Serial Art

Every Polaroid tells a lie. And every lie demands blood. Rain falls. Hymns echo. A killer arranges bodies like artwork and leaves Polaroids behind—ritualistic, intimate, and taunting. No fingerprints. No witnesses. Only a whistle in the dark and a message no one can decipher. Then Tobias Reddick steps into the case.

A body is found in the attic of a fabulous Long Island estate. There is a claw print scorched into the wall, and the stench of sulfur chokes the air. When FBI Special Agent Pendergast investigates the gruesome crime, he discovers that thirty years ago four men conjured something unspeakable. Has...

ONE VICTIM. WRONG BODY. DCI David Garrick’s latest case begins with a corpse that shouldn’t exist—and a detail so disturbing it ignites a national media storm. At the centre of it all is a shadowy street artist. Anonymous. Untouchable. And suddenly worth millions. When collectors begin to die, and a powerful art dealer realises he may be next, Garrick and his team are pulled into a world of greed, deception, and obsession—where every piece of art may be a clue… or a warning. But this case is different. With the press closing in, his health deteriorating, and the memory of his ...

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! A professional baseball player and his heckler prove that true love is worth going to bat for in the next swoony romance by USA Today bestselling author Alicia Thompson. Daphne Brink doesn’t follow baseball, but watching “America’s Snoozefest” certainly...

An equal parts haunting and hilarious deep-dive review of history’s most notorious and cold-blooded serial killers, from the creators of the award-winning Last Podcast on the Left Since its first show in 2010, The Last Podcast on the Left has barreled headlong into all things horror, as hosts...

"Chilling...this terrific novel is...propelled by an iron-tight plot that becomes increasingly tense." --New York Times Book Review "It’s a nerve-shredding, emotionally harrowing ride. Don’t miss it.” —Megan Abbott, New York Times bestselling author The USA Today bestselling and Edgar...

Unlock the secrets behind criminal behavior with Inside the Criminal Mind, a comprehensive exploration into the world of forensic psychology and criminal profiling. This captivating eBook takes you on a journey through the intricate dynamics of the criminal mind, delving deep into the psychological underpinnings and profiling methods used to unravel some of the most perplexing criminal cases. Begin with an introduction to forensic psychology and criminal profiling, where you'll discover the evolution of these fascinating fields and learn through key figures and case studies that have shaped...

From the author of The Find series comes PAINTER, the first book in the gripping new nordic noir series, The Stockholm Killings. In the frozen heart of a Stockholm winter, a new terror stalks the night. Families are being slaughtered, their bodies arranged in grotesque parodies of classical art—horrific masterpieces staged for Inspector Stefan Eklund to find. Haunted by his own past traumas, Eklund is thrust into leading a new elite unit, partnered with the sharp, ambitious Delara Holm and the unsettlingly brilliant forensic psychologist, Dr. Torre Nylander. Their only lead is a man found...

In Long Island, a farmer found a duck pond turned red with blood. On the Lower East Side, two boys playing at a pier discovered a floating human torso wrapped tightly in oilcloth. Blueberry pickers near Harlem stumbled upon neatly severed limbs in an overgrown ditch. Clues to a horrifying crime were turning up all over New York, but the police were baffled: There were no witnesses, no motives, no suspects. The grisly finds that began on the afternoon of June 26, 1897, plunged detectives headlong into the era's most perplexing murder.

THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BAKER & TATE SERIES RETURNS WITH A KILLER SERIAL KILLER SERIES! A body posed like a Greek statue. Skin preserved like marble. And a killer who thinks he's creating art. When a wealthy New Orleans collector opens a shipping crate expecting a neoclassical sculpture, he finds something far worse—a woman's body, chemically preserved and arranged in a classical pose. Within days, a second victim surfaces in the ruins of a Mississippi Delta plantation, staged with the same chilling precision. FBI Special Agent Katie Ford and her veteran partner Nina Shaw are sent ...

You Love Him. You Trust Him. So Why Are You So Scared? Twenty years ago, Dennis Danson was arrested and imprisoned for the brutal murder of a young girl. Now he’s the subject of a true-crime documentary that’s whipping up a frenzy online to uncover the truth and free a man who has been...

They called him Leonardo - a master skilled in the art of murder. One year ago, Cincinnati was his canvas. A scalpel was his tool. And women were his works-in-progress. FBI profiler Casey McKinley was one of them, a victim of Leonardo's twisted genius. She has the scars - and the nightmares - to prove it. For Casey, a new city means a life far from the one she left behind in Cincinnati. In San Francisco she finally feels safe. Until a series of eerily familiar slayings plunges her back into Leonardo's game. 

In the spirit of Devil in the White City comes a true detective tale of the highest standard: the haunting story of Eliot Ness's forgotten final case–his years-long hunt for "The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run," a serial killer who terrorized Cleveland through the Great Depression, and tormented...

A vicious serial killer is terrorizing the peaceful waterways of Upstate New York. Young women are vanishing, their bodies resurfacing in the canals and rivers — a nightmare that has gripped an unsuspecting community in fear. When Amber Miller, a gifted young artist, is brutally assaulted and left in a coma, Detective Chris Taylor suspects her hauntingly beautiful paintings may hold a clue to the killer’s identity. Amber’s sister, Kate, a sharp Manhattan attorney with a fiery spirit, joins Chris in his desperate hunt for justice. But as sinister secrets surface and the body count ...

A body washes up on a stretch of private California coastline so secluded the locals would rather hide a corpse than let outsiders set foot on their sand. The victim is a young blonde model. The killing blow: a single, expertly placed strike to the base of the neck — the kind of thing taught only at the highest levels of karate. Detective First Class Chris Riordan has worked homicide long enough to know when a case is going to bite back. The dojos in her city won't talk. The locals won't talk. And the deeper she digs, the more she realizes someone with money, reach, and a very dangerous ...

Former client Sam Tabor, just out of Greenhaven after a five-year homicide stint, comes to Bill Smith with a strange request. A colossally talented painter whose parole was orchestrated by art world movers and shakers, Sam’s convinced that since he’s been out he’s killed two women. He doesn’t remember the killings but he wants Smith, one of the few people he trusts, to investigate and prove him either innocent or guilty.

To his neighbors, Anthony Sowell was a friendly and helpful former Marine. But they didn't know about his dark side - or the gruesome secret inside his house. Sowell's secret life was revealed to the nation on October 29, 2009, when a Cleveland Police SWAT team entered his house to arrest him for an alleged rape. They didn't find Sowell, but they encountered a nightmarish scene: two decomposed bodies in his third-floor living room. Eight more bodies were hidden throughout the house and buried in the back yard.

Springtime on the Cornish coast and Porthpella’s artistic community are throwing open their doors, welcoming visitors to the annual Arts Trail. And this year, celebrity artist Harrison Loveday is the guest of honour. However, the light mood soon darkens when there’s a dramatic death at the opening-night party, and after threatening messages start appearing around the village, fear takes over. Before long, Porthpella is shocked by a second brutal murder, and whisperings of a ‘serial killer’ start to circulate.

Step into the chilling world of Samantha Leary Psychological Thrillers with this suspenseful short story. When a neighbor spots someone loitering near an empty house, crime reporter Samantha Leary discovers a pattern of staged crime scenes—each one meticulously arranged like a grotesque gallery. As Samantha pieces together the killer’s intentions, she realizes these aren’t random acts of violence—they’re deliberate, methodical, and designed to be seen. In this dark and immersive case, murder becomes art, and the town of Pleasant Falls hides secrets beneath its orderly surface. ...

The original 1941 radio dramatization of Inspector Bonaparte Mystery—featuring Bony, the first Aboriginal detective. The discovery of a stolen red monoplane on the dry flat bottom of Emu Lake meant many things for different folks. For Elizabeth Nettlefold, the chance to nurse its strangely ill passenger meant renewed purpose in life. For Dr. Knowles, brilliant physician and town drunk, it meant the revival of a romantic dream. For some it meant a murder plan gone awry, and for Bonaparte, it meant one of the toughest cases of his career.