Mystery Crime Drama

Robin Lockwood is a young criminal defense attorney and partner in a prominent law firm in Portland, Oregon. A former MMA fighter and Yale Law graduate, she joined the firm of legal legend Regina Barrister not long before Regina was forced into retirement by early onset Alzheimer's. One of Regina's former clients, Robert Chesterfield, shows up in the law office with an odd request—he's seeking help from his old attorney in acquiring patent protection for an illusion. Chesterfield is a professional magician of some reknown and he has a major new trick he's about to debut.

Pets solving crime one cozy mystery at a time. In the small town of Sunridge Junction, the town’s peaceful life is disrupted by a string of mysterious break-ins that leave residents on edge. Meet three unlikely canine detectives: Digger, the bossy mini dachshund; Dash, the resourceful beagle; and Daisy, the tenacious chihuahua. With their noses to the ground, they find clues that even the local police miss. A retired police detective, her amateur sleuth son and granddaughter, work side-by-side with the furry detectives to make sure justice is served. Will our daring animal and human ...

'I can't deny it, I just love these characters! ' - Goodreads reviewer Investment Trust boss Hugo Morgan has celebrated his fiftieth birthday by dumping his wife of twenty-two years and is now intent on marrying a younger model. Tasked with checking out the back story of the shiny new Mrs Morgan are ex-barrister turned private eye Maggie Bainbridge and her faithful assistant Jimmy Stewart. A SUSPICIOUS SUICIDE Beautiful and clever, twenty-three year old Chardonnay Clarke has died under the wheels of a tube train, leaving behind a heart-breaking message on her social media. But in DI Frank ...

New Delhi, 3 a.m. A speeding Mercedes jumps the curb and in the blink of an eye, five people are dead. It’s a rich man’s car, but when the dust settles there is no rich man at all, just a shell-shocked servant who cannot explain the strange series of events that led to this crime. Nor can he foresee the dark drama that is about to unfold. Deftly shifting through time and perspective in contemporary India, Age of Vice is an epic, action-packed story propelled by the seductive wealth, startling corruption, and bloodthirsty violence of the Wadia family.

Disappearing wasn’t going to be enough…they needed a plan…some answers…and a safe place so they could stop running in circles trying to stay one step ahead of the guys who seemed to want her dead. Simon Sullivan might not be who Ava always believed him to be, but along with his brother, he’d spent his life trying to protect her. That wasn’t going to change especially now when everything they’d planned for, hoping against hope it would never be needed, was playing out exactly as they’d feared. But he’s not alone. Harper Riley isn’t about to let anything happen to Ava. ...

Criminologist Dr. Gretchen White thought Detective Lauren Marconi could never cross certain lines. Then Lauren, with fresh blood on her hands, is arrested for an execution-style slaying. Even as the evidence mounts, Gretchen is convinced she’s innocent. Because Lauren would have known how to get away with murder.

In the treacherous woods of Tate's Hell, a missing child sets off a race against time. Join county sheriff Pratt Harlowe on a heart-pounding search for a missing child in the treacherous woods of Tate's Hell. When a little boy disappears one evening along the shore of the Apalachicola Bay, the tight-knit coastal community is thrown into chaos. As the search intensifies, Harlowe must contend with unpredictable weather, the rugged terrain of Tate's Hell, and small-town politics that threaten to derail his investigation. As the investigation deepens, Harlowe uncovers a web of secrets and lies ...

An anonymous threat, a catastrophic explosion, and a deadly race against time all collide at once. After a nuclear bomb devastates St. Petersburg, Russia, killing hundreds of thousands and plunging the global economy into chaos, the world teeters on the brink of disaster. Amidst the turmoil, Chase Harper is sent to Singapore to salvage his company’s future. But fate has other plans for the former mercenary haunted by the recent loss of his wife and daughter. When North Korean assassins kidnap his closest friends to use as leverage in an attempt to seize mysterious cargo traveling across ...

A devious serial killer is stalking the Seattle suburbs, using a knife to puncture the hearts of his victims. In addition to the precision of the murders, no forensic evidence is ever left behind. The killer is like a ghost, but the bodies he leaves behind are only too real. Detective Reggie Flannigan, with the Criminal Investigation Division of the Washington State Patrol is assigned to the case, but despite making steady progress, the murders continue, and he is no closer to catching the killer than when he had started. Until Nick Parker, his old partner, shows up. Not only had Parker ...

If police detective Charlie Hardwick doesn’t move fast enough, he will have another dead partner - and this time, it will be his fault… ”Difficult to put down"... "Great book from a great author"... "Would recommend to anyone who likes crime"... In his zeal to solve the crime he was falsely accused of, police detective Charlie Hardwick has now put his partner, Sarah, in grave danger. Without her at his side, he must take out the men who kidnapped her before they do something drastic. Meanwhile, they need to solve an endless stream of other deaths, like a killer who confesses she ...

Rilton Castle has been peaceful for many months but the discovery of the body of a young Indian man dumped in a ditch near the village shatters the calm. Chief Inspector Muga starts an enquiry into the man’s death and discovers he had been digging into the private life of several of the local residents. Who killed Ramjap Shastri? Was it Mike Ash, to protect his nephews? Was it Dax, to protect the only family that had ever made him feel welcome? Was it Ben Hillor to protect his wife from shame? Or was it someone from outside the community who also bore a grudge against Shastri? As the ...

It was a case that gripped the nation. In December 2003, Luke Ryder, the stepfather of acclaimed filmmaker Guy Howard (then aged 10), was found dead in the garden of their suburban family home. Luke Ryder’s murder has never been solved. Guy Howard’s mother and two half-sisters were in the house at the time of the murder—but all swear they saw nothing. Despite a high-profile police investigation and endless media attention, no suspect was ever charged.

“Three Sheets in the Wind” is a hilarious but dark mystery novel, that promises to keep you on the edge of your seat. It is the sequel to Anita Dixon Thomas’ book entitled, “The Cat on Salter’s Point.” It has been three years since Jamie Lee’s tragic death. Salter’s Point Regional, known as the nuthouse in the community, continued to attract crazy and peculiar professionals to its ranks. The hospital had thrived, despite its dubious reputation, and undergoing many changes over the years. Anita Dixon Thomas, once again shows how the doctors, nurses, and staff at Salter’s ...

Kate Nelson had it all. A flourishing company founded with her husband, John; a happy marriage; and a daughter, Ashlyn. The picture-perfect family. Until John left for another woman. Tish is half his age. Ambitious. She’s cultivated a friendship with Ashlyn. Tish believes she’s won. She’s wrong.

Robin Lockwood is an increasingly prominent defense attorney in the Portland community. A Yale graduate and former MMA fighter, she's becoming known for her string of innovative and successful defense strategies. As a favor to a judge, Robin takes on the pro bono defense of a reprehensible defendant charged with even more reprehensible crimes. But what she doesn't know—what she can't know—is how this one decision, this one case, will wreak complete devastation on her life and plans.

Jack Lee is a white lawyer from Freeman County, Virginia, who has never done anything to push back against racism, until he decides to represent Jerome Washington, a Black man charged with killing an elderly and wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee fears that his legal skills may not be enough to prevail in a case where the odds are already stacked against both him and his client. And he quickly finds himself out of his depth when he realizes that what is at stake is far greater than the outcome of a murder trial.

The complete BBC Radio collection bringing together two full-cast dramatisations of Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently novels. In Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Dirk Gently has an unshakable belief in the interconnectedness of all things, but his Holistic Detective Agency mainly succeeds in tracking down missing cats for old ladies. Then Dirk stumbles upon an old friend behaving bizarrely - and he's drawn into a four-billion-year-old mystery that must be solved if the human race is to avoid immediate extinction....

A mystery novel set in Quilter County, Oregon, during the early 20th century. Unravel the dark secrets of the Quilter family in "Murder in the Family," where past tragedies intertwine with the present. As Judith Quilter Whitefield returns from her lonely widowhood to confront her troubled brother Oscar and their father's legacy, the chilling echoes of a murder long buried resurface, threatening to tear the family apart once more. Can Judith uncover the truth before it’s too late? Set against the backdrop of a chilly November, tensions arise as whispers of the Quilters' wealth and buried ...

When he believed there was little time left, there were only two people he wanted to talk to while he still could. One was the only woman he’d ever loved. And always would. Rendon was seriously wounded…in searing pain, and up until the last hour, exposed as he’d never been before. Getting himself to the little known and forgotten small town in the middle of nowhere had been a risky choice, and taken the last of his quickly dwindling strength. It was the last place anyone would ever think to look. He never expected to survive. Yet after a brazen rescue, Rendon is determined to be part ...

Just for You Dr. Lindy Ashley, a licensed psychologist, has worked at her own practice for over four years but nothing would prepare her for the unexplained events that fall her way. Lindy is twenty-nine years old, recently divorced and trying to start a new life without her ex-husband’s money or influence. Lindy helps many troubling patients get through their day but unfortunately finds her self at the center of one’s fascination. To help an old friend, Professor Dobbs, Lindy agrees to guest lecture at Central University located in Arlington, Texas. Soon, Central University students ...