Heist Historical

A late-night heist. A dead night watchman. A secret worth killing for. When night watchman Ambrose Teale catches an intruder inside the Gull Harbor Historical Society, a routine break-in turns into murder. But retired insurance fraud investigator Bea Calloway quickly realizes the killer wasn't after the valuable antiques in the glass display cases—those were merely decoys. The true target was a priceless, hidden collection of 18th-century ships' logs. Doc Marsh and the building's alarm-system trip log pinpoint the time of death between 11:30 PM and midnight. Because there was no sign of ...

From the bestselling author of The Sicilian Inheritance and Everyone Is Lying to You comes a propulsive dual-timeline mystery drenched in art-world intrigue and brimming with family secrets, betrayal, and the intoxicating lure of power. Emma, a struggling American artist in Paris, thought she...

The incredible return to the New York Times bestselling world of the Night Angel, where master assassin Kylar Stern embarks on a new adventure as the High King Logan Gyre calls on him to save his kingdom and the hope of peace. "Weeks has been showing other fantasy authors how it's done for over...

A sharp-witted teenage thief leads a team of skilled misfits in a dangerous and daring heist for fortune, freedom and revenge against a corrupt Pope in Renaissance Italy in Caitlin Schneiderhan's clever YA debut, Medici Heist. Welcome to Florence, 1517, a world of intrigue and opulence, murder...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Janet Evanovich, #1 bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, and Lee Goldberg, bestselling author and television writer for Monk, comes the first adventure in an electrifying new series featuring an FBI agent who always gets her man, and a fearless con...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A glittering, gothic page-turner about power, control, and the price women pay when they demand to be seen, rich with Gatsby vibes and twisty family drama, from the beloved author of Salt to the Sea “Enthralling . . . While history is often molded by those in power...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Harlem Shuffle continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, The Washington Post...

A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to save her community in this timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance. Washington D. C., 1925 Clara Johnson talks to spirits, a...

Essence® best-selling authors Kiki Swinson and De’nesha Diamond are two rising stars in the world of urban fiction. Heist presents two novellas starring young women hustling their way to the top of the game through daring robbery schemes. In Swinson’s The Ultimate Heist, pampered Shannon Marshall is accustomed to a big-money lifestyle. Her world is shattered, however, when her man is thrown into prison for gun running.

Gabriel Allon, art restorer and occasional spy, searches for a stolen masterpiece by Caravaggio in #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva’s action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue. Read by George Guidall Sometimes the best way to find a stolen masterpiece is to...

When an armored car heist turns into a bloody and grisly crime scene, Federal agent Blake Wilder is sent to Philadelphia to track down the culprits. But there’s more to this militantly precise and violent crew than meets the eye....

Early twentieth-century Singapore is a place where a person can disappear, and Harriet Gordon hopes to make a new life for herself there, leaving her tragic memories behind her--but murder gets in the way. Singapore, 1910--Desperate for a fresh start, Harriet Gordon finds herself living with her...

I'll do anything to escape the controlling monster who's tormented me for years, even if it means putting my life at the mercy of a criminal. When Kane Daniels breaks into my gilded cage, he doesn't realize his loot will include more than gold and diamonds—it'll include me.

Lord Astley surprises his wife with a trip to America to see her family before they end their honeymoon adventures. But just as they arrive, they find Grace's sister, Lillias, is the prime suspect in her husband's murder. To add to the confusion a solicitor arrives to tell the sister's they are needed in Scotland immediately to claim their mother's inheritance.

A riveting true story of murder and detection in 15th-century Paris, by one of the most brilliant medievalists of his generation. On a chilly November night in 1407, Louis of Orleans was murdered by a band of masked men. The crime stunned and paralyzed France since Louis had often ruled in place...

A woman accidentally kidnaps a duke in this fabulous Regency romp "Erica Ridley is a delight!" —Julia Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series Chloe Wynchester is completely forgettable—a curse that gives her the ability to blend into any crowd. When the only father...

When a British housewife returns from Spain without her husband, the souvenirs in her suitcase tell a story she won't. It's August 1978 on the Gosforth Housing Estate, and Lily Nicholson—a sharp-eyed former psychiatric nurse with fifteen years of observing human behaviour—delivers a shepherd's pie to her neighbour Jean Fletcher, who's just returned from a Spanish package holiday. But where's her husband Peter? Jean's explanations don't quite add up. Neither do the souvenirs. • A budgerigar speaking Greek phrases when Jean swears she's never left Spain • A ceramic bird with an ...

“Watson, there is not a moment to lose. If you care to join the chase, pack your bag at once!” Likewise, enthusiasts of the greatest detective will not want to miss this opportunity to join Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in a whirlwind of exciting new adventures… A daring thief penetrates the defenses of the Tower of London in search of a secret treasure. A profligate young actor is accused of murdering his exemplary sibling. From the safe of a prominent London banker, a priceless heirloom is stolen. Upon a high cliff, a ghostly assassin commits an impossible murder. A kingpin of ...

Sylvie Rosenberg escaped the holocaust—but can she escape the past? Angela Martino is haunted by events from her childhood and struggles to resolve her guilt. Can these two women from different generations reconcile their own turmoil—or pay the price of an even greater loss? October 20, 1942. Benjamin Katz and his frightened family stand at the train station in occupied Holland, unsure if they would be taken to their freedom—or the death camp. Sylvie, his granddaughter, who was six years old at the time, would later recall the madness as they wondered if their desperate last minute ...

Constantinople, 968. Otto's embassy arrives to negotiate peace. Its real purpose is to steal the secret that keeps the Byzantine fleet supreme. Lukas Von Mainz is the delegation's translator, a useful disguise for a man sent to reach the Arsenal and recover the cheirosiphon schematics behind Greek Fire. But the eastern court is already watching the Germans. So are the Varangians, the patriarch, and an empress building her own path to power. As Lukas follows a chain of access, bribes, and divided loyalties, a young priest inside his own embassy starts asking the questions that can expose the...