The Disappearance Of A Fearless Hero: A Historical Western Adventure Book


Henry McConley - 2021
    

Above Reproach


Heather Atkinson - 2013
    She has a good job, a nice little cottage and has started dating again.However, when she starts to experience disturbing dreams involving Glenn Corrigan, her best friend’s husband, she fears she’s suffering a relapse. Glenn is a local celebrity, the charismatic heart surgeon but in her dreams he’s terrifying.When one of her friends dies at the hands of a serial killer operating in the area, the dreams intensify to the point where Paige finds it difficult to discern fantasy from reality. Is her worst fear being realised and she’s experiencing another breakdown, or is there a more sinister reason behind these frightening nightmares?Contains scenes of sex and violence.

Concrete Alibi (A Glasgow Murder Mystery)


M. Macgregor - 2016
     Includes a bit of humour, no bad language or gratuitous violence. (Cover image: The Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew St)

Body out of Place


Diane M. Dickson - 2021
    The death is indeed suspicious, and a murder book is opened. The race is on to identify the victim and get to the bottom of this bizarre case.But DI Jordan Carr and his small team struggle to get a breakthrough. His boss is displeased and on the verge of reassigning the inquiry until they discover it has happened before.With the pressure mounting, and a clear link between the victims less than forthcoming, will Carr keep his cool head in the face of a calculating killer?BODY OUT OF PLACE is the third book in the DI Jordan Carr series of mysteries based in Liverpool. Look out for the other books, BODY ON THE SHORE and BODY BY THE DOCKS, also free with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback.

Blackfriars Gate: A DCI Shaftoe Mystery


J.J. Thomas - 2019
    A stabbing . A cloaked figure. A hit and run. On a blustery Autumn night, a middle-aged man leaves Newcastle’s Chinatown to go to his car. Later he is found dead at Blackfriars Gate. There appears to be no obvious reason for his murder, unless he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Then a middle-aged woman is killed in a hit and run on a quiet country road, early in the morning, in north Northumberland. Detective Chief Inspector Alex Shaftoe, a history and archaeology buff, is considering retirement as she walks into Chinatown to resolve a gang fight. But soon the grizzly murder at Blackfriars Gate which adjoins Chinatown is discovered. As the stakes are raised, can she join the dots in a thirty-year old past which connects these events, before there is another death. Set in Newcastle upon Tyne and the wild beauty of Northumberland, this is a fast-paced British detective mystery. A whodunnit with a hint of mid-life romance and humour. The twists and turns and suspense will keep you guessing until the end.

Weep Willow, Weep: A DI Stella Cole short story


Andy Maslen - 2020
    and newly promoted Detective Inspector Stella Cole catches her first murder. An intruder has murdered the husband of a glamorous older lady who turns out to have an interesting past.As Stella investigates, pieces of the puzzle come together but then fly apart and she’s left wondering how she’s going to solve the case.Her boss is putting her under pressure to clear it ‘for the statistics’ and steering her towards the burglar-disturbed-in-the-act story.But then, as she grabs some time with her husband, a shocking revelation shows her what might have really happened.

Coastal Caper


Don Rich - 2020
    Casey Shaw is going to need all the help he can get from the Mallard Cove gang if he's going to prove his innocence. He has to find the real killer in order to stay out of jail and save his business, but time isn't on his side.

Close to Her (Detective Sarah Burke #1)


Elizabeth Gunn - 2021
    Eighty miles from the Mexican border. The last week of September. It’s sizzling by noon.Detective Sarah Burke is a homicide cop with a lot on her plate. Her boss has a grudge against her, her sister is just out of rehab, her ex-husband is taking her for all she’s worth in the divorce, and her new man is keeping secrets from her.One sweltering early Arizona morning, Sarah is called out to a body in a parking lot. The dead man has the hands of a street fighter, but he’s wearing expensive clothes and looks too clean cut. What did he do to get himself stabbed to death?Sarah gets home to see her ten-year-old niece on the news. Denny was left in the car while her mom went to the grocery store for beer. The carjacker didn’t see the little girl asleep in the back.Detective Sarah Burke must race against time to stop a killer — and a kidnapper.WHEN THE PEOPLE SHE LOVES ARE IN DANGER, SHE’LL STOP AT NOTHING TO PROTECT THEM.

The Girl Below Stairs


Hope Dawson - 2021
    

Banner Elk Breeze


Ed Robinson - 2018
    He and Brody are settling into their new life when he stumbles onto a plot of marijuana plants on public land. Knowing a thing or two about growing weed, Breeze befriends the mysterious mountain man tending to the crop. When his new friend is killed, he tries to help law enforcement solve the crime. When the authorities prove reluctant, he is forced to take matters into his own hands. In the process, he transforms from boat bum to a true man of the mountains.

Who'll Stop The Rain


Don Donovan - 2016
    The cemetery loomed in its eternal silence on our right, and I felt the eyes of the dead opening under heavy lids to watch us pass by in the rainy night, somehow knowing we were on our way to do murder, to send them some company." From the mean streets of Miami, Hialeah, and Key West comes this sprawling noir novel of three hardened individuals: LOGAN, career criminal from Key West who is fed up with his outlaw life, but can't escape it. MAMBO DeLIMA, gambling boss of Key West, who is being muscled by out-of-town racketeers and is determined to face them down. SILVANA MACHADO, the first female detective sergeant in the Miami PD's homicide division, who gets her results through violence and intimidation. In this first entry in The Miami Crime Trilogy, Don Donovan has spun a tale of separate South Florida characters whose lives are woven together into a web of money, betrayal, and murder. "... classic noir, written as noir was intended to be written." -- David Beckwith, Key West Citizen

The Orphan Daughter of Lupin lane: A Historical Victorian Romance


Dolly Price - 2019
    No one on Lupin Lane recognises her, and the ever-present dangers of Whitechapel leave the fatherless child helpless. What can the elderly couple do but take this bedraggled and hungry orphan into their heart and home? Other than her name, Isabella’s past and how she ended up on Mr. and Mrs. Colls doorstep remains a mystery. As Isabella flowers into a young woman, the secrets of the past float to the surface, as do family feuds and savage enemies of the innocent girl. Phillip Mitchell, Mr. Coll’s young apprentice, discovers just how close Isabella is to a fearful demise, and determines to protect the woman he secretly loves, but he may be too late. Will Isabella survive the plot against her life, and will she finally discover her true identity and uncover who the mysterious shadows from her past really are? Will Phillip draw the courage to display his true feelings to Isabella, and can this once-lost orphan trust her precious heart to the love of another? If you enjoy books by Dilly Court and other Victorian Romance writers, you will love this debut novella by Dolly Price. Dolly Price writes wholesome historical romance. Buy The Orphan Daughter of Lupin Lane today to dive into this moving tale of a vulnerable orphan and her thrilling journey to the secure arms of love.

The Late Shift


Michael Connolly
    

THE DCI BLIZZARD MURDER MYSTERIES: Books 4 to 6


John Dean - 2019
    A super value boxset! Comprising the fourth, fifth and sixth books in the Detective Chief Inspector John Blizzard series: THE SECRETS MAN, BREACH OF TRUST and DEATH LIST. THE SECRETS MAN Whilst detective John Blizzard looks into a series of drug-related deaths, his nemesis, gangland thug Morrie Raynor, is released from prison. Blizzard becomes convinced Raynor is linked to a new crime spree, but with little evidence other than the ravings of a sick, delirious man, the detective's colleagues suspect his personal feelings are clouding his judgement. A BREACH OF TRUST A corrupt industrialist is found dead. When his family shed crocodile tears, DCI John Blizzard turns the screw. But when their alibis check out, can his team track down the real killer among a long list of likely suspects? DEATH LIST An undercover detective is shot in his home. Later, police officers on a routine patrol are fired at. Someone has a big problem with law enforcement. DCI Blizzard starts a crackdown on his city’s most notorious gangsters. But is he in danger of rubbing the wrong people up the wrong way? Or is he already on the killer’s list? All three of these books are also available separately on Kindle and in paperback. This box set is available FREE with Kindle Unlimited. The first three books in the series, THE LONG DEAD, STRANGE LITTLE GIRL and THE RAILWAY MAN, are also available individually on Kindle and in paperback and as a box set on Kindle. If you enjoy mysteries that have you guessing until they end, you’ll love these books about hard-hitting detective John Blizzard and his team.

The Lonely Wife


Val Wood - 2020