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Plane Dead
David Pearson - 2021
A flight from London to Dublin arrives carrying an unusual cargo – a passenger stone-cold dead in his seat.Sergeant Fiona Moore immediately suspects foul play and forensics confirm a lethal cocktail of drugs was in the man’s system.But Moore is left to largely tackle the case herself as her immediate boss, DI Aidan Burke, has other things on his mind – namely the attractive Swedish co-pilot, Andrea Bergin.Investigating the victim’s business dealings and personal life, Moore finds that all was clearly not quite well with the successful lawyer.Yet who was driven to kill him and what do they want to hide?
Death in Magnerstown
Anne Crosse - 2018
Having had friends in high places, police must act quick to find the killer. But the judge also had lots of enemies in low places, and there is no shortage of suspects. Detective Inspector Robert Carroll is on the trail of the killer, aided by his rather intelligent assistant James Sayder who, much to the former’s consternation, is often one step ahead of the grumpy veteran detective. Detective Carroll’s efforts are confounded by Maggie, who is new in town and recently resurrected the defunct regional rag, The Crier. The newspaper seems to know all of Magnerstown’s bad news before the police, and Carroll wants to give the publisher the full arm of the law, despite finding her rather beguiling. The investigation stumbles forward even though Carroll is at loggerheads with just about everyone in town. But before long another body is found. What links the two victims, and can the Garda find the culprit before he strikes again? This book brims with Irish wit and it will transport the reader into semi-rural Ireland. If you like murder mysteries in the traditional whodunnit vein, like a laugh and a sprinkling of will they/won’t they romance, this book is for you.
Sea, Sun, Cads and Scallywags (Trengillion Cornish Mystery Series Book 3)
Daphne Neville - 2014
The Swinging Sixties are at their height and Trengillion in Cornwall is much changed since the early 1950s. Charles, the last of Trengillion’s prominent family, has died, and Penwynton House, his prestigious former home, is up for sale, causing much consternation amongst villagers as to the future of the rambling, neglected building. Deep inside Bluebell Woods, the children of the village, wrapped in a world of pop stars, music and fashion, spend much of the school holidays playing in and around their makeshift den. And at The Ringing Bells Inn, Landlord Frank Newton and his wife, Dorothy, concede it is time to think of retirement. Meanwhile, visitors come and go and life goes on as normal. Or does it? The strange behaviour of some visitors raise many questions. The death of a quiet, unassuming holidaymaker in a subsequent supposed accident causes much gossip, and the evolving summer turns out to be anything but normal. Sea, Sun, Cads and Scallywags is the third in a series of seven books located in Trengillion on Cornwall’s beautiful Lizard Peninsula.
One at a Time, Boys: Shirley F'N Lyle: Book 2
Clayton Lindemuth - 2019
The only way he can return to his drug lord duties with a clear mind: kill her—and Ulyana the Ukrainian stripper. Lester knows she didn’t pick up a rock at the trailer fire. F.B.I. special agent Joe Smith stands to lose his reputation as a goody two shoes, his career in the agency, and his freedom, if his superiors ever learn about his role in the sex-torture death of El Jay Toungate. Joe Smith doesn’t merely have a Shirley Lyle problem. He has a Shirley and Ulyana problem, and he’s been recalled to Phoenix. The solution? Murder both women. Now. Russian mob boss Vanko Demyan, convinced Shirley, Ulyana, and Lester are in cahoots against him, assigns his best assassin a simple task: Execute all three, and do it in the daylight. Make a splash. Three men... three murder missions... converge on a house in the woods. Newly freed from the root cellar, Ulyana wants to spend her days meditating in sunshine and doing yoga. Shirley wants a salad and a tall glass of rum—but not this day. Today is for bullets, and they fly in Chapter One. “I know you’re excited,” Shirley says, adjusting her cape. “C’mon. One at a time, Boys.” Prepare yourself for a battle of good and evil unlike any you've seen. With rave reviews from Publishers Weekly (starred review and best of the week), IndieNext List, Kirkus, BlueInk Review, Foreword Reviews, San Francisco Book Review, Seattle Book Review, Manhattan Book Review, Indie Reader and more, if you haven't read Clayton Lindemuth's unique brand of literary noir, what are you waiting for?
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.
Slater & Norman Mysteries Boxed Set 4 (Slater & Norman Mysteries Boxed Sets)
P.F. Ford - 2020
Contemporary and classic, the Slater & Norman Mysteries are a great British blend of character, suspense and humour, making them the ideal for those readers who prefer good story over blood and gore. The books in this UK based series have accumulated hundreds of reviews, with almost 90% of reviewers giving 4 and 5 stars. This collection includes books 12-14 in the series:Book Twelve - Wrongly ConvictedIn a possible case of wrongful conviction Slater and Norman are tasked with the job of uncovering what really happened ten years ago, but with a widening pool of suspects, and a shrinking list of potential witnesses, can they discover what really happened on that fateful weekend and catch the real killer?Book Thirteen - Deceptive AppearancesWhen the case of a young woman’s disappearance arrives on their desk, Slater and Norman are hopeful it could be just the break they need. But it soon becomes clear that the man who reported her missing has his own secrets and motivations to hide – and with mysterious photographs, false IDs, and an unidentified body in the mortuary, a simple missing persons case becomes a tangled web involving local businessmen, undercover journalists, and conspiracies.Book Fourteen - The Invisible ManA simple case of someone with a sick mind sending a malicious text message becomes much more when it becomes clear the message has been sent from a mobile phone that went missing two years ago when the owner died in a traffic accident.As Slater and Norman look into the circumstances of the death they soon find they’re in the middle of a convoluted investigation that seems to throw up more questions than answers. Then, finally, as they close in on their suspect they realise they’ve been misled yet again and the race to catch a suspect becomes a race to prevent a murder!If you like mysteries that keep you guessing this is a collection you're going to love. Get your copy now!
Rule of Three (Harper & Hattie Magical Mystery Book 3)
Stacy M. Jones - 2020
Witches say what you put out into the world comes back threefold, and that's exactly what Hattie is hoping for when an old enemy comes back to town.Hattie has to decide if he's a friend or still a foe as she embarks on ensuring justice is served on a lingering murder investigation. Can Dante La Croix help Hattie finally bring the killer to justice or will he use his voodoo to drive her out of town?If that wasn't enough, Hattie and Harper are trying to prove a local author is being framed for the murder of a rival. Two authors, similar names, same city - there's more than just a simple coincidence at play. Harper is developing her psychometry ability more and more each day. It might be just the skill needed to catch a killer when even the cops can't figure it out.If you like charming characters, a hint of romance and an entertaining cozy mystery with a fun paranormal twist, you'll love Rule of Three. Read Book 3 in the Hattie & Harper Magical Mystery Series. While this is a standalone mystery, it does contain spoilers for Saints & Sinners Ball Book #1 in the series.
Murder On The Caledonian Queen (A Helen & Martha Murder Mystery #5)
Sigrid Vansandt - 2020
Murder On The Oregon Coast
G.A. Cockerham - 2017
In these first three short stories of the series, Police Detectives O’Toole and Starker use their intellect, experience and drive to bring more than one killer to justice. O’Toole’s relatives and Starker’s haunted past present life problems and tragedies that make the characters real, leaving the reader with a desire to follow their lives beyond the book’s cover. Whether it’s the discovery of a dead medical doctor on the bank of the Chetco River, or an unexpected witness that turns a previously closed case of suicide into a current murder investigation, the reader will find it hard to put this book down.
THE MUNRO & WEST MYSTERIES: four utterly gripping whodunits
Pete Brassett - 2021
The Diana Hunter Series Box Set 1
Alison Golden - 2017
Feisty, stubborn, emotionally defended, she spends a lot of her time hiding her better qualities behind a facade of hardball. In doing so, she often sabotages herself, cutting her nose off to spite her face, pushing away those who try to help her. Never done that, right? Diana now works for a news and crime magazine, yet her past experience and impressive, Sherlock Holmes-like skills mark her as an asset only the government could have trained… This digital box set contains the first four mystery thrillers in this bestselling series: Hunted: When Lydia is found dead at her workplace, John loses the love of his life. His heart breaks for himself and his little girl as Diana spirals out of control following her mother’s death. The authorities rule the death a suicide, but when events don’t start to add up, the family that is left behind begins to suspect something isn’t right. Hunted is the prequel to the Diana Hunter series. Snatched: What would you do if you discovered a dead body? Would you investigate? Try to solve the case before the police arrive? Would you prattle on about theories regarding the murder, realizing you know almost too much about it? Would you put the handsome detective off balance so that he then accuses you of being the murderer? All before 9AM? No… surely no one would do that? Clearly, you haven’t met Diana Hunter. Stolen: A survivor. A fighter. A threat. When Vancouver’s elite convenes in the prestigious Four Seasons Hotel to celebrate and fund the new British Columbia Children’s Hospital, it is a night of free flowing champagne, high class regalia and more flash than a museum could house – until suddenly everyone realizes all their precious jewels and baubles are gone. In the space of one moment, the night turns from joy to confusion…. How did it happen? How were they all robbed, at once… without anyone seeing a thing? Chopped: Ten years have passed since Diana Hunter, once the youngest spook in the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, was captured by the elusive professional assassin known only as “Surgeon.” It is two days before the anniversary of her ordeal, and Surgeon has claimed another victim. Can Diana and her partner, Detective Peter Hopkinson, outthink this brilliant killer, or will Surgeon’s brutal game continue unchecked? What Amazon readers are saying: ★★★★★ “I started reading the first book in this series and after that, I couldn't put them down, reading though all 4 of the books in a week's time.” ★★★★★ “Diana Hunter is a strong, intelligent, and very likeable heroine.” ★★★★★ “Grabbed me from the first page, and I sat up until 4:30 in the morning reading it.” ★★★★★ “This book will keep you turning the pages to find out the who, what, why, and how.” ★★★★★ “A genuine full-blown mystery/thriller.” ★★★★★ “This story is edgy, chilling, scary and breathtaking all at once.” ★★★★★ “Love the characters and the way the book just flows.” ★★★★★ "This author is what I consider a modern day Agatha Christie; she is that good.
A Seaside Mourning
John Bainbridge - 2014
The peaceful seaside town of Seaborough, half-forgotten on the eastern border of the county, seems an unlikely setting for murder. When a leading resident dies, the cause of death is uncertain. Troubled Inspector Abbs and eager, young Sergeant Reeve are sent to determine whether the elderly spinster was poisoned. Behind the Nottingham lace curtains and over the bone china tea cups, trouble has been brewing. Seaborough is changing, new houses are going up and some prominent inhabitants are ambitious for the town to become a popular resort. When a second death follows, the detectives need to work fast to unravel the truth. Behind the elaborate rituals, is anyone truly mourning? As the leaves fall and secrets are laid bare, unmasking a murderer may have terrible consequences…
Trouble at Clenchers Mill
Diana J. Febry - 2019
Then the attacks started.Detained in the hospital after an unusual accident, he dismisses the claim his new wife is trying to harm him. He’s convinced the property attacks are the childish pranks of locals annoyed by his plans for Clenchers Mill. As a successful property developer, he’s seen it all before. Mindful of Alicia’s reluctance to involve the police he instructs Kate and Simon to make discreet inquiries.Kate and Simon are keen to find the culprit, but are inexperienced and blissfully unaware they are dealing with a determined killer toying with their prey before they strike. Their first case may prove to be their last.