Police Procedural category: 10739 books

Four novellas in the “outstanding procedural series” exploring the past—and future—of this pair of Yorkshire police detectives (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review). British investigators Dalziel and Pascoe have been praised as “witty, intelligent . . . two of the more...

Phoebe. Tiffany. Melissa. They all made one little mistake... When twenty-five-year-old Phoebe Stiles opens the door to her perfect apartment she doesn’t realise it’s the mistake that will kill her… The body of the beautiful English girl is discovered months later - dumped behind...

Three victims. One method. One motive. Grab a badge and a gun and strap in for a ride that’s “full of suspense from the beginning to the end…” (Readers Abode). When dead bodies start piling up, Detective Madison Knight suspects that her city has a serial killer—but the quest for justice...

She wanted to leave her past behind, but it may have followed her…   “A gripping thriller with non-stop action throughout. If you love crime dramas, mysteries, and a tough, female cop, this series is not to be missed.” –The Reading Café   A young woman’s remains are found in a shallow...

A Miami homicide detective closes in on a shattering secret in this police procedural from the Pulitzer Prize–winning “queen of crime” (USA Today).   Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel   What do a menacing housewife, a kinky bad girl, a shy child, and a cold-blooded killer...

The boy’s body was so white it was almost transparent. But that’s not what caused the nausea to rise up her throat. He was so young. His body was unmarked, surrounded by a halo of plucked wildflowers. One hot summer evening, eleven-year-old Mikey Driscoll is on the way home from playing...

There's nothing more dangerous than a familiar face... As funeral mourners stand in silence at Ragmullin cemetery, a deafening cry cuts through the air. Lying crumpled at the bottom of an open grave is the bloodied body of a young woman, and Detective Lottie Parker is called in to investigate. Knowing...

Two seemingly unconnected murders lead DCI Henry Christie to uncover a terrifying conspiracy in this gritty police procedural. Two murders, apparently unconnected: one victim shot to death in his office, the other brutally stabbed in what appears to have been a road rage incident … neither...

“Compelling . . . A chilling read.” —Sydney Morning Herald Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Novel Twenty years ago, two children were kidnapped and left for dead . . . ** ** Homicide detective Frank Bennett has a new partner—dark, beautiful, coldly efficient...

With the ease of master story-tellers, this unique father and son writing team brings you into to the world of Beachside PD as they weave intricate stories of reality-based crimes. BEACHSIDE PD: THE RELUCTANT KNIGHT Danny Phillips, an ambitious scoundrel is determined to live the high life,...

Unconventional Detective Inspector Liam McLusky is plunged into a major murder investigation in this gritty police procedural series. On his first day back at work following his suspension, DI McLusky finds himself in the midst of a major murder enquiry when a body is discovered in the canal...

**“A fresh, gritty debut. Boyce unveils one of the best new series characters in ages. . . A book that combines fast-paced suspense with moving insights.”—#1 New York Times-bestselling author Lisa Gardner From an author with more than thirty years’ experience in the Atlanta Police Department...

The game begins in Seattle. On Halloween night, a woman opens her door to a trick-or-treater in a Munch's Scream mask. Later, she's found hanged with one leg missing. Then, in Vancouver, another woman is found strung up in a noose with both legs missing. What binds these murders together...

Science fiction blends with a chilling murder mystery in “a futuristic police procedural that echoes themes by Philip K. Dick and Charles Stross” (Booklist).   It’s 2050, and someone has executed one of Los Angeles’s countless immigrants. Not that anyone seems to care. Even case officer Detective...