Fast Paced Suspense

Big business might be ruthless, but Lucie Rizzo learned to take the heat from the best: Her mob boss father. Except instead of cooking the books, she’s mixing up her next moneymaking expansion. But her BFF-turned-partner isn’t sold on the idea. Ro is the creative genius - not to mention the boobs - of their operation, but Lucie has the discerning business palate. And this venture smells like sweet success. All they need is the right investor. French chef Antoine Durand made casseroles sexy again. His closely guarded secret recipe built a billion-dollar empire.

NOW YOU SEE HER. NOW YOU DON'T. NOW YOU'RE DEAD! A writer who's suffering from a prolonged bout of writer's block is hunted down by a fan...a deranged fan who now only wants him to write a new novel and dedicate it to her. She stalks him and makes his life a living hell. At the same time, no one believes he's being harassed, convinced he is simply cracking up under the constant pressure to produce words and make money. From Thriller Award winner Vincent Zandri comes a tale of suspense, fear, and dread. Nab your copy now! "Vincent Zandri is one of the most acclaimed thriller writers working ...

Would you kill for a million dollars? After the brutal death of his wife, John Hayes flees to Hong Kong, hoping for a fresh start. But instead of healing, he finds himself drifting—until one day, a million dollars lands in his bank account. No explanation. No sender. Just a message: Do as you're told. What begins as a tantalizing lifeline quickly becomes a deadly trap. Caught between guilt, greed, and survival, John must decide—will he follow orders and commit the unthinkable, or risk everything to uncover the truth? How far would you go to get your life back? A Million Reasons is Book ...

When Irene Linden disappears, Private Detective Angelus Walker makes a trip to Elderwood where the urban legend of a witch haunts the locals. But Irene’s disappearance is not an isolated case— others, including her friends have vanished, their trails running cold between myth and reality. As he delves deeper into the town's dark secrets, Angelus must race against time to uncover the identity of the killer before another victim falls prey to the witch's deadly curse.

When you can die at any moment, the only thing you have to lose is not a goddamn thing! When Moonlight is hospitalized for emergency lung surgery, he wakes up in a hospital room shared by a philandering construction tycoon whom he tailed on behalf of the tycoon's wife. Now that the resulting divorce proceedings are about to cost the construction man not only his business but his money, he wants vengeance from Moonlight. Is it a case of coincidence or something much more nefarious? Whatever the case, the ailing Moonlight finds himself fighting for his life and dodging bullets. "Vincent ...

Ellen was just trying to help a stranger. That was how it started: giving a few minutes respite to a flustered young mother sitting opposite her on the train. A few minutes holding her baby while the mother makes an urgent call. The weight of the child in her arms making Ellen's heart ache for what she can never have. Five minutes pass. Ten. The train pulls into a station and Ellen is stunned to see the mother hurrying away down the platform without looking back.

A man who fights for synthetic rights. A quarter-million-credit bounty. When the tables turn, can he endure life on the run? NU-USA, 2125. Dhata Mays’s anger is primed to erupt. When an old friend on the force clues him in to a mysterious murder gone cold, the mercenary sleuth allows his obsession to take control. But no sooner does he dive into the details of the case than he barely survives an ambush by unknown assassins. Too bitter about the murder to back off, the cynical detective ignores the price on his head and pursues the organization he’s certain is responsible. But when he ...

People would say I’m a respectable, law-abiding citizen. But my baby niece is sick. She’s going to die without treatment—expensive treatment. The kind we don’t have money for. So when a friend coerces me into seducing a wealthy stranger and robbing him blind, it’s temptingly simple: one act of wrongdoing in exchange for Grace’s life. It’s a risk I’m prepared to take. But after witnessing the murder of the man I set out to exploit, I’m left with two impossible choices: do I go to the police and tell all, or run with the funds to save my darling baby Grace?

"A smart detective story stuffed with sharp prose and snappy one liners." -Indie Reader In the follow-up to the international bestselling novel DEATH BY SARCASM, Los Angeles based private investigator Mary Cooper is hired to track down a missing child. The case quickly leads her into the seedy underworld of Los Angeles' pornography industry where Mary's on again off again boyfriend Jake Cornell has been working undercover for the LAPD. As Mary investigates, she soon uncovers a world in which no one is who they claim to be. Armed with her .45 and a heavily sarcastic wit, Mary vows to rescue ...

LOVE STINKS! BUT LOVE CAN ALSO KILL! When Moonlight and his sort of loyal sidekick, 1977 Fat Elvis, come upon a pretty young lady while fishing off of Moonlight's riverside deck, Elvis decides to serenade her with a song and dance. But when he trips and falls into the river it quickly becomes apparent the Faux King can't swim. That sets in motion a rescue by both Moonlight and the girl that will end up landing the head-case PI and Fat Elvis in hot water. From New York Times and USA Today bestselling Thriller and Shamus Award winning author Vincent Zandri comes yet another unputdownable ...

If a Squatter Takes Over Your Home, do You Politely Give Up? Or do You Fight for What's Yours? Even if it's a Fight to the Death! When a thrice married crime writer notices his wife is unhappy due to the time he devotes to his work, he decides to spend the summer with her on a family-owned island on the Hudson River. The only problem is that some Mexican Cartel connected squatters has taken over the island for their drug-running operation. The writer and his wife might think twice about challenging the deadly gangsters. But the unlikely duo is not about to give up on what's theirs without a...

ALL IT TAKES IS ONE BAD DECISION TO DESTROY YOUR LIFE AND AN EVEN WORSE DECISION TO RESTORE IT! When a down on his luck former businessman arrested by the FBI for illegal commerce activity manages to flee prison due to Covid, he pays a Russian mobster to change his identity. But now that he owes the mobster tens of thousands of dollars, he needs to get at the $500,000 in cash he buried in the backyard of his former home. Problem is, he can't locate the exact burial plot of cash. Plus, he's now wanted for a hit and run and worse...a series of murders. Another pulse-pounding thriller from New...

The world is on the brink of economic collapse. Tom is an unhappily married journalist from London, seeking to advance his career. Sally is single, ambitious and independent, visiting from Australia. They're both chasing the same story. After several incidents rock the Royal National Bank to its core, its share price tumbles and world stock markets begin to ripple. International economic stability is at risk. Timing and diversity of the events makes it impossible for them to be coincidence or incompetence.

London private investigator Jack Barclay is on the trail of financier Tom Stanton, who has disappeared with £1 million of clients’ money, leaving his desperate wife and children behind. Stanton’s Parisian mistress, Danielle, is also involved with the boss of a drug smuggling cartel and Stanton is seduced into laundering money for them. When £4 million of drug money goes missing and Tom is the prime suspect, he and Danielle go on the run.

Librarians meet the Dresden Files. Unleashing the Curse! When a fierce storm subsides, two curious kids stumble upon a shocking discovery on the beach: a mysterious skeleton that rises from the sand and takes a haunting breath of life. As the living skeleton attacks, the youngsters turn to the Ashburns for help. Together, they embark on a heart-pumping adventure to unravel the secrets of a centuries-old witch's curse: "Finders keepers." With time running out, the Ashburns must navigate a world of ancient magic, cryptic riddles, and treacherous forces. Can they break the spell and shatter ...

He thought he was just lending a hand. He didn’t know he was stepping into a nightmare. When John Hayes pulls into the Eurotunnel terminal, the last thing he expects is to be caught up in a frantic search for a missing child. But when a desperate mother pleads for help, John can’t turn away. What starts as a simple offer of assistance spirals into a chilling chase across the French countryside. With no weapons, no backup, and only his instincts to guide him, John follows a shadowy trail that leads from the Channel Tunnel to a remote van on the run. As the clock ticks and the danger ...

Who knew buying a house could be so dangerous? I recently had the great idea that moving back home to Westport and being close to my family again would be good for my soul. But now that I'm back and sharing my space with Grandma, it's clear I need my own home. ASAP. I adore my family, but cohabitation isn't on my bucket list, especially now that Grandma's claimed my childhood bedroom. But lo and behold, I've stumbled upon a house that's either my dream come true or a full-blown nightmare. It's all about perspective. The lonely run-down old Victorian in need of major renovations has tugged ...

Most people spend St. Patrick’s Day drowning in whiskey and chasing luck—I’ll be spending mine drowning in bodies and dodging double-crosses. This job should’ve been simple—one clean kill and a quiet exit. But when an ambush turns my getaway into a deadly game of cat and mouse, I start to wonder if the real target was me all along. Now, I’m stuck in Dublin with a trail of bodies behind me, a one-way ticket to London that’s looking more like a coffin, and a nagging suspicion that my employer just signed my death warrant. If you love thrillers laced with snark, backstabbing ...

When Grazyna Zaluski's marriage takes an ugly turn, she finds herself isolated in a remote corner of Wyoming. Her husband's family controls almost everyone and everything in the county . . . including the courts. Is divorce an option for a young immigrant living in the United States on a visa? Will her husband simply sweep away the problem of Grazyna, or even—quite literally—bury it?

She’s posing as a bounty hunter’s wife... at a marriage weekend! Fun-loving heiress Maddy Armand has a gift for getting into trouble. First, a misguided magic spark makes her fall for a bounty hunter. Then, he accidentally kidnaps her. The next thing she knows, she’s posing as his wife at a marriage weekend—to catch a killer! You’ll be hanging onto your hat in this roller-coaster of a novel, which Romantic Times called “a well paced, entertaining story.” It’s by the USA Today bestselling author of the Safe Harbor Medical Mystery series.