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The Yiddish Gangster's Daughter

by Joan Lipinsky Cochran

Boca Raton writer Becks Ruchinsky is shocked by the discovery her elderly father, Tootsie, was a member of the Jewish mafia and may have murdered his best friend. When he offers her one lie after another, she sets out on a journey to learn the truth about his past. What awaits her at the end of her investigation is more disturbing than she could have imagined. A gripping and thought-provoking murder mystery, The Jewish Gangster’s Daughter explores the precarious world of the 1940s and 1950s Je... more

In His Father's Shadow

by K. J. Janssen

In "In His Father’s Shadow", the son, Adam Westbrook III, had a nurturing experience during his formative years and until his father Adam Westbrook II was deemed to be incompetent, there had always been an air of mutual respect. However, once the court appointed the son to be in charge of the business and estate, the son, while assuring that his father was well taken care of, was determined that he would never return the leadership of the family or business to his father. It was one thing to ass... more

On Grove Street

by Marc Mayfield

After two murders, a sheriff's deputy and a police detective hunt for clues in three western states, sifting through the lives of the victims, who were roommates 20 years earlier.

The Controller (Detective Amanda Lacey Book 1)

by Linda Coles

One man’s courage could save man’s best friend… Pete is trying his best to get on the right side of the tracks. Dog-napping spoiled pets for ransom money seems harmless, and he could really use the cash. All he has to do is locate targets with his drone and tell the gang where to find them. It’s easy money, until Pete learns what’s really happening to the dogs… When the gang starts to sell the canine captives as bait for an underground fight ring, Pete changes sides in a hurry. With help f... more

Hidden Assets

by Brenda Spalding

Megan senses trouble coming and is twisting her Claddagh ring on her finger again. Two new guests arrive to upset her neighbor by opening a shop next to his gallery. Things are not as they seem and it will take help from an unexpected source to help her and find out who is passing counterfeit money is Salem.

Tormented

by Susan Clayton-Goldner

Father's Anthony's devotion to God and His Church begins to unravel the moment Rita Wittier steps inside St. Catherine’s Cathedral in San Francisco. He struggles to control his feelings, but two years later, he is a man obsessed. In an attempt to rediscover the priest he intended to become, Anthony flies back to Delaware to visit Father Timothy. If redemption can be found anywhere, surely it can be found in the church of his childhood and in the soothing Irish brogue of his old priest. The m... more

River of Silence

by Susan Clayton-Goldner

When Detective Winston Radhauser is awakened by a call from dispatch at 12:45 a.m., it can mean only one thing. Something terrible awaits him. He races to the Pine Street address and knocks repeatedly. No answer. The door is unlocked. “Police,” he calls out. Again, no one responds. He unsnaps his holster and places his hand on his gun. In the kitchen, Caleb Bryce, nearly deaf from a childhood accident, is frantically giving CPE to 19-month-old Skyler Sterling. Less than an hour later, Skyler ... more

A Trace of Revenge

by Lyle Howard

The Lion's Mouth: A Nick Lawrence Novel

by Brian Christopher Shea

Big things come in small packages.

Nick Lawrence returned to Austin, Texas and rejoined his old unit, the FBI’s Violent Crimes Against Children task force. It’s not long before he finds himself in the middle of a well-organized human trafficking ring. Teaming with local law enforcement, he sets out to dismantle the group. Nick soon realizes that he’s in over his head and if he’s not careful…he might lose his.

A girl, alone and on the run, hunted by a... more

The Counterfeiter's Daughter: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure

by E.V. Blackwell

The year is 1884. Sherlock Holmes, the Great Detective, is at the pinnacle of his career - his reputation for solving the unfathomable spreading far beyond the confines of London. He is also a man at a crossroads. As the nuptials of Dr. John Watson, his best and truest friend loom, he begins to question the very path he has set for himself. Destructive habits, long thought vanquished, re-emerge and threaten both his physical and mental well-being. Dr. Watson urges him to take on a seemingly si... more

Private Access

by Matson Sewell

PRIVATE ACCESS is a psychological and high-tech suspense/thriller where covert corporate greed uses Big Data and super-computing capacity for specialized investigations. “ACCESS” is a clandestine marketing and matchmaking company. It’s fueled by a supercomputer and a director who will do anything to make his clients happy . . . and make millions. He uses access (both illegal and legal) to the countless digitized databases now in existence. This data is combined with the extraordinary amount of p... more

The Midnight Heist

by Garry Wiggins

Autumn of Fear

by Gledé Browne Kabongo

"A masterpiece of a psychological thriller. No one writes a thriller quite like Glede Browne Kabongo."
— Goodreads Reviewer 5 stars

An ambitious girl with a promising future, a charming manipulator with a diabolical secret—the truth will destroy them both

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When college student Abbie Cooper wakes up in a hospital bed barely alive aft... more

The Mystery of Flight 2222

by Thomas Neviaser

Two strangers meet while seated together on a long distance air flight. The more seasoned of the two creates a game to pass the time. They choose seven passengers and proceed to guess their names, age, occupation, marital status, personality traits and more about them. Later, they are informed of severe mechanical problems disabling the plane, leading to a crash into the sea. They survive along with only seven other passengers, incredibly the seven people from their game. The interaction among ... more

Eerie Rhymes read by Ava

by Ann Deprés

A collection of rhymes written for Ann's animated YouTube series. You can check out a new rhyme every Monday @ 8 pm, on Ann’s website www.AnnDepres.com and YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/AnnDepres

The 25

by Ace Bryant

What Is the Secret of the 25?

It’s the year 2022. In Boston, Massachusetts, the FBI is battling the 25, a mysterious and deadly extremist group that’s targeting and assassinating the president’s alt-right supporters.

Young special agent Reggie Jennings is assigned to infiltrate the terror cell. But Reggie’s never been an undercover officer before, and his lack of experience shows. When sparks fly during a chance ... more

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