Violent Crime Detectives

Imagine walking alongside a retired Chicago police officer as he recalls some of the most chilling, bizarre, and noteworthy true-life crime cases of his career. Author Frank Goff shares the inner workings of law enforcement and the politics involved, but also the realities of the streets. Sometimes humorous, sometimes heart-wrenching, these stories transport us into the shoes of real cops, real criminals, and real victims. The bottom line? Policing is a calling for the very few at great personal cost and sacrifice. Here's to the men and women of law enforcement who protect and serve. ...

This epic crime novel tells a story of Los Angeles power brokers and those at the edge—and a single shattering incident that threatens to bring it all crashing down. Los Angeles, right now. America with its back up against the wall. This Frankenstein's monster of crimes and lurid dreams sewn...

A body in a freezer. A deal worth killing for. DCI David Garrick thought he’d seen everything. Then the bodies started piling up. When a corpse with a familiar face is discovered deep inside a commercial freezer, what looks like a straightforward case of greed quickly turns into something far more dangerous. A ruthless criminal network. A property deal hiding deadly secrets. And a killer who doesn’t follow any rules. As the investigation spirals, Garrick is pushed to breaking point. Sleepless nights with a newborn. A team beginning to fracture. And a case that’s slipping further out ...

One case almost destroyed her career. Now the past seems to have caught up with her. And as a high-stakes game of truth and lies unfolds, someone’s out for retribution at any cost. As a detective in the Long Beach Police Department’s violent crimes division, Lainie Jensen is no stranger to...

Justice Has a Price. Dupree is Willing to Pay It When Dupree’s new corporate bosses cross the line, he refuses to look the other way—and suddenly finds himself out of a job, and in the middle of something far more dangerous than workplace politics. A frightened young woman needs help. A powerful company wants silence. And White Owl, once a quiet mountain town, is starting to show cracks no one wants to admit are there. As pressure mounts and tempers rise, Dupree is forced to choose: walk away, or stand up against people who believe they’re untouchable. A gripping blend of legal ...

Detective Sara Hirst has moved from London to Norfolk Police's Serious Crimes Unit. She wants to know the truth about her father, who has connections to the area. Her mother won't tell her the real story. A new job. A new place. Same old problems. Sara's first call-out is to a decomposing body discovered in a ditch on a local farm. How does the murder relate to a recent spate of thefts? Who wanted the victim dead? Then the case grows very personal.

The newly formed Detective Department at Scotland Yard is desperate for success, and when their best detective, Inspector Richard Rayner is given the task of tracking down the killer of two defenceless elderly women in Whitechapel, a difficult and complex investigation begins. The problem Rayner faces is that the crimes were committed fifteen years earlier. With his most reliable Sergeant, Henry Bustle confined to his bed following a severe beating by street vagabonds, and a young constable is kidnapped by men determined to kill him, Rayner has to call up all his reserves and experience to ...

He was born to rule the underworld. I was sworn to destroy it. Nico Provenza is the crown prince of the city’s most violent crime syndicate. He’s reckless, lethal, and beautiful in a way that screams danger. For three years, I’ve hunted him. Now, I have him. But this isn’t an arrest. It’s an ultimatum. Nico turns informant, or he dies. My assignment? Keep him alive in a safe house that feels more like a cage. Just the two of us, isolated, with a contract on his head and a burning hatred between us that’s threatening to consume everything. I’m supposed to be his handler. His ...

From the world's #1 bestselling author comes a collection of Discovery ID true crime stories where the bonds of matrimony and love can tear you brutally apart. Til Murder Do Us Part: Kathi Spiars can't believe she's found such a good man to marry as Stephen Marcum. Twelve years later, she starts...

In this high-stakes thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen introduces Alisa Flynn—a CIA agent willing to go rogue if it means catching the most heartless band of criminals she's ever encountered. When CIA agent Alisa Flynn flaunts the rules by breaking into a mansion in...

The sixth gripping thriller in the No.1 bestselling crime series from the award-winning Stuart MacBride. Scotland’s finest see first-hand how starting again can be murder… ‘MacBride is a damned fine writer’ Peter James Everyone deserves a second chance… Richard Knox has done his time...

In this mesmerizing tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin, attorney Amanda Jaffe—star of Wild Justice, Ties That Bind, Proof Positive, and Fugitive—becomes entangled in a murder case involving Big Oil, an estranged father and son, and the greatest ethical...

He built a new life—then one moment shattered it. Life in White Owl finally feels steady for Dupree. His law practice is thriving, his marriage to Dara is strong, and for the first time in years, peace seems possible. Then a Dupree’s daughter Andee, steps off a bus with a suitcase and a shaky smile. Trying to help her rebuild becomes harder as the town around him starts to shift. A desperate client insists he’s been framed. Old resentments flare in places Dupree never expected. And beneath White Owl’s quiet streets, trouble begins to move—slow, steady, and unseen. Then one ...

WELCOME TO HELL Her body lies on a metal table, arms and legs severed. Tourniquets stem the flow of blood. She's still alive, for now. Girl Zero is on the hunt in Minsk, Belarus. She didn't plan to befriend three wild Lithuanian girls, but they party hard, and after six months of bloody murder Zero really needs to let her hair down. Then one of the girls is taken. Now Zero's going to get her back. But some doors should never be opened. Some secrets only come with blood. A black hell of pain festers beneath Minsk, and if Zero isn't careful, it will swallow her whole. Not if she swallows it ...

When unsolved crimes resurface, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace faces a possible copycat killing in Dead Like You. By award winning crime author Peter James, read by Daniel Weyman (Silent Witness, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power). The Metropole Hotel, Brighton. After a heady New...

I sold my soul to the syndicate years ago. As a detective, I make evidence disappear, and they make me rich. It was a clean arrangement. Until he took the throne. Elio Dante isn’t like his father. He’s younger, hungrier, and obsessed with control. He doesn't want my help burying bodies anymore. He wants me. He has the evidence to send me to prison for life. I have a gun and a badge. But every time I try to walk away, he tightens his grip. Elio wants to see how far the city’s golden boy will fall. Spoiler alert: I’m already on my knees.

A missing hiker. An abandoned camp. A silent forest holding a terrifying secret. When investigator Nora follows the vanishing trail of Kevin Maddox into the deep isolation of the Pacific Northwest, she expects to find a lost man or a tragic accident. Instead, she finds a meticulously abandoned campsite, cold ashes, and a haunting journal that hints at something far more sinister. As Nora pushes deeper into the dense, oppressive trees, she realizes the missing hikers share a chilling connection. They are not merely getting lost. They are being hunted. With miles of unforgiving terrain in ...

Fifteen years ago, Jax was the boy who protected me on the playground. Today, he’s the Ghost—the mob’s most efficient hitman. And I’m the detective standing over his latest victim. I caught him red-handed. I had the shot. I didn't take it. Now, I’ve got a target on my back and a killer in my kitchen. Jax says he’s here to protect me from the mess I’ve stepped into, but his protection feels a lot like possession. We’re on opposite sides of the war. Sleeping with him is treason. Loving him is suicide. But when his hands are on me, I forget which one of us is supposed to be the...

Book 7 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Sheriff Corman, Jab’s sworn enemy, recommends Jab to a Central California sheriff. Corman wants Jab to track a 12-year old cold case. Even harder, Jab would have to track the victim’s voice only. Complicating Jab’s time are ultra-extremist Arab murderers, practicing their deadly skills in Northern California. They’re targeting young, Mayoral daughters with Clare Blevens, Jab’s star tracking pupil, next!

From the moment John Black stepped foot in his hometown, he knew darkness would follow. The Northern England landscape held bittersweet memories for John - memories of childhood innocence and a lost love. But as he attends a family funeral, those memories are shattered by the discovery of a body in the dunes of Cross Hill, a place where John used to play as a child. And it's a body of a woman he once knew. Haunted by his past and driven by a set of mysterious coordinates left for him at a local pub, John races against time to confront the killer. But as the body count grows and the police ...