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NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED

by Bryan Quinn

Sometimes a good deed is best left undone. Nelson McCormack, America's richest man, is going to learn this simple lesson the hard way—the Mob way. McCormack is a man on top of the world when his life takes a nightmarish turn the fateful evening he stumbles upon a Mafia don’s wallet in the gutter, never imagining he will find himself there against his will—and worse.

The Chronicles of the Obscure Detective: Williams Joy Returns With a Brand New Collection!

by AMIR JOY

Williams Joy, the ambitious and obscure detective, lands in London to follow his master's, Sherlock Holmes, footpath. Yet, what followed at 221B Baker Street was something he did not foresee. A double-homicide takes place and it is Williams's chance to take the first step towards his goal! As he is solving the case, something bizarre occurs which makes him realise that, if he wants to solve the case, he ought to use all of his knowledge acquired from his master's methodologies. The incident inst... more

Dormir

by Michael Golvach

Payden Beck has been a police officer, a police detective, and a private investigator. Now, after a lifetime of combatting crime, he’s ready to stop fighting. When a young girl named Chloe—kin to his greatest adversary—tries to hire him, he gives her the sad news. But, when Chloe makes her plight clear, Payden knows he must take her case, even if it means confronting a police force on the take, the Spanish Mafia, and, perhaps worst of all, Chloe’s family. With life and death at stake, defe... more

Rollover: A Nikki Doyle Novel

by Paula Longhurst

Meet Archimedes, part witness protection, part Aladdin’s Genie. They make lottery winners disappear. It’s a small and complex team. Ex-copper’s son Fred, with a woman in every county. Not-so-secret lovers Tony and Beth. Ice cool Simon, at work he’s the über boss, at home he’s being check-mated into marriage by his girlfriend. Veronica (Nikki) Doyle tells the story. Nikki, former rich kid, youngest team member and un-cooperative ... more

The Path of Good Response

by Steve Frogley

Do you value your mother’s health above peace in the Middle East? How about your career over global warming? If a company runs the best graduate scheme in the world, then it can afford to be probing with its interview questions. When Joe Massey is offered a role aboard Schelldhardt’s luxurious headquarters at sea, he discovers that the company mission is beyond anything he had ever imagined. Strange dreams disturb his sleep, and it soon becomes clear that nothing is quite as it se... more

The Balance of Fear

by Diana C. Hall

Elizabeth Stanton fled New York for Seattle, trading a career on Broadway for a teaching position in theater arts and a house built like a beautiful fort. But when she discovers one of her students dead inside an empty theater, Beth risks her own safety to discover the truth of Alyson’s death—a truth that lies hidden in the histories of four women and the events surrounding the production of the play Madame Butterfly. In this psychological mystery life imitates art, with deadly consequence... more

Nothing Personal

by Larry Temple

My book received three 5-star reviews from Readers' Favorite - from a review: "When I think of the plot, characters, and even the writing style of Nothing Personal by Larry Temple, the word “creepy” springs to mind. That’s not a negative comment. Let me explain: In all the psychological thrillers I’ve read, never have I come across a creepier predator than Duke, trained by his even creepier father." "The creepiness quickly evolves into a thrilling page-turner you never quite expected and won’t ... more

The Cat in the Window Murders

by Frank Gertcher

In the third volume of the Caroline Case Mystery Series, beautiful and independently wealthy Caroline Case Jones departs Chicago for Europe on the luxury ship SS Isle de France. She and Hannibal, her enigmatic new husband, enter a war-scarred continent embroiled in social turmoil and political upheaval. Solving murders is the name of the game.

Sundown: Derailing Dystopia - Book 1

by Carl H. Mitchell

In 2057, NYPD Detective Nick Garvey joins forces with USA President Lenora Allison to free the world from the dystopian grip of Jason Beck’s World Council.

The Double Vice

by Chris Holcombe

Decadent. Duplicitous. Deadly. Welcome to the Queer World of the Roaring 20s. It wasn’t how gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker’s birthday was supposed to go. But this was New York City at the height of Prohibition, and everything—and everyone—can turn on a dime. When one of Dash’s club patrons is murdered, Dash and his friends must discover the killer while also outwitting a devious blackmailer. Together, they navigate the shadowy world of drag queens, cabaret performers, gangsters, mob moll... more

The Spy Devils

by Joe Goldberg

A deadly case. An international operative. When a mission turns personal, who will make it out alive? Trowbridge ‘Bridger’ Hall was raised to be a spy. Leading a highly trained team of covert agents, he’s loyal to his squad and his country. But when his infamous CIA controller and mother assigns his crew an unusual off-books operation, his finely tuned senses scream danger. Hunting a stolen briefcase across the world, his instincts proven lethally correct when one of his men ends up de... more

Lie If You Can

by Greg W. Peterson

Julie Swanson is a single, hardworking professor, admired by her University of Minnesota students. She awakes in a hospital following a brutal beating and begins to experience strange déjà vu-like sensations. She seeks answers from renown neuroscientist Karl Undset who compares her unusual episodes to a well-established scientific condition known as dual processing. Her injury has resulted in a new ability to sense elevated autonomic indicators present in certain voice patterns, those that chang... more

Stonechild

by Kevin Albin

In an incredible feat of human consciousness embodied in the molecules of a statue, the famous London statues come to life with a message on conservation. Fifteen years old, Molly Hargreaves, doesn't believe their benign message and finds herself chased, captured and confined as she races around London trying to persuade others to take action. People only start to listen as the battle for London begins. The story, an eco-fiction novel, subtly draws parallels with the current climate change cris... more

Headlines, Deadlines, and Lies

by mickey mikkelson

“It’s all in the genes, darling!” A witty quip…or a clue? Piper Harrington is set on finding out. As a single mom living in her cozy hometown along Florida’s Gulf Coast, Piper had all but given up on her dream of being a professional writer. So when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity opens up at the small beach town paper where she works, she has to make a split-second decision: Go for it (even if it requires a little fib) or give up a shot at her lifelong goal. To complicate things, in waltzes... more

Crossfire

by Robert Valletta

Following the brutal murders of his family members, a toughened Marine uncovers a plot to hijack a military laser weapons system. First Lieutenant Nick Gallaher soon discovers that several top Department of Defense research scientists, his father included, were killed as part of an elaborate scheme to take possession of the game-changing submarine and satellite-based laser system, codenamed Crossfire.

Glacier World

by Fredrick Cooper

Glacier World is a $500 million, Jurassic World type, theme park where tourists can enjoy all of the wonders of Alaska—a recreated gold rush town, snow-capped mountains, rugged glaciers, and the predators of Alaska such as the Alaskan brown bear, wolves, wolverines, and killer whales—all in their natural habitats, but Glacier World had a darker, criminal side. There are reports of piracy, of missing cargo in the North Pacific and Gulf of Alaska, and a thousand miles to the south on the coast of ... more

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