Southern Police

What do you get when you have a southern town, a corrupt sheriff, the Mob, a rogue FBI agent and a burgeoning drug trade?? A thrilling novel written by a former sheriff loosely based on his experiences as an ex-New York prosecutor who found himself elected as the chief law enforcement officer of a Florida coastal county. The story centers around a fictional Florida County where the local FBI is seeking assistance from the Department of Justice to stem the growing international drug trade in their district. Thrust into this toxic brew of corruption is Jack Bondera, an undercover agent for a secret municipal corruption unit of DOJ known as the MCIU. Jack, an eighteen year veteran of the FBI and MCIU, will have all of his talents and courage tested as he goes undercover as a newly hired deputy sheriff in Bosley County. The battle tested staff of the unit provide him with support and intelligence, but it is an unexpected source that becomes the pivotal piece of the investigation. The story culminates in a standoff that threatens Jack’s life and in a surprise he is confronted by the forces of corruption in the county. With some local southern assistance, Jack prepares for the pivotal battle between good and evil.

Lee Mitchell is a young barrister from a working-class Caribbean background: in the cut-throat environment of the courtroom, everything is stacked against her. On her doorstep in South London the 15-year-old son of the pastor at the local Black church is shot, and the local community is shattered. All evidence is pointing to infamously corrupt, racist police officer Sergeant Jack Lambert as the irredeemable suspect. His own boss—rebel-turned-copper Danny Wallace—is certain he is guilty.

In this romantic mystery, twenty-eight-year-old Misty Sumner, aspiring writer and librarian of St. Mary's School, abandons her dream of becoming a writer one day, quitting the writer's group that meets at the library Tuesday nights in favor of joining the sisters who raised her. Growing up an orphan at St. Mary's, love and belonging are worth more to Misty than her dream of one day becoming a best-selling novelist. Since sweet romance is not in the cards for Misty, she will become a nun. But in order to do that, she must prove her good intentions and convince her priest that she is serious....

Chance Morgan, career firefighter, suspects he'll never take that long overdue honeymoon with his wife, Annie, of seven years. Thanks to an emergency on date night, he is forced to put his first responder skills into action. Trouble finds him of all places at the symphony, where a suspicious death requires his attention. And the dying wish of an old man forces them far from their much anticipated honeymoon. Their personal plans must now take a back seat to their new destination of Highlands, North Carolina. But once again, Morgan is forced to pull another dead body from a house fire, ...

Annie Jordan’s newly opened can of worms sends her and Tyler on a trip. Two trips, as a matter of fact. They need to sort out the family matter. Whose father is who? Does what was in the past stay in the past or can Annie and Tyler unearth the mystery of their parentage? What about the mysterious woman who’s left her a message. Who is she? How does she fit in with Sam? Does she? Annie’s trying not to be overtly curious, but can you blame a girl—ahem, woman!—for wondering about this newly arrived stranger? Then there’s the matter of all the bad luck she’s been having. And the ...

Annie Jordan’s new lease on life has taken a turn. With a new brother on the scene—one that everyone she knows is practically accusing of being a criminal element—she’s also found herself with a new roommate. It goes without saying that Bogart’s not happy about the roommate sitch. Of course, neither is Sam, and especially not Melanie. But hey, she’s got Mildred, and it seems she’s the only one who doesn’t hate Annie’s newly found brother. Prompted by curiosity—it killed the cat, right? Not humans?—Annie and Tyler submit their saliva for some DNA testing. They have ...

Christian Romantic Suspense set in 1976 Tucson, ArizonaHow do you survive when you rely on no one but yourself? Police Officer Terry O’Reilly is burned out, trapped by a long-ago promise. Certain God has abandoned her, she walks an emotional tightrope. Now someone wants her dead. She doesn’t know who he is or why he’s threatening her. Unwanted attraction to a man she barely knows isn’t helping matters. Wes Donovan came to Tucson to do a favor for a friend. Sworn to secrecy about his identity, his purpose and who sent him, he’s left with no choice but to lie to the woman he’s ...

Chaos reigns in the streets of Tallahassee, and the community doesn’t trust the police. The reason: police officers Beau Rivers and Dylan Akers are suspected in the recent murders of two child killers although it cannot be proved. Leading the turmoil is a dangerous kingpin building a drug empire with violence and fear. The Chief of Police must act, but traditional police work isn’t getting results. Additional evidence proving Rivers and Akers committed the revenge murders is discovered, and the chief delivers a tough ultimatum. The two must wage a hidden war against the kingpin or face ...

Sometimes, crime is good in small doses. The Killing Words is 17 small doses. For most of the Crime Writers of South Australia, these are first published works. Among them, Nigel Ford's The Hitch, about a serial predator trawling truck stops for another perfect-victim, stands out for wicked quirkiness. Reece Pocock's The Girl in the Red Beret shivers the spine. Unwelcome Message by James Hardiman is decidedly lateral, since it is about the murder of a whale. Stephen J. Lord's Feminine Endings is fast and filmic and keeps one on one's toes while Michael Gamtcheff s The Collector has a ...