Modern Detective Mysteries

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 ...

When eccentric TV star Vivica June accuses a castmate of rape, detective Ivan Hellstrom is hired to discreetly uncover the truth. But what begins as a PR crisis leads Ivan to The [Redacted] Ledger — a hidden archive of abuse and power protected by the entertainment elite. As he peels back layers of lies, Ivan is forced to confront not just predators and enablers, but the emotional collapse of his own life: a crumbling marriage, a daughter who needs him, and Charlemay — the influencer icon who once shattered his heart and might be the only person who truly sees him. The Sex Detective: ...

The future wasn’t supposed to look like this. Norman turned to cutting-edge technology in a desperate attempt to save his fading mind. But when the AI meant to help him woke up, and took control, his good intentions became a living nightmare. Now, Norman’s body is a battleground, and the clock is ticking. Samantha Moon, vampire, private investigator, and now reluctant tech sleuth, must track him down before the rogue intelligence fully consumes its human host. If she fails, Norm won’t just disappear into the shadows; he’ll seize control of a nuclear facility and unleash devastation ...

After Maria Mast's abusive ex-boyfriend is arrested for being involved in sex trafficking and modern-day slavery, she thinks she and her son, Carter, can safely return to her Amish community. But the danger has only just begun. Someone begins stalking her, and they want blood and revenge.

For a witch trained as a demon hunter, werewolves, ghouls, and vampires are all in a day’s work. But Red has no memories of her past — not even her real name — and her cases keep inching her closer to the truth. She comes to LA to solve a murder. The trail leads to Kristoff. Handsome and dangerous, the vampire is more than her prime suspect. He might hold the key to her mysterious origins. As the death count grows, she sinks into a supernatural conspiracy as the city teeters on the brink of civil war. Red needs to keep her wits sharp. And her stake sharper. Or she'll die before she ...

A brutal sniper. A buried secret. A town caught in the crosshairs. When a series of precision sniper attacks shatter the quiet of a Colorado ski resort, Agent Buck Taylor of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is thrust into a chilling mystery—two crime scenes, multiple victims, and one unnervingly silent killer. As Buck and his team track a faceless assassin with elite skills, they uncover a web of corruption tied to a local developer and a long-buried death that may be the sniper’s true motive. With pressure mounting and lives hanging in the balance, Buck must navigate treacherous ...

8 February 1601. The personal troops of a disgraced royal favourite mount up and ride on the City of London. Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex and his lieutenant, Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton are in open revolt against Queen Elizabeth I and her Government. Richard Palmer is swept up in the action. He calls himself an investigator, others call him an informer. Chief Minister Cecil has need for one - the Queen is enraged by the revival of a play at the Globe about deposing a reigning monarch in favour of a populist rival. Was Richard II meant to get the mob in the mood for regicide? ...

"Once again, following her first book about the tough woman detective Cory Marin, Romancing the Crime, JW Robitaille has produced a gripping, twisting, anxiety provoking rip roarer of a plot. Rednecks and drug dealers, crooked cops and arrogant rich kids vs. a dogged detective and her partner. I could not put it down." Amazon Reviewer "Marshland is fantastic sequel to Romancing the Crime. Cory Marin returns as the strong female lead detective whose instinct and tenacity make the novel a page-turner. The novel contains all new mysteries, twists and turns but with the same likable ...

Enchantress witch Elle, werewolf - warlock Fergie, and spell witch Rebecca face their most difficult case yet, when a stolen medieval document leads them to discover a 450-year-old familial curse—a curse they need to break! They learn that the document is connected to murders and magical mayhem that has plagued two Scottish families for centuries. The stakes are raised when the purloined parchment will be the ransom for two kidnapped witches. But where is it? In this multi-layered witchy mystery romance novel, Elle and Fergie explore their growing romantic feelings when they join their ...

Some clients knock on your door. Others leave encrypted voicemails. This one? It never showed up at all. Mark Tonnick thought he’d seen everything—until he’s hired to investigate a murder no one’s supposed to know about, by a witness who might not even exist. No name. No motive. No body on record. As Tonnick peels back the layers of the mystery, he’s joined by his unlikely partner: Delinda Djinn, an ageless, magical being—and the object of his affection. Together, they uncover a conspiracy that ties a powerful tech firm to a string of impossible deaths, and a haunted ...

When Agent Tony Mendoza is tasked with apprehending a deadly supernatural entity, he’ll do whatever it takes to close the case—even risking his humanity in the process.

超高層マンション「スカイローズガーデン」の一室で、そこに住む野口夫妻の変死体が発見された。現場に居合わせたのは、20代の4人の男女。それぞれの証言は驚くべき真実を明らかにしていく。

Something sinister lurks in the shadows of Austin, Texas—and it hungers for blood. Agent Mendoza’s superiors say it’s a vamp, and to let the local coven handle their own messes. Despite their orders, Tony Mendoza can’t leave well enough alone. That’s because he’s seen things—dark, deadly creatures, the kind that make you want to keep the lights on at night. He knows what it’s like to be hunted, and he can’t simply stand by when innocent lives are at stake.

An international assassin, known as The Operative, returns to his native America with a price on his head. However, he is soon arrested for murder in a Northern California town. He warns the sheriff that if he were to be arraigned and their location revealed on social media, his life would be over — and so would the town’s. Despite the law enforcement’s best efforts to conceal The Operative’s whereabouts, he is soon discovered on the internet. Other assassins cross the Atlantic to kill him and collect the ten million dollar bounty. Jab Boone must work backwards to uncover the hit-...

Things are not going well for Inspector Salvo Montalbano. His relationship with Livia is once again on the rocks and - acutely aware of his age - he is beginning to grow weary of the endless violence he encounters. Then a young woman is found dead, her face half shot off and only a tattoo of a sphinx moth giving any hint of her identity. The tattoo links her to three similarly marked girls - all victims of the underworld sex trade.

When reluctant witch Marlowe Thorne inherits her family’s apothecary in the charmingly odd town of Hawthorne Hollow, she hopes for a quiet life brewing potions and perfecting her spells. But the Hollow is anything but ordinary—its cobblestone streets hide a secret network of ley lines, and its magic is the lifeblood of everything Marlowe holds dear. That fragile balance is shattered when shadowy figures begin tampering with the ley lines, unleashing chaos that threatens to tear the Hollow apart. With the help of Juniper, a brilliant mage with a knack for ancient magic, and Felix, a ...

Mystery People of the UK The use of modern forensic methods on this long-forgotten case is fascinating as is the incorporation of real figures from 1902 New York. 5-Stars on Goodreads In 1902, nineteen-year-old Ruby was charged with murdering her family and sent away to a women’s asylum. Fast forward to 2016 to another family murder. Are they connected? This book was wonderfully written, and I love the history of old mental institutions and a murder mystery on top. . . what an excellent read! Hart Island is a small island located in the Long Island Sound, off the coast of the Bronx, in ...

Inspector Edward Wilkes is on the case again. Joined by his loyal partner, Clive Smithers, the two men work to unravel the dark secrets of a mysterious journal found hidden away in an antique secretary. The journal, they learn, details a decades-old murder whose clues had long run cold. Could this be the missing link in the case, or will it leave them chasing down a trail of mere fiction contrived by a group of mischievous young authors? Will the testimony and evidence found prove the work a hoax, or will it confirm that the book is, in fact, a murder journal?

Accused of murder by a coven, enchantress investigator Elle Chambers prepares to defend her life, her powers, and her reputation in a harrowing trial by the coven. When Elle slips into a powerful witch dream, she makes contact with her mother—who may still be alive in another reality. The dream brings not only emotional upheaval but also, a mysterious artifact with dangerous implications. Soon, Elle finds herself drawn into a new investigation involving ancient dodecahedrons, lost magical powers, and the power of time and place travel. As Elle faces her past, she confronts a growing ...

The newspaper headlines all asked the same question; is James Brennan the new Messiah? Roy Lindermann's, MP for a ruling Liberal Party in crisis, is left a Top Secret folder by his dead friend Dustin Hislop. Investigating the folder's contents, he begins to unravel the story of James Brennan, writer, philosopher and, some would say, Messiah, who the Government put on trial for Treason. Brennan has been under house arrest for years, his only communication with the outside world being a soundless, live broadcast on TV every night from his farm. Now the transmissions have suddenly stopped. Is ...