Random House New Releases - Fiction - Crime

Silence Once Begun by Jesse Ball

2014-01-28T00:30:00-05:00

Silence Once Begun A Novel
Written by Jesse Ball

Hardcover, 256 pages | Pantheon | Fiction - Literary; Fiction - Historical; Fiction - Crime | $23.95 | 978-0-307-90848-3 (0-307-90848-8)

From the remarkable, singularly and voraciously gifted novelist, poet, and artist ("A young genius who hits all of the right notes" —Chicago Tribune), his first major hardcover publication: an astonishing novel of unjust conviction, lost love, and a journalist's obsession.

Over the course of several months, eight people vanish from their homes in the same Japanese town, a single playing card found on each door. Known as "the Narito Disappearances," the crime has authorities baffled—until a confession appears on the police's doorstep, signed by Oda Sotatsu, a thread salesman. Sotatsu is arrested, jailed, and interrogated—but Sotatsu refuses to speak. Even as his parents, brother, and sister come to visit him, even as his execution looms, and even as a young woman named Jito Joo enters his cell, he maintains his vow of silence. Our narrator, Jesse Ball, is a journalist, grappling with mysteries of his own when he becomes fascinated by the case. Why did Sotatsu confess? Why won't he speak? Who is Jito Joo? As Ball interviews Sotatsu's family, friends, and jailers, he uncovers a complex story of heartbreak, deceit, honor, and chance.

Silence Once Begun by Jesse Ball

2014-01-28T00:30:00-05:00

Silence Once Begun A Novel
Written by Jesse Ball

eBook, 224 pages | Pantheon | Fiction - Literary; Fiction - Historical; Fiction - Crime | $ | 978-0-307-90849-0 (0-307-90849-6)

Little Wolves by Thomas Maltman

2013-11-26T00:30:00-05:00

Little Wolves
Written by Thomas Maltman

Trade Paperback, 352 pages | Soho Press | Fiction - Literary; Fiction - Folklore; Fiction - Crime | $15.00 | 978-1-61695-343-0 (1-61695-343-8)

A tragic act of violence echoes through a small Minnesota town

Set on the Minnesota prairie in the late 1980s during a drought season that’s pushing family farms to the brink, Little Wolves features the intertwining stories of a father searching for answers after his son commits a heinous murder, and a pastor’s wife (and washed-out scholar of early Anglo-Saxon literature) who has returned to the town for mysterious reasons of her own. A penetrating look at small-town America from the award-winning author of The Night Birds, Little Wolves weaves together elements of folklore and Norse mythology while being driven by a powerful murder mystery; a page-turning literary triumph.

The Andalucian Friend by Alexander Soderberg

2013-11-05T00:30:00-05:00

The Andalucian Friend A Novel
Written by Alexander Soderberg

Trade Paperback, 464 pages | Broadway | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Crime; Fiction - Mystery & Detective | $15.00 | 978-0-7704-3607-0 (0-7704-3607-2)

A Monumental International Crime Thriller That Brad Thor Calls "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets The Sopranos."

Enemies Are Everywhere

When Sophie Brinkmann—nurse, widow, single mother—meets Hector Guzman, her life is uneventful. She likes his quiet charm and easy smile; she likes the way he welcomes her into his family. She quickly learns, though, that his smooth façade masks something much more sinister.
Guzman is the head of a powerful international crime ring with a reach into drugs and weapons that extends from Europe to South America. His interests are under siege by a ruthless German syndicate who will stop at nothing to stake their claim. But the Guzmans are fighters and will go to war to protect what’s rightfully theirs. The conflict quickly escalates to become a deadly turf war between the rival organizations that includes an itinerant arms dealer, a deeply disturbed detective, a vicious hit man, and a wily police chief. Sophie, too, is unwittingly caught in the middle. She must summon everything within her to navigate this intricate web of moral ambiguity, deadly obsession, and craven gamesmanship.
The Andalucian Friend is a powerhouse of a novel—turbo-charged, action-packed, highly sophisticated, and epic in scope—and announces Alexander Söderberg as the most exciting new voice in thrillers in a generation.

The Dinosaur Feather by Charlotte Barslund

2013-11-05T00:30:00-05:00

The Dinosaur Feather
Written by S.J. Gazan
Translated by Charlotte Barslund

Hardcover, 448 pages | Quercus | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural; Fiction - Crime | $24.95 | 978-1-62365-066-7 (1-62365-066-6)

Suspenseful and very human, S.J. Gazan's debut novel The Dinosaur Feather is a classic of Scandinavian noir, from its richly imagined and deeply flawed characters to its scintillating exploration of one of the most fascinating aspects of contemporary dinosaur and avian research.

Biology postgraduate and hopeful PhD Anna Bella Nor is just two weeks away from defending her thesis on the origin of birds when her supervisor, the arrogant and widely despised Dr. Lars Helland, is found dead in his office chair at the University of Copenhagen. In the dead man’s bloody lap is a copy of Anna’s thesis.

When the autopsy suggests that Helland may have been murdered in a fiendishly ingenious way, the brilliant but tormented young Police Superindendent Søren Marhauge begins the daunting task of unraveling the knotted skeins of interpersonal and intellectual intrigue among the scientists at the university. Unfortunately for him, everyone involved—from embittered single mom Anna Bella Nor to Marhauge's own ex-wife, who is pregnant with her current husband’s child—has something to hide, presenting the detective with the greatest professional and personal challenge of his entire career.

The Dinosaur Feather by Charlotte Barslund

2013-11-05T00:30:00-05:00

The Dinosaur Feather
Written by S.J. Gazan
Translated by Charlotte Barslund

eBook | Quercus | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural; Fiction - Crime | $24.95 | 978-1-62365-067-4 (1-62365-067-4)

Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell

2013-10-15T00:30:00-05:00

Man in the Empty Suit
Written by Sean Ferrell

Trade Paperback, 320 pages | Soho Press | Fiction - Romance - Time Travel; Fiction - Crime; Fiction - Dystopian | $15.00 | 978-1-61695-301-0 (1-61695-301-2)

Say you're a time traveler and you've already toured the entirety of human history. After a while, the outside world might lose a little of its luster. That's why this time traveler celebrates his birthday partying with himself. Every year, he travels to an abandoned hotel in New York City in 2071, the hundredth anniversary of his birth, and drinks twelve-year-old Scotch (lots of it) with all the other versions of who he has been and who he will be. Sure, the party is the same year after year, but at least it's one party where he can really, well, be himself.

The year he turns 39, though, the party takes a stressful turn for the worse. Before he even makes it into the grand ballroom for a drink he encounters the body of his forty-year-old self, dead of a gunshot wound to the head. As the older versions of himself at the party point out, the onus is on him to figure out what went wrong--he has one year to stop himself from being murdered, or they're all goners. As he follows clues that he may or may not have willingly left for himself, he discovers rampant paranoia and suspicion among his younger selves, and a frightening conspiracy among the Elders. Most complicated of all is a haunting woman possibly named Lily who turns up at the party this year, the first person besides himself he's ever seen at the party. For the first time, he has something to lose. Here's hoping he can save some version of his own life.

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing by P. D. Viner

2013-10-08T00:30:00-05:00

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing A Novel
Written by P. D. Viner

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Suspense; Fiction - Crime | $20.00 | 978-0-8041-4921-1 (0-8041-4921-6)

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing by P. D. Viner

2013-10-08T00:30:00-05:00

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing A Novel
Written by P. D. Viner

eBook, 400 pages | Crown | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Suspense; Fiction - Crime | $12.99 | 978-0-8041-3683-9 (0-8041-3683-1)

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing by P. D. Viner

2013-10-08T00:30:00-05:00

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing A Novel
Written by P. D. Viner

Hardcover, 400 pages | Crown | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Suspense; Fiction - Crime | $26.00 | 978-0-8041-3682-2 (0-8041-3682-3)

Dexter's Final Cut by Jeff Lindsay

2013-09-17T00:30:00-05:00

Dexter's Final Cut A Novel
Written by Jeff Lindsay

Hardcover, 368 pages | Doubleday | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Crime; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural | $25.95 | 978-0-385-53651-6 (0-385-53651-8)

With 1.7 million copies of the Dexter novels sold, and ever-increasing critical acclaim, Jeff Lindsay returns to his groundbreaking and beloved character with his most entertaining book yet. Get ready for a grisly send-up of Hollywood, and a full dose of dark Dexter wit.

Lights. Camera. Mayhem. You won't find this story on television.

Hollywood gets more than it bargained for when television's hottest star arrives at the Miami Police Department and develops an intense, professional interest in a camera-shy blood spatter analyst named Dexter Morgan.

Mega-star Robert Chase is famous for losing himself in his characters. When he and a group of actors descend on the Miami Police Department for "research," Chase becomes fixated on Dexter Morgan, the blood spatter analyst with a sweet tooth for doughnuts and a seemingly average life. To perfect his role, Chase is obsessed with shadowing Dexter's every move and learning what really makes him tick. There is just one tiny problem . . . Dexter's favorite hobby involves hunting down the worst killers to escape legal justice, and introducing them to his special brand of playtime. It's a secret best kept out of the spotlight and away from the prying eyes of bloated Hollywood egos if Dexter wants to stay out of the electric chair. The last thing he needs is bright lights and the paparazzi. . . but even Dexter isn't immune to the call of fame.

Jeff Lindsay's razor sharp, devilish wit, and immaculate pacing prove that he is in a class of his own, and this new novel is his most masterful creation yet.

Dexter's Final Cut by Jeff Lindsay

2013-09-17T00:30:00-05:00

Dexter's Final Cut A Novel
Written by Jeff Lindsay

eBook, 368 pages | Doubleday | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Crime; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural | $12.99 | 978-0-385-53652-3 (0-385-53652-6)

Dexter's Final Cut by Jeff Lindsay

2013-09-17T00:30:00-05:00

Dexter's Final Cut A Novel
Written by Jeff Lindsay

Unabridged Compact Disc | Random House Audio | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Crime; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural | $40.00 | 978-0-449-01355-7 (0-449-01355-3)

Dexter's Final Cut by Jeff Lindsay

2013-09-17T00:30:00-05:00

Dexter's Final Cut A Novel
Written by Jeff Lindsay

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Crime; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural | $20.00 | 978-0-449-01356-4 (0-449-01356-1)

Alex by Frank Wynne

2013-09-03T00:30:00-05:00

Alex
Written by Pierre Lemaitre
Translated by Frank Wynne

Hardcover, 384 pages | MacLehose Press | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural; Fiction - Crime; Fiction - Suspense | $24.95 | 978-1-62365-000-1 (1-62365-000-3)

In this gripping, fiendishly plotted detective novel, Alex Prévost is kidnapped, savagely beaten, and suspended from the ceiling of an abandoned industrial building in a wooden cage—she is running out of time. Her abductor/torturer appears to desire only one thing: to watch her die. Will hunger, thirst, or the rats get her first?

One witness has filed a report with the police, but apart from this insubstantial bit of evidence Police Commandant Camille Verhoeven has nothing to go on: no suspect, no other leads. To understand what has happened to Alex, the detective—a man with a tragic past but extraordinary abilities as an investigator—must first understand more about the girl whose life he is trying to save. As he slowly uncovers the story of the girl’s unusual childhood, he comes to realize she is no ordinary victim. She is beautiful, yes, but also extremely tough and resourceful—and unconventional in the extreme.

As the manhunt is drawing to its conclusion, the case shifts in the most shocking way. Before long, saving Alex’s life will be the least of Commandant Verhoeven’s considerable challenges.

Alex by Frank Wynne

2013-09-03T00:30:00-05:00

Alex
Written by Pierre Lemaitre
Translated by Frank Wynne

eBook | MacLehose Press | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural; Fiction - Crime; Fiction - Suspense | $24.95 | 978-1-62365-001-8 (1-62365-001-1)

A Dog in Water by Kazuhiro Kiuchi

2013-08-27T00:30:00-05:00

A Dog in Water
Written by Kazuhiro Kiuchi

Trade Paperback, 204 pages | Vertical | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Urban Life; Fiction - Crime | $14.95 | 978-1-939130-03-7 (1-939130-03-4)

The Joy Brigade by Martin Limon

2013-07-16T00:30:00-05:00

The Joy Brigade
Written by Martin Limon

Trade Paperback, 304 pages | Soho Crime | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Crime | $14.95 | 978-1-61695-397-3 (1-61695-397-7)

In this pulse-racing ninth adventure, Sergeant George Sueño heads north of Korea's DMZ on a mission to prevent war between the Communist North and the American-allied South.

Seoul, early 1970s: US Army Sergeant George Sueño is on a mission of extreme importance to the South Korean government, as well as the US Army. Kim Il-Sung has vowed to reunite North and South Korea into one country before he hands control of the government over to his son, which means North Korea is planning to cross the DMZ and overpower the American-allied South Korean government. Sueño's mission is to prevent this by sneaking into North Korea and obtaining an ancient map detailing the network of secret tunnels that run underneath the DMZ. To do so, he will have to go undercover and infiltrate the North Korean Communist inner sanctum.

Aware of the often dubious nature of the US Military's tactics, Sueño is skeptical about his assignment. But he has other things on his mind. The keeper of the map is Doc Yong, a former lover of Sueño's who was forced to flee South Korea the year before—and she has a son. Before they can be happily reunited, the plan falls to pieces, and Sueño is captured. Can he rely on the enigmatic Hero Kang, his sole contact in the hostile country? Will the lovely Rhee Mi-Sook, the leader of the North Korean secret police, be too much to handle? And who are the mysterious group of women known as the Joy Brigade?

The Devil's Cave by Martin Walker

2013-07-09T00:30:00-05:00

The Devil's Cave
Written by Martin Walker

Hardcover, 352 pages | Knopf | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction - Suspense; Fiction - Crime | $24.95 | 978-0-385-34952-9 (0-385-34952-1)

Mystery, food, and wine in the French province of Dordogne—the latest offering from Martin Walker, featuring Benoît “Bruno” Courrèges.

It’s spring in St. Denis. The village choir is preparing for its Easter concert, the wildflowers are blooming, and among the lazy whorls of the river a dead woman is found floating in a boat. It’s another case for Bruno, the town’s cherished chief of police. With the discovery of sinister markings and black candles near the body, it seems to him that the occult might be involved. And as questions mount—regarding a troubling real estate proposal in the region; a suspicious, violent death made to look accidental; and the sudden reappearance of a politically controversial elderly countess—Bruno and his colleagues and friends are drawn ever closer to a climactic showdown in the Gouffre de Colombac: the place locals call the Devil’s Cave.

With the enchanting backdrop of France’s pastoral heartland, a cast of local characters as vibrant as their surroundings, enough sumptuous repasts to satisfy any literary gourmand, and a hero winningly capable of balancing the good life with a dogged dedication to solving the crimes that threaten it, The Devil’s Cave invites readers to raise a glass and turn the page.

The Devil's Cave by Martin Walker

2013-07-09T00:30:00-05:00

The Devil's Cave
Written by Martin Walker

eBook, 336 pages | Knopf | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction - Suspense; Fiction - Crime | $12.99 | 978-0-385-34953-6 (0-385-34953-X)

Random House New Releases - Fiction - Crime

Silence Once Begun by Jesse Ball

Silence Once Begun A NovelWritten by Jesse Ball

Silence Once Begun by Jesse Ball

Silence Once Begun A NovelWritten by Jesse Ball

Little Wolves by Thomas Maltman

Little Wolves Written by Thomas Maltman

The Andalucian Friend by Alexander Soderberg

The Andalucian Friend A NovelWritten by Alexander Soderberg

The Dinosaur Feather by Charlotte Barslund

The Dinosaur Feather Written by S.J. Gazan Translated by Charlotte Barslund

The Dinosaur Feather by Charlotte Barslund

The Dinosaur Feather Written by S.J. Gazan Translated by Charlotte Barslund

Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell

Man in the Empty Suit Written by Sean Ferrell

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing by P. D. Viner

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing A NovelWritten by P. D. Viner

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing by P. D. Viner

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing A NovelWritten by P. D. Viner

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing by P. D. Viner

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing A NovelWritten by P. D. Viner

Dexter's Final Cut by Jeff Lindsay

Dexter's Final Cut A NovelWritten by Jeff Lindsay

Dexter's Final Cut by Jeff Lindsay

Dexter's Final Cut A NovelWritten by Jeff Lindsay

Dexter's Final Cut by Jeff Lindsay

Dexter's Final Cut A NovelWritten by Jeff Lindsay

Dexter's Final Cut by Jeff Lindsay

Dexter's Final Cut A NovelWritten by Jeff Lindsay

Alex by Frank Wynne

Alex Written by Pierre Lemaitre Translated by Frank Wynne

Alex by Frank Wynne

Alex Written by Pierre Lemaitre Translated by Frank Wynne

A Dog in Water by Kazuhiro Kiuchi

A Dog in Water Written by Kazuhiro Kiuchi

The Joy Brigade by Martin Limon

The Joy Brigade Written by Martin Limon

The Devil's Cave by Martin Walker

The Devil's Cave Written by Martin Walker

The Devil's Cave by Martin Walker

The Devil's Cave Written by Martin Walker

Silence Once Begun A Novel
Written by Jesse Ball

Silence Once Begun A Novel
Written by Jesse Ball

Little Wolves
Written by Thomas Maltman

The Andalucian Friend A Novel
Written by Alexander Soderberg

The Dinosaur Feather
Written by S.J. Gazan
Translated by Charlotte Barslund

The Dinosaur Feather
Written by S.J. Gazan
Translated by Charlotte Barslund

Man in the Empty Suit
Written by Sean Ferrell

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing A Novel
Written by P. D. Viner

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing A Novel
Written by P. D. Viner

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing A Novel
Written by P. D. Viner

Dexter's Final Cut A Novel
Written by Jeff Lindsay

Dexter's Final Cut A Novel
Written by Jeff Lindsay

Dexter's Final Cut A Novel
Written by Jeff Lindsay

Dexter's Final Cut A Novel
Written by Jeff Lindsay

Alex
Written by Pierre Lemaitre
Translated by Frank Wynne

Alex
Written by Pierre Lemaitre
Translated by Frank Wynne

A Dog in Water
Written by Kazuhiro Kiuchi

The Joy Brigade
Written by Martin Limon

The Devil's Cave
Written by Martin Walker

The Devil's Cave
Written by Martin Walker