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The Magician

by D.A. Pupa

My debut novel is about a serial killer that strikes during Hurricane Sandy along the NJ Shore. After murdering the wife of the FBI Agent who is hunting him, the madman effectively disappears. The investigation goes cold until a "bestselling novel" by a new author reveals classified information pertinent to that horrible night. Is it the killer's way of announcing his return?

Know When to Run

by Connie Flynn

SHE WOKE UP KNOWING SHE CHEATED DEATH Imagine waking up one morning knowing nothing except you have a huge scar on your head and its clear someone tried kill you. That's what happened to Ky Taylor. Lucky enough to fall into friendly hands, she is now a blackjack dealer on a Mississippi riverboat casino where's she's healed from her injuries. But this day is different. A bounty hunter shows up and tells her she murdered her banker father and ran out on her bail. He's there to take her back,... more

Sink or Swim

by Stacy Juba

A fun beach read endorsed by contestants from Survivor, Big Brother, and The Amazing Race. Ambitious personal trainer Cassidy Novak has gained fame for starring on Sink or Swim, a hit reality show. Not only does she lose and have to walk the plank, but after the game show ends, the terror begins. Upon returning home, Cassidy discovers she has attracted a stalker masterminding his own twisted game. She struggles to focus on her health club job and celebrity endorsement opportunities, but her stal... more

Twenty-Five Years Ago Today

by Stacy Juba

When obit writer and aspiring reporter Kris Langley investigates the 25-year-old unsolved murder of Diana Ferguson, a young artist obsessed with Greek mythology, not only does she fall in love with Diana's nephew, but she must also fight to stay off the obituary page herself. Get in on the secret - join thousands of readers in discovering who killed Diana Ferguson.

The Olympus Killer

by Luke Christodoulou

'EVIL UNDER THE GREEK SUN' If this summer you are thinking of travelling to the majestic, sun kissed Greek Islands, think again. A sadistic killer is on the loose. THE OLYMPUS KILLER... Over the picturesque Greek Islands, bodies are piling up fast. Bodies tortured, mutilated and strangely connected to ancient Greek mythology. Hellenic Police Captain COSTA PAPACOSTA is called in to assist young, top of her year, foul mouth, food loving Cretan, Lieutenant IOLI CARA in solving their most comp... more

Glass Eye: Confessions of a Fake Psychic Detective

by Benjamin Sobieck

Her psychic powers are fake, but the missing girl she needs to find is real.

Zandra is a renowned "psychic" who knows her abilities come from her wits, not anything supernatural. Her skills are put to the ultimate test when the police turn to Zandra after the search for a missing girl goes cold. But there's a catch. The girl's wealthy father was the prime suspect in the unsolved murder of Zandra's husband years ago.

Can Zandr... more

A Civil Affair

by Annie Dike

We all pursue it--that ever-elusive mirage known as happiness. We worry we may never find it but secretly fear it won't satisfy us even if we do. We may just crave the craving instead. For Addie Gray, a sharp, young associate at the large male-dominated firm of Wilkins Rowe in Mobile, Alabama, "it" takes on many forms--sex, drink, work, love. Despite the crippling abuses of her past, or perhaps because of them, Addie finds herself always thirsting for more. Addie's defenses and desires conf... more

Where Angels Prey

by Ramesh Arunachalam

Where Angels Prey reveals the devastating truths that often lurk behind the good intentions of Wall Street’s interest in India’s poor. Loosely inspired by real life events in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachalam exposes the double-edged sword that emerges when no safeguards are put into place. While the rest of the world reels under a severe financial crisis, India’s microfinance sector enjoys an unprecedented boom. Why on earth are people investing such huge amounts of money in an obscure industry, e... more

Dead Men Make the Best Heroes

by E.Van Johnson

A spy thriller set against the back drop of the middle east conflict between Israel and the PLO in the 1970's. When Patrick Braun's name appears on an IRA suspect list he comes to the attention of three intelligence services; MI6 in London, The PLO in Damascus and Mossad in Tel Aviv. The action moves swiftly between London, Bahrain, Cyprus, Lebanon, Damascus and Israel with an explosive finish and an unepected twist in the tale.

Witness in the Window A Jack Sharp Novel

by Scott McPherson

Jack is back! In Witness in The Window, Dr. Jack Sharp faces the greatest challenge of his life. He and his new family may be targets of an old enemy bent on Jack’s destruction. Unable to do much to prevent a possible crime, the detectives face a mystery of their own. They have to stop a series of attacks that have occurred on Lincoln’s bike paths, panicking the community. The answer may be locked inside the mind of a Korean War veteran whose health and memory are declining. Jack and his n... more

Recipe For Rage, a suspense novel.

by Marilyn June Janson, M.S., Ed.

Twenty-three year old Sandy Samuels is fighting to stay alive. Convinced she has hit a pedestrian, Sandy's life spirals out of control. Without a body, she questions her sanity. Will she ever discover the truth? Who can she trust? Is someone gas lighting her?

The Annunciation ISBN 9781490840314 hc

by Ron Teachworth

The Annunciation begins in Bucharest during the mid 1990’s. The secret, radical and conservative group, the Piagnoni, prepare their surrogate to assassinate Pope John Paul II. In Florence, Italy, a group of religious students from Detroit have joined an Art Restoration Fellowship at San Marco convent, studying and assisting in the restoration of frescos by the famous painter Fra Angelico. Two young students in the fellowship, seminarian Finn McNelis and Felician sister Olivia Gianetti, fall in ... more

Pieces of Revenge

by Valia Lind

A weapon. A broken life. A humanity lost. That is all Anastasia knows, that is all that she is. As an eleven-year-old, she witnessed her family's brutal murder and she's been on the run ever since. She's spent her life training and planning for the day when she can take her revenge. Kallos Enterprises is a well respected corporation, set on improving the genetic structure of an individual. Or so they say. Anastasia knows, first hand, what kind of monsters lurk behind the pretty walls of th... more

Chinese Puzzle

by T. M. Raymond

Monica Marshall is a nobody. The fact that she is radiantly beautiful, clever, funny, often brilliant is of no importance. As an Eurasian visiting Shanghai in the 1920s, none of her attributes matter; to whites she's invisible; Asians regard her with contempt. When she's accused of committing an especially gruesome murder, a Caucasian detective steps in as her champion, fighting to prove her innocence. Unfortunately, as the detective's attraction to Monica grows, so does his distrust of her, fue... more

Madeleine's Kiss

by Peter Gilboy

I didn’t do anything to Madeleine. I’m a noted professor, for God's sake! I helped Madeleine, that’s all. Yes, of course I liked her. How could I not? She was so southern-charming and girlish. Innocent and crazy, and delightful to be with. I know she’s missing now, but I can explain that. I can explain everything. I can even explain the devastating kiss, and what happened right afterward. Even my attorney didn't believe me. But this is story of what really happened to Madeleine.

The Lion's Courtship: A Kronberg Mystery (Kronberg Crimes series)

by Annelie Wendeberg

London, 1885. Anna Kronberg hides in the city’s most notorious slum, offering medical treatment to prostitutes, beggars, and criminals of all kinds. None of her neighbours knows her true identity, and she makes sure it stays that way. When the Irish thief Garret O’Hare breaks into her home in the dead of the night, bleeding profusely from a gunshot wound and collapsing on her bed, her life begins to take a deadly turn. Prequel to the bestselling Anna Kronberg Thriller series.

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