Mystery Crime Drama

With its sprawling yards and excellent schools, Cottonwood Estates is the perfect place to raise children. The Cottonwood Book Club serves as the subdivision’s eyes and ears, meeting once a month for discussion, gossip, and cocktails. If their selections trend toward twisty thrillers and salacious murder mysteries, it’s only because the members feel secure that such evil has no place in their own cul-de-sacs. Or does it? What happened to Lena’s family 15 years ago was a tragic accident, and she will never admit otherwise.

Unearth the chilling truth behind a small town's secrets as a mother battles against time to save her abducted son. In the chilling aftermath of seven-year-old Derek's inexplicable disappearance, a distraught yet fiercely determined mother, Katie, refuses to stand by idly. Fueled by an unyielding love and aided by her resilient best friend Sophia, she delves into a harrowing race against the clock, plunging into a whirlpool of town secrets and personal demons that threaten to engulf her. As a looming winter storm threatens and the kidnapper skillfully covers their tracks, time is fast ...

Nick Collins vows to uncover the truth behind an accusation of murder, but as the trial progresses, the only truth he discovers is that his big-city client doesn’t stand a chance against small-town beliefs. If the accused is found guilty until proven innocent, the real killer could still be out there, and there won’t be any heroes left to catch them.

When a small-time criminal named Harold Lee turns up in the Ashokan Reservoir - sans a heartbeat, head, or hands - the local mafia capo hires Isaiah Coleridge to look into the matter. The mob likes crime, but only the crime it controls...and as it turns out, Lee is the second independent contractor to meet a bad end on the business side of a serrated knife. One such death can be overlooked. Two makes a man wonder.

Although Erik Patko is still coming to terms with a heartbreaking tragedy, he begins his sophomore year of college with high hopes. He earns a headlining role in the drama club production of Curtain Drop, but while the musical is a comedy, the drama backstage is no joke. Scenery is tampered with, students are blackmailed, and four influential families are accused of bribing the dean. While his confidence is shattered and he struggles with his conflicting feelings for his roommate’s sister Priscilla, Erik must discover who’s behind the scandal before his Broadway dreams are derailed ...

Lydia's life spirals into chaos when her son is abducted, forcing her to confront dangerous secrets from her past and battle her manipulative ex-husband in a race against time.In this gripping psychological thriller, Lydia’s world is shattered when her son, Lance, vanishes from a crowded restaurant in a chilling kidnapping. Battling her ruthless ex-husband and his manipulative family, she’s thrust into a twisted murder mystery where every clue leads deeper into danger. As secrets from her past collide with the present, Lydia must unravel the truth before time runs out.

For 10 years, Nick Parker was a legendary black-ops agent for the U.S. government. He was an assassin. After leaving that world behind, he knew that one day, someone from his past would show up seeking retribution. But he could never have anticipated the killer who was finally put on his trail. A man known as El Diablo. A killer employed by the Perez cartel in Colombia with a penchant for beheading his victims. He was an urban legend, and simply seeing the man was a death sentence. But this time, he came for the wrong man.

The Prickly Pear Murder: An Oscar the Doxie Detective Series – Book 1 Happy Hills is abuzz with excitement when neighbor Mable Goody is found dead in the middle of her prize possession – a large prickly pear cactus. Who could have committed murder in their quiet subdivision? Suspicion immediately turns to Sam and Sara Mitchell and their mini-dachshund Oscar. They’d had a few run-ins with Mable over Oscar spending a little too much time sniffing around her prickly pear. Mable even threatened them with a shotgun if they didn’t keep that wiener dog away from her cactus. Could a ...

Paul Madriani was once a promising associate with a prestigious law firm, cofounded by his mentor, Ben Potter. But after a scandalous affair with Ben's wife, Paul left the firm to begin a brilliant career as a criminal defense attorney. Meanwhile, Ben's impeccable reputation has made him a leading candidate for the Supreme Court, until he is found dead on the eve of the nomination. As the evidence against Ben' s wife snowballs, Talia hires her former lover to defend her against the ruthless chief prosecutor, who wants to send her to the gas chamber.

Dead is dead. Missing is gone. When Felix Brewer meets nineteen-year-old Bernadette "Bambi" Gottschalk at a Valentine's Day dance in 1959, he charms her with wild promises, some of which he actually keeps. Thanks to his lucrative - if not all legal - businesses, she and their three little girls live in luxury. But on the Fourth of July in 1976, Bambi's comfortable world implodes when Felix, facing prison, vanishes. Though Bambi has no idea where her husband - or his money - might be, she suspects one woman does: his devoted young mistress, Julie.

From the streets of Mexico to mountains of Wyoming, Juan Velasquez does what is needed to survive and to prosper. He believes in justice and that vengeance is not always best left to the Lord. Assassination within Juan’s family triggers a homicide investigation that sets off a chain of events leading to betrayal, kidnapping, and more death. Deception and devotion become confused, and while loyalty has benefits, it also has a cost. When Juan disappears during his unofficial search for the assassin, his granddaughter deciphers details that could lead her to him. Hesitant to share the ...

Can the Black Sheep of the Family be its Guardian Angel? Cole Dust opens with inheriting a farm in the small town of Orvin, Oklahoma from a cousin he never knew. When investigative journalist Cole Sage stumbles upon an old trunk in the attic of his family’s farmhouse, he unearths something far more valuable than gold. Inside, neatly bound and yellowed with age, are the journals of his grandfather, George Sage—an enigmatic man Cole barely knew. These journals pull Cole into a story from the past, one that intertwines with his own life in ways he never expected. As Cole delves deeper into...

Just when you think you’ve nabbed crime’s biggest boss, you realize there’s ALWAYS A BIGGER FISH. Arrested and in prison, the De Luca brothers were no longer a problem for Arlie and the Anchorage Police Department, but whoever's been taking scalps is. When Arlie's forensic specialist's former co-worker from North Carolina comes to visit, the two detectives discover the scalp-seeking bandit they’re looking for in both states is the same person. For fans of The Fairies Saga, you'll remember Detective Billy Burke and his young son, Mac from AYE, I AM A FAIRY and THE GREAT BIG FAIRY. ...

Step into the fog-shrouded streets of 1930s London, where shadows linger in every alley and danger is never far behind. Meet Dixon Hawke, the legendary British detective whose razor-sharp intellect and unwavering sense of justice have made him a scourge to criminals and a hero to the innocent. At his side is the spirited young Tommy Burke, whose quick wit and boundless courage make him the perfect companion in the relentless pursuit of truth. Within the pages of this captivating whodunit eBook, you’ll find 19 thrilling short stories, each brimming with intrigue, suspense, and the ...

A crime thriller novel filled with Double-cross. Revenge. And Murder. It’s just another Halloween in LA, until Detective Tom Stone takes action. Multiple murders with one grisly connection have Detectives Tom Stone and Jake Sharpe pursuing every lead. Their main suspect, Anthony Angelino, fresh out of prison, dreams of building a new empire, but his past quickly catches up to him and once again he is on the run from the police, and the drug cartel that tried to ruin him. The head of the cartel, Frank DeVito, using his vast resources puts a tail on Stone hoping the Detective’s ...

After losing his job, MELVIN finds himself struggling to make ends meet. Figuring that he doesn't have any choice but to get it how he lives, he decides to get his the ski mask way. Melvin's first jack move is successful, but the caper nearly leaves him knocking on death's door. Realizing that he'll need someone in the streets to watch his back, he finds a crime partner in his fifteen-year-old son, TIAZ, a dangerous young thug who's destined for ghetto stardom. On their road to riches, the father and son duo stack plenty of money and dead bodies along the way. But it isn't until they run ...

Leslie Flores has the perfect life - a loving husband, a happy newborn, and a New Mexico home straight out of a magazine. She’s been the perfect daughter, too, taking care of her ailing father in his final days. But Leslie has a dark secret - and it’s an expensive secret to keep. When she discovers she won’t receive a penny of her inheritance unless she finds her estranged sister, Robin, she sets out to track her down. Instead, upon arriving at Robin’s apartment, Leslie discovers her body.

A girl dies one late, rainy night a few feet from the back door of her home. The girl, Abeba, was born in Ethiopia. Her adoptive parents, Delvin and Betsy Harvey—conservative, white fundamentalist Christians—are charged with her murder.

A devious serial killer is stalking the Seattle suburbs, using a knife to puncture the hearts of his victims. In addition to the precision of the murders, no forensic evidence is ever left behind. The killer is like a ghost, but the bodies he leaves behind are only too real. Detective Reggie Flannigan, with the Criminal Investigation Division of the Washington State Patrol is assigned to the case, but despite making steady progress, the murders continue, and he is no closer to catching the killer than when he had started. Until Nick Parker, his old partner, shows up. Not only had Parker ...

When 14-year-old Brittany disappears one night, her parents are devastated, certain she has been taken. They can't bear to think about who has done this and what might be happening to their precious girl. Even worse, the police seem to see them as suspects, implying that they may have had a part in their own daughter's disappearance. Only their neighbor, Taylor, is a rock. She organizes search parties, feeds the volunteers, works night and day to help them find Brittany.