Books like A spring betrayal by Tom Callaghan

Detective Alex Cross faces a devastating murder spree in Washington, D.C., as a sniper eliminates corrupt politicians and threatens his life, forcing him to confront a powerful adversary while juggling his wedding plans.

When a coastal dog retrieves a bone that turns out to be human, Isa Wilde’s idyllic village of Salten is thrust into terror as her childhood friends uncover a dark secret, unraveling their shared past.

Detective Joona Linna returns from Sweden to chase a web of homicides tied to a clandestine arms deal, blending crime investigation with thriller suspense.

In Stuart MacBride’s debut thriller, Police Sergeant Logan McRae returns to duty in Aberdeen"—the Granite City—only to confront a series of child murders, a ruthless serial killer, and his own troubled past.

On a freezing December night, with a full moon hovering in the black sky over New York City, two people are brutally murdered -- the death scenes marked by eerie, matching calling cards: moon-faced clocks investigators fear ticked away the victims' last moments on earth. Renowned criminologist Lincoln Rhyme immediately identifies the clock distributor and has the chilling realization that the killer -- who has dubbed himself the Watchmaker -- has more murders planned in the hours to come. Rhyme, a quadriplegic long confined to his wheelchair, immediately taps his trusted partner and longtime love, Amelia Sachs, to walk the grid and be his eyes and ears on the street. But Sachs has other commitments now -- namely, her first assignment as lead detective on a homicide of her own. As she struggles to balance her pursuit of the infuriatingly elusive Watchmaker with her own case, Sachs unearths shocking revelations about the police force that threaten to undermine her career, her sense of self and her relationship with Rhyme. As the Rhyme-Sachs team shows evidence of fissures, the Watchmaker is methodically stalking his victims and planning a diabolical criminal masterwork.... Indeed, the Watchmaker may be the most cunning and mesmerizing villain Rhyme and Sachs have ever encountered.

A gripping police procedural mystery centered around Li Yan, the head of Beijing's serious crime squad, as he investigates the Beijing Ripper and uncovers a web of lies and deceit.

Detective Maeve Kerrigan is at a wedding weekend in the English countryside, hoping to escape London’s endless crime scenes. But when a fellow officer is murdered in a London park, she and her partner, DI Josh Derwent, must race back to solve the case.

Four-year-old missing child found in grave 20 years later sparks a mystery in small Ohio town.

Serial killings of Catholic girls in Philadelphia trigger a tense pursuit by rookie detective Jessica Balzano and seasoned officer Kevin Byrne as they race to unmask a ruthless, sacrilegious killer.