At once wry and shocking, humane and raw, ironic and visceral, Denise Mina brings a distinctive new voice to crime fiction in this gritty, award-winning debut novel set in the grim precincts of Glasgow's Garnethill. There the unlucky ...

My life was ordinary until three years ago when I was thrown out of a downtown hotel window. My name is Robbie Brownlaw, and I am a homicide detective for the city of San Diego. I am twenty-nine years old.I now have synesthesia, a neu...

At The Society for the Preservation of Pennsylvania Antiques, fundraiser Eleanor "Nell" Pratt solicits donations-and sometimes solves crimes. When a collection of George Washington's letters is lost on the same day that an a...

Temple Barr is a sharp and sassy public relations ace in Las Vegas whose life is finally taking a turn for the better. Hard-nosed homicide lieutenant Carmen Molina is too busy chasing after her own ex-lover, rogue L.A. cop Rafi Nadir,...

In Jasper Fforde's Great Britain, circa 1985, time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very, very seriously. England is a virtual police state where an aunt can ge...

Two boys suddenly disappear, and Lt. Joe Leaphorn sets out to locate them. Three things complicate the search: an archaeological dig, a steel hypodermic needle, and the strange laws of the Zuni Indians. A riveting mystery from the bes...

In 1484, then Pope Innocent VIII issued a papal bull -- A decree giving the endorsement of the church to the inquisitors of the day who hunted, tortured, tried and ultimately murdered those accused of heresy -- especially the practice...

In the aftermath of a massive hurricane off the coast of Florida, an elderly woman seeks Doc Ford's assistance in combing the reshaped ocean bottom for evidence that would exonerate a loved one for alleged activities during World War ...

While walking her poodle, Olivia Limoges discovers a dead body buried in the sand. Could it be connected to the bizarre burglaries plaguing Oyster Bay, North Carolina? At every crime scene, the thieves set up odd tableaus: a stick of ...

Hired to house-sit for Brat, the hyperactive cat belonging to New York guidebook author Louis Montag while his owner tries to work, actress/sleuth Alice Nestleton is stunned when, on her first day, she is attacked, her employer is mur...

Young computer expert Aimee Leduc is on her way to meet a young woman in the Belleville district of Paris, a predominantly Arab neighborhood. She finds the streets in chaos because of a car bombing that has occurred moments before--an...

James Qwilleran and his famous felines, Koko and Yum Yum, are back for another mystery-solving stint in the beloved bestselling Cat Who... series. Unabridged CDs - 4 CDs, 5 hours

Andrea Camilleri's novels starring Inspector Montalbano have become an international sensation in eight different languages. This funny and fast-paced Sicilian page-turner will be a delicious discovery for mystery afficionados and fic...

A BBC Radio full-cast dramatization starring Peter Sallis as the great Belgian detective. Tyrannical millionaire Simeon Lee has been estranged from most of his family for years. But now, on Christmas Eve, the old man calls them all to...

Death threatens the nuptial designs of wedding planner and amateur sleuth Carnegie Kincaid for the marriage of her client, a sexy Goth rocker, to a Seattle baseball star, when Boris the Mad Russian Florist is charged with murder and C...

That rough-and-tumble black tomcat Midnight Louie and his flame haired human companion Temple Barr are looking forward to a Christmas vacation spent in the Big Apple. But there's more than merriment to be found in New York City--there...

Charles Lenox, Victorian gentleman and armchair explorer, likes nothing more than to relax in his private study with a cup of tea, a roaring fire and a good book. But when his lifelong friend Lady Jane asks for his help, Lenox cannot ...

Jessica Fletcher is pitching in to help Cabot Cove's first Lobster Festival by writing an article about the lifestyle of the local lobstermen. But instead of getting the story, she becomes tangled in a net of intrigue and murder. And ...

Investigative reporter joins forces with Philadelphia detective Nick McBride to uncover the truth about the kidnapping and murder of Jonathan Bowman, a high-ranking casino employee, whose killing may be linked to the death of Nick's f...

Disguising herself as a man, beautiful Sophie Champion ventures into Renaissance London's most exclusive gambling club to investigate the murder of her godfather and comes face to face with Crispin Foscar, the notorious Earl of Scanda...

New York Times bestselling author JEFFERY DEAVER created the acclaimed blockbusters The Devil's Teardrop and The Coffin Dancer. Here he showcases his superb talent for 'ticking-bomb suspense' (People) in this Edgar Award-nominated ...

When her friend Bryan is accused of stealing a Chagall painting from the Brock Museum, Annie Kincaid, a former art forger, gets help from a hunky art thief to clear Bryan's name, while dealing with the arrival of her mother. Original.

Mystery author Maggie Kelly had enough on her mind wondering how she was going to keep her fictional Regency Era creation from dropping to one knee with a marriage proposal. Then a murderer crosses the foul line--way too close to home...

Drawing on the events of "The Wimsey Papers," a tale set during the Blitz in 1940 London finds Lord Peter conducting secret business for the Foreign Office, while Harriet, caring for the family, is shocked by the murder of a...

With another failed business behind her, dilettante chef Angie Amalfi is cooking up a new scheme: Pairing up her best friend Connie with a handsome professional football player who just happens to be related to the owner of her favori...

A reporter for the Bergen News, Chris Turley could never measure up to his father. Edward Turley, a combination of Bob Woodward and Ernie Pyle, was one of the last great investigative reporters and a difficult man to impress. While...

Felix Gomez returned from the war in Iraq a changed man—once a soldier, now forever a vampire. So the undead underworld put his skills to work as a private detective, specializing in the sordid, the sexy, and the supernatural. ...

Chesapeake Crimes 3 is the latest installment of the Agatha- and Anthony-Award-winning Chesapeake Crimes series. 'The Chesapeake Bay area is home to strong winds, joys, and fears, where you lock your doors at night in the cities an...

Almost a quarter of a century ago, acclaimed young writer Thea Janis disappeared. Although her body was never discovered, a man was convicted and incarcerated for the crime. However, 24 years later, someone is mailing portions of a ma...

Is a certain vet detective about to become an endangered species?IIt's been over a decade since Jessica Popper spoke to vet-school friend Erin Walsh. So when Erin calls out of the blue, Jess agrees to meet her. When Erin doesn't show,...