Top Five Crime Novels

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  • Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

    • ASIN: 0399588191
    • ISBN: 0399588191
    • Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • NPR • Esquire • Ne... [Read More]

  • The Best of Crimes

    • ASIN: 1910453714
    • ISBN: 1910453714
    • Brand: RedDoor Publishing
    • Manufacturer: RedDoor Publishing

    Walter, a math prodigy who works on Wall Street, has been like a father to Amanda, his daughter’s playmate and the only child of a neglectful single mother. But when he loses his job after the 2008 financial crash and his wife leaves him, taking their daughter, his relationship with 13-year-old Amanda enters a precarious new stage. Walter struggl... [Read More]

  • Spilled Milk: Based on a true story

    • ASIN: 0615835600
    • ISBN: 0615835600
    • Manufacturer: K.L Randis

    Brooke Nolan is a battered child who makes an anonymous phone call to social services about the escalating brutality in her home.When they jeopardize her safety, condemning her to keep her father's secret, it's a glass of spilled milk at the dinner table that forces her to speak about the cruelty she's been hiding. In her pursuit for safety and jus... [Read More]

  • Educated: A Memoir

    • ASIN: B072BLVM83
    • Manufacturer: Random House

  • Best American Mystery Stories 2017 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544949080
    • ISBN: 0544949080
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Best American Paper

    "Fans of such notables as C.J. Box, Peter Straub, and Joyce Carol Oates chiefly known for their novels will be pleased to see how well they write at shorter length."--Publishers Weekly “Some people might tell you that crime short stories, unlike the more precious kind, are a kind of fictional ghetto, full of cardboard characters and clichéd situ... [Read More]

  • The First Lady

    • ASIN: B07G75GNB3
    • Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

    In James Patterson's new stand-alone thriller, one secret can bring down a government when the President's affair to remember becomes a nightmare he wishes he could forget. Sally Grissom is a top secret service agent in charge of the Presidential Protection team. She knows that something is amiss when she is summoned to a private meeting with the ... [Read More]

  • The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

    • ASIN: 1476749078
    • ISBN: 1476749078
    • Brand: 37 Ink
    • Manufacturer: 37 Ink

    The “brilliantly wry” (Lena Dunham) and “lovably awkward” (Mindy Kaling) New York Times bestseller from the creator of HBO’s Insecure. In this universally accessible New York Times bestseller named for her wildly popular web series, Issa Rae—“a singular voice with the verve and vivacity of uncorked champagne” (Kirkus Reviews)—wax... [Read More]

  • I Am Watching You

    • ASIN: 1542046599
    • ISBN: 9781542046596
    • Manufacturer: Thomas & Mercer

    An Amazon Charts bestseller.What would it take to make you intervene? When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage girls on a train, she thinks nothing of it—until she realises they are fresh out of prison and her maternal instinct is put on high alert. But just as she’s decided to call for help, something stops ... [Read More]

  • Then She Was Gone: A Novel

    • ASIN: 1501154656
    • ISBN: 1501154656
    • Brand: Atria Books
    • Manufacturer: Atria Books

    A 2018 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist—Top 5 Best Mystery & Thriller * A Suspense Magazine “Best of 2018” Thriller/Suspense Pick “An acutely observed family drama with bone-chilling suspense.” —People “Jewell teases out her twisty plot at just the right pace, leaving readers on the edge of their seats. Her multilayered characters are ... [Read More]

  • Bloody Genius (A Virgil Flowers Novel Book 12)

    • ASIN: B07N5GV9YL
    • Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

    Virgil Flowers will have to watch his back--and his mouth--as he investigates a college culture war turned deadly in another one of Sandford's "madly entertaining Virgil Flowers mysteries" (New York Times Book Review).At the local state university, two feuding departments have faced off on the battleground of science and medicine. Each carries the... [Read More]

  • The Woman in the Window: A Novel

    • ASIN: 0062678426
    • ISBN: 0062678426
    • Brand: William Morrow Paperbacks
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

    The #1 Instant New York Times Bestseller – Soon to be a Major Motion Picture"Astounding. Thrilling. Amazing." —Gillian Flynn"Unputdownable." —Stephen King"A dark, twisty confection." —Ruth Ware"Absolutely gripping." —Louise PennyFor readers of Gillian Flynn and Tana French comes one of the decade’s most anticipated debuts, published in ... [Read More]

  • Frenemy: The Chronicles of Brock Lane (The Windy City Crime Series Book 2)

    • ASIN: 1792159447
    • ISBN: 1792159447
    • Manufacturer: Independently published

    Brock Lane goes to a club with friend and teammate Malik Thomas to let off some steam and forget about the robbery and kidnapping that just took place. He meets a girl that could potentially be competition for Naomi to win his heart and affection, but he sees through her mask of deception. He also sees his ex-girlfriend Michelle Jackson at the bar ... [Read More]

  • Land of Wolves (Walt Longmire Mysteries Book 15)

    • ASIN: B07N5JNR49
    • Manufacturer: Viking

    The new novel in Craig Johnson's beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire series."It's the scenery—and the big guy standing in front of the scenery—that keeps us coming back to Craig Johnson's lean and leathery mysteries." —The New York Times Book ReviewRecovering from his harrowing experiences in Mexico, Sheriff Walt Longmire returns to ... [Read More]

  • Best American Mystery Stories 2018 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544949099
    • ISBN: 0544949099
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Best American Paper

    #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, Louise Penny brings her “nerve and skill—as well as heart” (Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post) to selecting the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year. Writing short stories takes “Skill. Discipline. Knowledge of the form while not being formulaic,... [Read More]

  • The Best American Noir of the Century (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0547577443
    • ISBN: 0547577443
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    “Well worth its impressive weight in gold, it would be a crime not to have this seminal masterpiece in your collection.”—New York Journal of Books In his introduction to The Best American Noir of the Century, James Ellroy writes, “Noir is the most scrutinized offshoot of the hard-boiled school of fiction. It’s the long drop off the short ... [Read More]

  • An Innocent Client (Joe Dillard Series)

    • ASIN: 1480030473
    • ISBN: 1480030473
    • Brand: Brand: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

    An Innocent Client was a Top 100 book in the Kindle Store for all of 2016. The novel has been translated into 10 languages. Joe Dillard is an Amazon two million copy bestselling series.A preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room.A beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused.In this Mystery Readers International finalist for "... [Read More]

  • A Better Man: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

    • ASIN: B07NTMH6DR
    • Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

    “‘A Better Man,' with its mix of meteorological suspense, psychological insight and criminal pursuit, is arguably the best book yet in an outstanding, original oeuvre.” —Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal"Enchanting... one of his most ennobling missions." —Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book ReviewCatastrophic spring flooding, blistering ... [Read More]

  • Carl Weber's Kingpins: Cleveland

    • ASIN: 1622864867
    • ISBN: 1622864867
    • Brand: URBAN BKS
    • Manufacturer: Urban Books

    Ke'yoko will do anything to escape her controlling father and weak, sniveling mother and turns to the drug trade, while her twin sister Ka'yah tries to raise her young son and have her sister's back, no matter what.

  • The Girl Who Lived: A Thrilling Suspense Novel

    • ASIN: B076FNQWTF
    • Manufacturer: Greyson Media

    Ten years ago, four people were brutally murdered—one girl lived.No one believes her story. The police think she's crazy. Her therapist thinks she's suicidal. Everyone else thinks she's a dangerous drunk. They're all right—but did she see the killer?Best Mystery-Thriller eBook of the Year — Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018Winner Best T... [Read More]

  • Ordinary Grace

    • UPC: 884740901625
    • ASIN: 1451645856
    • ISBN: 1451645856
    • Brand: Atria Books
    • Manufacturer: Atria Books

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL WINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARD A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013 From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary... [Read More]

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