Secondhand Crime Fiction & Thriller Bargain Book Box DSH1091

Secondhand Crime Fiction & Thriller Bargain Book Box

Dive into the dark side of fiction with this incredible value Secondhand Bargain Book Box, a curated collection of nineteen gripping tales guaranteed to keep you up all night. This assortment is packed with international bestsellers, spanning from high-stakes military action by authors like Chris Ryan and Clive Cussler to intricate, atmospheric crime investigations led by masters such as James Patterson and Deborah Crombie. Unearth deep-rooted secrets, follow forensic trails, and witness heart-pounding suspense across global settings, all waiting for a new reader to enjoy the twists and turns. Each book is secondhand and may show signs of wear.

1. Greed by Chris Ryan
   A former SAS operative is plunged into a lethal game of international greed after a mysterious woman hires him to find her missing father and a cache of stolen diamonds, a search that quickly uncovers a vast conspiracy reaching the highest echelons of global power, taking the operative from the African jungles to the streets of London, where he must rely on his razor-sharp combat skills and instinct to survive against ruthless enemies who will stop at nothing to protect their illicit fortune, knowing the only way out is to fight for the truth and expose the deadly betrayal.

2. The Field of Blood by Denise Mina
   Ambitious copyboy Paddy Meehan longs to break into investigative journalism in the gritty, male-dominated world of a Glasgow newspaper, tired of writing small obituary fillers, but her opportunity arises when she links a missing child case to a local murder, forcing her to confront the grim realities and moral compromises of the media world, finding herself quickly entangled in a web of police corruption and media manipulation where pursuing the truth comes at a heavy personal price, risking everything to make her name while uncovering a city's dark secrets one shocking story at a time.

3. Bound For Murder by Laura Childs
   Tea shop owner and amateur sleuth Theodosia Browning stumbles upon a chilling mystery when a collector is found murdered at a rare book auction, clutching a priceless antique volume, with the murder weapon, a pair of antique sewing shears, suggesting a dark link to the world of high-stakes literary forgery and deadly secrets in historic Charleston, forcing Theodosia to navigate the town's eccentric collectors and suspicious dealers to uncover a killer whose greed extends far beyond the pages of a rare book, racing to solve the case before the quiet charm of the town is shattered by another deadly secret.

4. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
   Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan is called to a gruesome scene in Montreal where the remains of a woman are discovered, bearing signs of a ritualistic, patterned killing, and as this is the first of a terrifying pattern, Tempe must use her skeletal expertise to identify the victim and help the police track a calculating serial killer, an investigation that quickly plunges her into the city's darkest corners, forcing her to match wits with a brutal psychopath, and she must work fast before the killer claims another victim in their meticulously planned rampage.

5. Long Spoon Lane by Anne Perry
   In Victorian London, Inspector Thomas Pitt and his wife Charlotte investigate the discovery of a mutilated body in a quiet, affluent neighborhood unaccustomed to such shocking violence, but the victim's secretive life and lack of clear connections baffle the police, leading Pitt to suspect the key lies within the rigid social structures and hidden scandals of the city's elite, forcing Pitt and Charlotte to work both sides of the class divide, realizing that beneath the polished veneer of high society lies a dark underbelly of secrets, and they must confront this dangerous truth to bring the ruthless killer to a swift justice.

6. Cyclops by Clive Cussler
   Master adventurer Dirk Pitt is pulled into a geopolitical thriller after investigating a mysterious disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle, only to stumble upon a vast, covert Russian space station hidden along the Cuban coast, a dangerous find with global ramifications, initiating a perilous race against time to prevent an international catastrophe orchestrated by a ruthless, power-hungry tycoon bent on world dominance, forcing Pitt to navigate treacherous waters and high-tech warfare in a fight for peace and a hidden Nazi treasure.

7. The President's Shadow by James Patterson & Richard DiLallo
   Top presidential advisor and resourceful agent Sally Grissom is pulled back into the shadows when a shocking secret from the President's past threatens to destabilize the nation, while the First Family simultaneously faces a terrifying, personal attack, forcing Grissom and the Secret Service to battle an enemy who anticipates their every countermove, and the desperate search for the truth leads through a dangerous labyrinth of high-stakes political intrigue and deep-seated betrayal, forcing Grissom to protect the President while proving that the greatest threats often lurk closest to power.

8. Op-Centre: Call to Treason by Tom Clancy's / Jeff Rovin
   Op-Center is placed on high alert following a catastrophic explosion at a major European port, signaling a dangerous plot, where they uncover a conspiracy involving rogue elements within the US government and a sophisticated international terrorist network targeting American interests, forcing General Mike Rodgers' team to quickly unravel the web of deceit before critical technology falls into the wrong hands and tips the global balance of power, as they face the impossible task of rooting out treason from within their own ranks while battling a formidable external enemy.

9. City of Drowned Souls by Chris Lloyd
   Detective Elisenda Domènech investigates a series of seemingly unrelated bodies appearing across Barcelona, all bearing bizarre, aquatic-themed clues, an investigation that plunges her into the depths of the city's hidden history and modern criminal underworld, forcing her to confront a relentless killer whose motives are rooted in a dark, forgotten past and a twisted sense of poetic justice, and Elisenda races against the clock to stop the 'Drowner' before his madness consumes another victim and the city's soul.

10. City of Good Death by Chris Lloyd
    Elisenda Domènech's next investigation becomes personal when a respected figure in the Catalan community is brutally murdered, his death chillingly mirroring a famous historical execution, leading her through Barcelona's vibrant, yet secretive, neighborhoods, where historical rivalries and modern-day corruption violently collide, and she must decipher the meaning behind the killer's macabre staging while battling pressure from her superiors and her own internal demons, realizing the 'Good Death' is far from good for the future of the city.

11. City of Buried Ghosts by Chris Lloyd
    Detective Elisenda Domènech is faced with a case that unearths both literal and metaphorical ghosts when construction work reveals a hidden chamber of long-buried, perfectly preserved bodies, and as she delves into the location's history, she uncovers a decades-old secret involving forbidden love, political betrayal, and a sinister cover-up orchestrated by some of Barcelona's most powerful and respected families who have managed to silence the truth for years, forcing Elisenda to navigate this maze of lies and historical trauma, proving that some secrets refuse to stay buried forever.

12. The Wedding Guest by Jonathan Kellerman
    Psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis investigate the baffling collapse and death of a young woman at a high-society wedding reception with no clear cause of death, but the investigation soon unveils a disturbing tapestry of dark family secrets, professional jealousies, and hidden lives among the wealthy, privileged guests, forcing the duo to look beyond the immediate tragedy to uncover the killer's meticulous and cold calculation behind the event, confronting a murder scheme rooted in deep obsession and the destructive nature of inherited wealth and toxic privilege.

13. In a Dark House by Deborah Crombie
    Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James are called to an isolated Cheshire estate after a body is discovered during an engagement party, and the ancient, sprawling house holds a long history of family secrets and simmering resentments among the aristocratic guests and the staff, making every resident a potential suspect in the baffling crime, forcing the detectives to question the illusion of the perfect household, as Kincaid and James must navigate the intricacies of English class to expose the killer hidden within this deeply troubled, isolated world.

14. Crescent Dawn by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
    Dirk Pitt, as NUMA Director, and his son, Dirk Jr., face a catastrophic global threat after a series of inexplicable and violent events target shipping vessels worldwide, and their investigation leads them to a shadowy, extremist Islamic organization funding their operations through a vast, newly discovered archaeological treasure, with an audacious plan to destabilize global trade and power using their illicit funds and ancient artifacts, forcing the Cusslers to race from the Mediterranean to the American Southwest to prevent a devastating plot involving both history and modern terrorism.

15. The Shape of Snakes by Minette Walters
    The unsolved murder of an elderly black woman in a tranquil English village years ago is suddenly re-examined after a key development: a traumatized witness who had blocked out the event begins to recall fragmented, vital memories about the night of the crime, forcing a new investigation into the long-buried racial prejudices, dark secrets, and underlying tensions of the seemingly respectable community, where the new evidence reveals a sinister cover-up orchestrated by those who sought to silence the truth and protect their privileged lives.

16. Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly
    US Marine Captain Shane "Scarecrow" Schofield is suddenly targeted by a ruthless, powerful cartel and an elite group of assassins seeking a rare, world-altering object he possesses, initiating a relentless, high-octane global chase that takes him across extreme environments, from the Arctic to war-torn Europe, fighting against a massive conspiracy, as Schofield fights not only for his life but against a vast, hidden plot threatening global security and stability, and he must outwit an army of professional killers and rely on his unparalleled combat skills in the most desperate pursuit of his career.

17. Dark Rooms by Lynda La Plante
    Detective Inspector Anna Travis is assigned to a harrowing cold case: the brutal, unsolved murder of a young couple years prior, a crime that has tormented the original investigating officer, and the case pulls Travis into the murky underbelly of London's elite and the victim's secretive past among the wealthy circles, where she soon uncovers a web of forbidden relationships, bitter betrayal, and a calculated killer who has successfully hidden in plain sight for decades, forcing Travis to use her meticulous detective work to finally reconstruct the events of that night and bring long-awaited closure to the victims' families.

18. Vanished by James Delargy
    A retired detective, still haunted by an unsolved missing person case from decades past, receives a mysterious phone call suggesting the woman, presumed dead, is still being held captive, a call that draws him back to the small, hostile Australian outback town where the woman vanished, forcing him to confront a community steeped in silence that has always protected its dark secrets and is determined to keep them buried, even at the cost of the woman's life, and he must race against time to uncover the truth and find the missing woman before the town's silence consumes them both.

19. Cross Country by James Patterson
    Detective Alex Cross is called in after a brilliant, ruthless African warlord known as "The Tiger" orchestrates the brutal murder of a prominent American family in their home, and the trail of the killer leads Cross out of Washington D.C. and across continents in a deadly, global pursuit for justice, as The Tiger's ultimate goal is a devastating plot to destabilize American security, making him a highly intelligent and formidable adversary, and Cross must risk everything he has to prevent this looming international disaster and stop the warlord's campaign of terror.