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Clotho

by Christopher Keith

For those who could read between the lines, the new technology was terrifying. But Teletron and the government insisted it was safe.

Set in a near future where oil no longer exists, civil aviation has been replaced by commercial teleportation, improved battery technology underpins everything, algorithms optimise homes and electric cars, and people are forced to wear chips in their hands to protect their identification and bank accounts, Clotho revolves around a sevente... more

Merchants Bridge

by J.D. Trafford

An attorney searches for answers after he witnesses his colleague’s murder and soon realizes that he’s being framed for something much bigger. Everything changes for Graydon "Gray" Wendt while walking back to the office after a late dinner with a potential client. An SUV swerves and jumps the curb in front of them. His law partner is killed immediately, and Gray is knocked to the ground and shot twice in the chest. A few days later, Gray wakes up in the hospital. His face is swollen. His... more

The Devil's Trident

by George Norris

Ten years after a top-secret mission in Afghanistan, retired NYPD Detective and Navy SEAL Michael Keough finds himself about to hit rock bottom. He’s divorced from his wife and instead married to the bottle. Then, on a cool fall evening, a volley of gunfire erupts outside his apartment. When he discovers his partner mortally wounded, it changes everything. As the dust settles, Keough learns that three of the six people involved in the mission are dead. A fourth is missing. Keough can’t help but... more

The Final Hunt

by Audrey J. Cole

Alone in a hunting cabin, off-grid in an untamed wilderness. How does a marriage come to this? After John disappeared while hunting—presumed dead from a bear attack—Cameron found the crime photos. His role in the recent Seattle serial murders was discovered. The media destroyed her reputation. She lost her dental practice, is on the brink of losing her home. Everyone has a secret. But if her husband could hide the unimaginable from her, who’s to say he’s truly dead? “What brings you so ... more

Drone Child: A Novel of War, Family, and Survival

by David H. Rothman

Drone Child is a suspense and action-adventure novel about a brilliant teenager--kidnapped by Congolese rebels and forced to fly killer drones to save his parents from a machete blade. Child is in the voice of the protagonist. Now wealthy and educated, Lemba is writing his war memoir in 2050, a quarter century after the horrors. Congolese, including a prominent civic activist, vetted and critiqued the book.

Oxford Girls

by P.D. Kuch

Alexandra's ordinary teenage life is about to change – dramatically. Unaware of her altered DNA, Alex and her family are of interest to unethical scientists. Her parents' plane crash is just the onset of disturbing discoveries. When it becomes apparent that it wasn't an accident, Alex needs to figure out who's behind it or share a grim fate of a lab rat. The first part of this exciting adventure thriller presents the world's different faces: from beautiful to ugly, from frightening to comforti... more

Threads

by Bryan Cassiday

When the crass, but outrageously successful, fashion designer Max Reed, who exploits violence in his ads by shooting them at actual murder scenes, is blown up in his penthouse office, police watch a CCTV video of the person who delivered the bomb to Reed’s office and peg the LA private investigator Scott Brody as the killer. The truth is Brody didn’t know he was delivering a bomb. The local LA mobster Sal Andrasi duped Brody into thinking he was delivering a bowling ball to Reed. In order to ... more

No One Will Hear You Scream

by Edward Phillips

Blood feuds rarely end well. Occasionally the hatchet will be buried, but more often than not, it will be in the skull of someone. No One Will Hear You Scream, from the start, narrates the antagonism of a famous author, Ruby Latimer, with a young and ambitious journalist, Lizzie Spector, heroine of Achilles Heel – Your Stalker Solution, author’s first book. Ruby Latimer has sold millions of books, but the current tome is proving frightfully difficult, ergo finding a suitable ending. Then out of ... more

The Effects of Betrayal

by Hector Sanguino

In the dark world of drug trafficking, to know a secret that the mafia wants you to keep forever, is a synonym of death. Based on the true story of an unfortunate executive, The Effects of Betrayal is a thrilling tale of one young man and a CEO, who after accepting financial help from a cocaine cartel, suffers an implacable chase. Sotomayor’s misfortune begins at the pinnacle of his profession. His fast climb as a boss at an international company augured a bright future for him; however, in ti... more

Logan and Emily Files: The Disappearing Doodle

by Danielle Spaar

Logan Scott gets recruited by a secret task force to help them find things. Ya know, things only a kid would find. This time the Agents need Logan to find the Mayors missing doodle. What in the world is a doodle? Logan finds out pretty quickly and so does Emily, Logan’s partner (whether he likes it or not.) Emily isn’t an official member but is always around when Logan is working the the secret task force. Keeping it a secret is getting harder and harder to keep from Emily. That’s when things ge... more

Maelstrom

by Robert G Griffin

A small town in Florida is in the grip of a maniacal serial killer. The hunt of the murderer culminates in s stunning conclusion that no one could have foreseen.

The Tracks

by Sally Royer-Derr

New house, new town and still reeling from her father’s recent death, Emily finds solace from her loneliness by the train tracks in the woods behind her house. She finds a kindred soul in Tommy, who also hangs out by the tracks, and they develop a friendship, needed by both. As spring moves into summer, Emily enjoys spending time with Tommy and the adventures they have, but wonders about the secrets he keeps from her. He’s the best friend she’s ever had, but why can&rs... more

Inside Cut: A C.T. Ferguson Crime Novel

by Tom Fowler

College basketball star Calvin Murray always played to win. This time, losing might cost him his life. Calvin's mother hires PI C.T. Ferguson to get her son out from under with the wrong people. It'll take a full court press to put things right again.

All We Hold Dear

by Nick Nichols

A struggling attorney with an impossible assignment. Will probing into a community deep in mourning bring out the truth… or set anger ablaze? Jack Adams longs to return to the fray. Fresh from a bar suspension, the struggling lawyer is acutely aware he can’t afford to make any more bad judgments. But his first case back is a tragic family murder-suicide… and the facts don’t add up. Certain the wrongful death accusations aren’t what they seem, Adams pulls on every thread he can muster. Bu... more

How to Spot a Psychopath

by MQ Webb

We’ve all wondered about someone... are they... how do I know?
How to Spot a Psychopath is a thoughtful, intelligent, psychological thriller full of conflicting accounts and sharp turns. How to Spot a Psychopath will keep you questioning who is hiding what, and why.

When four-year-old Mia Edwards goes missing on a play date, everyone suspects that Jessica Green knows what happened to her, especially Mia's mother, Holly, but Jessica isn't talking.

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The Death of Harry Crow

by Leith C MacArthur

As identical twins Annie and Amanda Crow celebrate their fourteenth birthday, their father Harry is involved in a fiery three-car crash that leaves all occupants dead. Four years after the accident, Amanda suddenly vanishes, and her boyfriend is found murdered. Getting little assistance from the police, Amanda’s mother seeks the help of William Snow, a local man with a reputation for finding missing children. Snow begins an investigation and soon uncovers an inexplicable link between Ann... more

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