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Recipe for Chaos

by Zack Matheson

A celebrity chef is found murdered in his Park City, Utah, restaurant. As Detective Lincoln Coulter investigates, his initial suspects are a clique of chefs known to occasionally disrupt the operations of the competition. Link also discovers that the Russian Mafia is now operating in town and the local boss is obsessed with one of the dead chef's recipes. At the same time, a series of hit-and-run murders begin occurring and the killer is a local celebrity whose murderous rampage is sparked by... more

Disappeared and Found

by Kerry Reis

A young woman’s search for her biological family opens up a mystifying nineteen-year-old cold case of a mother and her baby daughter disappearing while on a walk, a development that arouses interest and surprise from a couple of television programs, local and federal law enforcement, and a splintered family.

Mind in Chains

by Bruce M. Perrin

It was spring in the Midwest and the perfect storm was brewing. A scientist of considerable renown, Dr. James Conroy, Jr., was leading a grassroots movement to improve access to medical treatment in the United States. At the same time, a group known as the Crusaders for Common Sense was rallying around the cry, “Stop Playing God with Medicine.” Claiming that medical science merely maintained the body while the soul rotted from within, they stood opposed to Conroy—violently opposed. Like mo... more

Target of Fear

by Steve Leshin

In the year 1919 former police captain Joshua Oates, a veteran of World War I, starts a new life as a private investigator despite his excess drinking and horrible nightmares from the war. A new case leads to a sinister plot of kidnapping, murder and revenge.

CLUB RAIN

by SEKANI & SEKAYI

"Young exotic dancers tell a tale about the fast West Coast nightlife. Four women who come from different upbringings experience similar issues when it comes to the adult nightlife. There are plenty of twist and turns in this chilling urban thriller. Friends turn into enemies over trivial matters. Trinity, Bianca, Renee and Nekesh all partake on a journey bound to keep you turning the pages. These young ladies discover that everyone doesn't play the game fair when it comes to getting pape... more

Every Flame in Hell (Chief Detective Stephen Kiss Book 2)

by WJ Ackermann

Chief Detective Stephen Kiss and his team must find a killer who has crept into the hearts of the public. The city’s worst criminals are being burned alive. It does not take long before the press hails the vigilante killer as a hero. Stephen fears copy-cat killers eager to share in the vigilante’s fame will soon follow suit. While fighting changes in their department, the team must take extra measures not to be side-tracked and keep their focus. The case leaves Stephen and the team amid a moral... more

The Canvas Killer (Chief Detective Stephen Kiss Book 1)

by WJ Ackermann

Chief Detective Stephen Kiss and his team at the newly formed Specialized Combined Taskforce of the NYPD find themselves thrust in the middle of a case as a lunatic serial killer plagues the art world. His victims are being mutilated in what is clear to Stephen as the killer’s twisted renditions of the world’s most acclaimed artists’ canvases. The killer’s masterpieces are strewn across the city at an alarming rate and it is not long before the media and public realize there is a serial killer... more

Chance - A Novel: Psychological Thriller (Sydney Jones Series Book 2)

by Carolyn Bowen

Walker didn't plan to fall in love with Sydney. He blamed their closeness in proximity, horrid circumstances in her life, and no friends but a paid confidant to comfort her. There was no one to hold her in their arms, and that's what the lady needed--to cry and release the pain in her life. Sydney struck a chord in his heart. Her beauty, along with her spark to keep going through the hell in her life, enamored him even more. Did he love her? Yes! The government had him now. It didn't take him lo... more

The Career Killer (DCI Mabey Book 1)

by Ali Gunn

When a serial killer poses a woman wearing a wedding dress in one of London’s most beautiful gardens without being seen, all eyes fall on newly-promoted DCI Elsie Mabey’s team of misfits as they investigate their first case together. Nobody else wants the case, and nobody wants the team she’s forced to work with. Her subordinates are the opposite of the Met’s finest; they’re the “not quite fired” of London policing. Can this ragtag band pull together to catch a killer, or will their failur... more

Thirst Of The Rain God: Secrets of the Maya

by J.A. Kalis

It’s a fast-paced adventure thriller, full of mystery, suspense and dangerous situations. Deep in the Guatemalan jungle, archaeologists discover ancient Mayan ruins and a sprawling network of tunnels and caves full of amazing artefacts. But there is someone who want to stop them from exploring the underground. Someone who will kill to protect the secrets that lay hidden there for centuries.

Where Are They Now: An Indian Crime Thriller (The Siya Rajput Mysteries Book 1)

by UD Yasha

She has a dark past. And a deep connection with a serial killer. Three years ago, criminal defence lawyer Siya Rajput left her career behind when she made a devastating mistake. But a brutal murder with a mysterious connection to her mother’s sixteen-year-old disappearance could convince her to return. Is Siya’s mother still alive? Her oldest nemesis—a depraved serial killer—seems to know the truth… ...but everything comes at a cost. In her most personal and dangerous case yet, Siya ... more

Duel

by Ashley Sargeant Hagan

Ready, Aim, Murder!

A Regency-period drama being filmed at an English country house with a sinister past. What could possibly go wrong? When a dueling scene ends in death, actress Anna McKay is determined to find out whether it was an accident or murder. Can she trust her handsome co-star? Or the equally handsome assistant to the director? And why does she keep dreaming about the past?

Pedestal

by Ashley Sargeant Hagan

Who is Edwin Sterling's Mystery Woman? Enquiring minds want to know, and so does Edwin Sterling. An actor who plays a detective on television is thrust into the middle of a mystery when he meets a beautiful woman on a plane. An oil magnate with a death threat, a crazy fan, and a disappearing girlfriend force Edwin to prove whether he will live up to the heroic image of his television persona, or die trying.

Beware of the Banker

by Barry Somes

"Beware of the Banker" is a modern day Maine crime fiction novel inspired by the true story of Bonnie and Clyde; who, next to Jesse James, are the most notorious outlaws in United States history.

Betrayal of Faith (A Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Book 1)

by Mark M. Bello

CAN ONE HAVE FAITH WHEN FAITH ITSELF IS CORRUPT? SPOTLIGHT meets THE FIRM in this Award-Winning First Installment of the Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Series . . . Zachary Blake—once Detroit’s King of Justice, his partners stole his practice—his wife kicked him out and took everything. He spends his time getting plastered at the local strip club or hustling traffic cases. Things are about to change . . . The Coalition—the church’s super-secret organization whose leader will stop at nothi... more

The Crown Agent

by Phillippa de Vescey

Dan Brown meets John Le Carré in this investigative and imaginative story of murder and political intrigue. Tom, an agent with the CIA has kept his double life separate with expert precision until he is assigned to babysit both Harper, whose predictable life climbing the ladder of a respectable property company in London is about to change forever, and Kate who may well prove to be the real hero of the story. While February 1971 saw Apollo 14 landing on the Moon, the New York Times began to pu... more

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