Best New Crime Fiction - April 2024

The Guardians: A Novel

John Grisham delivers a classic legal thriller–-with a twist.“Terrific…affecting…Grisham has done it again.”—Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post “A suspenseful thriller mixed with powerful themes.”—Associated PressIn the small Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues. There were no witnesses, no one with a motive. But the police soon came to suspect Quincy Miller, a young black man who was once a client of Russo’s.  Quincy was tried, convicted, and sent to prison for life.... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0385544189
• ASIN: 0385544189
• ISBN: 0385544189
• Manufacturer: Doubleday

Bloody Genius (A Virgil Flowers Novel Book 12)

Virgil Flowers will have to watch his back--and his mouth--as he investigates a college culture war turned deadly in another one of Sandford's "madly entertaining Virgil Flowers mysteries" (New York Times Book Review).At the local state university, two feuding departments have faced off on the battleground of science and medicine. Each carries their views to extremes that may seem absurd, but highly educated people of sound mind and good intentions can reasonably disagree, right? Then a renowned and confrontational scholar winds up dead, and Virgil Flowers is brought in to investigate . . . ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07N5GV9YL
• ASIN: B07N5GV9YL
• Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Spilled Milk: Based on a true story

Brooke Nolan is a battered child who makes an anonymous phone call to social services about the escalating brutality in her home.When they jeopardize her safety, condemning her to keep her father's secret, it's a glass of spilled milk at the dinner table that forces her to speak about the cruelty she's been hiding. In her pursuit for safety and justice Brooke battles a broken system that pushes to keep her father in the home, and she risks losing the support of family, coming to the realization that some people simply do not want to be saved.Spilled Milk is a novel of shocking narrative, trium... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0615835600
• ASIN: 0615835600
• ISBN: 0615835600
• Manufacturer: K.L Randis

The Crime (Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers Book 12)

Thaddeus Murfee is back in this twisted tale of two trials, mother and daughter, each claiming to have shot father...He couldn't keep his hands off his stepdaughter. The question becomes, who shot him? The mother or the stepdaughter? Or maybe it was even the woman he was seeing? Or the husband of the woman he seduced?Thaddeus defends the mother on murder charges. The case goes to trial. Midway, the trial takes an unexpected turn and it looks as if the real killer has been exposed. Thaddeus isn't finished with the case, however, and soon he's back in trial yet again. The police and the District... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07TF472TJ
• ASIN: B07TF472TJ

The Silent Patient

• ASIN: 1250301696
• ASIN: 1250301696
• ISBN: 1250301696
• Brand: Celadon Books
• Manufacturer: Celadon Books

Caught

Master of suspense Harlan Coben delivers a twisted #1 New York Times bestseller about a man who—with the best of intentions—opens the wrong door...Reporter Wendy Tynes is making a name for herself, bringing down sexual offenders on nationally televised sting operations. But when social worker Dan Mercer walks into her trap, Wendy gets thrown into a story more complicated than she could ever imagine.Dan is tied to the disappearance of a seventeen-year-old New Jersey girl, and the shocking consequences will have Wendy doubting her instincts about the motives of the people around her, while c... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0030AOBSO
• ASIN: B0030AOBSO
• Manufacturer: Dutton

The Dancing Girls: An absolutely gripping crime thriller with nail-biting suspense (Detective Jo Fournier)

‘Wow, what a book!! I don't think I drew a full breath for the entire time I was reading… I took it everywhere I went… I needed to read it at every opportunity!… Unbelievably twisty… I loved every word of it!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 starsJo pulled together the victims’ pictures. In all cases their arms were askew, in a way that looked like—what? It was like they were freeze-framed in the middle of some action. It was like they were dancing.When loving wife Jeanine Hammond is found dead in a small leafy town in Massachusetts, newly promoted Detective Jo Fournier is shocked to her... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1786818248
• ASIN: 1786818248
• ISBN: 1786818248
• Manufacturer: Bookouture

The Pale-Faced Lie: A True Story

A violent ex-con forces his son to commit crimes in this unforgettable memoir about family and survival“Cinematically gripping.”—Kirkus ReviewsGrowing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his three siblings idolized their dad. Tall, strong, smart, and brave, the self-taught Cherokee regaled his family with stories of his World War II feats. But as time passed, David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow, the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty, violence, lies—even murder.A shrewd con artist with a genius IQ, Thurston intimidated David with beat... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07P1J7P71
• ASIN: B07P1J7P71
• Manufacturer: Sandra Jonas Publishing

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 2018 Winner Best Thriller — National Indie Excellence Awards 2018 Winner Best Thriller — Silver Falchion Award 2018 Finalist eBook Fiction — Indie Book Awards 2018 Silver Medal Suspense — Reader’s Favorite Book Awards 2018 Voted Most Loved Cover — ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1683993039
• ASIN: 1683993039
• ISBN: 1683993039
• Manufacturer: Greyson Media Associates

I Am Watching You

An Amazon Charts bestseller.What would it take to make you intervene? When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage girls on a train, she thinks nothing of it—until she realises they are fresh out of prison and her maternal instinct is put on high alert. But just as she’s decided to call for help, something stops her. The next day, she wakes up to the news that one of the girls—beautiful, green-eyed Anna Ballard—has disappeared.A year later, Anna is still missing. Ella is wracked with guilt over what she failed to do, and she’s not the only one who can�... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1542046599
• ASIN: 1542046599
• ISBN: 9781542046596
• Manufacturer: Thomas & Mercer

Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel

In the next highly anticipated installment of Lee Child’s acclaimed suspense series, Jack Reacher comes to the aid of an elderly couple . . . and confronts his most dangerous opponents yet. “Jack Reacher is today’s James Bond, a thriller hero we can’t get enough of.”—Ken Follett“This is a random universe,” Reacher says. “Once in a blue moon things turn out just right.” This isn’t one of those times. Reacher is on a Greyhound bus, minding his own business, with no particular place to go, and all the time in the world to get there. Then he steps off the bus to help an o... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07NCNVZ5P
• ASIN: B07NCNVZ5P
• Manufacturer: Dell

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

• ASIN: B07CWGBK5K
• ASIN: B07CWGBK5K
• Manufacturer: Doubleday

Then She Was Gone: A Novel

A 2018 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist—Top 5 Best Mystery & Thriller * A Suspense Magazine “Best of 2018” Thriller/Suspense Pick “An acutely observed family drama with bone-chilling suspense.” —People “Jewell teases out her twisty plot at just the right pace, leaving readers on the edge of their seats. Her multilayered characters are sheer perfection, and even the most astute thriller reader won’t see where everything is going until the final threads are unknotted.” —Booklist, starred review “Sharply written with twists and turns, Jewell’s latest will please fans of Gon... [Read More]

• ASIN: B074MDD3H6
• ASIN: B074MDD3H6
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

The Life We Bury

A USA Today bestseller and book club favorite! College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1616149981
• ASIN: 1616149981
• ISBN: 1616149981
• Brand: Seventh Street Books
• Manufacturer: Seventh Street Books

The Night Fire (A Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch Novel Book 2)

Harry Bosch and LAPD Detective Renée Ballard come together again on the murder case that obsessed Bosch's mentor, the man who trained him---new from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly Back when Harry Bosch was just a rookie homicide detective, he had an inspiring mentor who taught him to take the work personally and light the fire of relentlessness for every case. Now that mentor, John Jack Thompson, is dead, and his widow gives Bosch a murder book, one that Thompson took with him when he left the LAPD twenty years before -- the unsolved killing of a troubled young man.Bos... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07NL757ZF
• ASIN: B07NL757ZF
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

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

A collection of crime stories set in iconic Scottish

• UPC: 295463383
• 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

True Stories of Law & Order: Svu : The Real Crimes Behind the Best Episodes of the Hit TV Show

The incredible real-life cases behind TV's hit crime drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, including photos. The crimes, the suspects, the trials--as they really went down. True Stories of Law & Order: Special Victims

• UPC: 6451798
• Rating: 4.0

Battlefield Earth : Science Fiction New York Times Best Seller

It's the year 3000 A.D. and Man has become an endangered species under the ruthless rule of an alien

• UPC: 53811654
• Rating: 3.3

Lottie Parker: Tell Nobody: Absolutely Gripping Crime Fiction with Unputdownable Mystery and Suspense (Paperback)

The boy's body was so white it was almost transparent. But that's not what caused the nausea to rise up her throat. He was so young. His body was unmarked, surrounded by a halo of

• UPC: 191557738

True Stories of Law & Order : The Real Crimes Behind the Best Episodes of the Hit TV Show

The incredible real-life cases behind TVUs longest-running crime drama reveal the fascinating and shocking facts behind 25 of the hit show's most popular episodes.

• UPC: 4837711
• Rating: 3.4

Manhattan Mayhem : New Crime Stories from Mystery Writers of America New Crime Stories from Mystery Writers of America

From Wall Street to Harlem, the borough of Manhattan is the setting for all-new stories of mystery, murder, and suspense, presented by best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark and featuring an exclusive Jack Reacher story by

• UPC: 49118659
• Rating: 3.8

The Mammoth Book Best International Crime - eBook

Leading anthologist Maxim Jakubowski presents the very best in crime writing from around the world - 40 short stories from an all-star line-up of international writers.They cover the full spectrum of crime fiction, from noir

• UPC: 317126132
• Rating: 5.0

The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 - eBook

The must-have annual anthology for every crime fiction fan - the year's top new British short stories selected by leading crime critic Maxim Jakubowski.This great annual covers the full range of mystery fiction, from noir

• UPC: 789038058
• Rating: 3.5

Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s

A riveting collection of five of the most famous crime novels of the 1920s, presenting anew some of the most admired authors of the era--with insightful annotations by the Edgar-winning anthologist Leslie S.

• UPC: 786038252
• Rating: 4.0

LIVING WELL IS THE BEST REVENGE: D.B. Cooper AWARD WINNING Crime Fiction SIGNED

• UPC: 183737556212
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 14 USD

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

• UPC: 274131754665
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 7 USD

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

• UPC: 283344818428
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 4 USD

Fiction: The Best of Sisters in Crime edited by Marilyn Wallace -Mystery Stories

• UPC: 293455192500
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 4 USD

Bloody Scotland: New Fiction from Scotland's Best Crime Writers (English) Hardco

• UPC: 362706106693
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 25 USD

Blood Road: Scottish Crime Fiction at its Very Best by Stuart Macbride Paperback

• UPC: 382881310042
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 15 USD

No alibi: the best new crime fiction by Maxim Jakubowski (Paperback) Great Value

• UPC: 303460891806
• Category: Fiction
• Price: 2 GBP

The Blood Road: Scottish crime fiction at its very best (Logan McRae, Book 11),

• UPC: 303394152621
• Category: Fiction
• Price: 3 GBP

Like New, The Blood Road: Scottish crime fiction at its very best (Logan McRae,

• UPC: 143440307046
• Category: Fiction
• Price: 2 GBP

The Blood Road: Scottish crime fiction at its very best (... by MacBride, Stuart

• UPC: 163843116331
• Category: Fiction
• Price: 6 GBP