Crime Fiction Suspense

For the past twenty years, Lee Child has been one of the bestselling authors in the world, thanks to the popularity of his iconic and instantly recognizable hero Jack Reacher. But even at the height of Reacher's fame, Child's short story writing was not confined to the series; throughout the course of his career, he published tales about a range of characters on both sides of the law, including assassins, a body guard, CIA and FBI agents, gangsters, and more.

His daughter held hostage by terrorists, NIH neurosurgeon Russell Lawton is forced to assist terrorist in a plot to blow up the nation's capitol. He must find a way to stop them and save his daughter as the clock ticks toward detonation.

La petite ville de Promise Falls est sous le choc : les Langley viennent d'être sauvagement assassinés. Qui pouvait en vouloir à cette famille en apparence tranquille ? Qui a bien pu commettre cet acte aussi barbare que gratuit ? Les rues de cette banlieue réputée paisible sont-elles encore sûres ? Seul témoin du drame : Derek Cutter, dix-sept ans, qui n'aurait jamais dû se trouver là.

Detective Sergeant Chris Waters got the call at 05.29 that July morning. This is it, said DCI Reeve, you'll be first there, it's all yours, you're the crime scene manager. Suddenly, after months of waiting and wondering, Waters finds himself in at the deep end, and alone at the scene of a puzzling murder. As the investigation proceeds, the detectives at Kings Lake Central find themselves visiting familiar places and talking to some familiar faces, while old enmities reappear in the incident room. Before this is over, Chris Waters will need to make a career-changing decision.

You've been given everything you could have ever want. Penthouse on Park Avenue, access to the family's money, and switching foreign cars like underwear. The youngest of your siblings, raised by your older brother after your parents died, and given clear instructions on what is expected of you and your role within the family. Working under Corleon D. Bruster since you were seventeen, you've become a force to be reckoned with.

The long-awaited performance by the special needs class should have been a triumph—a celebration of courage, perseverance, and joy. But when one student is violently killed, the celebration turns into a nightmare. Nicole Morgan was there. She saw it happen. But now, haunted and withdrawn, she’s barely speaking. It’s not the first time she’s witnessed death, and her silence may be the only thing keeping her alive. As Detectives Gardener and Powers dig into the case, they uncover troubling secrets buried deep within the school.

When a farmer and his son go missing whilst chasing rustlers, DCI Evan Warlow and his team are called in to investigate. Everything points to a botched raid by heartless thieves, but with no bodies, and little or no clues, the team quickly start chasing their tails. The close-knit community reels from the shock, but not everyone the team comes across is being entirely honest, and it quickly transpires that, under their prim and proper facades, some have secrets they are desperate to keep.

Que s'est-il passé cette nuit-là ? Paul Copeland a mis vingt ans pour accepter l'idée que sa sœur, comme trois autres adolescents cette nuit-là, est morte assassinée dans le camp de vacances du lac Charmaine. Même si deux corps seulement ont été retrouvés dans les bois, les chances de revoir Camille vivante se sont évanouies avec le temps.

Lee Child once again demonstrates his mastery of the thriller genre with an unbeatable collection of three Jack Reacher novellas and six short stories, together for the first time in one pulse-pounding collection from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Too Much Time: In this original...

Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 4 - 6: THICK AS THIEVES, LAST TRAIN TO LONDON and THE CURSE OF MABB'S FARM.

“A superb entertainment that is a work of power, distinction and high seriousness.” – Washington Post From #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles come the widely acclaimed Natchez Burning trilogy, featuring Penn Cage Natchez Burning Raised in Natchez, Mississippi, Penn Cage...

Une aventure de Tomás Noronha, portée par la lecture dynamique de Philippe Allard ! Quels sont les liens entre Trump et la Russie ? Entre la Russie, les États-Unis et la Birmanie, les aventures de Tomás Noronha reprennent. D'un continent à l'autre, Dimitri, Leroy et Nur ont un lien étroit qu'ils ignorent encore. L'officier russe fait une découverte qui va changer l'histoire de son pays. La vie de Leroy et sa famille s'effondre lentement jusqu'à se retrouver au cœur d'une conspiration qui va déchirer les États-Unis. Nur détient un document compromettant.

David Burroughs was once a devoted father to his three-year-old son Matthew, living a dream life just a short drive away from the working-class suburb where he and his wife, Cheryl, first fell in love—until one fateful night when David woke suddenly to discover Matthew had been murdered while David was asleep just down the hall.

Illustrateur de trente-sept ans, Ray doit abandonner sa vie de célibataire et ses activités professionnelles pour retourner dans la maison familiale suite au décès accidentel de son père. Il y retrouve Thomas, son cadet, et du même coup toutes les difficultés qu'il pensait avoir laissées derrière lui. Thomas, atteint de schizophrénie, vit reclus dans sa chambre et passe ses journées sur son ordinateur, devant un programme de cartes interactives baptisé Whirl360.

A body found under ancient Edinburgh. A hidden serial killer. Things are finally going well for Acting Detective Sergeant Scott Cullen Scott Cullen. He’s just moved in with his girlfriend and, thanks to the recent police force merger, the promotion he craves is almost in reach. Just so long as he can keep out of trouble… Then a severely decomposed body of a man is found in the labyrinthine alleyways of Edinburgh’s Old Town with a screwdriver through his heart. A message daubed on the wall: I will kill again.

Slough House is a dumping ground for British intelligence agents who've screwed up cases in any number of ways - by leaving a secret file on a train or blowing a surveillance. River Cartwright, one such "slow horse", is bitter about his failure and about his tedious assignment transcribing cell phone conversations. When a young man is abducted and his kidnappers threaten to broadcast his beheading live on the Internet, River sees an opportunity to redeem himself.

When a badly mutilated body washes up on the shores of Loch Ness, DCI Jack Logan's dream of a quiet life in the Highlands is shattered. While the media speculates wildly about monster attacks, Jack and the Major Investigations Team must act fast to catch the killer before they can strike again. But with Nessie-hunters descending on the area in their dozens, and an old enemy rearing his ugly head, the case could well turn out to be the most challenging of Jack's career. And, if he isn't careful, the last.

A young woman's body is discovered on a deserted footpath. It seems like a simple crime for DCI Sophie Allen and her team to solve. But not when the victim's mother is found strangled the next morning. The case grows more complex as DCI Sophie Allen discovers that the victims had secret histories, involving violence and intimidation. There's an obvious suspect, but Detective Allen isn't convinced. Could someone else be lurking in the shadows, someone savagely violent, looking for warped revenge?

Detective Carlo D’Scenzi goes undercover to dismantle the notorious Motor City Cobras Motorcycle Club. When a mid-level cocaine dealer is accused of robbing the Cobras, it ignites a brutal chain of events that spirals into a deadly power struggle. To expose the gang’s inner workings, Carlo must embed himself inside the outlaw world—where trust is a currency and betrayal is lethal.

During intermission at the famed La Fenice opera house in Venice, Italy, a notoriously difficult and widely disliked German conductor is poisoned—and suspects abound. Guido Brunetti, a native Venetian, sets out to unravel the mystery behind the high-profile murder. To do so, he calls on his knowledge of Venice, its culture, and its dirty politics. Along the way, he finds the crime may have roots going back decades—and that revenge, corruption, and even Italian cuisine may play a role.