Evil Mystery

Tanya Anne Crosby explores the lives of Caroline, Augusta, and Savannah Aldridge, three sisters who share a dark past and an uncertain future. After the death of their mother, a newspaper heiress, Caroline Aldridge steps up to head the paper. But a killer is making headlines, and Caroline may have unwittingly stepped into the crosshairs. Even as she mends the tattered bonds of sisterhood, a sinister force beyond their control may tear them apart forever....

PECCAVI. The Latin word is scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman's brutal murder: I HAVE SINNED. It's a chilling Christmas greeting for Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli, who swiftly link the victim to controversial celebrity psychiatrist Joyce O'Donnell, Jane's professional nemesis and member of a sinister cabal called the Mephisto Club.

Audial telepath Kylie Cain works for a black ops branch of the CIA (PSI - Psychic Sensory Intelligence unit). Now tasked with the biggest challenge of her life when a faction of rogue operatives who call themselves WON (World Order Now) kidnap 11-year-old Hope Mitchell, a powerful girl who may be the link to other worlds, Kylie feels immediately drawn to the girl's energy, and vows to save her.

Beware the weeping wails of the headless bride Harry Dwight, a broke tech genius, heard the folklore all his life - the headless bride floating over the swell off Cinder Bay, haunting wayward ships in the wee hours of night. But he knew it for what it was. Just another campfire story meant to scare kids. But when his best friend lands him a late-night pitch opportunity offshore, Harry's beliefs are shaken to the core. Her wails are loud, like the incarnated screams of a thousand tormented souls. Her vacant gaze stares wherever he goes. Her taunt is consistent, at the wake of every bleeding ...

Take a journey into the afterlife with Elizabeth Walker... Leaving her life behind, she enters Heaven full of expectations, meeting friends and family long gone, and marveling at the fact she can still get her favorite cappuccinos. New adventures await...yet she cannot forget her husband and daughters she left behind. Soon, however, she begins to realize Heaven is not what she believed; indeed, the dark lower levels seem to be encroaching...and calling to her. Elizabeth will soon learn what we do in life really does affect where we go in death. What Readers are saying: ★★★★★ “...

As a graduation present for her daughter, Tammy, Samantha Moon and the gang head down to South America for the vacation of all vacations. Next stop: Peru and the Nazca Lines The massive hieroglyphs carved into the soil of the Nazca desert in Peru have perplexed archaeologists for decades; after all, the glyphs can only be truly appreciated from high above. When Sam and her magical crew arrive in the desert for a sightseeing trip, they have every intention of exploring the famous animal figures etched into the sand. But when a little bit of magic is used by Tammy, the spell sets off a ...

Hunter of the Light Series: Book 2 of 15 The light is not your friend. Rachel awakens to find herself back in the hospital, her memory foggy and disorienting. Images of a door and an irresistible urge to open it flood her mind. She can still hear the bloodcurdling screams that followed and feels a chill run down her spine. As Rachel and Adam inch closer to the truth, they encounter new, more formidable enemies who try to impede their progress. Despite their resilience, Rachel cannot shake off the feeling of death lurking close by, waiting for something. But what does it want? She fears she ...

When drop-dead-gorgeous Justine walks into Fang’s Place, a club for vampires where the blood is on tap, she reveals that a crime happened to her there. The Rules of Blood Club: 1. Don’t turn anyone 2. Don’t kill anyone 3. Don’t talk about Blood Club Fang offers to help find the perp who broke rule number one—and gets caught in the middle of a turf war between two ancient and powerful vampires. The supernatural stakes are raised when Fang breaks rule number two—and unleashes a maelstrom of evil that he cannot defeat alone. Now, Fang and Justine must risk everything to save not ...

Island life can get pretty weird. Wiccan weddings, psychic brides, mermaid parades, eccentric parrots...novelist Liz Holt has gotten used to it since moving back to the barrier island of Melbourne Beach, Florida, and once again working in her family's hotel and emporium, the Indialantic by the Sea. But one thing she'll never get used to is murder.

Return to the Hallowed Grounds of Fenway, Massachusetts, and Bear Witness to a Startling Prophecy. The chosen few have been beckoned by a mysterious trio, summoned for a rendezvous delving into matters of destiny, fate, and the nightmares yet to come. Amidst clashes of temperament and souls burdened with distrust, they must confront the sinister truths and the repercussions caused by the enigmatic Llewyn Glass and his deal with the Devil. Strange Reckoning serves as a tie-in story to the mind-bending seven-novel series of macabre, fantastical, and mystical stories, while also foreshadowing ...

Somewhere in rural Pine County Minnesota, a man of evil hides by day and stalks his female victims at night. His gruesome crimes point to a demented personality, yet his ability to elude the police shows the man to be of high intelligence and cunning. Undersheriff Dan Williams and Sergeant Floyd Swenson use every investigative technique, yet the man seems to be invisible. As they seek him out, the deputies become obsessed with a personality turned from young innocence to enraged sadism. With this his first novel, author Dean L. Hovey takes us into the inner workings of a rural county ...

Shane Hanson was set up for a double homicide when he was only 13-years-old. His relative did it because she blames him for the death of her one true love. After spending five years in juvie, he’s released on parole and determined to reveal the truth about his relative. In the meantime, he meets a girl he develops feelings for. Shane's relative is a psychopath so good at manipulating people that she has managed to get everyone to believe Shane killed two people that she’s killed.

What horrific secret is an innocent rose bush hiding? When it's mysteriously uprooted in the middle of the night, Daisy embarks on a dangerous trail that grows darker and darker with each unexpected turn. Essentially-English, almost-certainly quirky, and definitely a little crazy, come and meet our Norfolk-based R.E.D. (Retired Extremely Daisy) heroine, and find out why she’s such a hit with readers of all ages. “One of the best cozy mysteries I’ve ever read!” “A real breath of fresh literary air!” Retirement to a sleepy East-Anglian village doesn't go quite as Daisy hoped, ...

Kera is between two powerful factions. One wants her power or they want her dead. One just wants her dead. While trying to use her abilities to keep the streets clean, she must fight a witch who needs to make her suffer to regain her credibility. Will Kera be able to juggle a criminal kingpin, a witch who knows her, and her possible boyfriend all at the same time? At least she doesn't suffer from indecision. The question isn't if she will try. The only question is how hard is it going to be? With everything happening, Kera is balancing on the edge of her sanity.

What starts out as a typical day in a small town in upstate New York quickly becomes fraught with fear and uncertainty. The body of Ralph Reitano, a prominent attorney is found in the contents of a dumpster on its way to the landfill. Michael Bishop, a veteran English teacher, is unexpectedly suspended when a female student accuses him of inappropriate sexual comments.When the attorney’s secretary Erin and her boyfriend Jake become suspects in the murder, she turns to Bishop, her former teacher and amateur sleuth, for help. As the investigation proceeds, he begins to realize that ...

As a child, Ian lost his parents in a horrific accident, seeing them give their lives to save his. He never fully recovered, burying pangs of guilt, clinging to religion's promise that someday he'd see his parents again. But now his demons have resurfaced. Despite the help of Angela Weber, the brilliant psychologist who loves him, he's in the grip of an obsession. He no longer trusts in an afterlife, he must know for certain if the soul survives death. And incredibly, he may have found a way....

John Felton meets evil late one Monday morning when the doorbell rings. Standing on the front porch is a stranger. He wears expensive running shoes and a baseball cap and calls himself Richie. He tells John his car has stalled and asks for help. An altercation at the gas station leads to a shocking crime as violence begets violence. At the end of this harrowing day, John returns home to find Richie ensconced in his living room, chatting up his wife. The evil has somehow seeped into his life....

As the battle for control of the Pure of Heart’s treasure escalates. Ash and Cordy call in all their friends to fight the Dark Watcher master. He hungers for power and vows to kill anyone who stands in his way. Cordy must make a choice between the honest good-looking Ash or the dashing and mischievous pirate Lafitte. She has bigger worries such as saving mankind and hiding from the Dark Watchers. The courageous adventurers head for the land of giants and dragons in pursuit of another hidden treasure. A sacrifice must be made as always warns the Guardian who sounds the alarm. The Earth and...

Jake and Rose travel to Dublin and Jake agrees to help Stan find his missing niece. Rose travels home to discover that her father needs her help. Apparently Eligio is missing and Nathan fears he has been injured or worse. The search for those missing takes Jake and Rose to many different worlds where they remain separated. As one mystery is solved, another appears. As one evil is destroyed, another emerges. With the help of new and old friends, the two resolve the mysteries only to be led into deeper danger. Encountering magic and shape shifters, they must separately confront an ancient ...

Having escaped New York with the hopes of finishing his latest mystery novel in peace in Los Angeles, Ellery Queen is shocked when a knock on his door lands him right in the middle of yet another mystery. Leander Hill, a prominent Hollywood jeweler, recently died of a heart attack after receiving a package containing a dead dog, a sight that literally frightened him to death. Hill's daughter is convinced the act was premeditated murder and enlists Queen's help to catch the killer