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Chatroom Mystery

by Charles W. Barry

Bryan Breen is a chatroom addict and although sad, his death seems to be as a result of his crisis. But then his aged uncle starts to investigate the case and finds very dark secrets that suggest his nephew's death is not accidental....

The Dead Daughter

by Thomas Fincham

Can a father murder his only child? Kyla Gardener’s dead body is found on her bed one early morning. She had been stabbed multiple times. Her father, Paul, has blood stains on his shirt and his fingerprints are all over the murder weapon. Paul has no memory of what happened. Private Investigator Lee Callaway was also at the Gardener residence on the night of the murder. He had been following Kyla’s mother, Sharon, who was having an affair with her yoga instructor. When all evidence poin... more

A Climate for Death

by R. T. Lund

A thousand miles off course, a private plane grazes an historic lighthouse and crashes on a snow-covered precipice a hundred feet above Lake Superior. There's a dead pilot on board, but three VIP passengers are missing. The FBI, NTSB and others head to the crash site in remote Lake County, where the locals are dealing with one of the coldest winters on record. A deadly snowmobile accident, an upstart candidate for Congress, and alarming discoveries in Isle Royale National Park add to the ch... more

Gate of Death

by Chris DeSantis

An unexplained death at the Metropolitan Museum of Art results in an eye-popping investigation down a trail paved with ancient secrets, Egyptian mysteries, and age-old conspiracies. Global domination hangs in the balance behind the scenes as powerful and clandestine groups seek the ancient rites of immortality☥

The Tree of Knowledge

by Daniel G. Miller

It is said that the greatest chess grandmasters envision a match’s outcome ten moves before it occurs. Imagine a person who could visualize ten steps ahead not only in the game of chess but in every human interaction. Imagine a person who could see a punch before it was thrown, who could anticipate what you say before you said it. Imagine a person who could see the chess game of politics, economics, and power itself unfold long before it happens. Imagine a book that could make all of this pos... more

Cross Deep

by S A Passmore

Two women. Two plans. Two husbands in their way. And one river that could solve all their problems.

Alice has a plan to escape her husband and start a new life. She chooses Marcy as her accomplice. But Marcy has plans of her own, and Alice finds herself the chief suspect in a murder investigation. Out of her depth, Alice steers her small boat down the river towards the sea in a desperate bid for freedom.

Set on and around the river at the edge of London, Cross Deep... more

Heaven's Door, a Novel

by J. Kilburn

Two mutually exclusive lives meet in a time and place where one of those lives shouldn't be. This singular and horrible event begins Heaven's Door, a Novel: a lurid, riveting, and cautionary tale of what happens when a spur-of-the-moment decision - throw in your lot with a cute biker boyfriend who you know far too little about - snowballs into major regrets and danger. The initial event results in the murder of an undercover police officer and follows a woman - the sole witness of the murder - ... more

Evolution of a Killer: Compromised

by Robert Ullrich

Two years had passed since Lazarus carried out his mission of revenge on the Zapatos cartel in Northern Mexico. The event was carried on live television by Telemundo and CNN. The attacks drew the interest of both sides of the law, as well as enemies of the assassin known as the Chameleon – Lazarus Solaris. Lazarus led the raids in his persona as Cooper Johnson, a 6’-5” 250-pound North Texas born and bred redneck, Vietnam Vet and the disguise often used as a middleman for contracts. Lazarus had ... more

Evolution of a Killer: Unintended Consequences

by Robert Ullrich

Lazarus Solaris, the assassin known as the Chameleon finds himself working with the Israeli Mossad Director, Levi Goldstein. There might be traitor in Mossad, and Levi wants Lazarus to handle the investigation - and deal with the traitor if there is one to be found. The further he digs into the lives of the two suspects, the less things are what they appear to be.
While Lazarus is in Europe focused on two Mossad agents, things go bad at home. Benito Grasso, the rogue assassin Lazarus hel... more

K-666: BRUTUS — The Mongolian Virus: War through biological weapons

by Alessandro Boccaletti

War through biological weapons

In a suspenseful espionage thriller that combines geopolitical intrigue with a full-blown international medical crisis, an American virologist must work with his Russian colleagues to stop the spread of a global pandemic.

When Chinese-backed forces kick off a war through biological weapons, including a genetically modified ancient Mongolian super-virus, doctors from all over the world must work together t... more

Swarm

by Guy Morris

SLVIA . . . decades ago, an AI program escaped the NSA Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, and has never been re-captured . . . true story.

Derek Taylor, fugitive hacker and contractor to the National Security Agency is living under the name of a murdered best friend, hiding from powers who still want him dead. Taylor’s ties to a terrorist hacker group called SNO leave him open to investigation by Lt. Jennifer Scott, the daughter of a Joint Chief—a woman determined to go to any l... more

Executive Bone Yard - A Novel of Betrayal, Greed and Shattered Dreams

by Michael A. Sisti

A discredited power attorney gets fired and struggles to survive. The helpless widow of a recently deceased client, calls him seeking advice and comfort. Now retired, the lawyer has a chance meeting with a desperate co-founder of a failing company. This trusted advisor, hired to save his clients, uses his legal skills to ruthlessly prey on their companies. For these entrepreneurs, their business represents their life, their future. It’s an emotional rollercoaster ride as they are betrayed,... more

The Heart Of An Eye ISNB: B08GRNCNPC

by Iulia C. Bocaneala

'The Heart of An Eye' represents an unique fiction novel that explores — the facets of the human condition, including the function and role of society, the nature, and motivation of human acts, the purpose of life, ethics or morals —the role of experience or reason in the development of knowledge, whether there exists free will. The novel presents an ambiguous and ironic projection of the ideal state— for a future in which society is entirely based on logic and modeled after mechanical system... more

Murder at St Margaret: A humorous paranormal cozy mystery

by Lynn Morrison

A dead chef. A ruined gala. And the ghosts didn't see a thing.

As Oxford's new Head of Ceremonies, Natalie Payne's first task is to plan St Margaret's autumn gala. However, her plans are dashed when she finds their famed chef dead in the kitchen.

And then a centuries-old cat informs Nat she has her own magical legacy... and responsibilities. A murder in the halls is a sure sign that something has gone wrong with Oxford's magical prote... more

A Cell in San Antonio

by Michele E. Gwynn

From the world of New York Times Bestselling Author Barry Eisler comes a fan fiction novella, John Rain: A Cell in San Antonio by Bestselling Author Michele E. Gwynn.

John Rain has 24 hours to repay a favor...the only way he knows how!

On the run from the Yakuza, Rain reluctantly takes a detour to the Alamo City to take out the son of the leader of an up and coming Mexican drug cartel. The Hands of Death have invaded yakuza ter... more

Windfall: A Henry Lysyk Mystery

by Byron TD Smith

Henry Lysyk is a Vancouver-based accountant whose penchant for the underdog has cost him his career and his marriage, and inadvertently earned him the gratitude of an eclectic mix of characters willing to repay a favor. How much more is Henry willing to lose for the strangers he lives with, as the trail of a ﬁfty-year old ransom leads a murderous treasure-hunter to his doorstep? Windfall: A Henry Lysyk Mystery blends ﬁction and true crime to provide a “What if…” answer to what happened after DB... more

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