Welcome to The Power of 13, our seventh anthology, 21 works of mayhem, mischief…and murder!
Thirteen is the Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem’s lucky number. What better way to celebrate our 13th anniversary than a new collection of crime stories that delve into the mystery of Number 13 itself?
THIS CASE WILL CLOSE. THE DAMAGE WON'T. Nineteen injured, 24 hours, and a truth Detective Kascade never saw coming.
In 1968, Boston police lieutenant Eddie James is expected to follow in the footsteps of his celebrated father. But when a gay art dealer is brutally murdered, Eddie watches his department choose the easiest suspect instead of pursuing the truth.
A family vanishes without a trace, but things soon take a fatal turn.
Who killed Franklin Fogg?
Franklin Fogg was dead. Very dead. Face smashed in, blood pooled around his crumpled body. Strachan University’s most controversial professor, Fogg was well-known even beyond academic circles---charismatic, confrontational, media-savvy.
And now very dead in a very public way.
Rachel Tile---in life Fogg’s academic nemesis---must find out who murdered Fogg and whether the killing is somehow related to a terrible wave of student suicides that have rocked the university to its core.
A disgraced reporter returns to a small Quebec town, where corruption, buried secrets and a deadly past refuse to stay hidden.
From the publisher - "The Coen Brothers meets Miriam Toews." A pitch-black rural Noir set among the Mennonites of Southern Alberta.
A family is held hostage in the one place they should feel safe… their home.
The body of a local environmental activist washes up on the bank of the Burnt River in Northern Ontario. A retired musician dives into the mystery.
When private investigator Zachary Goldman takes what seems like a simple background check, he doesn’t expect danger.
A missing tenant, an irate mother-in-law, and a killer hiding in a Toronto rooming house — out-of-work PI Patrick Bird is back in business.
The murder of a real estate agent shakes a small town and strikes close to home for Detective Amanda Steele.
Eleven stories linked by a noir aesthetic; characters are cornered, caught and facing their own demise.
Peter Jarry is the arsonist, enforcer and errand boy for a small-time crime family, in crisis when the patriarch dies.
When a struggling artist reconnects with his long, lost cousin, her desperate request draws him into a dark web.
"Modern day noir that cuts deep."
The laws that govern us are clear; guilty, or not-guilty. But Carver knows that guilt doesn’t always look like a criminal, and innocence isn’t always worth saving.
A therapist is murdered for secrets meant to stay buried. A detective’s quest for the truth paints a target on her back.
The girl in the ballerina dress lies still on the carousel with her face toward the blue sky.
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dark and thrilling ride through the underbelly of Houston’s criminal empire,
The Darkest Green, is a gripping story of power, revenge, and survival.
In the book, you’ll meet Gabriel Douglas—a reclusive figure who unexpectedly inherits controlling shares of Club Vox from his former crime boss. The moment he does, he becomes a marked man, with Joseph Verde’s ruthless heir, Luke, closing in. At the same time, Tessa Begley is searching for the father she never knew, only to find herself pulled into a world where trust is dangerous—and love always comes at a cost.
As Gabriel and Tessa’s paths collide, they’re drawn deeper into an empire built on blood and betrayal. In a world where loyalty is fragile and power cuts both ways, love isn’t just risky—it’s potentially deadly.
Enoch Brown hit by lightning gets "echo memories" from his mother, father and grandfathers all police officers. Cases solved.
A criminologist investigates the death of a colleague's wife and discovers how the Killing Fields of Texas got their name.
A mutilated body in a laundromat.
Carver’s card in the victim’s pocket.
The cops think it’s a coincidence. Carver knows better.
This killer is playing a game—and Carver’s next.
A sleeper train rushes headlong toward what was to be the dawn of a joyful holiday weekend. But both crew members are unconscious, the passengers asleep. Nothing will prevent a crash. Emergency crews can only watch in desperation.
This is no accident. Someone is meant to die.
Bad Karma II: Final Revenge is a graphic, thrilling story of a dark journey into revenge, its tragic consequences, and its morally ambiguous aftermath.
As the wall is peeled back, everyone falls silent. Then they see her. The near-perfect remains of a young female, two jelly bangles and a neon necklace being the only clues to how long she had been hidden there. But who was she? And who could have possibly wanted to take such an innocent life?
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