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Only In Key West

by Kenneth D. Michaels

When vacationing Chicago detectives Nick and Norm witness a tragic accident involving a famous entertainer, the local police chief asks for their help. The duo's investigation uncovers crime and corruption in paradise as they come face-to-face with a ruthless killer...And homegrown eccentrics, drag queens, and dwarves rush to their aid in this heart-pounding thriller!

The Judge's Brief

by John Gastineau

The eighteen-year-old son of attorney Allen Pierman turns to an old family friend, a judge, for answers to questions about who his father was. The judge’s recollection begins in an open field, where Randy Grable, the young man’s uncle, was found dead on a tractor that had been set afire, shot in the head and chest. Pierman had only recently inherited the county prosecutor job from his deceased father, Carter, and he wants little to do with the case. Nevertheless, it is up to him and Sheriff Joe ... more

The Recipient: An Emerald City Thriller

by Audrey J. Cole

A year after serial killer Michael Rhodes is executed and allowed to donate part of his brain as an organ transplant, Wade gets called to a murder scene that shares uncanny similarities to those of the late Michael Rhodes. Other similar killings happen around Seattle, and Wade seems to be the only person still alive who knows enough about Michael Rhodes’s murders to be able to replicate them. When evidence found at one of the crime scenes points to Wade as the killer, he races to find the real c... more

Goodbye, Angel (Matt Salewski Mysteries) (Volume 1)

by Ryan D. Smith

Private investigator Matt Salewski thought he'd found the perfect woman in Erin Ferrell: funny, easygoing and beautiful. But when Salewski is hired for what he thinks will be a routine divorce case, he discovers that his perfect woman is a little less than perfect. For starters, she neglected to tell him she was married. She's also been going by two different names. And she's just turned up dead. As more bodies pile up, Salewski must navigate a web of sex, deceit, and murder to find out what Eri... more

Quest to the Unknown

by Annelies George

Young Dutch reporter JESSIE GOLDEN is truly “golden” in the competitive world of business news. One day she’s given the plum assignment of interviewing business mogul and international playboy CARLOS GOMEZ. To her surprise, Carlos takes a personal interest in her. Before long the two are in a steady relationship. Unbeknownst to Jessie she is destined to fulfill a critical life mission, crucial for the fate of the world. Her journey starts on the eve of her holiday when she discovers an old fol... more

The Skystillers

by Walker Larson

Will Leonhardt, a solitary ex-Airforce pilot and combat veteran, receives a mysterious letter and a prepaid plane ticket summoning him to an obscure observatory in Hawaii. So begins a journey that will lead him to a shadowy group of rogue scientists known as the Terra Program. Desperate for a distraction from his own past and future, Will agrees to pilot the program’s flight to the moon. The groundbreaking scientific experiment he and the other astronauts will perform there could change humanity... more

Eri, a Japanese Ghost Story

by Martin Connolly

This is an original English-language ghost story set in contemporary Japan, involving only Japanese characters. The time period is around the mid-nineties, before the advent of mobile phones and the Internet. It concerns university-age students who plan to stay a night in a large farmhouse in rural Japan, during the winter season. Initially, focus falls on Eri's relationship with her boyfriend Toru. This story possesses elements of the ghost story genre, but it is also a study in human interacti... more

Scoop of the Year

by Tom Claver

Martin is a hapless journalist who becomes jealous of the meteoric rise into television by Tom, a fellow reporter. But when he lands a scoop that would allow him to finally outshine his rival, he discovers his malfunctioning family becomes a hindrance.

Not So Dead

by Charles Levin

In NOT SO DEAD, our technologist hero and his quirky team achieve immortality by digitizing their personalities. What could go wrong? Clever and ruthless terrorists want it at any cost. A high-stakes cat and mouse game ensues with apocalyptic danger at every turn. Follow Sam Sunborn as he teams up with a real Einstein to give birth to an invention that could change the lives of everyone on the planet forever. Sam wants to help people through his invention, but lands up having to defend it and h... more

Good Girl Bad Girl

by Ann Girdharry

Kal’s no fool, though sometimes she might pretend to be, because hiding her strengths is a great way to extract information.

An expert in psychology, she first leant her craft from her father. He was a man with disturbing secrets.

When her journalist mother goes missing, Kal investigates.

What she uncovers involves murder, trafficking and Kal’s own worst nightmare…

Crime/suspense/thriller. A new kick-ass heroine.

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Fate

by John M. Giles

Dr. Jerry JisP Johnson is a psychiatrist with a secret. And one of his patients, Jack Fortine, has something Jerry wants. His family. It's a doctor-patient relationship Jack won't soon forget. Doctor knows best. A gripping tale of love, hate, and fate.

Political Justice

by Dennis Carstens

A politically-driven couple — he a charming governor and she the brains behind their meteoric rise — is poised to blow any preconceived notions you have about politics and power out of the water. Tom and Darla Carver certainly have revolutionary ideas on how to improve America. But improving their own political position and influence is always the underlying objective. Forget the headlines... but have fun guessing who’s-who while devouring this delectable thriller. "Political Justice: A Marc ... more

The Majesty: Into the Fog

by EDWARD LADEN

Passengers aboard the luxurious cruise ship Majesty face life-threatening drama once it is seized by terrorists masquerading as crew members. Small bands of passengers mount a counter-offensive as they battle to survive the four day voyage from London to New York. Once the ship encounters a deadly green fog, the ambiance deteriorates from a pleasurable experience to a nightmare voyage. The book details the struggle involved as both combatants face the worst ordeals of their lives trying to s... more

Preferential Treatment, A Medical-Legal Novel

by William Parsons

West Virginia lawyer, Jack Fabian, is a battle-hardened personal injury trial lawyer concentrating his practice in medical malpractice plaintiff's cases. Fabian, who has developed a penchant for big spending, expensive airplanes, top-shelf booze, and luxury vacations finds himself in 2005, feeling the adverse effects of the recently enacted repressive medical malpractice tort reform law in his state that has dulled his enthusiasm for the practice in general and malpractice law in particular. Thr... more

The Rushing Noise of Death: A Detective Flagg Mystery

by Gretchen Mullen and Phyllis Jobe

"It was almost midnight on New Year's Eve. Martha Leland poured herself a drink, her labors worthy of celebration. She stood before the mirror and toasted her reflection. The clock began to strike and the big fireworks on the bridge behind her reflected their lurid blossoms in the glass. The great booms began and when the bullet struck dead center at the back of her skull, she might have seen the blinding splintered light of the finale, she might have heard the great white rushing no... more

The Shepherd's Calculus

by C.S. Farrelly

When journalist Peter Merrick is asked to write a eulogy for his mentor, Jesuit priest James Ingram, his biggest concern is doing right by the man. But when his routine research reveals disturbing ties to sexual abuse and clues to a shadowy deal trading justice for power, everything he believed about his friend is called into question. With the US presidential election looming, incumbent Arthur Wyncott is quickly losing ground among religious voters. Meanwhile, Owen Feeney, head of the US Con... more

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