The Buzzing (A Narrowdale Novella)


Michael Omer - 2015
    But this is Narrowdale, and nothing’s ever quite normal. When two of the kids she is looking after disappear, things quickly spiral out of control. Now Roxanne's crawling around in old maintenance tunnels, catching glimpses of creepy happenings in the building's many apartments. In one of them lives a man with a dark, terrible secret, and Roxanne's path is on a collision course with his. And all around the man, there is a strange sound of buzzing…

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


Henry McConley - 2021
    

Falling Off the Family Tree


Judith Harch - 2012
    Sean's recklessness and Ana's sense of entitlement create a family secret that comes home to roost in the following generation. Sean's trail of sins and Ana's deceit and thirst for revenge lead to disaster for each of them.It is 1936. Emotionally deserted by distraught parents after the death of his baby sister, Sean refuses to abandon his father's forsaken American dream. Left to his own devices, the young man travels a road strewn with bad choices and risky behavior. Trapped into marriage and unexpected parenthood at a young age, Sean begins down a path of destruction - first stop - Ana Lapinski.Ana Lapinski is born with the gift of beauty. Her old-world parents are incapable of reigning in their willful, wild child. Time and again, Ana effectively abuses her God-given gift as a means to whatever end she desires - with one exception - Sean Kinnarney.FALLING OFF THE FAMILY TREE is a three-generation saga told against the backdrop of the first 70 years of the 20th century. The story moves from southern New Jersey to the wealthy suburban enclaves of the Main Line outside Philadelphia. It ends in tragedy on the Chesapeake Bay.

They Say People Never Change


Lamar Troutman - 2017
    Detective Sergeant Karen Neilsen hunts a psychopathic murderer of young children. Jerry Peltzig, a thief and nemesis of hers, stumbles into a world of abusing monsters. He discovers a desperate child who needs his help, sending him on a path of violent danger. Karen must find the elusive thief and learn what he's learned in his search for the child. She needs the thief's skills and knowledge to stop the psychopath. Jerry Peltzig must use her to save the boy.

The Sasha McCandless Series: Volume 4 (Sasha McCandless #8-10.5)


Melissa F. Miller - 2018
    Miller! Informed Consent (Book 8) As Sasha and Leo approach their second wedding anniversary, they have their hands full adjusting to life as new parents. Leo resolves to track down the father he never knew. Meanwhile, Sasha tackles a case on behalf of assisted living facility residents who may have been the unwitting subjects of medical research. Both situations escalate unexpectedly, and Sasha and Leo are each forced to decide just how much they’re willing to risk in the name of family. International Incident (Book 9) The new parents leave the twins with Sasha's parents and set off for some much needed R&R. An adults-only cruise sounds like the perfect opportunity to relax and recharge. But once the ship's in international waters, Sasha sees something she shouldn't have. Suddenly, instead of enjoying sunsets and cocktails, she and Connelly are skulking around the ship, trying to evade a dangerous band of lawless maritime criminals. Outside the jurisdiction of organized law enforcement, Sasha and Connelly are forced to take matters into their own hands. Imminent Peril (Book 10) When civil litigator and Krav Maga fighter Sasha McCandless pummels a harasser into a pulp during an altercation in a bar, she's sentenced to an anger management diversion program for first-time offenders. Sasha chafes at the sentence, arguing that she was defending herself from imminent danger. But her law partner Will Volmer and her husband Leo Connelly both beg her to go along with the program to protect her license to practice law and her family's privacy. One of Sasha's classmates woman complains bitterly that she's being set up to discredit her. She claims she's a whistleblower with explosive dirt on her employer. When the woman goes missing and then turns up dead, Sasha suspects she may have been telling the truth. Sasha and Leo set out to investigate and discover a cover-up with the deadliest of implications. Sasha has no choice but to pursue justice, but in doing so she puts herself and her family in the crosshairs, endangering not only her livelihood, but her life. The Humble Salve (Novella 4; Book 10.5) Sasha McCandless-Connelly has a finely honed sense of right and wrong--and a long memory. The handful of grudges she's nursing has started to cause problems at work and at home. When an old adversary and an old ally both come back into the picture, she'll learn whether she has the capacity to forgive and forget. It's a task that just might prove harder than bringing down killers, running a law firm, or parenting twins.

Seeing Scarlett


N.C. Marshall - 2017
    However, when he’s assigned to his first case, to question a young woman, Grace, who claims she has psychic abilities, he is more than a little sceptical! Grace claims to have seen the murder of a woman – Scarlett, the wife of a wealthy entrepreneur – six months ago. Her murder was supposedly solved, with the culprit in prison, and the case closed, but did it really happen the way the police were led to believe? As Grace embarks on a mission to discover the truth behind Scarlett’s death, she uncovers dark secrets, shocking revelations, and lies once buried which threaten to resurface. A twisting and turning plot, weaved with mystery, suspense, romance and more than a hint of the supernatural…

Cut The Deck


B. Baskerville - 2019
    Any card. This killer wants the whole deck.When the body of a teenage girl, dressed in a magician’s outfit, is discovered on a beach in North Tyneside, DCI Cooper fears she is dealing with a different breed of killer.Some murderers leave a calling card, but this girl’s killer stitched his card into her flesh. Cooper quickly gets to work and identifies the victim as missing fifteen-year-old, Rachel Pearson. As the investigation progresses, Cooper soon discovers that Rachel’s father has a short fuse and that her boyfriend, Will, has a possessive streak. Before she can track down Will, another girl is murdered.  Same killer. Same school. Different outfit. With a serial killer stalking the teenagers of Tynemouth, Cooper’s boss and the press are demanding results. As Cooper’s self-confidence dwindles she works to find the connection. The eyes of the country are on Tynemouth and her investigation. Can Cooper put her personal issues behind her and stop the man tormenting her hometown before another mother loses her child and she loses her job?

Queenie's Castle


Lena Kennedy - 1994
    The incident ends in murder and Joe is accused - of the real villains there remains not a trace.But his memory of that fateful night, and a clue to the identity of the murderers, helps him through his time in prison and fuels his desire to uncover the truth. His quest leads him back to the East End and to the Ship and Castle pub, run by the mysterious and formidable Queenie . . .

Fatal Fall (A Miranda and Parker Mystery Book 18)


Linsey Lanier - 2021
    

A Spice of Madness (The Inspector Lazarus Mysteries #2)


Suzanne Downes - 2017
    She confides in her husband, but Inspector Lazarus is busy chasing a daring jewel thief and has no time to worry about unfounded accusations levelled at Clement Foxcroft, no matter how odious he is. He is forced to reconsider when he discovers that Elspeth has apparently left behind her new born baby son without a second thought. When his superior also orders him to stay away from the family, his suspicions are roused – if there is nothing to hide, why are the two men so determined to keep him at bay? He and Sergeant Stonier are about to defy them both and begin a search for the missing Elspeth when a brutal murder intrudes and Lazarus suddenly finds himself caring for a soon-to-be-orphaned young family. Will he and Stonier ever untangle all the threads and reunite the missing woman with her son? Or is it already too late to save her?

Bring Me Back: 5 Chapter Sampler


B.A. Paris - 2018
    He runs in to pay, she stays in the car. When he returns her car door has been left open, but she's not inside. No one ever sees her again. Ten years later he's engaged to be married; he's happy, and his past is only a tiny part his life now. Until he comes home from work and finds his new wife-to-be is sitting on their sofa. She's turning something over in her fingers, holding it up to the light. Something that would have no worth to anyone else, something only he and she would know about, because his wife is the sister of his missing first love.As more and more questions are raised, their marriage becomes strained. Has his first love somehow come back to him after all this time? Or is the person who took her playing games with his mind?Don't miss Bring Me Back, the next thriller from "A-list" (Booklist) author B. A. Paris.

The Pope's Suicide


Steve Richer - 2017
     It isn't old age or a disease. He is found hanging in a bathroom while on an official visit to New York City. All signs point to a suicide and NYPD detective Donnie Beecher is put in charge of the investigation. It's the last assignment he wants. Because of his tragic past, he has no love for the Catholic Church. His marriage is falling apart, his teenage daughter is getting mixed up with the bad crowd. But soon clues start piling up. What if the Pope was assassinated? In Vatican City, young and idealistic Father O'Dwyer is beginning to wonder the same thing. Why are the cardinals around him so secretive? Why do they keep whispering about the mysterious San Marino letter? With his superiors breathing down his neck for a swift resolution, Beecher teams up with Officer Emma Aldridge, a former nun. Failure means not just an end to his career but a shift of power in international relations which could lead to war. Together, they will need to find out what really happened to the Pope. ...and try not to get killed in the process.

The Nantucket Estate (Haven Island Book 4)


Coral Harper - 2021
    

Angels (Nevada James #3) (Nevada James Mysteries)


Matthew Storm - 2016
    Back then he promised he'd resume their deadly game of cat and mouse soon. But since then...he's done nothing. Out of leads and with nothing to go on, Nevada has nothing to do but wait. But in the meantime, she learns one of her old criminal informants has been tryingto get in touch with her. Krystal Harris, a former gang member, has information about a series of murders that she wants to pass on in exchange for enough money to leave town. But Krystal is murdered before Nevada has the chance to discover what information her informant wanted to give her. Now Nevada has a new crime to solve, and a score to settle. Four people are dead, and Nevada is determined to find out why.

Ellis Angels: The Nurses of Ellis Island Hospital


Carole Lee Limata - 2013
    Ellis Island Hospital has been closed since 1954. When Superstorm Sandy bombards New York Harbor in 2012, Ellis Island is left battered and flooded. During an extensive clean-up, a file cabinet is discovered in the long-abandoned, vacant hospital building. It is found to contain the files of a former Senior Nursing Superintendent. Filled with documentation of nursing procedures, notes, schedules, and pages from her 1924 journal, the tender tale of Ellis Angels was inspired from these rescued files. Newly-arrived immigrants are facing enormous physical and emotional challenges. The Stanescu twins are separated from their parents, and admitted for favus scalp infections. Fabiana Morales, a beautiful young woman, comes to America to be married, but is rejected by her future husband because of her unsightly goiter. Mrs. Ryan, pregnant with her fifth child, is hospitalized for pregnancy complications. Mrs. Brunne and her newborn are facing deportation because of the newly established Quota Law, and a teenager delivers her premature infant on the floor of the Women’s Detention Dormitory.During her orientation, Miss Angie, a nurse recruit, learns the routines of the Hospital. She meets handsome Dr. Goodwin who is, unknowingly, searching for the nurse of his dreams. Miss Adeline, an experienced and spirited nurse, takes Angie under her wing. The Nursing Superintendent, Sister Gwendolyn, is keeping a watchful eye on her staff of Ellis Island Nurses. Together, through their creativity and united efforts, the nurses and doctors of Ellis Island Hospital discover ways to help their patients follow their dreams. In the process, they achieve their own American Dream, as well.