Short Stories Crime Suspense

For the first time, all three Lisa Paxton short crime novelettes are available in one convenient book. Come along as Lisa and her hunky partner fight crime, sadistic killers, and their attraction to each other.

Her demonic Angel is a collection of all of Joy Mutter's short stories written thus far. The stories have been written in a variety of genres so hopefully there should be something for everyone. Some tales are stranger than others, but all could be said to be different shades of dark. Despite its somewhat suggestive title, Her Demonic Angel is not erotic fiction. Narrated by the author, Joy Mutter.

Cooper Moves On consists of the following short stories of revenge.

Cooper Three-Pack consists of the following short stories: "067 - Room For One Less," "068 - The Glowing Corpse," and "069 - All The Write Moves."

A frustrated crime scene cleaner...an off duty cop in a jam...a patrol officer who believes in a strange fate...a holier-than-thou Internal Affairs whose world gets turned upside down...plus those that are crazy, surrounded in sadness or just trying to get by - these are the many and varied characters of River City, brought to life in 17 short stories by the author of the River City crime novels.

This collection includes four book-centered mystery novellas from four masters of the craft: The Scroll, Reconciliation Day, The Compendium of Srem, and The Mysterious Disappearance of the Reluctant Book Fairy.

I've bundled five Matt Cooper stories together here from the 1948 era. They were written sequentially and flow together almost as a single novel.

This is the third collection of short stories recounting the author's adventures as a member of the New Orleans Police Department. There are a few more stories thrown in to give the book a bit of variety. Humor is a very necessary component of police work and is inescapable in any genuine tales of police adventures.

A collection of five short stories. This collection includes: "The Amulet", "I Dream Of", "Key of Imagination", "OIC", and "I Remember Oscar".

An eclectic selection of short stories.

In Apartment No. 9, a mysterious crime begins to shake things up, as the facts disappear amidst a complex web of relationships and secrets. Officer Hossam, known for his sharp intelligence and determination, takes on the case, determined to uncover the truth, no matter how hidden it is. But the closer he gets to the solution, the more complicated things become. Who is the killer? And what secrets do the walls hide? A story full of suspense and excitement until the last moment!

A society matron's life is threatened after she engineers the theft of her own priceless jewelry to pay off a gambling debt. Only a debonair connoisseur of crime can save her and recover her gems. For a price.

Shelby works as a dog walker in northern California, and she’s just finished up her bi-weekly trip to the park with a husky named Pluto. When she brings him back to his house, she finds his owner - Todd Burke, a well-known local businessman and founder of an organic supplements company - lying on the bathroom floor, dead. A detective arrives on the scene. As she interviews Shelby, the body is inspected by a medical examiner, and more cops search Todd’s home, it becomes clear that the victim’s life was less picture-perfect than his clean-cut persona might lead you to believe.

Two short stories previously released as single but combined here in one file to be offered as an audiobook soon. Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt. The two stories are "In for a Penny" and "Snap, Crackle, Kill".

Set in a variety of Southern landscapes, these startling stories excavate the ambiguous terrain of the human heart. Pizzolatto finds beauty in loneliness as his characters attempt to bridge the gulfs between themselves and others, past and present, and sometimes the even wider chasms that separate them from their true selves.

Manila provides the ideal, torrid setting for an Akashic Noir series volume. It's where the rich rub shoulders with the poor, where five-star hotels coexist with informal settlements, where religious zeal coexists with superstition, and where politics is often synonymous with celebrity and corruption.

Susie has a humdrum life working in an airport coffee shop, but it doesn’t stop her from having big dreams. When the planes are grounded, life changes for her after she accepts a new job and a deal that puts her face to face with a serial killer. Who killed Shawn Davis? That’s the question Susie has to answer if she wants a better paycheck.

These funny, loving, courageous, and sometimes frightening characters prove that behind every crime, there is divine comedy.

Simon Harris is plagued by demons and darkness. As a young boy, Simon witnessed a crime so heinous that is caused him to dissociate, trapping him within the dark confines of his own mind. His only salvation is a girl named Lizzy, but can Simon hold on long enough to find her? My Name Is Simon is a companion novelette which gives listeners a glimpse into the psyche of Rainfall's most despised character.

Mark Sullivan, the co-author of James Patterson’s Private Games, has, in Robin Monarch, created a compelling new hero. Monarch is a world-class thief and a highly skilled operative - a man with skills, a rigid code of honor, powerful friends, and implacable enemies. In The Art of Rendition, Monarch is an agent for the CIA, called upon to use his unique skills to kidnap and interrogate a Russian nuclear scientist suspected of selling technology to the Iranians. But that’s only part of the challenge....