Private Investigator Mysteries

“Murder by Design” Delivers a Brilliant New Detective Duo

Murder By Design launches prolific #1 best-selling author, screenwriter and television producer Lee Goldberg’s latest quirky thriller/mystery series with the introduction of insurance investigator/detective Edison Bixby and his narrator-sidekick struggling actor and writer Wally Nash. The dialogue sizzles while delivering hilarity alongside a sensational murder cleverly disguised as an unfortunate…

Linda HitchcockJuly 30, 2026

Thrillers

Colter Shaw Returns to Save Flooding Town in Jeffery Deaver’s Thrilling “South of Nowhere”

South of Nowhere is an exhilarating action-infused mystery that revolves around the potential inundation of a small California town. In the latest Colter Shaw story, Colter has been called to the town of Hinowah by his sister Dorion to help locate a missing family swept away by the roaring flood…

Philip ZozzaroMay 14, 2025

Fiction

Thrilling International Mystery Perfectly Blends Sherlock Holmes and Kung Fu

Welcome back the dynamic duo, Judge Dee Ren Jie, a lecturer at the University of London, and his sidekick Lao She, a shy scholar, who are China’s version of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson! Brilliant minds, clever disguises and more martial arts moves and Kung Fu fighting than seen in…

Linda HitchcockMay 5, 2025

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Honolulu Detective Walks Fine Line Between Duty and Family

Robert Coburn’s Between Islands is an investigative mystery novel set in the beautiful sceneries of Hawaii. The narrative revolves around the life of Detective Joe Cheo, a dedicated Honolulu police officer. Joe is on a rollercoaster hunt for answers to two mysterious deaths and is juggling unfair prejudices at work…

Natalia KavaleSeptember 9, 2024

The Queen City Detective Agency by Snowden Wright

Fiction

Uncover a Criminal Conspiracy in New Southern Noir

Author Snowden Wright is a native son of small-town Meridian, Mississippi, familiarly known as Queen City for its “golden age” in the years between 1890-1930 when it was the largest city in the state and a center for railroads and manufacturing. In an interview from May 10, 2023 with the…

Linda HitchcockAugust 12, 2024

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Can a Lethal Celebrity Stalker Outwit This Snarky Ball-Player-Turned-Private-Eye?

In award-winning author D.P. Lyle’s newest detective thriller, The OC (Oceanview), former pro baseball player Jake Longly — reluctant private investigator, lover of women and irreverent smart-ass extraordinaire — once again finds himself in the middle of a tough investigation. Readers first met Jake and his girlfriend, Nicole Jamison, in…

K.L. RomoOctober 5, 2021

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“The Burden of Innocence:” A Gritty Tale of Guilt and Redemption on the Mean Streets of Boston

"A soaring, stirring ride — real as the clang of iron doors closing on an innocent man." —Patrick Moore, author "An innocent man is in free-fall in the criminal justice system — felons and felonies, dished up with bull's-eye imagery, insight and tone." —Tom Davidson, author —∞— Any good thriller…

Dennis HetzelMarch 15, 2022

Fiction Thrillers

P.I. Navigates His Latest Investigation Without Sight in “Blind Vigil”

Still blind. Every morning for the last nine months, Rick Cahill has opened his eyes to total darkness. Shot in the face while solving the cold case murder of his wife, the private investigator now counts his steps from room to room and ponders what his next act will be.…

Joanna PoncavageDecember 1, 2020

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Latest in Mystery Series Follows P.I.’s Mission to Keep Young Escort Alive

“Somebody wants to get rid of these girls. And it’s not just some hoodlums who got rejected over the internet. There’s got to be more to this, I’m convinced of that. And I believe it goes on higher up.” You wouldn’t think of him as a touchy-feely kind of guy.…

Jim AlkonMarch 20, 2024

Thrillers

A Pitbull of a P.I. Takes on Her First Murder Case in “Derailed”

Kelly Pruett isn’t your average private investigator. Although a pro at serving divorce papers and conducting the occasional stake-out with the only man in her life — her sleepy basset hound, Floyd — by her side, she’s never worked an entire investigation, especially not one that involves murder. She’s a…

K.L. RomoMay 12, 2020

Miscellany Romance

Bestseller Lucy Score Speaks on Inspiration, Release Updates & the Business of Writing

Lucy Score knows how to capture readers’ hearts. With romance, captivating characters and engaging storytelling, her books are as relatable as they are swoony. She has garnered a legion of fans hungry for more of her stories and gains new readers with every book that she releases. Once Lucy Score…

Aurora DominguezMarch 11, 2024

Fiction

Man’s Best Friend Helps Save Christmas in New Installment of Beloved Mystery Series

If we awarded stars for excellence, Peter Abrahams writing as Spencer Quinn in Up on the Woof Top (Forge Books), his latest entry in the clever and always endearing Chet and Bernie series, would be showered with a giant box filled with glittering gold ones and gifted with a year’s…

Linda HitchcockNovember 8, 2023

Listicles Thrillers

Dredging Up the Truth: 5 Water-Logged Crime and Suspense Novels

Can water wash away all crimes, or will clever detectives and sleuths be able to dredge up the truth once and for all? In these mystery novels, the water isn’t necessarily the killer — but it plays a major role in the crime. There’s something haunting about novels where a…

Megan BeauregardJune 15, 2023

Fiction Recommended

Vengeful Ghosts Won’t Stay Buried in Action-Packed Crime Novel

In a new novel full of action, crime, heroism, and more, Joy Fortuna hooks readers with In the Shadows of Dusk, the first installment of the Max Rossi series. This novel is action-packed right from the start, as we are introduced to protagonist Max Rossi in the midst of a…

Abigail WhiteMarch 28, 2023

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Harlan Coben Mixes Art, Radical Politics, Vigilante Justice and Family Secrets in “Win”

Better yet, Google could just define it with the name “Windsor Horne Lockwood III.” Lockwood operates differently than most of the rest of us. He’s an almost-sociopathic son of privilege whose brains, brawn and wealth make him a one-percenter who pretty much does what he pleases. In Harlan Coben’s latest…

Dennis HetzelMarch 15, 2021

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Jon Land Expertly Adopts Margaret Truman’s Political Thriller Series

Murder on the Metro (Forge Books) is a prescient dive into the inner workings of Washington D.C. and the truth that yes, power corrupts, but it is the desire to hold on to power that corrupts most of all. This is the 31st installment of Margaret Truman’s New York Times…

James R. HannibalFebruary 16, 2021

Private Investigator Mysteries

Honolulu Detective Walks Fine Line Between Duty and Family

Can a Lethal Celebrity Stalker Outwit This Snarky Ball-Player-Turned-Private-Eye?

“The Burden of Innocence:” A Gritty Tale of Guilt and Redemption on the Mean Streets of Boston

P.I. Navigates His Latest Investigation Without Sight in “Blind Vigil”

Latest in Mystery Series Follows P.I.’s Mission to Keep Young Escort Alive

A Pitbull of a P.I. Takes on Her First Murder Case in “Derailed”

Bestseller Lucy Score Speaks on Inspiration, Release Updates & the Business of Writing

Dredging Up the Truth: 5 Water-Logged Crime and Suspense Novels

Vengeful Ghosts Won’t Stay Buried in Action-Packed Crime Novel

Harlan Coben Mixes Art, Radical Politics, Vigilante Justice and Family Secrets in “Win”

Jon Land Expertly Adopts Margaret Truman’s Political Thriller Series

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