Short Stories Crime Suspense

Though often drawn in to difficult circumstances not of their own making, the women in She Is Vengeance always have the final say in what impacts their world. These strong women guide their own outcomes against a myriad of settings, from libraries to farms, beaches, the city, and even a deserted lighthouse.

A collection of crime stories with a difference, the quick listens in She Is Vengeance all have strong female protagonists who refuse to be the victims in their own life stories.

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.

The Cooper Saga 33 contains the following Cooper short stories: "Face Off", "Two Down", "Find Timmy", "You're Safe Now", "Stone Cold", "Drunk in the Trunk", "It's a Mystery", "Carpooling", "Corner Store", and "Something Fishy".

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".

This audiobook contains the Cooper stories 291 to 300. Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to The Cooper Saga 30 and experience the compelling world of private investigators stories and suspense thrillers.

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?

El pequeño tamborilero es un relato corto perteneciente a la serie de relatos de Justice Security del escritor T. M. Bilderback. Es un relato entretenido que te hará reflexionar sobre la posibilidad de creer en algo más allá de lo normal.

This Cyanide Publishing box set contains four classic crime/mystery audiobooks, including The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley, A Strange Disappearance, The Almost Perfect Murder, and Arsene Lupin. Visit www.CyanidePublishing.com - home to the greatest mysteries.

The social worker and the cop, an unlikely couple drawn together on a small, secluded Pacific Northwest island where nothing is as it seems. Protecting the innocent comes at a cost, and what seems to be a sleepy, quiet town is anything but. Includes The Trap, Above the Law, and The Stranger at the Door.

Maxim Jakubowski has edited all the great names in crime fiction, and stories from his anthologies have won the CWA Dagger six times. Now he has collected 19 Dagger Award-winning stories in one volume, making it the first retrospective deep dive into the CWA’s archive of Dagger Award winners. Edgy, twisted, and disturbing, Daggers Drawn is visceral and thrilling collection showcasing the very best modern crime fiction has to offer.

Das Hörbuch mit allen sechs Geschichten aus "Broken" – gesprochen von Dietmar Wunder, der deutschen Stimme von James-Bond-Darsteller Daniel Craig! Sechs packende Geschichten voller Verbrechen und Korruption, Schuld und Gerechtigkeit, Verlust und Verrat, Rache und Vergebung von Bestsellerautor Don Winslow. In Broken schickt er einige seiner beliebtesten Charaktere wie Ben, Chon und O aus "Zeit des Zorns" in eine Welt voller Schwerverbrecher und Kleinkrimineller, besessener Polizisten, denen Job und Leben zusetzen, Privatdetektive, Kopfgeldjäger und Flüchtiger.

A mysterious hanging in Helena takes Nick on a historical journey. A cowboy game in Bismarck turned deadly. Family gone wrong led to parricide in Pierre. The carnage of an unsolved mystery in Cheyenne leads to a shocking solution. He witnessed defenestration in Denver, and his photos held a critical clue.

L'immaginazione e la memoria storica di Pino Cacucci sono affollate di ribelli. Non sono necessariamente eroi a tutto tondo. Non hanno necessariamente il rigore ideologico di una dottrina o il vigore di una fede politica. Non sono necessariamente entrati nella fama che si trasforma in leggenda. Hanno però una caratteristica comune: incarnano in un gesto o in una vita intera l'insofferenza profonda per il conformismo e l'ingiustizia. Quelli di Pino Cacucci sono ribelli contro la loro stessa volontà e corrono incontro al destino con innamorata leggerezza.

The crime fiction canopy's a broad one, with room to give shelter to writing of all sorts, as editor Lawrence Block shows with At Home in the Dark.

The stories in this collection reflect a fundamental truth about Santa Fe: history depends on who's telling it. Too often the story of this city has been told only by the conquerors and the tourism PR firms. Hear the stories that never make the glossy tour brochures: the working class and the underground, the decolonized and the ever-haunted; the Santa Fe only we know.... Conquered and reconquered, colonized and commodified, Santa Fe understands - from historical genocide to the murders of family members - the intimacy of violence.

Tampa Bay joins Miami in representing the (alleged) Sunshine State in the Noir Series arena.

A crossroads for the people of Europe and the Mediterranean, Marseille is a city that does not discriminate. It embodies the down-and-dirty, tough-guy side of France, but what it lacks in sophistication, it makes up for in spirit. Still, in its shadows lurks a not-so-distant darkness....

Nikki is a flirtatious six-time divorcee. Geraldine is her quirky grandmother. Mix in a bunch of gun-toting grannies, an outrageous retirement home, and unsolved mysteries, and there's definitely going to be some excitement. Follow along as Nikki and the cast of retirement home vigilantes work to solve the mystery before everything goes up in smoke.