Comedy Crime Fiction

Smitty Lamortea comes from a long line of serial killers, and all he wants in life is to find a nice girl to brainwash into becoming his significant other, so he can finally appease his tyrannical mother and continue the murderous trend for another generation, just like nature intended. This family satire is a cautious parable that poses humanity’s beastly desire to kill and eat meat against the infinite moral landscape of creation by dissecting the meaning of the forbidden fruit into a vegetarian nightmare.

Within this compilation, you will hear that Mac continues to bring cases to conclusions—while he continues to jump to conclusions. Mac Danger—the up-front, in-your-face gumshoe—confronts the electronic clutter of a modern world—filled with its video conference call users—mocha lattes at their side, with his common sense two-tin-cans-tied-together-with-a-string methods. And all of it is accomplished with the help of the never-empty-glass of his liquid forebear, Old Grand Dad.

Cross Roads: Pick a Path tells the journey of a young man by the name of Arrun Durai. Arrun had his life all figured out. A beautiful girl, the picture-perfect family, and his favorite job. Although, life wouldn't be all that great without challenges. His greatest form of challenge came following the death of a loved one, which ultimately sent his life into a spiral of events. Take a dive into finding out how a common software engineer from Toronto, Canada, ended up being a part of a notorious criminal organization in Chennai, India.

Excuse me if I'm feeling sentimental. I might die tonight. My name is Candy Tran. Before I was hunting down serial killers and feeding men to alligators, I was a normal, church-going, tax-paying citizen. Before all of this. I've been given a chance to tell my story, so please, listen closely. This is going to take a while.

Von seiner Frau verlassen und als Langweiler beschimpft, setzt Lars alles daran, von nun an das Beste aus sich herauszuholen. In dem Schönheitssalon, den er ab sofort besucht, staunt er darüber, wie viele Ehefrauen ihren Mann gern tot sähen - und dies bei der Gesichtsmassage auch noch freimütig ausplaudern. Lars beschließt: Gegen eine anständige Bezahlung wird er die Damen von ihren Gatten erlösen. Und tatsächlich sind die ersten Aufträge schnell erledigt. Doch dann beginnt alles schiefzulaufen.

The sleuths at the Beautiful Bird Over-55 RV Park in Florida are back for a third unofficial investigation, this time with three possible crimes. Their friend Detective O'Connor is missing, and they suspect he's in trouble. People find themselves on dating sites they never signed up for. And even though the two men hauling away the contents of a former resident's trailer are authorized to so do, they seem off somehow. As our intrepid retirees investigate events in the park, they will uncover evil deeds and face mortal danger. But really, shouldn't they be getting used to that by now?

In his career, Dave Barry has done just about everything - written bestselling nonfiction, won a Pulitzer Prize, seen his life turned into a television series. And now, at last, he has joined the long list of literary figures from Jane Austen to Tolstoy who have made the transition from humor columnist to novelist - and done it with a style and inventiveness that establishes that, yes, he is very good at that, too.

Tragische Umstände haben Klara Himmel samt Familie ins mecklenburgische Mordsacker verschlagen. Doch hier liegt nicht nur der sprichwörtliche Hund begraben! Während die chaotische Großstädterin sich noch als brave Hausfrau versucht wird ihr Mann, der neue Dorfpolizist, zu seinem ersten Fall gerufen: Bauer Schlönkamp liegt tot in der Güllegrube. Leider erkrankt Klaras Göttergatte und sie wittert ihre große Chance auf etwas Nervenkitzel.

There's a brutal murder in the small Welsh village of Gilfach. The police are clueless. With no motive and no real suspect, the investigation soon grinds to a halt. Enter Mary Anne Smith, otherwise known as Granny Smith, the 71-years-young, pipe-smoking, heavy metal-loving, chaos-causing amateur sleuth with a difference.

Questo racconto in due parti (il cui titolo originale era "La cedola di Mitja") fu scritto non prima del 1904, e fu pubblicato postumo nel 1911. E' stato giudicato una requisitoria contro il denaro, inteso come strumento di corruzione individuale e sociale. In realtà è molto più di questo: è la continuazione ideale del suo ultimo grande romanzo, Resurrezione, che si conclude con l'affermazione del potere di redenzione del Vangelo.

In the court of the “King”, everyone knows their place. But as the Artist wins hearts and egos with his ballads, uncomfortable truths emerge that shake the Kingdom to its core. Part surreal fable and part narco-lit romance, this prize-winning novel from Yuri Herrera questions the price of keeping your integrity in a world ruled by patronage and power.

"Matías no baja" es la primera novela de Hugo Burel. En ella empezamos a notar al narrador experto, amante de la prosa afilada y concisa y con gusto por la psicología de sus personajes en que se convertiría en los años venideros. En el texto, asistimos a una trama de novela negra clásica mezclada con un cierto costumbrismo satírico centrado en los últimos años de la dictadura en Uruguay. Burel se sirve de esta trama para una de sus señas de identidad: reflexionar sobre el Uruguay contemporáneo y sus absurdos, sus contradicciones y sus soledades.

Throbbing Morton is a village in the English Cotswolds. Though there has been human habitation on the site for well over a thousand years, there is no record of it in the Domesday Book, and you will find it on no map today. Perhaps it is the boggy fields or the high hedges that have kept it out of public view. It might also have been the great fungal toenail epidemic of 1438 that kept the rest of the world at bay; no one knows for sure. The outcome of all this is that it has bred colorful characters of great distinction.

After failing at being a cop and a not-so private investigator, Frank Jones is known as Double O 12, or 12 Gauge. Now a US international agent, his chaos continues to Paris and Moscow.

In Family Life, Russell Banks' first novel, he transforms the dramas of domesticity into the story of a royal family in a mythical contemporary kingdom. Life inside this kingdom includes the king (dubbed "the Hearty" or "the Bluff"), who squeals angrily as is his wont; the queen, who, while pondering the mirror in her chambers, decides to write a book; three adolescent princes who are, respectively, a superb wrestler, a fanatical sports car driver, and a sullen drunk.

Two crims. One schoolgirl. Someone's in trouble. Two dumb, wannabe criminals bite off more than they can chew when they abduct a schoolgirl from a particularly modern, angular suburban house. In the mould of Elmore Leonard or early Tarantino Blockhouse Blues and the Elmore Beast is a distinctly Australian story about kidnapping, obsession, and architecture.

En este ensayo, narrado como novela negra, un detective es contratado para dilucidar, con todas las evidencias de rigor, cuál es la primera novela de este género en Sonora, si Juan Justino Judicial, de Gerardo Cornejo, o La madriguera de los Cobra, de Alonso Vidal.

Tony has always been a bad dude. Blake has known Tony since they were kids and knows better than to believe anything the guy says. The massive wad of bills Tony keeps flashing is real enough, though. Down on his luck, the allure of quick cash makes Tony seem a lot more believable. Blake agrees to do one simple job, continuing to chase the prize even as it becomes clear that Tony is still the liar he's always been.

This comedic murder mystery is sure to have you in stitches! Join Jason as he finds himself smack dab in the center of an investigation, headed by the no-nonsense Detective Casey. Ten strangers must work together to find the killer who is still among them.

Stan and Jacqui Winston had a good life. Two good jobs, two healthy kids, and a three-bedroom bungalow. Stan, however, had a gambling problem, and while he told Jacqui he was through with it, he managed to sneak out from time to time. While on vacation in Florida, a random quarter would change their lives. Stan hit the jackpot, but the resort owner couldn’t pay. Old and tired, the owner agreed to sell the motel at a discount to settle the debt. Little did the Winstons know that owning the Flamingo Inn was the exact opposite of the “deal of a lifetime” they thought it was.