London, 1888. A knife flashes in the fog. A madman has begun the most notorious and shocking series of murders in history. With each new discovery of a woman's mutilated body, the citywide panic grows. The police seem unable to stop the killer, even when he taunts them with letters. Letters signed...Jack the Ripper.In another part of London, the reign of terror has touched a young writer and theater manager named Bram Stoker. The police have closed his theater's production of Dr. J...

NYPD Detective Sergeant Dennis McQueen has his hands full with a very bizarre case. A series of dead bodies have been found, all frozen -- killed by various methods, but disposed of in the same manner. Just a coincidence, or is there a serial killer at work?Things heat up when McQueen is sent to investigate a body found in the rubble of a fire and meets FDNY Fire Marshal Mason Willis. Willis is investigating it as an arson, but the medical examiner's report makes it obvious that th...

He was so careful and clever that at first the cops had bodies but no reason to link the murders, nothing to indicate that they were the work of one man. That was at first. For detective First Grade Dennis McQueen, a man who had failed as a father and husband, being a cop was his pride, his success, his life. He was the primary investigator on one of the murders; it was happenstance that he was at the crime scene when another corpse was discovered. It was his instincts and skill that allow...

Jimmy Spain is back. After the events of the first book, THE PICASSO FLOP, Jimmy and his protégé, Kat Landrigan, are competing in another World Poker Tour event in Niagara Falls. Among all the bizarre and crazy gamblers who will literally bet on anything, as well as poker players—such as a puppet, a woman who recites poetry between hands, and a Marilyn Monroe impersonator—Jimmy finds himself once again involved in a murder plot. Attempting to find a killer while concentrating on his cards ...

Nick Delvecchio’s Brooklyn was a great place to grow up on, but his family life was kinda of rocky and his cases dangerous.No Exit from Brooklyn has him working on a case while his sister is a passenger on a highjacked plane. So while working his case he’s also paying attention to the news.In The Dead of Brooklyn Nick’s brother-the-father, a Catholic priest is accused of sexual misconduct and murder, so it’s up to him to prove him innocent.The End of Brooklyn (starr...

A “throwback” series, John Headston is a 21st century P.I. with 20th century sensibilities.John Headston is a private detective who, early in his career, was very successful, running a 12-man operation called THE HEADSTONE DETECTIVE AGENCY, mainly because the guy who painted the name on the door added the “e” at the end without realizing it was wrong.As the book opens, however, Headston is now 50, and the agency is down to just him. In his past he had run-ins with ...

This exciting collaborative by the Private Eye Writers of America and Sisters in Crime contains short stories by well-known mystery writers including Sara Paretsky and Sue Grafton. The stories are presented in pairs, each linked to the other by a common theme or topic. The companion stories featured here are:• " A Little Missionary Work" by Sara Paretsky paired with " Unfinished Business" by Rob Kantner• " Easy Go" by Lia Matera paired with " Summary Judgment" by Jeremiah He...

ANGEL OF THE NIGHTAfter Liz Archer wakes up next to a corpse in a Frisco whorehouse, she's arrested for murder. Innocent of the crime, she escapes from jail desperate to uncover the truth. With help from an oriental "lady of the evening," Liz learns more than the identity of the killer. She learns her way around the brutal nocturnal world of a Chinatown bordello!Liz archer turns from gunslinger to sleuth when she is framed for murder in a Chinatown bordello!

Three years ago, Sangster, a hitman, woke up and discovered he had a soul and decided to retire to New Orleans.Now, his former life has finally caught up with him. And they want him back or the alternative is his death.To truly escape his past, Sangster must decide between saving his soul or eliminating the threat the only way he knows how.Praise for Robert J. Randisi …"Randisi is a masterful writer …" — James W. Hall"Randisi is a master of the genre...

Men fell prey to her angel eyes… and killing ways.There are two men after Liz Archer. One wants her as his lover, the other wants her stone-cold dead.A DEADLY TRIANGLEAfter checking into the Clearwater Hotel in the Dakota Territory, Liz Archer meets Sheriff Al Toliver. He's heard about her mean reputation with a gun and warns her that youngster Clay Hammet is aiming to make a name for himself by outdrawing Liz in a gunfight!The sheriff keeps a careful eye on...

Over five hours of audio provides eight original riveting and breath-taking stories of crime, betrayal, vengeance and desire, all of which are the very basis of great crime fiction. Evenly divided between male and female sleuths, this collection gives you great stories from the pens of Loren Estleman, Bill Pronzini, John Lutz, Jeremiah Healy, Carolyn G. Hart, Catherine Dane, Nancy Pickard and Christine Matthews.

A man with a hidden past doles out a dangerous dose of frontier medicine in this new western in Ralph Compton's Gunfighter series.Young doctor Gabriel Kincaid has come west to help an aging colleague who is straining to deal with the demands of a growing town, but Kincaid is looking to do more than just experience the challenges of frontier medicine. He’s determined to start a new life.But the trials he faces aren’t confined to the doctor’s surgery. After a...