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Brotherly Love

by D.R. Ransdell

Andy Veracruz routinely faces danger and betrayal, but none of his past experiences prepare him for his most difficult challenge to date—teaching! He agrees to help his girlfriend mount a Vegas show featuring her original songs, but he never expects to train junior musicians to accompany them. Nor does he expect Rachel to want a serious commitment. After the theatre manager is kidnapped, Andy loses what’s left of his concentration. Despite aid from his lookalike brother and a quick-thinking cous... more

Tribes: A battle against hate and white supremacy in rural America. James Beck Crime Thriller Series, Book 4

by John Clarkson

Ex-con James Beck decides to step left of Covid and the conflicts surrounding him in Brooklyn, so he moves to a quiet place in upstate New York. It seems like everything might work out until he defends a gusty little woman standing up to a local thug. Suddenly, Beck finds himself fighting for his life against a vicious, heavily armed white supremacist gang with deep roots in the community. He calls on his fiercely loyal crew of fellow ex-cons for help. Is there any way they can prevail against a... more

The Forever Young Prisoner

by Marcus Lessard

130 year-old Henry tells all! Unless the Guardians of the Mysteries of the Clock have the final say. Henry Heck is the mysterious prisoner locked away in the depths of Providence State Penitentiary since the Great War for crimes unknown. Rumors suggest he hasn't aged a day. Tommy McConnell, inmate #176543, a rollicking, dumpster-diving addict with nothing to lose except his own self doubts, sets out to investigate the Legend of the Forever Young Prisoner. He will require the assistance of ... more

Funeral Daze

by Dorian Box

Summer 2000. A down-and-out surfer grieving the recent death his wife reluctantly agrees to help a 12-year-old mortician find her missing parents and reclaim their family funeral home. Their investigation leads deep into a ghastly criminal conspiracy of corpses, caskets, and killers. As the bond between the unlikely pair grows, it becomes unclear who’s saving who and which one is really running the show. Hilarious and heartwarming mystery and suspense with a walloping c... more

Treachery on the Nile

by Roger Croft

Former newsman and occasional MI6 agent Michael Vaux has survived an assassination attempt and plan on a long period of rehabilitation. But the spymasters at Vauxhall cross, the London HQ of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service , have learned of a military plot to overthrow the pro-West regime of of Egypt's President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. Intelligence sources have warned Britain that a small clique of of rebel officers aim to finalize their plans for a coup d'état aboard a pleasure craft heading... more

Deepfake

by Joe Rielinger

Having just completed a challenging case, private detective Terry Luvello was hoping for some rest. Instead, a 3:00 a.m. visit from a thirteen-year-old neighbor is a prelude to what will soon become the most perplexing case of his career. The girl’s father, the director of the Cleveland Federal Reserve, has just been accused of murder. Even worse, the police are in possession of evidence that seems to confirm the father’s guilt. Reluctant though intrigued, Terry is soon thrust into the world ... more

The Killer Enigma

by Charles Breakfield and Rox Burkey

Enough is Enough - JJ rumbled when the Paparazzi invaded dinner When JJ and Jo recognize privacy doesn’t exist for them, they head back to Magnolia Bluff to check on their friends and recapture the small-town anonymity. They reject the status of urban legends in favor of acceptance and a quiet, peaceful life. A supermodel needs time and space to recharge herself between jobs, and he needs time to adore his wife. Does Magnolia Bluff hold the answers to their prayers, or will a dark past ov... more

Vessels of Wrath

by Thomas Holland

Ring Johnson shot himself. Or did he? For Police Chief Ray Elmore, it’s all too clear that someone is targeting the people in the sleepy, delta town of Split Tree, Arkansas, and it’s now up to him to catch the killer before he can claim another victim. But “Big Ray” is a man haunted by his own past. Physically and emotionally wounded in the Pacific, he must confront the ghosts of his dreams even as he chases the evil in his waking world.

Through the Eyes of The Beholder

by A.S. Drayton

Unfortunate Souls Linked by a Gaze The frigid light of the timid, but mentally gifted, Rian’s nightmare is merely the first link in a chain of coincidences that join the residents of Chula Vista, California. Each link is its own story, yet each story another lead down the chain that binds the world not only to the collision of myth and machine, but The First White Lie and he who watches over it.

Unaware

by Dee Shaffer

Charlie's 39-year-old journey was surrounded by hidden forces. Blind to their powerful influences, she unknowingly walked into a wicked trap that she believed to offer momentary peace. However, this trap was permanent in its grip, and it thrust her into hidden realms that were more alive and vivid than her conscious awareness. Profound regret and overwhelming fear became her reality as she was dragged through the horrors of this unknown realm. She was able to see the dark forces that had been... more

Fade to Black

by Zoë Beck

Videographer witnesses and films a terrorist act; gets arrested, tortured and detained in solitary confinement; then is offered a documentary project he can't turn down. What he uncovers will upset his country's politics, as well as his personal relationships.

Domino Effect: Mia Coello Private Investigator

by Angel Mar

Opening the office with my best friend and fulfilling all my dreams was the easy part, then came the disappearance of Emilio Mason. With the help of the obnoxious, but irresistible, police detective David Canno we delve into a case where nothing is what it seems and everyone is a suspect as we escape from those who want to silence us... forever. My name is Mia Coello and my business is solving mysteries.

In The Shadow Of The Sun

by POLI FLORES JR

Set in a small southern California town during the tumultuous 1960s, a green beret returning from Vietnam is accused of murdering a wealthy scion. At the time of his death, the victim was completing a million-dollar trust document that is missing. Both the document and murder are at the heart of the novel. Led by two brilliant attorneys, the defendant's PTSD is raised to garner sympathy from potential jurors. Narrated from the eyes of the soldier's younger brother, the book is also a coming-of-a... more

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

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