighbor Bettina as they weave together clues in search of the person who kept Jenny's renowned heirloom plants - and budding career - from growing.

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 ...

He has no name. No past. Only a number and a mission. When Agent 917 wakes in a seedy motel, his memory is gone. An encrypted phone buzzes with mission orders. A dime-sized implant pulses inside his skull, awakening violent instincts. The rules are simple. Kill the target. Go back to sleep. Programmed to eliminate evil at its source, 917 is a ghost in the system—he hunts a sadistic surgeon and a cult hiding in the heart of New York City. But with every kill, cracks appear in the wall of his artificial amnesia. A daughter. A betrayal. A choice. As his past bleeds into his present, 917 must...

Three women trapped by haunted houses. Three paranormal investigators-turned-warlock determined to save them. Unexpected romance. Inescapable passion. Nothing is what it seems. These aren’t your average hauntings. Ghosts, vampires, lycans, and reapers make up a curse that has withstood the ages, and only the bravest can escape. Welcome to Calum’s Curse, a Paranormal Time Travel Romance Boxed Set. THE VICTORIAN LURE- When Dakota’s dream home becomes a house of horrors holding her hostage, her only hope is a Scotsman who investigates the paranormal. The supernatural is nothing Leathan ...

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. ...

Are you a Law & Order or CSI crime junkie? In these You Solve It mini mysteries, you get to be the lead detective who takes on the case. You will read the case file, collect the evidence and solve the crime. Become an iDetective.

In the high-stakes sequel to "The Thugtress of Harlem," the gritty streets of Harlem are set ablaze with power struggles, family feuds, and raw ambition. The feared and respected Big Bear is released from prison after receiving a reversal, and he's determined to reclaim his throne as the head of the DuPont family. While Big Bear was away, the DuPont family was under the fierce leadership of Lady, a formidable figure who maintained order and expanded their influence. But Big Bear's return upends the balance of power. He commands Lady to step aside, asserting his right to lead the family once...

The monster saved her life. Now she has to save his. Elena Ward knows the rules of Northwood: keep your head down, work your shift, and stay out of the forest at night. But when the local trouble finds her on a lonely mountain road, the rules don’t save her. A beast does. It isn’t a bear. It isn’t a wolf. It is seven feet of shadow and violence with eyes of molten gold. It saves her with brutal efficiency and then vanishes into the trees. Elena should be terrified. She should forget what she saw. Instead, she goes hunting for the truth. She finds Lukas Hale. A reclusive mechanic with ...

DETECTIVE JORDAN CROSS DOESN'T SOLVE COLD CASES. SHE EXPOSES THE CONSPIRACIES THAT CREATED THEM. In the ruins of Detroit, where abandoned buildings outnumber people and institutional corruption runs fifty years deep, one detective refuses to let the forgotten stay buried. Jordan Cross works the cases nobody wants—decades-old murders in a basement cold case unit where files gather dust and victims' families have stopped hoping for justice. She's cynical, damaged, relentless. A divorced cop who chain-smokes through sixteen-hour days because the work is all she has. Then she finds the ...

In the third installment of The Thugtress of Harlem, the stakes are higher than ever for Lady. As the formidable leader of her empire, she now faces immense pressure with the responsibility of the DuPont family resting squarely on her shoulders. Lady navigates a treacherous landscape of rival factions, law enforcement, and internal betrayal. Her determination to protect her legacy and those she loves pushes her to make daring moves, risking everything to maintain her hold on Harlem. Amid the mounting challenges, Lady must harness all her cunning and strength to survive and thrive in a world...

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 ...

A COVERT OPERATION UNDER THE NOSE OF A TYRANT. Judea, 4 B.C. The region is a powder keg. Herod the Great is dying, paranoid, and purging his own court. The Romans are watching the roads. Jerusalem is a nest of spies. Into this kill zone ride the Magi—scientists and intelligence officers from the East tracking a celestial anomaly that signals a regime change. Their mission is a tactical extraction: infiltrate hostile territory, locate the High-Value Asset, and deliver the funding for his escape before Herod’s death squads close the net. This is the Nativity story retold as a race against...

“Cowan has combined the best parts of classic legal thrillers, with an unexpected new lead character that brings the genre into a new generation.” —JAMES PATTERSON From a writer and executive producer of Suits comes a riveting and gritty legal thriller about murder, cover-ups, redemption...

Armand Blackstone wants very little in life, and needs even less--he's a millionaire in his own right, and scion of the Blackstone Empire. He has everything at his fingertips, everything a man could want--except Jo Dawson. His borderline obsession has lasted for over a decade, and he manages it the same way he controls everything else around him: with icy perfection. Simultaneously distancing himself and yet staying constantly aware of her, he's managed to keep his dignity intact and stay away from the one woman that drives him past the point of control. But now she's at risk, his younger ...

Krissy’s a young, beautiful American girl from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, where she has lived her entire life. When her family moves to the Caribbean-influenced neighborhood of Flatbush, she is thrust into a world that feels both foreign and exhilarating. The vibrant colors, the rhythmic beats of reggae, and the rich scents of Caribbean cuisine fill her senses, creating a stark contrast to her all-American upbringing. As Krissy struggles to adapt to her new surroundings, she meets Milk, a charismatic and street-smart Jamaican thug who recently arrived from the island. Milk's tough exterior and ...

Special Agent Constant Marlowe is in pursuit of “Mr. X,” a key player in organized crime. Her mission is to collar him and flip him into a cooperating witness. The only problem? Marlowe doesn’t know who he is or even what he looks like. It doesn’t help that the trail has led her to a farming community in the nether land of Downstate, those stretches of Illinois where endless fields of late-season corn block the truth…and any sign of coming threat.

Three bodies. Thirty-five years buried. One cop's signature on all three cases. Detroit detective Jordan Cross thought she'd seen the worst the city could offer. Then construction workers found three skeletons in a condemned basement—teenage girls, locked in and left to die in 1989. The department called them runaways. Closed the cases in days. Moved on. But Jordan finds the pattern. Same neighborhood. Same six-month window. Same investigating officer on all three reports: Patrol Officer Edward Brennan. Now he's Deputy Chief Brennan. Thirty-five years of climbing ranks. Seven ...

In the shadows of an aging apartment building, Mia’s life is unraveling. When Mia meets the enigmatic Sylvie, she’s drawn into a world of inspiration, admiration, and dangerous obsession. As their friendship deepens, Mia begins to lose herself in Sylvie’s influence, her mind twisting under the weight of Sylvie’s manipulations. Hallucinations blur the line between reality and nightmare, leaving Mia questioning her own sanity. But when Mia uncovers Sylvie’s dark secrets—and the chilling fate of those who came before her—she realizes that escaping Sylvie’s grasp might come at ...