Gritty Mystery

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

"Ron Corbett is the real deal." — C.J. Box "Ron Corbett is fantastic." — Marc Cameron The Edgar Award–nominated novel that launched the Frank Yakabuski Mystery Series. High on the Northern Divide, a family has been murdered in an isolated wilderness cabin. Veteran detective Frank Yakabuski is sent north to investigate. His only witnesses are the wary residents of Ragged Lake—a dying mill town where old loyalties run deep, strangers are never trusted, and everyone seems to be hiding something. Then a brutal winter storm cuts off every road. As suspicion turns neighbour against ...

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.

Winner of the 2021 Edgar Award for Best First Novel This “beautifully written, thoughtful page-turner” (Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists) set in Atlantic City blends noir suspense, a missing persons mystery, and female friendship into a haunting, literary...

"Corbett's work has garnered him an Edgar© Award nomination, and we can see why." — New York Times A dead man in a schoolyard. A diamond in his mouth. A Mystery that goes back decades. Two rival crime gangs—the Shiners and the Travellers—are already on the brink of war when a body is found hanging from a schoolyard fence. Detective Frank Yakabuski is called in to investigate and immediately identifies the dead man. It’s Agustus Morrissy, leader of the Shiners. In retaliation, the Shiners soon murder a high-ranking Traveller and kidnap the twelve-year-old granddaughter of the ...

“M.G. Cole is a brilliant new addition to the echelon of British crimewriters.” Peter James "Dark, grim, tense. A compelling new voice." PAUL FINCH, author of the Detective Mark Heckenburg novels. Books 1-3 - plus a prequel novelette - of the thrilling DCI Garrick crime series. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Holy crap what a way to end a book! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Couldn’t put it down! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you want to get in at the beginning of a good series, this is the one! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can't wait to read the next in the series ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A refreshing change. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Will keep you ...

From the Hugo award–winning author Naomi Kritzer comes a tense portrait of a future we desperately hope to escape. A Most Anticipated Book: Nerd Daily | Goodreads O Lord, deliver us. Doctor Liz has just been acquitted for performing the last abortion in North Dakota when she's kidnapped...

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 ...

In the quiet corridors of a forgotten childhood, Lena’s past begins to resurface. After a series of disturbing dreams, Lena is haunted by the name "Lia"—a name she can’t recall but feels deeply tied to. As she digs deeper into her lost memories, she uncovers a fractured identity buried beneath years of trauma. Driven by an obsession to piece together her past, Lena is drawn to a decaying house that holds more than just forgotten memories—it holds the truth. But as the line between Lena and Lia blurs, hallucinations and forgotten horrors rise to the surface, threatening to consume ...

In the isolated town of Kettle Ridge, people go missing. For decades, the disappearances were blamed on the rugged terrain or rogue bears. But when Sheriff Coleman Brooks finds a veteran hunter’s rifle bent like a twig and tracks that defy logic, he realizes the "Tall Walker" isn't a myth. The nightmare escalates when a group of five hikers vanishes, and a mysterious survivalist reveals a chilling truth: the creature isn't just defending its territory, it’s hunting. At Kettle Ridge, the legend has stopped hiding... and it’s hungry for more than just elk.

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.

The silver didn’t kill him. But the cold might. Caleb is a ghost, walking the dark edges of America to keep the beast inside him hidden. But his last fight left him broken. Poisoned by toxic buckshot and stripped of his healing, Caleb needs a place to recover. He takes an off-the-books job at Ironridge, an isolated, high-altitude mining outpost shutting down for the season. The grueling work and absolute isolation are exactly what he needs. Then the storm of the century hits. Trapped in a historic blizzard miles from civilization, the skeleton crew loses radio contact, power, and their ...

I wasn't hired for my résumé. I was hired for my bones. Three hundred forty-two thousand dollars in debt. Forty-eight hours before the collectors took everything — including my sister's house. Then the contract slid across the mahogany desk. Vaughn Mercer didn't want a wife. He wanted a user interface. A woman who could wear his missing wife's clothes, sign her name, and stand in the floor-to-ceiling windows of his forty-story penthouse so the world would believe Daphne Mercer hadn't vanished. Six months. Total debt elimination. A two-hundred-thousand-dollar bonus. All I had to do was ...

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.

After prison, a street hood discovers his father's church is a front for a deadly conspiracy. To save his community, he must wage war against the pews and the pavement. Fresh out of the cage, Rob returns to a block that feels like a graveyard. His father’s historic church is crumbling, and the streets he once ruled are being devoured by a corporate beast. When Rob stumbles upon a conspiracy linking his father’s pulpit to a prestigious boarding school, the line between holiness and homicide vanishes. KayKay was the only light he had left, but she is trapped in a web of lies woven by a ...

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 ...

*Read it before you watch it – now a major TV series for Paramount+* ‘The final double twist is well worth waiting for’ My Weekly ‘Hooks you in to the drama straight away’ The Sun Every marriage has its secrets… Beth and Tom Hardcastle are the envy of their neighbourhood – they...