Books like Baltimore Noir by Laura Lippman

A chilling, factual account of the 1959 shotgun murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, where four members were killed with no clear motive or clues.

James Ellroy’s hard‑boiled crime novel follows detectives as they unravel Los Angeles’s darkest mystery, the unsolved murder of the Black Dahlia, blending gritty police work with atmospheric noir.

Brand-new stories by: Leonardo Padura, Pablo Medina, Alex Abella, Arturo Arango, Lea Aschkenas, Moises Asis, Arnaldo Correa, Mabel Cuesta, Paquito D'Rivera, Yohamna Depestre, Michel Encinosa Fu, Mylene Fernandez Pintado, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, Achy Obejas, Oscar Ortiz, and others.To most outsiders, Havana is a tropical sin city: a Roman ruin of sex and noise, a parallel universe familiar but exotic, and embargoed enough to serve as a release valve for whatever desire or pulse has been repressed or denied. Habaneros know that this is neither new . . . In the real Havana, the concept of sin has been banished by the urgency of need . . . In this Havana, crime, though officially vanquished by revolutionary decree, is both wistfully quotidian and personally vicious.In these stories, current and former residents of the city, uncover crimes of violence and loveless sex, of mental cruelty and greed, of self-preservation and collective hysteria.

A curated set of American detective and noir fiction spanning mid‑20th century crime novels.

An omnibus collection of classic American noir fiction, featuring six celebrated detective and mystery stories popular in the 20th century.

Scar Johnson, the biggest drug dealer in Baltimore, finds his life getting even more complicated when a dangerous enemy infiltrates the Dirty Money Crew, Tiphani returns from Florida to claim her children, and Derek Fuller is released from prison.

A fresh anthology of crime and literary fiction set across Boston’s neighborhoods, featuring new stories by Dennis Lehane and contributors like Stewart O'Nan, Patricia Powell, and Jimmy Fusilli.

A fresh collection of crime stories set in Portland, Oregon, featuring diverse voices and vivid urban scenes from the city's curious neighborhoods to its iconic landmarks.

The notorious corner of West Fayette and Monroe Streets in Baltimore is a 24-hour open-air drug market that provides the economic fuel for a dying neighbourhood. Through the eyes of one broken family – two drug-addicted adults and their smart, vulnerable 15-year-old son, DeAndre McCollough – Simon and Burns examine the sinister realities of inner cities across the USA and unflinchingly assess why law enforcement policies, moral crusades and the welfare system have accomplished so little.