Crime Mystery category: 11599 books

"A high-octane read." - Maxim Jakubowski Meet Jen. She works in a bookshop and likes the odd glass of Prosecco... oh, and she's about to be branded The Most Dangerous Woman in Scotland. Jen Carter is a failed writer with a rubbish boyfriend, Ed. That is, until she accidentally...

The more people you love, the more you have to lose… Nancy Byrne might be the head of the notorious Byrne crime family, but she’s determined to give her little daughter, Scarlett, the best start possible. After the death of her beloved father, the notorious gangster Jimmy Byrne,...

One crowdsourced storyline, three finely crafted stories by Penguin authors Nicci French, Tim Weaver and Alastair Gunn. What crime has been committed? Who is the victim? And who will solve the case? Write a short crime story, using plot details crowdsourced on Twitter. This was the challenge we put...

It starts in a suburban backyard with Darren Keefe and his older brother, sons of a fierce and gutsy single mother. The endless glow of summer, the bottomless fury of contest. All the love and hatred in two small bodies poured into the rules of a made-up game. Darren has two big talents: cricket...

This double edition of the Mister Jinnah Mysteries series presents Donald J. Hauka's Mister Jinnah Securities and She Demons. Hakeem Jinnah is a politically incorrect but relentless crime reporter for the Vancouver Tribune who finds himself embroiled in an increasingly bizarre series of police investigations. Fast-paced,...

Les principaux détectives qui nous viennent spontanément à l’esprit sont Hercule Poirot et Sherlock Holmes, mais connaissez-vois cet autre détective, injustement méconnu par le grand public mais tout aussi remarquable : Joseph Rouletabille. Et ridicule, Rouletabille pourrait l’être avec...

"If the varying tones of gritty crime procedural, black comedy and gothic grand guignol sometimes clash, readers (those with strong stomachs, anyway) will be having too much fun to care." - Publishers Weekly Manchester, England. Death stalks these streets in the form of a hired killer...

He's wealthy, successful and charming. But his criminal past is about to catch up with him. Businessman Jackson Forbes is at the pinnacle of his career, after leaving a life of crime well and truly behind. But when a young girl turns up in his office, claiming to be his daughter and...

' A raw, unflinching evocation of a community that's struggling to survive' ... THE TIMES 'Think The Wire, set in Dublin' ... BRIAN McGILLOWAY** 'Harsh, tender, steely and authentic' ... LOUISE PHILIPS 'A chilling thriller that reveals the dark and desperate world of Dublin gags...

Maverick investigator Dominic Queste is on the trail of missing butcher Sam Price. But he soon uncovers links to a killer with a taste for games. What began as a simple favour for his girlfriend quickly descends into a battle for survival against an enemy who has no qualms about turning victims...

Dexter and John are back with another action-packed crime adventure when investigating a shady Russian organization in Los Angeles. Dexter O'Kane is an antique collector turned assassin who's not on good terms with Mrs. O'Kane. When another job takes him away from the family in Missouri, and...

When will the colors bleed into one? Dexter and John investigate a racially motivated group called American Renaissance that threatens to rip apart their Missouri town. While Dexter O'Kane, an antique dealer and owner of Antique Adventures is looking for a website designer, he encounters...

"Bullet-ridden, bold, brilliant." Neil Broadfoot When Coleman Lang finds his girlfriend Gina dead in his New York City apartment, he thinks nothing could be worse... until he becomes the prime suspect. Desperate to uncover the truth and clear his name, Coleman hits the streets....

'Refreshing . . . I look forward to reading more' Alex Gray 'First-rate' Sunday Sport When it comes to murder, there's no such thing as a coincidence ... When DI Dania Gorska is called to investigate the shooting of a young man on a Dundee street, the nail hammered into his forehead...