Random House New Releases - Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled

Eternal Life by Annie Janusch

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

Eternal Life
Written by Wolf Haas
Translated by Annie Janusch

Trade Paperback, 224 pages | Melville International Crime | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Political | $14.95 | 978-1-61219-270-3 (1-61219-270-X)

When the corpses of an American couple are found frozen to death on a ski lift in a pristine Alpine village, Brenner is called in to investigate, in his first case as a P.I.

When Inspector Simon Brenner leaves the police force, he's looking forward to some peace and quiet, and the lovely Alpine village of Zell seems like just the place. That is, until the corpses of an American couple are found frozen on a ski lift, and Brenner, doing some part time work for an insurance company, is called in to investigate the matter. It turns out that the victims have relatives in the area, and the crime—if it is a crime—seems like it could be a family affair. Except the prime suspect has a solid alibi and no one in picture-perfect Zell is talking.

So Brenner, in his inimitable style, draws out all the village's characters—the longtime residents, the resort staff and guests—and uncovers the dirty doings that lurk underneath the pristine snow...and family secrets long buried. This first book sets up the totally unique, quirky narrative voice that runs throughout the series and introduces the reluctant, yet brilliant, Detective Brenner,in a plot with as many twists and turns as a Double Black Diamond.

The Ways of Evil Men by Leighton Gage

2014-01-21T00:30:00-05:00

The Ways of Evil Men
Written by Leighton Gage

Hardcover, 304 pages | Soho Crime | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural; Fiction - Hispanic & Latino | $26.95 | 978-1-61695-272-3 (1-61695-272-5)

As Chief Inspector Mario Silva has learned, justice is hard to come by in Brazil, so when his niece tells him about a possible genocide deep in the jungle, he agrees to round up his team and charter a plane to Pará to check it out.

Thirty-nine natives have recently dropped dead of mysterious causes. Given the tense relationship between the Awana tribe and the white townsfolk nearby, Jade Calmon, Pará's sole government-sponsored advocate for the native population, immediately suspects foul play and takes the two remaining Awana—a father and his eight-year-old son—into her custody. But when the father is discovered holding a bloody machete next to the body of a village big-shot just before Silva's arrival, the plot thickens. Why would a peaceful man who doesn't believe in alcohol turn into a drunken killer?

The Ways of Evil Men by Leighton Gage

2014-01-21T00:30:00-05:00

The Ways of Evil Men
Written by Leighton Gage

eBook | Soho Crime | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural; Fiction - Hispanic & Latino | $26.95 | 978-1-61695-273-0 (1-61695-273-3)

As Chief Inspector Mario Silva has learned, justice is hard to come by in Brazil, so when his niece tells him about a possible genocide deep in the jungle, he agrees to round up his team and charter a plane to Pará to check it out.

Thirty-nine natives have recently dropped dead of mysterious causes. Given the tense relationship between the Awana tribe and the white townsfolk nearby, Jade Calmon, Pará's sole government-sponsored advocate for the native population, immediately suspects foul play and takes the two remaining Awana—a father and his eight-year-old son—into her custody. But when the father is discovered holding a bloody machete next to the body of a village big-shot, just before Silva's arrival, the plot thickens. Why would a peaceful man who doesn't believe in alcohol turn into a drunken killer?

All These Condemned by John D. MacDonald

2014-01-14T00:30:00-05:00

All These Condemned A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

eBook | Random House Trade Paperbacks | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Suspense; Fiction - Thrillers | $ | 978-0-307-82718-0 (0-307-82718-6)

The Brass Cupcake by Dean Koontz

2014-01-14T00:30:00-05:00

The Brass Cupcake A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

eBook | Random House Trade Paperbacks | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Suspense; Fiction - Thrillers | $ | 978-0-307-82688-6 (0-307-82688-0)

Cape Fear by Dean Koontz

2014-01-14T00:30:00-05:00

Cape Fear A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

Trade Paperback, 224 pages | Random House Trade Paperbacks | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Suspense; Fiction - Thrillers | $16.00 | 978-0-8129-8413-2 (0-8129-8413-7)

An insane criminal threatens to destroy a family, and the police are powerless to protect them.
For fourteen years convicted rapist Max Cady nursed his hatred for Sam Bowden into an insane passion for revenge. He lived only for the day he would be free -- free to track down and destroy the man who had put him behind bars.
Murder was merciful compared to what Cady had in mind -- and what Cady had in mind was Bowden's innocent and lovely teenaged daughter . . . .
"A powerful and frightening story." -- The New York Times

Condominium by Dean Koontz

2014-01-14T00:30:00-05:00

Condominium A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

eBook | Random House Trade Paperbacks | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Suspense; Fiction - Thrillers | $ | 978-0-307-82724-1 (0-307-82724-0)

Welcome to Golden Sands, the dream condominium built on a weak foundation and a thousand dirty secrets.

Here is a panoramic look at the shocking facts of life in a Sun Belt community -- the real estate swindles and political payoffs, the maintenance charges that run up and the health benefits that run cut...the crackups and marital breakdowns...the disaster that awaits those who play in the path of the hurricane...

Dead Low Tide by Dean Koontz

2014-01-14T00:30:00-05:00

Dead Low Tide A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

eBook | Random House Trade Paperbacks | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Suspense; Fiction - Thrillers | $ | 978-0-307-82705-0 (0-307-82705-4)

The Neon Jungle by Dean Koontz

2014-01-14T00:30:00-05:00

The Neon Jungle A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

eBook | Random House Trade Paperbacks | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Suspense; Fiction - Thrillers | $ | 978-0-307-82685-5 (0-307-82685-6)

Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh

2014-01-14T00:30:00-05:00

Shovel Ready A Novel
Written by Adam Sternbergh

Hardcover, 240 pages | Crown | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Dystopian; Fiction - Thrillers | $24.00 | 978-0-385-34899-7 (0-385-34899-1)

Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh

2014-01-14T00:30:00-05:00

Shovel Ready A Novel
Written by Adam Sternbergh

eBook, 240 pages | Crown | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Dystopian; Fiction - Thrillers | $ | 978-0-385-34900-0 (0-385-34900-9)

Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh

2014-01-14T00:30:00-05:00

Shovel Ready A Novel
Written by Adam Sternbergh

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Dystopian; Fiction - Thrillers | $20.00 | 978-0-8041-4929-7 (0-8041-4929-1)

Phantoms of Breslau by Danusia Stok

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

Phantoms of Breslau
Written by Marek Krajewski
Translated by Danusia Stok

Hardcover, 288 pages | Melville International Crime | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Thrillers | $24.95 | 978-1-61219-272-7 (1-61219-272-6)

The return of Inspector Eberhard Mock and the series The Independent calls "As Noir as it gets."

Breslau, 1919: The hideously battered, naked bodies of four sailors are discovered on an island in the River Oder. As he pieces together the elements of this brutal crime, which has disturbing overtones of the supernatural, Criminal Assistant Mock combs the brothels and drinking dens of Breslau and is drawn into an dangerous game: it seems that anyone he questions during the
course of the investigation is destined to become the next victim.

At the same time, he is haunted by appalling nightmares; only nights spent drinking and carousing can keep his demons at bay.

Dark, sophisticated and uncompromising, the distinctive Breslau series has already received broad critical acclaim. Phantoms of Breslau confirms Eberhard Mock as the most outrageous and original detective in crime fiction.

Phantoms of Breslau by Danusia Stok

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

Phantoms of Breslau
Written by Marek Krajewski
Translated by Danusia Stok

eBook | Melville International Crime | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Thrillers | $24.95 | 978-1-61219-273-4 (1-61219-273-4)

Quick Draw by Shu Ejima

2013-12-17T00:30:00-05:00

Quick Draw
Written by Shu Ejima

Trade Paperback, 252 pages | Vertical | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Urban Life; Fiction - Contemporary Women | $14.95 | 978-1-939130-05-1 (1-939130-05-0)

The End of the World in Breslau by Danusia Stok

2013-12-03T00:30:00-05:00

The End of the World in Breslau
Written by Marek Krajewski
Translated by Danusia Stok

Trade Paperback, 304 pages | Melville International Crime | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Thrillers | $14.95 | 978-1-61219-274-1 (1-61219-274-2)

The second installment in the darkly intelligent series that The Independent called “As noir as they get.”

1927, Breslau, Poland: Two elaborate and sadistic murders are discovered within days of each other. The body of an unknown musician, bound and gagged, is found behind a false wall in a shoemaker’s workshop. The victim had been sealed in alive. Elsewhere in the city, the horrifically mutilated body of a locksmith is found. Next to each victim is a torn-out calendar page, with the day of the death marked in blood. Nothing else seems to connect the cases.

It falls to Criminal Councillor Eberhard Mock to solve the case, the mystery taking him still further into the Breslau underworld he knows only too well. Meanwhile, his hard-drinking nocturnal habits soon threaten his volatile marriage, and prompt some strange behavior from his wife ... and before long, Mock and his team will be investigating not only two of the grisliest murders in the city’s history, but the councillor’s own wife.

From the Hardcover edition.

Perfect Hatred by Leighton Gage

2013-12-03T00:30:00-05:00

Perfect Hatred
Written by Leighton Gage

Trade Paperback, 336 pages | Soho Crime | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Hispanic & Latino | $14.95 | 978-1-61695-303-4 (1-61695-303-9)

Chief Inspector Mario Silva and his team have a heavy work load with several high-profile cases. First, a suicide bombing that was apparently the work of a militant Islamist group. Then, a gubernatorial candidate is assassinated in broad daylight at a campaign rally. Could the cases be related? To complicate Silva's investigation, a criminal with a very bad grudge against the Chief Inspector has been released from prison and is plotting ugly revenge.

Cinnamon Skin by Lee Child

2013-11-12T00:30:00-05:00

Cinnamon Skin A Travis McGee Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Lee Child

Trade Paperback, 336 pages | Random House Trade Paperbacks | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Suspense; Fiction - Thrillers | $16.00 | 978-0-8129-8411-8 (0-8129-8411-0)

From a beloved master of crime fiction, Cinnamon Skin is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.

In the Florida Keys, a houseboat explodes in a giant white flash, instantly killing the honeymooners onboard. Travis McGee’s best friend, Meyer, loses not only his home and every single thing in it but his last living relative. Now he wants answers. And he and McGee plan to get them—or die trying.

“To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.”—Kurt Vonnegut

If Travis McGee hadn’t arranged a lecture tour for his friend, Meyer would be dead. As it was, Meyer lent the John Maynard Keynes to his just-married niece, Norma, and her husband, Evan, hoping to give them the perfect honeymoon. Instead: tragedy. When a group of Colombian terrorists take responsibility for the brutal act, Meyer and McGee travel to Mexico to seek justice. Or payback.

Once south of the border, Meyer and McGee discover many things: Evan’s seedy past, a beautiful local named Barbara, a lethal drug cartel, and, perhaps, even Meyer’s long lost courage. But does Meyer, always content in McGee’s shadow, have what it takes to avenge the killing of the person he loved most?

Features a new Introduction by Lee Child

The Lonely Silver Rain by Lee Child

2013-11-12T00:30:00-05:00

The Lonely Silver Rain A Travis McGee Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Lee Child

Trade Paperback, 272 pages | Random House Trade Paperbacks | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Suspense; Fiction - Thrillers | $16.00 | 978-0-8129-8412-5 (0-8129-8412-9)

From a beloved master of crime fiction, The Lonely Silver Rain is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat.

Travis McGee has luck to thank for his reputation as a first-rate salvager of stolen boats. Now Billy Ingraham, a self-made tycoon, is betting that McGee can locate his $700,000 custom cruiser. McGee isn’t so sure. He knows all too well the dangerous link between Florida boatjackings and the drug trade, and he’s vowed never to swim with the sharks—but if he wants to keep his head (AKA finances) above water, swim he will.

“As a young writer, all I ever wanted was to touch readers as powerfully as John D. MacDonald touched me.”—Dean Koontz

Even though McGee doesn’t feel like sticking out his neck for this case, Billy’s wife, Millis, convinces him to step up to the challenge. Sort of. After a pilot friend leads him to the stolen vessel, McGee immediately regrets not going with his gut. The yacht is no longer an ordinary boat. It’s a slaughterhouse.

After witnessing the sordid scene, McGee realizes he’s knee-deep in the white-hot center of an international cocaine ring. In the midst of this terrifying ordeal and an affair with a very dangerous woman, McGee is shocked by the return of a secret from his past. Over the years, McGee has recovered many wrecks—now he’ll need to salvage his own life.

Features a new Introduction by Lee Child

Death of a Nightingale by Agnete Friis

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

Death of a Nightingale
Written by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis

Hardcover, 368 pages | Soho Crime | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - International Mystery & Crime | $26.95 | 978-1-61695-304-1 (1-61695-304-7)

Natasha Doroshenko, a Ukrainian woman who has been arrested for murdering her Danish fiance, escapes police custody on her way to an interrogation in Copenhagen's police headquarters. It isn't the first time Natasha has lost a partner to violent ends: her first husband was also murdered, three years earlier in Kiev, and in the same manner, his hands broken. At the same time, someone tries to abduct Natasha's eight-year-old daughter from the Red Cross center that has been caring for her while her mother, an illegal immigrant, was in jail.

Danish Red Cross nurse Nina Borg has been following Natasha's case for several years now, since Natasha first took refuge at a crisis center where Nina works. Nina, who had tried to help Natasha leave her abusive Danish fiancé more than once, just can't see the young Ukrainian mother as a vicious killer. But in her effort to protect Natasha's daughter and discover the truth, Nina realizes there is much she didn't know about this woman and her past. The mystery has long and bloody roots, going back to a terrible famine that devastated Stalinist Ukraine in 1934.

Random House New Releases - Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled

Eternal Life by Annie Janusch

Eternal Life Written by Wolf Haas Translated by Annie Janusch

The Ways of Evil Men by Leighton Gage

The Ways of Evil Men Written by Leighton Gage

The Ways of Evil Men by Leighton Gage

The Ways of Evil Men Written by Leighton Gage

All These Condemned by John D. MacDonald

All These Condemned A NovelWritten by John D. MacDonald Introduction by Dean Koontz

The Brass Cupcake by Dean Koontz

The Brass Cupcake A NovelWritten by John D. MacDonald Introduction by Dean Koontz

Cape Fear by Dean Koontz

Cape Fear A NovelWritten by John D. MacDonald Introduction by Dean Koontz

Condominium by Dean Koontz

Condominium A NovelWritten by John D. MacDonald Introduction by Dean Koontz

Dead Low Tide by Dean Koontz

Dead Low Tide A NovelWritten by John D. MacDonald Introduction by Dean Koontz

The Neon Jungle by Dean Koontz

The Neon Jungle A NovelWritten by John D. MacDonald Introduction by Dean Koontz

Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh

Shovel Ready A NovelWritten by Adam Sternbergh

Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh

Shovel Ready A NovelWritten by Adam Sternbergh

Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh

Shovel Ready A NovelWritten by Adam Sternbergh

Phantoms of Breslau by Danusia Stok

Phantoms of Breslau Written by Marek Krajewski Translated by Danusia Stok

Phantoms of Breslau by Danusia Stok

Phantoms of Breslau Written by Marek Krajewski Translated by Danusia Stok

Quick Draw by Shu Ejima

Quick Draw Written by Shu Ejima

The End of the World in Breslau by Danusia Stok

The End of the World in Breslau Written by Marek Krajewski Translated by Danusia Stok

Perfect Hatred by Leighton Gage

Perfect Hatred Written by Leighton Gage

Cinnamon Skin by Lee Child

Cinnamon Skin A Travis McGee NovelWritten by John D. MacDonald Introduction by Lee Child

The Lonely Silver Rain by Lee Child

The Lonely Silver Rain A Travis McGee NovelWritten by John D. MacDonald Introduction by Lee Child

Death of a Nightingale by Agnete Friis

Death of a Nightingale Written by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis

Eternal Life
Written by Wolf Haas
Translated by Annie Janusch

The Ways of Evil Men
Written by Leighton Gage

The Ways of Evil Men
Written by Leighton Gage

All These Condemned A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

The Brass Cupcake A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

Cape Fear A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

Condominium A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

Dead Low Tide A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

The Neon Jungle A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz

Shovel Ready A Novel
Written by Adam Sternbergh

Shovel Ready A Novel
Written by Adam Sternbergh

Shovel Ready A Novel
Written by Adam Sternbergh

Phantoms of Breslau
Written by Marek Krajewski
Translated by Danusia Stok

Phantoms of Breslau
Written by Marek Krajewski
Translated by Danusia Stok

Quick Draw
Written by Shu Ejima

The End of the World in Breslau
Written by Marek Krajewski
Translated by Danusia Stok

Perfect Hatred
Written by Leighton Gage

Cinnamon Skin A Travis McGee Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Lee Child

The Lonely Silver Rain A Travis McGee Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Lee Child

Death of a Nightingale
Written by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis