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Tall Willows

by PCFeather

\t\tThe Golden Valley School District’s budget coordinator is shot and left to decay in the high school’s abandoned darkroom by an unknown female. Unbeknownst to the murderess, the victim had placed a large manilla folder full of budget reports on a messy desk in the school’s main office moments before his demise. The budgets show someone has been embezzling money from the school district. \tRuth Willows and her grandfather trailer several horses from their ranch to the local university’s barn ... more

Humdrum

by Mitchell Brockman

Trapped in a life of quiet desperation, David yearns for connection but finds himself isolated and unseen. When tragedy strikes, his carefully constructed world crumbles, and he descends into a spiral of grief and paranoia. Haunted by sinister voices and plagued by hallucinations, David embarks on a twisted path of revenge, targeting those he believes have wronged him. As the lines between reality and delusion blur, David's actions become increasingly erratic and violent, leaving a trail of dest... more

Smite the Waters

by David T. Isaak

Terror works both ways. Aging billionaire Rex Atwater is on a mission to reshape history with a chilling act of anti-terrorist terrorism: the nuclear annihilation of Mecca. To carry out his plan, he recruits an unlikely team— embittered ex-Special Forces ace, Carla Smukowski, and a zealous para-military brigade, led covertly by weary FBI agent Boyce Hammond. The scheme is complex. They must hijack a closely monitored nuclear waste shipment from Indonesia, build it into a bomb, deliver the ... more

A Collection of Terrible Things Done by Terrible People

by KillJoy

Set in Stockton, CA, meet a cast of characters whose stories will force you to ask some hard questions about what is right and wrong, and what separates villain from victim. In this book, multiple stories come together to weave a tapestry of chaos where you will see that no one is safe, and violence is not the answer, but the solution. Meet Nadine, a single mother struggling to get by whose patience wears thinner by the minute. Justine, an engineer who uses his talents to devise not only ... more

Murders in the Lonely Graveyard: Who's Next?

by Elizabeth Upton

Award-winning novelist Elizabeth Upton, renowned for her captivating romantic thrillers, including "The Shaman and The Mafia" and the John Callahan Series, is back with a new offering titled "Murder in the Lonely Graveyard: Who's Next." What do a nun, her grandniece, and a prosecutor have in common? Set against the backdrop of San Francisco, this mystery satire offers a fresh take on the cozy romantic mystery genre. It illustrates how romance can blossom amidst the intrigue and murder of a... more

Deception

by Loretta Enright

How far does a family go to save their child’s life? How far is too far? Upended. That’s the word to describe Nick Hampton’s life after sudden kidney failure: a restricted diet, multiple medical procedures, and no possibility for attending school or hanging out with friends. How does a ten-year-old boy survive the waiting game for a transplant? How does a family survive not only escalating medical demands, but also mysterious child negligence charges against them, financial harassment by ... more

The Secrets That They Keep

by T.M. Lore

The Secrets That They Keep is a gritty and dark thriller with morally complex characters. Alyx Beck is caught in a nasty web. Driven by her determination to care for her neurodivergent twin brother she navigates a treacherous world where sex and money intertwine. As events spiral, both their lives hang in the balance and survival becomes the ultimate goal. Sometimes for the fly to survive it must kill the spider. Alyx has to fake it several times a day. Fake the desire, the lust, and the o... more

Walking the Cat: An International Fashion Spy Thriller (A Louise Moscow Novel Book 4)

by Lorraine Evanoff

Introducing WALKING THE CAT: AN INTERNATIONAL FASHION SPY THRILLER – a riveting and well-researched novel that will plunge you into the deceptive world of haute couture and espionage. Former CIA operative, Louise Moscow, has received an all-access pass to Paris Fashion Week from an old friend. When a beautiful American photographer is murdered, Louise must use her spy skills to clear her friend's name. But in the world of fashion and spies, nothing is ever as it seems. From the glitz and glam... more

France Under Attack

by Ted Halstead

Nuclear weapons will be used to attack Paris. Can they be found and stopped in time by French intelligence agents? The French Agents are getting assistance from an unlikely source- Russia. Why would Russia help stop the attack? Well…it’s complicated. So is the attack’s source. The weapons seem to have come from Libya. Even though everyone thought its nuclear program had failed. Is the new Libyan government behind the strike, or is it just a convenient scapegoat? Mysterious obstacles appear ... more

Bloody Mary, Bloody Murder

by Tanya Westlake

Welcome to Owhiro, Florida – a quaint seaside village, and currently the scene of a bizarre unsolved murder. Local bartender Kalliope Brooks was horrified to find a dead body hidden in her car, and now she can’t seem to tear herself away from the case. Her growing obsession with the young victim is leading to her own danger –- much to the alarm of her best friend, Tess, her adoring father, and the lead detective. Can she uncover the murderer shaking up her charming little hometown before s... more

Left on Rancho

by Francesco Paola

For fans of Tod Goldberg and Tim O’Brien, this debut contemporary noir follows a burned-out tech entrepreneur into the Wild West of California cannabis and the converging worlds of contraband weed and illegal immigration. There are only two reasons to take a left on Rancho: cannabis and immigration. October 2019. Adelanto, a desolate outpost in the Mojave Desert. Andrew Eastman, a tech entrepreneur with a bank account running on fumes, rides into town to help an old friend. The ask: turn a... more

Dying Was Easy

by Larry Kachik

Zachary Zander "ZZ" is an irreverent smartass emergency physician and talented harness race driver. He reluctantly returns home to help his family save their farm and their private school for special needs children. When he cannot accomplish his goals alone, he reaches out to three incredible friends from college. They beat heroin addiction together and they rejoin ZZ to save his family. This action-packed work moves swifty with many twists and turns. It provides an insider's vi... more

The Quantum Grail

by J.D. Redvale

A Navy SEAL searching for his missing wife. A convicted hacker vying for her freedom. Fate forges their tenuous alliance, but shared desperation fuels hope in this pulse-pounding thriller about found family defying unimaginable odds. As a former Navy SEAL, John Mitcham knows you can’t always storm your way to victory. Some ops require you to hold fast and remain. So he lives with his losses, steadfastly pulling the weeds from his daughter’s grave. When his wife disappears, leaving a farewell n... more

Splintered Justice: A Linder and Donatelli Mystery

by Kim Hays

The Detective's Daughter- Secrets of Griffin Gate

by Darcy Flynn

Years after Detective James Ross is murdered, his daughter, LUCY, returns to Griffin Gate—the Ross family home—to find out who killed him. Her only clues come from an old family video recorder depicting her father’s last moments before he was shot. In the process of readying the place for her mom’s arrival, and applying her meager sleuthing skills to the crime, she uncovers hidden gems in the Victorian house. Lucy realizes Griffin Gate is more than just the family homeplace. It has harbored secr... more

Now is the Time of Monsters

by A.G. Mock

Three visions of death. Two women trapped in a killer’s lair. One chance to survive. The Summer of Love has been replaced by the Summer of Fear as a sadistic killer prowls the streets of San Francisco. Known only as ‘The Gemini,’ his brutal murders have the city paralyzed in a merciless grip of terror as he taunts police with a series of cryptic puzzles and the body count rises. As detectives work to unravel the Gemini’s chilling clues, the line between nightmare and reality begins to blur... more

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