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Jemez

by MARK DAVID ALBERTSON

Ancient pueblo artifacts, including the mythical “Black Heart of God” have been stolen from the ruins of Astialakwa in the Jemez Mountains. The theft sets off a cascade of crime, including murder. Deputy Sheriff Matt Bertram, who is assigned to the Jemez Mountains of Northern New Mexico, has become accustomed to his routine of writing speeding tickets and investigating minor crimes in the small village of Jemez Springs. With the theft of the artifacts, he finds himself engulfed in an investigati... more

The Stranger's Bed

by Oliver Sands

Would you swap homes with a stranger for the weekend ...?

Anna needs a a couple of nights away. Life’s been hell since her best friend Ger was abducted. And things with boyfriend Dan haven’t been great to say the least. A change of scene will do her good.

So Dan finds the perfect escape on a home-exchange website: a secluded cottage where the couple can switch off and reconnect. The reviews are glowing. And the old lady they’ll swap hom... more

The Portraits of Pemberley

by Elizabeth Gilliland

After George Wickham is found tied up, naked, on the Austen University Campus Square, President de Bourgh gives student journalist Lizzy Bennet an ultimatum: Find out who committed the crime, or be expelled from the school. Complicating matters is the fact that the prime suspect is Fo-Hian Darcy. Darcy and Lizzy have a messy history, but even so, Lizzy just can't accept that Darcy committed the crime. An anonymous whistleblower tips off Lizzy about a secret website called the Portraits of Pemb... more

Death at Dawn: Lgbtq Meets Main Street

by Arthur Day

This book conveys the charming character and loveliness of sleepy northern New England towns and then rips everything apart with a shocking story full of remarkable characters. Tran female Dianne Vargas and her partner, MJ McCaal, investigate the disappearance of a young girl caught in a white slavery ring and work to stop a killer from attcking a blind woman. Arthur Day was raised in Connecticut. He lives in Simsbury Connecticut with his wife and an old English bulldog named Rocco who rul... more

Enigma Tracer

by Charles Breakfield and Rox Burkey

The clock is ticking ... can Gracie uncover the truth? Phillip Pliant is the wealthy opportunist plastics dealer, and CEO of Pliant Industries. He’s also a master thief—creating a pervasive threat to the manufacturing infrastructure in the Caribbean islands markets. With the cartel as his stealth client, the naïve city leaders have been seduced, enabling the production of more than 3-dimentional building materials. And set the stage for massive chaos and destruction. Pliant has locked u... more

The Sorrowful Girl

by Keenan Powell

Liam Barrett embodied the hopes and dreams of his family, bound for Harvard Law School. When his father unexpectedly dies, he gives up his plans and goes to work providing for his family in Adams, Massachusetts. As a policeman who abhors violence and who possesses an ability to calm agitated people, he strives to mediate disputes and keep peace in his community. When a young Adams woman is found murdered near the estate of mill owner Alistair Cunningham, Cunningham pressures Liam to make a qu... more

Family Secrets

by Beth Farrar

What would you do to keep your family safe? Widowed genealogist Ellie McLellan has spent years healing her ravished heart by carefully constructing a new and quiet life away from the hungry glare of the paparazzi. She now fills her days with genealogical research for various clients, safe in the small town of Percyville, Quebec. Until her bid to save a child’s life is caught on camera and ambitious tabloid reporter Diane Cooper recognizes her. Turns out Ellie is not safe at all. With Di... more

Shadows of Doubt

by Merissa Racine

Vanished (The Blackwell Files Book 16)

by Steven F. Freeman

A ship washes ashore in the Philippines without a single crew member aboard. All residents of an alpine village disappear without a trace. Connecting the two events is the appearance of strange, metallic spheres and scorch marks in both locations. An NSA team led by agents Alton and Mallory Blackwell discover a link between the disappearances and a group of disputed islands in the Artic...and an even more puzzling connection to the ancient city of Sodom. As tensions to lay claim to the co... more

The Community

by Kristin Holm

The very heart of the Community was corrupted by one thing above all: human greed. Those who are turned in have no choice but to work off their debt or be sent to the Medical Waste Facility. While many in debt dream of living a life of freedom and comfort, Evie only dreams of freedom for her loved ones. After the death of her former assignment, she finds herself forced into the service of Elias Huntley, one of the most powerful men in the Community. Evie wants nothing more than to erase her d... more

A Sickening Storm: Crime Fiction Novels (A Dora Ellison Mystery Book 3)

by David E. Feldman

In this suspense-filled medical mystery, someone is infecting patients at the Beach City Medical Center with the world's most deadly diseases, and it's up to Dora and Missy to stay alive long enough to stop them. How many more innocent people have to die before Dora and Missy bring the killer to justice? And what will become of Beach City Medical Center, the barrier island's only hospital? Book 3 of the Dora Ellison Mystery Series is a murder mystery featuring a woman sleuth who is no ordi... more

HMP BlackRock: A Classic Whodunit Wrapped in a Modern-Day Thriller

by G S Burroughs

There are 89 murderers on the island prison of BlackRock. Only 88 are locked up… When prison reformer and Scottish billionaire Ethan Mackay is found brutally stabbed to death during a VIP tour of the island, secrets thought long hidden, begin to surface. Then the killer strikes again… What did Times journalist Esther Friedman mean when she said to MP and former doctor Sir Malcolm Lambert: ‘Are there any skeletons in your closet, Sir Malcolm, or have you had them all cremated?’ Has Sir Malco... more

The Magni

by S. D. Unwin

They are Marie Curie and Albert Einstein, although they don’t know it ... yet. When two friends discover that the company they work for is using illegal cloning technology to bring back deceased geniuses for a second act, should they expose and destroy the very source of their own existence? And this knowledge places them in the crosshairs of the powerful organization that’s putting recreated, brilliant minds to audacious use. Now, their survival depends on their wit; but fortunat... more

FLIRT: A novel of lust, love, and murder

by Ric Bohy

Just look at her. The name is Mary Bliss, or sometimes, "Miss Bliss to you." Classical painters would have called her an exemplar of the female form. She has fiery copper hair. Her appearance ranges from comely country girl to devastating man trap. She is meticulous in applying makeup and scenting herself with perfumes custom made for her. When she enters a busy room, all sound stops and heads swivel in her direction. There is a little hitch in her step owing to a congenital anomaly on her left ... more

The Tree of Life: Daedalus Detective Story #1 (Daedalus Detectives)

by S.A. Mossman

Its been a year since Detective Sadie Park took over Daedalus Detective Agency. Stumbling back to the agency after working an all-nighter to close a case, she finds someone waiting at the door. Her former childhood friend and her first love, Kat Everett. Kat’s deadbeat father has gone missing after showing up out of the blue with a mysterious phone call asking for $85 grand and leaving cryptic messages. Sadie gets embroiled in the mystery of Kat’s missing father, a terrorist attack at the city d... more

Finity: A Mafia Story

by Melissa Rovelli

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