best crime novel 2021 novel stories

Matsuoka Shou, the average person who got involved unknowingly into the largest Yakuza groups in Japan, rose up to the very highest ranks, only to get killed at the very end of his life. But as death pulled his soul from the mortal coil, he found himself back in that same old room, that old apartment, where peace lingered, and conflict didn't exist. He was back, in his younger self, aiming to take revenge on those who wronged him.

Konoha lost her memories due to some mysterious accident. Waking up only remembering a few of her memories, Konoha decided to travel, hoping to discover her lost memories. However, fate has a different plan for her as she uncovers the truth that no one would expect.

Vanillope was accused of killing her own mother and was sent to juvenile, inside she was tortured, starved and beaten but those pain was nothing compared to what awaits on her, she was sent on a battle ring in fight with the other prisoner that has only one objectives: to kill or to be killed. But little did she knew it was just the start, the start of the concept of killing each other. After winning she was sent to a more horrible place where a systematic maze game were happening, where you can't do anything but survive in order to achieve what you want. But for her, she will do anything to achieve what she want which is revenge. A little tip, if you want to survive on a maze, one thing you better do; unleash that devil inside you.

Katsuo was the unlucky boy who got a heart attack after a confession, one that was a genius in martial arts being held back by his sickly body. Then the expected abrupt accident happened and he was hit by a truck!... Of course not but he still passed away and ended up finding himself in the presence of a goddess in a brand-new world. First Book of the Eternal River of Time pentalogy.

Killing Justice Ortega was supposed to be a joke. Fiction. A figment of their imagination. At least that’s what Arden Academy’s best and brightest student Ava Hernaez thought when she included Skylar Mijares and Thana Ruiz in her plan. They only meant to scare her off, but the night turned into something deadly. With Justice dead, and the remote community of The Circle thinking she’s missing, the three girls Justice wronged must come up with a way to catch the real culprit. It just can’t be them, not when they’re good girls, and certainly not when Justice has been a bitch to almost everyone at Arden. Turns out telling everyone Justice’s killer is roaming free might just expose what they had planned for Justice all along.

The story follows Kaede, a player in a fantasy online game, as she becomes incredibly powerful and starts to break the game with her skills. Along the way, she makes friends with other players such as Yuki, Clover, and Miyuki, and they form a guild together. However, they also face challenges and rivalries, including a confrontation with a dark guild known as the Raven Thorn. Through it all, Kaede learns the importance of choosing her friends wisely and the value of being true to oneself. Despite facing challenges and nerfs to her abilities, she remains determined to continue her adventures in the game world.

The event: an unforeseen cataclysm which wiped out all of life leaving but a fraction… So they say, but I know the truth, even though I'm uncertain of how it really happened. I can't seem to remember much. Compared to when i first awoken, 50 years ago, even if it's a fraction I'd call it progress. Over 200 years has passed since the event and I'm trying to find the answer to how this place came to be. I know it's not going to be easy and you can guarantee I'm going to fall into some unwanted predicaments. My goal: return it to the time before even if it takes destroying this world. To do that i think i have to find the one who cursed me and stole my memories... What i truly am, I'm yet to find out, and how I plunge the world into its current state. Author's note: I know my synopsis sucks but pls bear with me.

So i met God after being killed. Starting with the normal reincarnation crap, i declined and a deal was made to be resurrected, and that's pretty much how everything went. My one goal is to just be surrounded by boobs and everything women. (No R18 scenes though)uh Full title is: I'M NOT A HERO ANYMORE, I DID SOMETHING INCONCEIVABLE. I FELL IN LOVE WITH A VILLAINESS AND I'LL DO ANYTHING TO MAKE HER MINE. Overly excessive title. I know, right? Lol. Anyway shout out to my harem anime loving friends. Let's have some fun. Cover art is not mine, looks closer to a character, decided on using it. Will change it when I get one done. 🙏

"You have to hang on, buddy" Jordan shouted at his bleeding partner out of fright. "I am sorry, but...tell Aria to go far away. You too...It's not wort..." His breathing grew erratic, and Jordan watched life drain out of his partner. Sent away from his crime-infested country in his teenage years to avoid being sucked into the dominating crime rings in Baleria. Jordan Alarick is back after his father’s suspicious death. Hell-bent on making a change in a country that had become worse than his father ever imagined, Alarick set out to make a difference and to bring his father’s killers to book. Faced with a force infiltrated by the drug lords, the death of his partner, and the realization that the walls indeed have ears everywhere in Baleria even in the government, Jordan resigned to work independently to uncover the shady deals of the "rings.” Will this patriotic man succeed? Especially when his assistant happened to be the daughter of the man who wanted him dead the most? Welcome to Baleria. A world where the weak have no place.

Amidst the wreckage of his father's debt and his mother's fragility, Leonid emerged as an unsung hero. Juggling jobs while nursing wounds from bullying and insults, he clung to a fragile hope. Then, destiny's script flipped. He inherited a staggering fortune, becoming not only a financial conqueror but also the long-awaited heir to "The Crimson Reapers," a formidable gang. From the ashes of hardship, Leonid's journey from rags to power is a tale of unyielding spirit and unforeseen destiny, destined to captivate all who hear it.