LITERATURE

He was a son who hadn’t known his father very well. It was a town shaken by a grisly murder—his father’s murder. Johnny Weatherly was home from a war and wandering. Learn More

A wildly funny, irreverent tale of murder, mayhem, and the mob. Learn More

The mesmerizing fourth novel of the Dublin murder squad by New York Times bestselling author Tana French. Learn More

An urban story of erotica and a tribute to Baltimore City's 1995 - and beyond. 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

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