Noir fiction Books

Luci Swenson, frightened by experiences as a teenager, becomes a nun to escape and find herself. Twenty years later, still unsettled and unsure, she returns home to the small town of Crossville, Missouri, to help her sisters deal with family problems...

Link By Link: Detective Stories is a collection of short stories written by Dick Donovan and originally published in 1893. The book features a series of thrilling and suspenseful tales, each one centered around a different crime or mystery that must be...

A gambler with a crushing debt triggers a haunting series of events. To escape the debt he owes a notorious racketeer the man leaves his past behind and goes missing. Desperate, he follows in the wake of the headstrong young woman he knows, but who now...

When Professor Jason Marley began reading a new murder mystery, he was startled by the dedication: To My Beloved wife, Jayne Norwell Burke. Jayne had been Jason's college sweetheart. As he read the book, he became alarmed and afraid...

It is late winter in the year of 1990. Jason Parks is an ex-NYPD Detective turned Private Investigator in his hometown of Philadelphia, PA... and he's also a drunk. There's nothing new about this combination; it happens all too often in detective stories...

A Ghost Story. A Vengeful Spirit.In a remote village nestled beside a solemn church, a dark and enduring curse has cast a shadow over generations. The curse's origin lies in the heartbreaking tale of Eerin Kelly, a resident whose life took a tragic turn...

How Would You React if You Were Tied to Railroad Tracks and a Speeding Locomotive was Bearing Down on You?Crazy PI Dick Moonlight teams up with Fat Elvis to uncover the plot behind the violent homicide of an Albany man. How was the man killed? He was...

En la apariencia nada distingue a la maldad de la bondad. No hay estigmas diferenciadores. Sin embargo, puertas adentro, carne adentro, la cuestión es muy diferente.Todos tenemos una sombra, decía Jung; pero no todas las sombras son iguales. Las hay...

"The problem with crucifying yourself is you can never hammer in the third nail. Someone's got to do it to you." After a lifetime of thievery and murder, Martin Abueg hangs on his crucifix tree inside Hell's Harvest of Pain, waiting to do the hardest...

When a rebellious young doctoral candidate at a southern university is compelled to commit a theft of rare books as part of a political protest, she becomes a fugitive hunted not only by the authorities, but by a powerful and vengeful church...

It's 1949 and Chicago is silently plagued by a ruthless killer mutilating his victims and turning them into works of 'art.' Detctive Chase Schiarelli is facing the end of his robe as more bodies are found and no evidence brings either him or his partner...

In the quiet town of Zafaria, Amira's life changes forever when her sister, Nazia, suddenly disappears. Driven by love and a need for answers, Amira finds herself tangled in dark secrets hiding within the community, even among people she once trusted...

Clara Bardés, barnebarn af en berømt afdød maler, er blevet hyret til at restaurere en række malerier, hvoraf nogle stammer fra middelalderen, og som er bevaret i Notre-Dame-katedralen i Paris. Under et ensomt besøg i den øverste del af bygningen, da...

Join Detective Molly Malone in her first queer noir adventure!It's 1943, San Francisco. And Molly Malone has secrets. Between pretending to be the secretary of her own detective agency and late-night visits to her favorite gay club Whiskers (where a...

On the dusty streets of post-war Tel Aviv, a crafty killer roams free...Israel, 1949 - Private detective Adam Lapid knows how it feels to lose everything. His whole family died in Auschwitz. He barely survived. Now he spends his nights haunted by...

Death is no stranger to Bree Elliott.Twice she's faced it. Twice she's survived.What they don't tell you is-death always collects its due.Shadows and whispers of the past haunt her. Desperation forces her to numb the pain just to get through the day.What...

En esta novela trata sobre los asesinatos que lleva a cabo un asesino en serie con una psicopatía determinada. El asesino está tremendamente identificado con la poesía de los poetas de la época del romanticismo, y atiende con mucho interés la...

HAUT ist der neue Roman von Fernando Gamboa, dem meistverkauften unabhängigen Autor der Welt, der uns dieses Mal einen beeindruckenden Polizeithriller mit der Agentin Nuria Badal präsentiert.Ein fesselnder Kriminalroman, von dem Sie sich erst...

Le corps congelé d'un touriste apparaît dans le glacier le plus grand de Patagonie. Il est mort sur la glace, d'une balle dans le ventre, il y a trente ans.Mais toi, qui te nommes Julían et vis à Barcelone, tu ignores que cela changera ta vie.Pour le...

An actor stabbed and shoved off a balcony to his death. A haunted wild west stunt show. And murder... murder... murder.Nod Blake, the cynical, wise-cracking private eye is back. An aging throwback to a bygone era of detecting on the mean streets, he's a...

Wer Jack Reacher oder Dirk Pitt mag, muss Levi Yoder kennenlernen. (New York Times-Bestsellerautor Kevin J. Anderson)In diesem fesselnden Thriller muss Levi, der Problemlöser mit Prinzipien, die entführte Enkeltochter eines Mafiapaten finden und...

What if everything you thought you knew was wrong?The glittering lights of Broadway are just a cover for the dark secrets hidden behind the curtains. NYPD homicide detectives Mike Stoneman and Jason Dickson are about to find out how many layers one story...

"A fierce and fearless talent." - Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic RiverFor readers captivated by the lush prose and psychological intricacies of The Great Gatsby and The Secret History, Chez Usher is an irresistible invitation to Key West's shadowed...

A page-turning action-packed read from bestseller Heather Atkinson. Perfect for all fans of Kimberley Chambers and Jessie KeaneWhen the patriarch of the Savage family dies suddenly, his three daughters, Carly, Jane and Rose are heartbroken.But you can't...

In the autumn of 1971, Cleveland Police Lieutenant Alex Wesner is given a case that may be no case at all, or it may be several cases tied together. Did a workman perish in a vat of molten steel, or is his disappearance part of an elaborate ruse? To find...

Sheila Devine is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker from a troubled background who yearns to win an Oscar. When she receives what could be the offer of a lifetime - unlimited access to do a movie about four young men who claim they were wrongly convicted...

As Seen in Scream MagazineMilton, Illinois is a small Midwestern town that sports an incredibly low crime rate. Violent crime is almost unheard of; only two murders in nearly forty years. A mysterious suicide brings one family back together in Milton...

Beowulf for Dummies . . . and loan sharks.When the gun is the hero, that's noir.Revenge is a dish best served with a smile.When community service is more dangerous than doing time.In Issue 12, Rock and a Hard Place goes international. We go for the...

NATURAL DISASTER OR MAN-MADE CATASTROPHE?The picturesque Glenwood Canyon in Colorado has been a source of awe and inspiration for tourists and locals alike. But now, it has become a scene of chaos and destruction. The highway through the canyon, known...

Web of Seduction is a gripping dark romance that will ensnare your heart and keep you turning pages long into the night.Enrico, the enigmatic underboss of the Cosa Nostra, has always walked a solitary path. With power and control...

In the sultry heat of 1968 Miami, private investigator George Clay finds himself entangled in a web of murder, smuggling, and forbidden desire. Fresh out of the Navy with an honorable discharge and a taste for adventure, George sets up shop on Miami...

Clara Bardés, granddaughter of a famous deceased painter, has been hired to restore a series of paintings, some dating from the Middle Ages, which are preserved in the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. During a solitary visit to the upper part of...

სამ ათწლეულზე მეტი ხნის განმავლობაში, ერთი მუჭა ბრწყინვალე გაყალბება, ყველა მათგანი ერთდროულად ცნობილი მხატვრები, იმდენად ბევრს მუშაობდა და ისე კარგად მუშაობდა, რომ დღეს ვერავინ შეძლებს ხელში ჩაქოლვას და თქვას, ქუთუთოს დარტყმის გარეშე, რომ მათ აქვთ ამ ან...

Some memories are best left buriedDS Albie Edwards is an ambitious police officer who jumps at the chance of acting up as sergeant during the search for a missing young girl, Sian Wilkinson. When Edwards and a new officer Darcy Nicholls are called to the...

THE NEW SLIM HARDY MYSTERY One autumn night in 1992, young trapeze artist Maria's circus career is cut short by a horrific fall. Later investigation reveals sabotage, but by then the ramshackle Southern Cross Circus has folded, and its garrulous ring...

"Accomplished writing from one of the best authors in the UK." M.W. Craven, author of the Sunday Times bestselling Washington Poe series.When a seemingly accidental death turns into a murder investigation, Detective Inspector Solomon Gray finds himself...

A murder shook a border town in northern Spain. Initially, all signs pointed to a crime of passion, and the main suspect had already been identified. The evidence seemed undeniable, and society was demanding a swift response from the police. However,...

Ember to Inferno pulls you into the unforgiving underworld of Los Angeles, where Detective Jacob Schitz and his LAPD team find themselves in a relentless battle against a ruthless mafia kingpin and a media bent on their destruction. As tensions explode...

A dead billionaire. A compromised police force. And her daughter in the crosshairs.Disgraced federal investigator Bernadette Becker is taking a well-deserved vacation at a music festival-when a mysterious man in the crowd gives her a clue that upends her...

How do you handcuff an invisible hit man? Meet Max Malone - Nashville's #1 homicide detective, barbecue aficionado, and consummate jackass. In just one week in May, a series of suspicious deaths propels Max to unravel a time-critical mystery...

The Dark Waves of Winter is a follow up to the critically acclaimed anthology, The Silver Waves of Summer (Kelp Books, 2021). In this installment, the beach again takes center stage in stories from some of the biggest names in literary and...

Bambridge and Lawrence, one an experienced detective fighting his own demons, one a raw rookie trying to prove herself, are brought together to hunt for a killer whose victims are strung up and bled out.Can they put their own personal problems aside as...

Book two in the Fyre & Stone series.Sebastian Fyre and John Stone are reluctantly reunited when they are hired by an aristocrat who believes he is going to be the victim of a murder.Deep in the heart of rural Ireland, where a thin veneer of the...

His dream was Eden Park - Number 10 jersey. His nightmare Mt Eden Prison - cell block 10 with a promising All Black rugby career shattered. A sentence of a life behind bars can do much to change a man's thinking. 'A grave miscarriage of justice,' were...

Digging deep into city politics gets your hands filthy dirty.When Sherry Proper takes on a case that could expose some of the most influential people in the city, she quickly finds herself in way over her head. With her assistant, Cela, and the help of...

It's a messy, bloody, crime. The kind that call to her, what Sherry Proper calls a proper crime When a crime is textured, layered, and fascinating, it provides glimpses into the dark underbelly where people from all social strata, as well as their...

Outlaw Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Waylon Jennings As he observed the commercialized and soulless country music scene, Waylon Jennings famously sang, "Where do we take it from here?" He answered that question by leaving Nashville and heading...

Ambition drives people to succeed.Ambition can make the price of success irrelevant.Ambition can kill your soul.Sherry Proper works hard to keep her life simple. She wants to stick to the important things: do good, interesting work, spend time with...