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Watson on the Orient Express

by Anna Elliott

A pernicious assassination plot. A devious decoy. And a transcontinental race against time to catch a killer . . .

London, 1898. Held captive by a diabolical criminal mastermind and his gang of thugs, Watson overhears an assassination plot that not only endangers the life of Sherlock Holmes, but threatens to ignite a war. If he has any hope of foiling his kidnappers’ nefarious plans, he must escape, and quickly. Eluding the familiar foe proves challenging, however. Watson is soon ... more

The Mystery at Mount Forest Island

by Pat Camalliere

Jessica Fletcher meets the Sopranos in this third book in the Cora Tozzi historical mystery series. Based on a real place with some historical persons and events. Crime, deceit, love and the value of friendship set in the forests of Lemont, Illinois, in suburban Chicago. A woman whose family’s involvement in the Chicago Mob devastates lives throughout generations. Fans of Kate Morton’s The Clockmaker’s Daughter will enjoy this book. When an automobile accident leaves Valerie Pawl... more

Guilty?: A Swedish Crime Novel

by Christer Tholin

Stockholm: From one day to the next, 16-year old Hanna just vanishes without a trace. Her worried parents hire detectives Lars and Elin to find their daughter. The two of them do just that and very quickly. However, Hanna’s problems are far from over – she is trapped in the clutches of a “loverboy”. Just a couple of months later, the two private detectives are asked to help once again, because now Hanna is facing a much more serious issue. This difficult assignment pus... more

The Blind Pig Murders

by Frank Gertcher

The year is 1928, and Prohibition is the law of the land. Caroline Case (The River Rat Murders, ISBN 9780983575443, 2019) is now a wealthy, full-fledged private detective in Chicago. With her partner Hannibal Jones, she visits upscale yet scandalous salons near Lakeshore Drive and prowls dangerous and dark underworld dens in sleazy, industrial neighborhoods. Booze, murders, kidnappings and daring rescues abound. Caroline and Hannibal employ the latest tools of forensic science to solve murders a... more

Access Point

by Tom Gabbay

When young American art student Mia Fraser is brutally murdered steps from the London house she shares with computer genius Ula Mishkin, it leaves the socially inept scientist heartbroken. As it becomes clear that Detective Sarah Boyd is making no progress in solving the crime with traditional methods, Ula creates a software program that allows her to reach into her dead housemate's memory in order to reveal the identity of her killer. Entering the dead girl’s life through the echo of her me... more

The Blue Jacket: A Short Thriller

by Carol Creelawn

Brady Peters is a successful businessman with a near-perfect life, but in a short 12 hours he loses everything that means anything to him, as he becomes the prime suspect in a brutal murder.

The Less Than Spectacular Times of Henry Milch (The Wyandot County Mysteries Book 1)

by Marshall Thornton

A new mystery series from the award-winning author of the Boystown and Pinx Mystery series. Things have not been going well for Henry Milch. After a Saturday night clubbing in his beloved West Hollywood, he took one pill too many and ended up banished to northern lower Michigan to live on a farm with his ultra-conservative grandmother. It was that or rehab. While working a part-time job for the local land conservancy he stumbles across a dead body in the snow—as if things couldn’t get worse. ... more

The Recruiter

by Roger Weston

Nobody in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama knew who Chuck Brandt really was. All they knew was that he rented apartments to immigrants. What they didn't know was that he was a recruiter of spies, that he was a legendary ex-assassin trying to start over and live honestly. His employer, a top secret government intelligence agency knew the truth. They should have known better than to target him. They should have left him alone.

Sleepwater Static

by mickey mikkelson

They say home is where the heart is. Now that Sleepwater's on the run, home is just another place to hide. Wyoming’s Sleepwater chapter is on the run, hunted for their ability to spin a beat. With little time to mourn the members they’ve lost, Bernadette Manney takes the group to the one place she swore she’d never see again: the cabin in Hollywood, South Carolina. It’s remote enough to lay low and catch a break, but not for long. Their beats are condemned as mutations, radical terrorist t... more

SHADOW DOCTORS

by Cortez Law III

The Atlanta X-Men Homicide Squad led by Sergeant Malcolm X. Hobbs and Detective Orlando Queen attempt to catch a crafty and elusive enemy that terrorizes Atlanta’s upper crust.

SERIAL RITES

by Cortez Law III

An unstable Atlanta Homicide Sergeant Malcolm Hobbs leads his X-Men Detective Squad in a manhunt to apprehend the twisted mind and M.O. of a serial killer dubbed, The Profiler.

One Phone Call

by Shannon Eggleston

Paige and Alan Matthis have been trying for years to become parents. They have completed their adoption home study and are finally able to bring home a sibling group of three. They think their dreams have finally come true, but discover they have stepped into a nightmare.

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Shadow Crimes

by E.J.Moran

Since Anna McKenna lost her parents as a young child, she’s done everything she can to care for her disabled baby brother. Now eighteen, the beautiful young woman has a chance to provide for them both. The year is 1978, and Anna has been discovered by modeling agent Natasha Burns. Anna quickly realizes that the fashion industry attracts some sleazy characters who prey on the innocence and naïveté of newcomers, but she thinks she can handle herself. Her uncle Mickey, a police detective, isn... more

Sorrow's Garden

by Anthony Carinhas

Well-known as a prominent architect and skillful editor in Leipzig, Germany. Ridicule succumbs Radulf into a trench of repulsion the more peoples’ greediness is criticized. Ironically enough his own character is devoid of morals that the paradox isn’t enough to curtail his opportunist style. But the further he looks to advance his agenda, the obsession turns hostile and his appetite for lust gives way to a new motive.

Cooked to Death Vol. V

by Chris Norbury

An eclectic mix of food-related short stories with mystery and mayhem at their core. Fourteen Minnesota authors team up to serve a delectable menu of stories about restaurants and food. As a bonus, each story concludes with the recipe mentioned in the story. It's both entertaining reading and delicious eating.

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