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A stitch in time saves lives… When Eva Perkins, Annalise Jordan, Jennifer Ryder, and Sarah Pascal start a quilt club, the last thing they expect to be discussing at their meetings is their paranormal abilities. Even less likely—using them to find a killer. But when Jennifer finds her great-aunt Sadie dead from a fatal blow to the head and the police run out of clues to solve her murder, everything changes. Calling upon their unconventional skills, the quilting club discovers what the police could not—the identity of the killer and even better, a confession. That was the easy part. Now they’re left with a dilemma. How can they convince the police to believe them before it’s too late without ruining their reputations in the process?

A Murdered Professor. A Priceless Manuscript Stolen. A Journalist Caught in the Crossfire. This was not the reunion James envisioned. His friends are squabbling and keeping secrets. At the centre of the drama is a medieval manuscript. Moments after James discovers a secret code on the pages of the manuscript, a hooded figure murders a professor and steals the manuscript from Oxford University. While James is receiving medical attention, he discovers a secret about his past that he was never supposed to know. Instead of staying on bed rest, James decides to leave town and uncover the truth. But, DI Alice O’Donnell puts a hold on his passport, believing James organised the murder and theft. Before he leaves for New York, James must investigate the truth behind the lab break-in. As his investigation digs deeper, James discovers everyone has means, motive, opportunity and something to hide. With an endless list of possible suspects, James must clear his name, find the manuscript, and identify the murderer before they strike again. Duplicity is the second novel in A D Hay’s gripping amateur sleuth mystery series. If you like cloak and dagger mysteries filled with twists and turns, you’ll love this instalment from the series.

"A potent dose of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll" (ForeWord Magazine) Murder, sex, politics, and classic rock guitar collide in this original and compelling mystery set in the backcountry along the San Diego-Tijuana border, when a violent encounter between a young border-crosser and an angry bandit creates a secret and shocking bond between the boy and the bandit’s dumbfounded daughter. But when recovering guitarist and reluctant private detective Rolly Waters arrives at Border Field Park early one morning, he’s only there to help his bird-watching friend Max find the vandals who’ve destroyed a sensitive bird nesting area. Feeling less than optimistic about nabbing the perpetrators, Rolly begins his due diligence, crossing paths with a local border vigilante, a tormented vaquero, and an aging rock groupie. A menacing house call from a scalpel-wielding orderly in pursuit of a prostitute named for an eighties pop hit confounds his case further. And when police detective Bonnie Hammond hands him a coroner’s report, he knows it’s turned deadly. As their separate cases dovetail into one, Rolly and Bonnie negotiate a prickly partnership, dragged into a dark world of human trafficking and sexual abuse as they uncover tantalizing connections to an old murder case. Bonnie presses ahead with her official investigation, while Rolly turns to his wisecracking network of bohemian friends, trying to connect the red-haired seductress on a banned album cover to a popular video game. As opposing political organizations mobilize for a confrontation in the shadow of the Tijuana’s Bullring-By-The-Sea, Rolly races to save a willful young Mexican girl, his only link to the crimes that will test his psyche, his allegiances, and one family’s unspeakable past. Amid band gigs, family issues and personal temptation, the guitar-slinging detective rocks on, putting his sleuthing skills, and life, to the test. "Sparse dialogue and riveting scenes make this mystery impossible to put down. Corey Lynn Fayman delivers a potent dose of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll." ForeWord Magazine "A rollicking and fast-paced crime novel" San Francisco Book Reviews "Readers will enjoy the broadly drawn characters and the rough and tumble borderland setting." Publishers Weekly

Windy Meadows - a peaceful place to live out your golden years, unless you’re bothered by a little thing like murder. Maureen McNeely is assigned her first homicide case as lead detective, with a misogynistic captain breathing down her neck to solve the crime. To add to the pressure, Maureen’s cantankerous Irish grandmother resides at Windy Meadows, who thinks Maureen should be married with a brood of children instead of being in law enforcement. Maureen turns to her uncle, Brendan O’Clery, a US Marine-turned-priest, for help. As a young Marine, Father O’Clery excelled in his position as an intelligence officer during the Gulf War, as evidenced by his love of crossword puzzles, anagrams, and anywhere a puzzle needs a solution. Father O’Clery, in turn, calls on his two clerical friends—a rabbi and a Baptist minister—to aid him in his niece’s pursuit of a ruthless murderer, who’s so close but yet still able to elude discovery

New friends, a book signing, and a dead author. All the makings of an exciting mystery. When Jessica Murdoch, the successful, established author, Fiona, Lori, and Christie convene at the East Coast's largest book signing, they never expect to find one of the authors dead at the foot of the stairs. With the help of a nosy basset hound and their own detective skills, the four authors form the Mystery Writers' Murder Club to begin uncovering the truth. Was it an accident… or murder? Invitation to Murder, a thrilling prequel to the Mystery, She Wrote series. If you like fast-paced mysteries with quirky characters, an inquisitive basset hound, and unexpected twists, you're going to love this series.

Ambitious high school senior, Abbie Cooper, is determined to become a brilliant neurosurgeon one day. She just needs to be admitted into Princeton, the Ivy League university of her dreams. But someone is threatening to expose her dark secret—the secret that could get her expelled from her elite private school and ruin her chances of getting into Princeton. Competition to get into the Ivy League is hyper-competitive and Abbie isn't about to let anyone shatter her dreams. So it's game on, and she will go to any lengths necessary to achieve her goal—even if it means breaking every rule.

A flash of lightning is the warning of an approaching storm... But for Mackenzie Aldkin, the lightning can also signal something far more sinister. Set along the picturesque coastline of South Florida, Whispered Voices, the first installment of the Storm Voices series, follows Mackenzie "Mac" Aldkin as she survives a near-fatal encounter with a lightning strike. Left with a feathered scar encircling her ankle and haunted by unfamiliar voices in her head, Mac seeks answers from her wise and enigmatic nurse, Moira. As Moira shares tales of fairies and their mysterious powers, she gifts Mac with Shaylee, a mystical kitten who may help her understand her newfound abilities. But Mac's life takes a dark turn when a killer's voice invades her thoughts, and her boyfriend, Peter, is accused of murder. Determined to prove Peter's innocence and prevent another deadly act, Mac, Moira, and Peter form an unlikely alliance to unmask the true culprit. As they navigate the sun-soaked streets and shadowy corners of South Florida, the trio set a risky trap to catch the killer. Mac soon finds herself questioning who she can trust and whether she'll become the next victim in a deadly game. Whispered Voices is a captivating cozy paranormal mystery set in the lush, tropical landscape of South Florida, where the boundaries between the supernatural and the ordinary blur, and where the whispers of the storm may be the only thing standing between Mac and the darkness that threatens to consume her world.

Dive into the AESOP espionage thriller series and meet your new favorite heroine. Fast-paced, heart-pounding, and packed with action—prepare to be hooked. Top operative Matti Baker is on a mission to protect America from high-level threats. With unwavering loyalty and determination, she navigates through assignments that, on the surface, appear to have no connection. But as her concern grows about the depth of corruption, she senses even one loose end will destroy her family... and the United States. With a wave of deadly threats escalating, she must lock and load before everything gets fubared.

MAXY AWARDS RUNNER-UP BEST MYSTERY & CRIME NOVEL "A hard-hitting serial killer thriller that deftly explores the homeless crisis and the role of law enforcement with unflinching realism. Highly recommended.—Tyler Denning BestThrillers.com "Buckle your seatbelt and get ready for a thrilling ride. Lewis's novel will take you on a journey you won't soon forget."—Susan Clayton-Goldner, award-winning author of A Bend in the Willow, Tormented, Missing Pieces, and the Winston Radhauser Detective series "A compelling, well-told story with interesting characters and a complex plot. What more could you want from a crime novel?" -Mary Ellen Bramwell, award-winning and bestselling author of The Apple of My Eye Veterinarian Jim Briggs promised his dying mother, who was passionate about providing suppor to the unsheltered, thathe would care for Portland, Oregon's strays—humans and dogs—as a community service. With his inheritance and a long list of wealthy clients supporting his humanitarian mission, he launched Have Paws—Will Travel, a mobile canine care service. All is going well until six homeless, whose dogs he cares for, mysteriously disappear without a trace, and Briggs, the owner of a pet crematory with ready access to euthanasia drugs, becomes the prime suspect. Complicating the investigation: the homicide detective investigating the case is Briggs' best friend, and Briggs' girlfriend is a local cop. Will love and friendship derail justice for the missing who are presumed murdered? Or will his friends abandon Briggs to a life sentence in prison?

Returning home to star in a movie about going home, Jan Fairchild stirs up old resentments galore. When the actress is found dead the morning after a nostalgic pajama party, several of her former high-school girlfriends become murder suspects—including amateur sleuth Ginger Barnes. Before the police can get it horribly wrong, Gin relates everything she saw and heard since her famous friend’s arrival. Unfortunately, the more she shares, the more the detective in charge believes she committed the crime.

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 A wildly entertaining, wholly unique tour de force of action, psychological drama and wit from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant.

Shee wants a home.

Shee McQueen grew up skip tracing and hunting military criminals with her father, Mick, until someone put a bounty on her head, forcing her underground. Resurfacing years later, she returns to her family’s hotel in Jupiter Beach, FL, to find Mick in a coma, shot in the head by an unknown sniper.

"Loved! This book was hard to put down! Anyone who likes Patterson’s books will like this one! It will keep you on the edge of your seat till the end!" ~ Cathy M. Rose ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Shee wants answers.

The Loggerhead Inn has everything Shee could want in a beach hotel---sea turtle wall art, a tiny Yorkshire terrier mascot who thinks she’s a pit bull, and her father’s staff of deadly, damaged military veterans, looking to redeem their troubled souls by helping others. Not to mention--- Hold on...

How did Mason Connelly, the SEAL she fell for decades ago, just appear in the lobby? Why did he have to show up now demanding answers to secrets long buried?

Shee wants it all back.

But someone wants her dead.

From the moment Shee McQueen appears, The Girl Who Wants straps the reader into a twisting roller-coaster ride of heart-stopping action, snappy dialog and intrigue. Shee’s quest to recover the life and loves she’s lost brings a depth of emotion rare in such page-turning suspense. The unique female lead's funny, irreverent and all-too-human asides will have you rooting for her — and her whole pack of wild, wonderful misfit friends — until the breathless end.

Fans of Liane Moriarty, Carl Hiaasen, Donald E. Westlake, Janet Evanovich, James Patterson and John Grisham will love this exhilarating page-turner.

What Readers Are Saying about Amy Vansant and The Shee McQueen Series:

"Great book. I could not put it down until finished with THE END. Highly recommended!" ~ AZ Reader ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Unputdownable. Wonderful characters. Love the angle with disabled veterans! Interesting... Suspenseful... Very well put together. A few heart-wrenching parts. I want more!!" ~ A ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Fantastic story that's a real page turner. Fast paced, quirky characters, with humour and drama throughout the book. Well deserved 5 stars." ~ D.Y.Danis ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"This is the first book I have read by author Vansant and was pleased with my selection. The story has more twists and turns than an Ozark back road. Shee is such a mysterious protagonist and I had to wonder if Mason was ever going to show his SEAL skills. Both held their character traits well and made an interesting interactive couple to watch. Amy has a great sense of humor which the reader will see immediately in chapter one. I so enjoyed Shee's falling overboard after being shot and seeing tiny turtles. Sorry Shee. I know it hurt. I highly recommend this page turner. Your fingers will have calluses." ~ Zoe J ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Zachary Blake is overjoyed to attend the bar-mitzvah of Josh Cooper, his friend Rich’s son. But Josh’s special day is interrupted when a terrorist bomb explodes in the temple. Josh disappears during the melee. City police determine that Cooper’s neighbor, Chip Ellis, is also missing. The bomb is homemade, the motive is unclear, but because it’s a Jewish temple, the police believe this might be a hate crime. There are no bodies in the bathroom where the bomb exploded and no trace of Josh Cooper or Chip Ellis. The two families are beside themselves, grateful that no bodies were found in the rubble, but extremely worried about their loved ones. Were they abducted and murdered elsewhere or are they still alive? What are the cops or the FBI doing to find them? Rich Cooper receives a ransom demand and turns to his friend, Zachary Blake, to participate in negotiations. Zack has some experience, having negotiated a previous hostage release in Syria. The hostage-takers are revealed to be alt-right, anti-Semitic domestic terrorists. Aside from a money demand, they use their 15 minutes of fame to broadcast their racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic manifesto to like-minded citizens. Winger Wright, the terrorist’s leader, enjoys himself. In no hurry to negotiate a hostage release, he prefers to peddle his bigoted garbage in exchange for online donations. But the terrorist slips up and his location is discovered. The FBI and local police descend on the abduction site, rescue the hostages, kill most of the terrorists, and arrest one man. Winger Wright, however, the mastermind and leader of the terrorists, is nowhere to be found. The lone terrorist in custody is offered a plea deal in exchange for information. He denies kidnapping two people and claims that Josh Cooper was the lone hostage. When law enforcement officials show the man a photo of Chip Ellis, he identifies him as Winger Wright, the mastermind of the bombing. But according to Josh, Ellis was a hostage and a comfort to him while the two were in captivity. Rich and Gail Cooper described Chip as a terrific person and neighbor. The FBI has trouble connecting Ellis to the Patriotic Storm Troopers but arrests him based upon the eye-witness testimony and Josh’s opinion that his voice may “sound similar” to the terrorist Wright. Rich and Gail are beyond grateful that Chip Ellis helped Josh while the two were in captivity. Chip needs a good lawyer, and Rich recommends Zachary Blake. Blake is happy to help his friend Rich but is privately concerned that Chip might be an anti-Semitic domestic terrorist. The FBI is convinced they have the right man. Zachary and Jennifer Blake, Micah Love, FBI Agent Clare Gibson, computer whiz Reed Spencer and a fabulous supporting cast return in this taut thriller, the 9th edition of the Zachary Blake legal thriller series. Is Chip Ellis a good neighbor in the wrong place at the wrong time or is he The Anti-Semite Next Door?

Dog Gone is the Tale of Two Tail-Chasers Private investigator Dev Haskell’s new lady friend Maddie comes with strings attached: the loosely-knotted tie of her short black silk kimono, and the leash to Morton, her handsome Golden Retriever. It’s always a sexy mystery when Dev’s on duty, but this caper takes a turn toward buddy adventure when Dev agrees to pet-sit. On their first evening stroll, Dev and Morton are charmed to meet the lovely Princess Anatasia, a purebred Standard Poodle angling for Best In Show title in the Blessington Kennel Club competition the Super Bowl of regional dog competition. But when the princess’ owner gets in a tussle with a local gambling heavyweight, Dev steps in to help, and the prim and proper world of show dog competition is revealed to be, above all, a competition, plus a big attraction for professional gambling! And these guys are playing for high stakes.

Bestselling author Daniel Geraldi has it all — a beautiful wife, loving kids, and a thriving career. At least he thinks he does until he faces betrayal of the worst kind. Still reeling from the shock, he's tempted into a relationship with a flirtatious fan. Soon his family is the target of some disturbing incidents and he suspects that this fan, Penelope, is responsible. As he investigates, tragedy strikes and things take a turn for the worse. Can he protect himself and his family?

It all starts with the series prequel, Gray Code Liaison.

To uncover the truth, he must risk everything.

Cade could have turned down the mission and left his relationship with Maddison in the past, but the MI6 agent’s request for help is too tempting. When the mission takes a dark twist, he’s forced to push his feelings for Maddison aside and find out what she’s hiding.

Discover what really happened during Cade’s last mission in the prequel to the Shadow Defense Security action thriller series.

If you like a fast-pace read with plenty of twists and turns plus a dash of romance and humor, you’ll love Gray Code Liaison.

Caution: May trigger one more page syndrome.

Can Anne help her friend or is Hope hiding something? Newlywed Anne is dismayed with tensions running high with her friend, Hope. When tongues start wagging and fingers point toward Hope’s shop being connected with a recent suspicious death, Anne must help her friend before she loses everything. Was the death a tragic accident or is someone out to destroy Hope? Or is there an even more sinister plot at hand? If you enjoy small town cozy mysteries with amateur sleuths, pick up Fungi Foul Play today.

Monster hunter and mechanic Mark Wojcik has his hands full protecting innocent monsters from horrible people and innocent people from horrible monsters. His corner of rural Pennsylvania used to be relatively quiet—except for the ghosts, trolls, gnomes, and snallygasters. Then the Mob wars between the vampires and werewolves spilled over from the big city, along with supernatural bounty hunters, necromancer narcos, a monster trafficking ring, paranormal bookies, warring secret government agencies, and wicked witches. To rein in the chaos, Mark will need to call on all his resources - Father Leo, Donny the Werewolf, the Scooby Gang of supernaturally-talented young adults he mentors, and other friends with the kind of special talents to handle things that go bump in the night. They're making it up as they go, breaking all the rules, and kicking monster butt. Spells, Salt, and Steel Season 2 is a high-energy, horror-comedy action-packed adventure filled with creepy cryptids, spooky magic, supernatural secrets, paranormal plots, found family, loyal friends, haunted houses, helpful ghosts, sneaky secret agents, and lots of explosions!

Okay, I’ll admit it, this is my least favorite time of year. Yeah, I understand the magic of the season…I get that…but most people don’t have jobs that involve wrangling magic. During the last three months of the year, magical influences run rampant. And that means a lot more work for me. And this year is the worst of all. Why you ask? Because I’m not only trying to wrangle the out-of-control magic artifacts flying around all over the place. This year, I also have to try to keep a magical cat and a talking frog out of trouble. Goddess take the wheel. Things are about to get really ugly.

She's just a country girl who loves her dog. But her life is about to get less countrified and more...erm...homicide. Deer Hollow is a small community built in a verdant, rolling countryside. The nearest big city is over an hour away and big city ways are rejected at the Hollow. Unfortunately, the big city isn’t the only place where bad things can happen. Things like murder…which has a funny way of messin’ up a debutante’s day and turning a sunny Sunday in June right over onto its bucolic head.

Herein lies an excerpt from Letters from Jack: Sherlock Holmes laid the letter on his lap and smoothed the wrinkled sheet. He took a cleansing breath, “Thank you, I’m fine.” Holmes said, regaining his composure. “I think we both could use a brandy,” Watson left his seat and went to the cabinet. He filled the two glasses a third full and brought them back to their sitting area. Watson regained his seat after handing a brandy to Holmes. Holmes sipped his drink before setting it on the table and proceeding. He read; “Dear Anthony, I now understand why you wrote the limericks for Scotland Yard. Before my last letter to you, I sent this to the Central News Office: Dear Boss, I keep on hearing the police have caught me, but they wont fix me just yet. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the right track. That joke about Leather Apron gave me real fits. I am down on whores, and I shant quit ripping them till I do get buckled. Grand work the last job was. I gave the lady no time to squeal. How can they catch me now. I love my work and want to start again. You will soon hear of me with my funny little games. I saved some of the proper red stuff in a ginger beer bottle over the last job to write with, but it went thick like glue, and I cant use it. Red ink is fit enough, I hope ha ha. The next job I do, I shall clip the ladys ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly wouldn’t you. Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work, then give it out straight. My knife’s so nice and sharp that I want to get to work right away if I get a chance. Good Luck. Yours truly, Jack the Ripper Dont mind me giving the trade name. Wasnt good enough to post this before I got all the red ink off my hands curse it No luck yet. They say I’m a doctor now. ha ha” Does this have you rolling on the floor with laughter? Holmes said, “This was two days after the last one.” “Is there more written?” “No, but let’s see what’s in the following note.” Holmes opened it and began; “Dear Anthony, I think I have gone too far. It took place indoors, and I had plenty of time for my artistry. But now, I regret what I did. I thought you were quite enjoying my surrogacy, but you haven’t responded even once. Do I shock you? You are the master in this regard. I’m but an apprentice still learning my craft. If I do not hear from you, I will cease further conduct.” Jack Watson leaned forward in his chair, “Is that it?” “If it is the murder, I believe it to be, then it was the most egregious assault on another human I know of within the confines of London. We will take these to Inspector Lestrade tomorrow, and I’ll confirm my suspicions.”

After the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, New York society writer Louisa Delafield and her assistant Ellen Malloy join in the hunt for German saboteurs who are employing biological and chemical warfare on American soil. The spies have infiltrated all levels of American society, and they’ll do anything from churning out propaganda to cold-blooded murder to keep America from helping the allies. Can Louisa and Ellen women expose them? In SECRETS AND SPIES, Louisa and Ellen confront their own conflicting loyalties as they are thrust into a world of subterfuge and deception.

Fashion victims and fabulous felines – can Lauren, Annie, and Zoe discover who killed a local fashion designer? While serving plenty of cupcakes and coffee, of course! Lauren Denman, cupcake baker and owner of the Norwegian Forest Cat Café, along with her fur baby Annie, and her cousin and assistant Zoe, thought it would be a very quiet day, when they receive a strange request. A girl called Tabitha wants them to investigate her boss’s death! Robin was a fashion designer and had her own boutique. The police put it down to a burglary gone wrong, but Tabitha is sure there is more to it. The trio investigate the people close to Robin at the time of her death. Tabitha’s sister, Greg, her grieving – or perhaps not so grieving – fiancé, and Greg’s glamorous new girlfriend. And of course, Tabitha herself. When they’re not busy sleuthing with their friend Martha’s assistance, Zoe is putting the final touches to her princess screenplay, and Lauren is whipping up pistachio cupcakes, while missing her husband Mitch, who is away on a training course. But when they find a major clue, will they survive the final confrontation with the killer? Or will they have eaten their last pistachio cupcake? This is a humorous, clean, cat cozy mystery with female amateur sleuths, cupcake talk – and Annie, the Norwegian Forest Cat! You may also enjoy: Purrs and Peril – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 1 Meow Means Murder - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 2 Whiskers and Warrants - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 3 Two Tailed Trouble – A Norwegian Forest Cat Cafe Cozy Mystery – Book 4 Paws and Punishment – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 5 Kitty Cats and Crime – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 6 Catnaps and Clues - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 7 Pedigrees and Poison – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 8 Christmas Claws – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 9 Fur and Felons - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 10 Catmint and Crooks – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 11 Kittens and Killers – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 12 Felines and Footprints – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 13 Pouncing on the Proof – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 14 Fur Babies and Forgery – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 15 Leaping into Larceny – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 16 Triple Threat – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 17 Hunting for Handcuffs - A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 18 Four-Footed Fortune – A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery – Book 19 All available in eBook format, print, and Large Print paperback. The first four books are available in audiobook format as well.

Sometimes, the most dangerous thing . . . is the truth. For disgraced cable news producer Hannah Hawthorne, covering the shooting of a pretty NYU sophomore is a chance for redemption. When the story snowballs into a media circus, Hannah’s reporting fans the sensationalistic flames and earns her acclaim. The tragic murder prompts protests and vigils that further magnify the story. Meanwhile, Paulo, a neighborhood newspaper reporter, is following the other murder in Washington Square Park that same night – a young Hispanic boy. He discovers an unexpected connection that is political dynamite. When Hannah and Paulo team up, they uncover disturbing facts, leading them to question everything they thought they knew. It also leads them to the man who might be the killer. When the story is ready to explode, the truth may be hotter than anyone can handle. Breaking the next scoop could ruin Paulo’s paper and wreck Hannah’s career – and it could get them both killed. If you like David Baldacci's page-turners, Michael Connelly’s cops, and Sara Paretsky’s quirky characters, you will love The Other Murder.

FIFTH BOOK IN THE SERIAL KILLER ANTHOLOGY! CAN BE READ AS STANDALONE.

Emotional and psychological episodes are nothing new for Will Post. He’s got a lifetime of experience. More than anyone would want or believe.

But he doesn’t have any experience dealing with his recent killing of three people, and that’s his newest challenge, along with haunting hallucinations and delusions. His solution: hit the road, get out of Chicago, and hide and figure things out in the Berkshire Mountains in Western Massachusetts.

For a year, it works out well. He lives as a recluse, stays out of sight, and develops a new routine. Then he meets Val. They fall in love, move in together, and share a near-perfect life for several years … until she gets sick. And then passes away.

The episodes return, and Post inexplicitly decides to return to Chicago. Perhaps he can learn how to forgive himself and even heal. Chicago is no panacea, however. Chicago PD Detective Tanner Osborn is looking into the three killings, now ignored cold cases, determined to learn more.

Post faces other issues, as well, some dating back to his heartbreaking childhood, new ones tied to his return to Chicago, and others signaling a significant and intensifying psychological break. And then there’s the voice in his head providing specific – and often conflicting – instructions.

Then She Died is a fast-moving and deeply penetrating look at the highs and lows surrounding life, love, death … and the always-important truism that actions – conscious and unconscious – have consequences.

A cozy mountain town with elemental magic that goes back generations. An earth witch that sets off a sequence of events leading to love and consequences. Layers of hidden fae magic that could make or break a town. And the magical family connections that stay true through it all. From her first meeting with Laith, Penny knew their connection held a destiny of love and loss. Years later, with a mysterious frost sickness spreading through the land, she must use her elemental magic to uncover the truth behind the sickness and find a cure. Will she be able to restore balance to the land and people she loves? In this Hollow's Glenn origin story, discover the beginnings with summer magic, family connections, and mystery surrounding the MacKinnon family. Immerse yourself in the earth, air, fire, and water energies and find out how a bit of mountain magic can keep everything in balance.

In a desperate moment of hope, a single number saved her life. Then a complete stranger opened his home offering safety, yet Grace knew danger surrounded them...when the pain allowed her to think clearly. But she knew she needed him to stay alive because someone wanted her dead.

The Pineapple Port crew have quick minds and slow pets in the latest Pineapple Port Mystery by USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant.

Enter the series at any book - each is a complete standalone mystery!

Newly engaged private investigators, Charlotte and Declan, are hired to go undercover in a high-stakes trivia contest at the castle of an eccentric retired game show host. While they need the work and the price is right, thanks to a family feud, what sounds like a fun job, turns out to be jeopardy. The dress code is formal, the guest list is conniving, the castle is locked, and there's one other glaring issue...
I'll take dead guy in the hidden passageway for five hundred, Alex...

The lovebirds must enlist the help of contestants they can't trust to solve a string of riddles, puzzles, and trivia questions. Deciphering the clues to unmask the murderer and escape the castle alive will be almost as ugly as the famous owner's interior decorating style—King Arthur meets Jimmy Buffett.Back at the Pineapple Port retirement community, Mariska wishes Charlotte would hurry up and get home. The pet sloth she's babysitting has been kidnapped and she needs to get Sir Sleepsalot back before the owner returns, even if it means enlisting the help of Declan's crazy Uncle Seamus and tangling with one of his old girlfriends.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Think Stephanie Plum goes to Florida. With Jack Reacher. Highly recommended." —Carmen Amato, bestselling author of the Detective Emilia Cruz police series and 30-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency.

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Edge-of-your-seat thrills, touches of romance, and plot twists you’ll never see coming—all with USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant’s trademark crackling wit. Once again, the Loggerhead mercenaries will have you reading way past bedtime.

The Girl Who Lost Him #4

Working for her father's retired military "fixer" agency, Shee and her second-chance love, Mason, are sent to the middle of Florida to protect a family…and maybe work on their relationship a little…

They arrive to find the wife on her way out on a gurney. Dead.

It's always something…

The Girl Who Saw the Truth #5

Shee and Mason go undercover to investigate who's using a local port for nefarious dealings. After a shark-ravaged body washes ashore with a pot roast tied to its waist, their investigations will take them from the port to the sea—

But they can't start until they clean up. Croix's dropping bodies in the breakfast room.

The Girl Who Found Joy #6

Mason and Shee travel to Palm Beach to hunt a killer the FBI has nicknamed "Portia"—a type of spider more clever than a black widow. Portia finds a victim and someone to frame for his murder before disappearing with the money—the perfect crime.

"This series is getting better and better." - Amazon Reviewer

Catriona is having a strange year. First, she found a dazed Highlander on the Hollywood studio lot where she works as a fixer and now it seems she and that big hunk of haggis are supposed to save the world from corrupted time travelers bent on destroying humanity.

She doesn't remember signing up for any of this...

When an insidious television personality reveals himself as more evil than anyone imagined and Catriona's crazy father Rune escapes, Catriona, Brochan, and their mysterious new friends, Anne and the Angeli, rush to stop the two from combining forces to create an army of darkness.

A pop-up thunderstorm marched across the Hudson River, ambushing a young couple’s kayaking trip. The woman miraculously made it back to shore, but her fiancé remains missing. Detective Ebony Jones and her partner are the first on the scene to assist in rescuing the capsized boater.

Kyle Emory, the ex-boyfriend of her estranged best friend, attorney Jessie Martin, is the victim. The accident pits the two friends against each other as they investigate whether Kyle survived or met his untimely demise. But only the river knows whether Kyle’s untimely death was an accident, a suicide, or something more sinister.

 

Psychologist Maddie Swallows’ decision to return to New Mexico seemed like a good idea at the time, considering the divorce and her two teenagers she’d dragged along for the ride. But that was before the New Year’s Eve party she was guilt-tripped into attending. Before a member of the town council wound up dead and everyone at the party became a suspect. And before she was forced to unravel the secrets of her former hometown in order to clear her name. Of course, with the help of two precocious teenagers and one meddling mother, the real murderer doesn’t stand a chance.

Someone clearly isn’t in the holiday spirit when the Glen Lake First Annual Christmas Craft Fair is plagued by nefarious attempts to sabotage its success.

When Annalise, Eva, Jennifer, and Sarah, otherwise known as the Cozy Quilts Club, signed up for a vendor’s table at the Fair, they never expected to be drawn into another criminal investigation.

But when one of its participants is murdered, the Club is once again challenged to solve the mystery. In the process, they discover that not all is rainbows and unicorns between several of the vendors. Would one of them resort to murder, though?

Find out in The Christmas Craft Fair Caper, book six of A Cozy Quilts Club Mystery series. This can be read as a standalone book.

A hero lost in battle. A shocking discovery. And a daring odyssey that will put a young man squarely in the crosshairs. 1838. Silas Grant prepares for a future with the girl of his dreams. The resourceful sixteen-year-old is learning the blacksmith trade from his father and frontier skills from Texas Revolution veterans. But when a portrait of David Crockett triggers hope that the famous fighter didn’t die two years earlier at the Alamo, Silas joins a quest for the truth. Exploring a world healing from the war, Silas and his companions investigate the accounts of Alamo survivors, follow the trail of the Mexican army’s retreat, and pursue a witness to the final moments inside the Alamo. Their journey turns lethal as layers of the last stand’s legend peel away to reveal an astonishing secret. Will their discoveries stun a nation or ignite a fatal showdown? Rescuing Crockett is the gripping first book in the Silas Grant historical adventure series. If you like stories that weave fiction and history, coming-of-age tales, and nail-biting twists, you’ll love David Z. Pyke’s thrilling epic.

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells…Rifle Shells? Blind private investigator Steve Smiley and his partner hear a rifle shot. Hordes of Christmas shoppers scatter. A famous big-game hunter drops to the sidewalk. They grab the beautiful teen who was arguing with the man and flee to safety. The girl, the victim’s adopted daughter, has one passionate request: find her birth parents. Smiley and McBlythe’s search intertwines with the murder investigation again and again—and uncovers a shocking secret. Like it or not, they must first identify the killer in order to discover the truth about the teen’s adoption. A host of suspects line up like Santa’s reindeer. Can the determined investigators tie a ribbon on the case? Will this be the best Christmas ever—or will death and heartache be the only presents under the tree?

Solve the mystery of how it all started! How did two sisters in their thirties, living in a peaceful beachside community, become involved in a world of mystery and crime? This prequel to the Sister Sleuths Mystery Series is a whodunit that will keep you guessing until the end. A fascinating explanation of how the siblings evolved into amateur sleuths by cracking a case full of nuts!

Big Jim Reid, a notorious San Francisco crime boss, is murdered at his exclusive speakeasy on the night prohibition ends. His son’s rifle lies next to his body. Inspectors Fitzgerald and Thompson find themselves embroiled in a web of family conflicts, infidelity, intrigue, and blackmail as they investigate the bloody homicide.

A mighty man with many enemies, numerous people in Reid’s orbit had a motive for the murder. They include his sophisticated and unfaithful wife, his son, a professional magician, his chauffeur, an alcoholic Norwegian ship’s captain, and two Japanese flapper showgirls.

As the investigation deepens, they discover a tangled mass of secrets and lies. Who is telling the truth? Who has the most to gain from Reid’s death? Set in the decadent world of 1930s San Francisco, this page-turning mystery will keep you guessing until the end.

It’s weird how every woman reacts differently. How each pregnancy differs. Mine is definitely unique. My sense of smell became stronger, picking up the faintest odors, and my stomach was in constant turmoil. Those were the first signs. And then I started eating. And eating. If I don’t, I get a migraine and people’s faces become blurry. Electronics seem to malfunction in my presence. And the nightmares—they don’t stop. Something is changing my body. Something that should have never happened. Something that my husband and I had prevented from happening. Something people say is miraculous. The bigger I get, the more frequently I encounter people who become possessed. And the more often I wind up questioning if I am carrying a miracle baby. The closer I get to the due date, the more I love this child and the more confident I am that I will protect my baby from anything. Even its fate. Contains violence, swearing, and sex scenes.

Accidental drowning… or murder? It’s up to the blind detective to find out. Found at the bottom of his exercise pool, police believe the death of Steve Smiley’s friend is an accident. Smiley doesn’t buy it. There are a lot of things a blind man can do, but solve a murder alone isn’t one of them. He needs a partner… one who knows their way around a crime scene. In walks Heather McBlythe. She can help him solve the crime, but can she keep him out of danger? Steve doesn’t have a choice—without her help someone will get away with murder. Armed with years of experience as a homicide detective and his new partner, Smiley sets out to find a killer. He knows he’s on the right trail when a bullet whizzes past his ear. His sleuthing will either resurrect his life as a master crime solver, or it will get them both killed.

Pat is hired by attorney Jason Forman to “get some dirt” on his daughter’s fiancé. Before she gets very far in her investigation, the young man is murdered. Did his past catch up with him or is what Pat fears, that there’s a serial shooter going after Christmas Eve grooms, the reason he was killed?

She was killed on their wedding day…but he couldn’t let her go. Tall, handsome Dr. Spencer Py was a well-respected environmental scientist...until the limo crash when a treacherous Maine road took away his new bride Melanie and left him in a wheelchair. He is racked with despair over his failure to save her until the fateful night he discovers plans on the internet for the Spiricom, Thomas Edison’s electronic device for communicating with the departed. Determined to be reunited with his beloved Melanie, he builds the device--never imagining the unexpected results will drag his friend James Early back into one of the African-American detective's worst childhood traumas!

John Hill is eager for the day when he will be with the love of his life Katie. Katie Williams lives with her parents out of town and they had just got engaged. However, the world is changing. The government no longer recognizes marriage as we know it. Marriage has been deemed a failed experiment. However, this doesn’t deter John. John is determined to make his way to Katie and marry her, regardless of society’s changing culture. Yet the world is descending into chaos. Seemingly overnight, the world experiences one disaster after another. As fear grips the hearts of many, a leader named Xander Elyon emerges promising peace and safety to all who will follow him. Many Christians realize he is not who he says he is and that the end of life as we know it has just begun. Michael Hill (John’s dad) and Miles (John’s brother) are both police officers. Christianity has become illegal, lines are drawn and Michael and Miles find themselves on different sides as Elyon begins to rise up as a global leader. Will Michael be able to reach Miles before it’s too late? Will John be able to make it to Katie to keep her safe from the chaos? And what will it cost people as they begin to follow Elyon? Life itself hangs in the balance in Left Alive, a sweeping fact-based End Times thriller rich with apocalyptic prophecy and chilling twists and turns that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

Her sister’s life seems perfect, a big house, a loving husband and plenty of money.  Facing new knowledge from her sister that his first wife disappeared sixteen years earlier under strange circumstances, forces Laura to start her own investigation before any harm could come to her.

Former Detective Patrick Dickson joins her in her search for the truth.  His one regret is that he was never able to solve the case of the missing wife.  Together they unearth clues that lead them to a ring of thieves and more questions than answers.  Joining them in their quest is Laura’s eighteen-year-old granddaughter, Sunny.  She has a natural ability to get herself in trouble as she tries to help solve the case of the missing wife.

When her sister disappears, Laura can hardly contain her anger.  She’s convinced he has killed a second wife, but can they prove it?  Will he get away with murder again?

Join Laura, Patrick and Sunny as they unearth clues and try to solve the case before harm comes to her sister.  This is the first book in the Cold Case Series. 

Wildfires swept across California wine country in 2017, destroying thousands of homes and businesses and killing dozens of people. Law school grad and single mother Tara Rezeck finds herself in the middle of the catastrophe. She has to evacuate with the rest of of the staff of Sonoma's most award-winning winery. When she returns, she finds her employer’s body in the ashes. The question that challenges her brains and her legal training is: was it an accident? Or was his body burned to hide evidence of murder?

ANOINTED...(NEW RELEASE) After unexpectedly inheriting the British title of Lord of Mogford after the suspicious death of his father, Lord Reginald Muggs, investigative reporter Maxwell Muggs heads out to steamy Baton Rouge to battle with the despicable, self-anointed bishop of a cult-like church. On arrival, Max forms an intriguing partnership with the lovely Annabelle Muffet, a fiercely determined local reporter. Annabelle convinces Max that the Church of the Exalted Enlightenment is not only rotten to the core but is literally getting away with legalized murder. As Max and his partner begin to peel away the many layers of deception, they are shocked and appalled at the depths of depravity they uncover within the mysterious Anointed Circle, an elite group of one hundred men loyal only to the bishop. In return for their loyalty, the Anointed Circle members participate in wanton, sex, drugs, and alcohol-fueled parties at the bishop's private retreat on Hidden Bayou. When Max turns up the heat on Bishop Morton Wellcome and his enforcer, Brother Stanley (Scabby) Kroger, he believes he has enough ammunition to shut the church down for good. Unfortunately for Max, the nefarious pair have a far different plan in mind. ANOINTED is the long-awaited second book in the Maxwell Muggs saga following the well-received introduction of FIREBUG. Expertly crafted as a 'stand-alone' novel, ANOINTED is enjoyable even if the reader hasn't yet read FIREBUG. This thrilling, fast-paced mystery/suspense adventure is a genuine page-turner for adult readers.

What's the most dangerous gift a fan could send to an author? And if that fan was a professional assassin? Readers' Favorite 2017 GOLD MEDAL Winner Chill With a Book READERS' AWARD Sept 2017 GoodReads BOOK of the MONTH February 2015 New York-based writer Nic Stiles receives a strange package in the mail. It's not long before he realises what it represents will change his life... with deadly consequences. Others want the package's contents too, including a high-tech Intelligence agency who will stop at nothing to obtain it....and the sender wants it back! This fast-paced SUSPENSE THRILLER from Eric J. Gates will make YOU question your Destiny! "intense & thought provoking, taking storytelling to another level" "brings to mind such greats as Clancy & Forsyth... would not be surprised to hear one day it is being made into a film" "A fast-paced thriller full of surprises and intrigue that never let up" "be prepared: if you pick the book up you won't put it down"

The Spear of Destiny. The Roman Legionnaire’s lance that pierced Christ’s body as he hung on the cross. Legend claims whomever possesses it will become a great conqueror. But if they lose it, they will lose everything—including their lives. Shortly before WWII, Hitler stole the spear from a museum in Vienna. In the last weeks of the European war, he lost it. General George Patton orders an American OSS team to find the spear and recover it. Unknown to the Americans, both the Russians and the Germans have also sent commando teams to retrieve it. In the dying embers of Europe’s largest conflagration, the three teams are on a collision course that will lead them to one of the evilest places on earth—the ideological heart of the Nazi SS. Inspired by historical events.

Miranda Flores didn’t kill anybody. But there are four dead bodies in the New Mexican desert and rookie FBI agent Jodie Layne knows the Salvadoran immigrant was at the scene. Jodie seeks only the truth. Her partner Scott Tanner wants vengeance. Miranda’s only desire is a life free of violence. The bloody civil war in El Salvador that wiped out her family set her on a dangerous trek north to the country she was raised in, the United States. After crossing the border, though, she encounters a hostile land bent on purging itself of people like her. A narrow escape from a deadly government nightclub raid convinces Miranda there is no future for her in the U.S. With Layne and Tanner hot on her trail, she flees north toward Canada. How will she navigate a landscape in which every person she meets is a potential enemy? Who can she trust when they’re all out to get her? Where can she go when no place is safe? Written in the vein of best-selling authors Gillian Flynn and Karin Slaughter, Refuge is a wild, fast-paced read that will leave its readers breathless.

Series now optioned for television!

The Pineapple Port crew goes undercover in an assisted living community in the latest Pineapple Port Mystery by USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant.

Enter the series at any book - each is a complete standalone mystery!

Pineapple Port retirees Mariska and Darla have been many things to Charlotte Morgan—surrogate mothers when her grandmother passed, belly-fillers (almost constantly), and dime-store decorators when the new Charlock Holmes Detective Agency needed upgrading...

All they ask in return is one teeny, tiny, itty-bitty thing in exchange…

To go undercover so they can find out who's killing residents at a high-end assisted living manor.

The manor's owner thinks the culprit's identity might be one of the maids. To solve the mystery, Charlotte and her fiancé Declan are hired to pose as staff.

What could go wrong if Darla and Mariska masquerade as residents? Or war with the manor's "mean girls?" Or start a revolt via talent show?

Charlotte doesn't have time to worry about the ladies. She's got secret gardens, scary alligator prints, and poison tea to worry about... She and Declan have to hurry—one of the residents just laughed himself to death while painting a cheeky art reproduction...

Will Dead Ed be the manor's last casualty?

Grab some cookies and find out! (Just don't drink the tea...)

Pineapple Port Mysteries are the perfect reads for lovers of The Thursday Murder Club, Hannah Swensen mysteries, and Agatha Christie.

Tour guide and amateur sleuth Lana Hansen is back on the road! And where Lana travels, trouble is sure to follow…

When Lana’s boyfriend, Alex Wright, gets into a jam during his first tour as a guide for Wanderlust Travels, Lana is sent to Costa Rica to help out.

Yet nothing could prepare her for the mess she finds—a guide in the hospital, a hysterical client calling for Alex to be fired, and bickering guests threatening each other. This is not how Lana wanted to start touring again!

Thrown into the deep, she has no choice but to help Alex overcome his problems with their clients, while leading the troubled group through Costa Rica as best she can. By day two, things appear to be getting better—until a guest is trampled by an oxcart during the Costa Rican Independence Day celebrations.

When the police determine his death to be murder—and that only someone in her group could have killed him—Lana knows she has no choice but to flush out the killer before they strike again.

Join Lana on an adventurous tour of Costa Rica and see whether you can puzzle out the murder’s identity before she does!

An apolitical Vietnam vet still adjusting to life stateside, Patrol Officer Vincent Bayonne has no interest in helping a sheltered politician who only cares about blazing a campaign trail, but when Bayonne and his partner discover a body in the snow and realize a blizzard stranded them at the VFW, they have no choice but to protect the seedy candidate from a neighborhood mob interested in booze and belly laughs at the party’s expense. One naive aristocrat, two cops, a frozen junkie, and a mess of savvy locals mix a volatile cocktail.

Brandon Foxworth, an ecology professor at the University of Virginia, and his wife are watching their two children chase lightning bugs in the back yard when suddenly all the lights go out. Three days later, Taylor Grant, a reporter with the Richmond Herald, stumbles coming down the stairs of his front porch and lands on his backside in a flower bed full of dead flowers. Following the subsequent disappearance of nearly every species of bird on earth, the two men realize something extraordinary is taking place and they join forces to find out what it is. Together with Biblical scholar Marcy Cambridge, the three embark on a sometimes-perilous journey to discover whether these things have their basis in science or originate from the realm of the supernatural.

A holiday weekend in an isolated cabin with your distant wife, your overbearing business partner and the partner’s alcoholic wife is bad enough. Add in a freak winter storm, no power, and two killers, and it can be murder!

Mike Ellis is a rookie cop in a rural Catskill Mountain town working in the shadow of his dead father,  the former Chief of Police.  When a true crime podcaster comes to town, Mike is drawn into a cold case murder investigation that his father began.  As Mike begins to sort through the case, he stumbles into a modern-day murder case that has similar elements. 

A young woman.  She’s been strangled. A cop named Ellis.  And of course, the Overlook.

Assigned to help the new investigation, Mike is pitted against his father’s former rival, a seasoned detective who has no use for him, and a burly cop’s son who wants to take his head off.  In spite of the obstacles, Mike makes a tremendous breakthrough and cracks the cold case wide open.

With the help of his trusty partners and some old timers, Mike discovers that his father had kept something hidden that, now discovered, sparks national attention.  But as the spotlight shines on the past, Mike loses grip on the promises he made in the present, with dire consequences.

Can Mike reconcile the relationship with a father he doesn’t truly know and solve two murders separated by four decades?

In this thrilling small-town adventure, Dulcie Brisand knows her family has secrets, but they were buried long ago… until they suddenly refuse to stay that way. Now, she’s on the run and must face hidden conspiracies as she attempts to save herself and those she loves. The fallout from a decades-old mystery threatens to tear her world apart, forcing her to seek protection from a powerful figure in the dangerous criminal underworld, who just happens to be the father she’s never known. Struggling to make sense of the truth, she and her unexpected allies confront the past and unknown enemies who are determined to either control her life or end it. With the help of the handsome but rough-around-the-edges Deacon Hawkins, she fights against the criminal plot endangering and displacing everyone she holds dear, while waiting for the next shoe to drop and the next enemy to surface. Follow Dulcie on a journey full of twists and turns as threats lurk around every corner culminating in an explosive ending leaving her unsure of who she can trust.

Every holiday season, Kiki Lowenstein plans 12 days of classes, her Holiday Craft Extravaganza. And every year, it nearly kills her.
This year is no exception. As the holiday season approaches, Kiki over-schedules herself and winds up running herself ragged. To make life even more stressful, she must fend off a stalker, a man determined to possess the object of his affection. But that's only one problem.

Kiki's ace full-time employee, Clancy, has HUGE decisions to make. How do you put aside your hurt and disappointment when you've been betrayed? Why should you upend your whole life because of another person's mistake? Is it selfish to think of yourself first? As Clancy ponders questions, Kiki stands on the sidelines, knowing this is not her choice to make. And yet...Kiki feels Clancy's agony.

Meanwhile, both of Kiki's older kids are having problems with teachers. Kiki wonders, "At what point does being an involved parent tip over into being a helicopter parent?" There's also a staff shortage that leaves Kiki in the lurch, both at home and at the store. Kiki might have found an answer to that dilemma when a mysterious woman applies for a job. Her name is Nona, and she claims to be an old friend of an old friend. But is she?
Nona seems too good to be true. Sadly, that might be the least of Kiki's problems with the woman. Because Nona isn't what she seems to be. Nona is a Miss Fit.

Hunting a Cat in Dogtown, the third book in The Serial Killer Anthology, is the exciting sequel to the popular Killer Dead, Victim Alive. It picks up where the unexpected twists and turns of the first book’s cliffhanger ending left off: with a startling surprise at Santa Monica Police Lieutenant Greg Nichols' front door. Similar shocks greet others who were involved in investigating Chrissy Weeks' potential involvement in the earlier execution of Killer Dead, Victim Alive serial killer Keith Victor. The deliveries are messages, and may even be threats. But Weeks is in custody. So how could she have managed? And then Weeks’ jail experience takes an unexpected and difficult-to-comprehend turn, and a well-known screenwriter is found dead on the beach near the Santa Monica Pier – close to where Victor was left just weeks earlier. He’s been shot in the forehead, just like Victor was. Both situations quickly escalate, and the Santa Monica Police, the FBI, and the Los Angeles Police Department face a new – and eerily similar – case even as their experience with Weeks again defies explanations. Nichols and his partner, Sergeant Mollie Granger, find themselves dealing with mounting homicides, as well as multiple mysteries that jump from the Dogtown area of Santa Monica and Venice, to Hollywood’s entertainment industry, to the Mexican border – and back. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Cassie’s husband kept the Boston townhouse and the friends ... she kept the dog, the midlife hot flashes, and the car, which she uses to drive the heck out of town, on a mission to rediscover herself and her Texas roots.

The supernatural surprises start on Cassie’s drive south when her Pekingese diva of a dog starts talking and a ghostly gramma on the run from the law appears in her backseat. Wondering whether it’s menopause or just her mind playing nasty tricks on her, Cassie tightens her grip on the wheel ... and her sanity and keeps driving.

When the paranormal po-po start tailing Cassie's car and a pair of redneck trolls try to kill her, Cassie realizes it’s not only her grandmother who is in danger.

This new paranormal midlife mystery series features a cast of quirky characters, including a sassy, snarky magical dog, a ghostly gramma with a warrant (or two), a powerful Voodoo Queen, a couple of quite nice zombies, a teeny tiny fairy assassin, and a hot supernatural cop, to name just a few. 

Be ready for tons of humor, plus new mid-life beginnings, old family secrets, and forever friendships, along with a massive dose of mystery, magic, and mayhem.

Nobody heard the shots. When a corrupt detective is found dead in the police station with four bullet wounds lodged in his chest, the entire police force is flooded with rumors. The victim had no shortage of enemies Tasked with unravelling a shady web of secrets and uncovering who could have carried out a murder on their doorstep, Lead Detective Nicole Clayton starts piecing together the clues. With an ever-growing list of suspects, it seems that everybody had a reason to want him dead. As Nicole digs deeper into the victim’s life, his tumultuous personal relationships and his flagrant abuse of power begin to come to light ... along with a shocking discovery that could turn Nicole’s entire investigation on its head. Some crimes are not as obvious as they seem. Can Nicole bring the killer to justice? Or will this seemingly impossible case be too tough for her to crack?

P. I. Apprentice (Dev Haskell Private Investigator Book 34) Private Investigator Dev Haskell is visited by Melissa Carter, the daughter of a former friend. Both her parents were killed in a hit-and-run ‘accident’ a few years earlier. She has strong doubts it was an accident and asks Dev to investigate. He grudgingly takes on the case, but the more he learns the more he’s convinced Melissa is on to something. At the same time, Dev is summoned by local crime Lord Tubby Gustafson. Turns out Tubby would like a favor and 'No' is not an option. Dev takes on Tubby’s nephew, Erik, as an apprentice and learns, to his surprise, that Erik is actually a pretty nice guy and a very hard worker. That’s good because the hit-and-run investigation quickly turns into an exploration of the darker side of a local property mogul, and Dev and Erik are going to need all the help they can get.

A quiet new chapter disrupted by a submerged skeleton. Facing cryptic clues and falling for a mysterious man, can she solve a puzzling cold case? Aubrie Ann Anderson is brimming with excitement. Putting her librarian days behind her after inheriting her aunt’s 500-acre lakeside estate, she dreams up big plans to turn the majestic property into a darling bed and breakfast. But her first day is anything but picture-perfect when her handsome handyman finds an old car at the bottom of the lake, complete with a body. Despite dizzying feelings of desire for the man with the stunning smile, Aubrie’s gut says there’s more to this stranger than meets the eye. And when she discovers a massive cache of stolen Vegas poker chips in her attic, the brilliant bookworm fears her family’s land holds some dark and disturbing secrets. With her mind scattered and her heart in a tizzy, will her search for answers end up deadly? Love is a Dam Mystery is the fast-paced first book in the Ante Up cozy mystery romance series. If you like intriguing characters, storylines based on curious facts, and clever twists, then you’ll love BB Montgomery’s page-turning whodunit.

Rooftop shadows hide more than storms. Only fools would be out on a rooftop on a wild, stormy night… and those with nefarious intentions. All Riley wants is to stay out of the weather, and stay out of trouble, but trouble comes looking for him. The Skywalkers often emerge when the city shuts down for other folk. They are the ones who live above everyone else and keep the city and its buildings running. They are a loose-knit group who support and look out for each other. When a possible murder disrupts the predictable pattern of his life, Riley finds himself at the centre of unwanted attention. More than that, it seems his life is also at risk. Where are the Skywalkers when he needs them? A heritage consultant, a ginger cat, and a retired concert pianist with a past all play a role in Riley’s desperate attempts to understand who is framing him, and why. From a high vantage point, it seems he may end up as another stain on the footpath.

Bad girls can be victims, too. Only eighteen years old, Marnie Becker has an unknown and absent father, an alcoholic mother, and drinking problems of her own. Her uncle, Cal Becker, a former Chicago police officer, has been the only responsible adult in her life, but now that she’s legally an adult, he worries that he won’t be able to keep her on the straight and narrow. So he’s pleasantly surprised when she accepts his offer to pay her way through Raven University and move to Eden, Kentucky, with her. But on the day of their arrival, she disappears. It wouldn’t be the first time she ran away when the going got tough. Has she done so again rather than face the challenges of her new life or has something happened to her? Cal has hopes for a new life for himself in Eden, and when Marnie goes missing, he doesn’t know whether to be worried or angry. But when the beaten body of a young girl is found in Daniel Boone National Forest, he fears his worst nightmares have become reality—or has his worst nightmare only begun?

No one deserves to live. Everyone deserves to die. End of story.

The fourth book in The Serial Killer Anthology. Can be read as a standalone.

Facing execution, Arizona death-row inmate Travis Newsom, “The Compass Killer,” has a last wish: he tells Rev. Stan McLogan he wants to learn more before he’s dead about the families and friends of his victims as well as the family he abandoned. McLogan thinks it’s a great opportunity to identify additional victims that Newsom may have killed beyond the ones he left small round compasses on in 1998 after murdering them. He asks his friend, Santa Monica Detective Nour El Masry, if she’ll help with the research.

The task is far from straightforward, however. McLogan’s prison discussions with Newsom take surprising psychological twists and turns, reflecting both men’s own agendas. El Masry’s research raises questions about Newsom’s background and what he’s sharing. And Arizona politics put the execution at risk.

As deadlines approach, McLogan questions his involvement with the prisoner, and Newsom discovers the young minister is a formidable adversary and not the naïve soft touch he imagined. El Masry, meanwhile, finds new information about the origins of Newsom’s life of lies and violence.

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The Compass Killer brings together elements of the series’ three previous stories: The Deadly Samaritan (McLogan’s parents and a 1992 serial killer case); Killer Dead, Victim Alive (Santa Monica Detectives Greg Nichols and Mollie Granger), and Hunting a Cat in Dogtown (Nour El Masry, Nichols and Granger).

Russian Roulette is the first book in the Dev Haskell series. Over 2600 reviews with an over all 4.5 star rating.

***** "I like this book, a detective story with a likeable rogue hero!"

***** "Only one question . . . When is the movie coming out?"

The first book in the Award winning Dev Haskell series. Check it out!

 

One month ago, four college girls were abducted. Three were brutally murdered—one girl escaped. Angie was traumatized into a state of shock. The police don’t believe her story. A psychiatrist diagnosed her as emotionally unstable. But is the murderer stalking her right now, eager to finish what he started? FBI Special Agent Brenda Reynolds of the VSRT must investigate whether the mysterious girl is a victim, a clever killer, or has gone insane. Brenda seeks help from K-9 handler Jake Wolfe and his highly intelligent dog, Cody. Together, they uncover the truth, one disturbing clue at a time, and soon find their lives in danger. A good read for fans of FBI mystery thrillers, smart female detectives, and Florida adventure fiction. Grab your copy of the thriller everyone is talking about, and start reading right now.

Only recently has Dr. Noah Jobes slipped out from beneath the dark cloud under which he existed since the brutal unsolved murders of his wife and daughter. On tour promoting his latest novel, Noah finds himself in the crosshairs of a powerful corporate executive who is systematically perverting American democracy as part of a global power play. Aided by his father’s lifelong friend, a patriotic Mafia kingpin who vows to protect him, Noah barely survives an attempt on his life but now must keep one step ahead of the pernicious international forces that want him dead. Reunited with childhood friends–one a brilliant author of conspiracy novels and the other a West Point graduate turned gardener–Noah strives to expose an insidious plot to assassinate an American President. A newfound love and hope for his future happiness await him if Noah can stay alive.

Newly-minted detective Charlotte Morgan discovers a mysterious box in her attic, the contents of which lead her to a hotel packed with strange characters and a link to her family's past. Trusting the crafty, Yorkie-toting manager will be as difficult as tracking down a missing child...and the woman who might be her aunt...

Back in Pineapple Port, Charlotte's boyfriend gets tangled in a local tomato war as the locals band together to stop a corporation from destroying their fallen friend's field.

BONUS! - You'll meet characters from Amy Vansant's spin-off SHEE McQUEEN mystery series! Get a sneak peek at another wacky, wonderful world of intrigue and unforgettable characters!

Pineapple Turtles is part of the Pineapple Port Series but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone. It's a do-not-miss novel for fans of Jana DeLeon, Janet Evanovich, Tim Dorsey, Joanna Fluke, Alan Bradley and, of course, Agatha Christie.

Americans have always loved a good murder story—even more so when accompanied by pictures of the murder. Publishers in the 19th century were quick to learn that their readers had an insatiable appetite for murder stories, and an artist’s rendering of the crime enhanced the story’s appeal. From the moral instruction of the early murder pamphlets to the shocking sensationalism of the yellow journalists, a graphic illustration brought home the message. Though the pictures displayed varying degrees of artistic talent, even the most primitive depictions of murder elicit strong emotions. Fortunately for the publishers, the country appeared to be in a golden age of murder, with Americans continually finding new ways to kill each other. Murder Illustrated presents over 100 graphic murder scenes, a broad survey of the homicidal images. These antique depictions of ghastly crimes present another side to the sensibilities of the Victorian era and continue to challenge those of our own.

When materials engineer Zoey Butler lands her dream job at Future State Energy, she believes her research in renewable energy will make headlines. Unfortunately for her, she’s right. Zoey is working on her latest experiment when FBI Special Agent Alexis Thompson and her K-9 partner, Waffle, raid Future State and arrest the head of the development for fraud. Zoey helps the FBI find answers in the aftermath, but she soon finds herself jobless and unemployable. Desperate and out of options, she reaches out to Alexis, the one person who knows Zoey was duped like everyone else. Liam Graham is an FBI special agent and instructor at Riverbend K-9 Academy. When Alexis brings in a new recruit with an unusual background, Liam pairs her up with Tasha, a dog in need of a handler to stay in their competitive program. Zoey is thrilled to put her past behind her and give the mischievous rescue dog her own second chance. However, shortly after she arrives, the FBI realizes the Future State case is far from closed. And Zoey may be the key to solving it. Zoey offers to go back to Future State to help the FBI end things once and for all. Only this time, she’ll have Liam and Tasha for backup. But, the problems at Future State are more explosive than any of them suspect.

Enter the series at any book - each is a complete standalone mystery.
By USA TODAY and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant.
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A heart-pounding and darkly humorous dance through Miami with a twisted serial killer...

Miami's Skinner Institute serves the rich and powerful—people who trust the private hospital to hide their secrets.

When former patients start dying in strangely symbolic ways, Dr. Skinner hires Shee McQueen and her band of freelance mercenaries to solve their troubles before the hospital loses its coveted reputation.

Untangling Skinner's web of lies won't be easy as a twisted killer and his puppetmaster move to stop the Loggerhead crew. When tragic secrets lead to their doorstep, one member may never escape his darkness—unless their most mysterious team member releases her own.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Think Stephanie Plum goes to Florida. With Jack Reacher. Highly recommended." —Carmen Amato, bestselling author of the Detective Emilia Cruz police series and 30-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Somebody’s murdering authors of thriller books and killing them exactly as described in one of her books.

SynDee Unser, a fitness instructor and writer of thriller novels, dreams of becoming a bestselling author. Since the death of her husband, she also dreams of finding another Mr. Right, falling in love, and once again embarking on that “living happily ever after” journey. However, based on her experience of slow book sales and the lack of dating action, she deems both dreams are just that. Pie-in-the-sky dreams. But that’s about to change.

Circumstances draw three bachelors into SynDee’s life. Aimes, a poet she recently met at a MeetUp; R.C., a retired Navy SEAL she knows from the Spin class she instructs; and Bart, the owner of the Fiddle and Grub restaurant she frequents. While aroused in the presence of Aimes and R.C., uneasiness settles over her when she’s near Bart. She’s certain more than once he’s secretly snapped photos of her while she was dining.

A serial killer tagged the “Thriller Book Killer” by a group of amateur cyber sleuths, murders female authors of thriller novels. Indeed, he has mastered the ultimate publicity stunt to catapult authors of thrillers out of e-book obscurity and onto best-seller book lists by bringing the writer’s killer to life then murdering the author exactly as described in her book. When the media reports the murder details and the connection to the novel, the dead author’s book rockets to “best seller” status overnight.

SynDee fits “The Thriller Book Killer’s” victim profile perfectly. Perhaps too perfectly. Evidence stacks up. The killer is someone close to SynDee. Could the “Thriller Book Killer” be Aimes? R.C.? Bart? Or…? Will SynDee identify the real “Thriller Book Killer” before she becomes another of his bestselling dead authors?

Download the award-winning “The Thriller Book Killer” today to explore the “A Killer Among Us” series of killer-good stand-alone novels.