Browsing: Hard-Boiled Mysteries

A dark psychological thriller: Emily can’t remember how her husband died. As she investigates the traumatic events, her sanity begins to slip — and Emily keeps returning to the same terrifying question… Was she the killer?

A tense, chilling novel that “few readers will be able to put down” (Publishers Weekly): After a painful breakup, lonely Allie is relieved to find the perfect roommate — but shy Hedra has a disturbing obsession… “Lutz knows how to make you shiver” (Harlan Coben).

From a classic author hailed as “master of the detective novel” and “one hell of a writer” (The Boston Globe): A murder in the corrupt town of Personville sends one lone operative on a crusade for justice. With nearly 6,500 five-star Goodreads ratings.

From “one of the 20th century’s top scribes, period” (Library Journal): PI Philip Marlowe staggers into a deadly mystery after a wealthy, twice-widowed client enlists his help in recovering a stolen gold coin. A must-read crime classic with over 5,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.