Under Western Eyes
A gripping tale unfolds, diving deep into the psyche of a young philosophy student entangled in the shadowy world of political intrigue.Through his tumultuous journey in pre-revolutionary Russia, we explore themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the moral weight of individual choices.The narrative masterfully questions the cost of ideals against the backdrop of autocracy and revolution, leaving readers pondering the boundaries of conscience in a world fraught with secrecy and suspicion.
Bitterfrost
The first in a brand-new crime thriller series from Edgar nominee and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Bryan Gruley. Feisty defence attorney Devyn Payne faces off against veteran detective Garth Klimmek as they work to solve a vicious double homicide in their small, icy town of Bitterfrost. Thirteen years ago, former ice hockey star Jimmy Baker quit the game after almost killing an opponent. Now, as the Zamboni driver for the amateur team in his hometown of Bitterfrost, Michigan, he's living his penance. Until the morning he awakens to the smell of blood . . . Jimmy soon finds himself arrested for a brutal double murder. The kicker? He has no memory of the night in question. And as the evidence racks up against him, Jimmy's case is skating on thin ice. Could he have committed such a gruesome crime? As his defense attorney Devyn Payne and prosecuting detective Garth Klimmek race to uncover the truth, time is running out for Jimmy. Because all he can really be sure of is that he is capable of taking a life. The question is, in his blacked-out state, did he take two? This gritty drama is the first in the Bitterfrost series, perfect for fans of Dennis Lehane!
Scarface
A brutal, unflinching portrait of ambition, violence, and power, Scarface by Armitage Trail is a cornerstone of American crime literature and the defining novel of the classic gangster era. Set in the smoke-filled backrooms and bloodstained streets of 1920s Chicago, this landmark work follows the rise and fall of Tony "Scarface" Guarino, a cold, brilliant figure determined to claw his way to the top of a criminal empire built on fear, bootlegging, and corruption.As Prohibition fuels the growth of organized crime, rival gangs battle for territory, political favors are bought and sold, and the line between law and lawlessness disappears. Tony's ascent is relentless-driven by ego, strategy, and the ruthless calculus of survival-until violence, betrayal, and paranoia close in with explosive consequence. Trail's prose is urgent and cinematic, combining noir realism with the mythic scale of a rise-and-fall gangster saga.A precursor to modern crime fiction, Scarface exposes the machinery of power in Prohibition-era America, revealing how brutality and charisma can shape a legend-and destroy the person behind it. Gritty, fast-paced, and unsentimental, the novel stands alongside the greatest works of the genre and remains essential for readers drawn to: classic gangster novelsProhibition-era crime fiction1920s Chicago underworld storiesAmerican cultural and film historyearly twentieth century crime narrativesNow recognized as the novel that inspired the iconic films, Scarface endures as a vivid snapshot of a violent age and a chilling examination of how criminal empires rise-and why they fall. A must-read for libraries, collectors, and anyone fascinated by the origins of the American gangster myth.
Dolores
'Dolores is running away from the horrors of her past-a deranged family, tragic traumas, and string of murders. She's running aimlessly until she stumbles upon the Bridehall-a house where sins freely subsist, a place where she meets the perfect, perfect man named Orlando.The snow drops, love befalls; who's the monster, who's the prey, who gets to live happily in the end?
The Cursed Manuscript Book 1
'When Mira Solis returns to San Cristobal to escape her crumbling life in Manila, she expects quiet days and empty pages. Instead, her mother's old house begins to stir with the secrets she tried to bury.A notebook she doesn't remember owning fills itself with stories she never wrote. Her mother's diary rearranges its entries, whispering about a ritual that should never have been interrupted. And the town-once familiar and kind-now looks at her with fear, as if remembering a truth she alone has forgotten.Every vanished woman in San Cristobal left behind something written.Every story was unfinished.Every voice was taken.When a new librarian appears-a stranger who seems to know her past better than she does-Mira realizes the truth behind her haunting: The curse isn't in the manuscript.It's in her memory.And the shadow that has followed her since childhood wants her to finish the book her mother died trying to destroy.Because once Mira writes the ending, the story will no longer belong to her...It will belong to them.
The Witness Returns The Cursed Manuscript Book 2
'Mira Solis thought she had buried the terror of San Cristobal. But the nightmares have come home.A pristine white notebook appears on her desk-unburnable, unbreakable-and begins writing itself again. It predicts horrors before they unfold. When a girl vanishes and a second voice whispers in Mira's head, she realizes: the shadow known as the Witness never died. It followed her.Now it binds to her past, her memories... her future.As old cult records emerge and a new ritual is prepared, Mira must face a brutal truth: the Witness isn't a monster to destroy but a legacy-and it needs a host. If she refuses, an innocent child will be claimed.In one final act of defiance, Mira steps into the circle. She is not swallowed. She becomes the Witness-and the curse awakens anew.Dark. Unrelenting. Unforgettable.
The Last Writer The Cursed Manuscript Book 3
'Some stories refuse to end. Some voices refuse to die.After the catastrophe in San Cristobal, Jonas returns to a life that feels incomplete-haunted by pages that appear in his pockets and whispers that rise from mirrors. He cannot remember who he lost. He only knows someone is missing.Across the veil, Mira exists between the margins, erased from memory, trapped in the white silence where forgotten writers go. She watches Jonas slip deeper into the manuscript's pull, unable to speak her name.But the Witness is returning.And this time, it wants its last writer.To save the living, Jonas must uncover the truth the world has been forced to forget-and Mira must risk fading forever to guide him.The final chapter of The Cursed Manuscript trilogy begins...where memory ends.
The One Night Stand
A BRAND NEW chilling psychological thriller from the BESTSELLING author of The Fake Date, L. H. Stacey ��One night. One secret. One choice she can never take back.��Daisy Bailey has it all: the perfect home, the perfect husband, the perfect life. Or so it seems.When she runs into Tom Burgess-her first love-old feelings spark back to life. But what begins as a nostalgic reunion soon twists into obsession, temptation, and a dangerous game Daisy can't seem to walk away from.Her sister Sarah thinks she's reckless, ready to throw away her marriage to Cole for a man she barely remembers. But Cole has secrets of his own. And Sarah knows far more than she's admitting...As desire tangles with deception, Daisy finds herself spiralling into a web of secrets and lies. One mistake leads to another... until tragedy strikes, and Daisy is forced to make a devastating choice.How far will she go for the man she can't forget - and what will her one night stand cost her to finally know the truth?'The One Night Stand is a superb read. From beginning to end this is a masterpiece.' Little Miss Booklover 87Praise for L H Stacey: 'Atmospheric with tension, mystery and secrets... and skeletons in the cupboard. A five ⭐️ rollercoaster of a read"' Bestselling author Diane Saxon'Captivating and chilling, with an ending I didn't see coming!' Bestselling author Alex Stone'A fabulous book that hooks you in and won't let you go till the very last page!' Bestselling author J.A. Baker'A must read - highly original, impossible to put down, tense, dark, absolutely riveting' Bestselling author Mary Grand'This is my fist time reading L.H Stacey and I guarantee it will not be my last.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review'I loved this story and couldn't go to sleep until it finsihed!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review'Perfectly plotted and executed. This is full of tension and suspense, it gripped me and was impossible to put down!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
The One Night Stand
A BRAND NEW chilling psychological thriller from the BESTSELLING author of The Fake Date, L. H. Stacey ��One night. One secret. One choice she can never take back.��Daisy Bailey has it all: the perfect home, the perfect husband, the perfect life. Or so it seems.When she runs into Tom Burgess-her first love-old feelings spark back to life. But what begins as a nostalgic reunion soon twists into obsession, temptation, and a dangerous game Daisy can't seem to walk away from.Her sister Sarah thinks she's reckless, ready to throw away her marriage to Cole for a man she barely remembers. But Cole has secrets of his own. And Sarah knows far more than she's admitting...As desire tangles with deception, Daisy finds herself spiralling into a web of secrets and lies. One mistake leads to another... until tragedy strikes, and Daisy is forced to make a devastating choice.How far will she go for the man she can't forget - and what will her one night stand cost her to finally know the truth?'The One Night Stand is a superb read. From beginning to end this is a masterpiece.' Little Miss Booklover 87Praise for L H Stacey: 'Atmospheric with tension, mystery and secrets... and skeletons in the cupboard. A five ⭐️ rollercoaster of a read"' Bestselling author Diane Saxon'Captivating and chilling, with an ending I didn't see coming!' Bestselling author Alex Stone'A fabulous book that hooks you in and won't let you go till the very last page!' Bestselling author J.A. Baker'A must read - highly original, impossible to put down, tense, dark, absolutely riveting' Bestselling author Mary Grand'This is my fist time reading L.H Stacey and I guarantee it will not be my last.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review'I loved this story and couldn't go to sleep until it finsihed!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review'Perfectly plotted and executed. This is full of tension and suspense, it gripped me and was impossible to put down!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
The One Night Stand
A BRAND NEW chilling psychological thriller from the BESTSELLING author of The Fake Date, L. H. Stacey ��**One night. One secret. One choice she can never take back.**��Daisy Bailey has it all: the perfect home, the perfect husband, the perfect life. Or so it seems.When she runs into Tom Burgess-her first love-old feelings spark back to life. But what begins as a nostalgic reunion soon twists into obsession, temptation, and a dangerous game Daisy can't seem to walk away from.Her sister Sarah thinks she's reckless, ready to throw away her marriage to Cole for a man she barely remembers. But Cole has secrets of his own. And Sarah knows far more than she's admitting...As desire tangles with deception, Daisy finds herself spiralling into a web of secrets and lies. One mistake leads to another... until tragedy strikes, and Daisy is forced to make a devastating choice.How far will she go for the man she can't forget - and what will her one night stand cost her to finally know the truth?'The One Night Stand is a superb read. From beginning to end this is a masterpiece.' Little Miss Booklover 87Praise for L H Stacey: 'Atmospheric with tension, mystery and secrets... and skeletons in the cupboard. A five ⭐️ rollercoaster of a read"' Bestselling author Diane Saxon'Captivating and chilling, with an ending I didn't see coming!' Bestselling author Alex Stone'A fabulous book that hooks you in and won't let you go till the very last page!' Bestselling author J.A. Baker'A must read - highly original, impossible to put down, tense, dark, absolutely riveting' Bestselling author Mary Grand'This is my fist time reading L.H Stacey and I guarantee it will not be my last.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
The One Night Stand
A BRAND NEW chilling psychological thriller from the BESTSELLING author of The Fake Date, L. H. Stacey ��**One night. One secret. One choice she can never take back.**��Daisy Bailey has it all: the perfect home, the perfect husband, the perfect life. Or so it seems.When she runs into Tom Burgess-her first love-old feelings spark back to life. But what begins as a nostalgic reunion soon twists into obsession, temptation, and a dangerous game Daisy can't seem to walk away from.Her sister Sarah thinks she's reckless, ready to throw away her marriage to Cole for a man she barely remembers. But Cole has secrets of his own. And Sarah knows far more than she's admitting...As desire tangles with deception, Daisy finds herself spiralling into a web of secrets and lies. One mistake leads to another... until tragedy strikes, and Daisy is forced to make a devastating choice.How far will she go for the man she can't forget - and what will her one night stand cost her to finally know the truth?'The One Night Stand is a superb read. From beginning to end this is a masterpiece.' Little Miss Booklover 87Praise for L H Stacey: 'Atmospheric with tension, mystery and secrets... and skeletons in the cupboard. A five ⭐️ rollercoaster of a read"' Bestselling author Diane Saxon'Captivating and chilling, with an ending I didn't see coming!' Bestselling author Alex Stone'A fabulous book that hooks you in and won't let you go till the very last page!' Bestselling author J.A. Baker'A must read - highly original, impossible to put down, tense, dark, absolutely riveting' Bestselling author Mary Grand'This is my fist time reading L.H Stacey and I guarantee it will not be my last.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
Attractive Nuisance
Jon Bolt is a private investigator living in a 37-foot Holiday Rambler RV at Dockweiler Beach in Los Angeles. He's hired by California Senator Nancy Goldstein after her chief of staff, Elsa Krieger, embezzles twelve million dollars from campaign funds. The case becomes complicated when Senator Goldstein's daughter, Tricia, is caught up with Russian mobsters connected to crime boss Chesnokov.Bolt's investigation reveals Elsa is involved with Chesnokov's organization and a mysterious woman named Zarina who operates from the shadows. As he tracks the stolen money through LA's criminal underworld, Bolt makes a critical mistake-he becomes romantically involved with Elsa, his primary target. This lapse in judgment nearly compromises his mission.The investigation takes him from Malibu estates to the Kabbalah Center in West Hollywood, from Russian mob territories to storage facilities in Van Nuys. Bolt employs surveillance equipment, GPS trackers, and the help of his associate Maggie, a stoner ex-cop with exceptional investigative skills.The case culminates in a storage unit on Oxnard Street where Bolt discovers the hidden cache of stolen funds. He recovers the money and delivers eight million to Senator Goldstein (keeping his one-third commission), also ensuring Tricia's safety.The novel ends with Bolt transformed-harder, colder, more pragmatic. No longer the man who hesitated or felt guilt, he's become what the job demanded. Bolt accepts a new case, ready to continue operating in the gray areas between right and wrong. The title "Attractive Nuisance" reflects both Elsa's dangerous allure and the seductive power of dirty money in corrupting those who chase it.
Flights of Fancy
'Stranded in an airport after red-eye flights were temporarily suspended, nine passengers had to stay and wait at the lounge for the airport to resume flight operations. To pass the evening and temporarily forget their own concerns, these complete strangers decided to tell each other stories. The stories they shared were fanciful, heart-warming and horrific that revealed both the darker and brighter side of human nature.
The Fog
A special fiftieth-anniversary edition of a horror classic from James Herbert, bestselling author of The Rats. It started with a crack that ripped the earth apart. Then out of the bottomless pit creeps a malevolent fog that leaves a deadly trail in its wake. John Holman is on a secret assignment from the Department of the Environment when he is dragged into the clutches of this oppressive fog. After a series of grisly axe murders, rampaging livestock and the near-loss of his own sanity, it becomes clear to John that this unstoppable fog is destined to twist the minds and devastate the lives of all those it encounters. Yet the true horror is only just beginning . . . 'James Herbert comes at us with both hands' - Stephen King A chilling story of madness and murder, The Fog explores the immense destruction chemical weapons can cause - and is a stark reminder of humanity's frailty in the face of uncontrollable forces.
Is Anyone Listening?
"Barbara Freethy's suspense novels are explosively good!" - New York Times Bestselling Author Toni Anderson When no one wants to hear the truth-how far would you go to make them listen?Cassidy Clarke never planned to chase killers. Her true-crime podcast, Mysteries Uncorked, started as a side project-just three friends, a few glasses of wine, and unsolved cases that fascinated them. But when their audience explodes, the women decide to go on location for their next story: the disappearance of a young woman from a coastal inn in Maine.For Cassidy, the case hits close to home. The missing woman was last seen at the Stonecross Inn-run by the grandmother she's never met. Ellen Clarke makes one thing clear when they arrive: she doesn't want them there. But the microphones are already live, and the listeners are hooked.As Cassidy and Tessa dig deeper, they uncover whispers of other women who came to Stonecross and never left. The locals refuse to talk. And Ellen knows far more than she'll say. Then another woman vanishes. Cassidy's podcast goes viral, and someone decides it's time to cut her mic for good.A chilling, addictive psychological thriller from a #1 NYT Bestselling Author about ambition, small town secrets, and the stories that refuse to stay silent. This female-led psychological thriller follows a woman who investigates an unanswered mystery while challenging a powerful small-town establishment. Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Laura Dave, and Freida McFadden.
Is Anyone Listening
"Barbara Freethy's suspense novels are explosively good!" - New York Times Bestselling Author Toni Anderson When no one wants to hear the truth-how far would you go to make them listen?Cassidy Clarke never planned to chase killers. Her true-crime podcast, Mysteries Uncorked, started as a side project-just three friends, a few glasses of wine, and unsolved cases that fascinated them. But when their audience explodes, the women decide to go on location for their next story: the disappearance of a young woman from a coastal inn in Maine.For Cassidy, the case hits close to home. The missing woman was last seen at the Stonecross Inn-run by the grandmother she's never met. Ellen Clarke makes one thing clear when they arrive: she doesn't want them there. But the microphones are already live, and the listeners are hooked.As Cassidy and Tessa dig deeper, they uncover whispers of other women who came to Stonecross and never left. The locals refuse to talk. And Ellen knows far more than she'll say. Then another woman vanishes. Cassidy's podcast goes viral, and someone decides it's time to cut her mic for good.A chilling, addictive psychological thriller from a #1 NYT Bestselling Author about ambition, small town secrets, and the stories that refuse to stay silent. This female-led psychological thriller follows a woman who investigates an unanswered mystery while challenging a powerful small-town establishment. Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Laura Dave, and Freida McFadden.
Flowers for the Slaughterman
FLOWERS FOR THE SLAUGHTERMANby N J EdmundsAberdeen, 1982. Case closed. Murder solved.But Flint and Masson don't believe it.An innocent man has confessed, and PC Masson is certain the real killer is still out there. Injured and off duty, he teams up again with Gordon Flint.They uncover a disturbing pattern-identical murders across Scotland, a secret list of targets, and a killer always one step ahead.When the hunt turns personal and Flint's girlfriend is abducted, the chase hurtles towards a deadly climax in a remote Fife cottage.Can Flint and Masson stop the killer-before the final name is crossed off?Flowers for the Slaughterman is Book 2 in the Flint & Masson series
Hidden Angels
When a handwritten note appears on Darcy's bed, in her missing sister's exact handwriting, everything she believed about their disappearance shatters.The message contains only one thing: coordinates.Following them leads Darcy to a devastating discovery... and a second message pointing her across the border to where her remaining sister, Faith, is being held. With nothing but spiritual signs, intuition, and the help of a covert vigilante team, Darcy is pulled into a hidden world of trafficking networks and long-buried crimes operating in the shadows.As danger closes in, Darcy must confront the truth, trust the signs guiding her, and risk everything to save the only family she has left.Hidden Angels is a fast-paced, emotional suspense novel about sisterhood, courage, and the unseen forces that push us toward the truth. A gripping blend of mystery, spiritual tension, and real-world danger, perfect for readers of Lisa Jewell and Freida McFadden
Marie Cadieux and the Liberty Conspiracy
New York City, 1886. A missing sister. A secret war for liberty.Marie Cadieux is an artist, not a spy-but when her sister vanishes without a trace, she's pulled into a world of shadowy agents, coded messages, and deadly plots. Teaming up with mysterious operative Charlie Blaine and detective Joe Petrosino, Marie follows a trail through anarchist enclaves and organised crime in a city unaware of the threat it faces.What she uncovers could shake the foundations of American freedom. As the Statue of Liberty is prepared for its unveiling a volatile anarchist group, The Black Veil, rises.From Gilded Age soir矇es to dangerous back alleys, Marie must decide who to trust-and how far she's willing to go for justice and the truth.For fans of historical thrillers, fearless heroines, and fast-paced mystery, Marie Cadieux and the Liberty Conspiracy is the thrilling first adventure in an unforgettable new series.
Rough Cut
Chef and FBI secret informant Sag Pfister is propelled into the glamorous life of the rich but soon finds herself in a disturbing and toxic web of deceit in this intricately plotted thriller! Chef and reluctant FBI informant Sagarine Pfister has a new assignment: Infiltrate one of Chicago's wealthiest families and uncover what billionaire diamond kingpin Richard Nottingham is planning behind closed doors. The FBI knows Nottingham is a long-dormant Russian sleeper agent who's just been activated, and now it seems he's planning something lethal--but for whom, and on what scale? Despite a series of bloody clues left around the city by someone who may be on their side, the FBI is clueless. Sag needs to blend in and expose Nottingham's plan before it goes into motion, and before she gets caught. Because if he even suspects who she really is, he has the power to erase her--without a trace. For fans of Janet Evanovich and "audiences who wish the TV series The Bear could make room for Russian mobsters" (Kirkus Reviews). A witty, tense rollercoaster of a ride!
The Spider and the Web
The Spider and the WebA chilling psychological thriller about buried secrets, fractured identities, and the price of justice.Rachel drifts into a quiet Cotswolds village in England, longing for a fresh start. With her warmth and charm, she's quickly welcomed by the tight-knit locals-none more so than Eileen and Michael, a seemingly perfect couple who take her under their wing.But when Michael suddenly disappears, Rachel is drawn into the search.At first, she's just trying to help. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more unsettling things become. Stories don't add up. Smiles don't reach eyes. Kindness turns watchful. Questions turn dangerous.Dark, relentless, and simmering with tension, The Spider and the Web is a slow-burn psychological thriller that grips from the first page and tightens until the very last.
Eyes of the River
When seventeen-year-old Allie Sheridan disappears, Richard Larson's quietly constructed world begins to unravel. Returning home from war forty-eight years ago, suffering profound trauma, Rick's wife and young daughter, Beth, had to flee his rageful addictions. His ensuing retreat, with fellow stricken Veteran, Tremaine Wilson, led them to a forsaken boatyard and unlikely sanctuary along Washington, DC's Anacostia River-a forgotten river where they hoped to forget as well. The serendipitous friendship with Allie found a way in, though, and grew. But now, she has vanished from Rick's life, too.Tragedies cascade across Rick's world as the young girl's prominent businessman father and ruthless, senator stepmother descend upon his isolated refuge in search of their precocious daughter. Rick's fear for Allie's safety reawakens his own buried hope for redemption, pitting him against the shadowing anguish from Vietnam and a dangerous conspiracy, reaching into the highest levels of government. Soon desperate, Rick is lured from his haven. Having no choice but to trust the intuition of his failing oldest friend, Tremaine, he follows Allie's trail into his own shattered past.From the political deceptions of Washington, DC to the calm of a small New England town, the relentless pursuit culminates in a destined final confrontation and the only chance for salvation from their demons. A haunting advance Richard Larson may not be prepared to make.
Steep and Deep
Ski patroller Greta Westerlind discovers there's a darker side to the glamorous skiers' paradise of Aspen in this intriguing thriller. Floyd dropped the mitten at my feet, his tail wagging. I picked it up and let out a horrified shriek. Inside was a human hand. The last thing ski patroller Greta Westerlind expects to find during routine avalanche training is the severed hand of her best friend. Evie Kearney is the latest woman to mysteriously disappear in the Aspen Mountains. Yet while an investigation is launched to find the rest of the body, Greta is relegated to the sidelines. The sheriff believes she's too close to this one, but that's exactly why she can't possibly stop. Soon Greta is embroiled in a gruesome game of cat and mouse, as twisty and dangerous as Aspen's black diamond runs. Something sinister is happening on her mountain. Someone is trying to scare her away from learning what's become of Evie. But Greta's determined to find out . . . even if it means sharing the same fate. This dark and twisty thriller is the second book in the Aspen mystery series, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware.
Crossing Bok Chitto
In the harrowing closing months of World War II, First Sergeant Anthony Rucker sprints across a perilous Okinawan battlefield, with bullets ripping through the air surrounding him. Each step taken is a struggle for existence, each breath a recollection of the life he abandoned. Conditioned to withstand, resolute in duty, and tested to the extreme, Anthony faces the brutal truth of combat as a comrade collapses dead beside him. Yet amidst the turmoil, recollections of his home drive him forward.Long before the conflict, Anthony was simply "Tony," a reserved youth from the tough area of Butchertown in San Francisco. Growing up among industrious families, meatpacking plants, and the scent of the Bay, Tony grasped the true meaning of resilience from a young age. On the football field, he found power. In the classroom, he discovered companionship. And in Janessa Kapas, the most enchanting girl he had ever met, he found something even more intense: hope.Their playful conversations, study gatherings, and late-night visits to Mooney's for ice cream gradually ignite a bond neither can resist. One extraordinary kiss transforms everything, providing Tony with a motivation to aspire beyond the war zones.Yet conflict tends to challenge every vow, every recollection, and every fragment of bravery.Spanning from Okinawa's beaches to San Francisco's avenues, A Second Chance is a captivating and emotional tale of devotion, youthful romance, and the indomitable will of a Marine striving to make it back home to the life and the girl he wishes are still there for him.
Murder on Alaskan Cruise
Set against the majestic backdrop of Alaska's towering mountains and icy seas, this gripping murder mystery explores friendship, loyalty, and the dangerous consequences of obsession.When Nicole Mulcannon boards an Alaskan cruise, she expects breath-taking scenery, new friendships, and a well-earned escape. She does not expect to become the prime suspect in a brutal murder. After befriending the warm and spirited Louise Castillo, Nicole soon learns that Louise is being stalked by a mysterious figure dressed entirely in black. A mass card slipped under Louise's door confirms her worst fears. Someone wants her dead!When Louise is found murdered in Nicole's cabin, the Gardai swiftly charge Nicole. With her reputation destroyed and the evidence stacked against her, she must fight to prove her innocence. Only Cliona, a gentle artist, and Jessie, a teenage passenger, hold the key to the truth.Barrister, Mitch Ledger takes the case, and Mitch and Nicole develop feelings for each other, but their priority is to find Louise's murderer. Will romance blossom later?As the investigation deepens, dark secrets surface. Jealousy, lies, and a desperate lover swirl beneath the peaceful fa癟ade of the cruise. Mitch and Nicole must uncover the real murderer, before her life is destroyed forever.
M.I.G.H.T.
'Story 1: A group of scientists explored an ancient tomb to prove their hypothesis that oil from human remains can be a source of electricity. When they saw an old jar containing an ancient man's skeleton, their greed grew - they smuggled the jar out of the cave, believing they could be rich by selling it to wealthy antique collectors. At midnight, they were awakened by smoke coming from the smuggled jar. The skeleton suddenly floated out of the jar and threatened them.Story 2: Hope, a bubbly tour guide who has a fondness for Mael, a cute and bold guy who loves to explore the world with his buddies. While on a tour, they were not aware that the Lamia was spying on them. Hope was the Lamia's chosen successor to maintain her youthfulness. The Lamia was targeting Mael as her next prey with Hope's cooperation. Knowing that the monster would threaten her loved ones, Hope allowed the Lamia to possess her, but because she was cunning, she had plenty of ways to deceive the monster.Story 3: Snih, the reigning Miss UNDAS-World 2024, was infatuated with Mateo, a brave and outspoken columnist. She got a little bit jealous upon seeing Mateo and his fianc矇e together. Out of jealousy, she passed out in the middle of the forest because an alleged werehorse tricked her. She found herself inside Mateo's house, only to find out that her infatuation with Mateo led her to experience being stuck in the labyrinth of love.
Coppers
Spanning several decades, this collection of stories follows multiple detectives as they investigate cases of murder, rape and drug deals.Detective Jordan's search for answers following the drug induced death of his sister, takes him from the back streets of Melbourne up to the Gold Coast, and a far North Queensland sugar mill. Subsequent investigations into brutal murders affect his private life both physically and mentally.Detective Bradshaw's investigation of a rape enables her to discover information regarding her fathers untimely death.Detective Turner's choice to sell information to an underworld figure severely affects his retirement dream.Maybe Detective Nolan should stay home.
Flights of Fancy
'Stranded in an airport after red-eye flights were temporarily suspended, nine passengers had to stay and wait at the lounge for the airport to resume flight operations. To pass the evening and temporarily forget their own concerns, these complete strangers decided to tell each other stories. The stories they shared were fanciful, heart-warming and horrific that revealed both the darker and brighter side of human nature.
The Boy on the Dock
"McCarthy's The Boy on the Dock is like Shari Lapena's The Couple Next Door meets Lisa Jewell's Then She Was Gone-psychological tension from start to finish!" -Cam Torrens, bestselling author of the Tyler Zahn mystery/suspense seriesShe came to the lake to grieve alone. What she finds is a terrified boy no one else sees.Haunted by loss, graphic designer Julie retreats to an isolated lake cabin, desperate for solitude and escape. But grief doesn't stay quiet, and neither does the past. When Julie glimpses a frightened boy on a nearby dock, everything she thought she understood about her reality begins to fracture.Everyone insists the boy doesn't exist. Her ex-husband thinks she's imagining things. The police are disbelieving. Even Mark, her enigmatic neighbor who seems too eager to help, is unsure. Is she losing her mind, or is someone trying to make her believe she is?When events turn violent and the truth circles ever closer, Julie considers a harrowing possibility. Not only could the boy be real, but he could be in serious danger-and she might be the only one who can help him.As her grip on reality frays, Julie must summon every ounce of strength to unravel the mystery and confront the trauma holding her underwater for far too long-because finding and saving the boy might be her only chance to save herself.A chilling, emotional thriller about grief, obsession, and resilience.
Gil
Some gifts come with a price. Twenty years before, high school coach Gil Gilbert gave up his dream to play professional baseball so he could marry his pregnant girlfriend, Keri. When he miraculously discovers that he can pitch with deadly accuracy and speed, he must choose between his successful career and comfortable family life or his chance to play with the Colorado Rockies during a player's strike. Gil stuns the pitching staff with 100 mph fastballs and is offered a contract. After joining the Rockies, the world soon learns that Gil is a supernatural phenomenon and the Rockies keep winning. But Gil soon faces stiff opposition, including a frivolous lawsuit, a father who feels his son's calling to pitch is to save souls, and threats from the striking players. As the season progresses, Gil discovers that his unexpected gift is the result of a rare disease, and continuing to pitch may hasten his own death. While Keri supports his decision to keep playing, she is fearful about her husband's bizarre health condition. Gil must decide what price he is willing to pay to live his dream.
Until Death Do Us Part
They shared a terrible marriage, now they share a murderMia and Rami's marriage is dead. They're in their thirties and reeling from a miscarriage, but love left long ago. Rami, a fantasist, believes they can revive it, but Mia has reached her limit.On a rainy drive, she finally asks for a divorce, but in the ensuing argument their crumbling world collides with another. Desperate to avoid punishment, they're forced into a toxic alliance.Will this shared crime resurrect their marriage, or be the final, fatal blow?Until Death Do Us Part is a dark domestic thriller about a failing marriage, an accidental killing, and the toxicity of secrets."A wickedly dark, compulsive and gripping thriller pulsing with secrets. Loved it." Gytha Lodge. Author of Sunday Times bestseller, She Lies in Wait.
The Night Nurse and the Jewel Thief
Nancy Norman's world collapses when a fire destroys everything she owns. The glamour-obsessed home care nurse faces an impossible choice: retire with nothing-or take one last night shift that could change everything. She takes the job.Her assignment leads her to an eccentric billionaire's remote estate, where eco-activism hides darker secrets. But her quiet shift erupts into chaos when thieves storm the mansion, hunting for a legendary sapphire collection. Suddenly, Nancy is fighting for her life against trained criminals, high-tech traps, and the mansion's bizarre defenses.Caught between loyalty and desperation, Nancy discovers an unexpected talent for deception. As she matches wits with the charming mastermind Stephen Sinclair, she realizes the biggest heist of the night might be her own transformation. In a house where nothing is what it seems, Nancy must decide who she is-and what she's willing to steal to survive. This glittering thriller delivers a night of crime, betrayal, and self-discovery where the real treasure might be finding yourself.
Anyone Can Kill
When British doctor Arlo and his fianc矇e nurse Jen volunteer in war torn Mosul Iraq, a single act of compassion sets off a chain of violence. Jen is murdered by a sadistic ISIS commander known only as Spider and Arlo, who is trapped in a collapsing city, is forced to make choices that will echo far beyond Mosul - and none of them will leave him whole.Thousands of miles away in England, ex-soldier Steve Foley and his son Eddie, are rebuilding their lives after surviving a terrorist plot. But when chilling threats appear, signed only with the single letter Q, the Foleys are dragged back into a deadly game that blurs the lines between hunter and hunted.In another part of the country, an elderly couple are coerced into smuggling two strangers into the country - a decision that will entangle them in the same web of deceit and vengeance. As their paths converge, they will all discover that the quest for survival and retribution can unleash a destructive darkness.When the past refuses to stay buried, anyone can kill.
Eyes of the River
When seventeen-year-old Allie Sheridan disappears, Richard Larson's quietly constructed world begins to unravel. Returning home from war forty-eight years ago, suffering profound trauma, Rick's wife and young daughter, Beth, had to flee his rageful addictions. His ensuing retreat, with fellow stricken Veteran, Tremaine Wilson, led them to a forsaken boatyard and unlikely sanctuary along Washington, DC's Anacostia River-a forgotten river where they hoped to forget as well. The serendipitous friendship with Allie found a way in, though, and grew. But now, she has vanished from Rick's life, too.Tragedies cascade across Rick's world as the young girl's prominent businessman father and ruthless, senator stepmother descend upon his isolated refuge in search of their precocious daughter. Rick's fear for Allie's safety reawakens his own buried hope for redemption, pitting him against the shadowing anguish from Vietnam and a dangerous conspiracy, reaching into the highest levels of government. Soon desperate, Rick is lured from his haven. Having no choice but to trust the intuition of his failing oldest friend, Tremaine, he follows Allie's trail into his own shattered past.From the political deceptions of Washington, DC to the calm of a small New England town, the relentless pursuit culminates in a destined final confrontation and the only chance for salvation from their demons. A haunting advance Richard Larson may not be prepared to make.
Gil
Some gifts come with a price. Twenty years before, high school coach Gil Gilbert gave up his dream to play professional baseball so he could marry his pregnant girlfriend, Keri. When he miraculously discovers that he can pitch with deadly accuracy and speed, he must choose between his successful career and comfortable family life or his chance to play with the Colorado Rockies during a player's strike. Gil stuns the pitching staff with 100 mph fastballs and is offered a contract. After joining the Rockies, the world soon learns that Gil is a supernatural phenomenon and the Rockies keep winning. But Gil soon faces stiff opposition, including a frivolous lawsuit, a father who feels his son's calling to pitch is to save souls, and threats from the striking players. As the season progresses, Gil discovers that his unexpected gift is the result of a rare disease, and continuing to pitch may hasten his own death. While Keri supports his decision to keep playing, she is fearful about her husband's bizarre health condition. Gil must decide what price he is willing to pay to live his dream.
The Minister's Haunting
Brooke McLaughlin is married to a Christian pastor. When husband Jeremy is assigned to a Methodist church in Middle Tennessee, they purchase Brooke's dream home, an early 19th century two-story farmhouse on county acreage. After moving into the house, it isn't long before bumps in the night disturb their sleep. Soon it is evident the house is haunted with mean spirits that won't leave their family alone. Brooke determines to learn why the house is haunted and searches through the county archives for answers. While dealing with this issue, she encounters two other serious problems that causes the family extreme grief. This is a family-friendly novel based on a true haunting.
Trucker's Deadly Haul
Nothing Good Happens After MidnightThe 105 Truck Stop along the interstate in the town of Oldsmar is a busy hub that attracts plenty of shady characters. But the mood grows darker when the ladies that frequent this rest stop go missing. Then start turning up dead. Found along highways and near truck stops, these poor women are thrown away like bags of trash. Beaten beyond recognition. Strangled. The crime scenes were horrific. Sadly, many turn a blind eye, even local authorities.Enter upstart cop Callahan "Cal" Raven who takes the words "Protect and Serve" to heart. As a teen, Cal sees death in all its ugliness, and through this lens he sees these victims as mothers, sisters and daughters. He sees them as human beings. He knows their lives deserve more than a free ride to the morgue, a toe tag and a Jane Doe designation.As Cal's career grows, so too does the body count. He digs into these cases against his superiors' wishes, a decision that jeopardizes his job - and his life. Yet through dogged determination, he discovers a pattern to these murders.On his quest to find the predator, Cal must contend with cronyism and corruption within the Oldsmar Police Department, media scrutiny, increasing oversight from state police, growing unease in the community and the FBI.Overcoming his own demons and insecurities, Cal investigates each death, follows the clues and tracks the killer. But time's running out with each passing mile. Will Cal find the killer before another body turns up? Will he maintain his wits? This riveting true fiction tale will keep you guessing till the final page.
Encyclopedia Of Religion In The South
Last night I was grieving. Today I am a headline.When my husband's body washed up on a remote riverbank, the media swarmed. They called it an accident. Then a scandal. Then they called me a suspect. So I disappeared.New state. New life. New tenant.Jake is everything Matthew wasn't-kind, protective, and dangerously magnetic. Our connection ignites fast, blurring every line I swore I'd never cross. Until strange things start happening... Matthew's cufflink appears on my kitchen counter. The wedding photo I destroyed shows up on my nightstand. Someone is watching me.And now a woman is missing-a woman asking questions about Matthew. As the past claws its way back, I'm forced to confront the unthinkable: Who, exactly, is the man sleeping in my bed?A white-knuckle psychological thriller that will leave you reeling. Perfect for fans of Shari Lapena, Lisa Jewell, and Gone Girl.
Benjamin Franklin Serial KIller
London, 1998. Beneath the former home of Benjamin Franklin, workmen uncover a sealed stone box filled with human bones. The secret has slept for more than two centuries.In 1750, young William Hewson enters the forbidden world of anatomy after the death of his twin sister. His brilliance attracts the attention of Benjamin Franklin, a respected inventor whose public reputation hides a far darker obsession: the search for the human soul.Drawn into Franklin's secret circle of Freemasons and scientists called the Lunar Society, Hewson becomes both protege and captive. In hidden rooms lit by candlelight, dissections shift from scientific study to ritual. Franklin insists that only blood and sacrifice can reveal the truth about life itself.As political unrest spreads across Europe and the American colonies, Hewson's breakthroughs in medicine are overshadowed by his mentor's crimes. The closer he comes to understanding the inner workings of the body, the deeper he is pulled into a nightmare of madness, murder, and betrayal.From the basements of eighteenth century London to the first sparks of revolution, The Anatomist's Curse follows the descent of a genius who believed he could reshape humanity and the young scientist caught in his shadow.
The House Ate Souls
Art teacher Radha lives in an 18th century house of stone with her cousins, Veena and Lata, and her eternally critical mother, Swati. Though it's full of charm with its statues and garden full of roses, it harbors a dark secret: the house eats the souls of anyone it deems unworthy. To satisfy the house's appetite, Radha and her friends invite criminals who evade laws. Without enough souls, the house crumbles piece by piece.When their house starts crumbling after a lack of souls, Radha runs into Andrew, a marine biologist trying to make a new life. As they spend time with each other, she grows more attracted to him. Unfortunately, the house deems his soul worthy to eat upon learning a dark secret about him: he didn't pay for a crime he committed forty years ago. Now Radha must decide on the right thing to do; give up the man she's fallen for or let the house crumble to dust.With her family secrets and love life on the line, Radha knows she'll lose something. But will it be her home or her lover? As time ticks down, she has to make up her mind before everything falls apart.
Legacy of Lies
As we approach the 50th anniversary of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance on that sultry afternoon in July 1975, Lew Paper has crafted a fast-paced historical thriller which raises new questions about the reasons for the abduction. The book commences with a startling premise: What if a private investigator had been hired to trail Hoffa in that summer of 1975 and saw him get in a car with three other men, all of whom the investigator knew from his prior experience with the FBI? Would that investigator report what he knew to the FBI when he later learned Hoffa had been abducted - knowing the Mafia's practice of eliminating witnesses to its crimes? Sam Silver, the former FBI special agent, is that investigator. But he is reluctant to contact the FBI. His only child, a high school student, just lost his mother (and Silver's wife) to cancer, and Sam cannot bear the thought of leaving his son without any parent. Fast forward eleven years. Sam's son, now a young lawyer in Washington, DC, embarks on an odyssey to determine whether his father's untimely death on a sailboat ten years earlier was, as the coroner determined, an accident. Or was it something more sinister? In a story filled with unexpected twists and turns, Legacy of Lies brings into focus the forces surrounding Hoffa's disappearance - Bobby Kennedy's vendetta against Hoffa when he was Attorney General, President Richard Nixon's bid for re-election in 1972, and, last but not least, the Mafia.
The House Ate Souls
Art teacher Radha lives in an 18th century house of stone with her cousins, Veena and Lata, and her eternally critical mother, Swati. Though it's full of charm with its statues and garden full of roses, it harbors a dark secret: the house eats the souls of anyone it deems unworthy. To satisfy the house's appetite, Radha and her friends invite criminals who evade laws. Without enough souls, the house crumbles piece by piece.When their house starts crumbling after a lack of souls, Radha runs into Andrew, a marine biologist trying to make a new life. As they spend time with each other, she grows more attracted to him. Unfortunately, the house deems his soul worthy to eat upon learning a dark secret about him: he didn't pay for a crime he committed forty years ago. Now Radha must decide on the right thing to do; give up the man she's fallen for or let the house crumble to dust.With her family secrets and love life on the line, Radha knows she'll lose something. But will it be her home or her lover? As time ticks down, she has to make up her mind before everything falls apart.
London Boys
In "The London Boys" we are guided through the memories of Tom, a young woman who is trying to understand why she continually draws the figure of a strange man over and over. As the figure slowly reveals himself in Tom's mind, she undergoes a journey of transformation inspired by the alchemical process found in Pernety's "Dictionnaire mytho-herm矇tique". Music guides the reader through this transformation as Tom begins to understand her obsession with a city, a river, and a man that seems to be both.
Now You Don't
Detective Cal Dempsey has spent twenty years building walls between her work and her life. At forty-eight, she's never been in a relationship, never let anyone past her defenses, never been anything but the job. Then crime scene photographer Mara Snowden-the police chief's niece and a fixture at crime scenes for years-disappears without explanation.Left behind: a single photograph of a murder victim with three words written on the back in Mara's handwriting: For U Callisto.Callisto is a name Dempsey buried at eighteen. A childhood nickname from a group home, known only to people from a life she's never discussed. A name that no one in her current world should know.Assigned to find her missing colleague, Dempsey breaks into Mara's apartment and discovers a black leather journal. Inside: surveillance photographs of Dempsey taken over years without her knowledge. Detailed observations of her routines, her habits, her solitary life. Explicit sexual fantasies about a woman Mara has been watching, studying, wanting-but never approaching. The journal reveals an obsession that's been growing in the dark, patient and methodical.The victim in the photograph is Stefan Tapani, a police confidential informant with a history of violent crimes he's never paid for. Two years ago, he sexually assaulted Mara. Three witnesses-all connected to law enforcement-gave statements claiming the encounter was consensual. Tapani walked free. The case was closed.Now those three witnesses are dead within weeks of each other: a drowning, a suicide, a fall down the stairs. The kind of deaths that don't look like murders until someone connects them. Dempsey connects them.As she traces the pattern through old case files and crime scene reports, Dempsey realizes Mara hasn't just been watching her-she's been leaving breadcrumbs. Each crime scene disguised as tragedy. Each death perfectly executed. Each piece of evidence placed where only Dempsey would find it. The investigation isn't a hunt. It's an invitation.When Mara finally surfaces, the confrontation isn't what Dempsey expects. There's no denial, no deflection. Instead, Mara offers something Dempsey has never had: to be truly seen. To be chosen. To matter to someone beyond her badge and her cases. The confession becomes a seduction. The evidence becomes foreplay. And Dempsey-who has spent two decades alone, who has never been wanted, who has never let herself want anything beyond the job-feels the walls she's built beginning to crack.The choice before her is impossible: turn in the first person who's ever desired her and maintain her integrity, or become complicit in the only justice Mara could get. Because in a system that protects informants over victims, that values procedures over people, that let a rapist walk free-what is justice actually worth? Now You Don't is a noir psychological thriller about obsession, complicity, and the terrible freedom of finally being seen-even when the person seeing you is destined to destroy you, or perhaps especially then.
Losers
No one knows what became of John Pittiss, save for Carlos Muela Jim矇nez y Pepe Baco Navarro; two inmates at the Dham Psychiatric Penitentiary. It is this mystery that draws Lucile Duch璽teau Avril, the field doctor in charge, into a series of sessions aimed at uncovering his fate. Yet, what Carlos Muela Jim矇nez is about to recount-based on years of stories told to him by his brother-in-law, Pepe Baco Navarro-seems like yet another madness. One that spirals toward a near future, where a failed writer, Lucas Henry Storm Johnson-a former hitman who is suicidal and claims to have lost everything to artificial intelligence-decides, once again, to turn to his jester in order to eliminate the very person who hired him for his last job. To do so, he must not only find this man but also reckon with a previous assignment that still casts its shadow over him.
The Uganda Protocol
Terror strikes from inside America's own institutions, turning one agent's manhunt into a fight to save everything that matters.FBI Special Agent Nathan Burke expected a routine prisoner transport. Instead, he finds an airplane full of corpses and his most wanted terrorism suspect gone without a trace. The investigation plunges him into an international manhunt for Imam Omar Yemeni, a man whose network runs deeper and deadlier than anyone imagined.Meanwhile, Iranian immigrant Leila Kabiri works as a court interpreter, building a new life for her neurodivergent son Darius after fleeing her homeland. But when colleagues start disappearing and foreign operatives make contact, Leila discovers the American justice system itself has been compromised. Someone is watching her every move, and they want something only she can provide.What Nathan doesn't realize is that Yemeni's escape was just the opening move in a much larger plan--one that targets the most vulnerable and threatens mass casualties. As Nathan races across continents tracking his fugitive, Leila finds herself trapped between protecting her family and doing what's right. When their paths finally converge, both will discover that the most dangerous enemies are the ones hiding in plain sight.Bestselling author Jeffrey James Higgins--whose first Nathan Burke thriller was named one of Library Journal's Best Books of 2025--delivers high-stakes action and unforgettable characters in a race against time where the cost of failure is measured in thousands of lives. Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly, David Baldacci, and Vince Flynn.___________________Praise for Jeffrey James Higgins: "...pulse-pounding...a must-read..." --Library Journal"Jeffrey Higgins is a rising star author in our universe of thrillers...he turns the mysteries and dangers of our times into clock-ticking engrossing reading." --James Grady, creator of Condor and author of the American Sky trilogy"...as authentic as it gets! Jeffrey James Higgins pours his years of law enforcement experience into crafting characters that leap off the page." --Jack Stewart, retired Navy fighter pilot and bestselling author of the Battle Born series"Pulse pounding and relevant, Higgins delivers a thrilling ride you won't want to miss." --Dale M. Nelson, retired U.S. Air Force Officer and author of The Gage Files"...a propulsive, white-knuckle ride into the shadowy world of espionage and global conspiracy...This one is not to be missed." --David McCloskey, former CIA analyst and author of The Seventh Floor
The Hill
In The Hill: Finding the Way, the third book in Wayne James Coleman's deeply moving series, Derek Callahan returns home searching for clarity in a world unraveling around him. Haunted by global chaos, personal loss, and a soul-stirring dream that feels more like prophecy than imagination, Derek is drawn back to the places that once anchored his faith his childhood home, the Bridge of Hope, and the Hill that shaped him.But everything has changed.What Derek thought was gone forever begins to reawaken through unexpected encounters, divine reminders, and long-buried family truths. Guided by the journals of his grandfather, Dirk, and the wisdom of his great-grandfather, Pastor Roberts, Derek discovers that the Hill was never just a place it was a calling.As visions collide with reality and the spiritual battle intensifies, Derek must confront the pain he's buried, the faith he's neglected, and the path he was always meant to walk. Along the way, he faces questions of love, truth, purpose, and the unseen forces shaping every life.Tender, prophetic, and spiritually gripping, The Hill: Finding the Way invites readers to look beyond the noise of the world and rediscover the God who calls each of us to return, to rise, and to find the way home.
The Hill
In The Hill: Finding the Way, the third book in Wayne James Coleman's deeply moving series, Derek Callahan returns home searching for clarity in a world unraveling around him. Haunted by global chaos, personal loss, and a soul-stirring dream that feels more like prophecy than imagination, Derek is drawn back to the places that once anchored his faith his childhood home, the Bridge of Hope, and the Hill that shaped him.But everything has changed.What Derek thought was gone forever begins to reawaken through unexpected encounters, divine reminders, and long-buried family truths. Guided by the journals of his grandfather, Dirk, and the wisdom of his great-grandfather, Pastor Roberts, Derek discovers that the Hill was never just a place it was a calling.As visions collide with reality and the spiritual battle intensifies, Derek must confront the pain he's buried, the faith he's neglected, and the path he was always meant to walk. Along the way, he faces questions of love, truth, purpose, and the unseen forces shaping every life.Tender, prophetic, and spiritually gripping, The Hill: Finding the Way invites readers to look beyond the noise of the world and rediscover the God who calls each of us to return, to rise, and to find the way home.
