Motives Crime Fiction

Victoria’s life isn’t as perfect as it seems. But with two homicide detectives on her doorstep, it's about to get a lot worse. Still reeling from the shocking discovery that her husband is having an affair, Victoria struggles to process the mind-blowing news that Nick’s lover is dead—murdered in cold blood on the very same evening she uncovered the truth. And now two detectives are on her doorstep, waiting to question both of them. Is she a suspect?

New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni has written a dozen books that focus on how leaders can build teams and lead organizations. In The Motive, he shifts his attention toward helping them understand the importance of why they're leading in the first place. Lencioni thrusts his listeners into a day-long conversation between rival CEOs. Shay Davis is the CEO of Golden Gate Alarm, who, after just a year in his role, is beginning to worry about his job and is desperate to figure out how to turn things around.

Drummed out of the army, Ryan Anderson is looking for a new career. When the opportunity to work for a Manchester gangland figure arises, he jumps at the chance. Retired DCI James Knight is arrested for a murder he swears he didn't commit. Scott Davison is recovering from a traumatic incident when Kelly Stone walks into his life. Is it a chance meeting, or is she part of the past Scott is trying to escape? Karen Harper has killed before, and she’s planning to kill again…and again. Their lives are entwined, and it’s up to Detective Inspector John Latimer to unravel the threads.

A man is found poisoned by the deadly toxin aconite. A note found at the scene leads Detective Sergeant Jack Mackinnon to a University of Oxford laboratory, where staff and students are desperate to hide their association with the victim. As Mackinnon gets closer to the truth, he finds his own family could be at risk.

"Packed full of twists and tension, A Killer Motive consumed me until I'd turned the last page. The ending packs a wallop, and you won't see it coming!" —Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Reminiscent of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley, A Killer Motive pulls true crime podcaster...

Marni Rome lives a happy life with her husband and two beautiful children. Her heart is filled with love for them. It’s a life that excites her every morning when she gets out of bed. She is lucky to be living in a beautiful home overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and she loves her career as a crime fiction novelist.

Bernie O'Shaughnessy is a ruthless loan shark and small time gangster. After finding out his ex-wife Dawn has kept a dark secret from him for many years, he decides to make her pay. After a long stint in prison, Bernie is back and ready to confront Dawn. He wants to rekindle his relationship with his estranged son Jimmy and have him working in the 'family' business. Bernie hasn't considered the many enemies he's made along the way.

Jane Cho is a former legal investigator who was really good at her job, but she quit when someone she was investigating tried to have her killed. She returned to the seaside town of Waverly, Massachusetts, to run a takeout-food shop, Comfort & Joy, and to live a quiet, safer life. She thought everything was behind her as that person was convicted and is behind bars. But one peaceful morning, Jane stumbles over a dead body while taking out the trash. The dead woman ran a nearby bed and breakfast and had been threatened by Jane's thriving new business.

Deputy District Attorney Paige Callen is being stalked, and the man stalking her is motivated, methodical, and relentless. The police aren’t merely one step behind Paige’s stalker; they’re stumped. So Paige’s father, retired Judge ‘Iron Gene’ Callen, instead hires retired San Francisco P.D. Inspector turned private investigator Bob Farrell, to the dismay of the local police. The cops know all too well Farrell’s reputation as a reckless wild card.

Damien was dead. Bleeding out in the wild salt marshes of Key West surrounding the airport is not the normal place for a rich money manager with friends. There was a mistress with an engagement ring and a rap sheet, a wife with a private investigator, an ex-wife with a grudge, and an estranged son with a history of bad decisions who was holding a check big enough to make his dreams come true.

Troy and Eva Winters strap on their backpacks and start their one-week vacation on a wilderness trail in the rugged mountains of the Cascade Range in Oregon. They plan on meeting their good friends Jasmine and Michael Stevens at a high mountain lake on their second day in. To their surprise, their friends’ camp is deserted when they arrive.

Troy receives a phone call from his great-uncle Jack. He has a gift for Troy and Eva, and wants them to have it now instead of leaving it to them in his will. The gift is a mansion that’s over 100 years old. The catch? It’s near the Badlands in South Dakota.

Psychologist Gary Schaade started receiving tapes and letters from potential killers soon after releasing his best-selling book, Psyche of a Serial Killer. When Gary received a tape at his office, he was sure it is another entertaining attempt to scare him and his wife. This tape was different: a confession to prove his theory.