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No More Bad Days

by Lindsey Whitaker

NO MORE BAD DAYS is a gripping investigative thriller that follows Detective Kimberly Hall's investigation of a gruesome murder. When a dismembered body is found off the Chicago River, two detectives try to unravel the mystery of who the victim is, and how her legs and (partial) torso ended up packed neatly in a suitcase. Detective Hall chooses Diaz to be her partner. He's a rookie but Hall thinks he's got what it takes to help her get to the bottom of this awful murder. As the detectives be... more

Immoral Origins: A Suspense Thriller

by Lee Matthew Goldberg

A PULSE-POUNDING THRILLER THAT ASKS HOW FAR WE'RE WILLING TO SHED OUR MORALS IN ORDER TO HELP THE ONES WE LOVE. It's 1978 in New York City, and disco is prominent. As are mobsters, gritty streets, needle parks and graffiti-stained subways. Jake Barnum lives in Hell's Kitchen. He's a petty thief selling hot coats with his buddy Maggs to make ends meet and help his sick kid brother. At a Halloween party downtown, he meets a woman with a Marilyn Monroe mask who works for an organization calle... more

Innocence on Trial

by Stephen Roth

An intense courtroom drama plays out when young Tommy Henderson takes the stand to provide crucial testimony in his teacher's sexual assault trial. Nothing could adequately prepare the boy for Lester Mobey's meticulous cross-examination. The wily and experienced defence attorney never left a stone unturned and committed everything to win his last trial before retirement. The consequence of the jury's verdict has devastating and deadly implications for Tommy and his teacher as they both grappl... more

The Unlikely Spy

by Sophie Schiller

Casablanca meets Notorious in a tale of intrigue, romance, espionage, and adventure.

1917. Emma Christensen is a young widow who returns to the Danish West Indies to reclaim the life she left behind. When she discovers her husband has disinherited her in favor of his young heir—an illegitimate son—she turns to the one thing she knows, gambling, and soon finds herself deeply in debt.

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Death At The Crossroads

by PJ Donison

Death Comes For Christmas

by PJ Donison

A beloved aunt dies mysteriously. Fentanyl shows up in all the wrong places. Can a burned-out lawyer with a drinking problem figure out who killed Auntie Freda? Set in Regina, Saskatchewan, and Phoenix, Arizona, Death Comes for Christmas is a stand-alone mystery, Camelia Belmont’s Origin Story, and first in the series. This debut literary mystery is a soft-boiled whodunnit with a smart female sleuth, true-to-life characters, and insights into the opioid epidemic.

Simone LaFray and the Red Wolves of London

by Steve O'Farrell

After her triumph at the Chocolatiers' Ball, Simone LaFray wants to fade into the shadows and avoid her newfound popularity-but it is not to be. Duty calls when a fellow junior spy goes missing from the posh Claymoore School in London, and Simone jumps at the assignment. Going undercover, she soon finds herself embroiled in a complicated game involving dark forces, the enigmatic OmniKey, and an unruly royal. First looks can be deceiving, but could a certain redheaded thief be pulling the strings... more

From the Secret Nook to the Mountain Log House

by Dorothy Murray

Sergeant Kenkorry thought he’d found the perfect hideout in a secret log house in the dark wilderness of Deadman’s Mountain. He’d been sought for atrocities against his fellow sergeants and many innocent civilians in his war-torn country of Korenith. The sergeant, a fugitive and the subject of a worldwide manhunt, had remained in his mountain hideout until justice found him. A mysterious incident in the dead of night brought an end to the fugitive and his wife. His daughter escaped to the nearby... more

The Canal: A Suspenseful Thriller

by Owen Smith

When Bobby Parrish discovers severed body parts in the local canal, so begins a tangled web of events tethered to the darkest secrets of Lorendale—a town accustomed to delinquency, but unprepared for the truths to be pulled kicking and screaming into the light. The evidence points to only one suspect, a man whose questionable involvement in another suspicious death continues to haunt the community one decade later, yet whose exoneration and attempts to rebuild his life since have not spared him ... more

I Will Kill You: A Psychological Thriller

by Halo Scot

Corporate America: a psychopath’s wet dream. It’s Alex Osman’s playground. After losing his wife, he drowns in crime to support his motherless kids. A new job offers freedom, but freedom demands sacrifice. Crime doesn’t commit itself.

A Day in Fall

by Charles Harned

Fast-paced and gripping, agent Michael Larson, member of an obscure team buried deep within the American intelligence community, is charged with uncovering a nationwide conspiracy when a prominent scientist is kidnapped on the same day extremist riots rock central Virginia. The team, formed to analyze domestic threats, is alarmed when clues point to prominent members of the federal government being involved in the scientist's abduction. Against the orders of his superiors, Larson digs deeper int... more

The DNR Trilogy: Volume 1: Backing the Wrong Primate

by Don W Hill

J. D. Brewster was the youngest member of his medical school class and one of the few accepted into the dual-training MD/PhD program. Sadly, his promising career went permanently off the rails when he became a lightning rod for a series of tragic and dehumanizing events which caused Brewster to spiral downward into an ever-deepening quagmire of moral decay that also enveloped everyone around him. Years later when Brewster finally becomes the last man standing in a previously orchestrated act of ... more

To Catch the Setting Sun

by Richard I Levine

There’s a killer loose on the island of Oahu. His targets? Young, native-Hawaiian women. But it also appears that he’s targeting and taunting Honolulu police detective Henry Benjamin who knew each victim and whose wife, Maya, had been the first name on that list. In addition to battling his personal demons, this New York transplant’s aggressive style didn’t sit well with his laid-back colleagues who viewed Henry’s uncharacteristic lack of progress in the investigation as evidence that fueled ong... more

The Empty Confessional

by Tom Hogan

Everything is going Gabe Russell's way. He's successful in his new job, he's a martial arts expert, his novel's about to be published, and he's got a crush on a woman at work that appears to be reciprocated. There's just one problem: Gabe is a priest. And he's coming undone.The Empty Confessional is a story of righteous vengeance-and its costs. Torn between his attraction to his former teacher and his calling, Gabe finds release for his religious and sexual frustration through violent penance-re... more

Burned

by Sarah Hualde

Stalking an old nemesis… …she discovers a hidden plot. As a deceptive advisor is snuffed out. Penny Nicols brings her “gift” to Billington. Searching for her sister, she’s determined to stand her ground. One woman holds the keys to Penny’s link between her past and the present. When is history better left buried? When the Raven is the one telling the story. Dinah, Penny’s old advocate, is struck down before her eyes. Penny’s long-distance friend T.C. continues to help her tr... more

Tough Luxe

by Diane Vallere

Fashionista Samantha Kidd’s new role as style columnist for the local paper encourages her to attend events and discover new trends. But when an out-of-the-blue invitation to visit an acquaintance arrives, standing out is the last thing she wants. The acquaintance is the heiress to a pretzel fortune—or she would be if she were free. Instead, she’s quietly serving a double life sentence after being convicted of killing her media mogul husband. When new evidence surfaces, the heiress is ready to b... more

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