LITERATURE

The winner of every major literary award in crime fiction, Laura Lippman brings back her complex and vulnerably human Baltimore P.I., Tess Monaghan, in a tense, expertly spun tale of a family torn asunder by forces it can barely comprehend. Learn More

"First, I'll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then about the murders, which happened later." Learn More

Following the success of 2005’s Europeana: A Brief History of the Twentieth Century, Patrik Ourednik again confounds expectations with what seems, on the surface, to be a detective novel... Learn More

As a practiced reporter until her newspaper went to that great pressroom in the sky, P.I. Tess Monaghan knows and loves every inch of her native Baltimore, even the parts being slobbered on by the sad-sack greyhound she's minding for her uncle. Learn More

Inside The World Of Mixed Martial Arts - And Murder... Learn More

A former professional boxer, actor, horse trainer and radio announcer, Charles Willeford (1919-1988) is best known for his Miami-based crime novels featuring hard-boiled detective Hoke Moseley, including Miami Blues and Sideswipe. Learn More

One of the most original American writers, Edgar Allan Poe shaped the development of both the detective story and the science-fiction story. Learn More

A serial killer with a penchant for severed hands. A watch that runs backward and forward – at the same time. An Eastern European gangster known only as Rumplestiltskin. The Nazi invasion of Prague, Soviet-era Czech secret police, 16th century alchemy and black magic – mild-mannered American Lee Holloway never thought any of these would intrude upon his ordinary life. Learn More

CRAZY STREAK is a twisted excursion into seething sexuality, desperate alienation, incest and conscienceless violence; a book destined to be as controversial as Nabokov's LOLITA. Learn More