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Mr. Smith and the Roach

by J.J. DiBenedetto

John Smith has a problem. He’s a retired cop whose pension just got wiped out, and he doesn’t know why or how. Now he needs to find a roommate to help pay the bills. Sam has a problem. He’s a six-foot-tall talking cockroach and he doesn’t know who created him, or why, or how. Now he needs a place to live. Thrown together as roommates and amateur detectives, Mr. Smith and the Roach realize their problems might be related. But those problems are far more complicated than they imagined, and b... more

Death by Your Own Device

by Peter Kowey

Ray Gilbert isn't someone you would call a "nice guy," but he is a hard-working cardiologist who gives a damn about his job. When Ray starts seeing patients who received medical devices they might not need, he tries to figure out why. Spurned by his superiors and professional societies, Ray turns to Tiffany Springer, an eager but naive newspaper reporter-and Ray's new lover-to tell his story. Her articles gain national acclaim. Ray and Tiffany ride the crest of their success ... until they came ... more

The Secret Angels

by Smita Bhattacharya

A slow burn, atmospheric crime mystery set in the quirky by lanes of Bandra in Mumbai. Three missing women, oddball neighbours, a cult as old as the Gods. What is actually going on in Mumbai's Chapel Road? Is there a serial killer in their midst? Summary Darya had thought Chapel Road in Bandra was a quaint little lane when she'd decided to rent there. But she soon realized a tragic mystery lurked behind its peculiar charm. Three women had disappeared from there in the past three years, ... more

KISS OF SALT

by Smita Bhattacharya

KISS OF SALT is a slow-burn atmospheric crime mystery set on the warm, sandy beaches of Goa. Families are dying because of a secret they kept. Can Darya find the murderer before he gets to her? Summary It was crazy really, for Darya to think she could have some peace and quiet at Heliconia Lane. Yes, it was located in a beautiful corner of South Goa—by the beach, no less—but after her Aunt Farideh disappeared twenty years ago—from this very place—nothing has been the same again. And now... more

When Memory Fails

by L. C. HAYDEN

When Sandra Sechrest discovers the terrible secret about her family’s ancestors, she’s determined to right the wrongs. She seeks Bronson, a retired cop’s help. They along with Bronson’s nephew travel to a ghost town in Colorado to unearth the secrets buried there. But Sandra’s family led by the evil Bobbi Lazzarone will do anything to guarantee that Sandra fails—anything, including murder. Suddenly Sandra, Daniel, and Bronson are thrown into a world filled with deception and danger. Bronson sw... more

The Test

by Jeremiah D. Davis

Two kids wake up in an unknown place, unsure of who or where they are. In order to find these answers, they must complete a number of tasks. However, this test is not as easy as it seems.

Hawthorn Woods

by Patrick Canning

Seeking to rediscover herself after a divorce, a detective-minded woman embarks on solving the small mysteries of a Midwest neighborhood, only to learn the secrets hidden there are more horrifying than she could have ever imagined. Summer, 1989. Reeling from a catastrophic divorce, Francine Haddix flees San Francisco for a two week stay at her sister’s house in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois. The quaint neighborhood of shady trees and friendly neighbors seems like the perfect place for her to sort... more

Fool's Gold

by PJ Skinner

She aspires to be Indiana Jones But she’s more like Bridget Jones Until she finds the mysterious Inca steps It’s 1987. Sam Harris graduates as a geologist in mineral exploration. Undeterred by the difficulties presented by her gender, she is determined to make her mark in a man’s world. Despite her qualifications, finding a job proves almost impossible. In an act of desperation, Sam accepts a contract with a dodgy entrepreneur exploring for gold in the remote rainforests of Sierramar. ... more

The Zima Confession

by IAIN M RODGERS

Can one man bring down the world's financial systems?

Glasgow 1977 - a young Trotskyite, Richard Slater, comes up with the idea that if he hid in deep cover until he was in a position of responsibility, he could unleash a devastating act of sabotage capable of starting a revolution. Party activists develop the plan - code name Zima and lie in wait…

London 2013 - Richard is in London, working for a financial so... more

MACGUFFIN

by John Mollard

Hollywood, California, August 2005. The double murder of a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon and his fiancee leaves LAPD homicide detectives baffled. Assigned to assist in the investigation, FBI Special Agent Haley Murch has a theory—were the slayings a copycat of the 1969 Manson murders or were they the work of somebody else altogether, someone elusive? For the past six years, she had researched the exploits of a notorious serial killer the media had come to call “The Hollywood Walk of Fame ... more

The Lost Moments

by Blakely Buckles

Haley has survived a horrific accident, but she was not the only one involved. She has no recollection of the events that led to the accident and few memories of her life before it. After fleeing the scene, she seeks shelter in an unfamiliar town. Haley is charmed by small town life and quickly forms friendships with the locals, but she can’t stop thinking about who she left behind. Becoming distracted by the town’s history, she searches for clues to solve its mysteries, but she still struggl... more

Deception: A Hollywood Mystery

by Britt Lind

Josh Sibley, singer/songwriter, is handsome, talented, smart and headed for oblivion. Alcohol provides relief when his demons threaten to overwhelm his every effort to break free of his past. To pay his bills, he works as caretaker at the zoo, which is a perfect job for Josh who loves animals more than any person he has ever met. When his friend Jennie Seger arranges for him to write songs for a multi-million-dollar feature, all his doubts and fears fall away and he embraces the opportunity l... more

The Neander Conspiracy

by Scot Baddesta

On the surface, a solar power plant in the Nubian Desert seems unremarkable, but a subterranean wing of the facility is the unconventional setting for a bold medical experiment. Using cloned Neanderthals as a genetic Rosetta Stone, scientists are attempting to decode – and potentially cure - human afflictions such as osteoporosis, schizophrenia and others.

When discovery of an unusual pregnancy at the base - coupled with rumors of a shadowy organization infiltrating their ranks - ... more

Florida Lottery Winning Numbers and Results

by Rob Davis

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Broken Arrow: A Nukes goes Missing

by Manfred Leuthard

A mere hunch is all that insinuates an act of Nuclear Terrorism might be in the offing. Those who guard America’s nuclear weapons search for help in the race to stop the culprits and they find it at the airport. Capable help. This thriller is about the theft of a nuclear weapons component from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in order to offer it for sale to the highest bidder. It reveals a complex plot, allowing the reader to be the only one able to see the full story unfold. Our princi... more

Demons of Divine Wrath

by Edward Izzi

When Chicago mobster Don Carlo Marchese is found hanging from the 18th story window of the Blackstone Hotel, Reporter Paul Crawford of the Chicago Sun Times is assigned to investigate. He finds out that Don Carlo was brokering art works for the Vatican’s Pope Emeritus Honorius V (Josef Cardinal Schroder). Because of all the innumerate sexual molestation lawsuits that have been settled by many archdiocese's internationally, the Vatican has been in dire need of money, and began the process of ... more

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