Crime Fiction

For nearly a year Bernie Rhodenbarr has gone straight, but his landlord wants to increase his rent by 10 ,000 dollars a month. Desperate times call for desperate mea sures,...

The fourth Detective Inspector Carol Ashton mystery. Detective Inspector Carol Ashton is close to burnout, tired of hiding the fact that she is gay and, for the first time, seriously...

Surprising and compelling this powerfully written novel is a terrifyingly vivid rendering inside the mind of a serial killer. Joe is in control of everything in his simple life, including...

Probation Officer Ann Carlisle is coping with her husband's unsolved disappearance, and her young son's consequent problems, the best way she knows ' launching a one-woman war on crime. But...

In New York's Harlem, every street is steeped in history, and the music of jazz legends plays in the memories of its residents. Artie Cohen could feel at home here...

The latest novel from the CWA-shortlisted author of Three-Fifths - a Sunday Times , Guardian and Financial Times Book of the Year. 'Thrums with authenticity' - The Times 'Powerful, bruising...

Author: Damon RunyonBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents the complete short fiction of Damon Runyon, showcasing his unparalleled ability to capture...

Author: Tony KenrickBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis suspenseful novel chronicles the intricate schemes of a master thief whose latest heist goes spectacularly awry,...

Author: Patricia WentworthBinding: HardbackPublished: ANDREW MELROSE, LTD, 1915Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn boards with marks and...

The sixth in the critically-acclaimed Robin Miller mystery series by Jaye Maiman takes you from the murky bayous of New Orleans to the rat-infested subways of New York City in...

A Helen Black mystery, Helen's Great Aunt has passed on and has left Helen her house; so Helen travels back to Mississippi from her town of Berkeley, leaving behind friend...

A thrilling new mystery series from Lambda Literary Award winner Lauren Wright Douglas!

Here is another mystery featuring the shadowy, intriguing world of Caitlin Reece. Who is sending Laura photos from her past cut and pasted into a gruesome jigsaw puzzle? From the...

Celebrated Berkeley private eye Helen Black returns to unravel a knot of politics, family loyalty, love and death.

Author: Les WhittenBinding: HardbackPublished: SEVERN HOUSE PUBLISHERS, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis gripping thriller, A Killing Pace, plunges readers into a world of espionage and high-stakes intrigue....

Author: Evelyn BerckmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Blessed Plot immerses readers in the treacherous political landscape of Elizabethan England, where loyalties are tested...

After her narrow brush with death in Holy Hell, you would think Lillian Byrd would have learned to keep her head down. But when a friend in crisis calls from...

Author: Ben BensonBinding: HardbackPublished: COLLINS, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsTarget In Taffeta plunges readers into a world of high-stakes espionage where a cunning...

In this wickedly funny crime novel, Lillian Byrd is a small-time reporter with a flair for making big mistakes - like getting fired for rejecting the boss's son - so...

Author: Arthur LyonsBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan , 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis hardboiled detective novel plunges readers into the dark heart of Los Angeles, where private investigator Jacob...

Author: Josephine BellBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan , 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis gripping mystery, Bones In The Barrow, uncovers a chilling discovery...

Author: C. B. GilfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Arlington Books, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe Crooked Shamrock presents a gripping mystery set against a backdrop of...

Author: Michael InnesBinding: HardbackPublished: VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerAn Awkward Lie presents a classic British mystery, uniting the keen intellect of Sir...

Author: Gwen MoffatBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsA Short Time To Live presents a gripping narrative of suspense, drawing readers into a...

Author: Kenneth GilesBinding: HardbackPublished: VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe Big Greed presents a gripping narrative within the crime fiction genre, detailing the...

Author: W. J. BurleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis gripping crime novel presents the meticulous Detective Chief Superintendent Wycliffe as he...

Author: Michael InnesBinding: HardbackPublished: VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Stains on pages 84-85.This compelling mystery, Appleby And Honeybath, presents a complex case for...

Author: Timothy WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsConverging Parallels presents a taut and intelligent police procedural set in the atmospheric landscape of northern...

Author: Tony HillermanBinding: HardbackPublished: Gollancz, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis gripping mystery, The Dark Wind, immerses readers in the stark beauty and ancient traditions of the Navajo...

Author: Ed McbainBinding: HardbackPublished: HAMISH HAMILTON LONDON, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling crime novel plunges into the heart of a metropolitan police force, chronicling a relentless...

Author: Timothy HolmeBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan , 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis captivating mystery, The Devil And The Dolce Vita, transports readers to the sun-drenched streets...

Discover one family's dark secrets in the evocative new novel from the author of Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy pick The Glass House Notting Hill, London. One May...

If there are two of you, and just one life - who gets to live it? Discover the international million-copy bestseller and profoundly brilliant 2020 Prix Goncourt winner When flight...

A spine-chilling ghost story with a thrilling mystery at its heart, set on a wild island off the coast of Scotland Alone in the world, Elspeth Swansome takes up the...

Detective Sarah Lindstrom comes home to find her ex-lover bludgeoned to death in her bed. When it transpires that Lindstrom was the intended victim PI Meg Darcy rushes in to...

Stoner is in the sleepy little New Age town of Sherburne Falls, where dark forces are afoot, and Aunt Hermione is their prey. Reluctant detective Stoner, alongside lover Gwyn and...

Micky Knight is a hard-hitting, tough-talking dyke detective who struggles against demons, past and present, in her death-defying search for the killer who is terrorizing a women's health clinic.

James Flood, just released from a Florida prison, plans to hold the Hayworth women hostage, while Marcus Hayworth, small-town banker and Quaker, is convinced he can subvert Flood's plan.

"If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country."--E. M. Forster Through seven previous novels,...