"Action, gunplay, and well-crafted storytelling . . . for those whose hearts pump hot for shoot-'em-up adventures like Taken and John Wick."—Robert Liparulo, bestselling author of the Dreamhouse Kings seriesLife has never been easy for former Army Ranger John Brenner. The wounded Iraqi war vet and ex-cop must rely on his wits, his fists, and a wry sense of gallows humor to make it through each challenging day. For at his core, this transplanted We...

When things go bad, in Michael's world things go horribly, terrifyingly bad.It's been a year since hardened Navy SEAL Michael Stanton walked away from his career. He never thought to go back, but then his former commander calls with the news that an old friend was murdered while undercover – and he needs Michael's help.Knowing the next dead body might be his, Michael takes his friend's place at the home of a terrorist. His official mission is to find all he can to bring the...

When a pregnant judge is abducted, a PI follows her trail into the Florida Everglades in this novel by "the master of the high-stakes thriller" (Michael Connelly).US district judge Diane Manchester has looked across the courtroom into the eyes of evil before. But today, as she presides over the extradition hearing of a notorious Colombian drug lord, she is also eight months pregnant. Her chair is uncomfortable, her robe is constrictive, and her due date is fast appr...

SHE WANTED TO QUIT BEING HER WORLD'S BEST ASSASSIN—BUT THE ONLY WAY TO QUIT WAS TO DIE!Look into the abyss—For as long as Cally O'Neal could remember, she had lived in danger. While her father was off fighting the invading Posleen she had been raised by her grandfather, practically on the front-lines of a war that had erased five billion humans from the face of the earth.The abyss looks back—In the final stages of the war she had offi...

The blurb to this book will come soon. Each book in this seris is written so it may be read as a standalone, but recoommend reading this book after Ghoul.The secret I uncovered was one that was far too heavy for any one person to bear. I wasted years hating the man responsible for my dad's death over false pretenses, only to fall for him in the months after our lives reconnected. When the world was insufferable, and I wanted nothing more than to die, he was my reason to live.

With an introduction by Max Allan Collins: The first collection of stories starring legendary Mike Hammer, the toughest private investigator in historyIt starts with a few near-accidents: A car almost swipes Mike Hammer when he's crossing the street. A junkie robs the notoriously hardboiled detective at knifepoint. A fight on a subway platform comes close to pushing him in front of a train. While any one of these could be a coincidence, together they make a conspira...

He lives by routine. She lives on instinct. But when a killer returns to finish the job, Axel and Erika must work together in this edge-of-your-seat romantic thriller.Always be prepared—that’s Axel Steele’s motto. While his brothers were busy throwing punches and taking risks, Ax was the quiet one, the planner, the one who kept everything from falling apart. A former special-ops Marine with a need for control, Ax lives by routine… until the day he finds a woman tra...

For old fans and newcomers alike, an ebook-exclusive collection of four classic Mike Hammer novels from bestselling crime fiction icon Mickey SpillaneA killer preying on desperate women, setting Mike Hammer on a journey through the highs and lows of New York City society to find the truth.A nefarious underground network bent on destroying America.An ex-mobster, brutally murdered in Mike's office.And the promise of $89 billion, but only if he...

This drive through the dark streets of the Motor City "is one of the best in Akashic Books' noir series. You cannot go wrong with this anthology."— Reviewing the EvidenceFrom crime stories in the classic hard-boiled style to the vividly experimental, from the determination of those risking everything to the desperation of those with nothing left to lose, Detroit Noir delivers unforgettable tales that capture the city's dark vitality.The col...

Done with a life of exploitation and violence, Lori Anderson is training to be a bounty hunter. Holed up in the Georgia Mountains with her reclusive mentor, JT, Lori is determined to put her new skills into practice. Behind JT's back, she breaks his rules and grabs the chance she's looking for. Will her gamble pay off, or will she have to learn the hard way?The Last Resort is the first in the Rookie Bounty Hunter series of short stories, marking the nail-biting start to a high-octa...

A Contemporary Alpha Werewolf Shifter Paranormal Mystery Suspense Sexy RomanceA grimy world surrounds Leila Ulric. Gangs roam the streets, her dead-end job has no end, and her apartment isn’t much larger than a walk-in closet. Her life looks to be turning around when a death leads her to a new apartment with a new roommate. The improvement in possessions, however, doesn’t lead to the satisfaction she hoped. A walk in the fresh night air leads her to stumble on a mystery that refuse...

Sixteen tales that combine the otherworldly with hardboiled crime fiction—from Joe R. Lansdale, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Paul G. Tremblay, Melanie Tem, and others.Here are the femme fatales, the tough guys, the down-on-their-luck detectives—but with a twist. Collected by Hugo and Bram Stoker Award–winning editor Ellen Datlow, these stories of the murderous and macabre will take you onto the dark streets of worlds unlike our own, where the monstrous stalk their prey.