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Color of Blood

by Keith Yocum

Dennis is glad to be back at work. His wife’s death left him devastated but he’ll do anything to lose himself into work at the Inspector General’s office of the CIA. A brilliant, if prickly investigator, he’s spent his career chasing down the Agency’s thieves and liars. When his boss forces him to take a low-level assignment to investigate a missing employee in Australia, he soon finds that even in the red dust of the Outback, there is romance – and death – just a sweltering moment away.

Funeral Daze

by Dorian Box

Summer 2000. A down-and-out surfer grieving the recent death his wife reluctantly agrees to help a 12-year-old mortician find her missing parents and reclaim their family funeral home. Their investigation leads deep into a ghastly criminal conspiracy of corpses, caskets, and killers. As the bond between the unlikely pair grows, it becomes unclear who’s saving who and which one is really running the show. Hilarious and heartwarming mystery and suspense with a walloping c... more

Treachery on the Nile

by Roger Croft

Former newsman and occasional MI6 agent Michael Vaux has survived an assassination attempt and plan on a long period of rehabilitation. But the spymasters at Vauxhall cross, the London HQ of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service , have learned of a military plot to overthrow the pro-West regime of of Egypt's President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. Intelligence sources have warned Britain that a small clique of of rebel officers aim to finalize their plans for a coup d'état aboard a pleasure craft heading... more

Deepfake

by Joe Rielinger

Having just completed a challenging case, private detective Terry Luvello was hoping for some rest. Instead, a 3:00 a.m. visit from a thirteen-year-old neighbor is a prelude to what will soon become the most perplexing case of his career. The girl’s father, the director of the Cleveland Federal Reserve, has just been accused of murder. Even worse, the police are in possession of evidence that seems to confirm the father’s guilt. Reluctant though intrigued, Terry is soon thrust into the world ... more

The Killer Enigma

by Charles Breakfield and Rox Burkey

Enough is Enough - JJ rumbled when the Paparazzi invaded dinner When JJ and Jo recognize privacy doesn’t exist for them, they head back to Magnolia Bluff to check on their friends and recapture the small-town anonymity. They reject the status of urban legends in favor of acceptance and a quiet, peaceful life. A supermodel needs time and space to recharge herself between jobs, and he needs time to adore his wife. Does Magnolia Bluff hold the answers to their prayers, or will a dark past ov... more

The Hidden Cave: A Lucy Morgan Adventure Story

by Gloria Barnett

By exploring both the underwater reefs and discovering the amazing natural beauty of Pontus Island, Lucy, Sol and Jack get entangled in yet another challenging adventure. As their battle to protect creatures in the ocean continues, they also begin a search for secrets from the past. This adventure finds them in serious danger. The challenges are getting harder. Are they wise to go exploring by themselves?

Vessels of Wrath

by Thomas Holland

Ring Johnson shot himself. Or did he? For Police Chief Ray Elmore, it’s all too clear that someone is targeting the people in the sleepy, delta town of Split Tree, Arkansas, and it’s now up to him to catch the killer before he can claim another victim. But “Big Ray” is a man haunted by his own past. Physically and emotionally wounded in the Pacific, he must confront the ghosts of his dreams even as he chases the evil in his waking world.

Cobra Pose: Yoga Mat Mysteries (Mystery, suspense, romance and adventure (Yoga Mat Mysteries series))

by Susan Rogers & John Roosen

Australia is a surfers’ paradise … but this nefarious surfing is on the ‘net’ … and will destroy the global financial system. It’s not just a rippling ‘scam’ job. Has Australia been infiltrated at levels they’ve never known? Elaina Williams uses a Cobra Pose in her Yoga studio to boost her energy – she will need it! Elaina’s father, Edward, is in trouble. He’s disappeared. As a solicitor and now yoga instructor, Elaina drags Ric, a man she’s fallen for, into the bursting web of techno... more

Dead Man's Pose

by Susan Rogers

Dead Man’s Pose is a tension-reliever in yoga. Not this time! A spirited yoga teacher teams up with a dark horse partner (determined to right wrongs); and together they seek closure on the sudden and mysterious death of a friend. Throw in a cast of quirky characters that includes a savvy outback detective, an eccentric academic, a highly observant (but sight-challenged) witness, an exotic hairdresser, a Falstaffian nomad, crooked officials, and some assorted mob thugs. Add some heat betwe... more

Through the Eyes of The Beholder

by A.S. Drayton

Unfortunate Souls Linked by a Gaze The frigid light of the timid, but mentally gifted, Rian’s nightmare is merely the first link in a chain of coincidences that join the residents of Chula Vista, California. Each link is its own story, yet each story another lead down the chain that binds the world not only to the collision of myth and machine, but The First White Lie and he who watches over it.

THE WUHAN PUZZLE -Book 2 Prometheus Foster series

by J. R. Camelback

Like the first book of this series, the second book of the Prometheus Foster series THE WUHAN PUZZLE. is an international crime espionage thriller with a political intrigue. Investigative reporter Prometheus Foster and his sleuthing partner Smarty Jason, a recurring character from the series, find warning the world about the likelihood of a global pandemic turns into a matter of life and death for those they love. On assignment in Hong Kong, Marcy Foster, the woman Prometheus loves more than ... more

Unaware

by Dee Shaffer

Charlie's 39-year-old journey was surrounded by hidden forces. Blind to their powerful influences, she unknowingly walked into a wicked trap that she believed to offer momentary peace. However, this trap was permanent in its grip, and it thrust her into hidden realms that were more alive and vivid than her conscious awareness. Profound regret and overwhelming fear became her reality as she was dragged through the horrors of this unknown realm. She was able to see the dark forces that had been... more

Fade to Black

by Zoë Beck

Videographer witnesses and films a terrorist act; gets arrested, tortured and detained in solitary confinement; then is offered a documentary project he can't turn down. What he uncovers will upset his country's politics, as well as his personal relationships.

Domino Effect: Mia Coello Private Investigator

by Angel Mar

Opening the office with my best friend and fulfilling all my dreams was the easy part, then came the disappearance of Emilio Mason. With the help of the obnoxious, but irresistible, police detective David Canno we delve into a case where nothing is what it seems and everyone is a suspect as we escape from those who want to silence us... forever. My name is Mia Coello and my business is solving mysteries.

In The Shadow Of The Sun

by POLI FLORES JR

Set in a small southern California town during the tumultuous 1960s, a green beret returning from Vietnam is accused of murdering a wealthy scion. At the time of his death, the victim was completing a million-dollar trust document that is missing. Both the document and murder are at the heart of the novel. Led by two brilliant attorneys, the defendant's PTSD is raised to garner sympathy from potential jurors. Narrated from the eyes of the soldier's younger brother, the book is also a coming-of-a... more

Jemez

by MARK DAVID ALBERTSON

Ancient pueblo artifacts, including the mythical “Black Heart of God” have been stolen from the ruins of Astialakwa in the Jemez Mountains. The theft sets off a cascade of crime, including murder. Deputy Sheriff Matt Bertram, who is assigned to the Jemez Mountains of Northern New Mexico, has become accustomed to his routine of writing speeding tickets and investigating minor crimes in the small village of Jemez Springs. With the theft of the artifacts, he finds himself engulfed in an investigati... more

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