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The Missing Children of Blackwood

by Brian Starr

DaPhne Planter embarks on her first legend-hunting adventure with her world-famous parents, Jeremy and Jenna Planter (also known as J.J.P., the best-selling novelist duo of all time). Together, they visit the town of Blackwood to do research for their next book. Legend has it that the town of Blackwood comes to life after the sun goes down and eats children. But who believes that nonsense? Definitely not DaPhne. Her parents have gone from town to town chasing so-called legends for years, discove... more

All These Threads of Time

by Sarah Crowne

Sylvie Mitchell’s world falls apart when her sister is murdered the same night her father vanishes without a trace. Crushed with grief, Sylvie consoles her mother and younger brother alone. But then Sylvie discovers an incredible gift: the ability to time travel. Determined to rewrite the past, she embarks on a desperate quest to save her sister, find her father, and stop the killer terrorizing her once peaceful New England town.

Alya the Pathmaker - The Tiny Stone Cylinder

by Yasemin Allsop

Alya Manning is a bright nine-year-old girl, living with her dad in London. When her mother suddenly dies in a car accident, she becomes desperate to see her for one last time. One morning her father gives her an unusual stone cylinder, apparently left by her late mother. She tries to unfold the mystery of the stone cylinder with her best friend Ben. They travel across the universe looking for clues. Slowly, with the help of her mother’s friend Mr Benson, she connects the puzzle pieces and finds... more

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

The Shingle Weaver's Picnic

by Patti Smith

It's 1941, and the chill of something evil is spreading around the world like a black plague. Suspicion and fear have replaced the trust of innocence of humankind. The news of unheard-of violence and brutality presses heavily on the hearts of mankind. What is tomorrow going to look like? What has happened to the world as we once knew it? World War II begins its escalation, extending its chaos in all directions, including the outer shores of America, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Annie Elizabeth Jordan (... 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

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