Books like Opening moves by Steven James

Eve Dallas, a police officer and author, receives a clue from a book that leads her to solve a murder in New York City.

In isolated Beldon, Wisconsin, a high school freshman’s body appears in Lake Algonquin, sparking a teenager’s terrifying quest to uncover the truth behind his friend Emily Jackson’s death while his grip on reality blurs.

Lisa Jackson’s thriller follows a relentless serial killer targeting Montana residents, with a determined female detective racing to expose him before more innocents die.

Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli are called to investigate a serial murder that links them to controversial celebrity psychiatrist Joyce O'Donnell-Jane and the Mephisto Club.

An ugly duckling as a child, Jodie Bentley had two dreams in life - to be beautiful and rich. She's achieved the first, with a little help from a plastic surgeon, and now she's working hard on the second. Her philosophy on money is simple: you can either earn it or marry it. Marrying is easy, it's getting rid of the husband afterwards that's harder, that takes real skill. But hey, practice makes perfect . . . Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is feeling the pressure from his superiors, his previous case is still giving him sleepless nights, there have been major developments with his missing wife Sandy, and an old adversary is back. But worse than all of this, he now believes a Black Widow is operating in his city. One with a venomous mind . . . and venomous skills. Soon Grace comes to the frightening realization that he may have underestimated just how dangerous this lady is. Love You Dead is the gripping twelfth book in Peter James' Roy Grace series.

A serial killer has been terrorizing New York City, and only a renowned expert on criminal behavior can stop him.

A female journalist investigates a murder mystery in South Carolina, uncovering dark secrets and facing a killer on a picturesque island.

Learn how to let your story guide you rather than a rigid outline, with step‑by‑step guidance on core narrative ingredients and techniques used by master storytellers.

A California schoolteacher and a fresh FBI detective team up to track a serial killer after a girl’s body is found in 1984, uncovering dark secrets that threaten an entire community.