The dead don't tell secrets… unless you listen.The girl's smashed-in face stared unseeing up to the blue sky, soil spilling out of her mouth. A hundred flies hovered above the bloodied mess.Westerley research facility is not for th...

"Keith McCafferty is a top-notch, first-rate, can't-miss novelist."--C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author When scarecrows appear in the cliffs above Montana's famous Smith River and a little girl reports being chas...

Sharyn McCrumb is a born storyteller.' *Mary Higgins ClarkWINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD!        'Sharyn McCrumb has few equals and no superiors among today's novelists.' *San Diego Union-TribuneFor one fateful weekend, the annual ...

"Cozy adventure for mystery buffs." --Library JournalMurder's a showstopper…The fancy-footed Happy Hoofers--Tina, Janice, Pat, Mary Louise, and Gini-- are kicking off Carnival by entertaining posh guests at the most elegan...

"Ahuge treat for mystery fans." —Peggy EhrhartYou can't tiptoe when murder's afoot…It's Bastille Day in Paris. The Happy Hoofers—Tina, Janice, Pat, Mary Louise, and Gini—are all set to kick off the fete by dancing th...

Murder is nothing to tap at. . . The high-kicking Happy Hoofers--Tina, Janice, Pat, Mary Louise, and Gini--have been booked to flaunt their fabulous flamenco footwork on a luxury train ride through northern Spain. But when a blow...

The Sixth and Final Bo Tully MysteryBo Tully, Sheriff of Blight County, Idaho, has dealt with small-town crime throughout his long, storied career. Now, contemplating retirement after years on the job, Tully is faced with perhaps his ...

Visit small-town Maine in a trio of Halloween cozy mystery tales by New York Times bestselling authors Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Barbara Ross. Small town traditions are celebrated throughout Maine during the holiday season. But...

Collected for the first time: Five novels that defined the domestic crime story and announced Margaret Millar as a writer for whom no subject was taboo. A grim locked room mystery doubles as brilliantly funny comedy; a nuanced portrai...

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Ellison Russell wanted a decorator, not a corpse. Too bad she finds Mrs. White in the study killed with a revolver. Things go from bad to worse when she finds Mr. White in the dining room killed with a ca...

When new clients Jay and Camilla Givens come to Sharon McCone with Camilla's stories of devil worshippers performing human sacrifices in San Francisco, the detective is skeptical, to say the least. However, when she discovers that Jay...

The Washington Post hailed Jonathan Nasaw's debut thriller as 'superior' and 'frightening.' The Toronto Sun called him 'a legitimate heavyweight contender among the masters of the psychological thriller' with 'the most original, twist...

The greatest detectives of the Golden Age investigate the most puzzling crimes of the eraSometimes, the police aren’t the best suited to solve a crime. Depending on the case, you may find that a retired magician, a schoolteache...

Anne Perry's spellbinding Victorian mysteries, especially those featuring William Monk, have enthralled readers for a generation. The Plain Dealer calls Monk "a marvelously dark, brooding creation"—and, true to form, this ...

Magdalena, the clever and headstrong daughter of Bavarian hangman Jakob Kuisl, lives with her father outside the village walls and is destined to be married off to another hangman's son—except that the town physician's son is hopele...

There’s a killer in the picture . . .\r\n  \r\n Celeste Cabot has a flair for painting—and a touch of paranormal talent too. She’s just arrived to sell her artwork at a big craft fair in North Carolina, complete...

Death does come to all you see, Some die slow not fast like thee. You already know why you must pay, For one life you took is still alive today.' Long-time friends Frank Pitts and Harold Grimms, through a quirk of fate, accident...

For Chicago sociology professor Amelia Emmet, violence was a research topic--until a student she'd never met shot her. He also shot himself. Now he's dead and she's back on campus, trying to keep up with her class schedule, a growing...

Lauren's job as a cold case homicide detective is her life. And life just got complicated.Lauren Riley is an accomplished detective who has always been on the opposite side of the courtroom from slick defense attorney Frank Violanti. ...

Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) was an American author of hundreds of short stories, poems, travelogues and special articles. Some of her very successful books and plays, such as 'The Bat' (1920) were adapted for movies. While many ...

As the Queen of the Red Carpet, Joan Rivers has been eyewitness to Hollywood's most heinous crimes (okay, so they're fashionrelated). And in this über-stylish mystery, she enlists her no-holdsbarred, slightly blonder literary counter...

"Suspenseful, historically accurate, and blessed with a wonderful cast of characters, THE APOTHECARY ROSE is an absolute delight from start to finish..." ― Charles de Lint, author of the Newford Series In the year of our ...

Recently elected to the office of aedile, Decius's new official duties include a probe into the recent collapse of a tenement building, an investigation that leads to the discovery of more than shoddy construction materials. Reprint.

New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinson brings us a tantalizing tale of suspense in this classic Inspector Banks thriller.In the long shadows of an alley a young man is murdered by an unknown assailant...

Peter Robinson, the acclaimed author of the bestselling series Stephen King calls "the best now on the market," returns with a gripping, emotionally charged mystery in which the revered detective Alan Banks must find the tru...

“Robinson is an author with amazing empathy, a snare-trap ear for dialogue, and a clear eye for the telling detail.”—Michael Connelly One of the world's greatest suspense writers returns with the 27th novel featurin...

Secondhand store owner Sarah Grayson and her affectionate rescue cat, Elvis, will scare up a few leads to find a killer in the newest installment of this captivating New York Times bestselling series.   After a long, cold, and...

In the air there's a feeling of...murder?It's the holiday season in Foggy Point, Washington, and after a tumultuous summer and fall, quilter Harriet Truman is hoping to create happy memories for her first Christmas with husband James ...

The fiance of Lord Peter's sister, Mary, is found dead outside the conservatory of the Wimsey family's shooting lodge in Yorkshire. The evidence points to their older brother, Gerald, the Duke of Denver, who is charged with the murder...

A wedding to die for? When an old friend asks reporter Guinivere Jones for her help, saying it's a matter of life or death, she reluctantly agrees. But when strange things start happening, Guin wonders if it's worth risking her own...