Anthologies & Short Stories

A judge’s first murder trial. A defense attorney in over his head. A prosecutor out for blood and glory. The accused, who is possibly innocent. And the killer, who may have just committed the perfect crime....

Sebastian Rudd, rogue lawyer, defends people other lawyers won't go near. It's controversial and dangerous work, which is why Sebastian needs his bodyguard/assistant/sidekick: Partner....

Joe Ledger is a former Baltimore cop who was recruited into a secret government agency tasked with stopping terrorists who are using bleeding-edge science weapons. The stakes are always high. If you have to call Joe Ledger, it’s already hit the fan....

Two women have gone missing, and LAPD Detective Harry Bosch has a strong suspicion that an avid fisherman named Denninger is the culprit. Bosch needs something stronger than a suspicion....

Once he was called the Sphinx, a man so inscrutable that neither his adversaries nor fellow intelligence operatives could predict his next move....

There's a body in a trunk; a dead girl's reflection is caught in a mirror; and one corpse is back from the grave, while another is envisioned in the recurring nightmare of a terrified eccentric....

With bodyguards, vigilantes, stalkers, serial killers, women (and men!) in jeopardy, cops, thieves, private investigators, and killers, these all-new stories will keep you thrilled and chilled late into the night....

A canny young woman is struggling to survive by perpetrating various levels of mostly harmless fraud. On a rainy April morning, she is reading auras at Spiritual Palms when Susan Burke walks in....

In this incredible follow-up to the New York Times best seller FaceOff, 22 of the world's most popular thriller writers come together for an unforgettable anthology....

In this explosive short story, international bestselling author Jeffery Deaver brings listeners a classic tale of star-crossed lovers who defy the boundaries of enemy territory. When an underworld kingpin gets taken out, his prime turf is up for grabs....

This collection showcases the New York Times best-selling author's dark humor, limitless imagination, and masterly command of voice and character...

Gathered together for the first time and featuring two brand new stories, this collection contains all of the short stories and novellas featuring Bunny McGarry, star of the million-selling Dublin Trilogy.

Julia Carroll knows that too many stories start that way. A beautiful and intelligent nineteen-year-old college freshman, she should be carefree. But instead she is frightened....

As a favor to enigmatic billionaire Henrik Thorvaldsen, Cassiopeia Vitt treks into Bulgaria's Rila mountains in search of a buried stash of exceedingly rare artifacts...

A classic Stephen King short story from the best-selling collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams....

Now, for the first time ever, the guardians of her legacy have approved a brand new novel featuring Dame Agatha's most beloved creation, Hercule Poirot....

On a dark evening, Mr. Harley Quin appears at the door of Royston Hall under the premise that his car has broken down....

Sara Linton, medical examiner in the small town of Heartsdale, GA, is called out to an apparent suicide on the local college campus. The mutilated body provides little in the way of clues - and the college authorities are eager to avoid a scandal....

Diverse, provocative, eerie, and twisted, this collection of Jeffery Deaver's best crime stories exhibits amazing range and signature plot twists....

Discover three never-before-collected short stories—of deadly deals, unforgettable investigations, and a mysterious ex-con—from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly....

Nach einer außerweltlichen Begegnung in den Wäldern von Maine machen zwei Freunde urplötzlich große Karriere; ihr Geheimnis nehmen sie mit in den Tod...

John Connolly offers a selection of dark, daring, and utterly haunting tales. Here are lost lovers and missing children, predatory demons, and vengeful ghosts....

Roger Ferris, an Iraq vet, is one of the CIA's soldiers in the war on terrorism. He has an intense mission: to penetrate the network of a master terrorist known only as "Suleiman"....

In this electrifying short story by New York Times best-selling suspense master Jeffery Deaver, the destinies of seven strangers intersect in ways no one sees coming....

Joe Ledger: Special Ops collects several of the Ledger short stories and presents two brand-new tales exclusive to this volume....

Angela Bishop, a leader in global finance, battles with Freyja, the very AI she trained to match her talents, for dominance of the global financial world. Discover the electrifying new thriller where artificial intelligence and human ambition collide in a battle for supremacy over the global financial system. In the high-stakes world of financial wizardry, Angela Bishop has unleashed a force beyond her control: Freyja, an AI with a mind of her own. Crafted to dominate the investment game, she’s become self-aware—and she’s not playing by the rules anymore. Beautiful, brilliant, and ...

Mysteries of Golfton Hills is a set of sixteen gripping psychological suspense, crime, and thriller audio short stories by bestselling author R. Barri Flowers, set in the fictional town of Golfton Hills, Florida, situated in the Panhandle.

This short story follows Jason Macklemore who finds out the truth behind his father's death and his little sister, Sophia. Over the course of fifteen years, Jason and his brother, Thaddeus Macklemore, have been in a silent feud. Jason, trying to find out the truth and Thaddeus, trying to stop him. But how does one take down the CEO of a trillion dollar business that knows how to handle super-powered individuals?

Brothers Tim and Carl Bowman are on different career paths. Suddenly their happy and successful lives are permanently derailed when Carl loses his teaching job at a respected New England University. The unemployed teacher also loses his campus housing in the process. Unable to accept a charitable hand from his younger brother, he opts for life on the street and is quickly exposed to situations he had never considered prior. Soon he is immersed in the strange vulnerable world of homelessness and vanishes. While Tim frantically looks for his brother, strange things are going on along the ...

THE COMEBACK: A Horrible Short Washed-up reality TV star, Phil Meddle, is fed up. A little voice in his head says it’s time to make things right. Homicide should come easy to such a highly-trained actor. From Bestselling Author Ellen C. Maze comes a tongue-in-cheek tale of murder, revenge, and brand new shovels.