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NanoStrike

by Pete Barber

Islamic terrorists attack a London Underground train, slaughtering two-hundred innocents in seconds with a nanoweapon small enough to hide in a hint of perfume. First responder, Detective Chief Inspector Quinnborne, defies orders and hunts for the weapon's unhinged genius creator. The authorities label Quinnborne a traitor, but when the nanotechnology spirals out of control, his grit and bloody-minded determination become humankind's last thin hope of survival against a weapon of mass destruct... more

Played to Death

by BV Lawson

Named Best Mystery in the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards

Finalist for Shamus Award Best Indie P.I. Novel from the Private Eye Writers

Chosen as one of the first Self-E selections by The Library Journal

Former piano prodigy-turned FBI agent Scott Drayco is still suffering nightmares from his last case as a private consultant. To add insult to injury, he's bequeathed an unwanted and rundown Opera House in ... more

Dangerous Times

by Phillip Frey

DANGEROUS TIMES is a multicultural crime-thriller with the pull of the unpredictable. This book is not for the squeamish.

Frank Moore is a psychopath in search of a scapegoat who resembles him. He hires a hacker to break into government databases and finds a close-enough double who lives in San Pedro: John Kirk. Frank then has the hacker switch their identities and fingerprints.

Frank murders his way now to the cash he needs to execute a diabolical plan, one which will drown goodn... more

Aloha Kahuna Soul

by Rick Pruett

Haunted by a chance meeting with a Kahuna, Alika Kealoha realizes the Hawaiian priest is a connection to the seafaring warriors of his ancestral past and the key to solving the mystery of his father’s disappearance. His investigation uncovers a secret, protected for hundreds of years by a Royal bloodline. Now pursued by murderous thugs, the tropical paradise he loves has turned into a nightmarish maze of betrayal and deceit. Alika finds solace and protection in a crew of locals, whose Mana leads... more

Uninvited Soul Mate

by K.C. Wright

Hannah's life had taken a turn for the worse when her parents died when she was still a teenager. She married young and found herself with an abusive, controlling husband and nobody to turn to for help. She would try to leave him, but Jerick treated her as if he owned her. She belonged to him and him alone, even if it was for the simple pleasure of fantasizing about killing her. When another man dared to enter into her world and her heart, Jerick vowed that he would kill her and her ch... more

THE SHIELD

by Lynn Sholes & Joe Moore

OSI special agent Maxine Decker is back in this riveting follow-up to THE BLADE. She is called upon to locate and recover a mysterious artifact stolen from a blacker-than-black government facility. The missing item is a fragment that was found at the crash site of the Roswell UFO incident in 1947. Following the trail, Maxine discovers a sinister plot to use the technological data stored in the artifact to build a device called the Shield. The result will bring the United States and its allies to... more

Mousebite

by Ganesh Chaudhari

In the November of 2012, Inspector Pandurang has a lot on his plate. A likely transfer out of his beloved Mumbai, a death on the footpath that ruffles the NIA, a former gangster with an agenda, a budding relationship with Bhavna, a suicide that looks like a cover up & an imminent terrorist attack that could be linked to his cases. Can he stop the cruelest terrorist attack against India?

Network of Killers

by Dewey Reynolds

Personal ambitions of the Bernazzoli Brothers and Thomas Galluccio have grown over time. Make money, exercise power, and minimize bloodshed are their clearest objectives. The Bernazzoli Brothers and Galluccio are constantly faced with threats to their criminal empires. Their success comes at the expense of bullets flying and blood flowing. An FBI special agent becomes their biggest threat. The federal government assigns him to investigate corruption which involves their stranglehold over the... more

The Sham

by Ellen Allen

When love leads to death, be careful who you trust…

Eighteen-year-old Emily Heath would love to leave her dead-end town, known locally as "The Sham", with her boyfriend, Jack, but he's very, very sick; his body is failing and his brain is shutting down. He's also in hiding, under suspicion of murder. Six months' ago, strange signs were painted across town in a dialect no one has spoken for decades and one of Emily's classmates washed up in the local... more

The Mighty One

by R.J

The Mighty One, a tale of a donkey named Gat who was so intrigued by the Forbidden Forest that he decided to go on an adventure in it. Gat who grew up hearing many stories about the Forbidden Forest but it sounded so much better when Spencer described it to him. Gat’s curiosity grew even more and he became fascinated with the Forbidden Forest. There was not much going on at the farm and Gat wanted to explore something beyond the farm. He longed to see the beautiful waterfalls, the tall trees tha... more

The Defendants

by John Ellsworth

The Defendants takes you back to the night he carved his name in her breasts . . . The guilty party is found murdered. Or was he guilty? Ermeline is arrested because she had motive and opportunity. She hires rookie attorney Thaddeus Murfee, who makes his debut defending his first murder case. Ilene is a beautiful widow who loves horses. Ilene is introduced to Thaddeus one Saturday morning as he is caring for his own horse. She invites him to Christmas dinner. Soon Thaddeus finds himself ... more

Led by Lies: A Lily Blanchette Crime Novel (The Lies Series Book 1)

by Marguerite Ashton

Maybe you should think twice before updating your status... Detective Lily Blanchette’s first case as lead investigator is big: two college students struck down by a theatrical killer. While politicians and the press clamor for quick closure, Lily realizes this case bears frightening similarities to her sister’s unsolved murder — a murder her father died trying to solve. Lily’s search for answers threatens to destroy her marriage and her remaining family, but she can’t quit. To stop ... more

A Star Called Lucky

by Bapsy Jain

A Star Called Lucky picks up in present day New York City where Lucky Boyce has reinvented herself as an unconventional yoga instructor following the lessons learned in Lucky Everyday. She is on a mission to change the lives of cynical inmates through yoga by presenting a comprehensive rehabilitative program to the New York State Department of Corrections when her life takes a sudden turn. In an expected twist of fate, Lucky is catapulted from her peaceful, balanced routine into a chaotic, tran... more

Mystery Intruder: Evil Comes In All Shades (Moody Chills Book 2)

by Kristy Moody

A twisted thief is obsessed with stealing gold and weapons. Theo Adams is their next victim. His time on earth may end, if he doesn't stop the criminal mastermind.

The Confessions of Jonathan Flite

by Matthew J. Beier

Jonathan Flite claims to have memories he can't explain. Seven layers of them, to be exact, all belonging to a group of teenagers who disappeared from a place called Idle County in 2010-ten years before his birth. Seventeen years of anxiety, violent outbursts, and refusal to admit he is lying have landed him at Crescent Rehabilitation Center, a seaside juvenile center for rich kids, and nobody has ever dared to believe his memories might be real.

Until now. On a blustery November da... more

Muddlin' Through

by Steven M. Moore

Mary Jo is framed. Mary Jo wants revenge. Mary Jo settles for something less, but finds herself...and romance. Ex-Master-at-Arms Mary Jo Melendez, trying to restart her life after the Navy, becomes a security officer for a company with Pentagon contracts. Her upward mobility takes a fast downward turn. You can follow her adventures as she hurtles around Europe, South America, and the U.S. This book is cross-genre, having elements of mystery, suspense, and thriller. Mary Jo is like Hei... more

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