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What Doesn't Kill You, the mystery

Lauren Beck’s friends, phone, home, credit and credibility are gone, severed with surgical precision by an enemy intent on framing her for murder. Is it one of the insureds she was hired to investigate? The fellow employee she upstaged? Does the daughter of her landlady and dear friend, Corinne Wilder, hate her even more than she thought? Whoever targeted her should beware. Lauren Beck knows how t ...

Murder Backstage: A Joseph Haydn Mystery

When murder propels him backstage, Haydn is forced to confront a deadly killer. . .

When the Burgtheater’s impresario unexpectedly meets his maker, Joseph Haydn is relieved to learn no one expects him to look into the matter. The impresario was murdered—and the Salzburger believed to be the killer is already behind bars.

But the impr ...

The CIAs Encounter With Akinlana Osei

This International CIA thriller takes the reader to New Zealand, Nigeria, and finally to the United States, where terrorism follows. Akinlana Osei, aka Gill, does not know what to do after his family is kidnapped in Nigeria in return for a remote device that can go through airport security without being detected. He contacts the CIA and becomes a person of interest because of his computer security ...

The Beating Heart of a Mind

Bullied to death in the boardroom … or just the product of a damaged mind? Following her kidnapping, Nicole Veles moves to escape her past and try to rebuild her life. But when the husband of a friend commits suicide and she suspects foul play, she can no longer hide from the world. Not wanting to let her past taint her new life, she returns to St. Louis to hire PI Rebecca Marte. But as Rebecca be ...

My Book Journal

How many times have you stood in a bookstore and wondered, "Have I read this book yet?" This journal is designed to help you (and me!) to avoid re-reads (unless the book was really great), to keep up with your favorite series, and to keep track of books you've bought and haven't read or want to borrow from the library. Also includes reading goals and challenges!

The Carlswick Affair

When 18-year-old student Stephanie Cooper investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding her great aunt’s death, she discovers a painting thought stolen by the Nazis and destroyed during WWII, hanging in the home of the intriguing James Knox, guitarist with indie band, The Fury.

Now, as Stephanie gathers proof to unmask a thief and possible killer, she discovers that someone does ...

Buried Secrets: An Atmospheric, Addictive, Plot-twist Mystery!

Scandalous contents of a hidden box reveal a secret life, a missing woman, and a dark truth deftly concealed by someone in the family. One woman embarks on a quest for truth but the truth may cost her her life. Explore the intense atmospheric Ella Perri Mystery Series from book award finalist, Krissy Baccaro. Families have secrets. Some are locked, sealed, and taken to the grave. Others beg to be ...

Wolff's Haven

When Emily Wolff and her family inherit their ancestral farm, they want nothing more than a simple life in the quiet town of Wolffs Haven. But all is not as it seems, and soon the farm’s supernatural occupants threaten to use the Wolffs in their centuries-long battle of good versus evil. Emily may be the key to stopping this war and finally putting down an evil that should have died long ago.

The Feet of Blue Pigeons

Ripped from the headlines-- Aidan and Liam protect a friend from human traffickers. During a break in the pandemic, Aidan Greene gets a panicked message from an old college friend living in Luxembourg. Ethan Katz is a banking exec in Luxembourg for a bank owned by a family from the UAE. He’s discovered a money-laundering scheme which puts his life is in danger and local security can’t help him bec ...

A Case of Strangulation by a Stranger

When an asthma patient under Laurel Benson’s care dies, the ER nurse quickly realizes it wasn’t of natural causes. Faint bruising around the neck indicates the woman was strangled, right there in the recovery room! Always a champion for her patients, the headstrong nurse is determined to find out who’s to blame and how they got past her watchful eye. The hospital is keeping the cause of death un ...

What You Deserve

Years ago, my brother—The Lancaster Slasher—covered our hometown in blood.

I won't let it happen again.

Riding high after her latest arrest and promotion in sight, Erin Hastings is plunged back to reality with her first serial killer case—in her hometown. Reminders of her brother’s murders plague her nightmares. Haunted by the similarities between the two cases—beautiful women, ...

Soul Sentinel

When she’d run away from foster care, Layla Sandor dreamed of having a normal life, of education, a career and a family. Living and working at Stone House Inn, she’s on her way to fulfilling that dream. If only the dead would leave her alone. Bad things always happen when she allows her ability to communicate with the dead to be part of her life. A few people know about her unwanted gift and don’t ...

Prizm

He’s trying to reckon with his failures. Has his determination to deliver justice painted a target on his back? Former CIA agent Andy Flint is doing his best to rebuild his life. Taking a European trip to visit a close colleague recovering from gunshot wounds, he’s surprised by an urgent request from an old connection to meet. But his catch-up over coffee in Brussels turns deadly when the man is s ...

Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery

From Book 1: USA Today bestselling author, Anna Celeste Burke, brings you an unconventional sleuth hot on the heels of high-living lowlifes in book 1 of the Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery Series. Even in a desert paradise, life is full of surprises like A Dead Husband. 

"My first day as a sleuth was more Stephanie Plum than Miss Marple." Meet Jessica Huntington, an a ...

Coyote, A Jessica James Mystery

She came back for vacation. If she’s not careful, she might leave in a body bag… “The Jessica James Mysteries are edgy, thrilling, and simply captivating.” —Chicago Tribune Ivy League student Jessica James isn’t thrilled to be back home in Montana. But her boring summer break becomes a nightmare when her cousin dies at the local sawmill. Devastated by the death, she can’t help but draw connections ...

A Honky Tonk Night and Murder

Cyber consultant and best-selling author Parker Bell is lured back to Po’thole (Po Ho to the locals and Pothole by anyone north of the Florida Georgia line) by the untimely death of her childhood friend, a city commissioner who voted against a riverfront casino and boardwalk. Is the Mafia trying to take over a small, sleepy Southern town or a bunch of misfit, crazy local politicians who are plotti ...

Operation Blue Sapphire

Calcutta, 1943 – Blaine Phillips, an American War Department employee, goes to dinner with a French businessman he met at his tennis club. Phillips’ body is found the next day, floating in a canal with a bullet in his skull. The British colonial police treat the murder as a random crime, but what they don’t know is that Blaine Phillips was much more than a mere supply clerk. Now a team of deadly, ...

Private Island

Only the invited get to stay. Only the lucky ones get to leave. When Katrina Darlington lost everything, she turned to a stranger for help. Desperate and grieving, she trusted the hand of friendship and travelled halfway across the world to a very private island. Blue skies, blistering sunshine, and luxury on a scale way beyond the average person’s means. The perfect place to start again, surround ...

The Endless Mountain Series

Experience the enthralling Endless Mountain Series, where Christian romance, suspense, and mystery intertwine in a powerful blend of faith and love. Journey with Stella, Claudia, and Sofie, three incredible young women who must navigate life's obstacles and unravel dark secrets. In Shadowing Stella, book one, Stella grapples with her unexpected pregnancy while someone sinister lurks in the shadows ...

You Have The Right to Remain Silent

If You Have The Right to Remain Silent is representative of the quality of books coming in our future, 2022 is going to be one heck of a year for readers.” —Reader Views Conservative talk-show host Mia Folger is in therapy with Dr. Harold Rothenberg. Mia and her husband, progressive Congressman Bradley Crawford, are not getting along these days, personally or politically. When Crawford is found br ...

House of Miracles

When escape is your only option, you need a little lipstick and danger. Meredith Marshall, on the run from her past, abandons a promising career that meant everything to her. She escapes to Belize and carries with her, a life changing secret. In search of a new existence, she finds a trusting soul to give her a second chance. Problems begin to mount when a former Army vet, Axel Cahill, discover ...

Big Little Secrets

A suspenseful race against the clock thriller and a frantic exploration through Eastern Europe, as a worried father desperately searches for his missing wife. I DON'T KEEP SECRETS. UNLESS I HAVE TO. Nelli Horvath is a Hungarian immigrant seemingly living the American dream in Las Vegas with her husband, Clint, and their son, Ryan. After receiving an invitation to her 20th high school reunion, Nell ...

The Life She Chose

Two different women, one dangerous journey. Which one will survive? Find out in this explosive thriller mystery romance!

Maria-Alejandra Cahill, “Mac” to her friends and family, has the best life: a successful law practice, three beautiful stepdaughters, and a military spouse she couldn’t be more proud of. But not everything is as it seems . . . When a client seeks Mac’s help in leaving ...

Death and a Crocodile

2021 Golden Scroll Novel of the Year In first-century Rome, sensible young ladies don't investigate crimes, but Livia Aemlia doesn't let stuffy conventions stand in her way. When her father is murdered and her innocent brother blamed for the crime, Livia and her spunky maidservant pound the ancient Roman pavements in search of the killer. Can she uncover the culprit before powerful men realize wha ...

Not Me! Speluncaphobia, Secrets and Hidden Treasure (A Macavity & Me Mystery)

Aztec gold artifacts from the 16th Century, a fake treasure map, and cryptic clues leading to a cave in the Canadian wilderness— • Feuding family members • A suspicious death and surfeit of suspects • A sailboat trip up the Inside Passage and . . . a stowaway cat Two cousins get together to investigate the death of a favorite uncle and to honor his legacy by fulfilling his dream to recover Aztec g ...

Death Takes a Detour

A murder. A mystery. A legacy to uphold. Abbie Grimshaw’s road to recovery from a traumatic experience takes her on many journeys. On a whim, she stops at St. Michael’s church and runs straight into more danger. This time, there’s a supernatural complication: she can see—and talk to—the Earl of Ashford. He died in 1816, but death doesn’t stop him from charging Abbie with the safety of two young or ...

Brotherly Love

Sibling rivalries during a mariachi show threaten brotherly love! When Andy Veracruz agrees to help his girlfriend stage a show in Vegas, he never expects the junior trumpet players to knock one another unconscious or his brother-in-law to blackmail his sister. Despite aid from a lookalike brother and a quick-thinking cousin, how can Andy put on a classy show while investigating multiple crimes?

Shooting Messengers

What if delivering the mail was a matter of life and death? Somebody kills a postman in Quake City while he’s delivering the mail. Laconic private investigator Danny Ashford suspects the police will bungle the investigation—they usually do. He joins forces with headstrong investigative reporter Deepa Banwait to track down the killer. But when a second murder follows close on the heels of the first ...

Dead Ends

------------ Download Free Book through Author Site Links - Downloads as .EPUB file which can be used with any ebook app ----------------------- Three sinister stories—tales from dark places, where things don’t always end well. Recalculating: Maggie loves garage sales—the thrill of the hunt—as she might call it. Of course, some deals are too good to be true. Sweet Lenora: In 1930s Pe ...

Snowfall in Venice

An intriguing tale of suspense and adventure unfolds in this entertaining tale of a promising young cosmetic surgeon and his bride who stumble onto a stolen treasure while on their honeymoon trip to Italy. Danger erupts when a morose Mafia chieftain offers Doctor Mark Gundersen a terrible choice. Operate successfully on his disfigured daughter and keep the treasure----or face a slow lingering deat ...

Dead and Breakfast

The Big Easy has plenty of song… …a lot of dancing and a bit of murder. Will Brandy be able to prove her friend is innocent? Brandy learned to be loyal in Catholic school. She doesn’t judge. When her best friend, Julia, an ex-stripper turned hotelier, finds the first guest of her new Bed and Breakfast, murdered, she’s on her way to help. Why do the police think Julia did it? There’s a ...

Nomad (4 Book Series)

From Book 1: Read the novel voted Science Fiction Book of the Year*, now in development as a major motion picture. Nomad is the first book in a new four-part epic from million-copy bestseller Matthew Mather.

Humanity only has days to prepare. Can one family survive?

SOMETHING MASSIVE IS COMING, and it's heading for Earth. That's what astronomer Ben ...

Payback Brother

US Marshal Jack Dillon gets an early morning call. An American has been murdered in the Finglas section of Dublin. Dillon hurry’s to the scene. A brutal shooting in the back garden of the home and there are no answers. No witnesses. Very little information on the victim. Is there a gangland connection? In short order, bodies begin to pile up and no one seems to have an answer. Are they even relate ...

The Crucible of Steele

Despite her undeniable talents and willingness to flout the law… Georgia Steele has yet to uncover the cryptic origin of her biological bloodline.  Until a chance encounter with a near twin changes everything. *** This smart thriller will carry you on a rollercoaster ride of plot twists and turns. ***

Unbridled Vengeance #5 Of Gold & Blood mystery series

Rural Sacramento, 1870. Caleb Stewart can’t wait to be a family man. After battling natural disasters and legal challenges to secure his land claim, he’s finally free to court the French beauty next door. But he’s forced to push his feelings aside when his own hacienda becomes the scene of a suspicious double murder. Madeleine Laurent hopes a fresh start in America will help her forget painful ...

Bad Fortune

Rebecca suffers a series of petty crimes that coincide with the resurfacing of an ex-girlfriend. A figure from Leo's distant past hovers in the shadows, threatening his life. As Mal and Vinn look to help their friends, what starts as two disparate investigations converge, leading them into the world of the Roma and a band of gypsy grifters. The shocking discovery of a long-buried secret lets them ...

Big Shot

Small Town. Big Murder.

Hi. I’m Alice. The number one secret to my success as a bodyguard? Staying under the radar. But when a public disaster blew up my career and my reputation, my perfect, solo life took a hard left turn to crazy town. And to bodies. Lots of dead bodies.

I thought my hometown of Nowhere would be an out-of-the-way refuge to wait out the media storm. It wasn’t. ...

Dead Secret

All the intel points to his kid as the perp. But the truth could get them both killed… Andy Flint is on the mend and off the booze. Hoping to reconnect with his estranged adult son, he arranges to meet him in New Zealand and walk the stunning Milford Track. But before they can reunite, a massacre at Wellington’s UN intelligence station leaves his boy as the only survivor… and the prime suspect in ...

The Advocate's Memory (The Advocate Series Book 13)

Attorney Sabre Brown runs from a horrific assault and loses her memory of it with every step. When a dead man turns up in the same area, Sabre blames herself. Did she witness the murder? Or worse--did she kill him? Before Sabre and her private investigator, JP, can solve that mystery, a minor client, Angela, disappears near the murder scene. Sabre must find her. But as Sabre’s memory slowly return ...

Party Wine

A party house, bad wine, and a dead villager add up to murder! When Sofi Francese heads to Italy to restore the family property, she never expects it to feature a dead relative. She runs to the nearest police station, but Cenzo Bot ignores her until he learns that the victim is also the town’s mayor. Together they follow leads, but the villagers only want to hear about Sofi’s wine cellar.

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The Music Hall Murder

London, 1909 Ruby Redlick is a young woman with a passion for reading, who yearns to break free of her constrained life in Upper Norwood and go on the stage. She dreams of playing dramatic characters like her idol Sarah Bernhardt. But the West End is full of lords, predators and courtesans. Ruby almost comes a cropper until a new friend comes to the rescue and introduces her to the ...

Saving Alex

Hunting Hart Casebook: The First Three Cases

The first three Huntingdon Hart stories. 3 Quick Reads collected in one Casebook. The named case is solved within each of the three stories, and we also learn a lot about Hunt's life, unfolding more fully with each case. Casefile # 1 - The Missing Peke Hunt is enjoying a quiet drink in the Bird in Nest, when two mysterious figures from his past turn up out of the blue - both wanting the same thing ...

Pirates of New Earth

Kat Wallace is on a mission. After escaping tortuous enslavement, she sets her sights on ending the human trafficking that has flourished in 24th century Earth.
Adopted by the leader of the pirate nation of Bosch, Kat Wallace is determined to prove herself as a member of the Bosch Pirate Force and use her skills to avenge her enslavement and free other thralls.
But unexpected love and a ...

12 Days of Murder

The holidays are hard enough for widowed NYC detective Frank Schultt without the gifts of a Christmas serial killer and a handsome FBI criminalist. On the first day of Christmas, a serial killer gave to me, twelve holiday murders… A killer is on the loose in New York City during the Christmas holidays and it’s up to NYC Detective Frank Schultt and his partner to figure out who the killer is and pu ...

Desert Moon

When her cat hitched a ride without her, she had no choice but to tail the furry creature...

Best Buddies

"Your son’s invisible friend is not imaginary." Kate’s little boy has a new buddy, one even he can’t see. Can’t hear. Can’t feel. Yet, it’s feeding him information about the world. And about the future. He is using this thing, this undetectable entity, to advance at school. And to help Kate gamble. Despite her addiction.

But, for every morsel of knowledge, his friend demands a favor in ...

Happy Birthday Murder

Make a wish for ... murder? When reporter Roland Bean turns the big three-oh, his wife throws him, and his fraternal twin sister Robyn, a huge birthday bash. The festive occasion is lively and fun until a fight between his sister and her boyfriend ends the night on a sour note. Beanie decides to console Robyn but almost hits a man staggering in the road as he drives to her townhouse. A man who tur ...

Sweet Penelope and The Darkness of David Braxton

For David Braxton, his friends call him Davey and you can too, things are finally going right in his life. In his career, he's about to have the biggest week of his life where he works, the prestigious law firm of Myers, Morgan and Moore. In his personal life, he is about to ask his girlfriend, Abigail, to marry him. Life is a dream. For once! Everything in life is perfect, except for... THE DARKN ...

The Fool on the Hill in a Convertible

It’s 1967. Beatles’ songs are playing everywhere. Torrey is trying to put her broken-hearted life back together. She helps her dad and brother in the family’s surf shop in the friendly little beach community of Mission Cove. But when someone falls off Sunset Cliffs to their death, Torrey gets emeshed in a mystery she'd rather escape. The Fool on the Hill in a Convertible is a cozy mystery novella ...

No Second Chances

No Second Chances is one man`s story, told from his point of view regarding his first-hand experiences in the School of Hard Knocks. If you like thrillers, you`ll probably like this book...

Although it is non-fiction, its style has none of the dry, documentary-type language. It is compelling and entertaining, all while enlightening the reader.

You`ll read about a young, 20-year- ...

Breaking Arrows

An eight-year-old Indian child is dead. The innocent boy’s death is cruel, torturous, and most of all, needless. Jeremiah Tiger, the chief of the Kialegee Tribe, is now faced with the realization that he must fight for his impoverished tribe against the State of Oklahoma and the wealthy and influential Muscogee Nation. The battle is seemingly unwinnable. The once fierce warriors of the Kialegee Tr ...

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