A series of fires has lowered public confidence in the small Newfoundland town of Grand Bank where acting RCMP Inspector Winston Windflower is stationed. The most recent fire reveals the presence of a body in the kitchen—dead, not by smoke inhalation, but by multiple gunshot wounds. Thus the latest novel in the Mike Martin’s Sgt. …
It’s November and a savage murder has been committed in an affluent Toronto neighborhood. The brutality of the murder and the severe lack of evidence appears to indicate the perfect crime.
Two women from opposite sides of the country are brought together by violent acts of the same man, and become allies and sisters in arms as they pursue the justice that would otherwise elude them in one of the most acclaimed, highly anticipated thrillers of the year.
She Said ~ A Crime Novel is Mitchell D. King’s first foray into the world of crime writing.
With a fast-paced plot, a strong cast of characters, and settings that drew me in and then spit me out, Chapman proved herself with every page turn and struggle.
Crossfield delivers an entertaining story with a good pace, mysterious happenings and an intriguing plot.
In Dietrich Kalteis’s crime thriller The Get, it’s the mid-1960s and Lenny Ovitz has his hands more than full.
Murder At Lover’s Leap by Patrick J. Collins is a well-written crime thriller with expertly researched historical touches.
Beneath Her Skin is a literary crime thriller from a mysterious new voice in Atlantic fiction.
Martin’s propulsive storytelling, knife-edge prose, and deep compassion for the hardscrabble lives of his characters will keep you turning pages in this North Atlantic noir set against the hip galleries and rapidly changing outports of modern Newfoundland.
Inspired by a true event in Harbour Grace, 1920 Frank Fallon, a veteran policeman, finds himself demoted and transferred back to his hometown. Having left the community in 1905 after being rejected by his first love, Constable Fallon never wanted to return to the place of his childhood. Although they were young budding lovers, Marie Callahan’s denial of him for the love of another is still a painful memory.
When a man disappears, the police conclude he is simply fleeing an unhappy home and a mountain of debt. Then a body is discovered. Inspector Green’s daughter, a rookie patrol officer, fears that her actions precipitated the murder and starts to dig for answers. Her search leads her straight into the path of danger. And another body.
Candace Starr goes searching for her mother in the Detroit mob — but infiltrating her own crime family may be her deadliest assignment ever.
It looks like ex-con Jack Palace’s troubles will never end when he is pressured by the mob to kill one of his best friends. Jack Palace is trying to go legit with his own security company — but his old life keeps trying to pull him back in.
The second twisty crime novel from the master of the Quebec thriller! Rebellious cop Victor Lessard pursues a ruthless hunter who stalks the streets of Montreal.
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