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The Bad Samaritan

by Lyon Bell

In March 1990, 13 works of art, then valued at over $300 million, were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, by thieves who gained entry by posing as police officers. The robbery gained worldwide attention and speculation was rife as to who could have carried this audacious heist. The robbers were never identified - although the FBI suspected an organised crime syndicate, based in New England. A reward of $10 million for information leading to recovery of t... more

Girl Gang: Coven

by MaryKate Trainor

This book features four young witches of color navigating normal social issues and, oh yeah, rescuing the leader of their coven from dark forces. A twist on your everyday superhero thriller, this story focuses on teamwork, feminism, and pushing back when society tells you this is as far as you can go. Anastasia, Kennedy, Eva, and Sruthi are four witches who use the strongest form of magic to overcome their obstacles... some girl power.

BURDENED

by Edwin J McBride

A complex psychological story that tells of love, loss, illness, pain, death, and the tangled web woven when people who love each other hide the truth and hold onto traumatic memories. The story moves across two generations where love overcomes grief, damage and loneliness. A woman abandoned; a man tormented and a daughter deceived mesh together in a story that has at its heart the life and death of a writer, and the impact his life, his writing and his death have on his inner circle and their c... more

OCTOBER SONG: a piledriver of a thriller that doesn't let go.

by Ru Pringle

Following a bombing at the North British Council building in Edinburgh, a police officer flees from Mi5, the United Kingdom's counter-intelligence and security agency, up the west coast of North Britain towards the front line of an intensifying war. But it's not just her pursuers she must beware of. The territory's wild coast is a hiding place for desperate boat-borne refugees. Meanwhile, someone unknown seems to be going to ever more lethal lengths to stop her pursuers finding her. October Song... more

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The Pillerton Secret

by Gayle Siebert

Kathy Klein is at a crossroads in her life when she gets news her estranged mother passed away. She returns to Pillerton, the town she left two decades previous, planning to stay just long enough to dispose of her mother's personal effects. When she learns she is the rightful heir to a valuable property, but she'll have to fight a powerful cult to get it, it seems her stay will be longer than intended. A promising romance with her high school boyfriend is another reason to stay. But being in the... more

The Continentals: That Shape Am I

by Darryl Hughes

1889. Barely a year after the mysterious Jack the Ripper's murderous rampage and equally mysterious disappearance the city of Mansfordshire, England is shaken by a series of brutal "mangling" murders that plunge the city into an abyss of fear. Investigating the case, Continental Operatives Jeffrey Tiffen Smythe and his partner the gender bending adventuress lady Fiona Fiziwigg uncover the threads that bind the murderer, his victims, the highest echelons of society, it's lowest dregs, and ev... more

Monarch: A Romantic Spy Thriller

by M.D. Argyle

Nick’s life as a CIA spy should be fulfilling, but it has only given him unhappiness—a wife who committed suicide, and two daughters who resent everything he has become. Now, stuck in the Amazon on the last mission of his career, he must track down Matheus Ferreira, a drug lord and terrorist the U.S. has tried to bring down for years. If he succeeds, he’ll have the chance to start his life over again. Just when Nick is on the brink of catching Ferreira, he’s framed for a murder that turns his wo... more

Streets of Glass

by Michelle D. Argyle

Two sisters. One drug syndicate. An epic battle to the top. Eighteen year-old Starry is destined to take over her father’s powerful drug syndicate. But when she finds out he has kept her only sister a secret from her, she can’t trust him anymore. Furious, Starry vows to find Emma, even though she knows her defiance could lead to losing the position she’s worked so hard to inherit.

But Emma isn’t quite the sister Starry hoped for. She’s a straight-laced good... more

The Second Law, Lynn Dayton Thriller #3

by L. A. Starks

In The Second Law, Lynn Dayton Thriller #3, TriCoast Energy executive Lynn Dayton is visiting the company’s San Francisco refinery when it comes under attack. Saddened by the fiery deaths of several workers, she traces the explosion to software malfunctions and contacts cybersecurity chief Kanak Singh to track it back to the source. The second law refers to the second law of thermodynamics: it means that in an isolated system everything tends towards chaos. Lynn is still reeling when a TriCo... more

Murder, She Wrote: Manuscript for Murder

by Jewel Hart

Jessica Fletcher investigates a mysterious manuscript with deadly consequences in the latest entry in this USA Today bestselling series… Jessica Fletcher has had plenty to worry about over her storied career, both as a bestselling novelist and amateur sleuth. But she never had any reason to worry about her longtime publisher, Lane Barfield, who also happens to be a trusted friend. When mounting evidence of financial malfeasance leads to an FBI investigation of Lane, Jessica can’t believe what... more

Wish You Were Here

by Elle Welch

For sixteen year old Ryleigh Bennett, summer has always meant going away to a different sleep away camp and experiencing new things. She's excited to go to New Mexico where she expects to go hiking, swimming, and maybe even sleep outside under the stars. But as soon as she arrives on a small isolated island, it's obvious this is no ordinary camp. Suddenly, she is held captive with a group of other teenagers and they need to work together to escape. Ryleigh must push herself to new limits in the ... more

BENICE

by METIN KARAYAKA

A middle grade bedtime story book for the whole family. Written and illustrated in the tradition of classics like The Alchemist, Treasure Island, and Peter Pan.

While adventures teach boys and girls importance of family and friendship in their lives, adults will love the good lessons about not making the wrong decisions when life offers challenges.

A Treasure Island for the modern era, recommend... more

The Mystery on the Bayou

by Carole Marsh

One Big Gator. A Bunch of Silver Coins. Four Best Friends. One Spooky Ghost. And a Boat on the Bayou.

On a trip to Louisiana, Avery learns that a frightening, legendary creature of the bayou is threatening her friend’s family. To complicate matters, she discovers an old map mysteriously tucked into her book bag. She suspects that it’s the treasure map of a famous pirate, but who put it in her book bag and why?

The young mystery solvers pursue clues around the... more

Xmas Elf: Secret Agent

by Aaron Frale

As one of Santa’s Elite Fixers, Jing spends most of his time waterboarding greedy toy manufacturers or responding to terrorists holding Rudolph for ransom. While not on the job, he relaxes in the North Pole, a paradise where he could forget all the killing and bloodshed and curl up to some Christmas music and hot cocoa. Until a rogue group of elves betrays Santa and threatens what should have been a pleasant Christmas. Every time a bell rings, an elf gets his Glock.

A Broken Reality

by Rob Kaufman

A KIDNAPPING GONE WRONG. A PSYCHOPATHIC CRIMINAL. A VICTIM WITHOUT A MEMORY.
Ten-year-old, Danny Madsen, has been missing for four days when Jesse Carlton begins his own search for his godson on a frigid, snowy night. Driving along a deserted rural road, Jesse hits a stretch of black ice at the same time Danny appears from the thicket. From that moment, life changes for everyone.

When Jesse regains consciousness, he has no recollection of how he and his car w... more

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