Crime Literature

Often considered one of the first ever psychological thrillers, Crime and Punishment is a gripping tale of a poverty-stricken young man in Saint Petersburg, Russia, who hatches a plan to kill someone for money. Once the deed is done, he finds himself racked with guilt, confusion and disgust for his act. In this new recording, Will Poulter gives new life to the troubled protagonist, Rodion Raskolnikov, in a performance that will have you questioning where we draw the line between right and wrong.

Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings reunite for their most difficult case yet. When Poirot receives a letter warning him that a crime is about to be committed by the writer: 'A.B.C' the friends find themselves in a race against time to decipher the killer's twisted logic as he taunts the great detective by announcing the next murder location alphabetically. With every new killing a new pool of suspects is uncovered. Can Poirot and Hastings unmask the killer before a final letter seals an innocent victim's fate?

Keshav has set up an investigation agency with his best friend, Saurabh. Can the two amateur detectives successfully solve another murder case that affects them personally? And where will it leave their friendship?

In Morwal Estate, three life-threatening attacks unfold within two weeks, each narrowly missing the target. But the real mystery lies not in the attacks themselves, but in the two estate residents who claim that someone attempted to take their lives through these accidents. Now, a fourth attempt may be imminent, and this time, luck might not save the intended victim. One of the residents turns to philosopher-detective P.D. Sudhir Kohli for help, embarking on the most challenging case of his career.

Glasgow journalist Danny Delvecchio has spent his life running from the day his twin sister was murdered by serial killer Robert Liddle. Twenty years on, history is repeating itself; bodies begin appearing across the city, each posed like Liddle's victims. Then Danny receives a chilling message: Find her. Danny has twenty-four hours to save a young woman’s life. But the killer knows everything about him. Every move. Every fear. Every mistake that haunts his sleepless nights.

His business card says he’s a lawyer, but disillusioned defense attorney Kelly Henderson knows what he really is–a janitor. His job is to clean up other people’s messes. Rich and powerful people whose sexual indiscretions need to be put to bed, so to speak. Kelly accepts who is, just eking out a living, when he takes the case of a presidential candidate whose people will do anything–including murder–to wipe his slate clean.

Crime and Punishment is Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel about the nature of law and morality, told through the eyes of a murderer and his internal conflict.

Psychologist Margot Scott has a picture-perfect life: a nice house in the suburbs, a husband, two children and a successful career. On a warm spring morning Margot approaches one of her clients on a busy train platform. He is looking down at his phone, with his duffel bag in hand as the train approaches. That’s when she slams into his back and he falls in front of the train. Margot’s clients all lie to her, but one lie cost her family and freedom.

Keshav has set up an investigation agency with his best friend, Saurabh. Can the two amateur detectives successfully solve another murder case that affects them personally? And where will it leave their friendship?

Twenty-five years ago, a killer dubbed the Richmond Ripper terrorised London, claiming four victims before vanishing without a trace. Now, with her mother dying, Holly is running out of time to deliver the answers she desperately craves. But as she digs deeper into the past, someone is watching, and when Holly is targeted, it becomes clear that the killer is back, and he doesn't want to be found. Caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, Holly can trust no one - because someone in her inner circle is hiding the darkest secret of all.

Middlebridge Mysteries follows Violet Wilner (Anna Cathcart) kicking off her first year at Middlebridge University, living her dream of attending her mom’s alma mater. Inspired by watching her dad, a cop, solve crimes in her hometown, she studies criminology under a renowned but demanding Professor Bellows (Eric McCormack). She has her hands full, juggling her coursework, her social life and her insecurities as she embarks on this next chapter.

आदमी का ज़हर’ एक रहस्यपूर्ण अपराध कथा है। इसकी शुरुआत एक ईर्ष्यालु पति से होती है जो छिपकर अपनी रूपवती पत्नी का पीछा करता है और एक होटल के कमरे में जाकर उसके साथी को गोली मार देता है। पर दूसरे ही दिन वह साधारण दीखनेवाला हत्याकांड अचानक असाधारण बन जाता है और घटना को रहस्य की घनी परछाइयाँ ढकने लगती हैं।

Season Two of the hit Mistletoe Murders spin-off, Middlebridge Mysteries, stars Anna Cathcart (XO, Kitty, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before) as the irrepressib….

A comatose man is given a fatal dose of insulin in the emergency room, even though he isn't diabetic. An ulcer patient dies of shock after receiving a transfusion of the wrong blood type. A recovering heart patient receives a double dose of medication and suffers a fatal heart attack. Brain surgeon Dr. Tyler Matthews suspects that something is seriously wrong with the hospital's new "Med-InDx" computerized medical record system. But he doesn't suspect that there's something murderously wrong with it.

सत्येन्द्र पराशर मौजूदा राजनीति में व्याप्त धोखेबाजी, ठगी और भ्रष्टाचार को समाप्त कर के ईमानदारी और सदाचार का निजाम स्थापित करने के सपने देख रहा था । लेकिन फिर एक रात वह नशे की हालत में एक जवान लड़की की लाश के साथ पकड़ा गया । सारे सबूत उसके खिलाफ होने के बावजूद पराशर की एक ही रट थी - ‘मैं बेगुनाह हूं’ । लेकिन उसकी इस दुहाई पर किसी को विश्वास नहीं था - सिवाय सुनील के ।

Scandal, treachery and crime are rife in Old London Town. A king blackmailed by his mistress, dark dealings in opium dens, stolen jewels, a missing bride - these are cases so fiendishly complex that only Sherlock Holmes would dare to investigate.

Prepare to be captivated by acclaimed crime writer Candice Fox’s gripping audio thriller, Hunting Game. Featuring an all-star cast including Krysten Ritter, Anthony Mackie, and Tony Goldwyn, you’re about to enter a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. NYPD Detective Esme 'Es' Compran (Krysten Ritter) finds herself torn between her duty and her own desperate circumstances when a child is kidnapped. The victim's father, Jack Dengate (Tony Goldwyn), is a controversial big pharma CEO whose company's price hikes on life-saving drugs have dire consequences for Es' ailing daughter.

When acclaimed mystery writer Dorothy L. Sayers first began compiling anthologies of the best crime stories in the 1920s and ’30s, the genre was in the flush of its first golden age. While it is hard to imagine today - after every possible mystery plot has been told, retold, subverted, and played straight again by hundreds of writers over nearly a century - in Sayers’s day there were still twists that had never been seen, and machinations of crime that would shock even jaded Jazz Age fans.

If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson the day before, or the day after, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder of his best friend. And when the four prosecution witnesses are a barrister, a popular actor, an aristocrat and the youngest partner in an established firm's history, who is going to believe his side of the story. Danny is sentenced to 22 years and is sent to Belmarsh prison, the highest security jail in the land, from where no inmate has ever escaped. But everyone has underestimated Danny's determination to seek revenge.

Welcome to Book Club! Emma has it all. Jules knows it all. Rosa's seen it all. Marianne's done it all. Lucy watches it all. And Lydia wants it. All.. The wine flows as freely as the secrets, but this is Book Club and Book Club has its rules. But someone is breaking them. And someone is letting her. She wants your life (And your books recs) and she'll do anything to get it. When Emma gets arrested at Book Club, it leaves everyone around her reeling. The women scramble to protect their friend and restore the peace, and Lydia will do anything it takes.