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French Quarter P.I. Wyatt Thomas deals with murder and illusion at the Louisiana Hospital of the Insane Secrets fester, and danger lurks in the shadowed depths of Louisiana's bayous. Private investigator Wyatt Thomas is summoned to the sleepy town of Pinebridge by notorious mob boss Frankie Castellano. His mission is to find Frankie’s missing half-sister, Bella Donna Castellano, who vanished from the Louisiana Mental Hospital under suspicious circumstances. On his first night in town, Wyatt stumbles upon a gruesome murder, drawing him into a web of corruption and cruelty. Partnering with ...

Solstice Winters never expected her job as a photojournalist would involve stopping a death god. She’s only ever wanted the same things as anyone else—a nice career, a safe place to call home, and no magical assassins trying to kill her. Alas, there’s nothing like an unexpected dimensional misalignment to ruin plans. The rapid flood of magic into the world changed her from simple reporter to secret agent in mere months. It also revealed the truth of her being an elf. Her investigation into who wants her dead stalls when a paranormal entity shows up in her apartment pleading for help. ...

When patrolman Brandon Hall comes upon a broken-down car on a Colorado highway, he finds a young girl in a bloodied nightgown at the wheel. In the back seat, the brutalized body of a teenage boy. The girl will say only one word: Hurt. When the girl is admitted to the hospital, the doctor on call is Brandon’s ex-wife, Olivia Blake. For Olivia and Brandon, the traumatized Jane Doe opens a floodgate of memories. It’s been four years since they shared their own tragedy—the unsolved disappearance of their eight-year-old daughter, Carly, and the end of their marriage.

A story of political ambition, greed, love and revenge, The Reluctant Trader is a fast-paced thriller following fictional events in just one week at the end of January 2016, the start of what, by any yardstick, was an extraordinary year in British politics. When disgraced former soldier, Adam Fraser, goes to work for well-connected tax-exile and billionaire, Ricky Al-Shawabi, as an oil trader, he finds himself at the centre of a British operation trying to expose Al-Shawabi as a criminal tax evader. However, the tentacles of Al-Shawabi’s operation reach high into the British political ...

Two detectives hunt a serial killer. The killer's hunting them. A lone trucker is ambushed, shot, and brutally stabbed. A tourist meets the same fate while out for a jog. Facing two crime scenes that could have come from a horror movie, Detectives Carly Sanderson and Sergio Martin search for the crazed serial killer. Five more attacks happen in a week, launching the entire city into a panic and causing the mayor to throw all of the city’s resources into stopping the rampage.

FBI Special Agent Jemma Rhodes faces a serial killer who has targeted wealthy widows in Tonya Sharp Hyche’s newest thriller, Death Play, from the Play Series. Once again, FBI Director Bobby Miller has called on his top profiler to help solve a case of widows missing along with their hefty bank accounts. A monster is among us who preys on women for financial gain, and until he is caught, no woman is safe. Coletta Marshall of Katy, Texas, is struggling to put the pieces back together after losing her husband, Crew, when she receives an invitation to a financial seminar. Feeling overwhelmed ...

The third novel in the Casey and Carval series. Everyone has secrets…and some people kill to protect them. Asher Washington was keeping secrets from his friends, family and fiancée. Did his silence lead to his shooting in a snowy Manhattan park, or was he killed by the secrets hidden by the people around him? The secrets that swirl around brilliant NYPD detective Casey Clement and her hotshot team of misfits also bind them together. Their case turns on the secrets surrounding their victim, but Casey’s reputation and relationships are threatened when the secrets kept by Casey, her team,...

An undeniable connection. A kiss before the first hello. The spark between them is incredible, but … it’s complicated. When Chloe’s new boss protects her from a crime lord, will she fake an engagement with Zane to stay safe? If they can’t appease his employees and her conscience, she’ll be in danger of losing her life and any chance at love. From USA Today Bestselling and Award-Winning author Cami Checketts comes a fun, romantic and adventurous new series - Famous Friends Romances: 1 – Loving the Firefighter 2 – Loving the Athlete 3 – Loving the Rancher 4 – Loving the ...

Tessa I should’ve known better than to take a job at Fauleic Cosmetics. The second I met Cole Hartman — cold, ruthless, way too hot for his own good — I realized I wasn’t hired for my brains. He looked at me like I already belonged to him. Like he could see through everything — straight to the soft, curvy girl underneath. And he wanted it all. It started with a contract. Strict rules. Private research: a little...milky collection work on the side. Nothing I couldn’t handle. But Cole doesn’t just want me to follow the contract. He wants surrender. He wants to every inch of me ...

What happens to a character when the story is over? Sunny Dae Grayson is about to find out. In a moment of profound loss and rage, Sunny destroyed her character, upending her story as an act of defiance. But the end of her narrative doesn't mean the end of her existence. Sunny finds herself in a mysterious new world inhabited by other characters whose tales have concluded. But this strange realm is dying, its life force ebbing away as their tales are forgotten. Determined to make a difference, Sunny teams up with Johnny Mountain, a fearless young adventurer, and Jackson Windstrom, a pensive...

This essay-style short story, published in 1943, is a sequel to the earlier work Going Home (1943). The protagonist, who his family has disowned, receives news that his mother is dying and heads back to his family home with his wife and child. He is the sixth son of a wealthy family from Aomori. He went to Tokyo Imperial University with the hopes of his family, but became involved in left-wing movements, was arrested by the police, became addicted to drugs, and repeatedly attempted suicide. Dazai is aware that he has been a bad son to his mother and that her death is imminent. He also has ...

"In The Shadow of the Reaper" is the thrilling second instalment in the Digby Rolf Mystery series, where Digby, now the incumbent Vicar in his picturesque village of Wickham Bumpstead, finds himself thrust into the role of amateur detective once again. The tranquility of the village is shattered by a string of perplexing murders, leaving the locals in fear and the police stumped with no discernible motives. Digby's quest for answers takes him across the English Channel to France, where he unravels the threads of a dark mystery dating back to the harrowing days of World War Two. The haunting...

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.

Many leaders today are stuck trying to keep up a blistering pace that is unsustainable and likely to lead to burnout. If you are looking to build leadership that remains resilient in the face of adversity, helps you manage setbacks, and compels you to perform at your absolute best, professionally and personally, The Endurance Leader model can help you achieve it.

Once a thief, always a thief? One night, the past catches up with former model (not to mention former thief) Jan Hutchinson. When she stumbles on what she believes is her friend’s bleeding body, Jan nearly follows that fate. To stay alive and find out why members of her old crew (think runaways, not runways) disappear one by one, she needs the help of the only policeman she trusts—her ex-boyfriend, Luis Powers. The issue is, Luis Powers doesn’t know whether he trusts her after she broke his heart. But, with danger surrounding them, they must figure out how to survive—together, not ...

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Ex-Secret Service agent Clayton White doesn’t miss the relentless danger that defined his career. These days, he’s enjoying life at sea with his fiancée - who also happens to be the daughter of the double-dealing vice president, Alexander Hammond. But for the most part, Clayton has made peace with his old nemesis. Then their ship, the NOAAS Surveyor, comes under attack. That same day in Miami, the Second Lady of the United States is assassinated. Hammond, who dodged the bullet meant for him, calls upon Clayton to help him hunt down the responsible party.

None stop action in this comedy adventure story of three old school friends who find themselves caught up in an incredible web of intrigue and espionage. Mike Hardcastle never envisaged that twenty years ago his life would be turned upside down by a series of unforeseen events. Now, thirty-eight years old, Mike has made his peace with his turbulent past and is content with his modest lifestyle.Then, everything changes when Edith, his aunt, announces that she needs Mike to look after her dog, Hemingway, while she visits a sick friend. Mike’s mundane and predictable life is about to be put ...

"Witty and intellectual, Alpha Beta Gamma introduces a highly charismatic amateur sleuth who risks everything to unravel a sinister international political conspiracy." –BestThrillers.com " Ray has created an appealing lead sleuth to navigate this complex and winding case, which offers plenty of surprises for readers. With clever characters and sharp storytelling, this is a stimulating, timely, and creative tale." --Self-Publishing Review Physics masters student Sri accidentally gets involved in a complicated mystery as one of her professors mysteriously gets killed in his own lab in ...

Driven detective Casey Clement and her hotshot team of misfits are called to the murder of a gorgeous woman, left overdosed, beaten and shot in a Manhattan park. Famous, sexy photographer Jamie Carval, obsessively shooting the team for his next blockbuster exhibition, with Casey the stunning heart of his concept, identifies the victim as a model. When a second similar corpse turns up only a few weeks later, and then a third emerges, the team have to delve into the ugly underbelly of the modelling world, uncovering sleaze, sexual abuse and serial killing. As the dirty, degraded details of ...