Hard Boiled category: 6975 books

Peter swallows hard, this time his parents are going it. They are going to cut off his fingernails. Then they’ll keep on cutting until he submits or they kill him. He needs to run and does, into the dark, dirty streets of downtown Vancouver. He meets Jill a girl who decides to believe and...

With no family left, Nicolette Mace: the Raven Siren has to make a name for herself as a private investigator things aren't quite as simple as she would want them to be. When Simon McGregor comes to her door for help, Siren is plunged into a case that will bring her more pain than she imagined...

The eight years old twins Annabelle and John Strong were happily waiting for the big day. Halloween, the candy day. John couldn't decide what costume to wear, and Annabelle didn't want a costume this year, She just wanted to paint her face. John thought she was crazy, no costume when mom...

Hugh Patterson is an old-school cop and die-hard Giants fan rooted in the San Francisco Mission District. When he's struck down in the line of duty, the whole city is aghast. But Oscar Flores, a 15-year old Latino boy obsessed with baseball, witnesses the gruesome crime and has a plan to assuage...

In the oppressive city of Kindred, circa 2052, Lance Canela tries a little too hard to fulfill the classic image of a private detective. Living in the shadow of the enormous Arcology and barely scraping by, he's happy to sit in his office all day, reliving the adventures of his hardboiled heroes from...

Fifteen-year old Spencer loves professional wrestling. It’s the reason why he, along with his older brother Billy, started their very own wrestling promotion in their Dallas apartment complex. The fact it puts Spencer closer to Tori, Billy’s girlfriend and the only girl either boy knows who can...

Bad Intent by Michael Tabman Cocaine was the drug of choice in America during the 1980s and 1990s.  The Colombian Drug Cartels controlled drug trafficking with ruthless violence.  The cartels were well organized, corrupted entire governments and had so much money, the Mob was jealous.  The...

From the author of The Dada Caper: Chicago private detective Chance Purdue learns that nothing good comes from working for the mob—except cold hard cash.   A quick and easy buck sounds good to PI Chance Purdue. But the paycheck seems to be a bit harder to earn when the job entails more than just...

From the author of The Dada Caper: Even an anti-American conspiracy can’t keep Chicago PI Chance Purdue from falling prey to his personal femme fatale.   Private Investigator Chance Purdue and Brandy Alexander work in tandem on a case that finds them traveling to the Illinois town of Radish River....

Laurel Dewey’s Detective Jane Perry is quickly becoming one of the most distinctive, dynamic, and unforgettable characters in suspense fiction today. She’s rock hard, but capable of extraordinary tenderness. She’s a brilliant cop, but she’s capable of making life-altering mistakes. She’s...

Between cross-country practice, playing poker and running a high-stakes gambling operation, and keeping the NCAA committee at arm's length, Jim Money has a full schedule. No problem, Jim is young, smart, ambitious and operates on Red Bull and dedication. He's making money, puts his friends on payroll,...

Cancel the wedding–the groom is dead. When a tycoon’s son is murdered the night before his wedding, the enraged and grief- stricken father offers investigator Dan Reno (that’s Reno, as in no problemo) a life-changing bounty to find the killer. Reno, nearly broke, figures he’s finally...

I then got a bus ticket and rode the bus into Reno, Nevada. I arrived at the bus station and caught a taxi to the Silver Legacy Casino. Since it was going to be at least ten hours until I got back to Los Angeles, I got a meal at, 'Flavors! the Buffet.' Like most casino buffets, there are...

Originally written in screenplay formatting aimed at Netflix, it's been transposed into all digital formatting. As a result, the writing is tight, hard-hitting, and fast-reading. Designed to be visualized on your big-screen at home. Written in episodic format, eighty-nine episodes on the drawing...