Crime Fiction with an Edge
Dive into gripping crime fiction with an edge—explore a curated list of intense, thrilling books that push boundaries and keep you on the edge of your seat. Discover your next dark, unputdownable read.
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5 Shots
by Jemir Johnson
What you do in the dark is your business ... keeping it there is hers. Jay Nova is a private eye ... a "fixer" ... …
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Beyond Control
by Rebecca York
When he asks Lindsay Fleming to help him investigate the strange death of a local millionaire's son, journalist Jordan Walker discovers that they share a …
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Thieves' Paradise
by Eric Jerome Dickey
New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey presents a powerful novel about grifters and con artists, brothers and sisters, looking for love and making …
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The High Window
by Raymond Chandler
Crime fiction master Raymond Chandler's third novel featuring Philip Marlowe, the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times). A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean …
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The Coldest Winter Ever
by Sister Souljah
Winter Santiaga, the daughter of one of Brooklyn's most powerful drug czars, uses her own weapons--including sex and an aggressive attitude--to stay on top, after …
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No Disrespect
by Sister Souljah
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, rapper, and activist—Sister Souljah uses her passionate voice to deliver what is at once a fiercely candid …
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Dark Star
by Alan Furst
Paris, Moscow, Berlin, and Prague, 1937. In the back alleys of nighttime Europe, war is already under way. André Szara, survivor of the Polish pogroms …
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Dark Voyage
by Alan Furst
“In the first nineteen months of European war, from September 1939 to March of 1941, the island nation of Britain and her allies lost, to …
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Ridin' the Rails
by Kimberly Kaye Terry
When sci-fi author Naomi Gibson is told to spice up her books, she sees her career spiraling into oblivion. Her agent tells her the name …
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American Gangster
The novelization of the major motion picture from Universal Pictures about Frank Lucas, drug czar of Harlem. The film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, …
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Skin Game
by Max Allan Collins
The saga of Dark Angel continues! Someone is killing normal humans in the fog-enshrouded city of Seattle. The murders are brutal and grisly, but inside …
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Bones
by Max Allan Collins
An original novel based on Fox's new hit television series, inspired by real-life forensic anthropologist and novelist Kathy Reichs, creator of the Temperance Brennan series. …
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Before the Dawn
by Max Allan Collins
In 2019, Max, a beautiful, streetwise member of a gang of thieves and a genetically altered super-soldier who escaped from the top-secret agency that created …
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Deadly Beloved
by Max Allan Collins
Female private eye Ms. Michael Tree takes on a case that looks open and shut, but may have ties to the murder of her husband. …
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The Last Quarry
by Max Allan Collins
On the 30th anniversary of his first appearance, enigmatic assassin Quarry stars in this gritty novel inspired by Collins's award-winning short film "A Matter of …
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Road to Perdition
by Max Allan Collins
The basis for the major motion picture, ROAD TO PERDITION is an enthralling crime noir story of revenge, morality and family loyalty. Michael OSullivan is …
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Mind Games
by KaShamba Williams
Imagine being 25 year old Serenity Wells. She's trying to raise two children while living in the basement of her mother's house with her 'has-been' …
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Dymond in the Rough
by KaShamba Williams
Fourteen-year-old Dymond finds herself the only one in her crew without a boyfriend, until Kyle Banks comes along and she finds herself lying to her …
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Girls from Da Hood 2
by KaShamba Williams
Malek Shaw is the best - and the worst - thing that has ever happened to three very different young ladies from the Marcy Projects. …
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Runaway
by Juwell
Starting her freshman year without a boyfriend, Dymond faces pressure from members in her peer group--Kera and Porsha--who already have boyfriends, so when she meets …
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At the Court's Mercy
by KaShamba Williams
Nasir Johnson, a young man haunted by his past and torn between street life and fatherhood, just wants a normal life with his son and …
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Even Sinners Have Souls
by Noire
A collection of urban fiction presents stories of characters with unacceptable lifestyles according to mainstream society, but who find themselves open to change when they …
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Driven
by KaShamba Williams
What happens when an unseen tragedy occurs? Life begins to unravel and skeletons begin to leap out of the closet. Nasir is a young man …
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The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive, this "tale of survival …
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No Country for Old Men
by Cormac McCarthy
From the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Road comes a "profoundly disturbing and gorgeously rendered" novel (The Washington Post) that returns to the Texas-Mexico …
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Child of God
by Cormac McCarthy
From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road • In this taut, chilling story, Lester Ballard—a violent, dispossessed man …
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Outer Dark
by Cormac McCarthy
From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road • A novel at once fabular and starkly evocative, set is …
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Drama Is Her Middle Name
by Wendy Williams
Shock jock extraordinaire Wendy Williams lets loose with the first in a series of novels based on her alter ego, the divalicious radio DJ Ritz …
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Is the Bitch Dead, Or What?
by Wendy Williams
In the sequel to Drama Is Her Middle Name, Ritz Harper, left for dead following a drive-by shooting, is forced to look back on her …
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Wendy's Got the Heat
by Wendy Williams
Known as the "biggest mouth in New York," shock jock diva Williams is candid in discussing her own drama-filled life--including her drug addiction, miscarriages, and …
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Cinnamon Kiss
by Walter Mosley
It's 1966, and Easy Rawlins is desperate for cash to pay for his daughter's much-needed medical treatment. Easy gets a gig working for a legendary …
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Devil in a Blue Dress
by Walter Mosley
Devil in a Blue Dress, a defining novel in Walter Mosley’s bestselling Easy Rawlins mystery series, was adapted into a TriStar Pictures film starring Denzel …
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Little Scarlet
by Walter Mosley
Watts is smoldering in ruins-and the cops are on Easy Rawlins's doorstep. Easy expects the worst, as usual. But, incredibly, they're asking for his help. …
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Killing Johnny Fry
by Walter Mosley
When Cordell Carmel catches his longtime girlfriend with another man, the experience dissolves his calm, everyday existence into a thirst for revenge and a sexual …
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Diablerie
by Walter Mosley
Enjoying a precarious sober life balancing family duties with his relationship with a patient mistress, Ben finds his years of alcoholism catching up with him …