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A Cruise to Die For (A Redmond James Private Detective Thriller, #1)
Beth A. Sager - 2016
Both need to relax after a car accident and brutal work schedules, but a madman has other ideas. A man who calls himself The Boss has set out to hold all 3,000 passengers and crew hostage to his demands. No one is safe, and it is up to ex-homicide detective Redmond James and FBI Special Agent Daisy Chain to determine who the Boss really is and what he truly wants. The fate of every man, woman, and child on board are in their hands. Will they discover the truth in time? Or will Redmond and Daisy just be two more victims? Find out for free - go ahead and click on the button, right now, and start reading. You'll be glad you did.
The DI Skelgill Series Books 8-10: compelling British crime mysteries
Bruce Beckham - 2020
Secrets Behind Doors
Audrey Walker - 2021
A dead woman found in an apartment with no witnesses and no suspects.Shelby Griffin's first day on the job has just taken a turn that she could have never foreseen.Shelby Griffin has just joined the LAPD, filled with hopes and dreams of the career that awaits her.She knows she is talented and can’t wait to prove it to the rest of the world.But her plans come to a jarring halt when her gruff captain pairs her up with Detective Trevor Morris—a man who seems determined to have nothing to do with her.So, when a homicide case fortuitously drops in her lap, Shelby jumps at the chance to show everyone what she is capable of.Only, she soon realizes that she might have bitten off more than she could chew.Will Shelby be able to find the murderer?Will she be able to uncover the truth about the dead woman?Will she find a way to prove herself to Morris?Or will she fail and perhaps be forced to witness the deaths of many others?Take this thrilling adventure and get a look into the early years of the now popular, Detective Shelby Griffin.
Mercy, Alabama
Heather L. Mattern - 2012
Set predominantly in the sanctuary of a small southern town in the 1960's, Mercy, Alabama spans decades and states to probe a buried but unsettled past plagued with mistrust and tainted by an unresolved murder. It explores the choices that define us, the nature of forgiveness, and the frailty of human connections in the face of disaster.
The Vanishing (Triquetra Series Book 2)
L.C. Kincaide - 2019
She must have been important because the mysterious client spared no expense to get her there to investigate the disappearance, making the gig too good to resist. Had Lindy known the victim’s identity, and her own financial reality were not so grim, she would have turned him down in an instant. Instead, she travels to a remote island with a man she’d rather avoid, and where the residents keep their secrets close. One of them knows the truth, and she must find it before it finds her.
Warm Canvas: An adult crime thriller
Joice - 2015
Missing for about six weeks, she was repeatedly raped, but that is not all. Her assailant left her with a permanent reminder of him. It is something so unique and beautifully grotesque that it is beyond belief. Local detective Kathy Dradin and her partner get the case and soon other women start to turn up, victims of the same rapist.On the other side of the country a man is found with a pocket knife in the side of his neck. The FBI is on the trail of a serial killer. Unknown to Kathy the serial killer strikes close to home and the FBI are now searching for their man in her backyard. Over the course of twelve days these cases overlap more and more until they intersect. Are they one case or two?Fast paced and full of surprises you won’t put it down.
Winters Legend on Stone Mountain: A Family Saga (Stone Mountain Family Saga Book 1)
Michelle Files - 2020
Power. Lies. Murder. Some families will do whatever it takes to win. Carson Winters does as he pleases, without guilt or shame. And no one can stop him. But his judgment day is coming. This series about the Winters family is a complicated tale of the family with everything. You won’t want to miss a single word of this story of love, loss, and heartache, with just a bit of mayhem thrown in. The complete Stone Mountain Family Saga: Winters Legend on Stone Mountain A Dangerous Game on Stone Mountain Deceit on Stone Mountain Get your copies now.
Echo Effect
R.D. Armstrong - 2017
super soldier is surfacing. They call it the E.C.H.O., an unparalleled hunter constructed from reverse engineered alien materials. Thousands of miles away from home, resourceful U.S. Army Ranger Michael Keller is caught in the gears of greed, thrust into the corporate fueled Star Rust conflict of 2074. Despite his wits, he never comes home from war, leaving his fiancée, Vala, behind. Enter the world of debilitating technological diseases, alien salvage mercenaries, and ruthless corporate tycoons in a fight to discover the truth.
Make Me Dead: A Vampyres of Hollywood Mystery
Adrienne Barbeau - 2015
TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR! MAKE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD... As always in a Vampyres of Hollywood mystery, the biting wit is sharper than a nip from a passing vampyre—in a word, humor, wit, and satire are what this engaging series is really all about. You’re going to get a good mystery every time, with lots of action, suspense, and adventure, but the best part is the clever and witty writing. Nobody’s better than Barbeau at skewering the foibles of Hollywood and its self-involved denizens, and nobody’s got a smarter mouth than her movie star heroine, vampyre--Please! Never merely "vampire"--Ovsanna Moore, this time in New Orleans for a horror convention. (Fasten your seat belts—lots of fun to be had at the expense of horror conventions!) Traveling with Ovsanna is her human true love, hot LAPD Detective Peter King, Peter’s snake-dancing neighbor Susie Q, and the detective’s memorabilia-selling mom. But unbeknownst to the quartet, someone else is with them—someone from the past who can be extremely dangerous. It all gets off to a rollicking start when some poor fool dressed as Buffy the Vampire (sic) Killer has the temerity to take on an ACTUAL vampyre—i.e. the glamorous Ovsanna Moore. From there we go to Snakes At the Con, hoodoo practitioners, bayou hilarity, and a nail-biting battle-of-the titans ending. For all mystery readers who love humor—because if you think you don't like vampyre books, you haven't met a woman sleuth like Ovsanna Moore. Don't think “vampyre”, think the fulfillment of your fondest fantasy—a woman who wins every fight; who (being 450 years old) can say exactly what she wants with no guilt and no regrets; and who, even at the advanced age of 450, is sexy as a 20-year-old and still up for hot romance. Part comic mystery, part police procedural, a little bit supernatural, paranormal, and cccult (with a dash of old-fashioned vampyre romance), MAKE ME DEAD is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud—more than once.
The Accidental Audience
Faith Wood - 2015
Intrigue. Intuition. Throughout her life, Colbie Colleen built walls around herself—now, life challenges her safety net. Her security. Her relationships. She stands alone as she attempts to complete a puzzle from fragmented pieces, needing to trust her instincts for she knows things are not as they seem. Faith Wood’s the Accidental Audience invites readers into the world of Colbie Colleen—ex-cop, psychological profiler, psychic detective. Reeling from a career derailed due to injury, Colbie Colleen retools her life, discovering a path of insight, intrigue, and intuition. The kidnapping of her lover catapults her into a sphere of fraud laced with corruption as she discovers the difference between willful blindness and total clarity.
The Dead Trilogy
Andrew Barrett - 2020
1500 pages of killer action and suspense that lead to a ‘fast-paced and thrilling climax’.A Long Time Dead. Everyone trusts Roger. He’s got an honest face… for a killer.Two dead women. All the evidence points to Scenes of Crime Officer, Roger Conniston. The real killer uses Roger’s sordid secrets against him until no one believes he is innocent. He’s about to lose his job, his wife, and his freedom. But the killer wants it all; the killer wants Roger’s life too, and time is running out.Stealing Elgar.No one can question Roger’s loyalty. Except those he won’t give it to.Scenes of Crime Officer, Roger Conniston, ventures out alone to find his wife. He doesn’t trust the police anymore, and he despises the man who kidnapped her.Hades is a brutal killer who is planning Britain’s largest robbery, and needs Roger’s compliance.When he found out that she was literally sitting on a bomb, Roger’s compliance turns to fury.But will his fury get him there in time?No More Tears.Roger is about to pull the trigger. And then decides to forgive himself.SOCO Roger Conniston’s fury hasn’t subsided, and he selects a name from a list of Hades’ ex-gang members. That name is Jess.A few miles away, a killer reads a name on a letter. That name is Roger Conniston, and that killer is Jess.But someone even closer has a mind for vengeance, and he wants them both dead.When fighting a killer becomes a battle for revenge – this is No More TearsBonus Material:An Introduction from Andrew BarrettReasons and MethodologyCharacter BiographyThings of NoteThe Theme of Each BookA Detailed Synopsis of Each bookA Long Time Dead – the earliest version, from October 2000. This is a link to your own downloadable ebook.
McAllister Justice Series Box Set
Reily Garrett - 2020
A murder game of blood and bit coin.The stakes are raised when he chooses a white-hat hacker for his next target. Is Lexi clever enough to find him first?“Digital Velocity… A steamy, seductive police procedural about a cyber predator whose deviant mayhem originates in the dark web.” - BestThrillers.comDigital VelocityA killer’s game of cat and mouse… But his prey has secrets.Amateur sleuth Lexi Donovan is a white-hat hacker from a small town near Portland, Oregon. Armed with snark and grit, she levels the playing field against criminals using bits and bytes, with anonymity as her shield. Never did she imagine meeting her equal on the dark net.When a series of murders ends with her friend’s death, she discovers the killer’s digital betting arena on the dark web. The cunning psychopath leaves obscure riddles in his gory game of cat and mouse to lead police officers to the next victim.In seeking justice, Lexi directs anonymous tips to Detective McAllister, an alpha-male cop hard-wired for justice, and inadvertently sends him into a firefight. Her intent to stop the killing spree backfires and centers the killer’s crosshairs on her. With a dog for protection and sarcasm for her shield, she straddles the law to bring a killer to justice while navigating the murky waters of betrayal, deception, and passion.Bound By ShadowsShe woke up in a cage… UndergroundKidnapping and murder never crossed Kaylee’s mind when seeking a fresh start in Portland, Oregon, a new beginning to shed the remnants of tragedy dogging her steps. After escaping an underground prison, she fights to stay one step ahead of the killer bent on silencing his only witness. Kaylee.Two months after dodging a serial killer’s best efforts, Caden McAllister flounders within a social sink hole, unable to move forward, too stubborn to step back. Guarded and wary, the private investigator’s stagnant lifestyle detonates into chaos when a battered and bloody young waif stumbles into his care. Framed for a murdering a past lover, Caden must clear his name and overcome his charge’s doubts while keeping her out of the sex-trafficking trade. When betrayal ends with Kaylee’s re-capture, he must conquer his dark past and risk all or lose the one he has come to love. Murder, mystery, underground tunnels, and romance intertwine in this standalone romantic thriller, the second installment of the McAllister Justice Series.
The King's Coroner (Sir Law Kintour #4)
J.R. Tomlin - 2018
The king's new coroner, Sir Law Kintour, investigates the death of a mysterious stranger in fifteenth-century Perth, Scotland. The investigation is complicated by the civil war brewing as the king raises his army against a rebellious duke. Sir Law is pitched further into intrigue and betrayal when he discovers a hired assassin is lurking in Perth. No one knows who will be the next victim. Now Law must call on every resource he has to stop the killer.
Guns Along The Rio (The Texas Ranger Chronicles)
Jack R. Stanley - 2012
Young Trace LaFon counted that a good thing or he’d never have lived long enough to become a Texas Ranger or partnered up with Xavier Falcon. But the two become a part of history the very first time the Rangers were ever used as an arm of law enforcement in the Lone Star state. GUNS ALONG THE RIO is the first of this pair’s adventures as both they and the Rangers grow up on the Texas Frontier gaining experience and wisdom mixed with a lot of cowboy common sense and humor. As any cowpoke knows, good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. Colorful and historical characters make up this tale base on “The Cortina War” along the Rio Grande in 1859.
Teesside Steal
John Nicholson - 2013
His dad has just died, he’s being made bankrupt, he’s getting evicted, his girlfriend has left him and Middlesbrough are 2-0 down in the UEFA Cup. But there’s a way out. His father has bequeathed him a huge inheritance, if only he can find out where it is. As he tries to repair his relationship with Julie and deal with the ghosts of his dysfunctional upbringing, he discovers his dad isn’t the man he thought he was. Soon it becomes obvious something very strange has happened and Nick begins to doubt that his dad is even dead at all. As he searches for the truth, he is plunged into a world of theft, greed and brutal murder. Soon, as the Boro play a huge European game, he will have to fight for his and Julie’s life on the windswept sand dunes of Saltburn. Teesside Steal is set in Teesside and North Yorkshire and is the first in the Nick Guymer series of mysteries. It is a story of upbringing, inheritance and UEFA Cup football.