A topsy-turvy crime scene sends a detective on a puzzling quest for the truth.The offices of foreign literature publisher and renowned stamp collector Donald Kirk are often host to strange activities, but the most recent occurrence­�...

Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust is the second book in Mindy Quigley's delectable Deep Dish Mystery series, set in a Wisconsin pizzeria. Newly single pizzeria owner Delilah O’Leary is determined to keep her restaurant afloat in...

Fresh mozzarella, tangy tomato sauce, and murder: the perfect recipe for a delicious first entry in Mindy Quigley's Six Feet Deep Dish, a delectable new series... Delilah O’Leary can’t wait to open her new gourmet dee...

In this "brilliant...deeply felt" (Stephen King) novel by the New York Times bestselling author of the Chet and Bernie mystery series, a deeply damaged female soldier home from the war in Afghanistan becomes obsessed with fi...

"Irresistible... a Golden Age homage, an elegantly constructed mystery that on every page reinforces the message that everyone counts." –New York Times Book Review From the award-winning author of The Day I Diedand Th...

An antique steam tractor pull removes a stump at the Whistling River Resort and Golf Course, revealing a skeleton in the root ball of a man who has been both shot and hung. Glenna McClain, general manager and part owner of the resort ...

Two missing persons. One apparent suicide. Three cases pushing PI Jessie Cole and crime reporter Ben Morrison closer to the edge.Lacey Geiger could be a very rich woman. If Jessie Cole can find her. The beneficiary of a sizable estate...

Private investigator Lizzy Gardner knows a thing or two about living in the past. As a teenager, she was terrorized by a serial killer, an ordeal that haunted her for more than a decade before the maniac was finally stopped. So when t...

Her own past could be a reporter's biggest story in this twisting thriller about murder and family secrets by the New York Times bestselling author T.R. Ragan. Plagued by traumatic childhood memories, crime reporter Sawyer Brooks sti...

"With action-packed twists and turns and a pace that doesn't let up until the thrilling conclusion, Her Last Day is a brilliant start to a gripping new series from T.R. Ragan." —Robert Bryndza, #1 international bestselling...

The happy life Faith McMann knew as a wife, mother, and teacher was destroyed when vicious criminals murdered her husband, kidnapped her children, and left her for dead. After paralyzing grief, fear, and despair, there was nothing lef...

Nick Reynolds, his pilot's rating barely a month old, drops off the radar at night over the Chesapeake Bay. Investigating agencies call it another tragic pilot error accident. No trace of the plane is found in the Bay's murky waters. ...

Drawn and Buttered is the third book in a wonderfully satisfying cozy mystery series set at the Lazy Mermaid Lobster Shack in coastal New England.The Lazy Mermaid's business has slowed to a snail's pace―until a monster lobster claws...

This anthology is a collection of mystery stories by writers who attended the First Annual Mayhem in the Midlands Mystery Conference 2000, cosponsored by Omaha Public Libary and Lincoln City Libraries. The anthology includes short st...

When a former soldier and recluse murders two 17-year-old students at a posh Edinburgh boarding school, Inspector John Rebus immediately suspects there is more to the case than meets the eye.

Bible John' terrorized Glasgow in the sixties and seventies, raping and murdering three women he met in a local ballroom--and was never caught. Now a copycat is at work, nicknamed 'Bible Johnny' by the media, a new menace with violent...

Rebus investigates a cold case that just turned red hot.As he settles into an uneasy retirement, Rebus has given up his favorite vices. There's just one habit he can't shake: he can't let go of an unsolved case. It's the only pastime ...

On the eve of the first Scottish parliament in three hundred years, Edinburgh is a city rife with political passions and expectations.Queensbury House, the home of Scotland's new rulers, falls in the middle of John Rebus' turf, keepin...

Nobody likes The Complaints--they're the cops who investigate other cops. It's a department known within the force as "The Dark Side," and it's where Malcolm Fox works. He's a serious man with a father in a nursing home and ...

Ian Rankin's brilliant new hero, Malcolm Fox, who made his celebrated debut in The Complaints, is investigating a police department where the corruption is deep and deadly.The Complaints: that's the Internal Affairs department that se...

As it turns out, a dead man can tell stories...When it comes to the brutal killing of a middle-aged alcoholic found dumped outside of town, Scotland Yard has more important cases to deal with. It's a job for the Department of Unexplai...

Micky Knight reluctantly takes on two cases, one for money, one for pity. The first is a trawl though archives to solve a century old murder, for an arrogant grandson who thinks riches should absolve his family of any sins. The other,...

In the stark light of dawn, the young couple are laid out on their backs by the dying campfire, their hands clasped between them. Their eyes are open, but their hearts are cold…When a park ranger stumbles across the bodies of Valeri...

Josie treads gently, careful not to disturb the pile of perfect white bones laid out in the grass by her feet. Her voice is little more than a whisper. "No Not my sister..." Detective Josie Quinn hasn't heard from her s...

"A complex mystery and yummy grilled cheese recipes. What's not to like?"— Kirkus Reviews A bridal shower gone bad quickly becomes the swiss of death, and grilled cheese shop owner Carly Hale must sniff out the suspec...

Purr-suing a killer . . . The only thing that could make the High Cliff Shelter for Cats even cozier is a reading room where kids can snuggle up with a furry feline and a book. But as Lara and Aunt Fran prepare for the reading nook’...

"Foodies and mystery lovers will come for the red herrings and stay for the cheese."— Kirkus Reviews The second book in a delicious culinary cozy series—the muensters have arrived in Balsam Dell in this Hallowee...

The first in a delicious new culinary cozy series featuring a grilled cheese eatery owner who must solve murders in her small town before she is put under lock and brie Back in Balsam Dell to heal after the death of her husband, Carl...

ONE PEDAL TO THE METAL MYSTERY…"Artist and accidental detective Cherry Tucker goes back to high school and finds plenty of trouble and skeletons…Reinhart's charming, sweet-tea flavored series keeps getting better!" – G...

A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Special Edition of A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell. Featuring an introduction by James Ellroy. On Valentine's Day, four members of the Coverdale family were murdered in the space of fifte...