by Francis Iles (1980)
"Some women give birth to murderers, some go to bed with them. Lina Aysgarth had lived with her husband for nearly eight years before she realized that she was married to a murderer." Johnny was delightful—and Lina loved him desperately. But his devastating charm was combined with a complete lack of both morals and income. Slowly Lina discovered what such a combination led to. The first indications seemed trivial, especially since, in his childish way, Johnny loved her. Not for along time did she realize that he had killed, and was planning to kill again. Made into the famous Cary Grant-Joan Fontaine motion picture Suspicion, this story has seldom been surpassed for sheer, blood-curdling suspense. As one reviewer said, "it induces such a There-butfor-the-Grace-of-God sensation that one remains shivering for hours."
C. J. Box
When two sisters set out across a remote stretch of Montana road to visit their friend, little do they know it will be the last time anyone might hear from them. The girls - and their car - simply vanish. Former police investigator Cody Hoyt has just lost his job and fallen off the wagon. Convinced by his son, who the girls were coming to visit, and his former rookie partner Cassie Dewell, he sets out for the girls' last known location.
Isaac Asimov
Collection of mystery short stories: No Refuge Could Save The Telephone Number The Men Who Wouldn't Talk A Clear Shot Irresistible to Women He Wasn't There The Thin Line Mystery Tune Hide and Seek Gift Hot or Cold The Thirteenth Page 1 to 999 Twelve Years Old Testing, Testing! The Appleby Story Dollars and Cents Friends and Allies Which is Which? The Sign Catching the Fox Getting the Combination The Library Book The Three Goblets Spell It! Two Women Sending a Signal The Favorite Piece Half a Ghost There Was a Young Lady
George P. Pelecanos
A gang war breaks out between drug dealers in Washington after one man insults another. The protagonists are two drug-dealing friends, Dimitri Karras, a Greek, and Marcus Clay, an African American. Part crime novel, part analysis of our violent society.
Wylly Folk St. John
Seventeen-year-old Libby Clark signs up for a writers' conference on mysteries and becomes entangled in a real-life murder mystery.