Read an extract from Cold Kiss by John Rector

Nate and Sara are broke – and on the run from the past. When a shady hitchhiker offers them cold hard cash for a lift, they can’t afford to say no. But very soon they’ll be wishing they had. Because picking him up is about to become the biggest mistake they ever made – and the price they’ll have to pay will be greater than they ever could have imagined…

Read an extract from The Saint-Florentin Murders by Jean-François Parot

The fifth exciting adventure for Nicolas Le Floch, to be published in October, has it all: serial crimes and a bizarre murder weapon, as well as debauchery, espionage, and the follies of a young court where ancient rivalries and grudges still linger. Read the prologue and first chapter exclusively here on Bookdagger…

Read an extract from the fifth Victor Legris Mystery, The Predator of Batignolles

In the turbulent Parisian summer of 1893, Victor Legris has vowed to give up the dangerous hobby of amateur sleuthing to concentrate on selling books. But a murderer is at large in Paris, intent on revenge for events that took place many years before during the Commune.

Read an extract from Babylon Nights

Visit a sinister side of the Cannes Film Festival. Download the first chapter of Daniel Depp’s new thriller featuring private eye David Spandeau.

Read an extract from Captured

This week sees the repackaged paperback publication of Neil Cross’ thriller Captured.

Bookdagger proudly presents an extract for your reading pleasure.

Read an extract from The Baker Street Phantom

Read on for an enticing extract from Fabrice Bourland’s first fantasy crime novel…

Read an extract from Beautiful Malice

So. Were you glad, deep down? Were you glad to be rid of her? Your perfect sister? Were you secretly glad when she was killed?

Read an extract from Loser’s Town

We have a preview of the first chapter of Daniel Depp’s Hollywood thriller featuring P.I. David Spandeau. And if you like what you read, be sure to visit Bookdagger over the weekend for a free Daniel Depp book.

Read an extract from The Executioner

A sneak preview of the first chapter of Chris Carter’s second thriller featuring Detective Robert Hunter, The Executioner, to be published in July.

Read an extract from The Breath of the Rose by Andrea Japp

Alencon, September 1304. Imprisoned by the Inquisition, Agnes de Souarcy faces interrogation and torture. At the same time, the religious community of Clairets Abbey is shaken to the core when a nun is horrifically poisoned by a murderer hidden in its midst.

Read an extract from Blind Fury

Lynda La Plante’s latest DI Anne Travis mystery Blind Fury is published this month.

Read the Prologue.

Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade

Drug smuggler turned author and campaigner for legalisation of cannabis Howard Marks introduces the new edition of Snowblind. the story of the legendary Zachary Swan, a mover in the cocaine trade in the sixties who set the standard for all who followed.

Read an extract from Silent Scream

Read the first chapter of Lynda La Plante’s new Anna Travis mystery, Silent Scream

An extract from Mary Higgins Clark’s new novel

Listen to the first chapter of The Shadow of Your Smile, by the bestselling author, May Higgins Clark.

Siberian education, according to Nicolai Lilin

Nicolai Lilin was born in 1981 and grew up in the small republic of Transnistria which declared its independence from Moldova in 1990 but has never been recognised. In this video, Lilin tells us more about his experiences in Siberian Education, his memoir of growing up in a society of ‘honest criminals’.

Read an extract from No Angel

Jay Dobyns, alias Jaybird, is an ATF undercover agent who infiltrated the Hells Angels motorcycle club from 2001 to 2003. Read an extract and watch an introduction to No Angel, a gripping account of his time undercover.

Read an extract from Under the Skin

Isserley spends most of her time driving. But why is she so interested in picking up hitchhikers? And why are they always male, well-built and alone? An utterly unpredictable and macabre mystery, Michel Faber’s debut novel, freshly reissued for 2010, is an outstanding piece of fiction that will stay with you long after you have turned the last page.

Read an extract from The Nicolas le Floch Affair, by Jean-François Parot

Commissioner Le Floch’s adventures reach their fourth instalment in Jean-François Parot’s acclaimed historical crime series.

Read an extract from Louise Welsh’s Naming the Bones

Some secrets are best left buried…

Read the first chapter of The Crucifix Killer, by Chris Carter

When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in the middle of Los Angeles National Forest, Homicide Detective Robert Hunter finds himself entering a horrific and recurring nightmare. Naked, strung from two wooden posts, on the neck of the victim has been carved a strange double-cross: the signature of the Crucifix Killer.