English Detective Noir

This Raymond Chandler inspired hard-boiled detective novel is set in modern-day Los Angeles. “Whoever fights monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And when you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you” – Friedrich Nietzsche *** “I knew the story I had to tell Sophia wasn’t the one she wanted to hear. No good was going to come out of it. I could tell her it didn’t matter, or it had nothing to do with her, but she was there and had seen it all. There was no upside trying to lie to her, the odds were against it. She would see through ...

For Vanessa, Pairs is a nightmare come true.But she tries her best to keep the creepy and downright terrifying down by being a fixer. So when she gets a job by the famous Madame VanGelder to retrieve stolen property its just another chance at two hundred francs a day and a pint of O negative every fourth day. Wrong. Buy Your Copy Today

New Orleans PI "Red" Gammon has a very much unwanted knack for encountering the diabolical. When three high profile citizens of the Big Easy die under bizarre circumstances, all seemingly linked by a peculiar mark in the palm of their hands, Gammon follows the clues to a very peculiar casino run by the mysterious Mr. Moretti.

'This book kept me up all night!! I just couldn't sleep until I finished the book. Realistic characters who are slightly flawed, just like the rest of us!' Amazon reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'This author has a wonderful way of grabbing you early in the book and compelling you to keep reading!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'A very well written, interesting and emotive story. The characters are well thought out, flawed, interesting and could be your neighbours. A riveting read by a talented author.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It's every parent's worst nightmare… When my ...

A relentless gang war is the key to a shocking secretThe year is 1950. After graduating from college, Dapper Luoo stands at a crossroads. His parents want him to work in the family business, but he still dreams of becoming a private eye. Los Angeles is in turmoil. Mobster bosses Mickey Cohen and Jack Dragna are battling each other for control of the city’s underworld rackets, and Dapper is drawn into the fray when he’s given the unenviable task of finding a Chinese gang leader’s missing son. As Dapper gets closer to the truth, family secrets are laid bare, and he’s made privy to an ...

'Great plot, greater characters. Super ending. Satisfying read.' Amazon reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'This was a great series. I enjoyed that it was fast paced, but had substance. I honestly could not put these books down while reading them.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'The story twists and turns, and even though you have an idea of how things will end, it's still a surprise. Very well written.' I'd do anything to protect my family... My name is Jody, and in these gritty East London streets, I defy the odds and do well at school. But on one treacherous, ...

Three cell phones ring in an opulent London suite. The calls go unanswered, because their recipients are dead. Earlier that night, four old friends and lovers meet for a reunion dinner. Miko and Robert haven't seen each other in 10 years; Miko hates Robert for the money he's made with shady ethics. Unbeknownst to Miko, his wife, Veera, also slept with Robert the last time everyone was together. Robert's young trophy wife, Elise, has no old grudges to bear, but will be swept up in the murderous fray.

Thomas Blume is back, and this time he's deep in a case that could shake the very foundation of the country. Hired to find a hacker with shocking government secrets, Blume works to find the man and stop the leak. But when the bodies start piling up and everyone in the city seems out to get him, Blume must battle against the odds and team up with a new ally if he is to survive.

For sixteen years, DS Adam Tyler has been searching for answers to his father, Richard’s, death. Convinced it wasn’t suicide, he has been investigating the case in secret. When a body is found in a frozen lake, linked to a cold case from 2002, it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the death of his father—except Tyler knows Richard was investigating the same case shortly before he died. And Tyler doesn’t believe in coincidences.

New propulsive thriller from Denmark’s King of Crime Criminal investigator Thomas Ravnsholdt—better known as Ravn—is on leave from Copenhagen’s special crime unit following the brutal murder of his wife. Racked with guilt over her death, Ravn must navigate the seedy underbelly of Stockholm he'd hoped to leave behind when he is informed of a young woman's strange disappearance. As he races to determine if the woman is still alive, Ravn's investigation takes a dangerous turn when he is drawn into the web of a sadistic murderer...

When a disgraced former pop star plummets to her death from her Osaka apartment, all signs paint a picture of a troubled young woman who took her own life. But once her parents hire Kyoko Nakamura to learn the truth, the private detective discovers not everything is as it seems. Kyoko's investigation will lead her into a world of drugs and prostitution, face to face with dangerous criminals, and through the seedy underbelly of Japan's music industry.

When Beatrix Fish enlists Miles Kim’s help to find her missing daughter Agatha, he discovers the child is more than a simple runaway. Miles’ investigation thrusts him into a web of deceit, where the richest family in Seraph is more interested in protecting secrets than finding Agatha, and someone is willing to do anything to keep him from uncovering the truth. As the case grows more complex with each disquieting turn, Miles will need more than his burner and targeting software to survive. He’ll have to navigate the upper crust of Seraph high society and its darkest corners to bring ...

Lives untangle, fates converge and blood is spilled as Inspector Iwata returns. Inspector Kosuke Iwata, formerly of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, is now working as a private investigator in California. He may have left his home country behind him, but the crimes he has to face here are just as horrific and as mystifying.

San Francisco 1947: Es kommt nicht jeden Tag vor, dass eine rätselhafte, anmutige Blondine namens Stilton (ja, wie der Käse) in den verlotterten Laden kommt, in dem Sammy "Two Toes" Tiffin Gin ausschenkt. Es ist Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Aber bevor Sammy den ersten Schritt machen kann, betritt ein Air Force General mit einem eiligen Auftrag für ihn den Saloon. Doch Sammy hat eigentlich besseres zu tun: Er arbeitet an einer eigenen Geschäftsidee. Als aber an der Pazifikküste ein unbekanntes Flugobjekt gesichtet wird und Stilton plötzlich spurlos verschwindet, muss er sich seinen dunkelsten Geheimnissen stellen, um seinen Käse zu retten.

Shreeja stumbled on a child at a busy Kolkata street that made her rush to Shiuli so that crimes against children could be stopped. Will they succeed? Shreeja is a crime beat reporter of a leading newspaper in Kolkata. But crime ridden streets of the city could not made her sensitivity blunt enough that she could ignore severe crimes against children on the streets. She brought those crimes to the notice of the police and met detective Shiuli. Shiuli appreciated Shreeja's endeavor and opened a bunch of cold cases against children of the city. Irritated by the slow progress of the police ...

When a young woman makes a distressing middle-of-the-night call to 911, apparently running for her life in a quiet, exclusive beachside neighbourhood, miles from her home, everything suggests a domestic incident. Except no one has seen her since, and something doesn't sit right with the officers at Hampstead County PD. With multiple suspects and witnesses throwing up startling inconsistencies, and interference from the top threatening the integrity of the investigation, lead detective Casey Wray is thrust into an increasingly puzzling case that looks like it's going to have only one ending…

When a member of the Police Scotland team fails to clock in for work, concern for her whereabouts is immediate...and the discovery of her burnt-out car in remote woodland to the south of Edinburgh sets off a desperate search for the missing woman. Meanwhile, DCI Tony McLean and the team are preparing for a major anti-corruption operation - one which may raise the ire of more than a few powerful people in the city. Is Anya Renfrew's disappearance a coincidence or related to the case?

She’s a Hollywood reporter with a glamorous assignment that turns deadly: solve a famous cold-case mystery. It’s all fun with movie stars... until the killer reawakens, and targets her! A magazine hires offbeat journalist Kenny Rubin to figure out who killed actress Melinda Rivers five years ago. And she’s supposed to do it before the airing of a new movie about the murder. Many of the people involved in the filming knew Melinda, and one might be the actual killer. As Kenny investigates, people start dying around her, and her bipolar disorder messes with her perceptions. Can she ...

Another racy hard-boiled detective story for your wicked pleasure. The case of a cheating wife gets complicated when Private Investigator Leo Marshall gets some photographs the night of a grisly murder. Will he get caught up in the lies, the intrigue, the blackmail? Should he trust the police or the improbably endowed trans night club owner Isabel? Will he even survive? Find out!

Garwood would soon be captivated by this homeless man living on the streets of Montreal. What power did he have and why did Adam take him on with no retainer or promise of future payment? Much against the advice of his partner and friends, he delves into and uncovers the corruption, cover ups, and payoffs involving top executives working for one of Canada's largest pharmaceutical companies. As the story unfolds, Adam is disillusioned with Gritty when his true identity is revealed. Murder, exploitation, and the stealthy night life of the rich and famous come to play as Adam watches them navigate Montreal's secret passageways searching for lust and medicating themselves in order to deal with the light of day.