Southern Crime

The trial of the century has arrived. After twenty years of anguish, after twenty years of pain, defense attorney Joe Hennessy has the chance to confront the man who ordered the murder of his ten-year-old son. In Charleston, South Carolina, Hennessy uncovers evidence that Senator Richard...

When one of South Carolina's most powerful lawyers is charged with the murder of his wife, criminal defense attorney Joe Hennessy agrees to be part of the defense team. As Hennessy builds a legal defense, he's thrown into a world of danger and corruption, cruelty and violence. Despite his full caseload, Hennessy agrees to defend a folk singer charged with drug trafficking. As he prepares for the trial, Hennessy digs into a world of lies, manipulation, and exploitation.

"this audiobook is an engaging listen driven by the appeal of its young protagonist." - AudioFile Magazine A Thousand Steps is a gripping thriller, an incisive coming-of-age story, and a vivid portrait of turbulent time and place by three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling...

Secrets of Southern Girls is an evocative Southern Gothic mystery, blending suspense, memory, and redemption into a spellbinding story—perfect for fans of Diane Chamberlain, Ellen Marie Wiseman, and atmospheric women’s fiction. Some secrets haunt you for a lifetime. Some are your only chance...

New York Times bestselling author and “the reigning champ of nostalgia noir” (The New York Times Book Review) James Lee Burke returns with a powerful novel in the Holland Family series set in 1950s Texas, as the specter of the Korean War looms. On its surface, life in 1950s Houston is as...

UN THRILLER QUE TE ENGAÑA HASTA LA ÚLTIMA PÁGINA. En el centro de la ciudad de Málaga, nadie tiene secretos para nadie. ¿O tal vez sí los tengan? Hay novelas imposibles de dejar una vez que has comenzado, historias que llevan el suspense a su estado máximo y hacen dudar al lector cada...

When an assassination attempt in a prison cell winds up with the wrong man dead, Lee Southern is hired to protect the real target. The millennium is just weeks away and rumours of a complete technological meltdown have guards and prisoners on edge. As violence simmers, tensions ignite, and...

You can bury the past but it always seems to come back, one way or another . . . WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR Amos, Mississippi, is a quiet town, Silas Jones its sole law enforcement officer. The last excitement in Amos was nearly twenty years ago, when a...

When four black teens are arrested for killing a white teen in South Atlanta, young crime reporter Carrie Sue Justice discovers one of the black teens is innocent. Carrie Sue is determined to prove Tatum Brookins’ innocence, despite the turmoil of divorcing her cheating husband and getting drawn into a sexual relationship with powerful publisher Marcus Handley. Carrie Sue soon realizes she can’t allow her personal problems to interfere. Her best friend Freemont Jackson offers his assistance, unaware of the danger. Unfortunately, their best efforts fail, and Tatum must stand trial for murder.

In Cottonwood, Kentucky, crime does not stay buried for long. Sheriff Kenni Lowry has built her reputation on protecting her small town with steady hands and sharp instincts. But in this latest installment of the Kenni Lowry Mystery series, a new case threatens to test everything she thought she...