Police Family

Clayton Burroughs comes from a long line of outlaws. For generations the Burroughs clan has made their home on Bull Mountain in North Georgia, running shine, pot, and meth over six state lines, virtually untouched by the rule of law. To distance himself from his family's criminal empire, Clayton takes the job of sheriff in a neighboring community to keep what peace he can.

Audrey has a secret. She likes killing bad people. She’s on the hunt for her next victim, what she doesn’t know is that someone is also hunting her. Is there such a thing as a ‘good serial killer’? Meet Audrey King. She’s young, privileged, beautiful, desirable, respected and admired. But none of these matters to Audrey. As the youngest daughter of billionaire Victor King, she’s not interested in fast cars, fast men, private jets and super yachts. She’d rather put her allowance and her unique talents to more ‘humane’ pursuits—like killing bad people. But then it all goes...

Family Reunion is a race-against-time thriller in which Jamie Carver must break through the wall of silence surrounding the illegal-immigrant community to save a family who don't even know they need saving. But can he succeed against an adversary as warped as any he has faced before? In eastern Europe, The Monster of Yereven has escaped the asylum and is heading here to arrange his long-planned Family Reunion. It won’t be a joyous affair.

A gripping new novel from million-selling author Bernice Bloom "This is the best book yet. I loved it." Mary Brown heads to the beautiful island of St Lucia on the holiday of a lifetime. She’s planning to relax and take things easy. But on the second evening, while walking on the beach, she finds a purse buried in the sand. Inside it is a folded map, a key, and an invitation to a party on a boat the next evening. There’s also an identity card for someone called Cara Jeffries. And...thousands and thousands of dollars. The wallet does not have a phone number, so Mary heads to the boat ...

After a long Labor Day weekend, 73-year-old Eugene Washington is found dead in his Leimert Park home. At first blush, his death seems unremarkable- heat wave combined with food poisoning from a holiday barbecue. But something in the way Washington died doesn’t make sense. LAPD Homicide Detective Elouise "Lou" Norton is called to investigate the death and learns that the only family Washington had was the 6,000-member congregation of Blessed Mission Ministries, led by Bishop Solomon Tate. But something wicked is lurking among the congregants of this church.

Molly Chapman, a mother of three, finds her once-loving marriage falling apart. Struggling with her mental health and neurodivergence, she seeks support from her psychiatrist. To escape her troubled home life, Molly walks her puppy along the beach, where she encounters a handsome stranger. One night, after another fight with her husband, Molly contemplates taking her own life but falls from the sea wall under mysterious circumstances. Injured and in a coma, Molly wakes up with no memory of her life and a stranger by her bedside. As Molly questions her new reality, will she uncover the truth...

A sympathy card, a threatening phone call, a rag doll… Someone is terrorizing Amanda Beckett and her young daughter. When the police refuse to investigate, there’s only one person she can turn to—her ex-husband, Josh, the man she has never stopped loving. Brings about a shaky truce… Josh hasn’t seen Amanda since their divorce, and even though being with her again will only dredge up emotions he’s been trying to bury since their divorce, he’ll do whatever has to in order to keep Amanda and their daughter safe. Where love and trust mean everything… The threats increase and ...

When four unconnected serial killers simultaneously commit identical murders across four different US cities, FBI Special Agent Shannon Wallace faces an unprecedented threat—a cooperative of killers working in unison. Each homicide is witnessed by a survivor, and now these lucky ones need to decide how to tell their stories to the world. Their posts about the horrific murders create a media storm and a new term is soon coined for the killers: The Alliance.

After mysterious homicides of an Atlanta hip hop legend and a med student, the stage is set for the chess match between Detective Aisha Sawyer and a mastermind killer. Sawyer mixes it up with a diverse suspect list, from a world-renowned surgeon to a hip hop vixen scorned. As the death toll rises, Sawyer notices the victims share one immoral trait, which means that their killer is a vigilante, an agent of karma. High stakes, political vendetta, the detective risking the badge for the sake of justice: things you might find in an epic struggle between a mastermind killer and a hardnosed ...

"Families and Other Enemies": Can Kellen Adams triumph against the greatest challenge of her life - her family? "Hard to Kill": All Kellen has to do is break a code and find a long-lost fortune...or die trying. "Hidden Truths": His new bride, Kellen, hovers between life and death. A convicted serial killer threatens their child. Max Di Luca goes on the hunt....

When Pegasus Quincy, sheriff’s deputy, steps into the leaky rowboat to investigate a murder at a mysterious artists’ colony, her troubles have just begun. A new detective blames Peg when she gets snake bit. A friend gets caught in a drug raid and asks Peg’s assistance. Her new roomie monopolizes the kitchen, until Peg’s coonhound Reckless eats too many French macarons. And then there is the cat lady who accuses Peg of stealing a valuable painting. Surely Peg wouldn’t do that, would she? Join Pegasus Quincy as she delves into the nefarious underworld of art auctions, mid-century ...

Bookshop owner Sarah Smith was so excited to finally meet her idol, a spy novelist, Olivia Parker. Only to find her dead on her bed. Her ordinary life takes a thrilling turn. Teaming up with her friends Andrea and Eric, they uncover Olivia's secret life. Fluffy plays a significant role as a German shepherd dog. They expose betrayal, mistaken identities, and a plot involving Olivia's adopted daughter, Emma. Sarah and her friends embark on a mission to clear Olivia's ghostwriter, Ryan. And stop Emma from taking over Olivia's legacy. Unveiling Olivia's secrets leads to a showdown with a rival ...

He was a cop. She was his daughter. One of them wasn’t walking away. James Bradford wore the badge in St. Isidore for thirty-five years. He cleaned up alleyway brawls, chased down punks with knives, and never once had to pull the trigger. Until the night his daughter came home. Amanda Petrocelli had a record longer than Main Street, a husband with blood on his hands, and two kids caught in the crossfire. When she and her killer husband came knocking—guns drawn and hearts cold—James didn’t call for backup. He reached for his gun safe. In a town where loyalty is currency and regret ...

Sworn to protect and serve, police officers who stray into deviant behavior may become a citizen's worst nightmare. An honest look at the formal and informal processes of becoming blue, Police Organizations and Culture is a unique combination of academic research based on Chief Scott Silverii's doctoral research and more than 25 years in law enforcement. The book seeks to answer the ultimate question: Why do police organizations and individual cops behave the way they do. Right or wrong, there is a powerful culture that controls behavior and expectation. Chief Silverii explains how personal...

Ten years ago, 15-year-old Scarlett Rainsford vanished while on a family holiday in Greece. Lou Smith worked the case as a police constable, and failing to find Scarlett has been one of the biggest regrets of her career. No one is more shocked than Lou to learn that Scarlett has unexpectedly been found during a Special Branch raid of a brothel in Briarstone. Lou and her Major Crime team are already stretched working two troubling cases: 19-year-old Ian Palmer was found badly beaten; and soon after, bar owner Carl McVey was found half-buried in the woods.

Disillusioned after a disasterous relationship, Jennifer Wren returns to her home town in Norfolk, hoping to quietly rebuild her life and help sort her brother's life out as well. A hilarious feel good comedy, full of twists and turns, which leads Jennifer to reappraise her life. Does she want another relationship so soon after her break-up? On top of that, crime lurks the streets of Staithesby and inadvertently she become involved in trying to solve it. The Marigold Café and Bookshop is written in our usual light-hearted, tongue in cheek, heart- warming, feel good style. We hope you enjoy...

Set in Blackpool, Lancashire. After emerging from a coma, Molly is thrust into a world of deceit, betrayal, and hidden truths. Haunted by amnesia, she struggles to piece together fragments of her past, clinging to the one person she trusts implicitly. Her previous marriage holds dark secrets of abuse and undisclosed conditions that remain shrouded in her lost memories. As a team of detectives races against time to unravel the mystery of her disappearance, Molly's husband becomes the prime suspect in her supposed murder. PC Carter harbours a gut feeling that Molly is still alive, sparking a ...

When novelist Manuel Ortigosa learns that his husband, Álvaro, has been killed in a car crash, it comes as a devastating shock. It won’t be the last. He’s now arrived in Galicia. It’s where Álvaro died. It’s where the case has already been quickly closed as a tragic accident. It’s also where Álvaro hid his secrets. The man to whom Manuel was married for fifteen years was not the unassuming man he knew.

Tragedy, secrets, and heartache. It’s been the story of her life for years. Abigail knew that she should be afraid of him…but she wasn’t. Not even when he told her who he was…and why he was there.She’d taken a job on the cruise ship years ago with the thought that if she was never in any one place for very long she would be safe. No one would ever think to look for her here. At least that’s what she believed. Gabe had suspected for a couple of days that something wasn’t quite right. He’d taken this particular job thinking it would be a simple deal and tied up quickly and ...

Vampire private eye Samantha Moon confronts an enemy from her past in this riveting supernatural mystery from USA Today bestselling author, J.R. Rain. With unusual sunspot activity making headlines and alarming scientists, Samantha Moon gets a surreal visit from Josephine—a silver-haired woman who believes she’s the incarnation of the Moon. She has an urgent case for Sam. Her counterpart, Jacob, who just might be the incarnation of the Sun, is missing. As Sam digs into the case, using every tool in her considerable repertoire, her twisty investigation soon leads her to suspect that an ...