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A Lady and Gentleman in Black

by Kelly Jameson

A stolen work of art.

An FBI agent with an unusual gift for peering into the past.

A killer who claims to be descended from Rembrandt himself.

Ann Yang has traded in her scrubs, autopsy saws, and body bags for an FBI badge. Her first case involves tracking down a Rembrandt etching stolen on a windswept October day from a local museum in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Making a statement about religion and art, the brazen thief taunts police and the Feds by digging up a grave a... more

Avenging Angels

by J.R. Wirth

Soon after notorious child abuser Kate Montalvo is released from prison, she is murdered. Her death marks the beginning of a spree of crimes against known or suspected child abusers where the crimes mimic those committed by the abusers. Jennifer Riley, a young new social worker, begins to suspect her colleagues of being involved—except one, Joe Carpenter. Jennifer and Joe become an item and decide to investigate the group of “helpers” who become known as the Karma Club. Just when you think you ... more

Who The F*ck Am I? (Steve Regan Undercover Cop Book 1)

by Stephen Bentley

Based on a true story and inspired by the author’s real-life undercover days and bestselling memoir, his debut crime fiction story brings to life Steve Regan, a laid-back badass undercover cop in the Steve Regan Undercover Cop trilogy.

The title of Book One in the series is a nod to identity confusion often experienced by cops who are deep undercover.

As Regan goes deep undercover, he starts to have problems separating reality from ficti... more

The Contract between heaven and earth

by John W Howell and Gwen M Plano

The earth is threatened with a catastrophic event which could destroy all life on the planet. The elders in heaven decide that intervention is essential. They create a binding contract with two wise souls who are assigned to go to earth to avert the disaster. The Contract follows Greg Channing and Sarah O’Brien as they separately and then together attempt to foil an assassination attempt that also includes global dominance. Much of the action takes place on a military base, where it is not c... more

Waif

by Ronald M. James (Pen Names)

Peggy is shot full of holes. Sammy takes one near the neck and one in the thigh when two of his cases collide. A waif hires Detective Sammy Shovel to solve a twenty-two year old murder that her father was accused of. The case seems straightforward. But when it slams into another of his cases, they explode into a fantastic struggle of such magnitude that it leaves Sammy in totally dismay. The leads will take him on a perilous journey filled with lies, murderous greed, police corruption, and ... more

Murder, She Wrote: A Date with Murder (Murder She Wrote)

by Jewel Hart

Jessica Fletcher investigates a friend’s murder and a dangerous dating service in the latest entry in the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series… Jessica Fletcher takes up the cause of her good friend Barbara “Babs” Wirth after Babs’ husband Hal suffers a fatal heart attack that Jessica has reason to believe was actually murder. At the heart of her suspicions lies a sinister dating site Hal had used while he and Babs were having marital issues–a site that may be complicit in somehow s... more

Too Beautiful For Words

by Ronald M. James (Pen Name)

Private Investigator, Sammy Shovel, finally gets the client of a lifetime and rushes to claim his jackpot, but he soon discovers—wealth and pearl coincide. Beloved Golden Opportunities, CEO, Joel Ceja, is found murdered one foggy morning. Three months after Joel’s death the police are stumped, they still have no clues to his murder. Golden Opportunities’ employees feel they’re being stonewalled and decide to hire Shovel to assist the police. Sammy accepts, figuring it was nothing more than a lo... more

An Adventurous Night

by Ronald M. James (Pen Name)

When Sammy Shovel sinks his teeth into a case—he gets to the bottom of it— no matter how many bullets are flying at him. Private Investigator, Sammy Shovel, is short, slightly overweight, balding, and he dresses like San Francisco’s most squalid street people. When a supposed heist falls into his lap, Sammy jumps at the chance to make a few bucks, from an unknown victim, by stopping what appears to be a simple robbery. However, the case turns out to be different than anything he’s taken on sin... more

Lake Girl

by Cynthia Kumanchik

Try as she might, Lily Lane can’t remember what happened that fateful night she was left to die on the lake. It’s important that she does. Lily needs to discover the truth surrounding her death and move on from this stage of existence. If she doesn’t solve the mystery in time, more people could die… As Lily pieces together her last steps, she manages to make a strange psychic connection to Rose, a reporter with a secret of her own. With the help of Rose and Jeremy, the best friend Lily left b... more

Apple-polisher

by J.T. Holden

When idealistic young high school teacher Jack McGregor agrees to take on the task of sorting through the personal effects of his recently deceased mentor, the enigmatic and formidable art teacher Gordon Powell, he stumbles onto a mystery. In Gordon's gloomy one-bedroom apartment, Jack discovers the painting of a naked teenage boy—an artistic rendering that hauntingly resembles a former student: senior class golden boy, and apple-polisher extraordinaire, Mickey Greenleaf, who disappeared shor... more

Endurance: (Faith Under Fire Trilogy, Book 2)

by Gwen Sutton

Dereka Jones is a beautiful, smart, outgoing young girl leading an ideal life where she’s surrounded by the love and nurture of four special women—her mama, Grandma Ruth, Aunt Kenya, and Auntie Jazz. But her blissful world is viciously shattered when a family nemesis from the past abducts Dereka and sells her into child sex slavery. In captivity she is forced to endure the most deplorable and degradable conditions imaginable. Dereka’s family is devastated, and tries desperately to find her ... more

Three Imaginary Boys

by J.T. Holden

When handsome jock Drew Thor agrees to help intellectual loner Logan Kotaro with an after-school assignment, he has no idea what he’s getting into. What begins as a simple drama class project—two guys in a room doing a scene about two guys in a room—soon spirals into a nightmare scenario, where fantasy and reality intersect, and a dark force that has slumbered for nearly seven years begins to stir.

Stolen Obsession

by Marlene M. Bell

PEOPLE DIE, BUT LEGENDS LIVE ON.

Manhattan antiquities appraiser Annalisse Drury dreams of a quiet life on the family farm among the sheep she loves, when her best friend is murdered. The police assume robbery is the motive because her friend’s expensive bracelet is missing. But the 500-year-old artifact is rumored to carry an ancient curse, one that unleashes evil upon any who dare wear the jewelry created for the Persian royal family—and Annalisse believes... more

Flame Man

by Ronald M. james (Pen name)

Private Investigator, Sammy Shovel, believed getting married was the most bizarre thing he's ever done. But a case of fire, murder, rape, and mistaken identity could get his new wife killed. A pyromaniac strikes downtown San Francisco, and the Warehouse Alliance Association hires Sammy Shovel to solve what Flame Man is burning down the city—none of the fires where considered suspicious. A body to body collision with a dangerous man leads Sammy to a gravestone, but is it just a coincidence o... more

The Spirits of Al Faw

by Francisco Ojeda

Master Sergeant Deveroe, the Operations Sergeant for a military intelligence battalion deployed in Iraq in 2006, had just returned to his unit after recovering from an ambush three weeks prior. According to his physicians, Deveroe did not suffer any apparent injuries that would discourage his return to duty with his unit. It was Deveroe’s desire to join his unit to conduct final missions and operations, and then redeployment back to the United States. As he proceeded with his duties, Deveroe rea... more

The Orange Curtain

by Chris D Dodson

Things aren’t what they seem on the top floor of the South Coast Tower, aka, The Orange Curtain—so named because of its glassy veneer that reflects the sun—a fifty-story apartment building located in ritzy Newport Beach, California. A violent murder takes place in penthouse 5008, prompting an investigation by Lieutenant Detective Max Cusini and his partner, Detective Jimmy Sanchez. And what begins as a lone murder quickly unfolds into a string of serial killings inside this upscale building... more

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