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Please Don't Push Up the Daisies

by Diane Vallere

Interior decorator Madison Night has her hands full when her police captain boyfriend's family comes to visit. His sister is on the verge of a divorce, but when her botanist ex-husband is found dead in his research lab, things get messy. Madison’s tries to dig up the secrets that led to his murder — but if she’s not careful, the dirt she uncovers could fill her grave instead.

The Things That Stay True

by Peter W. J. Hayes

Finally accustomed to his new job with the Allegheny County Police, Detective Vic Lenoski is asked to solve the high-profile murder of the Pittsburgh Symphony’s beloved president. Very quickly, Vic and his partner, Liz Timmons, identify two likely suspects. But, unknown to Vic, a detective from China—Chen Yun—has surreptitiously arrived in Pittsburgh, sent to target one of the symphony’s violin players. Vic then learns that his lead suspects aren’t who they seem, and worse, that he’s the targ... more

The Things That Secrets Cannot Hide

by Peter W. J. Hayes

Full-Tilt Boogie (A Jade Hui Mystery)

by Robb T. White

Something’s going on in Youngstown, Ohio—and it isn’t pretty. Newly assigned to the field office, Special Agent Jade Hui is stumped by her predecessor’s do-nothing record when there’s every indication something big is going to happen. An Aryan Brotherhood convict tells her a new designer drug from Europe is about to hit the streets of the Midwest and Youngstown will be the launching pad. Next, a female prizefighter winds up dead in a dumpster behind a bar with a shady reputation. That’s only the... more

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by Sandy Hanley

A double murder, disguised as a boating accident, claims the lives of two cousins, leaving an immense fortune hanging in the balance. Haunted by a past tragedy, Detective Sean Lloyd travels from London to Halifax Manor to investigate.
While there, Lloyd is drawn into a dark web of household secrets, implicating the remaining four cousins. When Lloyd becomes attached to one of the cousins, Evie Osborne, he is forced to confront his demons. As Lloyd probes the girl's mind for clues, he... more

Bombmaker

by Daniel J Davies

When interrogator Emma Ripley learns of an imminent attack on US soil, she is not surprised. What does shock her is when the most valuable prisoner ever to arrive in custody is handed to her. Georges Subdallah is a US citizen, long ago radicalized, and the most skilled bombmaker in the world. He is a man long thought dead – the famous architect of his own horrific suicide bombing years ago. In him, Emma faces her most complex and urgent counterintelligence order: to extract key intel to s... more

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by Morgan Sancova

Deadly Repercussions

by Karen Black

Raised in crime-ridden streets of Mexico, Juan he believes in the rule of justice, more than the rule of law. While operating a sporting goods shop, he also provides information, or retribution, for a price. Assassination within Juan’s family triggers an investigation that sets off a chain of events leading to betrayal, kidnapping, and murder. When Juan disappears during his own search for the assassin, his granddaughter deciphers details that could lead her to him. Hesitant to share the informa... more

The Shakespeare Killer

by Douglas Wood

The first victim is Jacob Schneider- a prominent criminal defense attorney. His death is ruled a suicide by authorities, just like all the other defense attorneys who have died recently. However, when Special Agent Chris DiMeglio gets on the case, he receives a tip from a local reporter who suspects these deaths are connected. Between the victim profiles, the suicide notes, and the unusual methods of death, it soon becomes obvious the FBI has yet another serial killer on their hands. The Shak... more

Betrayal in the Casbah

by Ted Kissel

It's the early 2000's in the U.S. Embassy, Algiers. U.S. military attaché and decorated fighter pilot Colonel Mitch Ross needs a dose of reality and relief from the constraints of the diplomatic life. He catches a break of sorts when he survives a brutal knife attack one evening after attending a diplomatic reception. Nursed to health by the beautiful and mysterious Abella, Mitch returns to duty and is approached by the CIA with a covert mission: to rescue and bring home a downed American pilo... more

The Great Detective

by Clifton Deronvil

A 30 year old Japanese man named Chung Takahashi lives in an apartment with his grandpa in Brooklyn New York. His grandpa who is a police officer is later discovered to be a top secret detective after he was murdered by mysterious burglars. Chung decided to carry his grandpas legacy to join the TGA (The Global Agency) to solve cases he has never done before. He goes on missions to solve mysterious crimes to become the worlds greatest detective.

Bad Vibrations

by Glenn Eric

Sometimes a house IS NOT a home. Inspired by real events, in this gripping novel of suspense, a struggling midlist romance writer and his frustrated-sculptor wife leave NYC for the North Carolina mountains. Desperate to complete his latest novel, Arlo and Joanna Priestley take his literary agent’s advice and pack up for the mountains. Their temporary home is the empty cabin belonging to Colm Finn, a successful and reclusive romance author. While Arlo attempts to write and Joanna attempts to s... more

Tropic Heat

by Parker T. Mattson

Det. John Adriani is the only ALMOST honest cop in a corrupt south Miami precinct suddenly under full investigation. Pressured by two fellow officers to commit one last crime while a Category 4 hurricane comes ashore, he realizes it’s just as likely to get them all killed. But it’s when inexperienced yet headstrong I.A. investigator Christine Parks (with secrets of her own) shows up that everything REALLY goes haywire...

Interception City

by Parker T. Mattson

Interception City is a provocative, morally-complex crime thriller set in a decaying community deep in the Florida Everglades. Murder, police corruption, racial tension, illicit sex, family betrayals, bored teen brides, heartless Miami killers, Internet swingers, assorted nut-cases and a fun-filled but violent high school reunion are all elements in Interception City.

The Ghost

by A.M. Carlisle

A school shooting rocks a Texas town and threatens to tear friends and family apart. A young, popular honor roll student is at the center of the tragedy. His family struggles to find out why while fighting the backlash. The past and present collide in an emotional rollercoaster for the mother as their lives spin out of control. Can friendship, love, and the family survive it all?

The Loneliest Places

by Keith Edward Vaughn

Years since inheriting his famous father's private investigation agency, Ellis Dunaway is a man out of time. He is also out of money, clients, and control of his drug habit. A simple favor for his coke dealer—finding out what happened to the guy he let stay in his Malibu rental house—sets off a series of increasingly violent encounters as the missing man turns out to be connected to one of L.A.'s most powerful families and a brutal cartel called the Black Fist. Traversing the city in his father’... more

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