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Brownstone (The Jack Elliot Series Book 1)

by Dean Kutzler

The key to the world’s fate discovers a devastating secret, divinely hidden since the days of Genesis, as he seeks out his family's murderer, only to find that a clandestine organization plans to reshape humanity on the heels of destruction.

When Jack Elliot returns to New York City to pay respect to his dying uncle it’s a race against time. He gets more than he bargained for when he finds himself entrenched in not one, but two murder cases where he’s the prime sus... more

Kentucky Weed

by Jim Miller

Joshua, a retired Marine, comes back to his ancestral home in the Appalachian hills only to find it has become a battleground between his mother's and father's families who now grow, sell and fight over marijuana. He has to make a stand but it's complicated by his attraction to the daughter of the patriarch of one clan and his sworn obligation to the other. The families, the church, the DEA and the New York mob make demands and whichever path he takes will surely lead to bloodshed.

The Eulogist

by Liz McKinney-Johnson

Charlie doesn’t see anything inherently wrong with his hobby as make-believe mourner. He enjoys creating a new character for each situation. He likes being a part of the crowd of grieving souls: always accepted, no questions asked. That is until a particularly well-delivered counterfeit tribute entangles Charlie in a dangerous conspiracy of money, drugs and murder in the name of medical miracles. It could be worse. Charlie could be falling in love with a beautiful woman who believes he&... more

Dark Seed

by Lawrence Verigin

A disillusioned journalist and the grieving daughter of a murdered scientist uncover an immoral and destructive global plot by the largest developer of genetically engineered seed and its parent pharmaceutical conglomerate. Nick Barnes and Morgan Elles learn that the goal of the man behind the organizations is complete control of human existence. He eliminates opposition and interference without hesitation or remorse. The couple quickly find themselves fighting for their lives. And yours. G... more

Prospect Park Murders

by C.L. Brees

An Unsettled Past

by C.L. Brees

Alex Jones is enjoying his senior year of high school in Ridgewood Hills, Colorado. To the outside world it appears he has it all – popularity, the perfect boyfriend, a fancy house and car. Underneath the appealing facade of a normal life he portrays he is still coping with the murder of his father from thirteen years earlier. His perfect life is shattered in an instant when the secret life his father hid finally comes to the surface as he and his friends become pawns in a deadly game of reve... more

Evil Town

by john david Bethel

\tEVIL TOWN \tSynopsis \tThe wife of popular Florida Congressman (and prospective Senatorial candidate) Clegg Caffery is murdered. FBI Special Agent Matt Thurston begins an investigation that leads him from the Pentagon to the small town of Clewiston, Florida in search of a photographer responsible for the photo found in the murdered woman's hand. He arrives too late. The man has committed suicide. Although Thurston uncovers a strange and suspicious story about the dead photographer t... more

Dying for Her: A Companion Novel (Dying for a Living Book 3)

by Kory M. Shrum

As he counts down the days until he dies, veteran detective James T. Brinkley struggles to keep his imminent death a secret, from one of the only people who can save him - Jesse Sullivan, a replacement agent with the rare ability to die--then resurrect. But every replacement is dangerous, leaving Jesse more vulnerable each time. And it's his job to protect her. He will do whatever he can to fulfill this duty. He will not let her sacrifice herself, even if that means facing his death alone. ... more

Family Business: An Outer Banks Crime Mystery

by Colin Beckett

Dare County Sheriff Martin Tate and his ex-detective friend Paul Treadwell chase a vindictive serial killer menacing North Carolina’s Outer Banks in this debut thriller. When authorities find the body of a woman in her ransacked home the crime scene looks like a robbery that went terrifyingly out of control. However, there are several items left behind in plain view that appear to be totally out of place to Marty Tate, a seasoned investigator. Tate decides that he’d like another opinion on th... more

The Secret Patient

by Vaughan W. Smith

A man is trapped in a hospital, with no explanation or way to escape.
Why?

Ambitious journalist Elizabeth Edmonds is desperate to break another big story. A spooked informant hands her a tip about the local hospital, but she has no idea that she is about to stumble onto the story of her life.

Nathan Stenson know he's not just another patient. After months of supposed treatment and his energy fading, and he's terrified that he will be trapped... more

Strange Lineup

by Hannah Holborn

How far will a woman go to protect and provide for her family? Detective Harvey Sam is about to find out Five years after botching the Gabriel Wheeler abduction case, Detective Harvey Sam faces the second major case of his career. An asthmatic mother, Gillian, eats peanut butter before surgery—and dies on the operating table as planned. Her suicide ends an abusive affair and is meant to provide for her family through a malpractice settlement. Instead, Gillian’s husband, her teenage son, an... more

All That Remains

by Hannah Holborn

Meet Detective Harvey Sam, a small town cop who wants two impossible things—a happy family and a perfect solve rate. Harvey’s training prepared him for the abduction of eight-year-old Gabriel Wheeler. Nothing, however, could prepare him for the boy’s blame-shifting mother from hell who shoots up instead of alerting police when the boy goes missing. Nor is Harvey equipped to deal with the heartbreak when his girlfriend leaves him on the same night, taking Effie, the non-... more

Murder On The Mountain

by Michael Bourn

A typical Saturday morning. Typical in all but two respects: One the result of an unfortunate accident earlier in the week; the other the result of two murders, which, it would appear, took place that very morning. It is the murders that will turn this day into anything but typical and, without question, make it radically different than any previous Saturday in the lives of Max and Mattie Jaeger. The murders are unconnected in any way to Max and Mattie but will nonetheless alter the course of th... more

Unsanctioned

by Michael Bourn

Two men, one ordinary, the other among the wealthiest in the world, share a terrible fate: the loss of the loves of their lives. The same day. One of them, the apparently ordinary one, is anything but ordinary—he harbors a dark secret. Harry Shaughnessy never imagines this could happen to him, again. But on what promises to be the best day of his life, the day he is to become president of the company where he has worked over thirty years, the girl of his dreams, his wife of thirty-one years, Jen... more

Politics is Murder (McKinley Mysteries series Book 4)

by Carolyn Arnold

“...an entertaining and fast read, making you want to read more.”
–My Train of Thoughts

There's no time for a debate…

Sean and Sara’s popularity as a murder-solving duo has gained momentum. But it’s not until it comes time for a local television interview that they meet Reanne Mable and end up finding themselves involved with a high-profile investigation.

Reanne is the siste... more

Operation Black Swan

by Owen Parr

Operation Black Swan Synopsis: Operation Black Swan – A John Powers Novel On a surveillance mission of a meeting in Mexico City between Cuban and Chinese officials, the Alpha Team of the private security firm Sect-Intel Group—former Delta Force soldier and team leader John Powers, computer whiz Joey Valentine, former DEA agent Jackie Allison, and martial artist Melissa Harrington—uncover a terror plot in the making: a group of twenty Jihadi terrorists is on route by Chinese freighter from Cu... more

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