Old Suspense

Alafair Tucker is a strong woman and the core of her family’s life on a farm in Oklahoma where backbreaking work and the daily logistics of caring for her husband and their nine children, and of being a good neighbor, requires determination and a clear head. She’s also a woman of strong opinions, and it is her opinion that her neighbor, Harley Day, is a drunkard and a reprobate. So, when Harley’s body is discovered frozen in a snowdrift one January day in 1912, she isn’t surprised that his long-suffering family isn’t particularly broken up. When Alafair helps Harley’s wife prepare the body for burial, she discovers that Harley’s demise was anything but natural.

Greed took her family. Grief awakened her gift. Now she’s running for her life—and her freedom. Cassandra Wolfe was born with a gift she was told to hide - until tragedy forces her to embrace it. When gold is discovered on her family’s land, a wave of greed and violence shatters everything she holds dear. Widowed, hunted, and furious, she finally stops hiding. She fights back. Her escape to San Francisco is meant to be a new beginning - but fate has other plans. Dalton Rivers has a mission to complete and a family legacy to protect. But when he meets Cassandra, that mission shifts. ...

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happens to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

He's the leader she can't resist, and the friend she's secretly loved for years. When duty calls, will they finally risk it all? Fire Chief Reese Carpenter—leader, teacher, mentor, and relentless jokester. He’s always the steady hand in their chaotic firehouse, keeping everyone grounded even when the heat’s on. But when a crisis shatters his carefully controlled world, it’s Eileen he turns to for support. Paramedic Eileen Ballantine had heard plenty of stories about the elusive fire chief, but meeting Reese in the flesh is a surprise. With lives on the line, she expects discipline ...

The future of democracy is about to implode. After the last controversial global election, the global infomocracy that has ensured 30 years of world peace is fraying at the edges. As the new Supermajority government struggles to establish its legitimacy, agents of information across the globe strive to keep the peace and maintain the flows of data that feed the new world order.

Oliver was very excited when he found out that 20-year-old Chrissie was coming to work at the office as a part-time receptionist. Oliver had met Chrissie at the company’s holiday several months earlier, and she was unforgettable — a gorgeous blonde with an amazing body. Oliver learned that he had made a great impression on Chrissie, too, because she had said that he was really funny and he had made her laugh a lot at the party. But even though Oliver found himself incredibly attracted to Chrissie, he knew that he would have to be careful not to get aroused in her presence when she ...

Join the world's greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves three mysteries! Perfect for young listeners, this long-running chapter book series encourages children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve cases. Nate the Great, Where Are You?: Can a detective get a day off? Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, want to take a break from solving cases. So, they hide out in the woods. But soon, they hear familiar voices shouting, "Nate the Great, where are you?" There are many mysteries to solve!

A short story from British Library Crime Classic The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories. Each year the Christmas card arrives from 'Leech', an unknown member of Timothy Trent’s family asking for money in return for their silence. But this year he’s determined to find out who is behind the cruel Christmas request and put an end to it once and for all....

From out of the rain-swept postwar night comes Harry Nile - a man who's seen it all, because he just can't look away. Here are 19 state-of-the-art radio noir dramas, produced by West Coast legend Jim French, and starring Larry Albert as the hard-boiled, straight-shooting Harry! This collection includes four more installments of the "War Comes To Harry Nile" storyline, a Christmas episode, two two-part adventures, and more. You'll hear Pat French, Jay Green, John Patrick Lowrie...and a whole bunch of killer cases.

There’s nothing unusual about a young bride entrusting Mandy Dyer with her wedding dress. Mandy runs a dry cleaners—her customers bring in gowns all the time. But when Mandy realizes the bride-to-be is marrying her womanizing ex-husband, she sees red—especially when she discovers the bride stabbed to death in her bridal suite. With Larry as the prime suspect, Mandy is up to her neck in her ex’s dirty laundry once more. Only this time, the stink of it is even worse.

I'll go to hell and back to make that angel mine. Eliza's a sweet ray of sunshine from a wealthy family. I’m an ex-Army Ranger biker with a lifetime of scars carved in my cold heart. I’ve got no business prowling around a girl like her. Everything I touch, I ruin. And I ache to do more than just touch her. But then I find out she has a stalker and I can't stay away. Eliza’s stalker is a brutal cop, a scumbag who’s deep in debt to the mob. He wants to kidnap her, steal her money, and kill her. But I’ll die before I let anyone threaten my angel. Because when she presses her shaking ...

I preferred it when life came in tidy packages. When it didn’t — when something went awry — I was exceedingly skilled at packaging it back up. It was my job to do so after all. I was a reconstructionist. I collected the puzzle pieces, then I gave those pieces to an investigative team to sort out. I didn't ask questions. I didn't offer answers. I saw. I recorded. I moved on. I didn't dwell or obsess. I didn’t hunt down suspects. I didn’t follow clues to find a killer. And I certainly didn’t work side by side with anyone.

Zane was 24 years old, living in the big city, and doing very well in his career as a stockbroker. He was handsome and athletic, and he didn’t have a problem hooking up with sexy women. But something was missing, even though he couldn’t quite put a finger on it. Then he started to think about 63-year-old Helen. He found her very attractive in the photos he'd seen, and he was about to meet her in person for the first time when he flew home to Kansas for the long holiday weekend. When they finally met, Zane realized that what he really wanted deep down inside was to get with an older ...

Florian is 12 years old and has just moved to Washington. He's learning his way around using TOAST, which stands for the Theory of All Small Things. It's a technique he invented to solve life's little mysteries. But when he teaches it to his new friend Margaret, they uncover a mystery that isn't little. In fact, it's huge, and it involves the National Gallery, the FBI, and a notorious crime syndicate known as EEL. Can Florian decipher the clues and finish his homework in time to help the FBI solve the case?

The Road Beasts: Finale – Part One Of The Explosive Conclusion to the Series 💀 One last ride. One final betrayal. A love that refuses to die. 💀 Goose thought he knew everything about the woman he loved—until the day she vanished, leaving behind a letter that shattered his world. Cherie, the woman who stole his heart was an undercover cop named Cassidy Jones, sent to expose the Road Beasts MC. But instead of finding criminals, she found family, loyalty, and a love she never expected. Now, Cassidy is trying to solve the case that put The Road Beasts on the Police Chief’s enemies ...

Cat and the members of her writers' retreat have just arrived in Outlaw, Colorado, an "Old West" tourist town complete with inhabitants dressed up as famous figures from history. But this authentic slice of Americana takes a murderous turn when a college student masquerading as a 19th-century saloon girl becomes history herself. Was she the intended target? Or did she take a hit meant for someone else? With a cast of suspects to choose from, Cat must unhorse the real culprit before a real-life ghost story is given a killer twist

BIG Bundle! Great Price! 10 FREE Bonus Books & More! What Her Husband Doesn’t Know… He’ll Find Out! Joy decides to see how much she -- and how many -- she can do in 24 hours! A l-o-n-g, massive read for those who enjoy stories that don’t just end when the fun gets started. Joy gets hot with the guy next door, her best friend’s son, and other massive men along the way . . . Full-length Novel includes Book 1 & Book 2. Multiple encounters. Includes MF, M/M/F and F/F/M encounters. Not for the easily offended. Includes explicit encounters that go ALL the way! Look Inside to see what ...

IThe Road Beasts: Panther – A Gritty, High-Stakes MC Romance 💀 He’s never wanted more than a night. She’s never had the freedom to choose. Now, danger is closing in, and their only chance is each other. 💀 Panther has always been a player—a smooth talker who takes what he wants and walks away before things get complicated. But when he meets Haimari Bhatt, a stunning woman with fire in her eyes and secrets in her heart, something shifts. For the first time, one night won’t be enough. Haimari has spent her life under the control of her powerful family, expected to obey without ...

Sold by my brother. Witness to murder. Claimed by Warrior, the Legend's acting Warlord and legendary Enforcer. It's been one hell of a day... And it looks like it's going to be one hell of a night... This erotic short story depicts consenting adults engaged in the following: D/lg designations with public dubcon virgin claiming, dark themes with a bad man and a big ole HEA. It is meant for adults.

Bad magic and good witches don't mix, but I make it work. Spellbooks are a witch's best friend, especially when they're passed down from your beloved dead Grandma. So, when an anonymous caller is interested in buying mine, my answer is nope, not ever, go away. Problem is, they won't take no for an answer. With suspicious newcomers in town and the increasing odds someone thinks my spellbook is full of dark magic, I find myself with no shortage of motives or suspects. Good thing I'm dating Ian, the world's sexiest paranormal problems expert.