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A Mistake Incomplete

by Lorenzo Petruzziello

A NEO-NOIR CAPER SET IN MODERN-DAY MILAN. An incompetent thief makes another attempt at burglary. A hopeless bartender struggles to manage her last patron. The pair reluctantly work together to figure out why a man they presumed dead may have returned, while a lonely tourist inadvertently gets in the way.

The Export

by JK Kelly

Matt Christopher was an FBI Special Agent with an incredible intuition and a passion for going after abusers of any kind. Once his pursuits took him too close to the richest and most powerful in Washington he was given a choice - face a conviction and jail time for a crime he didn't commit or leave the country and work overseas. That was the day he became THE EXPORT. On a personal excursion to see Base Camp on Everest his talents are put to use when a murder is discovered but weather and an ... more

The Tenant

by Keith Veverka

For Alex Mason, the landlord of a luxury apartment complex in northwest Philadelphia, his newest tenant, a professional young woman with excellent references, is almost too good to be true -- a stroke of good luck.

But then, as a series of mysterious incidents unnerve the other residents and cause damage to the property, Alex suspects his perfect tenant is the culprit.

Hindered by the state's laws and lacking evidence for law enforcement to intervene, he undertakes his own inv... more

When the Luck Runs Dry

by Stephen Hayes

Given up for dead, Patrick Farley returns home to pay a gambling debt to the Mob, but finds he’s been framed for murder. His luck’s run dry so he makes his own, and it becomes a dangerous game filled with sex, drugs, violence and betrayal. Can he hold on to the beauty he also finds waiting for him here in the heart of this broken- down city, and follow its path back home?

The Raven Sound

by Kit Derrick

“Have you ever then woken up thirty years into your own past with a hazy memory that someone has just predicted your imminent death, but you don’t know why or how? It can have a tendency to sharpen the mind…”

Jack is sixty, scouse, irritable and an alcoholic. Those are his good points. Forced to talk to an annoyingly over-friendly and odd stranger in the pub, he receives a very surprising and unwelcome prediction that he only has sixteen hours left to live. The ... more

Birth Order

by Audrey Miller

Power. Privilege. Paparazzi. Pregnancy. Princess. Birth Order is a gripping modern tale about an ancient tradition Angela Francis is a London obstetrician/gynecologist to the wealthy and powerful. Her star patient, Clementine, Princess of Wales, is having twins. Clementine is happy to be having both a boy and a girl, and is thrilled that the girl is positioned to deliver first, making her daughter the future Queen of England. But when Angela makes a brief trip to the United States, Clementine... more

Dead Tree Tales

by Rush Leaming

Set in Charleston, SC, and the surrounding islands, police are called to investigate the poisoning of a much-loved 100-year-old tree, only to find evidence of a more brutal crime. From there, the story explodes into a fast-paced, multi-character thriller unlike any you've ever read. Not for the faint of heart...

Furey's War

by T. W. Lawless

Jack Furey is a decent man caught up in an indecent time. Retired police sergeant Jack Furey is celebrating his 100th birthday, and he’s not happy about it. Unable to speak following a stroke and estranged from his son, all he wants is to reunite with his beloved, late wife. After a visit from an old friend, he finds himself reliving the past. Suddenly, it’s 1942 and the US troops are about to descend on the town of Wangamba, Australia, where Jack is expected to maintain law and order. Whe... more

Faults

by Orion Gregory

Professional tennis player Sydney Livingstone is a beautiful and likable person with a sharp wit and a great sense of humor. But somehow, some way. Sydney has made a mortal enemy. A stalker wants her dead before the end of an important tournament, which could place her among the top tennis players in the world. Battling a degenerative disease which threatens to shorten her career, can Sydney put a crazed killer out of her mind long enough reach new heights in the tennis world? Or will she fal... more

The Last Symphony

by Tonia Lalousi

Who is more likely to commit a crime?

Someone who was forced to leave the top?

Someone who is looking to reach the top?

Or someone who is afraid of being at the top?

Criminologist Peter Deligiannis is called to investigate the murder of a prominent politician's daughter. Her father tries to find the truth in the lie. Her brother tries to hide the lie in the truth. Α leading Russian composer comes to the fore as the main suspect.

A crime... more

Arrowed

by Avery Daniels

It all began when a dying man with an arrow in his chest grabs her ankle. During a heat wave at a Santa Fe resort, Julienne has the resort owner pressuring her to solve the murder. The victim is a high profile business man who made enemies rather than friends, leaving Julienne with a roster of suspects. She was supposed to be training the staff and spending quality time with Mason rather than investigating a murder. The heat turns up when an old girlfriend of Mason's checks in and is determined... more

Killer Cocktail

by David M. Hamlin

Chicago TV reporter Emily Winter is drawn into a complicated and challenging investigation when a women's health clinic is destroyed and a cherished member of the clinic's staff is killed. While her skill, talent and contacts lead her to many likely suspects -- anti-abortion activists, a wealthy donor to that cause, a disgruntled former clinic employee, a real estate broker -- she also encounters stone walls and silence. As her investigation moves slowly forward, Emily relies on her husband Ben ... more

Southside Gothic

by J. E. Staab

Jordan Alonzo Bell is twenty-three, brilliant, and a phenom concerning undercover work. During an assignment for the NYPD, a botched raid compromises him and lands him back home in Pittsburgh in a position with the Pennsylvania Department of Investigation. There, he must prove himself to senior agent Mike DeLuca while battling the psychological trauma from the horrific events in New York, which have made him the target of a crime boss. Mike and Jordan clash but need to learn to work together w... more

They All Fall Down

by Steven F Freeman

Childhood's worst nightmare... Abelardo Molina, rising star of the infamous Los Zetas cartel, launches an effort to create an unlikely criminal alliance, a super-syndicate bent on exploiting the lucrative world of human trafficking. To avoid detection, Molina arranges the assassination of Phil Cranston, lead FBI cartel analyst…and colleague of Mallory Blackwell. When Mallory and husband Alton begin tracking down the perpetrators, they soon uncover an international child sex trafficking rac... more

A High Price for Justice

by Wendy-Ann Diaz

The story of a lynching mob gone wrong…. Andre Jackson stops on a highway to help an apparently injured motorist, but is instead brutally beaten and then hunted by the Last Disciples, a Ku Klux Klan splinter group. Recovering from the encounter, Andre Jackson disguises himself as a Caucasian to infiltrate the hate group and uncover the identities of the men who injured him. After he learns his primary attacker, Andrew McCarthy, was coerced into participating in the group after they threatened hi... more

Killin' Floor Blues: A Music & Murder Mystery

by Paul Martin

In the depths of the Great Depression, father and son musicologists John and Alan Lomax make several eye-opening—at times menacing—journeys through the Jim Crow South. Assigned to record pioneer blues artists for the Library of Congress, they visit plantations and penitentiaries, rural crossroads and bustling cities. During their travels, they encounter a series of bizarre killings. Among the victims are country blues giants Charley Patton and Robert Johnson, along with singers Ma Rainey and Bes... more

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