Two years after being tossed from the detective bureau for using questionable tactics while catching a child molester, deputy Tim Hallett's life is finally on track. Assigned to a special K-9 unit with the best partner in the world, a Belgian Malinois named Rocky, Hallett has finally learned to balance police work with his family life. But that all changes in the heat of a Florida sugarcane field.While searching for a kidnapper, Rocky locks onto the scent of a predator unlike anyone has ever seen. Or have they? The more Hallett digs, the closer he comes to his old issues when the case that ended his career as a detective appears to be the key to a series of kidnappings.When the trail turns to murder, Hallett risks everything to catch the killer, even if it means clearing the child molester who drove him to violence and ruined his career. Along the way, Hallett and his partners learn the true meaning of loyalty and courage as their canine companions take police work to a new level and show that instinct means more than training. Scent of Murder is a gritty police thriller from veteran law enforcement agent and author James O. Born

A collection of twenty short stories from the legendary crime author and creator of the 87th Precinct series.Ed McBain was one of the most admired and prolific crime writers of the twentieth century. His long-running 87th Precinct series helped define the gritty police procedural. In The McBain Brief, he presents a series of short stories where desperation, greed, and violence lead to bad ends. A collector who loves his porcelain more than his daughter; a hooker who melts the heart of a tough cop; an ex-fighter who goes berserk at Christmas; an automobile dealer out for a funny business ride. In The McBain Brief, readers will meet these and other colorful characters who run afoul of, and then into, the arms of the law . . .

Review “McBain is so good he ought to be arrested.” - Publishers Weekly“There’s nobody who does it better.” - Daily Mirror (UK)“Ed McBain is a master. He is a superior stylist, a spinner of artfully designed and sometimes macabre plots.” - Newsweek“The best crime writer in the business.” - Houston Post From the Back Cover From the internationally admired creator of the 87TH Precinct series come these tales featuring policemen and their work and displaying Ed McBain’s inimitable talents in shorter form. . . . In this collection of short stories, bestselling author Ed McBain presents a varied and colorful cast of characters who run afoul of, then into, the arms of the law. . . .A collector who loves his porcelain more than his daughter; a hooker who melts the heart of a tough cop; an ex-fighter who goes berserk at Christmas; an automobile dealer out for a funny business ride. . . . Ed McBain’s bestselling works put him in the very top rank of crime writers. In The McBain Brief, he more than justifies his reputation as a master storyteller. About the Author Ed McBain has been the recipient of the Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America. His 87th Precinct novels are international bestsellers. He lives in Connecticut.

"I really like his main character, Alex McKnight, and I'm ready to revisit Paradise, Michigan." —James PattersonSteve Hamilton's novels have won the mystery world's most prestigious awards and topped bestsellers list everywhere. With North of Nowhere, he returns to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and former Detroit cop Alex McKnight.After a game of poker turns into a professional heist, McKnight finds himself lying facedown on the floor with a gun to the back of his head. When the dust settles, McKnight is one of the police chief's lead suspects. Worse, one of the other card players has the same idea, and he has no qualms about exercising some vigilante justice of his own.Alex knows he is the only one who can uncover the truth. But is he about to discover how dark this conspiracy truly is—or how close to guilt he actually stands?Praise for Steve Hamilton and the Alex McKnight novels"A proven master of suspense." ?Lee Child"I'm often asked to recommend a detective series readers might have missed. This is it." ?Harlan Coben"As original as any writer I've ever read" —Michael Connelly"Already one of our best writers." ?Laura Lippman"I really like his main character, Alex McKnight, and I'm ready to revisit Paradise, Michigan." ?James Patterson"Whatever he writes, I'll read. Steve Hamilton's that good." —Don Winslow

In Hollywood, the monsters aren’t just in horror movies.In the gritty streets of 1980s Los Angeles, Nina Maddox has made a reputation as the go-to woman when Hollywood is in trouble – and it’s always in trouble.Hired by a studio mogul to protect TVs hottest leading man, Hank Trank, Nina arrives at Trank’s Bel Air mansion ready to get to work. But she’s too late to stop him being brutally murdered with his own award statue.As Nina chases down the killer, she finds that beneath Hollywood’s glittering façade, there’s a thriving, dark underbelly. And, this time, someone is systematically silencing anyone who might expose the grotesque secret festering in Hollywood’s darkest corners.Now they’ve set their sights on Nina, she better figure it out, or she’ll learn all over again that Hollywood can be murder.

If only the missing French socialite was the least of her problems.Hale Seton is great at bad decisions. Case in point: she left a perfectly good career in the States to manage a nineteen-year-old Spanish Formula One driver whose mother might actually be the devil in Manolo Blahniks.But the job has its perks — Monaco, a borrowed Lamborghini, and a personal trainer who flirts like it's an Olympic sport. Life is almost manageable. Then a French socialite vanishes after a wild night out, Hale's client becomes the prime suspect, and a powerful family with political connections decides to burn everything Hale has built to the ground.With the Monaco Grand Prix days away, Hale has to find the missing woman and clear her client's name before someone buries them both. The secrets in Monte Carlo are expensive. The enemies are well-dressed. And someone is counting on Hale being too far from home to fight back.The Trouble with Speed is Book 5 in the Hale Mary Amateur Sleuth Mystery series — sharp, funny, and full of terrible decisions. Each book is a standalone mystery. Perfect for fans of Jana DeLeon and Lisa Lutz.

‘Seriously scary.’ MARK BILLINGHAM‘A guaranteed thrill-ride.’ SARAH PINBOROUGHWARNING: a bingeable box set to lose sleep over! Start reading and you won’t be able to stop. Are you brave enough to turn the first page?Eight spine-chilling mysteries. Eight twisted killers. One detective — and his profiler wife — caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse . . .Enter the dark and twisted world of the Brennan & Esposito Mysteries — a series of utterly mesmeric Sunday Times bestsellers that everyone is talking about.Colchester’s DI Phil Brennan and profiler Marina Esposito hunt the most depraved criminals imaginable, from the sadistic killer who wants a baby — no matter what they have to do to get one — to the monster who keeps his victims locked below stairs in a cage of bones.Each case drags Brennan and Esposito deeper under the skin of their adversaries, into the darkest corners of the human psyche — where evil is calculated, sadistic . . . and terrifyingly personal.Together, they think they’ve seen the worst of humanity. But each new case will prove them wrong.Perfect for fans of M.W. Craven, Angela Marsons, Robert Bryndza, Patricia Gibney and Alex Smith. If you love compulsive, pulse-pounding thrillers packed with jaw-dropping twists, morally complex characters and crimes that will haunt you long after the final page, then don’t miss this chance to get the entire series in one brilliant-value box set!Book 1: Little BonesBook 2: In Her BonesBook 3: Cage of BonesBook 4: Broken BonesBook 5: The Bone HouseBook 6: Close to the BoneBook 7: The Bone ThiefBook 8: The Bone TrailMORE PRAISE FOR TANIA CARVER:‘If Tania Carver doesn’t creep you out, you should seek professional help.’ VAL McDERMID‘Dark, sexy . . . relentlessly suspenseful.’ RICHARD MONTANARI‘Keep the lights on for this one . . . an utterly terrifying yet believable thriller.’ The Mirror‘Powerful, gory and unflinching . . . a near-perfect crime novel which will keep you guessing into the wee small hours.’ Bella‘Pacy and psychologically intriguing.’ Notebook‘Full of fear and edginess, this author’s carved out a niche for a particularly creepy sort of thriller.’ Star magazine????? ‘OMG! I was hooked from the start.’ Wandarer, Goodreads????? ‘Amazing, gruesome, sickening and mind-blowing!’ Faouzia, Goodreads????? ‘So good it’s traumatising!!!’ Moshi, GoodreadsMeet Brennan and Esposito, partners in sleuthing and more.Relentlessly dedicated Detective Phil Brennan is a rising star of Colchester Major Crime, and the envy of his workmates.