Private Detective

After narrowly escaping with his life at the hands of a murderous Hollywood pimp, detective Happy Doll, bullet-ridden but healing, has landed on a remote Mexican beach. In a humble shack and with his dog for company, Doll settles into a peaceful idyll of Buddhist study. But then trouble, as it always does, comes to paradise. Doll is the witness to a murder for which he is framed, and now, with an expired passport and the Mexican authorities on his tail, he must sneak across the border back to L.A. by any means necessary, with the goal of bringing the true murderer to justice.

In this quaint town of Ashwood, where Secrets Run Deep in the Shadows, the disappearance of finance analyst Alex Lawson draws his sister Sarah into a treacherous search for answers. She turns to Jet Rider, a private detective with a keen eye and an astute observation, for help. Soon, they find themselves plunged into a labyrinth of deception and treachery. In a town where whispers hold more weight than facts, Jet navigates through the dangerous undercurrents of Ashwood Savings & Loan, every discovery brings more peril, challenging him to distinguish ally from foe. Jet must rely on his ...

A Cupcakes-and-Crime CaperWhen Isabella Genevieve Amelia Wentworth, lady’s maid to Lady Cassandra Althea Felicity Buxton, Baroness of Montrose, requests Tiffany and Rosie’s assistance, the duo aren’t quite sure what to expect. “Winters will have you giggling into your book!” Turns out, there’s a murder involved – that of Lady C’s brother, the CEO of a tech startup. Who would've hated Lord Ashton enough to kill him? A cold-hearted CFO, complicated girlfriend, and business enemies all had issues with the enigmatic CEO... but who was moved to murder, and will they strike again?...

A Cupcakes-and-Crime CaperWhen Tiffany and Rosie are asked to investigate the death of a casino employee, they are drawn into a web of complexities. How is the murder of a mechanic tied to other, darker secrets? Meanwhile, Nanna and her friends seem to be running a scam of their own. Can Tiffany and Rosie uncover the truth before it’s too late? Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being lighthearted, but still a serious page-turning mystery." - Jaycie D, Amazon.com "A fun cozy mystery with engaging and entertaining characters" - lq, Amazon.com "For fans of Janet Evanovich, ...

When Tiffany and Rosie travel to a colonial-themed town, they suspect the business manager might be engaging in some unethical practices... ... but they stumble into a murder instead. Who could've killed the much-disliked "town governor"? As secrets are unveiled, tensions rise, and the duo find themselves scrambling to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again... Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being lighthearted, but still a serious page-turning mystery." - Jaycie D, Amazon.com "A fun cozy mystery with engaging and entertaining characters" - lq, Amazon.com "For ...

Today marks the two-year anniversary of starting my new hobby. It had been a terrifying, thrilling, and all together fulfilling journey. No one had suspected a thing, as far as I knew. The first few times I did it, I felt immediate panic afterward, but as soon as the reports of horrible freak accidents showed up in the news, I knew I was safe. Ashley Gerard lived in a small city and spent her days doing whatever she pleased thanks to an inheritance she received. With no job to tie her down, she was free to wander and enjoy her life. She enjoyed being alone, except for hanging out with a few...

Who murdered the professors at the University of California? How were they killed? What was the motive? Two mysterious deaths are already well on their way to becoming cold cases when Roger and Suzanne are tasked by the university with solving these obviously related crimes. Roger and Suzanne go undercover as visiting faculty at the University’s campuses at Berkeley and San Francisco to investigate the how and why of these crimes and the who of whodunit. It doesn’t take long before Suzanne suddenly becomes the killer’s next target as the investigation becomes very personal for the ...

Pemberly Oaks is a prestigious, private high school in Marin County. The campus is stunning in its sylvan beauty, the students are brilliant and the teaching faculty is first-rate. But, all is not as fantastic as it first appears. There's an aspect of life at the school that has everyone on edge. Wealth, privilege and entitlement. Festering resentments. They all collide in "Death in a Fair Place."

Book #6 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series A badly injured Jab Boone cannot directly lead the FBI against renegade ex-GIs targeting Muslim mosques. He is recuperating from a fractured larynx and broken ribs, suffered at the hand of Spangler the Strangler. But when Jab’s top three student trackers are tapped to find the bombers, Jab must trust a Saudi exchange student to be his voice—or have the mission result in fatal disaster!

Hours after throwing a third birthday party for their twins Kathy and Kelly in their Connecticut home, Margaret and Steve Frawley return home from a dinner in New York to discover the police in the house, their daughters missing, and an eight million dollar ransom note. The Frawleys meet the kidnapper's demands, but the abandoned car they're led to contains only Kelly, the body of the driver, and a suicide note, saying he had inadvertently killed Kathy and dumped her body in the ocean.

When wealthy industrialist Harold Thorndyke dies suddenly in his bed, it’s ruled a tragic heart attack—just another casualty of his failing health. But when private investigator Blake Lowry is hired by Harold’s sister, Margaret, to dig deeper, he discovers that the truth is anything but natural. What this the perfect murder? With the glamorous yet volatile ex-cabaret girl Lila Thorndyke, Harold’s much younger widow, at the centre of the scandal, Blake must navigate through a maze of lies and infidelity. From shadowy cabaret backrooms to high-society mansions, his search for answers ...

Book #16 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series FBI ASAC Mickey O’Malley receives a desperate voicemail from a trapped teenage girl. Together with Jab and three other FBI agents, Mickey invades the underbelly of Miami. They not only rescue the girl but dare her vicious captors for a showdown. Jab reluctantly enlists a Mexican drug-lord to quash the Miami syndicate despite the disapproval from his FBI superiors! But he reasons that is the only way to stop the Miami drug lords from trapping more teenage girls!

Blood spilled will spill some more. When teenagers Josh and Emily are found dead in a secluded field on the Fourth of July, the small town of Bellview is rocked to its core. Despite the best efforts by Detective Rose Sanchez and P.I. Alex Porter, the killer strikes again on Labor Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. Targeting teenage couples and arranging their bodies in grotesque scenes tied to the holiday. As Christmas nears, Bellview is in a state of fear, with families leaving town or canceling celebrations altogether. Will Alex and Rose be able to catch the killer before the Christmas ...

An exhilarating adventure set in the Netherlands, Croatia, Italy, Luxembourg, and Turkey about stolen art, the mafia, and a father’s vengeance. When researcher Zelda Richardson begins working at a local museum, she doesn’t expect to get entangled with an art theft, knocked unconscious by a forger, threatened by the mob, or stalked by drug dealers. To make matters worse, a Croatian gangster is convinced Zelda knows where a cache of recently pilfered paintings is. She must track down an international gang of art thieves and recover the stolen artwork in order to save those she loves most....

Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend, Dr John Watson, have been hired by actor George Reynolds. George wants them to find out why the audience who comes to see him perform every night are the same people, only wearing disguises. Is something sinister going on and, if so, what? Meanwhile, Holmes’ archenemy, Professor James Moriarty, is having problems of his own. Implicated in the murder of a gang leader, Moriarty and his second, Moran, must go on the run from the police in order to find out who is behind the set-up.

Faith Franklin feels like she’s walking on air since moving to beautiful, sunny Florida. Her café, Slice of Paradise, is thriving. She’s met the man of her dreams. And, together with her friend, Laura, she has even begun writing a recipe column for the local paper, The Paradise Gazette. Everything is falling into place! So, when she’s asked to prepare some of her delicious treats for a boat party hosted by the newspaper, no one is surprised when her catering is a huge hit. What is a surprise, however, is the drowning that occurs when the fashion columnists falls overboard. Was the ...

Book #4 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Jab Boone is lured out of retirement to track the missing brother of a fellow orphan. Jab’s involvement leads to the dismissal of the recently orphaned FBI Special Agent Astrid Lundquist. Reluctantly, Jab joins forces again with the FBI. Little did he know that his tracking expertise would lead to gold smugglers and dark secrets under a carefully constructed lake!

The latest Samantha Moon short story is here! When a little girl and her mother approach Samantha Moon with a tantalizing mystery, Sam doesn't hesitate to take the case. There's something strange happening in parks and empty fields across the city―something appearing and disappearing―and the girl has captured evidence of it. Now, all Sam has to do is catch it in the act...whatever it is. The game is afoot...and this time Sam gets help from an unlikely source... Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE to start reading today!

With Nero Wolfe on the job, you'd think murderers would take caution. But even the master detective can't stop a killing, especially if it's an inside job - right under the roof of his client, millionaire Otis Jarrell. What's more, it's Jarrell's own missing revolver that the killer uses. Wolfe must find the truth behind the scandals in Jarrell's ill-behaved family. One of its members sleeps the fitful sleep of the guilty, and Wolfe's getting dead tired of murder.

Bryce’s fellow attorney and partner in their firm, Tom Middleton, experience the death of his son who is found out to be a mule for a drug cartel trading arms for drugs. The boy is killed in a violent way, and Middleton finds out that one of the firm’s biggest clients is involved. Middleton confronts the owner and later is accused of his murder. Bryce begins to investigate the murder. As he investigates, he discovers that lots of other people had the motivation to kill the deceased. This is the Series 2 of Bryce Palmer Mysteries. First, recommended reading The Gateway series.