Where Fools Dare to Tread

Author: David William Pearce

Category: Crime Fiction

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“A well-crafted, enjoyable and intriguing mystery that, for better or worse, is a little heavy on the protagonist’s breast-level view of the world.” –IndieReaderNo one wants to be a patsy or a fall guy, but somebody’s got to do it.A happy nobody, Monk is charged with finding a missing woman wanted in a grisly killing. Upper management tells him he’s got this, but fools and dead men convince him that may not be the case. But the lure of easy money is a powerful force, and Monk isn’t foolish enough to think anyone will listen no matter how deadly the pursuit may be for them, or for him.Falling in love along the way, and a longing to heal old wounds add to his problems as he searches for the missing woman, and others for him. A nasty beating only heightens his desire to find the woman before the people lurking in the shadows decide to put an end to her, and to him.

THE DEPTFORD MURDER

Author: JEZ PINFOLD

Category: Crime Fiction

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????? ‘A rollercoaster of a read, right to the unexpected twist at the end.’ Martha B.

DISCOVER AN ABSORBING NEW CRIME THRILLER THAT WILL KEEP YOU TURNING THE PAGES.

Meet Detective Rebecca ‘Bec’ Pope. Between trying to keep the peace with her teenage stepdaughters, and negotiating a relationship with her estranged father, Bec’s got more than enough on her plate. And she can’t sleep.

The murders begin. A sick killer . . . who likes to watch.

Bec’s been home for just twenty minutes. Her sixteen-year-old stepdaughter’s having a row with her dad. Then she gets the call: ‘There’s been a murder. A church in Deptford.’

The woman’s body is arranged carefully on the altar of the quiet church. There’s a note on the body, addressed to Bec. ‘Dear Rebecca. You’re invited.’ That’s all it says.

The victim is a stay-at-home mum. It turns out she was attacked in the hallway of her tidy suburban home. And on a table by the front door, partially hidden by a bowl of keys, is a small surveillance camera.

The killer is watching the victim’s and the police’s every move.

Bec and her team barely have time to process this before another woman is found dead.

A note on her chest is addressed to Bec and a hidden camera is recording everything.

Bec is the only link between the murders . . . But she has no idea why.

Bec must dig into her past to find the killer before he strikes even closer to home . . .

Fans of Matt Brolly, Helen H. Durrant, Alex Gray, Rachel McLean, Caro Ramsay and Priscilla Masters will love this page-turning crime thriller.

MEET THE DETECTIVE
DCI Rebecca ‘Bec’ Pope is haunted by a series of murders she couldn’t solve. She’s plagued by insomnia, but she doesn’t let it affect her on the job. At work, she’s backed by solid, reliable Detective James Brody and a cracking team of investigators, but in a busy department there are bound to be leaks. At home, she has the support of her loving partner, Alex, if not his teenage daughters. She’s never had an easy relationship with her father, but they’re working on it.

THE SETTING
Bec Pope works out of Charing Cross police station, but the story unfolds all around the capital, from South to North, the busy metropolis and the quiet, eerie suburban streets. London is ever-present and waiting, with its capacity for great beauty, and for great horrors.

READERS LOVE THE DEPTFORD MURDER:

????? ‘A very compelling read and once I started, I couldn’t put it down.’ Martha

????? ‘Action packed and compelling . . . A thoroughly good read.’ Aileen G.

???? ‘Unexpected surprises await you as you read . . . Keeps you wanting more.’ Di B.
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Sin City

Author: Harold Robbins

Category: Crime Fiction

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A gritty tale of luck, danger, and decadence in Las Vegas by the New York Times–bestselling author: "Great fun." —Publishers Weekly   Jack "Lucky" Riordan is anything but lucky. The illegitimate son of Howard Hughes, he and his mother are cast out of Las Vegas when Hughes learns of the pregnancy, only for Jack to return years later to make his fortune.   Jack might not have luck. But he has an eye for a quick con. His skills soon allow him to climb the ladder as head of security for one of Glitter Gulch's most ruthless casinos, where cheating will get you jail, if you're not crippled by security first.   Jack sees it all: the corruption of fast money, the ways his friends will stab him in the back for a shot at a jackpot, and the allure of women who will do anything to hit the big time.   But the big time in Vegas always comes at a cost . . . and Jack is about to learn the price of life in Sin City.

Husband Missing

Author: Lisa Regan

Category: Crime Fiction

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Fear prickles her skin. “Noah?” Photos and trinkets from their simple but perfect life together litter the carpet. The coffee table is cracked, blood along its edges. She should be taking in details, but her heart is racing too fast. A strangled cry works its way from Josie’s chest. Where is her husband?Detective Josie Quinn’s world shatters when she returns home to find her house ransacked, and her husband, Noah, missing. When she kissed him goodbye hours earlier, called to the discovery of a woman’s body at a protest, they were putting the finishing touches to a nursery for their first adopted child. But now the house is empty, Noah’s bloodied handprints trailing the walls.Every fiber of Josie’s being screams to investigate. But her team warn her to keep her distance as they follow a connection to a recent robbery in Denton. But Josie can’t quiet the voice telling her the handprints Noah left are leading her somewhere, and the trail ends at an upturned box of her long-dead abusive mother’s possessions: faded photos, jewelry, a lock of hair, and a few old newspaper clippings.Beside herself with worry for Noah, and unexpectedly confronted by the trauma of her past, Josie throws herself into work. The woman’s body found during a demonstration outside a children’s hospital belongs to Gina Phelan, daughter of the powerful and influential Phelan family. Trawling the CCTV is a welcome distraction, but everything changes the moment fingerprints from the knife that wounded Gina match to prints found in Josie’s own home.Her head spinning as the two cases collide, Josie’s only option is to delve into the life of the monster who terrorized her as a child. The key to everything is hidden in the box of her mother’s mementoes. But is Josie strong enough and fast enough to find it in time? And at what devastating cost to those she loves most? An absolutely heart-stopping and totally unputdownable crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. You will be up all night biting your nails and turning pages! Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine. What readers are saying about Husband Missing:“OHMAHGAWD… Absolutely FANTASTIC… Unputdownable… This book is just OUTSTANDING… I need more. I’m addicted… I’m still gaping at the end.” NetGalley reviewer, ??????????“WOW THIS BOOK IS BRILLIANT!!!!!... I had my heart in my mouth all the way through… Fabulous!!!” Goodreads reviewer, ??????????“Thrilling… Addictive… Had my heart pounding… I feel as if I were on an emotional roller coaster of mystery and thrills! Plus, that ending!!!!! Holy Crap! It left me with my jaw hanging open! I was literally speechless! Whew!... Kept me on the edge of my seat… Wowza!... Beyond fantastic! I loved every single page!” Open Book Posts, ??????????“My heart stopped, it broke, I sobbed… My lungs were on fire from holding my breath, and my mind was spinning!!!... The most amazing book I've ever read. And now I'm dying again because I have to wait for book 23!!!” Goodreads reviewer, ??????????“Had me gasping out loud… I was completely hooked… Mind. Blown… Pure genius… Absolute perfection… Utterly heartbreaking… Total edge-of-my-seat suspense…Is there a doctor in the house? Because 15 minutes after finishing this book, my pulse was still at 93!” calbooklover,??????????“Heart-pounding, unputdownable… Left me breathless!... Had me hooked!... I was on the edge of my seat… Pulse-pounding… And that ending? Wow… A must-read!” Goodreads reviewer, ??????????

The Reluctant Rector (Books 1–3)

Author: J. R. Mathis

Category: Crime Fiction

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The Reluctant Rector is a boxset of the first three books in The Father Tom Mysteries. Meet Father Tom Greer and Detective Helen Parr, former lovers reunited after twenty years, as they solve crimes old and new--and explore the profound mysteries of the human heart.The Penitent Priest (Book 1)--My wife died in my arms, the victim of a nameless killer's bullet. I should have died with her. But God had other plans for me. Fifteen years later, I'm back where it all happened. I just want to forget, but the past won't leave me alone.Now, I'm asking a woman who I left broken-hearted twenty years before to catch my wife's killer.I'm Father Tom Greer, a Catholic priest, and I'm playing with fire.The Framed Father (Book 2)--My wife’s killer finally caught, I was content to leave Myerton to serve in the isolation of the same monastery where I found my call to the priesthood. The temptations of the past still occupy my mind, but behind these walls I’m safe from them.A call from the Archbishop sends me back to Saint Clare’s, to find out if a young priest has broken his vows. Confident I’ll find nothing wrong, I’m content to return.Then a young woman is murdered, and the priest stands accused. Helen is on the case, and I must work with her again to find the truth. But the feelings we left unspoken before are harder to avoid, and I find my heart struggling with my head.Can I save a young man’s life without risking my soul?The Redemptive Return (Book 3)--My faith lies in tatters after the events of the summer. I’ve neglected my prayers. I’ve avoided my priestly duties.I am questioning everything about myself--except my feelings for Helen.When my estranged sister goes missing, I fly home to look for her--with Helen surprising me on the plane.My sister’s dead when I arrive. I’m too late to save her. But I swear to find her killer.But emotions are fragile things, and in the depths of my despair, my love for Helen bursts forth in a grief fueled frenzy of passion and longing. In coming home, what have I found--my damnation, or my redemption?

Drive

Author: James Sallis

Category: Crime Fiction

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Now a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, this noir novel, "is full of sly humor, poetic details and plenty of rude violence . . . A terrific ride" (Los Angeles Times).   I drive. That's what I do. All I do. The gritty back streets of Los Angeles are the backdrop for what the New York Times calls "a perfect piece of noir fiction" in which the Driver is double-crossed in a burglary gone horribly wrong. This beautiful new edition introduces a noir classic to a new generation of readers, featuring added materials, including a reading group guide and author Q&A.   "Sallis gives us his most tightly written mystery to date, worthy of comparison to the compact, exciting oeuvre of French noir giant Jean-Patrick Manchette." —Publishers Weekly  "One crisply written, spot-on scene after another . . . [A] hypnotic little story about driving circles around your life." —Booklist, starred review   "[Drive] packs a wallop . . . Sallis injects so much meaning and emotion into his carefully selected words that the power of his prose exceeds its volume...For those who have not yet had to chance to read one of crime fiction's most underappreciated writers, now is the perfect opportunity." —The Boston Globe "Full throttle . . . Salliss riveting novella reads the way a Tarantino or Soderbergh neo-noir plays . . . Drive is one lean, mean, masterful machine." —Entertainment Weekly "Imagine the black heart of Jim Thompson beating in the poetic chest of James Sallis and you'll have some idea of the beauty, sadness, and power of Drive." —Chicago Tribune