Gritty Crime Thriller

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...

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. ...

The Art of Suspense: Mastering Mystery and Thriller Writing is a comprehensive craft guide designed for writers who want to elevate their ability to create tension, deepen emotional stakes, and keep readers turning pages late into the night. Blending psychological insight with practical technique and demystifies how suspense truly works—why it grips us, how it manipulates our expectations, and what separates a predictable story from an unforgettable one. We will explore the core mechanics of suspense, including the psychology of fear and anticipation, the strategic use of foreshadowing, ...

From bestselling author Britney King comes a razor-sharp psychological thriller about a street built on secrets, a neighbor who knows too much, and the woman who learns—too late—that the most dangerous lies are the ones everyone else is willing to believe. “You’d be surprised how easy it is to disappear someone.” That’s what Clint says. Always with a smile. Always like a joke. But Nora knows better—jokes don’t leave bodies. Nora Givens runs the salon where the cul-de-sac comes to confess. She knows who’s day-drinking, whose marriage is composting under the patio lights, ...

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."- ...

Christmas was supposed to bury the past. Shiffon was meant to be a memory, her name reduced to a whisper, her story sealed as another casualty of Maverick McClay’s violent legacy. But December in Atlanta peels back secrets like wrapping paper. When Shiffon resurfaces with her newborn son, it’s proof Maverick’s bloodline is still alive, and someone intends to claim it. As holiday lights glow and snow dusts the city, Riot Mercer, Maverick’s volatile protégé stalks through Atlanta’s shadows. His eyes burn with newfound purpose, Maverick’s blood lives on in Shiffon’s infant son....

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 ...

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 ...

"Nobodies is driven by the energy and intelligence of its central couple, who are always firing on all cylinders." — BookLife for Publishers Weekly From Warren Adler, bestselling author of The War of the Roses—now a major motion picture starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman—and Shannon McKenna, master of romantic suspense, comes a gritty noir crime thriller of deception, revenge, and redemption. They’re ghosts. They’re thieves. And they’re running out of time. Framed and forgotten, Henry Cody lives in hiding under a stolen name, plotting revenge against the people who ...

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 ...

This haunting journey into the mind of a psychopath will chill you to the core . . . A brutal psychological thriller that takes you deep inside the mind of a monster. Headless bodies are turning up across Portvale, each one arranged with a precision that suggests ritual rather than impulse. Detective Ray Truman has spent years tracing the pattern, convinced he knows exactly who is responsible. What he cannot find is the proof that will hold the case together. As the murders spread beyond the industrial district, Truman’s investigation begins to erode the boundaries he relies on. Every ...

A camera lens sees everything. But some secrets are deadly to capture. Reed Sawyer is not a spy. He is a photographer who knows how to find the perfect light. But when a routine assignment in Vienna turns into a front-row seat to an assassination, Reed captures something he wasn't supposed to see: a murder weapon disguised as a camera lens. Framed for a crime he didn’t commit and hunted by the very agency that hired him, Reed is plunged into a world where "shooting" takes on a double meaning. His enemy is The Architect—Barry Cox—a ruthless mastermind who uses a global network of ...

When Lieutenant Mark Wheeler of the South Carolina Police Department arrives at a possible murder-suicide, he realizes almost immediately things are amiss. The crime scene is brutal, but upon further investigation, he unveils a sadistic killer at play who will stop at nothing to get away. As the case unfolds, nothing can prepare Wheeler for the gauntlet of turmoil and trouble. Relentlessly pursuing a psychopath who has flown under the radar for years, Mark fights to keep control—driven to bring this monster to justice. Will the sadistic killer finally be caught or will his instincts which...

Edgar Award–and Arthur Ellis Award-nominated Ragged Lake is the first in the Frank Yakabuski Mystery Series. Gruesome murders, a northern secret, and a buried past While working one afternoon on the Northern Divide, a young tree-marker makes a grisly discovery: in a squatter’s cabin near an old mill town, a family has been murdered. An army vet coming off a successful turn leading a task force that took down infamous biker criminals, Detective Frank Yakabuski arrives in Ragged Lake, a nearly abandoned village, to solve the family’s murder. But no one is willing to talk. With a winter ...

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.

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 ...

In a world ruled by fear, every choice has a cost… How far would you go to get everything you ever wanted? Summer, 2001. John Kennedy, a young man with a shadowy past in Belfast, arrives in Manchester looking for a new start. Instead, he’s pulled into the orbit of The Brotherhood — a ruthless drug gang that controls the city’s streets through fear, violence, and absolute loyalty. At first, the fast money and street power feel like everything John ever craved. Respect comes quickly. Enemies fall fast. And for the first time, he feels untouchable. But every step up the ladder demands ...

🔥Sons of Anarchy meets The Handmaid’s Tale—with a brutal dash of 50 Shades🔥 🚨 Save 50% over individual purchase 🚨 Step back into the shadows with Dark Thriller Dimensions, Volume 2—a gripping collection of five raw, addictive novels from New York Times, USA TODAY & Amazon Top‑15 bestselling authors Marata Eros and Tamara Rose Blodgett. This exclusive set blends dark romance, MC grit, taboo love and post‑apocalyptic survival into one unforgettable ride. SNARE 💣 (Road Kill MC #2) 482 reviews / 4.3 A Sergeant‑at‑Arms with scars he wears like armor. A woman haunted ...

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 ...

“Only clean what’s dirty.” Torin Adeyemi is a quiet janitor at a Baltimore high school. But when the sun goes down, he becomes Jackboi, a ruthless vigilante with a knife and a mission. Haunted by a violent past in Haiti and burdened by the broken city around him, Torin has only one rule: punish the wicked and protect the innocent. Each night, he walks the streets, cleaning up what the system ignores. Pimps, abusers, dealers, corrupt cops. They all bleed the same. And when justice fails, Jackboi delivers his own. Jack$ Boi is a gritty urban thriller that blends psychological depth with...