Results for "the accidental" in Crime Fiction

The story opens with the apparently accidental drowning of a sixth form student in the Norfolk countryside. As a matter of routine, or so it seems, the case passes across the desk of Detective Sergeant Smith, recently returned to work after an internal investigation into another case that has led to tensions between officers at Kings Lake police headquarters. As an ex-DCI, Smith could have retired by now, and it is clear that some of his superiors wish that he would do so.

This edge-of-your-seat audiobook will have you hooked from the very first page. Fans of Alice Feeney and Freida McFadden won’t be able to stop listening to the shocking twists of It’s Not Her! Performed by Jennifer Jill Araya, Brittany Pressley, and Gary Tiedemann. AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES...

A girl's body is found by the local water bailiff at a Derbyshire Dales beauty spot one winter's morning. How did she get there and why was she murdered and how was she linked to the earlier death of a local businessman? The CID team at Matlock are tasked with solving the riddle of her death. That task takes the reader on a fast paced character driven emotional journey before the true tragic story of the girl's death is revealed. As the truth is revealed of both deaths lead to a those involved having to deal with the consequences of their previous actions.

When Kayla Macintyre discovers her twin sister Ashley brutally murdered, grief quickly gives way to terror—because Kayla was the real target. A case of mistaken identity fools the police into thinking she’s the one who died, and Kayla seizes the chance to disappear into her sister’s glamorous life as a supermodel. It’s a dangerous gamble for a tech-savvy, adrenaline-chasing computer repair specialist with zero fashion sense.

When innocent people begin dying under unexplainable circumstances, devoutly religious Mark Solier is arrested, accused of committing the murders with nothing but the power of his mind. For ambitious law student Mary Morgan, prosecuting Mark seems like the opportunity of a lifetime—until she discovers the case is steeped in something far darker than the law can explain.

In the early 1960s, Ronnie and Reggie Kray are the new princes of the London underworld and business is good. Their clubs and protection rackets stretch from the East to the West End of the metropolis but they need to expand. Hemmed in on all sides by the other, ever-encroaching London gangs, they need to break new ground. They set their sight on Bham, easy pickings or so they think. The Fewtrells have already marked their territory.

The Hidden Dead is the fourth book in a hilarious series featuring Tanz, the accidental medium who, with the help of the dead, has become an unwilling crime-solver. When the dead call, she listens. . . On a night out in a London bar, our accidental medium Tanz meets Einar, a charismatic and sexy...

People show their True Colors when they desire something unlawfully. When we covet someone else’s property, we show what we are really made of. However, the joy of acquiring does not last forever.... When Jason escapes from prison after 10 years, it is not as easy as he thought it would be. He braves the perils and reaches a safe harbor.