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The Case of the Zombie Ninjas: Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Book Two

by Erik Martin

Twelve-year-old supernatural sleuth, Dotty Morgan, becomes embroiled in an ancient conflict between rival supernatural factions who all want the same thing—the Japanese sword her father gave her on her last birthday. The timing couldn’t be worse. She’s busy navigating the complications of middle school romance with her girlfriend, Hannah, and dealing with her mother who wants to ask Dotty’s former bully to move in. Somehow, she makes time to investigate a four-hundred-year-old murder to keep saf... more

The Case of the French Fry Phantom: Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Book One

by Erik Martin

When a potato pilfering phantom targets Elderton, twelve-year-old supernatural sleuth, Dotty Morgan, takes the case. Her investigation uncovers a plot to enslave the townspeople. Dotty must identify the culprit before it is too late. Complicating matters are the bullies who harass Dotty at every opportunity, the adults who won’t listen to her, and her crush on the dangerous new girl, Hannah.

The Daedalus Protocol

by Jeff Sheckter

A deadly pathogen has been unleashed across the globe, killing livestock and destroying crops as it spreads. A near-extinction event from worldwide famine will be certain if it’s not stopped in time. A mysterious man known only as Daedalus, possessing advanced technology and seemingly unlimited resources, has assembled a crew of notable soldiers and scientists for a mission to stop the coming plague. Embarking on a perilous archeological odyssey, this elite team, led by SEAL commander Gry... more

Dreams and Illusions

by Rebecca Olmstead

Twenty-eight-year-old Gabrielle Dorian has the gift of dreams, making her an outsider in the small town of Whitman, Washington. Especially when her dreams can't save her own family. Determined that God has turned on her, Gabrielle wants to forget her so-called gift and live a normal life. But when her estranged sister is accused of first degree murder in Seattle, Gabrielle abandons everything to save the only family she has left. She'll have to decipher her cryptic dreams and overcome a bitte... more

All Our Lies Are True

by Lisa Manterfield

For far too long, Abby Kirkpatrick has lived with survivor’s guilt. She was only six when her twin sister, Cassie, vanished without a trace from the room where they slept, an unsolved mystery that continues to haunt her family. Now, Abby is ready for a fresh start—a new town and a promising career in child psychology. Maybe if she can save just one child, it will ease her conscience about losing Cassie. But when Cassie’s remains are discovered, Abby’s family is thrust into a devastating “tri... more

The Feather's Push: A Near-Future Speculative Fiction Thriller (Relented)

by Noel Zamot

In the aftermath of a horrific accident, Lieutenant Amber Drake awakens to a chilling reality: she can sense hidden emotions through touch. The ability draws government interest, plunging her into a shadow world. But when the condition takes its toll, Amber is deemed unfit and cast aside. She has one last shot at redemption: shadow a young college professor named Kelly Austin, and her partner Simon Lyons—a man with the disturbing ability to see seconds into the future. As she begins her miss... more

Shirts and Skins

by Michael D. Urban

Shirts and Skins is the first mystery in a new multi-volume series featuring Carlos Pulaski, a Boston-based disgraced judge turned private investigator. It finds Carlos recently bounced from the bench, disbarred, and struggling to launch his PI business. Divorced, broke, forced to crash in the gatehouse of a rich friend’s estate, his luck seemingly changes when an old pal with a gambling habit, Otto Chin, hires him to investigate a murder at Razor Stadium, home of the Northeast Pilgr... more

The Shades Dripped Red: A Nick Montaigne Mystery

by Peter Kurtz

Based on a horrific, unsolved true crime in the author’s old neighborhood, THE SHADES DRIPPED RED is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to his lauded BLACK JACKKNIFE, featuring suave private detective Nick Montaigne and ex-cop Vern Wister. The subject again is murder, only this time the duo travels from their home base of Atlanta to a small town in Ohio seemingly lost in time. Here, they struggle with COVID-era, small-town provincialism, espionage, and the military-industrial complex whi... more

The Jade Cross: Book 3 (Jade Cross Trilogy)

by Harold W Weist

Master Gunnery Sergeant Travis Tolbane, USMC (Ret), is leaving from an alleyway from his job as a mall security manager when he is ambushed by a trio of Vietnamese. Escaping from it by the arrival of Metro Police, he finds out from his friend, Detective Sergeant Parnell, that Tolbane's friend Ba, his old interpreter from Vietnam, has been mutilated. He; his live-in Vietnamese girlfriend, Mai, who is Ba's half sister; an old Marine friend Parnell; and a Vietnamese priest must stop a maniacal p... more

Murder in Lavender

by Julia Graziano

A young designer gets entangled in a murder and the murderer is after her. After attacking her once, she moves to a friend's estate. No one knows that he is the father of the killer. At the estate, she makes friends with the dog handler who patrols with the dogs. She and one of the dogs form a very strong bond and she ends up being given the dog by the man she works for who owns the estate and loves her like a daughter. No one knows that he plans to help the police catch the killer because he... more

Snowfall in Virginia

by Jim Davidson

Chris Hamilton’s life was perfect….For a while. He had a beautiful home in the country, his own business, a daughter and a beautiful girlfriend in Sophia. His recent trip to Texas saw three men die and the discovery of a hidden treasure…He had returned to Virginia unscathed, before realizing the hardest part of the game was still being played out……Now, all he had to do was find a way to keep it! He soon finds the past is not only close behind him but has been watching him the entire time. Thing... more

A Party to Murder: The Eighth Pete Culnane Mystery

by S.L. Smith

A Party to Murder Learning his wife of forty-six years, the gravitational center of his life and his family, has stage 3 cancer, Palmer Comstock, the hard-driving CEO of a Fortune 1000 company retires. He intends to make whatever time his wife has left, the best it can be. On the way to his retirement party, Palmer is shot and left for dead. Friends, family, and business associates are amazed he was targeted. Does the rationale lie within the company he helped grow from a struggling concern ... more

Terror Bay

by Lisa Towles

After surviving a gunshot wound to the head, San Francisco homicide detective Kurt Farin is placed in a medically induced coma. In his unconscious state, he can't shake the vivid image of a mysterious woman – Genevieve Lucas - who appears to be summoning him. How does he know her name, and is she even real? Driven by an unshakable intuition, Kurt travels to Puget Sound to find her and uncover the truth. As he digs deeper, he realizes that his fate is inextricably tied to the enigmatic woman…a... more

Doubloon Cove: The Secret of the Templars' Satchel

by Kelly Novak

Blood of the Father

by Donald McInnis

A woman barges into the law office of San Diego attorney A.J. Hawke. The woman says she killed her philandering husband, U.S. Senator Nevan Pansky. But did she? The young lawyer must sift through the lies to learn who killed the senator, and why—which leaves him with a seemingly unsolvable legal and moral dilemma.

Facelift

by Liza Andrews & Trace Sherer

SUSPENSEFUL - PSYCHOLOGICAL - DRAMA

What if an obsession with good looks turned into madness? Or if for someone to become rich, others would have to die? Beauty and wealth have been powerful magnets since the beginning of time. With a crime transforming the lives of three dangerous characters, this quick-paced suspense deconstructs the myths about these magical worlds, unveiling the dark side behind glamorous façades.

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