English Detective Noir

A USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR A Gripping Mystery Thriller That Will Keep You Guessing Until The Final, Shocking Twist. A prominent Grosse Pointe doctor is found dead, in his car, in an abandoned section of Detroit with a rope around his neck. Private Investigator John Rockne knows the victim, and soon finds himself in the middle of an investigation that blows the lid off Grosse Pointe’s glamorous façade. Soon, Rockne becomes the target of a killer whose depraved sadism knows no bounds. The trail of his friend’s brutal murder takes him into Detroit’s darkest and most dangerous ...

Fiendishly clever, unique, and replete with twists and turns that keep readers glued to the pages, Imposter is a fast-paced unpredictable hardboiled crime thriller in the vein of Blake Pierce, Tana French, and Frieda McFadden. Imposter is the eighth book in the Ash Park series, though all novels in the Ash Park world can be read as standalones. A kidnapped child. A detective on the edge. And a suicide that’s anything but. “Little Greggie” Boyle was the amazing reappearing child—a boy kidnapped and returned to his parents after five years in captivity. So what would make him take his...

A wrongful arrest. A killer who wants the credit. A gritty crime thriller with a romantic suspense twist for fans of Karin Slaughter and Lucinda Berry. "Intense and suspenseful... It captured me from the first chapter and held me enthralled until the final page." ~Susan Sewell, Reader's Favorite "A white-knuckled thrill ride from first page to last." ~New York Times Bestselling Author Andra Watkins CONVICTION MEANS NOTHING WHEN YOU'RE DEAD WRONG. Shannon Taylor takes no prisoners--save the ones she tosses into lockup. Between convicting criminals as an Ash Park district attorney, dealing ...

A gruesome crime. A vicious predator. And a detective on the verge of losing everything. "Creepy and haunting... a fully immersive serial killer thriller." ~New York Times Bestselling Author Andra Watkins Detective Edward Petrosky has always felt the pain of the world like a razor blade in his gut, even more so when he considers the killers who have escaped conviction. But he can't let that stop him, not after a grandmother is found murdered on her front lawn, the victim of some machete-wielding psycho. The case is strange from the outset: no one heard a thing despite the public nature of ...

“Sharp and engrossing, Witness is pure suspense… an exploration of dark family secrets that reminds us that no lie is without consequence. Perfect for fans of gritty hardboiled mysteries.” ~Bestselling Author Kristen Mae A missing victim. A deceitful family. And a detective too close to come out unscathed. Detective Edward Petrosky has seen his share of horrors—abused children, terrified assault victims, and of course, the vicious predators who don’t stop killing until someone like Petrosky puts them away. It’s no wonder he needs a little whiskey to take the edge off. So he’s ...

Wise-cracking detectives pursue a justice-driven killer with a vendetta in this shocking and suspenseful murder mystery. "A captivating hardboiled crime thriller about the power of the things we wish we could forget." ~Bestselling Author Mary Widdicks Where is the line between killer and hero? Things are finally looking up for Detective Petrosky. Sure, his daughter’s still dead, his granddaughter’s in another state, and they keep putting lemon in his freaking water, but he’s sober, his ex-wife no longer hates him—as much—and his new partner is as good at police work as she is at ...

ORGINAL STORY - WRITTEN BY A HUMAN This intriguing prequel novella introduces Detective Ange Watson, tracing her first steps into the world of crime-solving and revealing how she became the tenacious investigator readers will grow to love. A Routine Case… or the Start of Something Deadly? Constable Ange Watson’s policing career is fast unravelling. After calling out a superior for recklessly putting her life at risk, she’s been sidelined, labelled as a whinger, left questioning whether she even belongs in the force. With her resignation email drafted and her finger hovering over "send...

As radio reporter Carol Childs investigates a series of Beverly Hills jewelry heists, she realizes her FBI boyfriend, Eric, is working the same case. Even worse, she may have inadvertently helped the suspect escape. The situation intensifies when the suspect calls the radio station during a live broadcast, baiting Carol deeper into the investigation. In order for her to uncover the truth, Carol must choose between her job and her personal relationships. What started out as coincidence between Carol and Eric becomes a race for the facts—pitting them against one another—before the thieves...

It’s been three days and now everyone in Brighton is looking for her. There is an army of police searching, her picture is on every front page, and the public can’t get enough of it. Gangs of good citizens are going door to door, turning their neighbors’ houses upside down, but still no one can find her. For Brighton’s No.1 Private Detective, Joe Grabarz, it brings back too many memories of his first case, another missing girl, when he learnt too many lessons the hard way.

Don’t mess with Deal.... Mayhem will follow. At the funeral of two of his hit men, Mike Russo, capo of the New Jersey Mob puts out a contract on Detective Matt Deal for his part in the killings. At the same time another funeral is taking place in Florida. Deal will soon learn just how badly his world is broken...and it’s about to get worse. The long awaited sequel to book one in the series - Mercy. Fans of Jack Ryan or lethal killers like Reacher or Scot Harvath will devour this novel.

A detective with a dark side goes up against vicious serial killers in this gritty detective kidnapping thriller for fans of Lucinda Berry and Loreth Anne White. An idyllic family. A detective with a past. And the sadistic kidnapper hell-bent on destroying them all. "Chilling, suspenseful, and impossible to put down." ~Bestselling Author Kristen Mae WHERE YOU GO, YOUR PAST FOLLOWS. For once in his life, Curtis Morrison has it good. A newly-married detective on the Ash Park police force, Morrison spends his days working to heal the ails of society to make up for his own checkered past. But ...

“A riveting and original hardboiled crime thriller that will keep you frantically turning pages to the hair-raising conclusion.” ~Bestselling Author Emerald O’Brien A ruthless serial killer. A tormented detective. One chance to save his best friend. Fresh off leave after a justified shooting, Edward Petrosky is battling his own brain as much as he is the world around him. His ex-wife has finally stopped calling, and he’s even pulled away from his neighbors. The chief of police might be the only person helping to keep Petrosky sober. When a woman is found dead near a local running ...

Dark, gut-wrenching, and unputdownable, Savage is a knock-the-wind-out-of-you hardboiled detective thriller that will keep you reading to the final, unforgettable page. Though Savage is the eleventh installment in the Ash Park series, all books in the Ash Park world can be read as standalones. If you liked Sharp Objects or The Wire, you’ll love Savage. “Riveting, sharp, and mercilessly suspenseful, Savage is a masterfully constructed thriller from one of the best authors in the genre.” ~Bestselling Author Emerald O’Brien Petrosky’s back, and so is his most vicious rival: the man ...

As his 18th birthday approaches, the only thing that Xander Stryker wishes for is death. Yet, he wakes up each morning, forced to go on living and remembering the image of his stepfather murdering his mother. Instead of dying, he is thrown into a supernatural world and offered a choice: Continue his sorry life or start anew. For Xander, the choice is obvious. In the new world, life is just as unforgiving. Horrors from his past lurk from the shadows. As they fuel a fresh legacy, Xander has to stand tall and show old monsters a stronger, better version of himself.

Nine-year-old Jenny Carson is brutally murdered in Kenton Wood on her way from school. Then Charles Lendon is found stabbed to death with a skewer through his heart. He was a ruthless lawyer and something of a womanizer. Jenny's father blamed him for her murder. As the local police struggle, Inspector Crow is called in. Can he connect the two killings? He discovers that several of those closest to Charles Lendon had good reason to hate him: his housekeeper lover, her unstable brother, even the boyfriend of his attractive young colleague Cathy Tennant.

After moving into the oldest beachfront home in Kitty Hawk, Senator Reginald Forsythe hires Detective Weston Wolf to watch over his wife. The senator fears his wife may be possessed by the ghost of a woman who built the house back in 1896, Wolf's assignment is to keep Rebecca Winston Forsythe safe and make sure nothing scandalous happens that would jeopardize Forsythe's political career. Wolf soon discovers the case is more problematic than he ever imagined.

"Stories of a Schizophrenic Who Didn't Want to Be, But Was" is a gripping psychological crime thriller that follows Marcos, a man trapped in the shadows of his own mind, struggling with schizophrenia. His life spirals into chaos when he becomes entangled in a murder investigation, suspected of crimes he doesn’t fully comprehend. As the police dig deeper, Marcos battles with his fractured sense of reality, while trying to prove his innocence. Each encounter with the authorities brings him closer to revealing a dangerous conspiracy lurking in the shadows — or is it all part of his ...

Picking up right at the thrilling conclusion of "The Big Hello," "The Big Bout" finds Soldier working two new cases and taking care of his friends in wartime Panama City. He and Clip are protecting a boxer whose life is being threatened before his big bout, and he's trying to solve a baffling murder -- all while taking care of the woman he loves. The Thrilling 4th novel in the noir series that began with THE BIG GOODBYE . . . History. Mystery. Romance. Action. Thrills. Suspense. Noir. Walk the mean streets of wartime Panama City with Jimmy “Soldier” Riley, a wounded, woman-haunted ...

IN THE HEART OF DANGER, SECRETS UNRAVEL AND DESTINIES COLLIDE Detective Superintendent Ian Wilson finds himself the target of a deadly vendetta. As he grapples with the looming threat to his life, the unsettling backdrop of Belfast sees the sudden disappearance of two gay men, a chilling mystery that sets the stage for a series of events with far-reaching consequences. Meanwhile, Detective Rory Browne, driven by a personal connection to the case of the missing men, becomes entangled in a perilous web that could make him the next victim of a cunning serial killer. With each step into the ...

COLD JADE is the newest novel in the acclaimed John Rockne series by award-winning and international bestselling author Dan Ames. Once a cop in the well-to-do Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe, John Rockne was dismissed from the force after making a tragic mistake that resulted in the brutal murder of a young man. Now working as a private investigator, John is hired by a man whose daughter is missing and he soon discovers the young woman was living a secret life under the name Jade. John quickly realizes the world Jade had entered was a dangerous one filled with thieves, drugs, pimps and ...