Modern Thrillers

After Maria Mast's abusive ex-boyfriend is arrested for being involved in sex trafficking and modern-day slavery, she thinks she and her son, Carter, can safely return to her Amish community. But the danger has only just begun. Someone begins stalking her, and they want blood and revenge.

I'm Colin McCool, world-class trouble magnet and druid apprentice extraordinaire. I survived my final confrontation with the Dark Druid by the skin of my teeth. But that stunt attracted the attention of some extremely nasty gods who now consider me a threat to their very existence. Hashtag FML, amirite? Now, I'm in a race to master the ways of druid magic, all while staying one step ahead of the immortal assassins trying to kill me.

Detective stories existed for centuries before the concept of the detective itself—amateur or professional— was fully formulated, and tales of mystery and intrigue have been thrilling readers since ancient times. The Lock and Key Library is the classic overview of the history of the mystery genre, at once a rousing listen for fans of the unsolved and unknown as well as an essential literary resource for those seeking to understand the roots of modern pulp fiction. This volume is sure to delight and enthrall armchair detectives and fans of classic mysteries alike.

Old Gods never die…or so Athena thought. But then the feathers started sprouting beneath her skin, invading her lungs like a strange cancer, and Hermes showed up with a fever eating away his flesh. So much for living a quiet eternity in perpetual health.

Ares, god of war, is leading the other dying gods into battle. Which is just fine with Athena. She's ready to wage a war of her own, and she's never liked him anyway. If Athena is lucky, the winning gods will have their immortality restored. If not, at least she'll have killed the bloody lot of them, and she and Hermes can die in peace. Cassandra Weaver is a weapon of fate. The girl who kills gods. But all she wants is for the god she loved and lost to return to life. If she can't have that, then the other gods will burn, starting with his murderer, Aphrodite.

When 84-year-old Ada Fenn was found dead, natural causes were easily assumed. But when the post-mortem revealed that her heart problems had nothing to do with it, a full-blown murder investigation was launched.

デビュー作の絵本『あおぞらリボン』がベストセラーとなった陽子と、新聞記者の晴美は親友同士。共に幼いころ親に捨てられ児童養護施設で育った過去を持つ。

In this eagerly anticipated, brand-new Nina Reilly thriller, Perri O'Shaughnessy takes listeners back to Nina's first murder investigation, to the case that ignites her passionate commitment to fighting for justice. Working as a paralegal and attending law school at night, Nina has her hands full. She's fighting for custody of her young son Bob and overseeing a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of her mother, Virigina Reilly, whose health is rapidly declining after she suffered complications from an acupuncture procedure.

When Agent Tony Mendoza is tasked with apprehending a deadly supernatural entity, he’ll do whatever it takes to close the case—even risking his humanity in the process.

Rohan Evans can't live in a world without his wife, so he turns to magic—even opening himself up to a man with access to the ancient, forbidden art of necromancy. Now the only thing standing between Rohan and being reunited with his true love is a dangerous expedition to ancient temples and underground mysteries—and a crazy old man with strange ambitions. The fate of the world, both ours and the afterlife, rests on what Rohan does next.

The world has quite literally gone to hell. Rohan and Nora find themselves stranded and without transportation in a world where spirits and demons are wreaking havoc. The battle for the world’s survival depends on them. But along the way, they'll discover others with powers that may be able to help in this spiritual warfare. Will they find a way to banish the demons or, in the end, find themselves in their own eternal hell?

DS Charlie Stone is struggling. Recently separated from his wife and estranged from his daughter Maddie, Charlie is a single dad trying hard to keep his life together. An apparently cut and dried case of murder piques Charlie's interest. As he delves further into the murky coastal underworld, he realises things are darker than they first appeared. Charlie's family become being dragged into a world of darkness, danger and depravity. Can Charlie find the answers, while keeping all he holds dear, safe from harm?

Rise of Modern Machines: Dawn of Humanity is short fiction inspired by AI's dominance in the world today and in the future. In recent years, as I’ve worked with various AI tools, an uneasy feeling about the future of humanity has grown within me. This apprehension doesn’t stem from AI’s occasional mistakes or hallucinations but from the astonishing speed at which it is improving. Tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E, Gemini, and Einstein have made remarkable progress, surpassing human error rates in many scenarios.

The floodwaters have only just receded. Already, another flood threatens to overwhelm the new Druwish Free Nation. A tidal wave of changeling and mage refugees pour into the Magic City, drawn by the promise of opportunities. Not everyone arrives with good intentions. Inquisitor Ember Wright and her team are enduring skepticism, death threats, and even assassination attempts. Perhaps worst of all, some citizens want her to run for public office.

Die neunzehnjährige Kim beendet ihre erste Saison rund um den wunderschönen See. Auf der Fähre wird eine Leiche gefunden, und die Polizei ist völlig ratlos und kann in dem hartnäckig schwierigen Fall keine weiteren Fortschritte machen.

Murder dogs Jack and Paige Defalco from their days as California prosecutors to their newfound careers as Montana defense attorneys. Never mind that they've uprooted their kids, caravanned 2,000 miles to the hinterlands of Kootenai County, kissed goodbye to their fat salaries, or vowed to avoid homicide. At Deer Lodge State Prison in 1999, murder sits before Paige in the guise of a skeletal, bloody-lipped, broken-nosed teenager who grins out one side of his mouth as he stares at her through a swollen eye.

Ember Wright hates high heels, steep staircases, and having to cook for herself. She lives mostly on instant noodles and old western novels. She sometimes chats with dead people. Newly-promoted to Associate Investigator, Ember is sent undercover on her first assignment to rural North Dakota. Mages and changelings have been living in harmony, hidden in plain sight among humans for centuries. But now a shadow is upsetting the balance.

Newly promoted senior investigator Ember Wright is just starting to win over the hearts of her adopted North Dakota home. But underneath the community’s quiet façade, unrest is brewing. When a missing person case comes across her desk, Ember’s the obvious sleuth for the job. The only problem: She’s the reason the three changelings went missing! Somehow, this mage must concoct a plan to keep her darkest secrets buried while solving the case.

Her changeling friends are imprisoned. To free them, she’ll have to break the laws of magic. Ember Wright managed to save her friends’ lives, only to see them locked up and tormented. With each passing day, the changelings weaken and submit to their interrogators. Secrets start to slip. Running out of options and allies, Ember turns to an ancient, forbidden form of advanced magic. Her reluctant teacher’s warning echoes in her head: Almost all mages who attempt the spell become corrupted by it.

The odds are never in her favor. Good thing this mage doesn’t play by the rules. She once passed as an obedient servant. Now, Senior Investigator Ember Wright shines a light on corruption wherever she finds it. But the corrupt are hitting back. They’re hitting back hard. Her cover blown, they’ve branded her as public enemy number one. With a target painted on her back and on anyone who dares help her, Ember leads a global uprising. When her changeling friends get caught in the crossfire, she learns the true cost of freedom.