Small Town Thriller

When Abigail agreed to move to Soap Lake, Washington, for her husband’s research, she expected old-growth forests and craft beer, folksy neighbors and the world’s largest lava lamp. Instead, after her husband jets off to Poland for a research trip, she finds herself alone, in a town haunted by its own urban legends. When a young boy runs through the desert into Abigail’s arms, her life becomes entwined with his and the questions surrounding the death of his mother, Esme.

One beautiful September day, three men convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college circa the 60s. They couldn't have been more different then, or even today - Lincoln's a commercial real estate broker, Teddy a tiny-press publisher, and Mickey a musician beyond his rockin' age. But each man holds his own secrets, in addition to the monumental mystery that none of them has ever stopped puzzling over since a Memorial Day weekend right here on the Vineyard in 1971: the disappearance of the woman each of them loved - Jacy Calloway.

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...

Quilter Hadley Carroll thinks her life can't get any worse after being demoted from reporter to newspaper courier and having her fiance, Matt Ackerman, dump her without explanation. But then, while chucking a sack of newspapers into the Ohio River in Paducah, Kentucky-known as Quilt City-she finds Matt's body snagged under the transient dock. She knows she'll never find peace if she doesn't figure out why he left her and who killed him, so she gets to work.

She was my first love. Now she's my prisoner. Natalie grew up next door in a home as broken as mine. My childhood was hell and my father was the devil. I was nothing but fists, fury and rage. But Natalie...she was the lovely free spirit who danced barefoot, baked me cookies, and bandaged my wounds. When she ran away, she took my heart with her. Now I’ve found her again. But I've changed. I'm the cold-blooded VP of the Twisted Devils MC. Vicious. Lethal. Deadly. She's too pure for a monster like me, but my black heart beats only for her. She still prefers flower crowns to leather cuts. But...

In a small town, rests a hallowed estate shrouded in secrecy… Mystery and horror surround a long-abandoned estate, seemingly forgotten by the town. What was thought to be a new beginning for Beth Claymont soon devolves into an endless nightmare of hidden secrets and a troubled past best left unturned.

After learning that his grandfather has been arrested for murder, celebrity stand-up comedian, Chucky Riles, and his business manager, Ronnie Duncan, take a hiatus from the entertainment industry to go back to their hometown to assist Chucky’s grandfather, Kirk Smoot. Once they find out Kirk has confessed to murdering his best friend, Chucky and Ronnie find themselves involved in an investigation which goes back years in the making. During their search for the truth, Chucky and Ronnie rekindle relationships with people of their hometown including their two old girlfriends they had left ...

A disappearance that unravels dark secrets. When therapy dog Bentley and his handler Maggie Shaw visit Viewpoint Retirement Community, they expect to bring comfort, but instead, they find themselves embroiled in a chilling mystery. This gripping tale will keep you guessing until the last page! Why You Need This Book: Join Maggie and Bentley as they dig deep into a web of deceit and danger. If you love mysteries that blend heartwarming moments with thrilling twists, this book is for you!Key Features: 🐾 Engaging Mystery: A beloved resident vanishes without a trace, sparking a frantic ...

In a world ravaged by an unprecedented EMP onslaught, only the fiercest courage, unbreakable family bonds, and noble sacrifices can ignite a blazing trail of hope. Desperate to escape the icy grip of the city, Jane Dove leads her family through the treacherous terrain, driven by the hope of finding safety and warmth in a small, remote cabin outside Aspen, Colorado. With only their horses and sheer determination as their guide, they embark on a perilous journey that will test their resilience and bond like never before.

Ciara Dunphy has it all—a loving husband, well-behaved children, and a beautiful home. Her circle of friends in their small Irish village go to her for tips about mothering, style, and influencer success—a picture-perfect life is easy money on Instagram. But behind the filters, reality is less polished. Enter Mishti Guha: Ciara’s best friend. Ciara welcomed Mishti into her inner circle for being...unlike the other mothers in the group. Discontent in a marriage arranged in Calcutta, Mishti raises her daughter in a country that is too cold, among children who look nothing like her.

As the sun sets into the sea over the pretty Cornish town of St Ives, a young woman, Freya Kempston, hasn’t returned home after a day out in the mall at St Austell. Panicking, her husband begs Detective Lauren Pengelly and her team to find her. Has Freya run out on her stable, loving marriage, or has something more sinister taken place? Grainy security footage from the mall provides the first break in the case—capturing Freya talking intently with a well-known local mechanic on the day she disappeared. But when cornered, the mechanic denies even knowing her.

Sometimes it’s all about making connections…Olivia Osgoode steps off an elevator in a deserted parking garage to witness a masked man stuffing a woman’s body into the trunk of a car. She narrowly escapes the killer but he’s seen her face. When no trace of the car or the body is found—and no one is reported missing—the authorities dismiss Olivia’s claims as an attention-seeking ploy by an unstable young woman. Olivia, however, is anything but. She resorts to her own investigation and uncovers a growing list of elderly widows who have vanished without a trace. With the police ...

An arsonist is setting fire to local houses of worship. Reverend Olympia Brown can't possibly know that hers is next on the list. What she does know is that this historic community church has more dark secrets than stones on a beach and the sand that is covering them is rapidly washing away. The more she digs into the past, she soon learns that the 'old-guard' members of the congregation will do anything to stop her...until it all goes up in flames. What happens after that is anyone's guess...and there's only one way to find out.

She owns the coffee shop. He’s undercover. They’re both keeping deadly secrets. Mary Eileen Sullivan serves espresso with a smile and murder with chilling precision. Her past is soaked in betrayal—an ex-husband she hated, a lover she couldn’t trust—and now she’s cleaning up the mess, one body at a time. Then he walks in. The man with the easy charm, the quiet eyes—and the badge he’s hiding under his coat. He’s here to catch a killer. He never expected to fall for her. But in St. Isidore, secrets don’t stay buried for long. Two local reporters, Joy and Amanda, are digging...

What if Sean Courtland’s old Chevy truck had broken down somewhere else? What if he’d never met Denise Givens, a waitress at a local tavern in the Wisconsin town where he lands? Or Dan Young, another young man like Sean drifting through, having fled Minnesota for reasons unknown? Instead, together Sean and Dan pick up carpentry and plumbing work for an old man named Marion Devereaux, and Sean gets drawn into the lives of Denise and her father—and of the townspeople, all haunted by the disappearance of three young boys decades ago, in the 1970s.

One early morning on a Norfolk beach in Virginia, a dead body is discovered by a man taking his daily swim—Arman Bajalan, formerly an interpreter in Iraq. After narrowly surviving an assassination attempt that killed his wife and child, Arman has been given lonely sanctuary in the US as a maintenance worker at the Sea Breeze Motel. Now, convinced that the body is connected to his past, he knows he is still not safe.

An Innocent Mistake Just Might End Her Life Pine Valley, Tennessee’s biggest flirt, Wade McKenzie, has devoted himself to keeping his family’s legacy alive. A decision that cost him the love of his life when he refused to abandon the restaurant that means so much to him. When Jude breezes back into Pine Valley years later, one look at her has him second guessing everything. Photographer Jude Metcalf had no intention of ever returning to her hometown, but when she accidentally captures a drug-deal gone bad on film, she has nowhere else to run. Her troubled past makes trusting anyone ...

Tucked away in the foothills, surrounded by pine forests, loaded with kids who still play outside, Millwood is the small town everyone knows. For Heather Bradley, it's a place that keeps her family safe; her biggest worries are the daily grind of her job and the kids coming home late. She doesn't know that unfathomable forces are set to converge on her town and thrust their neat lives into darkness, but when her oldest son Stuart opens a one-sided door in the woods and a black cloud pours out, the Bradleys and their whole town find themselves locked in a desperate struggle for survival.

When a shadowy couple turn up on Conor O’Shea’s grand tour of Ireland, the tranquility of Ireland’s landscape acts as a shelter against the stormy reality of the life they left behind. On the run from a notorious mob boss, this mysterious couple flees the U.S. in search of sanctuary on the shores of the Emerald Isle, hoping to blend in with the tourists. In their wake lies a mafia family’s secrets and a scarred priest torn between his duty to the cloth and to the truth.

Sophie Winston is busy handling the first ever convention of the Association of Ghost Kitchens—restaurants that do delivery only—but she's taking a little time out for a lunch meeting organized by A Healthy Meal. The group is dedicated to providing meals for children in need, and as a bonus, it'll give Sophie the perfect opportunity to ogle the lavish Old Town home of socialite Geraldine Stansfield. Gerrie's dining room is impeccably furnished, the table laden with gleaming crystal and prized china. If it weren't for the dead man lying on the floor, everything would be perfect.