Clean Mystery Thrillers

To the world it seems obvious: Kaylene Adams killed her daughter before taking her own life. Attorney Emilie Wesley knows a different story: Kaylene would never hurt anyone and was looking for a way out of a controlling, abusive relationship. Her death shakes Emilie’s belief that she can make a difference for women in violent marriages. Self-doubt plagues her as she struggles to continue her work in the wake of the tragedy.

Joining The Royals was never supposed to be this complicated. My parents have been hiding something from me—something big. And it might just cost me my life. Everything that I know is a lie. We have one final mission before we graduate, but nothing is ever as simple as it seems. I’m being followed, and even the guys can’t protect me from what’s coming. I can run, but I can’t hide. Blood will be spilled. I just hope I’m strong enough protect my team. The Perfect Lie is book 3 in the Spy Academy: The Royals Series. This is a complete, full length, 80k+ word novel. It is a slow ...

Dark and hazy nights were both their sword and shield... Liz Danger surrounded her. Escape seemed impossible. Hope came from the last place she expected. She knew his name...everyone did. But she knew nothing about the man he really was. Or if he had any chance at saving her. Sam The plan was a good one. If it worked. He had the perfect cover story. He’d be the one asking all the questions. Looking for answers was the story of his life and everyone knew it...expected it. This time though...the stories could turn out differently than expected. Sam and Liz knew the trip wouldn’t be easy ...

In The Poetry of Second Chances, grieving widow Violet Brennan retreats to a quiet town, believing her best days are behind her—until poetry, and a kindhearted single father, rekindle her spark. Daniel Harper, also healing from loss, sees in Violet a chance at hope and love again. Their connection is gentle, yet profound. As they confront old wounds and new dreams, Violet and Daniel must decide if the heart truly has room for a second forever.

Gabe's decision to abandon Rampart and his friends has had consequences no one could have imagined. Five years have passed and the struggles Gabe has endured to stay alive have changed him, hardened him into a man unwilling to trust anyone. Gabe thought he’d found peace in solitude--until a familiar stranger shows up on his doorstep, pleading for Gabe's help. Is he is willing to risk his safety, hidden away as a recluse to help the people he walked away from so long ago? One failure on Gabe’s part could mark the beginning of the end for all mankind. A weight he’s reluctant to carry. ...

Hiding is no longer enough…she needed answers…and to somehow understand the message her father left for her in the place where she spent so much time daydreaming as a teenager…she wasn’t daydreaming now…and neither are Jackson and Simon as they study one of the keys and wonder if what they see on it tells them where it might go… Mick Johnson might be dead but his killer is unknown and the clues leading to them are non-existent. Completely non-existent…which according to Jackson never ever happens. But Elijah Sullivan, the father she adored all her life left clues…she just ...

An Ennis Fletcher Murder Mystery – Vol. 1 Introducing Pearl Pearson Pearl Pearson had grown used to the quiet. Ever since her beloved husband William passed away seven years ago, it had just been her and Gina—her loyal little Miniature Pinscher—for company. She still missed William every single day, but she’d followed her friends’ advice in those early grief-stricken months: no sudden moves, no big decisions. Eventually, though, the sight of his clothes hanging untouched in the closet became too much. With care, she packed them up and donated them to the local thrift shop—on the...

On a solo ski vacation in Canyon Mines, Colorado, Tucker has a love-hate relationship with his wealth, spending indiscriminately while skiing fearlessly and preparing to conquer the overgrown slope of Hidden Run, a dangerous run not attempted in decades. As genealogist Jillian tries to uncover enough of Tucker's family tree to understand his charming nature but reckless resolve, Jillian's equally charming father, Nolan, cajoles Tucker into giving him ski lessons to get him talking about the suspicious circumstances surrounding his grandfather's life in St. Louis in the 1930s.

Brad Jennings needs a temporary wife. Lacey Strange is more than willing to hire on as that wife. Brad needs Lacey to help prove his ex-wife hid his daughter away from him in an attempt to prove negligence when the child disappeared from the park during a visitation with him. Both are determined to keep things strictly business, but when Brad finds out something terrifying about the mother of his children and the danger escalates, he and Lacey realize that hearts can't be told to remain professional. Can these two get over past pains and learn the lesson of love while the threat of death ...

It's the perfect plan. Until someone ends up dead.Brick Barlow serves drinks at his dead-end job at the posh Catalina Resort, but he’s getting nowhere. And he’s got debts—big ones—but they’re not his fault. Not entirely. So, how is it Brick’s coworker Conner, who makes the same wage as Brick, drives a fancy new sports car, and Brick is about to have to live in his own car. It’s easy, Conner says. Just six magic words, and the girls' fathers are handing over the cash. It’ll be even easier for you. Brick doesn’t like it. It’s not ethical. But, then again, it’s not ...

A dead body. A small town of secrets. One librarian who never signed up for murder. Gabby Keats is no stranger to mystery—on the page, that is. She’s content reading about fictional crimes while managing the quiet Maplewood Library. But her cozy life takes a dark turn when she stumbles upon the body of Councilman Bernard Cass right outside her library. With her golden doodle, Agatha, sniffing out clues by her side, Gabby must put her mystery knowledge to the test when her best friend Brittany is arrested as the main suspect.New-to-town Detective Brandon has his suspicions and a knack ...

Nina Fischer carries a camera wherever she goes - so she can view life through a filter. Safely. After her mother abandoned her to the streets, Nina has kept people at a distance, including her uncle, who adopted Nina and her sister. Wealthy and proud, he is a good man, a fair judge, and someone many in San Antonio admire. But when he is murdered and the detective assigned to the case accuses Nina of the crime, she knows she must act.

Ella Cleary has always had an eye for the truth. She has synesthesia, which means she is able to read people via the waves of colors that surround them. Her unique gift has led her to trust very few people outside her family since her parents died in a fire. So when a handsome young journalist appears with no colors surrounding him at all, her senses go on high alert. But while Alec is a mystery, Ella feels a connection to him she can’t ignore. Then, just as feelings develop between them, Alec drops a bombshell: He believes her parents’ deaths were no accident.

Welcome to Lyonsville, a serene village where English and Amish shops draw tourists by the busload for the atmosphere, food, and handmade crafts. The Fiber Mavens Shop has added a new craft specialty and the spinning brings out the wicked in someone. Casey’s twins are kidnapped; drop spindles are being left all over town and the Fiber Mavens find doing good can sometimes result in disaster.

Hate. Revenge. Justice. That's what I feel when I think of them. My parents. They were meant to love us. Protect us. Instead, they went along with all the punishments and abuse he caused. Arthur Cassian, our village leader. Heartless lunatic who enjoyed inflicting pain. A crazed dictator who killed innocent women for disobeying his rules. And yet, his attorney claims him to be "Not guilty". He should rot in a prison cell. Be tortured the same way he tortured so many, including me. This time, I won't let him get away with it. I’m willing to risk everything to make sure he gets what he ...

Disappearing wasn’t going to be enough…they needed a plan…some answers…and a safe place so they could stop running in circles trying to stay one step ahead of the guys nipping at their heels. Simon Sullivan might not be who Ava always believed him to be, but along with his brother, he’d spent his life trying to protect her. That wasn’t going to change especially now when everything they’d planned for, hoping against hope it would never be needed, was playing out exactly as they’d feared. But he’s not alone. Harper Riley isn’t about to let anything happen to Ava. He’s ...

The year was 1918 and there had been a near successful attempt on Lenin’s life. He was the founder of the Russian Communist Party, better known as the Bolsheviks, and his protection was of utmost importance. This meant a promotion for Ganya to the Secret Service. He was committed to the Communist movement and it was the chance to pursue an investigation into the White Army, the confederation of anti-Communist forces fighting the Bolsheviks. The Tzar and his family were being held prisoner in Yekaterinburg and the word had reached Lenin the White Army was planning a risky rescue. Ganya, a ...

Private investigator Jim Knighthorse returns in book 4 of the series when he's hired to find out if Freddie Calgary, a popular movie and TV star, really overdosed and died two years ago, or if he is still alive. The investigation turns into a big road trip as Jim follows the clues to L.A., Sedona, and San Antonio. There is plenty of action and danger as the dark side of Hollywood spills its blood, secrets and scandal over three cities.

Magdalena is a friend to stray pets, homeless people, and wayward souls. One morning she stumbles into a mystery that leads her along a path that is strange, even for an unconventional free spirit like herself. Tiffany’s Trash and Treasure has been broken into, but no items have been stolen. Every available candle in the second-hand shop was set ablaze and is burning when poor Tiffany entered her resale store in the early morning. She blows them out one by one and the darkness in the shop advances as she does so. In that dim light, the intruder hiding behind a shelf makes a break for the ...

Clean begins with an inescapable fact: a girl has died. Told by Estela, a maid to a wealthy, middle class family who speaks to us from a locked room, we hear of her plight and the circumstances that led to this moment. As we enter into her account of her daily existence, we see how her apparently simple life begins to sour, but would that drive her to the unthinkable? Disturbing and profound, Clean explores domestic work, class and violence, against the backdrop of Chile’s changing political landscape. This is one of the most daring and compelling thrillers in international literature.