Best Detective Fiction Writers - April 2024

Ordinary Grace

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL WINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARD A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013 From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word.” New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were selling out at the so... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1451645856
• UPC: 884740901625
• ASIN: 1451645856
• ISBN: 1451645856
• Brand: Atria Books
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

Ring Around the Rosie (An Olivia Thompson Mystery Book 1)

Rosie Thompson is an eighteen-year-old girl with her whole life ahead of her. The Homecoming Dance is just one night away and she can already feel the weight of the crown upon her head. But when she leaves her home that Friday night, it’s for the very last time. When her body is found in a park the next morning, a whole town is turned upside down and a family is torn apart.Fifteen years later, Olivia still hasn’t moved on from her sister’s murder. Not only does she still see the ghost of her dead sister, she is pursuing a career studying the very monsters that destroyed Rosie and hundred... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01D3H7PKO
• ASIN: B01D3H7PKO

A Better Man: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

“‘A Better Man,' with its mix of meteorological suspense, psychological insight and criminal pursuit, is arguably the best book yet in an outstanding, original oeuvre.” —Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal"Enchanting... one of his most ennobling missions." —Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book ReviewCatastrophic spring flooding, blistering attacks in the media, and a mysterious disappearance greet Chief Inspector Armand Gamache as he returns to the Sûreté du Québec in the latest novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny. It’s Gamache’s first day back as head of ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07NTMH6DR
• ASIN: B07NTMH6DR
• Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

THE LOST SISTER: A stunning crime thriller full of twists (Detective Arla Baker Series Book 1)

A series taking Amazon by storm!OMG, I couldn't put this book down! It grabs you from page one and just hooks you! - Joan Dixon5 stars and more! It starts with a bang and just keeps getting better! So happy I found this author!! - Dennis Lutes For 15 years, Detective Chief Inspector Arla Baker has hunted for Nicole, her lost sister...Today, a woman lies with her throat slit open in Clapham Common Park. There are three black triangles drawn on her body. DCI Arla Baker is called in to investigate. Soon there is another body, killed in identical fashion, in the same location.Arla knows a vicious... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07GKXDF2P
• ASIN: B07GKXDF2P

The Price of Time

Would your character change ...if you had all the money in the world?And all the time?Would you become a better person?Or worse?Imagine Agatha Christie meets Michael Crichton in a fast-paced, philosophical mystery thriller._______________________________________There’s a secret in Silicon Valley. A discovery. An invention. One so startling and surprisingly sinister that it needs to be concealed—at any price. Tim Tigner takes a step back from his bestselling Kyle Achilles series to introduce Zachary Chase and Skylar Fawkes in a fresh standalone novel that’s bound to keep you glued and gue... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07NXXYG1G
• ASIN: B07NXXYG1G

The Girl Who Lived: A Thrilling Suspense Novel

Ten years ago, four people were brutally murdered—one girl lived.No one believes her story. The police think she's crazy. Her therapist thinks she's suicidal. Everyone else thinks she's a dangerous drunk. They're all right—but did she see the killer?Best Mystery-Thriller eBook of the Year — Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018Winner Best Thriller — National Indie Excellence Awards 2018Winner Best Thriller — Silver Falchion Award 2018Finalist eBook Fiction — Indie Book Awards 2018Silver Medal Suspense — Reader’s Favorite Book Awards 2018Voted Most Loved Cover — NetGall... [Read More]

• ASIN: B076FNQWTF
• ASIN: B076FNQWTF
• Manufacturer: Greyson Media

The David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series: Books 1-4 (The David Wolf Series Box Set)

The David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series Books 1-4 by Amazon #1 bestselling author Jeff Carson have brought readers across the globe and back again to the high country of Colorado, leaving them breathless and desperate for more. If you love thriller mysteries with action, suspense, and a touch of humor and romance, then the David Wolf Series is for you.The David Wolf Series has been downloaded over 1,000,000 times! Now, for a limited time, you can purchase the first four books of the David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series for 45% off! FOREIGN DECEITSergeant David Wolf of the Sluice County SD headq... [Read More]

• ASIN: B073YGY4VG
• ASIN: B073YGY4VG

The Silent Woman: The USA TODAY BESTSELLER - a gripping historical fiction (Cat Carlisle, Book 1)

Would you sell your secrets?Catherine Carlisle is trapped in a loveless marriage and the threat of World War Two is looming. She sees no way out… that is until a trusted friend asks her to switch her husband’s papers in a desperate bid to confuse the Germans.Soon Catherine finds herself caught up in a deadly mixture of espionage and murder. Someone is selling secrets to the other side, and the evidence seems to point right at her.Can she clear her name before it’s too late?

• ASIN: B076GVWSW1
• ASIN: B076GVWSW1
• Manufacturer: HQ Digital

Where the Crawdads Sing

• ASIN: B078GD3DRG
• ASIN: B078GD3DRG
• Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Murder on Main Street (A Jake and Emma Mystery Book 2)

A freak May Day blizzard strands the citizens of Casper, Wyoming under six feet of snow, but even snow can’t stop a killer. Detective Matt Joyner calls on accidental detectives Jake and Emma Rand in a mystery that quickly comes a little too close to home. Emma’s best friend, Kristy Castle, is hiding a secret from her past, but would she kill to keep it quiet?Second book in the Casper Crime Boss trilogy. This is not a cliffhanger. The central mystery is completely resolved, but there may be some detective work still to be done. Formerly released as Main Street Murder.

• ASIN: B00NB85G5C
• ASIN: B00NB85G5C

Love is a Many Splintered Thing: A Gotcha Detective Agency Mystery (Gotcha Detective Agency Mysteries Book 12)

Nick and Mimi are happily married and settled into their new home. It all seems perfect, but is it? Somehow, just when you think life is perfect, something or someone comes along to upset the calm waters.Charles Parks to the rescue! Or is he just meddling?Running from your troubles is never a good idea, and yet when Charles presents Mimi with tickets for a cruise to the Virgin Islands she jumps at the chance to leave it all behind, even if it's only for a week.In true Charles and Mimi fashion, the cruise won't be boring as they get embroiled in chaos when a cruise member goes missing.

• ASIN: B07JKQTL5J
• ASIN: B07JKQTL5J
• Manufacturer: Novels & Coffee

Wired Justice: Vigilante Justice Thriller Series (Paradise Crime Thrillers Book 6)

Wired In, Book 1 in the series, is only 2.99¢ for a limited time!Paradise hides too many bodies.How would you take on a serial killer?Sophie Ang’s lovable dog Ginger has a nose for murder, and leads her tech sleuth mistress through perilous lava fields on the Big Island to a terrible discovery. Sophie is plunged into a new investigation with dynamic partner Jake Dunn, searching for a missing young woman who is just one of many. Sparks fly between the two as they dig into layers of deception and darkness, rousing the attention of true evil.“Toby Neal sets a relentless pace that will keep y... [Read More]

• ASIN: B077TCRXCK
• ASIN: B077TCRXCK
• Manufacturer: Neal Enterprises Inc.

The Killer Inside: A serial killer thriller with a twist (Detective Jessica Daniel thriller series Book 1)

'Wow. And WOW again … I had to steal some sleeping time to read this book, because I just HAD to see who the killer was.’ BookspoppyYou can lock your doors…but what if the killer is already inside? When the body of a woman is found in a locked house, Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel is called in to investigate a seemingly impossible murder. Without a key, how did the killer get in or out? Jessica is under intense pressure to solve the case fast, but as she and her team chase down flimsy leads, she realizes this might just be the toughest case she has ever handled.Then a second body is... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01IP9ESZK
• ASIN: B01IP9ESZK
• Manufacturer: Bookouture

Best American Mystery Stories 2018 (The Best American Series ®)

#1 New York Times best-selling author of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, Louise Penny brings her “nerve and skill—as well as heart” (Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post) to selecting the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year. Writing short stories takes “Skill. Discipline. Knowledge of the form while not being formulaic,” contends Louise Penny in her introduction. “In a short story there is nowhere to hide. Each must be original, fresh, inspired.” Originality is just what’s in store for readers of the twenty clever, creative selections in The Best American M... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0544949099
• ASIN: 0544949099
• ISBN: 0544949099
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Best American Paper

The Outsider: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER—soon to be an HBO limited series starring Ben Mendelsohn! An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories.An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a qu... [Read More]

• ASIN: B078M5G7XH
• ASIN: B078M5G7XH
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Books to Die For : The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels

An anthology featuring the world's greatest mystery authors writing about theworld's greatest mystery

• UPC: 53597156
• Rating: 4.3

Writer, M.D. : The Best Contemporary Fiction and Nonfiction by Doctors

With contributions from such physician-writers as Oliver Sacks, Abraham Verghese, and Pauline Chen, this is a unique and eye-opening collection of fiction and nonfiction on medicine and mortality and everything in

• UPC: 16528078
• Rating: 4.0

Writers of the Future Volume 31 : The Best New Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year

Presents a collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by the winners of the 2014 "Writers of the Future" contest chosen by a distinguished panel of top writers, critics, and

• UPC: 43905908
• Rating: 4.3

Writers of the Future Volume 29 : The Best New Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year

Turn the page open your eyes...and look into the future They unleash the power of dreams and unlock the secrets of the universe. They bend time, twist perception, and put a new spin on the

• UPC: 23778891
• Rating: 4.5

American Short Story Masterpieces : A Rich Selection of Recent Fiction from America's Best Modern Writers

This collection of thirty-six classic short stories from the fifties to the eighties features works by authors such as James Baldwin, Barry Hannah, Bernard Halamud, Flannery O'Connor, Philip Roth, Anne Beattie, and Tobias

• UPC: 446464
• Rating: 5.0

Bloody Scotland: New Fiction from Scotland's Best Crime Writers - eBook

AN EDGAR ALLAN POE AWARD FINALISTTwelve of Scotland’s most famous crime authors evoke the sinister side of the country’s architecture in stories that are by turns calculating, chilling, and redemptive.Scotland has often been depicted as

• UPC: 929869163
• Rating: 5.0

Bloody Scotland : New Fiction from Scotland's Best Crime Writers

A collection of crime stories set in iconic Scottish

• UPC: 295463383
• Rating: 5.0

The Best Max Carrados Detective Stories

Written during the first flowering of detective fiction, these tales of a blind sleuth combine intellectual thrills with imagination and style. Ten mysteries range in settings from Edwardian London through the early

• UPC: 55747053
• Rating: 3.0

The Journey Prize Stories 28 : The Best of Canada's New Writers

9780771050862

• UPC: 52610932
• Rating: 3.0

Best Detective Stories of Cyril Hare - eBook

Cyril Hare's short stories were mostly written for the London Evening Standard. Among them, The Story of Hermione, in which the eponymous character grows rich from the all too convenient deaths of several relatives, has been called

• UPC: 595491556
• Rating: 3.0