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Flame Man

by Ronald M. james (Pen name)

Private Investigator, Sammy Shovel, believed getting married was the most bizarre thing he's ever done. But a case of fire, murder, rape, and mistaken identity could get his new wife killed. A pyromaniac strikes downtown San Francisco, and the Warehouse Alliance Association hires Sammy Shovel to solve what Flame Man is burning down the city—none of the fires where considered suspicious. A body to body collision with a dangerous man leads Sammy to a gravestone, but is it just a coincidence o... more

The Spirits of Al Faw

by Francisco Ojeda

Master Sergeant Deveroe, the Operations Sergeant for a military intelligence battalion deployed in Iraq in 2006, had just returned to his unit after recovering from an ambush three weeks prior. According to his physicians, Deveroe did not suffer any apparent injuries that would discourage his return to duty with his unit. It was Deveroe’s desire to join his unit to conduct final missions and operations, and then redeployment back to the United States. As he proceeded with his duties, Deveroe rea... more

The Orange Curtain

by Chris D Dodson

Things aren’t what they seem on the top floor of the South Coast Tower, aka, The Orange Curtain—so named because of its glassy veneer that reflects the sun—a fifty-story apartment building located in ritzy Newport Beach, California. A violent murder takes place in penthouse 5008, prompting an investigation by Lieutenant Detective Max Cusini and his partner, Detective Jimmy Sanchez. And what begins as a lone murder quickly unfolds into a string of serial killings inside this upscale building... more

The Nephilim Virus

by John T Prather

Nick Reese wakes from a three-year coma to find the world he once knew is gone. An ancient virus has infected two-thirds of the world's population, turning humans into either incredibly intelligent super-humans or large and indestructible animalistic creatures. For the survivors, there is no government, no antidote, and no safety. With the help of a beautiful hematologist named Faith and a man they call the Commander, Nick must survive long enough to discover the origin of the virus and learn ho... more

Hart of Madness

by Lynne Kennedy

Hart Island is a small island located in the Long Island Sound, off the coast of the Bronx, in New York City. It has been a public mass burial ground, a colossal “potter’s field” for a million souls since 1869. The crumbling remains of its buildings once served as: a Union Civil War prison camp, a tuberculosis sanatorium, a boys’ reformatory and . . . a woman’s lunatic asylum. New York City, 1902 Born into society, nineteen-year-old Ruby Hunt is accused of brutally killing her moth... more

They Do That for the Dead

by Alan M. Blank

When the victim of a violent crime points to his attacker he sees on a news television program, private investigator Sonny Knight and Bay Town detectives Simko and Hunter jump into action to get their man. But there’s only one problem. The victim has accused Stelton Pike, the most politically connected man in Bay Town.

Femme fatales, resentment, and murder intersect in a highly charged case. Can the most influential man in Bay Town be a murderer? That’s who the victim pointe... more

Into the Pond

by Marsha Cornelius

After successfully leading the police to a notorious crook—okay, so she almost got herself killed—Rachel Sanders is hot on the trail of another mystery: Why did Deb Wiley, their newspaper carrier, drive her car into a small pond? And how could she possibly drown? The pond isn’t that deep. Hubby Brian is onboard with Rachel’s snooping now; he enjoys investigating bad folks almost as much as he enjoys the good sex that comes with the chase. And this time around, it isn't just the adrenaline ru... more

Up To No Good

by Marsha Cornelius

Someone in the neighborhood is making porn videos in their home? Busybody Rachel Sanders has got it in her head that because the shades are always closed, something unsavory is going on inside a house down the street. Hey, it’s not just the shades. There are never garbage cans at the curb, or a hose dragged out and left for days. She’s decided no one really lives in the house, they just slip in at night to make their adult films. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, Rachel ropes h... more

The Beckoning Ice

by Joan Druett

It is February 1839, and the ships of the United States Exploring Expedition are thrashing about dreaded Cape Horn, on their way to a rendezvous at Orange Harbor, Tierra del Fuego, on a crazy mission to be the first to find Antarctica. A sealing schooner hails the brig Swallow with a strange tale of a murdered corpse on an iceberg--surely a case for Wiki Coffin, half-Maori, half-Yankee "linguister," who is the representative of American law and order with the fleet. But circumstances are aga... more

Red Horse (A Dark Paradigm Conspiracy Thriller Book 2)

by Jay Tinsiano & Jay Newton

Haleema Sheraz, a cyber hacker for the Iranian government, discovers her father has gone missing. Frustrated at the lack of urgency from the police, she investigates and soon reveals a kidnapping network that spans back to Operation Paperclip in World War II. Meanwhile, her brothers join an ISIS-inspired uprising that is wreaking havoc inside Iran, and finding her father quickly becomes a mission to save her family. Joe Bowen and Hugo Reese continue to prepare Liberatus for a wider global ... more

BLOODGOOD

by G. Franklin Prue

Synopsis BLOODGOOD takes you to the mountains of Honduras to die. The story centers on four women military Officers out of the Iraq war of Desert Storm. They are now contract killers for the CIA. BLOODGOOD is about their lives and how they cope with killing enemies of the U.S. Government through drugs, sex, and isolation with the help of each other. They are our new Amazonian warriors in Special Ops. BLOODGOOD shows you the history of the Special Ops Unit all women’s group-The Black Knights.... more

The Girl With No Past (Predestination, Book 1)

by Rachel Ledge

In the year 1919, a woman wakes up in rural Ohio, unable to recall even the most basic facts about herself. Her quest for answers turns up more questions, until she meets Damian Glass, an espionage agent from the future. When counter-agents come calling from Black Hand, a mysterious organization that manipulates history to their benefit, she finds herself catapulted into a world of passion, intrigue and danger, where friends and foes merge together. When she finally uncovers the mystery ... more

Blind Justice

by Mark Anthony Taylor

Tango and Cash, Riggs and Murtaugh, McClane and, um, that guy from Family Matters.

Now, Justice and Dupé.

Detective Blake Justice is 6' 5" and two hundred and fifty pounds. Michael Dupé is...not. When rumors of a ruthless and dangerous crime lord begin to circulate around the quiet town of Avon, Indiana, the unlikely partners will have to enlist the help of a cast of equally unlikely characters to d... more

The Camel's Back

by Brian Christopher Shea

Three people, each at their own breaking point, collide. The resulting impact will forever change their lives…if they can manage to survive it. Declan Enright, recently fired after a controversial on-duty shooting, facing an insurmountable financial burden makes a desperate move to right his family's circumstance. FBI Agents Nick Lawrence and Izzy Martinez cross paths with Declan during a subsequent investigation. Their personal and professional challenges are displaced as they are forced to st... more

Harrington Manor

by Ronald M. James

This book has a Publisher's Weekly review made in November 2016, sent by my then publisher Big Sky Press. They closed their doors in February 2017.

When We People the Land: A Sergeant Frank Hardy Novel (The Sergeant Frank Hardy Mysteries Book 2)

by Wendy M. Wilson

Book 2: The Sergeant Frank Hardy Mysteries. New Zealand, 1878: With his new private investigation agency established in Palmerston, Sergeant Frank Hardy is ready to marry, but fiancee Mette Jensen is reluctant to leave her job at the book shop. Then Frank disappears during a case and the man Mette thought he killed to save her appears at the shop looking for someone to investigate the murder. Meanwhile Frank awakes in a mysterious underground prison and must uncover what he knows or has seen tha... more

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