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Lucia’s Poltergeist

by Felicia Kate Solomon

Lucia has a disturbed childhood. Unloved, she lives a life devoid of care and affection, and is unable to express herself or communicate in any way with her family. But one day, everything changes when Lucia finds an outlet and a way to communicate real emotion through her poltergeist, ‘Ginger.’ 1989, NORTH LONDON- Sixteen year old Lucia comes home from school one day to discover a patch of water on her exercise paper. Noticing the reaction it gets from her mother, Lucia starts a game pourin... more

The Deadly Match

by Kishan Paul

Our past is proof we survived...

Equipped with a new identity and a new family, Ally shut the door on her past and refused to look back.
But when her new life falls apart, she discovers the key to protecting her future lies in the hands of the very man who forced her into hiding.

Eddie stayed away for her sake and his own.
But when elements beyond his control come into play, he has no choice but to step in before she winds up dead.

In the fi... more

The Widow's Keeper

by Kishan Paul

No matter how fast or far you run, your past will follow...Three years have passed, and Ally's memories of her kidnapping and torture still haunt her. Determined to keep her demons at bay, David refuses to leave her side.Until...The lies woven to protect come unraveled. Ally has no choice but to return to the land that once imprisoned her. This time, instead of the sociopath who tormented her years ago, she faces his angry brother. A brother whose thirst for vengeance threatens to destroy everyt... more

Girls of Yellow

by Orest Stelmach

Imagine a world where modern governments failed their citizens and long-simmering conflicts escalated into global war. Imagine if its survivors migrated toward those who share the same faith. Imagine the continents are ruled by religions.

When the mysterious death of a teenage girl triggers memories of a similar childhood event, police Detective Sami Ali becomes consumed with solving her murder. Persecuted by the shame of his past, Ali will stop at nothing to find the killer, even if hi... more

Secret Kill (Noir Nights Book 2)

by Robin Storey

Businessman Jackson Forbes is at the pinnacle of his career, after leaving a life of crime well and truly behind. But when a young girl turns up in his office, claiming to be his daughter and threatening him with a gun, his life is suddenly not so rosy. Frida is on the run and needs his help. But saving her life will mean not only returning to the criminal underworld, but also risking his reputation – and his life. Not to mention the crime for which he was never caught…

The Mystery of the Lost Map

by Mickey Goodman and Jim Rhoden

Cowboy Little and Cowboy Small love adventures with their horses Ned and Ted, their dogs Red and Fred, their pet fleas Itch and Scratch and their cattle Brawny Bull and Helen Heifer. When they chance upon old saddlebags filled with ancient Spanish coins and a strange map, they set out to solve the mystery. Along the way they face bandits, Indians and bats. The Children's Book review set the optimal age for this chapter book at 8-10, but it's a great read aloud book for ages 4 and up.

Welcome to Spicetown (A Spicetown Mystery)

by Sheri Richey

When a crime stopper senior citizen starts to act oddly, a new business sells fake products and the New Year’s Eve fireworks display disappears, Mayor Cora Mae Bingham and the Spicetown Police Chief Conrad Harris have to get involved. Cora keeps an eye on her quaint small town nestled in the southern hills of Ohio. Although Spicetown is sprinkled with culinary street names, stores full of spices, and quaint life-long citizens, out-of-towners can bring in a dicey element.

Alabaster Dangermond and Astrid's Jewel

by Jason VanHorn

Fourteen-year-old Alabaster Dangermond, U.S.A. agent, has uncovered the nefarious agenda of Dr. Zerick Moonshae, who seeks to collect ancient artifacts sent around the world by a long dead Viking king. After discovering new information about one of the lost ancient artifacts, Astrid's Jewel, Alabaster and his partner, Turnkey Keystone, travel to London to acquire it. It isn't long before they face off with Moonshae's personal thief, Katya, who has been sent to get the jewel. But Al and Kat... more

Alabaster Dangermond and the Serpent's Blade

by Jason VanHorn

With classes in weapons, martial arts, and secret codes, fourteen-year-old Alabaster Dangermond has spent the last five years training at a clandestine CIA prep school toward his ultimate goal--to become a real CIA secret agent. Before his next training mission and the all-important Agent Trials, he receives a mysterious email with a video showing the murder of his parents. Thinking they died in a car crash when he was seven, Al is consumed by questions. Will Alabaster Dangermond pass the ... more

Wicked Girl: a psychological thriller

by I.V Olokita

"Even if a dog goes mad, it will always be a dog."

So said a small white sign hung on a wall in Birmingham Mental Institution Ward number 3. It had a black frame, written in a hand they were all well acquainted with. The letters had faded over time. In the end, among all the calligraphy in the frame, one could detect a blurred signature. It was mine.

John Wilcox is a young idler who loathes people except for young women. His destin... more

CAT DETECTIVES IN THE KOREAN PENINSULA: DIARY OF A SNOOPY CAT (THE INCA CAT DETECTIVE SERIES)

by R.F. Kristi

Can one cat detective bring peace and harmony to a family divided within the Korean peninsula?Inca the Siberian Kitty and her globetrotting furry family are off to South Korea with their human Mom. Mom has just created a fabulous new cheese and she has been invited by the famous French cookery school, Cordon Bleu Cookery to not only present her new cheese but also be the judge of a cookery competition between South and North Korean chefs.Along with plenty of sightseeing and delicious cheese, the... more

Catch and Kill

by JD Lasica

Overnight, hundreds of teenage girls disappear from the streets of America. Off the coast of Florida, a virtual reality theme park opens for the super-rich. Are the two connected? When assailants accost twenty-three-year-old Kaden Baker at an awards gala, she enters a world of high-tech intrigue that pits her against a mysterious foe. It will take all her covert ops and hacking skills as she allies with a group of family members to battle an enemy out to unleash a mass attack on the U.S. and Wes... more

Misguided Enchantment

by MARY DUNCAN

Every small town has its challenges; such is their nature. But for the seemingly good people of the town of Felton, danger seems to lurk around every corner these days for those who just happen to be young. The first incident arrived amid the blissful sights and smells of the Polk County Fair. Two girls are killed, and a young man is left fighting for his life. Authorities soon learn it was no accident. Before the community can recover from the first tragedy, the residents are again shocked whe... more

The Lost Hopes of the Future

by Alicia Caimille Manley

Tristan Anderson started off his senior year of high school just like any ordinary teenager. He’s known each of his friends for many years causing him to grow attached to them, some more than others. With a mysterious package arriving on his doorstep out of the blue, he opens it and finds a VHS tape that has the power to tell the future. This mysterious tape tells the future of how people are going to die. At first, something that crazy seemed unbelievable. It isn’t until someone dies right i... more

The Redundant Fugitive

by John Sealey

The story subtly defines serious problems existing between good and evil, justice and injustice and unusual circumstances ruining a man's life, a good man with values who by being made redundant is innocently drawn into a world of crime. The story concerns Amit Somaya, a British Citizen, of Asian parents, married to Jaya. They have two children, Rayani, a boy aged 14, and Sarala, a girl aged 10. Amit, an experienced marine engineer, is suddenly made REDUNDANT (Hence the first part of the title... more

43 Missing

by Carmen Amato

43 MISSING is based on the true events of September 2014,when 43 male students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College went missing in Iguala, Guerrero and have yet to be found. The novel was a Finalist, Silver Falchion Award for Best Procedural of 2017. Given the choice between resigning from the squadroom in Acapulco or taking a new assignment, Detective Emilia Cruz finds herself on a national task force examining Mexico’s most notorious crime. After 18 months and three inconclusive... more

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