Mitch Silver1964: James Bond's creator Ian Fleming, himself a World War II British Naval Intelligence officer, seals a manuscript intended for a future reader whom he must trust will serve...

Alexander McCall Smith Precious Ramotswe, traditionally built proprietor of the famous No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, is finally married to Mr J.L.B. Matekoni of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, the agency is...

Karin Fossum Eva is walking by the river one afternoon when a body floats to the surface of the icy water. She tells her daughter to wait patiently while she...

Gillian Roberts"Here's the Dorothy Parker of mystery writers...giving more wit per page than most writers give per book."--Nancy PickardMellow old Philadelphia, where life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have...

James Lee Burke Hunting a sadistic killer who targets young prostitutes, Detective Dave Robicheaux has no mind to be sidetracked into persuading ex-schoolmate mobster Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni to leave...

Jack Higgins   In the world of the Mafia, sometimes death is the only way out....   First published January 1, 1969

Elizabeth George Hailed as the "king of sleaze," tabloid editor Dennis Luxford is used to ferreting out the sins and scandals of people in exposed positions. But when he opens...

Tasha Alexander In skillfully intertwined storylines from the dawn of the twentieth century and the heyday of the Roman Empire, Tasha Alexander's In the Shadow of Vesuvius, the latest installment to...

Author: Ronica Black When undercover work requires working under the covers, danger is an uninvited bedfellow… Erin McKenzie, a newly promoted homicide detective, lands the assignment of her career when...

Jude WatsonAhint from their parents’ past puts Amy and Dan on the trail of secrets their grandmother Grace would NEVER have wanted them to know. Awful memories begin to crowd...

Robert CraisLife in the California sun suits Elvis Cole—until the day a fifteen-year-old girl and her two younger siblings walk into his office. Then everything changes.Three years ago, a Seattle...

JD Robb When a murder disrupts the Irish vacation she is taking with her husband, Roarke, Eve realizes that no place is safe - not an Irish wood or the...