Mystery Reads

Assassin, Kurt Harm, is off to Paris to try and stop a terror leader from disrupting an international peace conference. He teams up with some old agents and some new. The action and suspense are non-stop.

A group of college friends on the verge of summer graduation wonder about what the future holds; marriage and motherhood; world domination; or a better life elsewhere? One thing they do know is that they'll always be friends. But before life takes them in different directions, they make a pact to reunite in five years to see how their predictions turned out.

It’s finally summer vacation, and like every year, Willow West invites her four closest friends to her family's vacation house in Block Island, Rhode Island. At first, minor problems started to occur, and none of the friends paid attention to when neighbors of the house would warn them about the suspicious activity. However, it all went downhill when the first person went missing.

As usual, on these special dates we celebrate a holiday that gathers many souls to share a unique moment of terror, suspense, mystery, fantasy and courage. That is the goal of this book, to immerse the reader in this fantastic world where anything can happen and curiosity and courage do not go unnoticed at the time of making a decision. This book contains 3 short stories: The secret of the haunted house The Festival of Lost Souls The curse of the sinister dollEach one of them will transport you to a given time and place where you can imagine the universe that is detailed and feel every ...

Investigating stolen art is not a pretty picture… Nikki’s dream job becomes a reality when a New York antique art dealer hires her for a covert mission aboard a cruise ship. Her task is to gather evidence on two passengers suspected of stealing art from the New York dealer. The presumed thieves, posing as art experts, quickly befriend Nikki, plunging her into a moral quandary. Can she remain impartial? As her investigation intensifies, she identifies a third suspect and breaks into his cabin. The situation escalates when he arrives unexpectedly and finds her rummaging through his ...

When Edith responds to an advertisement to become a junior detective for a small detective agency in New York City, she hardly expects to land the job. Surprised and anxious to leave her divorced father and the big city behind to explore the rest of the world, she secretly harbors one small glimmer of hope the owner of the agency can also find her estranged mother while he sends her on a crazy assignment to work undercover as a switchboard operator in Alaska. Tasked with finding a man who appears to be on the run from his family and friends for reasons unknown, Edith is drawn to the ...

Mike and his friends are ready to friends are ready to donate books from their own libraries for the school's book drive. But when Mike realizes his favorite book from the Dino Spy—Private Eye series is missing, what will he do? Acting like a private eye will make all the difference, and Mike is on the case.

Detective Laci Jolett and her K9 Bell have a new case with dangerous and deadly consequences. A woman from the local safehouse has been poisoned and her ex-husband is the number one suspect. Time is not on Detective Jolett’s side and Bell may pay the ultimate price when someone decides one less K9 is a good thing. With so much on their plate, the last thing Laci and Bell need is an irritating cat who puts notches on its scratching post each time it antagonizes Bell. After Laci’s puts a grumpy old man with a roving eye in his place, the forever enemies are stacking up and Bell will do ...

An ace arson investigator, the daughter of a billionaire, and a series of fires that nearly destroy them all… Firefighter Christian Perez knows everything there is about arson investigations. It’s why he’s the top trainer, along with his K9 partner, Cinder, at DCSR. He’s molding the next generation and doesn’t have time to cater to a billionaire who thinks he can buy anything, including Christian’s time. To make matters worse, he knows—and dislikes—his daughter for very good reasons. Megan Williams hates the spotlight that her father’s billion-dollar empire shines on her ...

A terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn't know that a kid has bugged every room in her house, cloned the hard drive on her PC, and copied all the numbers in her phone book. The kid works for Cherub. Cherub agents are aged between ten and seventeen. They live in the real world, slipping under adult radar and getting information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail.

Cam Derringer sets out on a four-day cruise to Bermuda for a friend's wedding. Little does he know the danger that awaits him. With murder, deception, storms, and human sharks circling the boat waiting for their chance to strike, Cam and Diane must fight side by side to survive. A diabolical cartel leader has his own bone to pick with them also. When Malinda and Kailey show up to assist, some of the pressure seems to be released. Cam realizes what he was feeling is no more than false hope. They fight their battle from Bermuda to Key West and all points between. Cam lays his life on the line...

🍏 Murder, Jam, and Apple Pie: A Killer Festival in Julian 🍏 Public health inspector Emily Greene expected Apple Day to be all about pie judging and jam-tasting—not murder. But when Margaret Harlow, the sharp-tongued director of Julian’s retirement home, drops dead from poisoned custard apple jelly, Emily’s inner sleuth kicks into high gear. With a knack for pie charts and pie crusts, Emily can’t resist the mystery—despite grumpy Detective Rachel Harris warning her off. Luckily, she’s got her sarcastic tabby Whiskers and a too-charming ghost named Kaius tagging along for ...

Meet Dan Radford. Husband. Father of three. Paid assassin. His little secret. When the Eradication Portal needs the best, they coming calling to Radford. He'll take the case as long as the target is deserving of death and the contract pays well. This time he is hunting down Enrique Salazar, a lieutenant in the Sinaloa Cartel. A man without a conscience. Salazar is a stone-cold killer and exceptionally elusive. Good thing the Eradication Portal sent Radford.

After being jilted by her ex-boyfriend and best friend, Jade couldn't be more ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime—11 countries in 4 months, all from the luxurious Campus on Board ship—and to wedge an entire globe between her and the people who broke her heart. But when Jade discovers the backstabbing couple are also setting sail, her obsession with them grows and festers, leading to a shocking murder.

Two brothers. One Woman. And a whole lot of commotion. They can't let the others know about their romance. Good thing they have those warm summer nights. When a set of billionaire twins unwittingly offer Ava a chance to escape her abusive boyfriend, she takes it. Who knew the one-way trip to Costa Rica would lead them to a relocation program in Haven Hills, where the twins' siblings, including their "oldest ornery brother" Richard live in hiding? As Ava finds her place in their new destination, she also finds herself drawn to none other than the oldest brother, despite obvious advances from...

Git O'Rourke is from the wrong side of the tracks - even if, in the depressed Rust Belt town of Baxter, it's not always clear where that designation begins. A single mother, she works hard to support her daughter, Charlie, but still finds time to cut loose every once in a while, to go to a local bar, drink martinis, and find a companion for the night. Which is exactly how she ends up in a hotel room with a strange man passed out on heroin and how she comes to possess the bag of money and guns that he left open as he got his fix.

The Holidays bring her back to Nantucket—could they also bring her a second chance?When a youthful fling went sour, Maddy Fisher abandoned Nantucket to find herself. Now a single parent at 38, an urgent plea from her ailing mother drags her back to her hometown to save the family shop from bankruptcy. Maddy always had a strained relationship with her mother. But as she pours herself into running their business, she slowly begins to rediscover the cozy small-town charm of this chilly and stunningly peaceful island. And when she meets Ethan, a handsome property manager who’s new to the ...

Where Family Ties Are Rooted in Murder A crumbling vineyard. A long-buried letter. And bones that refuse to stay hidden. When graduate student Addison Lane joins a forensic anthropology practicum in the Ozarks, she expects dirt, science, and maybe a few local legends. What she doesn’t expect is to unearth a string of shallow graves—and the key to a mystery that connects her past to a decades-old murder. As Addison, Dr. Svoboda, and their unlikely ally Alexander dig deeper into the overgrown rows of Reznik Vineyard, secrets begin to surface—ones tied to Viktor Reznik’s final diary, a...

After years of playing the field, I'm finally ready to settle down. Rather than waste time with the endless aggravation and frustration of dating, I decide to go through the What The Heart Wants matchmaking service. When the matchmaker pairs me with Scarlett, I'm more than intrigued. She's smart as hell and incredibly sexy, but too many cheating boyfriends have left her with a singular focus: getting pregnant and raising a child on her own. I may want a wife and family, but being an absentee baby daddy is a whole different story. Too bad Scarlett is more interested in her pregnancy project ...

Golden Shores in Maine is the ultimate five-star retirement community for the fortunate few, with a waitlist five years long. Fear for his wife’s health has sixty-eight-year-old Bill Hurley dying to get in—and killing to get there. Bill Hurley is a quirky former MIT professor and nerd legend. His lovely wife Hillary is a talented artist. They live on eighty pastoral acres in Stoney Creek, Maine. Life is good for this prosperous and likable duo. Until Hillary has a stroke. Though she recovers fully, the trauma of that tragic event is a catalyst for change. Waiting five years to get into ...