Best Noir Detective Novels - April 2024

PENITENT: a Scottish murder mystery with a devilish twist (Detective Inspector Munro murder mysteries Book 9)

When the known stalker of a young woman is arrested for her murder, it should be an open-and-shut case for DI Charlie West.A woman is found bludgeoned to death in a swimming pool. A pensioner who disappeared many moons ago turns up out of the blue. A cockeyed boxer has more success outside the ring than in it.What connects these events may or may not be the clue DI Charlie West is looking for to solve the latest murder on her patch. With her mentor James Munro recovering from heart bypass surgery, she will have to rely on her own wits and those of her trusted team to progress the investigation... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07SJGM2G1
• ASIN: B07SJGM2G1
• Manufacturer: THE BOOK FOLKS best-selling crime fiction publishers

Ten Little Girls (Rebekka Franck Book 9)

Every Parent's Worst Fear!Inspired by a true story!Imagine waiting for the school bus, waiting for your daughter to come home, but as the bus stops and the children start to come out, your daughter isn't there.Ten girls go missing on the same day in Cocoa Beach, Florida.Ten little girls all from the same elementary school.Ten abductions that hold the entire town captive - until the letters start to arrive.Letters with lines from the nursery rhyme Ten Little Indians,directing the parents to their daughters. But will they make it in time to find them alive?Rebekka Franck’s daughter, Julie, is ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07D62RCJN
• ASIN: B07D62RCJN
• Manufacturer: BUOY MEDIA

Daughter of the Don: A Detective Capella Crime Novel (Detective Capella Mystery Thriller Series Book 2)

A fast paced Mafia tale of kidnapping, murder, love and betrayal.While investigating the Nancy Miller case, Boston Detective Tony Capella had fallen for the petite blonde now sleeping beside him. He wasn’t sure if he believed in love at first sight, even so, their transcontinental flight was speeding them towards their wedding. What Tony didn’t know was that the troubles they thought they’d left behind, in America, were not. Join Tony, Deirdre and Courtney in a tale of kidnapping, murder, love and betrayal. A journey that leads them from Venice to southern Italy, where lying in wait is t... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00TSPRG50
• ASIN: B00TSPRG50

Dark Sacred Night (A Ballard and Bosch Novel)

Harry Bosch teams up with LAPD detective Renée Ballard to solve the murder of a young girl in the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly.Detective Renée Ballard is working the night beat -- known in LAPD slang as "the late show" -- and returns to Hollywood Station in the early hours to find a stranger rifling through old file cabinets. The intruder is retired detective Harry Bosch, working a cold case that has gotten under his skin.Ballard can't let him go through department records, but when he leaves, she looks into the case herself and feels a deep tug of ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1538731754
• ASIN: 1538731754
• ISBN: 1538731754
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

Tell No One: A Novel

• ASIN: B002SXIF4A
• ASIN: B002SXIF4A
• Manufacturer: Dell

Her Final Confession: An absolutely addictive crime fiction novel (Detective Josie Quinn Book 4)

Watching her friend dragged away in handcuffs, Josie couldn't believe for one second that Gretchen had killed that poor boy. Confession or not, someone else was involved. She would find out who…When the body of a young student is found on the driveway of a local Denton home, a photograph pinned to his collar, Detective Josie Quinn is first on the scene. The house belongs to Gretchen Palmer, a dedicated member of Josie’s team, missing for the last twenty-four hours.Working around the clock, Josie is stopped in her tracks when Gretchen hands herself in to the police. She knows that there’s... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07H2ML6LB
• ASIN: B07H2ML6LB
• Manufacturer: Bookouture

The Wife Between Us: A Novel

The instant New York Times Bestseller (January 2018)! "A fiendishly smart cat-and-mouse thriller" —New York Times Book Review"Buckle up, because you won't be able to put this one down." —Glamour "Jaw dropping. Unforgettable. Shocking." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)"The best domestic suspense novel since Gone Girl." —In Touch WeeklyWhen you read this book, you will make many assumptions.You will assume you are reading about a jealous ex-wife.You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement – a beautiful, younger woman who is about to marry the man they both love. You will as... [Read More]

• ASIN: B072V27QMZ
• ASIN: B072V27QMZ
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

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

Two Kinds of Truth (A Harry Bosch Novel Book 20)

Harry Bosch searches for the truth in the new thriller from #1 NYT bestselling author Michael ConnellyAn NPR Best Book of 2017A Times Critics' Top Book of 2017 A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017A South Florida Sun-Sentinel Best Mystery of 2017An Amazon Book of the MonthHarry Bosch, exiled from the LAPD, is working cold cases for the San Fernando Police Department when all hands are called out to a local drugstore, where two pharmacists have been murdered in a robbery. Bosch and the tiny town's three-person detective squad sift through the clues, which lead into the dangerous, big-business worl... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06W9NKRXG
• ASIN: B06W9NKRXG
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Her Mother's Grave: Absolutely gripping crime fiction with unputdownable mystery and suspense (Detective Josie Quinn Book 3)

When two young boys discover human bones buried beneath a tree in a trailer park, Detective Josie Quinn races to join her team at the scene. She used to play in those woods as a child, happier outside and away from her abusive mother, Belinda Rose.Josie’s past crashes into her present when a rare dental condition confirms the bones belong to a teenage foster-child who was murdered thirty years ago. A girl named Belinda Rose…Josie hasn’t seen her mother in years but, with an undeniable connection between her mother and the dead girl, does she dare track her down?Just as Josie gets closer ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07CNBKTPY
• ASIN: B07CNBKTPY
• Manufacturer: Bookouture

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

Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse Book 1)

• ASIN: B0047Y171G
• ASIN: B0047Y171G
• Manufacturer: Orbit

Conviction

"If you loved Killing Eve, you'll devour Conviction.... A twisting, darkly comic, thrill-a-minute ride." (Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said) A true-crime podcast sets a trophy wife's present life on a collision course with her secret past.ONE OF THE SUMMER'S BEST READS-- O, the Oprah Magazine-- Minneapolis Star-Tribune-- Seattle Times-- Refinery29-- CrimeReads-- Publishers Weekly-- Christian Science Monitor (Best Books of July)The day Anna McDonald's quiet, respectable life exploded started off like all the days before: Packing up the kids for school, making breakfast, listening to yet an... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07J5BDMG3
• ASIN: B07J5BDMG3
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Watchmen

A new TV series based on Watchmen will debut on HBO in 2019 by the creator of Lost, Damon Lindelof!A murder mystery-turned-nationwide conspiracy, Watchmen examines the lives of the eponymous superhero team as they seem to decay alongside the ever-darkening America around them. Rorschach, Nite Owl, the Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias reunite to investigate who’s behind a teammate’s murder, but find that the truth may be even more grim than the world they seek to protect. One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, Watchmen is considered a ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1401245250
• ASIN: 1401245250
• ISBN: 1401245250
• Brand: DC Comics
• Manufacturer: DC Comics

Web of Deceit (The Dewey Webb Historical Mystery Series Book 1)

It's 1949. World War II is over, but it has a way of haunting people for years to come.Gordon Sandalwood suspects his wife Edith is hiding something from him, and he asks Denver private investigator Dewey Webb to find out what. Dewey, toughened by his own war experiences, reluctantly takes the case, certain it will lead to nothing. But when he sees Edith rendezvous with a mysterious man, Dewey realizes his assumptions might be wrong. As he digs deeper to identify the stranger, he turns up secrets that reach back into the war, and as he unravels a web of deceit, he discovers who has the most to... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01BQP8A5O
• ASIN: B01BQP8A5O
• Manufacturer: Creative Cat Press

Noir

"From repeat New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore comes a brand new standalone novel set on the mean streets of San Francisco in the aftermath of World War II. Absurdly outrageous, sarcastically satiric, always

• UPC: 375130762
• Rating: 3.571

Prague Noir

The noir quotient of this legendary Eastern European city will enthrall and terrify readers from across the

• UPC: 56117149
• Rating: 3.714

The Best American Noir of the Century

A treasure trove of a hundred years’ worth of the finest noir writing selected by James

• UPC: 15699312

Manhattan Noir

This mystery collection focusing on Manhattan features brand-new stories by Jeffery Deaver, Lawrence Block, Charles Ardai, Carol Lea Benjamin, John Lutz, Liz Martinez, Maan Meyers, Martin Meyers, S.J. Rozan, Justin Scott, and

• UPC: 26344473
• Rating: 3.0

Budapest Noir

A dark, riveting, and lightning fast novel of murder, intrigue, and political corruption, set in 1936 Hungary during the rise of Adolph Hitler and the Nazis in Germany, Budapest Noir marks the emergence of an

• UPC: 13278224
• Rating: 3.75

New Haven Noir

Amy Bloom masterfully curates a star-studded cast of contributors, including Michael Cunningham and Roxana Robinson, to portray that city's

• UPC: 55516549
• Rating: 4.5

Hong Kong Noir

Fourteen of Hong Kong's finest authors explore the dark heart of the Pearl of the Orient in all original stories of depravity and

• UPC: 684943364
• Rating: 4.2

Milwaukee Noir

The city of manufacturers, a growing immigrant community, and booze make perfect grist for the Noir Series

• UPC: 263912977
• Rating: 4.5

Last of the Independents : Vancouver Noir

Hired to find a missing child, private eye Michael Drayton finds his case blocked by a crooked detective, a disinterested justice system, and a car-thieving

• UPC: 29141940
• Rating: 4.5

New Jersey Noir : The Jack Colt Murder Mystery Novels, Book One

By the Paterson Falls, Jack Colt's beloved uncle is murdered by a girl in a grammar school uniform. Colt, a tough PI, investigates and realizes the case is intertwined with two new cases of his,

• UPC: 133554389