In this prequel to the hit series, Glasgow's gritty detective probes the murder of a gangland lawyer as tensions rise in the city's underworld.Lawyer Bobby Carter did a lot of work for the wrong kind of people. When his body is found in an alley behind a pub that is known to be under the protective wing of a local crime boss, the fragile equilibrium that has been keeping Glasgow relatively safe for months is shattered. Besides a distraught family and any number of powerful friends, Carter has left behind his fair share of enemies. So who is responsible for his death?DC Jack Laidlaw's reputation precedes him. He's not a team player, but he's got a sixth sense for what's happening on the streets. His boss chalks Carter's death up to the usual rivalries, but Laidlaw knows it can't be that simple. As two Glasgow gangs go to war, he needs to find Carter's killer before the whole city explodes . . . Award-winning author William McIlvanney's Laidlaw books changed the face of crime fiction. When he died in 2015, he left half a handwritten manuscript of Laidlaw's first case. New York Times–bestselling author Ian Rankin has finished what McIlvanney started. Here, in The Dark Remains, these two iconic authors bring to life the criminal world of 1970s Glasgow, and Laidlaw's relentless quest for truth.Praise for The Dark RemainsWinner of the 2022 British Book Award for Crime & Thriller Book of the Year"Fantastic—like witnessing Scottish noir's Big Bang creation in the company of its greatest living exponent . . . Like Maradona and Messi playing in the same team." —Lee Child, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Jack Reacher thrillers"Jack Laidlaw is the quintessential crime fiction protagonist, and Ian Rankin delivers a wholly satisfactory homage." —Irish Times"The writing here is so sharp nearly every sentence could split open a haggis." —The Washington Post"The world McIlvanney and Rankin create—there's no indication of who wrote what, and readers will be hard-pressed to tell—is deliciously fluid in its conflicts." —Kirkus Reviews"A brilliant read: gritty, atmospheric, and menacing." —Mystery Scene Magazine

An ex-car salesman heads to Mexico following a near-death experience, but trouble soon finds him in this "thoughtful" thriller" (Publishers Weekly).In a former life, Nick Lutz, sold cars in the Golden State. He had a wife and a young son, and they struggled along until Nick was shot in the head when a potential customer hijacked the car he was demonstrating. The incident sets off a bad-luck domino fall, and he loses an eye, his job, his family, and, eventually, his self-respect.With nothing left, Nick heads for Mexico, where he sheds his former self among an eclectic group of expats and locals, who fondly name him "Pirata" on account of his eye patch. There on the beaches of Sabanita, Nick and his buddy Winsor drink, surf, and—most of all—escape, buoyed away from their pasts on south swells and Tecate. Nothing epic. That is until Winsor's girlfriend, Meagan, ends their abusive relationship and flees with her two boys to the safety and solace of Nick's beachside casita. A monsoon season fling of convenience turns into a torrid love affair as new loyalties and dark secrets are shaped into something like a family. But when the local policía struggle to identify a body that has washed up in the surf, Nick realizes his secrets—and sins—have caught up with him. And there are dangerous new surprises that have yet to roll in with the tide. . . .A gifted storyteller, Hasburgh drops readers into the middle of a gripping, heartwarming, viscerally compelling page turner. At once tender and deadly hysterical, Pirata is a novel readers won't soon forget.

In this Golden Age mystery from the Edgar Award–winning author, a French detective looks for a murderer among a closed circle of suspects in a Paris salon.It should have been an open and shut case—but for Inspector Bencolin, it never is. A new bride discovers her groom beheaded in a locked room. Her ex-husband, an imprisoned psychopath who once tried to murder her, has escaped his prison cell. What's more, the killer has undergone a transformation that makes him impossible to find. Summoning a trusted ally, Bencolin sets out to find the sadistic slayer before he strikes again. . . .

I think I'm your sister.When private detective Barty Symonds receives a call from a 12-year-old claiming to be his sister, he finds the fact of her existence far more shocking than her claim that her father has vanished in the dead of night. After all, he did the same to Barty fifteen years ago.Barty remembers his father as an ill-tempered petty criminal with no interest in his wife or child. But when he arrives in the village of Pivert, nestled in the picturesque New Forest, he learns his father was a valued member of the community and a doting single parent. Crucially, no one believes he would willingly leave his daughter guardianless and alone.Compelled to investigate by the fast and surprisingly deep bond formed with his sister, Barty learns there has been another recent disappearance in the village. He knows this can be no coincidence, and soon thinks he is nearing the truth.Then someone is murdered, and as the only newcomer in a tight-knit village, Barty soon finds himself balancing his role of investigator with that of prime suspect.But Not Forgotten is the first in the Barty Symonds mystery series. Perfect for readers of Sally Rigby, Robert Gold, Robert Galbraith and Mark Dawson.

Three successful women have been murdered. Tasked with tracking down the killer, Detective Stephanie Chalice discovers that her own demise is the psychopath's ultimate objective.International Bestselling Series.?????????? …Suspenseful to to the very last page. One of my new favorites. Secrets lead to lies and lies to murder in this pulse-pounding mystery with lots of shocking twists."Lawrence Kelter is an exciting new novelist, who reminds me of an early Robert Ludlum. —Nelson DeMille?? "Kelter is a master, pure and simple."? —The Kindle Book Review “Chalice’s acerbic repartee is like an arsenal of nuclear missiles.” —BookWire Review BookWire Review DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES LAWRENCE KELTER, Leisure Books, New York, NY, $6.99 US, paperback, (322p) ISBN: 0-8439-5554-6 "Don't Close Your Eyes" begins with a whimper and a bang--two seemingly unrelated deaths. The first is a teenage girl whose asthma suffocates her while sleeping. The second is a man shot on the tram that connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan. Lying next to the man is the real puzzle: a woman who might appear to have died of natural causes if not for the handwritten note stuffed in her mouth that simply reads "Look back." Murder mystery thrillers are often driven by tough, fast-talking, streetwise detectives with a sad story about their past and a penchant for nabbing perps. The cop on the case in "Don't Close Your Eyes" is all these things and more. Meet Stephanie Chalice. She's a smart, beautiful, 28-year-old NYPD homicide detective whose acerbic repartee is like an arsenal of nuclear missiles--it convinces her male colleagues that she means business. Behind all the bluster, though, is a young woman with fierce passions who shows the same tremendous dedication to her ill mother as she does her job. Chalice is an excellent detective, but it comes at a cost. She suffers recurring nightmares and obsesses that diabetes that killed her father and weakens her mother and will one day come for her. When a second woman is found dead with a rag in her mouth and another cryptic note nearby, Chalice realizes a serial killer stalks Manhattan's Upper East Side. Her detective work combines intelligence, persistence, a skilled partner, and well-connected friends. Secret allies also work on her behalf to thwart dangers that lie just beyond her periphery. As she follows a trail of clues and corpses to the murderer, she also pursues her own demons, uncovering startling truths about who she really is. "Don't Close Your Eyes" is entertaining and engrossing. Detective Chalice is a strong character, the killer is devilishly intriguing, and the well-paced plot will keep your eyes wide open. BookWire Review

**COMING TO TV SCREENS IN 2026 AS TALL TALES & MURDER STARRING AIDAN GILLEN AND ELLA LILY HYLAND *** The first time somebody tried to kill him was an accident.The second time was deliberate.Now Paul Mulchrone finds himself on the run with nobody to turn to except a nurse who has read one-too-many crime novels and a renegade detective with a penchant for violence. Together they must solve one of the most notorious crimes in Irish history . . .. . . or else they’ll be history.A Man With One of Those Faces is the first book in Caimh McDonnell's award-nominated, TV-show-pending and infuriatingly inaccurately titled Dublin Trilogy. Discover the unputdownable dark comedy crime series that melds fast-paced action with a distinctly Irish acerbic wit and has sold nearly two million copies around the world.Perfect for fans of JD Kirk, Richard Osman, Christopher Brookmyre and Carl Hiaasen.Praise for The Dublin Trilogy:"One of the funniest crime books you could read."The Express“Properly funny”The Sunday Times"A brilliant comedic thriller."The Irish Post"Poignant, suspenseful and gut-bustingly funny.” Wall Street Journal“A modern great of crime comedy”Ian Moore, Sunday Times-bestselling author of Death and Croissants“A real page turner”Shots Crime & Thriller Ezine"It's just crying out to be made into a movie. The writing is whip-smart and funny."Books Ireland Magazine"I was hooked by the end of the first page. Clever writing. Funny plot. Good characters." The Sun-Gazette