Caribbean Thriller

As a widowed mother of three, new love seems impossible for Freya - until she meets Duncan, and suddenly she feels alive again. While Freya’s older children are less than welcoming, six-year-old Sophie helps Duncan find his place in the family - but even Sophie harbours fears that threaten to overshadow any chance of a new start. The past is hard to leave behind when pictures of Freya’s idolised late husband hang in every room, and the more Duncan tries to find the source of Sophie’s anxiety, the more he is convinced that Reuben was not the perfect husband and father Freya remembers.

Congressman Shapply, a former music insider who now leads the crusade against offensive lyrics in rap songs, is attacked and murdered in front of his Washington, D.C., home. His son Nick is arrested and charged with murder. For veteran music journalist Mick Sever, covering this case is personal. Sever, best friend of the accused killer, believes his friend's claims of innocence.

It was just a family vacation...until the terrorists came aboard. Jackson Barr, Jr., along with his wife and kids, are enjoying a Caribbean cruise when all hell breaks loose. At port in Jamaica, an explosion rocks the ship, and all passengers are sent to shore on lifeboats, where they are told they'll be reunited with their children.

Key Isabella might be small, but it has become a hub for the drug trade into the United States. For the Black Berets—the world’s fiercest mercenaries—the issue of a billion-dollar heroin smuggling operation hits a sore spot they can’t ignore. Arriving in the West Indies, the five-man team of American heroes is tasked with overthrowing Key Isabella’s evil dictator without anyone finding out they’re involved. To make matters more difficult, they soon bump into the additional problem of a police force just as violent and corrupt as the nation’s tyrannical leader.

For rock-and-roll writer Mick Sever, another story, another deadly island paradise is all in a day’s work. This time, Mick heads to Nassau, Bahamas, home of the legendary Highland Studio. Known for pumping out hits that burn up the charts, Highland is where the magic happens - or rather, where the magic happened until a devastating fire destroyed the entire studio. No one knows how the fire started, who started it - or whose body was found among the charred ruins.

Against the exotic backdrop of Jamaica and Florida, charismatic rock reporter Mick Sever investigates a reggae band's involvement with the violent deaths of young girls in this gripping mystery of music and murder. Led by their mysterious and captivating singer Derrick Lyman, the band seems ready for their big break. But after their first American concert, a beautiful young girl is murdered.

Mission: Five days to destroy the enemy in the Caribbean before a catastrophic weapon is unleashed—but all he can think about is the woman he left behind… The deadliest nerve gas ever made has fallen into the hands of a murderous Caribbean drug cult. The criminal 252 Syndicate has the gas in a secret lab on an oil rig servicing ship, but the ship has been taken for ransom by the Salinas Cartel in a violent drug war. The U.S. can’t use airstrikes and calls on Coast Guard Officer Ben Wyporek to lead his crew through a risky covert raid on the Salinas cult’s fortified island base. He ...

Discover the gripping tale of ambition, betrayal, and redemption in "Behind The Firm." A prestigious law office hides a web of deceit. Will Selena Martinez expose the scandal and rebuild the firm's reputation? Dive into this riveting legal drama!

When Ramona King’s fiancé, Keith, dies from a gunshot wound to the head, she doesn’t believe the ruling verdict of “suicide.” She suspects murder. Keith had sunk all his money into a luxury cruise liner, along with an even larger chunk of cash that wasn’t his. Could that be why he was killed? Ramona books herself onto its maiden voyage to find out. Her prime suspect is the ship’s owner, the devastatingly handsome and charismatic Damon Alexander. Passions ignite when they meet. Ramona has vowed nothing will stand in her way, but she’s never felt anything like this before.

As usual for the much-traveled young Biff Brewster, he had major components of adventure and intrigue when his Uncle Charlie contacted him to come to the Caribbean and help with a search for some valuable pearls in and around Martinique. They were first found by Brom Zook, father of Derek Zook, who first surprisingly met with Biff by accident. They were thoroughly astounded to find they looked identical enough to be twins. As the search Biff planned to join his uncle on, they became involved with an evil man named Dietz.

Three cozy mysteries from international best-selling author Susan Harper: Murder at the Museum, A Deadly Reunion, and The Final Piece.

"5 Stars - Must Read" Sarah Hinrichs, Reedsy Discovery A honeymoon in paradise turns perilous in this riveting seaside mystery. A tropical vacation transforms into a web of danger and deception when an author and his manuscript vanish. Is his thriller about money laundering in the Caribbean too close to the truth? With the stakes high and time ticking, Private Investigator Liz Adams and her new husband, Brad, along with their truth-sniffing Labrador, Duke, partner with the local authorities to unravel a multitude of crimes. As they search for clues, the newlyweds explore the delights of the...

In Death by Temptation, Cindy and Mattheus arrive for a vacation at St. Lucia, a haven for honeymooners and destination weddings - but neither have any idea what destiny has in store. When their friend's daughter goes missing after a swim alone, a frantic search grips the island. Swept up in the horror, Cindy and Mattheus join in. When the dead body of another young woman turns up a few days later at the same beach, Cindy is convinced the cases are connected.

In Death by Seduction, Cindy receives a call from an old college friend, Loretta, desperate for help. Loretta and her husband had traveled to the Dominican Republic to buy a vacation condo - and, to her horror, he turned up dead in a brothel. Mattheus, however, refuses to take the case, and Cindy takes a new road, alone, to the Dominican Republic after she and Mattheus suddenly call off their engagement.

In Death by Engagement (book 12 of the Caribbean Murder series), Cindy and Mattheus joyously head to Aruba to search for a venue for their destination wedding. Thrilled, they enter the magical, romantic world of wedding planning and along the way meet another recently engaged couple also looking for a place to be wed.

Als die Rechtsanwältin Katie Connell, verkrampft und völlig durch den Wind, vom Schicksal unerwartet eine zweite Chance in der Karibik erhält, wird sie sich selbst oder ein Mörder sie finden?

Hope and Felix have done their best to serve the cruise line while solving murders. Their reward? A two-week suspension. But even when they’re off the ship, trouble finds them. They will be faced with a banquet murder, a deadly gamble, and another lethal auction. Can they find catch the killers and find their way back to the Caribbean Honey cruise ship?

Every pirate in the Caribbean is searching for The Holy Grail—a ship carrying the treasury of Hanover and the countess Aurora of Calenberg, suspected of orchestrating the theft. Prinz Maximilian will stop at nothing to catch her and regain the fortune, even if it means following her into the deepest, darkest recesses of Samaná Bay. With pirates and cutthroats at every turn, will she be reunited with her handmaiden, Helena, and her portrait painter, Dodo?

The mystery of the modern thriller pervades the twists in the plot of this remarkable Victorian novel about the disappearance of a young man and the lady who is haunted by more than one terrible secret.

Rock-and-roll journalist Mick Sever is back with a new assignment: interview music legend Danny Murtz. One of the most successful producers in history, Murtz has walls lined with platinum records - and a closet full of skeletons. But before Mick can hop a plane to the island paradise where Murtz has secluded himself after his latest "incident" (Murtz's romantic conquests have a way of vanishing into thin air), he's nearly run down by a speeding car. Coincidence?