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Curse of Cortés

by Guy Morris

In 1672, Henry Morgan took 36 ships and 2,000 men to sack Panama City for a $1 billion plunder and 600 slaves. Afterward, Morgan cheated his men, disappearing with nearly the entire treasure, and 200 slaves on three ships never to be seen again. Morgan alone survived as a haunted man who hid away in drunken debauchery, and burned his log books to keep the world from learning the terrifying truth. True story.

Three hundred years later, Sophia Martinez discovers odd relics hi... more

Operation Traction

by Daniel James

A fast-paced novel that juxtaposes two time periods, i.e. 1989 and the 1940s and the points of view of two protagonists searching to untangle personal mysteries. The story blends historical fact with fiction and entwines suspense and human interest with action; wrapped in the backdrop of a world at war and wide-ranging locations from North Africa, Europe and the United Kingdom.

Licosa

by Nick Goulding

He was looking for a fortune, not a story. But as journalist Martin Bass tries to find a shipwreck off the Italian coast, innocent locals start dying under suspicious circumstances. As much as he tries, Bass can’t ignore the fact that a killer has come to town and brought with him a ruthless political agenda. Before long, his reporter’s curiosity lands Bass and his crew in the middle of a Cold War conspiracy with global ramifications. Left versus right. Communist versus fascist. The political qu... more

Murder, Key West Style

by Dave Vizard

Sarge, an American war hero from Bay City, Michigan, dies alone and homeless in Key West, a mystical place many refer to as paradise. News reporter Nick Steele is in the Keys to get married when he's drawn into the mysterious death of the former Marine by toxic brew. Steele investigates Sarge's life among the homeless. But more digging peels back a Key West veneer yo reveal shocking evil that turns paradise into hell.

Death by Chaos

by Renaii West

Tasha, Elizabeth, Dawn, and Miranda were the undisputed goddesses of their Southern California liberal arts college in the 1970s. With distinct talents, beauty, and accomplishments, each goddess appeared destined to be forever traveling on that path called the charmed life. But in a tragic twist of fate, a student is found murdered on campus just before graduation. Suspicion falls in their midst, and one of them goes missing. Destinies are changed forever.

Now fast-forward 20 years, lon... more

Murder and the Talk Show Diva

by Ellen Richardson

Delilah Morgan and her co-worker Norma Davis’s lives are turned upside down when their employer, an infamous radio show host and gossip columnist Cassandra Clark (CC), is involved in a near-fatal car accident. As a result of the accident, Delilah is forced to take over CC’s show and becomes a target for a mysterious caller who repeatedly calls CC on the air to talk about her personal problems. Before Delilah can learn the truth about the caller, who apparently played a big role in CC’s life, CC ... more

Crucible of Fear

by D.W. Whitlock

A man's life in chaos. His young daughter at risk. What is a pound of flesh worth? Dante Ellis is a successful advertising executive on the rise. His world is plunged into a harrowing nightmare after he's targeted by ruthless hackers known only as Dark Messiah. Dante soon discovers no part of his life too sacred to be used against him, no secret buried too deep. What began as a veiled threat soon descends into a desperate conflict against the will of an unseen enemy. If you're a fan of Mic... more

Farewell to Murder

by Kimberly Griggs

Mallory Hemingway is living the dream. Ok, well, maybe not the dream, but it’s a promising start to her brand new life. When Mallory lands the nighttime caretaker position at the home and museum of her long-lost cousin Ernest Hemingway, she finds living in funky Key West is better than she could have imagined. A hippie best friend who challenges her, a hunky scuba diver instructor who might have the hots for her, a cat that sometimes tolerates her, and plenty of free time to write the next... more

The Deeper Dark

by Michael Allen

He was a POW for several years, but Haven Kayd is home now and he's learning all about a world that went on without him. When the truth about his capture starts to come out, Haven is determined to expose it and take down a corrupt network that goes higher than he can imagine. Now the life of his daughter is being threatened, but they have no idea how far he's willing to go to save her from their evil grasp.

Terminal Investments...A Sinister Murder Mystery

by L.F. Earl and S.L. Earl

Terminal Investments…A Sinister Murder Mystery Brilliant and driven, 21-year-old David Anderson secures a position at a prestigious investment firm, Faust Financial Investments (FFI). After a year-and-a-half on the job, he realizes that several of the company’s “Gold Account” clients died of mysterious circumstances, allowing FFI, as the beneficiary of their life insurance policies, to cash in on millions of dollars. Suspecting that FFI’s founders are killing their clients for profit, David... more

The Eighth Master

by JD Rutherford

As waves of moist air from the Pacific ocean press inland over California’s coastal range, the climate becomes ideally suited for growing wine grapes. It is hot in the summer, foggy and cool in the winter, and beautiful year-round. An ever changing veil of grape leaves that slowly turn from green to golden yellow with the coming of the harvest cover the valleys and their flanks. Pine trees and oaks blanket the upper reaches of the low mountains that cradle world renowned merlots, chardonnays, a... more

The Mystery of Healing

by A P McGrath

Solon of Pergamon turns detective when his cherished medical teacher is murdered. Suspicion falls on a mysterious student who holds a secret that threatens the feared ruling class. Tossed between the search for love and the precarious tides of the Roman Empire, Solon navigates with the same bloody-minded humanity it takes to be chief physician to the gladiators of a glittering age. Classic storytelling in an unforgettable setting.

The Alligator Dance

by Brenda Spalding

A dance of death, romance, and murder Visitors hiking Manasota State park in Florida are horrified to discover the partial remains of an apparent alligator attack. Finding evidence of poaching, Park Ranger Seth Grayson and Florida Wildlife Commission Officer Liz Corday are determined to find out who sent the victim to his death. The poachers will stop at nothing to protect their illegal profits. The body count mounts, and threats are made, putting Seth’s and Liz’s life on the line. Realizing... more

Loving and Dying in Notchey Creek

by Liz S. Andrews

It's Valentine's Day in Notchey Creek, Tennessee, and whiskey distiller Harley Henrickson is volunteering at the Reading is Love festival. Books line the streets, snowflakes dapple the air, and paper hearts adorn storefront windows. Even Harley’s pet pig, Matilda, is feeling festive, gracing the sidewalks in her Cupid costume. But no sooner have the festivities begun, when Harley finds the charred remains of a car and a body outside Briarwood Park. While Sheriff Jed Turner is initially conv... more

Death on the Boardwalk

by Caleb Wygal

When death arrives on recently widowed bookstore owner Clark Thomas' backdoor, he gets drawn into the investigation. What he discovers changes his life. The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk is normally an idyllic place until the body of a local businesswoman and environmentalist gets dumped by the back door of his shop. Clark finds himself in a unique position to investigate the crime. But should he? When it comes to murder, something else drives him he doesn't want to admit. As he launches his own... more

Old Mrs. Kimble's Mansion

by George T. Arnold

Forty-four-year-old Forrest Alderson isn’t at all sure of his motives for returning from self-imposed exile to Asher Heights, West Virginia, to see his hometown for the first time since he graduated from college. All he knows for certain is it’s something he has to do if he is to find out whether he can break free from the tragedy that compelled him to flee or whether he is forever doomed to be imprisoned by it.

He has spent the intervening twenty-three years in sacrificial ... more

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