Southern Family Crime

The men of The DeLuca Crime Family don't mess around when they find the women they want to claim as their own. This collection includes the first three stories in the DeLuca Crime Family South series, plus three brand-new epilogues!

City of Betrayal: The Genovese Family’s Springfield Crew From the award-winning author of Mafia Confession: "King of Bootleggers" Murder and Outlaw Bikers and the Mob: The Bloody Pact Between the Hells Angels and the Rizzuto Crime Family comes a gripping true crime chronicle of loyalty, betrayal, and blood. “If it weren’t for informants, the public would know nothing about the inner workings of La Cosa Nostra.” — Author Nicholas Parisi For decades, the Springfield Crew operated in the shadows of the powerful Genovese Crime Family. Bound by the Mafia’s code of silence, they ran ...

An Instant New York Times bestseller / An Oprah’s Book Club Pick In the spirit of The Known World and The Underground Railroad, an award-winning “miraculous debut” (Washington Post) about the unlikely bond between two freedmen who are brothers and the Georgia farmer whose alliance will...

It’s John Wayne Orkney’s first week as a cop. There’s already one dead body, two old flames, a half-feral foster brother, and a murder suspect who once slept with him… and recently ran over the police chief with a mobility scooter. Welcome back to Camelot, West Virginia—a down-but-not-out Appalachian town full of ghosts, grudges, and folks trying to claw their way back. Some with magic. Some with moonshine. John Wayne never wanted a badge. He’s already juggling EMT runs, trying to launch a business, and keeping tabs on his three wild brothers. Then there’s Gallagher Lance—...

A wealthy family with DARK secrets. A SHOCKING reveal that you guaranteed won't see coming... Avery Collins is an attorney with the tender heart of a warrior for the wrongfully accused, for one simple reason. She was once wrongfully accused, and spent 7 years in prison for a murder she didn't commit. Now sworn to protect the indigent accused, she's persuaded to represent Esme Guitierrez, an El Salvadoran refugee who is accused of killing 21-year-old Aria Whitmore. Aria was the daughter of the prominent billionaire hotelier Jacob Whitmore, and was also an aspiring concert pianist and music ...

In this unrelenting real-life drama of three wealthy families connected by marriage and murder, Bledsoe recounts the shocking events, obsessive love, and bitter custody battles that led toward the bloody climax that took nine lives.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In a tense, poignant novel of a boy awakening to his small town’s secrets, “John Grisham takes command of this literary category just as forcefully as he did legal thrillers with The Firm” (Entertainment Weekly). “You can’t help thinking of other...

“Valerie Bauerlein’s blistering, unforgettable account of the Murdaugh saga leaves no stone unturned, helping us finally truly understand the man at the center of one of the century’s wildest crime stories.”—Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road and Lost Girls Power, privilege...

From America’s most beloved superstar and #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson comes a thriller about a young singer-songwriter on the rise—and on the run—and determined to do whatever it takes to survive. Every song tells a story. She’s a star on the rise, singing about...

The most famous man in South Carolina lives jailed in the state capital. He stands accused of a staggering amount of wrongdoing—ninety-nine crimes and counting. Once a high-flying, smooth-talking, pedigreed Southern lawyer, Alex Murdaugh is now disbarred and disgraced. For more than a decade, prosecutors claim, Alex was secretly a fraud, a thief, a drug dealer and an all-around phony. On the night of June 7, 2021, they claim, he also became a killer.

One tragic moment shatters Kathryn Moore’s world—and the truth could destroy everything she holds dear. After her beloved uncle—her mentor and only confidante—dies in a suspicious car crash, Kathryn is forced to leave behind the strained comfort of her Boston upbringing for the haunting beauty of Charleston to confront her family’s dark legacy. The inheritance of her uncle’s historic home pulls her into a web of family secrets, where every answer leads to more questions and every truth threatens to unravel her already fragile sense of self. As Kathryn digs deeper, she’s ...

From a New York Times bestselling author ("One of our wisest storytellers"), a story collection that is funny and tragic in equal measure, about crimes large and small (Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers). Beloved author Jill McCorkle offers an intimate look at the moments when a...

"Seasoned Hearts" presents an intimate prequel that reveals the passionate romance behind the most unexpected engagement in the Miklos Crime Family series. Dr. Sanaa Kimani never imagined she'd open her door to find Charleston's most feared patriarch on her doorstep. But when Márkus Miklos arrives seeking cooking lessons—an excuse so flimsy it would be comical if his intense gaze didn't suggest an entirely different hunger—she finds herself drawn into a world where danger and desire dance hand in hand. At sixty, Márkus has spent decades building an empire from necessity and ...

“One of my ten best reads of the year. Easy five stars.” — Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of None of This is True A twisty and consuming thriller, Perfectly Nice Neighbors asks: When your dream home comes with nightmare neighbors, how far will you go to keep your family...

This classic southern noir follows the seemingly dim-witted small-town sherriff Nick Corey as his bid for re-election takes him down a path of lies, manipulation, and deception. Nick Corey is a terrible sheriff on purpose. He doesn't solve problems, enforce rules or arrest criminals. He knows...

Back in the days before Vegas was big, when the Mob was at its peak and neon lights were but a glimmer on the horizon, a little Southern town styled itself as a premier destination for the American leisure class. Hot Springs, Arkansas was home to healing waters, Art Deco splendor, and America's original national park - as well as horse racing, nearly a dozen illegal casinos, countless backrooms and brothels, and some of the country’s most bald-faced criminals.

Now that attorney Jason Rich has returned home to Guntersville, Alabama, the “In an accident? Get rich!” lawyer is anxious to leave his checkered past behind. Jason hopes this next chapter in his life will be a chance to confront his personal troubles while making amends with his family. But when a former high school football star stands accused of killing a police officer, Jason is unwillingly thrust into the chaos.

New York Times bestselling author and “the reigning champ of nostalgia noir” (The New York Times Book Review) James Lee Burke returns with a powerful novel in the Holland Family series set in 1950s Texas, as the specter of the Korean War looms. On its surface, life in 1950s Houston is as...

He vanished fifteen years ago. She’s about to find out he didn't just disappear. He was erased. If you crave heart-stopping suspense and a tough heroine who refuses to back down, this is your next addiction: ✅ From Hunted to Hunter: A heroine pushed to her absolute limit. ✅ High-Octane Survival: Action that erupts into a fight for life against man and nature. ✅ Atmospheric Setting: Immersive Louisiana heat, humidity, and hurricane fury. ✅ Deadly Conspiracies: A web of dark money and federal corruption. June Sawyer is drowning. In debt, in grief, and in the suffocating Louisiana ...

Shocking Murder in Florida beach town A heartwarming cozy mystery with small-town charm, found family friendships, and a determined sleuth you’ll root for from page one! When former investigative journalist Cindy Hall returns to her Florida hometown after a humiliating breakup, she has no idea what the future holds. She starts a food delivery service for seniors to stay busy. Then trouble lands on her doorstep. A local high school girl has been found dead. And a boy Cindy knows well is the top suspect. Roped into helping him, Cindy faces opposition at home. Her father, the ex police chief...