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The Tomb of the Primal Dragon: A Novel

by Will Ruff

Arthur Biers, a young would-be historian just returned from a trip to Xi'an, China that nearly got him killed. He has a fresh wound, he's been discredited in the media as a grave robber, and his role in the illegal excavation of the first emperor of China's tomb nearly started a war. The United States government wants to know what happened. He recalls the story directly to the United States Ambassador who's desperately trying to smooth things over.

An unusual stronghold: photographs of a murderer

by Francesco Piazza

A high-floor house. The sun at noon. Sand that scrapes and burns the throat. Behind the windows of the strange building, you can see the distressing secrets of a terrible man. Sixty-six shocking photographs of a lost consciousness. Sixty-six razors in the dark. An uninterrupted series of fists in the stomach that leaves no break. Up to the shocking final.

The Night's Eye

by J. A. Hamilton

What if you awoke with a clairvoyant connection to all serial killers, coupled with the realization that all are bound by a unique mark? The same mark you now possess… Matthew Barker is losing time. Blackouts, that have him coming and going all hours of the night. He’s able to shrug it off until found unconscious by the police on his best friend Brandon’s living room floor. Someone tried to kill Brandon’s mother. She says it was Matt. The police arrest Matt, and the detective in charge wil... more

Shards of Trust

by M.A. Koontz

After a string of personal tragedies, a young woman is kidnapped from her hospital bed and finds herself at the center of a major medical conspiracy — one that if left unsolved will result in countless children's deaths...and possibly her own.

Galilee

by D.L. Tracey

Galilee is a story about the horror that can befall a village when no one is piecing together the signs! Fresh out of seminary school, young Father Hickey is very excited about being assigned to his first parish, The Church of Saint Peter. The church is located near the small coastal town of Narragansett, Rhode Island, in the small fishing village called Galilee. When he arrives, he finds the only other priest at the parish has died three days before his arrival. Who knew leaving a gate open... more

Blood Under the Altar

by Mark W. Stoub

A transplant from Scotland to the idyllic Texas Hill Country, Reverend Angus McPherson leads a serene family life. He oft en feels more at home with exploring ultimate mysteries than dealing with the mundane. Then the bizarre death of a friend and colleague leads him to confront old ghosts, form new alliances, and sets him on a dangerous path to unravel a disturbing, complex series of unsolved crimes before those he loves are taken from him…

The Fifth Trumpet: Fire in the Blood: An Angus McPherson Mystery

by Mark W. Stoub

An old woman, the town ‘oddball,’ dies in a horrible fire and Police Chief, Hector Chavez, calls again on Presbyterian Cleric, Angus McPherson, to help sort out some strange clues that may lead the pair to uncover a plot to wipe out the human race.

The Man On The Roof

by Michael Stephenson

Someone has been creeping in the dark while they sleep, and they've done terrible, terrible things. “There was a man on your roof,” claims curmudgeonly lane-hermit Herbert McKinney. Then, he initiates an unprovoked fight with a local punk. Drama escalates when that punk's dead body is found hanging at mid-street one August summer—a boastful killer messaging their next prey. All fingers point to Herbert as the culprit. Soon, the five couples he calls neighbors come under suspicion, too. When ... more

Part-Timers

by Carter Bowman

Death has never been closer. After waking up to a world where the living can no longer see his face or feel his touch, Joel is thrown into the paradigm of part-timers — souls forced to repay the debt of their misspent lives by helping the more fortunate deceased to move on. Trapped by the morally esoteric Angels, Joel is quickly discovering that there are many worse things than death, and he will have to put more on the line than his flesh and blood to find the answers he needs.

Targeted (A Blair and Piermont Crime Thriller Book 1)

by Donna Warner and Gloria Ferris

Mojitos, Moonlight….and Murder What could be better than a week of sipping mojitos, basking in the sun, and listening to waves lap against a Caribbean beach? Nothing, according to Jordan Blair and her friend, Ellie Cassidy. Until their vacation takes a sinister turn. The former occupant of their room has vanished and the resort manager is unconcerned. He suggests the woman has taken off for a romantic interlude with a sailboat skipper. Given the visible police presence, Jordan doesn’t buy it. ... more

Not Without Risk

by Peter Trewin

When Martin Bennett, the backroom brains in a regeneration company charged with bringing back Merseyside’s former prosperity, sees an ex-friend murdered on a hospital escalator and discovers that the body was too hastily cremated, he feels compelled to investigate. In order to discover the truth about the murder, he must navigate the Merseyside underworld peopled by bent solicitors and coppers, corrupt politicians and violent thugs. He forms an alliance with the mayor’s right hand woman, who is... more

Lekas

by RAS

The Preah Secrets

by KB Beaumaaks

An inspirational tangled scandal inspired by real events. Wealthy men try to pull off a heist in a conspiracy to fulfill their lust for greed and power. Madison, the wife of millionaire veterinarian Dr. Carston Spencer, discovers through a private investigator that her husband is plotting to steal their life savings and vanish forever. Along the way, Carston considers murdering his best friend’s mistress in a vengeful plot to get rid of her since she’s a witness to their disturbing plan. Madi... more

8 Seconds to Midnight

by John Leifer

8 Seconds to Midnight takes the reader on a non-stop thrill-ride that begins with the clandestine transfer of nuclear material from a secure Pakistani military installation thirty miles north of Islamabad to a group of radical Islamists bent on the destruction of the West. It culminates in the streets of New York -- minutes before the impending detonation of a fifteen kiloton nuclear bomb. The city's survival hinges on one man, Commander John Hart, and his ability to ferret out the perpetrators,... more

Poppy Goo

by Ned Manley

Eyes of the Raven

by Neil Davies

After the mutilated body of a 3rd victim is found in the Cheshire town of Durton, Detective Chief Inspector Emily Sanders and her Department of Special Investigations is brought in to take over the case. As the investigation progresses, Emily and her team discover Durton’s historical and current practice of witchcraft, and face the continuing brutality of the murders – murders that come far too close to home. Who is the killer, and who or what is the voice driving him on? What are the missing... more

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