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Expired Listings: Revenge Begins at Home

by D.M. Barr

A sexy psychological thriller that takes jabs at the real estate industry--suspenseful with a touch of romance. Someone is killing off the unethical Realtors in Rock Canyon (meaning all of them!) and the clues are all pointing toward Dana Black, a kinky, sharp-witted yet emotionally skittish Realtor with memory lapses, who has no alibi for the crimes because during each, she was using her empty listings for games like Bondage Bingo with her twisted lover, Dare. When alluring but vanilla detectiv... more

Slashing Mona Lisa

by D.M. Barr

Most people are dying to lose a few pounds. Not so in Slashing Mona Lisa, where it's the weight-loss advocates who are losing their lives... Whenever Terry Mangel's body acceptance revival meeting rolls into town, local diet execs and "fat shamers" turn up dead, often in grotesque, ironic ways. All single murders in small suburbs, no one's noticed a pattern, until rookie journalist Camarin Torres takes a closer look. Torres is a crusader against discrimination, partially to assuage the guilt... more

Terminal

by John Leifer

The most devastating terrorist attack ever recorded on American soil begins and ends without spilling a single drop of blood. Four jihadists, armed with nothing more than a briefcase and a pen, walk nonchalantly through the country’s busiest airports, killing time and killing people. A deadly mist, laden with a universally lethal virus, trails close behind them. Their goal: foment a global pandemic. Their vision: Armageddon, where only the Chosen Ones – those loyal to the United Islamic State – ... more

More Than One Truth

by Matt Benson

A young military attorney resigns from the Navy after his lover exposes their illicit affair. He reluctantly returns to his small hometown in northern California and takes a job with a charismatic public defender known for reckless behavior. When tragedy strikes, the Narrator is left on his own. Shortly thereafter, he's assigned to defend a high school classmate facing a murder charge. Conflicted feelings about his hometown bubble to the surface. With overwhelming facts pointing to his client's ... more

Durrington Detective Agency

by Derek McMillan

The "Durrington Detective Agency" is a collection of short stories set in the real location of Durrington with fictional characters in the roles of detective, murderer, victim and that staple of detective stories, the red herring. I write the kind of stories which Angela and I enjoy reading or watching on TV. Angela McMillan is my wife and my editor.

TALKING TO GOD

by Jane B

Every coin has two sides and sometimes death turns out to be a gift from heaven. The terrible events of Kate's childhood have left an indelible mark on her soul and made her hate everything associated with faith. After escaping as a teenager from a pseudo-religious sect called “the house of the Lord”, now in her thirties, Kate is uncompromising. She considers herself a reasonable person with a no-nonsense view of life and inviolable sense of right and wrong. Everything changes when her roommate... more

ISBN-13: 978-0692967478

by Roger Canaff

Failure To Protect/978-1-7753637-0-5

by Yvonne Smith

When a routine clinic visit leads to a child that cannot be accounted for in the last 17 years, Nina Carter becomes fixated on finding her. The quest propels her into an uneasy alliance with her estranged husband and reunites her with the dysfunctional Salinger family, acquaintances from her childhood that she shares an uncomfortable past with. Convinced that something sinister has taken place, Nina digs into the questions and inconsistencies that surface, forcing her to face how her own act... more

killing juri kasagan

by william scoales

DURING breakup of the USSR in 1990 a father and daughter Save each other from being killed by a rogue KGB officer on the run, Set in Cadiz.,

A Fiery Murder (Sarah Richards Mysteries) (Volume 3)

by Debra Ison

Fifteen-year-old Austin Moreland finds his life turned upside down when he unexpectedly enters the foster system. His soldier father is missing in Afghanistan, and his mother has a fatal car crash only days after the news of Sgt. Moreland's MIA status is known. Austin's life is further complicated when he is mistaken for another teen who is setting fires in the area. The youth finds help, however, from an unexpected source as Sam and Sarah Richards become his foster parents and search for th... more

Resorting to Larceny

by Gail Hulnick

Along the scenic back roads of Coastal Georgia and the South Carolina Lowcountry, the live oaks and Spanish moss wave gently on the breeze. But are the dappled shade and lowcountry quiet ready for the ragtag collection of wannabe car race drivers, gearheads and grease monkeys taking a hairpin turn to glory? In this breezy beach read, these not-ready-for-prime-time car jocks have concocted their own motorsports extravaganza. But as the revs build, valuable items begin to disappear. Do the fast fi... more

Fish Farm

by Walt Sautter

Meet Jack, a God fearing family man with malice towards none but little does he know of that which awaits him. Within days of our meeting, Jack’s life will be shattered and he will be forced into new, perilous surroundings. He is sure he knows the cause of his downfall and vengeful thoughts haunt him incessantly. He is soon drawn into a struggle with local thugs which forces him into a dangerous confrontation. Jack becomes ever hardened by the conflict and together with the help new found frie... more

The Truth in My Lies

by Ivy Smoak

I'm not supposed to leave the house. But what my husband doesn't know won't kill him. I break his rules every morning on my runs. It's always been best when I have a routine. So every day I wake up, run, clean the house, wish for a better life, repeat. And every day is exactly the same. Except for Thursdays. I live and breathe for Thursdays. It's when he comes. I watch him from a distance. I can't help myself. But I was never supposed to talk to him. I know what you're thinking. But you don't kn... more

The Ephemeral File: Adam Fraley Mystery Series

by Henry Hoffman

What begins as a simple lost love case for private investigator Adam Fraley quickly escalates into something of far greater magnitude during the course of his investigation. Not only is it a potential felony he stumbles across but one of the rarest in the catalog of crimes, all due to a critical piece of information having been withheld by his client, a terminally ill World War II vet. The job eventually takes Fraley to remote stretches of Florida’s Withlacoochee River and events that occurred o... more

Line Of Control

by Gaurav Bhaskar

One Step Ahead: The gripping crime thriller that flips the game of cat and mouse on its head (Gamekeeper Turned Poacher Book 1)

by Denver Murphy

Detective Superintendent Brandt has found the perfect murderer. Himself. And he will use his unparalleled knowledge of how to escape detection to kill; again and again, because the people of Britain need awakening from their slumber of indifference, having been desensitised by the violence that is gripping the country. Brandt’s going to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end when you hear footsteps behind you. He’s going to make you look twice at that stranger walking towa... more

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