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In Lincoln's Shadow

by Rohn Federbush

Obsession with Lincoln has followed me from Illinois. I have a twelve-volume set of all his collected sayings. My detective Steffen Blaine quotes Lincoln when his emotions need calming. His first wife committed suicide due to post-partum depression. The Lee family’s pregnant mother of six closely resembles the symptoms Steffen’s wife suffered. Called in to investigate the grandmother’s death, Steffen invites Bernie Johnston, a social worker who wants to become a detective, t... more

Eye for Revenge

by Cheryl Bradshaw

Something unusual is happening to Quinn Montgomery. Trapped inside her unconscious mind, the sound of her father’s soothing voice seeps through, and the past twenty-four hours comes flooding back. She wakes to find herself in the hospital. Her childhood best friend Evie is dead. But not just dead, murdered, and Evie’s four-year-old son witnessed it all. Traumatized over what he saw, he’s not talking. And when Evie’s cold-blooded killer goes into hiding, Quinn isn’t only out for justice, she’s ou... more

Wailing Wood

by Brooks Mencher

A leaf-stained skull and the decomposed knitted vest of a child are discovered during a logging operation in Northern California’s last virgin redwood forest — a grove of thousand-year-old trees ominously called Wailing Wood. There, the ghostly echoes of children’s voices, amid the distant calls of owls, have been heard by generations of families living in the nearby logging town of Whitesboro. Textile forensics consultant Ruth M, known to law enforcement as “the Yarn Woman,” is called in by the... more

The Vatican Conspiracy

by John Leightell

The Vatican is in conflict. Conservative Cardinals want to preserve the faith as it is. Their liberal counterparts oppose them and want it modernized to reflect current thinking. In particular they support the work of a group of academics (the Dialogues) who are recommending changes. The Pope, a conservative hardliner, opposes any change and appoints a Ukrainian Cardinal, known for his authoritarian views, to make the problem go away. The Cardinal uses his religious connections to find a fund... more

COLD LICK

by Cortez Law III

Sergeant Malcolm Hobbs and his X-Men Homicide Unit must unravel a labyrinth of criminal vendettas that involve loyalty, money and murder on the mean streets of Atlanta.

KREMLIN TIDE

by Cortez Law III

Sergeant Malcolm Hobbs and his Atlanta Homicide Unit, The X-Men, must rescue a kidnap victim and deter a ruthless group of sinister criminals ready to execute a plan of chilling proportions.

The Unknown Element

by vince milam

Three very different individuals. A dark force rising. The chase begins. A reserved small town sheriff in pursuit of justice. A beautiful and eccentric technology genius striving to understand. A bon vivant French priest committed to finding answers. A horrific event in a sleepy Gulf Coast town pulls them together and the trio find themselves on a quest for the truth about good and evil, travelling first to Wales and the scene of another shocking nightmare, then on to the killing fields ... more

An Absence of Justice

by Roderick Cyr

As one of the world's leading authorities on technology, Malcolm Fitzpatrick uses his expertise to identify a unique brand of criminal: the privileged killer. These über-successful men sacrifice innocent lives in their pursuit of wealth, power, and greatness. Alarmed by their growing presence in Europe and the courts’ unwillingness to hold them accountable, Malcolm decides to intervene personally.

In Paris, meanwhile, investigative journalist Camille Chevalier has written... more

Pier 52

by don gregory

On a rainy Saturday morning in November of 2008, Homicide Detective John Elliott of the Seattle PD is called to the scene of what appears to be a routine homicide. Elliott soon learns, however, that the young female victim is an employee of the US Justice Department and her death is anything but routine. Over the next 48 hours Elliott scrambles to find out who is behind her death and, in the process, discovers a terrorist plot to rival 9/11.

The Dead and the Missing

by A. D. Davies

When he agrees to investigate his mentor’s missing niece, former private detective Adam Park tracks her and her ex-con boyfriend to Paris, where he learns not only have they involved themselves in a criminal venture, but elements back home are seeking revenge upon them. From the Parisian underworld and on to dangerously exotic locales, Adam will confront an international network for whom human life is just another commodity. To survive, return the girl safely, and protect the people he cares... more

Skin in the Game

by Tomas Byrne

'The Bottom Line: A breathtakingly intense conspiracy thriller ripped straight from the headlines. Brilliant characterization and a riveting global puzzle will have Jason Bourne fans clamoring for Byrne's next installment in the series.' -- bestthrillers.com Skin in the Game is an intricately woven story of international political and corporate wrangling that takes readers on a fast-paced journey across Europe and the Middle East. Trapped in a maze of secrets and lies. When Joe Hawkins ... more

The Reason: It's about More Than Just the Money

by Quentin Brent

Illicit profits were all part of Zane Donovan's work at a financial firm, but suddenly the stakes change when his family is violently abducted. Following a trail that was never meant to be uncovered, Zane realizes that with Quantitative Easing, the Federal Reserve is doing something no criminal has ever accomplished--and the catastrophic economic implications are worth killing over. Together with a computer hacker and a seemingly helpful special ops warrior, Zane must decide between exposing ... more

In Sheep's Clothing: An Action-Packed Political Thriller

by L.D. Beyer

One man holds the reins of power. One man vows to protect him. One man vows to destroy him.

Caught in a game of chess he didn't know he was playing until it was too late, the President makes the only move he can, plunging Washington and the nation into chaos. Stunned and reeling, Vice President David Kendall takes the oath of office and tries to heal a nation in mourning. But what the new president doesn't realize is that things in the White House aren't always... more

The Hurricane Lover: a novel

by Joni Rodgers

During the record-smashing hurricane season of 2005, a firebrand meteorologist and an ambitious journalist come together to catch a con artist who uses chaos as cover for identity theft and murder. A deadly game of cat and mouse unfolds alongside their stormy love affair, complicated by polarized politics, high-strung Southern families, a full-on media circus, and the worst disaster management goat screw in US history.

As Hurricane Katrina howls toward the ill-prepared city of New Orlea... more

A Blind Eye: Book 1 in the Adam Kaminski Mystery Series

by Jane Gorman

It was a quiet death, a young woman falling into the frigid waters of Warsaw’s Wisła River. The police accept it as suicide, the pressures of a political internship too much to handle. Her father knows it was murder. Philadelphia Detective Adam Kaminski, visiting Poland on an official delegation, gets drawn into the investigation over the objections of his superiors back home. For the dead girl was family, her father a cousin Adam had only just met, and Adam was raised to put family first. H... more

Murder Over Cocktails: The 2nd Nikki Hunter Mystery (Nikki Hunter Mysteries) (Volume 2)

by Nancy Skopin

Private Investigator Nicoli “Nikki” Hunter, has recovered from a near fatal encounter with a multiple murderer, and is happy to get back to her regular bar and restaurant surveillance jobs. Unfortunately, the universe has other plans. One evening, (as she’s acting as a decoy/victim to attract a bartender bent on sexual harassment), Jack “The Cat” McGuire pulls up an adjacent bar stool and tells her a story that will alter the course of her life. Murder Over Cocktails is the second mystery featu... more

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