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Life Without Shoes: The First Father Ambrose Mystery

by Emma Cyrus

It's late summer, and New Life Ecumenical Retreat is anticipating the Fall harvest. One orchard of peaches is already coming on. Father Ambrose and his fellow residents are ready for non-stop preparation, packaging and delivery - work that takes them right up 'til New Years' and brings in most of their revenue. One Saturday morning, a stranger dumps a body in the pear orchard nearest the main buildings. Father Ambrose and Sheriff Charlie Cormley bring two different worldviews to the problem of m... more

Descent [Marc Miller #1]

by Tom Dawn

Marc is a diver who just lost his best buddy, his dream job, his confidence and his moral compass. While at his most vulnerable, he is lured into a deadly intrigue which tests his will to survive. His path to redemption takes him to an alien, lawless and menacing underworld.

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MAD Librarian

by Michael Guillebeau

Cayocosta72 Reviews said: "This book is truly every librarian’s dream come true. After fighting budget battles over and over again, librarian Serenity has lost her library funding. What’s a librarian gonna do? How about ripping off the city that’s ripping off its citizens? Serenity begins helping herself to the funds that local politicians have been setting aside for their own personal “rainy day “. With the money she amasses she can build a library to thrill readers everywhere. Problem is, thos... more

The Portfolio Manager

by Paul Blueford

The Portfolio Manager is a financial and terrorism thriller telling the story of Paul Sense a French-American portfolio manager whose professional trade takes him across different financial centers (New York-Paris-London-Geneva-Dubai) to experience the high-powered life that success affords. In these international banks, he encounters shady practices and comical situations. His career takes a turn for the worse when he finds himself entrapped by the Department of Homeland Security for not filing... more

The Case of the Anniversary Libation: A Judah P. Benjamin-Horatio T. Burdette Mystery

by Howard Denson

THE CASE OF THE ANNIVERSARY LIBATION is a murder mystery set before the Civil War with its “detective” being the “clever Hebrew” Judah P. Benjamin of Louisiana. His amanuensis, Horatio T. Burdette, tells of a Huck Finn odyssey from boyhood, to student, to early fatherhood, all while he is a slave. The 88,500-word novel (1st P, POV) traces Horatio’s boyhood at the Burdette plantations near the Gulf of Mexico. A drunken Rainey Burdette has already caused the death of a horse in an accident that br... more

Before Holmes Met Watson (John + Sherlock Book 1)

by Harrison Kitteridge

It is nearing the turn of the 22nd century, and government-mandated social networking has virtually eliminated privacy and made detective work nearly obsolete. Much to his dismay and shame, Sherlock Holmes never has any cases to solve. He distracts himself from his professional failings with bare-knuckle boxing at an underground fight club and vials of cocaine and morphine. John Watson spends his days in an operating theatre on an Army base in Afghanistan, doing his best to patch up th... more

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Paper Journal (John + Sherlock Book 2)

by Harrison Kitteridge

It is nearing the turn of the 22nd century, and Sherlock Holmes isn't having much luck trying to be a detective. Social networking has morphed into a single, centralized, government-linked platform called The Archive. Every citizen has a Personal Archive File, which records all the significant (and most of the insignificant) moments of their lives and is open to everyone else. Birth records, school records, medical and financial records (virtually everything anyone could want to know abou... more

The Level Playing Field - Second Edition

by John Kingston

The Samurai are not dead, nor is the Emperor an impotent symbol. A secret army using weapons of finance and psychological control, as well as murder, explain Japan’s domination of foreign trade. Their motivation becomes apparent as Scott Maxwell discovers a hidden society, a shakai. Democratic elections uphold the Japanese facade as the shakai manipulates every move in business, foreign trade, the judiciary and the political system. Tokyo’s secret agenda of deception is soon discovered, and t... more

Hell Is Naked

by Jean James (& Mary James - co-author)

One of WARREN ROBERTS’ SWAT cronies once told him a woman would run naked into the street to save her baby, but a man would stop to put on his pants first. It was an interesting thought, an enigma to ride the back of his mind and wait for a time of future analysis. But time plays tricks and sometimes there is no time for analysis, only for action. Action soon takes on a whole new meaning as he embarks on the most embarrassing job he's ever attempted—working undercover as a movie extra. Just one... more

Half Life

by Dana Barney

The year is 2025 and retired investigative journalist, Peter Richards, spends his days doing freelance work for shady companies who need help cleaning up their public image. His mechanical heart has gone through a few upgrades and Peter is starting to feel less human. One day, while at his daughter’s gymnastics class, Peter is convinced he recognizes a couple who recently went missing. Determined to discover the truth about their identity, Peter quickly becomes immersed in an online world where ... more

The Weight of Shadows (Shadow Series) (Volume 1)

by Karl Holton

Three years ago the best murder detective in London is blamed for the death of his colleague and kicked out of the Met. A man with secrets buried in the past and present returns to London, the city that started the mysterious career which made him a billionaire. The two need each other. But they have no idea how much. When you have spent your life in the shadows, what would you do at the dying of the light? A gripping crime thriller mystery with twists from the beginning to end.

Wendall's Lullaby

by Kip Koelsch

In a race to save hundreds of dolphins, Dr. Angela Clarke and her team clash with shadowy military men out to protect the U.S. from an imminent threat.

With or Without Pulp

by Michael J. Elsey

John Smith is laying low in West Hollywood and trying to transcend his past by following the precepts of his guru, Ahmanarshi. However, darkness has a way of shadowing the light. When his neighbor Laura goes missing, John Smith will need to tread carefully on the path of good and evil. On his journey, he discovers a dead Russian thug, a truckload of meth laced oranges and Anya, a porcelain-skinned beauty that puts the nerve in nirvana.

Tie Died

by Kathryn Elizabeth Jones

When 18-year-old Brianne James discovers a murdered young girl at Montgomery Park – a 15-year-old who has been left for dead in the icy snow – there is only one thing she can do: search for the killer. Brianne has a nose for sleuthing. She can connect with people; even scary people. She has the smarts to solve even the most underhanded crime, and she can solve it with or without the help of the police or her parents. When it comes to Conner Ryan, however, his unrelenting assistance is quit... more

Night Drop (Pinx Video Mysteries Book 1)

by Marshall Thornton

It’s 1992 and Los Angeles is burning. Noah Valentine, the owner of Pinx Video in Silver Lake, notices the fires have taken their toll on fellow shopkeeper Guy Peterson’s camera shop. After the riots end, he decides to stop by Guy’s apartment to pick up his overdue videos, only to find Guy’s family dividing up his belongings. He died in the camera store fire—or did he? Noah and his downstairs neighbors begin to suspect something else might have happened to Guy Peterson. Something truly sinister. ... more

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