Crimeucopia - The Not So Frail Detective Agency
Historically, it would be tricky to define exactly when the concept of the Female Private Investigator first appeared in fiction. But The Female Detective and Revelations of a Lady Detective -both published in 1864, independent of each other-proves that it was a genre whose time had come. And while Miss Gladden may be the first by all of 5 months, it's Mrs. Paschal who is more the not-so-frail ground breaker -and it should be noted that Conan Doyle was only 5 when these ladies hit the streets.So what better way to present the modern female investigator than by gathering 15 top class authors and letting them tell you all about the exploits of their creations.FeaturingDebra H. Goldstein, John B. Elliott, Steve Liskow, Sandra J. Cady, Debra Bliss Saenger, Kathleen Marple Kalb, Wil A. Emerson, Karen Odden, John W. Salvage, Michael J. Ciaraldi, Shannon Lawrence, Elle Higgins, Bonnar Spring, N.M. Cede簽o and Adam Meyer.
Return to Death
Desperate to escape the shadow of her family's mortuary business, Kay Lamberton runs off to serve as a nurse in Vietnam. Fifteen years later, her father's death draws her back to her Florida hometown in an attempt to pick up the pieces and convince her brother, Lee, to sell the funeral home before they both wind up on the streets.The last thing Kay expects to find upon her return is her high school sweetheart, laid out on a slab in the embalming room. While all signs point toward a simple drowning, it soon becomes clear to Kay and Lee that the funeral home's newest client is the victim of murder.Faced with an incompetent local sheriff and a case of insatiable curiosity, Kay is consumed with the need to find out what happened to her old flame. Kay and Lee join forces with a reluctant deputy, a bumbling assistant and a dotty housekeeper to track down the murderer and uncover a decade's worth of secrets.
Memorial for Death
With her family's funeral home still struggling to stay afloat, Kay Lamberton can't imagine things getting any worse... until a mourner dies by poisoning at the memorial service for a Korean War veteran. Determined to find out what really happened, and to assure the county that their funerals aren't automatic dates with death, Kay and her brother Lee are soon swept up in a crazy ride of hidden lives, missing bodies and deadly grudges. And they're running out of time to solve the mystery and save their funeral home.
Think Again
Think Again is a story of Black families that are respected in their community. In this community, Simon, who is a doctor, and a leader, takes the time to save lives doing great things with his siblings and continues the legacy of his parents, the leaders and the coconspirators in his region. After moving into a new neighborhood, Dr. Si is being faced with a variety of challenges. As Dr. Si and his family continue to rise in great opportunities, he is faced with the biggest challenge of his life. An incident happened to Geffrey, a cop in the community who has been harassing some neighbors including Simon's family In the line of duty, Geffrey got injured seriously. His life is at stake and knowing that Dr. Si is known as the best Dr. in the region, he wants Dr. Si to save his life. What will Simon plan to do despite the pressure coming from the hospital and from the Black community?
Think Again
Think Again is a story of Black families that are respected in their community. In this community, Simon, who is a doctor, and a leader, takes the time to save lives doing great things with his siblings and continues the legacy of his parents, the leaders and the coconspirators in his region. After moving into a new neighborhood, Dr. Si is being faced with a variety of challenges. As Dr. Si and his family continue to rise in great opportunities, he is faced with the biggest challenge of his life. An incident happened to Geffrey, a cop in the community who has been harassing some neighbors including Simon's family In the line of duty, Geffrey got injured seriously. His life is at stake and knowing that Dr. Si is known as the best Dr. in the region, he wants Dr. Si to save his life. What will Simon plan to do despite the pressure coming from the hospital and from the Black community?
Holy Orders
When the body of his daughter's friend is brought to his autopsy table, Quirke is plunged into a world of corruption that takes him to the darkest corners of the Catholic Church, in one of The Wall Street Journal's "Ten Best Mysteries of the Year." 1950s Dublin. A battered body discovered floating in a canal is quickly identified as Jimmy Minor, an up-and-coming investigative journalist for the Clarion and a good friend to Phoebe, the daughter of pathologist Quirke. Determined to find Jimmy's killer, Quirke enlists his sometime partner, Inspector Hackett. As they dig deeper into the stories Jimmy was pursuing and the secrets he was poised to reveal, and Quirke is haunted by the memories of his own grim childhood in a priest-run orphanage, the two men will see just how far the Church and its supporters will go to protect their own interests.
Invisible Helix
Detective Galileo, Keigo Higashino's best loved character from The Devotion of Suspect X, returns in a case where hidden history, and an impossible crime, are linked by nearly invisible threads in surprising ways.The body of a young man is found floating in Tokyo Bay. But his death was no accident--Ryota Uetsuji was shot. He'd been reported missing the week before by his live-in girlfriend Sonoka Shimauchi, but when detectives from the Homicide Squad go to interview her, she is nowhere to be found. She's taken time off from work, clothes and effects are missing from the apartment she shared. And when the detectives learn that she was the victim of domestic abuse, they presume that she was the killer. But her alibi is airtight--she was hours away in Kyoto when Ryota disappeared, forcing Detectives Kusanagi and Utsumi to restart their investigation. But if Sonoko didn't kill her abusive lover, then who did? A thin thread of association leads them to their old consultant, brilliant physicist Manabu Yukawa, known in the department as "Detective Galileo." With Sonoko still missing, the detectives investigate other threads of association--an eccentric artist, who was Sonoko's mother figure after her own single mother passed; and an older woman who is the owner of a hostess club. And how is Sonoko continuing to stay one step ahead of the police searching for her? It's up to Galileo to find the nearly hidden threads of history and coincidence that connect the people around the bloody murder- which, surprisingly, connect to his own traumatic past--to unravel not merely the facts of the crime but the helix that ties them all together.
Beast of the North Woods
When a local fisherman is mauled to death, it seems like the only possible cause is a mythical creature in the latest puzzling entry in this USA Today bestselling series. An ice fisherman is savagely mauled to death in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and an eyewitness claims the man was attacked by a hodag. There's just one problem with that: it's well known that the creature is not real and was created by a local hoaxer. So how could an imaginary creature be chomping on local sportsmen? The suggestion that a hodag killed someone isn't well received by the townsfolk because of its beloved ties to the town and the money it generates from tourist dollars. Due to this, people begin to suspect the witness is the real killer, especially when it's discovered he has a tangled past with the victim. The witness to the attack happens to be the nephew of Morgan Carter's bookstore employee, Rita Bosworth, who convinces the professional cryptozoologist to travel to Wisconsin to prove that a hodag not only exists but killed the victim. Clues may be hard to come by, but one thing's for sure: something killed that man, and that something now has its eyes focused on Morgan.
The Amber Waves of Autumn
The Amber Waves of Autumn is the third installment in Kelp Journal's bestselling and award-winning beach noir series. In each collection, we include some of the biggest heavyweights in the game with the brightest emerging writers to provide our readers with deft, thrilling, and satisfying noir storytelling.In this installment, we include National Book Award winners, Edgar and Shamus Award winners, and NYT Bestsellers to craft an unforgettable fall reading experience that can't be missed. Blending styles from literary, to sci-fi, to fantasy, to hard-boiled, this collection will thrill the savviest palates and most discerning connoisseurs. Buckle up and enjoy the ride.Contributors include: Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, Francesca Lia Block, Bev Vincent, Nik Xandir Wolf, Craig Clevenger, Hoda Malone, Michael Newirth, Ioannis Argiris, Megan Eccles, David Zimmerle, Kathryn E. McGee, Leanne Phillips, Sara Marchant, Curtis Ippolito, Jeff Kronenfeld, and Ruthie Marlenee.
Treacherous Hack (A Mike Stoneman Mystery)
A Deadly Data Breach. A Triple Homicide. One File Worth Killing For.From the award-winning Mike Stoneman Thriller series comes Book #7 - a gripping crime thriller set in the heart of a frozen New York City.When electronics store owner Lou Palazzo is gunned down at a snowy Manhattan intersection, NYPD homicide detectives Mike Stoneman and Jason Dickson catch a case that's anything but ordinary. Back at Lou's shop, two Chinese nationals linked to a powerful Shanghai cybercrime ring are dead. The only clue? A missing laptop computer, possibly containing something Lou was willing to die to protect.Meanwhile, NYU student Ryan Gelb is panicking. His hacked laptop held the stolen university data - data he quietly gave to his Uncle Lou. Now Lou is dead, and whoever killed him is coming for the file. . . and for Ryan.Caught between international cybercriminals, New York mobsters, and the police, Ryan is desperate to recover the file and avoid being expelled - or worse, executed.As Mike and Jason untangle a web of secrets, lies, and digital deception, they're met with stonewalling from all sides: NYU won't talk, witnesses are hiding the truth, and even their closest allies are keeping dangerous secrets.With the body count rising and a deadly showdown looming, the race is on to solve the mystery, recover the missing file, and avoid turning Lower Manhattan into a bloodbath.Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly, John Sandford, and David Baldacci, this high-stakes police procedural mixes hard-boiled action, cybercrime intrigue, and unforgettable characters in a page-turning thriller you won't be able to put down.
Ancient Gods on Campus
Ben Sachs arrives on the campus of Edwards College in the late 1920s as one of only a handful of Jewish students at the elite, isolated college in rural western Pennsylvania. Ben is having a rough time just surviving his first semester when a beloved professor's mutilated corpse is discovered hanging from a large oak tree on the quad, sending the entire campus into a frenzy of paranoia and fear. Amidst the chaos, a well-respected but eccentric history professor reaches out to Ben. He is determined to solve the brutal murder, but he needs an assistant-an outsider who can approach this dark campus and its mysteries with fresh eyes. Ben is quickly plunged into an investigation that will shake him to his very core. He soon discovers a powerful and shadowy cabal hiding in plain sight. And it becomes clear that the group will stop at nothing to achieve their nefarious goals. To make matters worse, an ancient Egyptian mummy is also on campus. A mummy that does not contain a human body, but something far stranger and more alarming: an ancient creature eerily resembling the Egyptian god of death. A creature who, if revived, may portend the end of days. So begins a race against time. The stakes couldn't be higher-the very future of humanity.
An Unsuitable Job
Boston, 1929. The Great Depression has left its mark on every household-including the MacFarlands'. But for Josephine, the economic downturn only sharpened her resolve to forge a different path. She's never conformed-not to her family's expectations, nor to society's narrow view of a respectable young woman. Branded impulsive and unsuitable for marriage, Josie defied it all by joining the ranks of the Harvey Girls, young women trained to bring elegance and order to the railways of the American West.Then came the scandal. Sent home in disgrace, Josie thought her chance for independence was gone.Until now.The Fred Harvey Company summons her back-not to waitress, but to investigate. A man has been murdered at the Castaneda Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and they want the matter handled quietly. With little more than a train ticket and her determination, Josie becomes the first-ever Harvey House Detective, charged with solving a case no one wants exposed.She arrives to suspicion and silence. The sheriff refuses to work with a female investigator. Her former friend Lily, now a maid at the hotel, offers only polite distance. And Daniel Naranjo, once her confidant, gives her back her beloved pinto, Rio-but not his trust.When a letter arrives announcing her dismissal, Josie is stranded, penniless, and unwelcome. But she refuses to go quietly-not when her future, her name, and a man's life demand justice.For readers of Jacqueline Winspear, Rhys Bowen, and Sulari Gentill, "An Unsuitable Job" introduces a bold new heroine navigating murder, reputation, and reinvention in a time when women were expected to stay silent.
Death At The School Of Translators
Ivanhoe meets Phryne Fisher in this medieval adventure of a woman sleuth.Toledo, 1193: A city of scholars, secrets, and simmering tensions. When Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine's spy is found dead, whispers of treachery reach all the way to England.Rebecca DeToledo, a gifted healer and wealthy Jewish heiress, arrives under royal orders to investigate at the School of Translators. Her mission quickly turns perilous as she faces threats to her life and a sudden battle over her inheritance.Assigned to guard her is Sir John of Hampstead, a disillusioned crusader burdened with knowledge that could threaten King Richard's release from captivity. Forced into this partnership, he must protect Rebecca while grappling with his own prejudices.As they navigate Toledo's complex alliances, where Christians, Jews, and Muslims coexist in fragile peace, they uncover a web of secrets reaching deep into the cathedral. Can Rebecca and John unearth the truth before they become the next targets?For fans of historical sleuths, slow-burn tension, and secret missions cloaked in royal intrigue.
Identity Theft
This all-new Star Trek novel celebrates the 60th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series--continuing the legacy of Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise. 2269: The prospect of peace had seemed unattainable until the assistance of the Federation. Finally, countless ancient enemies have stopped their conflicts simply by listening to one another. On the planet Voyzr, Captain James T. Kirk and his crew aided the planet to realize peace. 2289: Invited to celebrate twenty years of peace, the crew of the USS Enterprise-A is returning to Voyzr as honored guests. Security Chief Pavel Chekov remembers his visit to the planet as a green ensign. He has always believed the negotiations were too easy, and he wondered if there are people on the planet who still long for war--and have been waiting for just the right moment to upend the peace. Unfortunately, Chekov discovers he is right when he finds himself in the middle of a dangerous ploy.
The Missing Witness (Grave Sisters Mysteries
Violet's friend claims self-defense - but is it murder?In small towns like Gyver, WWI veterans don't have it easy. In a nation just emerging from an economic depression, jobs are few and far between. Disability and shell shock are real, and battle fatigue is taking its toll on their bodies and souls.Three years after the end of the war, Violet Grave's friend, Hank Convoy, is one of these vets struggling to survive. With a grandmother and a disabled sister to support, he takes whatever odd jobs he can get. But like Violet, he's a product of Jazz Age youth culture, so most of what he earns goes toward cards and bootleg liquor.To add to his troubles, he's arrested on suspicion of murdering an army buddy found in the alleyway near his house.Violet begs her older sisters, Eve and Helena, to help prove Hank killed out of self-defense and not cold-blooded murder.Will the sisters solve this confusing case based on cigar ash, a missing revolver, and some missing jewelry? And what about the witness who left the marks of a strange pair of shoes in the dirt the night it happened?Catch this second installment of the series that keeps crime-solving all in the family just as the Roaring Twenties are getting underway!What early reviewers are saying: "It is an entertaining read.""I like the way the author develops the plot." Don't forget to check out the other books in the Grave Sisters Mysteries!
Ancient Gods on Campus
Ben Sachs arrives on the campus of Edwards College in the late 1920s as one of only a handful of Jewish students at the elite, isolated college in rural western Pennsylvania. Ben is having a rough time just surviving his first semester when a beloved professor's mutilated corpse is discovered hanging from a large oak tree on the quad, sending the entire campus into a frenzy of paranoia and fear. Amidst the chaos, a well-respected but eccentric history professor reaches out to Ben. He is determined to solve the brutal murder, but he needs an assistant-an outsider who can approach this dark campus and its mysteries with fresh eyes. Ben is quickly plunged into an investigation that will shake him to his very core. He soon discovers a powerful and shadowy cabal hiding in plain sight. And it becomes clear that the group will stop at nothing to achieve their nefarious goals. To make matters worse, an ancient Egyptian mummy is also on campus. A mummy that does not contain a human body, but something far stranger and more alarming: an ancient creature eerily resembling the Egyptian god of death. A creature who, if revived, may portend the end of days. So begins a race against time. The stakes couldn't be higher-the very future of humanity.
The Bloodline Code
When the patriarch of one of South Africa's most powerful families dies, his son uncovers a hidden ledger that threatens to unravel the empire built in his father's name.The Bloodline Code is a political thriller of legacy, corruption, and truth. Lucas Brandt has spent his life distancing himself from his family's shadow-until a whistleblower's death pulls him back into a world of corporate espionage, buried crimes, and the ghosts of a stolen nation. As he races to expose the system his father helped build, investigative journalist Zara Mokoena risks everything to reveal the story no one wants told.From Johannesburg's boardrooms to the corridors of global power, this debut novel explores how empires fall-not from enemies, but from those who dare to speak.The Bloodline Code launches the Bloodlines of Power series-intelligent, atmospheric thrillers where every secret has a price, and truth is the deadliest inheritance of all.
The Pike
Book 2 of the DCI Walker Crime Thrillers (*can be read as a stand-alone).An Amazon NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER!-------------------------------------------A party gone wrong?Or a sickening group attack?Not everything is what it seems, and not everyone is who they appear to be.A young girl is found dead at the Pike Tower on Winter Hill near Chorley and DCI Walker and the newly promoted DC Briggs are drafted in to investigate. But what they find extends far beyond the Rivington Pike. What seems like a party gone wrong, or a sickening group attack, transpires to be much more, and threatens not only the local community, but Walker and his team too.After identifying who'd taken the deceased to the Pike, a cat and mouse chase ensues, taking them to Manchester and back. And when more women are attacked and left for dead, Walker gets reinforcements, turns it into a wide-scale manhunt. If they don't find the attacker soon, more women will almost certainly die.But Walker and his team don't have to look too far, and what they find is much darker than they could possibly have imagined.Is it a sin if you are the victim?Fans of Ian Rankin, JD Kirk, Matt Brolly, Patricia Gibney, and Michael Connelly will love this!The Pike is the second book in the stunning debut police procedural crime thriller from JJ Richards
Murder in Windsor Park
"The only witness to a gruesome body disposal in suburban West Palm Beach is Maggie Metronia, who gets away from the murderer and runs to her housemate Carolyn Cramer. Not the first time the two have faced down a murderer. And hopefully, as a reader, it won't be the last. The trip home down U.S. 1 has Maggie and her loyal friends, Carolyn and Homer followed by a detective and deputy from the PBSO taking their comp time to act as body guards. But what if they're tailed by the murderer from Windsor Park? Last stop, the end of the road, Key West."-Michael HaskinsEven on vacation, Maggie Metronia can't catch a break from dead bodies and murderers. All she wanted to do was watch the sunset like she did every night in Key West, while sitting on a lakeside swing at the senior community where she and her friend Carolyn Cramer are housesitting for Carolyn's old friend in west Palm Beach when, once again, she finds herself not only seeing another dead body, but being confronted by the killer. Will she escape this time to see another beautiful sunset at the end of the road or is this 70ish wannabe sleuth at the end of her luck?
The Turnglass
This beautifully written, immersive, and unique crime story is a t礙te-b礙che novel--two intertwined stories printed back-to-back. Open the book and the first novella begins. It ends in the middle of the book. Flip the book over, head to tail, and read the second story in the opposite direction. At the book's core are two separate mysteries running across two different timelines, which are inextricably, forever linked. 1880s, Essex, England: Idealistic young doctor Simeon Lee is called from London to treat his ailing relative Parson Oliver Hawes, who lives in Turnglass House on a bleak island off the coast. Hawes believes he's being poisoned by his sister-in-law, Florence, who was declared mad years ago after killing the parson's brother in a jealous rage. Hawes keeps her locked in a glass-walled apartment in the Turnglass library; the secret to how she came to be there is found in his t礙te-b礙che journal, where one side tells a very different story from the other. 1930s, Hollywood: Celebrated author Oliver Tooke, the governor's son, is found dead by apparent suicide. His aspiring actor friend Ken Kourian isn't so sure Oliver took his own life. He finds a link between Oliver's death and the mysterious kidnapping of Oliver's brother when they were children. He also discovers the secret incarceration of Oliver's mother, Florence, in an asylum. To get to the truth, Ken must decipher clues hidden in Oliver's final book, a t礙te-b礙che novel called The Turnglass--which is about a young doctor named Simeon Lee . . . 
Friends and Liars
From "edge-of-your-seat suspense" (Booklist) author Kit Frick comes an insidious thriller about four estranged friends trapped in a powerful family's deadly games at a luxe estate in the Italian countryside. It's been five years since heiress Clare Monroe tragically died on New Year's Eve at her family's opulent Italian palazzo. Since that time, her college friends have harbored a dark secret--their lies and betrayals led to Clare's untimely death. What happened that fateful night was a horrible accident, but Luca, Harper, Sirina, and David are guilty, nonetheless. And their desperate decision to conceal the truth destroyed their once-close bond. Now, the estranged friends are each the recipient of an invitation from the Monroes to return to the lakeside palazzo for a long-overdue memorial for Clare. Accepting the Monroes' invitation means playing with fire, but they can hardly refuse. Luca, Harper, Sirina, and David have barely settled into their idyllic accommodations on Lake Como before someone at the memorial party begins targeting them. Haunted by little "gifts" left in their rooms, taunting notes, and the unshakable sense of being watched, it soon becomes clear that someone on the guest list knows the whole truth about the night Clare died--and the secrets her friends have been keeping. Nothing is as it seems at the palazzo on the lake, and under their tormentor's vengeful gaze, their secrets--and their lives--are in danger.
Death Count
An electrifying story of two teenage girls, who disappear without a trace while shopping at the local mall. Terrified parents file a missing person's police report when the girls didn't come home. The body of an unidentified young girl brutally murdered was found in a trash dumpster, near a public playground in a neighboring city. Local police detectives find the case unsolvable. The case was reassigned to Homicide Detective Marc Porter and a special covert investigation unit known only as SSIG. The investigating team identify the young victim, and learn that there were two girls together. Now, one of the girls is dead, and the other girl is missing, and it's unknown if she's dead or alive. As the investigation intensifies, investigators deduce that the young girls were targeted, stalked, and abducted by three drug crazed mall predators, and taken to a sleazy motel, where one of the girls was killed. Truhawk, the leader of the SSIG unit feels the young girl taken is still alive, and is being held captive by these predators. The predators will soon wish they never touched a hair on the girl's head; his moral code has been violated. The missing girl was later found alive at a hospital; beaten and sexually abused; she was able to survive under the most extreme conditions. The only words she spoke were; "horse in front of an Indian fort." It would be a while before the young victim is able to speak and talk ab out her shocking ordeal. The book's full of shocking twists and turns. This suspenseful tale takes you on the dark side, into a world of kidnapping, murder, drugs, sexual predators, torture, gangs, and debauchery. The book's a must read.
In the Dead of Winter
Victoria Treadwell, dispatcher for the sheriff's office, is driving to work in a snowstorm when she sees a car fish-tailing behind her. Horrified, she watches at the car swerves off the road. When she heads back to help, she finds the driver bent over the steering wheel and barely breathing. In the back seat is a tiny child in a pink snowsuit. Victoria calls for an ambulance and then dials her boss, Pete Manstead, Undersheriff, of Charlevoix County. The ambulance arrives and the paramedic tries to shock the woman's heart back into rhythm, but the driver, who they learn is named Carly Yellowwood, is dead. From the autopsy, Pete finds Carly died of a drug overdose, although she didn't use drugs. The coroner lists the cause of death as murder. Pete sends his deputies to visit Carly's neighbors and learns she has been seeing two men. One is her ex-husband, Joe Yellowwood, a Native American living on the nearby reservation. No one knows the second man. Since Carly Yellowwood was divorced and has a new boyfriend. Pete believes its a crime of passion. Victoria, who hopes to adopt Carly's motherless child, thinks the motive is far darker.
Somerset Odyssey
Following his earlier adventures in Rome, Elliot Todd finds himself in possession of an early edition of The Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, the seminal work of literature often identified as the origin of the Romantic Movement. He decides to donate the book to The Coleridge Society in Somerset by way of a walk along the Coleridge Way. It is a revelatory experience but things take an unexpected and menacing turn both for himself and his mother - who just happens to be in the area researching her dissertation in religious cults as a mature student. This is the third volume of the Elliot Todd Mysteries following The Shakespeare Thief and Roman Holiday.
The Quiet Mother
Retired detective Konrad returns to Reykjavik in The Quiet Mother by Arnaldur Indridason, "one of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation" --The Sunday Times (UK)A woman is found murdered in her Reykjav穩k home, her apartment ransacked. On her desk lies a note with retired detective Konrad's phone number. Days earlier, she had begged him to find the child she gave up nearly fifty years ago. But Konrad, reluctant to reopen old wounds, turned her away. Now, haunted by guilt, he vows to uncover the truth--for her and for himself. As Konrad digs into her tragic past, he is drawn into a web of secrets, lies, and betrayal. Each revelation points to a hidden life that connects her death to a decades-old murder--and to shadows from Konrad's own family history. The Quiet Mother is a masterful blend of human tragedy and relentless suspense, where every discovery comes at a cost. Arnaldur Indridason once again proves why he is the voice of Nordic Noir, delivering a harrowing tale of guilt and redemption.
Death Count
An electrifying story of two teenage girls, who disappear without a trace while shopping at the local mall. Terrified parents file a missing person's police report when the girls didn't come home. The body of an unidentified young girl brutally murdered was found in a trash dumpster, near a public playground in a neighboring city. Local police detectives find the case unsolvable. The case was reassigned to Homicide Detective Marc Porter and a special covert investigation unit known only as SSIG. The investigating team identify the young victim, and learn that there were two girls together. Now, one of the girls is dead, and the other girl is missing, and it's unknown if she's dead or alive. As the investigation intensifies, investigators deduce that the young girls were targeted, stalked, and abducted by three drug crazed mall predators, and taken to a sleazy motel, where one of the girls was killed. Truhawk, the leader of the SSIG unit feels the young girl taken is still alive, and is being held captive by these predators. The predators will soon wish they never touched a hair on the girl's head; his moral code has been violated. The missing girl was later found alive at a hospital; beaten and sexually abused; she was able to survive under the most extreme conditions. The only words she spoke were; "horse in front of an Indian fort." It would be a while before the young victim is able to speak and talk ab out her shocking ordeal. The book's full of shocking twists and turns. This suspenseful tale takes you on the dark side, into a world of kidnapping, murder, drugs, sexual predators, torture, gangs, and debauchery. The book's a must read.
Incomplete Knowledge
Incomplete Knowledge features Eloise Erickson, a young lady who has not only been abandoned by her husband but is left without family when her mother dies suddenly in a car crash. When she seeks to investigate her past and perhaps say thank you to the only other person who has cared for her, she learns that he was murdered years ago and no one has been held accountable. When she decides to try to find the murderer, she begins a journey she would never have anticipated.
Divine Guidance
Psychic psychologist Marnie Reilly battles inner demons every day. But when the devil is flesh and blood, will the final analysis be murder?Marnie Reilly knows trauma: a dead family, an abusive ex-boyfriend, and a gift that won't let her forget because the ghosts of her past haunt her day and night.After publicly exposing a crooked group of psychics and healers who peddle false hope for profit, Marnie is a target. They have threatened her before, but when cops discover her ex-boyfriend's mutilated body in her garden shed, she believes they were dead serious.Now the prime suspect in a gruesome murder, the small-town psychologist must clear her name while fighting an unseen killer who knows her every move.Detectives Danny Gregg and Tom Keller risk their careers - and lives - to protect her and her canine companion, Tater. With the body count rising, and a blizzard closing the tiny mountain town of Creekwood, Marnie Reilly must use her gift to get inside the mind of a murderer before she's his next victim.Welcome to Creekwood. Where Thanksgiving is murder.
The Day I Wandered to the Ghost Town
When seasoned journalist Ebenezer grows suspicious of his enigmatic colleague Christian, who returns from a visit to the ghost town of Damascus, Virginia, acting unlike himself, he's compelled to uncover the truth.What was meant to be a routine investigation quickly spirals into a chilling descent into the unknown. Damascus, long abandoned and whispered about in hushed tones, holds secrets buried deep in its silent streets, secrets no living soul was ever meant to uncover.As Ebenezer digs deeper, reality begins to unravel. What happened to Christian in Damascus? And more importantly... what followed him back?
A Lamentation of Swans
Portland, Oregon, 1904. As the city prepares for the Lewis & Clark World Exposition, a serial killer is targeting women who have come seeking work. Is it charismatic cult leader Edmund Creffield, who practices "free love" with twenty women at once? Or Catholic-school teacher Allen Grey, whose mysterious illness causes violent blackouts? Or perhaps it's someone else, lurking behind a mask of respectability that no one would ever suspect of cracking.Desperate to clear her husband's name, Solace Grey fears that even if she succeeds, his illness will be exposed, sending him to the brutal Oregon Insane Asylum. With no friends and no other options, Solace enlists the aid of Lucky Jacobs, a resourceful man with a past, and Lola Baldwin, a social reformer with powerful connections. But as they race to uncover the killer's identity, Solace is torn between loyalty to her husband and her growing feelings for Lucky. In a city built on secrets, the truth may be more dangerous than she ever imagined-and the next victim could be her...Set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century Portland, A Lamentation of Swans is the first book in Wicked Portland, a thrilling new historical mystery series featuring real-life figures and an emotional love story.
Moving is Murder
A new hometown. A murdered aunt. Mysterious talking animals. Divorce just turned interesting.Ellie Byrne's life is turned upside down when her cheating husband leaves her broke and homeless, but when she inherits a bed and breakfast in the small town of Salem Falls, she's given a second chance at a fresh start. That is until she finds out her aunt didn't just die on the property, she was murdered.Suddenly, she finds herself the target of threatening messages and hostile attitudes from almost everyone in town. Desperate to find out who killed her aunt and protect her new life, Ellie summon her amateur sleuth mode, face her fears and unravel the mystery.Can she piece together the clues and find her aunt's killer or will this bed and breakfast end up a dead and breakfast?Filled with middle-aged heroines, talking pets, and a quirky small town setting, this charming paranormal women's fiction cozy mystery series will keep you guessing until the very end.Buy now and start solving today!
The Mercer Files
When the thief who smiles too wide starts stealing pieces of Frank Mercer's life, his watch, his files, even his partner, the detective finds himself caught in a game designed just for him. Each clue leads deeper into the shadows: old cases reopened, old enemies revived, and a scent of perfume that never truly left.But when the smiling man's trail leads to an abandoned theatre, Mercer realizes the performance isn't over, it's only just begun.Inside, the femme fatale he once let go, and the stage is set for his cruelest choice yet.In a city where time is currency and trust is a gamble, The Man Who Smiles Too Wide asks one question: What do you sacrifice when every decision comes with blood on your hands?
Double Entry
Every Transaction Has Two Sides. One Could Cost Her Everything.When Ellen Hartmann, a single mother and CPA, flies to Nashville to finalize her passion project-an innovative financial wellness program-she expects to launch a new chapter in her career. Instead, she walks into a mystery. Her marketing partner, Sam Davis has vanished. His mother is found dead. And Ellen, along with Sam's loyal driver Henry, is left to pick up the pieces.As Ellen investigates Sam's disappearance, she uncovers more than just missing files. Secrets, lies, and a criminal past begin to surface, threatening not only her project but her reputation and livelihood. Back home in Maine, her accounting firm teeters on the edge as a charming new hire schemes to take over her business. Torn between two cities, two lives, and two versions of herself, Ellen must decide what-and who-is worth fighting for.
The Son Of His Father Vol. III
The son of his father Vol. III examines the delicate formation of identity shaped by absence and unspoken truths within a family. The novel reflects on a childhood marked by confusion as hidden tensions and silent struggles define early experiences. It explores how the weight of secrecy influences growth, portraying a young mind caught between loyalty, longing, and uncertainty. The narrative captures the emotional distance that can exist within close relationships, emphasizing the impact of what is left unsaid. It contemplates the role of memory in shaping understanding, as recollections of fragmented moments fuel the search for meaning and connection. The story considers how silence can protect yet also isolate, drawing attention to the unseen forces that mold a person s path. As it traces the emotional landscape of growing up without clear guidance, the work highlights the complexity of family bonds and the yearning for clarity amidst mystery. The backdrop of unresolved questions lends a haunting quality to the journey toward self-awareness.
Murder in Ice
Murder in Ice was a bestseller in Finland in 2023 and is Kaarina Griffiths' debut novel for English readers. A Christmas-set psychological thriller and murder mystery blending Scandinavian crime with unrelenting suspense, laced with dark secrets and ancient legend.In remote Lapland under the Northern Lights, a Christmas workshop on S獺mi culture turns deadly when a body is found beneath the ice. Detective Inspector Heikki Tuunanen must unravel hidden secrets and old grudges among the course members - a shaman, a reindeer herder, a folklore researcher and more.Locals whisper that the legendary wolf-like St獺llu is to blame, but the police are convinced a human killer is on the loose, hiding in plain sight.Every chapter unearths new clues and darker motives, leaving you craving more and turning "just one more" into an all-night read. Who can be trusted when everyone has something to hide?Perfect for fans of psychological thrillers, cosy Christmas murder mysteries and Scandi-noir. Can you unmask the killer before another victim is claimed?
She's Beautiful When She Sleeps
Danielle Walker has spent her life running. First from the abuses she endured at the hands of her father, then from those she suffered in foster care, and finally, from Dr. Jack Green, her ex- boyfriend, who will do anything to get her back. What started as an innocent breakup became sinister, and Dani is forced to run again, fleeing to the other side of the country under a new name, hoping to start over. Dani tries to put the past behind her as a new love begins to blossom, but when Jack shows up in Little Falls, her sense of safety vanishes, and none of their lives will ever be the same. A novel about the dangers of a seldom talked-about subject, "She's Beautiful When She Sleeps" tackles the fear felt by stalking victims and how, when taken to extremes, it becomes deadly.
Swipe Right for a Bit of Murder
When Mr Right turns out to be Mr Wrong, murder might be the only option...Baz, Peggy, Carole, and Madge may look like a quartet of average grans meeting up at the local caf矇. But they're not above a bit of vengeance ... vigilauntie-style. And the streets of south-east London wouldn't be safe without them.When the ladies get wind of a romance fraudster preying on innocent locals, their hearts sink. Scammers of this kind are usually overseas - beyond their unofficial jurisdiction.But when more victims in their community come forward, it becomes apparent this fraudster may be closer than they suspected. And why does every clue they uncover lead back to themselves?This time, they're dealing with a dangerous criminal not even the fastest mobility scooter can outrun. But as far as they're concerned, a bit of murder can solve anything...
Who Am I?
It's 1978 on a remote island resort in the Bahamas. Carter has been provided with an island holiday and a beautiful travelling companion, Veronica. But as they find themselves alone, they soon realise that they are no longer on holiday - they have been abandoned. Carter, raised in England from Indian descent, never really understood his heritage. But upon the death of the woman who had helped raise him, the truth about his family is revealed. Can it explain why he is stuck on this island?Mystery, intrigue, and family dramas unravel revealing the truth about the Island and it's inhabitants. Will Carter and Veronica find romance, or is the truth of his life too dangerous for them both?
Spirits, Tales & a Body by the Bales
Haunting happenings. A shocking murder. Will a mother-daughter duo discover the buried truth before an innocent life is destroyed?With spooky preparations filling their days, Lily and Cassie find themselves caught up in a web of lies and deceit. In the small town of Hideaway Bay, the mother and daughter team's efforts to build a haunted maze for the town's Halloween festivities are constantly interrupted by strange events.But when a real body turns up on opening night, they must unravel the secrets and dark truths lurking around ever corner to prevent the trouble from turning deadly again.Fans of cozy mysteries will love the suspenseful and thrilling second book in the Lily & Cassie by the Sea Cozy Mysteries by Nellie H. Steele.Grab now, turn out the lights, and let the haunting begin!
Shattered Links
A couple hunting for a bargain finds something far darker, a thick liquid oozing from a car's trunk. One call to the cops, and the lid pops open to reveal a corpse. No ID. No answers. Just a dead man waiting to ruin someone's day. The dealer can't produce a title, and suspicion spreads fast. Cari's boss insists the man is innocent and sends her to clear his name. Brenington PD detectives Genevieve and Alex dig for answers, but the trail is already going cold. Cari's newlywed life is pulling her focus, and the deeper she digs, the more tangled the lies become. if she misses a single clue, the killer may disappear for good, and the next shattered link could be her.
Silver Wings Of Guilt
In the shadowed ruins of a forgotten WWII airfield, the past refuses to stay buried and the dead demand justice.Former RAF airman Simon Ashcroft thought reopening an abandoned German airbase as a flying school would be his fresh start. But when eerie apparitions haunt the runways and a spectral Luftwaffe pilot named Wilhelm von Falkenrath appears, Simon is thrust into a chilling web of secrets spanning decades.As whispers of wartime atrocities executions, stolen legacies, and SS horrors in the infamous Building Thirteen surface, Simon's quest for truth ignites a deadly pursuit. Archives burn, bombs explode, and shadowy figures from Berlin's corridors of power emerge to silence him forever. With the help of a street-smart ally, Franzi, Simon races through a labyrinth of betrayal, from snow-swept Cold War memories to modern conspiracies that could rewrite history.Blending pulse-pounding thriller action with supernatural suspense and richly detailed historical intrigue, Silver Wings of Guilt explores the blurred lines between memory and madness, duty and desire. Will Simon uncover the truth before the ghosts and the living claim him?Perfect for fans of The Nightingale meets The Da Vinci Code, this debut novel by Peter Ashford will keep you turning pages long into the night. Dive into a story where every shadow hides a secret... and guilt has wings.
Ghosts, Lore & a House by the Shore
A new town. An old mansion. New beginnings or the beginning of the end?When Lily Bennett and Cassie McGuire move to Hideaway Bay, they hope to find a fresh start in the charming small town. But their new house, Whispering Manor, hides a chilling secret. Legends of ghosts, paranormal disturbances, and pirate treasure plague them.But when these two amateur sleuths stumble across two cold case mysteries, they find dark secrets lurking around every dusty corner. And someone or something seems determined to stop their investigation. As the strange occurrences turn dangerous, the pair fear for their lives and wonder if they'll be the next dead body turning up in Whispering Manor.Will their perfect new town turn out to be their biggest mistake and will it cost them their lives?Ghosts, Lore & a House by the Shore is the charming first installment in this small, seaside town mother-daughter cozy mystery series by Nellie H. Steele.Grab now and sail into Hideaway Bay today!
Time Eternal
From the author of Time on My Hands: A Journey in the World of Watch Collecting comes an international mystery.When time itself is the prize, no one plays by the rules, and brilliance doesn't guarantee safety.A genius inventor. A world-changing secret. A deadly countdown.John Harrison has spent years hidden in plain sight: an unassuming professor, a man more at ease with his dog than with people. But behind the closed door of his workshop lies an invention that could change watchmaking forever. He wants to release it freely to the world. Others want to own it, bury it, or steal it.From Swiss boardrooms desperate to survive, to Manhattan towers built on ambition, powerful forces are moving against him. As whispers turn to threats, and loyalty becomes deadly, John finds himself at the center of a struggle he never sought.Break-ins. Betrayals. Murder. Everyone wants his invention. No one plays fair.Time doesn't wait. And John's is running out.Sweeping across continents and into the secretive world of luxury timepieces, Time Eternal is a suspenseful, deeply human story of invention, obsession, and the price of genius.
Degree of Separation
When an inexplicable explosion rocks the very foundation of a technological utopia, the citizens find everything crumbling around them. More than just their technology begins to fail, Officer Jacob Clark and seven strangers find their lives inexorably shattered and indelibly linked in a fight for survival. Uncovering a terrifying experiment that is linked to the very heart of reality, only this company of strangers stands to face a threat so severe it places the fate of all in the hands of a mere few.A countdown has commenced, and it's a race against time to save the very fabric of reality.
The Observations Of Henry
The observations of Henry explores the lives of ordinary individuals through the sharp and often humorous lens of a hotel waiter whose insight into human nature comes from years of serving the public. The collection begins with an account in a London dining room, where the narrator meets a clever boy and a girl known for her appetite and charm. These early scenes introduce a layered narrative that blends comedy with social observation, offering glimpses into the daily trials and small triumphs of people on the margins of society. Rather than focusing on high drama, the text highlights fleeting encounters and modest gestures that reveal deeper truths about love, pride, and human resilience. Throughout the stories, the reader is invited into conversations that take place in hotels, caf s, and back alleys, where character is laid bare in simple moments. What emerges is not just a chronicle of London s social life, but a gentle study of kindness, loneliness, and the curious ways people reveal themselves when they think no one is truly watching.
