He is only in his early thirties, but now Quinn Colson is jobless - voted out of office as sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, thanks to the machinations of county kingpin Johnny Stagg.
She was lying in the road when he found her, crumpled and broken, the car that hit her screaming away from the scene in haze of tyre smoke and exhaust fumes.
*WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD 2019 FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR*'Fantastic' Martina Cole'Dark, sharp and compelling' Peter James'A thrilling curtain raiser for what looks set to be a great new series' Mick HerronA serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District's prehistoric stone circles.
Thirty-six years ago, a nameless black man wandered into Jericho, Mississippi, with nothing but the clothes on his back and a pair of paratrooper boots.
When Army Ranger Quinn Colson, the new sheriff of Tebbehah County, is called out to investigate a child abuse case, what he finds is a horrifying scene of neglect, thirteen empty cribs, and a shoe box full of money.
Northeast Mississippi is hill country, rugged and notorious for outlaws since the Civil War, where killings are as commonplace as they were in the Old West.
From "e;one of the best crime writers at work today"e; (Michael Connelly) comes a fast, funny, violent new noir crime classic-a Coen Brothers movie come to life.
In this riveting prequel to her novel Little Mercies, New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf explores how even the smallest lies can have far-reaching consequences.
'An acknowledged literary landmark' [Robert Graves] from 'The dean of the school of hard-boiled fiction' [New York Times]The Continental Op first heard Personville called Poisonville by Hickey Dewey.
'Not just the first of the tough school of crime-writing but the best' THE TIMESMiss Gabriel Dain Leggett is young and wealthy, with a penchant for morphine and religious cults.
From the author who wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDSFor the first time Evan Hunter and Ed McBain, two extraordinary and diverse talents, fuse to form a brilliant and powerful novel of two halves'That it works so superbly is a tribute to the skills of this great storyteller' NEW YORK TIMESBenjamin Thorpe is married, a father, a successful Los Angeles architect - and a man obsessed.
A dark tale of the destructive power of love and obsession from 'The supreme master of suspense' NEW YORK TIMES'The father of the modern suspense story' LA TIMESWhen Louis Durand first meets his bride-to-be after a months-long courtship by mail, he's shocked that she doesn't match the photographs sent with her correspondence.
'Tantalising on every page and brilliant' Scott Turow, bestseller author of Presumed Innocent and Testimony'Kingpin among the mystery writers' New York Times'Why would anyone hire a girl with the figure of a stripteaser and pay her $100 a week to put on weight?
'For fans of classic hard-boiled whodunits, this is a time machine back to an exuberant era of snappy patter, stakeouts, and double-crosses' LA Times 'Kingpin among the mystery writers' New York TimesMuriell Gilman left her father at the breakfast table while she cooked seconds of sausage and eggs.
'Kingpin among the mystery writers' New York Times'His Mason books remain tantalising on every page and brilliant' Scott Turow, bestselling author of Presumed Innocent Ellen Robb came into Perry Mason's office with a gun in her purse.
'Tantalising on every page and brilliant Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent and Testimony'Kingpin among the mystery writers' New York TimesWhen Norda Allison saw her husband-to-be slap his young son, she immediately called off the wedding.
'A master storyteller' New York Times'His Mason books remain tantalising on every page and brilliant' Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent 'For fans of classic hard-boiled whodunits, this is a time machine back to an exuberant era of snappy patter, stakeouts, and double-crosses' LA Times The first woman wouldn't even give her name.
Perry Mason - a major new TV series'Tantalising on every page and brilliant' Scott Turow, bestselling author of Presumed InnocentThe ingredients were quite simple: one middle-aged tycoon with a lovely young wife; one oh-so-apologetic visitor to the tycoon's office; one devoted secretary, graduate of a correspondence course of How to Be a Detective.
'Tantalising on every page and brilliant' Scott Turow, bestselling author of Presumed InnocentShe pulled herself out of the water and into a canoe and gasped, 'I don't know who you are .
'Tantalising on every page and brilliant' Scott Turow, bestselling author of Presumed Innocent'The best American writer, of course, is Erle Stanley Gardner' Evelyn WaughWho was that masked woman?
Perry Mason now a major new TV series'Tantalising on every page and brilliant' Scott Turow, bestselling author of Presumed InnocentFrances Celane has good reason to pout.
';Another grand slam for the master storyteller' DAVID BALDACCI';A modern master of crime fiction' GREGG HURWITZRobert Crais is a legend who deserveshis place alongside Chandler, Hammett & Himes as a true master of the crime and mystery genre STEVE CAVANAGHTHE CITY OF ANGELS Adele Schumacher isn't a typical worried mum.
THE ISLES OF SCILLY MYSTERIES #5 An absolute master of pace, plotting and characterELLY GRIFFITHSA MISSING CHILD St Martin's is shrouded in bitterly cold fog when Jade Minear and her twin brother, Ethan, are attacked in a field, late at night.
Perfect for fans of Ollie Ollerton, Andy McNab and Stephen Leather - the new compulsive thriller from Sunday Timesbestseller and bomb-disposal expert,Kim Hughes GC.
A Lucas Davenport thriller by internationally bestselling novelist John Sandford Two bodies are found hanging from a tree in the woods of Northern Minnesota.
THE RIVETING FOLLOW-UP TO THE BESTSELLING FIREWATCHING Hard-hittingSUNDAY TIMES, CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH Comparable with the best of Michael Connelly's Bosch books and James Lee Burke's Robicheaux novels, and naturally Ian RankinAJ FINN_____________________________NO SECRET CAN STAY BURIED FOREVER Sheffield's Botanical Gardens is an oasis of peace until one morning when the body of a young woman is found there, buried in a quiet corner.
Published as an ebook, a long short story from thriller master Lee Child about the teenage Reacher, now also available in No Middle Name: the Collected Jack Reacher Stories.
Let John D MacDonald - bestselling author and the inspiration behind a generation of crime writers - take you on a ride with this high-octane, all-action thriller.
The Travis McGee series by John D MacDonald - bestselling author and the inspiration behind a generation of crime writers - is one for fans of Lee Child, Michael Connelly and John Grisham not to miss.
The Travis McGee series by John D MacDonald - bestselling author and the inspiration behind a generation of crime writers - is one for fans of Lee Child, Michael Connelly and John Grisham not to miss.
