Mystery Reads

"This series is more than great! It should be on every bookshelf for any kid who loves adventure." – Buzzyflight. Book 9 in the award-winning Wright Cousin Adventures series! “We’re not set up for deep space,” said Robert. “We’re in big trouble.” 3-2-1-Blastoff! The Wright cousins are out of this world and so is the fun! Join the cousins as they travel into space aboard the new Stellar Spaceplane. Enjoy zero gravity and the incredible views. But what about the space aliens Tim keeps seeing? The Wright cousins soon discover there really is something out there, and it’s ...

While investigating a fairly straightforward case of a shape-shifting interdimensional child predator, Dave, John, and Amy realized there might actually be something weird going on. Together, they navigate a diabolically convoluted maze of illusions, lies, and their own incompetence in an attempt to uncover a terrible truth they - like you - would be better off not knowing.

The rice is ripe in Provence… and so is a wicked murder plot. During a rice-themed culinary competition, head judge and top food critic Seraphin Rampal is found face down in the Rhône River. The gendarmes believe it was a drunken accident. But pastry chef Julie Cavallo disagrees. With the help of her misfit crew, she discovers that much more than rankings were at stake. Ruined careers, shortchanged colleagues, and scorned girlfriends all point to one thing: many in the region’s finest kitchens wanted Seraphin Rampal to pay. As their unsavory secrets come to light, danger closes in, ...

I'm Kat Smith, former Secret Service, current postmaster, and awkward private eye in Ohia, Maui. I'm currently searching for a valuable, historical Hawaiian Christmas ornament gone missing, and I’m the six-foot-something center of controversy as our cozy small-town island mystery swirls with gossip, accusations, old feuds, and new friendships. I have my hot pilot boyfriend Mr. K, the Red Hat Society, and my beloved one-eared cat Tiki on the case—but I’m going to need all the help I can get to find the Queen's Ornament, or the fundraiser organized by my very own Aunt Fae will be a bust...

Some secrets are better left buried. When forensic science senior Addison Lane joins a classmate for a peaceful weekend mushroom hunt, she stumbles upon a shallow grave—uncovering not just a body, but a chilling chain of murders stretching back into her own forgotten past. Now, someone is watching her. Someone who knows what she survived. Someone who’s ready to finish what they started. As Addison digs into a web of academic cover-ups, sealed juvenile records, and a killer obsessed with psychological control, she must face the most terrifying truth of all: She was never just a survivor....

Set in the biggest small town in the country, Susan and Mike travel to St. Louis for their son’s Match Day ceremony. At the reception, the dean of the medical school drops dead under mysterious circumstances. Susan smells foul play. Teaming up with the detective’s mother, it's double trouble as she and her new bestie uncover secrets worthy of murder in Murder is Medical. In Murder is Universal, Susan and Valerie are on a flight when they discover the passenger in the middle seat dead on arrival. The dynamic duo is convinced it was murder. The dead passenger, owner of a successful ...

Abi attends a murder mystery play and dinner at a local hotel with friends and family but the evening soon takes on a real sinister turn when one of the actors is found sprawled on the floor backstage. With a blizzard raging outside, it could take a while for the emergency services to battle through the weather to reach the hotel, so Abi dives into investigating what happened, why and who caused things to take such a deadly turn. As the snow falls and the story unfolds, Abi is soon unravelling a true mystery. With a bunch of convincing actors to question, will she be able to decipher who is...

Nestled between fast track Ft. Lauderdale and nouveau riche Boca Raton, the once sleepy beach town of Palmetto is plagued by progress. The latest news has Ocean Vista condo board president Stella Sajak and other residents in an uproar. Developers plan to raze the property and put up a glitzy resort. But when Stella says she’ll go to City Hall and fight this to the death, no one thinks to take her statement literally. And when Kate Kennedy begins to investigate the murder, she discovers that this little corner of the sunshine state is cursed with corruption, unsavory characters, and a very...

The collected trilogy, all in one place: THE BLUE MOUNTAIN DYNASTY contains all three books in the BLACKSTONE TRILOGY! Beau and Darcy have been best friends since they were born. But can they be more, once Beau's scheming wife hatches a plan so twisted neither of them could have come up with it themselves? Armand holds a burning flame for Jolene, and always has. But what will he do when he believes she's become a killer? Fox and Katrina want each other from the moment they lay eyes on each other, but their lives and careers are in constant conflict. When Fox lures her back with an offer she...

Fran Williams never intended to be a travel writer but circumstances made her life take a surprising turn. Now, needing to put the past behind her and desperate for a fresh new start, she finds herself assigned to attend the Mayward Literature Festival as part of a group of journalists. It’s not long before things take a turn for the worse and Fran, teaming up with tourist board guide Harry, finds herself in the middle of yet another mystery! Can Fran and Harry track down the missing celebrity author? Where is she? Why did she vanish? Will they manage to find her in time and uncover the ...

Jack You know who I am You know what I can do! I am vast Get your mind out of the gutter I meet an Angel Gorgeous in a Wheelchair Her Ex hurt her He will pay for hurting an angel And she will see what it means to be Respected, Protected, and Connected By a Real Man!

"Made me think twice about my next snorkeling trip!" -HorrorFan "If you have been waiting for the proverbial once-in-a-lifetime, under one cover collection of sea monster narratives, look no further than this recent entry." -Charles J. Kader, VINE VOICE Have you ever considered that sea monsters and other creatures may be part of your reality? Find out now in Monsters & Marine Mysteries. Written by bestselling author Max Hawthorne, this thrilling book has never-before-seen evidence based on scientific investigations, as well as interviews with eyewitnesses who had harrowing encounters with ...

Walker and Mango Bob are at it again. Traveling across Florida in a motorhome, enjoying a laidback lifestyle while trying to stay out of trouble. But trouble never seems to be far. Especially when it involves women. In Mango Crush, Walker gets an early morning call from the mysterious but lovely Abby - aka the Goat Girl - asking him to drive across the state to pick her up in St Augustine. She says they'll be on the road for a week, so he better bring some wine because she's no fun when she's sober. No way he can turn her down, so he loads up his motorhome and heads out. But this is Florida...

Three best friends. A winning lottery ticket. Nothing will ever be the same again. When Paige and Katie's friend Leandra suddenly returns from several years living overseas without bringing her husband and son back with her, Paige has more questions than she has answers. However, before she has the chance to ask Leandra about what really happened in Australia her friend has an announcement to make. With great fanfare, she tells both Paige and Katie that she bought a lottery ticket for them all to share and the ticket was a winner. Paige and her family are swept up in a whirlwind of exciting...

Mysterious caves, treacherous disguises, and a menacing showdown. Book 15 in the award-winning, page-turning, Wright Cousin Adventures series. Anyone up for a dive? This fun and exciting sequel to book #14 finds the Wright cousins searching Talofa and its neighboring tropical islands for a legendary lost treasure. Along with confusing clues and unusual underwater discoveries, the Wright’s and their friends must face a desperate gang which will stop at nothing to steal the treasure. How will the Wright cousins face the dangers and surprises that await them? “Excellent!! Fun to read ...

Anonymous Note Screams Murder It's Christmas in Pelican Cove and the town is bursting with Yuletide spirit. Jenny King comes home from the tree lighting ceremony to a strange letter on her doorstep. The anonymous sender claims a gruesome murder has taken place and urges her to find the killer. Jenny plunges into the investigation, only to find that the letter might have been fake. Refusing to give up, Jenny keeps digging for clues. Her friends think she's on a wild goose chase and the whole town thinks she's lost it. But Jenny follows her gut, sure that a crime has been committed. Meanwhile...

Troubadour Turf Wars Escalate To Murder Summer in Pelican Cove brings a horde of tourists along with a couple of traveling musicians. The rivalry between the troubadours turns deadly when one of them is found strangled to death. When Jenny King puts on her sleuthing cap against the local sheriff's wishes, she is determined to prove that the police have the wrong man. She must dig deeper into the victim’s past to search for a motive and identify possible suspects to solve the mystery. Pelican Cove is electing a new mayor after fifty years and the overzealous candidates have opposite ...

Assassin, Kurt Harm, travels to Bangkok to pursue a notorious opium kingpin. His target is elusive and heavily insulated. Not everything is what it seems in Thailand. The odds are heavily against Harm but that's nothing new.

When the lights go out, more than just the movie ends. Lena Thompson's quiet life in the charming town of New Oslo is about to get a supernatural shake-up. With her spectral grandmother as an unlikely sidekick, Lena finds herself thrust into the role of amateur sleuth when a glitzy movie premiere party turns deadly. As a former classmate-turned-Hollywood-star lies dead in Lena's Victorian home, the list of suspects grows longer than the credits of a summer blockbuster. With the local sheriff overwhelmed, it's up to Lena and her ghostly Granny to sift through a cast of colorful characters, ...

At twenty one years old, Kandy Kane is young, and the epitome of beauty. Growing up in a small, town, called Gadsden, Alabama; she had everything she's ever wanted. As the only child, of a notorious Drug Lord; she never wanted for nothing. Unfortunately, everything changed ten years ago, when her father was brutally murdered by his best friend. Craving her old lifestyle, Kandy started using what she had, to get what she wanted. She knew she'd hit a diamond mine, after one freaky night with Dr. Nikolas Kane, he proposed the very next day. The doctor thought it was love at first sight; but in...