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The Face You Know

by Ashley Brandt

After participating in a television dating show, Maggie Simons is ready to settle back into her small-town lifestyle; but when her ex-beau and reality tv hunk Grayson Wynters is found murdered in his vacation home, Maggie has some questions. When Maggie herself falls victim to a stalker, her former friend and sexy Private Investigator Damon Ybarra is her only ally. The clock is ticking as Damon and Maggie hunt this hunter before Maggie becomes his next victim; Only what if the culprit is closer ... more

The Plot to Save America - A Novel

by Avraham Azrieli

What if the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol were successful? The Plot to Save America takes place in 2024, as the Capitol lies in ruins and Americans live under martial law. When a Domestic Terror Tribunal condemns a famed Baltimore detective to death, the race is on to find a secret document that could exonerate him while exposing the truth behind the Capitol attack.

Ghost Light

by Jane Tesh

Theodosia "Teddy" Ballard knows nothing about community theater, but when the stage manager for "Little Shop of Horrors" takes a tragic header down the costume lost stairs, she agrees to fill in for the sake of her actor friend, Will. Then one night when Teddy is alone in the theater, she meets George Clancy Everhart, the theater ghost, who tells her the former stage manager was murdered, and he wants her to find the killer. Teddy's investigation, the rehearsals, and all the theater superstition... more

Pool Boy To The Mob

by Robert Allen Miltenberg

Surrounded by pools, the trick for Bobby Moscowitz was not slipping in the one thicker than water.

INTANGIBLE HEARTS FOREVER

by Elizabeth Akinniyi

A thrilling and cinematic love story of a father and child that will trigger your wildest imagination. After the death of his wife at childbirth. Lance Stone lives with the pain of her demise, His daughter Emily became the sole reason for him to live and he swore to love her all his life. But his past insecurities start to cause a thrift in his relationship with his daughter as she grows older. Emily Stone is an overpampered youth who goes rebellious against her father and their relationsh... more

Dead Beach

by Brian Bowers

A beautiful woman disappears without a trace in the dead of night. Her husband is the partner of the man who was the last to see her. The search is intense, and the police are singularly focused on that man. He is desperate to prove his innocence, and he enlists the help of his family to uncover the truth. Suspicions mount as lies are uncovered, and new evidence appears. The authorities are fiercely searching for a suspect. As more individuals become part of the mystery, the twists and turns o... more

Hunting Rabbits

by Mark Gilleo

Chief of police, Charlie Gates, is haunted by his sister’s decades-old unsolved murder. A native son of the small city of Williamsburg, Virginia, Gates has spent his entire adult life in pursuit of justice for his only sibling. When fingerprint evidence from a recent robbery is linked to the cold case, Gates taps a seasoned homicide detective, Luis Millares, to assist with the investigation. Given the personal nature of the case, Millares knows failure is not an option. When the investigation... more

Public Opinion

by Nathan Pettijohn

Herb is a fixer, a social media manipulator, an anonymous barracuda in a sea of wealthy marks. Blackmail, character assassination, fraud—it’s all in a day’s work. When a quick scam introduces Herb to a cold-blooded director on a quest to film the Marquis de Sade’s Justine, Herb enters a world of porn stars and celebrity sociopaths, massage parlors and murder. Herb is building a family. He’s trying to build a conscience. But most importantly, Herb will get his money, no matter how many live... more

Shadow of the Gypsy

by Shelly Frome

Josh Bartlet had figured all the angles, changed his name, holed up as a small town features writer in the Blue Ridge. He’d just give it a few weeks more and then begin anew, return to the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut and Molly (if she’d have him) and, at long last, live a normal life. After all, it was a matter of record that Zharko had been deported well over a year ago. The shadowy form Josh had glimpsed yesterday at the lake was only that—a hazy, shadow under the eaves. It stood to reason... more

Pesticide

by Kim Hays

Bern, Switzerland—known for its narrow cobblestone streets, decorative fountains, and striking towers. Yet dark currents run through this charming medieval city and beyond, to the idyllic farmlands that surround it. When a rave on a hot summer night erupts into violent riots, a young man is found the next morning bludgeoned to death with a policeman’s club. Seasoned detective Giuliana Linder is assigned to the case. That same day, an elderly organic farmer turns up dead and drenched with pes... more

Misprints of America Burke

by Adonia Holden-Dunivan

America Burke is no stranger to disappointment. Resigned to a somewhat dull life as a wife, mother, and now grandmother instead of the exciting life she’d planned as an agent of the FBI due to a problem with her fingerprint card, she never expected that someone would want to frame her for murder.

But when the inevitable happens, not everyone agrees with how America handles the situation. In fact, no one does. But wily America Burke, determined to prove her own innocence, continual... more

Found Not Guilty

by Alex Feigns

Jacob Brownfield fought hard for custody. A month later, he wished he hadn’t. His teenage daughter has been beaten, waterboarded and burned to death with a steam iron in what seems to be an interrogation gone wrong. Now his ex-wife intends to sue him for negligence. Days turn into weeks. The police department has drawn blank, hamstrung with budget cuts, backlogs and lack of experience. But Jake is not giving up. He cannot give up, despite an inch from poverty glutted with a bout of panic a... more

Lethal Legacy

by H.R. Kemp

A suspicious death. A sinister mystery. Can she uncover the truth and live?

Laura's husband's sudden death seems related to his research into the Iraqi operations of his former workplace. Her amateur sleuthing uncovers a dark mystery, a deadly conspiracy involving organized crime and corruption.

Turning a blind eye won't protect her.

Powerful people will kill to silence their enemies but who can she ... more

Little Lamb

by Tom Franks

DS Scott Harris was bored. A once celebrated, successful detective, he was responsible for the conclusion of several high profile cases, but action and excitement in his profession had become few and far between. Scott needed a challenge, he craved it and without it, his cynicism grew by the minute. Little did he know, his greatest test was right around the corner and his disillusion would lead to someone’s life hanging in the balance. When a girl goes missing, his scepticism leads to hi... more

Bravely and Faithfully

by Edward Hochsmann

A New Captain's First Patrol Turns into a Fight for Their Lives

Sam Powell gets a well-deserved promotion to Lieutenant Commander and a coveted slot at the Naval War College. His replacement, hard-charging young Lieutenant Haley Reardon, is about to get a baptism of fire.

Opening with the rescue of a young family from a stricken sailboat in the middle of a major hurricane, Bravely and Faithfully presents an exciting series of adventures, culminating in the cov... more

The End (Detective Richard Nolan Series, #3)

by Selena Leinbeck

Detective Richard Nolan has been haunted by the Hill family for years.

After all this time, is the reign of terror over? Will Richard be able to put the past behind him and move forward? Will his memories always haunt him, or will he finally be at peace?

Richard is ready to take some much-needed time to heal. Along with his team of detectives, Richard believes the chaos that the murderous Hill family has caused is now over. Unfortunately, the story has not ended and take... more

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