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Harvey Bennett didn’t sign up for this Christmas adventure. When a small-town holiday festival turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse, Ben and Julie are thrust into a chilling mystery buried beneath the snow-covered streets of Hope, Alaska. At the center of it all is a legendary golden ornament—a piece of local history said to hold the key to a fortune in lost gold. But someone else wants that fortune, and they’ll stop at nothing to claim it. As a ruthless financier and his dangerous crew close in, Ben and Julie follow a trail of cryptic clues carved into tombstones and hidden in ...

Don't miss this book! “Few debut novels pack the punch of a seasoned professional, but Dark Justice does just that. Visceral, complex, and riveting, here is a story that spans time and pushes the genre’s boundaries. Kept me reading until the early morning hours.” —James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Oracle “Dark Justice is a story that begs to be finished in one huge gulp. Light pulls the reader along, moving effortlessly between the past and the present as he spins a tale of revenge, loss, love, and yes, well-deserved justice. This book was as taut and ...

DEAD BROKE is the first in a gripping new crime series. A desperate gumshoe... A stolen antique... Jefferson Cole is about to find out that being a Private Investigator can be murder... Introducing the first book in a thrilling new crime series that will keep you on the edge of your seat! If you're a fan of LJ Ross, JD Kirk, Mark Dawson, and Ian Rankin, then DEAD BROKE is the book for you. Meet Jefferson Cole, an American Private Eye in London who is down on his luck and running out of funds. But when a wealthy client offers him a job to recover a stolen Chinese antique, Cole thinks he's ...

This is a SHORT STORY set within the ongoing THE UNSEEN franchise. Potential spoilers ahead! This short story stars the youngest character in the intense THE UNSEEN franchise, Hope Diaz. Her survival is one of heartache, terror, and perseverance, an event that occurs during book two of the main series, DESOLATION.

The modern part of the story begins in Hobart, Tasmania through a chance discovery at a home auction. Hidden in a nondescript and decrepit shed are what at first appear to be valuable antiquities but are revealed to be high-end forgeries. In parallel, the ancient part of the story begins with the eruption of Mt Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii. Archaeological adventurers Jameson Rowley and Elspeth Poole arrive in Italy, drawn by their passion for history and the hint of mystery surrounding the forged artifacts. The story brilliantly draws the reader into the lucrative and often ...

For this mission, they’ll risk their lives. For each other, they’ll risk their hearts. Buddy Rider's little Cessna spotter aircraft was shot down twice over the jungles of Vietnam, and ten years later he’s flying crop dusters for a living while tinkering with an old WWII transport aircraft. He avoids the painful memories of the war, the bad times, and the loss of friends, until a young woman comes to his aircraft hangar in search of him. Elizabeth Anderson is a lay nun dedicated to aiding the helpless, and her immediate task is to rescue fellow missionaries and orphans trapped in war-...

A missing manuscript. A dead author. And a mystery that’s anything but fiction. When reclusive novelist Ashton Blackwood is found dead in the aisles of Shelf Indulgence, chaos erupts in the quiet town of Bloomsville. With a missing manuscript and a long list of literary enemies, the case reads like one of Blackwood’s own thrillers. Florist-turned-sleuth Grace Thompson teams up with forensic specialist Chloe Sutton and her ever-observant Westie, Rosie, to dig through a plot tangled in ambition, betrayal, and buried secrets. From rival writers to bitter editors, the suspects are as ...

Something’s killing them. And it’s not done yet. Shadow Bay wasn’t known for much—until the bodies started surfacing. Darius Shaw, a night-shift security guard, stumbles upon two corpses floating in the local recreation center pool. But when he calls 911, the operator is already overwhelmed—there are drowning victims showing up all over town. Within hours, over a dozen people are dead. Pulled from pools. Dragged from bathtubs. Recovered from the lake. All bear the same signs of something violent… something unnatural: bite marks, bruising, trauma no water should cause. As panic ...

Fresh from their last harrowing escapade, their friend still in coma, Maurice and Madeleine are thrust into a new web of intrigue. As Maurice Marceau and his resilient daughter try to solve a gruesome murder, one that’s baffled two of New York’s finest detectives, they’re thrust into a world filled with secrets and conspiracies. Madeleine is determined to bring the killer to justice. She and her father must go beyond an underworld art scene that hides its own dark secrets and travel between DC, New York, Paris, Switzerland, and Venice. And as they delve deeper into the case, the lines...

If he loves her, he loves her – career woman or addict – despite what they say about her value. They can’t speak for black women. They can’t speak for the man who has found his one. No man ever fell in love with a table; he doesn’t much look at that table if his heart is full. This black love, romantic thriller is a testing ground for the statements above, as its plot applies pressure from all sides. Lulu, a depressed, kept-wife disappears. When she returns to her husband, Russ, back to the confines of their mansion and their cold-war marriage, the scare of her disappearance leads...

His birthday is ruined when his family vanishes. Stress is dangerous for Marcus, the chance of a blackout high. Yet everything he knew has changed. Were they imagined? Did the life he had ever happen? Or is something much bigger happening? Can he convince anyone he's not delusional? In Tim Heath's second screenplay-to-novel adaptation, he comes much closer to home, basing another novel in Tallinn, Estonia! This follows titles including The Song Birds, various volumes in The Hunt series, and a short story in Those Geese, They Lied; He’s Dead that were also partially or completely situated ...

When an undiscovered tomb in the Valley of the Kings is found, father and son agents John and Mako Storm are thrown into a cauldron of political ambitions and intrigue that could affect the balance of power in the Middle East. But the key to the authenticity of the tomb and the antiquities within are known to the Storms, as well as to other, more deadly, people who will stop at nothing.

When one man's scheme to create the Greatest Freak Show on Earth leads to an insane obsession that can only end in devastating tragedy. The ghoulish proprietor of a Victorian arcade specifically designed to showcase the myriad of freaks, outcasts, and oddities that abound in old London town is a man driven by his own dark desires. Rodney Thompson is an emotionless, sadistic person who craves glory above all else - at least until the beautiful Violet wafts into his world. From the very day when Violet first takes a dainty step inside the arcade, Rodney is determined to make her his own. A ...

In the vast Nevada desert, some secrets refuse to stay buried. When a hiker stumbles upon human remains in the remote Black Rock Desert, Chief Detective Hector Ramirez is pulled into a twenty-five-year-old murder case that will shake the foundations of Reno's power structure. As his team uncovers evidence linking the death to a controversial casino development project, they realize they're dealing with more than just a cold case—they're confronting a decades-long web of corruption that reaches into the heart of law enforcement itself. With mounting pressure from influential figures ...

Newly minted homicide detective Jackson Cole is thrust into a whirlwind of supernatural terror when three women are found dead, their bodies adorned with mysterious occult symbols. As the media frenzy surrounding the case reaches fever pitch and pressure mounts from city officials, Cole finds himself without leads and facing skepticism from his own department. But when a stranger arrives with a wild theory involving blood magic, Cole's skepticism is put to the test as he grapples with the unimaginable: the existence of demons and dark forces lurking in Charleston. With only his wits, a ...

Can they find the resolve to continue on? The odds are still stacked against them. The Shadow Patriots discover a deviant activity that forces them to change their plans so they can deal with this new despicable nightmare. The stakes are raised as they risk their lives to save the most vulnerable. But forced errors end with deadly consequences. New Recruits is book 2 in the Shadow Patriots series. Get it now and continue the journey. Revised and Updated April 2022

In the mid-1960s, Clubmen co-founders Bobby Ray Atkinson and Jackie Allison rob a bank . Bobby Ray goes to prison. Jackie gets away. After fifteen years in prison, Bobby Ray's back. Jackie says he's going to make things right. But a blaze of bullets on Mt. Lemmon changes everything. Permanently. This is Tucson. Trinity's town. A town where he makes things right.

Maggie Newberry is an advertising copywriter who’s fast on her feet and a little stunned to realize that she’s over 30 and still hasn’t found true love. When her missing sister ends up dead, Maggie flies to the south of France to find the little niece that no one in the family even knew existed. Along the way, she finds handsome, sexy Frenchman Laurent Dernier to help search for the girl. Meanwhile, her sister’s murderer sets his sights on the little girl - and Maggie.

A gifted mind. A deadly conspiracy. A secret that could cost him everything. Alex has always been haunted by dreams—fragments of disasters before they happen, flashes of violence he can’t explain. But when his nightmares begin mirroring real-world crimes with chilling accuracy, he turns to a renowned psychiatrist for help. As their connection deepens, Alex is pulled into a shadowy underworld of corruption, murder, and secrets buried for decades. The deeper he digs, the clearer it becomes: his so-called “gift” isn’t just a curse—it’s a target. And powerful forces will stop at ...

The world thought he was dead...Living in the underbelly of New York City, James Stone has mastered the art of anonymity. A forgotten fugitive, Stone lives a quiet life as bodyguard to Luca O'Driscoll, the son of a powerful crime syndicate boss. But when disaster strikes, and Luca is taken hostage by an unknown foe with a score to settle against Stone's employer, James finds himself thrust into a deadly game of survival. As old wounds reopen, and secrets threaten to unravel, Stone has one final chance to find Luca before the world learns the truth, and his status atop the Most Wanted list ...