Funny Suspense

Sky Simmons is 11 years old, mildly allergic to boring things, and absolutely incapable of leaving any mystery alone. Especially when a door shows up in her basement that wasn’t there yesterday. What begins as a weird creak and a whisper soon explodes into an unforgettable journey filled with living hallways, forgotten memories, and a janitor with a mop and a vendetta. In this thrilling and funny middle-grade tale, Sky faces her fears—and the fears of others—as she tries to save her brother, a lost friend, and maybe the entire world from becoming part of the hallway that never forgets.

This is Book Five in the Scottsdale series....

Anna Yang needs a change. After losing her best friend in Vegas, Anna needs to find a place to heal. So, she takes a new job on Resort Island. Resort Island, a small island off of sunny Singapore, recently converted into a luxurious resort island, is supposed to have everything Anna needs. Fun. Happy faces. Uplifting environment. Safe. But just as she is about to cross the lobby, something drops right in front of her. Something large. Something … It can’t be a body … can it? Perhaps Vegas isn’t the problem. Perhaps Anna is …

Chloe Rossi wants to retire with her husband and move away from suburban sprawl to bucolic Morelville; the only trouble is, Morelville is experiencing its worst crime wave ever and Marco Rossi wants no part of a move there. What to do? Faye Crane would like nothing more than to have her good friend Chloe move closer to her and to Chloe’s own daughter. She’s got Chloe convinced it’s a smart move but Marco is a tougher nut to crack. A string of brutal, ritualistic style murders around Halloween with no witnesses and little evidence to work with has Fayes’ Sheriff daughter and her ...

Gus somehow won the church raffle. It was a miraculous feat given that he’d never entered it-the church or the raffle. He suddenly finds himself with two tickets to paradise and one of them premade out for Father Xavier. Paradise in this case being the Caribbean Island of Saint Hubbins. They’re joined at the hotel by two couples that appear to be engaged in a tangled web of extra-marital affairs with each other. Gus isn’t too interested in the affairs of others until one of them ends up dead. Another person is arrested by the local police for the crime. It’s not that Gus feels he ...

Relics. Risks. Revelations. Angus Darrow just wants to finish renovating his Exmouth flat. Charlotte Lockwood just wants something — anything — to distract her from the endless smell of paint. When the local museum reports missing artefacts, Charlotte takes the case. But what seems like a simple undercover job soon turns into something far more sinister. Meanwhile, Angus can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t quite right with his neighbour... As Charlotte and Angus race to uncover the truth, it’s not just missing artefacts they need to worry about… it’s staying one step ...

Laila gave Lucy a cupcake on the second day of kindergarten, and they've been inseparable ever since. But the summer before eighth grade, they find out that since they live on opposite sides of town, they’ll go to different high schools. Yuck! Then Laila’s invited to compete at the Golden Cookie competition, which awards its winner admission and a full ride to the prestigious Sunderland boarding school, and it’s the perfect opportunity.

All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull thief John Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he sets out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar. Success is not inevitable with Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

Sixteen delightful holiday short stories by some of your favorite Soho crime authors! This captivating collection of short mysteries and crime capers - which features New York Times best-selling authors, Crime Writers Association Gold and Diamond Dagger winners, and Edgar Award nominees - contains laughs aplenty, the most hardboiled of holiday noir, and heartwarming reminders of the spirit of the season.

Hollywood darling Jolie Sunshine is accustomed to trashy headlines. But the shocking gossip surrounding her father’s sudden demise has sent her over the edge… right into the arms of millionaire Sam Becket. Jolie and Sam once shared much more than a bed, till fame ended their escalating relationship. Now that very limelight is bringing them back together. With a murder to solve and a white-hot passion to quench, they’re really about to give the paparazzi a field day.

Thrift shop til someone drops... Welcome to Pine Grove, where Minnesota nice is just a suggestion, and the sheriff is a real dog. Turning her garage into a thrift store was a lakeside picnic compared to having her mother come to visit. And when the scandalously young boyfriend she brought with her disappears, Jessica Braun has her work cut out for her. With the help of the canine sheriff and her new friends in town, Jess will have to think fast to keep her mother from taking the blame for the body that turns up. And as if a mother and a murder aren’t enough, her shop faces competition ...

All three Adroit books in one box. MERCS, Movies and Babies right alongside Badass. You gotta love the Brothers friends. Book 1: We’ve all heard those stories that make you want to be part of the family, a friend, or acquaintance that performed such amazingly heroic acts you become the honored teller. We can’t all be trained for such things, but Alec Basinger is and Hollywood wants to put it in a movie. She’s Commander of the Beta Adroit Force Team. Her grandfather, twin brother, team and of course, her very own gift from God are the men in her life that see Al for all she is. Jump ...

Good luck comes in threes, so they say. Only in the case of Jenny Allerton and her family - it was bad luck. Heartbreak, threats and financial disasters all struck at once. When an easy solution to the family’s financial problems turns up from a mysterious and unexpected source, Jenny’s parents are faced with a difficult moral dilemma – should they go to the police or accept and enjoy what fate has put in their path? Funny Goings On in Sandlebury Bay is written in our usual light-hearted, not to be taken too seriously, tongue in cheek, heart-warming, feel good, style. We hope you ...

Riley Lawson, a handsome small-town guy, has just arrived in Hollywood to work as a talent agent, when he gets caught up in a love affair with a former TV star, Eliza Jones. The short fling ends after Eliza’s husband returns home, and Riley, surprised to find out Eliza was married, vows never to sleep with a client again. Everything changes when he meets Marisa––a stunning young actress. Their attraction is instant, but when he's told that Marisa is Eliza Jones' stepdaughter, he realizes she's completely off-limits. From forbidden love to complicated family dynamics, Riley's life is ...

She nips to modern-day London for a spot of Christmas shopping.... ...and ends up in 1958. Scarlett visits London’s Oxford Street to soak up the festive atmosphere, buy gifts, drink coffee and eat pastries. There, she meets Maisie, an elderly homeless woman who regales the tragic tale of how she was imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit. And lost the love of her life. Soon, Scarlett and her hunky husband are in December 1958 to avert a tragedy, armed only with mince pies and Christmas cake. If they fail, Maisie will spend thirty years in prison and miss out on marriage. Don't miss the...

Sheriff Gus knows it’s going to be a bad week when he sees Sedric Hedgecock’s breathalyzer score. With a blood alcohol level of 0.62 percent, Hedgecock should be dead. If the breathalyzer’s isn’t on the fritz, Hedgecock’s superhuman. Either way, he’s blind drunk, so off to the county jail he goes. Joining the wannabe Bacchus in Gus’s cells is Jennifer Louis Bachman, awaiting extradition to Kansas on a murder charge. The victim in question is Jennifer’s unborn child, and the murder weapon is an illegal Mexican abortion. With the governor vacillating on whether to extradite, ...

Criminal defense investigator Cecil Younger spends his days coaching would-be felons on how to avoid incriminating themselves. When Sherrie, a returning client with a good heart but a penchant for bad boys, asks him to track down some evidence that will help with her case, Cecil agrees. Cecil treks out to the shady apartment complex she mentioned, only to find his teenage daughter, Blossom, inside. He manages to get both the box Sherrie wanted and his daughter safely home, and later discovers the "evidence" is a large pile of cash - fifty thousand dollars, to be exact.

“If you’ve ever stalked your ex on Facebook, or cried when the man you loved married another, then you will love Burn’s World.” Amazon Reviewer When the school star athlete, blue-eyed, Brody McGraw asks Burn out, she can hardly believe her luck. Brody is crazy about Burn, Burn is crazy about Brody, and finally, she gets to change her Facebook relationship status to 'In a relationship.' However, Brody’s mother Dawn, has huge political plans for her family, and she makes it clear, that they do not include someone like mixed-race Burn. Because of Dawn’s rejection, Burn suffers ...

Just when I think my happily ever after is within reach, I find out I’m accidentally married. To make matters worse, a serial killer is blackmailing me into tracking down an antique shotgun stolen from his family. Not only am I eleventy-million months pregnant, but now I’ll have to track down gun dealers, pawnbrokers, and a very eccentric “collector” to find the item. Did I mention dodging lions and landmines in the process? I finally get things under control, but a welcome home party leads to a major misunderstanding. My family is ripped away. The bad guys misjudged my willingness ...

Molly’s 10-year reunion this weekend is a great time to reconnect with old friends and maybe old boyfriends… Until a murderer joins the party! And why choose Molly’s cozy spot in the woods for it? Childhood friends - Riley has always loved Molly. But to her, he's just the boy next door. Fortunately, Riley has his chance to break out of the friend zone - when he and Molly become murder suspects! Caught on video as the last people to see the murder victim alive, they have only 24 hours until suddenly, magically, unfortunately their friend on the police force will admit he recognizes ...