The Year's Best Crime & Mystery Stories contains the best crime and mystery stories that were originally published in 2015 in either print or electronic format as selected by editors Kristine Kathryn Rusch and John Helfers.Reading through thousands of titles and carefully narrowing their favorite reads down to the ultimate list that is presented in this volume, the editors chose their top picks of notable works from hundreds of anthologie...

Nominated for the 2017 Anthony Award for Best Anthology/CollectionBestselling novelists David Morrell, Alison Gaylin and Elaine Viets headline a new anthology of 22 tales exploring the unique aura of mystery of New Orleans and the surrounding bayou country.BLOOD ON THE BAYOU is published in conjunction with Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, which is being held in New Orleans in 2016. As with the convention itself, the anthology spreads a broad canop...

We know a healthy appetite for well-written short stories exists and we want to help make things better. Our goal with Down & Out: The Magazine is to be a little different than other magazines by standing on the shoulders of the giants that have come before us, or at least tiptoe along the arrows in the backs of the pioneers of modern magazine publishing.Each issue will feature a story based on a series character like this issue’s brand-new Moe Prager story by Reed Farrel Coleman. ...

If you like mouthy detectives, twisted serial killers, and addictive mysteries, this chilling psychological crime series has you covered!A macabre poem scrawled in blood. A girl with a secret. And a ruthless killer who’ll stop at nothing to find her."Thrilling, emotional, and depraved, with twists and turns you don't see coming."~Bestselling Author Kristen MaeSTARVATION TAKES MANY FORMS

"Difficult to put down." - Amazon Top 1000 ReviewerWhen the bestselling true crime author is poisoned during a book signing, investigators believe they're searching for a killer.They're wrong.They're searching for a manuscript.As fellow author Joss Jax retraces Alexandra's final days, she uncovers a hidden memoir capable of destroying reputations, exposing decades-old betrayals, and revealing a truth that should have remained buried...

“From the author of Address to Die For, “an engaging . . . mystery that moves forward quickly with freshness, a few surprises, and a couple of real scares” (Kirkus Reviews).Professional organizer Maggie McDonald has a knack for cleaning up other people’s messes. So when the fiancée of her latest client turns up dead, it’s up to her to sort through the untidy list of suspects and identify the real killer.Maggie McDonald is hoping t...

USA TODAY BESTSELLER • In a charming cozy mystery series debut, Leslie Nagel’s irrepressible small-town heroine finds that her fellow book club members may be taking their Agatha Christie a bit too literally—and murder a bit too lightly.Charley Carpenter has poured heart and soul into her clothing store, Old Hat Vintage Fashions. She’ll do anything to make it a success—even join the stuffy Agathas Book Club in order to cultivate customers among the wealthy...

Beautiful homes. Puzzling mysteries. Diabolical murders!3 books. 400+ five-star reviews. Start Sara Rosett’s trio of cozy whodunits today!Kate Sharp thinks she’s landed the perfect job. As a Jane Austen aficionado, scouting locations to film the latest Austen adaptation feels like a dream. When her boss goes missing in the English countryside, Kate goes on the hunt to find him before her company can lose the gig.As things go from ba...

**A “**timely, tense, and thought-provoking” Gardiner and Renner thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Every Kind of Wicked (Hank Phillippi Ryan).“Lisa Black always delivers.” —Jeff Lindsay, creator of the Dexter seriesWhen it comes to the dead, forensic investigator Maggie Gardiner has seen it all. But detective Jack Renner knows there are always more ways to die . . .The Cleveland Herald...

Welcome to Chapelwick, a leafy English town in the hills of Shropshire, where chocolate fudge cake comes served with a side of murder.Scarborough House is haunted, and it’s not doing much for Donovan Scarborough’s investment portfolio. No one wants to buy a place with levitating crockery, or (the wrong kind of) rhythmic pounding throughout the night.Luckily, Melody “I-See-Dead-People” Bittersweet has just launched her own ghostbusting agency with best friend Marina, geeky, ...

In SARA: The Complete Series, a peaceful but busy life is shattered for a single mother and her children, along with her friends and colleagues, by kidnapping, murder, and revenge; those seeking retribution will go to any lengths. This bargain-priced collection contains over 600 pages of thrilling suspense, including all three novels and the companion novella.SARA'S GAME*USA TODAY BESTSELLER*Two years ago, Sara's hu...

Spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope returns to war-weary London, where she is thrust into the dangerous hunt for a monster, as the New York Times bestselling mystery series for fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Charles Todd, and Anne Perry continues.England, 1942. The Nazis’ relentless Blitz may have paused, but London’s nightly blackouts continue. Now, under the cover of darkness, a madman is brutally killing and mutilating young women in eerie and...