The Fall Between
In a small town full of secrets, the past never stays buried.When twelve-year-old Kayleen Ellis vanishes from her home in the rural town of Muswellbrook, Detective Rebecca Giles is called to investigate. Within hours, she's hailed a hero - the case is closed, the missing girl is found and a string of local burglaries have been solved.But the celebration doesn't last long. The next morning, the body of a young farmhand is discovered floating in a cattle trough. Giles must uncover answers to this brutal death, and she soon starts to suspect a connection between the disappearance, the murder and her mother's mysterious drowning thirty years ago.Now, in a community where loyalties run deep and grudges last generations, Giles must face the ghosts of her past before the killer strikes again.Perfect for fans of Jane Harper and Candice Fox, The Fall Between is a dark and atmospheric rural noir thriller that's impossible to put down.'Rural noir at its very best.' Candice Fox 'Unpredictable, authentic, a thrilling debut.' Margaret Hickey 'Full of heart while keeping you on the edge of your seat.' Kyle Perry
The Pit-Prop Syndicate
The pit-prop syndicate follows an unexpected discovery that draws an ordinary professional into a web of suspicion during a routine work journey. While traveling through a quiet region, the protagonist notices a vehicle whose shifting details suggest hidden activity beneath an otherwise mundane operation. A brief stop at a remote workplace reveals an atmosphere of unease, prompting a growing sense that everyday movements conceal something far more elaborate. Encounters with locals deepen this curiosity, and small irregularities begin to form a pattern that cannot be dismissed. As the investigation expands, a trusted acquaintance joins in, turning a simple observation into a deliberate attempt to uncover what lies behind the unusual transport practices linked to the mill. The early chapters build tension gradually, blending intrigue with the thrill of pursuing concealed truths. The narrative emphasizes persistence, intuition, and the subtle ways that ordinary settings can harbor complex schemes, setting the stage for an unfolding mystery shaped by risk, discovery, and quiet determination.
Fire in Flight
"This world was one of vigilantes and unseen justice, after all."New Harbor is a city that praises itself on being the world's first "utopia," and Matt Ellis wants nothing to do with it. When his sister gets a promotion at Streak Corporation, the world's best defense contractor, Matt follows her to the bayside city to reluctantly start a new life. But in cities like New Harbor, reality is often too good to be true.After a sniper attacks the affiliates of Streak Corporation in the dead of night, Matt suits up as a masked vigilante to confront this city's deadliest secrets, and to put an end to "New Harbor's Reaper."
Stingray
It is written that in the kingdom of Castianis' darkest hour, with the queen on her deathbed, their defenses failing, and chaos reigning outside, The Prophecy begins: A man and a woman fall from the sky; the goddess Sophina reveals herself to a young princess and guides her to a reunion with the brother she never met; and a seed is planted for the future of both kingdoms.Three worlds collide around Captain Reginald Epsilon as he comes face-to-face with his arch nemesis Sir Severin Greymoor. Severin has been planning this encounter for the past two years and it is not going quite to plan. Dr. Zubre矇 finds true love and is willing to give up everything to be with her new beau. Cmdr. Jessie Smythe fights to keep Stingray from being destroyed by Greymoor's drones while following Epsilon's trail. What she finds along the way will test her and Epsilon's blossoming relationship.Can the crew of Stingray keep themselves together while desperately trying to save the kingdoms of Castianis and Danerana from falling into a complete meltdown?
Rise as One
Driven by a shared vision for peace, Nyx and King Helios train to master their entangled powers. Enduring a rigorous set of challenges that will push them beyond their limits and test their deepening connection, the bond between them transforms with every touch and glance, even as they fight against threats and battle with their own fears.Alongside their allies, Nyx and Helios must confront the God of Darkness in a battle for the fate of the realm-and stand against the deity of the sacred lands Nyx once fought to protect.Vying for an end to the chaos, Nyx and Helios are determined to forge a new dawn for their realm, no matter the costs.
A Family Affair
An Alex Evercrest Novel The River Front - The Girl on the Grill - Missing - Maggot - Racist - Votive Candles - Windy City - Country Road - Pool of Blood - Sins of the Daughter - Body Parts - The Skull Collector - The Vanishing - The Shadow Fighter - Moonshine - Grief's Trajectory - The Magic Touch - The Nine Towers of Ku - Abandoned - Northern Lights- Missing - Maggot - Change in Direction - A Family Affair - Disruption - The St. Lebuinnus Church MurderA Family AffairA Serial Killer Escapes Prison !Revenge is in the Air !!Friends of the Target Respond and the Script Flips !!The Killer becomes the Target !!!Seeds of Friendship Blossom and The Bloom Smells of so Sweet !There can only be one Outcome !!!
The Preacher
Katie Hornsby's Latest Adventure: A Psychological ThrillerThe Preacher is the fourth in a series of thrillers featuring Katie Hornsby, a brilliant young Detroit trial lawyer, who specializes in handling litigation against Big Pharma. The exception is featured in The Preacher when she takes on the defense of a woman charged with the killing of her husband. As a result of her doing so, Katie is led down a pathway of complex events of Steven King-like proportions. "I shouldn't have started reading the book in the evening because I couldn't put it down."-Dr. John Telford, author
The Inheritance
In the end death comes for us all. When the end came for Ruth Whitaker, her dying thoughts were of her four children-an avaricious brood intent on receiving their fair shares of the family fortune. But even in death the spiteful old widow has nefarious intentions of her own in the form of dreadful curses placed upon the items bequeathed to her unwitting children. By the time the scope of her disdain for them is fully understood, their lives are irrevocably and horrifyingly transformed.
The Chase
What if Anna was in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease? Or, were the nightmares simply the result of emotional and physical fatigue from juggling a demanding career, long-distance relationship with her adult children, and helping the family care for her increasingly frail mother?But what if an ominous element was encircling Anna? How else had a startling holograph will from a beloved uncle who died twenty-five years ago suddenly surfaced? What explanation accounted for Anna receiving a 1900 land deed for an unidentified tract of land somewhere in Europe? And who had mailed Anna a letter revealing alarming family truths?The Chase is a thrilling tale of deceit and treachery that unfolds in North America, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, and South America. It confronts our deepest fears and raises the possibility of beginning anew.
The Chase
What if Anna was in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease? Or, were the nightmares simply the result of emotional and physical fatigue from juggling a demanding career, long-distance relationship with her adult children, and helping the family care for her increasingly frail mother?But what if an ominous element was encircling Anna? How else had a startling holograph will from a beloved uncle who died twenty-five years ago suddenly surfaced? What explanation accounted for Anna receiving a 1900 land deed for an unidentified tract of land somewhere in Europe? And who had mailed Anna a letter revealing alarming family truths?The Chase is a thrilling tale of deceit and treachery that unfolds in North America, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, and South America. It confronts our deepest fears and raises the possibility of beginning anew.
The Watering Place of Good Peace
NY Times and international bestselling author Geoffrey Jenkins once again combines the speed and sophistication of an up-to-the-minute thriller with the appeal and romance of an historical adventure.It was John Barrow who persuaded Ian Ogilvie to leave the oceanographic research center at Pretoria and to work day and night to evolve and build an electric shark barrier at Aguada da Boa Paz. It is only when Ogilvie arrives at the lonely and haunted place on the coast of Mozambique that he realizes that his presence echoes events of a hundred twenty years before, when another Ian Ogilvie and another John Barrow was hired by a Chinese opium merchant trader to captain a ship and undertake a dangerous mission under the nose of the British Royal Navy that ultimately ended in bitterness and disaster.The barrier is completed on schedule. But in time for what? Ogilvie had come to know a little more of the strange obsessive Barrow who employed him, but he had not fathomed the true purpose of Barrow's urgent and mysterious preparations. Curiosity draws him into dangerous and frightening events and as they rise to a climax he is forced to fight through tragedy and near-death to reveal the secrets that lay below the shark infested waters just off the coast.
The Autarch's Heir
It sounds like a simple job to con man Bel Alan: pretend to be the natural son of the assassinated Calpurnian Autarch Iulus and steal the priceless Solaste Crown. All he needs to do is convince Iulus's successor, the Altissima Antisia, that he's a kid no one's seen in thirty years, talk his way into the Viceregal Palace on Lono, and get out with the Crown before anyone figures out the scam. He'll need a quick getaway, and the House Melian merchanter Golden Wanderer run by sisters Aurore and Dian Melian looks like just the ticket. But Bel isn't the only one with a plan. The Lonoi Resistance are plotting to overthrow Altissima Antisia, who's already bracing for attack from a rival Calpurnian faction leader's fleet. Dian Melian seems determined to charm Altissima Antisia for reasons of her own. And the priestess who hired Bel may be planning to use the Solaste Crown to name a new heir to the lost Lonoi monarchy-if the god she serves accepts that heir as worthy.Bel isn't sure he believes in either princes or gods. But his simple theft may be about to plunge Lono into a bloody civil war, and finding the Blameless Prince to wear the crown may be the only way to stop it. What's a con man to do when the stakes of his game are suddenly the fate of a world?
A Dowager is Done In (Large Print Edition)
THIS IS THE LARGE PRINT EDITIONA mysterious summons. A fatal hot chocolate. And a duchess who never expected mourning to be this dreadfully dull.Hampshire, 1891. Six months into widowhood, Alice, Duchess of Stortford, is restless. Black gowns and seclusion in the country have their limits, so when Clarissa, Dowager Countess of Romley, sends a personal summons asking for her discreet assistance with a troubling matter at Lawrence House, Alice seizes the excuse for a change of scene.But what begins as a family gathering to welcome home the Dowager's once-disgraced son ends in shock. Clarissa is discovered dead, her passing swiftly dismissed as a heart attack. Alice knows better. The Dowager had been afraid - and had trusted her to uncover the truth. Someone silenced her, but why? Was it to do with the announcement she made over dinner, or something even more dangerous?Now everyone in the house is a suspect: the resentful heir, the returning prodigal, the mysterious guest with a too-familiar face. With her sharp-witted maid Maud, steadfast footman George, and her reluctant ally Lord Rushton at her side, Alice must act quickly. If the Dowager was murdered to keep her secrets buried, the killer will not hesitate to strike again.The Dowager is dead. The clock is ticking. And the duchess is about to discover that country house parties can be murder.Full of clever twists and a heroine who won't give up until she finds out the truth, A Dowager is Done-in is the perfect escape for fans of historical mysteries wrapped in wit and warmth.
LA Fade Out
In Hollywood, you survive by knowing where the bodies are buried.Nina Maddox used to be hot stuff on the silver screen-red carpets, flashbulbs, champagne. Now she's traded movie premieres for police tape, working as a private eye in the city where every smile is for sale and every secret has a price tag.But there's a slight problem with her latest case-she's not entirely sure there's a victim.The rest isn't ideal, either: her client can't be trusted, the suspects are a bunch of Tinseltown snakes and two-bit Vegas lowlifes, and the whole thing is somehow connected to a starlet from Hollywood's golden age... a woman who vanished without a trace thirty years ago.But in this town, truth is just another special effect. If Nina doesn't solve this fast, she won't just be chasing ghosts... when the credits roll, she'll be one.
Cratefall
The city was built to keep them free.The maze was built to keep them alive.The last free city in North America is a fortress of stacked shipping containers-steel corridors, shifting paths, and secrets welded into its walls. No one leaves. No one survives alone.When the city is breached for the first time in generations, teens aged sixteen to nineteen are forced into a hastily formed fighting unit. Trained to run the maze, wield blades, and kill without hesitation, they're told one thing: the city must not fall.But as battles escalate and bodies pile up, the truth begins to crack. The leaders have been lying. The maze is more than a shelter-it's a weapon. And the enemy outside may not be the real threat.When a forbidden connection sparks between opposing sides of the war, loyalty fractures. Survival demands choices no one should have to make. Protect the city-or expose the truth that could destroy it.Because freedom has a price.And this time, it may cost the last of humanity.
Escape on the Silk Road
The thrilling adventure of four people who survive an airplane crash in the desolate reaches of western China.Fritz and Betta, German clothing designers, and Tegh, a Mongolian Uighur student, are expelled from China under suspicion of anti-government activities. Steve, an American forced to leave his NGO work by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, is on the flight by happenstance. Thrown together by fate, the four strangers find themselves traveling the hazardous route of the ancient Silk Road as they head west, hoping to elude the Chinese officials who have declared them fugitives and find safety in Kazakhstan, more than 2,300 miles away.Amid the backdrop of international tensions, the four survivors lay clever false trails by hitchhiking, boarding trains, and riding rickety busses. They rely on the kindness of common folks who offer them a helping hand as they wend their way to the safety of Kazakhstan where they are faced with the daunting task of sneaking unnoticed across an international border, making a final gamble that will either deliver them to freedom--or the depths of a Chinese prison from which they might never emerge.
Killer CONnections
Family ties. Small-town secrets. One unexpected visit unravels a web of corruption, conspiracy-and killer connections that could cost Sadie everything.Sadie Sabatini has traded her life as a modern-day Robin Hood for a quieter existence on the peaceful shores of Wilson, Texas. But peace comes at a price-especially when you're hiding a secret past.When a simple misunderstanding spirals into something far more sinister, Sadie is drawn into a tangled web of betrayal, cartel dealings, corporate corruption, and secret societies. As she follows the clues, she must rely on her instincts and those closest to her to determine whether these threads are mere coincidence-or killer connections that could destroy everything she's built and those she loves.
Fool
Fool: Reckoning in the Court of King Henry VIII-Betrayal, Revenge, and the Power of PerceptionKronos is a juggler in King Henry VIII's court; a man jeered for his dwarfism but discreetly desired by noble women. One dangerous moment of eavesdropping nearly costs him his life. Brutally maimed and left insensible, he is rescued by an apothecary and nursed back to health. When his rescuer learns of Kronos's import he contrives to make himself a rich man. He pits two powerful Tudor families, the Howards and the Seymours, against one another. But Kronos is wise to court machinations and he's ready to outplay anyone who attempts to use him. Dismissed and underestimated, Kronos is a man who can overcome any preconceptions about his character and make his foes wonder which of them is truly the fool.
Between You and Me
'Compelling, chilling and an incredibly impressive' Alexandra Brown 'Shocking, and very cleverly crafted' The Book Review Caf矇 'Disturbing and chilling' Northern Crime Reviews 'A gripping psychological thriller with a level of tension that will leave you breathless' Tracy Book Lover They say every marriage has its secrets. But no one sees what happens behind closed doors. And sometimes those doors should never be opened... Sal and Charlie are married. They love each other. But they aren't happy. Sal cannot leave, no matter what Charlie does - no matter how much it hurts. Praise for Between You and Me: 'What a page turner! Compelling, chilling and an incredibly impressive' Alexandra Brown 'It's certainly one of the best debuts I have read in a while, it's compelling and shocking, and very cleverly crafted' The Book Review Caf矇 'Hall packs a punch with this one and the ending left me gasping' For the Love of Books 'It is disturbing and chilling. It feels very real. And a quick mention for that twist! I did not see that coming AT ALL. I usually spot these things and I didn't! Clever! Very clever!' Northern Crime Reviews 'A gripping psychological thriller with a level of tension that will leave you breathless' Tracy Book Lover 'Between You And Me is that kind of book. The one that makesyou feel like you're there, you're experiencing the emotions, the hurt, the pain' Bibliophile Book Club 'Lisa Hall has wrote a harrowing, disturbing and chilling novel which I couldn't help but devour in a matter of days. She's one of those authors you don't see coming and BANG best seller, up there with the greatest crime writers like Stuart McBride and Lee Child. She's one to watch' Brunette Lifestyle 'It is well written, emotional and jaw dropping. More please!!' Jo Robertson (NetGalley) 'A compelling but shocking read and there are serious issues in it which should provoke a lot of discussion for book groups' Laurel (Goodreads)
Lambs of Spring
Sheriff Ada Reed dredges up a car that has lain at the bottom of a reservoir for sixteen years. Inside she finds the remains of two young people, brutally murdered. High school classmates of hers, the boy is remembered as a bully and a thief, while the girl was his little shiksa, his cheap tart from a poor Christian family. Ada and her friends try to unravel the final days of the 'Bonnie and Clyde' couple and identify their long-ago killer while reminded of half-buried regrets of their own. Ada's own life begins to unravel when she receives divorce papers from her husband, then a sudden reminder of past intimacy with Ben McGann. But there was more to the young victims than popular accounts portray, and more than bones were dredged up with the car. Findings of local corruption, prejudice, and betrayal touch nearly everyone in town, bringing some to shame, some to tears, and someone, it seems, to murder.
The Painting
"An overlooked masterpiece brings a prominent family's hidden dramas to a head in this saga of deception and artistic dreams gone awry." -Regina Buttner, award-winning author of The Revenge ParadoxWhen Petula Kerslake returns to her childhood home in the Catskill Mountains, she discovers that the family painting hanging above the library mantel-long suspected to be valuable-is actually worth a staggering fortune. But the Fleming Foundation, which inherited the historic mansion and its contents, immediately moves to auction off the Sarah Cole masterpiece, citing fiduciary responsibility.Determined to keep the painting in the family and community where it belongs, Petula and her siblings must navigate a web of family secrets, legal battles, and small-town politics. Her brother Chad has been managing the estate-the mansion and its collection of heirlooms-but his choices raise suspicions, and her younger brother Tripp becomes entangled in the mysterious death of an artist famed for reproducing masterpieces.As the siblings fight to reclaim their heritage, they uncover shocking truths about their family's past and the painting's true history.
Tarik II
When survival becomes discovery, and discovery becomes destiny...A thousand years into the future, a lost starship, bound for a distant world, stumbles upon Tarik - a planet of towering forests, telepathic creatures, and secrets buried beneath its green canopy. Jax, born during the voyage and yearning for freedom, finds herself drawn into an adventure that will redefine humanity's place in the cosmos.Her path crosses with Korak, son of Tarzan and Jane - the legendary survivors of Tarik's first colonists. Together, they venture towards the southern icecap, chasing whispers of 'The Mother', a mystery that even Tarik's oldest beings cannot explain. Facing hostile terrain and creatures, while evolving instincts create a bond that transcends words, Jax and Korak must uncover truths that could unite worlds - or doom them both.Tarik II is a sweeping science fiction epic of survival, exploration, and the unbreakable connection between life and the planet that sustains it.
Cold Snap
WORMS GONE WILD! It's 1998, and the town of Demise, North Dakota, is recovering from the Meteor Murders, hundreds of deaths caused by alien worms but blamed on a mass poisoning by a doomsday cult. While nineteen-year-old Realene's heroic actions saved the lives of many, she wants nothing more than to hide from the world and mourn the ones she couldn't save. When a second half of the meteor is found north of the border where her best friend Nate is on a spring break trip, she'll have to face her fears and venture into Canada to find him. The only thing standing in her way are rampant alien worms, a covert military op, and the cold snap of the century.
The Girlfriend
The all NEW heart-stopping, nail-biting thriller that will keep you guessing from Gemma Rogers, bestselling author of The Honeymoon. Perfect for fans of Shari Lapena and Lisa Jewell. Her every move is watched. They know everything...Abbi Montgomery thought her life was perfect-until an anonymous email shatters it.Attached is a photo of her and her boyfriend, Rick, in a moment meant to stay private. The message is clear: Do exactly as we say, or everyone will see.As the demands escalate, Abbi's world begins to unravel. Someone is inside her life, tracking her every move, invading her home, her work, her mind.She doesn't know who to trust-her friends, her colleagues, even Rick. Everyone has something to hide.To keep her secret buried, Abbi must play The Watchers' deadly game. But in a world built on secrets and lies, the most dangerous enemy may be closer than she thinks...Praise for Gemma Rogers: 'Unputdownable, a nail-biting thriller that grips to the last page' - Keri Beevis'Excellent storyline - Rogers has excelled with this book! A massive five stars. Highly recommended' - Reader Review'Captivating and enthralling, I give this book five shiny golden stars' - Anita Waller'A claustrophobic psychological thriller with an explosive finale. Gripping and absorbing' - David Beckler'Thrilling - It kept me up at night wanting to read more. Good characters. Lots of twists. Loved the ending. Would definitely recommend it' - Reader Review'A shocking thriller that grabs at your emotions on every page! Loved it' - Lauren North'This book had me hooked within a few pages. I'd really recommend it - just make sure you're free to keep reading!' - Reader Review'A well-written and thoroughly entertaining thriller from a very talented author' - John Nicholl'A beautifully written edge-of-your-seat thriller that had me guessing until the end' - Dreda Say Mitchell'A brilliant thriller from an exciting new voice. Stalker had me on the edge of my seat' - Kerry Barnes'An atmospheric, taut thriller that keeps you hooked from the first page' - Jacqui Rose
The Girlfriend
The all NEW heart-stopping, nail-biting thriller that will keep you guessing from Gemma Rogers, bestselling author of The Honeymoon. Perfect for fans of Shari Lapena and Lisa Jewell. Her every move is watched. They know everything...Abbi Montgomery thought her life was perfect-until an anonymous email shatters it.Attached is a photo of her and her boyfriend, Rick, in a moment meant to stay private. The message is clear: Do exactly as we say, or everyone will see.As the demands escalate, Abbi's world begins to unravel. Someone is inside her life, tracking her every move, invading her home, her work, her mind.She doesn't know who to trust-her friends, her colleagues, even Rick. Everyone has something to hide.To keep her secret buried, Abbi must play The Watchers' deadly game. But in a world built on secrets and lies, the most dangerous enemy may be closer than she thinks...Praise for Gemma Rogers: 'Unputdownable, a nail-biting thriller that grips to the last page' - Keri Beevis'Excellent storyline - Rogers has excelled with this book! A massive five stars. Highly recommended' - Reader Review'Captivating and enthralling, I give this book five shiny golden stars' - Anita Waller'A claustrophobic psychological thriller with an explosive finale. Gripping and absorbing' - David Beckler'Thrilling - It kept me up at night wanting to read more. Good characters. Lots of twists. Loved the ending. Would definitely recommend it' - Reader Review'A shocking thriller that grabs at your emotions on every page! Loved it' - Lauren North'This book had me hooked within a few pages. I'd really recommend it - just make sure you're free to keep reading!' - Reader Review'A well-written and thoroughly entertaining thriller from a very talented author' - John Nicholl'A beautifully written edge-of-your-seat thriller that had me guessing until the end' - Dreda Say Mitchell'A brilliant thriller from an exciting new voice. Stalker had me on the edge of my seat' - Kerry Barnes'An atmospheric, taut thriller that keeps you hooked from the first page' - Jacqui Rose
Wildling Road
Perfect for readers of Jane Harper, Sally Hepworth, and Margaret Mizushima, this story will resonate with anyone who loves small-town mysteries, the connection we have with our dogs, and the wild beauty of the Australian landscape.Beneath the snow-dusted peaks of Australia's largest alpine national park lies the small farming town of Wildling, where the patriarchy rules, power is inherited-and secrets are worth killing for.When a teenage girl disappears in Wildling National Park, canine search-and-rescue officer Mia Thomas and her border collie Koda are called to lead the search. What begins as a routine mission turns chilling when Koda leads them to the property of Jack Stanton - the town's most powerful farmer.Haunted by a fractured family and a mystic grandmother who lives by the laws of the land, Mia has always existed on the fringe of Wildling's tight-knit community. She knows better than to cross one of its most powerful men, but when the case takes an unexpected turn, her instincts, and Koda's, won't let her walk away.As danger closes in and the snow begins to fall, Mia must face the truth about Wildling, and herself, before the next girl goes missing.
Deep End
When a Colorado cannabis billionaire is assassinated, retired Denver homicide cop Woodrow "Mountain" Bell is pulled back into the inferno-one that sparked half a century earlier at a vanished hippie commune called Jericho. As Bell digs into the ashes, he uncovers links between the mogul and a charismatic killer who once fled those same mountains. Now, with the old codgers of "Deaf Row" at his side, Bell must face ghosts, secrets, and the unholy marriage of idealism and greed before the past burns the living one last time.He's got help, whether he wants it or not. His aging morning coffee cronies at Midnight's Tommyknockers Diner-they call themselves "Deaf Row"-a raucous klatsch comprising the retired newspaper editor, an old priest, town doctor, fire chief, and assorted other local codgers who disguise affection for and loyalty to each other as insult and banter. These old men are wrestling with the creeping sense they're growing invisible. But they're not only Bell's Greek chorus and conscience, they're his motley crew of "forensic" experts who help him solve-sometimes unwittingly-the riddles in which he's tangled.As the investigation deepens, Bell uncovers a haunting link between Toohey's death and a 1970 double murder at the hippie commune of Jericho, a case once dismissed as a relic of the counterculture. Bell begins to pull loose threads that lead him far from Denver's glass towers and back into the past. His peculiar trail winds through Deep End, a dying mining village now inhabited by aging hippies, grifters, and holy fools-including Sky Colfax, an 80-something tavern owner whose past doesn't fit the stories he tells. What he finds instead is a fugitive identity that has been hiding in plain sight for half a century-and a reckoning that erupts in fire when Bell confronts a man who has lived under stolen names and polished grudges for too long.Bell's allies are as unlikely and colorful as the case itself. Fancy O'Neil, the sharp-tongued waitress at the coffee shop where Bell and his cronies gather, is a former hippie chick herself and sheds new light on the distant past. SAC Dani Silva of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and Bell's old partner, Det. Jazz Jackson of Denver Homicide, lend procedural power. And there's Charlie Maloney, Bell's independent girlfriend recovering from cancer surgery, who lends him her sharp pragmatism and quiet emotional strength. Part mystery, part elegy, Deep End explores the stubborn endurance of decency and friendship in a world that forgets its elders and its dead. It's about love that outlasts youth, courage that survives retirement, and justice that often comes-if it comes at all-through fire.Lyrical, witty, and deeply human, Deep End stands alone yet expands the world introduced in Deaf Row-a page-turning crime story (informed by the author's decades of experience covering crime and its ripple) as well as a moving meditation on age, memory, and the unfinished business that follows us into the twilight.
Shining Water
Lilly Weathers, a widow and retired Air Force investigative researcher, leashes up her two dogs and begins a new life as an RV volunteer for national wildlife refuges. Her first job lands her in Nevada in the middle of a murder conspiracy that involves military readiness training. When the refuge manager, Lilly's long-time friend, is accused, she tries to clear his name. The Southern Paiute Indians have a powerful connection to these desert lands. Will Lilly experience the energy of their ancient rock writings firsthand? Or is it her imagination? While Lilly comes to terms with starting a new life alone in this vast landscape, she investigates the canyons near Area 51, befriends an unusual character who has visions of finding a portal to other worlds, and solves a cover-up on the Air Force's Nevada Test and Training Range. Blocking her way is a rancher who hates the federal government and another who goes to great lengths to woo her.
One Too Many
Hollis Morgan has accomplished her goal of regaining her status as an acceptable contributor to society. She has overcome her felony conviction for fraud, earned a judicial pardon and has spent the last few years in climbing the ladder of success in her law firm. She is respected and admired, but when her best friend approaches her with a conspiracy workplace threat - she resorts back to old habits and advises her to fight back.
Curiosity Kills
Sacramentan newspaper reporter Liz Cane is honored and hopeful when the paper's respected Capitol columnist, Eugene Holland, asks her for a ride to work. When she arrives at his home in hopes of a story for the newspaper, she finds him dead. She will need to uncover what she does not know about Holland in order to find out why he is dead and who did it.
F矇licie (Inspector Maigret)
"Simenon was fascinated by peculiarities of human personality, which he described in elegant, simple prose . . . as pure as running water." --Roger Ebert It's the height of spring, and Maigret is grappling with doubly unfamiliar circumstances. He's in the surreal new village of Jeanneville, outside Paris, where an elderly bachelor has been shot dead in his home. Тhe prime witness, his twenty-four-year-old housekeeper, F矇licie, may well be among Maigret's most unnerving adversaries. Infuriatingly clever, singularly self-possessed, and overtly antagonistic, she is surely hiding something--but what? As their battle of wits pinballs the investigation between toy land-like Jeanneville and Paris's seedy Place Pigalle, Maigret wonders what preoccupies him more: catching the perpetrator of a brutal murder, or solving the psychological puzzle box of F矇licie? A diamond-sharp gem of crime fiction, F矇licie is Georges Simenon at his mischievous best.
Maigret Gets Angry (Inspector Maigret)
"Both the Maigret books and his standalone romans durs . . . are a joy. What they have in common is crisp, economical prose, unexpected emotional depth and a strange sense of modernity." --Andrew TaylorNearly two years into his police retirement, Maigret has turned down all offers of private detective work--until, during a broiling hot August, the teenage daughter of a wealthy family is found drowned in the Seine. According to her grandmother, the imperious Bernadette Amorelle, it was neither an accident nor a suicide. The former inspector must, she insists, abandon his garden and accompany her to the affluent hamlet of Orsenne. Maigret is ill at ease in the cloistered milieu of manicured lawns, yachts, and swimming pools. Seeing the strained dynamic among the dead girl's relatives, his disquiet grows. Why is a sixteen-year-old boy, her cousin, kept locked up? And why does Bernadette loathe her son-in-law, a board director of all the family companies, with such passion? In this gothic-tinged Machiavellian tragedy, Maigret is unflinching in his quest for answers--even if they blacken his view of humanity more than he'd thought possible.
Maigret in New York (Inspector Maigret)
"Georges Simenon was the twentieth century's Balzac. But while Balzac spares us nothing of what he's learned, Simenon's genius is the art of reduction. He can teach you how to run a restaurant in a few sentences scattered throughout a novel and how to poison your spouse with even fewer lines." --Gary IndianaMaigret, now fifty-six and retired as detective chief inspector, is crossing the Atlantic for the first time. But this isn't a vacation: his traveling companion is law student Jean Maura, who believes his father is in trouble. The US-based millionaire's recent letters betray a fear of imminent death, and he's been disbursing his fortune in an eccentric manner. Then, as Maigret disembarks in blustery rain at the Statue of Liberty, Jean vanishes. Plunged alone into this brash city, the ex-inspector can only do what he does best: put his investigative mind to work. Moving between five-star hotels and dive bars, tailed by murderous gangsters and assisted by a mournful ex-clown and a mischievous FBI agent, Maigret unpins a long-buried grenade of secrets. A tautly electrifying thriller, this far-flung adventure for Maigret is also an eloquent portrait of mid-century New York, in all its dirt and glamour.
The Snow Was Dirty (Romans Durs)
"Simenon has concentrated noir into a darkness as solid and heavy as the interior of a dwarf star." --William T. VollmannWhat happens to everyday morality in a time of political deceit and betrayal? In an unnamed city under military occupation, nineteen-year-old Frank--a low-level thug and thief--should be content enough with his warm home and full stomach, even against the dreariness of an endless winter. Instead, though, he's inexorably drawn to commit a string of brutal, senseless acts of violence. Set against the backdrop of a bleak, pitiless world, Georges Simenon's The Snow Was Dirty is a peerless indictment and examination of the chilling banality of evil.
The Blue Room (Romans Durs)
"The Blue Room is a wondrous achievement, brief, inexorable, pared to, and agonizingly close to, the bone, and utterly compelling; in short, a true and luminous work of art." --John Banville He felt no resentment toward Andr矇e for biting his lip. In the context of their lovemaking, it had its place.For Tony and Andr矇e, there are no rules when they meet in the blue room at the H繫tel des Voyageurs. Their adulterous affair is intoxicating, passionate--and dangerous. It soon turns into a nightmare from which there can be no escape. Heart-pounding and high-stakes, The Blue Room is a stylish and sensual psychological thriller that weaves a story of cruelty, reckless lust, and relentless guilt.
A Dowager is Done In (A Duchess of Stortford Mystery)
A mysterious summons. A fatal hot chocolate. And a duchess who never expected mourning to be this dreadfully dull.Hampshire, 1891. Six months into widowhood, Alice, Duchess of Stortford, is restless. Black gowns and seclusion in the country have their limits, so when Clarissa, Dowager Countess of Romley, sends a personal summons asking for her discreet assistance with a troubling matter at Lawrence House, Alice seizes the excuse for a change of scene.But what begins as a family gathering to welcome home the Dowager's once-disgraced son ends in shock. Clarissa is discovered dead, her passing swiftly dismissed as a heart attack. Alice knows better. The Dowager had been afraid - and had trusted her to uncover the truth. Someone silenced her, but why? Was it to do with the announcement she made over dinner, or something even more dangerous?Now everyone in the house is a suspect: the resentful heir, the returning prodigal, the mysterious guest with a too-familiar face. With her sharp-witted maid Maud, steadfast footman George, and her reluctant ally Lord Rushton at her side, Alice must act quickly. If the Dowager was murdered to keep her secrets buried, the killer will not hesitate to strike again.The Dowager is dead. The clock is ticking. And the duchess is about to discover that country house parties can be murder.Full of clever twists and a heroine who won't give up until she finds out the truth, A Dowager is Done-in is the perfect escape for fans of historical mysteries wrapped in wit and warmth.
Book Club Murder
A locked-room death.A mystery-obsessed book club.And a librarian who knows just enough about Agatha Christie to spot trouble.When beloved Maplewood resident Janet Kessler is found dead inside her bolted bedroom-with no sign of forced entry-the police rule it natural causes. But head librarian Gabby Keats isn't convinced.After all, her book club just finished reading A Murder Is Announced.As the socially awkward but sharp-eyed director of Maplewood Library, Gabby prefers fictional crimes to real ones. Yet with her best friend publishing headlines about a "Locked-Door Murder" and the town's new detective warning her to stay out of it, Gabby finds herself drawn into a puzzle worthy of Miss Marple herself.With the help of The Sleuths-a group of loyal retirees who treat amateur investigation as a civic duty-and her ever-curious golden doodle, Agatha, Gabby begins noticing what others overlook: subtle motives, inconvenient timing, and a grieving son eager to sell his mother's home.In a small town where everyone knows everyone, secrets don't stay buried for long.Perfect for fans of Ellery Adams, Jenn McKinlay, and classic Agatha Christie, Book Club Murder launches the Maplewood Mysteries series with: A classic locked-room puzzleA bookish amateur sleuthA charming small-town settingClean content and cozy toneLight romantic tensionStrong series potentialIdeal for book clubs, library mystery sections, and readers who love character-driven whodunits with warmth and wit.
Fatal Footnote
A book launch. A visiting true crime author. And a murder that turns a literary celebration into a crime scene.When a bestselling true crime writer arrives in Maplewood to promote her latest book, the event promises record attendance at the town library. But the evening takes a shocking turn when the guest of honor collapses mid-presentation-and evidence suggests her death was no accident.Head librarian Gabby Keats has seen plenty of fictional murders. Real ones are another matter.With three mystery authors in attendance-one resentful, one newly successful, and one determined to protect a reputation decades in the making-professional jealousy quickly becomes motive. Add in small-town rivalries, literary secrets, and a detective who would prefer Gabby stay out of the investigation, and Maplewood's quiet charm begins to fray at the edges.Supported by The Sleuths-a loyal group of retirees who treat amateur detection as civic service-and her observant golden doodle, Agatha, Gabby begins connecting details others overlook. Because in a town built on stories, not every narrative is true.Blending classic puzzle elements with small-town warmth, Fatal Footnote continues the Maplewood Mysteries series with: A traditional whodunit structureA bookish amateur sleuthA library-centered settingClean, cozy toneLight romantic tensionStrong series and book club appealIdeal for readers who enjoy character-driven cozy mysteries in the tradition of Ellery Adams, Jenn McKinlay, and Agatha Christie, this second installment offers another clever, circulation-friendly mystery set in the heart of Maplewood.
The Hunter
An atmospheric thriller that explores the dark side of a small town and asks: How can we uncover the truth when we keep lying to ourselves? "Herrera has a gift for drawing vivid characters and rich settings. A voicey and compelling debut that is not to be missed." --Karin Slaughter After reckless behavior costs NYPD detective Leigh O'Donnell her job and her marriage, she returns with her four-year-old daughter to her beautiful hometown of Copper Falls, Ohio. While the town may seem idyllic, something rotten lies at its core. Three men in town have drowned in what Leigh suspects to be a triple homicide. She hopes that by finding out who killed them, she just might get her life back on course. Headstrong and intuitive, Leigh isn't afraid to face a killer, but she has to do more than that to discover the truth about what happened to those men. She must unravel a web of secrets going back generations, and, in doing so, plumb the darkness within herself. Perfect for fans of Mare of Easttown, this taut debut is a haunting look at how the search for truth often leads back to the most unlikely of places.
A Folly Beach Mystery Collection VI
Once again, Enigma House Press presents a collection of three novels from the award-winning Folly Beach Mystery series by best-selling author Bill Noel, with one of the novels PHANTOM cowritten by award-winning author Angelica Cruz.MIDNIGHTA pleasant walk along the coast thrusts retiree Chris Landrum and his friend Charles Fowler into investigating a death that police are convinced was an unfortunate accident. Their resolve to continue sticking their noses where they have no business being was strengthened when a second person dies-the second death of a member of the small crew building a beachfront home.It takes a third mysterious death before the police become suspicious, but by then, Chris and Charles are already in over their heads, a perilous position that could add them to the list of victims unless they can catch the killer or killers.PHANTOM: A Folly Beach Halloween MysteryCoauthored with Angelica CruzChris Landrum's least favorite holiday was approaching, and his wish was that Halloween would slip away like a phantom disappearing into the fog. His hopes were shattered when a man walking within inches of him was gunned down. Chris learns the dead man was on Folly for a conference of psychics, mediums, witches, palm readers, and others with paranormal powers.Was the killer one of the Folly Beach residents who didn't approve of the fortune tellers' visit or was it a fortune teller who had something against a colleague? Or, and more frightening, was Chris the intended victim? With the police stumped and his life possibly in danger, it was up to Chris and a few of his quirky friends to catch the killer.CROSSFIREChris Landrum answers an early morning call and the first words he hears from Charles Fowler are, "Called the police chief yet?" The retiree didn't have to be psychic to know nothing good was coming next. He learns an acquaintance has been murdered and according to the police, suspects are nowhere to be found, which, of course, leads Charles, a self-proclaimed private detective, to declare it was up to Chris and him to solve the crime.Their challenge doubles when a second murder occurs and the only thing the victims have in common are weekly poker games. Will Chris and Charles solve the crimes before they're added to the list of victims? They're betting their lives on it, and the odds are stacked against them.
The Bones of Logan Rock
An archaeological dig on the wild Cornish cliffs was supposed to uncover ancient history. Instead, it has exposed a grave that was never meant to be found.When human remains are found at the excavation site near Logan Rock in Treen, Cornwall, Detective Lauren Pengelly is called to investigate. These bones don't belong to some Bronze Age settler - they're the remains of a sixteen-year-old girl who vanished at a beach party in 1996, a night of bonfires, cheap cider and a killer who has gone unchecked for thirty years.But before Lauren and her partner, DS Matt Price, can unravel the truth behind the girl's disappearance, another body is found at the base of the cliffs. Someone is willing to commit murder to keep the past hidden... and they're not finished yet. As the body count rises, Lauren must untangle three decades of lies before the killer silences anyone who might expose the harrowing truth.Get ready to be totally hooked! Fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean and J M Dalgliesh can't get enough of this series.
The Blackbird Conspiracy
A dead man's secret. A government that kills to keep it. And a PI who won't let go.When PI Callie Munro finds her tech specialist murdered inside his fortress-like Edinburgh flat, she knows the killing wasn't random. He let his killer in.What he left behind is far more dangerous: surveillance footage of a hit-and-run that official records insist never happened. As Callie digs deeper, witnesses begin to vanish. She suspects that a covert government operation is monitoring civilians and silencing anyone who gets too close.With police stonewalled and a hunter closing in, Callie has no one to trust but herself. And as the conspiracy tightens around her, questions about her own past resurface--questions she has spent a lifetime trying to bury.It's a simple equation. Expose the conspiracy...or disappear with it.
The Retirement Plan
"The perfect cocktail of well-plotted, good-hearted, murderous fun." --Nina Simon, bestselling author of Mother-Daughter Murder NightTHEY'D KILL TO BE WIDOWS.Three best friends turn to murder to collect on their husbands' life insurance policies... But the husbands have a plan of their own in this darkly funny debut that will delight readers from the first laugh to the final twist.After thirty years of friendship, Pam dreams of her perfect retirement with Nancy, Shalisa, Marlene, and their husbands--until their husbands pool their funds for an investment that goes terribly wrong. Suddenly, their golden years are looking as dreary as their marriages.But when the women discover their husbands have seven-figure life insurance policies, a new dream forms. And this time, they need a hitman.Meanwhile, their husbands are working on their own secret retirement scheme and when things begin to go sideways, they fear it's backfired. The husbands scramble to stay alive...but soon realize they may not be quick enough to outmaneuver their wives.
The Stolen Heart
"[An] extraordinary sequel . . . Distinguished by its humor, heart, and subtle political urgency, this series deserves a long life." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"[The Kyiv Mysteries] provide timely lessons for anyone living under an oppressive regime." --The Atlantic"Andrey Kurkov is often called Ukraine's greatest living writer, and it is a gift for crime fiction fans that he writes in this genre."--New York Times Book ReviewIn the follow-up to The Silver Bone, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2024, Samson Kolechko must rescue his kidnapped fianc矇e while investigating the illegal sale of meat in lawless 1920s Kyiv-- based on a real-life case.Samson Kolechko and his colleague have been dispatched to investigate the illegal sale of meat. How selling cuts of one's own livestock qualifies as a crime eludes the young investigator, but an order is an order, and, at the insistence of the secret police officer assigned to "reinforce" the Lybid police station, Samson vows to do his very best.But just as Samson is beginning to dig into the very meat of this case, his live-in fianc矇e Nadezhda is abducted by striking railway workers who object to the census she's carrying out. Complicating matters, the police station has been infiltrated by a mysterious thief, a deadly tram accident--which may have been premeditated--disrupts the city, and, to top it all, the culprit from Samson's "silver bone" investigation may have resurfaced.Against this backdrop, it's no wonder the "meat case" takes a backseat. Yet, despite the rising danger, the detective cannot let himself be distracted from his dogged pursuit of the seemingly mundane matter of the meat sellers, for ultimately his fate, and Nadezhda's too, rests on it.Translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk
The Lost Soldiers
"The Kyiv Mysteries provide timely lessons for anyone living under an oppressive regime." --The Atlantic"Though [The Lost Soldiers] is set more than a century ago, its parallels to conditions today are clear. A darkly comic mystery with deep roots in history." --Kirkus (starred review)"[The Lost Soldiers is] excellent . . . Kurkov excels at capturing the profound political instability of war-torn Kyiv . . . This series continues to impress." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)In this riveting installment in the Kyiv Mysteries series, detective Samson investigates the sudden disappearance of a troop of Red Army soldiers from a bathhouse.Fresh from the case of the stolen heart, one that shattered his belief in the regime he works for, Samson Kolechko is confronted by a new mystery that borders on the impossible. A troop of Red Army soldiers has disappeared without a trace while visiting a banya, a traditional Ukrainian bathhouse, in the heart of Kyiv. Their abandoned boots and uniforms are the only proof that they ever existed.Faced with such a fantastical conundrum, Samson must resort to a fantastical investigation method: stitching his operative severed ear into a bathhouse worker's jacket, he is able to eavesdrop on his every move. But he discovers far more than he bargained for, further complicating matters when he uncovers human remains in the stoves and the presence of a sinister religious cult in the city.With his quick-witted new wife Nadezhda at his side, Samson must not only solve the case but navigate the political turmoil that still grips Kyiv as civil war looms and trust between neighbors and comrades is eroded day by day. In this third volume, Andrey Kurkov, Ukraine's greatest living novelist, and a true master of absurd storytelling, vividly depicts a city filled with political turbulence and eccentric characters--and draws playful parallels with the present day.Translated from the Ukrainian by Boris Dralyuk
A Very Vexing Murder
Harriet Smith investigates...A murder most Austen. A witty debut whodunit that reimagines Harriet Smith, the gullible sidekick of Jane Austen's Emma, as a spitfire con woman, hired to break off an engagement and uncover a murderer in the genteel village of Highbury. "Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure." --Jane Austen, EMMAIs a killer lurking in the idyllic country domain of Emma Woodhouse?No longer Emma's na簿ve companion, Harriet Smith is a feisty con-woman-turned-detective tasked with breaking off Frank Churchill's engagement and uncovering his aunt's would-be murderer. While Harriet has doubts that the deadly threats are little more than society scandal, the shrewd Mrs. Churchill suspects Frank's unsuitable fianc矇e, Jane Fairfax, is out to kill her. What begins as a routine investigation among Highbury's elite quickly spirals into a web of deception, dangerous secrets, and a game of survival.As Harriet interrogates a growing list of suspects with the help of her long-suffering best friend, Robert Martin, not only does she have to contend with a potential homicidal maniac and striking out as a single woman in Regency society, but is also afraid her father (and former partner-in-crime) is out for revenge.With a cast of unforgettable characters--including a charming scoundrel, a lovesick farmer, a ghoulish butler, and a ruthless heiress determined to hide her skeletons at any cost-- this brilliantly reimagined mystery featuring the characters from Jane Austen's Emma is as deliciously dark as it is delightfully clever.
Moonlight Murder
Kausar Khan returns to dispense more vigil-aunty justice in the second installment of the critically acclaimed Detective Aunty series--and this time, the crime Kausar is investigating is dredging up memories she buried long ago . . .When Kausar Khan moved back to Toronto to be closer to her family, she didn't expect to have another murder investigation on her hands so soon--or really ever. But when a young man named Qasim is found dead in their Golden Crescent neighborhood, and when she learns he was close to her granddaughter, Maleeha, what's a grandmother to do but try and solve the case?And it's not just her heartbroken granddaughter spurring Kausar to find answers; it's also how the circumstances of Qasim's death remind her of her own teenage son, Ali, and his mysterious death nearly twenty years before. Kausar knows firsthand what a difference closure can make to a grieving parent--and the more she seeks to find that for Qasim's parents, the more she begins to realize that perhaps it's time she finds closure for herself as well.As Kausar digs into both Qasim's and Ali's cases and her "aunty" skills continue to bring more information to light, she can't help but wonder if the similarities between the two cases are more than just mere coincidence. But how could two deaths, twenty years apart, possibly be related?Detective Aunty is determined to find out.
