Hard Line, by Biba Pearce
A gripping prequel to the bestselling Kenzie Gilmore series.
It’s Kenzie’s first real assignment for the Miami Herald—to cover a fundraising event hosted by ex-Hollywood star, Calvin Delacroix. The guestlist is eye-watering and the beautiful Miami mansion is soon filled with the city’s rich and famous.
The champagne flows and donations roll in, but little do the guests know that the party is about to come to a chilling end.
When the much-loved actor is found shot to death in his study, everyone becomes a suspect.
But who among them is a killer?
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An unputdownable crime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat, by Amazon bestseller Biba Pearce.
In The Media
Articles by Biba Pearce in the press.
The Dark Heart of Scandinavian Noir
Written for Red Herrings Magazine I’ve been an avid reader of Scandinavian noir since I devoured The Millennium Trilogy back in my youth. There’s just something about the fusion of gritty realism with deep psychological exploration that allows us to immerse ourselves in worlds where justice is not black and white, and characters are shaped […]
Crafting Cold-Blooded Crime Fiction
Published in The Writer’s Narrative – November 2024 Scandinavian noir—characterized by moody landscapes, complex characters, and slow-burn suspense—has taken the world of crime fiction by storm. From the snow-blanketed streets of Stockholm to the quiet, looming forests of rural Norway, this genre combines atmosphere, moral ambiguity, and societal critique in ways that captivate readers. For those […]
The Modern Detective
Published in Red Herrings Magazine Today’s criminal landscape is changing so fast, with our law enforcement officers having to deal with an increasingly complex set of circumstances and situations in order to do their jobs. In my latest novel, The Marlow Murders, my protagonist, DCI Rob Miller, is struggling with more than one of these […]
The Serial Murderer
Published in Red Herrings – April 2024 Serial killers are not good guys. They stalk their prey, seek to exert control over their victims,maim, rape, kill. We have various words for them: monsters, animals, stone-cold killers. Sowhy are we fascinated by them? We watch them in television series, we read about them in books (the […]
