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The Librarian

by Philip Wilson

A shy librarian accidentally stumbles on a conspiracy by a group of rogue cops. Assaulted, framed and sent to prison to ensure her silence, Sarah discovers a fierce will to live and a startling capacity for violence that enables her to survive the harsh prison environment. On her release, Sarah learns her father died alone and her old life is gone forever. Heartbroken and enraged, Sarah devises a chilling revenge for the men who destroyed her world. As she prepares, she meets Paul Taylor, an ex ... more

Scabland

by Adam Smith

THE INVISIBLE INVESTIGATION

by lionel Touzellier

The Kennedy assassination is considered to be THE crime of the 20th century - a modern-day myth. Do you believe the official version, or the conspiracy theories? Whatever your opinion might be, this suspense novel will captivate you, from its opening pages to its surprising conclusion. Just try to guess what happens! Summary: Joshua Mandley finds himself entrusted with the delicate mission of carrying out a new investigation into the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, usi... more

Suitors

by M.L. Shanahan

CORRUPTION HAS MANY FACES: And in a city like New York you can be anyone; Kasey Matthews knows this. A freshman at NYU, she is struggling to adjust to college life while hiding her deeply troubled past. Why did she run away from her small home town? As Kasey rebuilds her life, a serial killer is striking at the core of The Big Apple, terrifying citizens of the city that never sleeps. Who is killing all the suited-up men? Detective Vincent Gunn has landed the biggest case of his c... more

The Extraction

by Steven F. Freeman

An anonymous note launches ex-FBI criminal profiler Decimus Farr into a nightmare. He fiancée has been kidnapped, and Farr is given only twenty-four hours to follow and solve a trail of ten hidden clues, or she dies. Identifying the abductor could provide Farr with a vital shortcut for locating his fiancée. But with each new clue connected to a different criminal from his past cases, which offender should he pursue? With the window closing fast, Farr must race the clock to rescue his love... more

Eyes Don't Lie

by Crystal Mason

Curly haired brunettes with blue eyes are the only women that seem to capture Keith’s attention. But is it really their appearance that attracts him or something sinister? Keith, a broken soul, who’s battling between good and evil, goes about his days trying to fight his evil urges. But because of a demonic stronghold, in most instances good loses the battle to evil. Affected by the pain and hurt of his childhood, he now seeks out the love he didn’t receive as a child. But w... more

The Folly Under the Lake

by Salema Nazzal

Set in the early 1930s at a country house in Surrey. Witton Park is owned by crooked, multi-millionaire, oil speculator Walter Sinnet and he lives there with his wife Blanche and their two adult children Harry and Rose. Harry is a good-natured bookworm who spends most of his time in the library, and has nothing in common with his father who wants him to work in the family company. His sister Rose, fun but feisty, wants some excitement in her life. Walter has become a multi-millionaire by swi... more

Just Like Jesse James

by Tim McGregor

Attending a funeral, 18-year-old Lee and his three cousins learn that their late grandfather believed a treasure was buried on the family farm, hidden there by none other than Jesse James himself. Obsessed with the legend, he spent years digging for it but died before completing his search. Convinced that the old man was onto something, the cousins take up the treasure hunt themselves. But what starts off as a lark soon turns deadly when their shovels hit something solid.

The Rabbit Skinners

by John Eidswick

Herculean FBI agent James Strait, hailed as a national hero for stopping a terrorist attack, is forced into a life of disability by a rare disease, Until a child asks him to use his skills to find her missing friend.

Nine-year-old Jophia Williams vanishes on a lonely country road, leaving behind only a headless teddy bear. Strait discovers the “murder” scene was faked and that other African-American children have also gone missing. As he chases down clues revealing an underw... more

Evidence Of Love

by mark stevens

A 27-year old beautiful career woman -- enmeshed in an affair with a 55-year old Manhattan business executive -- learns of the homicide of her mother, a power doc to the Hollywood community. Evidence Of Love is a thrilling romantic mystery of love, deceit, deception, death, wealth, lust and the age old pursuit of youth.

The Spider's Banquet

by Julius Falconer

A young woman goes to an isolated Warwickshire monastery to visit her brother, who is a monk there. Her sister drops her off at the door. The girl meets her brother in the parlour; they say goodbye and part; and she is never seen again. A search of the buildings and grounds finally reveals her body buried in a shallow grave in the monastery cemetery. The monks, however, have a cast-iron alibi: they were all in chapel at the time of her death. Then the abbot receives a mysterious telephone-call. ... more

Dead Man Launch

by John J. Gobbell

Global upheaval seemed the norm in 1968. The war in Southeast Asia rages along with prolonged civil unrest at home. During this, turncoat Navy Warrant Officer JOHNNIE WALKER begins an extended relationship with the Soviet Union by selling top-secret crypto key lists. This prompts the Soviets to order their friends, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), to seize the USS Pueblo (AGER 2) steaming in international waters off the coast of North Korea. The Pueblo carries the KWR ... more

The Killing Ploy

by Steve Haberman

Several years after 9/11. Pablo de Silva, mother, a tennis champion; father, a wealthy, but now bankrupt Swiss hotelier, walks into the American embassy in Switzerland and volunteers to work for the CIA. Accepted, he does admirable work for them. Then tragedy strikes, devastating him. He becomes yesterday's man, mostly written off. Except by his CIA mentor, who gives him a second chance. Liaise with the FBI to see if the murders of two top defense contractors for the American military... more

Untethered

by John Bowie

Whilst on witness protection, in 90s Bristol, John gets so bored, drunk and mad in the life handed to him, he creates an identity more interesting; re-inventing himself as a Private Investigator. With his first case handed to him on a plate from a neighbour to find the original femme fatale, Cherry, he needs to draw on the darkest recesses of his past to survive the present and question what it is to have an identity in the first place. Using every piece of what he can from what he is, was an... more

The Consequence of War

by Brian Oldham

Elijah McCoy was trained to kill. It's been two years since he returned from the war in Afghanistan, yet he still can't find peace. His only solace comes from being a vigilante, using his skills to brutally put down abusers, stalkers, and worse. But when he kills a member of a ruthless biker gang, Elijah is thrown back into a war zone that threatens to destroy him and those trying to save him. As the violence escalates, he draws attention from not only the police but also demonic forces who seek... more

Dark Corners

by Elaine Raco Chase

Exciting Explicit Extraterrestrial? Dark Corners (Roman Cantrell-Nikki Holden Mystery II) All over south Florida people are seeing things – things that can't be real – or can they? Nikki Holden's boss gives her the most bizarre assignment of her career. More than 200 solid citizens have reported sightings and contacts with UFO's! Soon she's on the trail with help from the University of Tennessee Space Institute & the Air Force! Roman Cantrell comes to the aide of an old Army budd... more

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