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Faceless (A Suburban Noir Novel)

by Cathryn Grant

In the heart of Silicon Valley, a group of longtime friends present their idealized lives on social media, while their true selves remain masked. Battling feelings of betrayal, envy, and lust, their addiction to an endless stream of updates is silently eating at the foundation of their relationships. One of them is not feeling the love. One of them is isolated and jealous, and considers murder worth the price to gain a life that matches the glittering world displayed online. Faceless is ... more

THE COOK OUT

by Pat Riley

Thousands of American families have lost loved ones to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For those left behind, these losses are devastating, life changing and have far-reaching consequences. The death of a single soldier affects a multitude of family and friends. Every family has a different take on their loss, and fledging North Carolina reporter Rudy Ryan is crisscrossing the state to get their stories. Throughout Rudy’s five-week assignment, several violent events unfold that at first see... more

Siberian Treasure

by C. M. Gleason

In the tradition of Clive Cussler comes the first novel in an exciting series of thrilling adventure, high-stakes international threats, and lost treasures.... Moscow, 1560: A lost Byzantine library...last seen in the possession of Russia's Ivan the Terrible... Siberia, 1942: A World War II female fighter pilot crashes in the mountains of Siberia and is taken away by a small, mysterious tribe... United States, 2007: Four simultaneous earthquakes erupt across the United States in areas with... more

For Those In The Shade

by Anna Schlegel

It was a bank robbery, however this time the gunmen came not for the cash but for the bank itself, and all that followed happened faster than a domino knockdown. The bank was bankrupted professionally. Bad debts of the Third World countries, Cuba, Zimbabwe, Morocco, and The Congo have been returned to the bank. Once, the bank sold the debts to itself, to an offshore company. Who did this? Then the banker finds out who took over the bank...

The Art Detective (This Shape Becomes...Book1)

by Alex Robinson

You are an art detective who is about to have the biggest case of your career. A major new exhibition is under threat. A mysterious artist and an elusive thief will test your abilities to the limits and when you think it's all over, it's just beginning... A visually appealing interactive book for children who enjoy mysteries and art. It stimulates shape recognition and encourages children to experience a variety of art mediums including Paint programs, Wacom tablets or even just pen and ... more

A Cold Case

by K.D. Van Brunt

In 1985, high school senior Jake Weathers stumbles upon a clue to a decades-old mystery…

The day after their graduation in 1961, Kate Delisle and Trish Hawthorne left Weston, Massachusettts and were never seen again. When he discovers a note Trish wrote to Kate the day before their disappearance, Jake decides it’s his destiny to solve the oldest cold case in the state. He’s fascinated by the story, because sometimes he wants to disappear too, and leave his father in t... more

Legal Thriller: The Trial Lawyer: A Courtroom Drama (Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers Book 9)

by John Ellsworth

A longtime friend has been arrested for driving drunk and causing a death. The friend also happens to be the District Attorney. Thaddeus arrives downstate in Orbit for the defense of this courtroom drama. The DA faces a special prosecutor who is intent on putting him in prison. A legal thriller begins unfolding unlike any other Thaddeus has faced. Thaddeus listens to his old friend and hears about his drinking. He learns that the DA's wife is on the prowl with strange men, and the DA is dang... more

The Term Sheet: A Startup Thriller Novel

by Lucas Carlson

THE TERM SHEET is a fast-paced technothriller about entrepreneurship, startups, encryption, and the delicate balance between national security and individual privacy. Its complex characters explore thought-provoking questions about the role of technology in an ever-changing society. Step into the high-stakes game played by today’s technology innovators, who push the envelope and risk it all. Get ready, this thrilling book gives you a taste of what startups are really like.

RANEY & LEVINE (EMBRYO: A Raney & Levine Thriller, Book 3)

by J.A. Schneider

[Although 3rd in the EMBRYO series, this reads as a standalone] A murderous religious zealot is after newborn Jesse - whom he calls "devil spawn" - and Jill & David's hospital which he calls "the devil's workshop which must be destroyed!" Physicians Jill and David join forces with the police in a terrifying race to track down a killer, and to prevent an unthinkable catastrophe.

Blaze (A Stone Mountain Mystery Book 2)

by Kristina Stanley

Instead of exchanging vows, Kalin Thompson spends her wedding day running from a forest fire near Stone Mountain Resort, and the pregnant friend trapped with her has just gone into labor. Meanwhile, Kalin’s fiancé, Ben Timlin, hangs from the rafters of a burning building, fighting for his life. Can the situation get any hotter? When the fire is declared as arson, finding the firebug responsible becomes Kalin’s personal mission. In the course of her investigation as Director of Security, she d... more

Descent (A Stone Mountain Mystery #1)

by Kristina Stanley

When Kalin Thompson is promoted to Director of Security at Stone Mountain Resort, she soon becomes entangled in the high-profile murder investigation of an up-and-coming Olympic-caliber skier. There are more suspects with motives than there are gates on the super-G course, and danger mounts with every turn. Kalin’s boss orders her to investigate. Her boyfriend wants her to stay safe and let the cops do their job. Torn between loyalty to friends and professional duty, Kalin must look within he... more

More Than One

by Monica R. Fowler

Jamie Whitlock is a twenty year old college student from Atlanta, Georgia who wants to believe she is normal, but the nightmares she has every night suggests something different. Whenever she closes her eyes to sleep, she is taken to a place she has never been before and takes on the persona of a nefarious serial killer. Why she dreams of murdering innocent people is the question that continuously goes through her mind as she tries to hold onto the last bit of sanity she still has. In the midst ... more

Something's Tugging on My Claw!

by Janice S. C. Petrie

"Something's Tugging on My Claw!" takes readers on a young, blue lobster’s journey to discover the culprit who was tugging on his claw. Once he solves the mystery, the blue lobster is delighted to find that a claw dropped on purpose to escape danger isn’t necessarily lost forever.

This book is an engaging, rhythmic and rhyming sea animal adventure, with brightly colored illustrations and expressive characters to bring the story to life. Although this story is f... more

Heavy Hour: A Salem Reid Novel

by Patrick Brown

From the author of the suspense thriller, VARIED TRAITS, comes the sequel, HEAVY HOUR!

Four teenagers form a bond during a hot Atlanta summer. Ten years later, a tragic event takes place during a swanky Midtown wedding reception. When the police come up empty in the search for a vicious killer, Salem Reid is summoned to investigate by a stripper whom he has recently saved from a murderous group of thugs. Reid can’t say no to a friend in need, so he puts his business on hold while ... more

Hidden Evil

by Thomas Conway

"Hidden Evil" is a contemporary mystery. Inspector Claire Grainger, who is already disgusted with the amount of violent crime in London, suffers through a sudden traumatic event that makes her consider leaving the London Municipal Police. She is not fearful; she's just furious about all the "in your face" street evil she has to live with. "What kind of life is this?" she asks herself and her sometime work partner Martin Stanley. Meanwhile, a suspicious death in Hampstead appears connect... more

Murder Over Kodiak

by Robin Barefield

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