Private Detective

AN INTRICATE MYSTERY FULL OF BURIED SECRETS. "This was a great murder mystery that wrapped itself around a colorful and interwoven cast of characters... Shadow of Punishment has the spirit and momentum of an Agatha Christie mystery".~by K T Bowes for Readers' Favorite (5-Star Review) "The author has done a good job of delving into the minds of all the characters, giving us a psychological insight that adds depth to a story already packed with suspense".~by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite (5-Star Review) "Shadow of Punishment is a fantastic crime novel... Murder, intrigue, suicide,...

Hardwicke House, home to Belverton College’s exclusive Minotaur Society, is no stranger to tragedy. And when a body turns up in the field next to the mansion, the scene looks chillingly familiar. Chicago PD sends hard-nosed Detective Harriet “Harri” Foster to investigate. The victim is Brice Collier, a wealthy Belverton student, whose billionaire father, Sebastian, owns Hardwicke and ranks as a major school benefactor. Sebastian also has ties to the mansion’s notorious past, when thirty years ago, hazing led to a student’s death in the very same field.

Stripper Henrietta Carson turned private investigator pulls from her old connections from her stripper days. She works to solve the most significant case of her career to date along the Emerald Coast, which holds many secrets. Her case will soon merge with another case. She’ll need her wits about her as she joins another private investigator, then ultimately the FBI. Charlie was once Henrietta’s bodyguard during her stripper days. He was a seasoned detective but worked a second job because he needed the money. Charlie once asked Henrietta for a favor to help him solve a murder case. Her...

Drama. Back-stabbing. And a crazy twist lurking backstage. It's safe to say that it's not a peachy day in the small Georgia town of Treasure Trove. When a murder takes place behind-the-scenes of a local theater production, private investigator Hannah Huntsford cuts her day of antique shopping short to help with the case. It doesn't take long for Hannah and her detective boyfriend to discover that they have their hands full. The victim is Paul Desmond, the hot-headed, narcissistic lead actor in the play. Throughout rehearsals, Paul has managed to make an enemy out of almost everyone in the ...

"A rocket ride of action, political intrigue, and suspense."—San Diego Magazine "A sharp thriller. Russell has us in the palm of his hand."—Chicago Tribune "Ingeniously imagined and skillfully told, Political Suicide must be included in any list of this year's best thrillers."—San Diego Union-Tribune Will Travis is an undercover corporate investigator whose job involves low-key assignments like checking out the service at Washington, DC, hotel bars and reporting back to management. But his evening takes an unexpected turn when he interrupts an attempted murder. Soon, Will is on the ...

The name Allan Pinkerton was for decades synonymous with private detective; indeed, the work “Pinkerton” was generally used for any private detective whether or not they were associated with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. The all-seeing eye that served as the symbol of his company and the slogan - “We Never Sleep” - projected an image of a detective working tirelessly to pursue a desperate criminal and bring them to justice.

Andrew Crain has it all: a brilliant scientist and astute businessman, his groundbreaking work with lithium has made him one of the world’s richest men. He is universally adored and admired; that is, until Crain’s beautiful wife, Laura, comes to Spenser hoping that he can find out what skeletons lurk in her husband’s closet. Though Crain is a generous philanthropist and loving family man, she is concerned—he has recently become secretive, bordering on paranoid, and prone to violent outbursts.

To a corrupt chief of police intent on maintaining his power at all costs, part-time PI Declan "Mac" MacManus is a problem that must finally be addressed. Cursed with an unwavering sense of right and wrong, and a fierce loyalty to his few friends, Mac has become known as someone the working class of Southampton can turn to in times of desperate need. On a rain-swept night in October, Mac witnesses a brutal homicide, but he has learned that nothing on the East End is ever what it seems.

Earth’s oceans are so vast, not even merfolk have explored everywhere. And for good reason. An unexpected call from the CIA seems initially like a routine job, but Agent Michaels has a surprise for her. At a nondescript Agency warehouse, Alex discovers something she never imagined possible and soon finds herself on the way to Atlantis, deep on the ocean floor halfway around the world. Worse, the denizens of the fabled city are locked in a desperate fight for survival against an adversary older than human civilization... and they’re losing. If Alex gets caught up in the undersea war, she...

This latest installment of the beloved No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series finds Botswana's premier detective agency as busy as ever, with no shortage of sensitive situations requiring Mma Ramotswe's keen eye and discerning input. Through it all, Mma Ramotswe will demonstrate that there are solutions to all manner of difficulties, there to be discovered as long as one is led by kindness, grace, and logic, and can rely on the wise counsel of close friends and loved ones.

‘Imelda Sheridan was dead, which was tough cookies on Imelda, but then every silver lining has its cloud. My job was to find out who and why, at 12 cent per word for the right facts in the right order … which is how it all started out, anyway.’ Freelance hack Harry Rigby likes a smoke, the easy life and Robert Ryan playing the bad buy in late night black-and-whites. Sweet. But when the wife of a prominent politician is murdered in her best nightdress, Rigby finds himself caught in a crossfire between rogue paramilitaries, an internal Garda inquiry and the heaviest blizzard of coke ...

Stockholm: From one day to the next, 16-year old Hanna just vanishes without a trace. Her worried parents hire detectives Lars and Elin to find their daughter. The two of them do just that and very quickly. However, Hanna’s problems are far from over – she is trapped in the clutches of a “loverboy”. Just a couple of months later, the two private detectives are asked to help once again, because Hanna has been arrested for a serious crime. In order to prove her innocence, Lars and Elin have to dive into the dangerous underworld of prostitution, drugs and murder. This difficult ...

Private investigator Sebastian Clifford and his partner Birdie step into the world of celebrity when a star of children's TV turns to them for help. She's being blackmailed by someone who knows about her murky past, and she's desperate to keep it hidden. But silence comes at a price, and it's one she can't afford to pay. Clifford, who knows better than anyone what it's like to be punished for one mistake, agrees to help. As they dig deeper, they discover that everyone has secrets, and some are dark enough to kill for.

For barrister-turned-private eye Maggie Bainbridge, it’s the most complex case her little investigations firm has ever faced, an evil saga arising from the strangulation of a brilliant young undergraduate ten years earlier. As the body-count escalates, all roads seem to lead to the majestic Cairngorm mountains -but should they be concentrating on Cambridge instead, where a mysterious music promoter has met an untimely death? Maggie’s whole gang is back in action, and there's even talk of babies... If you love LJ Ross, Joy Ellis and Anne Cleeves, you'll love this twisty murder-mystery

A wealthy woman needs to find her sister to settle a will. It looks routine...boring. Still, business is slow and even a private investigator has bills to pay, so Kinsey Millhone takes the case. But this is not routine and the deeper Kinsey digs the trickier things get. The client tries to call Kinsey off, an accusing husband surfaces, and a double murder turns the case sinister.

A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin worth a small fortune - the elements don't quite add up until Marlowe discovers evidence of murder, rape, blackmail, and the worst kind of human exploitation.

Hallie James has opened her own PI agency. Business is good, and her life is back on track. Then a good friend is arrested for murder, and Hallie is asked to investigate. Trying to uncover the truth, she stumbles upon a drug ring that brutally murders anyone who gets in their way. After finding proof of her friend's innocence, a family member is taken hostage. While trying to find him and the drug lab, bodies start dropping, and the case takes some wild turns. How far will the murderer go to protect their secret? And can Hallie survive and solve the case before someone she cares about dies?...

London. A snowy December, 1888. Sherlock Holmes, 34, is languishing and back on cocaine after a disastrous Ripper investigation. Watson can neither comfort nor rouse his friend - until a strangely encoded letter arrives from Paris. Mlle La Victoire, a beautiful French cabaret star, writes that her illegitimate son by an English lord has disappeared, and she has been attacked in the streets of Montmartre.

No one should die on their birthday! It should be one of life’s rules. Super-rich John Newberry, the most hated man in Nettleton Top, is murdered at his own lavish birthday party but no one hears or sees anything. How can that happen in a mansion overflowing with guests? Unless they each have something to hide? Can the mystery be solved? The clues are there… if you can find them. Local society columnist and amateur detective, Nettie Pidgeon is on the case. Can she discover who the killer is before they strike again? Helping her along is her granddaughter Libby, who runs the Mrs. ...

Meet Able Kane, the self-effacing private detective as he searches for a missing person, his family and his true self. Follow him from the civil war in Beirut, across Europe and finally home again. Southern California and its extensive freeway system provide the backdrop for this intense, action packed story. Heroes and villains from the past and present collide to make this a thrilling read. So come join Abel Kane, a truly unforgettable character who invites the reader into his heart and mind as he races against time to solve the biggest case of his life.