
OK
About Keith Houghton
Pulse-pounding thrillers with
heart-stopping twists ...
With a whopping 12 Kindle Store Number One Bestsellers to his name, and more than 150 individual genre #1 chart-toppers, Keith is one of the bestselling crime fiction authors on Amazon, selling equally well on both sides of the Atlantic. His books have been awarded "Best Books of the Year" status by Amazon Editors, published in Italy and Turkey, and long-listed for the Crime Writers Association Dagger Awards. All-told, he has sold ONE MILLION books and 85,000 audiobooks in 14 countries, and has more than 10,000 Five-Star ★★★★★ Reviews across Amazon, Audible and Goodreads.
For Keith, one of his proudest writing moments was seeing his 3 best selling Gabe Quinn thrillers in the UK Kindle Store top 5 books all at the same time.
Keith is a hybrid author - both independent and traditionally published. His bestselling psychological standalone thrillers have topped the charts in America, Australia and in the United Kingdom. He has also been a guest speaker at various publishing trade events and seminars.
To learn more about Keith and his books, please visit keithhoughton.com
- - -
To get a FREE AUDIOBOOK copy of his first Gabe Quinn thriller 'KILLING HOPE' on Audible, just use this exclusive reader-fan link --> https://tinyurl.com/y4gcebd3 <-- (copy and paste in your browser). That's 13 hours of listening and $24+ of savings (see keithhoughton.com for T&C).
To WIN SIGNED COPIES of Keith's books, just leave your email at his no-spam Reader Group invitation pop-up at keithhoughton.com, and your name could even appear as a character in a future novel.
Please follow Keith on Facebook at https://tinyurl.com/yxu5y9m6
and on Instagram at https://tinyurl.com/y2ueh325
Customers Also Bought Items By
Are you an author?
Author Updates
There's a problem loading this menu right now.
From the bestselling author of Crash comes a riveting thriller rife with murder, misdirection, and ghosts from the past.
Florida homicide detective Maggie Novak has seen hundreds of brutal murder cases, but when she is called out to investigate the charred remains of a young woman, in what appears to be a Halloween prank gone wrong, she is confronted with a twenty-year-old secret. The body is formally identified as that of school counselor Dana Cullen, but a distinguishing mark makes Maggie look again. She believes it is the body of her school friend Rita, who perished in a fire twenty years ago.
Maggie’s hunt for the truth behind the murder takes her back to a cruel high school trick she’s desperate to forget. And when another body turns up, Maggie realizes she too may be the target of a sinister plot creeping toward its final act.
Maggie needs emotional distance to do her job, but she’s so close to this case that she can’t even breathe. Will Maggie be able to uncover the truth of who wanted Rita dead? Or will her past mistakes catch up with her first?
Also available in the Maggie Novak Thriller series:-
A PLACE CALLED FEAR
THE OTHER CHILD
HER ONLY REGRET
When cops turn on each other, who can you trust?
Florida homicide detective Maggie Novak should be celebrating: it’s the start of a new year, and her boyfriend has just proposed. But all she can think about is the alarming news she received earlier that evening—her teammate Detective Clayton Young is missing.
With few leads, Maggie heads to the supermarket where Clay was last seen. To her horror, security footage reveals a devastating scene in the parking lot: her colleague has died in fearful circumstances. As the investigation begins, Homicide Squad is rocked by the news that Clay might not be the only intended target, and that any one of them could be next on the killer’s agenda.
Clay’s partner, Detective Andy Stucker, is refusing to answer calls, and Maggie suspects he has a part to play in their colleague’s death. Scanning through Clay’s phone, she finds a message to Stucker with the words “they know.”
Who are “they”? And what do they know? As more secrets come to light, Maggie has good reason to believe the killer is just getting started. She needs to uncover the truth fast. But is it already right in front of her eyes?
Also available in the Maggie Novak Thriller series:
DON'T EVEN BREATHE
THE OTHER CHILD
HER ONLY REGRET
When a prominent judge is found stabbed to death on Valentine's weekend in what appears to be a crime of passion, homicide detective Maggie Novak knows she has her work cut out for her.
Bobby Russell is everybody's favorite judge, and at first Maggie is hard-pressed to find anyone with anything bad to say about him, let alone someone harboring a hatred so deep that they will kill him over it. But as she peels back the layers of his life, and the eyewitness to his murder goes missing, Maggie is faced with the very real prospect that beneath the judge's perfect surface deadly undercurrents lurk.
To uncover the truth, Maggie must first expose the judge's darkest secret, one that reaches deep inside his private life and into the death of his daughter.
A child's life hangs in the balance and a coldblooded killer is at large. Will the scales of justice tip in Maggie's favor in time for her to save the day?
The next book in the series HER ONLY REGRET is now available on pre-order!
Other titles by Keith Houghton -
The Gabe Quinn Thrillers
KILLING HOPE
CROSSING LINES
TAKING LIBERTY
CHASING FAME
Maggie Novak Thriller Series
DON'T EVEN BREATHE
A PLACE CALLED FEAR
THE OTHER CHILD
HER ONLY REGRET
Stand-alone Psychological Thrillers
BEFORE YOU LEAP
NO COMING BACK
CRASH
All books are included in Kindle Unlimited. Audiobooks available. For more information: keithhoughton.com
When the body of a young woman is found at a popular island party spot, supposedly the victim of an accidental drowning, homicide detective Maggie Novak immediately suspects foul play.
In the eyes of her parents, Christie Coleman is a good girl. But her siblings know her better. Christie has dark secrets and boyfriends with shady pasts. And now her family must face the real possibility that Christie's murder is the result of her dallying with danger one too many times.
As Maggie digs deeper into Christie's private life, she soon comes to learn that the brightest sunlight casts the darkest shadow. The killer is trying to cover his tracks and send the investigation into a dead end, and it's only a matter of time before another innocent party falls victim.
Can Maggie catch Christie's killer before he slips through her grasp?
OTHER TITLES BY KEITH HOUGHTON
The Gabe Quinn Best Selling Thrillers
KILLING HOPE
CROSSING LINES
TAKING LIBERTY
CHASING FAME
Maggie Novak Bestselling Thriller Series
DON'T EVEN BREATHE
A PLACE CALLED FEAR
THE OTHER CHILD
HER ONLY REGRET
Standalone Psychological Thrillers
NO COMING BACK
BEFORE YOU LEAP
CRASH
All books are included in Kindle Unlimited. Audiobooks available. For more information: keithhoughton.com
Could you kill someone to save countless lives?
When homicide detective Gabe Quinn returns to the Los Angeles streets after the senseless murder of his wife Hope, he thinks he's fought off all the demons that life can throw his way. But his first case back may prove to be his last.
A repeat killer is in town, a killer who is on a personal mission to bring Gabe to his knees, luring him into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
With the body count rising and new killings popping up in Vegas, Gabe comes up against an FBI outfit eager to snatch the investigation away from him. But the killer hasn't finished playing with Gabe just yet. It's time to take the killings to the next level and make them even more personal. It's time to make Gabe pay for the mistakes of his past and choose between life and death . . .
One man stands in the way of countless deaths ...
One man will try to stop him ...
Only one will succeed ...
★★★★★ "If you like James Patterson's Alex Cross and Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, this is the thriller book series for you." - Seriously Good Reads
★★★★★ "Highly recommend this book to all thriller lovers - a story that will draw you in and keep you wanting more." - The Kindle Book Review
★★★★★ "If you are a mystery buff, you need to get this book!" - Unlimited Thriller Books
Voted Best of the Year by Amazon Editors
The Gabe Quinn Bestselling Thrillers Box Sets -
A relentless killer seeking vengeance.
A broken cop looking for redemption.
Two lives on a collision course and barely a heartbeat between them . . .
KILLING HOPE
CROSSING LINES
TAKING LIBERTY
Free Gabe Quinn Prequel Novella -
CHASING FAME
Standalone Psychological Thrillers -
BEFORE YOU LEAP
NO COMING BACK
CRASH
Maggie Novak Best Selling Thriller Books -
DON'T EVEN BREATHE
A PLACE CALLED FEAR
THE OTHER CHILD
HER ONLY REGRET
All books are included in Kindle Unlimited. Audiobooks available. For more information: keithhoughton.com
When Jed Allen wakes up at a desk in New York City, he has no idea who he is. The evidence around him shows he's a hotshot architect, and a photo in his wallet reveals he has a beautiful girlfriend named Cassie. But when he goes home to seek her help, Cassie is nowhere to be found.
Self-penned notes remind Jed that he's been suffering bouts of amnesia since a car crash nine months ago. As he plays private detective with the facts of his own life, he discovers more and more about his character. But when he finds a bloodied dress in the trunk of his car, amid news reports of a serial killer abducting women from Central Park, Jed has to confront the possibility that his lost memories could contain the darkest secrets imaginable...
Nobody around him has the answers to his questions. Who is the killer? And where has Cassie gone?
Other titles by Keith Houghton:-
NO COMING BACK
BEFORE YOU LEAP
Maggie Novak Thriller series -
DON'T EVEN BREATHE
A PLACE CALLED FEAR
THE OTHER CHILD
HER ONLY REGRET
Gabe Quinn Thrillers -
KILLING HOPE
CROSSING LINES
TAKING LIBERTY
CHASING FAME
Former homicide detective Gabe Quinn has quit the LAPD and is chasing his demons pro bono - determined to catch or kill the two repeat killers responsible for ruining his life.
But when a mutilated body is washed up on a picturesque Florida beach, it marks the beginning of the end for Gabe and his sanity. Nothing is quite what it seems and never will be again.
What follows is an explosive death race to save a woman's life from the hands of a madman.
But this is no ordinary kidnapper.
This is Gabe's nemesis - the murderer of his wife, the monster responsible for killing Hope, the Maestro - and he has returned with an old score to settle. One that will force Gabe to cross every line he has ever made, and then keep going until one of them dies.
One man wants revenge ...
One man wants to even the score...
Only one will succeed ...
"Every bit up there as Patterson, Child and Connelly."★★★★★ I Love New York
The Gabe Quinn Bestselling Thrillers Series -
KILLING HOPE
CROSSING LINES
TAKING LIBERTY
Free Gabe Quinn Prequel Novella -
CHASING FAME
Standalone Psychological Thrillers -
NO COMING BACK
BEFORE YOU LEAP
CRASH
Maggie Novak Best Selling Thrillers -
DON'T EVEN BREATHE
A PLACE CALLED FEAR
THE OTHER CHILD
HER ONLY REGRET
All books are included in Kindle Unlimited. Audiobooks available. For more information: keithhoughton.com
Imprisoned for the attempted murder of a federal agent, Gabe Quinn is eager to make amends for his mistakes - so when a gruesome murder forces his freedom, he is determined to do everything in his power to bring the killer to justice and prove himself to the FBI.
But the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the killer has something else in mind for Gabe, something that will raze everything he loves to the ground.
Drawn into a desperate chase against the killer's deadline, Gabe is forced to stand accountable for the decisions of his past, as well as the real possibility that he might not live to have a future.
One man is on the hunt ...
One man intends to take his liberty ...
Only one will succeed ...
"If you are a mystery buff, you need to get this book!"
★★★★★ A Great Summer Read - Dave's Reviews
The Gabe Quinn Bestselling Thrillers Series -
KILLING HOPE
CROSSING LINES
TAKING LIBERTY
Free Gabe Quinn Prequel Novella -
CHASING FAME
Standalone Psychological Thrillers -
CRASH
NO COMING BACK
BEFORE YOU LEAP
Maggie Novak Best Selling Thrillers -
DON'T EVEN BREATHE
A PLACE CALLED FEAR
THE OTHER CHILD
HER ONLY REGRET
All books are included in Kindle Unlimited. Audiobooks available. For more information: keithhoughton.com
Jake Olson hasn't been home since his girlfriend disappeared eighteen years ago, presumed murdered. Now he's coming back in the dead of winter to find her killer.
Since he last set foot in his snowy hometown, Jake's whole life has changed beyond recognition, but the place seems just as he left it. Small-town politics and gossip rule, and his return is welcomed with hard feelings.
Jake has always protested his innocence, but when a body is discovered at the frozen Hangman Falls, he is beset by a snowstorm of anger and revenge. Hounded by grudges and feared by the townsfolk, Jake is determined to uncover the truth behind his girlfriend's disappearance. But he still has enemies in town and they have other plans for him.
Betrayed at every turn and unsure who to trust, Jake's quest for the truth rekindles old rivalries and rouses ghosts that should never be disturbed. He wants above all else to find the peace of mind that has so long eluded him. But no man can escape his past. Sooner or later it will catch up and demand a reckoning.
And some family secrets should never be exhumed . . .
"If you like Stephen King you need to read this author." ★★★★★ Best of Kindle Reviews
PRAISE FOR THE NOVEL
"A definite edge-of-your-seat thriller, with compelling twists and turns
--fast, thrilling, emotional, and absorbing. This is a page-turner of the first degree,
with a powerful ending. I couldn't put it down!" --Mel Sherratt
"Houghton weaves beautifully painted characters into an intricate plot
and delivers a stunner!!" --Alan McDermott
"A superior, emotionally charged mystery thriller. Houghton writes with heart
and packs in the twists and turns, before delivering a final knockout blow." --Paul Pilkington
PLEASE NOTE - This book was previously published by Thomas & Mercer, an Amazon Publishing imprint. Please check your downloaded Kindle books before purchasing.
OTHER TITLES BY KEITH HOUGHTON -
Standalone Psychological Thrillers -
BEFORE YOU LEAP
CRASH
Gabe Quinn Best Selling Thriller Box Sets -
KILLING HOPE
CROSSING LINES
TAKING LIBERTY
CHASING FAME
Maggie Novak Bestselling Thriller Books -
DON'T EVEN BREATHE
A PLACE CALLED FEAR
THE OTHER CHILD
HER ONLY REGRET
All books are included in Kindle Unlimited. Audiobooks available. For more information: keithhoughton.com
Since the murder of his twin sister, all Greg Cole has wanted is a quiet life. In his sun-soaked Florida home, he thinks he has found it. But when her killer is released early from prison with a cast-iron alibi, Greg realizes that his past is about to explode into his present, with terrifying consequences.
Someone else killed his sister, and the police think it might be him.
To clear his name, Greg must open up old wounds and exhume long-buried secrets. As a talk therapist, the thought of analyzing his own psyche is a disturbing prospect.
How far can he trust his own memories? Is he the killer? Did he bury the painful memory so deeply that he has no recollection?
With his life coming apart at the seams, and his grip on reality beginning to unravel, Greg must face the ghosts of his past if he hopes to prove his innocence and lay his sister to rest once and for all.
"If you like Harlan Coben and Stephen King you need to read this author."
★★★★★ Best of Kindle Reviews
PLEASE NOTE - This Amazon Number One Bestselling book was previously published as a 'Kindle First Reads' by Thomas & Mercer, an Amazon Publishing imprint. Please check your downloaded Kindle books before purchasing.
OTHER TITLES BY KEITH HOUGHTON -
Standalone Psychological Thrillers -
NO COMING BACK
CRASH
Gabe Quinn Best Selling Thriller Box Sets -
KILLING HOPE
CROSSING LINES
TAKING LIBERTY
CHASING FAME
Maggie Novak Bestselling Thriller Books -
DON'T EVEN BREATHE
A PLACE CALLED FEAR
THE OTHER CHILD
HER ONLY REGRET
All books are included in Kindle Unlimited. Audiobooks available. For more information: keithhoughton.com
"If you like James Patterson's Alex Cross, Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, and Lee Child's Jack Reacher, this is the thriller book series for you." ★★★★★ Seriously Good Reads
K I L L I N G H O P E
Could you kill someone to save countless lives?
When homicide detective Gabe Quinn returns to the Los Angeles streets after the senseless murder of his wife Hope, he thinks he's fought off all the demons that life can throw his way. But his first case back may prove to be his last.
As Gabe investigates a series of ritualistic murders, it soon becomes clear there's a repeat killer in town on a personal mission to bring him to his knees, luring him into a deadly game of cat and mouse, where there can be only one winner.
With the body count rising and new killings popping up in Vegas, Gabe comes up against an FBI outfit eager to snatch the investigation away from him. But the killer hasn't finished playing with Gabe just yet. It's time to take the killings to the next level and make them even more personal. It's time to make Gabe pay for the mistakes of his past and choose between life and death . . .
"Highly recommend this book to all thriller lovers - a story that will draw you in and keep you wanting more." ★★★★★ The Kindle Book Review
C R O S S I N G L I N E S
How far would you go to protect your child?
Former homicide detective Gabe Quinn has quit the LAPD and is chasing his demons pro bono - determined to catch or kill the two repeat killers responsible for ruining his life.
But when a mutilated body is washed up on a picturesque Florida beach, it marks the beginning of the end for Gabe and his sanity. Nothing is quite what it seems and never will be again.
What follows is an explosive death race to save a woman's life from the hands of a madman.
But this is no ordinary kidnapper.
This is Gabe's nemesis - the murderer of his wife, the monster responsible for killing Hope, the Maestro - and he has returned with an old score to settle. One that will force Gabe to cross every line he has ever made, and then keep going until one of them dies.
"If you are a mystery buff, you need to get this book!" ★★★★★ Dave's Reviews
T A K I N G L I B E R T Y
Would you die to save someone you love?
Imprisoned for the attempted murder of a federal agent, Gabe Quinn is eager to make amends for his mistakes - so when a gruesome murder forces his freedom, he is determined to do everything in his power to bring the killer to justice and prove himself to the FBI.
But the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the killer has something else in mind for Quinn, something that will raze everything he loves to the ground.
Drawn into a desperate chase against the killer's deadline, Quinn is forced to stand accountable for the decisions of his past, as well as the real possibility that he might not
. . . W O U L D Y O U K I L L F O R I T ?
When a beautiful Hollywood starlet is brutally murdered, LAPD homicide detective Gabe Quinn is tasked with apprehending her killer. But there's a catch . . .
At first, everything points to her murder being an act of random madness. But after the killer slays another rising star and then posts movie clips of the two murders online, it's clear his motive is more than just revenge. He's in the director's chair and wants the world to marvel at his handiwork.
With the Star Strangler making headlines, the high-profile case is put under a public microscope, casting Gabe into the media spotlight. The Hollywood elite are dying. The pressure is ramping up. And just to complicate matters, it's the Oscars weekend, which means the whole world will be watching what happens next.
Can Gabe catch the killer before he steals the show and leaves Gabe's career on the cutting room floor?
One man wants celebrity ...
One man wants anonymity ...
Only one will succeed ...
"Every bit up there as Patterson, Child and Connelly." ★★★★★ I Love New York
AUTHOR NOTE -
This book a standalone prequel novella to the #1 bestseller KILLING HOPE, the first full-length book in the best selling GABE QUINN THRILLERS Series. To get the most out of the story line and to understand the characters, I recommend reading the main Series, using this prequel novella as a supplemental story. Thanks!
The Gabe Quinn Bestselling Thrillers Series -
KILLING HOPE
CROSSING LINES
TAKING LIBERTY
Free Gabe Quinn Prequel Novella -
CHASING FAME
Standalone Psychological Thrillers -
BEFORE YOU LEAP
NO COMING BACK
CRASH
Maggie Novak Best Selling Thrillers -
DON'T EVEN BREATHE
A PLACE CALLED FEAR
THE OTHER CHILD
HER ONLY REGRET
All books are included in Kindle Unlimited. Audiobooks available. For more information: keithhoughton.com
- ←Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- Next Page→