Best Hard Boiled Detective Novels - April 2024

ONE LAST KILL: A fast paced, action packed detective mystery, a gripping serial killer crime thriller with a twist. (The Far South Series Book 1)

IF YOU HURT SOMEONE BAD ENOUGH THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN’T MAKE THEM DO.Bobby Ress is a cop with a simple life.He believes in making a difference.He loves his wife and his daughter.He has a place in the world.Then people start dying, a lot of them, in horrible ways. It's a case like no other. And step by gruesome step the simple, true things Bobby knew to be right and good begin to make less and less sense. Because Bobby is learning about pain. He doesn't like to admit it. He doesn't like to know, but he's slowly realizing: If you hurt someone bad enough for long enough then there's nothing,... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01IED3FWO
• ASIN: B01IED3FWO
• Manufacturer: Finn Bell

BLACK: (Hard-boiled noir detective mystery)

Artemus Black. Perennially down-on-his-luck Hollywood PI whose Bogie fixation is as dated as his wardrobe. With an assistant who mocks him relentlessly, an obese cat that loathes him, a romantic life that's deader than Elvis, money problems, booze, nicotine, and anger management issues, how much worse can it get? When he takes a case that's supposed to be easy money working for a celebrity whose colleagues and surrounding paparazzi are dropping faster than interest in the star's big comeback, the cakewalk turns ugly and Black finds himself in a web of deceit, betrayal, and murder - and bad hai... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00F27B8YI
• ASIN: B00F27B8YI
• Manufacturer: Reprobatio Ltd.

The Key to Justice (A Marc Kadella Legal Mystery Book 1)

"A shot in the dark, right in the gut, that’s what Carstens is good at. The Key to Justice is full of twists and turns as the Twin Cities live in terror of a violent stalker. Carstens aims to be realistic about the law and its enforcers, and he hits it right ... The plot is as full of surprises as a Minneapolis Jucy Lucy and ultimately just as satisfying." -Tony Dunbar, Anthony- and Edgar-nominated author of the Tubby Dubonnet legal thriller series. THE CASE OF A LIFETIME WALKS IN THE DOOR...Financially embarrassed, getting a divorce, living in a shabby apartment, and distinctly short of cl... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00AC54HI4
• ASIN: B00AC54HI4
• Manufacturer: Dennis Carstens

Stranger in Town: A gripping page turning murder mystery (Sloane Monroe Book 4)

A Shamus Award finalist for best PI novel.  "A twisted mystery with surprising twists and a fascinating premise." -Sheila Deeth, Vine Voice  A frantic mother runs up and down the aisles of Maybelle's Market, desperately searching for her missing daughter. But she's far too late. Six-year-old Olivia is already gone, already in the arms of a stranger. Will private investigator Sloane Monroe find her before it's too late? Like stories that keep you guessing? You'll be up all night with this New York Times and USA Today best selling mystery series. "Page-turning from the first chapter to the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00A6302TA
• ASIN: B00A6302TA
• Manufacturer: Pixie Publishing

The Reluctant Detective: A C.T. Ferguson Private Investigator Mystery (The C.T. Ferguson Mystery Novels Book 1)

It’s C.T.’s first case. He wants an easy one.Instead, he gets Alice.C.T. Ferguson spent years as a hacker. He lived in Hong Kong, working against the Chinese government. Then they found him, threw him in jail, and eventually kicked him out. In Baltimore, C.T. sets himself up as a private investigator.Then Alice walks in.She’s sure her husband is cheating on her. C.T. looks into it but isn’t convinced. He soon discovers Alice has serious problems of her own.When Alice’s troubles get even worse, C.T. finds his own life in danger. With a liar for a client and enforcers hounding him, can... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07688GQDX
• ASIN: B07688GQDX

His First His Second (An Alicia Friend Investigation Book 1)

Meet Detective Sergeant Alicia Friend. She’s nice. Too nice to be a police officer, if she’s honest.Now the annoyingly-perky detective finds herself in the grip of a northern British winter, investigating the kidnap-murders of two young women. When a third is taken, Alicia has less than a week to chip away the secrets of a high-society family, and uncover the killer’s objective. But Richard - the father of the latest victim - believes the police are not moving quickly enough, so launches a parallel investigation, utilising skills honed in a dark past that is about to catch up with him. A... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00O6FFWMQ
• ASIN: B00O6FFWMQ
• Manufacturer: Crater of the North Publishing

Lady 52 (A Jack Daniels/Nicholas Colt Novel)

What do Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels and private investigator Nicholas Colt have in common?Billiards, bourbon, bad jokes...And murder. Several, in fact.A homeless woman's remains are found near Chicago twenty-six years after she disappeared. Her daughter--now retired in Florida--suspects foul play, and she hires Colt to fly up there and check it out.A prominent Chicago physician is slain outside a convenience store, horribly mutilated. A senseless street killing? A robbery gone wrong? Or something much worse?As the homicide cases and those involved converge, it quickly becomes apparent that J... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00J4WQ43M
• ASIN: B00J4WQ43M

Butterfly Kisses: A Thrilling Serial Killer Novel (Detective Damien Drake Book 1)

His hands are bound behind him, a crude butterfly drawn in blood on his bare back. He isn’t the first.When a drug addict finds the body of a man in the basement of an abandoned warehouse in New York City, Detective Damien Drake is called in to lead the murder investigation.The victim was a philanthropist, father, doting husband, and wealthy junior partner in one of the cities most respected law firms. He seemed to have the perfect life.Yet when Damien probes deeper, he realizes that this man isn't the first. His investigation soon connects this murder with another in Montreal, both of which ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0791J7QJD
• ASIN: B0791J7QJD
• Manufacturer: Pathological Ink

All That's Dead: The new Logan McRae crime thriller from the No.1 bestselling author (Logan McRae, Book 12)

There’s a darkness in the heart of Scotland…The stunning new Logan McRae thriller from No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller Stuart MacBride.Scream all you want, no one can hear…Inspector Logan McRae is looking forward to a nice simple case – something to ease him back into work after a year off on the sick. But the powers-that-be have other ideas…The high-profile anti-independence campaigner, Professor Wilson, has gone missing, leaving nothing but bloodstains behind. There’s a war brewing between the factions for and against Scottish Nationalism. Infighting in the police ranks. And it’s... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07KL16XMW
• ASIN: B07KL16XMW
• Manufacturer: HarperCollins

The Narrows (A Harry Bosch Novel Book 10)

• ASIN: B000FC1MNW
• ASIN: B000FC1MNW
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Bed of Bones (Sloane Monroe Book 5)

USA Today bestselling novel."Bradshaw does a wonderful job in this fast paced, modern day novel that combines the best elements of both the mystery and the thriller genres."- Stephen Campbell: Murders, Mysteries, and Mayhem Radio ShowSometimes even the deepest, darkest secrets find their way to the surface.Thirteen-year-old Willie Compton and his younger brother Leonard stumble upon a mine shaft while hiking the hills of Park City, Utah. A Slinky Leonard's been flipping back and forth between his hands slips through his fingers. Leonard bolts forward and reaches out to grab it, but he slips, t... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00FHQI2KM
• ASIN: B00FHQI2KM
• Manufacturer: Pixie Publishing

HILLARY'S FINAL CASE a gripping crime mystery full of twists (DI Hillary Greene Book 17)

ONE OF THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE DETECTIVES BOWS OUT IN THE FINAL BOOK OF THIS MILLION-SELLING SERIES.DETECTIVE HILLARY GREENE IS SOLVING THE COLD CASES NO ONE ELSE COULD CRACK.PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A REVISED EDITION OF A BOOK FIRST PUBLISHED AS “A NARROW TRAJECTORY.”Can Hillary finally close the case of the missing young women? Can she take down one of Oxfordshire’s most wanted criminals?Can she handle her new boss?Can she help one of her team get answers on his long lost sister?And will she really get married and leave her beloved boat?FIND OUT THE ANSWERS IN THE FINAL HILLARY GREENE BOOKH... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07KFH9TB8
• ASIN: B07KFH9TB8
• Manufacturer: Joffe Books crime mystery

Lost Light (A Harry Bosch Novel Book 9)

• ASIN: B001GXF2YO
• ASIN: B001GXF2YO
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

City of Bones (A Harry Bosch Novel Book 8)

• ASIN: B000FA65L8
• ASIN: B000FA65L8
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs Novels Book 1)

• ASIN: B000FBFMZ2
• ASIN: B000FBFMZ2
• Manufacturer: Del Rey

Some Clouds : A Hactor Belascoaran Shayne Detective Novel

Some Clouds

• UPC: 38179839
• Rating: 3.0

An Easy Thing : A H�ctor Belascoar�n Shayne Detective Novel

Praise for the books of Paco Ignacio Taibo II... "The real enchantment of Mr. Taibo's storytelling art lies in the 'wild and melancholy' tango of life he sees everywhere." -New York Times review of Some

• UPC: 33547022
• Rating: 4.0

Detective Finnegan Beck: Where She Lies: A Gripping Irish Detective Thriller with a Stunning Twist (Paperback)

Where She Lies: A gripping Irish detective thriller with a stunning

• UPC: 419500582

Hard Revolution : A Derek Strange Novel

In this epic showdown from "one of the best crime novelists alive" (Dennis Lehane), police officer Derek Strange hunts his brother's killer through a city erupting with rage."Mr. Pelecanos's uniqueness comes from his bravery in

• UPC: 14017137
• Rating: 5.0

SHANNON'S CITY (A Hard-Boiled Noir Detective Thriller) - eBook

Shannon's City is an action packed detective thriller set in Los Angeles in the forties. A nightclub owner is blackmailed. An innocent wife is murdered. A civic leader and his family are under threat. An

• UPC: 726159425

City Of Big Dreams (A Hard-Boiled Noir Detective Mystery) - eBook

City Of Big Dreams is an action packed detective mystery set in Los Angeles in the forties. A witness to murder is missing. A grieving sister wants justice. A movie star idol is no hero.

• UPC: 448098278

The Last Detective - eBook

Elvis Cole is back...With his acclaimed bestsellers, Hostage (a New York Times Notable Book) and Demolition Angel, Robert Crais drew raves for his unstoppable pacing, edgy characterizations, and cinematic prose. Now, in The Last Detective,

• UPC: 443795674
• Rating: 3.857

American Detective - eBook

In Loren D. Estleman's hardboiled American Detective, Amos Walker returns for his nineteenth outing in his most challenging case yet. Ex-Detroit Tigers pitcher Darius Fuller wants Walker to break off his daughter's engagement to Hilary

• UPC: 671137545
• Rating: 5.0

The Automatic Detective - eBook

Even in Empire City, a town where weird science is the hope for tomorrow, it's hard for a robot to make his way. It's even harder for a robot named Mack Megaton, a hulking machine

• UPC: 479064246
• Rating: 4.188

SHANNON IN SIN CITY (A Hard-Boiled Noir Detective Thriller) - eBook

Shannon In Sin City is an action packed detective thriller set in Los Angeles and Las Vegas in the late forties. Several hired killers nearly bump Shannon off. The trail leads to Sin City. But

• UPC: 222404798