A disillusioned detective. A violent gangster. One chance to prove a young man's innocence...The last place DC Isla Robertson wants to be is back in Essex. Now an open-and-shut case of murder forces her to join forces with her estranged father, Tam McLean, a former Detective Chief Superintendent whose reputation for old-school policework casts a large shadow.Investment manager James Hadley has been beaten to death in his own home while his wife Linda cowered in an upstairs bathroom. The only suspect is their son Samuel. However, when the family’s link to the violent gangster Eddie Shaw is uncovered, DC Isla Robertson begins to suspect that Samuel was framed. Can Robertson and McLean put their differences aside to save an innocent boy from a life in prison?Set against the backdrop of Essex, this fast-paced British detective novel is an exciting, murder mystery with a strong emotional core and plenty of twists that will keep you guessing until the explosive finale."Blood Of The Father" is the first book in the Robertson and McLean series of crime thrillers from debut author CM Sinclair, perfect for fans of JM Dalgliesh, LJ Ross, JD Kirk, Angela Marsons, Joy Ellis, Damien Boyd and Neil Lancaster.

She's spent twenty-four years waiting for justice. Now she's done waiting.Detective Anaya Nazario has spent twenty-four years haunted by her father's unsolved murder. Lucas Nazario was the highest-ranking Puerto Rican detective in the LAPD—and no one has ever been held accountable for his death.When immigrants begin turning up dead across Los Angeles, Nazario catches a case no one else wants to touch. The victims are invisible to the system, the leads are thin, and pressure is mounting to let it go. She refuses.The deeper she digs, the more the case resists—until a trail of clues points somewhere no one expected. Somewhere trusted. Somewhere hiding something far darker than anyone wants to believe.As the investigation intensifies, Nazario is forced to partner with Special Agent Blake Huxley—a man she has every reason to keep at a distance. But with a killer still hunting and the clock running out, she doesn't have the luxury of old wounds. Together, they race to stop the murders before more lives are lost—and before the truth buries them both.A gritty, propulsive crime thriller about a detective who won't look away from the victims the world wants to forget.Compelling dialogue, rich, gritty prose, and characters you won’t forget — if you loved The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson, or Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger, you’ll love The Serpent’s Bridge.PERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVE– Gritty LA crime thrillers with relentless detectives– Cold cases colliding with active investigations– Justice for victims the system ignores– Tense partnerships forged under pressure

A jittery bride-to-be draws the Boston PI into an "utterly compelling" case of betrayal and dangerous love (Publisher Weekly, starred review). Six-foot-tall, redheaded ex-cop and Boston-based private eye Carlotta Carlyle is "the genuine article: a straightforward, funny, thoroughly American mystery heroine" (New York Post). On the outs with her secretive mob boss lover, Sam Gianelli, Carlotta occupies herself with a seemingly routine case. She feels an immediate bond with her new client, Jessie Franklin. Right now, both women are dealing with issues of trust. For Jessie, it's the man she's soon to marry. Tipped off that he's cheating on her, she wants Carlotta to tail him. No sooner does Carlotta get a track on the likely cad, than Jessie is killed by a hit-and-run driver. But when the accident is ruled a homicide, Carlotta discovers that Jessie has being lying about everything—including her name and her fiancé. But it's the reason for roping Carlotta into the deception that has the sleuth on edge. Because Carlotta's the number one suspect in the murder. Now she must investigate her own past—and Gianelli's—to save her neck. Only one thing is certain: "The course of mobbed-up love never runs smooth [in this] startling new chapter in the heroine's checkered personal life" (Kirkus Reviews). Lie Down with the Devil is the 12th book in the Carlotta Carlyle Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

To claim her inheritance, Merritt Quinn must uncover the truth about her mother’s death.When her late aunt’s will sends her to Crossroads, Arkansas, Merritt expects family secrets. She doesn’t expect murder.The only man who knows what really happened to her mother is local attorney Ernie Crowell. Before he can talk, he’s found bludgeoned to death.Now Merritt is trapped in a small Southern town full of old grudges, powerful families, and buried lies. Police chief Tim Birch is under pressure to catch a killer fast, but the deeper Merritt digs into her family’s past, the more dangerous the truth becomes.In Crossroads, the past is never really buried.And the truth may cost Merritt her life.For readers who love female-lead mysteries, small-town corruption, and Southern crime stories packed with danger and secrets, Deadly Inheritance is a gripping tale in the Southern Secrets Mystery series.In Crossroads, Arkansas, secrets don’t stay buried.

Somebody has got to die.Nobody told DI Jack Husker that his worst nightmare was about to become reality. A killer he doesn’t know is playing a game by his own set of rules. Stalking his prey through the city’s streets, his sights are set on one man. All he needs is a single shot to pay back a debt of revenge.DS Lisa Ramsey is left to pick up the pieces when Jack is forced into hiding. She must find a violent killer who has arrived in the city unnoticed. The only clue is a series of bodies killed in a ritual of evil. They leave Lisa wondering whether the killer might be closer to her than she could ever have imagined.Two killers hunting two different prey forces a deadly race for survival.Set in the beautiful city of York, this is DI Jack Husker’s third outing in a case that might prove to be his last.“Husker, you’re a dead man. I’m coming for you.”

In a city where the guilty roam free, there are those who seek retribution…After surviving the brutal siege of Srebrenica, Seka Torlak is trying to rebuild her life as a refugee in Melbourne, 1997. But her fragile peace is shattered when she spots a war criminal responsible for her father's death walking freely in the city. Determined to uncover his true identity and bring him to justice, Seka delves into an investigation that reveals a sinister underbelly of suburbia, where genocide deniers hide in plain sight.Haunted by memories of war and loss, Seka grapples with the raging conflict within her: the pursuit of justice versus the thirst for retribution. As she navigates this perilous path, she must decide what she is willing to sacrifice for the truth. Will Seka find her salvation, or will she lose her soul in the process?