Private Eye Noir

Lou Rosen and Molly Hatch are unlicensed private detectives, scraping by on whatever cases they can get from their little office on the fringes of LA County. Reeling from a devastating betrayal and a major earthquake, this season finds Lou and Molly trying to rebuild their lives and evaluate their futures. But those futures might not be as long as they hope.

Artemis Black's world is coming apart in the days leading up to Christmas. His relationship is on the rocks, he's struggling to make ends meet, he's gone days without sleep, and when he's called in to investigate a brutal murder at a big box store in Long Beach, he's at the end of his rope. Racing the clock to clear a young woman's name before she's charged with homicide, Black gets more than he bargained for, and finds himself enmeshed in a web of deceit and betrayal that will require every ounce of his and Roxie's sleuthing prowess if they're to survive the night.

Denver homicide detective Nick Teffinger is used to chasing monsters—but nothing prepares him for a woman who claims she can see through a killer’s eyes. A mysterious woman insists she knows who will die next, and when her visions begin to align with brutal reality, Teffinger realizes he’s hunting a predator who may already be watching him. The trail leads far from the streets of Denver and into the shadowed heart of the Caribbean, where superstition and violence collide, and every answer uncovers a deadlier secret. As Teffinger digs deeper, the rules he lives by begin to unravel, and...

The most original crime novel in years - British ‘Golden Age’ sleuth meets American hard-boiled crime! It’s the summer of 1920: Kit Aston travels to San Francisco for his cousin’s marriage to the mysterious Dain Collins. When a private investigator tailing Dain Collins is killed, Kit Aston, his fiancée Mary and Aunt Agatha team up with Pinkerton detective, Dashiell Hammett, in a case involving murder, kidnap and the theft of a certain legendary bird from Malta. The latest Kit Aston mystery is a delightful reimagining of some of Dashiell Hammett’s greatest novels: the Maltese ...

A private detective, down on his luck. A bus crash in the middle of nowhere. A murderer, hiding in plain sight. When Sydney Cartel investigates a murder, he usually stands on the other side of the police tape. Trying to escape the limelight of his career, he boards a night bus in rural southern Britain. But when the bus loses control and falls into a valley, Sydney and the survivors scramble to find shelter at a local inn by the side of the road. In the dead of night, with a storm preventing anyone from getting in or out, the survivors of the crash prepare for a long stay at the Roadside ...

Finding a dame's missing leg might not be the strangest case Mick's ever had ... but it could be his last. Mick Trubble has problems: a load of debt over his head, the Mob on his back, and loan sharks wanting to break his legs. That's just the start of his day. When a mystery lady enters his office with a load of cash to recover some stolen goods, he doesn't think twice about taking it on. After all, Mick's business is trouble. And when business is trouble, then business is good. But when the stolen goods turn out to be the property of a beautiful but deadly crime boss, Mick's problems get ...

They took the woman Ron Delaney loves. Now he’s running out of time to get her back alive. When a routine job turns deadly, private investigator Ron Delaney is pulled into a brutal fight against men who don’t make threats — they erase problems. As bodies begin to fall across the streets of Detroit, Delaney finds himself chasing a trail of violence that leads straight into the heart of organized crime. Every lead brings more blood. Every answer raises the stakes. With the clock running out and no one left to trust, Delaney is forced to make choices that will cost him everything — his...

Meet Mickey Friday, San Diego’s newest werewolf private investigator, and one tough enough to survive a city full of secrets. In a world where shifters live hidden among humans, Mickey is still proving herself. Most days, that means small cases, cheating spouses, and clients who underestimate her. Until the work turns deadly. In Wolf City, a wealthy werewolf hires Mickey to recover stolen heirlooms. The suspects are bear shifters, the police are off-limits, and the job pulls Mickey straight into the dangerous web of shifter politics. When a young werewolf turns up dead on her doorstep, ...

Running into an old flame never leads to anything but trouble ... especially when you're the last person to see her alive. Mick Trubble might solve crimes for a living, but not even he could guess he'd get charged with one. Sophia Flacco is found dead, and Mick is the perfect suspect for the crime. Her father is Moe Flacco, the most powerful crime boss in New Haven. He wants Mick found. The cops want to lock Mick up. Mick wants to clear his name. And make whoever did the deed pay like hell. Racing to solve the crime, Mick takes on an unwanted partner in Ben the Bear, Moe's nephew. Together ...

The most exciting Sterling P.I. instalment yet! In this episode, a spouse in denial hires Sterling to overturn her husband's murder conviction - the Crown Prosecution's, "Silver Bullet Case". A dog, a diary and DNA are his only clues in this twisting tale with dark turns. But is Sterling on a wild goose chase or honourably trying to reset the scales of justice? Even he is not sure... Follow Sterling in his latest case. A standalone Film Noir-inspired novella.

A solitary man stood leaning against a lamppost. He wore a light-colored trench coat with the belt pulled tight and the collar turned up against the chilling breeze. His hat was slouched low on his forehead, a cigarette dangled carelessly from his mouth. He had no intention of being a child's role model. His shirt was white and with it he wore a dark tie, dark trousers, and dark socks. Before he had left his house, his mother had reminded him to put on clean underwear, just in case. When your job is fighting crime you have a God-given duty to look presentable. He held a newspaper as if ...

Mick's world is shattered by mind-blowing revelations that will rock him to the core. But will the truth set him free ... or utterly destroy him? Mick's first anniversary of his retirement is spoiled by drastic news: Kilgore is coming. A deadly adversary from Mick's past, he's arrived for a reckoning that will push Mick to the very limit ... and beyond. At the same time, Mick learns the ultimate truth about himself, a dark secret that will change allies into enemies and cause even his closest friends to doubt him. With his life in shambles and New Haven in flames, Mick still has to face ...

A missing girl. A shell-shocked soldier. A wife stepping out on her husband. Two women beaten to death. A sinister sabotage plot. A wounded, relentless private eye who will stop at nothing to protect those he loves. Picking up right at the thrilling conclusion of "The Big Bout," "The Big Blast" finds Soldier working three new complex cases and taking care of his friends in wartime Panama City. History. Mystery. Romance. Action. Thrills. Suspense. Noir. “Michael Lister writes some of the best hard-boiled prose going. Nothing short of amazing!” Booklist Starred Review. “Lister’s hard-...

A Laugh out loud look at Heaven . . . Hell . . . Sex . . . the Mob . . . Dogs . . . and Guns . . .Lots and Lots of Gun!

A BEAUTIFUL INTERNATIONAL ASSASSIN STALKS THE WORLD'S MOST-POPULAR THRILLER WRITER! One author has already been savagely slain. Sebastian Quimper fears he will be next. With good reason. The police have a threatening letter. It claims terrorists will seek revenge because the famous Quimper “insulted” Islam in one of his books! The literary superstar will be the featured speaker at a conference in Manhattan. The N.Y.P.D. will be out in force to protect him. But Quimper’s publishers are still nervous. He sells millions of books and is the key to a huge publishing merger – if he stays ...

In the depths of a city at night, a mutilated body is found in an all-night laundromat. Private Investigator Orson Carver’s business card was in the victim's pocket. As the city reels from the shock, a second body surfaces, also with ties to Carver. When a third victim is discovered, Carver realizes this isn’t just another case. It’s a twisted game meant for him. Someone is toying with him, pulling his strings, and he is the next target. Working alongside the police, Carver begins to untangle the links between the victims, the killer, and his own haunted past. To stay alive and solve ...

It is early 1942. You are in San Francisco, and you need a private eye. Sam Spade is rumored to be in Istanbul. The Continental Op has been drafted and is a sergeant in the Aleutians. Philip Marlowe is up at Little Fawn Lake investigating the disappearance of Mrs. Derace Kingsley. Lew Archer is in the army. Who's left? Nobody but C. Card. You haven't heard of C. Card? That's all right. Nobody has.

Janet Evanovich described SOUND OF BLOOD: "A great read with a shocking ending." TRAGEDY STALKS A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR LOOKING INTO A SUSPICIOUS DEATH WHEN HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH THE WOMAN RESPONSIBLE. Bodies pile up from coast to coast as Jake Scarne uncovers a web of murder and fraud. ***“IF YOU LIKE THRILLING ACTION, CRACKLING DIALOGUE AND A TRAGIC LOVE STORY YOU WON’T SOON FORGET, THEN SOUND OF BLOOD, THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE JAKE SCARNE SERIES, IS JUST A CLICK AWAY!” (John Crudele, New York Post); “A LAWRENCE DE MARIA TITLE GIVES YOU MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK THAN JUST ABOUT ...

His name is Deutsch Baggerly. He's a sort of hot, middle-aged, retired potato salesman turned private eye. He's traded the spuds to go after the puds. Anything anyone can do he can't do better. He has the instincts of a wet-bottom shoofly pie. Absurdity, apathy, and luck are his favorite weapons, and occasionally potatoes. Yet he somehow stumbles into solving cases no one else will touch. He's horrible at shark diving, paintball, karate, safe-cracking, knife-throwing, e-mailing, zip lining, you name it. But don't tangle with him: he's Pennsylvania Dutch and he may put the hex on you. He has...

Tony Mandolin, San Francisco’s only PI to the supernatural, gets yanked through a portal into the Grimm dimension—where fairy tales are real, and a lot darker than the bedtime versions. Snow White’s a scandal-plagued mess, her seven dwarves are horny, and Little Red Riding Hood runs a detective agency with the Big Bad Wolf as her partner. When enchanted murders start piling up and a conspiracy threatens to spill nightmare creatures into our world, Tony has to solve the case with sarcasm, a decent beer, and his partner Frankie. Poison apples, wicked witches, and zero chance of a happy ...