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Murder in the Mangroves: A Pete Brown Mystery

by Angie Ross

When a social media star washes up dead on a sleepy island, the residents are forced to confront their own secrets – the money, murder, and lies behind the idyllic small town façade – as a wave of fans descends. Pete Brown is a retired pro-surfer looking to live the perfect beach bum life and put the trauma of a career-ending accident behind him. Then influencer Emily Larson shows up dead in the Endless Islands Nature Preserve. Emily's fans set out to destroy Pete's best friend, Shae, the loc... more

Ybor City Blues

by GWEN MAYO AND SARAH E. GLENN

Cornelia Pettijohn boarded the train, but so did three gangsters. Instead of a quiet trip back to Colorado, Cornelia is kidnapped at gunpoint and pressured into solving the murder of a beautiful young blues singer. No matter how carefully Cornelia explains that she is not a detective, her reputation for solving crimes has convinced the gangsters she can get pal, Chago, out of a jam.

Let Me See Them

by R.A. Valletta

A horrific double murder at a luxury seaside estate leads San Diego homicide detectives Kate Delgado and Jack Langton on a cat-and-mouse chase to find the killer. Multiple suspects emerge, but solid alibis, dual identities, and inconsistent DNA evidence challenge the detectives throughout their investigation. As dark secrets from the detectives' pasts come to light and they close in on the killer, might their own lives now be in jeopardy?

Debunked

by Beth Perry

TV Executive Craig Herbert is confronted by a menacing agent that works in the shadows, one that has used the popular "Debunker's Challenge" reality television series to carry out an agenda of evil.

Imprinted

by Elizabeth Charles

A home invasion at Tessa Schroeder's 18th birthday party ends in the tragic accidental death of her boyfriend, Chris. Her OCD intensifies and she enters therapy for PTSD.

Dealing with intense grief and issues with her narcissistic mother, Tessa is vulnerable to the advances of her parents' college friend, David. She can't help but be drawn in by his humor and kindness so much like Chris's. They begin a rocky relationship.

When Tessa eventually uncovers the unimagin... more

Two Dead Billionaires

by Luke Patrick Sheldon

Det. Hekla Fritzdóttir is investigating the case of her life: the gruesome murder of an American billionaire in Iceland’s most luxurious hotel. But the young detective’s work leads her to places that powerful forces inside and outside her department don’t want her to go—and to a dangerous conspiracy that threatens her life. As the pressure mounts, she realizes that one of the few people she can trust is the prime suspect’s ex-boyfriend, a washed-up, suicidal former FBI whistleblower who do... more

Blood and Mascara

by Colin Krainin

Washington, DC, 1997: A city stumbling toward recovery after a decade of violence, drugs, AIDS, and exodus. Bronze Goldberg—a soft-boiled private detective in a hard-boiled world—scrapes out a living stalking the steps of cheating spouses while bearing the trauma of the past like an open wound. But his latest assignment, surveilling the indiscretions of a stunning femme fatale, has entangled him in the murder of an up-and-coming congressman and made him the target of an unstoppable assassin. Me... more

Lawyers, Dogs, and Money

by Tracy Carter

Veronica and her devoted Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Leda, are back on the case in this second book in the Veronica Kildare K-9 Mystery Series, pivoting from breathtaking wilderness rescues of missing persons into investigation mode.

Veronica possesses a natural affinity for training dogs—and a passion for locating missing people. As "Lawyers, Dogs, and Money" unfolds, Veronica trains peanut allergy alert and prison contraband sniffing dogs—and joins her search... more

FORTUNATE SON

by Andrew Bridgeman

Five days before the presidential inauguration, rookie Special Agent Emma Noble is tasked with her first assignment—informing a shy young man from Boston that he is the victim of the most infamous kidnapping of the past century. Ben Danvers is not the child of a quiet Vermont couple. His birth mother is a wealthy politician soon to be sworn in as the U.S. vice president. Stunned by the realization that his life is a lie, Ben runs from the D.C. spotlight, searching for answers about the woman ... more

That Was Then

by M.K. Tod

When journalist Andrea Larson learns that the man who raped her is running for Governor of Massachusetts, she is driven to expose him. With the help of her identical twin sister, Andrea secures a job on Brad Greiner’s campaign. People who hide in the shadows soon begin to threaten both women. Brad Greiner lives in the rarefied world of wealth and global business elites. Determined that nothing from his past will derail his political ambitions, he unleashes a trusted friend to eliminate any th... more

Collective Vengeance

by Joseph Stanley

Discover Dark Secrets and High Stakes in This Gripping Thriller that Dares You to Look Away! In the heart of New York, Samantha Mieras, a seasoned private equity specialist, collaborates with Jack Gallagher, a pardoned felon, on a dangerous quest for vengeance. The catalyst? A haunting demand made twenty-seven years ago, shrouded in secrets, deception, and the dark corridors of judicial power. Step into the pulse-pounding world of Collective Vengeance, where Joseph Stanley weaves a tapestr... more

Boomerang

by S. Jennifer Paulson

Her husband's death shattered her world. But it's what he left behind that just might destroy her. Taryn Metcalf is a 33-year-old journalist whose life is turned upside down when her husband is tragically killed. But just when she thinks things couldn't get any worse, she stumbles upon a shocking letter from her late husband, confessing to a heinous crime he committed over a decade ago. Grief-stricken and determined to uncover the truth, Taryn takes on a new identity and befriends the woma... more

All Our Yesterdays

by Forest Bowman

Living well is not always the best revenge. Sometimes getting even in grand style is better. Adam Richter, an undersized fourteen-year-old orphan is sent to live on a farm where he is mistreated by two vicious brothers who live there. He escapes, flees to his hometown, and secures an apprenticeship with a furniture mill. There he learns the trade and ultimately becomes the co-owner of the mill and a leading citizen of the town. All the while, the two brothers pester him. When they finally com... more

Open Secrets

by Jack A. Ori

The university wants to silence them. The cops want to arrest their innocent boyfriend. Can a student podcaster get a murdered classmate justice?

Five years after an adrenalin-packed escape from a dangerous pedophile, CJ Jennings longs to use their college podcast to make a difference. But a terrified child's plea for help leads the freshman to a grisly discovery, thrusting CJ into a deadly maze of lies, manipulations, and institutional coverups.

The victim, a... more

Double Blast

by Gretchen Archer

SMALL TOWN. BIG BOOM. Davis Way Cole returns to her hometown of Pine Apple, Alabama, to fill in for her police chief father during the bustling Memorial Day Celebration. It’ll be fun. Relaxing. And a no-brainer. After years of leading an elite security team at a billion-dollar casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, Davis has no doubt whatsoever she can run little ole Pine Apple in her sleep. She should think again. A blast from her past shows up. (With baggage.) Just before her casino-spy... more

The Place We All Go

by Blair Black

“Sometimes, it’s not about forgiveness—it’s about revenge.”

FOR JESLY ALLBROOK, a promising district attorney in downtown Dallas, it’s been one helluva year. Between being plagued by a malevolent voice riding shotgun in her head and burying the client she and her ex murdered, life can’t get any worse.

So when an assassin foils Jesly’s would-be-suicide by shooting her off the rooftop of Dalla... more

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