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Pretty Teeth

by K. P. Ambroziak

Twelve-year-old Iris wakes in an unfamiliar bedroom after an ordeal at the beach. The boy who abducted her is barely old enough to drive a car. Twenty-one-year-old Marguerite is newly arrived from France and takes a job tutoring French for pocket money. Her only pupil is a twelve-year-old girl called Lucy, whose mother claims she sometimes tells outlandish lies. Iris and Marguerite’s stories intersect with Philip Klein, the enigmatic TA in the Languages department at the university. He’s e... more

First Bullet

by Andrew Ceroni

The CIA is on its heels facing the grave dangers of a triple threat in Andrew Ceroni’s latest white-knuckle thriller—First Bullet. CIA Agent Dave McClure and his Special Operations teams face deadly action at a Chinese base hidden in the mist-covered Blue Mountains of Jamaica, as well as at a strategic missile base near the western forests of Wyoming, that’s under attack by a German terrorist team. But there’s more. In Berlin, intelligence sources warn the CIA of a plot by cabinet members in Ger... more

The Hunt for Power

by Joe Ettle

An ancient mystery . . . a desperate plea for help . . . a dangerous obsession . . . All he was trying to do was get home. But instead, Rex Fletcher is caught up in a dangerous race to unravel one of the oldest secrets of the world. With a motley group of companions, Rex must travel across Europe and stay one step of ahead of a megalomaniac intent on reshaping history in his image. Can Rex solve the clues, save an old friend's life, and rediscover what was once lost? Or will he be forced to w... more

Copper Waters

by Marlene M. Bell

Annalisse Drury and Alec Zavos are on opposite sides when a woman from Alec’s past presents him with his alleged son. Alec refuses a verifying DNA test, so a defeated Annalisse accepts a key to her dream cottage—a sheep station getaway on New Zealand—only this time, she runs headlong into two peculiar deaths: either accidental, or the deliberate acts of a crazed psychopath. Will she go back to Alec, or sacrifice him to find the killer?

Chasing Money

by Michael Balter

Most investor pitch meetings don’t end in murder, but Marty and Bo haven’t had a lot of luck lately. They were just trying to keep their startup alive when Nico Scava offered to partner with them. He had money, connections in the art world, and a creative idea, but maybe they should have asked more questions. Now Nico’s dead, and they’re on the hook for whatever scheme he was running. The Russian mob is after them, and if they don’t find ten million dollars and a mysterious missing painting in t... more

All the Characters

by Golden November

Many roam Milestoneville. A lot happens in this picturesque city at any given time. The drama is intense, and the action and adventure are nonstop.

The Empty Kayak

by Jode Millman

For Detective Ebony Jones, crime is always personal. But this time, it strikes too close to home. A pop-up thunderstorm marched its way across the Hudson River, ambushing a young couple’s kayaking trip. The woman miraculously made it back to shore, but her fiancé remains missing. Ebony and her partner are the first responders who rush to the river to assist the capsized boater. The victim’s identity shocks Ebony to the core. Kyle Emory, the ex-boyfriend of her estranged best friend, attorn... more

The Charming Monster

by Josh Luberisse

In the once-peaceful town of Willow Creek, a sinister force lurks beneath the surface, wreaking havoc and leaving a trail of blood in its wake. The Charming Monster follows the journey of three unlikely heroes - Lauren, an investigative journalist; Ethan, a man haunted by his past; and Dawson, a dedicated detective - as they join forces to uncover the truth behind the grisly murders committed by a seemingly untouchable foe. United by their commitment to justice and truth, the trio navigates the... more

Little Loose Ends: A Psychological Thriller (Hudson Valley Series)

by Bonnie Traymore

A stand-alone sequel to the hit page-turner Killer Motives: A Hudson Valley Mystery. After a year that turned her world upside down, Victoria Mancusio’s seemingly perfect life is back intact—except for one looming loose end. And Victoria doesn’t like loose ends. After a series of events that would have put anyone over the edge, all Victoria wants is for her life to go back to normal. In the aftermath of her husband’s infidelity, his lover’s murder, and the harrowing moments when her life f... more

The Midnight Secret of the Mullahs

by Soheil Rohani

An anonymous tip by an Iranian prostitute about a Pakistani general prompts a CIA officer to team up with her and go to Iran to prevent the Iranian mullahs from nuking Israel. Nika, an Iranian trafficked woman who is tortured by a sadistic Pakistani general, fabricates a story that he sold Iran a nuclear bomb to motivate Americans to kill him. She does not realize, however, that her fabricated story is actually true. George Morgan, a CIA operations officer, rescues Nika and goes to Iran, under ... more

Richter The Mighty

by J.B. Manning

Cody and her brother Billy are on the run, hunted by their father—President Wilhelm Hickory Richter. A corrupt septuagenarian from Jacksonville with erectile dysfunction and a young, contemptuous, cat-collecting wife, Richter is facing financial ruin and prison. Cody, a pistol-savvy motorcyclist, and Billy, a tech wizard at 13, are about to finger Richter for the murder of his first wife, Lulubelle, while bickering thieves have decapitated his lawyer and fled with his fortune. Sniffing coke and ... more

DIVISIBLE MAN - ENGINE OUT & OTHER SHORT FLIGHTS

by Howard Seaborne

This short story collection features characters from the DIVISIBLE MAN series’ preceding books, some of whom headline their own tales. The opening story, “Andy,” for example, tells of Will’s first encounter with the titular woman he one day marries—a savvy local patrol sergeant in their Wisconsin town. Most of those who surround Will are people he works with at Essex County Air Service. His boss, Earl Jackson, revisits his own past in “Earl Jackson’s Last Mission,” a time when he smuggled drugs,... more

DIVISIBLE MAN - NINE LIVES LOST

by Howard Seaborne

The boss of Wisconsin flight instructor and air charter pilot Will Stewart needs a favor. It’s no trouble for Will, especially since it gets him out of a dinner with his parents-in-law. All he’s doing is flying to a Montana ranch to look in on Tammy Day; her brother was an officer in Vietnam with Will’s boss and went missing in action. But things quickly escalate when, at the ranch, Will spots strangers chasing a man and pushing him off a cliff. This is where Will’s ability proves advantageous—h... more

Murder at Amapas Beach

by james gilbert

Trouble always seems to find Amanda Pennyworth, the American consul to the resort city of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. On a romantic outing to a secluded cove along the Mexican coast, where the beautiful Danielle Maglin is found bludgeoned to death and the at an elegant dinner party thousands of miles away only days later with the killer surely present, Amanda finds herself drawn into the search to find the culprit's identity. When Danielle's close friend, Terrence Blanchard is found de... more

The Empty Calling

by Maren Cliff

Dr. Rivien Gilrie had given much of her life to the practice of medicine until one day, a violent incursion extinguishes any remaining joy in her calling. To support her young daughter, she takes a short locum in a largely deserted northern Canadian mining town. When a patient casualty is compounded by further death and intrigue, Rivien joins the local Mountie to try to uncover secrets forged by the bond of isolation. But in this remote land, who defines justice?

Due Recompense: Justice In Its Rawest Form

by Jason Trevor

Businessman Joe Danton finds his daily grind suddenly interrupted by the death of a dear friend at the hands of a carjacker. Joe, a boring suburbanite with a long-since buried monster inside, turns vigilante and seeks out the vicious inner-city gang who is responsible. Meanwhile, a talented but hapless police detective musters his experience and resources to stop the bloodshed before the city streets are turned into a war zone. It might well have been an easy mission for a man such as Joe until ... more

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