Sam Millar

Young homeless women and drug addicts are being abducted before being brutally mutilated and murdered, and a city is held in a grip of unspeakable terror. The cops are unable - or unwilling - to apprehend the elusive serial killer, and corrupt politicians turn a seemingly blind and almost approving eye to the catalogue of murders. The perpetrator is cunning, wealthy and influential. More importantly, he has never once made a mistake in his grisly calling - until now. By abducting Katie, the young daughter of legendary private investigator, Karl Kane, the killer has just made his first mistake, which could well turn out to be his last.

The Dark Place

Dave Hutchinson

John Grant

Una McCormack

Tony Bailie

Maxim Jakubowski

Stuart Neville

Ken Bruen

Adrian McKinty

Brian McGilloway

Arlene Hunt

Garry Kilworth

Tony Black

Neville Thompson

T. A. Moore

Garbhan Downey

John McAllister

Requiems for the Departed Irish Crime, Irish Myths. It has been said before, that every story has already been told. Maybe so. But if you've got the gift of the gab, you can tell the same tale as often as you like and still give it a life of its own every time. Requiems for the Departed flaunts that gift seventeen times over. The children of Conchobar are back to their old mischievous ways; ancient Celtic royalty and druids and banshees are set loose in the new Irish underbelly. Requiems for the Departed contains seventeen short stories, inspired by Irish mythology, from some of the finest contemporary writers in the business.

Requiems for the Departed

A tense tale of murder, betrayal, sexual abuse and revenge, and the corruption at the heart of the respectable establishment.

The Darkness of Bones

In a wood at night, a young woman witnesses the murder of a whistleblower by a corrupt businessman, owner of an abattoir. Paul Goodman, a would-be snooker champion who works at the abattoir, has never known his father and believes that he deserted him when young. But he is befriended by the one man who holds the key to the mystery of his disappearance, the man responsible for his death.

The Redemption Factory

Sometimes robbing a bank can become a lot more dangerous than you planned. Halloween night. Belfast city centre. In the freezing, pelting rain, three men in wolf costumes decide to rob a bank. Everything goes awry for the bank robbers when the security systems do not run the way they expect! About to flee empty handed, the youngest of the trio, Brian, confronts a customer who is gripping a large briefcase. The man, tall and very muscular strikes an intimating figure, and is not about to give up the briefcase easily. He is knocked over the head with a gun by Brian and falls into unconsciousness, his briefcase removed. Back at base, the three are initially despondent at lack of success, until they open the briefcase. Over half a million pounds is inside. They can't believe their luck. But why is the media reporting an attempted robbery instead of an actual one? And why no mention of the customer being assaulted? Mystery and intrigue follow and an exciting story unfolds in this crime thriller.

The Bespoke Hitman

A young girl disappears after escaping from a religious orphanage, and another is caught on grainy film being abducted as her family home burns down. While investigating the missing girls, Karl Kane catches a glimpse of a demon from his past – could it be that Walter Arnold, the monster who raped and murdered his mother, is walking the streets again? Kane is determined that this time he will face down his darkest fears and confront the evil killer. Award-winning noir writer Sam Millar is in fine form in this, the fourth instalment in the Karl Kane series 'Extremely original, it is a chillingly gripping book.' Publishers Weekly on Bloodstorm 'A thriller that took my breath away' bleachhouselibrary on Blacks Creek

Past Darkness

Young homeless women and drug addicts are being abducted before being brutally mutilated and murdered, and a city is held in a grip of unspeakable terror. The cops are unable - or unwilling - to apprehend the elusive serial killer, and corrupt politicians turn a seemingly blind and almost approving eye to the catalogue of murders. The perpetrator is cunning, wealthy and influential. More importantly, he has never once made a mistake in his grisly calling - until now. By abducting Katie, the young daughter of legendary private investigator, Karl Kane, the killer has just made his first mistake, which could well turn out to be his last. Blaming himself for his daughter’s abduction, Karl Kane must now reach down to the darkest recesses of his troubled soul and mind, to become as cunning and merciless as the killer - but even that may not be enough to penetrate the fortress-like lair where Karl suspects the killer keeps his victims. There is only one man capable of helping Kane attack the ‘dark place’, a man despised and hated by Detective Inspector Mark Wilson, but even that help becomes as elusive as any Karl will get from the cops. From the nail-biting beginning to the explosive ending, Karl Kane’s nightmarish journey forces upon him a decision that changes his life forever, and forces him to look into the abyss of no return.

A Karl Kane Novel

Karl Kane is a private investigator with a dark past. As a child, he witnessed the brutal rape and murder of his mother. The same man sexually molested Karl, leaving him for dead with horrific knife wounds covering his body. Years later, Karl has a chance to avenge his mother`s murder by killing the man responsible. The opportunity arises on one unforgettable Good Friday night. For reasons he later regards as cowardice, Karl allows the opportunity to slip through his hands, only to be shattered when, two days later, two young girls are sexually molested and then brutally murdered by the killer on Easter Sunday morning. Karl now holds himself responsible for their deaths.

Bloodstorm

'Security guards told the police that they were surprised by assailants who had somehow evaded the sophisticated security system. They could not say how many robbers there were...it appears to be one of the biggest robberies in U.S. history.' New York Times, front page In 1993 $7.4 million was stolen from the Brink's Armored Car Depot in Rochester, New York, the fifth largest robbery in US history. Sam Millar was a member of the gang who carried out the robbery. He was caught, found guilty and incarcerated, before being set free by Bill Clinton's government as an essential part of the Northern Ireland Peace Process. This remarkable book is Sam's story, from his childhood in Belfast, membership of the IRA, time spent in Long Kesh internment camps and the Brinks heist and aftermath. Unputdownable.

On the Brinks

S. Millar raconte son enfance pauvre à Belfast, son emprisonnement pour activisme révolutionnaire avec les Blanket Men, les prisonniers de l'IRA qui refusent de porter l'uniforme pénitentiaire anglais. Il évoque aussi ses activités de délinquant aux Etats-Unis, qui ont abouti en 1993 au célèbre casse du dépôt de la Brinks à Rochester.

Dark Souls

A young boy drowns in a tragic accident in a lake in upstate New York. Fourteen-year-old year old Tommy and his two friends are sure they know who drove him to take his own life: the boy's father is also convinced and pressurises the local Sheriff, Tommy's father, to make an arrest. But there is not enough evidence, and the boys decide to take things into their own hands. A gripping tale of power, growing sexuality and the strength of rumours in a small community ‘Sam Millar didn’t invent the noir crime novel but ... he might as well have. Powerful. Not to be missed!’ Jon Land, New York Times best-selling author of Strong at the Break and Betrayal ‘Reminiscent of Steven King’s classic, Stand by Me, and Dennis Lehane’s Mystic River, Black’s Creek is an atmospheric must-read, page-turning book.’ New York Journal of Books

Black's Creek

Private Investigator Karl Kane returns to the streets of Belfast investigating the discovery of a severed hand. Karl believes it’s the work of an elusive serial killer, but the police are claiming a simple vendetta between local criminals. Karl embarks on a nightmarish journey as he attempts to solve the mystery and soon he’s suspecting Mark Wilson, his detested ex brother-in-law. But as the winter days become darker, Karl discovers that Wilson is more than a match for him when it comes to dirty dealing and even dirtier fighting, as he battles to keep from becoming the next victim.

Dead of Winter

Sam Millar hat einen außergewöhnlichen, preisgekrönten Thriller geschrieben, in dem nichts erfunden ist. Schonungslos offen erzählt Millar von einer Jugend auf den Straßen von Belfast, die früh ins Gefängnis führt; vom jahrelangen Kampf um die eigene Würde - und von einem Verbrechen, mit dem er Geschichte schrieb. Diese Geschichte beginnt im Norden Belfasts: Dort wird 1955 Sam Millar geboren, der Vater Protestant, die Mutter Katholikin. Der Riss, der ganz Irland teilt, geht mitten durch Sams Familie. Sam geht früh von der Schule ab und arbeitet in einem Schlachthof. Als Teenager schließt er sich der IRA an, bis er eines Nachts von der Polizei aus seinem Bett gerissen wird. Es folgen Jahre im härtesten Knast Europas. Nach seiner Entlassung geht Sam Millar nach New York, wo er einen Comicladen eröffnet, sich in Spielkasinos herumtreibt und schließlich einen verwegenen Plan ersinnt: den Überfall auf das Gelddepot der Firma Brink's, mit dem Sam Millar Kriminalgeschichte schreibt - und der hier erstmals aus der Sicht des Täters erzählt wird.

True Crime

Bestselling and controversial memoir of the most daring robbery in American history. "Security guards told the police that they were surprised by assailants who had somehow evaded the sophisticated security system. They could not say how many robbers there were...it appears to be one of the biggest robberies in U.S. history." New York Times, front page.

On the Brinks: the Extended Edition

La vague de chaleur qui s'abat sur Belfast n'est pas ce qui déroute le plus Karl Kane cet été-là. Le privé est en effet confronté aux atroces meurtres de très jeunes femmes, junkies, mutilées, sans foie ni reins et portant les séquelles d'un étrange gavage. Mais l'enquête démarre mal, très mal même. Et pour cause : le principal suspect n'est autre qu'un membre de l'establishment... d'où l'aveuglement volontaire de la police locale. Lorsque Katie, la propre fille de Kane, prunelle de ses yeux, est enlevée à son tour, celui-ci ne peut que compter sur sa fureur pour faire avancer l'affaire.

Le cannibale de Crumlin Road

Sam Millar kennt Gewalt. Die, die er erfahren hat. Und die, die er verübt hat. Eine außergewöhnliche Krimiserie - von einem Autor mit einer Vergangenheit. "Sie öffnete die Augen. Was sie sah, erfüllte sie mit Entsetzen. Ein Stück Knochen ragte wie ein bleiches Teleskop aus ihrem linken Bein. Stimmen schossen ihr wie Querschläger durch den Kopf. Sieh nach, ob sie tot ist. Machst du Witze? Klar ist die tot. Manisches Gelächter. Bestien. Schneid ihr die Kehle durch. Sicher ist sicher. Sie begann zu beten: Macht schnell." Zwanzig Jahre danach: Karl Kane ist Privatermittler in Belfast. Als eine männliche Leiche im Stadtpark gefunden wird, erhält er den Auftrag, herauszufinden, warum der Mann sterben musste. Die Motive seines Auftraggebers sind undurchsichtig. Doch Kane braucht das Geld. Als noch mehr Menschen auf verstörende Weise ermordet werden, merkt er, dass er niemandem mehr trauen kann. Dann holt ihn die eigene Vergangenheit ein, und es wird kalt in Belfast - sehr kalt.

Ein Fall für Karl Kane

Die Bestien von Belfast

‘Security guards told the police that they were surprised by assailants who had somehow evaded the sophisticated security system. They could not say how many robbers there were...it appears to be one of the biggest robberies in U.S. history.’ New York Times, front page In 1993 $7.4 million was stolen from the Brink’s Armored Car Depot in Rochester, New York, the fifth largest robbery in US history. Sam Millar was a member of the gang who carried out the robbery. He was caught, found guilty and incarcerated, before being set free by Bill Clinton's government as an essential part of the Northern Ireland Peace Process. This remarkable book is Sam's story, from his childhood in Belfast, membership of the IRA, time spent in Long Kesh internment camps and the Brinks heist and aftermath. Unputdownable.

Sam Millar

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