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The Prophet Paradox

by Danny Tuttle

Is anyone free? Or do we see only what we want to see? And than how can love be stronger than destiny? Biblical scholar Anne Hart is lost. Again. In a rural Egyptian village, she tries to save a woman from a public lashing ordered by a local sharia tribunal of elders. The police chief orders Anne to be abandoned in the Qattara Depression, the worst hell hole in the Sahara Desert. With no food or water and weeks of desert in every direction, Anne makes a discovery that can change the world. Bu... more

The Devil's Shadow

by BJ Edwards

In a vault beneath the Mediterranean Sea, a creature from myth and folklore sleeps. Government agents David Coswell and Hannah Martin join forces to find and study the creature with the hopes of harnessing its power for their country’s good. Accidentally, they release the creature and London is plunged into chaos. Lawlessness and hedonism spread as Lord of the Flies regains his strength and uses violence and fear to build his new kingdom. David Coswell, along with his ‘handler’ Sentinel Nutbeam,... more

Iconoclast: A Sean McPherson Novel, Book Two

by Laurie Buchanan

Burdened by the pressing weight of survivor’s guilt, Sean McPherson, an ex-cop, is desperate for redemption. At Pines & Quill, a writer’s retreat in the Pacific Northwest, he and his fiancée, Emma Benton, are planning their lives together. He wants to go back into law enforcement. She plans to walk again. Georgio “The Bull” Gambino, head of a Seattle-based crime family, has a long reach. Like cockroaches, his minions infiltrate the most inaccessible places to do his bidding. With Seattle... more

Now Say You're Sorry: A Reese Clayton and Emerson Lake Novel

by Barbara Fournier

WHEN AN ABUSED YOUNG WOMAN IS THE SOLE SURVIVOR OF A STRING OF MURDERS, TWO DETECTIVES UNCOVER A WEB OF HIDDEN SECRETS THAT COULD BE DEADLY.

The Virtuous Con

by Maren Foster

What would you do if the unspeakable happened to you? This is the question that haunts Wyn Laurent after something precious is taken from her in a most unforgiveable way. Years before the #MeToo movement gained momentum and the unravelling of a Hollywood mogul, Wyn Laurent—a teenaged Millennial from the Chicago suburbs raised by her single mom and older sister—faces a difficult choice: take her chances on the criminal justice system, or take matters into her own hands. Married and living in a we... more

A Death Most Quiet

by Jeff Hahn

A Death Most Quiet details the riveting criminal investigations of Captain Edward McCuen as he leads the NYPD’s Crime Scene Unit on a relentless pursuit of three elusive serial killers. With the help of his team, McCuen follows a trail of mysterious murders alongside an eccentric mathematician named Anselm Winterbottom, who McCuen has secretly leveraged as an investigatory consultant. The two men have a turbulent friendship, and it soon becomes clear that Winterbottom’s ultimate aim is far from ... more

Iceapelago 2091

by Peter Brennan

It’s thirty years since the collapse of the Gulf Stream and the arrival of the tsunamis from La Palma and the Eriador Ridge off Ireland’s Continental Shelf that created Iceapelago; thirty islands that were once Ireland. The survivors struggle in pre-medieval conditions to secure food and medicines ahead of Winter Day when tundra conditions lock down Iceapelago for months on end. The Commander, the titular head of Iceapelago, tries his best to manage rising dissent and dissatisfaction. He is supp... more

Unravelling

by Helen Forbes

Incarcerated in the gloom of a Highland asylum, a young mother finds illicit love. And death.

Kate Sharp’s family is a mystery. Her mother, Ellen, disappeared into the shadows of Craig Dunain psychiatric hospital when Kate was a child. When her grandmother dies, Kate is desperate for answers. What were the circumstances of her mother’s life and death? Who is her father?

Kate’s not the only one trying to uncover ... more

Lover Girl

by Stephen Kronwith

In a novel filled with comedy, romance and edge-of-your-seat suspense, a legendary, retired hitman and a younger, ambivalent assassin who has just discovered a long-buried family secret, join forces to rescue a kidnapped child, while they, themselves, are being hunted by a third, sadistic predator––with orders to kill them both.

Clarity Through Chaos

by RA Ferrell

This all-American family is about to go up in flames. In Stella’s life, everything is going along pretty well. She has a great new house, a good-looking husband, and a baseball-loving teenage son. Life is busy, but whose isn’t? She is thinking maybe her marriage is feeling a bit stale. Stella’s life is about to get exciting and not in the way she had hoped for.

Potager Plot

by Vikki Walton

When Anne stumbles upon a dead body, she's drawn into a deadly plot. While the death of the garden club president appears accidental, rumors and questions soon emerge. Was the death deliberate? Anne knows that the truth often hides in the smallest of details, and as she digs further, more dirt is revealed into the lives of the garden club members.

Chatelet

by joseph aragon

Not Today! A Dora's Rage Mystery - Book 1

by David E. Feldman

The disguised voice on the phone claims City Hall is infested with corruption caused by a murder “that wasn’t a murder,” but when Dora’s beloved Lt. Franny Hart investigates and tragedy strikes, the enraged natural born fighter won’t let it stand … NOT TODAY - Dora’s Rage Series, Book 1. Deborah “Dora” Ellison’s job collecting garbage, usually by lifting and “tipping” the filled garbage containers with one hand, has made her freakishly strong. At her lover, Beach City Police Lieutenant France... more

Lotty Enters the Building

by Louise Embling

Lotty is a clumsy single Forensic Scientist, and there are many reasons for that; more people have seen the Holy Grail than have seen Lotty’s genitals. But that will soon be changing, as she sets out to solve the murder of a gossip columnist, all while trying to control her flatulence in the presence of a recently relocated Detective Sergeant. Not forgetting using a marital aid as a self-defence weapon...

The Hammer

by Scott Shepherd

Aiden devoted thirty years of his life to the NYPD wherein he worked aggressively as a street cop and homicide detective. Friends and colleagues affectionately dubbed him ‘The Hammer’. His retirement from the NYPD was a bittersweet turning point in his life. In 2015, Aiden decided to retire and live a quiet life with his wife, Alexis, in the fictional small town of Hill Valley, Tennessee. What began as a quiet and seemingly perfect retirement quickly turns into a world filled with rage and grief... more

The Hope Affair

by Jim Chambers

Fraud, murder, sexual exploitation and political corruption threaten the worlds of young businessman, Christopher Townsend and civil servant, Caroline Hope. Christopher’s dreams of riches are in peril whilst Caroline becomes suicidal. And government collapse seems likely. Christopher Townsend is a motivated young businessman determined to prove himself in the wake of his abusive father’s damning comments. He identifies an outlet for his ambitions and quest for success in the corporate world, whe... more

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