Browsing: Hard-Boiled Mysteries

In The Simple Art of Murder, which was prefaced by the famous Atlantic Monthly essay of the same name, noir master…

A classic crime novel with over 13,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: PI Philip Marlowe is drawn into the mystery of a war veteran’s murdered wife, which heats up when the veteran himself disappears. “Raymond Chandler is a master” (The New York Times).

FBI agent Rachel Walling finally gets the call she’s dreaded for years, the one that tells her the Poet has…

Jack Reacher walks alone. Once a go-to hard man in the US military police, now he’s a drifter of no…

A bestseller when originally published in 1938, a lost noir classic given new life in this edition featuring an introduction…

“Grabs you from the start and doesn’t let go” (New York Times bestselling author Kevin O’Brien): When a horrifying encounter triggers repressed memories, Jill lashes out — and unwittingly attracts the scrutiny of her detective husband, who is investigating a related set of killings.

An ex-cop turned prison chaplain investigates unique and puzzling murders in a New York Times bestselling mystery collection that “crackles with authenticity” (Michael Connelly). “Lister’s hard-edged prose ranks with the best of contemporary noir fiction” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

“Another great ride” (Michael Connelly) from a New York Times bestselling author! Six years after seeing a man wrongly convicted, detective John Jordan searches for the true Atlanta Child Murderer. “A top-notch whodunit” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

This Anthony Award winner “will strongly appeal to fans of classic hard-boiled PI novels” (Library Journal): Ex-cop Rick never escaped the guilt or public scrutiny following the murder of his wife. When reporter Melody is arrested for a different crime eight years later, will investigating her case finally set Rick free?

When prison chaplain John Jordan witnesses a gruesome death, he goes digging for answers… But his search for the truth could cost him everything in this absorbing crime novel from a New York Times bestselling author!