St. Martin's Press / Collection : Minotaur Books

Shotgun Lullaby

Conway Sax #3

by Steve Ulfelder

From critically acclaimed, Edgar-nominated author Steve Ulfelder—Conway Sax is back in a thrilling and heart-wrenching story of how far a father will go to save his son

Conway Sax is a man seeking redemption. ...

Cuts Through Bone

by Alaric Hunt

Winner of the PWA Best First Private Eye Novel Competition

At first, Rachel Vasquez found her new job working for private detective Clayton Guthrie promising. He got her a gun and a license and took her to target...

The Lark's Lament

Fools' Guild #6

by Alan Gordon

In 1204 A.D., the Fools' Guild is in hiding, under attack from the forces of Pope Innocent III. Theophilos and Claudia, jesters with the Guild, are sent to enlist the help of a former guild member - the minstrel...

The Doctor and the Detective

by Martin Booth

This entertaining, smart biography of Arthur Conan Doyle presents a modern day interpretation of the man who, contrary to his best efforts, will always be known as the creator of the great detective, Sherlock...

Silent Voices

Vera Stanhope #4

by Ann Cleeves

Ann Cleeves has thrilled readers everywhere with her critically acclaimed mystery series set in the Shetland Islands, which began with the award-winning Raven Black. Now, Cleeves is back with another compelling...

Nobody Dies in a Casino

Charlie Greene #5

by Marlys Millhiser

Charlie, stay out of this.  Vegas may be a great place to have fun, but it's a bad place to get involved. If only she's listened to her conscience.  But literary agent Charlie Greene never listens.  This...

Long Lost

by Linda Castillo

From the New York Times bestselling author of SWORN TO SILENCE and GONE MISSING comes a powerful and moving story about a troubled young woman and a decades old mystery set in the world of the Amish.

It’s autumn...

Foal Play

by Kathryn O'Sullivan

Colleen McCabe is enjoying an uneventful summer in North Carolina's Outer Banks supervising her firefighters, making rounds with her Border collie, Sparky, and keeping an eye on the wild horses escaped from...

Every Broken Trust

Skeet Bannion #2

by Linda Rodriguez

A party to celebrate the arrival of George "Mel" Melvin, a Kansas City politician accompanied by his troubled teenage daughter, wealthy wife, even wealthier backer, and mysterious employee, rapidly turns into...

A Murder at Rosamund's Gate

by Susanna Calkins

For Lucy Campion, a seventeenth-century English chambermaid serving in the household of the local magistrate, life is an endless repetition of polishing pewter, emptying chamber pots, and dealing with other...

The Dead Caller from Chicago

Dek Ekstrom #4

by Jack Fredrickson

“Everything I want in a mystery.” —Nancy Pearl, National Public Radio on A Safe Place for Dying, A Pearl Pick

"Jack Fredrickson is one hell of a writer.  He has an ear for dead-on dialogue, and an unerring...

When the Devil Doesn't Show

by Christine Barber

An intriguing contemporary mystery that exposes the dark side of life in historic Santa Fe by Hillerman Prize-winner Christine Barber  Christine Barber's acclaimed mysteries explore not just the folklore,...

Good People

DS Glyn Capaldi #1

by Ewart Hutton

Detective Sergeant Glyn Capaldi, fallen from grace and exiled from Cardiff to the Welsh countryside, does his best to serve as the catchall detective in the big bit in the middle that God gave to the sheep....

Follow Her Home

by Steph Cha

A stunning, edgy debut introducing Juniper Song, an amateur sleuth taking on the darkness in the veins of L.A. with razor-sharp wit and a breaking heart.

Juniper Song knows secrets–how to keep them and how...

The Perfect Ghost

by Linda Barnes

Mousy and shy to the point of agoraphobic, Em Moore is the writing half of a celebrity biography team. Her charismatic partner, Teddy, does the interviewing and the public schmoozing. But Em’s dependence on...

If Snow Hadn't Fallen

by S. J. Bolton

Just weeks ago, a Jack the Ripper copycat terrorized London, leaving London police officer Lacey Flint scarred both physically and emotionally. Still recovering from the ordeal and technically off-duty, Lacey almost...

The Baker Street Translation

Baker Street Letters #3

by Michael Robertson

In Michael Robertson's The Baker Street Translation, Reggie and Nigel Heath—brothers who lease law offices at 221B Baker Street in London, England and answer mail addressed to the location's most famous...

Ice Cold Kill

by Dana Haynes

"Grabs you on page one and doesn't let you go until the final page!" —Nelson DeMille on Crashers   Daria Gibron is a woman with a deadly past and an uncertain future. A former Shin-Bet agent now in exile...

Deadly Virtues

by Jo Bannister

In this fast-paced thriller, Deadly Virtues, acclaimed writer Jo Bannister proves once again why she is considered "one of the genre's best" (Booklist)

The town of Norbold, England is famous for its low...

Reckless

by Allison Brennan

Two suspicious hikers …

An unmarked grave …

A missing child …

FBI trainee Lucy Kincaid's spontaneous weekend camping trip with her boyfriend, P.I. Sean Rogan, turns into a deadly nightmare when they come...