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Hero of the Day?

by Henry D. Trett

Would you be willing to watch a stranger's senseless death, or would you be willing to kill and protect a life? Oh, and by the way, you now have mere seconds to make up your mind: 3...2...1...Times up! David Alan Taylor simply wanted to celebrate his birthday, but fate had other plans for him that night; forcing him to blindly choose between getting involved or watching things evolve. What would you do? This is the simple choice presented to David; just a normal guy with a day job, s... more

Chicago Detective Jack Fallon in the Mystery of the Exotic Escort Murders

by Bob Kelly

Young Chicago Detective Jack Fallon takes on his first murder case with his new partner Elaina Rodriguez as part of an elite task force while also dealing with dire threats from a southside Chicago street gang. This adventurous tale of mystery and suspense is fast-paced and will keep adult readers of all ages riveted and anxious to find out what happens next.

Desert Deadline: A Dante & Jazz Mystery

by Michael Craft

Desert Deadline: A Dante & Jazz Mystery (series installment #2)

Dante O’Donnell and Jazz Friendly make an unlikely pair of crime solvers, thrust together by iffy circumstances in the so-called paradise of sunny Palm Springs. He’s white and gay, a concierge at a vacation-rental outfit; she’s Black and straight, a private eye on the rebound from a failed marriage.

Maude Movay, a reclusive author of romance novels, is facing a tight deadline for a m... more

Echoes of Navarre

by Paul Richardson

Gillespie Field Groove

by Corey Lynn Fayman

When nurse and fledgling pilot Lucinda Rhodes hires guitar-playing private detective Rolly Waters to track down a Stratocaster guitar owned by her deceased father, Rolly is thrilled to take on her case, especially when he learns the guitar’s original owner may have been Jimi Hendrix. But Gerry Rhodes’s reckless personal history leads to more questions than Rolly and Lucinda have bargained for when San Diego Police detective Bonnie Hammond opens an investigation into his death.

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Sandi Jacobs

by Aaliyah D. Murphy

Sandi Jacobs wasn't always sick, but after escaping from the clutches of her abusive father she never got a good grip on reality. Diagnosed with schizophrenia at the tender age of seven, Sandi's nightmares aggressively follow her into her waking life. No matter how far they are from her father's influence his presence always seems to be there, although reality might be blurred for her this isn't the case for everyone. Every time she gets closer to seeing just how thin the line is between her il... more

Hidden In The Shadows

by A.D. Vancise

"All I can ever think about is murdering her." -C.B. Twenty-three-year-old Evie Day never dreamt she'd be back in Woodsville Arkansas, a small town in the middle of nowhere, after having left five years earlier, but the death of her grandfather called for her return. After discovering a photo from 1933 of a mysterious woman standing next to a tiny wooden box, a strange vial of blood wrapped up in a handkerchief in the pocket of her grandfather's overalls, and a key hidden in his desk drawer th... more

Death on the Causeway (Myrtle Beach Mysteries Book 4)

by Caleb Wygal

When Clark Thomas finds a beautiful young woman stranded alongside the highway, he takes it upon himself to help. He soon finds himself in a chase up and down the Myrtle Beach Grand Strand, trying to find the woman's fiance only to find himself trapped in a deadly scheme. Clark must unravel the clues leading up to an explosive climax that changes everything.

The Key to Kells

by Kevin O'Connor

DISCOVERY UPENDS EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT MEMORY AND GENETICS. IT MIGHT COST KEY MURPHY HIS LIFE. Key Murphy is a freak, a prodigy. He has visions so real he’s diagnosed with PTSD. Key learns that his visions might be caused by a mutated gene which allows him to experience the memories of an ancestor. Key also has a family link to The Book of Kells. Pages from the book were stolen in Ireland in the distant past. Those pages are believed to contain clues to the location of a priceless relic ... more

Death Coach: A Detective Walker Novel

by Morgan Rivers

A psychosexual story that redefines the erotic thriller What happens when a detective gets unwittingly involved with the serial killer he’s hunting? That’s what Sergeant Walker is about to find out. Death Coach takes the reader on a fast-paced, sexy ride where the golden boy of Joliet P.D. has attracted the attention of Terana, a “life coach” whose talent is actually ending the lives of her clients. When this gorgeous psycho becomes obsessed with the handsome detective on her trail, she... more

Compunction

by Ehmbee Way

In a relatively short amount of time, James Singer has lost his wife, his job, his home and his subsequent place in the world. Now, with appearance of a shadowy phantasm who has taken to terrorizing him every night, he's beginning to fear that he, like his schizophrenic aunt, is also on the verge of losing his ability to discern what is real and what is not. As James’s condition continues to grow worse, he begins to mysteriously and uncontrollably phase in and out of several different worlds—... more

Juice

by Carter McKnight

Charlie Delmar, blackjack player, has an extraordinary ability. He can see—actually see—the denominations of face-down cards. He calls the ability "the Juice." It's a casino's worst nightmare.

Counterintelligence

by Michele Packard

In this explosive psychological political thriller, Matti Baker is the marque attraction of an ensemble cast that is kicking butt and taking names. Baker and her team must navigate a corrupt world where politicians are compromised by Big Tech and Big Pharma industries. It is a deadly conspiracy, a scheme carefully designed to take advantage of governments, especially the American government that is dangerously out of touch and out of power in the places where it counts the most. Would gove... more

Who Are You?

by R. T. Lund

The president of the Minneapolis city council is savagely murdered in a park a few hours before dawn. Forensic evidence suggests she knew the killer. Detective Lincoln Barnes and her cerebral partner, Warren, lead an investigation that focuses on the charismatic mayor and the victim's chief aide. Barnes' romantic encounter with a judge turns into an obsession after she discovers startling facts about his past. As she and Warren close in on the killer, events occur that make her question her ... more

Grateful

by Marnie Olson

Grace Elliott is a grief-stricken woman confronted with ongoing tragedy and loss, whose fantasies of being liberated from her agonizing existence are paralleled by the gruesome tale of the lovelorn Kent Clark. Kent regards himself a hopeless romantic, ceaselessly pursuing his perfect mate. As Kent’s deluded quest for love turns up nothing but bodies, homicide detective Erin Taylor relentlessly pursues the madman, determined to end the massacre. The psychological dance between criminal and crime-... more

After the Ferry: A Gripping Psychological Novel

by C.A. Larmer

On a Greek Islands ferry, Millie's life splits into parallel realities after she meets an alluring stranger. In one reality she finds true love. In the other she ends up murdered. But which is which? BEFORE THE FERRY… A SEDUCTIVE PROPOSAL Millie Malone is young, carefree and happily backpacking with friends. Then she boards a Greek Islands ferry and falls for a mesmerising Greek stranger. He’s getting off at the very next port and invites her to join him. Should she follow her heart or stay ... more

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