Urban Fiction Police

New York is sweltering in the summer heat, and Harlem is close to the boiling point. To Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, at times it seems as if the whole world has gone mad. Trying, as always, to keep some kind of peace - their legendary nickel-plated Colts very much in evidence - Coffin Ed and Grave Digger find themselves pursuing two completely different cases through a maze of knifings, beatings, and riots that threatens to tear Harlem apart.

The number one priority for Bradley Reynolds of Maryland's Organized Crime Taskforce is Andre Hector Federico. The mob boss is old school - a devoted family man, treacherous as hell, and paranoid enough to have escaped Reynolds's sting. Now Reynolds has a new plan: enlist prize-winning crime novelist Alan Seybold to concoct a foolproof chapter-by-chapter scenario on how to lure Federico out of his safe zone and collar him. There's just one condition: Seybold has to play by the rules of real life.

Charlie Stone and Terry Barton have been blood brothers since the cradle. They grew up in the East End skimming along the bottom of the underworld until Charlie takes over the manor from the local mob and a twist of fate puts him and his best mate on the road to the high life. When Charlie and Terry both marry and have kids, everything is set. Both families have everything they ever wanted. However, things start to turn sour between the families when Charlie’s adopted son, Harlan, starts to cause trouble.

Toni Trinidad es un atípico policía de pueblo. Un tipo solitario e imperturbable, pero que se desmaya si ve una sola gota de sangre, sobre todo si es suya. Sin embargo, su tranquila existencia está a punto de cambiar: su puesto de trabajo pende de un hilo y por si esto fuera poco, su hermana Vega ―una de las pocas personas que le importan en este mundo― ha contraído una deuda que no puede pagar con un cruel narcotraficante de la zona que se hace llamar el Colmenero.

Zweiter Teil der Krimi-Reihe um Kommissarin Vivien Stein. Mit viel ostfriesischem Charme, spannenden Charakteren und einer Prise Humor. Der malerische Hafen in Greetsiel birgt eine unangenehme Überraschung: Die Leiche eines wohlhabenden Anwohners wird aus dem Wasser geborgen. Vivien Stein und Tamme Martens erfahren schnell, dass das Opfer im Ort sehr unbeliebt war. Niemand scheint um ihn zu trauern. Bei ihren Befragungen stoßen Vivien Stein und Tamme Martens nicht nur auf verschlossene Türen und schweigsame Zeugen, sondern auch auf seltsame Gerüchte.

In the gritty streets of Baltimore, Detective Malik Ford navigates a city teetering between law and chaos. Born into a family of cops and haunted by his father's tragic legacy, Malik is determined to counter the surge of drugs and violence. However, his straightforward mission is complicated by Bill Simms, a reformer with radical methods, and Yazmin, an enigmatic detective whose methods challenge Malik's views on justice. As Malik delves deeper into the city's underbelly through undercover operations and street-level tactics, he confronts not only criminal forces but also personal demons.

Der Berufsmagier Aillard Blackwood wird nach einer Inhaftierung durch das New Scotland Yard in deren Dienste als paranormaler Berater gestellt. Nachdem die Polizei sich in Sackgassen verrennt, sehen sie diese ungewöhnliche Kooperation als letzte Chance. Die knallharte Polizeibeamtin Sergeant Paxton wird von ihrem Vorgesetzten dazu verdonnert, den schrulligen Magier in ihre Ermittlungen einzubinden. Der Fall, an dem sie aktuell arbeiten, soll sich als verzwickter und gefährlicher erweisen als bisher angenommen.

Cadence has been reunited with her brother—who died ten years before when the majority of coeds in his dorm were slaughtered. Restoration of the old Victorian style dorm has begun as the college is intent on opening the building up once more. The construction does more than disturb the spirits of the dead, however. The spirit of an old classmate, one not killed in the massacre, appears out of the blue. As Cadence and Snow begin to put the pieces of the puzzle regarding his sudden appearance in place, it becomes clear that more is at stake.

Officer Norman Green is your typical human rookie, which means he'll need to watch his back in this city full of vampires, homicidal leprechauns, and the occasional meth-head gator-shifter. Underpaid and overwhelmed, Green's only hope of surviving his first year on patrol is Heather Valance, his werewolf field training officer who scares the everliving shift out of him.

A woman witnesses from her bedroom window a violent assault on her elderly neighbor, and becomes embroiled in something much larger involving a criminal gang. They want her eliminated. DCI Allison has his work cut out as he tries to close his file on Kelland and Paulson, in the sex trafficking case, together with a number of other crimes linked to the OCG.

During the height of the crack cocaine explosion of the 1990s, a DEA Agent infiltrates a Peruvian drug cartel and gets caught in the middle of a decades old family vendetta. The Rojas Cartel splinters into two warring factions, and the fallout threatens to end the family's reign over the NYC drug market for good.

Agentin Kimberley Reynolds ist beim FBI zuständig für seltsame, übernatürliche und schlichtweg okkulte Dinge. Leider gibt es in den Keller-Akten beklagenswerte Lücken, so dass sie nach dem rätselhaften Anruf eines Ex-Kollegen ziemlich blindlings nach Wisconsin reisen muss. Ungünstigerweise hat dort ein Eistornado Stadtverwaltung und Polizeirevier in einen Trümmerhaufen verwandelt und Patrick Henderson ist spurlos verschwunden. Alles deutet darauf hin, dass er gewaltsam entführt wurde - von etwas, das kein Mensch war.

A story about good cops versus bad cops amid a crooked, criminal, and political regime. Based in the capital city of Ohio, the stories surround a diverse group of Columbus detectives. Against all odds, the team takes on the inestimable task of maintaining integrity and staying alive while bringing the city to justice from top to bottom.

Following the devastation of World War III, nuclear radiation has spawned magic, ranging from nuisance koppa oni plaguing the Golden Gate to masters of the elements. It falls to the FBI's supernatural quads and their supervisors to protect those who can't protect themselves.

It's been three years since police Detective Darby Shaw found out she's a superhuman who can revive the murdered. In that time, she and the Department of SuperHuman Affairs have had a tumultuous relationship. But when one of their agents ends up dead in her jurisdiction, Darby must set aside her hate in order to pursue justice, especially with the Department hostile to her and Mark.

Reeling from the attempts on his life and the lives of his family, Police Inspector Robert Finlay returns to work. His first job - to investigate the Eastern European sex-slave industry, just as a key witness is murdered. Finlay, along with his new partner, Nina Brasov, finds himself facing a ruthless criminal gang determined to keep control at all costs. Finlay's efforts to protect his wife and child may have been in vain, though, as an MI5 protection officer uncovers a covert secret service operation that threatens them all....

Long Beach homicide detective Danny Beckett can’t escape the pain. It’s everywhere: in the injuries that earned him a year-long medical leave; in the suffering of every victim he’s ever encountered; in the agony of his past. But he must keep the pain at bay to prove he still has what it takes to do the job. So it’s only fitting that his first major case back is a gruesome one: A California congressman’s daughter-in-law and grandchildren have been brutally murdered, and the carnage is some of the worst Danny’s ever seen. Is it a mob hit? Political retribution? A random sex crime? Nothing quite adds up….

A new urban fantasy featuring a man working on the right side of the law - with talents that come from left field. Psychometry - the power to touch an object and divine information about its history - has meant a life of petty crime for Simon Canderous, but now he's gone over to the good side. At New York's underfunded and (mostly) secret Department of Extraordinary Affairs, he's learning about red tape, office politics, and the basics of paranormal investigation. But it's not the paperwork that has him breathless.

A chilling short story featuring DS Sean Corrigan from Luke Delaney, ex-Met detective and author of Cold Killing. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride. Five women have been murdered.... All prostitutes. All with dark, straight hair. Snatched from the shadows of London's red-light districts, their mutilated bodies left out in the pouring rain. Enter DS Sean Corrigan. He's been drafted in to assist the Streatham Police Department - much to the displeasure of the existing DI.

The last thing patrol cop Kate Prospero expected to find on her nightly rounds was a werewolf covered in the blood of his latest victim. But then, she also didn't expect that shooting him would land her in the crosshairs of a Magic Enforcement Agency task force, who wants to know why she killed their lead snitch. The more Prospero learns about the dangerous new potion the MEA is investigating, the more she's convinced that earning a spot on their task force is the career break she's been wanting. But getting the assignment proves much easier than solving the case.