Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives

Suspicious goings-on at a retirement home lead to an intriguing investigation in Date with Malice, the second cozy crime novel in Julia Chapman's Dales Detective series.

Something Hidden is the thrilling second novel in the Andrew Hunter series, from bestselling author Kerry Wilkinson.

A Victorian-era mystery featuring a uniquely resourceful and daring heroine who must save her true love from prison .

I loved writing murder mysteries, until I was thrust into the centre of one .

It's curtains for an interfering stage mother in this "e;frothy, funny"e; mystery from an Agatha Award-winning author (Kirkus Reviews).

Four novels of humor, sex, mystery, and horror from the National Book Award-winning author of Becoming a Man.

The Boston PI excavates her city's buried secrets in this "e;shrewd .

The Boston PI gets caught up in extortion, murder, and Ivy League secrets in a "e;poisonous .

The Boston PI tangles with the Colombian underworld in this "e;astonishing installment in .

A jittery bride-to-be draws the Boston PI into an "e;utterly compelling"e; case of betrayal and dangerous love (Publisher Weekly, starred review).

New York City cop Edward X.

More murder, greed, and secrets for the Palm Beach private eye created by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author and "e;master of suspense"e; (The Washington Post).

The Palm Beach private eye is back-in three more adventures by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author and "e;master of suspense"e; (The Washington Post).

Four holiday whodunits in one-the perfect present for puzzle fans!

A pair of techno-thrillers featuring a special-forces op-from the USA Today-bestselling author and "e;one of the best all-out action writers in the business"e; (Los Angeles Review of Books).

Three intriguing World War II-era whodunits featuring the Scotland Yard detectives from the "e;timelessly charming"e; Miss Silver Mysteries (Charlotte MacLeod).

"e;The most refreshing, creative female character to hit mystery fiction since Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone"e; is back-in four more fast-paced crime thrillers (People).

From the author of the Carlotta Carlyle Mysteries: The complete set of the popular series starring an ex-PI turned actor, "e;a hero with panache"e; (Kirkus Reviews).

PI Terry Orr returns in this "e;complex, haunting story"e; of conspiracy and murder in post-9/11 New York from the acclaimed author of Closing Time (Publishers Weekly).

In this "e;gripping mystery"e;from the author of Closing Time, New York City PI Terry Orr finally confronts the madman who murdered his wife and son (Providence Journal-Bulletin).

This "e;dead perfect"e; noir-inflected murder mystery carries readers from New York City's most elite precincts to its dirtiest gutters (Robert B.

Seedy, sly London private detective Nick Duffy is on the case in a series that's "e;exciting, funny and refreshingly nasty"e; (Martin Amis).

This award-winning debut mystery introduces a Boston PI who's "e;one of the most sparkling, most irresistible heroines ever to grace the pages of a whodunit"e; (Chicago Sun-Times).

The Boston PI tries not to get scorched when an arsonist targets her.

Three haunting novels of romantic suspense from the New York Times-bestselling and Edgar Award-winning "e;Queen of the American gothics"e; (The New York Times).

A trio of romantic spellbinders from a New York Times-bestselling and Edgar Award-winning "e;master of suspense"e; (Mary Higgins Clark).

Albuquerque pottery dealer/treasure hunter/sleuth Hubie Schuze is back digging up trouble-in this collection of three books from the "e;smartly funny"e; series (Anne Hillerman, author of Spider Woman's Daughter).

From Hollywood's Golden Age to a rock 'n' roll tragedy, this pair of detective novels from two award-winning maestros of mystery hits all the right notes.

The first three mysteries featuring Detroit private investigator Amos Walker from the Shamus Award-winning "e;Stravinsky of hard-boiled prose"e; (John Lescroart).

A playboy PI becomes entangled with passion, murder, and unabashed greed in these three adventures by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author.

Gabriel Du Pre is back in action, coming to the aid of a whistleblower on the run, in this all-new novel in a "e;wonderfully eclectic and enjoyable series"e; (Booklist).

New York Times bestseller: A New Year's Eve suicide in a Newport mansion could be hiding a sinister family conspiracy.

From an Edgar and Agatha Award winner: A mystery writer must solve the puzzle of her past when she meets the South Carolina family she never knew existed.

The gothic mystery of a long-unsolved kidnapping from an Edgar Award-winning author-"e;I read it at one sitting and loved every page"e; (Mary Higgins Clark).

A collection of four novels from the New York Times-bestselling, Edgar Award-winning mystery series starring a rabbi in a tiny New England town.

An amateur sleuth attracts the right clients, the wrong boyfriends-and a kinky killer-in this cozy mystery by New York Times-bestselling author Eileen Goudge.

Accused of murdering her child, a suspected sufferer of Munchausen syndrome by proxy seeks help from Southern private eye Lena Padget, in this riveting thriller.

Southern PI Lena Padget's hunt for a missing coed leads her into a deadly mystery born in the fires of the ATF's Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas.

A fearless female private investigator in the South takes on a satanic cult that practices human sacrifice in this gripping Shamus Award-winning mystery.

A governess tries to protect a wealthy teenage orphan targeted by a killer in this mystery by the author of the Miss Silver series.

Enemy forces will stop at nothing to retrieve an incriminating package in this gripping international thriller from the author of the Miss Silver Mysteries Double agent Cornelius Roos is about to become dispensable to the Germans until he reveals the existence of a recording that will guarantee the death of a high-ranking Nazi official if it finds its way into the hands of Hermann Goering.

A plucky young bride risks it all to save her thick-headed husband from a nefarious plot against his life in this classic British cozy mystery.

A high society house party in the country sets the stage for blackmail, sabotage, illicit passion, and murder in this witty, classic British mystery with a touch of political intrigue The last thing London debutante Gay Hardwicke wants is to become involved in another one of her cousin's messy jams.

The fifth Lupe Solano Mystery is "e;a stunning mixture of art history, Cubans-in-exile politics, a uniquely classy Miami heroine, and riveting plot"e; (Library Journal).

In this "e;sparkling"e; cozy mystery with "e;an oddball cast of characters,"e; a dry cleaner-turned-amateur sleuth discovers someone is murdering her customers (Publishers Weekly).

New York Times-bestselling author Eileen Goudge blends mystery and romance in a captivating new novel featuring intrepid property manager Tish Ballard, whose client's beachfront home becomes a headline-making homicide sceneWith a Hollywood movie about to start filming in the California seaside town of Cypress Bay, Tish Ballard, owner of Rest Easy Property Management, welcomes her first celebrity tenant.

In this action-packed techno-thriller, a routine computer cleanup sets off an electrifying quest for an enigmatic-and deadly-treasure.

In this action-packed techno-thriller, a routine computer cleanup sets off an electrifying quest for an enigmatic-and deadly-treasure.

Two easygoing gunslingers take on a gang of vigilantes to save a quiet Texas ranch townTwister Malone and Chuckaluck Thompson have no love for the sun-blasted plains of West Texas.

Detroit PI Amos Walker steps into a lethal family feud when the beautiful widow of a powerful industrialist hires him to find her late husband's illegitimate childrenLeland Stutch was building automobiles before Henry Ford ever dreamed up the Model T.