Suspense fiction, American

From bestselling writer James Patterson comes three pulse-pounding novels in one book - 'The Moores Are Missing' with Loren D. Estleman; 'The Housewife' with Sam Hawken; and 'Absolute Zero' with Ed Chatterton.

'The Lawyer Lifeguard': defense lawyer Brian Lord survived the car bomb that killed his fiancé. Out of work and out of his mind, he takes on a lifeguard job at the beach. But there's one wave he'll never see coming. 'The Doctor's Plot' is the new medical examiner in the Napa Valley, a dream job ...

This is a superb collection of crime and mystery stories from one of America's literary giants, Joyce Carol Oates.

From literary icon Joyce Carol Oates comes a collection of haunting and, at times, darkly humorous mystery & suspense stories. These are tales of psyches pushed to their limits by the expectations of everyday life - from a woman who gets lost on her drive home to her plush suburban home and ends ...

Here are twenty meticulously plotted, intimate portraits of humanity at its best and worst, featuring assassins, CIA agents, gangsters, and more. A drug-dealing hit man unburdens his fears to a stranger. An overlooked rookie cop is assigned to the department's file room. A ruthless killer only ki...

Ten riveting stories, including four Joe Pickett Stories. In 'One-Car Bridge' Pickett goes up against a 'plain mean' landowner - with disastrous consequences. In 'Shots Fired' his investigation into a radio call nearly ends up being the last thing he does.

In this collection of four short stories, Tory and the Virals work with Tory's famous great aunt, Temperance Brennan, to solve more mysteries, take a look at where it all started before they became Virals, and get to the bottom of an attempted sabatoge at Kit and Whitney's wedding.

This is a cunning collection of short stories from the master of misdirection, with tales featuring the hugely popular series characters Lincoln Rhyme and Kathryn Dance.

A cunning collection of short stories from the master of misdirection, with tales featuring the hugely popular series characters Lincoln Rhyme and Kathryn Dance.