Crime Suspense Anthology

Comprising 10 short stories, The Confessions of Arsène Lupin first appeared in 1913. Each story features the eponymous gentleman-burglar, who deploys his remarkable wit and skill to plot a path through aristocratic society, outwitting both police and criminals along the way. This collection contains tales of romance and mystery, with Lupin himself never above performing the occasional good deed, while pocketing his own rewards, in the course of his adventures.

How does witnessing a crime change a person? This powerful collection of stories by a star-studded roster of contributors examines this very question.

Amateur consulting detective Kim solves three baffling cases. This collection includes The Lake Garda Mysteries Volume 12: The Body in a Boat at Brenzone, The Lake Garda Mysteries Volume 13: The Skeleton in the Shallows of Salo, and Volume 14 of the Lake Garda Mysteries: The Deceased Dentist of Desenzano.

Just when the residents of Crest Hill are getting past a shocking unsolved murder in the nearby groves, their greatest unspoken fear materializes a string of serial killings amongst their own citizens. There is now no mistaking the fact that one member of their small population is not what they seem to be. Detective Anita Heath finds herself perplexed at the crime scenes when the bodies begin turning up. Something about these murders just doesn’t profile right. As her suspicions are soon bent in unusual directions, she discovers she has attracted the attention of the culprit.

La quinta colección de irresistibles cuentos cortos del maestro del arte de contar historias, Jeffrey Archer. Tramas ingeniosamente urdidas, con personajes dibujados con esmero y conclusiones deliciosamente inesperadas. Durante su encarcelamiento de dos años en cinco prisiones diferentes, Jeffrey Archer reunió varias ideas para cuentos cortos.

With this critically acclaimed debut collection, Frank Bill announces himself as an author of fiercely defined vision. In these vivid tales, Bill’s southern Indiana proves a literary destination of immense nuance, even as his mostly working-class characters cry out in voices that cannot be denied.

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Now, West Africa enters the Noir Series arena, meticulously edited by one of Nigeria's best-known authors. The 13 stories that comprise this volume stretch the boundaries of "noir" fiction, but each one of them fully captures the essence of noir, the unsettled darkness that continues to lurk in the city's streets, alleys, and waterways.

While all Iraqis will readily agree that their life has always been noir, the majority of the stories in Baghdad Noir are set in the years following the American invasion of 2003, though one story is set in 1950 and three are set in the 1970s and 1980s. Yet it is this recent history of Iraq—over the last few decades—that serves to inform its present....

Torna in una nuova edizione un libro prezioso, indimenticabile, sospeso fra perdita e riconciliazione, fra crudeltà e commozione. Nel 1978, in Corsica, un ragazzo viene ucciso dal colpo di fucile sparato da un principe in esilio. Trent’anni dopo, quella vicenda rivive sulla stessa spiaggia, intrecciandosi alla storia di un regista e del suo gruppo teatrale.

Contains short stories from The Cooper Saga, now available in audio format!

A collection of 15 short, but suspenseful stories, including: Anything for a Sale, Careful What You Wish For, Starting Over, and Time's Up.

A collection of 15 short stories, including: "Easy Money", "It's a Wonderful Death", "Lucky Stiff", and "Three Minute Warning".

Hall is approached by a marketing executive, asking him to check in on the man's son who has been acting strange as of late. Though it initially looks like a boring case, marked by possible infidelities, the case quickly spirals out of control, and they soon realize there is more than meets the eye. As Hall and Charlotte investigate, several dead bodies pop up, and they are aided by the mysterious James Rankin, who has his own reasons for helping.

PI John Cooper's favorite actress was Melissa Bright, but she died much too young, and John can't accept the official version of how she died. He suspects foul play and sets out on his own to get to the truth. The movie studio, as anyone from the Hollywood area knows, wields more power than some countries, and if anyone gets in their way, well, let's just say they have a record for making their problems disappear. In this, my third Cooper novel, John gets so far in over his head that someone plants a bomb under his car. Want to see how it comes out? Listen to it.

Ett uteblivet telegram, en noga planerad diamantkupp och ett försäkringsbedrägeri i den högre klassen. Allt det här, och mycket mer, finns samlat i denna spännande novellsamling från berättargeniet Jeffrey Archer. Historierna har han samlat på sig under flera års resande och många bygger på kända händelser, medan andra är helt och hållet fiktiva. Gemensamt är att samtliga noveller avslutas med oväntad vändning - något som får läsaren att brista ut i ett "AHA".

Becker is a British traveler in trouble. Madhurima is a rising star police officer. In these three explosive tales, the two join forces to investigate the city’s crooked high society. On the way, they take on deluded would-be messiahs in search of Mother Teresa’s stolen millions, encounter fanatics, circus freaks and cannibals, fall in and out of love, and pay homage to one of the world’s most beautiful and toughest cities. Amidst passion, murder and mayhem, is there room for two lovers driven by justice and compassion?

Contains the Cooper short stories 281 to 290. Sound interesting? Listen to The Cooper Saga 29 and experience the compelling world of private investigators stories and suspense thrillers.

C.T. Ferguson wishes his parents would get off his case. Forced to use his brilliant hacking skills to play detective, he hopes that each investigation is a cinch. But a body near a Baltimore chapel is only the beginning, and the better the rich kid gets at his job, the more dangerous his work becomes….

Seis cautivadores novelas breves escritas por uno de los grandes de la novela policiaca

El autor bestseller internacional Don Winslow regresa con estas seis novelas breves hilvanadas por sus temas más explorados: el crimen, la corrupción, la venganza, la justicia, el engaño y la redención. Winslow recrea un mundo lleno de pillos veteranos, sinvergüenzas, policías angustiados que luchan por sobrellevar sus vidas dentro y fuera del trabajo, detectives privdados, traficantes de heroína, cazarrecompensas y fugitivos, aquellas almas sombrías que pululan los Estados Unidos al anocher.

A multicultural nexus, Toronto hosts Indian, Portuguese, African, Italian, and Chinese communities that provide fertile backdrops for Toronto Noir's corrosive exposés. Features brand-new stories by RM Vaughan, Nathan Sellyn, Ibi Kaslik, Peter Robinson, Heather Birrell, Sean Dixon, Raywat Deonandad, Christine Murray, Gail Bowen, Emily Schultz, Andrew Pyper, Kim Moritsugu, Mark Sinnet, George Elliott Clarke, Pasha Malla, and Michael Redhill.