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Wicked Innocents: Case No. 1 (The Frontenac Sisters: Supernatural Sleuths & Monster Hunters)

by S.H. Livernois

Evil hides behind the sweetest faces. Even the face of a child. Meet the Frontenac Sisters, Hyla and Lizeth, as they face one of their most difficult foes: a nine-year-old girl with a devious imagination and a dark secret.

The Tiger's Eye: Angels in Mumbai

by Scott Delaney

Four years after the events that took place in Delaney's first book, 'The Shaft', the Global Calling organization is now making a dynamic impact across India. As they host the largest ministry event in their history, with over one hundred thousand worshipers in a crowded Mumbai cricket stadium, a radical anti-Christian militia (Indian Liberation Resistance Organization) orchestrates a brutal terrorist attack. This profoundly evil organization spares nothing it in its attempt to stop the ministry... more

The Lion Hotel

by Philip Jones

Readers are transported to the historical town of Shrewsbury. The Lion Hotel provides the setting for a story in which a detective’s daughter is wrongly accused of a crime. One might have expected her father, Inspector Horace no less, to have easily been able to prove her innocence, but things never quite work out that way when you are a teenager. Fortunately, Florence is quite capable of remaining one step ahead of her father and the hotel staff. Florence’s predicament begins, in her mind, when... more

More Julius Katz and Archie

by Dave Zeltserman

The award-winning Julius Katz mysteries have delighted readers since first appearing in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine in 2009. These stories introduced readers to Boston's most brilliant, eccentric, and possibly laziest detective, as well as the most unique sidekick in the annals of detective fiction: a tiny marvel of whizbang computer technology named Archie who has the heart and soul of a hard-boiled P.I. This second volume of Julius Katz mystery stories starts where the first volume THE JU... more

Echoes in the Woods

by Georgina Scott

One of these days, I am going to kill you, kill you slowly, and before I bury you, I am going to watch you burn!” Jake Evan said. Jake is the youngest of four boys who holds the same hatred for his alcoholic father as his father holds for him, for reasons not known by Jake. His mother, Faith, may hold the key to the hatred and the reasons behind Jake’s behaviour. Desperately trying to keep her family together, will she survive the trials and tribulations of what’s ahead or will she succumb and f... more

The Renegade Spy Project

by Terri Selting David

Wren is impulsive, curious, and always in trouble. When her STEM club is accused of a crime, can her flaws become their greatest asset to catch the real thief? Wren Sterling has a problem. She knows she's super smart and a good friend, but no matter how hard she tries, she can't shake her reputation as a troublemaker. It feels like the only people who believe in her are her three best friends in the Renegade Girls Tinkering Club. She’d hoped middle school would be different, but when her inab... more

The Woman Who Loved Sunflowers

by Brooks Mencher

The fifth book in the Yarn Woman, “The Woman Who Loved Sunflowers,” takes Ruth M, the Yarn Woman, from San Francisco to California’s Central Valley in search of Mrs. Jill Lynch, who disappeared on her weekly trip from Oakland to San Francisco to volunteer at humanitarian nonprofit. At first glance it seems like Mrs. Lynch has been living a quiet suburban life with her husband, leaving home every Wednesday to help pack knitted woolens to ship to war-torn areas of the Middle East. But when Ruth ... more

Ice in the Blood

by Bryan Cassiday

Hard-hitting crime stories from the edge of madness and terror where murderers, serial killers, and sociopaths skulk along the streets of Los Angeles by day and night. The skies may be sunny, but the streets of the city are cold as ice and teeming with dissolution that spreads across the entire country like a miasma of evil reaching all the way to the Florida Keys. Corruption drips from the seats of power and infects everyone below. In the land of the dollar, money is not only king it’s the o... more

Hunt for the Wild Pue'o

by Bill Thesken

Hunt for the Wild - Book #3. Jack, Malia, Max, Keoni, and Kenji live on a small Hawaiian island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Over the past few months they’ve searched the valleys behind their little town, looking for the ancient King’s long lost taro that brings super powers. So far they’ve been woefully unsuccessful. But they have another chance. Everyone knows if you see an owl in flight it brings good luck. Jack’s dad scored a cabin in the mountains for the weekend, and they’re heading... more

Before She Was Taken (The BEFORE Series Book Two)

by Margie Benedict

Book Two of the Before Series - A time-travel tale of abduction and redemption A freak occurrence gives twenty-five-year-old Rebecca Danser the ability to travel through time without altering it. Her life is a mess because her younger sister disappeared on her watch when they were both children. Finally, she has the chance to learn what really happened that day. She travels back in time to witness the abduction firsthand. Armed with new knowledge, she pursues the villain through past and pres... more

Ghost (The Justice Chronicles Book 1)

by Michael Jack Webb

Best-selling, award-winning author and master storyteller Michael Jack Webb weaves a Supernatural Serial Killer tale like none you’ve ever read. Enter a world where nothing is what it appears to be, and every clue leads an extraordinary young woman deep into the heart of darkness and beyond. Kate Justice, the FBI’s youngest Profiler, is assigned to find a serial killer with supernatural abilities. The killer is elusive, cunning, and seemingly invincible. Kate races against time to disc... more

Nighthawks

by Lambert Nagle

A Mafia boss addicted to beautiful art. A Catholic priest who knows too much. A modern-day Jay Gatsby. And a woman on the run. Disgraced London detective Stephen Connor is given an ultimatum: take a transfer to Rome or kiss his career goodbye. With his love life in tatters and his confidence at an all-time low, can Stephen find the world's most valuable painting before it disappears forever?

The Third Nanny

by Michele PW (Pariza Wacek)

Janey hadn’t heard from her sister Kelly since she ran away from home eight years ago. Until the day the letter arrived. A disturbing letter. But before Janey could make contact, Kelly disappeared again. And the only clue they had to work with was in Redemption, Wisconsin, where Kelly had worked as a nanny. So, Janey decided to follow in her sister’s footsteps … by taking over her job. The family has secrets, and the more Janey digs, the more twisted the story becomes. And the ... more

A Swarm in May

by Mark Anthony Powers

Dr. Phineas Mann has come a long way from the darkness in his past. He has a loving wife, two bright children, a lively interest in beekeeping, and a rewarding career in intensive care medicine. And then a challenging case presents: an elderly man in the throes of full-blown tetanus. To make a difficult case worse, the patient’s openly racist son abuses and threatens his father’s medical team, especially the Black intern. When inexplicable setbacks occur, the son’s threats escalate, and the d... more

Wishing You Harm

by Nancy Labs

A young widow is thrust into a world of alchemical symbols, secret societies, paranormal phenomena, and spiritual warfare as she seeks to unravel the mystery of her husband’s death.

Shut Up and Listen!

by Reid Fischer

Professional athletes are larger than life, but above all they are human beings like everyone else. Ethan Hackett is becoming an NBA star, and like any other player, he wants a championship. It's a slight distraction when his marriage is on the rocks. He can manage that. It's another matter entirely when his wife goes missing and he gets a text telling him to commit turnovers or she dies. Will Ethan have to betray his teammates? Can he navigate the waters to bring his wife back safe and le... more

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