A PI pieces together a serial killer's bloody puzzle in this edge-of-your-seat thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of Frenzy.Frank Quinn was once New York City's top homicide detective—until a setup forced him into early retirement. Now running his own detective agency, he assists the NYPD on some of their most disturbing cases . . .A woman's body is found in Central Park drained of blood, dismembered, and reassembled. Her killer is a cold man who enjoys taking things apart to figure out what makes them tick. And this is only the beginning of his destructive, bloody plan. Before he is finished, he will try to see what makes Frank Quinn tick, and what makes him break.Praise for John Lutz"Lutz knows how to make you shiver." —Harlan Coben"One of the masters of the police novel." —Ridley Pearson"Lutz offers up a heart-pounding roller coaster of a tale." —Jeffrey Deaver"Lutz ranks with such vintage masters of big-city murder as Lawrence Block and Ed McBain." —St. Louis Post-Dispatch

When they were boys, Ray Dawley, Eddie Sayers, and Matthew Kauffman were the best of friends. Then new kid Bobby “Bones” Bonetti fell through the ice at Blackamore Pond. The other boys saved Bobby from drowning, but something else came out of the water that day, something dangerous that would tear their friendship apart and set one of them on a dark path.Forty years after the incident on the ice, Ray, a retired college professor, has moved back into his childhood home. Eddie is a retired homicide detective, and Matthew is a successful investment banker. Bobby, who is on disability from his job as a corrections officer at a juvenile detention center, has a secret: the darkness that found him under the ice when he was a kid has made him do terrible things.Following a reunion at Ray’s house, Matthew is found murdered in his car beside the old pond. The killer includes a chilling message that only the three remaining friends would recognize. Could one of their own be a murderer?All the Silent Bones, a tense and disturbing thriller told from alternating perspectives of morally complex characters, explores the lasting impact of childhood trauma and its influence on adult relationships.

From the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master comes this standalone thriller about police investigating the murder of a suspected rapist. Martin Torrey is dead. The butchered body of the registered sex offender was found in Santa Rita, California. People living in the small town suspected Torrey of committing a series of assaults, and no one will mourn his passing.But police chief Griffin Kells and detective Robert Ortiz must investigate Torrey's murder—after failing to find evidence that would have put him behind bars. At the same time, the rape survivors and their husbands grapple with their various traumas, struggling to believe the nightmare is over. The town's mayor has already moved on, pursuing higher political ambitions. Torrey's wife grieves her loss, while also fearing that her husband was indeed guilty.And then Kells uncovers something that threatens to damage the already devastated community beyond healing . . ."The series of brief first-person accounts used to report the progress of the case and its many resonances throughout Santa Rita is the most impressive feature here, giving a truly prismatic view of many conflicts that have divided the troubled community." —Kirkus Reviews

"Carter's writing is on target."—Publisher's WeeklyFormer FBI agent Karen Pantelli lives by a simple philosophy: never, ever care. Three years after a tragic mistake ends her once-stellar career, she drifts from one dead-end job to another, quickly moving on when she finds herself getting too attached. A new city. A new life. A new way of forgetting and being forgotten. Until one chilly night behind a seedy bar, when a frightened girl leaps out of the back of a speeding van. As they end up on the run in a thrilling chase that spans half the country, Karen soon realizes it's much easier to say you don't care than to actually mean it. And that unlocking the secrets in this girl's extraordinary mind might not only save both of them, but bring down one of the most sinister organizations the world has ever known.

Denver Detective Nick Lynch’s world is crumbling. Shattered by his daughter’s murder, Nick is drinking himself into oblivion, his marriage is in tatters, and he’s on the verge of being fired. He used to be a great detective, but now he’s an afterthought.To get back on track, he’s handed a layup case: a john rolled and murdered by a prostitute and pimp. But Nick soon realizes that the pieces don’t add up. And when a video of the murder hits the dark web, his worst fears are realized—a serial killer is making snuff films, selling his videos to the highest bidders.Nick races to figure out who could be making these deadly masterpieces. But when the killer’s final epic film hits close to home, Nick has to risk everything to catch the killer.

A brutal murder. A missing athlete. A detective with everything to prove…Working his first homicide case since relocating from the United Kingdom, Detective Sergeant Jack Lisbon must prove he’s got what it takes to perform in the heat of tropical Northern Australia.A mutilated body washes up on the edge of a mangrove forest with wounds in keeping with a frenzied crocodile attack, which, to begin with, seems a straightforward incident—death by misadventure.However, when Lisbon and his partner Detective Claudia Taylor investigate further, all signs point towards a premeditated, vicious murder. The case takes another sinister turn when a champion athlete vanishes, forcing the police to consider the possibility of a double homicide.As the list of suspects grows, the detectives find themselves up against a wall of silence in the tight-knit community of Yorkville—no one wants to talk, and the killer remains elusive.With time running out, can Lisbon rise to the challenge and bring the perpetrator to justice?Kill Shot is the gripping first installment of Blair Denholm’s The Fighting Detective series, a gritty, hard-boiled Australian police procedural that will keep readers guessing until the very end.________________________________________________________________________ Praise for The Fighting Detective series: ? ? ? ? ? A real page-turner!? ? ? ? ? An excellent crime story.? ? ? ? ? A Thriller of a Thriller. ? ? ? ? ? Kill Shot is an action-packed, adrenaline fueled, rollercoaster thrill ride.? ? ? ? ? Great whodunit!? ? ? ? ? Readers looking for a real page-turner have found it here!? ? ? ? ? Full-bodied excitement throughout!